"But instead of leaving quickly, he sent me such a grand memorial, wasting time in vain. Doesn't this mean that he thinks the Jurchens won't come? And Han Shizhong's proposal to attack Yan'an is not worth it?"
"I think so." Hu Yin replied seriously. "Although Wu Jinqing was authorized by the government because of his position on the front line, he was still a little afraid of Han Shizhong... He didn't dare to refute Han Liangchen openly... I would venture to guess that Wu Jie sent a letter this afternoon."
Memorials were public, but letters were secret letters sent directly to the emperor through the imperial camp system.
In fact, it was precisely because there was only a memorial and not a secret letter that Zhao Jiu was confused.
Thinking of this, Zhao Jiu nodded slowly.
Instead of waiting until the afternoon, Wu Jie's letter arrived as promised at noon. Liu Yan presented the letter to Zhao Jiu, who was mentally prepared. After taking a quick look at it, he completely came to his senses.
It turned out that Wu Jie had considered the overall situation.
First of all, Wu Jie believed that the living woman in Yan'an would not be supported by Wanyan Wushu's main force. At least, if there was no big movement now, they would not come.
Secondly, he hoped to encircle but not attack the Huo Nu in Yan'an, because the fighting power of the Jurchens was still the strongest among all parties on the battlefield. Even if Wuzhu only sent one Wan Hu for support, together with the two Wan Hu of Huo Nu, they would still be a very powerful group on the battlefield... They could fight, but there was no need, because there was only such a lone Jurchen army inside the entire "J" shape of the Yellow River, and they could be forced to retreat by the general trend.
Especially this time, Emperor Zhao left Fuzhou and went directly to the Bao'an Army, passing right under Huo Nu's nose. This was like rubbing salt into the wound for Huo Nu, who had a grudge against her father for murder, and it triggered Huo Nu's desperate initiative to attack again.
But in fact, this attack not only exposed the fact that Huo Nu would not receive any reinforcements, but also further consumed the fighting spirit and strength of Huo Nu's troops... Once this counterattack failed, Huo Nu could only succumb to the overall situation and evacuate northern Shaanxi.
Thirdly, Wu Jie hoped that the main target of the next stage, whether it was the main target of the battle group led by him, including the Imperial Camp Rear Army and the Hengshan Barbarians, or the main target of the entire situation, would be Weiming Chage from Lingzhou.
Fourthly, even for Cha Ge, Wu Jinqing had his own considerations, which was to pressure him and force him to fight... Specifically, he wanted to quickly control the key points in Yanzhou and completely isolate Cha Ge, but the main force of Wu Jie's imperial camp's rear army could not cross the Hanhai, so as to force Cha Ge to leave Lingzhou and launch an active attack on Yue Fei and Qu Duan on the other side of the Yellow River. It would be best to lure Cha Ge to cross the river, and then he would send a light division to take Lingzhou from behind, so that Cha Ge would lose his base and be defeated without a fight.
However, such planning and actions meant that he offended Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Qu Duan, and Wang De at the same time.
The reason for offending Han Shizhong was Yan'an. The Yan'an Prince, who was born in Yan'an, was facing the Yan'an front at this time. In the past few days, he had clearly advocated the use of troops against Yan'an. The plan against Cha Ge was undoubtedly to make Yue Fei and Qu Duan bear the pressure of the war in Xingqing Prefecture, and give the credit to the rear army of the imperial camp in vain.
In the secret letter, Wu Jie clearly raised these concerns, hoping that Emperor Zhao would continue to approve the military plan and continue to give him power and responsibilities and support him.
Finally, Wu Jinqing also made appropriate inferences about the missing Jurchen main force. He believed that Li Ganshun and Cha Ge, the two political and military leaders of the Xixia people, had no reason not to grasp the Jurchen life-saving straw from the moment they learned that Yue Fei appeared at the gorge... The Jurchens may have known about the possibility of the fall of Xingqing Prefecture earlier than the Dangxiang people of the Hengshan tribes, but they certainly did not know that Yelu Dashi had gone to Houtao. Therefore, the main force of the Jurchens at this time may have already gone to Houtao, which was of great strategic significance.
At this time, the Song army should change its strategy to a slow one and sit back and watch the fight between the two tigers.
This overall strategy also echoed Wu Jie's two strategies for the living woman in Yan'an and Cha Ge in Lingzhou.
Honestly speaking, after reading this note, Zhao Jiu had two feelings. One was that the overall situation suddenly became clear, and the other was that it was indeed the case.
The former was aimed at the war situation. Wu Jie's analysis was appropriate, and he described the three parties of Dangxiang, Khitan and Jurchen clearly. He also analyzed the two troubles that the Song army had to deal with face to face... This made Emperor Zhao, who had a commander value of only 5 and had been patient, suddenly cheerful.
At the same time, today's two reports, one open and one secret, have once again revealed the strengths and weaknesses that Wu Jie has always shown... This man's organization, arrangement, and summary of the battlefield are all first-rate, but there is no doubt that he is smooth in his dealings, sometimes hesitant, and it is also clear that he is unwilling to take responsibility unless he is forced into a corner.
This time, Zhao Jiu did not discuss it with Hu Yin, nor did he show the secret letter to Hu Yin... because the secret letter was an open secret between him and senior military officers, and it was like a contract between the monarch and his subjects. Showing it to a civil official, even if it was an absolutely trustworthy civil official, would be a violation of the rules.
In fact, it was precisely because of the existence of the secret letters that the originally chaotic high-level military system of the Song Dynasty (the class law was no longer applicable above the commander level, making it easier for the upper level to control military power) was transformed into a more scientific and reasonable class division in the military. The commander-in-chief level clearly stood out, forming a stable level between the commander and the generals.
Nowadays, even children on the street know that the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Camp is a real high-ranking official, and this is the reason.
For example, Dong Xian, who arrived at Diaoyin Mountain these two days, was originally a subordinate of Da Zhai and Da Zhai. He was always greedy for money and had always been known as two bastards together with Niu Gao, who loved wine, under Li Yanxian, or in the Da Zhai, the largest mountain under Li Yanxian. But this man, after making great contributions this time, Li Yanxian asked him for a reward, but he didn't want money, but only asked for a commanding officer. Li Yanxian did not hesitate and promised him to be sent directly to Emperor Zhao after his official position. This is why.
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