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After the First Army was fully integrated and expanded, the gold, silver and grain from the Song State were also transported to the Shuibo Liangshan.

During this period, except for the left-behind personnel, other personnel, such as Li Yan's family, had already retreated to Seoul.

Not only were all the personnel withdrawn, but all the supplies and useful things were transported to Seoul.

This time, Li Yan also sent all the gold, silver and food obtained from the Song State, except for the army that needed it, to go to Seoul.

In short, Li Yan is ready to give up the flood of Liangshan at any time.

Of course, Li Yan cannot give up the waters of Liangshan directly.

First of all, giving up directly will not have the effect of the excuse Li Yan wants.

Secondly, Shuibo Liangshan was the place where Li Yan started his career. If he could be preserved, it would be better.

After sifting through the generals under his command, Li Yan called Wu Lin and said, "If I ask you to guard the Liangshanbo Dazhai, what do you think?"

Wu Lin is less than nineteen years old now, and being able to act as the leader is already Li Yan promoted him in an extraordinary way. Now Li Yan actually wants to keep him at the base camp, which makes Wu Lin's breathing become rapid!

Without hesitation, Wu Lin directly shouted: "The young general vowed to live and die with Liangshanpo!"

Looking at Wu Lin's face that had not yet completely faded, Li Yan was actually a little hesitant!

Although this waterfall in Liangshan is not necessarily a must, is it really okay to leave it to such a young man?

However, thinking that Yue Fei is half a year younger than Wu Lin, and Wu Lin is one of the seven kings in the future, just like Yue Fei, the most important thing is that even if the water is lost, Li Yan is just a little regretful and has no impact on the overall situation. So Li Yan quickly hesitated and said, "Since you have confidence, then you can take your battalion and 20,000 reserve troops to stay behind. In addition, Ruan Xiaoer and Shui's army will also stay behind. The land war is mainly about you, so listen to him when you encounter water."

Li Yan did not tell Wu Lin that he could abandon the water and dock in Liangshan.

First of all, Li Yan wanted to train Wu Lin. If he told Wu Lin that he could abandon the water and dock in Liangshan, he would inevitably be lazy and would not be able to train him.

Secondly, Li Yan also wanted to see how much potential Wu Lin has and whether he would have military talents that are not inferior to Yue Fei, Wu Jie and others.

Third, Li Yan also held a hint of luck, if Wu Lin could defend the waters of Liangshan.

Of course, Li Yan handed over all the bottom to Ruan Xiaoer. When he couldn't defend himself, Ruan Xiaoer would take Wu Lin and the remaining troops to withdraw.

Some people may ask, why did Li Yan not keep Yue Fei, Wu Jie, Han Shizhong, Liu Qi, Wang Yan, Zhang Xian and others guard the Liangshan Mountain and keep Wu Lin?

The reason is very simple.

This battle to go north is too important. Li Yan must not be defeated. Once he loses, it will not only affect Li Yan's competition in the world, but may also make Li Yan lose his life.

From an overall strategic perspective, the water-pooling Liangshan has become dispensable.

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Soldiers are very fast.

After handing over the Liangshan Mountain to Ruan Xiaoer and Wu Lin, Li Yan ordered Wu Jie and Du Jie to be the left vanguard, and set out from the west road, and set out from the mountains to open the road, and set out from the river to build a bridge, and entered Yundi from Chenjiagu, waiting for an opportunity to capture Shuozhou and Huanzhou, and the destination was Liaoxijing. He also ordered Yue Fei and Shi Wengong to be the right vanguard, and set out from the east road, opening the road to the mountains to build a bridge, and set out from the river to build a bridge, and entered Yundi from Yanmen Pass, waiting for an opportunity to capture Yingzhou, and the destination was Liaoxijing.

Subsequently, Li Yan personally led an army of 110,000 to 20,000, 40,000 reserves, and 20,000 civilians to go north with food, supplies and supplies.

As soon as he crossed the Yellow River, Li Yan received news from Chai Jin and Yan Qing.

After Li Yan finished reading it, he passed the secret letter to the generals and a group of advisers to watch it.

After everyone finished watching, Li Yan said, "Tell me what you think."

Han Shizhong was the first to speak: "Send troops to reinforce General Wu and General Yue, and attack Shuozhou, Huanzhou and Yingzhou as soon as possible, and then encircle Liaoxijing and fight to determine the universe."

Li Yan sent Yue Fei and Wu Jie as vanguards, but did not send Han Shizhong as vanguards, which made Han Shizhong very uneasy!

Any vanguard must be someone who can fight. Han Shizhongman thought that Li Yan would send him as a vanguard, but what he never expected was that Li Yan actually let Yue Fei, who had only practiced soldiers and had not fought wars, take his position!

Moreover, Yue Fei was not his old opponent Wu Jie, but him, "Didn't that mean that in the eyes of the Grand Governor, I am not as good as Wu Jie?"

Han Shizhong admitted that Wu Jie could fight, but Han Shizhong felt that he was not inferior to Wu Jie.

If you take a step back, it’s okay for Wu Jie to forget it. The key is that Yue Fei is so good that he can take over General Han’s position as a pioneer?

However, Han Shizhong did not dare to ask Li Yan openly. Over the years, Li Yan has never missed a person. He was promoted by Li Yan in an extraordinary way. Do he dare to question Li Yan?

Not daring to question Li Yan, but it does not mean that Han Shizhong dares not seek opportunities to fight.

Therefore, Han Shizhong proposed reinforcements, but he was actually selfish.

Of course, according to the news sent back by Chai Jin and Yan Qing, the clouds and land are empty, and Han Shizhong proposed the plan to increase troops and quickly decide the battle. After all, the fighter opportunity is fleeting.

Many people meet the plan proposed by Han Shizhong.

Xu Guanzhong looked at the map for a while and said, "Can we be more bold?"

Li Yan asked: "Why are you more bold?"

Xu Guanzhong said: "While conquering Shuozhou, Huanzhou and Yingzhou, we sent an army to directly capture the capital of Liaoxi."

Liu Ziyu looked at the map and then said, "The young general also believed that in the empty situation of the Liao Kingdom, he could lock Shuozhou, Huanzhou, and Yingzhou and directly attack the western capital of Liaoxi."

Wang Shuze opposed: "It's too radical to do this. Although we have 140,000 troops, with such a branch of the army, more than half of the troops will fight on their own and cannot form a unified command. Moreover, if the progress of the road is not smooth, one or two cities or one or two Liao troops will be left behind, our retreat may be cut off by the Liao army, and then it may lead to a major defeat."

The military strategy says: Before the troops move, food and grass will come first.

When marching and fighting, food and grass are the most important guarantee. When Emperor Wu of Han went to the Huns, tens of thousands of cavalry needed hundreds of thousands of people to provide logistics. This is a good explanation.

At this time, under the productivity and transportation methods are behind, if the city is not captured, it will be even more difficult to ensure logistics. This is the most important reason why the city cannot be bypassed in wars.

In addition, bypassing the city with heavy troops is equivalent to exposing one's back to the enemy's army's edge, so that one cannot attack with all his strength, because there are often the weakest transportation line in the rear, and the food route behind was broken and ransacked, which eventually led to the army's defeat, but countless cases.

In addition, wars are not only about equipment, training, scale, but also morale. If the two fronts are attacked from both sides, it is the most likely to cause the troops to psychologically disintegrate. Therefore, without full confidence and absolute advantage in the military's combat effectiveness, war decision makers dare not easily expose their rear to the enemy.

In other words, Wang Shu's opposition must be reasonable and well-founded.

But then again, war is a dynamic issue. In war, the attack or not attack, the circumference and the unforgivable, the lock and the unlocking are closely related to the battlefield situation, combat goals, their own strength, and logistics support at that time.

So, after all, it is time to test the decision-making ability of Li Yan, the commander.

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Chapter completed!