Chapter 167 Raging waves fly thousands of miles through the air (1)
In the city of Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, Northern Liao Dynasty, there were five people sitting in the palace of Shangjingliu Hou. The leader was the Duke of Lu of Daliao, General Zuo Wuwei, Quan Xing, the brother-in-law of Concubine Wen, and the brother-in-law of Emperor Tianzuo.
The hero of the clan - Yelu Yujian.
Sitting below him were Yelu Dashi, who was as tenacious as Xiaoqiang, and his good friend Xiao Sengge.
The fourth is Xiao Helu, a good general of the Liao Dynasty and the commander of the cavalry infantry in Shangjing Road. He is also an old subordinate of Xiao Sengge's father, Xiao Wuna, the king of Lanling County.
Last year Yelu Yujian inexplicably led a letter of remonstrance, which made Emperor Tianzuo furious. They, a group of talented people from the Northern Liao Dynasty, were killed and demoted.
However, Emperor Tianzuo's mind was quickly filled with pleasure and entertainment, and he forgot about this matter.
Xiao Wuna teamed up with a few loyal ministers in the court to write a letter to plead grievances for Yelu Yujian and others.
Yelu Asi, Xiao Fengxian and other treacherous officials did not dare to do anything too drastic because the emperor's uncle and other older members of the clan were still there and still had great influence.
And the last time they were trapped, a large part of it was done with money. Since the Song people didn't add money, they didn't have much motivation to stop it.
Finally, Concubine Wen blew the pillow wind into Emperor Tianzuo's ear, and it was done.
Yelu, Yu Jian and others were all pardoned and recalled to Nanjing.
But not long after, Yelu Yujian and others became loyal, and they couldn't help but remonstrate again, bitterly stated the state affairs, and advised the emperor, which made Emperor Tianzuo furious again.
Several elders of the clan saw that this was not going to work! If this continued, all the rare good seedlings in the clan would have to be used up. After some discussion, they made suggestions in the court and asked Yelu Yu to leave the town and go to Beijing.
The situation in the Mobei grassland is unstable, and it is really necessary for the clan to go to Beijing to take charge, so as not to become involved with the war-torn Tokyo Road.
Emperor Tianzuo was also happy to see Yelu Yujian and these careless guys staying away from Nanjing and not attacking him in front of him. So he issued an edict to confer Yelu Yujian as the Duke of Lu, Quanxing went to Beijing to stay behind, and then sent Brother Xiao Seng to the throne.
Yelu Dashi and others packed it up together and sent them far away to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing.
After arriving at Linhuang Mansion and obtaining first-hand information, Yelu Dashi and Xiao Sengge realized that the chaos in Mobei was entirely caused by the Song Dynasty people.
Mobei belongs to the rear wing of Bei Liao. If it is controlled by the Song people, it will be very dangerous.
Yelu Dashi and Xiao Sengge discussed it and strongly requested Yelu Yujian to send troops to Mobei, reset the northwest route to recruit envoys and Wugu Enemy Lietong Army Division, bring order to the chaos, and restore order in Daliao in Mobei.
Yelu Yujian led the petition, but it was quickly and ruthlessly rejected.
First, there is a shortage of troops.
The Liao Kingdom claimed to have hundreds of thousands of cavalry, but the territory was so vast that they had to be guarded everywhere.
To the north is to suppress the rebellion in Tokyo Road, and to the south is to defend the Song army.
(Yes, after the Song army destroyed Xia, the Liao Kingdom was not indifferent. They became wary of the Song people and accumulated a large number of troops on the Liao-Song border between Nanjing and Xijing. However, due to various reasons, the Liao monarchs and ministers did not
I am willing to go to war, but I would rather continue to be an ostrich and maintain the brotherhood of good neighborliness and friendship between the two countries.)
Now we need to mobilize troops to restore order in the barbaric land of Mobei. Who dares to go out without summoning tens of thousands of elite cavalry?
But after all calculations, it is really difficult for the Liao Kingdom to mobilize so many elite troops to fill this big hole.
Secondly, powerful officials such as Yeluasi and Xiao Fengxian in the court refused to agree.
Yelu Yujian and Brother Xiao Seng, you stay in Shangjing and we will be fine. But if you want to go to Mobei and make achievements, that will never work.
If you have made great achievements and the older generation of the clan gives you some support, will there be any place for us in this court?
This is a matter of principle and must be adhered to! Even if the Song people don't add money, we will ruin it!
Under the operation of Yelu Asi and others, Emperor Tianzuo not only rejected Yelu Yujian's request to send troops, but also sent Xiao Sixian and Yelu Zhangnu to be the commander-in-chief of the army and the commander of the army in Beijing, to control the military power, so as to prevent you from killing first and reporting later, without authorization.
send troops!
Xiao Sixian was Xiao Fengxian's younger brother and a key member of the traitorous party. He could not even urinate in the same pot as Yelu Yujian and others.
Yelv Zhangnu, he betrayed the "organization" during the last remonstration incident, fell out with Yelu Yujian and others, and became mortal enemies!
With these two people around, Yelu Yujian, although he held a high position and was very honorable, could not mobilize a single soldier.
When the best solution failed, Yelu Dashi and Xiao Sengge, who were never discouraged, found another way.
The Khitan people have dominated the grassland for more than a hundred years, and their power is still there. After discussing with Yelu Dashi and Xiao Sengge, they decided on a strategy of vertical and horizontal control.
In the name of Yelu Yujian, the highest military and political officer of Shangjing Road in Daliao, they sent envoys deep into the eastern grasslands to lobby various tribes.
Soon, they found their ideal support target - the ambitious leader of the Borji Jin tribe, Dunbinai.
One side dreamed of reviving the glory of their ancestor Haidu Khan, and the other side longed for an outstanding bird to take the vanguard, and the two sides hit it off. In the name of Yelu Yujian, Yelu Dashi wrote to Dunbi as the envoy of Quan Tongjun, the commander of the Ugu enemy Lietong Army.
, was ordered to take charge of the eastern grassland tribes such as Kelei, Tata'er, Zhadala, Hongjila and Hedijin.
At the same time, dozens of experienced Khitan officers were also dispatched, carrying the golden seal of the commander of the army, as well as a large number of swords, armor, bows and arrows, to the Borji Jin tribe to support them.
"My lord, the latest urgent report is that Dunbinai has led the main force of the Borji Jin tribe, together with the troops of Kelie, Tata'er, Zadala, Hongjila and Hedijin, etc., and has sent troops north to fight with Mierqi.
After joining forces, we marched southward and headed straight for the Xuanwu Banner, on the banks of the Haraholin River."
Yelu Dashi said energetically.
He took the lead in promoting the whole thing. Now that I see the results, I feel excited that my ambition has been achieved, and I want to throw my head back and laugh a few times.
In the past few years, Yelu Dashi has been really frustrated.
He showed wisdom and talent when he was young and was praised by both the clan and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Therefore, Yelu Dashi has been very ambitious and conceited since he was a boy. But the nightmare began in the second year of Yuanfu.
At that time, he wanted to go to the Song Dynasty and experience the customs and customs of the southern country first-hand, so he followed his father, who was He Dan's deputy envoy, and went south as an attaché. In Kaifeng City, he met his lifelong nemesis.
The official family of the Song Dynasty of King Jian.
Since then, Yelu Dashi felt that he seemed to be under some kind of curse, and everything went wrong. Even last year, he almost lost his life because of the remonstrance letter.
When he was arrested, Yelu Dashi thought it was Yelu Yujian who was bewitched by Zuo Qigong, Yu Zhongwen and other Han officials and wrote the remonstrance. To be honest, he had complaints in his heart at that time.
As a loyal minister of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Dashi had a duty. But if his ambition failed, how could his sacrifice be in vain? He must remain useful and turn the tide in the declining situation.
Later I found out that this was a trick by Yelu Asi, Xiao Fengxian and other treacherous ministers. It was a pity that Zuo Qigong, Yu Zhongwen and Xiao Zhonggong were the most loyal and brave ministers of the Liao Dynasty.
Now that things are going well, he, Yelu Dashi, can finally use his talents and is about to achieve fruitful results, taking the first step towards the resurgence of Daliao.
Seeing his friend's happy look, Brother Xiao Seng felt the same way, and there was also excitement in his tone.
"The Mobei Mongolians, Tatars, Gass, Orangs, and barbarians were all mobilized. Dunbinai received the king's order from the Lieutenant Commander of the Ugu enemy and took the lead to raise the flag and summon all the tribes. We gathered at the foot of Hadingli Mountain to worship the gods and swear our masters. I believe that we will be able to defeat the Song army in one fell swoop."
Brother Xiao Seng became more and more excited as he talked, "When the time comes, we will go to the northwest to recruit envoys and other official positions, and kill three people with two peaches, and instigate the leaders of Mobei tribes to kill each other. Waiting for these immature people The vitality of the wild wolves is greatly weakened, and we, Daliao, can restore the previous order on the Mobei grassland."
Having said this, Brother Xiao Seng raised his right hand and clenched it tightly into a fist, as if everything was under his control.
Yelu Yujian was also aroused by this atmosphere, and his white jade-like face turned red.
Xiao Helu was not so excited next to him. He suddenly interrupted and asked.
"Dunbinai has gathered troops from his headquarters, Zatala and other tribes. Why not send someone to secretly contact the Merqi tribe and the Oyila tribe to make an appointment. First, go from the Burhan Mountain in the east to Harahe. Attack on the banks of the Linhe River, and then attack the flanks of the Song army from north to south with the combined forces of Merqi and Aoyila. They will split the attack and attack together. This way, the chance of victory will be much greater."
"The Sword Comes"
Xiao Helu had some doubts in his eyes.
"We didn't use this best strategy, but we had to go to join the Mierqi tribe with great fanfare, which disturbed the Song army and made them prepare. The next step was to attack head-on, and the chance of winning was much less. Dunbi is a barbarian and doesn't understand. Art of War, how come the consultant officers you sent are also fooling around?"
Yes, what Xiao Helu said makes sense. Why did Dun Binai do this? Yelu Yujian looked at Yelu Dashi, expecting to get an answer.
Yelu Dashi and Brother Xiao Seng looked at each other, looking a little embarrassed.
Dun Binai did this, and both of them could guess his intention.
In Dunbinai's heart, defeating the Song army is not the first priority, but more importantly, he must determine his own status.
He took his troops and allied troops from Zhadara to the Hadingli Mountains to form an alliance with the Merqi tribe, in order to announce to the tribes on the Mobei grassland that he, Borjijin Dunbinai, Now he is a new generation of overlord on the grassland.
And the officers sent as consultants, no matter how powerful they are, are only a few dozen. How can they influence Dunbinai's decision-making?
However, Yelu Dashi and Brother Xiao Seng really had no shame in telling the fact that Dun Binai put private affairs first before public affairs.
At this moment, someone made a report outside the door.
"Report! There is an urgent military report!" This chapter has been completed!