"What's the situation with the Khitan, Lord Yan tell me?"

Yan Zhenqing nodded solemnly, mentioning the situation of the Khitan, I am afraid that there is no clearer thing in the world than him.

"The Khitans have a long-standing grudge with me in the Tang Dynasty, and An Lushan rebelled, which was their opportunity, so at the beginning, they dispatched a lot of troops to loot, but only at the border to loot, and the number of people dispatched was not much, mainly the B Department and the Product Department, but about seven or eight days ago, I got the news that Yelu Abaoji of the Diera Department suddenly robbed the Golden Tent and became the new Khitan Khan, I can't figure out what happened, it is said that this year is not the year of the three-year election of the Khan, and the strength of the Diera Department is not enough to snatch the Han throne, However, about three days ago, the Khitan was indeed unusual, and began to dispatch cavalry on a large scale. ”

"Hmm." Qin Hao nodded, Yelu Abaoji's leather room army can fight well, it seems that it has indeed brought these personal guards, with the loose power structure of the B room department and the product department, it is impossible for him to be his opponent, which is not surprising.

However, Yelu Abaoji's leather room army is also a start-up after all, only about 50,000 people, and Qin Hao, the national strength of the Khitan at this time, really didn't know, so he asked: "Lord Yan, do you know the strength of the Khitan?" ”

"I don't know where this sudden Yelu Abaoji came from, obviously he became a khan by means of mutiny, but the remaining seven departments were obedient and obedient by him by means of means, and obeyed his words, if the mobilization order is issued, the other ministries may send troops, and now in addition to the 100,000 army going south to attack Zhang Jiedu, it is conservatively estimated that the scattered stragglers who come to deal with us will probably not be less than 100,000."

"What about Yelu Abaoji? Did he go south or stay in the headquarters? ”

"I didn't go south, I heard from the captured captives that this Yelu Abaoji wantonly plundered hundreds of thousands of Han people, and it seems that he has reached some agreement with An Lushan and is casting a Han city."

Qin Hao continued to bow his head and ponder, so Zhang Xun's 100,000 army did not have Yelu Abaoji's leather room army, so Zhang Xuna could be much easier.

Then, Qin Hao and Zhao Kuangyin glanced at each other, and some kind of worry was self-evident.

Zhao Kuangyin opened his mouth and said: "Can you consider not taking Gongsun Chan away first, smashing Huanglong, rescuing our captured people, and destroying Seoul." ”

"Yelu Abaoji is often followed by 50,000 leather room troops, although Gongsun Zhan's white horse is brave, but it may not be the opponent of so many leather room troops, not to mention that the lone army is deep, and there are many auspicious ones."

"But you and I know what this Seoul means."

Yes, Hancheng, that is the root of the Liao State, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, from Li Tang's standpoint, Qin Hao will not hesitate to destroy him, even if he kills all the Han people inside.

Looking at the history of the Khitan, there are only two major events of real significance, the first is that Yili Jin is not the Dahe clan, and the second thing is that Yelu Abaoji built Hancheng, which is a turning point for the Khitan nation.

Yili Jin abolished the Dahe clan, and the Khitan war against the Tang Dynasty is inseparable, since Wu Zetian Hu fooled around after the Khitan fought with the Tang Dynasty year after year and fought stronger and stronger, the military power was gradually concentrated in the hands of the front-line generals, the traditional Khitan royal family Dahe clan was more and more unpopular with Yili Jin, and later simply abolished him, since then the Khitan began to change from the old eight to a brand-new, fist big man is the king of the new eight divisions, and finally became a warlike and powerful nation.

And the second thing is the establishment of Seoul.

In history, after Yelu Abaoji became a khan, he took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains at the end of the Tang Dynasty and wanted to enter the Central Plains, but he was beaten by Li Cunmiao, but although he returned home in disgrace, he robbed hundreds of thousands of Han people.

For a long time, the grassland people treated the robbed population as slaves, but Yelu Abaoji was different, he established a Han city composed entirely of Han people on the land that had never been opened, gave them seeds to reclaim the land, and the skilled ones were responsible for making weapons and armor for him, building him a luxurious palace, refining snow-white salt from the salt pond for him, and what was even more incredible was that he actually let the literate Han people make him officials!

Compared to the chaotic Central Plains, which is like a hell on earth, this place may be more like a paradise.

It was by virtue of this Seoul that he was much richer than other tribes, and his strength grew stronger and gradually crushed the remaining seven tribes, and finally abolished the ancestral system of the Khitan three-year change of khan to establish his hereditary royal power, and through the wealth produced by Seoul year after year, he formed the first such powerful pro-guard army in Khitan history: Pi Room.

As an enemy, I would rather face ten Khitan tribes than face a great Liao, when the tribe evolved into a dynasty, especially such a newborn and vigorous dynasty, it was definitely the most terrible nightmare of the Tang Dynasty.

The guy in An Lushan, in order to resolve the hatred with the Khitan, really got to the bottom, and more than 100,000 people of the Tang Dynasty in one breath, anyway, Yelu Abaoji in history still grabbed it, this special mother is good, and I sent it directly.

Zhao Kuangyin thought for a moment and said, "Maybe... We can start with the remaining seven. ”

Qin Hao nodded, disintegrating the soon-to-be-born Great Liao from within, how could he not have considered it? I don't want to see that the establishment of the Great Liao is not just the Tang Dynasty, handing over the throne to their Yelu family, and from then on, people's fathers will pass on their sons, and sons will pass on their grandsons, where is the comfort of the three-year election they are now engaged in.

"The key is Yelu Abaoji, his political talent is far from being comparable to the other seven barbarians with muscles in their brains, even if I dig it, which of the remaining seven can be as long as Yelu Abaoji in Khitan history? Ay! You can't find a foreigner to lead them. ”

Zhao Kuangyin suddenly slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Yes, why not?" Don't we have a ready-made Khitan in our hands? General Li was given the surname of the country, and he rose all the way to the high position of the Jiedu envoy, presumably he has trained his political skills in our Tang Dynasty officialdom, and he has lost to Yelu Abaoji in terms of ability? ”

Qin Hao was dumbfounded when he heard this, "You... You, you, you ... You mean Lee Kwang-pil? ”

"Exactly, General Li was born in Southern Khitan, and his grandfather should be regarded as the leader of the old eight departments, with 100,000 male soldiers in his hands, if there is the full support of my Datang, it is enough to compete with Yelu Abaoji! In case this General Li can really become the leader of the Khitan, this is even more reliable than the Hui Hui! If it can be operated well, this is not only not a crisis, but an excellent opportunity to recover the Khitan in one fell swoop! ”

Huh? What kind of god is this, I was worried about whether Li Guangbi's Khitan identity would become a destabilizing factor, and how could such a moment of kung fu become my Datang's secret weapon?

But Li Guangbi... Can you really trust it? He is indeed a great hero in history, but who can say for sure the complexity of this thing? The original Anshi Rebellion didn't have anything to do with the Khitan.