Wanyan Zongbi has been busy for more than a month. In fact, since the first time he confronted Jing Jun, he realized that Jing Jun was invincible.

Their muskets and cannons were too powerful. He had previously thought that he could turn the situation around with his own experience and tactics until he truly realized the power of Jing Jun on the battlefield.

The worst thing is that the opponent's coach is not an ordinary person.

He had tried a more feasible way to break the deadlock, which was to use the attacks of no sacrifice to attract most of the Jing army to the east on the narrow and long fields, and then use the elite iron pagoda to attack the weak west side and take the rear flag straight to take the lead.

If the coach is in danger or escapes, the battle ahead will be impossible.

They used this tactic many times when dealing with the Liao army. Their number was far less than that of the Liao Kingdom. When Wanyan Zongbi followed the emperor's brother to raise an army, there were only more than 3,000 people at first. It was a bit exaggerated that the Liao Kingdom claimed to be armed with millions of armor, but the total number of troops across the country was definitely worth 500,000.

Later they continued to grow, but in the several battles that determined their destiny, there were only tens of thousands of people, and the Liao army opposite was still more than ten times that of theirs.

The ultimate victory is to use the tactic of restraining the enemy and then the elite cavalry to get to the point.

This move has made many extraordinary achievements against the Liao people. The Liao soldiers are numerous and the battlefield is too wide, making it very difficult to command. The simplest example is that if a hundred thousand troops set up their formation, the distance between the left and right wings may be dozens or hundreds of miles, and the soldiers who send orders back and forth will have to run for a long time.

Command and dispatch are very difficult and slow at a large level. If the military discipline is still relatively scattered, it is even more likely that the commander will continue to command, and it may take a long time to take action.

This tests the coach's experience and prediction of the battle situation. A wrong judgment is likely to turn into an irreversible defeat.

But Li Xingzhou was very calm, as if he had seen through his plans, and was as still as a mountain. No war on the Eastern Front was fierce, and no soldiers on the Western Front reinforcements were supported, and the final hope was shattered.

At that time, Wanyan Zongbing knew that he had met an opponent!

A powerful opponent with a calm mind, being able to endure and see the situation clearly is a talent for a general.

However, a few days later, Wanyan Zongbi's evaluation of Li Xingzhou doubled. Just when he understood that he could not compete with Jing's army and was about to delay the throne and wait for Dong*** to force Jing's army to retreat, bad news came from Liaodong.

Thousands of Jing troops crossed the sea and landed in the south, and then captured Liaoyang and the southern coastal states. Because the defenses in those places were empty, the defenders were all transferred to the western front line!

It turned out that was Li Xingzhou's trump card! Even he was shocked by this sound of attacking from all over the world! He played a big game of chess.

Even though he understood the importance of Ningyuan and Jinzhou, he had to save Liaoyang first. There were too many royal relatives and nobles in Liaoyang, and even many elders of their Wanyan family still lived in Liaoyang and did not go to Xindu to go to Beijing.

For the Jurchens, Liaodong was the place where they made their fortunes, and Liaoyang was the foundation of the dragon's prosperity. If even Liaoyang was lost, the royal family would completely lose their prestige.

Thinking of the Jing army coming across the sea, there must be not many people, and they must be defeated by thunder, otherwise they will be in trouble if they are attacked on both sides.

Wanyan Zongbi made a decision on the spot, directly leading the main force to advance eastward, and gave up confronting Li Xingzhou.

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In fact, Wanyan Zongbi looked at Li Xingzhou too highly. For example, his tactics were not because Li Xingzhou could see the situation clearly without moving as a mountain, but because he used a telescope to see that the hillside on the west was suspicious.

The distance of sight of a person is limited. Without a telescope, Li Xingzhou really can't see anything suspicious. How can he see clearly at a place more than ten miles away with his naked eyes?

As long as the army on the west side supports the east, it will be impossible to get back on the front dozens of miles wide.

If Li Xingzhou hadn't used a telescope to discover doubts in the distance, he might have really let the soldiers on the Western Front reinforce eastward, and Wanyan Zongbing would have had a chance, but there was no if in the world.

When Li Xingzhou saw this, Wanyan Zongbi's only hope for counterattack was shattered.

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After mid-August, Zhongxing Mansion was already shaky and could break the city at any time, but Li Xingzhou was not in a hurry and even missed his wife. Shiyu and Gillian's children should be full of the month. He also wanted a proud and capable person, a cute and charming person, and He Qian who liked to stick to his heroic appearance. He couldn't even wait to go home.

The more I think so, the more I feel that the Jin Emperor Wanyan Li is too hateful and becomes angry. The damn Wanyan Li surrendered directly. Will the labor and capital be unable to go home here?

It was indeed Wanyan Li’s fault!

Li Xingzhou refused several times when he sent people out to ask for surrender. The labor and capital had not fought enough, so he was not allowed to vote! The most important thing was to make the group of people in Shangjing tremble and suffer in fear. The more they were afraid, the more beneficial they would be to negotiate in the future.

He was preparing to negotiate with the Jin people after the battle situation in Liaodong became clear.

On the other hand, the battle report from the north also came. The black-clad cavalry led by Liu Ji directly crossed Zhongxing Prefecture and Huizhou, and raided the surrounding areas of Shangjing to the north.

He attacked many Jin army posts along the way, attacked surrounding ranches, and fought with the King of Qi, the Jin Kingdom who was guarding Kyoto. The King of Qi led the Imperial Guards, but it was obviously not the opponent of the black cavalry.

The black-clad cavalry equipped with muskets, grenades and sabers were best at guerrilla warfare, but there were many grasslands near Shangjing. Liu Ji attacked three times within seven days, and the King of Qi suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat northward.

Liu Ji's cavalry chased him out of Shangjing, spreading his fear to the enemy's capital.

Li Xingzhou discovered that Liu Ji did like to use this kind of unconventional new tactic that requires bold and adaptableness, and it could be used very well. This was the case when attacking Ninghai Castle, and now it is the same. This is probably related to his miserable first half of his life. Without concern, he will be brave.

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The battle report will only take one or two days from the front line to Shangjing. Because the distance is very close, it will be difficult to reach Kaiyuan. Because the battle is too far, it will take at least twenty days. If it is delayed a little, it may take more than one month.

So when fear was shrouded on the head of the Jin people, the news of Kaiyuan was still at the critical moment when the army broke through Shanhaiguan and surrounded Ningyuan.

There was a fierce reaction in the court.

In the backyard of the prime minister's mansion, Degong thought alone that there was a little chill in the air. It was fine at noon, but it was already trembling with cold sooner or later.

Since Ah Jiao and Shiyu gave birth, the atmosphere in the royal palace has changed again, and more people have walked towards the royal palace.

After all, in this era, successors are a very important criterion for the monarch.

This time, the princess Wang, the princess, gave birth to a girl, but the concubine gave birth to a boy, which made De Gong feel a little nervous.

Fortunately, Yu's family is very good at being a human being. Not only did they not take any demands of their mother's status as a child, they also inadvertently stated in front of Degong that they could live in the same hospital with Ah Gillian. The two children recognize each other's mothers, and they will not have to separate each other from each other in the future.

Degong is an old fox, so of course he understands the reason why Yu did this. This is to help Gillian. After all, as the official concubine, he is inevitably gossiping after giving birth to a girl.

De Gong was grateful to this kind of kindness, and also felt that although the Yu family was not from a good background, he had a famous family style. If the Yu family relied on the children in their belly to make some requests, the emperor would definitely agree, but she did not.

This made Degong much easier. He was also worried that Gillian would be bullied after marrying. After all, he could still say a few words to Li Xingzhou. When Li Xingzhou succeeded to the throne, he would die again, and Gillian would be helpless.

In the court, the opinions on the war in the north gradually became unified, that is, withdraw the troops and stop after taking Shanhaiguan.

This suggestion Degong himself also agreed.

Especially in the coastal areas, there are many officials, and officials from the Central Rites of the DPRK have submitted statements, believing that they should stop when they are better and rest.

Degong understood that they were afraid. They dared to obstruct Xingzhou from implementing the new policy before. Now the crown prince broke Shanhaiguan and defeated the Jin army. His prestige and reputation reached a new level. The people of the world supported him and their lives would not be easy.

These people were afraid and did not want the crown prince to continue to make meritorious contributions.

Others, such as him, are worried about him.

Worried that the army was too deep would be threatened, after all, the Jin Kingdom was not that easy to fight. Even though they had not recovered from the war with the Liao Kingdom in recent years, they were still the overlords of the northern world.

So I don’t want your Highness to go further, but stop when he sees it is better.

It is rare, and it has never been a unified court, but this time it feels that it is time to withdraw its troops, at least the war must be ended before winter comes.

The emperor's imperial edict has not been issued yet, but it should be soon.

If it is not expected, early September will be issued, and the order to withdraw the army will be issued, and it will be possible to withdraw the army by the youngest around October.

In this battle, the crown prince had already achieved the prestige of Jingguo and made great achievements. Shanhaiguan and the world's first level were also won. This move is a military merit worthy of being famous in history.

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Soon, on the morning of the second day of the September 2nd, the air was chilling and the morning mist was hazy. The eunuch sent by the emperor summoned him into the palace. De Gong immediately realized that he was going to finalize the imperial edict to recall the army.

So he didn't dare to delay. He put on his fur clothes and hurriedly got on the carriage under the escort of the yard, walked through the quiet streets and alleys, and drove towards the palace. In the hazy fog, the eaves and tile houses on both sides of the street appeared and disappeared, and a trace of prosperity was revealed in the tranquility. From time to time, chickens crowed and dogs barked, and whispered in the depths of the alleys, making the cold morning full of fireworks.
Chapter completed!