The news was like wings, and it quickly entered the land of Henan, and Wanyan Zongwang received the news, with a wry smile on his face, how could he not know that this was a plan of the Great Song Dynasty, but just like Zhai Xing's matter, this is not Wanyan Zongwang alone, and the attitudes of Wu Qimai in Youzhou and Liu Yu in the Daimyo Mansion will be more critical than himself. Seeing that this move was about to die, Wanyan Zongwang simply didn't think about it, and only thought about the decisive battle with Yang Zhi later.

Wanyan Zongwang vetoed the idea of Wanyan tart lazy to send troops to the river again, now the two sides are deadlocked in the Huaizhou line, Yang Zhi's army can go north from Luoyang at any time, Wanyan tart lazy in case of failure in the river, after Yang Zhi captures Bailu Mountain, the cavalry can kill the Daimyo Mansion in one day, and at that time, the Great Song Dynasty's siege of Wei to save Zhao Zhizhi is considered a success, and he will be in a dilemma under Bianliang City. As long as Bailu Mountain is not lost, Yang Zhi can only fight a decisive battle with himself, but the battlefield is in Bianliang, or in Luoyang or Zhengzhou, but it doesn't matter, Bianliang to Luoyang is only 500 miles away, and his 300,000 army can completely crush the opponent.

Yang Zhi learned that the Jin army did not move, there was no impatience on the surface, but he still had some thoughts in his heart, he and Xu Wen and Zhang Xi went to Yanshi to check the terrain, from the cautious point of view of himself and Wanyan Zongwang, there are not many places that the two sides can choose as a battlefield, and Yanshi happens to be one of them;

"Yes, Yang Shuai, I know the weirdness here, but after all, we are going to Bianliang, now this posture, how can I not be in a hurry?"

Looking at the indignant Zhang Xi, Yang Zhi smiled: "Zhang Xi, how much are you going to spend to fight Bianliang, and after this battle, you don't care about anything?"

Zhang Xi was stunned for a moment, then looked at the open area outside the city in front of him, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, but he didn't speak for a long time. Zhang Xi found something wrong with him, he originally wanted to break the siege at all costs, but from Yang Zhi's point of view, breaking the siege is just a task, and keeping this mobile force is the capital to confront the Jin army.

Looking at Zhang Xi, who was silent, Yang Zhi's eyes had a little appreciation: "We can't be careless and underestimate the enemy, Wanyan Zongwang has become famous over the years, but it really fights, although it is the blood of our Great Song Dynasty soldiers, but you also know that combat effectiveness is the foundation of the competition between the two sides." In my experience, if we force the siege out, we won't be able to do it all. ”

"Yang Shuai, if we join forces with King Kang, what about it?"

"You don't even care about Zhai Xing's life and death, do you care about us?" Yang Zhi sneered: "The soldiers are here to serve the country, not to support people." Don't think things so well, I'd rather be gossiped about than joke with my brothers' lives?"

Zhang Xi was silent, and Xu Wen said with a smile on the side: "Yang Shuai, we are usually busy with military and political affairs, and rarely chat, today, tell me, what determines the outcome of a battle?"

"It's the most ordinary fighters. Yang Zhi said without hesitation: "The so-called winner and loser on the battlefield is always the result of the overall competition, what ten thousand enemies, it is just a morale boost, but an iron-blooded army, do not need these, they have been determined to fight to the last person from the beginning of the battlefield, then all life and death in front of them are illusions." Many generals and masters died on the battlefield at the hands of ordinary soldiers. ”

Zhang Xi shook his head, it was not that he disagreed with Yang Zhi's statement, but that such an army was very difficult, even the strong army under Zhang Xi who was not afraid of death could not reach such a level. Perhaps, maybe Xu Wen's subordinates can, Zhang Xi heard about the battles that Xu Wen experienced, and suddenly understood why Yang Zhi's army was still divided into elite and average, and those so-called trump cards were actually played in this way.

"It's just more important, is this style of play worth it?" Yang Zhi saw that Zhang Xi had a comprehension, and said with a smile: "The best way is for veterans to lead new soldiers, everyone who survives from the Shura field, experience is precious, don't think it's worth it." ”

"I understand Yang Shuai. Zhang Xi nodded, Yang Zhi still had an opinion on the fifty veterans he sent out, thinking that these people might not be able to exert their due abilities when they arrived in the Zhai family's army.

"Just like right now, it's not worth it for me to pay a small soldier casually, what is the purpose of our battle this time? Regain Luoyang, deter the Jin army in the direction of Bianliang, now our goal has been basically achieved, the Jin country wants to recapture Luoyang, as long as we are here, don't think about it. But if we consume it, once the Jin army increases its troops, I don't know if Bianliang can hold it, at the very least, we can only watch Luoyang lose again, the Jin army is fierce, it is the overall advantage, plus the numerical advantage of the current army, we can't afford the consumption. ”

Yang Shuai is right, there will be an opportunity to clean them up in the future. Xu Wen agreed: "This time you can't be in a hurry, Xu Tu is enterprising, which is the best policy." ”

Zhang Xi sighed a little helplessly, and Yang Zhi smiled: "Zhang Xi, in the Dingbei Army, everyone thinks that the confrontation with the Jin Army will last for ten years, or even longer, so King Yun will attack Western Xia, to put it bluntly, it is to find a weak one, how much can be gained." War is only a means, not an end, just like we are now, in order to block the momentum of the Jin army sweeping the world. ”

"I was about to ask Yang Shuai, this time to recover Luoyang, but it is a good opportunity to strengthen my Great Song Dynasty. Zhang Xi said: "It's a pity to let it go like this, many people say that we are too timid." ”

"Do you think the same way? Do you think that people like me, Xu Wen, and even Liu Zhengyan are timid and afraid of things?" Yang Zhi said with a smile.

Zhang Xi shook his head again and again.

"So let's start with the general trend of the world. Yang Zhi said with a smile: "In the final analysis, King Kang has been in business for many years, even when I stayed in Tokyo, I still had to spend a lot of time coordinating with all aspects; in their eyes, others are born and died for them, and they can control the right to speak and reverse black and white as long as they say a few words casually." King Kang's difficulty is greater, many people are his main supporters, but he can't fight, but he likes to talk about what to strategize, so that King Kang can't form a long-term plan, can't be like us Dingbei Army, what he wants is not a temporary victory, but a long-term Song Dynasty. ”

Xu Wen and Zhang Xi both flashed that rumor in their minds, that is, Yang Zhi in front of him suggested to King Yun, build a high wall, accumulate grain, and slowly become the king.