The eight Khitan tribes left the house early in the morning in Yueyelü.
Brother Hua pretended to say goodbye, and when he saw his father had gone away, he quietly slipped back.
Inside the tent, the war was raging and the earth was shaking.
Brother Yelu Hua galloped bravely on his father's concubine, but after a long time he withered.
"Brother Hua, you are so useless." The woman muttered dissatisfiedly and said with a smile: "Your father is over fifty years old, but he is as fierce as a tiger. He is much stronger than you."
Brother Yelu Hua was a little angry when he heard this. But after seeing the woman's fair body and her charming eyes, he smiled flatteringly and said, "My father can't be brave for a few years, so why bother with him?"
When the woman heard this, she immediately stopped laughing at Brother Hua. Instead, she crawled over, stuck close behind him, rubbed it gently, and said in a tired voice: "Brother Hua, I will rely on you from now on."
Brother Hua is very useful.
This is my father's favorite concubine, but now she is trying to please him like a dog, which greatly satisfies his vanity.
"You have been accompanying your father these past few days, but what news have you heard?" Brother Hua asked.
"The battle in the south did not go well, and Yu Yue was very angry." The woman said, "The day before yesterday, he ordered all the ministries to recruit strong men and gather them in Liaoyang, intending to besiege the Xia people."
Brother Hua groaned comfortably and asked again: "Where is the west side? What does Abaoji say?"
"Looking at Yu Yue's intentions, the fight seems to be okay." The woman said, "I have occupied a lot of territory and grabbed some cattle and sheep. I don't know where I am now. I may have to meet the Jin people. "
"You woman, you know a lot." Brother Hua pulled the woman in front of him and warned: "In the future, pay more attention to all kinds of news and find a way to report it to me."
The woman nodded slightly.
"Don't worry." Brother Hua squeezed the woman and said with a smile: "When my father dies, I will definitely take you back into my family. Die Ci Department, when will it be Abaoji's turn to make the decision? His army, people and My wife is all mine."
The woman took out a handful and seemed a little angry.
Brother Yelu Hua actually still cares about Abaoji's wife Yue Liduo, which makes her a little angry. Brother Hua seems to be much worse than Abaoji, how can he get to the top?
Seeing the jealous look on the woman's face, Brother Yelu Hua smiled but said nothing. After putting on his clothes, he left the tent.
In the valley, cattle and sheep are roaming, and tents are dotted here and there. Children are practicing sheep riding and archery, women are milking cows and feeding grass, and old people are making bow tips, bow strings, and arrows. The young men have already left to gather in other places. went.
I don't know why, besides women and the struggle for power, Brother Hua suddenly felt worried about the future of Khitan.
Every step that the Khitan tribes have taken to get to where they are today is not easy.
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the former Tang Dynasty, the ancient Dahe tribe alliance was defeated by the Tang army because of its attachment to the Turks. The tribesmen fled for their lives like lost dogs, and the tribal alliance eventually disappeared.
The newly born Yaonian clan alliance was weak and had to rely on the Uighurs, who were enslaved for more than a hundred years. After the Uighur Khanate was destroyed, the Khitan regained its freedom and rose step by step until it reached its current strength.
It is not easy to accumulate some strength. The right time for a tribe to rise does not come often. Once it is lost, it is often followed by disaster.
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The Central Plains is slowly unifying. Every time something like this happens, it is not a good thing for the grassland peoples. Brother Yelu Hua knows this even though he has never seen it before.
Alas, for the first time in history, he hoped that his father Yelu Shilu would be victorious and defeat the Xia soldiers who were marching north from the south of Liao.
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Yu Yue, who was in charge of military affairs, issued a recruitment order, and the remaining personnel of the eight Khitan tribes immediately mobilized.
The young men prepared their weapons, horses, and food, and followed the leader to the battle.
The old men and healthy women prepared the grain and fodder, piled it on the carriage, and then drove the cattle and sheep to transport it to the front line.
At this time, a large group of knights had prepared equipment and dry food on the core pasture land of the Dieshu tribe, and set off in batches.
Shulu Ping rode a little mare and rode side by side with Yu Lu Jiangu, looking intently at the soldiers who were setting off for the expedition.
"Shi Lu, if you can't win this expedition, don't come back." Aunt Yulu looked at her husband and said.
Shuluping covered his mouth and smiled, saying: "Shilu is very capable, otherwise he would not have married our great shaman."
"Shilu" is named Xiao Shilu, the younger brother of Xiao Dilu, Xiao Aguzhi, and the half-brother of Shuluping.
Their mother is Yelusesa's sister, who is also Abaoji's aunt.
In other words, Xiao Shilu and Abaoji are cousins and very close.
To make things even better, he also married Abaoji's sister Yu Lujian's aunt - "History of the Liao" records that after the rebellion between his brothers, Abaoji lamented: "Yulu Jian, the wife of the prime minister of the Northern Prefecture, Shilu,
If a dear relative of my country betrays me, rebels, and does not take justice into consideration, he will die of illness, which is like being punished by heaven."
Xiao Shilu once participated in the rebellion of his brothers and committed suicide after the failure. As his wife, Princess Yulu also participated in the rebellion, so she "died of illness". Later generations have unearthed the tomb of a Khitan princess in the late Tang Dynasty, and the owner of the tomb had...
A large amount of mercury, who was a shaman herself, was Yu Lujian's aunt. She was in her early thirties when she was buried.
But no matter what happens in the future, Xiao Shilu at this time is a serious confidant of Abaoji, his cousin and brother-in-law, and the most trustworthy person.
Prior to this, Xiao Shilu had been helping Abaoji manage the Han'er and Bohai slaves. If the stakes were not high this time, he would not take action, but would sit at the rear.
"Don't worry." Xiao Shilu smiled and said, "How long have the Xia people been in Liaonan? They don't have much troops at all. In fact, I'm very surprised. It's hundreds of miles away from Jili to Anshi. Why?
Can’t stop it?”
"Don't underestimate the enemy." Yu Lujiangu glared at her husband.
Xiao Shilu suppressed his smile and did not dare to reply.
His wife is Abaoji's younger sister and a great shaman of the tribe, with high prestige. She is also charming and tall. Xiao Shilu is really fond of evil, and has always been careful in front of his wife. When Yu Lu saw Gu Zhidong, he would never
Dare to go west.
"Shi Lu." Shu Luping brewed his emotions for a while and said, "Sister, you and your relatives are the only ones who must come back safely. Aunt Yu Lujian is right, don't underestimate the enemy. You also know the situation, Liaonan's
Xia Bing has built a lot of vehicles, but they can't get rid of them. Each department has lost hundreds of people, and they haven't found a good way yet. You have a good idea. After you get to the front line, take a good look and think carefully. Once you figure out a way, you will make a great contribution.
, Abaoji will never treat you badly."
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"Don't worry." Xiao Shilu said with a smile: "We have more people this time, so we can definitely win."
Confidence is a very important trait.
A confident person can fully perform to his or her own level, or even perform beyond his or her level.
People who have no self-confidence will not be able to display their abilities at all and will be defeated in a confused manner.
The Khitan is now confident. Although this confidence has been shaken to a certain extent, the foundation laid by years of victory is still there and will not be shaken for a while.
Xiao Shilu didn’t fucking believe it.
Thousands of soldiers from Xia Dynasty, all of them with only three heads and six arms, can't achieve success and believe that they can't be captured!
After saying goodbye to Yue Liduo and Yu Lu's aunt and sister-in-law, Xiao Shilu caught up with the expedition and gradually disappeared behind the mountains and dense forests.
Tens of thousands of elite cavalry from the Duici Department are dispatched!
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The army was still gathering one after another, but Yelu Shilu couldn't wait any longer. So, on July 13th, he personally arrived in Liaoyang with two thousand cavalry.
Liaoyang was once the seat of the Andong Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, and was under the jurisdiction of Youzhou Jiedushi. As the saying goes, "Liaoyang is the hero of the armored army, and Youdu can control it far away."
However, the long-term melee in the Central Plains gradually made it impossible for the Tang people to control the grasslands.
They first withdrew from Liaoyang, then completely abandoned Yingzhou, shrinking the defense line to the back of the mountains. By this time, the back of the mountains could no longer be maintained, and had been captured by the Khitans.
The decline of the Tang Dynasty's power made the Khitan and Bohai Kingdom very happy. The two sides once broke out a war over the ownership of Liaoyang. In the end, the Khitan won and the Bohai Kingdom lost.
But the Khitans did not have the ability to run the city. The people of Liaoyang also followed the retreating army back to Youzhou, and all they got was an empty city.
The city walls built with rammed earth have fallen into disrepair after thirty years of exposure to wind and rain. The city walls are in ruins, bricks and tiles are broken, and weeds are as tall as ghost moths.
Yelu Shilu only took one glance and lost interest in this abandoned city.
So far, all the Khitan's victories have been won on horseback. They do not have to live within the protection of city walls like the Central Plains people.
"Wansi, the Khitan has always been dominated by cavalry. Our ancestors defeated Liuxi and Bohai. Abaoji also defeated Xiaohuang Shiwei, Yuewu, Wugu, Liuxi, Bishadi and other tribes. The only ones they relied on were the Khitan cavalry.
Yelu Shilu stepped on a rotten spear shaft on the ground and said, "But we have encountered a problem this time. Please tell us what we should do."
Yelvwansi was the son of Shilu, with little courage and extraordinary knowledge. Although he was not as talented as Abaoji, he was still an outstanding figure among the Yelv clan's Yundeshi family.
Yelv Shilu did not bring Brother Hua out, but he brought Wansi with him. The meaning of training was very strong, and he could be regarded as preparing a team in advance for his nephew Abaoji.
"Grandpa, it's not difficult to deal with this Xia army. It's just a siege." Yelvwansi said, "Send out a group of troops to harass and delay the Xia army's convoy, and then send out the main force of the brigade, bring more horses, and seven days of rations.
Go south and go deep behind enemy lines, and raid Xia people's prefectures and counties. As the Han military art goes, "leverage your strengths and avoid weaknesses," this is it. Why bother to fight them face to face?
Yelu Shilu lightly twirled his beard, smiled with satisfaction, and said, "Wansi, you have a very profound understanding of the use of cavalry. I heard from a businessman from Youzhou that there is someone in the Central Plains who uses cavalry very effectively."
"Who?" Yeluwansi asked curiously.
"That is Shao Shude, the son of Great Xia." Yelu Shilu said: "His cavalry is very similar to the grassland style, but it is also unsafe. He also loves to exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses, and his understanding of cavalry is extremely profound. It is a pity that he became the emperor.
After that, I stopped leading troops to fight, otherwise I could have competed with him."
"There will be a chance." Yelvwansi smiled and said: "As long as Abaoji beats the Xia people hard this time and attacks Hexi, Shao Shude's throne will no longer be stable."
"Haha!" Yelu Shilu laughed happily.
"Yu Yue!" A personal voice came from the distance: "There is news from Abaoji."
