On the small river outside the Wangfu in Chengyue, Guangzhou, Zhao Yan, Xu Yuan, and Wang Shiyue sat on the riverside and seemed to be fishing leisurely, but the conversation between the three of them did not have a relaxed atmosphere at all, but it was still very heavy, as for the fishing rod, it was even more pretentious, and the fishing rod in Zhao Yan's hand already had fish to eat bait, but he didn't care at all.

"Take a look, this is the battle plan for Liao that the DPRK just sent over, it has been kept secret before, and even I can't see it, but now that I have finally launched a surprise attack on Liao, this plan is no longer as important as before, I just got one!" Zhao Yan said and took out a roll of paper from his sleeve, and then asked Wang Shiyue and Xu Yuan to watch it.

The battle plan that Zhao Yan got was made from Sanya, and the whole battle plan was very detailed, which included the results that each army needed to achieve in which period, and there were also some very detailed arrangements, such as taking Huyanqing as an example, the plan stipulated that at the beginning of the war, he must take a place called Quhe Village by thunderous means, and persuade Yeluxiong, the head of the stockade, to return to obedience, because this Yeluxiong's identity is special, which can provide great convenience for their next operations. Of course, there is also a backup plan in the plan if Yeluxiong is unwilling to surrender, after all, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is impossible to develop exactly according to the best scenario.

"At first glance, this plan comes from the hands of the third brother, you military academy students, not only is it rigorous and thorough, but the whole plan is advancing layer by layer, steady and steady, if the various armies can really complete their tasks as stipulated in this plan, maybe they can really recover the land of Yanyun!" After Wang Shiyue read this battle plan, he also praised with a smile at the moment.

"No!" However, Xu Yuan had a completely different opinion, and even frowned at this time, and only after a moment did he raise his head and say to Zhao Yan, "Third brother." This plan does seem detailed and rigorous, but the whole plan is linked together, and if something goes wrong, it is likely to lead to extremely serious consequences, how can such a plan be implemented? ”

"Isn't it good to have a rigorous plan, and I think there are countless backup plans for this plan. It can deal with all kinds of situations, as long as such a plan can be fully implemented, even if it is not a main general, it can hit the Liao State, right? As soon as Xu Yuan's words fell, Wang Shiyue asked puzzledly, he had never led soldiers, so he didn't particularly understand this aspect of war.

"Brother Wang, don't you know, the more detailed the war plan is not necessarily the better, but to leave enough space for the generals on the front line to play freely, so as to better motivate the generals on the front line. At the same time, it also allows them to make the best judgment based on the information on the battlefield, but now the imperial court has stipulated when they will send troops and when they will attack a certain walled city, such detailed regulations are simply tying the hands and feet of my Great Song army, I really don't know how the imperial court discusses? When Xu Yuan said the end, the expression on his face was also very excited, after all, this was related to the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers of the Hebei Army.

Hearing the conversation between Xu Yuan and Wang Shiyue, Zhao Yan on the side couldn't help but sigh slightly. He very much agreed with Xu Yuan's opinion, and was not very optimistic about this detailed battle plan. It's just that this plan was formulated by Zhao Ji, so no one can oppose it.

"Third brother, since this plan has been implemented, where is the progress of the army attacking the Liao State now?" At this time, Wang Shiyue seemed to have guessed something, and no longer entangled in why the plan would be implemented, but began to care about where the plan was going. Xu Yuan also showed a look of concern when he heard this.

"Now the progress is quite by the way, according to this plan, Yang Huaiyu divided the army into three routes, of which Hu Yanqing was the general of the left road, and entered the Liao State from the direction of Quhe Village. And they have already recruited that Yeluxiong, so that their advance speed has increased greatly, they have captured Weizhou and Yizhou, Yang Huaiyu personally led the army to respond in the center, and the progress is relatively smooth, Mozhou has been defeated, but the offensive of the right army is not very smooth, and now it is blocked by the Liao army all the way, and it has not yet reached the place expected before. Zhao Yan immediately opened his mouth to introduce that from the beginning of the war, he had been staring at the news coming from the northern battlefield, and judging from the current situation, the overall implementation of the entire plan was quite incidental.

"It seems that this is not bad, although the attack of the right army is blocked, but according to this plan, as long as there are two ways of attacking, the next plan can be implemented, and take advantage of the opportunity that the Liao State cannot react to capture the land of Yanyun in one fell swoop." Wang Shiyue spoke again at this time, although Xu Yuan had already said the drawbacks of this battle plan, but at least judging from the current battle situation, there was still a great possibility of success.

"It is not surprising that the right army is blocked, the Jizhou they are responsible for attacking is not only far away, but also stationed the elite of the Liao army, coupled with the dangerous terrain of Jizhou, it is definitely not easy to conquer in a short time, I guess Yang Huaiyu has already concentrated the main combat forces on the left army and the middle army before the attack, as long as these two armies can sweep the land of Yanyun, it will be much easier to turn around and clean up the obstacles on the way of the right army." Xu Yuan also said at this time, he had also done a lot of knowledge about the situation in Liao before, and combined with the battle plan he saw today, he could immediately guess many things.

"But the land of Yanyun was originally the northern barrier of my Central Plains Dynasty, Shanhaiguan, Xifengkou, Gubeikou, Yanmen Pass and other Xiongguan passes are all here, if my Great Song Dynasty wants to recover Yanyun, we must recover all these dangerous passes in one go, if there is a pass that is not overcome, then the Liao army can go south from the pass, and the land of Yanyun is also like a broken embankment, and then for Yang Huaiyu and them, it will be a real hard battle!" Zhao Yan said with a worried look at this time.

Yanyun sixteen states in You, Ji, Ying, Mo, Zhuo, Tan, Shun seven states are located in the southeast of the north branch of Taihang Mountain, the rest of the Yun, Confucian, Confucian, Wu, Xin, Wei, Ying, Huan, Shuo Kyushu in the northwest of the mountain, the terrain is condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Central Plains Dynasty to resist the northern minorities and build the Great Wall is on the northern border of the sixteen states, it can be said that as long as the sixteen states are recaptured, the Great Wall defense line can be re-established, the Great Wall of later generations is just a famous landscape, but for the Central Plains Dynasty of the Great Song Dynasty in this period, But it is a life-and-death defense line against the northern minorities, which is the main reason why the Great Song Dynasty will do whatever it takes to recover here.

However, it is precisely because of the important military position of the sixteen states of Yanyun that it is extremely difficult to recover here, because if you only recover a part, then the Liao State can go south from other places to fight the Song army at any time, so the best way is to completely recover the sixteen states in one go, and then use the natural danger of the Great Wall to block the footsteps of the Liao army.

"The third brother's worries are exactly what I am worried about, in case Yang Huaiyu and they can't defeat the sixteen states of Yanyun in one go, then they will have to face a difficult war next, but with the current situation in our Great Song Dynasty, it is really not suitable to fight a war with the Liao State for too long, otherwise it will only hurt the national foundation!" Xu Yuan spoke again at this time.

"Third brother, Brother Xu, it seems that both of you are not optimistic about Yang Huaiyu and their army!" Wang Shiyue also said at this time, originally he still had some confidence in Yang Huaiyu and them, but now hearing the conversation between Zhao Yan and Xu Yuan, he didn't have much confidence.

"Alas, if the eldest brother was willing to wait a few more years to alleviate the domestic contradictions, then the national strength will also be restored, with the military strength of my Great Song Dynasty, even if he can't recapture the sixteen states of Yanyun in one fell swoop, he can also rely on the strong national strength to squeeze the Liao army little by little, it can be said that there is more than ninety percent certainty of recovering Yanyun, but now the eldest brother is too risky, in my opinion, there is at most a fifty percent chance to recover Yanyun." Zhao Yan sighed at this time and said.

"Fifty percent? Third brother, you are also a little optimistic, I think it is good to have four achievements, since Yelujun ascended the throne of Liao, the national strength has recovered very quickly, and there is Yelu Renxian as a capable minister, I guess if there is no accident this time, it is likely that Yelu Ren will lead the troops first, Yang Huaiyu Although they are good, but against a veteran like Yelu Renxian, it is difficult to take advantage! Xu Yuan spoke again at this time, and shook his head helplessly after speaking.

"Jereman?" Zhao Yan couldn't help but recall the situation when he saw each other in Liao State, although he and Yelu Renxian had only met a few times, but thinking that even Yelu Chongyuan and Zhang Xiaojie were very jealous of him, and even teamed up to banish the other party to the north, which made Yelu Chongyuan dare to launch a rebellion, which shows how terrible Yelu Renxian was.

"Brother Xu, are our troops ready?" At this time, Zhao Yan suddenly asked, since he is not optimistic about Yang Huaiyu and their move to recover Yanyun this time, Zhao Yan naturally has to prepare early, at least at the critical moment, he must keep the Hebei Army that was rebuilt with great difficulty, otherwise if the Hebei Army suffers heavy losses, it will definitely deal a great blow to the military of the Great Song Dynasty, especially the Hebei Army is mainly composed of cadets who graduated from military schools, so whether it is public or private, Zhao Yan cannot watch the defeat of the Hebei Army with a blind eye.

"Third brother, don't worry, the sailor division has been prepared, and Hu Yanping's army has also been transferred back, as long as the third brother gives your order, we can immediately launch an attack on Liao." Xu Yuan immediately assured.

"That's good!" Zhao Yan nodded when he heard this, then looked up at the far north, and finally muttered, "I hope that Yang Huaiyu and their next attack will go well, and it is best not to use the troops in my hands!" (To be continued......)