Hanasaburo did not go to Anyuan County. The reason why Liu Ling asked him to train in the northwest was just to deceive others. Not only the civil and military officials of the Northern Han Dynasty were deceived, but also a self-righteous imperial envoy Xiao Luan. He brought
After the soldiers left Taiyuan, they led the cavalry team that had been waiting sixty miles outside Taiyuan City and went straight to Suining County. At the same time, Ji Chengyun also set out with him. The difference was the location and location of the two people's departure.
destination.
Huasanlang galloped all the way to Suining County with a thousand cavalry. Not far from the northwest mountain, Huasanlang changed into the clothes of the Daliao cavalry and left the team to Dingzhou. The cavalry team, led by Zhao Er, wore the clothes of the common people and went to Dingzhou.
After cutting down the trees at the foot of the northwest mountain, we continued on to Suining.
If Haili had not gone into a rage and killed the Northwest Mountain horse thieves in one fell swoop, but had allowed them to surrender, he might have been able to get this useful information from the horse thieves. Unfortunately, a shadow guard had already sent information about Haili's personality and behavior to Liu Ling.
In his hands, what Liu Ling bullied was his recklessness!
Ji Chengyun's team's mission was very simple, just for show. After Xiao Luan and Zhaoxian divided their troops and headed straight to the Northwest Mountains, he led his troops to rush forward to "rob" the team transporting Sui Gong. With the cooperation of the Han army escorting Sui Gong, Ji Chengyun
The carriage was tidied up, and things such as silks, satins, brocades, etc. were set on fire to create an illusion, and the carriage was driven slowly to move the grain, grass, gold and silver, and then "successfully" defeated the reinforcements led by Zhaoxian, and took the opportunity to shoot and wound him.
Xiao Luan, even how badly Xiao Luan was injured was included in the calculation.
After "defeating" Zhaoxian, Ji Chengyun divided his troops into two teams. One pair escorted the convoy, bypassing Taiyuan and heading southeast to Yingzhou. Although the journey was long and the road could not be used, Ji Chengyun knew that this task was not difficult to complete.
.Another group of people tied branches to the horses' tails, cleaned up the traces left by the carriage, and then headed due west to lure the enemy.
The convoy whose traces were covered up successfully escaped the sight of Haili's pursuing army, and the team that lured the enemy once again brought Haili's sight to Xixia. Haili, who had originally believed that the Xixia cavalry was causing trouble, became even more convinced of his judgment.
After chasing for half a day, no trace of the Xixia soldiers was found, so he turned over in anger and went back to eliminate the northwest mountain horse thieves.
Next, it was Liu Ling's turn to get angry. He deliberately took out the ten arrow chariots that he had just built to scare Daliao Wolf Cavalry. The purpose was to warn Haili not to act rashly and at the same time give a signal to Emperor Yelu Xiongji of Daliao. Then
It means that the Northern Han Dynasty is not a ripe soft persimmon that can be pinched and played with. It also tells those Liao generals who have always regarded the Northern Han Dynasty as useless, that the combat effectiveness of the Han army is definitely stronger than they imagined.
Everything went as expected by Liu Ling. Haili's Wolf Cavalry was frightened by a salvo of arrow chariot fire and no longer dared to show off its power. Haili, who had no words to answer after Liu Ling's few words of questioning, could only despair.
He returned to Dingzhou in a hurry, preparing to face the sanctions imposed by King Yeluji of the Southern Palace and His Majesty Yelu Xiongji, Emperor of Liao Dynasty.
Frustrated, Haili thought of his fate, and then in a rage he plowed the blood-bathed northwest mountains again. The remnant bandits who escaped hiding in secret caves in the mountains were caught off guard by the Liao army, and their blood was
Once again, the Northwest Mountain was smeared. After returning to Dingzhou, he unexpectedly saw Xiao Luan who had been hit by an arrow.
Xiao Luan, who had bandaged the wound, smiled bitterly and discussed countermeasures with Haili. The two of them discussed it all night. First, they wrote an apology note describing the incident in detail, describing the viciousness, cunning and bravery of the Xixia cavalry.
.At the same time, he did not forget to write a memorial to the Northern Han emperors and ministers, but he only used one sentence to cover up his mistake by saying that he had a conflict with the Han army on the way to pursue the Xixia soldiers.
Haili was far inferior to Xiao Luan in terms of how to organize his words. Seeing a memorial taking shape under Xiao Luan's writing, in which he blamed all the mistakes of his two men on the Xixia soldiers and the Northern Han Dynasty, Haili was very disappointed with Xiao Luan.
I am even more impressed. Only a person who has reached a certain level of consciencelessness can write such a righteous memorial that tells lies.
What he didn't expect was that after Xiao Luan returned to his room, he wrote another memorial overnight, describing Haili's guilt in an even more elaborate manner, and then sent it directly to the hands of the Nanmian Palace King Yeluji through special channels.
Xiao Luan did this just to protect himself. He didn't want to suffer with Haili. Basically, Xiao Luan didn't make any mistakes this time. He had already informed Haili about the Xixia cavalry robbery in the northern territory of Han Dynasty. Haili was completely
He didn't take this important information seriously, and was tricked by the Xixia soldiers like a monkey with his red butt exposed all the time.
If he hadn't seen through the Xixia people's false news and rushed to Suining with his army, or even only had to send a thousand soldiers out of Dingzhou to meet the Han army escorting Sui Gong's team, the ending would definitely have been different. There were Daliao wolf cavalry.
It was impossible for the Xixia soldiers to seize the annual tribute so smoothly. Of course, Xiao Luan did not mention in his letter that he took most of the Han soldiers to attack the northwest mountains on his own initiative, and the remaining Han soldiers would not be affected by the lack of people.
And the fact that he was killed by Xixia soldiers and fled.
If he had not advocated chasing the enemy, he would not have been ambushed by the Xixia soldiers in his haste. Five thousand Han troops were killed and the whole army was annihilated. He was the chief culprit.
When it comes to the Han army, Xiao Luan thought for a while and then described it truthfully: "The Han army resisted desperately, but their weapons and armor were far less sophisticated than those of the Xixia soldiers, and the Xixia soldiers were all cavalry, while the Han army was mostly infantry without heavy armor.
So a disastrous defeat is inevitable."
In his depiction, 5,000 Han troops were attacked by the same number of Xixia cavalry, and they fought bloody battles to the very end without flinching. The corpses of 5,000 Han troops covered the snow, and their blood dyed the white snow red.
Under the protection of the loyal and powerful Khitan warriors, he broke through the enemy formation and went to Dingzhou to report the news, but the Dingzhou defenders actually refused to send troops because the general was away!
Xiao Luan believes that if his secret letter gets into the hands of the Nanmian Palace King, although he will fall out of favor, there should be no problem in saving his life, because he has tried his best. As for whether Haili is dead or alive, he is completely
I don’t care anymore. This is the difference between a scholar and a general. In terms of killing people, Haili is far more capable than Xiao Luan. In terms of conspiracy, even ten Haili is not necessarily Xiao Luan’s opponent.
What Xiao Luan didn't expect was that this secret letter not only saved his own life, but was even appreciated by His Majesty Ye Luxiongji, Emperor of the Liao Dynasty, and indirectly helped Liu Ling.
After receiving the news, King Nanmian Palace did not dare to hide it, and sent his most trusted warriors to ride the fastest horses to deliver these two letters to Shangjing. Yelu Xiongji, who had just returned to Shangjing after the winter hunt, saw these two letters.
, overturned the table angrily.
"Come here! Take my sword to Dingzhou and cut off Haili's head, then tie up Xiao Luan and take him to Beijing for questioning!"
The warrior who took over the sword was called back by Yelu Xiongji before he could get out of the golden tent. In anger, Yelu Xiongji did not lose his mind.
"Tie them both up and bring them before me. By the way, tell Yeluji that if this matter cannot be resolved, he will no longer have to be the king of Nanmian Palace!"
After saying this, a young general wearing tiger head armor clasped his fists and said: "Father, this matter is not to blame for my brother, it is all the fault of those damn Xixia people. In addition, the coward in the sea does not know how to use troops. Brother,
Not aware of it.”
The speaker is eight feet tall, with a face like a crown jade. His slender and muscular figure looks even more heroic against the backdrop of a suit of iron armor. There is no beard sprouting on his chin, and his eyes are as pure as the water of Moon Lake. This man
It is Yelu Deguang, the second son of Yelu Xiongji, who is only sixteen years old this year.
Yelu Xiongji snorted and said: "You are a good person. If I remember correctly, that Hailiang must be the person you recommended!"
Yelu Deguang knelt down on one knee and said: "I shouldn't be punished for recommending people, but my elder brother did not do anything wrong in this matter. Dingzhou is not far from Taiyuan, and the Han Dynasty sent five thousand people to escort it. If troops were sent from the sea,
There will definitely be no mistakes if we take over. The blame for this incident is all on one person in the sea, and the child is also to blame, but it would be unreasonable for the father to blame the eldest brother!"
He spoke very directly, without any regard for contradicting his father, Tian Khan Yelu Xiongji, the master of the entire prairie.
Those who could discuss matters in Yelu Xiongji's tent were all high-level figures in the Liao Kingdom. These people were all well aware of the overt and covert struggle between the eldest prince Yelu Ji and the second prince Yelu Deguang. At this time, seeing Yelu Deguang not only did not
Taking this opportunity to add insult to injury, he tried his best to excuse his elder brother. Everyone was surprised. Some people secretly thought, what kind of tricks is the second prince doing? More people expressed that Yelu Deguang was so aware of the overall situation and took the overall situation into consideration.
Out of appreciation.
Xiao Shanchen, the prime minister of the Northern Mansion, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the second prince has a kind heart, please don't blame him. And the eldest prince did not make any mistakes. Although the culprit in this matter is a party member, if Ying Yanglang will always fulfill his duties,
Otherwise, it would not have caused such losses, let alone aroused the anger of the Han monarchs and ministers.” (Note 1)
Yelu Deguang glanced at Xiao Shanchen gratefully. In Xiao Shanchen's eyes that seemed to glance at him unintentionally, Yelu Deguang saw approval. He lowered his head and said nothing, but no one saw the raised corners of his mouth.
A smile.
Abandoning a pawn Haili in exchange for a good reputation for being generous and fair, and the appreciation of his father, this transaction is worth it, and Haili's death is also worth it. Xiao Shanchen, the prime minister of the Northern Mansion, has always been a supporter behind the second prince, and Yelv De usually
Many of Guang's actions were taught by Xiao Shanchen. For example, His Majesty Yelv Xiongji considered himself a person who could listen to the opinions of the people below him, and would always be tolerant of ministers who spoke out and remonstrated with him. That's why Yelu Deguang behaved as he did just now.
very brave.
Brother Da Yue Yelu Mo is the younger brother of Yelu Xiongji. His status in Daliao Kingdom is second only to the emperor. This man has always been known for his generosity and gentleness. Although he is a staunch supporter of the eldest prince Yelu Ji, he has also been criticized by Yelu De just now.
He was happy because of Guang's words. He had always hoped that Yelu Ji and his brothers could live in harmony like he and his brother Yelu Xiongji did. Although Yelu Deguang often did things that were unfavorable to Yelu Ji behind his back, he still did the right thing this time.
Yes. (Note 2)
Yelv Moge raised his hand and said to Yelu Xiongji: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the most important thing now is not to hold anyone accountable, but how to deal with the already tense relationship with the Han Kingdom. Although the Han Kingdom is weak, it is the most important thing for us when the Liao Dynasty goes south.
The springboard and powerful assistant to conquer the Central Plains cannot be ignored."
Avoid the important and take the easy?
Yelu Deguang lowered his head and smiled, he had learned another trick.
Note 1: The Liao Kingdom was divided into North and South, each with a prime minister, whose status was slightly higher than that of the king in the North and South. The Prime Minister of the North was basically selected from the descendants of the clan, while the Prime Minister of the South was a member of the royal family.
Note 2: Yu Yue, the highest official position during the tribal alliance period. This title was retained after the founding of the Liao Dynasty, but he did not actually serve. It was the most noble title under the emperor. (To be continued)
