My own family knows their own affairs, and they also know the Khitan people themselves, so they know how big their losses were in the battle of Luancheng. When he got the battle damage report, Yelu Ruan's face turned green, and his heart was dripping blood.

It's miserable!

Among the dead and wounded troops, in addition to the Hu soldiers of the Xi people, the Yan Ya, the Murwei and other ethnic groups, there were also a large number of Khitan soldiers, and the upper Khitan nobles, generals, and chieftains of various ethnic groups also suffered heavy casualties in the chaotic battles, and senior generals such as Yelu Barid were killed several times, but these people were the cornerstone of maintaining the Khitan rule.

And the troops that can accompany Yelu Deguang are all the elite of the Khitan, and they are so badly damaged that they may shake the foundation of the rule. This defeat is difficult to fully interpret with broken muscles and bones.

The casualties of the army were only one of them, and what also made Yelu Ruan feel distressed was the large amount of wealth and materials that accompanied the army, which they spent more than half a year searching and plundering in the Central Plains and Hebei, and now it seems that all of them have been made for the enemy. These riches are also very important to the Khitans.

You must know that since Shi Jin broke with the Khitan, in the past few years of wrestling, Yelu Deguang has also been reckless, and the losses of the Khitan themselves before and after are not small, especially in the two battles of Qicheng and Yangcheng, they have suffered serious losses. In the Khitan country, the people have long been poor and tired.

By the end of last year, when he went south to destroy the Jin Dynasty, Yelu Deguang almost came with the strength of the whole country. Originally, even if he could not occupy the Central Plains for a long time, even if Yelude died, with the goods plundered in the Central Plains, transported back to China, it would be enough for the Khitan to return a large mouthful of blood, alleviate domestic contradictions, and at the same time, there could be further development.

Even, it helped Yelu Ruan to return to China to fight for the throne. But now, the good situation is lost and lost to grandma's house.

At the same time, Yelu Ruan's heart was full of unwillingness and remorse, and the battle of Luancheng was too aggrieved. There is one thing to say, since the founding of the Khitan, it has never suffered such a heavy blow, and even the Jin Dynasty was destroyed last year, but the Khitan army did not have much strength, and the Later Jin fell by itself.

However, just after this half a year, in a foreign country, in Luancheng, hundreds of thousands of foot riders were so inexplicably defeated. Maybe after the war, after thinking carefully, I can reflect on some problems and sum up some experiences, but at this moment, Yelu Ruan, who is still licking his wounds in Zhending City, is still difficult to calm down and think seriously.

Especially after the war, the news of Luancheng and the situation of the enemy army reached Yelu Ruan's ears. Eight thousand dragon habitat troops, the enemy army is only eight thousand people, and their hundreds of thousands of elites render each other's background boards, and Yelu Ruan's mentality collapsed directly.

In front of the returning generals, Yelu Ruan shouted excitedly that he would lead the army to turn around and counterattack to avenge his revenge and be ashamed of his blood. There are still many Khitan noble generals who have the same idea as Yelu Ruan, and they are great Khitans, who have suffered such losses, and they must take revenge back.

However, after all, there are some people who are still sober-minded, or more stable. For example, Zhang Li in Hanchen and Yelu Anjun in Khitan.

"The Liu family has few soldiers, and they won the previous victory, only taking advantage of the sneak attack. There are still tens of thousands of strong soldiers, why not wave their troops to attack them in the south? Are you afraid, and have a cowardly heart? Faced with the dissuasion of the generals led by the two, Yelu Ruan asked sharply.

Zhang Li is not young, and he is getting older and older when he encounters a great change in the army, but he looks like he is determined to be a loyal Khitan minister, and he excitedly persuades: "King, although there are many generals and soldiers in Zhending City, but after returning from a big defeat, the army's morale is scattered, and the morale is low, how to compete with the enemy army with the momentum of great victory?" And the other side has Jin soldiers and Yan soldiers to help, and our army has no absolute superiority in strength. In such a situation, can't you go south to compete with it? ”

"Yan Bing? Sooner or later, I'm going to make this traitor pay! At the mention of Yan Bing, Yelu Ruan was even more furious, his eyes suddenly stared, and he stared at Zhang Li coldly: "If it weren't for the betrayal of those Han soldiers, why would our army be like this?" Zhang Gong dissuaded me from marching like this, did he have other intentions! ”

Yelu Ruan was not too interested in Zhang Li, not because he was Hanchen, but because this person was too relied on by Yelu Deguang.

In the face of Yelu Ruan's questioning, Zhang Li's face turned red all of a sudden, his face was full of shame and indignation, and he raised his hand and pointed to his heart: "Your Majesty has the grace of knowing and meeting the minister, and he is extremely courteous, and he does not remember the evil of betrayal, and the minister can only repay it with all his heart." If the king of Yongkang doubts my intentions, he can dissect his heart to clear his will! ”

But seeing Zhang Li's emotional appearance, Yelu Ruan shrugged his nose, avoided his gaze, sat down angrily, and remained silent. Seeing Yelu Ruan's reaction, Zhang Li's rapidly beating heart eased down, and he kept a low profile, silently saying in his heart: This is the only way to do it.

Zhang Li, a person who is upright and negative, but not stupid, has already seen the signs, knowing that after Yelu Deguang's death, he may not have a good time, taking advantage of the opportunity of the new defeat of the Liao army, he has already pondered the opportunity to run south. I even regret that I didn't decisively stay in the chaotic battle that night......

With anger, he inspected the army in the city, Yelu Ruan decisively stopped shouting, and he didn't know where he could count the morale of the army, but he didn't expect that there was a strong city to rely on and recuperate, and instead of getting better, there was a tendency to continue to deteriorate.

"King, what Zhang Li said still makes sense. At this time, with the state of our army, it is really not suitable to send troops to fight, and the most important thing is to stabilize people's hearts and restore morale! Gathering several confidants to discuss, Yelu Anyan once again admonished Yelu Ruan.

Glancing at him, Yelu Ruan was not so stubborn this time, but his heart was really unbalanced: "Just let go of that Liu family child, this depression and anger in my heart is really difficult to peace!" ”

Yelu'an said: "Lieutenant general, which one is not full of anger, the king still needs to be calm and think in the long run." ”

Sighing, Yelu Ruan asked, "In your opinion, what should we do next?" ”

"The Southern Dynasty is already a land of right and wrong, you can't stay for a long time, the soldiers miss home, or return north quickly!" Yelu Anjun said: "It is conceivable that after the news of the battle of Luancheng spreads all over the world, the resistance of the Chinese states will be even more intense. Before the influence expanded, the state officials and generals were ordered to lead the army to retreat north! ”

Hearing this, Yelu Ruan's eyes lit up at this time: "In the Central Plains and Hebei Prefectures, there are still no less than 100,000 troops, and they can be gathered ......."

Without waiting for Yelu Ruan to finish speaking, Yelu An shook his head and said: "King, the current Southern Dynasty is a quagmire, if you don't get out in time, with this situation, you will only be unable to extricate yourself, and the loss will be even greater!" ”

"That's what you guys think the same way?" Yelu Ruan looked at the other henchmen. Hesitation, nodding, or silence is not explicitly rebutted. It can be seen that the battle of Luancheng gave these people great frustration.

"Could it be that even Hebei has to be handed over to Liu Zhiyuan?" Yelu Ruan's tone was sweet.

Mentioning this, Yelu Anyan sneered and said, "King, where is it so easy to do in this Southern Dynasty. Since the Tang Dynasty, forty or fifty years have passed, and how many emperors have changed. It is certain that as long as our army retreats, some people will stand up and oppose Liu Zhiyuan. ”

"Judging from the past performance of the Han people, if you don't fight to the death, you will never give up. The king only needs to lead my Khitan Erlang to recuperate in China and sit and watch its internal friction. The land of Youyan is still in our hands, and when he recovers his strength one day, he will go south again. ”

Yelu'an's suggestion sounds quite reasonable, but if nothing else, the question of restoring power first is so easy......

However, Yelu Ruan thought about it and nodded in agreement.

"Right now, for the king, there are more important things!" His eyes rolled twice, and Yeluan said in a deep voice.

"What?"

"The country cannot be left without an owner for a day, the king should ascend to the throne as soon as possible and inherit the great cause!" Jeream abruptly got up and knelt down.

Seeing this, Yelu Ruan was not surprised, but his brows furrowed, and he waved his hand again and again: "Our army has suffered this defeat......

"It is precisely because of this that we need a measure to boost morale, boost the morale of the army, and stabilize the situation!"

Yelu Ruan was silent, if he was not moved, it was impossible, and even before the battle of Luancheng, he had planned how to wait for the position of Emperor Liao.

However, at the moment of the big defeat, he was very hesitant: "There is still the emperor's uncle Yelu Li Hu in Shangjing, and the Empress Dowager Shulu must support him, with my current situation, where can I win him!" ”

"Therefore, it is even more necessary to concentrate the military strength left in the Southern Dynasty!" Yelu'an said: "Besides, the emperor's brother is jealous and cruel, arrogant and arrogant, unpopular, and will not be the opponent of the king!" ”

was a little upset, and Luancheng's defeat made Yelu Ruan a little lacking in confidence.

As if seeing Yelu Ruan's concerns, Yelu Anjun continued: "The fault of the defeat of Luancheng is not the king, it is the cause of evil planted by the first emperor.......

Getting up, with a calm face, and lingering for a long time, Yelu Ruan raised his hand: "Regarding the withdrawal of troops, you should immediately send messengers to inform the garrison troops in various places." Luancheng, keep an eye on me! ”

"Yes!"

......

With the dispatch of messengers, the Liao army was basically determined to completely withdraw from the land of the Southern Dynasties. Compared with the harvest from Kaifeng and returning to the north, this time he was full of resentment, and he was crazy before leaving. Not to mention other places, it is really certain that the Liao army ransacked it, which also caused a more fierce resistance.

Although Yelu Ruan kept hinting that he wanted to return to the north to seize the throne and keep his head in obscurity, the soldiers of the Liao army who went north couldn't hide it at all, and they had a gray and embarrassed temperament.

PS: This chapter, how can it grow 2cm?