Yelu Yanxi has not yet ascended the throne, and the princes and princes of all parts of the Liao Kingdom, and the Xi people and the Xiao family are still wrestling.

For Yelu Yanxi, returning to Liao to compete for the throne is the most important thing.

Here in the Great Song Dynasty, there is no use for fart.

The land of Hebei is full of fortified cities. The Song army can't fight in the field, but it's no problem to defend the city.

Moreover, the four fields are strong and clear, and nothing can be looted by looting.

Yelu Yanxi thought about making a false accusation from the Great Song Dynasty, and then immediately went back to fight for the throne.

"My lord is thinking of the love between you and me as a brotherly state, and is willing to withdraw and return to the court. However, the Great Song Dynasty had to pay 200,000 horses of cloth, 100,000 yuan, and 40 cars of glass as compensation. ”

Wang Xiao smiled faintly: "Yelu Yanxi, is he going to retire?" ”

Yelutuo's face was pale, and he looked hard, "Aren't you afraid that the king of my family will level you, the land of Hebei?" ”

"Then the king of your family is not afraid that his relatives will rob him of the throne?"

Yelu Hongji had only one son, Yelu Jun, and Yelu Jun, the prince of Liao, died early, leaving only one son, Yelu Yanxi.

Theoretically, no one can compete with him for the throne.

But the Liao State is different from the Song State, and the Khitan people pay attention to the respect of the strong.

None of the princes of the Yelu family were fuel-efficient lamps. If Yelu Yanxi was dragged in the Great Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom would inevitably be in turmoil after a long time.

The scholars and doctors of the Great Song Dynasty are all masters when it comes to fighting for power and profit. But there are very few that can see clearly at the strategic level.

Coincidentally, Wang Xiao is a master of strategy, "Since you are here, let's stay for a while longer, don't be in a hurry to leave." ”

Yelutuo's face sank, "Aren't you afraid that my king will kill Bianliang City?" You Song people pay attention to the responsibility of defending the land, and you will definitely not be able to escape the end of a dismissal and investigation at that time! ”

"You threaten me?"

Wang Xiao looked at him sideways, "It's really interesting, the last thing I'm afraid of is being threatened." But why don't I believe that Yelu Yanxi dares to go to Bianliang City? ”

Yelu Yanxi really didn't dare to go to Bianliang City.

He only had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses loyal to him with him, and if he really went all the way south to Bianliang City, the ownerless Liao State in the country would inevitably change.

Wang Xiao came to Hebei this time, not just to clean up the mess and send Yelu Yanxi out of the country.

He wants to take this opportunity to drag Yelu Yanxi, and then give those careerists in Liao a chance to cause chaos.

Only when the Liao Kingdom is in chaos can Wang Xiao have a chance to take Yanyun.

"Go back and bring my message to Yelu Yanxi." Wang Xiao picked up the teacup and prepared to send the guests off, "If you want to go back, you will call Da Song a brother and Liao a brother." Sent his son to Bianliang City to serve the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. In the future, 200,000 taels of silver and 400,000 horses of silk will be offered every year as New Year's coins. ”

Jerry Tuo was really mad.

It has always been Liao's brother and Song's brother. Wang Xiao actually wants to do the opposite?

It is a great shame to ask the prince to be a hostage.

Even, Wang Xiao had to mention double the New Year's coins to send back to the Great Song Dynasty.

Those who don't know still think that this time it was the Great Song Dynasty who won.

"You're a madman." Yelutuo laughed angrily, left such a sentence and left with hatred.

Wang Xiao naturally didn't think that Yelu Yanxi would agree to these requests, his original intention was to anger the Liao people.

"You are all businessmen who have been going back and forth between the Liao and Song dynasties for many years."

Wang Xiao found many smugglers in the Daimyo's mansion, "What have you done, I know very well. But now I don't want to pursue it. ”

Not to pursue it now, that is to say, it will be pursued later.

"I'm going to arrange for you to do something now. You immediately sent shrewd and capable men to the territory of the Liao State to spread the news that Yelu Yanxi had been defeated in the Song Territory and was trapped and unable to get out. ”

Wang Xiao looked at the businessmen in front of him, "If this matter is done well, the official can write off the smuggling activities you have smuggled in the past." ”

Of course, smuggling to the Liao State is a serious crime, and even if someone takes care of it, it does not mean that no one will turn over old accounts in the future.

Now if Wang Xiao helps to settle the accounts directly, then what he earned from smuggling Liao Guo before can really be put into his pocket with peace of mind.

Wang Xiao's identity at this time was the strategic envoy of Hebei Zhulu, coordinating all military and political powers in Hebei.

In his current capacity, arranging a group of smugglers was not a problem at all.

Wang Xiao's plan is very simple, that is, to try his best to entangle Yelu Yanxi, who is deep in Hebei.

Then spread rumors everywhere in Liao. Taking advantage of the fact that not long after Yelu Hongji died, Yelu Yanxi had just ascended to the throne and had not been able to sit in a stable position, which completely stirred up the chaos in the Liao Kingdom.

The various rebellions of the Liao State were as good as those of the Great Song Dynasty.

Even in the era of Yelu Hongji, it was a large-scale rebellion against Yelu Chongyuan, the king of the Southern Courtyard, who almost overthrew him.

After that, the queen Xiao Guanyin, the minister Yelu Yixin and others sought power.

It can be said that whether it is the Yelu family's own family or the Xiao family of the queen's lineage, they are all veterans of the struggle for power.

Now Yelu Yanxi is trying in vain to enhance his prestige by attacking the Great Song Dynasty.

Since he came over with a big grin, of course Wang Xiao would not be polite to him.

Borrowing strength to play a one-handed open battle or a dark battle or something, it is a piece of cake for the experienced Wang Xiao.

If he really wanted to play tricks of power, all the people in the Great Song Dynasty were not his opponents.

Wang Xiao, who had gathered his soldiers and horses, began to attack, pestering Yelu Yanxi's soldiers and horses, dragging him to prevent him from returning to the territory of Liao.

Wang Xiao is also rich in combat experience, even if his strength is insufficient, he is very good in terms of technical and tactical use.

He also did not fight a decisive battle with Yelu Yanxi, who was in a hurry, but divided his troops to attack and constantly harass.

If there is a small share, they will eat it, and if there is a large share, the Liao army will hide in a nearby city.

Yelu Yanxi wanted to leave, but Wang Xiao chased after him from all directions to disturb him. Raids on the camp at night, cutting off food routes during the day, and every day.

The Liao army also thought about setting up an ambush, but unfortunately playing this in front of the experienced Wang Xiao was seen through everything.

Yelu Yanxi couldn't leave the army behind and go by himself, in that case, he would be killed when he returned to Liao.

When Wang Xiao left Bianliang City, Zhao Xu gave him permission to act cheaply.

He did not waste this authority, and directly recruited a large number of brave soldiers and rebels in various roads in Hebei.

In just one or two months, an army of combat effectiveness was not strong, but it was extremely numerous.

Through continuous battles against the Liao army, these young rebels have grown rapidly while paying heavy casualties.

Wang Xiao kept transferring these rebels with battlefield experience into the regular army, and increased the scale of the new army through this cruel way.

It was delayed until before the summer harvest, and there were rumors in the territory of the Liao State that the privy envoy of the Southern Yuan, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and Lu Wei and others tried to support the new king. After the news that the princes of various ministries had raised troops, Wang Xiao withdrew the siege of Yelu Yanxi.

In fact, Yelu Yanxi at this time was almost on the edge of Baigou.

Yelu Yanxi left an oath on the bank of the Baigou River that I would definitely return, and then angrily returned to Liao to quell the rebellion.

Under normal circumstances, Wang Xiao could happily return to Bianliang City at this time.

successfully drove Yelu Yanxi out of the country, and he has not promised any compensation, which is already a great achievement.

But Wang Xiao didn't go back, nor did he disband the recruited rebel warriors. On the contrary, he kept asking Bianliang City for money, food, military salaries, weapons and armor.

Cai Jing and the others signaled to Wang Xiao, the Imperial Counselor, to hold the army with bad intentions outside, but Zhao Xu directly rejected it.

Of course, Wang Xiao wanted to guard against Cai Jing's invincible pig teammates, so he sent a secret letter to Zhao Xu early, saying that he wanted to try to fight the land of Yanyun when the Liao Kingdom was in turmoil.

Since the time of Zhao Kuangyin, the sixteen states of Yanyun have been the pain in the heart of the Great Song Dynasty.

The officials of the Zhao and Song dynasties all wanted to recover the land of Yanyun, and even in the end, it was done by Zhao Ji, the son of the defeated family.

Zhao Xu also had this thought.

Although I don't think Wang Xiao can succeed, it's not a big deal to try.

Wang Xiao stopped at Zhulu in Hebei and stood still, while accumulating military funds and training troops with new books on discipline and efficiency, he silently observed the changes in the situation in Liao.

waited for this directly, and waited directly until the spring of the fifth year of Yuanfu.

The impeachment of Wang Xiao in the court is getting heavier and heavier, and Zhao Xu is also suspicious. The letters to Wang Xiao gradually revealed the intention of wanting him to come back.

Wang Xiao forcibly suppressed everything, still waiting.

He was waiting for Yelu Yanxi to garrison the land of Yanyun to prevent his heavy troops from being withdrawn.

Yelu Yanxi himself has no extraordinary ability, and his ability to ascend to the throne depends on his bloodline identity.

Because he left heavy troops to garrison the land of Yanyun, he gradually fell into the battle for the throne with his relatives.

Seeing that something was wrong, Wang Xiao had always exercised restraint and did not cross the border during this time.

In addition, the news from Bianliang City said that the Emperor of Song had ordered Wang Xiao to return, and he finally transferred the heavy troops stationed in Yanyun to the grassland.

Wang Xiao finally waited for the opportunity he wanted, and immediately started to do it.

If you don't do it, you can't do it, and the twelve gold medals are coming soon.

Yelu Yanxi's soldiers and horses transferred from the land of Yanyun had just fought the rebels in Shangjing. Wang Xiao crossed the white ditch and directly swept the entire land of Yanyun.

Wang Xiao recruited too many rebels and warriors in Hebei, and even if he used people, he didn't have the few remaining defenders.

Moreover, he arranged a lot of manpower to infiltrate Yanyun through various methods early in these days, and obtained a lot of information in detail. And there are a lot of people lurking as internal responses everywhere.

In just two months, Wang Xiao had already taken the land of Yanyun.

At this time, Yelu Yanxi's army was still in Beijing at this time, and he couldn't even withdraw from the battlefield.

When the news reached Bianliang City, the whole city exploded with excitement.

It has been almost two hundred years since Emperor Shi Jingjiao ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. This place has become a magic barrier in the hearts of the people of the Central Plains.

The Liao people occupied this place and kept attacking and harassing southward. Even after the Tanyuan Alliance, he never stopped fighting Grass Valley.

The people of Zhulu in Hebei suffered greatly.

Now Wang Xiao has recaptured the land of Yanyun and lifted this huge threat. At the same time, it also makes the land of China finally golden Ou.

This credit is more prosperous than the previous eradication of Western Xia.

Wang Xiao stayed here until the summer of the sixth year of Yuan Fu, when he completely settled the place and built the defense line of the Great Wall, before he stepped down and returned to Bianliang City.