The Northeast is snow-capped, the endless ancient wilderness, and the virgin land that has not been cultivated for thousands of years is uncultivated. There are flocks of yellow sheep, living carefree in this vast grassland.

Whenever the snow covers the mountain, they use their front hooves to cut through the snow to forage for food, lick a few mouthfuls of snow when they are thirsty, and lie on the spot when they are full, their mouths are still chewing. The heavy fur on his body cut off the cold, and when he was sleepy, he found a sunny place to sleep beautifully. They are away from the hustle and bustle of the crowd and free to do so.

However, Liao Tianqing's four-year battle of Chuhedian made them flee away from here for the first time. Another collision of Jin Ge's iron horse made the Liao army defeated.

The victorious Jurchen army was busy collecting booty and receiving countless horses and armor, which Sakai distributed to the various routes. The news of the Jurchen army's successive victories reached Huining, and Wu begged to send Xiyin to send pigs, sheep and rice wine.

Candles hung high in the big yurt room, and the table was full of wine, meat, and bones, and feasted on the generals to reward the three armies.

Ah Gu stood up with his arms wrapped in bandages, raised the wine bowl and said: "Since my Jurchen army invaded Liao, I have conquered cities and conquered cities, and even won battles, thanks to the soldiers' service, this bowl of wine is first given to the soldiers who died in battle." With that, he spilled the wine on the ground.

He poured another bowl of wine: "I salute this bowl to all of you who were born and died with me, and I will drink it first to show my heart." After that, as soon as he drank it, the generals got up and raised their bowls. Meat in pots and bowls of wine.

Then the Minister of State stood up and said affectionately: "In this battle, my Jurchen army won more with less, and captured Chuhedian, which is really gratifying, this is a major victory since the capture of Ningjiang Prefecture, we must make persistent efforts, we should cross the Tongjiang River as soon as possible, capture Huanglongfu, capture Tianzuo in Kewujing, overthrow the Liao Dynasty, and establish our own country, it is really a long way to go." This is like the first step in the journey of thousands of miles, I hope you will work with one heart and one mind, protect the Lord to achieve a great cause, I will change the bowl of respect to you" After speaking, I raised the wine and drank it all.

Xi Yin and Zhu Bo Jin also raised the wine bowl and said in unison: "With one heart and one mind, the Lord will achieve a great cause!" And when he had said that, they all drank.

Lou Room asked his son and daughter to pour wine for his uncle and uncle, and Lou Room got up and said: "My Jurchen army is invincible, I am blessed by the gods, and I am entrusted with the ancestors Hongfu, and I have the wisdom of my lord, why worry about the great cause?" Come on—get drunk! The generals raised their bowls and drank the wine of victory.

The great victory of Chuhedian was won with less, which once again boosted the morale of the Jurchen officers and soldiers, and the Liao army suffered a defeat again, and the emperor of the Liao State, who was thousands of miles away, seemed to have some premonition.

On this day, Tianzuo and his close ministers and concubines drank and had fun in Guangpingdian Palace. The song of the courtesan is over, and the sky is swinging

hands, the dancers stepped back in turn. Tianzuo put down the wine glass and said, "I'm restless, isn't it unfavorable for the Pingnu to fight directly?" ”

Li Chuwen hugged his fists and said: "Shengshang, Xiao Sixian is a major minister of the Great Liao, wise and brave, and the rebellion of the straight woman will definitely be able to fight in one battle." My lord may be relieved, but as for the restlessness, I think it is due to the fatigue of the safari and nothing else. ”

Concubine Yuan, who was sitting next to Tianzuo, raised her eyebrows and said delicately: "What the prime minister said is that the concubine will worship the saint for a cup, hope that the saint will be relieved, protect the dragon body, and rest well and continue to hunt tomorrow." ”

Tianzuo Longyan Dayue, hugged Concubine Yuan in his arms, and said slightly drunk: "With Concubine Yuan's mother's companion, and with the tiger wolf and lion to protect my Daliao Sheji, I have no other way to seek comfort in my life." ”

Tianzuo was interested again, and the subordinates kept adding wine and food until late at night, Li Chuwen saw that the emperor was a little drunk, and said: "Saint, the hour is not early, you should rest early, and you have to shoot tomorrow." ”

Tianzuo has always been obedient to Li Chuwen, and with the support of the courtiers and concubines, he went out of the palace and sent him to the sleeping tent. When Li Chuwen just turned out of the sleeping tent, Ah Xibao hurriedly came.

Li Chuwen hurriedly asked, "What's the urgency when Lord Shiyu is panicking?" Ah Xibao said: "Changchun Prefecture is eight hundred miles urgent, I want to meet the saint." ”

Li Chuwen pretended to be helpless: "Concubine Yuan has something to say, the holy dragon is not safe, and it can't be disturbed, no matter how urgent it is, it will have to wait until tomorrow." ”

Li Chu said warmly, turned and left. Ah Xibao looked up to the sky and sighed: "Li Chuwen and Concubine Yuan have missed a big event!" ”

The next day, the sun rose from the east again, and Tianzuo was preparing to hunt in the palace of Emperor Liao.

Ah Xibao strode into the palace tent and bowed down: "Your Majesty, Changchun Prefecture is in a hurry for eight hundred miles, and the ministers have important things to do." Tianzuo turned around and said, "Get up and say, what's the matter?" ”

Ah Xibao stood up and took out the emergency paperwork, took a step forward and handed it to Tianzuo with both hands, Tianzuo took the document and read it, his face was blue and angry and he tore the document to pieces, and scolded him: "Xiao Sixian was arrogant and underestimated the enemy so that the army was defeated, and he led the crowd to flee back to Shangjing, and his crime is unforgivable!" ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and they looked at each other and didn't dare to say more. Seeing that everyone was speechless, Ah Xibao, who has always been upright, said again: "The emperor is wise, this person should be beheaded, drunk and greedy will be arrogant and cowardly, so that this defeat will be achieved, and it is difficult to rectify the discipline and revitalize the military if he is not killed; Otherwise, if you fight, you will die without success, and if you retreat, you will live without guilt, who will be willing to serve the battlefield and see death as if you were home?

Xiao Fengxian scolded Ah Xibao in his heart when he heard this, and hated this uncompetitive younger brother, what should I do? He took a step closer, glanced at Ah Xibao, and said: "Your Majesty, the heir should be beheaded for the defeat of the first army, but the emperor has not thought about it, the heir's life is light and the society is heavy." "God

Zuo's anger did not subside, and he asked sharply: "What, Xiao Si's life is light and the society is heavy, how can you say this?" ”

Feng Xiandao: "This time the division is not good enough to lead to the defeat of the army, and its crime is difficult to tolerate and should be beheaded, but the saint has not thought about it, if he is not pardoned, he is afraid that the army will flee from the Eastern Expedition. If he is convicted of defeat, who will fight against the enemy in the future? I hope the emperor will think twice. ”

When Xiao Tianyi heard that Xiao Fengxian exonerated his brother, he was furious and said: "Your Majesty, this statement is not credible, Xiao Sixian is not only arrogant and contemptuous of the enemy, but also greedy for alcohol and misdeeds, this is a taboo for marching and fighting, and his crime is unforgivable!" ”

Li Chuwen glanced at Xiao Tianyi, and hurriedly said, "This is wrong, what Lord Fengxian said is reasonable, not for the sake of the capital, but for the sake of the society, if the emperor is determined to forgive, it can only make the relatives hurt and the enemies happy." ”

Tianzuo was silent when he heard the anger, the other officials were silent, and Li Chuwen took the opportunity to say again

"The heir is the minister of the humerus, and the woman is rampant, and now when he is employing people, I hope the emperor will think twice!"

At this time, Concubine Yuan hurriedly entered the palace and knelt on the ground and cried: "For the sake of the concubine, spare the heir to die first." ”

Tianzuo sighed and said: "Spread the decree, cut his military power, and abolish it as a concubine." ”

So Xiao Sixian just lost a title, and he could return to the capital from Chuhedian in a dashing manner, and still live his lucky life. With such an extraordinary big brother, do you still need to worry about gold and silver treasures, fragrant cars, and beauties?

These were all seen by the officials of the Liao Dynasty, and they watched coldly, and they came to a conclusion in anger that "war is useless." If you lose, you will live without sin" so who else will contribute to the country? Who else will follow military regulations?

Once this logic is formed, the blow to the morale of the Liao army will be fatal! They were discouraged and fundamentally lost the iron-blooded spirit of the Khitans to build a country!

Looking back on this incident, it proves once again the truth - there are countless ways to kill miracles with a superpower vs a fledgling nation, and no matter how brave a person or a fierce race is, it is useless!

The absolute superiority of the national strength, the number of people occupies the absolute chance of winning. The reason why we can't win is completely due to human factors! I don't know that the so-called monarchs and ministers buried everything, and it was they who gave victory to the challengers!

Tianzuo pardoned Xiao Sixian's capital crime, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided. At this time, the general Yelu Chigouer came out of the class and said: "How the emperor will deal with the capital, the ministers are inconvenient to say, but the soldiers who flee must evacuate the capital." ”

Tianzuo asked puzzledly, "General, please explain." ”

Chigou'er said: "Your Majesty, the rout of the army fled back to the capital, its trouble is great, now it is difficult to maintain the food there, suddenly there are so many people to eat, I am afraid that there will be chaos, if you do not withdraw from the city, the emperor will have to issue an order to allocate food to ensure that the people are safe." ”

Tianzuo said: "There is a famine in the world, there is no food to adjust, and God is embarrassed." Xiao Fengxian listened to Chigou'er's words and said: "Don't worry, the emperor, let the soldiers scatter the residents' homes and order them to be fed." When Tianzuo heard this, he thought it was a good idea.

Ah Xibao was furious, and said in the prelude: "Your Majesty, it is not necessary, it is difficult to restrain the military discipline if the residents are scattered, I am afraid of invading the people, and the future troubles are unpredictable, so this matter is absolutely not feasible." ”

Tianzuo sighed: "What the Lord said is very true, but there is no way to do this, the Khitan, the Han people have been a family for a long time, and now there are police on the border, and the state is insufficient, so that the soldiers have lived among the elders for a long time, and there should be compatibility if there is invasion." Lu Yanlun, the deputy general of the camp, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, although the official position of the minister is humble, he has words to play. What the two adults said is related to the overall situation, if there is carelessness, I am afraid that there will be trouble, since the rise of the army to beg for women, the people's financial resources are exhausted, and now they are relegated to the soldiers, and the people's livelihood is resentful, and these soldiers are arrogant to the people, and they are unbearable for the rape, and the people of Shangjing are also naked, and the food that is taken away will cause trouble. ”

Tianzuo stood up and walked back and forth, looking thoughtful, and said: "Don't say more, our army is newly defeated and thieves are in full swing, and the top priority is to dispatch soldiers and generals to exterminate the rebels and regain the lost territory." Chigou'er, Lu Yanlun and others didn't say much.

The Liao army in Chuhedian was defeated again, and Tianzuo felt the seriousness of the situation and prepared to send troops to fight again to save the defeat. The next morning, Tianzuo sat on the dragon chair, he glanced at the two classes of courtiers, his eyes stayed on Xiao Delidi, he said a word to the king of Lanling County, Xiao Deli hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "The minister is here!" ”

Tianzuo said: "My army has been unfavorable twice, resulting in rampant rebels, I am ready to use troops again to have the king of Laojun go out to destroy the rebels and regain the lost territory?" ”

Xiao Deli said: "Thanks to the emperor's kindness, it is the duty of the minister to lead the army to quell the rebellion." Xiao Delidi gladly accepted the order, and Tianzuo was overjoyed to immediately allocate 20,000 horses and horses to send troops again.