"Report!"

"Come in!" Liu Yanzong said.

After the scout came in, he presented a piece of information: "Your Highness, according to the news from Zhending, the Emperor of Song Dynasty has arrived in Zhaozhou for his personal expedition."

"What!" Liu Yanzong was startled, "Zhao Guan's family's imperial commander is going to fight in person?"

He immediately presented the information to Zong Wang.

Zong Wang coughed violently.

There was a sickly paleness to his face.

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Zong Wang waved his hand. He had lost a lot of weight, and he was completely different from the high-spirited person he was when he went south in the first year of Jingkang.

Although Zong Wang now displays an extremely powerful aura, just sitting there makes people involuntarily feel awe.

But this strong momentum is different from the self-confidence that was naturally revealed in the past. It seems to be a deliberate move.

Zong Wang took the letter, read it slowly, and said calmly: "I originally expected that the Zhao Guan family might personally march, but the possibility is almost zero, because the northern defense line of the Song Dynasty is much stronger than before.

As a last resort, there is no need for the Zhao Guan family to go north."

Liu Yanzong said: "Your Highness, the arrival of Zhao Guan's family in Zhaozhou may have a huge impact on the war situation."

"You mean, Zong Han will take action in advance?"

"Zhongshu Ling will definitely take action in advance. Zhao Guan's family is in Zhaozhou, so the temptation is too great."

"Is there still no movement in Zhongshan Mansion?" Zong Wang suddenly asked.

"No reinforcements sent from Zhongshan Prefecture have been found yet."

"Does Yue Fei really intend to watch Cangzhou be captured by us?" Zong Wang took a deep breath, and his brows gradually became serious.

The Eastern Front was not only to conquer Cangzhou, but also to attract Yue Fei's main force, and then use high mobility to engage in a tug-of-war with Yue Fei's main force on Hebei East Road, resulting in insufficient defense of the Song Army in Zhongshan and Zhending, creating opportunities for Zong Han.

Once the situation becomes like that, Zong Han will effortlessly penetrate the Zhongshan and Zhending defense lines of the Song Dynasty and force the Song army in Zhaozhou to send troops.

According to Zong Han's strength, it is only a matter of time before Zhaozhou Song Army is defeated.

If the battle is fought at this pace, the nearly 100,000 elite soldiers that Zhao Ning spent heavily on in Hebei may be cut up by the Jin army and the whole army will be annihilated.

It seems that the main battlefields of this strategy laid out by Zong Han will be in the Zhongshan and Zhending areas, but in fact the most critical ones are still in Hejian and Cangzhou.

This is a showdown of wills between the coaches of both sides.

Zongwang used his elite army to suppress the Eastern Front.

Normally at this time, the Song Army coach would inevitably be unable to sit still. This kind of psychological pressure is not something ordinary people can bear.

Anyone who has ever bought a stock knows that when it goes up, you feel like you are standing at the pinnacle of human civilization; when it goes down, you feel like the sky is falling.

Human beings are naturally capable of avoiding and resisting the sense of crisis.

This is human nature.

But fighting is against human nature.

The huge crisis on the Eastern Front was "ignored" by Yue Fei.

Yue Fei only gave Zhang Xian and Yao Zheng one sentence: Stop the Jin army at all costs!

This alone is simply impossible for most people to do. Even if they know what to do, they absolutely cannot do it.

This is a classic strategic confrontation between the commanders of the two sides.

You, Zong Han and Zong Wang, have settled this situation. I, Yue Fei, follow your own pace. I will resist first and wait for the opportunity. Can you make a move?

Of course, the pressure on Yue Fei is indeed huge. Once the eastern front is broken, the Jin Army will occupy a huge strategic advantage.

But the key is that Zhao Ning is here.

His joining suddenly disrupted the entire rhythm.

Liu Yanzong said: "Your Highness, since Yue Fei is unwilling to send troops, it may not be a bad thing for us. Once we defeat the Song army, we will go directly south. The main force of the Song army will be handed over to Zhongshu Ling."

"The imperial commander of Zhao Guan's family will naturally lead a lot of reinforcements to the north, and the resistance of Zhongshu Ling will increase." Zong Wang said, "We will even be besieged by Zhao Guan's family and Yue Fei. The situation is not optimistic."

Liu Yanzong said: "But if Zhao Guan's family dares to drive northward, Zhongshu Ling will have a chance to capture Zhao Guan's family alive."

"It's just a chance." Zong Wang said, "But you are right, Yue Fei's absence will just reduce our pressure!"

He started coughing again and heard the faint shouts of killing coming from outside. Zong Wang asked: "How is the battle situation now?"

"The Song Army is still resisting and has dug many trenches around it, blocking the charge of our cavalry." Liu Yanzong said, "But the Song Army cannot hold on for long, and their strength is being depleted."

Zong Wang was silent for a moment and said: "The biggest difference between this trip south and the last trip south is the improvement in the Song army's combat power."

Liu Yanzong remained silent.

"If this continues, my fortune will be in danger." Zong Wang suddenly said.

What he said was very strange. After all, his army was suppressing the Song army in Cangzhou and surrounding Cangzhou City. The Song army in Cangzhou City did not dare to come out.

With such an advantage, Zong Wang actually said such a thing.

However, only Liu Yanzong could understand the meaning behind his words.

In this war, although the Song Army's eastern front suffered miserably, from a grand strategic perspective, the Song Army already controlled three towns in Hebei.

The strength of the Song army was strengthening, but the Jin Kingdom was fragmenting internally.

This made Zong Wang worried.

What he looks at is not the immediate success or failure, but the overall situation.

"Your Highness, let's defeat Cangzhou in front of us first. We can't make decisions on other matters at the moment."

"The letter I wrote to Wu Shu, I wonder if Wu Shu has received it now."

"The King of Wei is in Shangjing, and there will be no chaos in Shangjing. Your Highness can rest assured."

Liu Yanzong comforted Zong Wang. He knew that Zong Wang's letter to Wu Shu was about the political situation of the Jin Dynasty.

Zong Wang now has high hopes for Wu Shu. Some things must be done by someone, and someone must support the overall situation.

The current status quo of the Jin Kingdom Court will not last long, because Zong Wang's previous letter to Zong Pan not only failed to persuade Zong Pan, but was criticized by Zong Pan.

This made Zong Wang despair of Zong Pan. Under such circumstances, Zong Wang had actually made up his mind to rectify the situation internally.

It's just that I'm busy fighting the war now.

The sky gradually darkened, and the fighting outside gradually ended.

Both sides stopped fighting at the same time.

However, both sides know that this is only temporary and there will be a more brutal fight tomorrow.

Yao Zheng ate meat and drank wine.

He does this every night, otherwise he can't sleep at all.

The current Song Army has a huge advantage, especially a high-ranking officer like him.

Yao Zheng kept eating, his hands were shaking slightly, and he didn't say a word.

After drinking wine and eating meat, I fell asleep in a daze.
Chapter completed!