Elder Rong Ge has been guarding Yan County for more than four months. During these four months, his life has been very unpleasant. At first, because his family members were all in Liucheng, dozens of people were hostages in the hands of Li Chengzhong. It was a last resort situation. He had no choice but to agree to surrender. However, after the Khitan Pinbu gradually disappeared, Elder Rong Ge felt very tormented. In the past few years, Elder Rong had watched the Pinbu conquer cities and territories, expand its territory rapidly, and make the tribe strong. He was prosperous, but he didn't expect that in just a few months, everything would become a thing of the past, and Pinbu would become someone else's vassal. This feeling was very uncomfortable.
Throughout his life as a soldier, Rong Ge was one of the few real powerful figures among the elders of the Pinbu. He had great prestige in the army. To be honest, he was very unconvinced. He still had four hundred Khitan warriors under his command. He is always paying attention to Li Cheng and Li Chengzhong's every move, hoping to find an opportunity to develop the department again.
But he did not wait for this opportunity. Li Chengzhong's development momentum in Liucheng was very good, and the expansion of the Yingzhou Army was in full swing. Today, it can be described as strong soldiers and horses. Without waiting for a chance to make a comeback, what Brother Rong was waiting for was a The paper transfer order asked him to transfer the army to Liucheng, receive training, and establish a so-called reserve camp.
When he received the transfer order, Brother Rong fell ill. He knew that with his mere 400 troops, he could not fight against the Yingzhou Army built by Li Chengzhong. Although the main force of the Yingzhou Army was fighting in the Xiaoling River Basin, Having just conquered the Xiaoling River area, the next step is to continue southward and march towards the Wugu River Basin, but the garrison in Liucheng alone is not something Rong Ge can handle.
Brother Rong is the elder of the Pinbu, and he naturally maintains close contact with other elders of the Pinbu. Therefore, he is very well-informed. He knows that there are hundreds of veterans stationed in Liucheng, many of whom have fought in the war. They were no less powerful than the Khitan warriors under his command. It was with the help of these veterans that Li Chengzhong completed the leap from Bailang Mountain to Liucheng.
In addition to these veterans, there are also a thousand recruits trained by Li Chengzhong's unique training techniques. In front of the Yingzhou Army whose total strength is several times his own, Brother Rong doesn't think his four hundred Khitan warriors have much chance of winning. Well, Even if they win, when the war is over, how many of these four hundred Khitan warriors will be left? When they face the main force of the Yingzhou Army that has withdrawn from Xiaolinghe, what should they do to resist it?
So Elder Brother Rong was ill, and his illness was more of a psychological illness. He was at a loss and didn't know how to make a decision.
If he can really spend the rest of his life with his family peacefully after handing over military power, then under the current situation, Elder Rong Ge may happily lead his troops back to Liucheng to accept reorganization, and restore the glory of the department and other imaginary things. The matter of Tou Ba Nao was put behind him. But his situation was quite special. It was so special that it was very unreliable for him to place his hopes on Li Cheng to settle the score after his death.
The entire Yingzhou knew that Elder Rong Ge's son Bu Deng died at the hands of Li Chengzhong. This is a knot that cannot be solved. Even if Elder Rong Ge can accept this matter calmly and deal with it with justice. It’s not a matter of personal enmity. I’m afraid Li Chengzhong won’t sleep peacefully. This problem is easy to understand. If you think about it from another angle, you can understand it. If my brother Rong kills your son, Li Chengzhong, can I still accept your surrender with peace of mind? Do I believe that you don’t want to avenge your son? Brother Rong doesn’t believe it, so he thinks Li Chengzhong doesn’t believe it either. So no matter how you look at it, leading troops back to Liucheng is a self-defeating thing.
What's more, according to the order from the Yingzhou Army Headquarters, Brother Rong is limited to fifteen days to report back to Liucheng for training!
From Yanjun to Liucheng, it takes two days for the cavalry to march, and three days for the infantry to march. If the march is urgent, it will take even less time. Add in the three or five days of consolidation time, and it will not take as long as fifteen days.
Brother Jiu Rong was very troubled by this deadline. He was repeatedly guessing and trying to figure out Li Chengzhong's intentions.
Giving him so much time, did Li Chengzhong decide that he did not dare to return to Liucheng? So he made himself fully prepared to rebel? Brother Rong thought for a long time, and if he understood it from this aspect, it made sense. He became more and more sure that Li Chengzhong wanted to force him to rebel.
Turning against himself, in this case, he would not have to bear the blame for betrayal. For other Khitan people, it would also be an honest way to appease him, and he would not suffer the infamy of killing and surrendering.
What if he is really obedient? Brother Rong thought about it and only thought of one ending - maybe nothing will happen for the time being, but maybe one day, Li Chengzhong will find an excuse to kill himself and his family. After all,
If you want to impose a crime, why bother?
Brother Rong was ill for five days in a row. Just as he was suffering in his heart, a mysterious guest with his head and face covered came to Liucheng. After spending the night secretly with the mysterious guest, Brother Rong got up from his bed. He ordered to assemble the army.
, according to the transfer order from the Yingzhou Army Headquarters, headed for Liucheng.
At the same time, Brother Rong sent his cronies to the Huaiyuan Military City to the east of Yiwulu Mountain to ask Qijin of the Wukui tribe stationed there to beg for his life. The cronies also brought over a training plan for the Northern Command of the Yingzhou Army.
An army of 400 people was gathered in half a day. The Khitan soldiers' equipment was very simple, far less complicated than that of the Han army. In just half a day, everything was packed and ready to go. But Brother Rong did not give the order to go out.
Wait, wait for the reply from Wu Kui Bu Qi Jin begging for a living.
This is indeed a God-given opportunity. It seems that Li Chengzhong was too trusting. He actually sent the new army to the north for training. Did he think that he could deal with unexpected emergencies just by relying on some veterans from the guard and scout capitals of the middle camp?
?Or is it because his original judgment was wrong, and Li Chengzhong actually thought that he would definitely submit obediently? No matter what, Brother Rong decided to seize this opportunity. More than four months of swinging around and suffering in his heart did not wear away his decisiveness and aggressiveness.
He is still the leading elder that everyone respects and respects!
But Brother Rong thought more clearly and had a more vicious vision. He knew that relying solely on the so-called "internal support" of the few senior ministers and the children of the Zhao family was not enough. Of course he could occupy Liucheng under a sneak attack, and even destroy Liucheng.
Li Chengzhong captured them all in one fell swoop, but he did not believe that the new army that went to the northern foot of Helong Mountain for training would collapse. On the contrary, the general who led the new army would inevitably turn around and crush him, or establish himself as the new master of Liucheng.
Either negotiate a new distribution plan for Yingzhou power with Zhang Xingzhong, who is still leading troops in Xiaolinghe, or even directly support Zhang Xingzhong as the leader, which is also very likely to happen.
Elder Rong Ge has always paid close attention to the top leaders of Yingzhou. He knows that Zhang Xingzhong is Li Chengzhong's top general. As long as this person is still there, the Yingzhou army will easily find new loyal targets. Then everything he is busy with is just for others.
Make wedding clothes.
Why are General Zhao and Pingbu brothers, sharing weal and woe? Why do both sides occupy one city and share western Liaoning? Bullshit! The real key lies in the Wukui tribe. As long as the greedy guy who begged for a living is willing to send troops, the army in Liaoxi can be conquered.
If the new army training at the northern foot of Longshan is eliminated, then everything will have room for maneuver. When the Pinbu and Wukui tribes join forces to fight and eliminate Zhang Xingzhong in the Xiaoling River Basin, the whole thing will be considered complete.
For this reason, the bait Elder Rong threw to the beggar was the playground in Yan County and hundreds of miles around. He only wanted Liucheng. At the same time, he also gave the beggar a training plan of the Northern Command. If the Zhao family
What bargaining chips did those boys have that they could use to negotiate with themselves? Then the bargaining chip was undoubtedly this plan. Unfortunately, those boys didn't know how to cherish it and handed the chips to themselves right away. In this regard, Elder Rong could only
I can regretfully say, I'm sorry, you are out of the game.
Even after paying such a high price, Brother Rong was not sure that the beggars were willing to send troops. More than a month ago, the envoys of the Diela tribe had informed the four sides of the grassland that the Khitan and Lulong had negotiated a truce. If any one of them dared
If you provoke Lu Long alone, the Die La Ministry will not provide any help, and will also consider giving due punishment.
Brother Rong prayed to the Green Ox God and the White Horse God for five consecutive days. Just when he thought he was unwilling to send troops by begging for work, he finally got a response from the greedy guy. So Brother Rong leaned down and prayed again, thanking the ancestor gods for their gifts.
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After leading the army to march for two days, four hundred Khitan warriors entered the recruit training camp at the south gate of Liucheng under the guidance of the Training Department. After everything settled down, Brother Rong, in order to show that he had no ulterior motives, rode into Liucheng alone and reported to the camp.
He reported to the Yamen of the Prefecture Army Headquarters. At Yuhousi, he met the military envoy of Liucheng and the governor of Yan County, the guerrilla general Li Chengzhong, the governor of the battalion Shi Fengdao, the military envoy of the training department Zhou Kan, and the capital of the education department.
Enlightenment makes ginger seedlings.
Brother Rong was very excited to meet so many senior officials of the Yingzhou Army whom he had never met before. Unfortunately, Zhang Xingzhong was not here. According to Li Chengzhong, he was still commanding troops in Xiaolinghe. So Brother Rong was excited but also a little regretful.
It seems that we cannot catch all the top leaders of the Yingzhou Army this time.
Li Chengzhong and others were very kind and enthusiastic towards Brother Rong, and tried their best to comfort him. After half an hour of pleasant conversation, Brother Rong said goodbye and went back to his home to visit his family who had been away for several months, and then
We left the city and returned to the recruit training camp.
Before he could change his clothes and have a good rest, Brother Rong received a report from his personal guard, saying that the elder Gu Lihun and others were asking for a meeting. Brother Rong frowned, he really wanted to find a chance to meet Gu Lihun, and he made a specific appointment by the way.
At the time of the operation, such a blatant meeting was taboo. However, everyone had already arrived at the entrance of the military camp. If they wanted to turn away the door, it would be too evasive. Therefore, they ordered the people to see only the bones.
Hun one, let the other elders go back.
As soon as Gu Lihun came in, Brother Rong complained: "How long has it been since this happened? It's still so blatant. Why don't you use your brain?"
His face was flushed and he quickly explained: "The one named Li asked us to come here. He said that the elders have not seen each other for a long time and asked us to comfort you. The one named Li is still a little worried..."
Hearing that it was Li Chengzhong's order, Brother Rong's face brightened slightly and he asked, "How are you preparing over there?"
His eyes were shining brightly, and he said: "We are almost ready. We have gathered twenty-seven people who can do it. We are just waiting for the news from you!"
Brother Rong nodded and said in a low voice: "I met Li Chengzhong today. He is going to review the new army at the northern foot of Longshan the next day. He asked me to go with him. Time has not waited for me, so it will be midnight tomorrow night. Then I will go to the south gate.