"Your Majesty, please be patient and don't be impatient."
Xiao Luan drank a bowl of ginger soup and felt warm and comfortable in his stomach. The charcoal fire in the room was burning brightly, and the jumping flames also made him feel better. The little eunuch handed him a cup of hot tea, and Xiao Luan smiled kindly.
Laughed.
"Your Majesty, Xiaguan saw something clearly on his way south this time. The Han Kingdom has been experiencing severe drought for two consecutive years, right?"
Liu Ling hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "To be honest with Mr. Xiao, there have indeed been disasters in the Han Kingdom in the past two years. According to the news reported by people below, the disaster has spread to the whole country. According to reports from various state governments,
Judging from the disaster situation, the number of people affected by the disaster this year has exceeded 600,000."
Xiao Luan nodded and said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the entire population of Han State is only a little over one million. Now more than half of the population is affected by the disaster. In addition, there has just been a war with Zhou State. If we launch a hasty attack on Xixia
What are your chances of winning the war?"
Seeing that Liu Ling was stunned, Xiao Luan continued: "Even if my Majesty, the Emperor of Daliao, is willing to send troops to conquer Xixia, even if Xixia's national strength defeats them, Daliao will definitely suffer heavy losses. And you, the Han Kingdom, currently do not have enough men with armor.
How can one hundred thousand men withstand the Xixia army of millions of tigers and wolves?"
He took a sip of tea, his body became warmer and warmer, and his mind became more flexible.
"The Zhou Kingdom is newly defeated. If we take advantage of the bitter battle with the Xixia people to take advantage of it, we can lead our troops out of Yingzhou and Cangzhou to attack our territory of Daliao. Or we can send our troops out of Jinzhou and directly take the territory of Han Dynasty in Tanzhou and Yuzhou.
When the prince cannot take care of both ends, how should he deal with it?"
Liu Ling's expression was stifled, and then he said bitterly: "We can't just suffer the loss of being dumb. The Li family dares to send cavalry to run wild in our Han country today, and tomorrow they may dare to go to Youzhou City to show off their power.
If I don’t give him some clues, Wei Mingxiao will think that I have no one in the Central Plains!”
Xiao Luan sighed secretly, it seemed that the loyal king Liu Ling was really just a reckless man. Before coming, the king of the south palace, Yelu Ji, had warned him to pay more attention to Liu Ling, the loyal king of Han Dynasty, to see if he was real.
He is as stunning as the rumors. If this person is really talented, then we must find a way to win him over. If this person is unwilling to serve Daliao, then we can only let him disappear.
After the Liao Kingdom occupied the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, it was ideologically invaded by the Han to a large extent. For example, the idea that talents must be killed if they cannot be used by me has been deeply ingrained in the hearts of the Khitan royal family. In terms of force,
The grassland people are indeed very powerful, and in terms of intelligence and power, the Han people are far ahead.
After listening to Liu Ling's words, Xiao Luan also felt relieved. He thought that although this man had impressive achievements in the military, maybe good luck accounted for it. Let's just say that when he was guarding the southern border, Zhou could not
The invasion of the Northern Han Dynasty happened to be during the years when Zhou Taizu Guo Wei was ill. The relationship between the powerful ministers and the princes and kings of Jin in the Zhou Kingdom was complicated. Guo Wei really couldn't spare any effort to invade the Northern Han Dynasty.
Let's talk about the 200,000-strong Zhou army defeated a while ago. If the Xixia people hadn't suddenly sent 400,000 troops to attack Zhou, and the Liao soldiers came out of Bazhou to threaten the northeast of Zhou Dynasty, Liu Ling would have been extremely capable.
It is impossible to defeat the 200,000 elite Zhou army led by Zhou Shizong Chai Rong himself. Xiao Luan knew the combat effectiveness of Zhou soldiers. When Chai Rong was the king of Jin, he personally led Zuo Wuwei, You Wuwei, Zuo Xiaowei and You Xiao.
The 120,000 soldiers and horses of the Wei Dynasty went to war with the Liao Kingdom. The Khitan Wolf Cavalry had to retreat due to their fighting power. They lost Yingzhou, Mozhou, Yizhou, Yijin Pass and Waqiao Pass.
The fighting strength of the elite army of the Zhou army was no match for the Khitan Wolf Cavalry, let alone the old, weak, sick and disabled people in the Northern Han Dynasty who were not even fully equipped.
Xiao Luan sighed, not everyone with great reputation may be a hero.
Maybe this Liu Ling is really brave and brave, but among the thousands of armies, he is just like Fan Kuai. Even if the ability of one person to defeat the enemy is the best in the world, the highest achievement is just a tiger general, and he cannot be a marshal who can command the three armies. Look at the current situation of the Northern Han Dynasty
He probably couldn't find a serious handsome guy, so Liu Ling seemed to stand out.
Moreover, Xiao Luan has always been somewhat dismissive of the royal family. Take the domestic affairs of Khitan as an example. The hero of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Abaoji, Wen Tao and Wu Lue, were called Tian Khan, and he was the master of the entire grassland. And several of his
But none of the children were outstanding. The eldest prince, the king of Nanmian Palace, Yeluji, was indeed quite satisfactory in handling government affairs, but Xiao Luan always felt that Yeluji lacked some kind of temperament.
Later, Xiao Luan was lucky enough to meet Emperor Yelu Abaoji of the Liao Dynasty, also known as Yelu Xiongji among the Han people. The moment he met the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty, he finally understood what the King of Nanmian Palace lacked. That was domineering.
And wolf nature!
Yelu Xiongji regarded his eldest son as his successor, and took him to attend high-level meetings of the Khitan when Yeluji was very young. After the founding of the country, he even asked him to sit next to him in court and listen to government affairs until Yeluji was ten years old.
At the age of eight, he was made the King of the South Palace and took charge of his role. Although Yeluji was very smart, he lost the wolfish nature that prairie people should have. He was trained to be a comprehensive hand in handling government affairs, but he did not have that wolfish nature in his bones.
Sexual decisiveness and ruthlessness.
Perhaps the King of Nanmian Palace did not really care about Liu Ling, the loyal king of the Han Dynasty, but he developed this habit because of his long-term political career. When it comes to generals, the wolf-riding generals of Daliao are far more brave than these Han people.
For example, when we came here, we encountered a Xixia cavalry force. Three thousand Han troops faced more than a thousand Xixia cavalry, but they were completely wiped out. However, the Xixia people's losses were less than 10%. It took only 3,000 Han troops to stop the Xixia cavalry.
, it actually wasn’t as long as the dozens of Khitan warriors under his command who blocked him.
Xiao Luan felt heartbroken when he thought that only two of the dozens of Khitan warriors who protected him were left. If he had known earlier, he would not have refused the Nanmian Palace King's offer to send the Eighteen Yanyun Cavalry to him. If
With the invincible Yanyun Eighteen Cavalry to protect him, what could even thousands of Xixia Cavalry do?
The fighting power of Yanyun's Eighteen Cavalry is so fierce that the entire Liao Kingdom deserves to be the leader. (Note 1)
He was thinking wildly in his mind, and suddenly found Liu Ling looking at him in surprise. Xiao Luan's face heated up, knowing that he was distracted. He smiled apologetically and said, "Your Majesty, I just thought of something, so I was a little distracted."
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Liu Ling suddenly smiled and said: "Master Xiao must be exhausted from the journey. I will not disturb Master Xiao's rest. Your Majesty will hold a banquet for Master Xiao in the Chengxian Hall in the evening, and someone will come to pick you up then."
Seeing that Liu Ling was about to leave, Xiao Luan sat up straight and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao will have something to say later."
Liu Ling stopped, turned around and said, "Oh? Then I am all ears."
Although Xiao Luan felt at first glance that Liu Ling was not really a talented person, he could see that the other person's previous behavior was not just for show. Although this person was a little unruly and a little reckless, overall he treated him well.
had an appetite, so Xiao Luan planned to give him a few words of encouragement.
"My lord, do you really want to use troops against Xixia?"
Liu Ling nodded and said proudly: "That's natural. Xixia bullied people too much and actually sent cavalry to our territory of Han to do evil. If we just endure it like this, how will the people of our Han regard the imperial court? Where is your majesty's face?
? To be honest, Mr. Xiao knows that even if Daliao refuses to send troops, this king of Xixia is determined to attack!"
Xiao Luan nodded and said: "Your Majesty is so heroic that I am respected by my subordinates."
Before Liu Ling could be humble, Xiao Luan changed his tone and said: "But my lord, think about it, with the national strength of the Han State, can we still launch a war? If we go to attack with troops, doesn't your lord have some clever plan to win without a fight?"
Liu Ling cupped his fists and said, "Please teach me, Mr. Xiao."
Xiao Luan said: "I am in love with the prince, so I just said a few random words. Has the prince ever heard such a sentence? In the face of interests, there are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends."
He saw a thoughtful look on Liu Ling's face, so he continued: "Since the prince wants to conquer Xia, why not ask for help?"
Liu Ling sighed: "Master Xiao, isn't this trying to get rid of people? You just said that His Majesty Daliao is not willing to send troops, who else can I turn to?"
Xiao Luan was depressed, why is Liu Ling so stupid? There is also a legend that Liu Ling sent a eloquent person to Xixia, and with that person's sharp tongue, he persuaded Wei Mingxiao to send troops to attack Zhou
, it seems that this is just a story made up by a thoughtful person. If Liu Ling is really so smart, does he still need to explain himself?
He sighed and said: "Your Majesty, are there only three families in the world: Liao, Han, and Xixia?"
He pursed his lips towards the south and said: "The Zhou Kingdom was swallowed up by Wei Mingxiao, and the land of three states and twelve counties was swallowed up. Can Zhou Shizong Chai Rong really be able to swallow that? Those three states cover thousands of miles and have a population of hundreds of thousands.
, wouldn’t Chai Rong feel distressed after losing it?”
Liu Ling frowned and asked: "Master Xiao, do you mean to let me borrow troops from Zhou? Then Chai Ronggang suffered a defeat at the hands of my king. In the battle of Yuzhou, I killed 200,000 troops. Is this hatred possible?
Isn't it worse than losing the three northwest states? If I ask Zhou to borrow troops, Chai Rong will definitely refuse."
Xiao Luan looked at Liu Ling with an incorrigible look, and further explained: "Your Majesty, didn't I just say that the official said, there are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends in the face of interests. Previously, the Prince and Xia Guo teamed up to defeat
Zhou Guo, why can’t we join forces with Zhou Guo to attack Xixia now?”
He is like a qualified teacher who is carefully teaching his dull disciples.
"If the two sides join forces, the Han State can teach Xixia a lesson to enhance its national prestige, and the Zhou State can take back the territory of three states and twelve counties. Zhou Shizong Chai Rong is not an idiot, so why not do it?"
Liu Ling suddenly realized: "Master Xiao is really good at strategizing! In the face of interests, there are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends. I have learned a lesson!"
Liu Ling clasped his fists and said solemnly.
Xiao Luan just smiled proudly but didn't notice that when Liu Ling bent over, there was a playful smile on the corner of his mouth. Yes, there are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends in the face of interests. So for my big man's sake
The Khitan people who are kind-hearted and kind-hearted should not be too angry when interests are playing tricks and conspiracy. Well, not too angry.
The moment he straightened up, Xiao Luan suddenly had an illusion. In his dazed eyes, he suddenly realized that the person standing in front of him was not a person, but a wolf that had opened its mouth and exposed its fangs.
Note 1: Yanyun Eighteen Cavalry. According to legend, Yanyun Eighteen Cavalry is a cavalry unit led by Luo Cheng’s father, Jingbian Marquis Luo Yi, and is Luo Yi’s killer ace. Yanyun Eighteen Cavalry consists of a total of eighteen people.
They were dressed in cold clothes, with scimitars on their waists, masks on their faces, black scarves on their heads, only their eyes were exposed, and long black cloaks on their bodies. They wore horse boots equipped with daggers, and they all carried large bows on their backs.
There are eighteen arrows in the back, and they are all equipped with full-moon scimitars. The Eighteen Yanyun Cavalry usually move in the desert and rarely enter the Central Plains. The Eighteen Yanyun Cavalry are elusive and all of them wear masks.
, no one has ever seen their true face.
The Yanyun Eighteen Cavalry is a very terrifying killer unit. Every time the Yanyun Eighteen Cavalry appears, it will bring a brutal massacre to the barbarians. According to legend, when a foreign tribe invades, the Yanyun Eighteenth Cavalry will kill them all in one go.
Thousands of foreign invaders were killed, so that the foreign invaders did not dare to make another move for many years. The Eighteen Cavalry of Yanyun used the horn as an order and only obeyed the orders of their master. After the death of Jingbian Hou Luo Yi, Luo Cheng disbanded them
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Yang Lin, the backer king, once commented on Yanyun's Eighteen Cavalry: As fast as the wind, as fierce as fire, leaving no grass behind wherever they go. With strong bows and scimitars, good riding and shooting, one can defeat a hundred, and not even one can defeat one.
defeat.
When Chahahe attacked the Sui Dynasty, Luo Yi led Yanyun's Eighteen Cavalry to ambush Chahahe and killed more than 3,000 people in one night. Yanyun's Eighteen Cavalry pursued them, and as a result, all more than 20,000 people were wiped out. From then on,
From then on, the Liao tribe traveled far into the Gobi and never crossed the border again.
This article assumes that Yelu Xiongji admired the former reputation of the Eighteen Cavalry of Yanyun, so he selected eighteen people from the millions of troops in the country and named them after the Eighteen Cavalry of Yanyun. (To be continued)
