The Khitans arrived so unexpectedly that even the secret agents of the Supervisory Council did not discover how the Khitans and the Dangxiang people reached an agreement at the foot of the Qilian Mountains. The two heroic figures Yelu Xiongji and Wei Mingxiao were
How to reach a consensus? It is undeniable that even Liu Ling did not expect that these two ethnic groups with deep hatred would stand on the same front so quickly.
Taking a boat to the north, Liu Ling looked at the picturesque scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, but his heart was not open but rather depressed. Will this beautiful country in the Central Plains be ravaged by the iron hoof of the grassland people again? As a modern person, Liu Ling knows
In history, the land of the Central Plains has been dyed red by blood many times. Every time the prairie people invade the Central Plains, there will be waves of bloodshed. Under every inch of land, there are many bloody corpses buried.
It is late summer, the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is beautiful, birds are chirping and cicadas are chirping, and it looks very peaceful and peaceful. Weeping willows, gorgeous flowers, and rippling blue waves. If this peaceful scene is trampled by horses on the grassland, what will be left behind?
Liu Ling had been holding back a breath of anger in his heart. Back then, the Northern Han Dynasty was weak and exhausted and could not compete with the powerful Khitans and Dangxiang people, so Liu Ling kept enduring, giving in, and feeling aggrieved. At that time, Liu Ling had great ambitions in his heart.
, but couldn't realize it. He had a passion for it, but he couldn't do it casually. He wanted to become a strong man, but the prerequisite was that he must live first. Only by living and then making unremitting efforts to make the strong man strong could he make the strong man strong.
Ambition is realized.
Now, although the Han Dynasty has not yet been fully formed, and he has not yet conquered the Central Plains, Liu Ling today is no longer the Liu Ling who could not use his fists and kicks five years ago. He is the king of the Han Dynasty, and he has control over millions of people.
, with hundreds of thousands of lions under his command. He will no longer hold back or retreat.
Yes, Pei Zhan is very important. As long as such a hero is given a chance to recuperate, he will make a comeback soon. As long as this person lives, he will be the biggest obstacle to Liu Ling's ambition to conquer the Central Plains. Liu Ling has laid an ambush on all sides.
, just waiting for Pei Zhan to dive in and seek death. However, the prairie people came. Liu Ling had to make a choice, whether to hunt down Pei Zhan first, or go north to defend against foreign enemies.
This choice was not difficult for Liu Ling to make.
Disputes between Han people, even if they result in bloodshed, are still a family matter. But if outsiders break into the house arrogantly, burn, kill, and loot, the disputes between brothers will not matter at all.
Liu Ling remembered what a certain Chairman of the Generalissimo said during the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War.
Before fighting the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside.
Liu Ling has only one comment for this sentence and the person who said it, get the hell out of you!
Things have priorities. What is urgency? Fight out those foreign enemies who dare to come to your home to steal money, food, and women. Beat them until they are afraid and beat them until they dare not even think about doing it again. This is urgency! As for what is urgent?
Pei Zhan, so be it. Since you can defeat him once, you can defeat him twice.
The big ship sailed very smoothly, breaking through the waves. Liu Ling stood at the bow of the ship, his black clothes fluttering gently with the wind. His face, which had always been Gu Jingbubo, also had a touch of worry. This time the Khitan man
The attack was fierce, and a total of 400,000 troops marched south. The troops were divided into two groups and advanced together. This battle was difficult for the soldiers. Putting aside hatred and prejudice, to be honest, the Khitan cavalry was indeed very powerful. Especially the 400,000 most elite palace troops.
, can be said to be the greatest lion in the world. Although the palace army has suffered a lot of losses in the wars with the party members in recent years, its power cannot be underestimated.
When Liu Ling trained Han cavalry, he had to master the art of riding and archery. It is undeniable that this art of riding and archery is the specialty of the prairie people. Those prairie men can ride a horse at the age of five, and they can achieve the same level by the age of ten.
They are proficient in bows and horses. When they put down their bows and arrows and machetes, they become herdsmen, and when they pick up weapons, they become soldiers. They are natural warriors. There are constant battles between grassland tribes. Only by being strong can they survive in battle after battle. In such a cruel living environment
, and created a large number of knights who were good at fighting.
The living environment of grass carp is very different from that in the Central Plains. They seem to be hospitable and open-minded, but in fact they are suspicious and jealous. They seem to be heroic and enthusiastic, but in fact they are bloodthirsty and cold. Moreover, in their eyes, the Han people in the Central Plains are nothing more than two-legged sheep.
There is no difference between livestock and livestock. Every time the grassland people go south, they will steal all their property, food and women, and kill all the men, just like slaughtering sheep and cattle without any mercy.
It wasn't that Liu Ling had no confidence in this war. He frowned slightly because he was constantly imagining the direction of the war in his mind. Although he issued many orders in succession, in a hurry, he could not mobilize the troops.
Not too many. Wang Banjin's army of 200,000 only left 30,000, and no more, because he had to face Xixia Jingjia who were as good at fighting as the Khitans. Even if Luo Fu's Jianxiong army was added,
The total number of troops is also less than that of the Dangxiang army led by Li Hunu. Lanzhou has an important geographical location and is the northwest gateway to Taiyuan. Once Lanzhou is lost, Taiyuan will also be in danger. Although the capital has now been moved from Taiyuan to Jinzhou, Taiyuan will still be in danger.
It is still the foundation. If Taiyuan is lost, it will be a huge blow to the Han Dynasty. Dugu Ruizhi does not have many people under his command, and he also has to take care of Daizhou and Xinzhou. His responsibilities are also very heavy.
The 30,000 troops under Liu Mao's command needed to resist the 100,000 troops of Khitan general Li Yao Nayan. Li Yao Nayan's target was Zhaozhou, and Liu Mao was in Jizhou at this time. The two places were only a hundred miles apart, so the battle took place there.
It was inevitable. It would take at least twenty days for Hua Ling and Zhao Er's 35,000 troops to arrive in Jizhou. The courage on Liu Mao's shoulders was not easy. But what Liu Ling was least worried about was Zhaozhou, because he knew
, Liu Mao's strongest ability is defense. Most of the generals under Liu Ling are good at attacking. Only Cheng Yihou and Liu Mao are good at defense. Now Cheng Yihou is in Yanzhou and Liu Mao is in Zhaozhou.
Liu Ling was not too worried about these two places.
What he was worried about was Wang Banjin. Although Wang Banjin had joined Luo Fu and had 170,000 to 80,000 troops under his command, with Wang Banjin's temperament, he might not directly launch an attack on Dang Xiang's 300,000 troops.
Therefore, Liu Ling gave Wang Banjin a strict order. In the early stage of the war, defense should be the main priority and the enemy should not be underestimated and he should not advance rashly. At the same time, he ordered Zhou Yangong in Jinzhou to rush north quickly to assist Wang Banjin in resisting the Dangxiang's offensive. Although Zhou Yangong
He is a scholar, but his view of the overall situation is definitely better than that of all the generals under Liu Ling's command.
Liu Ling arranged several routes of troops, but left the most dangerous route to himself.
The only troops he can mobilize now are the 50,000 elite troops under Yang Ye, plus the 10,000 and 60,000 men of Shura Camp Kuangtu Camp led by Shengtu Yehu and Helian Tiemu to fight against King Yelu of the Southern Palace of Liao Kingdom.
This will be the most difficult battle since Liu Ling led the battle. Moreover, Liu Ling is almost going north alone. His fleet only has more than a thousand soldiers, Yang Ye and Sheng Tu.
It would take at least fifteen days for Yehu's men to reach Cangzhou. But Liu Ling would take a boat all the way north, which would be three days faster than them. In these three days, what can Liu Ling do to fight against Yeluji's 300,000 troops?
Zhao Da walked behind Liu Ling and put a large cloak on Liu Ling's shoulders.
"Your Majesty... we are about to pass through Bozhou."
Zhao Da thought for a while and reminded Liu Lingdao.
Liu Ling hummed, but said nothing.
Zhao Da hesitated for a moment and then said: "Should we order the fleet to slow down and wait until night?"
Liu Ling waved her hand and said, "No need, just drive over."
Zhao Da opened his mouth, but finally held back. He knew that although the prince looked gentle and elegant, as long as he made up his mind, no one could change his decision. He turned around and ordered Xu Sheng to be on guard, and the archers were always on guard.
In order to prepare for the enemy. Although this arrangement went on, Zhao Da knew very well that Bozhou Luo Xu had 40,000 elite soldiers. If they blocked the river, they would never be able to compete with the 1,800 soldiers on the big ship.
"Tell me, why is it Yeluji and not Yelu Deguang?"
Liu Ling suddenly asked.
Zhao Da thought for a while and said: "The emperor's art is just to prevent the two sons from being at ease. Use Yelu Deguang to stimulate Yelu Ji, so that he will always feel that his status as prince is not guaranteed and keep fighting. Now.
Yelu Deguang gained power and used Yelu Ji to stimulate him. Yelu Xiongji wanted to drive his two sons into a state of disgrace."
Liu Ling smiled and said, "No matter whether Yeluji wins or loses this time, I'm afraid his status as prince will not be preserved."
He curled his lips and uttered a curse word in a gentle manner: "Shit emperor's mental tricks, Yelu Xiongji is just full of food."
Zhao Da suddenly said something incomprehensible: "According to the news sent back by the spy, Yelu Xiongji just got his third son a while ago. He loved him so much that he made him king when he was only one month old and named him Yelu Zesheng."
Liu Ling smiled brightly for no reason. (To be continued)
