"Your Majesty really wants to conquer the Song Dynasty in the south? Do you want to move the capital?"
Wanyan Alin had heard some piecemeal news before, but now that it was confirmed by Pusanhutu himself, he suddenly felt even more worried.
"First put down the rebellion, and then go south to conquer the Song Dynasty. Shouldn't we be more cautious when fighting such a big national war? I'm afraid it will cause turmoil if the people are issued large-scale construction projects."
"If His Majesty was really more cautious, we wouldn't feel so worried."
Pu Sanhu Tu whispered: "Even the Queen Mother cannot persuade Your Majesty. Your Majesty is determined to have his own way, and we ministers are helpless. So you should know that your responsibility is very heavy. If you cannot stabilize the situation in Hebei before His Majesty's personal expedition, His Majesty will be very angry, really, and the sooner the better.”
Wanyan Lin was speechless after hearing this.
Pusanhutu helped Wanyan Alin prepare military supplies and transport grain and fodder, and also issued orders to the state governments along the way to provide food.
Wanyan Alin was able to officially go on the expedition on the first day of November.
After the expedition, Wanyan Alin felt that his troops were insufficient and could not rashly divide his troops, so he decided to attack first at Jianhe Prefecture, then Zhending Prefecture, and finally Daming Prefecture.
Hejian Mansion and Zhending Mansion can be connected by the Hutuo River.
At present, the Hutuo River has not frozen yet. After taking Hejian Mansion, marching along the Hutuo River, you can directly reach Zhending Mansion. There will be no problem on the marching route.
In the end, Daming Mansion was a matter of course.
That is to say, the troops are not that abundant and cannot fight on two fronts. However, the cavalry he led this time are elite and good at fighting. One person is equipped with two horses. It is said that the number is not large, but it is quite elite.
Wanyan Liang also spent a lot of money and handed over half of the mobile troops that could be mobilized to Wanyan Alin.
If there were more, he would send out his own garrison.
Therefore, Wanyan Liang actually had great expectations for Wanyan Alin, hoping that he could get off to a good start and stabilize the situation in Hebei, lest the situation in Hebei become further out of control before he went on the expedition.
He personally led the expedition and mobilized troops from all walks of life. Even if the entire army was not assembled in Zhongdu, a considerable part of it had to come from the distant Liaodong region.
The journey is long and it takes a lot of time to assemble. If he wants to send troops, it will take at least four months to half a year to prepare.
During this period, Wanyan Alin needed to ensure that the Liberation Army would not grow so large in Hebei that it would directly threaten Zhongdu Road and Daxing Prefecture. Hejian Prefecture and Zhending Prefecture were important military forces of the Jin Empire in Hebei. The pillar must not be lost.
Wanyan A-lin was very cautious.
Although they had 20,000 elite cavalry, they did not dare to attack rashly.
He carefully led the army southward from Daxing Prefecture into Hebei, and arrived at Renqiu County, Mozhou on the fifth day of November. He stayed here temporarily and sent people to collect intelligence.
Intelligence showed that in Hejian Mansion, nearly 80,000 rebels calling themselves the Liberation Army were besieging Hejian City.
The Jin army in Hejian Prefecture was previously defeated by the Liberation Army and was defeated in the field. They could only retreat into the city and rely on the tall walls of Hejian City to resist the attack.
The Liberation Army had a large number of troops and surrounded Hejian City on all sides and attacked desperately. Hejian City was in danger under the siege of the Liberation Army.
The governor of Hejian had sent people north to Zhongdu more than 20 times to ask for help. He said that there were less than 10,000 soldiers in the city and there were not many food reserves, so he could not hold on for a long time. He also asked the court to send troops quickly.
Now it seems that the situation is indeed not optimistic, and Hejian Fuyin did not lie.
All the generals requested a battle one after another, asking to lead troops to attack the Liberation Army and lift the siege of Hejian Mansion.
Wanyan Alin didn't act rashly.
He is a cultural man, and he has a certain cultural atmosphere in fighting. He pays attention to planning before taking action, and he still possesses military qualities.
He believes that the Liberation Army has a large number of people, has been fighting smoothly all the way, and is full of vigor. Even if the Jin Army has powerful cavalry, it is difficult to say that it can defeat the 100,000-scale Liberation Army head-on.
The Jin Army does not have many mobile troops, and it takes time to recruit a large army. His existence is to buy time for the emperor to mobilize more troops, so he must not act on impulse.
Otherwise, once the losses are too high and the battle cannot continue, Jin Ting's entire grand strategy will have problems.
"Our army is the only remaining elite that the imperial court can mobilize. If we accidentally lose too many, even if the siege of Hejian Mansion is lifted, it will be considered a failure, because there will be Zhending Mansion and Daming Mansion later. Our army will not only have to To win the battle, you must preserve your strength.”
Wanyan A-Lin was born in a royal family and had always been very prestigious. When he said this, the generals under his command did not dare to refute and just nodded and obeyed the order.
So Wanyan Alin decided not to attack for the time being, but to let the defenders of Hejian City and the Liberation Army continue to fight fiercely for a while to reduce the vigor of the Liberation Army. When the Liberation Army lost its vigor and the division veterans were tired, they would find an opportunity to attack again.
The generals thought this was risky, and wondered what to do if Hejian Mansion could not hold on.
"The walls of Hejian City are tall and the moat is very wide. Although there are not many soldiers and horses in the city, the city will not be breached by the enemy in a short time. The rebels have only been attacking Hejian City for more than ten days, and they are far from exhausted by the veterans. At that time, the defenders in Hejian were far from being unable to hold on."
The generals felt that although Wanyan Alin's words were reasonable, in the eyes of mediocre people, he was suspected of not saving his life. If someone gossiped about him in the future, it might not have a good impact.
Especially since Wanyan Alin was still a member of the royal family, his influence was even greater.
Some of his subordinates persuaded Wanyan Alin that for his own future consideration, he could send a small army to show his presence, at least to let the people in Hejian Mansion know that he had arrived.
Wanyan Alin shook his head.
"The victory or defeat of our army is related to the destiny of the country. My honor and disgrace are not worth caring about. As long as the result is good, whether I am humiliated or praised is not the most important."
After hearing this, all the generals felt that Wanyan Alin was a great general who put official affairs first, and admired him very much.
So the reinforcements were stationed in Mozhou, recharging their strength, hiding the news, and waiting for the opportunity.
Of course, Wanyan Alin didn't just wait around. He also sent people to go west along the Hutuo River to find out the news about Zhending Mansion. He wanted to see how the battle was going in Zhending Mansion. He also sent people out to collect information from the entire Hebei Province. The war situation on the land.
He wanted to know the specific situation in Hebei before the war officially started, so that it would be easier for him to judge his actions.
While Wanyan Alin was sending people everywhere to collect information about the battle, Su Yonglin was conducting a battle across the river.
From the fourth day of November to the seventh day of November, he sent people to pretend to attack the north bank of the river, making a posture of attacking. In fact, he was waiting for news from Su Yong.
Su Yong lived up to his expectations. In the early morning of November 8th, Su Yong's cavalry appeared on the north bank of the river without anyone noticing, launched a sudden attack on the defenders on the north bank, defeated the defenders on the north bank in one fell swoop, and destroyed the Defensive equipment.
The response in Zhending City was slow, and by the time Wu Gulunwo Lun learned the news, it was already dark.
The Shengjie Army led by Su Yonglin and the local armed coalition forces have begun to cross the river on a large scale and seize positions on the north bank, attacking all the way to Zhending City, watching with eager eyes.
