Zhaozhou, Baixiang.

Liu Chengyou led the Longqi Army and moved north for more than 30 miles, and it was only 80 miles away from Luancheng, and it was a journey from morning to evening. The closer he got to the Khitan army, and the closer he got to it, the more cautious he became.

As the commander-in-chief, Liu Chengyou has inevitably been a little nervous recently, especially after getting Yelu Deguang's army to Luancheng. Qianjun is burdened with a lot of pressure on his body.

While waiting for the news of the Liao army, Liu Chengyou asked Xiang Xun to take a team of personal soldiers to accompany him around to relieve the worries in his heart.

However, if you go around, you can't get any fame. In this era, when it comes to Baixiang, people with a little insight will think of the "Battle of Baixiang" decades ago.

The Battle of Baixiang was an important turning point in the struggle for hegemony between Liang and Jin at the end of the reign of Zhu Wen, Taizu of Liang, and ended with a great victory for the Jin army.

After this battle, the elite troops of the Later Liang suffered heavy losses and quickly went downhill, shrinking their forces to the south of Weibo. The Jin army was greatly shaken, and the two towns of Chengde (Wang Rong) and Yiwu (Wang Chuzhi) fell to Li Cunmiao, creating favorable conditions for Li Cunmiao to unify Hebei and destroy Liang in the south.

Although the details of the Battle of Baixiang are not clear, Liu Chengyou still has some understanding, at least about the result.

Baixiang is at the confluence of Huai and Ji two waters, Le Ma stands on the waterfront for a long time, watching the turbulent water, it is said that the two armies of Liang and Jin confronted each other here in those years. Feeling the heat brought by the sun, Liu Chengyou pointed to the surroundings and sighed: "Zhuangzong fought in Baixiang, almost laying the historical trend of the Central Plains for decades. In less than forty years, there are not many remnants of the battlefield, and there are no such ......."

Xiang Xun followed aside, and when he heard Liu Chengyou's words, he couldn't help coughing and said: "Your Highness, when you Liang and Jin armies, although the Jiaye River is facing each other, the real decisive place is in Gaoyi County in the north. ”

"Oh?" Liu Chengyou didn't have any annoyance on his face, but humbly asked Xiang Xun for details.

And Xiang Xun spent a little time and patiently told Liu Chengyou about it, and immediately accompanied him to watch the river scenery, and the expression of wanting to say nothing slowly hung on his face.

"Let's be outspoken!" Liu Chengyou said.

Hearing this, he arched his hand towards Liu Chengyou, organized his language slightly, and said to him: "It's been half a month, Your Highness has marched so far, and there is still nothing to do, it has taken too much time, and the lowly rank is deeply worried, I really don't know what His Highness's purpose is......"

Liu Chengyou didn't speak, so he glanced at Xiang Xun, only to see him continue: "Please forgive me for being blunt." His Royal Highness has always been wise and wise, since he was ordered to go south and east, he has fought several battles, made decisions on the spot, and how many are just right, why this time, it is incomprehensible. ”

As he spoke, Xiang Xun's expression revealed a strong sense of melancholy: "Right now, the Khitan army has stopped in Luancheng for two days, and our army is too close to the enemy, and it is too dangerous!" ”

Liu Chengyou himself can't remember clearly, how many times have Xiang Xun and Guo Rong said such words of advice to themselves, both openly and secretly.

In fact, at this moment, Liu Chengyou inevitably muttered something in his heart, but he covered it up well. has always maintained a self-contained face, which makes people completely unsure of their minds, and Liu Chengyou has been in recent days, giving people the feeling that he can be described as stubborn.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Taking a breath calmly, Liu Chengyou finally spoke, "confiding in his heart": "Lonely desire to use Longqi to disagree with the army, find a reliable foothold in several states in Hebei, and then try to recover!" ”

"What does Your Highness mean?" Xiang Xun was a little surprised.

"Originally, the most suitable one was Yedu. However, Du Chongwei was the town of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he couldn't easily take it! Liu Chengyou's thinking seemed to be getting clearer and clearer, and said: "Thinking about it, the only place where things can be achieved is Zhenzhou, which is the old town of Chengde!" When the Khitan withdraws, our army will take it from behind. ”

"However, even if the Khitan retreats north, I am afraid that Zhenzhou will not give up easily. The lord of Liao is very human, and he can't fail to see the importance of Zhenzhou! Xiang Xun thought for a moment and asked questions.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou looked straight ahead, and sighed silently in his heart, it's really not easy to fool. Fortunately, a pegasus came and relieved Liu Chengyou's embarrassment.

The front probe rode to report, Luancheng Liao camp, wailing and crying everywhere, between the camps, plain flags and white flags stand in a forest, stretching for more than ten miles......

In the Chinese military camp, the generals and colonels gathered, and after listening to the report, everyone looked at each other. Zhang Yanwei was stunned and asked: "What happened to the Khitans, what important people died?" ”

Liu Chengyou's eyes were obviously a little more agile, his body unconsciously relaxed, glanced around, and ordered very simply: "Pass the order of Lonely, the whole army retreats south!" ”

This made the crowd even more surprised.

......

Luancheng, Liaoying, everywhere is already full of plain colors.

The impact of the violent death of Jerod Light was very great. As soon as he died, the barracks were scattered all over the barracks, as if they had lost their direction, and the people's hearts were uncertain and the army's hearts were turbulent. The undercurrent inside gushed out of the water, and the barracks, which was already oppressive enough, became even more unstable.

Liaoying, in a short period of time, was clearly divided into three forces. The Khitan nobles, civil and military, Yelu Ruan, the king of Yongkang, and the Han forces led by Zhao Yanshou, the king of Yan, competed for the dominance of the army.

Jerod died so suddenly that he didn't even designate the principal.

Among the three forces, in fact, the "imperial faction" has the largest number and the strongest strength, but none of the leaders, although they all uphold the escort of Yelu Deguang's "body" to Beijing, but the people's hearts are relatively scattered.

Yelu Ruan had already prepared, and recruited some noble generals to endorse him and support him to lead the army, in fact, in the entire army, he was the most respected at this time, and his identity and status were in place. However, Yelu Ruan had already shown some bad "signs," which naturally aroused the disgust of the "imperial party."

As for Zhao Yanshou, he basically ran with him, just to protect himself. However, he sacrificed the official title given to him by Yelu Deguang before, and he was a little self-conscious, wanting to stand on the stage as the post of staying in Zhongjing and the prime minister.

The internal strife was very strong, and the upper echelons were unstable, which naturally affected the below, and soon, the atmosphere of the entire Luancheng Liao camp was completely chaotic.

In the midst of a dispute, someone raised a very serious question, which temporarily suppressed the contradiction. That is, how to deal with the body of the first emperor, it is impossible to bury it on the spot, and it must be sent back to Beijing to give an explanation to the queen mother.

However, it is already summer, the weather is hot, and Luancheng is still far from Shangjing, if it is not processed and transported back, Yelu Deguang will already be rotten.

There is always a solution, and with the concerted efforts, Yelu Deguang was salted and made into "Emperor Li".

And when all the things were disturbing on the side of the Liaoying camp in Luancheng, Liu Chengyou led the Longqi army, played a trick, retreated south with great fanfare, and then died down, secretly crossed the river along another road, and quickly marched north along the river. This road, on the eastern front, is different from the previous road of the Liao army's return to the north.

During this time, Liu Chengyou could send someone to investigate and secretly visit, and he was familiar with the surrounding roads.

All the way to the south, recruit rebels, go to the turnips, and the strength of the entire army of Longqi is still less than 8,000. With this bit of soldiers and horses, the hundreds of thousands of Liao troops who went straight to Luancheng, Liu Chengyou, this is planning to be a "great magic master".