When the backyard of the Southern Song Dynasty caught fire, Cao Guo had already engaged in a full-scale war with the Jin army on the front line.

The intense battle lasted for

When the backyard of the Southern Song Dynasty caught fire, Cao Guo had already engaged in a full-scale war with the Jin army on the front line.

The intense battle lasted for nearly a month, but Kaifeng's city walls were tall and solid, and there was still a large Jin army inside the city, so both sides were locked in a stalemate for a while.

The casualties from storming the city were too high. How can we lure them out...

If I am critically ill...

A few days later, Cao Guo came up with a plan.

He ordered his trusted subordinates to wear his armor, raise the imperial banner, and launch an attack on the city.

Then he pretended to be shot and the Song army retreated.

The next day, he ordered the Song army to destroy the siege equipment attacking the western part of the city, creating an illusion of retreat.

Everything was done to lure the Jin army out of the city.

The plan was going smoothly, but the appearance of a letter disrupted Cao Guo's progress.

In the afternoon of the third day, when the Song army annihilated a small Jin squad, they captured a letter.

It was a letter written by the Jin people to Yue Fei, thinking that Yue Fei was still on the battlefield.

The letter stated that the important matters in the court had been settled, and General Yue was urged to act quickly and resolve the internal affairs of the army. The signal would be three fox cries, and the Jin army would act as reinforcement, attacking together.

Cao Guo was greatly surprised. What did they mean by "important matters in the court had been settled"?

He urgently summoned the supply officer and asked, "When was the last time the supplies were delivered?"

The supply officer replied, "It was last month. The supplies for this month should have arrived two days ago, but we haven't received any news. I have already sent people to urge them..."

Hearing this, Cao Guo felt a chill in his heart: Could there really be a turmoil in the court?

I left Lu Yihao, Zhang Jun, Qin Hui, and other trusted men in the rear to stabilize the situation. Who is causing trouble? Could it be my father and brothers?

He asked again, "How long can our army's provisions support us?"

"My lord, we can hold on for another ten days if we ration strictly. We can maintain for twenty days if we save."

"Send more people to urge them. This matter must not be publicized, otherwise, there will be no mercy!"

The supply officer left trembling, but Cao Guo was at a loss.

The families of the soldiers were all in the rear. If there really was trouble in the rear, these troops would have no hope.

Moreover, even if he could temporarily stabilize them through means, without food and supplies, they wouldn't last another day!

And Yue Aiqing, is he also involved in this matter? If that's the case, then he must not have gone to attack the capital, but stayed nearby...

This sudden change magnified Cao Guo's suspicious nature.

He even felt that Han Shizhong seemed a bit wrong.

What a difficult fate. I've only been here for three years, and I can't really tell which generals are reliable and which ones might betray. I really can't be sure.

Cao Guo desperately tried to calm himself down and quickly sorted out a plan.

Firstly, send people to investigate in detail what happened in the rear and send more people;

Secondly, time is of the essence, strive to defeat the Jin army in front of us first, capture Kaifeng, and obtain the city's provisions. Then everything can be resolved;

Thirdly, even if my father and brothers take action, their hands cannot reach so quickly to issue decrees and command the generals in various regions to bring troops for the royal cause. But if that happens, the defensive arrangements against the Jin army will be compromised... No, I need to wait a little longer...