In the sixteen states of Yanyun, there were a total of 170,000 troops, and 130,000 people were sent to the Juma River to practice martial arts, and all the other places together still had 40,000 people, of which there were about 20,000 in Yanjing City.

Bandits, they must be suppressed.

But Chen Bing's border threat to the Great Song Dynasty must also be done, otherwise the Liao State will lose face and will no longer be respected.

There are also some dilemmas.

Ye Luren, the privy envoy of the Northern Court, was more concerned about the war against the bandits, so he said: "Your Majesty, according to the opinion of the ministers, if you want to quickly exterminate the rebels, the only way to go is to go with a superior army and suppress them with lightning speed, otherwise these thieves will inevitably be like wildfires and out of control. ”

Yelu Hongji knew that Yelu Ren had a point, and they all knew in their hearts that the Khitans were foreigners, and Yanyun was the land of the Han people, and it was really possible for something to happen out of control.

But Yelu Yixin had other ideas: "Your Majesty, no matter how many traitors there are, they are just a rabble, but there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers advancing steadily and steadily, and the traitors can only be defeated, it is only a matter of time." According to the minister's opinion, it is enough to send 50,000 troops, and there is no need to add more men and horses, firstly, to save the cost of grain and grass, but also to save the generals from the suffering of traveling, and secondly, to take into account the situation of the Juma River, which is a way to kill two birds with one stone. ”

Yelu Yixin also has a point, this is a question of whether internal affairs are important or foreign affairs.

Yeluren was the party to the thief first, and for his own errands and interests, he naturally had to argue with reason: "If there is a way, you must first settle inside, Your Majesty, the matter in front of you is the most important thing to suppress the thief." As long as there is an army of 100,000 people, the minister dares to guarantee with the head of the Xiangshang, and within two months, he will definitely wipe out the thieves, and then return to the Juma River, he can still suppress the Great Song Dynasty, but the time is only two months longer. ”

Yelu Yixin said again: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this is inappropriate, once this matter drags on for a long time, the Song people will inevitably have luck, and it will be difficult to comply, and they will inevitably fall into an embarrassing situation when the time comes, please think twice......

What is the embarrassing situation that Yelu Yixin is talking about? Naturally, the Song people did not submit to the law, and the Liao State did not want to go to war, so there was really no face, and then they might be forced to be helpless, did they really have to go to war to fight the Southern Dynasties?

Emperor Yelu Hongji looked embarrassed, looked at the people in front of him, and paid some uncertain attention in his mind, many things in the world are like this, once things happen, there is no real best of both worlds, there are always some people who take care of one or the other, it has nothing to do with right or wrong, it depends on how to choose.

There was another person in person who could ask for opinions, so Yelu Hongji opened his mouth and asked, "Xiao Qing, what is your opinion on this matter?" ”

Just now, there was no room for Xiao Hu to speak, the emperor asked about this matter, and Xiao Hu immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Song people are cowardly and courageless, and at this time, the people are already panicking, and the matter of coercing the Song people is not about having more soldiers and fewer soldiers, just one attitude." Just a few days after the beginning of spring, the Song envoy Gan Qi will come to sue for peace with hundreds of carts of property, in fact, the purpose of the military exercise has been achieved, by the Juma River, more soldiers and horses or fewer soldiers and horses, in fact, there is not much impact on the situation. ”

Xiao Hu's meaning is also very clear, as long as there is still a large army performing martial arts by the Juma River to scare the Song people, the Song people will be afraid. And now it seems that it has actually happened. Naturally, the thief should be suppressed.

Yelu Yixin saw that Xiao Hu had a different opinion from himself, and immediately spoke: "Xiao Envoy, have you ever thought about it, what if the Song people know that I am false and real, and strike first and send troops to fight?" ”

"The Song people don't dare, if the Song people had such courage, they wouldn't be so manipulated by my Da Liao. The Song envoy Gan Qi, the minister has also seen it several times, a yellow-mouthed child, a former and a flattering person, how dare he start a big war between the two countries. Again, the spies have already been in Xiongzhou several times, and Xiongzhou has only temporarily transferred 20,000 or 30,000 horses from all over the country to guard the city. Xiao Hu is very confident, in fact, Xiao Hu is right.

If you really want to say that Xiao Hu is wrong, it is Gan Qi who is wrong. The Great Song Dynasty should not have such an anomaly as Ganqi. As long as there is no Ganqi, there is really nothing to worry about in this Great Song Dynasty.

Yelu Yixin said again: "Envoy Xiao, I just casually talked about the Song people in case of war. But this is not the case, even if the Song people do not go to war, they only need to drag it and not be threatened. What should I do? Shall I really send troops to fight? ”

Xiao Hu was a little dumbfounded when he asked this sentence, but when the words came to this point, Xiao Hu was heartbroken, and said: "Then send troops to beat him, the Song people are cowardly and incompetent, and they are most afraid of things, as long as they send troops, the Song people will be terrified, and they will come to ask for a truce!" ”

"Hmph, you want his life, can he still kneel and beg for mercy? If the Song people were so easy to fight, why didn't they see the Song people kneeling and begging for mercy before Lan Yuan? "Jereyisin is still insightful.

Xiao Hu could only stubbornly argue: "Today's Song is no longer the Song of Lanyuan." The lower officials made the Song several times, and the Song people saw the lower officials, and they were already groveling, even the Song Emperor was no more than Erer, why did the privy envoy look down on them so highly? ”

"If you underestimate your enemy, you will often be doomed." Yelu Yixin was a little angry, in fact, he still had a sentence in his heart, could it be that the Liao of the Yuan is the Liao of the Yuan now? But in front of the emperor, Yelu Yixin couldn't say this. Obviously, Yelu Yixin, the privy envoy, still has a relatively objective understanding of the army under his command, and he is not such a blind and arrogant person.

Yeluren spoke again: "In any case, if the internal affairs are uneven, then don't talk about foreign affairs." Suppressing thieves is the most important thing, killing thieves, and talking about other things, this is the safest policy. ”

Yelu Hongji synthesized the opinions of all parties, but still did not come up with a decision. One is about his face as an emperor and about his position in history. One is about internal stability. Others can have their own perspectives, but for the emperor, both things are very important, so it is really difficult to decide.

At this time, there was another shout from outside the main hall: "Report, urgent military situation." ”

Yelu Hongji immediately spoke: "Come in quickly." ”

A military general stepped forward on one knee: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council received a report that the news came out of Luanzhou City, and the thief leader Ma Niu wants to ascend the throne in Luanzhou and call him the puppet emperor, the pseudo name Dayan, and divide the civil and military thieves." In Luanzhou City, preparations for this matter are in full swing. ”

When Yelu Hongji heard this, he stood up, was furious, and scolded as soon as he opened his mouth: "What a thief, according to a small corner of the land, he dares to be the emperor, and he is not afraid to laugh off the big teeth of the people in the world." ”

Yeluren immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is the method of the thief to buy people's hearts, and it must be guarded against, once the civil and military officials are divided, those rabble thieves will inevitably run even harder, and the Han people with bad intentions in Yanyun will also rush to it, and they must be exterminated quickly." ”

Yelu Hongji is really angry, he is the emperor, how can he let another emperor come out of his territory? This kind of thing is tolerable or unbearable, and the most important thing is that the real true son of heaven can never bear it.

Yelu Hongji, who was furious, opened his mouth and said: "Send an army of 100,000 people, two months is too long, within a month and a half, wipe out the thief Kou, and hang the head of the thief Ma Niu on the head of Yanjing City." ”

Yeluren was overjoyed first, and hurriedly stepped forward to receive the order: "The minister obeys the order, and it is determined that Your Majesty will cut off the head of the hemp cow!" ”

Gan Qi's move is really heartbreaking. It is almost decided that as long as this trick is made, the emperor of Liao will not be able to endure it anyway, and he will definitely kill him quickly.

Occupy eight counties, a state city of Ma Niu, really ascended the throne and called the emperor, although everything is simple, but he really ascended the throne, under the operation of Di Yong before and after, Ma Niu really ascended the throne, although even the dragon robe is a costume, but the shelf of the court is really set up, three provinces and six departments, two governments and three divisions, there is no shortage.

Ma Niu, the emperor, couldn't figure out what departments the imperial court had, but Di Yong was clear and properly arranged.

Ma Niu, the emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom, was officially written into the annals of history, but he didn't know how it ended.

Di Yong also has an official, who is also a privy envoy under the Zhongshu Sect, and has a prince who looks like a prince and a Zhao Guogong, which can be regarded as a very human minister.

After becoming a great minister, Di Yong immediately began to get busy again, selecting capable people, organizing a real combat force, and then while briefly training this army, he sent other troops to strengthen the city defense, prepare everything to defend the city, and even sent people outside the city to re-excavate the moat that had been silted up.

He also sent people out of the city to gather grain and grass everywhere.

Anyway, it is to prepare all the things and things that need to be used in the war.

Next, Di Yong also knew that it was time to defend strategically. Defend this big city of Luanzhou, the longer the better, it is best to defend until Ganqi hits Yanjing, then you can keep the clouds open and see the moon.

There is a court system, in fact, there are many benefits, that is, all kinds of things that Di Yong has explained, there are people to do, and those court officials who have just taken office are full of enthusiasm one by one, and they are even more prosperous in doing things.

Only the emperor Ma Niu, on the contrary, has nothing to do, nothing to walk here, walk there, inspect the work, encourage the civil and military ministers, and also be worshiped everywhere, long live.

This Luanzhou city is about to usher in a big war, a battle of corpses and a sea of blood.

The 100,000 Liao troops from the banks of the Juma River will turn this city into a place of death.

All of this was clearly in Ganchi's plan.

At this point, Ganqi in Xiongzhou waited anxiously every day for the spies who came back from the other side of the river.

The spies swam, boated, or followed the caravan in and out of the gates.

Bring all the news about the other side of the river.

An army of 100,000 can stretch for thirty or forty miles in four columns, and twenty or thirty miles if it is lined up in six columns.

The spies stood on the official road to the east, counting the columns and calculating the length according to Di Qing's instructions.

Ganch, who finally got the exact news, was already overjoyed. The first time to go straight to the barracks.

But Gan Qi also knew that he had to wait, counting the time, at least so that the army really arrived in Luanzhou.

Gan Qi has to calm down a little more, it is best to let the Luanzhou side fight first, and it is best to fight inextricably.

Gan Qi has never been a kind-hearted person, he has planned such a big game of chess, from the very beginning of personally going to Yanyun to engage in financial warfare, until now this time, Gan Qi has spent countless thoughts.

The Ma Niu in this game of chess, in Ganqi's view, is used as a chess piece, and it can also be sacrificed anytime and anywhere.

Gan Qi didn't even have the slightest intention of saving Ma Niu, he only thought that Ma Niu's side could resist as long as possible, as for Ma Niu and the people under Ma Niu's command, it was okay to die, it was best to resist to a single soldier. As long as Di Yong is a little brighter, he can see the right time to withdraw and leave.

So, if Gan Qi can calm down, he will have to wait.

The Juma River is a small river, when there is a lot of water, the river surface is wide, and when there is little water in winter, in some places where the water flow is gentle, the water surface will be thick and frozen, and the ice has not melted at this time, where to cross the river from in the end, this is also a matter of repeatedly sending people to explore.

As for the follow-up baggage grain and grass, it is best to use a boat.

Time passed day by day, under the city of Luanzhou, the banner waving in the wind was like a forest, and the 100,000 army was the camp tent that could stretch for more than ten miles.

The entire city of Luanzhou was surrounded by water.

Di Yong had already expected this situation, and gathered many soldiers and horses in Luanzhou City early, and those small county towns had already been abandoned by Di Yong.

Ma Niu, who was wearing a royal robe, had a face as heavy as water. The joy of being the emperor has not passed for a few days, and this kind of sight in front of him, just looking at the city, can make him panic.

Di Yong, who was also on the top of the city, saw Ma Niu's expression, and pretended to be relaxed: "Your Majesty, don't worry, since ancient times, those who have been emperors have been like this, such as Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty, who was also chased by Xiang Yu in the early stage, as long as this battle is passed, Your Majesty's world will inevitably be for generations." ”

Ma Niu nodded and asked, "How many enemy troops are there?" ”

Di Yong didn't say nonsense: "One hundred thousand." ”

"100,000 ......"

"Your Majesty, look back, we are here in Luanzhou, but we also have an army of 100,000, we are still holding on to the high wall, and this battle will be won." Di Yong said, of course, this is just to comfort Ma Niu. There are 100,000 troops, but the only ones who can really be used are the 20,000 or 30,000 people drawn out by Di Yong, and almost all the others are coerced.

"Yes, yes, we also have an army of 100,000, so we don't have to be afraid of him and Liaogou." Ma Niu said this, as if he was comforting himself. I don't know when it started, a bold figure like Ma Niu, a strongman who dared to take a few people to set fire to Yanjing City and grab food, began to be afraid of death.

At this time, Ma Niu really began to suffer from gains and losses, and began to be afraid of death. Maybe it's the dragon robe on his body that's causing trouble.

Di Yong saw Ma Niu comforting himself like this, so he laughed: "Your Majesty only needs to watch, the minister must have defeated Liaogou and laid a thousand miles for Your Majesty." ”

"Okay, as long as the Taishi wins this battle, I will make the Taishi king, the king of Zhao, and seal the land of thousands of miles." Ma Niu had the tone of an emperor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long." Di Yong saluted respectfully, as if he really regarded the Ma Niu in front of him as the emperor.

The Liao army outside the city has already begun to prepare for war, and with countless craftsmen, they have begun to build siege equipment.

But on the Xiongzhou side, Gan Qi ushered in the Liao envoy again, which Gan Qi did not expect, because Xiao Hu said that when he came again, he would bring troops, but this time he did not bring troops.