Chapter 142: The Situation Changes Again
Of course, Mladili's life cannot be saved. Princess Hun lost her childhood sweetheart, but she was sad for a while. Yelu Zhilugu, who loved his daughter, also became a lot colder to Li Shichang.
But this cold word, Li Shichang will not care. Because in his opinion, he is dedicated to his country. So there's nothing wrong with that.
But there is one thing that he must be wary of!
That is the current Da Liao Dynasty, he is under one person and above ten thousand. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as powerful.
And this can easily arouse the jealousy of the Lord.
Thinking about Li Chengji's worried words in his heart, the joy in his heart was unconsciously diluted a lot.
It was at this moment that the saint, who sat at the top, spoke again: "If you ministers think so, then send the army."
But the use of soldiers is a major matter of killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred! As a last resort, don't start the war lightly. If you don't order Peach Blossom Stone Khan, you will immediately send troops to Puhua to drive away the enemy. ”。
Anyway, Puhua is nominally a city under the rule of Taohuashi Khan, and it is some distance from the mainland of Daliao. The so-called far water can't quench the thirst of the near! Now that Khorezm has already pointed out Puhua, it is necessary to cut through the mess quickly and let the Western Qarakhanid take action.
What's more, fighting a war is very expensive. Jelu Zhilugu is a man who is used to enjoying himself! He couldn't ask for a few dinars to be able to save a little dinar to expand the paddock.
It's just that this was said by Yelu Zhilugu, and Li Shichang was a little incredulous. After all, in his impression, Yelu Zhilugu is not this kind of person who worries about state affairs.
So, how did you change your mind today?
Li Shichang's first thought was whether someone had said anything behind Yelu Zhilugu. But the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are almost all under his surveillance. Who, then, could avoid his eyes and say such things to Jeruchu?
Thinking like this, his brow furrowed unconsciously.
It's just that there is another matter in my heart, so I put it aside for the time being: "Khorezm has a strong army, and with only the soldiers of the Western Karakhanid State, I am afraid that it will not be able to catch it." Why don't I let the defenders of the Western Karakhanid Kingdom go with me.
Even if you don't go into battle, you can still take the enemy! ”。
He received a handwritten letter from Li Chengji! Through the various stations, the horse whipped back. The above not only revealed his intention to run Puhua, but also bluntly said that Khorezm has a strong army and is worried about his life.
Therefore, he still has certain doubts about the strength of the Western Kharat Khanate. With selfish intentions, he made such a request.
But for some reason, the saint, who has never had any opinions, actually vetoed his proposal. This episode made him feel a little uneasy. The courtiers present also had different thoughts.
But considering Li Chengji's matter, he didn't have time to think about it. hurriedly sent a message to Taohuashi Khan of the Western Karakhanate to ensure Li Chengji's safety.
By the time the news reached Xunskan, the army of Khorezm had already entered the city of Xunskan.
It turned out that after being trapped on the outskirts of Puhua City for several days, the army of Khorezm could not enter it all the time. And this time the army traveled far away, and Khorezm was light and simple, and he didn't want to fight a big fight at all.
So in the absence of grain and grass, Khorezm's army had to retreat.
But Mahamat is a good one!
He even sent people to lobby Taohuashi Khan in advance, so as to lead the army of Khorezm and retreat all the way to the east. In the end, he was welcomed into the city by Peach Blossom Stone Khan.
When he heard the news, Lee Seung-ji was presiding over various post-war reconstruction matters in Puhua. It's so busy that it doesn't touch the ground. If in the past, he still had a certain almost platonic fascination with the position of the Son of Heaven. Now, he can only bitter his heart.
Yes, he never thought about it. When all kinds of power are monopolized, it will be so tiring. And that's just a city. If you rule a country in the future, I am afraid that you will not be able to rest from morning to night.
"What? They really want to challenge the majesty of Da Liao? Li Chengji took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and he couldn't believe it.
Li Qi's face immediately turned slightly startled, and he responded: "Young Master, could it be that you expected today's events again?" ”。 The last time Khorezm besieged the city, the momentum was not small. Even the lack of large siege equipment caused a lot of casualties to the Puritans.
After that, for three days, the offensive became tougher and tougher day by day. made Li atmospheric, and also asked to organize the people to defend the city. However, Li Chengji said that the Khorezm offensive was declining, and he was afraid that he would not be able to hold out for a few days.
And also let the Puritans explore the reality of Khorezm.
Sure enough, it was found that the Khorezm army was not only short of food and medicine, but also had a severe shortage of weapons. So that when the Puritans shot arrows to meet the enemy, the other side did not shoot arrows to return fire.
Later, the army of Khorezm really retreated cleanly.
Li Chengji secretly smiled bitterly, and responded: "When I entered the palace that day and met Taohuashi Khan, I looked at his palace, and there was a suspicion of overstepping the system everywhere. Whether it is the specifications of the palace, or the degree of food and clothing, it is a little more extravagant than today's saints.
If you don't have a disobedient heart, how dare you act like this?! ”。 This reason was just come up with by him.
In fact, the reason why he expected it today is because he looked at historical materials. Knowing that Taohuashi Khan believed in Islam, the Western Qarakhanid State respected Islam as the state religion. It is fundamentally different from the upper class of Da Liao, who believes in Buddhism and shamanism.
At the beginning, the Sultan of Gur was besieged by the Great Liao and almost became a prisoner of the order. It was still Taohuashi Khan who thought that the Great Liao was a heresy, and the Gur country was a country of the same religion, so he deliberately mediated and let the tiger return to the mountain.
Today's Sultan of Khorezm, Mahamat, is taking advantage of this. Let Peach Blossom Stone Khan still have a certain good impression of himself when Puhua City is facing the capture of Puhua City. Then he used the insatiable greed of the Daliao supervisor and the evil deeds of the Daliao garrison to win his support.
It's just Xiao Pengzhen, I don't know what's going on. Although in historical materials, he did not see any record of the Western Qarakhanid State killing the Great Liao Supervisor. But not afraid of 10,000, just in case. With Mahama's temperament, it will definitely make Taohuashi Khan officially break with Da Liao.
Then the best way is naturally to kill the Great Liao Supervisor.
It's a pity that he didn't pay attention to the big changes that Pu Hua encountered before. Later, by mistake, he became the leader of the righteous people. and then took over Pu Hua, it was too fast. So much so that for a while, he forgot to let people inform Xiao Pengzhen and his son.
In retrospect, it was a big oversight.
hurriedly asked: "Xun Sigan's side, is there any news of the Great Liao Supervisor?" ”。
Li Wei knew the relationship between Li Chengji and Xiao Alihe, and hurriedly said: "The spies over there sent a message saying that there was an assassin in the Xiao Mansion a few days ago. So at the moment, it has been heavily 'protected' by the guards of Peach Blossom Stone Khan. ”。
When Li Chengji heard this, he immediately knew that the name of Taohuashi Khan was protection, but it was actually surveillance. The purpose is not that I'm afraid of leaking the news.