Hu Yin nodded and continued with a sullen face: "The secret cabinet also discussed the military plan you submitted to the Privy Council. They all said that you were ambitious and wanted to achieve personal success by holding a large number of troops hostage and plotting something illegal..."
"Mr. Hu." Finally someone couldn't help interrupting Hu Mingzhong, and it turned out to be the anxious Tian Shizhong. "There are more than 65,000 soldiers in the front, right and naval forces of the imperial camp here, plus 70,000 to 80,000 civilians, a total of 140,000 to 150,000 people, but there is really no one who can be blamed for this crime!"
"Do you two governors think so too?" Hu Yin ignored Tian Shizhong and looked directly at the other two.
Although Zhang Rong didn't understand those words, he knew what the words "wolf ambition" and "evil intention" meant, and he immediately angrily bowed his hands: "Me too!"
"No matter what, I never have such intention!" Yue Fei could only bow helplessly, but unexpectedly, he did not show any emotion like Zhang Rong and Tian Shizhong.
"Then do you know why everyone in the Secret Council thinks so?" Hu Yin stared at Yue Fei and asked.
Yue Fei said nothing.
Seeing this, Hu Yin continued to respond with a sullen face: "It seems that they know... The Secret Chamber thinks that by doing this, you are abandoning Tokyo to the enemy, and you are disregarding the safety of millions of Tokyo residents, as well as the Queen Mother, the Imperial Concubine, the Virtuous Concubine, the princes, and the princesses... Some people say that you are a person who is worse than Fan Qiong, and some people say that you are a person who is more ridiculous than Liu Guangshi, who deceives the world and steals the name. And if the Secret Chamber only evaluates and discusses you like this, someone in the Public Chamber simply wants to kill you!"
Hearing this, Yue Fei was relieved and just calmly bowed: "Mingsir, my true intention is clear to all."
Hu Yin was silent for a moment and did not respond.
It was Tian Shizhong who hurried forward to explain again: "Mr. Hu... the front army, right army, navy, and navy of the imperial camp total 90,000. The navy is small, and the total combat troops of the other three armies, although there are casualties, are more than 80,000. Now the combined combat troops here are only more than 60,000. The other castles are not vacant. Xiajin, Gaotang and Jinan are connected in a line to the east, and Puyang behind us is now in our hands. We can completely defend the river with Baima... and Shaoxing to form the northern gate of Tokyo..."
"Just tell me, once the Yellow River freezes, the Jin army will abandon these fortresses and you, and then march straight to the city of Tokyo, repeating the Jingkang incident. How will you react?" Hu Yin became impatient and spoke again, interrupting the other party.
Tian Shizhong was panicked for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Hu, this is a different time. The Jin army will not abandon Damingfu and march south!"
"That's right." Zhang Rong also became serious. "Minister Hu, just think about it and you will know. During the Jingkang Incident, the river navy was useless. What can we do with the Imperial Camp Navy now? If they dare to go south, as long as they survive the freezing, I will lock the Jin army in Henan... and then I'm afraid we can directly attack Huanglongfu!"
Hu Yin nodded, glanced at Yue Fei who had remained silent all his life, and then continued to answer seriously: "So, let's not talk about whether Dongjing can be defended or whether the Jin army will go south. Let's just say one thing, that is, the three of you are also honest. If the Jin army really goes south, even if it reaches the gates of Dongjing, you will not be able to save it... right or wrong?"
Zhang Rong was speechless for a moment, and Tian Shizhong also fell silent.
"Yes!" After a long while, Yue Fei suppressed all his emotions and bowed. "The achievements of the past ten years have all been made here. Although Tokyo may seem dangerous, it is actually safe. If the Jin Kingdom really sends a large army south, I think Chen Shuxiang can hold it for dozens of days, or even less. And I... I will not pursue them easily! Instead, I will intensify the siege of the Daming Mansion to prevent them from going south!"
Hu Mingzhong once again looked at the other person deeply and asked calmly, "What if the Queen Mother of Tokyo issued an order? What if the provincial capital or the Privy Council came to urge them?"
"I only obey your will." Yue Fei gritted his teeth. "Before you left, you publicly promised me the right to make the final decision in Hebei."
"Do you know what the consequences will be if this word gets out?" Hu Yin kept asking.
"After this battle, even if I achieve an unprecedented feat, I will be despised by the people of Tokyo, and then I will be left idle and no longer be used." Yue Fei responded calmly. "But on the other hand, if such a battle can achieve an unprecedented feat, I will die without regrets, let alone being despised by others?"
"Actually, it's that simple."
Hu Yin nodded, and finally sighed with his hands behind his back. "Everyone knows that even if we take a step back, the Jin army really went south and really captured Dongjing City, the whole world would be shocked, but the situation is different now, and they can't win like Jingkang, but they will lose the whole world by gaining a city... Because the emperor is in Hedong, the smart people in the world probably understand that our emperor can re-establish the court in exile, so he can naturally establish it a second time. What's more, the emperor has 300,000 imperial camps at his disposal, the main force of the Jin army is locked up, and Guanzhong can be used to respond, so he can completely break Taiyuan, take Yanjing, and go straight to Huanglong... But Pengju, no matter how reasonable your calculations are, and how optimal they are from a military point of view, since there is the danger of exposing Dongjing, the officials in Dongjing, whether they are in the secret cabinet or the public cabinet, will probably hate you to the bone, because they are in Dongjing, and you put them in a position of 'disposable', or at least in a position that looks 'disposable'! How Kou Zhun lost power, you are also a scholar, don't you know?"
Yue Fei just lowered his head and said nothing.
"And let's be honest, this time, even I am disgusted with you generals." Hu Mingzhong continued. "Do you know why?"
Yue Fei also thought of the other party's words at the beginning, "I also deeply agree with you", but he finally said seriously: "I am ashamed, but I really don't think that you and others are really worthy of being abandoned..."
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