The remnants of snow are flying, and the battlefield of the river shop with swords and swords has long been restored to tranquility. Unlike in the past, the snow has been flattened. Accompanied by Zong Gan and others, Ah Guta inspected the battalions, and the soldiers were sharpening their knives and guns and preparing for the future battle.

Aguta left some of his men and horses to garrison Chuhedian and personally led the army back to Ningjiang Prefecture.

Early one morning, the sudden report Xi did not lose the escort of grain and grass arrived, and Ah Gu went out of the government to greet him. But he was dressed in a coat of white sheepskin, a felt hat with a curly brim, a fox's tail on his shoulders, and a beard covered with hoarfrost.

Xi Bushi saw Ah Guta, hurriedly took two quick steps, hugged his fists and said: "Chief, the grain and grass of the army have arrived as scheduled." ”

Ah Gu took Xi Bu's hand and said: "It's cold, and Uncle Lao Tang is going back and forth to Huining, it's so hard." ”

Xi Bu said, "Compared with the soldiers who braved the wind and cold and bathed in the bloody field, what is the trivial matter?" ”

Xi was generous and loyal to the great cause of the Jurchens, and he always felt that it was his duty to serve the chief. Ah Guda looked at the long convoy of grain and grass with joy, and the uncle and nephew walked into the mansion side by side.

As soon as the two of them sat down, there was a report from the Malay: "Chief, according to the villain's investigation, Xiao Delidi, the king of Liaolanling County, sent troops to camp east of Linbo. ”

"This was expected by Chief Ben, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly." "How many centaurs are there?" Tanma said: "There are about one or two thousand." ”

Ah Gu muttered to himself, Xiao Deli, one or two thousand people. He asked Xi Buyu: "Who is this Xiao Delidi?" Xi Buyu said: "As far as I know, this person is the grandson of King Xiaoxian of Jin, his father Saba, and the uncle of Xiao Fengxian and the queen. He has a smooth career, tired of being an official, Tianqing for three years, plus Situ, and the king of Lanling County. This person is not in line with people's expectations, relying on the emperor's relatives to achieve his ambition, and he is also the ancestor of Xiao Hei. ”

Ah Gu laughed and said, "I thought he was a great character, but he was also a straw bale rice bucket." ”

The living girl said: "Whether he is a straw bag or a rice bucket, he should take advantage of his distant foothold and attack him with heavy troops overnight, and he will definitely win!" ”

Ah Gu said: "The living girl is reasonable, with the power of our army's victory, quickly send troops, kill him and turn his horse on his back and then give Tianzuo a fatal blow." So, Aguda decided to immediately send troops to meet Xiao Delide.

In addition, in Linhuang Mansion in Beijing, because the soldiers scattered the residents, there was chaos. The soldiers were struggling with the people, and many people's entire families were killed, which made the people panic. When Tianzuo learned of this, he immediately returned to Shangjing, and ordered Xiao Fengxian to move the soldiers outside the city, and punish the murderers severely, so that the people would be at peace.

One day, on the ancient wasteland road leading to Shangjing, the Liao army's fast horse messenger stepped on the snow and galloped, and the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing was already visible. The guards at the head of the city patrolled back and forth, looking out of the city with their swords in hand.

The fast horse came to the city and shouted loudly: "I am the messenger of the king of Lanling County, and I have an urgent matter to meet the emperor!" The soldiers patrolling the city at the head of the city did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly put down the drawbridge, and the guards at the city gate stopped them with horizontal knives for questioning, and after the messenger showed his waist card, the guards immediately let him go.

The messenger flew on his horse and went straight to the palace, but the guards outside the palace gate stopped him as usual, and the messenger showed his waist card again before entering the main hall.

In the main hall, Tianzuo was full of joy when he heard the arrival of the messenger of the king of Lanling County, it must be the defeated daughter of the king of the county who came to me to report the good news, he straightened his dragon robe and sat on the dragon chair.

The messenger knelt down and bowed: "Qi Qi Sheng, the king of Lanling County has a letter to present" So, he took out the letter from his bosom and went from the palace

The court guard handed it to Tianzuo, and Emperor Tianzuo unfolded the letter and read:

Your Majesty's Holy Ann: The minister Xiao Delide, since receiving the holy decree, that is, leading the soldiers and horses day and night, is the night soldiers out of the neighbor Po camp. Unexpectedly, at dawn, the thieves suddenly arrived. The ministers and generals fought hard to meet the enemy, but the thieves were fierce, and the ministers and others fought several times, but they were also defeated. The minister knows very well that he has the trust of the saint and the sin of begging the emperor to govern the ministers.

The minister Xiao Lidei bowed down

Tianzuo's face turned pale when he saw it, and he tore the letter to shreds: "What a king of Lanling County, and another rice bucket!" Mistake me for a big deal! The two conquests not only did not eradicate the rebellion, but on the contrary, they damaged the soldiers and the generals, and damaged the prestige of our great country! ”

Tianzuo was so angry that he brushed off the utensils on the imperial case, sat on the dragon chair, the court was silent, the ministers looked at each other, and Gonggong Zhang shook off the dust when he saw this, and told him to disperse.

The next morning, Tianzuo discussed the strategy of breaking the enemy again, Xiao Fengxian and Li Chuwen were silent, and Zhang Lin, the prime minister of Nanfu, said: "The emperor is arrogant, and the minister originally wanted to recommend himself to lead the troops to the battle, but the old system stipulated that the country's plan was 'Han people do not match', however, the minister wanted to recommend a person to be the capital and then send troops to quell the rebellion, I don't know what the emperor wanted?" ”

Tianzuo was silent for a while and asked, "Who does Qing want to recommend?" ”

"The Northwest Road Envoy can be in charge."

"Jerrodus?" "That's the man."

Tianzuo pondered for a while and said: "Yeluduo, after a hundred battles, he has managed the army well, according to Zhang Qing's wishes, who is the deputy commander?" ”

Ah Xibao, who has always been upright, took a step forward, hugged his fists and said: "Holy Lord, the general takes the plan as the first, and the two defeats are due to the fact that the general is outnumbered and has no skill, and the widow will be defeated if he has no skill." The minister wants to recommend two people, one is Xiao Yixue, the deputy inspector in front of the palace, and the other is Yelu Zhangnu, the privy envoy of the Southern Yuan, these two people are quite strategic, if Xiao Yixue is the left deputy capital, Yelu Zhangnu is the right deputy capital, and the traitor can be destroyed. ”

Xiao Feng glanced at Ah Xibao first, and stopped talking. Emperor Tianzuo saw that all the ministers had no intention of opposition, so he sent an order to Yeluduo to come to Beijing as soon as possible to obey his orders.

Yeluduo received the holy decree, how dare he slack off, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and came to Shangjing in three days. Tianzuo announced that Yelu Duo was the commander of the capital, and Xiao Yixue and Yelu Zhangnu were the deputy commanders of the capital and led 270,000 elite soldiers to conquer Aguta again.

Winters in Ningjiang Prefecture are exceptionally cold, but the heavy snow in the mountains has gradually thinned, and flocks of carefree magpies are pecking at the dung of livestock, and from time to time they are chattering and making noisy noises, and when an eagle passes through the sky, a flock of magpies fly wildly and run for their lives. Before long, tranquility returned.

On this day, Aguta talked to Xi Buyi in the state office about the collection of heavy grain and grass. Xi Buyu said: "This time, thanks to Ah Clutch and Pu Jianu, Ah Clutch got up early and greedy late to supervise the production of armor and arrows, and Pu Jianu forgot to sleep and eat to mobilize women to sew winter clothes. ”

Ah Guta said affectionately: "It's hard for the two of them, today you mentioned them, which reminds me of more people, it is they who complement my Ah Guta, otherwise, how can we Jurchens today." ”

Xi Buyi said with emotion: "The chieftain worked hard to unify the Jurchen tribes and resist the tyranny of the Liao Dynasty, so these people are loyal and have no ambition. ”

Ah Gu sighed and said: "Yes, I won't talk about you and Sakai and Ah Clutch, just say that Huandu father and son, Huandu has been in and out for forty years, fighting and killing, and when encountering the enemy, it is the first, and the Guangting has a lot of useful strategies." The first king once said, 'There is Huandu, what can't be done?' It's a pity that he and Mou Yan left us prematurely, but fortunately, Xi Yin is alive, with you people to complement me, why should I worry about the great cause? ”

Xi Buyu said: "Yes, Emperor Liao is obsessed with the sound of dogs and horses all day long, and he is loyal and does not distinguish between monarchs and ministers; And my lord is eloquent and talented, and the people's hearts are cohesive, these are the foundation of my Jurchen prosperity. The two talked for a long time.

The Jurchen army won the battle and replenished the grain and grass in time, and Ah Guta's confidence doubled, he stood up and took Xi Bu's hand and said, "Let's go, take a look outside the city." "Ah Guta and Xi Bushi rode horses to the outside of the city, and the young generals and living girls did not leave their sides.

Outside the city is an endless plain, where patches of snow cover the withered yellow weeds. Ah Guta and Xi Bushi talked while watching, and they were very interested.

Ah Gu said: "Ningjiang Prefecture is our second Huining Mansion, let our children and grandchildren always remember this place." Xi Buyu said: "In the future, when we build a country, we will let the historian write a special book on Ningjiang Prefecture!" The two talked about the reality from the future, and Xi Buyu said: "My lord, the Liao soldiers have been defeated and have no fighting spirit, and our soldiers have strong morale, why shouldn't we take the states south of the Tongjiang River while the iron is hot, and now the time has come." Ah Gu said: "This is very appropriate, but the Liao soldiers have suffered defeats, Tianzuo will not give up, and if you want to occupy the land south of the Tongjiang River, you must take the lead." Xi said.

So, the two rode back to the city and ordered the living girl to recruit Bo Jin from all walks of life to come to the state government to discuss matters.

Zhong Bojin arrived, and Ah Guta discussed with him the strategy of crossing the Tongjiang River to capture the Huanglong Mansion. Xi Yin said: "The Huanglong Mansion should first attack several small cities around it, so that it will lose its momentum, if so, the Huanglong Mansion will not be difficult to attack." ”

Sagai and others also strongly agreed with Xi Yin's proposal, and this proposal also coincided with Aguta, so Aguda ordered Lu and Lou to lead 10,000 horses to attack Xianzhou, to prevent the Liao soldiers of Shenzhou from going north, and ordered several Bo Jin to attack the three state cities north of Huanglongfu, Aguda finished his order and ordered him to set off in the early morning of the next day. （）