The Khan's tent of the Eight Khitan Alliance is located at the foot of Raole Mountain. The Raole River runs from south to north, and the Yellow River runs from west to east. The two rivers meet here, alluvializing the vast land under Raole Mountain into a pasture with rich water and grass.
Leshan belongs to the residence of the Yishi tribe, one of the eight Khitan tribes. Since the Yaonian clan of the Yishi tribe became Khan here, it has become a symbol of the royal power of the eight Khitan tribes. Although the Yaonian clan is not the real person in charge of the Khitan tribes, Rao Leshan
But it is an out-and-out center of power, where all military and state affairs are handled, and all important ceremonies and activities of the Khitan people are held here.
Since Shilu gave himself the title of Greater Yue in the Chai Ceremony of selecting the Khan of the Alliance at the Khitan King's tent in Raoleshan, young nobles of the Dela tribe such as Abaoji, Huolu, Aping, and Abo began to
On the stage of history, they showed outstanding talents in the rapid expansion of the entire Khitan tribe. They were called the Four Heroes of Khitan. They were deeply appreciated and valued by Yue Shilu, and gradually rose to the top of the Khitan Alliance. Although
There is no title of tribe Qijin, but no matter who sees them, they must respectfully call them "Sir".
As the most trusted general of Yue Yue, Abaoji commanded the entire Khitan tribe's Tarma elite. This elite group was mainly composed of Tarma from the Diela Tribe, and gathered Tarma selected from each tribe, as well as from Shiwei, Mohe, Xi, etc.
The total number of warriors recruited from the tribe reached two thousand. They were the most famous army on the grassland and were larger than the personal bodyguards around Yue Shilu. Abaoji's sworn brother An Dahuolu was in charge of another army based on infantry warfare.
The Lord's combined horse infantry, which numbered more than a thousand, and Abaoji's Tat horse cavalry complemented each other perfectly. They roamed across the grassland and were invincible. Last year, in the battle of the Guangzhou-Guangbian Army, the entire Hebei
The descendants of the Gao family, who were talked about all over the world, also suffered a lot at their hands.
Aping and Abo of the Shulu family led the soldiers of the Shulu family to fight in the north against the Shiwei people who were unwilling to surrender. In the past few years, the soldiers of the Shulu family had successively defeated the Huangtou and Daqiao tribes of Shiwei.
The Wuluohu tribe occupies hundreds of miles of grassland in the upper reaches of the river. Today, the Shulu family has more than three thousand soldiers. It is a decisive force not only among the Diela tribe, but also among the entire eight Khitan tribes.
In all the grasslands that emphasize strength, Abaoji and others who have heavy troops in their hands are not at all like the brothers. After Da Yue Shilu returned to Buyeo City due to illness, he stayed under the tent of King Raoleshan and continued to deal with various issues.
While carrying out tribal affairs, they silently accumulated strength and waited for the final moment to come. As a result, the eight Khitan tribes formed two de facto centers, namely Fuyu City headed by Hua Ge brothers, and the Khitan King controlled by Abaoji and others.
Brother Hua has Yu Yue, who is seriously ill, and Yi Li Jin, who is indifferent to affairs, while brothers Abaoji have the Khitan Khan and the most important "Seal of the Khitan Military State" in their hands.
Regarding the two grassland recruitment orders sent from Fuyu City, Abaoji roughly understood the basis at a glance. After returning from hunting, he found Huolu and Abing and Abao who had returned to Raoleshan from the north to wait.
, threw the two recruitment orders over and let everyone pass them around.
Abo frowned and read the two parchments. On the two parchments, there were written in Chinese an order for the Khitan ministries to launch military retaliation against the Lulong Army's wall. The Khitan had no written language.
During the years, the upper-class Khitan dignitaries had been using Chinese as a writing tool, and the Khitan dignitaries were more or less able to write some Chinese.
"I personally went to Jizhou to negotiate the peace agreement with Zhao Jing, the general manager of the Lulong Army's camp behind the mountain. Li Chengzhong was also there at the time. This man was the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the camp behind the mountain. According to the official rank of the Han people, he was the most influential person in the camp behind the mountain.
One of the three people, he does not agree with the peace agreement. I can see that he does not want to accept the peace agreement. Logically speaking, if he opposes it based on his official rank, the peace agreement between us and the Lu Long Army will not be so easy to reach, but
In fact, according to my observation, Zhao Jing himself does not think highly of Li Chengzhong, and most of the officers in the camp behind the mountain do not agree with him."
Abaoji said: "What Brother Abao means is that this matter is probably true? Is it true that Li Chengzhong started the war?"
Abo shook his head and said: "On the contrary, judging from my contacts, Li Chengzhong's dislike of me was revealed openly, and his opposition to the peace agreement was raised openly, so he was not a face-to-face person.
A person who keeps a secret behind his back. Such a person may object fiercely to something he doesn't like, but once it becomes an established fact, he will not openly violate it. Therefore, I think it is very likely that he is a beggar from the Wu Kui tribe.
Attacked Yingzhou and was counterattacked by Li Chengzhong."
A Ping suddenly said from the side: "Brother Hua and the others said that Li Chengzhong used deception to 'lure and annihilate' the main force of the Wukai tribe. This does not seem like Li Chengzhong's actions."
Abaoji looked at Aping thoughtfully. Aping was a man who devoted his whole mind to the war. He didn't care about the struggle for power, he was only interested in fighting. In the intrigue with brother Hua, Aping
He rarely spoke, and he always did what Abaoji said. Now that Li Chengzhong was suddenly mentioned, Abing immediately started talking about this man's fighting style.
"Ever since the fall of Liucheng and the surrender of the Pin tribe, I have specifically inquired about this person. This person appeared last autumn. At that time, he was an officer under Zhou Zhiyu of the Pingzhou Army. It was said that he only had a hundred soldiers on hand.
In just eight months until the capture of Liucheng in March this year, he fought three battles with Pinbu - excluding minor battles. He won all three battles, then surrendered Pinbu and took control of Liucheng."
Hearing what A Ping said, A Bo couldn't help but nodded: "We all know that this man is really good at fighting. In the past two years, we Khitan people have suppressed the Han people to fight, but he has resisted.
Instead of putting pressure on us, he defeated Pinbu. This man can be called a good general, and we as a whole tribe need to deal with him carefully..."
A Ping interrupted A Bo and said: "It is necessary to be cautious, but not necessarily a good general. From my point of view, Li Chengzhong is not a good general. His level of command on the battlefield is not high, and his sense of battle is far from adequate."
Pinbu is very close to our Shulu family. Some members of the Pinbu tribe fled to me. One of them participated in the first two wars, and another participated in the third war. During the discussion with them, I
It was found that in these three battles, Li Chengzhong has been in an extremely passive position. The first time in Yuguan and the second time in Bailang Mountain, Li Chengzhong was suddenly attacked by Pinbu, and his on-the-battle command was not outstanding.
, always being passively beaten. The third time at the northern foot of Bailang Mountain, he was even ambushed by Tu Li, and during the battle, Tu Li's army disrupted the military formation..."
Abaoji and Abo were both frowning and thinking, but Huolu was stunned. He opened his mouth for a long time and couldn't help but interjected: "But...but...didn't you say that he has three victories in three battles?"
A Ping was silent for a while, and then said: "Wu Li commanded the first and second battles, well, actually we all know that the actual commander was Ke Dan, and Tu Li commanded the third battle. To be fair,
, all done well, even if I were to command, it would not be better - maybe there were only some small mistakes in the first Yuguan battle, which gave Li Chengzhong a few days to repair and close - but I
It doesn't seem to affect the overall situation. After the battle started, his army didn't see any outstanding on-the-spot maneuvers, but he just kept fighting, and kept fighting, and then until the end of the battle, he won."
Huo Lu felt a little hard to understand and asked: "Why?"
Aping sighed and spread his hands: "Unfortunately, those few soldiers who escaped can't explain it clearly, and I can't understand it either. So I say that Li Chengzhong is not a good general.
Judging from the looks of it, they must have been forced into a desperate situation... Okay, let's change the topic back, so I said that this is not Li Chengzhong's fighting style. The "lure and annihilation" and the like are really untenable. And I believe everyone knows it.
"Although the beggar is greedy, he is not someone who takes the bait easily."
Everyone was silent for a long time before Abaoji broke the silence and said: "Okay, it seems we should strengthen the intelligence collection on Li Chengzhong and Yingzhou... Of course, these are things for the future, and the top priority is Brother Hua."
He looked at the people around him and said with a smile: "Brother Hua is scared," Abaoji said with a smile: "They have felt great fear and want to drive us to the wall in this way. Everyone said
What should I do?"
As soon as this issue came up, Abo kept silent. He didn't care about these fights, and he couldn't say he had any solution.
Huo Lu loudly said: "What method? Brother Abaoji is asking what else. Let me tell you, Li Chengzhong fought very well. Isn't that dog thief who begged for his life for Brother Hua? It's what I want to kill him! Let's do the same.
Stop wasting your time here, kill them early in the morning, what else will those guys do besides playing tricks?"
Abaoji liked his rude and straightforward An Da very much. He explained patiently: "How to slaughter? Lead the troops there? Uncle Shilu and Jiadi are both in Fuyu. If we send troops here, the entire grassland will oppose us.
, even the warriors under our command, I’m afraid they won’t follow. Are you going to kill it yourself? Don’t you think Brother Hua and the others have no one? You know, the elders and nobles in the tribe are all facing them.”
Abo said: "You must not act out of emotion. In my opinion, since they are talking about it this way, let's give him a delaying strategy. Isn't it provoking a dispute between the two parties? Which side provoked the dispute, and whose fault should belong to it?
, these all need to be clarified, and they also involve negotiations with the Lulong Army's camp behind the mountain, everything will take time."
A Ping suddenly added: "We still need to figure out how to beg for food this time."
Abao's delaying strategy coincides with Abaoji's. The key now is when Yue Yue Shilu will die. Such a delay of one or two months should not be a problem. When Yue Yue dies of illness, it will naturally come.
On the day of raising the army, who will care about how Beghuomai was defeated? Abaoji, Huolu, Aping, Abo and others have already reached their current high positions, and it is impossible for them to retreat.
Once you step back, it means your life is at risk, but taking another step forward means becoming the master of the entire grassland! To be continued. Your support is my biggest motivation.)