The reason is very simple. According to Zhao Ding, after the execution of Bai Ma to establish Shaoxing, there will inevitably be huge political aftermath... and the situation in Qingzhou is unclear at this time. Compared with the current debate, the war on the front line is what is actually most concerning. So at this time, it may not be a bad thing to limit the political aftermath to some meaningless things, let everyone focus on these things, and prevent the political tide from affecting the Qingzhou war.

Of course, there is another meaning here, that is, Yue Fei worked hard for more than half a year and just returned to the north, and now he has to go into battle again. Will the troops lack rest? Will the combat effectiveness be insufficient? Moreover, the attack was launched from a mountainous area like Yizhou. If it failed, how would he explain it to the world?

In this regard, although Zhao Jiu had a blind trust in Yue Fei, he still followed his advice.

By the way, Zhang Boying and Yue Pengju certainly didn't know the complicated thoughts of the emperor and the ministers at this time, nor did they know that Bai Ma had become Shaoxing, and they didn't know that such a big political wave had arisen in Tokyo... After all, if you calculate the time, you will know... Yue Fei arrived in Xuzhou in early June, and according to the instructions of Emperor Zhao, he and Zhang Jun were to ensure that they occupied a county in the direction of Qingzhou by the end of the month. Even the nearest strategic target, Qingzhou capital Yidu, was six or seven hundred miles away from Xuzhou, and they had to cross the Yimeng Mountain Road. So he and Zhang Jun certainly couldn't delay any longer.

In fact, the front army of the Imperial Camp only rested for five or six days before they selected 20,000 troops and marched together with the right army of the Imperial Camp, which was responsible for the defense of this area.

It is worth mentioning that during this expedition, Zhang Jun let his own troops serve as the vanguard, on the grounds that Yue Fei had worked hard for most of the year and fought back and forth between the north and the south, and then let Yue Fei lead the vanguard of the imperial camp as the rearguard.

Although this move was obviously intended to steal the credit, Yue Fei had no room for rebuttal.

Moreover, just when Emperor Zhao was welcoming the two saints in Shaoxing, Zhang Jun's troops had already killed a lot of people... By the last day of June, which was the last day of summer in the fifth year of Jianyan, not only did Qingzhou fall into the hands of the Song army, but Weizhou and Laizhou also chose to surrender in astonishment.

The reason is ridiculous. Li Cheng and his main force were not in their old nest in Qingzhou at all, but went to Jinan Prefecture in the west.

After all, don't forget that before this, everyone thought that peace talks would be possible, and the Jin Kingdom was prepared to return the entire Qi area to the Song Dynasty. So Liu Yu, who was desperate at the time, persuaded Li Cheng, who was actually a de facto separatist, to join forces with him in the west to fight for self-preservation.

Of course, as everyone knows, as soon as Liu Yu made some moves, Jin's Wanhu Elubu crossed the river directly and captured him. However, because of the misplaced information, Li Cheng gritted his teeth and emptied his family's wealth, then mobilized all the troops from the three counties and led the army directly to Jinan... I don't know what the result is now.

This allowed the Right Army of the Imperial Camp to take Qingzhou, Weizhou and half of Laizhou for no reason.

It can be said that Zhang Jun alone completed the task beyond the scope of the assignment.

"General Zhang is not in Qingzhou?"

On the first day of July, Yue Fei's troops arrived in Linqu and met Hu Cheng, an acquaintance of the Right Army of the Imperial Camp stationed there, the commander, and Tian Shizhong, who was a little surprised. After listening to a few words, Fang couldn't help but frown. "Going east or west?"

"To the east." Tian Shizhong bowed his head and answered immediately.

Yue Fei, who already had some understanding of the military situation, could not help but frown. Even the generals behind Yue Fei were disdainful... The reason was very simple. Right now, Jinan Prefecture, west of Qingzhou, had gathered the main forces of the Jin Army, Liu Yu's troops, Li Cheng's troops, etc., so going west would be a head-on confrontation. But going east would be different. Dengzhou and Laizhou in the east were both first-class wealthy prefectures in the world, but there were almost no defenders.

Now Zhang Jun led his troops directly there. It might be that his old habit came back. He knew that Emperor Zhao was paying close attention to this battle, but he still couldn't help but plunder to the east.

Seeing that Yue Fei had a blank expression on his face and many of the generals in the imperial camp behind Yue Fei looked disdainful, Tian Shizhong did not directly argue. Instead, he turned his head and glanced at Hu Cheng beside him.

"Yue Jiedu..." Hu Cheng, who was born into a wealthy family in Yizhou, saw Tian Shizhong's look and quickly defended his boss. "My Taiwei went to the east for a reason. He said that the emperor had told him before that after retaking Jingdong, he would organize a navy. First, to control Bohai, he could attack the Jin people; second, he could suppress Goryeo and force it to change its direction; third, the country lacks money and food for military operations, and the East China Sea trade has always been a big profit... He was confronting the Pseudo-Qi in Huaidong, and he always knew that the Pseudo-Qi had a navy in Dengzhou, which was controlled by the Pseudo-Governor Li Qi. He was going to lead his troops to attack and capture all the Pseudo-Qi ships."

Yue Fei's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, he just nodded casually: "If that's the case, then that's great."

Besides, as a frontline tyrant outside the establishment, it is hard to say whether Hu Cheng is on the official roster of the Right Army of the Imperial Camp. The reason why he is waiting here is, firstly, because he is a local tyrant in Yizhou and is familiar with the geography of the vicinity; secondly, it is because Zhang Jun has taken a fancy to his personal relationship with Yue Fei, so he talked to him and asked Tian Shizhong to watch him waiting here specifically as an explanation... After all, Yue Pengju is also a great commander-in-chief of the Imperial Camp and a beloved general of the emperor. If he is really caught by him and a lawsuit is brought in front of the emperor, who knows who will be the one to suffer the consequences!

As expected, Hu Cheng glanced at Tian Shizhong and quickly continued:

"It's not just the ships, but also the direction of Jinan Prefecture in the west. What my general means is that now Li Cheng has led tens of thousands of troops, including Liu Yu's original subordinates, and an unknown number of Jin troops are all in Jinan. If we forcefully attack, it may not be useful; and if we can quickly sweep the other four counties, I dare not say anything about other places, but I can only say that Li Cheng has lost his foundation, and his tens of thousands of troops will inevitably scatter. At that time, it will be most appropriate to go to Jinan and arrange with the government to attack from both sides. Therefore, he wants to ask General Yue to go north to Yidu to rest, and wait for him to lead his troops to sweep the east and then join forces to march west."

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