In the first year of Daxu Shixing and the 14th year of Liao Yingli (Yelu Xian’s new year name will be used early next year), it was already the end of the winter month, which was the twelfth month of the cold winter.
However, by the time Xu Jun arrives in the northwest, it may be the end of the year or the beginning of next year.
The Liao general Yang Gun arrived in Xiazhou first and immediately entered the palace to meet Li Yiyin.
Neither of them can speak each other's language, but they will speak Chinese slowly.So the two sides jointly deal with the Han people, but they could only communicate in Chinese language so that they did not need to be a translator.
Yang Gun was deeply trusted by Yelu Jing in the past. After Yelu Jing died, he surrendered to Xiao Siwen, and Xiao Siwen also accepted him generously.
He is a middle-aged man with a serious and steadfast expression. He has a round face than the Central Plains people. Yang Gun's face is a bit narrow and long and has a high nose bridge.
He wore a warm animal skin hat and his ear protection was furry. When he walked into the palace, he bowed to Li Yiyin.
Li Yiyin immediately said: This king is the leader of all ethnic groups in Dangxiang. I hope General Yang will restrain his subordinates and do not disturb the people of Pingxia.
Yang Gun said: You are not worried. As long as you ensure the food required by the Liao army, you will ensure that you will not be in trouble.He changed his tone and said anxiously that a few days ago, the general was urgently reported by the Privy Councilor Xiao Gong of the North Court, and had investigated that the Ming Xu army used 70,000 to 80,000 troops, including 40,000 to 50,000 imperial guards...
After hearing this, Li Yiyin immediately showed a suspicious expression on his face: Pingxia and Daliao joined forces, and Xu Guoda made such a loud thunder. He seemed to be about to destroy Dangxiang, so he used tens of thousands of people to attack?
Yang Gun was also a little embarrassed because there are more than 100,000 coalition forces in various departments, and they are defending locally in the Dangxiang area. It is rare that the attacking side has only about half of the troops.
Yang Gun said: This is the news sent by Mr. Xiao himself, so there should be no mistake.
Li Yiyin asked: The people of Xu State are still in their country. How did the Liao Dynasty know the strength of the Xu army?
Yang Gun replied: Use spies.In the past, when the Great Liao spyed on Tokyo, they sent scouts to cross the Yellow River to inquire, and were often arrested by inspections in the Central Plains; or sent envoys, but they could only see very few situations.Later, the Liao Dynasty seized several spies from Xu State in Shangjing. Duke Xiao was quite shocked. The people of Xu State went deep into the grassland and came to Shangjing without knowing it!Once I asked, I realized that they were disguised as merchants, using the Khitans to greed for profit and colluded with Khitans to hide their identities.
Mr. Xiao copied the example and let the spies from the Liao Dynasty disguise themselves as merchants, giving benefits to the people of Xu.Sure enough, it was hidden by the people of Xu as a chicken laying golden eggs.
Not long ago, Tokyo made great efforts to gather troops and school inspectors in the suburbs of the city, which lasted for half a month.The people sent by Xiao Gong inquire many times and bribed officials, and finally got the news.
Li Yiyin still doesn't believe it very much.
Yang Gun was not sure whether the news was prepared, after all, there were too many twists and turns.He suggested that Li Yiyin install spies on the southeast road and wait until Xu's army approaches Pingxia before spying on the spot.
After Yang Gun said that, he suddenly remembered something, so he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Yiyin: The letter written by Mr. Xiao personally wrote to Mr. Li, and his earnest words were all in the letter.
Li Yiyin picked it up and saw that it was all Chinese, written in very neat and beautiful small regular script. I didn’t expect that Xiao Siwen, the important minister of the Liao Dynasty, was so proficient in Chinese... Obviously, Li Yiyin and the others couldn’t understand Khitan, and in the end it was Chinese, and even if the words that had been posted for a thousand years could be identified as usual.
However, Xiao Siwen's literary talent is of no use here, because Li Yiyin's culture is limited, so he is really confused.
He looked a little embarrassed. After all, he was the highest leader of the Dangxiang people and was unwilling to show that he had no ink, so he said: Thanks to Mr. Xiao’s handwriting, I will take a shower and change my clothes and read it carefully.
He thought to himself and went back to find someone to help.In an instant, I accidentally remembered my daughter Li Yueji. Yueji read more than him, so I must understand it.
Li Yiyin's subtle expression changes were seen by Yang Gun.Yang Gun took the initiative to say: Xiao Gongtong will do his best to share the same hatred with the general, and will never watch the fire from the other side...
Li Yiyin nodded thoughtfully.
...Yang Gun said calmly: General Li must not doubt the sincerity of the Liao army.Mr. Xiao said that today, the weather is good for many years, like the grass and trees meet sweet rain, which will be the time to stretch and grow wildly; the shamans and priests observe the celestial phenomena at night, understand the instructions of the gods, and the priests also predict that they will prosper for a hundred years in the future.With a good harvest of crops and a strong cattle and sheep, the population will surely prosper...
After hearing this, Li Yiyin stared at him, wondering if it was possible.
He only felt that the priest foresaw what happened a hundred years later and did not believe it at all.
What's more, the shamanism seems to worship ancestors. They are the ancestors of the Khitans. What's the matter with Dangxiang people?
But he did not raise any doubts, just kept silent... There are many sects in the northwest, including Buddhists, Lamas, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, etc. If you have to fight for the win or loss of what others believe in, then you don’t have to talk about anything. Let’s talk about the truth or falsehood of the gods first.
Yang Gun seemed to be a believer of shamanism. He said it with relish. A prosperous population is the basis for prosperity, and this is the time for the growth of all countries and ethnic groups.The Han people in Xu Country were numerous and powerful, and they occupied the vast and fertile land of the Central Plains. Now they are full of ambitions, and they will be a threat to all tribes.We should form an alliance and not let Guo and his ministers taste the sweetness of expansion...
When Li Yiyin heard what happened next, he nodded frequently. No matter what, the Liao army would just help me sincerely!
As for the rest, it's nonsense!
Li Yiyin's hair is already gray and is a decades old. His rich experience has made his beliefs more and more stubborn. It is obviously not easy for Yang Gun to try to convince him on other ideas.
Yang Gun also reminded: Xu's weapons are very sharp in siege of the city. If you stick to the important land, you must be careful.He is also very brave in field battles, but he is also a common method of fighting formations.
……
By the middle of the twelfth lunar month, Li Yiyin was impressed by the ability of the Liao minister Xiao Siwen.
His scout had already found out that the troops coming from Xu were not much, not much, it was between 70,000 and 80,000!And Xiao Siwen actually figured out this news a month ago!
After all, the Great Liao Dynasty was a northern grassland. It was indeed a great country that dominated a large area of land from the west to the east.
At this time, the weather was so cold that people didn't even want to leave. The news made Li Yiyin feel clever and energetic.
There were only more than 70,000 people, divided into two strands, the two strands dozens of miles apart... Li Yiyin suddenly became a little excited.
There are only more than 40,000 main players in front?At first, the Liao people heard the news, and he thought it was ridiculous, but now his own people have been investigating and observing it, which coincides with Li Yiyin.
The Liao army reinforcements alone had 20,000 infantry and cavalry, and the combined strength of the various Dangxiang units was nearly 100,000!
The Xu army relied on a large number of people in the battle of Youzhou. Although the Liao army was defeated in Youzhou, all tribes still dare not deny their cavalry combat power. The reinforcements were equivalent to nearly half of the Xu army's troops this time...
Ye Ci, who was in the second round, suddenly became a little angry: The people of Xu looked down on us too much, this is contempt and humiliation for us!
Li Yiyin didn’t understand why this man was angry. Fighting in battle is not based on humiliation. How annoyed?
Ye Ci said: When Xu's army dispatched such a few troops, he probably only cared about the reinforcements of the Liao army and regarded our Party Xiang people as nothing!
Li Yiyin looked at him angrily. No matter what, as long as Xu Jun was defeated in this battle, no one would stop the Dangxiang people from establishing the Dabai Gaoguo.
At this time, the Han people did not despise our clan, but were forced to do so.
He glanced at Ye Ci and said: The Han people came from Tokyo, took the road to the southeast, and went north along the Yellow River.To the south of Hengshan Mountain, there are ravines and barren land, and the population of Xu State is sparse, so food and grass must be delivered from afar.The mountains are high and the road is far away, and transportation is inconvenient. Even if there are 70,000 to 80,000 people, it is enough for the imperial court to make trouble.
This is also the reason why the Central Plains court has been tolerant of rewards and tolerant for many years and wants to win over us.I have to be unwilling to do anything to us.However, Dangxiang has few people and small land, so it is not beneficial to be enemies with the Central Plains.
After hearing this, Li Yiyin pondered and said: What he said is reasonable.I heard that the Central Plains used the army during the Battle of Youzhou to consume a lot of money, and it may not be expensive now, so this situation is so happening.
Li Yiyin also thought about many reasons in order to convince himself to believe what was in front of him.
Ye Ci said coldly: Since the Central Plains court is powerless, he still tear away his face and forcibly bullying and humiliating us?
Li Yiyin was already very happy and excited, but he felt that he should keep calm, so he seemed calm. Once a war was used, it would be not this time. After this battle, there will be endless wars in the future.
What he implies is that Xu Jun's attack this time may be just a test.The most difficult thing is still to come. Perhaps Congress may have been experiencing a long-term consumption with the Party’s stake due to its strong foundation.
However, Li Yiyin couldn't help but signal that Xu Jun was in charge of the army this time, and the emperor was also in the army...
Ye Ci immediately bowed and said: Please ask our troops to fight in front of the front, capture the emperor, and avenge Princess Yueji!
Li Yiyin said: Very good.Even if the emperor is not captured and defeated the emperor's personal army, the status of the Dangxiang people in the future is also unparalleled!
Li Yiyin immediately summoned the ministries to discuss solutions.
It was discovered that Xu's army was heading north along the Yellow River. Everyone speculated that they might march along the larger river. One way is to be lost, and the other way is to completely protect the water source of the army... Then they would enter Wuding River from the Yellow River, first attack Suizhou, and then break through the Hengshan area.
The north of Pingxia land is mainly grassland pasture land, and the Hengshan area is agricultural arable land, and they can get a lot of supplies from the Hengshan area; so we cannot give up the Hengshan land, so that Xu State can stand firm in the land first.
In Suizhou, a center in the southeastern part of Hengshan, if Xu's army captured this place, it could become a rear camp; before the progress of Suizhou, there was a long distance without any important towns or materials gathering.
The coalition forces went out of Suizhou to find opportunities to fight, which was not conducive to Xu's army.
The main reason is that at this time, the morale of all people and horses was very high, and they were all looking forward to teaching the emperor of the Central Plains a lesson, and they were all eager to try... After all, there were not many soldiers around the emperor!
However, by the time Xu Jun arrives in the northwest, it may be the end of the year or the beginning of next year.
The Liao general Yang Gun arrived in Xiazhou first and immediately entered the palace to meet Li Yiyin.
Neither of them can speak each other's language, but they will speak Chinese slowly.So the two sides jointly deal with the Han people, but they could only communicate in Chinese language so that they did not need to be a translator.
Yang Gun was deeply trusted by Yelu Jing in the past. After Yelu Jing died, he surrendered to Xiao Siwen, and Xiao Siwen also accepted him generously.
He is a middle-aged man with a serious and steadfast expression. He has a round face than the Central Plains people. Yang Gun's face is a bit narrow and long and has a high nose bridge.
He wore a warm animal skin hat and his ear protection was furry. When he walked into the palace, he bowed to Li Yiyin.
Li Yiyin immediately said: This king is the leader of all ethnic groups in Dangxiang. I hope General Yang will restrain his subordinates and do not disturb the people of Pingxia.
Yang Gun said: You are not worried. As long as you ensure the food required by the Liao army, you will ensure that you will not be in trouble.He changed his tone and said anxiously that a few days ago, the general was urgently reported by the Privy Councilor Xiao Gong of the North Court, and had investigated that the Ming Xu army used 70,000 to 80,000 troops, including 40,000 to 50,000 imperial guards...
After hearing this, Li Yiyin immediately showed a suspicious expression on his face: Pingxia and Daliao joined forces, and Xu Guoda made such a loud thunder. He seemed to be about to destroy Dangxiang, so he used tens of thousands of people to attack?
Yang Gun was also a little embarrassed because there are more than 100,000 coalition forces in various departments, and they are defending locally in the Dangxiang area. It is rare that the attacking side has only about half of the troops.
Yang Gun said: This is the news sent by Mr. Xiao himself, so there should be no mistake.
Li Yiyin asked: The people of Xu State are still in their country. How did the Liao Dynasty know the strength of the Xu army?
Yang Gun replied: Use spies.In the past, when the Great Liao spyed on Tokyo, they sent scouts to cross the Yellow River to inquire, and were often arrested by inspections in the Central Plains; or sent envoys, but they could only see very few situations.Later, the Liao Dynasty seized several spies from Xu State in Shangjing. Duke Xiao was quite shocked. The people of Xu State went deep into the grassland and came to Shangjing without knowing it!Once I asked, I realized that they were disguised as merchants, using the Khitans to greed for profit and colluded with Khitans to hide their identities.
Mr. Xiao copied the example and let the spies from the Liao Dynasty disguise themselves as merchants, giving benefits to the people of Xu.Sure enough, it was hidden by the people of Xu as a chicken laying golden eggs.
Not long ago, Tokyo made great efforts to gather troops and school inspectors in the suburbs of the city, which lasted for half a month.The people sent by Xiao Gong inquire many times and bribed officials, and finally got the news.
Li Yiyin still doesn't believe it very much.
Yang Gun was not sure whether the news was prepared, after all, there were too many twists and turns.He suggested that Li Yiyin install spies on the southeast road and wait until Xu's army approaches Pingxia before spying on the spot.
After Yang Gun said that, he suddenly remembered something, so he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Yiyin: The letter written by Mr. Xiao personally wrote to Mr. Li, and his earnest words were all in the letter.
Li Yiyin picked it up and saw that it was all Chinese, written in very neat and beautiful small regular script. I didn’t expect that Xiao Siwen, the important minister of the Liao Dynasty, was so proficient in Chinese... Obviously, Li Yiyin and the others couldn’t understand Khitan, and in the end it was Chinese, and even if the words that had been posted for a thousand years could be identified as usual.
However, Xiao Siwen's literary talent is of no use here, because Li Yiyin's culture is limited, so he is really confused.
He looked a little embarrassed. After all, he was the highest leader of the Dangxiang people and was unwilling to show that he had no ink, so he said: Thanks to Mr. Xiao’s handwriting, I will take a shower and change my clothes and read it carefully.
He thought to himself and went back to find someone to help.In an instant, I accidentally remembered my daughter Li Yueji. Yueji read more than him, so I must understand it.
Li Yiyin's subtle expression changes were seen by Yang Gun.Yang Gun took the initiative to say: Xiao Gongtong will do his best to share the same hatred with the general, and will never watch the fire from the other side...
Li Yiyin nodded thoughtfully.
...Yang Gun said calmly: General Li must not doubt the sincerity of the Liao army.Mr. Xiao said that today, the weather is good for many years, like the grass and trees meet sweet rain, which will be the time to stretch and grow wildly; the shamans and priests observe the celestial phenomena at night, understand the instructions of the gods, and the priests also predict that they will prosper for a hundred years in the future.With a good harvest of crops and a strong cattle and sheep, the population will surely prosper...
After hearing this, Li Yiyin stared at him, wondering if it was possible.
He only felt that the priest foresaw what happened a hundred years later and did not believe it at all.
What's more, the shamanism seems to worship ancestors. They are the ancestors of the Khitans. What's the matter with Dangxiang people?
But he did not raise any doubts, just kept silent... There are many sects in the northwest, including Buddhists, Lamas, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, etc. If you have to fight for the win or loss of what others believe in, then you don’t have to talk about anything. Let’s talk about the truth or falsehood of the gods first.
Yang Gun seemed to be a believer of shamanism. He said it with relish. A prosperous population is the basis for prosperity, and this is the time for the growth of all countries and ethnic groups.The Han people in Xu Country were numerous and powerful, and they occupied the vast and fertile land of the Central Plains. Now they are full of ambitions, and they will be a threat to all tribes.We should form an alliance and not let Guo and his ministers taste the sweetness of expansion...
When Li Yiyin heard what happened next, he nodded frequently. No matter what, the Liao army would just help me sincerely!
As for the rest, it's nonsense!
Li Yiyin's hair is already gray and is a decades old. His rich experience has made his beliefs more and more stubborn. It is obviously not easy for Yang Gun to try to convince him on other ideas.
Yang Gun also reminded: Xu's weapons are very sharp in siege of the city. If you stick to the important land, you must be careful.He is also very brave in field battles, but he is also a common method of fighting formations.
……
By the middle of the twelfth lunar month, Li Yiyin was impressed by the ability of the Liao minister Xiao Siwen.
His scout had already found out that the troops coming from Xu were not much, not much, it was between 70,000 and 80,000!And Xiao Siwen actually figured out this news a month ago!
After all, the Great Liao Dynasty was a northern grassland. It was indeed a great country that dominated a large area of land from the west to the east.
At this time, the weather was so cold that people didn't even want to leave. The news made Li Yiyin feel clever and energetic.
There were only more than 70,000 people, divided into two strands, the two strands dozens of miles apart... Li Yiyin suddenly became a little excited.
There are only more than 40,000 main players in front?At first, the Liao people heard the news, and he thought it was ridiculous, but now his own people have been investigating and observing it, which coincides with Li Yiyin.
The Liao army reinforcements alone had 20,000 infantry and cavalry, and the combined strength of the various Dangxiang units was nearly 100,000!
The Xu army relied on a large number of people in the battle of Youzhou. Although the Liao army was defeated in Youzhou, all tribes still dare not deny their cavalry combat power. The reinforcements were equivalent to nearly half of the Xu army's troops this time...
Ye Ci, who was in the second round, suddenly became a little angry: The people of Xu looked down on us too much, this is contempt and humiliation for us!
Li Yiyin didn’t understand why this man was angry. Fighting in battle is not based on humiliation. How annoyed?
Ye Ci said: When Xu's army dispatched such a few troops, he probably only cared about the reinforcements of the Liao army and regarded our Party Xiang people as nothing!
Li Yiyin looked at him angrily. No matter what, as long as Xu Jun was defeated in this battle, no one would stop the Dangxiang people from establishing the Dabai Gaoguo.
At this time, the Han people did not despise our clan, but were forced to do so.
He glanced at Ye Ci and said: The Han people came from Tokyo, took the road to the southeast, and went north along the Yellow River.To the south of Hengshan Mountain, there are ravines and barren land, and the population of Xu State is sparse, so food and grass must be delivered from afar.The mountains are high and the road is far away, and transportation is inconvenient. Even if there are 70,000 to 80,000 people, it is enough for the imperial court to make trouble.
This is also the reason why the Central Plains court has been tolerant of rewards and tolerant for many years and wants to win over us.I have to be unwilling to do anything to us.However, Dangxiang has few people and small land, so it is not beneficial to be enemies with the Central Plains.
After hearing this, Li Yiyin pondered and said: What he said is reasonable.I heard that the Central Plains used the army during the Battle of Youzhou to consume a lot of money, and it may not be expensive now, so this situation is so happening.
Li Yiyin also thought about many reasons in order to convince himself to believe what was in front of him.
Ye Ci said coldly: Since the Central Plains court is powerless, he still tear away his face and forcibly bullying and humiliating us?
Li Yiyin was already very happy and excited, but he felt that he should keep calm, so he seemed calm. Once a war was used, it would be not this time. After this battle, there will be endless wars in the future.
What he implies is that Xu Jun's attack this time may be just a test.The most difficult thing is still to come. Perhaps Congress may have been experiencing a long-term consumption with the Party’s stake due to its strong foundation.
However, Li Yiyin couldn't help but signal that Xu Jun was in charge of the army this time, and the emperor was also in the army...
Ye Ci immediately bowed and said: Please ask our troops to fight in front of the front, capture the emperor, and avenge Princess Yueji!
Li Yiyin said: Very good.Even if the emperor is not captured and defeated the emperor's personal army, the status of the Dangxiang people in the future is also unparalleled!
Li Yiyin immediately summoned the ministries to discuss solutions.
It was discovered that Xu's army was heading north along the Yellow River. Everyone speculated that they might march along the larger river. One way is to be lost, and the other way is to completely protect the water source of the army... Then they would enter Wuding River from the Yellow River, first attack Suizhou, and then break through the Hengshan area.
The north of Pingxia land is mainly grassland pasture land, and the Hengshan area is agricultural arable land, and they can get a lot of supplies from the Hengshan area; so we cannot give up the Hengshan land, so that Xu State can stand firm in the land first.
In Suizhou, a center in the southeastern part of Hengshan, if Xu's army captured this place, it could become a rear camp; before the progress of Suizhou, there was a long distance without any important towns or materials gathering.
The coalition forces went out of Suizhou to find opportunities to fight, which was not conducive to Xu's army.
The main reason is that at this time, the morale of all people and horses was very high, and they were all looking forward to teaching the emperor of the Central Plains a lesson, and they were all eager to try... After all, there were not many soldiers around the emperor!
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