At nightfall, the Liao Kingdom's city gates had counted the losses of today's battle, and a banquet was held in the city lord's mansion to celebrate this great victory.

During the banquet, some of the generals who were at the bottom of the table couldn't help covering their faces and weeping while being happy.

"God bless me in Daliao, God bless me in Daliao!"

This man was crying, but the others did not laugh at him. Instead, they all restrained their smiles, vaguely feeling the same, and sighing.

When Han Shizhong led his troops to kill across the boundary river, the generals and generals in the Liao army were still very high-spirited and determined to make contributions in this battle and leave a name that would be remembered by future generations in the annals of Liao history.

However, after these battles were fought one after another, Han Shizhong's soldiers and horses were like dragons returning to the sea and tigers entering the mountains. There was no trace of the southerners' habit of accumulating weakness.

territory.

These generals in the Liao army tried to fight with high morale, but failed; they tried to regroup, but failed again; they tried to use the spirit of mourning for the soldiers to arouse the determination of victory in the three armies, but still failed.

Attack, retreat, surprise, defend, cut off the rear, defeat, defeat, defeat.

The enemy's turbulent offensive has almost destroyed the spirit of the Liao generals. This city gate is their last resort, but they are still fighting with trepidation and fear all day long. They don't know when the city gate will be broken and Youzhou will be lost.

, defeated all the way back to the hinterland of Liao Kingdom.

However, this time, they actually won!

No wonder some people are crying with joy. Among the three armies of the Liao Dynasty, it is not just the generals at this table who are crying at this moment.

Tianshan Yong, the general of the Liao Kingdom, had broad shoulders and a thick waist. He was an iron-clad man. He opened his mouth as big as a basin and chewed a leg of beef with the bone and meat in three or two mouthfuls. He exhaled with satisfaction and said:

"Who would have thought that there would be such a shameless and suspicious king in the world?"

"In the current war, even if the king and generals are at odds, they can wait until the troops are withdrawn and then slowly find ways to deal with it. Even if the commander is replaced before the battle, that's fine. But that guy actually didn't hesitate to trap Han Shizhong with 20,000 elite soldiers! Ha,

Ha ha ha ha!"

When Tianshan Yong said this, he couldn't help laughing loudly, holding his belly with his hands, and laughing so hard that his whole body trembled.

"If I had known this, haha, if I had known this, why did the commander-in-chief send people to find Liangshan to form an alliance? He should have sent some gold, pearls and treasures directly to Bianliang and let the emperor stab him in the back. In that case, he might not know what he is doing now.

Our Daliao flag will even be planted on the other side of the boundary river."

Wu Yanguang drank heavily, shook his head and said: "Han Shizhong is certainly a man who will die, but even if he was struck by thunder while walking on the road, choked to death when drinking water, or choked to death when eating, he should not be killed like this by their emperor.

"

"And he was able to escape from the city, which is the best of both worlds. He doesn't have to watch the hero be harmed by rats, and he can live in endless hell-like regrets for the rest of his life, and he can also comfort our Daliao soldiers.

The spirit in heaven.”

Wu Yanguang filled two wine glasses with wine, stood up with the glasses in both hands, raised the glass in his left hand forward first, and said, "Everyone, this glass of wine should be used to commemorate our warriors who died in the bloody battle of Daliao!

"

Many generals raised their glasses together and poured the wine onto the floor of the city lord's palace, seeping into the gaps in the wooden boards and flowing freely.

Wu Yanguang put down the empty cup in his left hand, raised the cup in his right hand, and said to the man with an ashen complexion: "This second cup is for the great warrior Ye Luhui!"

This iron-grey man came to the city just a few days ago to offer his services. He claimed that he had been living in seclusion in the mountains for a long time. He heard that Liao was in danger, so he came here to offer his services.

Not only did he speak astonishingly, but his martial arts skills were also extraordinary. He did not have any official position in his body. He only relied on his magic skills and bare hands to conquer several generals one after another.

Wu Yanguang went into battle in full armor and had the advantage of weapons and luck, but he was only in the middle of the pack.

The supervisor, Yelu Hui, was shocked by this, and treated him with great courtesy. Only then did he arrange for the generals to set up an ambush according to Yelu Hui's plan, and it was indeed successful in one fell swoop.

Facing the generals' toasts, the iron-gray man slowly drank a glass of wine, not surprised.

Wu Yanguang said with emotion: "We have also heard many rumors about the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, but the rumors have always been exaggerated or even fabricated out of thin air. It is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false."

"Besides, after he ascended the throne, the army of the Song Dynasty became infinitely stronger, and he even accomplished the feat of destroying the Xia Dynasty. I never expected that he was such a ridiculous person. But I don't know how you saw through this and knew that he was eager to

To eradicate Han Shizhong, do you not hesitate to take such ridiculous measures?"

The iron-gray man said calmly: "To see a person's temperament, you can't look at the general situation, but look at the small details. Although there are many rumors about the Emperor of Song Dynasty, the so-called groundless rumors may not be unfounded, and you should not believe them at all. Especially as someone who

The benevolence, courtesy, generosity, or cruelty, favor, and favoritism that a king often displays deliberately are just to consolidate the emperor's supreme authority. Only what is revealed in small ways may be the true temperament."

"I have collected many rumors about the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and found out that he was actually a mean, ungrateful and suspicious person. If the situation prevailed, even if he faced a long-term general and a man with military power, he could just laugh it off and leave a good reputation.

It was convenient to attract more loyal people. However, the Song Kingdom was now experiencing frequent civil strife, and Han Shizhong suddenly found an excuse to command all the border troops and invade the Liao Kingdom. For the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the situation was obviously extremely bad.

.”

He drank another glass of wine and laughed in a low voice, "When I came here yesterday, I climbed up and looked out. I saw Emperor Song's five-colored clouds rolling, but there was no royal guard of honor and personal guards accompanying him. This confirmed my guess and made the inference.

.”

The generals nodded one after another and said with a bright face: "I thought in vain that I had both civil and military skills and was in the position of commander. You can see clearly that such a great man came to join our army. It is indeed God's blessing for the Liao Dynasty. Come on, I will pay you my respects again, commander."

One drink for you."

Just as Wu Yanguang was raising his glass, a very excited voice came from outside.

"It's not God who bless Daliao, it's my Emperor Taizu of Daliao who bless me!"

Prince Yelu Dezhong of the Liao Kingdom hurried in from outside. When he saw the iron-gray man, his eyes filled with tears. He stepped forward and knelt down to worship him.

Everyone was shocked.

Wu Yanguang frowned and said: "My lord, today we are celebrating. You came late and neglected our great hero. You really deserve to be punished. However, you are the sibling of the Holy Sage and have a noble status, so you should not give such a gift easily."

Yelv Dezhong turned back angrily and said, "What do you know? This is..."

Seeing that there were many people in the hall, he paused and ordered, "Everyone else, get out."

Everyone looked at Wu Yanguang with astonishment on their faces.

Wu Yanguang said helplessly: "It's time for you to go out and have fun with the soldiers. Go ahead."

After everyone left, Yelu Dezhong sent people to guard outside the hall and cast spells to isolate the sound inside and outside. Then he knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times to the gray-gray man, bowing to the ground.

"The descendants of future generations, Yelu, will be honored and will be lucky enough to meet Emperor Taizu of the Liao Dynasty!"

Wu Yanguang's expression changed drastically, and he stepped out from behind the table in a frightened manner, yelling: "Your Majesty, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Don't be presumptuous in front of Emperor Taizu."

Without looking back, Yelvde took out a scroll of pictures from his sleeve, held it out with both hands, knocked his forehead on the ground again, arched his buttocks high, and said, "When Emperor Taizu came to the military camp, although he deliberately hid his clumsiness,

The method used is vaguely the method in the "Twelve Volumes of Splitting the Tang Dynasty", the magical power of Daliao to conquer the country, and it is a realm that can only be reached by direct descendants of the royal family above the fourth level of the treasure-bone gods and demons. Daliao has already

No one has completed it for hundreds of years."

"It's a pity that I didn't recognize Emperor Taizu right away, and I still had many doubts in my mind. Later, when I looked closely, I saw Taizu walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger, with skin like a sacred rock, a leopard's neck looking back, etc., many strange phenomena and the secret strategy of the royal family.

The records in it are all accurate, and when I fall asleep at night, there are all kinds of auspicious signs, which I can't tell you all at once."

"That's when I thought of sending someone back to ask for the only photo of Shen Yun's true appearance hidden in the royal treasury."

When Wu Yanguang heard this, he was dumbfounded.

The royal family of the Liao Kingdom was prone to internal strife and internal strife. At that time, there were only five scrolls of true images left by Yelu Abaoji, the Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, and three of them were lost. Now there are only two volumes left, which were collected by the Ancestral Temple and the Liao Dynasty respectively.

The emperor holds it.

It was an honor among the top officials of the Liao Kingdom to admire Yelu Abaoji's true appearance. In the past, even Wu Yanguang had only been seen twice with the emperor's permission.

The picture scroll Yelv Dezhong was holding suddenly opened, and a strange light shot out of the picture, reflecting on the iron-gray man.

The martial arts charm of Taizu of the Liao Dynasty in the picture is indeed very affectionate to this iron-gray man.

"Sure enough, really, except Emperor Taizu, who else would have such unparalleled magical skills, such strategizing, and who would pity the critical situation of Daliao!"

Yelu had to kowtow again and again.

Wu Yanguang no longer dared to have any doubts, knelt down and paid homage.

The iron-gray man shook his head and sighed: "Everyone, get up. I was originally in the Nine Heavens Gang Wind. Because I sensed that the Liao Kingdom was in turmoil and was about to decline, I woke up and came down to take a look. However, I am an old man.

The Lord of the Sun showed up rashly, fearing that it would cause riots. So I hid my name and called myself Yeluhui, which means the Yelu clan's great glory."

Yelu Dezhong had tears streaming down his face and choked with sobs, saying: "Emperor Taizu was kind and virtuous, but Yelu Yanxi, who is now sitting on the throne, has no appearance of a human king. He is wavering and has no independent opinion. The loyal ministers persuaded him, but for a while he

After listening, the traitor persuaded him, and he listened again."

"Afraid that our loyal eunuchs favor the eunuchs, and that they are the scourge of the world, I sincerely request Emperor Taizu to put things right, return to the throne, and lead us to great glory in the Liao Dynasty."

The iron-grey man's face was moved: "Is the current Liao Emperor really as miserable as you say?"

He seemed a little disbelieving and looked at Wu Yanguang.

Wu Yanguang hesitated for a moment, Yelu Yanxi was indeed soft-hearted, but she was very kind to him.

But! Wherever Han Shizhong's troops were heading, Yelu Yanxi was arrogant in front of him and frightened in the back. He changed his orders every day and was in a panic. It was of no help to the front line. Even if he could keep such an emperor, what kind of reputation could he leave behind? And the man in front of him was a pioneer.

Emperor Taizu of Daliao...

"What the prince said is true."

Wu Yanguang's heart became hot, and he bowed to the end, "I beg Emperor Taizu to calm down the war between Song and Liao first, and then bring order to the chaos."

The iron-gray man thought thoughtfully and sighed: "That's alright. Although the Song Dynasty lost their general Han Shizhong, they only lost 20,000 elite soldiers, while the Liao Dynasty suffered more than 100,000 casualties. A truce is the right way.

Fortunately, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is eager to go back and quell the rebellion, so he will not make any further entanglements."

"You draw up a peace treaty immediately, present it to me, and discuss peace with Song Dynasty. Then I will go and see how Yelu Yanxi did."
To be continued...