What made Yelu Dashu happy was that the Song army did such a thing themselves, but it seemed that the Liao people would do such a thing. Three thousand Liao cavalry actually crossed the junction of the two Song armies with ease.

The front line used almost the same methods as the Song Army not long ago.

This made Yelu Dashu somewhat disdainful of the generals of the Song Army, who looked after their heads rather than their hips.

If you do this to others, won't you prevent others from doing the same to you?

Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

Gao Yingxiang stared at the map hanging on the wall.

The enemy took the bait, and as he wished, he caught the big fish he wanted to catch most.

The Prime Minister of Qi, Yelu Dashu, and his three thousand cavalry.

He had already set up his net and was waiting.

All he has to do now is wait quietly.

It was Gao Yingxiang who cast the net, but the net itself was not Gao Yingxiang's troops, but the Jiangning garrison commanded by Han Zuo who came from Jiangning Prefecture and had just captured Nanyang.

Four thousand Jiangning garrison, plus Yue Teng's three thousand Sky Eagle Army.

The most important thing Xiao Cheng planned for this battle across the eastern and central battlefields was to seize Nanyang, a military key point, and use the Nanyang Basin as the rear support for the central route. The second most important thing was to capture Xuzhou

, Xiapi, Dangshan and other places gave Qi a head-on blow.

This grand battle that seemed inconspicuous at first, but once the curtain really kicked off, would surprise everyone, was a surprise that Xiao Cheng gave to everyone in the Jiangning Mansion.

In other words, it was a shock.

As long as these two battles are won, those guys in the Jiangning court who are still singing against Xiao Cheng and chattering will all shut up.

By suppressing these people, Xiao Cheng could free his hands and feet to implement his own strategy of governing the country.

War has always been a continuation and means of politics.

But the military is the most reliable backing of politics.

The two wars will prompt Xiao Cheng to gather most of the military command power in his hands, and political power will emerge from the barrel of a gun. Once this is done, no one will complain to him anymore.

The emperor is his own student and obeys his own advice.

The army is one's confidants, like an arm and a finger.

You locals and appeasers who just want to get rich and don’t want to go to the Northern Expedition or dominate the world, from now on, stand in front of me honestly, or else, I will let you know why the flowers are so red!

This strategy, specifically for Gao Yingxiang, was to kill Yelu Dashu, the Prime Minister of Qi.

This person's weight is no less important than Liu Yu's.

As the king of Qi, Liu Yu was extremely careful and would not be in danger at all, but this Yelu tree was different.

After much deliberation, Gao Yingxiang came up with such a plan.

In fact, Gao Yingxiang did not feel that this plan had any chance of success at first.

After all, it involves too much, is too broad, and each link and link is too precise.

A plan that is too complex has a lower probability of success. If there is a problem in any link, the plan may fail halfway.

The simpler the plan, the higher the likelihood of success.

But how could a simple plan catch such a big fish as the Yelu tree?

Gao Yingxiang is ready to make certain sacrifices to realize this plan. Of course, he is also ready to be scolded.

Compassion does not lead the army, and sometimes the interests of some people have to be sacrificed for the sake of the overall situation.

At this point, Gao Yingxiang will not be merciful at all.

The objects of his sacrifice were the people of the Song Dynasty behind the defense line.

The Yelv Tree will sink deeper and deeper because of greed, and every step he takes will make him sink deeper.

However, the war in Nanyang progressed smoothly, and Gao Yingxiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Zuo and the others turned around much faster than they imagined.

As long as they come back quickly enough, the losses that the people of the Song Dynasty will suffer will be smaller.

If this Liao cavalry can be completely wiped out, the people of the Song Dynasty will have a new level of respect and dependence on the army.

"Han Zhuizi, the next step is up to you. I hope you are really an indestructible sledgehammer in the hands of the chief minister!" Gao Yingxiang drew a circle on the map with a cinnabar pen, and Gao Yingxiang took a deep breath.

In the biting cold wind, Han Tong leaned on his war horse. This was a completely black war horse with only four white hooves. The war horse was called Zhui Guang and was given to Han Tong by Xiao Cheng.

Zhuiying, the war horse of Xiao Mansion that was famous in Tokyo, followed Xiao Cheng to the south. Zhuiguang is the descendant of Zhuiying.

With a shoulder height of over eight feet five, Chasing Light is a whole lot bigger than other war horses.

The four thousand Jiangning garrison were quietly waiting for their prey. The three thousand Sky Eagle Army, fifty miles away from them, were also waiting for the prey.

A horse came from afar at lightning speed.

"Commander, the Liao army has attacked Banqiao Town and is burning, killing and looting there!" the scout shouted directly from his horse without dismounting.

Picking up the hammer on the ground and throwing it into the air, Han Zou got on his horse, stretched out his hand to catch the hammer that fell from the air, put it on the saddle, and just rode on without making a sound.

Four thousand Jiangning garrison troops mounted their horses one after another and followed Han Yu.

Waiting is the most annoying thing. Now that they finally heard the news about the enemy, everyone felt extremely relaxed.
Chapter completed!