Although Heishan has mountains, it is actually not high, so Heishan is more like a place name than a mountain name. It was once an ancient battlefield. Former Tang generals Xue Rengui and Xin Wenling once led a large army to attack the Khitans. The two sides fought a great battle here in Heishan. As a result, the Khitans were defeated. The Khitan leader Abugu was captured and presented to Luoyang. Then the Khitan became an affiliated tribe that was herding horses in the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang people, who regarded the Khitan as grass back then, probably wouldn't have dreamed that this small horse-herding tribe would establish a country at the end of the Tang Dynasty and become a powerful empire. Even the Song Dynasty, which was dominated by the Han people, would tremble under the iron hooves of the Khitans.

However, it may be because the Khitans were defeated too badly in Heishan, which made this place a sad place for the Khitans. Therefore, Heishan has never been included in the jurisdiction of the Liao Kingdom, and now it has become Li Yuanhao's territory.

Li Yuanhao led an elite army to leave the Heishan Army Division, and finally stopped by a wide river, and then camped on the west side of the river. The big river was called Baidadan River, which was the dividing line between Dangxiang and Liao Kingdom. Opposite the river was the Baidadan tribe of Liao Kingdom, and Liao Kingdom also stationed heavily here. Li Yuanhao had asked for help from Liao Kingdom here.

After camping, Li Yuanhao immediately sent someone to the other side to notify the Liao people, and also brought five carts of gifts from General Xiao. Through the last meeting, Li Yuanhao discovered that the other party was an extremely greedy person, so if he wanted to let the other party give in, he had to give him enough benefits. These five carts of gifts almost exhausted his vault. After all, when he escaped from Xingzhou, most of his property was lost.

The Liao Kingdom forbids the Dangxiang people from crossing the Baidadan River, and Li Yuanhao also did not want to take risks in the Liao Kingdom's military camp. After all, he has always been a person who cherishes his life. Now the Dangxiang people in Heishan are all relied on him to gather together. If the Liao people detain him, the remaining Dangxiang people will definitely have civil strife, so he cannot take risks.

When it was almost dark, the sender finally came back and brought a reply from Liao. The other party would meet him across the Baidadan River tomorrow, which made Li Yuanhao finally relieved. What he was most worried about was the Liao Dynasty's breaking the contract. After all, the Liao people's credit has never been very good, but the other party was willing to see him, which was a good start. After all, the two sides still have to talk. It seems that the five-car gifts have also played a role. Even if the Liao people put forward some harsh conditions, he could consider it.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanhao also breathed a sigh of relief. That night, he also had a good night's rest. This should be the best sleep he's had in the past year. He didn't even dream that night. When he opened his eyes again, it was already bright outside, and he felt that he was in an unprecedented good mood.

After having breakfast prepared by the servant, Li Yuanhao asked someone to push his car to the riverside. The Liao people had not arrived yet, but he was not in a hurry. At this time, he was thinking about his worries while looking at the scenery by the river. He was considering how to deal with it after seeing the Liao people. For him, he naturally hoped that the more support the Liao people, the better, such as giving them some food and weapons support.

However, what Li Yuanhao wanted most was that the Liao Kingdom allowed them to hide in the territory of Liao Kingdom, so that the Song army would definitely not dare to pursue the territory of Liao Kingdom, and they also had the initiative to advance and attack and retreat and defend. As long as they could, they could invade the territory of the Song Dynasty at any time, through all directions within the territory of Liao Kingdom at any time.

Dangxiang is best at raising war. In the previous year, the Song army continued to harass them, which made them passively defend and their strength continued to decline. However, if they were allowed to take the initiative, they could enter the Song territory and loot the population and property at any time. Li Yuanhao was confident that he would recover his strength within three to five years, and it would not be impossible to fight back to Xingzhou.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanhao couldn't help but smile. The comeback was something he had dreamed of every day over the past year, but soon he frowned again, because he thought that there were advantages and disadvantages. The Liao Kingdom would definitely not easily agree to let him enter the territory of Liao Kingdom. Even if he agreed, he would put forward some harsh conditions, such as paying some of the materials and population he stolen to the Liao Kingdom, and the Liao Kingdom might also collect taxes from him, just like they treated other tribes in the territory of Liao Kingdom.

"There is a short-sighted person in the Liao Kingdom. There is no knowledgeable man in the huge Liao Kingdom. He did not see that Song State is becoming stronger rapidly. Today he can defeat our Dangxiang, and they may destroy Liao Kingdom tomorrow. It's ridiculous that Liao Kingdom only knows internal struggles and does not notice the intention of Song State!" At this time, Li Yuanhao whispered hatefully.

He knew better than anyone else about the situation of Liao. He even asked Liao for marriage to marry the daughter of the Liao royal family, but unexpectedly, Liao refused and disdained his kindness to express himself. This made Li Yuanhao extremely angry. Now that he was defeated, the Liao Kingdom also despised himself even more. For example, General Xiao, who had seen before, treated himself as a slave.

When Li Yuanhao thought of General Xiao, he felt angry. As far as he knew, General Xiao was named Xiao Huta, and was the nephew of Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao Kingdom. He was originally an ignorant person, but because his aunt was the queen mother, his father and several brothers were all named princes, and he was also entrusted with important tasks and sent here to command the local garrison.

However, Xiao Hu Ta had no ability to command the army at all. After coming to Baidadan's army, he was also arguing for trouble and made Baidadan's army uneasy. In the end, Baidadan's army simply gave him a few beauties to avoid his harassment. Moreover, after he arrived at the garrison, he also replaced a group of generals in the army and arranged his slaves to serve in the army. For a while, the army was also in chaos. At least in Li Yuanhao's opinion, the garrison of Baidadan's army was already ruined. Not to mention that compared with the Song army, it was much worse than the soldiers under his command.

"The Liao Kingdom was actually made like this by a woman. I will replace it in the future!" Li Yuanhao looked at the endless grasslands across the river and couldn't help but say ambitiously again. The Song Dynasty was getting stronger and stronger, and it was becoming more and more difficult for him to invade the south, but his contact with the Liao Kingdom allowed him to see another way. If it weren't for the help of the Liao Kingdom now, he might really dare to take action.

While Li Yuanhao was thinking, he suddenly heard a "rumbling" sound of horse hooves coming from the other side. Then a cavalry rushed from a distance, but the formation was scattered and there was no momentum of the cavalry charging. This made Li Yuanhao shake his head secretly, but it did not show it on the surface. Instead, he sorted out his clothes and sat up straight, with a respectful look on his face.
Chapter completed!