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In other words, Wu Jie turned the world around in Heshangyuan, and then severely defeated the Jin soldiers in the subsequent battle of Xianrenguan, and then took the opportunity to recover the Qinchuan Fifth Road occupied by the Jin people three years ago, completely smashing his attack on the Yangtze River. Upstream, East and West attack the Southern Song court's plan. Up and down the Song Dynasty, great excitement, full of joy. At this time, Yue Fei lost no time in writing a memorial, saying: "Those who are good at observing the enemy should know the beginning of the enemy, and those who are good at controlling the enemy should go to the place where they lie." Although Yang Mo is close, he will rely on Li to become a foreign aid. As long as he marches into Xiangyang and takes down the six counties, the bandits in Huxiang will naturally lose their minds.The important area of ​​Xiangyang is also the basis for restoring the Central Plains.I have prepared my troops for a long time, as long as you give the order, the emperor, the success of Zhongxing will be accomplished in a short time.

After reading this memorial, Zhao Gou became courageous for the first time, and said to the officials very manly: "In this case, let's give it a go. How about appointing Yue Fei?" The ministers applauded loudly. Privy envoy Zhu Shengfei echoed loudly and said: "The upper class in Xiangyang leads Wu and Shu. If we can occupy it first, we can kill thieves when we advance, and protect the country when we retreat. It is rare for Yue Fei to be loyal. Please approve his application as soon as possible." Shen Zhizheng Zhao Ding also lost no time to add fuel to the fire, saying: "With regard to the geographical situation in the upper reaches, no one knows better than Yue Fei."

Therefore, in March of the fourth year of Shaoxing (1134), Zhao Gou officially appointed Yue Fei as the envoy of Jingnan, Hubei, and Yuezhou, and he was responsible for the overall planning of recovering Deng and Xiang. On the first day of May, he was granted the envoy of the southern army in Yuefei Township, the envoy of Shuqizhou (now Qichun County, Hubei) on Jiangnan West Road, and the envoy of De'an Prefecture of Hanyang Army in Huangfu Prefecture. All the soldiers and horses of Nanzhen Fushi were sent to his account to listen to orders. In order to ensure the success of the operation, Zhao Gou accepted Zhao Ding's suggestion and ordered Han Shizhong, the Xuanfu envoy of Huaidong, and Liu Guangshi, the envoy of Xuanfu of Huaixi, to dispatch elite troops from Sishui and Chenzhou to the north to echo Yue Fei's troops.

Han and Liu firmly refused. After some intense bargaining, Han Shizhong reluctantly agreed to lead his army to station in the upper reaches of Surabaya and appear as a suspicious soldier to attract the attention of the enemy; Liu Guangshi also had to agree to send elite troops out of Chenzhou (now Huaiyang County, Henan Province) and Caizhou cheered and cheered for Yue Fei.It is very rare for the two uncles to have such awareness and expression, what else can they expect to do? In order to boost morale, Prime Minister Zhu Shengfei told Yue Fei that as long as Xianghan was conquered, the imperial court would grant him the title of Jiedushi.

Yue Fei smiled and said: "You must have underestimated me, Yue, a certain person!" Zhu Shengfei was taken aback for a moment, not knowing why he made such a statement. Yue Fei said awe-inspiringly: "Yue Fei can only be condemned by loyalty and cannot be driven by profit. When attacking Xiangyang, your duty is to be loyal to state affairs, not to ask for credit for Yue Fei. Could it be that if the Holy Majesty does not grant me the post of Jiedu Envoy, I will Don't you care about killing the enemy? Attacking a city and adding a title is the way to treat ordinary people, not the way to treat national scholars." ("Yue Fei can be blamed, but not forced. If you don’t confer festivals, will you just sit back and do nothing? Those who take out a city and give it to a noble are serving the people, not the scholars of the country.") The words of loyalty are arrogant and powerful, and they are loud and loud.

Yue Fei's army was about to go, Zhao Gou was still worried, and wrote a letter himself, saying: "I have agreed to all your requests, but you must remember one thing, I only want you to recover the six counties of Xiangyang, other areas, in case Can't be touched." ("At the request of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court has sent a painting to order Qing to recover several counties in Xiangyang. But those who obey will abandon it, and those who refuse will cut it. When chasing after him, be careful not to go out of the old realm guarded by Li Heng. , but caused provocation, and made a big mistake. Although he has made extraordinary achievements, he must be punished, and the only thing is to obey the orders.")

A few days later, in the name of the privy councils of the three provinces entrusting the imperial decree, Yue Fei was once again instructed "if the puppet army has escaped out of the border, there is no need to pursue it far away" and "the vassals are not allowed to kill, while recruiting and saving sympathies. And don't exaggerate the situation and exaggerate it." Dang: It may be called the Northern Expedition, or the recovery of Tokyo, but it is very provocative. It is necessary to recover the strength of the former state army, so that the Puppet Qi has no excuse.”I'm afraid that the shop will open too much and anger the Jinren.Yue Fei was dumbfounded by Zhao Gou's letters. Although he was not satisfied with Zhao Gou's request, he had received his strong support after all, so he didn't say anything more.

In a few days, Yue Fei sent his army to the north, and along the way "ordered the soldiers not to capture the remnants of the people, and the crops were all in autumn, so he would not dare to offend." The discipline was strict, and the voice of the army was loud.At Xiaosi Temple in Xingan County, Linjiang, Jiangnan West Road (now Xinfeng County, Jiangxi), Yue Fei’s poems flourished, and he ordered people to prepare pens and inks, and wrote poems: