The battle of Yikun Prefecture and the defeat of the Khitan army were too unexpected, and this was a situation that everyone had never thought of before. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info It is impossible for the Tang army to take Yikun Prefecture, this is the consensus of everyone. Now not only Yikun Prefecture has been conquered, but also in one day, which is incomprehensible to those who are familiar with Yikun City Defense.

What's more, tens of thousands of Khitan troops were either killed in battle or captured, and few escaped.

It's no wonder that Han Yanhui wanted to say that someone lied about the military situation.

It wasn't until the messenger gave a detailed account of the battlefield that most of the mystery was solved.

"Heavenly Punishment...... Absolutely heavenly! At the end of the day, the messenger was so caught up in the horrific scene of what he had seen and heard today that he kept repeating this sentence with his eyes stiff.

Han Yanhui and Han Zhigu looked at each other for a long time, and they both saw deep fear in each other's eyes. They naturally didn't believe in such a thing as Heavenly Punishment, but apart from Heavenly Punishment, in their current cognition, there was indeed no other answer that could explain the battle situation in Yikun Prefecture.

The two of them felt a chill down their spines.

If God blesses the Tang Dynasty, then won't Khitan become an abandoned son of heaven?

Fortunately, Han Yanhui and Han Zhigu are not easy to follow, they panicked for a while, and quickly reacted to what to do at the moment, it is difficult for them to get a glimpse of the true cause of the defeat in Yikunzhou for the time being, but they don't know today, but they still have a chance to know in the future, but if some things are not dealt with immediately, I am afraid that there will be no tomorrow.

Since the news of the defeat of Yikun Prefecture was obtained by them, Ye Lumin must have known about it, after all, the people sent by both sides to keep an eye on Yikun Prefecture are about the same.

Yelu Min is Li Congjing's dependent, and he is an absolute pro-Tang faction in the Khitan country, which is something that Han Yanhui and Han Zhigu know.

At present, Yelu Min and Yelu Deguang are both allies and contenders for Khitan power, which is also undoubted.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the Khitan magnates in Xilou City are nothing more than four parts. One is the imperial faction, and he is the loyal minister of Jelube; The two were pro-Tang factions, headed by Yelumin; The three are pro-Yelu Deguang faction, headed by Han Yanhui and others; The fourth is the wall-riding faction and other small factions.

Yelu Min is the first person in the pro-Tang faction, and he is entrusted by Yelu to preside over the affairs of the West Building, which seems strange, but in fact it is just an ordinary thing.

Except for the fourth faction, the division of forces of the first three factions, excluding the factor of power struggle, in the final analysis, is the difference in political philosophy and political direction. The pro-Tang faction believed that the Khitan needed to get along with the Tang Dynasty in order to maintain the stability and prosperity of the grassland, while the pro-Yelu Deguang faction believed that only Yelu Deguang could make the Khitan rich and prosperous.

Among them, the imperial power faction or the Yelu Bei faction and the pro-Yelu Deguang faction are mortal enemies. There was no fundamental conflict of interest between the imperial faction and the pro-Tang faction, only the difference in political concepts, and the fundamental purpose of the two factions was to think about the Khitan. Therefore, the latter two can be at peace most of the time, that is, there is a struggle, and it can also be controlled to a certain extent - provided that the Khitan does not fight with the Tang Dynasty.

Throughout the ages, there have been many such cases. In the Zhao and Song dynasties, whenever Liao and Jin invaded, there were many people who were in peace, excluding many factors such as greed for life and fear of death, to a certain extent, it can be regarded as pro-Liao and pro-Jin. In modern history thousands of years later, whether it is the Beiyang warlords or the Nationalist government, there are many factions of pro-American, pro-German, and pro-Japanese, and it is also well known.

Of course, it is undeniable that at some point, some factions will forget their own identity and undergo a qualitative change, from a pro-certain faction to a surrendering faction. None of that is at that.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Yelu Beixi did not know that Han Yanhui was pro-Yelu Deguang before his expedition, and he did not know enough about Yelu Min's closeness to the Tang Dynasty, which was his mistake. But for Han Yanhui and Han Zhigu, at the moment, they know the relationship between Yelu Min and Li Congjing - without Li Congjing to build a bridge from it, there would be no alliance between Yelu Deguang and Ye Lumin.

Therefore, Han Yanhui and Han Zhigu felt a great crisis at this moment.

Factional struggles have always been swords and swords, and can even be called bloody.

Originally, Yelu Deguang raised troops from Huanglong Mansion, all the way to the west, most of the officials from all over the country looked at the wind and followed, which can be described as unstoppable and smooth sailing.

If Yelu Deguang successfully entered the West Building, his faction would naturally be able to smoothly take over most of the power and become a powerful group with absolute superiority in the Khitan country.

On the other hand, the situation is much more nuanced for the pro-Tang faction. Although Li Congjing also sent troops from Lulong, he had to face the Yikunzhou defense line, and his victory was unpredictable, life and death were unknown, if Li Congjing could not break through the defense line to the north of the West Building, or if he came too late, he would not be able to form an effective support for the pro-Tang faction in the West Building.

If the pro-Tang faction is suppressed, its power will be greatly reduced, and it may even collapse altogether.

The most intuitive manifestation is that Yelumin's power is limited and precarious.

Therefore, when Han Yanhui went to see Yelu Min today, there were all kinds of rude and pretentious gestures in front of Ye Lu Min, which were not all manifestations of the villain's ambition.

Han Yanhui is conveying a signal of suppression and victory to the pro-Tang faction headed by Yelu Min on behalf of the entire pro-Yelu Deguang faction, and further, he is declaring his power and declaring the status of his own faction.

Originally, in the face of the facts, Yelu Min should have acknowledged the power and status of the pro-Yelu Deguang faction, and acquiesced in the other party's next actions.

Next, the pro-Yelu Deguang faction, as the victorious and powerful party, will launch a suppression of the pro-Tang faction in the West Building, squeeze some of the pro-Tang faction officials from important and weighty positions, and replace them with their own people, so as to prepare for Yelu Deguang's entry into the West Building.

In a word, hand over power, retract power.

- As for the imperial faction, there is Yerod who deals with it in the same way as he treats his mortal enemies.

However, Ye Lumin's reaction was beyond Han Yanhui's expectations.

The reason why Han Yanhui dared to scold Yelu Min with Han Zhigu after suffering a dumb loss of whip was also because in Han Yanhui's view, Ye Lu Min just grasped the initiative to change from half of the imperial power faction to half of the Yelu Deguang faction.

Having grasped part of the initiative, it is true that the interests of some pro-Tang factions can be maintained and safeguarded, but it is not enough. In the long run, it is still inevitable to be suppressed by Yerod.

It wasn't until now, when Li Congjing broke Yikun one day and led the army north, that everything became different.

This is a fundamental change.

Because that means that Li Congjing is very likely to fight Chen Xilou at the same time as Yelu Deguang.

If that situation occurs, it means that the pro-Yelu Deguang faction and the pro-Tang faction can only be tied.

But actually, it wasn't a draw.

As mentioned earlier, the imperial faction in Xilou City did not have a fundamental conflict of interest with the pro-Tang faction, but it was mortal enemies with the pro-Yelu Deguang faction.

Therefore, the pro-Yelu Deguang faction in Xilou City had no room to survive when Yelubei was in power before, and the result was that this part of the power was very small. It is this very small group of forces that were still hiding their identities in every possible way.

In the current Xilou City, the imperial power faction, the pro-Tang faction, and the cavalry faction are all very powerful, and compared with them, the pro-Yelu Deguang faction is not enough.

This is undoubtedly extremely unfavorable to Jerod.

The key is that if there is no pro-Tang faction, Yelu Deguang can quickly grasp the power after entering the West Building, and then slowly digest the other factions.

But now it's different. In the presence of the pro-Tang faction, in the face of the scene of Yelu Deguang's entry into the West Building, many people would rather choose to join the pro-Tang faction, especially the imperial faction.

When Han Yanhui went to announce the victory and status of his faction to Yelu Min, he seemed to be slow and leisurely, but in fact, he was not in a hurry. He was anxious to get Yelu Min's acquiescence to their status, and then took the opportunity to build up his power in the West Building so that he could meet Yelu Deguang.

If there is a situation in the future where Li Congjing and Yelu Deguang appear outside the West Tower City at the same time, and both of them form an effective check on each other, then the alternation and change of power in the West Tower City will basically be solved by the inside of the West Tower City, and the people outside can only watch.

Needless to say, Yelu Min's strength will definitely increase, and the pro-Tang faction will inevitably become the biggest profiteer.

In other words, Yelu Deguang went through a lot of hardships to raise troops, and even if he successfully overthrew Yelu Bei in the end, the biggest beneficiary was not himself, but the pro-Tang faction in the country that took this opportunity to rise in strength!

Get to the bottom of it, it's the Tang Dynasty!

What Han Yanhui and Han Zhigu are worried about is that after Yelu Min gets the news of Li Congjing's victory over Yikun, he will lose no time in taking action because the future can already be expected, start suppressing the pro-Yelu Deguang faction, and win over the wall-riding faction.

If ordinary people face the current situation, because Li Congjing has not really arrived in the West Building, there may be changes in the middle, for the sake of consideration, they will not act immediately, so as not to lift a stone and hit themselves in the foot. But Han Yanhui and Han Zhigu knew that Yelu Min was not like this.

Because the relationship between Yelu Min and Li Congjing is not ordinary.

The most powerful evidence is that Li Congjing was able to win Yelu Min and Yelu Deguang to join forces!

"This mother-in-law dares to whip Brother Han mercilessly today, it can be seen that she is actually very violent in her heart, since she was assassinated in the market that day, Yelu Min seems to have changed as if she has changed a person, and she has become ruthless and ruthless...... Brother Han, this mother-in-law has a tendency to become a crazy mother-in-law now! Han Zhigu was worried, and his face was bitter.

Han Yanhui gritted his teeth, with a ruthless look in his eyes, "Now that the matter is over, it seems that the West Building will inevitably have a bloody storm!" Inform Yelu Chihub, mobilize manpower, and prepare for the incident! ”

Han Zhigu was shocked, "Brother Han, Yelu Chihu is the biggest reliance of you and me in the army, this time His Highness has not yet arrived in the West Building, you and I act rashly, if there is any mistake and delays the great cause of His Highness, you and I will not be redeemed!" ”

"When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic!" Han Yanhui's eyes were murderous, "At present, only by mobilizing armor soldiers to surround the Prime Minister's Mansion in the North Courtyard and imprison Yelu Min in the mansion, can the situation in the West Building fight!" If you allow the situation to change and do nothing, until Yelu Min makes the first move, you and I will be defeated and become sinners for eternity in the future! ”

"This ......" Han Zhigu hesitated, "Brother Han, do you really want to do this?" Do you really want to use a sword? ”

Han Yanhui gritted his teeth and got up from the couch despite the pain all over his body, "The struggle for power has always been the most bloody, how can there be a gentle time?" The West Building has been calm long enough, since the alternation of power is always inevitable with conspiracy and bloodshed, I am waiting for myself in the game, why be afraid! ”

Han Zhigu still couldn't make up his mind, "However, Yelu Min also has soldiers and horses in her hands, not to mention the city defense army, she herself is a Khitan prince, and she also has private armor ......."

The Khitan king's private armor, that is, private armies, is called the "big leader tribal army" by the world.

"That's why it's time to do it now!" Han Yanhui called his henchmen, brought a sealed letter, explained the matter of Fang Cai to him, and ordered him to quickly summon Yelu Chihu to mobilize the army, and at that time, the team of people and horses went directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the North Courtyard - and another part of the troops were divided to come here to defend themselves.

At the same time, Han Yanhui summoned the pro-Yelu Deguang faction in Xilou City and asked them to come to the mansion to discuss matters. On the one hand, Han Yanhui wanted to gather everyone's wisdom and strength, discuss and unify the next actions, and on the other hand, it was also to use Yelu Chihub's army to ensure their thoroughness. As for the third, it is to cut off the back path of those people, so that they have no chance to retreat from the battle, or temporarily defect to Yelumin!

After arranging everything, Han Yanhui asked someone to change his clothes, covered the wounds and the smell of medicine all over his body, and took Han Zhigu to the main hall, sitting solemnly and dignifiedly, facing the door of the hall without squinting, as steady as Mount Tai.

Han Zhigu sat on Han Yanhui's side, his inner struggle gradually calmed down, he glanced at Han Yanhui, and finally had to admit that Han Yanhui's arrangements were all right. On weekdays, everyone is equally talented, and they do similar things, and it is difficult for anyone to see the advantages and disadvantages of the two, but when it comes to something, you can know which is higher and which is lower at a glance.

As Han Yanhui and Han Zhigu sat in the lobby, the atmosphere of the mansion gradually became solemn, and the lights at night were brilliant, but they could not dispel the darkness in all directions.

Black clouds crush the city.

Not only is the atmosphere of the mansion depressing, but the Xilou City tonight seems to be breathing heavily.

It's not just that Xilou City breathes heavily, but the Khitan Kingdom tonight is dignified and obscure.

I don't know how long it took, the sound of footsteps outside the mansion broke through the silence, and the sound of horses' hooves and iron armor quickly spread from far to near.

An army came to the mansion.

Han Yanhui didn't get up, he was still sitting in the lobby, just staring at the door.

Soon, the family arrived in a hurry, and when he entered the door, he threw himself on his back.

Han Yanhui's face tightened.

In an instant, the armor broke into the mansion.

What came was not the Yelu Chihub that Han Yanhui was looking forward to.

The armor opened the way, and the swords and soldiers were cold, guarding on both sides. There was a man dressed in fresh clothes and shining armor and descended on the lobby.

The army is the army of the great chieftain tribe, and the person is the prime minister of the northern courtyard.

Yelu Min looked at Han Yanhui and waved his hand, "Take it!" ”