Khitan was more thorough than Dai Viet in inheriting the previous system. Prefecture governors and military town governors were all positions that held local military and political power.
The Khitan rose up and stole the land of Yanyun, and implemented the policy of using Han to control the Han. A group of Han people were recruited and took root in the Khitan. They developed into a large family that either dominated the Yan Dynasty or dominated the local area with one hand.
Although the Cao family was not very conspicuous among the Khitan and Han generals and ministers, they had been officials in Shuozhou for generations.
Seventeen years ago, during the border provocation between Yan and Yue, Cao Shixiong was appointed as the commander of the Han army camp. He was not a big figure at that time and could not possibly block the front of Jingsheng's army.
The Chihu people, who had just completed their internal integration at that time, saw that the Khitan was weak from the border quarrels between Yue and Yan, so they wantonly annexed the northwest Tibetans. At that time, the Tibetan forces in Xijing Road were also ready to rise up and resist the rule of the Khitans.
Xiao Linshi, who had meritorious service in guarding Fengzhou, was promoted to the defense envoy of Xijing. He had no troops to use, so he had to use the Han army to suppress the rebellions one after another.
The brothers Cao Shixiong and Cao Shili stood out in this process, and the Han army they led was also highly effective in combat. Until they served as the governor of Shuozhou and the commander of the Qing Shun army, they took control of the military and political power of Shuozhou.
The people's livelihood in Shuozhou City was poor, and there were no decent buildings. Cao Shixiong's governor's mansion was magnificent and covered an extremely large area. This time, a large courtyard was also set aside so that Xu Huai and other 700 generals could directly enter the governor's mansion.
By this time, it was getting dark, and Cao Shixiong had prepared a banquet in the Governor's Mansion.
However, confidential matters were discussed during the banquet. As the military commander, Xu Huai was not qualified to participate in the discussions, so he was not among the people attending the banquet.
After entering the governor's mansion, Zhu Hang asked Xu Huai and his two hundred generals to stand by on the spot and not to enter or exit at will.
Ge Yu was also the commander of the army, but obviously no one regarded him as the same type of person as Xu Huai and other warriors.
Even after entering the courtyard of the Governor's Mansion, Cao Shixiong was more enthusiastic when he saw Ge Yu than when he was Yue Hailou or Zhu Hang.
Zhu Hang, Yue Hailou and others could understand this situation very well. When they saw that defeating Yan was already a sure thing, Cai Qing and Liu Shizhong, the main fighting generals, would definitely become more powerful in the court, but Ge
Home will also become more deeply rooted in place.
If the two brothers Cao Shixiong and Cao Shili are unwilling to give up the power to command the army, the best arrangement is to appoint local generals. Therefore, even if he chooses Nanfu through Yue Hailou lobbying, he will be labeled as a Cai clique, but in fact, he will not
The Ge family's suppression is even stronger.
This is something Xu Huai and others cannot envy.
In the eyes of the world, the Ge family, as a general, has long entered the circle of honor and nobility. How can it be matched by a warrior like him?
Xu Huai just watched all this indifferently, asking Xu Xin'an, Tang Pan and others to take charge of the warning, while he took Xiao Yanhan back to his residence.
This is a courtyard specially arranged for middle and low-level military officials. It is next to the general courtyard, but it is more exquisite. Cao Shixiong also very considerately arranged two young Han maids to take care of the daily life.
When entering Shuozhou City, Xu Huai was afraid that Yue Hailou and the others would see their flaws when they got close, so he untied Xiao Yanhan and let her ride alone. However, after he sent away the maid arranged by Cao Shixiong, he used a rope net to capture Xiao Yanhan.
Tied to a pillar in the room to save her from making trouble.
In Yangkou Village, after Xiao Yanhan was tied up by Xu Huai with a special binding method, she lay on the haystack for a long time. She didn't feel anything at the time, but this time she took off her outer clothes first and applied medicine to the whiplash.
After being tied up like this again, she noticed that her chest was tightened by the rope net and became more and more round.
What made her even more uncomfortable was that the folded rope passed under her buttocks and was then tied to the pillar behind her. She was forced to stand with her back against the pillar. Whenever her body was slightly relaxed, the feeling was indescribably weird.
Although Xiao Yanhan has never been a human being, she has also heard from slaves about some methods used by evil people to torture women. When she heard this, she felt uncomfortable. At this time, she suspected that Xu Huai used this method to deal with her. She felt ashamed and hateful in her heart, but she just tried her best.
Standing on tiptoes, he didn't want to satisfy this bitch's perverted psychology.
Xu Huai didn't know what Xiao Yanhan was feeling. He brightened the oil lamp and spread the Yunshuokan Map on the table to think about something.
Cao Shixiong and Cao Shili's family members are all in the governor's mansion, and there are not many guards in the mansion, but they are allowed to directly enter the governor's mansion. It can be said that they show their sincerity to the maximum extent, but it is a pity that he does not feel that Zhu Hang and Yue
People like Hailou and Ge Yu will have the courage to give up the purge plan.
So what he had to do was to seize the time to recharge his batteries and wait for the main force of the Tianxiong Army to gather in a day or two before launching a surprise attack on Datong City.
"Hello!"
Xiao Yanhan stood on tiptoe for half an hour, and her body felt numb. When she saw Xu Huaidu sitting under the lamp, flipping through the files, he turned his head this way and that, not as if he meant to humiliate himself.
She couldn't help but greet Xu Huai at this time, but she definitely wouldn't admit that she was flustered, and said, "I believe what you said now, can you put me down - you should also believe me now
You won’t do anything extraneous, right?”
There was only an oil lamp in the room, but the room was empty. Xiao Yanhan was tied to a pillar in the distance. Xu Huai couldn't see the expression on her face clearly, but he just said calmly: "You are also a martial artist, you won't even do this."
Even if you work hard, you can't bear it. If you have the strength to talk to me, you might as well stand and recuperate!"
"Ray, raise your mother's head!" Xiao Yanhan cursed in her stomach. She would rather talk to Xu Huaiduo to distract her attention than always thinking about having a rope to strangle her. She changed the subject and said:
"During the banditry in Tongbai Mountain, Wang Zhen, his ancestors and his grandson were able to survive thanks to you. However, when Wang Fan's secret envoy Chi Hu came back and saw that he had put the people in charge of the military and envoys to work, he treated you as an ordinary warrior; this time
Along the way, Zhu Hang, Zhu Zhi and his son also looked down upon you, and Ge Yu was too lazy to look at you seriously, which is too humiliating for you!"
"Why, you don't want to chop me into pieces and feed me to the dogs now?" Xu Huai held an oil lamp in his hand, dragged a chair to sit in front of Xiao Yanhan, and asked with a smile.
The reason why Xu Huai wanted to watch Xiao Yanhan personally was to be honest, just to wait for her to speak.
The conspiracy of Xiao Linshi, Chen Zixiao and others this time can be described as vicious. Xu Huai can only watch the situation irreversibly slide towards the direction that Xiao Linshi, Chen Zixiao and others expected, but he is
Xiao Linshi and Chen Zixiao have no grievances.
On the one hand, Xiao Linshi, Chen Zixiao and others are also struggling to death, and more importantly, they are taking advantage of the situation. The root of everything lies in the short-sightedness of the Dukes of the Dai Viet court and the Han-Tibetan contradiction that has existed in the North for hundreds of years.
On the other hand, the generals who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops were so incompetent.
Xu Huai could not believe that in such an important battle, Liu Shizhong, Cai Yuanyou, Ge Boyi and others did not have the confidence and determination to fight to the death from the front, but pinned all their hopes on a surprise attack with a partial division.
Yes, Zhufengtang currently has extremely limited manpower and cannot do much, but before Xu Huai entered Shuozhou City, he also understood the situation of the confrontation between Yanmen and Yingzhou.
In Xu Huai's view, if Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou had the will and determination to lead the main force of the Eastern Route Army and the main force of the Khitan defenders in a decisive battle in Yingzhou, it could even be said that it would be a brilliant move to attack Datong with a partial division.
When the news of the attack on Datong reaches Yingzhou, it will inevitably shake the morale of the Khitan soldiers and horses, making them more vulnerable and easier to defeat.
Under such circumstances, Xu Huai would not be afraid of what tricks Xiao Linshi might have waiting for them in Datong City.
The partial division may sometimes play a greater role, but the focus of the battle to defeat Yan must still be in Yingzhou.
However, before he entered Shuozhou City, the latest information he received was that although the East Route Army had already dispatched from Yanmen, it had established a stronghold on the south bank of the Huangshui River, twenty miles southeast of Yingzhou City.
The main force of the East Route Army did not advance towards Yingzhou City, nor did it make any attempt to bypass Yingzhou City and head toward Datong.
Obviously, Liu Shizhong, Cai Yuanyou and others pinned their hopes for this battle on the success of the partial division raid. They hoped that after the Khitan saw the fall of Datong City, the main force of its garrison in Yingzhou would be defeated without a fight. However, they had no effort.
Capture the entire Saikyo Road.
Therefore, if this northern expedition against Yan is doomed to fail, in Xu Huai's opinion, it is not because Xiao Linshi's tactics are so clever, but because the generals of Dai Viet are so damn incompetent and naive that they all think they are wiser than anyone else.
The generals who commanded hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses went to fight a war that would determine the fate of the country for the next hundred years, but they did not have the corresponding strategic vision and courage, but they were still restricted by the central government in everything. Xu Huai was so angry when he thought about it.
He smashed the oil lamp out of his hand.
Compared to the useless but self-respecting generals in Dai Viet, Xu Huai admired Xiao Linshi who was still hiding in the dark like a fox at this time.
As long as Xiao Linshi has enough awareness of the threat of the Red Husband, Xu Huai believes that he is thinking more about self-protection at this time, rather than thinking about how many Vietnamese troops he will destroy. He does not even rule out the possibility that Xiao Linshi will defeat the Vietnamese soldiers.
After the war, he still had the desire to negotiate peace with Dai Viet.
Under normal circumstances, Xiao Linshi would not pay attention to a small character like him.
As long as Xiao Yanhan and Chen Zixiao are in his hands, who dares to say that he is not qualified to talk to Xiao Linshi?
Of course, if Xiao Yanhan and Chen Zixiao are willing to cooperate, or even be willing to match them, the meaning will be even more different.
"Chen Zixiao had guessed before that you were not someone to be snooped on, but he still couldn't see through you." Xiao Yanhan stood on tiptoe a little to relieve the weird feeling of oppression and said, "At your age, you are wise and brave but far away."
Extraordinary, if you are used by my Khitan, your pearl will never fall into the dust! I didn’t trust you and Chen Zixiao before, so whatever I said was always to deceive you, but you have to believe now that I have never deceived you.
meaning!"
"The Khitan is in danger. I am going to speculate on the Khitan at this time. If I am lucky enough to write a note in the history books in the future, it will probably be written as a joke." Xu Huai put the oil lamp on the ground and said with a smile, "I have already said what I said before setting off.
, If Xiao Linshi wants to end the war with Dai Viet, Prime Minister Wang Zhen is the only person he can place his hope on."
"Chen Zixiao has long concluded that Wang Zhen will never know that we are in your hands, and he will never conspire with us before the Vietnamese army is defeated. How can we pin our hopes on him?" Xiao Yanhan followed Xu
He asked in a pregnant tone.
"This requires you, Princess, to think about it slowly. As long as the Princess no longer smiles on the surface, but secretly thinks about cutting me into pieces and feeding me to the dogs, you will understand everything." Xu Huai said.
"What do you think of calling me like this?" Xiao Yanhan cursed Maimaipi in her heart, tried her best to put on a pleasant look, twisted her body, and asked in a sweet voice.
