Zezhou, Gaoping County, north of the city.

Sandwiched between two Han Chinese villages, there is a rather vast plateau where Geng Chong's American army camp is located. The barracks are continuous, the "Liao" flag is unfurled, and it looks orderly, and it is obvious that the commander of the army is by no means a mediocre talent.

In the tent of the Chinese army, a burly veteran sat behind the handsome case. This person is the Luzhou Festival envoy appointed by Yelu Deguang, Geng Chongmei.

The person is obviously not as good as his name, compared to the name, Geng Chongmei's appearance is really difficult to compliment, his face is purple and black, his beard is like a worm, and he is very dense. However, such a rugged-looking person has an introverted heart and is extremely literate.

Geng Chongmei is a "Yan people", born in western Liaoning, the world was in turmoil at the end of the Tang Dynasty, his father and ancestors rose from the military, in the Liang and Tang dynasties, the Geng family has become a very representative military bureaucratic landlord class in Hebei.

Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains has not stopped internal friction, and Yelu Abaoji has taken advantage of the situation to rise, unify the Khitan tribes, and after the strength is strong, he has repeatedly invaded the south and plundered the Han population and goods. Due to geographical reasons, the Geng clan was also among the captives, entered the Khitan State, and submitted to its rule.

After the rise of the nomads, there is no one who does not want to invade the Central Plains in the south, Yelu Abaoji is a hero, and he will not want to march to the Central Plains with constant internal friction. It's just that in the process of establishing the country as emperor and unifying the Khitan tribes, Liang and Jin in the south competed for hegemony, and Li Cunqiao led Hedong to rise.

Although Tang Zhuangzong Li Cunqiao was a well-known "political idiot", he was an out-and-out genius in military affairs, especially in the early period of his reign, the Hedong Jin army was an extremely powerful force.

After Li Cunmiao destroyed Liu Shouguang and occupied Youyan, he completely broke the idea of Yelu Abaoji going south, Li Cunmiao at that time was not easy to mess with!

However, although it is not advisable to go south, it cannot stop the Khitan's ambition and yearning for the Central Plains, and as a large number of Han people were taken into captivity, Yelu Abaoji is also constantly absorbing the culture and talents of the Han people.

Geng Chongmei, who was fashionable and still young, was known for his literary talent and martial arts, Hu and Han culture, and then he was integrated into the bloodline of the Hu people for several generations, and gradually got the reuse of Yelu Abaoji, and was worshiped as a general.

The official position of the general secretary is the work of translation, but this is the bridge of political and cultural communication between the Hu and Han countries under the rule of the Khitan, and it is very valued. And each general is a close minister of the Khitan lord, integrated into the Khitan ruling class, and his talent and ability have been recognized by the ruler.

And those Han people are actually the managers of Han affairs in the Khitan country, such as Han Zhigu, Zhang Li and Zhao Yanshou mentioned earlier, including this Geng Chongmei.

After Yelu Deguang succeeded to the throne, the process of Khitan sinicization was accelerated, and Geng Chongmei was more important and became Yelu Deguang's cronies. When the Khitan army went south, Shi Jingjiao was appointed as the "child emperor", and Geng Chongmei played a significant role in it.

This time, Yelu Deguang went south to destroy the Jin, and Geng Chongmei also accompanied the army as a general. At that time, the Yizhou assassin Guo Lu used the city strength to resist the Khitan army and horses, and resisted Yelu Deguang for a long time. Until Du Chongwei led the Jin army to surrender, Geng Chongmei went out and went to Yizhou, lured Guo Lan's corporal to surrender, and immediately killed Guo Luan, and Yizhou was successful.

It can be said that Geng Chongmei, Yunwen Yunwu, has a strong ability to plan politically and militarily, and he is a hardcore traitor, which is not an easy person to deal with.

However, at this time, Geng Chongmei in the tent did not look very good-looking, her already blackened complexion was even more gloomy, and even her gray and dense beard seemed to be full of worry.

The people who are worried about it come from two aspects. The first is naturally the situation in Luzhou, how can he now be the envoy of the festival appointed by the lord of Liao, and he has the important task of controlling and concisely; Second, I was naturally worried about the rule of the Liao State over the Central Plains.

Geng Chongmei is a knowledgeable person, he has already noticed how dangerous the situation of the Khitan in the Central Plains is, and he is not as "naïve" as Yelu Deguang. The people of the Central Plains are not so easy to bully, and when they break out, hundreds of thousands of Khitan troops will face the scene of "everyone is the enemy country".

And now, the bad news from various states continues to corroborate his speculation. The people are in turmoil here, there is a mutiny, this state is resting, and that state is rising again. Especially after Liu Zhiyuan became emperor, the situation was completely out of control.

As Yelu Deguang's cronies, Geng Chongmei did not advise, but Yelu Deguang did not listen. No matter how wise a monarch is, he will not listen to him when he is complacent. Geng Chongmei was appointed as the envoy of the Luzhou Festival, and to a certain extent, it can be regarded as Yelu Deguang's "denunciation" of him.

The distance between leading the army from Kaifeng, westward into Luoyang, crossing Heyang in the north, and entering the territory of Zezhou is not too long, but Geng Chongmei walked for nearly ten days, especially after learning the news of Hedong's troops, the speed slowed down even more.

This was the second day of the Gaoping garrison, and Luzhou was dozens of miles to the north, but Geng Chongmei chose to hold back, he always felt unsteady in his heart, or rather, he didn't have much confidence in fighting for Luzhou with Hedong, especially when he only had these thousands of "Yan soldiers".

What was on the handsome case, for him to study, was the map of Ze and Luzhou, staring at Shangdang City, Geng Chongmei couldn't help muttering: "I don't know what the situation is, where is Liu Jun!" ”

Maybe it was the chatter that played a role, and suddenly there was a report from the tooth soldiers outside the tent: "Marshal Qiyu, the scout has arrested a person from the north, claiming to be an envoy from Luzhou, and he has something important to say!" ”

With a black face, Geng Chongmei came to her senses, her sharp eyes narrowed, and she immediately waved her hand: "Take him into the camp!" ”

Not long after, a very ordinary man was brought into the big tent, still wearing a military uniform, looking exhausted. He glanced at the man slightly: "Who are you?" What's the matter? ”

"The villain is the personal soldier of Zhao Xingqian Zhao Envoy Jun after staying in Luzhou, and this time he was ordered by the envoy to go south and ask for help from the marshal!" The man gasped for breath and immediately replied.

Squinting her eyes, Geng Chongmei asked, "How is the situation in Luzhou now?" ”

"Thousands of troops in Hedong have already moved south, the Shangdang army is weak, and there are people with different intentions. Zhao Envoy Jun was afraid that he would not be able to resist, so he sent a villain to ask for help, and asked the marshal to send troops north as soon as possible, but he was afraid that the city would not be protected if it was too late! Facing Geng Chongmei's gaze, the man replied a little nervously.

Hearing his words, Geng Chongmei's face was not much moved, her eyes flashed, and she asked in a cold voice: "Who are you talking about, the person with a different heart?" ”

"Su Ruijun commanded Li Wanchao, and there is also the judge Gao Fang!" The person who came immediately pointed out Gao Li.

Hearing this, the vigilance in Geng Chongmei's eyes dissipated a little, and before leaving, he could ask Zhang Congen to learn about the situation in Luzhou. If Gao Fang is different from Li Wanchao, it is also in line with the facts.

After thinking about it, Geng Chongmei suddenly asked: "Shangdang, is it still in the hands of Zhao Xingqian?" ”

The visitor shook his head.

"No?" Geng Chongmei's voice became a little colder.

Seeing this, the man hurriedly replied: "The villain doesn't know. I galloped a hundred miles south, maybe the Hedong soldiers have arrived at the city at this moment, maybe the Shangdang has fallen......"

"Is that so?" Geng Chongmei muttered, paced, thought for a while, and suddenly turned his head to stare at the man: "Where is the Hedong Army?" ”

The man was stunned for a moment, and then quickly shook his head: "The villain doesn't know!" ”

"Take him down to rest!" After observing the people for a while, and seeing that there was really nothing wrong, Geng Chongmei then ordered: "In addition, order the scouts, expand the scope of investigation, and send people to the party to check." ”

didn't let Geng Chongmei wait long, the exact news came from the north. His scouts, as soon as they came out of Sheep's Head Mountain in the north, ran into the cavalry led by Han Tong, and were strangled and wounded more than ten horsemen.