The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 475 Yue Fei's Arrangements

After Zhao Gou finished scolding the scout, he thought to himself: "I scolded the scout like this without hiding it from the people around me. Soon the news will reach the Northern Song Dynasty. They will see that I am thinking of the big picture, so they will definitely not come to beat me up, right? Oh, I am so clever."

Qin Hui, standing to the side, thought to himself: "Hehehe, Zhao Gou is terrified! I've perfectly completed the task that Lady Ake entrusted to me. From now on, Zhao Gou will be even easier to control."

He quickly said, "Your Majesty! Since the Northern Song has taken the initiative to retreat, leaving us strategic space, what are we waiting for? Let's quickly send our troops to Dengzhou to help Yue Fei resist Jin Wuzhu."

Zhao Gou: "What Qin Aiqing said makes sense!"
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On Tongbai Mountain, Yue Yun had just returned to the mountaintop that was called "Military Village" but was actually a "farm".

After ambushing a wave of Jin troops at Zhongyang Mountain, he led his army back to the Tongbai Mountain camp. Along the way, he was still a little worried, fearing that the Northern Song army would take the opportunity to seize his camp while he was away. If such a thing really happened, Yue Yun would never be able to trust anyone again.

Thankfully, that didn't happen!
The Northern Song Dynasty did not cross the line, and the two mountain strongholds remained at peace. The soldiers continued to exchange their experiences in agricultural planting, as well as raising chickens and pigs.

Yue Yun breathed a sigh of relief, but also admired Yue Wenxuan's character even more.

He was preparing a small gift to send to the opposite hilltop when a sentry suddenly ran in: "Young General, the Northern Song army on the other side is about to withdraw."

"Huh?" Yue Yun asked in surprise, "We're retreating? Why?"

Sentry: "I don't know, I just saw them packing their things, looking like they were about to abandon the camp and leave."

Yue Yun quickly ran out, took three steps at a time, looked up at the opposite hillside, and sure enough, the Northern Song soldiers were packing up their things.

Yue Yun disregarded the precautions between the Song and Northern Song armies and ran quickly up the opposite hillside. The Northern Song soldiers did not stop him and let him run all the way up the mountain stronghold, straight into the central command tent, found Yue Wenxuan, and asked bluntly, "Young Master Yue, what's going on here?"

Yue Wenxuan smiled and said, "We plan to retreat more than a hundred miles away to give the Southern Song army some strategic space."

Yue Yun: "Huh?"

Yue Wenxuan said, “You see, because our army is stationed in Tongbai Mountain, General Yue also has to station troops in Tongbai Mountain to guard against us. This will undoubtedly cause you to waste some of your troops and be unable to act freely. If you want to deal with the Jin army with all your might, it would be better for our army to stay away from here and attack the Jin bandits from another direction. In this way, General Yue can also go back to help your father fight.”

Yue Yun understood and was deeply moved. His lips trembled slightly, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Yue Wenxuan said, "Although we are leaving, we cannot take the crops that have been planted by the mountain stronghold with us. It would be a pity to let them go to waste, as they are all good crops. I would like to trouble General Yue to send some people over to take over these crops."

Yue Yun: "Huh? Does that mean our soldiers have crossed the line?"

Yue Wenxuan grinned and said, "It's okay, we don't mind if you cross the line."

Yue Yun immediately felt ashamed. The Southern Song Dynasty had always been wary of the Northern Song Dynasty crossing the border, but unexpectedly, the Northern Song Dynasty did not mind the Southern Song Dynasty crossing the border. You don't know until you compare, and you realize that the other side is really open and honest in their dealings with people.

What he didn't know was that Yue Wenxuan's real reason for being so generous was that he had the strength and confidence to take over territory at any time; it was just a matter of whether it was necessary to do so.

In Yue Wenxuan's view, what is more important than winning over the hearts of the Yue Family Army than a mere piece of territory!

Soon, the Northern Song army withdrew, and this withdrawal was a long one, a clean and efficient retreat of over a hundred miles, making a large detour, heading towards Chenliu, and then heading towards Kaifeng, vaguely making the appearance of "attacking Kaifeng to contain the Jin army".

As soon as he left, Yue Yun was freed. He left only some auxiliary soldiers to manage the farmland, chicken farm, and pig farm of the two mountain strongholds, while he himself led the Yue Family Army's soldiers to rush to Yue Fei's main camp.

At the same time, Zhao Gou, along with his two generals Liu Guangshi and Zhang Jun, headed towards the main battlefield. As for Han Shizhong, he still needed to stay near Ye County, because the Jin army was quick to act. If Ye County was not prepared, the Jin army could very well launch a counterattack, instantly return to Ye County, and then march straight into Tangzhou. At that time, the defense line would definitely collapse.

After leaving Tongbai Mountain, Yue Yun rushed towards Dengzhou at top speed...

Soon, he arrived in Nanyang.

This is the only way to attack Dengzhou from Ruzhou. Cao Cao also took this route when he marched south to attack Shu and Wu. Because the surrounding mountains are steep, only Nanyang has a small basin, which is convenient for marching.

As soon as Yue Yun entered the camp, he saw Zhao Gou sitting in the main seat, surrounded by a group of civil and military officials, while his father Yue Fei stood in the middle of the room, unfolding a map and explaining the battle situation to everyone present.

Yue Yun quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty! Father! I've come."

Yue Fei turned his head and glanced at the scene: "The Northern Song army at Tongbai Mountain has also withdrawn?"

Yue Yun nodded: "They withdrew, so I came."

Yue Fei nodded, without saying a word of nonsense, and immediately said, "It's good that they've arrived. We're about to go to war. Jin Wuzhu, along with Dragon Tiger King Wanyan Tuhesu, Gaitian King Wanyan Saili, Zhaowu General Han Chang, and others, totaling 15,000 true Jin bandits, plus 100,000 false Jin bandits, have crossed the border between Ruzhou and Dengzhou and are rushing towards Nanyang."

Yue Yun's heart tightened.

Sitting beside him, Zhao Gou was equally anxious. However, there was a river in Nanyang! A river called "Baihe" flowed through Nanyang, and Zhao Gou had already ordered the imperial boat fleet to stand by on the Baihe. If the situation changed even slightly, he would immediately board the boats and flee south.

Hey!
Where there is a river, I, Zhao Gou, will certainly not be captured by the Jin cavalry.

Yue Fei bowed to Zhao Gou and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that our army will surely win this battle."

Zhao Gou wasn't that confident, but he forced a calm demeanor: "Yue Yun interrupted, please continue, how should this battle be fought?"

Yue Fei said, "This humble general will personally lead the Beiwei Army infantry to form a frontal formation, with the soldiers wielding machetes and heavy axes to slash at the enemy soldiers from above and the horses' hooves from below. All we need to do is hold the line."

At this point, he suddenly turned to look at Yue Yun: "Yue Yun!"

Yue Yun quickly stepped forward: "This subordinate obeys your command."

Yue Fei: "You will lead the cavalry and guerrilla cavalry of the Beiwei Army to the flank of the battlefield. Upon my command, you will immediately lead your troops to charge in and return victorious. If you disobey my orders, I will execute you first!"

Yue Yun was stunned. The Beiwei Army had actually set aside a cavalry unit for me to command? This...this was my father's personal army!

He felt the weight of responsibility on his shoulders, but heroes have always emerged from among the young, and at this moment he felt no fear, only excitement.

Yue Fei then turned to Yang Zaixing and said, "You should help Yue Yun more. He's still too young, and I'm worried about him."

Yang Zaixing was cold and aloof; he simply clasped his hands in a fist salute without even uttering the words "I obey your command."

(End of this chapter)