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Chapter 615 Yelü Dezhong: Uncle can tolerate it, but Aunt can't! [2 Updates]

"Ma-hu-ma-"

Yelü Dezhong stopped shouting here, then greeted Princess Tianshou, and Cai Fu suddenly realized:
They're calling him "Prince Consort"!
Yelü Dezhong's Song dialect was not standard, and I only heard half of it from him...

"Thanks to you, Toma!"

Yelü Dezhong was so excited that he hugged Cai Fu tightly, as if he had found a long-lost blood relative.

Cai Fu chuckled and patted Yelü Dezhong's vest:
"Don't worry, Imperial Uncle, I'm here!"

"Golden Dog, don't even think about touching a hair on your head!"

Yelü Dezhong felt much more at ease holding Cai Fu in his arms. Looking at the battle situation again, he saw that the Jin soldiers were being suppressed.

This Jin army was mostly infantry; only two or three thousand cavalrymen were led by Gao Dabao to confront the Qi army.

As a result, the Jin cavalry was routed, and the remaining Jin infantry were slaughtered by the Qi army!

Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Du Xue, Zhang Kui, and Wu Shangzhi were all men of unparalleled bravery.

Under their leadership, the Qi army charged forward and was invincible!
The corpses of Jin soldiers littered the fields, and rivers of blood flowed!
Yelü Dezhong originally didn't think much of Cai Fu, the son-in-law, mainly because Cai Fu was a Song dynasty person.

But if the Liao king agreed to the marriage, how could Yelü Dezhong, the emperor's younger brother, object?

However, after this battle, Yelü needed to rethink his understanding of the Wolf Lord:
Besides the Prince of Qi, who is worthy of Princess Tianshou?
Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Cai Fu stopped caring about the battle and instead pulled Yelü Dezhong aside to inquire about his well-being.

After exchanging pleasantries, the conversation turned to Yelü Sizi, and Cai Fu told him that Yelü Sizi had already been released.

Yelü Dezhong was relieved. After Cai Fu saved his life, he treated Cai Fu with even more affection than he would his own son.

"That's despicable! That's shameless!"

Knowing that Gao Chong had also been ambushed by the Jin soldiers, Yelü Dezhong cursed the Jin soldiers fiercely:
"It's one thing for them to ambush me, but they even ambushed their allies!"
"Uncle can tolerate it, but Auntie can't!"

"Uncle is right!"

Cai Fu did not dwell on Yelü Dezhong's grammatical error, but instead took the opportunity to ask him:

"Uncle, how many troops are left in Jizhou?"

Yelü Dezhong had just been rescued by Cai Fu, so he didn't hide anything from him:

"Jizhou originally had 50,000 garrison troops. I brought 10,000 out with me, and there are still..."

Yelü Dezhong looked around, and tears immediately streamed down his face:
Of the original 10,000 men, only a little over 100 remained...

If it weren't for the timely arrival of the King of Qi, he would have become a prisoner of the Jin Kingdom in no time!
Cai Fu pondered for a moment: "Imperial Uncle, the Jin dogs have mobilized 200,000 troops this time."

"The 20,000 troops that attacked my adopted son, plus the 20,000 troops that attacked you, that's already 40,000 gone."

"They have been attacking Tanzhou for some time now, and their casualties must be at least tens of thousands. Their available troops are about 120,000 to 130,000."

“I brought 80,000 troops, plus your 40,000 troops, Uncle, that makes 120,000 to 130,000.”

"It is impolite not to retaliate. He dared to ambush us, so why can't we retaliate?"

"Yes!"

Yelü Dezhong's eyes lit up: "Tanzhou has 50,000 garrison troops. The Wolf Spider must have sent reinforcements, but I don't know how many..."

"If we stab Jin Wuzhu in the back, the troops in the city will come out to attack again!"

"Surrounded from both inside and outside, we must leave all 200,000 Jin soldiers behind!"
"Toma, it has to be you again!"

"Royal Uncle, read after me."

Cai Fu could tolerate everything else, but this was something he truly couldn't tolerate:
"Buddha Enlightenment—the Prince Consort! The Prince Consort!"

Yelü Dezhong: "Buddha's enlightenment—household!"

Cai Fu: I give up, do as you please!

……

Jizhou.

"Your Majesty has overlooked one thing!" Wen Huanzhang advised Cai Fu, "If the escaped Jin dogs inform Jin Wuzhu, I'm afraid Jin Wuzhu has already laid a trap, waiting for us to walk right into it!"

Cai Fu's main tactic was to listen to advice: "Please, strategist, teach me."

Wen Huanzhang, Li Gang, and Zong Ze exchanged glances, and the three of them temporarily formed a think tank.

They had already discussed it on their way to Jizhou.

Wen Huanzhang: "Your Majesty, I believe that Jin Wuzhu will abandon the attack on Tanzhou and wait to ambush us on the way."

Li Gang: "Your Majesty, I believe that Jin Wuzhu will send a force to feign an attack on Tanzhou to draw our attention, while the main force will bypass us and take Jizhou."

Zong Ze: "Your Majesty, I believe that Jin Wuzhu will send a force to feign an attack on Tanzhou to draw our attention, while the main force lays an ambush around the area."

"Once our army enters the encirclement, the ambush troops will come out in full force and catch our army off guard."

Good guy!
Cai Fu suddenly felt that this was much easier and that he was experiencing the same kind of joy as Liu Bei.

Yelü Dezhong couldn't help but interject: "What if Jin Wuzhu finds out we're colluding and abandons the attack on Tanzhou, then withdraws directly?"

"will not!"

Cai Fu said confidently, "This fellow brought out an army of 200,000. If he gains nothing and loses almost half of his troops for nothing, he will definitely not be satisfied!"
"Besides, he is the fourth prince, and he has three older brothers!"
"He must be under a lot of pressure after such a big defeat!"

Wen Huanzhang, Li Gang, and Zong Ze: "The King is right!"

Cai Fu frowned: "You've mentioned so many possibilities, and every single one of them could come true."

How should our army respond?

Wen Huanzhang: "Your Majesty, why don't we just send the cavalry to Tanzhou and leave the infantry in Jizhou?"

"Firstly, speed is of the essence in war. The cavalry can reach Tanzhou sooner, perhaps even faster than the deserters of the Jin dogs."

"Secondly, if there really is an ambush, the cavalry can leave more quickly."

"Thirdly, it can also prevent Jizhou from being attacked."

"In addition, send out scouts ahead to investigate the Jin Gou ambush."

Cai Fu gave a thumbs up: "Wonderful!"
"Let me add one more thing: we can also set up an encirclement in Jizhou."

"If the main force of the Golden Dog arrives, the ambush troops will coordinate with those inside the city to launch a pincer attack."

Wen Huanzhang gave two thumbs up:
"Your Majesty's suggestion is brilliant! This might even be able to severely injure the Golden Dog!"

"Then it's settled!"

Cai Fu made the decision: "The infantry will remain and be under the command of the military advisor!"
"All cavalry, including those from Jizhou, are coming with me to Tanzhou!"
"Let's not delay, let's set off now!"

Jizhou is the Jizhou District of Genzhou in the 21st century.

Tanzhou is located in Miyun District of Beijing, about 80 kilometers away.

A cavalryman's normal march takes two days, while a forced march can take one day, but even if the rider can endure it, the horse cannot.

So Cai Fu decided to proceed with the march as normal, since the deserters had already been gone for half a day and would definitely arrive before him.

In addition to leaving 60,000 infantrymen in Jizhou, Cai Fu also left behind Lu Junyi and his two disciples.

This was to guard against Jin Wuzhu's main force taking Jizhou, as our side lacked top-tier generals.

He himself led 20,000 cavalry and 20,000 Liao cavalry, and rushed to Tanzhou overnight.

To facilitate Cai Fu's control over the 20,000 Liao soldiers, Yelü Sizi volunteered to go with Cai Fu to Tanzhou.

Cai Fu then led 40,000 troops from the Qi-Liao coalition to Tanzhou, and sent four young men as scouts.

The reason for sending out the four little ones was twofold: firstly, they were all excellent horses, and secondly, they could escape if they encountered the Jin soldiers.

Cai Fu believed that Gao Chong would obey this time.

(End of this chapter)