The news that Luo Youdu was leaving for the north soon reached Khitan Nabo in Mayu Mountain.
"finally come!"
Yelv Bishe muttered something in a low voice, with a touch of resoluteness in his eyes, and said to the Yelu housekeeper beside him: "Yu Yue, as you said, the leader of the Southern Dynasty has accepted the challenge."
Yelu Wuzhi was not surprised and said: "This is the best result for both of us."
The Khitans in the East cannot afford to wait, and are worried that after the Central Plains takes over Haidong, it will threaten their important granary.
The Central Plains did not want to bite the turtle shell, and both sides wanted to take the initiative to fight.
This is a tacit understanding between the two countries.
But it is obvious that the Central Plains is the active party, while they fight passively.
Yelvwuzhi didn't think this was something to be happy about.
Yelv Bishe said proudly: "The leader of the Southern Dynasties despises us so much, so let the people of the Central Plains know that we, the Khitan, will not lose to anyone when fighting on the grasslands."
His words were more like encouraging himself. After he finished speaking, he immediately looked at Yeluwu and asked, "There is no news from Zubu yet?"
Yelu Bishe came to Magu Mountain early. In addition to preparing to welcome the Central Plains army, he also wanted to persuade Mongolia to help.
Yelu Bishe is not a fatuous lord. He understands the gap between the two countries in his heart. He tries his best to win over all existing allies and enhance the strength of his own side to weaken the gap between them.
The situation in the grasslands is different from that in the Central Plains. The rise of a country in the Central Plains often requires a long period of development and laying the foundation.
The rise of a powerful force in the north often only takes three to five years.
The formation is quick, and of course it is destroyed quickly.
This is the case in Mongolia.
When the Khitans lost their absolute control over Mobei and Monan, the Mongols, a nation living in the harsh environment of Mobei, began to stand out with their perseverance.
Especially with the support of Sage from the Northern Khitan Yelv Circle, the eight tribes of Dilie were unified, and the fragmented Mongolian people began to surrender to the tribe of Dilie.
Mongolia gradually moved towards unification.
According to the custom of the grassland, big fist is king.
With the rise of Mongolia, the sister tribes Ugu, Tataer and Uliangha neighboring to the east chose to submit to Mongolia without any suspense.
This is also related to the fact that the Khitan was too strong in the early years. In order to establish a great northern country stretching from the Yellow River in the south to Mobei in the north, the talented and strategic Yelu Abaoji personally conquered Dangxiang, Zubu and other tribes, and went north to Wugu Mountain, capturing
Bi Lijin, the governor of the Uyghurs, marched westward to the area of today's Altai Mountains and beat Tuyuhun severely.
This also led to the great loss of the strength of the Mobei nomadic tribes. With the rise of Mongolia, there was no decent opponent nearby.
With the blessing of the national destiny, Mongolia suddenly became the dominant force in Mobei, and its strength has surpassed that of the Northern Khitan, which supported his growth and was in decline.
Luo Youdu in the Central Plains has been planning the Northern Expedition, and the Khitan side is no exception.
In response to the strength of the Central Plains, they are also doing their best to counterattack.
Expanding eastward and subduing the Jurchens is one, joining forces with the Japanese to defeat their younger brother Goryeo in the Central Plains is the second, and forming an alliance with the upstart Mongolia in the north is the third.
If you want to join forces with Mongolia, the Northern Khitan is the biggest obstacle.
Yelvbishe has also been trying to drive a wedge between Mongolia and Northern Khitan, which has initially yielded results.
There was a quarrel between Yelu Sage and Wu's beggar.
However, the Eastern Khitan, headed by Yelu Bishe, did not have time to take the opportunity to cause trouble, nor did they have time to reach an agreement with Mongolia. The Central Plains had already sent troops to the Japanese country and Goryeo.
Yelvbishe was not sure whether the Mongols would agree to form an alliance with them.
Yelu Wuzhi shook his head and said, "There is no news yet."
Yelu Bishe was about to speak but stopped and said, "I heard the news secretly sent by Bo Duan Cha'er, Wu's beggars want to associate with the Central Plains even more. If they really turn to the Central Plains, we will be in trouble."
Yelu Wuzhi didn't have a good way to deal with this. He was silent for a moment and said: "This is the worst outcome. If it really happens, we can only retreat to the northeast and wait for the world to change."
A dozen or twenty years ago, this would have been
Changes in the world can wait.
At that time, Yelu Abaoji lost his troops and generals twice when he went south. He was defeated by Li Siyuan and Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty successively, so he put aside his intention to go south.
As a result, Shi Jingtang presented Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.
Now?
Unless Luo Youdu died prematurely, there might be a glimmer of hope, otherwise it would not be easy to drink poison to quench his thirst.
Yelu Wuzhi whispered: "Your Majesty must be prepared with both hands. Your determination to fight decisively remains unchanged. But when the crisis comes, you should drop everything, retreat to the northeast, and protect the country. If necessary, you can give up going to the capital and hide in the country."
The mountains and the Central Plains cannot ignore the people's livelihood and continue to be consumed for a long time. As long as the country is here, it will eventually rise again."
Yelv Bishe nodded solemnly and did not respond, but he obviously had this intention.
Immediately, a stern look flashed in Yelu Wuzhi's eyes, and he said harshly: "You don't have to worry about it at all. The worst is, the fish will die and the net will be broken, leaving Zu Bu without a master again."
Yelu Bishe suddenly realized, and said: "Yu Yue deserves to be my wife, Kong Ming. I had some objections to your secret support of Wu Liangha with a lot of money earlier, but now I find that Yu Yue is planning for the country, and he always anticipates his enemies."
He paused and said: "Yu Yue can tell Bo Duanchaer that as long as the Khitan survives today's difficulties, I will fully support him to become the lord of Mobei. My stupid brother can cultivate a Mobei overlord.
,Can’t I, the mighty Emperor of Liao, do it?”
Yelu Wuzhi hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise! I will make arrangements now."
Watching Yelu Wuzhi leave, Yelv Bishe rubbed his slightly aching brain, and his eyes fell on the "Wanquan Formation" in the corner of the desk, which was the formation map presented by Zhao Kuangyi.
He was not very good at military affairs, but Zhao Kuangyi left an excellent impression on him. Master Si Gong, the most famous monk in Khitan, once commented on Zhao Kuangyi, saying that he was smart and good at making judgments, knowledgeable about military matters, cautious and perseverant, and ambitious.
, has the talent of Wang Zuo.
The talent of Wang Zuo?
Isn't it just prepared for him?
Yelvbi photographed Zhao Kuangyi's formation map and asked many of his generals to comment on it, but no one could find fault with it.
"Is this formation really so powerful?"
Yelv Bishe couldn't help but spread the formation map flat on the desk and looked at the dense black shadows on it. The huge formation map was composed of the forward, rear, center, left and right wings. Many soldiers on foot, cavalry, bow and crossbow were lined up in an orderly manner.
Very spectacular.
"Unfortunately, this formation is too large to try!"
Yelu Bishou was a little regretful. Zhao Kuangyi's entire formation was lined up, covering at least twenty miles, with one hundred thousand soldiers and horses.
It's not that the Khitan didn't have so many troops, but why did Zhao Kuangyi command an army of 100,000?
"Invite Zhao Zhigao!"
Yelu Bishe couldn't sleep, so he decided to talk to the master of the temple all night long about the talent of Wang Zuo.
Mobei grassland.
Eight hundred rangers are chasing a black bear.
Faced with the roundup of an army, the powerful black bear had no power to fight back and could only flee for its life in a hurry.
Mongolian horses are not known for their speed, and they are carrying people on their backs, so they soon lost sight of the black bears.
The leader of this group of rangers is Bo Duanchaer, the chief of the Wuliangha tribe.
The prey was separated, but Bo Duancha'er didn't panic at all. He looked up at the sky and saw a black shadow passing across the sky and heading to the west.
Bo Duanchaer whistled and played the bone flute on his neck rhythmically.
The eight hundred rangers immediately divided into three detachments, outflanking them on the left and right, and assaulting them in the middle.
Bo Duan Cha'er stood on a high slope and watched as his eight hundred rangers surrounded a black bear.
They did not attack, but played with the black bear like a cat playing with a mouse.
They galloped around the black bear and followed the bear's advance and retreat, showing extraordinary riding skills and tacit understanding.
The injured and irritated black bear kept roaring wildly, and finally collapsed on the grass due to excessive blood loss and exhaustion.
A smile appeared on Bo Duan Cha'er's face. He looked at the vast sky and then at the vast Gobi. He was filled with pride and a thought came to his mind: Sooner or later, I will let Wu Liang Ha resound throughout the world.
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His wish came true for his tenth generation grandson, but at that time they were not called Uliangha but Qiyan tribe. His tenth generation grandson was named Borjijin Temujin, and he was the one who drank horses all over the world.
of Genghis Khan.
But now Boduanchaer is still the leader of a small tribe.
Boduanchaer's mother's name is Alan Guohuo, and his father's name is "Duobenmeergan". He is the leader of a large Mongolian tribe that is slightly inferior to the enemy tribe.
Why did my father put double quotes on this?
That's because Borduancha'er was born many years after Duobenmeer's death.
According to Alan Guohuo's words, she was a widow at home. When she was resting in her tent at night, she dreamed that white light entered from the skylight and turned into a golden god and came to her bed. Then she became pregnant.
This excuse was used by Alan Guo three times because she gave birth to three children. The eldest son was named Bohan Gedahei, the second son was named Bohejian Salizhi, and the youngest son was Bo Duan of the tenth generation of Genghis Khan and Temujin.
Cha'er.
This is also the origin of Temujin's golden family.
Even though the Mongolian people have low culture, they still want to save face. They were embarrassed to say that their ancestors were wild species and they didn’t know who the eleventh generation family was, so they followed the lie of the golden god of Alan Guohuo and came to be known as the Golden Family.
Dobenmergan and Alan Guohuo had five sons, two of whom were born when Dobenmergan was still alive, named Belgunatai and Bugunatai.
They got most of Duo Benmeier's property...
According to the rules of the tribe, the son of the patriarch can more or less get a portion of the population, cattle, sheep, and horses.
Belgunatai and Bugunatai looked at the two "same father and mother" brothers and reluctantly gave them a small part of the population, cattle and sheep.
But when the fifth brother Beduanchaer came here, Belgunatai, Bugunatai gave up and had a showdown with his mother. You and the gods will happily have children and ask the gods to divide the family property, so as not to harm us.
Bo Duancha'er was an open-minded person, but when he saw that his two "brothers" couldn't tolerate him, he rode a green and white horse to live in the land of Alan in Balitun.
Bo Duanchaer has the perseverance of the Mongolian people. In a difficult place, he not only tamed a sea turtle, but also relied on his excellent bow and horse skills to live a happy life.
After March, dozens of families of herdsmen came to the nearby area from Hulu in Tongjili. Boduanchaer enthusiastically helped them build houses and got a useful piece of news from them. Hulu in Tongjili
There was a small tribe in Lu. The leader never returned from hunting, and the tribe was in chaos.
Boduanchaer and his half-brother borrowed some soldiers and took the opportunity to conquer the tribe of Tongjilihulu and became the leader of a tribe, named Wuliangha.
Bo Duanchaer was extremely ambitious and strategist. He constantly incorporated and annexed small tribes of ownerless herders, trained an elite cavalry unit, and gained great fame in the Mobei Gobi.
"here you go!"
Bo Duan Cha'er shouted loudly: "You brave warriors who are worthy of me, Wu Liang Ha, go back and we will drink and eat bear meat together!"
While he was shouting, the eagle in the sky landed firmly on his shoulder. It was Hai Dongqing whom he had conquered.
Bo Duanchaer skillfully took a piece of bloody meat from the meat bag and placed it near the olecranon.
Hai Dongqing first made two harsh screams, and then swallowed the meat in one bite.
Borduan Chaer led eight hundred riders and the black bear back to the Ulyanha tribe. Looking at the fat black bear, the Ulyanha tribe burst into enthusiastic cheers, cheering for their warriors.
Bo Duanchaer raised his arms high, and the cheers stopped immediately.
Bo Duanchaer exclaimed with satisfaction: "There will be a celebration tonight, everyone will eat bear meat and drink bear soup!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the shouts became even louder.
When Bo Duanchaer got off his horse, a Mongolian boy came up to him and whispered: "Someone from the Eastern Khitan is coming!"
Bo Duanchaer calmly turned around and ordered: "Skin the black bear properly. I will give the skin to the clan leader."
After he finished speaking, he greeted the tribesmen beside him and walked towards his yurt.
Seeing an Eastern Khitan envoy dressed as a Mongolian sitting in the tent, Bo Duanchaer clapped his chest with his hand and came forward to say hello:
"I've seen angels!"
The Eastern Khitan envoy named Yi Lin greeted Bo Duanchaer in proficient Mongolian, and also explained his purpose of coming, saying: "Your Majesty hopes that the patriarch can promote an alliance between Zubu and the Khitan, and it is best to deal with the Southern Dynasties together."
Bo Duanchaer did not agree immediately, but fell into deep thought.
Wu Liangha became more and more famous, and inevitably came into the sight of the Eastern Khitans and the Wu family's beggars.
The Eastern Khitan took a fancy to the ability and ambition of the Borduan Chaer. If the Wu family beggar was unwilling to accept their kindness, someone would need to help them contain the Mongols.
Borduan Cha'er is the best choice. The Uliangha tribe may not be strong, but behind Bor Duan Cha'er there are the eldest brother Bohang Ge Da Hei's Hedi
The Kunbu tribe may not be as good as the Eight Dilie tribes, but it is also a famous existence in Mongolia.
Wu's beggar also took a fancy to Bo Duancha'er's ability and influence behind him, and sent envoys to win over him.
Bo Duanchaer had both sides and gained a lot of benefits.
Seeing that Bo Duan Chaer did not speak, Yi Lin whispered: "As long as the patriarch can facilitate this, your Majesty will help you become the Khan of Mongolia."
Bo Duancha'er said: "I also want two thousand pieces of armor."
Yi Lin was shocked and said: "It's too much!"
Bo Duancha'er said: "There are two thousand armors in the clan for nothing. A fool can notice the difference. I robbed your transport team and took away two thousand armors. I gave one thousand to Wu's beggars and one thousand for my own use. That's it.
It not only pleases him, increases the weight of your words, but also clears suspicion."
Yi Lin glanced at Bo Duan Cha'er in surprise, nodded and said, "I agree to this matter on behalf of Your Majesty."
Bo Duanchaer grinned and beat his chest, saying, "Thank you for your gift, Your Majesty."