The two prime ministers started arguing again, and the civil and military officials in the hall also split into two factions, each holding their own views.
Li Jingang was annoyed by their quarrel. He waved his hand to stop the quarrel.
In his heart, he was inclined towards Feng Liang, after all, the south was rich.
Seeing the pieces of fat meat about to enter his mouth, he was unwilling to turn his gun to deal with Zhao Muyun, who seemed so "far away".
Moreover, he also had a glimmer of hope. Perhaps Zhao Muyun would really be content with the status quo as Feng Liang said?
Or will they be almost completely consumed by the Northern Di?
"alright!"
Li Jingang finally made a decision. "Now that the Northern Di army is pressing towards Hedong, Hebei and Yanyun are left empty. Let's send Li Biao, who is stationed in Henan Province, and Li Bao, who is stationed in Shandong Province, to take advantage of the opportunity to recapture the provincial capital of Hejian!"
"There's no need to argue anymore, just draft the decree!"
"Great, truly great! Your Majesty's son is truly breathtaking!"
Feng Liang was stunned for a moment, then he complimented loudly.
Many ministers immediately agreed.
Upon hearing this, Yang Yan's face showed deep disappointment and powerlessness.
Conquering Hejian seems to expand the territory, but without the barrier of the river, it is impossible to hold Hejian!
As long as we wait for the Tartars to have time, it will only take a few minutes to take back Hejian.
However, Li Jingang lost himself in the flattery. After only two months as emperor, he had already forgotten how he had come this far.
Yang Yan knew that what he was most worried about was gradually becoming a reality, and Zhao Muyun would definitely become a strong enemy of their Dafeng in the future.
He opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him again, but seeing Li Jingang's already somewhat impatient eyes, he finally let out a silent sigh and said dejectedly:
"I... obey your order."
A victorious smile appeared on Feng Liang's face.
Li Jingang thought for a moment and added:
"However, Prime Minister Yang's concerns are not without reason. Order all states along the Great River to closely monitor the movements east of the river. Report any abnormalities immediately."
This is just the most basic defensive measure.
The decision made in the capital meant that Li Jingang's forces chose to ignore Zhao Muyun in the short term and still place their strategic focus in the south.
This undoubtedly gave Zhao Muyun an extremely valuable strategic window.
......
Right now!
Wu Shangzhi led a thousand light cavalry, plus a hundred crossbowmen and a hundred thunder bombs assigned by Liu Yi, and marched out of the west gate of Jinyang.
Under the cover of dusk, they bypassed the enemy's sight in Langyu in the north of the city and rushed along the river valley all the way to Xinzhou in the northeast.
The horse's hooves were wrapped in cloth, and it was galloping with a grenade in its mouth. All you could hear was the wind passing by your ears, but you couldn't hear the smoke and dust startling the birds.
Xi Sheng led the Modao Battalion and two thousand auxiliary infantrymen, marched out of the north gate, and set up camp at a pass called "Eagle's Beak Cliff" ten miles to the north.
The camp is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, with trenches laid out layer by layer, and crossbow carts, bed crossbows and other city defense equipment pushed onto the wall.
Horse traps, tripwires, caltrops, chevaux de frise and other anti-cavalry measures were laid out before the camp.
A thousand soldiers wielded engineering shovels and dug trenches in the rain.
This engineer shovel was also made by Zhao Muyun using the horizontal sword quenching method at Lu Zhizi's blacksmith workshop during his rest and development in Shuozhou.
In addition to digging trenches, it can also be used on the battlefield and is as sharp as a broadsword.
The place where Xi Sheng set up camp was only ten miles away from Langyu.
They set up camp and built fortifications right under the enemy's nose, and had already been seen by the enemy troops on the other side of Langyu.
Langyu, the main camp of the Tatar vassal army.
Cao Jun, the head of the Jingzhou Cao family, and Liu Pan, the head of the Guizhou Liu family, were sitting opposite each other in the tent with gloomy expressions.
They had originally planned to respond to Xiao Lie and divide Shuozhou, but unexpectedly, the situation changed suddenly and Jinyang City changed hands in a short period of time. Xiao Lie was defeated and died.
Now, their 50,000-strong army was in an awkward situation, sandwiched between Zhao Muyun in Jinyang and the Beidi reinforcements.
"Brother Cao, Zhao Muyun sent people to set up camp at Yingzui Cliff, clearly to guard against us. Tuoba Xiong's 10,000 cavalrymen are nearby, but they are not moving. What is this Northern Di man planning?"
Liu Pan twirled his goatee and said worriedly.
The Liu family was originally a large family in Guizhou, Hebei. When the Tartars arrived, he led his entire family to surrender and then became the governor of Hebei Province.
Cao Jun was a burly man with a tougher temperament. He snorted coldly:
"What else could he be planning? He's definitely going to let Zhao Muyun and I fight to the point of mutual destruction, so Han Yanshou can just sit back and reap the benefits!"
"That Tuoba Xiong is just a dog released by Han Yanshou. How dare he move without his master's order?"
"Then what should we do? If we advance, there will be enemy troops blocking the way, and Zhao Muyun will be able to wait for them to tire themselves out; if we retreat, it will be difficult to explain to the Northern Di people." Liu Pan sighed.
A sly look flashed in Cao Jun's eyes:
"Wait! Keep waiting! Zhao Muyun has divided his troops everywhere. Jinyang may seem stable, but in reality, the troops are scattered."
"Xinzhou is being harassed by Ashinadu, and Yunzhou is being held back by Yelirong. How long can Zhao Muyun hold out?"
"As long as there is a flaw, it will be an opportunity for us and Tuoba Xiong!"
They decided to wait and see, but they didn't know that the roles of hunter and prey were not static.
Thirty miles north of Langyu is the cavalry camp of Tuoba Xiong, a general under the command of Han Yanshou, the Privy Councilor of the Northern Di Southern Court.
Tuoba Xiong was a brave and resourceful general.
Just when Zhao Muyun attacked Jinyang, he rushed over from Daizhou, hoping to take the opportunity to attack Zhao Muyun from behind.
However, Zhao Muyun took Jinyang too quickly.
In just one night, Jinyang changed people.
The troops of Tuoba Xiong, Liu Pan and Cao Jun were still fifty miles away.
None of the insiders like Wang Pan and Zhou Dequan would be of any use.
If they wanted to launch a siege, they would definitely face the strong defenses of Jinyang City. They knew the price of forcibly attacking Jinyang City.
Therefore, Tuoba Xiong chose to keep his troops in place.
If Zhao Muyun wanted to leave the city, his cavalry would have a huge advantage.
However, at this time, he received an order from Han Yanshou asking him to urge Cao and Liu to advance slowly together.
"Attack Jinyang?"
Tuoba Xiong frowned and asked his attendants, "What's the latest development in Jinyang?"
"General, the spies just reported that more than a thousand cavalrymen came out of Jinyang City, bypassed us and headed north. Should we chase them?" asked a captain in silver armor.
"No need. Since they have run out, they must not be worried about us chasing them! Just leave it to Ashinadu to deal with!" Tuoba Xiong waved his hand.
"In addition, Jinyang City has sent more than a thousand people to set up a camp at Yingzui Cliff. Should we attack?" The silver-armored captain asked again.
Tuoba Xiong narrowed his eyes and looked at the map. "Zhao Muyun, your use of troops is indeed bold. Dividing the troops to resist the enemy may seem risky, but it actually grasps the key point. Cao Jun and Liu Pan, those two idiots, must have been frightened by these 1,000 soldiers!"
"Lord Han's order must have reached them both immediately. They can't just sit there and do nothing!"
"Pass on my order, the entire army will march out and move closer to Cao Jun, Liu Pan and the others."
"General, what are we doing?" asked another captain.
"Of course, I drove these two pigs to attack, haha!"
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