But he didn't know that Wan Yanchang was actually in pain at this time.

This is where the information in this game of chess was misplaced, which directly affected the supreme commander of the Eastern Front's misjudgment of the battle situation.

Not only that, this impact has just begun.

After Wan Yanchang captured Wuqiao County, he began to conquer Dongguang County.

During this period, Wanyan Zongfu sent someone over to inspect the situation.

The people who were sent here were very excited after watching Yan Chang's fight in Dongguang County. In addition, Wan Yanchang patted his chest and said: Don't worry, there will be no problem!

So Wanyan Zongfu's envoy hurried back to resume his mission.

Wanyan Zongfu listened to the messenger's report and was very satisfied: Oh, not bad, that old boy Wanyanchang fought well.

Then, Wanyan Zongfu went all the way south with more confidence, and his troops were divided into many routes, roaring towards the land of Qilu like a huge black torrent.

It is much easier to attack Wuqiao County and Dongguang County than to attack Fucheng.

Wanyanchang, who was frustrated in Fucheng, suddenly felt that overwhelming pleasure coming back.

But what he didn't know was that there was a young man in Fucheng that he ignored, who was training his soldiers and horses overnight.

Moreover, he captured 3,000 war horses from the Jin army, and brought 1,000 more with him. Now Yue Fei is focusing on training cavalry.

Whether it was Wanyan Zongfu on the eastern front or Wanyan Wushu on the middle line, their offensives were like overwhelming mountains and seas, giving the Song army a strong sense of oppression on the defense line.

Fucheng is a place that is generally ignored.

Just when Wanyan Zongfu and Wanyanchang on the eastern front were each able to avoid a "nail", Wanyan Wushu on the middle line was attacking like a sharp and invincible rainbow.

On November 20th, Wanyan Wushu penetrated Xingzhou's defense line.

The five cities in Xingzhou were wiped out by Wanyan Wushu with overwhelming force.

On November 21, before dawn, a large number of Xingzhou City defenders fled out of the city.

Guard general Liu Guangshi also fled south with his money.

Liu Guangshi, one of the four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, ranked first among the seven kings.

What?

Such an awesome person escaped?

That's right, escaped!

Liu Paopao is not talking about Liu Bei, Liu Paopao is talking about Liu Guangshi of the Song Dynasty!

At that time, the Song and Jin alliance attacked the Liao Kingdom, and the Song army attacked Yanjing. People from all walks of life gathered together to besiege them. However, Liu Guangshi's men did not come, and the Song army was defeated.

It is very similar to the appointment of Yao Gu in the army to join forces to rescue Taiyuan Prefecture. Yao Gu did not arrive as scheduled, the food and grass in the army dried up, and the morale of the army collapsed and they were defeated.

There were too many such officers in our Song Dynasty. After all, they were all from the Western Army. They were good at fighting internally and outside fighting externally.

The defense of Xingzhou City must not be too strong, and the food supply is definitely enough for half a year, but it still fell like this.

Liu Guangshi fled to Handan and learned that Xingzhou City had been lost. Zhang Jun, the defender of Handan, sensed that something was wrong.

However, Zhang Jun did not run away like the scammer Liu Guangshi did. Instead, he remained stationed in Handan, but immediately sent a letter to Zong Ze, stating the critical situation.

At the same time, Zhang Jun relapsed into his old habit of stepping on others to gain power. He wrote a private memorial, saying that Liu Guangshi had deliberately escaped and was under his control.

The memorial is of course addressed to the emperor.

In the memorial, Zhang Jun patted his chest and said that he would definitely defend Handan City and never let the golden thief pass even half a step.

Moreover, he also listed all the synonyms related to "loyalty, fighting to the death" that he had learned in his life in arranged sentence patterns.

People who read his memorial will definitely think that this is really a pillar of the country!

Of course, in the end, our classmate Zhang Jun tactfully mentioned Liu Guangshi, the "escape general", and gently revealed Liu Guangshi's scars in a relatively considerate tone.

Even if this kind of memorial was handed into the hands of the shady and shameless Zhao Ning, after reading it, he would still be able to see Zhang Jun's little thoughts at a glance.

Zhang Jun threatened to sacrifice his life for the country in front of Zong Ze and Zhao Ning. In front of Liu Guangshi, he entertained Liu Guangshi with wine and meat, with an "I understand you" look, which moved Liu Guangshi so much that he almost thought Zhang Jun

What a fucking good person.

But Liu Guangshi also knew that those from the Western Army were good people?

Zhong Shidao is a loyal minister and good general who cares about the country and the people, while Zhang Jun is just a speculator.

Speculation is speculation, and it also plays a role at critical moments.

On November 23, Wushu's army approached Handan City.

At this time, the Wushu army was only a hundred miles away from Daming City in Beijing, and still four hundred miles away from Bianliang, Tokyo.

But at this rate, if the fight goes well, the troops will arrive in Tokyo next month.

Wu Shu obviously did not intend to cross the Yellow River and attack Daming City, otherwise he would not have stayed in Handan.

On November 23, Zongze, who was in Daming City, received a letter from Zhang Jun. He said nothing and did not even plan to send troops to support Handan for the time being.

According to the strategy previously decided by Zongze and Zhang Shuye, in the early stages of the Third Song-Jin War, a defensive war was to be fought, and no one would leave the city unless they could.

After all, the Jin Army's field combat capabilities are too strong, so there is no need to use your own shortcomings to match the enemy's strong points.

What's more, just after the Jin army moved south, it was the time when the military front was strong.

After the Jin army has been marching south for several months and their men and horses are exhausted, it will not be too late to leave the city to fight.

Wu Shu did not attack Handan City forcefully at first, but sent people to persuade Zhang Jun to surrender.

Zhang Jun refused to surrender, so he began to attack.

As a result, we attacked for three days but failed to capture it.

It was a bit harder than the previous city. Wu Shu didn't want to waste time in one city, so he immediately divided his troops and detoured to Cizhou City, 50 miles south of Handan City.

The commander who separated the troops was the fierce general Yin Shuke, and an army of 50,000 arrived in Cizhou.

The results of it?

Cizhou can’t even chew anymore!

Because the defender of Cizhou City is Chen Gui, the Hebei defense envoy.

This guy Chen Gui is not good at fighting in the field, but he is extremely good at defending the city!

He defends the city and is very particular about the layout of the equipment. The coordination of the equipment with each other makes it more powerful in his hands than in the hands of others.

Moreover, Hebei's entire defense system was actually based on stereotyped planning.

The latitudes of Cizhou and Damingfu are almost the same. They are on the same horizontal line. Zhaozhou, Xingzhou, Luozhou and Jizhou are on the north side of the line between Cizhou and Damingfu.

All the camp arrangements in Zhaozhou, Jizhou, Xingzhou, and Luozhou were made by Chen Gu.

In these four states, defense is secondary.

The main function of the strategic buffer zone on Hebei West Road is not to block the Jin Army, but to consume the Jin Army and delay time.

The time gained was used by the Song Army to investigate the Jin Army's intelligence.

The art of war emphasizes that only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one be victorious in every battle.

Therefore, Zongze was not angry when Xingzhou was captured because it did not affect the overall situation.

The real way to withstand the Jin army's attack is from Handan.

Therefore, what Mei Zhili said about spending so much money and still not being able to stop the Jin army is what a layman says.

Mei Zhili is a talented person in finance, but he definitely knows nothing about military matters.

The Song Dynasty was full of talents, but the previous Song Dynasty liked to put talents around.

The first step for Zhao Ning to take over was actually to let the talents return to their respective positions.

Only talent planning can stabilize the overall situation.

Zhao Ning doesn't care about the gains and losses of one city or one place. What the overall strategy seeks is stability.

Between countries, the final battle is a resource war.
Chapter completed!