"I underestimated him at that time." Wanyan Erliduo sighed. "Although they are just a bunch of rabble, they only suffered from the lack of weapons, war horses, and experience. The hundreds of thousands of people are real... So it must be possible that his Ma Zi Chong is one in a million, right?"
"Whether it is one in a million or not is meaningless. It still depends on the individual situation and the fate of the country."
Wanyan Wushu crossed his legs and put his strength on his buttocks. He twitched his mouth and said disapprovingly. "At that time, we were in the mountains and rivers. Although we won two battles, we only had a few thousand elite troops. We couldn't even gather the Jurchens completely. The Liao Kingdom was even more distant, let alone the Song people. At that time, we naturally had to relax our thinking when looking at the Song people... Because they had a million troops and we only had 10,000 people, so as long as they could not defeat one in a hundred, we naturally didn't dare to have any thoughts. But after destroying Liao, we also had 200,000 or 300,000 troops. Looking at the Song army of a million, we would think that as long as the Song people didn't have a Jurchen hero for every five people, we could fight them."
Wanyan Erliduo listened with his ears perked up, then nodded slightly: "I know what you want to say in your heart, Old Four... You mean to say that the Song Dynasty's imperial camp in Henan and Tokyo now have at most 200,000 people. As long as there is not one person who can be compared with our Jurchens among two or three people, we will be able to dominate. So don't waste time in Hebei, and it is right to move south as soon as possible. Once it is delayed for too long, the Song Dynasty's troops in the south of the Yangtze River will be ready, and it will be easy to cause chaos... Is that what you mean?"
"Third brother understands my feelings." Wanyan Wushu raised his glass to him and nodded seriously.
Wanyan Erlido also raised his glass to face his brother, and then they each drank it all.
"Wuzhu, although I know you want to go south for selfish reasons, I don't think you have any wrong ideas." Wanyan Erliduo put down his wine glass and took the opportunity to bring up the current predicament. "But what about Hebei right now? Isn't Ma Kuo going to pursue? The Eight Character Army in the south won't be dealt with? Nianhan will have to wait in Damingfu! Moreover, Hebei is the foundation of our Great Jin Kingdom. The King and Yanjing are keeping a close eye on Hebei, and it seems that the Central Plains and Jiangnan will probably be separated as vassal states."
"Third brother, you are putting the cart before the horse." Wanyan Wushu sneered. "Let me ask you, why should the Central Plains and Jiangnan be separated as vassal states?"
"There are probably two reasons." Erliduo frowned slightly and raised his glass. "One is that we Jurchens are not used to the climate in the south. As long as the weather in the Central Plains gets hot, we will lose the will to fight. Moreover, I heard that the Song people have thousands of miles of territory south of the Central Plains, and it is even hotter there. Another reason..."
"Another reason is that there are too many Song people, and they are resisting strongly." Wuzhu sneered even more. "After all, we only have 120,000 elite troops. Counting the surrendered troops in Liao and the surrendered troops in Hebei, there are at most 300,000 troops. It's good enough that this army can suppress Hebei, let alone the Central Plains and Jiangnan. Moreover, the 120,000 "elite troops" are still one less to die, so they must be used to the best effect. It's just like the incident at Wumashan this time. We all know that the Prince Xin is a fake, and Ma Kuo is the backbone of Wumashan, but you still want to let Ma Kuo go after the war, why? Isn't it because you know that Ma Kuo can't do anything without the Prince Xin? And the Prince Xin is a fake, as long as the emperor of the Song Dynasty in the south recognizes him, he can also incite people's hearts."
Erlido narrowed his eyes slightly. He of course knew what his younger brother meant. Wanyan Wushu did not say anything more. The two brothers just looked at the rain in the yard in silence.
"I said the same thing. I know you are selfish, but I can't refute you." After an unknown amount of time, Erliduo sighed. "You are right. Only by killing the Song emperor in the south can the world be at peace..."
"I'm really not selfish." Wanyan Wushu drank a glass of wine, but his eyes suddenly turned red. "They all said that I encouraged people to go south for personal revenge. My eldest brother also thought so, and my third brother also thought so... Especially you, third brother, everyone got benefits this time, but you didn't. You obviously still have resentment towards me, so you are holding on to my suggestion. But I still have to say that the Song emperor in the south is not an ordinary bird! When the two people in Wuguo City were in power, people like Ma Kuo could only be imprisoned in the prison of Zhending Prefecture, waiting for us to save him because of our past friendship. But now the new emperor has given the two people in Wumashan status with an edict, and entangled us to this extent. Isn't it clear enough?"
Wanyan Erlido seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
"What's the point of Hebei's public security... public security?!" Wanyan Wushu was getting more and more angry. "The root of Hebei's poor public security lies in the south. Why did we go south last year? Wasn't it to drive out the two wings, cut off Hebei's traffic with the south, and then Hebei would be safe? Why am I the only one who is selfish today?!"
Erliduo sighed slightly: "I don't mean to blame you blindly. After the second brother left, we brothers were the only ones supporting the army. It was really hard to fight against Nianhan. I was also afraid that you would insist on doing things on your own. If you get frustrated, others would blame you... You are now the military supervisor of the Capital Marshal's Mansion, unlike last time when you still had Talan to support you."
"It doesn't matter. Just think it's purely my selfish desire. I was blinded by revenge, but wasn't what I said wrong? Shouldn't I leave these jars and pots behind and head south?" Wanyan Wushu was getting more and more angry. "As long as the South is powerful and impressive, what does it matter if Ma Kuo and the Eight Character Army? As long as the Emperor of Song runs away from Nanyang with his tail between his legs, do you think Hebei will be safe? When we catch up with him, we'll chop off his dragon flag first, and then kill that kid from the Zhao family. Not to mention Hebei, the whole world will be at peace! Who knows, by then I'll stay in the Central Plains and enjoy the beautiful country, and never come back to make you angry again!"
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