Wuzhu held the whip tightly and continued to ask seriously: "Which three Wanhu will the Marshal use?"
"Tuhesu is a fighting general and will go with us to Daming Prefecture." Balisu replied seriously. "Of course, Zhehe, Salihe and Mawu will stay behind."
"Who among the three will guard Taiyuan?"
"Wanyan Zhehe is a resilient veteran. I feel most at ease leaving the task to him."
"Sa Li He..."
"Sa Lihe is getting more and more frustrated and has lost his spirit. If I wasn't afraid that killing 10,000 households on the battlefield would make the central government doubt my loyalty, I would have killed him as a warning to others after the previous defeat."
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"Then where is Salihe used? Will he be used to guard the eastern passage of Taiyuan?"
"This matter is related to the success or failure of the future, how can we use him? Yelu Mawu is loyal and reliable, and can take on this responsibility. As for Salihe, just let him divide his troops to guard Jiexiu, Xihe, Pingyao, Qixian, and other places where the Song army must pass." At this point, Balisu said sternly. "Fourth Prince... if this person dies, then he dies. His life or death, the loss or gain of his unit, are not worth mentioning in such a big situation! At this time, we can't let Yelu Mawu's subordinates go to the most dangerous place just because they are Khitans, and we can't condone Salihe again and again just because he is raised by Taizu's army... We should promote people based on their talents. If the Fourth Prince really wants to promote him, he should talk to him and let him serve the country loyally and do his best in the southern part of Taiyuan."
"I understand." Wuzhu was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "Since it is the Marshal's intention, I will not refute it... Is there anything else?"
"Yes." Balisu said bluntly. "We need to transfer a Wanhu from Datong to Xinzhou to support Taiyuan in case of emergency."
Wushu tried to explain: "Now that Huo Nu has gone to Yanjing, Datong Prefecture only has four Wanhu left. Wu Jie hasn't moved yet. You said before that you would take another Wanhu with you. If you send another Wanhu south, Datong Prefecture will only have two Wanhu left, one in Shuozhou and one in Hewai. It's just barely holding on. It's a bit too weak..."
"Your Highness, if Taiyuan is lost, it can never be recovered." Balisu was still serious. "But if Taiyuan is not lost, but only Datong is lost, it can be recovered... And the key to this battle is to gather heavy troops in Hebei. Hebei cannot be reduced, otherwise how can we repel Yue Fei? In my opinion, when it really comes to the critical moment, it is not impossible to let the deputy marshal (Eluguan) abandon Datong and gather troops in Taiyuan."
Wuzhu thought about it, took a long breath, and finally nodded: "Marshal, what you said is very true... So, we will use six Wanhu to defend Hedong and Xijing, and then take three Wanhu to Hebei to gather the Eastern Route Army, and use thirteen or fourteen Wanhu to repel Yue Fei, and then return to unite with the Yanyun New Army that will arrive by then, and stop the Song Army before Taiyuan?"
"Yes." Balisu nodded heavily.
"Marshal, do you have anything else to say?" Wushu asked sincerely.
"No." Balisu shook his head repeatedly. "As long as the King of Wei acts with me from now on, any details can be ordered temporarily..."
"So be it!" Wuzhu couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
The two stood side by side on the city wall, speechless for a moment.
"But." After a while, Balisu, who had been silent, couldn't help but speak. "Your Highness, have you ever thought about this? The Song army is coming in two directions. Taihang is a natural barrier. We use the terrain to resist and delay step by step. At the same time, we use the advantage of cavalry to quickly concentrate our forces to defeat them one by one... This strategy is inevitable when the stalemate is impossible... Can't the Song army guess it?"
"Isn't this just a bet?" Wuzhu, who stood with his hands tied, didn't take it seriously when he heard this. "We bet that we can take advantage of the frozen terrain in winter and push forward to drive out the Song army in Hebei! We bet that they can't crush us in Hedong! We can't just sit there and wait for death, right?"
"Yes, we just need to seize the opportunity." Balisu thought about it and nodded. "If His Royal Highness the King of Wei has no other intentions, then let's get started! Quickly arrange and quickly gather in Hebei!"
"Just wait for the marshal's order." Wuzhu bowed in response, giving Balisu enough dignity.
Balisu was about to speak, but when he saw the slightly tired face of the other party, his heart suddenly moved, and then he slowed down his tone a little: "Your Highness... Please be sympathetic to the matter of the Third Prince. It happened by chance, it's fate."
"It's accidental, but not accidental." Wuzhu smiled bitterly. "As General Loushi said before, the people above us suffered a lot in our childhood and joined the army when we were young. Our health is not good. It's not just my third brother who has been unable to recover after the age of 40... But my third brother was really unlucky this time. He actually got sick on the front line."
Bali nodded, and was about to give up, but changed his mind and asked again: "That being said, is there no language in Yanjing?"
Wanyan Wushu finally narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, but he looked at him seriously: "Marshal, just focus on fighting the enemy. I will take care of the rear matters for you... Why bother to say more?"
Balisu felt awe in his heart and bowed.
Now that the war situation has reached a point, or in other words, in this kind of all-out war, both sides are vast countries, and the military strength, terrain, and weather are all things that are already on the table... There may still be all kinds of dramatic details, but it seems meaningless to use these clever, microscopic things to change the overall situation.
The only strategies that are truly effective, or truly effective for the decision-makers of both sides, will only be those that are overused, simple, and direct.
The Song army had spent ten years building up its forces and three years preparing for the attack. When they came, they were as powerful as a tiger, so the Jin army naturally had to avoid their attack.
Then the towering Taihang Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, naturally dividing the battlefield. The Jin Kingdom would of course want to use the mobility of its own cavalry to try to defeat the enemy one by one.
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