Chapter 541 Dangerous People

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The windows of the palace where Yelu Jing lives are all nailed to death, and there is no one around him usually.He was afraid that he would be killed by the people around him when he fell asleep, and his servants were even more afraid that he would be drunk and killed indiscriminately.

He rubbed his temples, looked at Yang Gun below, and asked in Khitan: Have you seen the King of the South Courtyard (Xiao Siwen)?

Yang Gun said: Khan, I saw it.Xiao Gongping only cared about the military affairs of Youzhou and occasionally mentioned Khan, hoping that Khan would drink less and say that drinking was a mistake.

Yelu Jing nodded without saying a word, remembering the previous use of military forces in Hebei. Xiao Siwen sent someone to Shangjing to report, but without waiting for the answer, he dispatched his troops and generals.

As a result, there was no loss, but he snatched back a large amount of property and population. Of course, Yelu Jing couldn't blame him.

The relationship between Xiao and the royal family Yelu clan was very good. The royal family usually married Xiao, and the prime minister basically came from the Xiao family.

However, this kind of alliance is at the clan level, so it is hard to say between individuals. Just like Yelu Jing, most of the people who want to kill him are from his own Yelu family.

Therefore, Yang Gun seemed reluctant to talk about Xiao's affairs, so he asked carefully: Did you hear that the Zhou army attacked the Northern Han Kingdom?

Yelu Jing said: I had received the news ten days ago.

Yang Gun couldn't help but say: But after I arrived in the capital, I almost didn't hear anyone talking about this matter, and the nobles seemed to not pay much attention to it.

There is no public talk.Yelu Jing was very calm at this time, not as violent as the rumors were rumored. Many ministers and nobles had no knowledge. They saw the Han people only in Shangjing South City or the craftsmen and farmers who farmed in the Bohai Sea. They believed that the Han people were very docile and like sheep, they were inevitably despised.But not everyone is so short-sighted.

Yang Gun pondered: I remembered the Battle of Gaoping a few years ago... In my opinion, the Han people are indeed docile, and are even a little timid and afraid of being weak and can be bullied. Compared with the brave and war-hardened herders of the Great Khitan, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are sheep; but the "nobles" and warriors in the Central Plains are by no means sheep, but a group of wolves!They are the same as us, they all rely on fighting for sheep to have a full meal.

In addition to the Battle of Gaoping, Xiao Siwen suffered a hardship in the Battle of Zhuozhou.Yelu Jing said, isn’t the current emperor of Zhou Guo Shao the butcher who slaughtered the Khitan warriors back then?

Yang Gun echoed: This person is very famous and many ministers have heard of it, and he is known as the "Neilsmith Guo".But it seems that he and the craftsmen we have witnessed are probably not the same type of people.

This person is not from Guo Wei and Guo Rong's family, but his surname is Guo. I heard that he has some relatives... Yelu Jing pondered, and then he stopped talking.

He felt that the situation of Zhou State at this time had some similarities with the Great Liao, except that the foundation of Zhou State was shallower than that of the Great Liao.

If Blacksmith Guo wants to truly stabilize the throne, he may also want greater prestige and achievements!

Blacksmith Guo is a dangerous person!Yelu Jing immediately spoke: You must never take Guo’s blacksmith in Zhou State lightly.

Yang Gun hurriedly bowed and said: Khan is wise.

Another reason why Yelu Jing dared not look down on it is that he was the emperor. He knew that it was not easy to seize power by force during the turbulent period and then settled in the throne.

After Guo Blacksmith became emperor, he could launch a quick attack and destroy Shu and Southern Tang... Yelu Jing could not do this in the Great Liao Dynasty, because it could not be integrated internally, so it was difficult to easily gather the troops of various troops; unless Guo Rong attacked Youzhou in a large-scale attack, all the troops could be asked to deal with it together.

Yelu Jing intuition that the new king of Zhou was quite powerful.

At this time, Yang Gun said: I dared to make a statement and ask the Khan to send troops to reinforce the Northern Han Kingdom as soon as possible, so the local relationship is of great significance.There are many Han people in the south. Now Shu and Southern Tang have successively joined Zhou, and their strength is increasing day by day. They still have to wait and see whether they threaten the Liao Dynasty in the future.The momentum of one rises and the other falls, the Central Plains is not a good thing for the Great Liao Dynasty.

There are the Northern Han Dynasty in the west and Youzhou in the east, which is the key place for our Great Liao Dynasty to attack and defend the Central Plains.Although the Northern Han Dynasty has barren land, it is the closest road to threatening the Central Plains from Hedong, compared with Hebei's important towns and thick and deep.Hedong was of great importance to the Great Liao Dynasty, and Khan observed it.

After hearing this, Yelu Jing looked at Yang Gun more, but asked: Five years ago, the Battle of Gaoping.You led your troops to assist the Northern Han Dynasty, and held the troops in Gaoping and watched the Northern Han Dynasty defeat him; I heard that it was because the Northern Han Dynasty ruled rudely, and you were angry?

Yang Gun put his hand on his chest and said, "Khan's clarification."The Northern Han ruler was indeed rude and said in the battle formation that "Without the Daliao's help, I will still defeat the Zhou army." I went thousands of miles to lead troops to help him. I was really angry when he spoke like this.

However, I don’t have the courage to miss the country’s major affairs just because of anger!

At that time, the Lord of Northern Han was very arrogant. If he really defeated the Zhou army, he went south to replace it; then the Northern Han would be the second Zhou Kingdom.

The situation of the Great Liao Dynasty is no longer the time of Emperor Taizong (Taizong of Liao), so he can attack and coerce (Last) Jin until he is destroyed... If so, the Northern Han Dynasty would not listen to the Great Liao again.

Therefore, at that time, my ministers thought that maintaining the status quo in the Northern Han Dynasty was the most beneficial to the Liao Dynasty.Because of the threat from the Zhou Dynasty, the Northern Han had to bow down and obey the imperial edict of the Emperor of the Great Liao; at the same time, the Northern Han was located on the Central Plains in Hedong, which could also restrain the Central Plains dynasty.However, I did not expect that the Zhou Dynasty would be able to achieve such a situation in this way a few years later.

good.Yelu Jing made a voice, very satisfied with Yang Gun, and immediately replied to the envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Liao general mobilized a large army from the southern part of Yinshan to help them.Who can be the general?

Yang Gun worshipped: I am willing to drive forward to the Khan!

You just came back and I'll be exempted this time.Yelu Jing said, "I asked Yelu Xiu Ge to go."

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Yelu Xiuge, a general who was good at fighting in Liao Kingdom. Not long ago, Wei and other tribes in Qianshi thought that the Liao Kingdom was weak and betrayed. Yelu Xiuge led his troops to pacify quickly. Wherever he went, no one could stop him. He killed the rebels' bodies covered the grassland, allowing a terrifying atmosphere to cover the tribes. All tribes regained their fear of the strength of Liao Kingdom.

With his outstanding military achievements, Yelu Xiuge has become a general who is talked about by the nobles of Shangjing for a time.

It was heard that Yelu Xiuge led his troops to rescue the court, and the pessimistic atmosphere of the destruction of the country gradually disappeared.

The Liao army's vanguard cavalry soon entered the Dai and Xin corridors. When Fu Zhaoxu heard the news, he wanted to withdraw his troops from Longzhou immediately and return to the border with Liaozhou to station and watch.

At that time, a general was greedy for his achievements when he fought so easily. He suggested that before the Liao army arrived, he would give up attacking the Jiancheng of Longzhou and attack Yang Yemen in Baigu eastward.

This suggestion is the way to maximize military merits... Although Yang Ye claimed to be Yang invincible, the Zhou army attacked with 50,000 troops, 20,000 of them, and had a great chance of winning; this is also the reason why many generals did not understand why Fu Zhaoxu was spending time in Longzhou and did not take the initiative to go to Baigu to greed for merit.

If you win in Kashiwa, you can stabilize there.

If the Liao army has a lot of troops, it will not be too late to withdraw its troops at that time. If there are not many people, we can continue to fight the Liao army in a field... If we can get some cheap results when facing the Liao army head-on, the contribution will be great!

The Central Plains still recognizes the combat power of the Liao army, and it is a foreign race. The public opinion of defeating the Liao army in China is equivalent to a reputation like a national hero, and no one is moved!

Lin Renzhao also said in the central army's tent: There is no need to hurry, lord.

All the generals agreed, and military generals were not greedy for merit and civil officials were not greedy for money. Isn’t this a problem forcing others to force others?

Lin Renzhao said: If the Liao army has a large number of troops, it must be that there are many infantry and cavalry supplies. It cannot be reached in a short time. It will not be too late to retreat at that time. If there are only a few thousand or tens of thousands of cavalry, how can we not fight with our five-fold advantage?When the Liao army arrived, they rushed to run away without even seeing the figure, which was also embarrassing, as if we were timid!Hold your breath!

But Fu Zhaoxu didn't think so. He was a military general, but his position was not just a military general or a royal relative. Moreover, Fu Zhaoxu was calm and respectful of the meaning of the top. He didn't want to be greedy for merit... because he didn't have to rely on military merit to make achievements.

Although Lin Renzhao's words were harsh, he did not scold Lin Renzhao, but instead said: General Lin's words were reasonable, but... he turned to Liu Renzhao and said, "The purpose of our troops is to consume and exhaust the Northern Han Dynasty."Now, in the Northern Han territory, the Northern Han army has defeated several times; and the Liao army has already advanced south, and the Liao army has also had to consume the money and food of the Northern Han country.So far, our department has achieved its goals, and it seems unnecessary to take risks. What does Liu Gong think?

Liu Renzhan nodded and said yes, and turned around to Lin Renzhao and said: The lord is thinking about the overall situation. Don’t be greedy for merit and make progress.

Lin Renzhao respected Liu Renzhan very much. When he heard this, he immediately said: The last general should follow the military order!

This military general named Lin is very difficult to control. He is the kind of person who has military talents but does not understand the worldly principles. He often makes people with higher status feel embarrassed. The general cannot control him, but instead treats Liu Renzhan like me.

Fortunately, Liu Renzhan could control her. Fu Zhaoxu felt relieved and respected Liu Renzhan more; in order to maintain his dignity, Fu Zhaoxu could not bow to his subordinates, so he found an excuse that Liu Renzhan was older... Respecting older people is also a virtue.

Fu Zhaoxu was originally a person who was easy to talk to and was easy to get along with; while Liu Renzhan was not the kind of fool who was Lin Renzhao. He knew the rules very well, and he was very grateful for the face of others.

So Fu Zhaoxu and Liu Renzhan were able to talk very well and had no disputes.

At this moment, Liu Renzhan said tactfully: The lord said that he should withdraw his troops, so that the overall situation is the priority.I also said, "Don't retreat too far and go to Liaozhou to station in the nearest?"

Fu Zhaoxu pondered endlessly and was thinking in her heart.

Liu Renzhan clasped his fists and said: Liaozhou is close to Northern Han. When we retreat here, we also maintain a threat to Northern Han. Such a close place is just adjusting the deployment, and it is not a question of escaping when we are looking for the wind.We repaired in Liaozhou, just to stabilize our position and act according to the opportunity. The generals will be more accepting and will not hurt morale.

Fu Zhaoxu pondered: The Liaozhou city walls seem to be not very strong...

Liu Renzhan said: As long as there is a city, we can improve the fortifications there.If the Liao army really dares to attack the city defended by 50,000 elite troops, we don’t have to deliberately avoid such a war.

He thought about it and advised: We are in Liaozhou. Since the Liao army has arrived, we will stay and wait and see in the Northern Han Dynasty.Could their consumption be transported from the Liao Kingdom thousands of miles away?It still has to consume the national strength of the Northern Han Dynasty.In this way, our approach does not conflict with Your Majesty's intentions.

When Fu Zhaoxu heard the last sentence, it was an explanation that conforms to the emperor's will. He immediately said: Then he took the plan of Liu Gong!