As Lin Jue warned in the army, although Wanyan Aguda suffered a great defeat in this battle, he did not suffer a fatal blow. Instead, it aroused his ferocity. Wounded beasts tend to be more ferocious, and Wanyan Aguda is in a state of anger, fear, and reluctance at the moment. More than 300,000 troops were humiliated by the other party's 100,000 soldiers and horses. And the situation also requires that he must defeat the Luo Yan army in order to clear the obstacles and fulfill his wish. At this moment, he still has more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in hand, so he is naturally unwilling to give up.

After the war, Li Guoqiu had actually proposed some methods to fight against the Luoyan army. Facing the firearms of the Luoyan Army, Li Guoqiu told Wanyan Aguda that although the firearms thrown were fierce, they also had their weaknesses. The firearm was thrown by manpower, so it was only effective within 50 paces of the battle. Beyond that, this thing can be ignored. The reason why this battle suffered losses was that the other party was taken by surprise, and the other was that the other party had premeditated. They took advantage of the change of formation to create conditions conducive to the play of that kind of firearms, and their own side charged without knowing the inside situation, which was in the hands of the other party. After being bombarded at close range, there was only one way to retreat.

There are two solutions proposed by Li Guoqiu: First, fight with them again, and not allow the other side to occupy the advantageous position. Secondly, since the opponent's firearms can only be effective at short distances, they can give full play to the advantages of cavalry, and after a large number of cavalry rushes into the enemy formation in a very short period of time during the battle, the opponent can no longer use this kind of firearms against the Jurchen army. Because that firearm is an area attack, once it is close combat, it is useless. And with a large number of cavalry, it is extremely easy to break through the distance of fifty paces.

Wanyan Aguda thought that what Li Guoqiu said was generally good, especially the second one, which was the advantage of the Jurchen cavalry. The Jurchen cavalry was already good at light cavalry advances, and now the cavalry in their hands is light cavalry. When it comes to a quick charge, the Iron Float is useless. If a large number of cavalry can cover the enemy's formation, it is indeed possible to achieve the goal of defeating the opponent.

But this involves another question, that is, whether he can withstand the loss of the charge. You must know that the sniper killing power of the Falling Goose Army at a distance of fifty paces is unparalleled. In addition to the throwing thunderbolts, don't forget that they also have shotguns and a large number of repeaters. If more than 100,000 cavalry really want to charge hard, I am afraid that they must be prepared to lose tens of thousands of people before rushing into the enemy formation. And after entering hand-to-hand combat, there is the addition of follow-up infantry, and the final victory can be achieved, which is afraid that it will also be a miserable victory. What is the point of such a victory if there is a terrible price to be paid in order to defeat the remaining 80,000-odd fallen wild goose army?

Wanyan Agu clearly understood that the current situation was no longer the situation when he first led his army south. At that time, the situation was relatively clear and simple, after all, there was only one opponent, and that was the officers and soldiers of the Great Zhou. His own soldiers and horses are enough to deal with the soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty regardless of morale and strength. But now, the sideways appearance of the Falling Goose Army has put the situation in a delicate situation. On the surface, it seems that his soldiers and horses have reached an agreement with Lu Zhongtian's soldiers and horses, and the common enemy of both sides is the Luoyan Army, but Wanyan Agu Da understands that this agreement between himself and Lu Zhongtian is actually very fragile, and everything depends on the strength of his soldiers and horses. Lu Zhongtian is actually an ambitious person, and he took advantage of the opportunity of his soldiers and horses to go south to make great achievements. He and self

The previous agreement had been reached because the strength of the Jurchen army made him fearful, and he had to give in to himself.

In fact, Lu Zhongtian is still entrenched in Bianliang City, sitting on a strong city, holding millions of Bianliang people and 150,000 forbidden soldiers and horses. If the Jurchen army was not unable to conquer Bianliang, it would not have reached a temporary agreement with Lu Zhongtian. It can be said that the relationship between himself and Lu Zhongtian is a temporary compromise after they can't eat each other out of their own practical interests. This compromise can be broken at any time. If the Jurchen army and the Luoyan army blindly fight to the death, even if they defeat the Luoyan army in the end, it will inevitably be a disastrous victory. At that time, Lu Zhongtian was given a chance to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Wanyan Aguda and Li Guoqiu both believe that Lu Zhongtian is not trustworthy. If the Jurchen army and the Luoyan army fight to the death, Lu Zhongtian will inevitably stab him in the back. This old thief even dared to betray his master who had been loyal for many years, and his ambition was so inflated that he gave Guo Xu to death as a hostage, what could he do? If he had the opportunity, he would definitely do it, and then he would have become a big hero who drove away the enemy, how could he not take advantage of this advantage.

It is precisely because of this consideration that although Wanyan Aguda agrees with Li Guoqiu's statement, he cannot put it into practice. He can't use the Jurchen army to fight with the Luoyan army, and he can't let Lu Zhongtian sit and reap the benefits.

Li Guoqiu quickly offered another strategy, and he suggested that Wanyan Aguda should not let Lu Zhongtian stay out of the matter. If Lu Zhongtian can be pulled together to jointly attack the Luoyan Army, then this problem can be easily solved. Lu Zhongtian did make a gesture of joint operations, giving some manpower and materials and some soldiers and horses to assist, but this was far from enough. It is necessary for Lu Zhongtian to go out with all the main forces and fight against the Luoyan Army together with the Jurchen soldiers and horses. On the one hand, Lu Zhongtian has 80,000 or 90,000 cavalry in his hands, and together with the remaining more than 100,000 cavalry of the Jurchen army, he will definitely be able to defeat the Luoyan army in one fell swoop. Secondly, the Luoyan army was fierce in firearms, and the large number of casualties brought during the battle was not borne by the Jurchen army alone, and Lu Zhongtian's soldiers and horses also had to suffer damage. After the war, the strength of both sides was weakened, but the balance was still there, and Lu Zhongtian did not dare to act rashly.

Wanyan Aguda praised this suggestion when he heard it, but he was worried that Lu Zhongtian would not do it. Li Guoqiu volunteered to go to Bianliang in person to meet Lu Zhongtian to discuss the matter with him, and Li Guoqiu patted his chest and promised that he would definitely be able to persuade Lu Zhongtian to agree to this plan. So far, Wanyan Aguda has no other way, if the current situation is not reversed, his soldiers and horses will do nothing, and the big thing is far away. After months of fighting, it seems like a thunderstorm, but in fact, up to now, he has not taken any advantage, and in fact, he is empty-handed, which is unacceptable. So Wanyan Aguda agreed to Li Guoqiu's request, and personally wrote a letter, ordering Li Guoqiu to be the envoy and go to Bianliang to negotiate with Lu Zhongtian.

Chenliu County is only a few dozen miles away from Bianliang, and the cavalry can go back and forth several times a day. It stands to reason that if you go the same day, you can come back the same day. But Li Guoqiu had no news. In the evening of the same day, I did not get the news of Li Guoqiu, but got the news that the Luoyan army supported Guo Kun as the emperor in Shili Changgang. Wanyan Aguda was both shocked and angry. Lin Jue didn't take himself too seriously, did he think that the small victory in the previous battle had already laid the foundation? Did he think he had been frightened and wanted to retreat? This made Guo Kun ascend the throne as emperor in front of his own army? This seems to be a deliberate provocation.

But even if he was angry and anxious, there was nothing he could do, all he could do was wait for news from Li Guoqiu. The next morning, Li Guoqiu still had no news, and Wanyan Agu was so anxious that he couldn't stay in the city, so he came to the tower of Xicheng City to wait. Seeing that the sun was setting in the west, the day was about to pass again, but he still didn't see Li Guoqiu's figure, and there was not even any news, and the anxiety in Wanyan Aguda's heart can be imagined.

"Li Guoqiu, I'm afraid that he has betrayed the big leader, and this guy is looking for an excuse to defect to Lu Zhongtian. As I said earlier, Li Guoqiu is a southerner, and the southerner is not trustworthy with two faces, but the big leader simply can't listen to it. Now it's good to know that our situation is not good, so this guy has fled. Great Chief, I don't think there's a need to wait. Can't come back. ”

Yalu's words made it even worse, making Wanyan Agu's heart even colder. Originally, he didn't have complete trust in Li Guoqiu, but just used his talent and resourcefulness, but now in this situation, I really don't dare to guarantee whether Li Guoqiu has defected. After all, the reason why this person is willing to help himself is also because he has something to ask for. And now he can't seem to help him achieve his wish, and if he defects, he can say it.

Wanyan Aguda, who had a gloomy face, finally decided not to wait any longer, maybe Li Guoqiu is really a two-faced and three-faced person, and he pinned his hopes on this, I am afraid that the bamboo basket will be empty. It seems that we need to think of another way to deal with it immediately.

However, just when Wanyan Aguda led the generals to go down to the city tower angrily, the road outside the gate of the West City was full of smoke and dust, and dozens of horsemen galloped from the afterglow of the setting sun. Wanyan Agu stopped and beckoned to look, and he saw Li Guoqiu's upright and slender figure galloping towards him on his white horse. Wanyan Aguda's face suddenly turned into a flower, Li Guoqiu did not betray himself, he finally came back.

At the gate of the city, Wanyan Agu Da met the dusty Li Guoqiu. Li Guoqiu turned over and immediately stepped forward to salute Yan Agu. Wanyan Agu laughed loudly and stepped forward to hold Li Guoqiu's arm, and said loudly: "Military advisor, I can hope you back." I almost thought you wouldn't come back. ”

Li Guoqiu was so smart, he smiled and said, "Is the big leader afraid that I will be detained by Lu Zhongtian?" Hahaha, give him a guts, he doesn't dare. ”

Wanyan Agu was stunned, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, we are all worried that Lu Zhongtian's old thief is not authentic and will detain you in Bianliang City." Everyone is still discussing how to save you. Good thing you're back. That's great. ”

Li Guoqiu said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, it seems that I came back at the right time, otherwise the big leader is afraid that he will lead the army to attack Bianliang with the generals in order to save me, isn't that a bad thing?" Wouldn't my life be ruined by the overall situation, hahaha. ”

Wanyan Agu Da and the Jurchen generals also heard the ridicule in Li Guoqiu's words, and they all laughed dryly.

Wanyan Agu laughed a few times and asked, "Strategist, how is the matter going?" After going for so long, it seems that Lu Zhongtian's old thing is more difficult, right? Is he unwilling to agree to send troops? ”

Li Guoqiu smiled and said: "Big leader, of course Lu Zhongtian is unwilling to send troops, but he can't help him. In fact, he saw me the day I arrived in Bianliang. When I gave him the letter of the Great Chief, he did not answer, but in the evening he summoned me and told me that he was willing to send troops. ”