Lulong, Yingzhou.

The sky was cloudy, and snowflakes were falling from the sky.

If there is a person with outstanding poetry, he will send out the verse "Suddenly like a night of spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms".

But not now, because of this matter, the battle of the coming enemy of the state is coming.

There were a lot of patrolling soldiers in the city, and the border soldiers from the surrounding military towns were also gathered back. Many soldiers were busy on the city walls, and the city gates were closed.

The reason for this is because there is a great enemy pressing the territory.

Of course, this great enemy is not necessarily attacking Yingzhou, but Yingzhou Assassin Shi does not dare to gamble.

Three days earlier, soldiers from one of the farthest military towns, estimated at fifty or sixty thousand, had crossed the border while patrolling.

Fifty or sixty thousand cavalry is not a small number, you must know that the total number of Yingzhou is only six or seven thousand troops.

"Back to the history of the assassination, the scout came to report, it was the cavalry of the Khitans, it seems to be going to the Dongxi people."

"Dongxi's side? What does the Khitan want to do? Yingzhou Thorn Shi was stunned.

"Thorn history, could it be that the Khitans want to do something to the Dongxi people?" Gao Siji guessed.

"Won't you, do it this winter?" Camp Governor Shi was a little unconvinced.

"Assassin Shi, it is said that in this Youzhou Incident, King Dongxi sent a large army to assist, perhaps because this incident angered the Khitans." Gao Siji guessed.

The prestige of the Gao family in the land of Lulong is not low, and they have lived here for many years, so they still know a little about the situation inside and outside Lulong.

The king of Dongxi, Tules, had the intention of getting rid of the Khitan's control, but the Shulu clan was already tied to a rope with the Khitan Diera.

In the past two years, the strength of the Eastern Xi King Tules has increased a lot, and the Khitan side is naturally very worried. Why did you choose to send troops this season, I'm afraid you want to come by surprise.

"Although the contradiction between the Xi people and the Khitan has nothing to do with us, but the Khitan has not attacked our Yingzhou, during this time, the Gao General will work hard and do a good job of defense, and this side of the assassin history will also let people report the news to Youzhou." Yingzhou Thorn Shi said in a deep voice.

"Thorn History, now that Lu Long has no leader, is it useful to report to Youzhou?" Someone worried.

"Isn't Liu Rengong, the deputy envoy of the festival? There are also those appointed by the imperial court, so it is impossible to ignore this matter. ”

As for who is the envoy of the Lulong Festival, the history of the assassins in each state is actually not very concerned, because no matter who is in charge, it will not last long.

Therefore, the small-hearted assassin or local warlord would rather be a soil emperor in his own one-third of an acre than go to Youzhou to fight for this assassin history.

And Liu Rengong overthrew Helian Cheng, and the assassins of all states were all indifferently watched, and they were not interested in participating in the transformation of the king's banner at the head of the city, and the two did not help each other.

And for the assassins of these states, no matter who serves as the envoy of the festival, they dare not be too persecuted, so as not to burn themselves.

"Big brother, if it goes on like this, this Yingzhou will be a dangerous place. If the Khitan comes to attack, Yingzhou will inevitably bear the brunt. ”

Walking out of the Thorn History Mansion, Gao Sixiang said to his eldest brother with a worried expression.

"My brother also knows, but my brothers and a few others are not taken seriously, so they can only stay in this camp." Gao Siji was also helpless.

"What if we take refuge in Liu Rengong or the imperial court?" Gao Sixiang suggested.

"Defect to the imperial court? The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, the next envoy of Lu Long is bound to be Liu Rengong, and the court forces cannot enter Lu Long, so it is not advisable to take refuge in the court!

I can only try Liu Rengong to see if I can get a good future. Gao Siji shook his head, also thinking about his future.

Although the Gao family has some prestige in Yandi, after all, time has passed, and since the death of his father Gao Shunli, the Gao family has declined somewhat.

There are also some people who are afraid of the prestige of the Gao family, and Gao Si's stepbrothers are not welcomed, so they can only serve as the general in this Yingzhou, away from the core of Lulong.

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"Siyuan, this should be the first time we've fought side by side, right?

I brought 50,000 Khitan cavalry, and I also brought my 5,000 Hu guards, if I can destroy the army of King Dongxi in one fell swoop, then Dongxi can be determined. ”

Next to the residence of the Dongxi Shulu clan, a large camp appeared here, and outside the camp, thousands of cavalry had just arrived here and were setting up tents next to it.

The huge camp was the camp of Yeluyi's army of more than 50,000, and the new arrival was Li Siyuan's army.

As the commanders of the two armies, Yeluyi and Li Siyuan were riding horses in the Khitan military camp, and the relationship between the two was much closer than before.

Before, it was only Yeluyi who admired Li Siyuan, but now the two are brothers-in-law, and with this relationship, Li Siyuan has actually been tied to the Khitan ship.

"I didn't expect the Khitan to be so bold this time, 55,000 cavalry, almost half of your standing strength." Li Siyuan said curiously.

"Almost the same, I also fought for so many troops under great pressure in this battle, with only one purpose, to severely damage the army of King Dongxi and solve the problem of Dongxi.

These 50,000-odd troops are basically all I can put together, so I need your help, and you should understand how important this battle is to me. ”

Yeluyi didn't say this as a joke.

Because his uncle Yelu Shilu was the Khitan Yu Yue and was in charge of the military and political power of the Khitan Eight-Department Alliance, he was able to recruit an additional 50,000 Khitan cavalry.

Otherwise, he would not be able to do anything with the five thousand guards he was in charge of.

Now Dongxi King Tules is becoming more and more restless, and there are many doubts within the Khitan, if Dongxi gets rid of the control of the Khitan, it will also be a great weakening of the Khitan's strength.

Because of his relationship with the Shulu family, Yelu Yi took the initiative to ask for help, hoping to take the opportunity to gain greater prestige.

In this battle, Yeluyi brought 55,000 Khitan cavalry, Li Siyuan's 5,000 cavalry, and Shulu's 30,000 cavalry.

There are a total of 80,000 cavalry, and the clansmen controlled by King Dongxi are only 890,000 tents, and if they can, they can also dispatch 80,000 or 90,000 cavalry.

But because of the cold weather, King Dongxi still didn't know the news of the arrival of the Khitan army, and he didn't have time to recruit the soldiers of the various departments under his jurisdiction.

"I understand that this blizzard is good news for us, and I believe that Turus does not know the news of our assembly at the moment." Li Siyuan nodded.

Although Li Siyuan's Shatuo army had 15,000 tents, he only transferred 5,000 cavalry and did not fight to the death.

Although the Khitan had a good chance of winning this time, he didn't want to put his eggs in one basket, so he had to leave a chance for the tribe to make a comeback.

"It is said that this time Lulong was in civil strife, and Turus sent cavalry to help Liu Rengong?" Yeluyi said casually.

Li Siyuan's eyes shrank, he was a little surprised in his heart, but his face did not change, "Is there such a thing, or my former righteous brother led the troops." ”。

"Your brother-in-law? It's Meng Zhixiang! ”

Yeluyi thought about it for a moment, "I have some impressions, it's a character. If I can persuade him, I can make the decision to blame him for the past. ”