In mid-November, Yue Fei and Zhang Jun discussed the work of the Yangtze River defense line. After that, Yue Fei left with a thousand elite soldiers, claiming to go on an eastern inspection.

After that, no one knew his whereabouts.

Half a month later, Zhang Jun's memorial reached Cao Guo's desk.

Zhang Jun accused Yue Fei of secretly mobilizing troops, leaving his defense zone, and suspected that he had gone north to collude with the enemy.

This guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, Yue Fei, colluding with the enemy?

Cao Guo suppressed the matter and decided to give some trust to his "Yun Chang" (Yue Fei). He neither replied nor punished him.

A month later, the situation took a sharp turn.

At that time, Cao Guo was training troops in the drill ground when he received an urgent report.

It was a frontline battle report from a messenger. The messenger had tattered armor, a haggard face, and disheveled hair, but he had a joyful expression on his face.

After saluting, the messenger proudly spoke:

Half a month ago, General Yue led a thousand elite soldiers in the southern part of Chuzhou. Taking advantage of the Jin army's search for ships, they launched a surprise attack on the hometown of Wan Yan Chang...

Cao Guo immediately became excited: Tell me, what was the result?

General Yue's subordinate, Wang Gui, beheaded Wan Yan Chang, and General Yue's forces captured over 2,000 enemy soldiers in the battle. The remnants of the Jin army retreated to the north and were pursued for over 200 li!

Excellent! This is truly a great victory that has never been seen since the start of the war!

General Yue believes that the threat from the eastern front has been eliminated, and with the new victory and high morale of his forces, it is now an ideal time to defeat Jin Wuzhu. He has planned to launch a surprise attack from the rear at the end of this month, and requests Your Majesty to send troops to cooperate!

The end of the month... It is already December 27th now. Minister Yue could launch the attack at any time. Issue the orders, prepare the entire army, and get ready to cross the river!