Lu Yijian glared at Cao Wei angrily.

Cao Wei didn't see his eyes, and said to himself: "Most of the soldiers and horses of my Great Song Dynasty are in the north, and now that the official family has pulled most of the soldiers from the north to Western Xia, it is impossible to send reinforcements to help us."

After Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu learned about this, he would definitely take action.

We should be careful with that. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, he snorted coldly, "You don't seem to be disgusted at all with the official family leading troops to attack Western Xia?" ”

Cao Wei stared at Lu Yijian strangely, "Why should I be disgusted? The official family is willing to lead the army to fight in person, which is a troublesome matter for you ministers, but it is great news for our military ministers.

As long as there is a war in the imperial court, our warriors will be useful.

Our generation of martial artists also has a bright future.

In the future, Zhu Zi in the court will definitely have a few more warriors.

At that time, we military ministers will not need to live in silence under the suppression of your civil ministers. ”

Lu Yijian said disdainfully: "It's not that you don't understand the truth that you will die if you are warlike. ”

Cao Wei said indifferently: "I understand the reason, but if it is warlike to recover the inherent territory of the Han and Tang dynasties, then we can simply tie our hands and feet, let the enemy become stronger, and then swallow us in one bite." ”

Lu Yijian glared and shouted, "You know that I didn't mean that. ”

Cao Wei nodded and said, "I know that you are worried that the official family will be infatuated with the taste of expanding the territory, and after recovering the inherent territory of the Han and Tang dynasties, they will continue to fight abroad."

But now we have not recovered the inherent territory of the Han and Tang dynasties, and what you are worried about is somewhat redundant. ”

Lu Yijian said dissatisfiedly: "I call it taking precautions. ”

Cao Wei pouted and said, "Don't worry." The official knows it. Even after recovering the territory inherent in the Han and Tang dynasties, the official family has the intention to conquer the four yi, and will digest the territory we swallowed in the stomach before mobilizing troops.

By that time, muskets and artillery will probably be equipped with the whole army.

Those young juniors must also be showing their prominence in the court.

You and I will be two annoying old men, and no one will listen to anything. ”

Lu Yijian opened his mouth, but did not speak again.

What Cao Wei said was very true, and it made people tremble in their hearts, but they were powerless to refute it.

"Even if the official family wants to fight in the east and west, he will not reuse your martial artists, he will only promote new talents."

Lu Yijian said viciously.

Cao Wei said nonchaltly: "What does it have to do with me? After the Liao people are defeated and the class teacher returns to the court, I will resign from all positions in the court and go to teach and educate people in the Wenchang Academy.

When the time comes, the officials invite me to come out to fight, and I will not come out.

The official family reuses Wuxun, and Wuxun is my descendant.

The officials reuse new talents, all of whom are my disciples.

In short, the last to stand in the court will be my juniors.

They can't do anything against me. ”

Lu Yijian heard Cao Wei say it so freely, and she was a little jealous in her heart.

"When the time comes, I will also go to the Wenchang Academy......"

Cao Wei glanced at Lu Yijian and said with a smile: "Are you willing to succumb to Duke Kou?" ”

Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and did not speak.

As the saying goes, there is no first in the text, and there is no second in the martial arts.

is also a person who has served as a member of the Tongzhongshu Sect, and no one is willing to go to other people's subordinates to do things.

Li Di's willingness to go to Hexi to open up wasteland rather than stay in Bianjing to teach is a good example.

Didn't Kou Zhun throw an olive branch to Li Di?

Kou Zhun threw it away, and Li Di also went to the Wenchang Academy, but he didn't stay in the Wenchang Academy in the end, but went to Hexi.

If Lu Yijian went to the Wenchang Academy, Bacheng would also sway around, and then find a reason to set up another portal, or go to do something else.

Cao Wei saw that Lu Yijian fell into silence, so he continued: "Let's talk about the war. Now that the official family has taken people to the northwest, it can be regarded as helping us share part of the pressure from the court, and we can breathe a sigh of relief.

The official family secretly sent people to send a lot of money and food.

The queen and Kou Ji's wife also helped us raise clothes for the winter in Bianjing City.

We don't have to save money from the soldiers.

You go down and go around, distribute the food, and let the soldiers eat openly.

They have been eating bran with us for more than half a year, and they are already hungry and have lost weight, so it is time to eat a good meal.

Although you and I can't be like Kou Ji, we wantonly divide the territory we have conquered to the soldiers.

But at least it can help them get a full meal.

When the official family goes north, the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will definitely not sit still.

The soldiers will have strength when they are full. ”

Lu Yijian heard Cao Wei's words, sighed, and nodded slowly.

He had turned a blind eye to the suffering of the army.

During Kou Zhun's reign, he streamlined the world's soldiers and horses, and he also cooperated according to Kou Zhun's orders, and never expressed his own opinions.

Now that he has been with the soldiers for more than half a year, he understands how pitiful the soldiers at the bottom are.

A group of people who have eaten bran for more than half a year and have not made a complaint can not be pitied.

That is, he is hard-hearted, and if he comes over with a soft-hearted person, he will probably have to touch his nose.

Now that they can have a full meal, Lu Yijian will naturally cooperate.

After Lu Yijian nodded, he asked Cao Wei, "When do you think Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will use troops?" How to use soldiers? ”

Cao Wei shook his head, "Few people can guess the thoughts of Emperor Liao. So we can only step up our precautions now to keep up with all the changes. ”

Lu Yijian sighed and said, "I hope the war will end soon, and the soldiers will not have to suffer with us." ”

Cao Wei nodded slowly, and his eyes went to the outside of Tongtai Pass.

Outside Tongtai Pass.

Liao army battalion.

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu's Chinese army tent.

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu half-squinted, lying on a couch, listening to Liu Shenxing's report on the news from Bianjing.

The news reported by Liu Shenxing to Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu was roughly the same as that reported by Cao Wei's subordinates, except that some key figures were missing.

After listening to Liu Shenxing's report, Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu slowly opened his eyes, stared at Liu Shenxing and said, "You mean, my imperial nephew has sent most of the soldiers and horses in the north of the Song Kingdom to Western Xia to conquer Western Xia?" ”

Liu Shenxing nodded slowly, "Except for the two guards of the Dragon God of the Song Kingdom, who are sitting in Bianjing City, the rest of the soldiers and horses seem to have arrived at the border of Western Xia. ”

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu thought for a moment and said, "The soldiers and horses in the north of the Song Kingdom are millions of dollars. Cao Wei led 300,000 in my Daliao. Then the soldiers and horses that my imperial nephew brought to Western Xia should be as many as seven or eight hundred thousand.

I, the imperial nephew, is bold enough, more than a hundred times stronger than my imperial brother. ”

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu slowly sat up and said with emotion: "Seven or eight hundred thousand heavy soldiers, fighting a small Western Xia, I don't dare to do this, he has courage."

The Xixia people are calculating my Great Liao and the Song Kingdom, and they should really fight.

What qualifications does a small Western Xia have to calculate between our two countries. ”

Liu Shenxing nodded in agreement.

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu continued: "Maybe my imperial nephew has other purposes, and the attack on Western Xia is just a pretense. He is now leading his troops and horses in Yinzhou, and he may divide a part of his troops to invade our Daliao at any time.

Yanmen is closed, and Xiao Hui is guarding it, but I am not worried.

But in Dongshengzhou, there is no one in charge, and I am a little relieved. ”

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu said this, and ordered: "Summoning Xiao to meet the enemy!" ”

The eunuch in front of the palace heard the order of the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu and hurriedly went down to deliver the order.

After Xiao Pidi heard the eunuch's order, he immediately rushed to the big tent of the Chinese army.

After Xiao Pi's salute, Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu instructed: "You go to Dongshengzhou, help me keep an eye on the point, and don't let the Song people come in from Dongshengzhou." ”

The reason why Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu cared so much about Dongshengzhou was that he was afraid that Zhao Zhen would divide a partial division and enter from Dongshengzhou, along the Great Wall, and arrive at Gubeikou and other places, blocking his retreat and blocking him in Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.

After hearing the order of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, Xiao Pidi did not hesitate, agreed, asked about the departure time, and the specific details of the troop transfer, and led his own soldiers to leave Tongtai Pass.

As soon as Xiao Pi left, Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu did not hesitate to order, ordering the general to lead the soldiers and horses of various small tribes to start attacking Tongtai Pass at all costs.

At the same time, he ordered Xiao Hui, who was sitting in Datong Mansion, to launch a counterattack against Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang.

With the order of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu conveyed, after being calm for more than half a year, the war broke off again.

It's just that the war in Tongtaiguan is as always.

Although the Liao people's offensive was much more fierce, they still used the soldiers and horses of various small tribes.

On the contrary, it was the battle on the front line of Yanmen Pass, which was very tragic.

Xiao Hui had previously retreated under the attack of Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang, and did not fight back.

Now that the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has issued the order to counterattack, Xiao Hui can finally let go of his hands and feet to fight.

In just one month.

Huanzhou, which was occupied by the Great Song Dynasty, changed hands four times.

Xiao Hui's soldiers were divided into two routes, sending troops from Ying and Yunerzhou, and attacking Huanzhou left and right, Li Zhaoliang was defeated and Huanzhou was lost.

Li Zhaoliang lost Huanzhou and retreated to Shuozhou.

Yang Wenguang led his troops to attack Huanzhou, and took advantage of the armor to break through Huanzhou.

Huanzhou changed hands again.

Yang Wenguang occupied Huanzhou for several days, and Xiao Hui attacked Huanzhou again.

Yang Wenguang's troops were insufficient and asked Li Zhaoliang for help.

Li Zhaoliang led his soldiers and horses on the way to Huanzhou, when he encountered a cavalry raid by the Liao army, delaying the hour.

Huanzhou lost.

Yang Wenguang led the retreat to the border of Shuozhou.

After Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang met, they joined forces and attacked Huanzhou again.

Huanzhou was taken again.

Huanzhou went back and forth between the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom four times.

The situation has not changed, but the losses of troops on both sides are very serious.

After Cao Wei learned that Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang's troops in Huanzhou had less than 70,000 soldiers and horses, he dispatched a box army under him and rushed to help.

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu also sent a group of soldiers and horses to gallop to help Xiao Hui.

After the soldiers and horses from both sides arrived, a big battle broke out again.

Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang absorbed the lessons of the previous defeats and built Huanzhou into an impregnable wall, defending Huanzhou to death.

Huanzhou did not change hands again, but the forces in the hands of Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang were constantly being consumed.

Cao Wei sighed after getting the documents for Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang to send reinforcements for the second time.

Sitting beside him, Lu Yijian, who was wearing a long robe, stared at Cao Wei, who was sighing, and said, "Emperor Liao is weakening our troops? ”

Cao Wei nodded slowly.

"He didn't take us down in one fell swoop, so he wanted to weaken our forces by weakening our forces. As soon as our forces are reduced to what he can accept, he will attack us completely. ”

Lu Yijian asked, "How many troops can he accept?" ”

Cao Wei thought about it for a moment and said, "One hundred thousand!" ”

Lu Yijian frowned and said, "Do I want to send a letter to Bianjing City for help?" ”

Cao Wei looked at Lu Yijian and said with a smile: "What's the use of asking for help from Bianjing City?" The official family is not in Bianjing, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are not in Bianjing. ”

"Then send someone to the northwest!"

"Not for now!"

"Why?"

"It's not time yet."

"When is that time? When the Liao Emperor broke through the Tongtai Pass? ”

Cao Wei glanced at Lu Yijian, too lazy to pay attention to him.

Just when the two were arguing, Di Qing hurriedly entered the city gate building and said in a deep voice: "Cao Shuai, Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, lead all the soldiers and horses to attack!" ”

Cao Wei was stunned for a moment, looking stunned.

"All the soldiers?"

Di Qing nodded heavily.

Cao Wei asked, "The leather room army is also among them?" ”

Di Qing nodded again.

Cao Wei frowned suspiciously, "It shouldn't be......"

Lu Yijian said on the side: "It seems that the number of troops that Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu can accept is far more than you think. ”

Cao Wei groaned: "I always feel that something is wrong. ”

Lu Yijian asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Cao Wei hesitated: "I can't say!" I always feel that the Liao Emperor's attack is contrary to his purpose. He's been with us for so long, there's no reason why he can't wait ten days and half a month? ”

Lu Yijian said casually: "Maybe he has some reason why he can't wait?" ”

"Maybe!"

Cao Wei couldn't figure it out, so he simply didn't want to.

He ordered Di Qing: "Since the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has sent all the soldiers and horses to attack the city, then we can't hide it. Let all the soldiers ride the city walls. In addition, muskets and artillery were also carried to the city walls. ”

When Di Qing heard this, he immediately went down to give the order.

The soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty in Tongtai Pass, after receiving the order, all climbed the city wall.

The momentum of the Liao army outside the city was like a rainbow, and it pressed over like a black cloud.

The leader of the troops was not Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, but Xiao Punu, the king of Xi Liubu, as well as Xie Jianu, the king of Changsha County, Suige of Le'an County, Cha Ge, the king of Zhongshan County, and the king of Yuzhang.

The names of the people who led the troops are quite big, but they are not as good as the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu.

Cao Wei and Lu Yijian stood at the head of the city and did not see the imperial banner of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu appear.

Cao Wei strengthened his guess.

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu is wrong.

Liao's use of troops against Tongtai Pass this time was also wrong.

But he couldn't delve into it.

Because the Liao army has been pressed to the bottom of the city.