From the fifth day of the first lunar month to the twenty-first day of the first lunar month of the second year of Dazhi, the Han army lost eleven cities one after another. Including Daizhou and Xinzhou, the Khitans gained victory at the cost of less than 10,000 soldiers.
Although the territory of the Han Dynasty, more than 400 miles north of Xinzhou, was not a brilliant victory, it was enough to make the Khitan people excited compared to the battle fought by Yelu Deguang in Taiyuan.
With such a record, Ye Luxiongji's gloomy face also had a smile. Although compared with the Khitan wolf cavalry going south more than ten years ago, a team of a thousand people could travel from Daizhou to the north of Jinzhou.
The situation has already made people feel worried and angry, but finally we have a pretty good start, which can also improve the low morale after the defeat of Taiyuan. Every time a small city is captured, the excitement on the faces of the soldiers makes Yelu
The haze in Xiongji's heart became lighter.
After Suxian was captured, the Han army had retreated to Taiyuan. Suxian was only forty miles away from Taiyuan City. Starting from Suxian, the Wolf Cavalry could reach Taiyuan City within two hours. It had been done more than a dozen times before.
After the defeat, the Han army seemed to have no intention of guarding this small town. The Khitan army only attacked for less than an hour before the Han army rushed out from the south gate and escaped, leaving hundreds of corpses in Su County.
For the Khitan army, there was only one trouble caused by the Han army, and it was also the most troublesome. After Daizhou could not stop the Khitan army's offensive, the Han army began to gradually retreat, losing consecutive battles and losing a city after retreating.
However, every time the Han army retreated from a city, the first thing they did was not to reorganize the city defenses but to block all the wells with big stones. Then when they retreated, they left a letter on the desk of the city government office, which read:
It bears the words Yelu Xiongji personally signed it.
The Khitan soldiers did not dare to open the letters privately and delivered them all to Yelv Xiongji.
Every time Ye Luxiongji opened the letter, the content on it made him frown.
The content of the letter is nothing more than to persuade Yelv Xiongji not to attack further, otherwise Taiyuan City will be the burial place of hundreds of thousands of Khitan troops. He advised Yelv Xiongji to be careful about the rear. If the party members find an opportunity, Weiming Xiaoxiao will definitely do it.
He will lead an army to invade the Liao Kingdom. He also reminded Yelu Xiongji that the tribes in Liaodong are fierce and wild, and beware that the Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo of the Liao Dynasty was captured by the Mohe people. If they lose their place of prosperity, I am afraid that the Khitan tribe will be defeated if they want to rise again.
Difficult.
The tone of the words in the letter is sincere and sincere, without any disrespect. Every sentence and every word points out the internal and external troubles of Liao Dynasty, analyzing the hidden dangers and overt enemies of the Liao Kingdom. Especially the key points.
Arriving in Liaodong, its importance is even more important than that of Linhuang Mansion in the capital of Liao Dynasty. If Linhuang Mansion is captured by the Dangxiang people, the Khitans can retreat eastward and rely on Youzhou to recuperate in Liaodong. It won't take long to
Go to Dongshan again.
But if Liaoyang Prefecture is lost, the Dangxiang people will take the opportunity to seize Linhuang Prefecture, and the Khitans will have nowhere to go.
The signature at the end of the letter is Liu Ling, the King of the Han Dynasty.
Ye Luxiongji didn't understand why Liu Ling wrote these letters. He couldn't analyze what Liu Ling's purpose was. Is it to dissuade him from going south to avoid destroying the country? But Liu Ling knew that he would never retreat just because of a few letters.
Go back. With hundreds of thousands of troops mobilized, it would be really embarrassing if Liu Ling frightened him back with a few letters. Or maybe Liu Ling just wanted to make himself sick? Ye Luxiongji felt that Liu Ling was not that naive. Besides,
, the King of Han in this letter spoke with great respect for himself, without any sarcastic content. Moreover, from Daizhou to Xinzhou, the ten letters pointed out the ten problems that the Liao Kingdom will face now. It can be said that they are all gold and jade.
Good words.
Could it be that the King of Han wanted to show favor or weakness?
Ye Luxiongji quickly rejected this idea. He had learned very clearly what kind of person Liu Ling, the King of Han, was in the past few years. Liu Ling was not afraid of showing weakness. Liu Ling had been showing weakness when the Han Dynasty was weak.
But now the Han Kingdom has millions of armored men. Although they have to divide their forces to deal with Xixia, there are still half a million troops deployed north of Taiyuan and on the front line of Youzhou. Even though the Khitan army has been victorious in consecutive battles today, the main force of the Han people has not been defeated.
After being annihilated, the Han army was far from the point where they needed to admit defeat.
Could it be that you just want to remind me to pay attention to the rear?
But what are the benefits to Liu Ling of doing this?
Yelu Xiongji knew that if he wanted to guess Liu Ling's real purpose in writing these letters, he could only analyze what benefits the Han people would get if he did what Liu Ling said. Thinking reversely, Yelu Xiongji quickly understood
I understood why Liu Ling did this.
Very simply, it was to allow the Khitans to divide their forces!
Wei Mingxiao has stationed more than 400,000 troops in Swan City. The reason why he is still standing still is that Yelu Xiongji knows that Wei Mingxiao is just waiting and watching. As long as Wei Mingxiao can see which direction the balance of victory between Daliao and Han is leaning.
He would immediately send troops to either side. If the Han were weak, he would attack the Han, and if the Liao were weak, he would attack the Liao. This was a huge hidden danger, enough to threaten the safety of the Liao. Liu Ling was reminding himself that it was better to divide his troops and defend them as soon as possible.
To prevent party members from attacking from behind. As for Liaodong, Yelu Xiongji believed that this was just a trick by Liu Ling to achieve his goal. Although the tribes in Liaodong were barbaric and fierce, they had long been feared by the Liao wolf cavalry in recent years, and their overall strength
It is not strong, and the possibility of rebellion is very small.
Everything is to make yourself panic, so it is best to divide your troops to defend the rear!
Ye Luxiongji came to the conclusion after thinking hard for a long time. Liu Ling did this to make himself upset!
As the emperor of the Liao Kingdom and the commander-in-chief of an army of 500,000, every decision he makes is related to the future of the Liao Kingdom, the livelihood of millions of people, and the life and death of the Liao. If he had made a decision because of confusion on the battlefield,
Wrong judgment and decision, Liu Ling can seize the opportunity to fight back!
Liu Ling's actions can only explain one problem: he has no confidence in winning this battle!
Yelu Xiongji thought that the Han Kingdom had just pacified the countries south of the Yangtze River, and the large territory south of the Yangtze River was unstable. In order to stabilize the rear, Liu Ling would definitely leave a large army to guard the south of the Yangtze River. So this time he went north to Taiyuan, and there was no way
No matter how many troops he brought! He couldn't draw too many troops!
He has no confidence, so he has to make himself have no confidence!
After figuring this section out, Ye Luxiongji felt relaxed.
After handing the letter obtained from Su County to his first adviser Xiao Suxun, Ye Luxiongji pointed at the letter and said with a smile: "It's just a small way to mess up the morale of our army. However, Liu Ling's letter pointed out these things one after another.
It is indeed our hidden danger in Daliao today."
Xiao Suxun took the letter, read it, pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty, does Liu Ling have any deeper meaning in doing this?"
Yelu Xiongji rubbed his forehead, endured the annoyance caused by his headache and said with a smile: "What if there is some trick? Fire Owl Spirit Fox has an army of 120,000 in the northwest, and I also sent Yelu Yanqi to lead ten
Thousands of troops are stationed on the front line of Helan Mountain, and there are still tens of thousands of troops stationed in the upper capital. Even if Wei Mingxiao leads his army in a sneak attack, how can he defeat Helan Mountain in a short time? I really underestimated those men under my command, and they will only suffer.
It could be Wei Mingxiao himself. As for Liaodong, I have ordered Tokyo to stay behind. Yelu Zheng urged Heishui Mohe to dispatch one hundred thousand young men to Youzhou to help in the war. The time limit I gave him is one month. If Heishui Mohe
Dubo Jilie Wu Guqiu deliberately shirks the responsibility, so he is executed." (Note 1)
"Heishui Mohe is the strongest tribe in Liaodong. As long as they are subdued, Liaodong will not be able to cause trouble."
The corner of Yelu Xiongji's mouth twitched slightly, and a glistening stream of saliva flowed out.
"Your Majesty, if you feel unwell, you should rest more."
Xiao Suxun put down the letter, looked at Ye Luxiongji's slightly frowning brows and persuaded him.
Yelu Deguang, who was standing aside, also bowed and said: "Father, I will help you go back to the back tent to rest. Father was up all night again, and your health is important."
Yelu Xiongji frowned, glared at Yelu Deguang and said, "If you hadn't been completely defeated in Taiyuan, I wouldn't have to worry about so many things!"
Yelu Deguang was shocked, lowered his head, and did not dare to speak any more.
Yelu Xiongji endured his headache and said: "There is no need to worry, military advisor. It's just that I have worked too hard these days. If everything goes wrong, I will have a headache every day for more than ten days. After conquering Su County, Taiyuan is only in front of us. As long as we take the
There is no rush to go down to Taiyuan City and go south. Wei Mingxiao will definitely send troops when he sees the opportunity. When the time comes, let him go and fight Liu Ling first. I might as well rest in Taiyuan for a few more days to catch up on some sleep.
good."
Xiao Suxun said: "Your Majesty, your health is more important. The army has to rest in Su County for two days to dig wells and collect water. There has been no fighting in the past few days, so it is better for your Majesty to rest more. Although the prince lost for a while in Taiyuan, but
It is indeed a non-war crime. The only reason to blame is Han Zhishan, who talks about war on paper but does not know the details and the details, which is why Taiyuan's 200,000-strong army is without food. It is extremely difficult for His Highness the Crown Prince to bring back a 100,000-strong army.
No one else can do better than the prince."
Yelu Deguang raised his head slightly and cast a grateful look at Xiao Suxun.
Xiao Suxun nodded slightly without revealing any trace.
Yelv Xiongji glared at Yelu Deguang and said: "You unsatisfactory waste, I handed over hundreds of thousands of troops to you, but you came back defeated! Hundreds of thousands of Khitan warriors were ruined in your hands, hum! You usually don't live up to expectations."
Don’t you always think of yourself as a famous general? Let’s see if you still have the face to talk nonsense this time!”
Rubbing his forehead, Yelu Xiongji saw Yelu Deguang's fearful look and suppressed the anger in his heart. He only had three sons. The eldest son, Yeluji, failed in his attempt to rebel and fled to Liaodong and committed suicide under the city of Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo. The third child was not the best.
Three years old, he is still a child who can only walk. Only the second child has always been the most like him. He is decisive in killing on the battlefield and has achieved some achievements. After making him the prince, he is also well-behaved and cautious in doing things. So Yelu Xiongji
He deliberately did not think about how his eldest son Yelu Ji died in Liaodong, and he never asked what Yelu Deguang did after chasing his eldest brother to the gate of Liaoyang Prefecture.
Although he feels that he is still strong and healthy, the future of Daliao will still be handed over to Yelu Deguang. Therefore, he does not want to push Yelu Deguang too hard. Of course, if he can continue to be in charge of the country until
When the third child grows up, the candidate for the throne does not have to be given to the second child.
"Go back and reflect! If it weren't for the military advisor's repeated pleas, I would definitely not have spared you lightly. Go down and arrange defenses first, and remember to take a closer look to see if the Han army has poisoned the water!"
Yelu Deguang responded quickly and was about to leave. Yelu Xiongji stood up and said, "The military advisor should also go back. I am indeed a little tired."
After saying that, he walked towards the bed, and after taking just one step, he suddenly staggered and almost fell over. Yelu Deguang and Xiao Suxun quickly stepped forward to support him.
"Your Majesty, why don't you send the imperial doctor over?"
Xiao Suxun advised.
Ye Luxiongji waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's okay, but I haven't slept well for several nights in a row. Now that I'm feeling sleepy, it's time to have a comfortable sleep."
He raised his head and said in a serious tone: "You two, please don't spread the word that I am slightly uncomfortable! The morale of the army has only been raised. If a villain takes advantage of my little problem to make a big fuss, the morale of the army will be unstable!"
Xiao Suxun and Yelu Deguang looked solemn and quickly lowered their heads and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry."
Ye Luxiongji waved his hand and said: "Everyone, go down, I want to sleep for a while."
Xiao Suxun and Yelu Deguang bowed out of the tent. They stopped at the door and glanced at each other. They both saw a trace of worry in each other's eyes.
(Note 1: Dubo Jilie, in Jurchen language, means the leader of the tribal alliance) (To be continued)
