The battle situation has become extremely simple at the moment, for the Youzhou Army and the Bohai Navy, as long as the Khitan army is limited to Buyeo in the next war and its offensive momentum is stopped, this war is expected to be won.

Daming'an's military map is very detailed, but in Li Congjing's opinion, it is just better than nothing, but although the map of the Bohai Kingdom is important, he does not have it, not because it cannot be drawn, but it is inconvenient. At this time, what is the intention of drawing a map of Bohai Kingdom?

"In order to attack the Bohai Sea, the Khitan has been preparing for a long time, the time and place are favorable, the former is there, but the latter two are in me. How to fight this time, the focus is on this. In the military tent, the senior generals of the Bohai Navy and the Youzhou Army gathered together, Li Congjing untied his long knife, pointed to the map and said, "Buyeo has a vast terrain, the terrain is changeable, there are many mountains and little flat land, which is not conducive to cavalry operations, and is not conducive to the operation of large corps. ”

Next, Li Congjing did not let the battle plan be arranged, "From the perspective of the battlefield, the Bohai Navy is mainly the people, the Youzhou Army is the guest, and the Bohai Navy is the main responsibility for all marching and supply; In terms of tactics, the Youzhou army is the mainstay, supplemented by the Bohai Navy, and the Youzhou army is responsible for all wars and prohibitions. On today's battlefield, only by working together can it be possible to survive in a desperate situation! ”

Turning around, the horizontal knife stood in front of him, Li Congjing's eyes looked around at everyone like electricity, and said sonorously: "What Yelu Abaoji wants in this battle, in the attack on the Bohai Kingdom, its ultimate goal is naturally to go to Longquan Mansion in Beijing." The Khitan army is new to Fuzhou, and its momentum is flourishing, and its army will definitely move forward. And our task is to stop it from moving forward. At present, the commander has assigned combat missions. Listen to the generals! ”

On the day of the meeting with Daming'an, Li Congjing, as a special envoy of the suzerainty of the Bohai State, became the commander of the combined army of the Youzhou Army and the Bohai Navy, responsible for the command of the war with the Khitan, with Damingan as the deputy.

Li Congjing's voice fell, and in the big tent that was 100 steps square, dozens of generals got up together, listening to the military orders in the sound of iron armor colliding.

"The army is divided into three routes, Li Yanchao and Da Xirong lead the first part of the Lu Long Army and the first part of the Bohai Navy, a total of 10,000 people, out of double links, for the left wing!"

Da Xirong is a veteran of the Bohai Navy, and when Da Ming An did not come to the front line before, he led the army to sit in Fuzhou. He and Li Yanchao went out at the same time and led the order arrow, "The last general will be ordered!" ”

"Meng San and Li Wei led the first part of the Hundred Battles Army and the first part of the Bohai Navy, a total of 10,000 people, out of Jiuyang, for the right wing!"

Li Wei is a great general under the command of Daming An, and he has made many meritorious contributions in the battlefield of Liaodong in the past year, and he is also the peace of mind of Daming. When Meng San and Li Wei received the order, the former glanced at the latter and grinned.

Li Congjing pulled out the third arrow, his eyes fell on Li Shaocheng, and said: "Li Shaocheng led the main force of the Hundred Battle Army, and the Ming Xing led the Ten Thousand Five Bohai Navy, a total of 30,000 people, out of Yitai, for the Chinese army, to block the Khitan attack on the enemy head-on!" ”

Li Shaocheng and Daming Xing made a promise, "The last general will be ordered!" ”

Shuangtong, Jiuyang, and Yitai, in the northeast of Buyeo, are the necessary places for the Khitan army to go north from Fuzhou to Longquan Mansion, and the three show a three-legged trend, which is a good defensive line. At present, the main forces of Li Congjing and Daming'an's army are gathered in Yitai, with 30,000 people each, totaling more than 60,000 people. In addition to the division of the campaign, there were still 10,000 people left behind in Yitai, enough to serve as a reserve.

After the Youzhou army captured Liaodong, it stayed for more than a month without any action, on the one hand, although it was to stabilize the defense line of Yingzhou and Liaodong, on the other hand, it was also to confuse Yelu Abaoji. The Youzhou Army went north to reinforce the Bohai Sea, and there were two tactics to choose from, in addition to entering the territory of the Bohai State, it could also act alone and take the initiative to attack the rear of the Khitan Army and respond to the Bohai Navy. Each of the two tactics has its own advantages and disadvantages, and it is impossible to say which is better or worse.

Before going north, in order to cover up the whereabouts of the army and reap the effect of surprise, Li Congjing also asked the Youzhou army to make the illusion of attacking the rear of the Khitan army.

The Youzhou army did not enter the Bohai State, and the 10,000 new army, under the leadership of Peng Zushan, sat in the newly restored Liaodong, echoing with Du Qianshu and Huangfulin in Yingzhou, and ensuring the rear of the Youzhou army while defending the fruits of the war.

The Youzhou army conquered the Bohai Sea, although it was successful, but there was no absolute certainty that it could win the Khitan army, if the war was unfavorable, there was a new army to respond, and the Youzhou army at least retreated.

It is inevitable that the Khitan army will march north and east on a large scale, and it is absolutely impossible to curb its momentum without going through a few hard battles, and this is the premise, otherwise it will be impossible to talk about the tactics of delaying its pace with guerrilla warfare.

Under the circumstance that Yelu Abaoji did not know that the Youzhou Army had entered the Bohai Sea, or that he knew that he had time to make effective arrangements in the future, he took the initiative to attack, took offense as defense, and strived to win several victories to strive for the realization of the strategic goal of the first stage, which was Li Congjing's strategic arrangement.

Li Yanchao, Meng San, Li Shaocheng, Da Xirong, Li Wei, Da Ming Xing and other generals, after receiving the military order, ordered all the generals, brought the soldiers and horses, and immediately pulled out, while Li Congjing and Da Ming'an sat in Yitai and controlled the overall situation.

Although Damingan handed over the military command, it was more like a commission and authorization, not the real handover of the Bohai Navy to Li Congjing. The alliance between the Youzhou Army and the Bohai Navy is more like equal cooperation. The two armies are combined, and there is not much time to run in, and the better way to fight is to "fight separately", but the reason why Li Congjing made each army composed of the Youzhou Army and the Bohai Navy was his consideration.

On the third day of the army's march, news came back from the front, and various rangers and scouts found traces of the Khitan army one after another.

Intelligence was soon gathered from all sides into the hands of Li Congjing.

In the hall within a radius of 100 steps, people enter and exit from time to time, the military intelligence department will summarize the intelligence, the staff office will select and analyze, and finally Mo Li will take the final document to Li Congjing and Daming'an, "After the Khitan army conquered Fuzhou, it plundered in the nearby prefectures and counties according to the routine, and the morale was high. Looking at his trip, we speculate that to the south, Yelu Abaoji intends to conquer Changling Mansion in the south, and then capture Yalu Mansion and Nanhai Mansion, and to the north, after conquering Shuzhou, he will attack Yanjie Mansion, and the army will go east, straight into the Zhongjing Xiande Mansion of Bohai State. If its momentum is successful, within half a year, half of the Bohai Kingdom will fall into the hands of the Khitan, and the Khitan army will also complete the encirclement of Longquan Mansion on three sides, only waiting for the final concentration of forces and a fatal blow. ”

"In less than half a year", Yunyun obviously took into account the face of Daming An, and deliberately extended the duration of the war, but in fact, with the Khitan army, three months is too much to capture half of the Bohai Kingdom.

After listening to Mo Li's words, Da Ming'an's face was very ugly, not because Mo Li expected the Bohai Kingdom to die in half a year, but because the situation was indeed grim.

Yelu Abaoji has an army of 200,000 people, swaying Fang Xuan, and the layout of the conquest is naturally rich and colorful, and the dignified and upright is the overwhelming trend of Mount Tai.

What Li Congjing and Da Mingan thought before was that they would limit the Khitan army to the territory of Buyeo, which was obviously too optimistic.

- This is a national war.

A national war with more than 300,000 participants!

Mo Li glanced at Da Ming'an and continued: "The Khitan army coming north has about 30,000 people, and it is only two days away from my army of Shuangtong. ”

To be precise, Shuangtong, Jiuyang, and Yitai are all in the northeast of Fuzhou, and Shuzhou and Yijie are also in the northeast, and the former is just located in the center. For the Khitan army, the place that must pass through is the land of Bike. There is no way to avoid a head-on battle.

The whole territory of Bohai State, five capitals and fifteen prefectures, Xijing Yalu Mansion, Nanjing Nanhai Mansion, Zhongjing Xiande Mansion, are all rich land, the people are rich, in comparison, Shuzhou, Yanjie Mansion because of the location in the north, the land is relatively barren, the people and wealth are less, and the city is smaller, which is why the Khitan army left a part of the troops to guard Fuzhou, the army of the Northern Expedition is only 30,000 people.

The situation is like this, Li Congjing did not talk to Daming An, and immediately made a decision, saying: "The Khitan is powerful, and it is difficult to win at war with its main force. It is the right way to concentrate forces, destroy one part of them first, and consume their vital strength. The three armies, Li Yanchao on the left wing and Meng San on the right wing, gathered together with Li Shaocheng of the Chinese army, and worked together to eat the 30,000 people of the Khitan Northern Expedition! ”

The three cities of Shuangtong, Jiuyang, and Yitai are not far apart, and it takes only one or two days for the three armies to gather.

"Command!" As soon as the arrow was fired, the messenger left the camp.

The Great War is on the verge of breaking out

To enter Xiande Mansion from Buyeo, you need to pass through the border area between Shuzhou and Changling Mansion, and finally cross the Shumo River to enter the territory of Xiande Mansion.

The Khitan Middle Route Army took this route. The Khitan Emperor Yelu Abaoji, as well as his advisors, are among them.

Compared with the Northern Route Army and the Southern Route Army, the Middle Route Army would not have major battles before entering Xiande Mansion, so it was much more leisurely.

The emperor's chariot was not a horse, but a sumptuous carriage drawn by eight fine horses, resplendent like a small moving palace. Sitting in it, Yelu Abaoji makes people look up to it from afar, and they must be in awe, willing to surrender, and fight for it.

In the Khitan Kingdom, wealth represents merit, and behind merit is strength.

The carriage representing power and dignity is the holy place in the hearts of the Khitan soldiers, and it is a great honor to be able to board this carriage in addition to Yelu Abaoji.

And now, in addition to Yelu Abaoji, there is still a person sitting in the carriage.

A middle-aged man with an elegant appearance, extraordinary bearing, and second-class civil official clothes. It is difficult for outsiders to imagine that the man sitting with Yelu Abaoji is a Han Chinese. But if his name is known, no one will ever feel that it is unacceptable for a Han to sit opposite the emperor of the Great Khitan Kingdom.

He is the Khitan State Tongping Zhangshi, Han Yanhui.

An imperial teacher who taught Yelu Abaoji to establish a city-state empire, and was praised by Yelu Abaoji as a unique military and political wizard in the world.

"Capture Fuzhou, the Bohai Sea will become a smooth road, where our king's division goes, its army and people will definitely look at the wind and surrender, and it will not be destroyed in March. This is Aiqing's prophecy. Yelu Abaoji, who closed his eyes and recuperated, opened his eyes slightly, "That is to say, the battle to destroy the Bohai Kingdom has already ended when the battle of Fuzhou comes to an end." The war that follows is just a matter of completing the established path, and everything will fall into place. ”

"This statement was true three months ago, but for now, it is an additional change out of thin air." Han Yanhui said slowly.

Yelu Abaoji's eyes were still not fully opened, and he said flatly: "Li Congjing is indeed a variable, and he really wants to be this variable." However, it is a pity that what he did was just a grasshopper shaking the tree. The destruction of the Bohai Sea is a great cause planned by the whole country, so why should he stop it? With his tens of thousands of Youzhou troops? Or is it the defeat of those remnants of the Bohai Kingdom? ”

"What the emperor said is very true." Han Yanhui bowed slightly, paused, and said, "However, in front of the overall situation, there should be no mistakes. ”

"But you can't affect the overall situation because of small sections." Yelu Abaoji retorted, he waved his hand, "Aiqing should know that Li Congjing can toss some movements, but I have an army of 200,000, and he can't turn the sky!" ”

Han Yanhui hesitated for a while, and wanted to say something, when suddenly a fast horse galloped.

Kuaima brings a message that makes Yelu Abaoji change his mind.

"Li Yazi destroyed the Shu Kingdom?!"

Yelu Abaoji looked at the newspaper in his hand, his face suddenly fluctuated, and his chest rose and fell.

Han Yanhui was also shocked, "How can it be so fast?!" ”

The Tang army conquered Shu, they knew, but the result came too quickly.

Yelu Abaoji closed his eyes and calmed down. After a long time, he opened his eyes, and his gaze became as sharp as a knife, "Li Yazi has destroyed the Shu Kingdom, and the power of the Tang Dynasty has increased greatly, so you can't look at it as before!" Sneered, "I didn't expect the Tang Army to be so fast, and actually killed the opponent before me, since this is the case, Li Congjing can't let go!" ”

"What are the emperor's plans?" Han Yanhui asked with concern.

The chill on Yelu Abaoji's face was even stronger, and he sneered: "Li Congjing has already arrived in Fuyu, he really doesn't know it!" Since he must wade into the troubled waters of the Bohai Kingdom, it would be better to go to hell with the Bohai Kingdom. ”