"My lord, the Modao Battalion and the Third Battalion have set off from the Luoyang front line and from Xiazhou." Li Xuanqing took his two central garrison battalions, one black and one white, from Hezhong Mansion to Taiyuan, and then made the latest railway to cross the Taihang Mountain into Jizhou, and then went north to join Chen Fan's army. After getting on the car just from Taiyuan, the latest news came from the Xuan Yingwei in the rear.

"My lord, Yang Xingmi has complied with the agreement and sent troops to attack Yingzhou in three days." Hu Xiaosi caught the train at the last minute with the intelligence report.

Li Xuanqing nodded, and suddenly remembered that the train had already started, and this guy actually came up and said in a daze: "Didn't you agree to sit in the base camp with Cen Tianshi?" What's the matter, itchy hands? ”

"What, it's Gesang who recently asked me to take time to accompany her back to Hezhou, how can I have time for the big war is coming, so I just found a reason to hide." Hu Xiaosi pouted and said: "My old man is too, watching us fight in the Central Plains, thinking that he was being bullied by the Tubo royal family in the rear Duomi and Shanqiang, so he thought that I would go to Hezhou to help him block it, and so did this old man." Where is the ruthlessness that fought with us in the early years, thinking about reconciliation as soon as there is something. This Tubo people are also not as good as the generation. ”

This guy chattered a lot, which made Li Xuanqing a little funny: "Hasn't this kind of thing been arranged for the Foreign Affairs Department to help them deal with it?" Why is he still nagging in front of you? And according to the agreement, this year, Longyou Tubo in northern Tibet must accept the adaptation of the Tiance Army, and your old father-in-law will not plan to cut off the alleged king, right? ”

"I guess I have this in mind." Hu Xiaosi was a little uncertain and said: "So I guess I don't want to go, in case his brain is broken, won't it be difficult for me to be a man?" If it weren't for the fact that our main forces were transferred eastward, with his guts, Mr. Cen would have been able to send a team of civilian officials to do it. I'm confused, I don't want to live my free days, and I still think about my throne, and when I let the Modao Battalion carry it back for him, I'll see what he wants. Hu Xiaosi obviously disdained his father-in-law's carefulness, and he was ashamed to say it.

"Forget it, when we finish this battle, I'll help you get rid of the old man, and I'm not afraid that he won't come to Chang'an to retire when the soldiers come to the city." Li Xuanqing waved his hand to stop this guy's broken thoughts. After the two took the train for a day and a night, they drove from Taiyuan Mansion to Jizhou City Railway Station, and after getting off the train, they immediately went north with the advance team to the front line of Danzhou to join Chen Fan, and the follow-up troops of the personal guard battalion and the direct battalion were all handed over to Commander Lu Yi and then went north.

"I said Chen Fan, your character has to be changed, this Huangjia is almost in the capital of the Khitan, right? Why are you still staying in Danzhou? If only I had set off a long time ago. In the Danzhou camp, Hu Xiaosi found a place and sat down, and said with a smile.

"Okay, don't talk about it, aren't you waiting for the lord." Hou Yong and Gao Siji originally set off to join the grassland cavalry battalion in Zhongjing City, and when they heard that Li Xuanqing was coming, they stayed for an extra day, and when they saw Hu Xiaosi ridiculing Chen Fan, they immediately shot back.

"Okay, the personal guard battalion and the directly subordinate battalion will arrive within three days at the earliest, and Chen Fan notified all troops to start marching to Zhongjing in batches." Li Xuanqing stopped the nonsense of several people and began to order.

At the beginning of May 891, after Li Xuanqing led the reinforcements of the army, the northern front of the Tiance army began to advance Zhongjing, and more than 300,000 people, including the heavy cavalry battalion, arrived in Zhongjing and joined the steppe cavalry battalion of Taxi.

Tahi originally planned to retire, but when he encountered such a big change, he could only suppress it temporarily, and compared to others, most of his steppe cavalry was composed of the Yakuss tribe, and at this moment he had to fight against his own people, which made it difficult for him to do it. But fortunately, Li Xuanqing had a deep talk with him after seeing him, and for a scattered tribe like Huangjiasi, it was not an inextricable knot to fight with the royal court.

Li Xuanqing's arrival also meant that almost all the cavalry of the Tiance Army were gathered in the Youbei grassland, and for a while, hundreds of thousands of troops almost crushed the mountains and rivers of the grassland, and a big battle was imminent. The Khitan tribe sandwiched between the Tiance Army and the Huangjia has become the latest object of attention from both sides at this moment. Although the people of the Zodiac have not sent anyone to contact the Tiance army so far, their vanguard has crossed the mountains in the north and approached Shangjing, this kind of clearing the field before the big war has given Yelu Hanxiong a headache, since the last time he was plotted by the Tiance army to lose his vitality, it is difficult to recover in just one year, even if Yelu Hanxiong tries his best, he can only be able to recover his direct troops, at this time, facing the two sides of the army to suppress the life and death of the whole clan is tied to the first line, almost overnight sorrowful, But in the face of absolute strength, there is hardly any way to work. There were only three roads left in front of him at once, one was to surrender to the Tiance army, and the other was to take the initiative to attach to the Huangs. But both sides have fought themselves, and even if they bow down and surrender, they may not have any future. Therefore, Yelu Hanxiong directly aimed his eyes at the east, since these two behemoths cleared the field, then he might as well simply take all the clansmen to migrate to the east, and the strength of the Khitan army was not enough, but the ability to forcibly squeeze out a piece of land in the Bohai Sea Yelu Hanxiong could still do it by himself. Thinking of this, Yelu Hanxiong couldn't sit still for a moment, and immediately summoned all the noble elders in the capital to come to the royal court tent to discuss this matter.

"Great Khan, the soldiers of the Huangjia are pressing the border, and the Tiance army in the south is also full of soldiers and horses, so we Khitan should have a countermeasure." The Shangjing nobles convened this time are basically Yelu Hanxiong's descendants who were eliminated last time, so they must have had an idea when they saw Yelu Hanxiong summoning these people to come over, so the conference basically began to inquire at the beginning.

"The two powerhouses are fighting, and our Khitan is an obstacle that must be cleared before they go to war. And after the last battle, we are no longer able to survive in the cracks. Therefore, I decided to move east immediately, move all my tribes to Shenzhou and Kaizhou, join the eastern tribesmen, and wait for an opportunity to enter the Bohai Kingdom. Jeremiah looked around and said what he thought.

As soon as he said these words, everyone present was silent for a while, the Northeast is the birthplace of the Khitan, that is, the white mountains and black waters of the later generations. But what does it mean to wait for an opportunity to enter the Bohai Kingdom?

"The Bohai State has been in decline for a long time, and it was originally the territory we planned to expand before, but now it has become the last foothold of our Khitan." Speaking of this, Yelu Hanxiong was also embarrassed.

"If the Great Khan has such a plan, then we cannot hesitate any longer. If the army on the northern front of Huangjia Si crosses the mountains west of Shangjing, and the Tiance army on the southern front goes north, we will not be able to go even if we want to. Xiao Yu, the patriarch of the Xiao clan of the Khitan Royal Court, stood up and said: "I think it is a very good choice to go to the Bohai Kingdom, the Bohai Kingdom has a vast geographical scope and fertile land, and the Bohai Royal Court has been indulged in enjoyment for a hundred years, and the armament is relaxed, and it is definitely not the opponent of my Khitan man, as long as we can gain a firm foothold in the early stage, we will definitely be able to quickly take this vast land to let the clansmen multiply and accumulate strength." And-" Xiao Yu glanced at the people present: "The Han people have a saying that temporary concession does not mean anything. Our Khitan strength is now meager, so we should know the times and find our own world. ”

Xiao Yu's words made Yelu Hanxiong nod, and the way out that he had thought about for so long was explained by the other party in a few words, which also brought a glimmer of light to Yelu Hanxiong, who was short of talents. Thinking of this, Yelu Hanxiong no longer hesitated and said: "Xiao Yu, all the matters related to the eastward migration of all the clansmen are entrusted to you, you are holding the sword of Ben Khan, you must prepare within ten days, the first step is to withdraw to the vicinity of Longhua Prefecture, and the second step is to retreat to Kaizhou." Ben Khan planned to give some gifts to Zuorong of the Bohai Kingdom first, and wrote a letter by himself. ”

"Please rest assured that the entire Khitan clan will move east in ten days." Xiao Yu bowed and promised.

"Everyone go back immediately to arrange the migration and cooperate with Xiao Yu." After Yelu Hanxiong sent these people away, he began to gather the royal court army and began to prepare for the start, so that the eldest son rushed to Longhua Prefecture one step ahead of time to do the reception, and the other troops accompanied to cover the brigade.

Yelu Hanxiong's actions were quickly intercepted by the Xuanyingwei Grassland Branch, and such a big movement was learned by the Huangjiasi almost at the same time, but unlike the Tiance Army's side, which almost did not consider the movements of the Khitans, the Huangjiasi accelerated the pace of the march after learning the news, and the Huangtou Muwei people in the rear were driven by the Huangjiasi royal court to start crossing the Shangjingdong Mountains in advance and entering the hinterland of Shangjing.

This news was also quickly learned by Yelu Hanxiong, the situation became suddenly critical, the migration of the Khitans was still going on, and there were still three or four days before the scheduled time, so while placing Xiao Yu in Shangjing and seizing the time to move eastward, Yelu Hanxiong personally led the reorganized Wang Ting Guard to the eastern mountain range to stop the pace of the Huangtou Murwei people.

However, Yelu Hanxiong is a steppe hero who has fought all his life, and after arriving in the mountains, he quickly asked the guards to find terrain for ambush preparations, and controlled the movements of the Huangtou Murowei people in his hands.

In mid-May 891, just after Xiao Yu reported that the eastward migration had been fully launched and most of the clansmen had already set out on the road, Yelu Hanxiong, who had let go of his hands and feet, ambushed more than 30,000 troops of the vanguard of the Huangtou Murowei people with 60,000 troops at the junction of the mountains and plains, and wiped them all out with an absolutely crushing momentum. The royal court guards who have been baptized by war have finally grown up, although there is still a gap with the posture of the grassland powerhouse in the glory days of the past, but after all, it is no longer the rabble before.

After defeating the Huangtou Murwei people in the first battle, Yelu Hanxiong did not even clean up the battlefield and directly led the army to the east, catching up with Xiao Yu's large army, and rushed to Longhua Prefecture in the stunned eyes of the Huangtou Murwei people who followed up, and collected the Khitan tribes in the east.

"Lord, this Yelu Hanxiong is really quite characterful, and he didn't forget to take revenge before leaving. But that's fine, save us some trouble. In the camp in Zhongjing, Hu Xiaosi crossed his feet and smiled.

"Chen Fan, has your plan been deployed?" Li Xuanqing ignored Hu Xiaosi's gloating expression and asked Chen Fan beside him.

"Don't worry, my lord, I have asked Tuoba Siji, Wu Huan and Gao Siji to lead their troops out of Beijing. With Gao Siji as the main commander, if a vassal tribe like Huangtou Murowei is encountered, he will fight back, and if the Huangjiasi brigade has already crossed the mountains, he will stabilize the formation and wait for the main force to arrive. Chen Fan nodded.

"I said Chen Fan, the secret guard came with news that when the Khitans retreated, they took away everything that could be taken away within a radius of 500 miles from Shangjing, and all the livestock, living materials and a small amount of grain and grass were gone. Otherwise, if I go back with my lord, you will be consumed with them, and sooner or later they will have to withdraw their troops. Hu Xiaosi couldn't help but smile when he saw that Chen Fan's plan was still tepid as always.

"Okay, Xiaosi, if you have the kung fu to ridicule Chen Fan, you might as well think about how to listen to the information, didn't the Flying Eagle Brigade send the main force north? Hurry up and let Xiaohu not be idle, their grain, grass, cattle and sheep must not be much, then find a way to destroy all the rest. Hou Yong, who was sitting and drinking tea, couldn't stand this guy's mouth and hurriedly said.

"Little Four, hurry up and let the dark guard follow Yelu Hanxiong closely, and see how he and the Bohai Kingdom move, this is an important step for us to interfere in the Bohai Kingdom in the future, don't mess up." Li Xuanqing stared at the map and looked at the location of Longhua Prefecture and said thoughtfully.

"Don't worry, the information on Yelu Hanxiong's side will definitely not be wrong. However, I heard that this time the Khitan people moved eastward, there was a young man named Xiao Yu who was very capable, and he arranged such a big thing as the eastward migration of the clan, but he arranged it in an orderly manner, and Yelu Hanxiong was able to withdraw so easily, and this person contributed a lot. Hu Xiaosi said with a frown.

"Xiao Yu? The patriarch of the Xiao clan? Li Xuanqing muttered a few words casually, and then suddenly thought of something, nodded and said, "If it's him, then there's basically no problem." "This Xiao Yu is not the ancestor of the famous Empress Dowager Xiao in history, the Xiao family occupies a pivotal position in the Liao State in later generations, and it is not surprising that the ancestors have such ability.

"Since Yelu Hanxiong is so knowledgeable and has vacated the battlefield, let's start the layout as well. Chen Fan, your movements are too slow, Huang Jiasi has mobilized 150,000 people from the headquarters this time, and he won't give you so much time, so let's start from now on. Li Xuanqing stared at the map and said to Chen Fan beside him.

"Okay, I'll order it right away." Chen Fan was stared at by the eyes of everyone present, and it was rare to scratch his head and smile: "Liu Yi, immediately convey the order to Xue Yang, with his headquarters as the left flank of the army, covertly enter the southwest area of Shangjing to standby, the directly subordinate battalion and the personal guard battalion as the right flank, enter the southeast direction of Shangjing, and the other troops use the heavy cavalry battalion to open the Chinese army." ”

Li Xuanqing nodded, and his ability to give orders, as the most secure general, showed that he must have calculated thousands of times in his heart, so he didn't say more.

"Report, Qi Yu Lord, the Central Plains Command Emergency Military Report." Just after Liu Yi finished writing the orders and signing them one by one, the emergency messenger of the Xuanying Guard outside the door came to the outside of the big tent quickly.

"Nakahara?" Li Xuanqing's eyes suddenly radiated an astonishing divine light, and his figure suddenly stood up.