The main force of the Middle Route Army led by Yelu Abaoji was not as far as Li Congjing, Li Shaocheng and others expected from the place where Li Shaocheng and the Khitan North Route Army were fighting. When the vanguard of the Khitan Middle Route Army was only thirty miles away from Li Shaocheng, Yelu Abaoji only needed half a day's journey to catch up with the 10,000-strong team.

In an ordinary situation, knowing that there are reinforcements in the future, the commander of the 10,000-strong cavalry only needs a little brain, facing less than three times the enemy's army, even if he can't win, he can at least hold out for half a day and wait for the reinforcements to arrive.

In other words, the Khitan vanguard and the main army are always at a safe distance that can support each other.

As for Li Shaocheng's defeat of the 30,000 troops of the Khitan North Route Army in one day, it was too unexpected, and it was almost unreasonable.

At least in Yelu Abaoji's opinion.

Although throughout the ages, there have been many victories and defeats on a much larger scale than this, and the results have been divided in a shorter period of time. But Yelu Abaoji could not accept that his army was like this, or that his army was the losing side in this outcome.

So when he heard the news, he was immediately shocked and furious, and immediately ordered the commander of the Northern Route Army to be beheaded to correct military justice.

"The defeat of the Northern Route Army is defeated by the light enemy." After Yelu Abaoji's anger calmed down slightly, Han Yanhui said in a soft voice, "Don't worry, the emperor, as long as you restrain your arrogance, the army can still march forward." ”

Yelu Abaoji was displeased, "I don't care about the Xiande Mansion, I don't care about the overall situation of attacking the Bohai Kingdom, and I personally led 100,000 elites to the north, just to deal with Li Congjing's tens of thousands of Youzhou troops, not enough attention, or underestimate the enemy?" ”

Han Yanhui folded his hands in front of his abdomen, slightly drooped his eyes, and said in a competitive tone: "Did the emperor really abandon the Xiande Mansion and the overall situation of attacking the Bohai Kingdom?" ”

This statement looked contradictory at first glance, but Yelu Abaoji stopped speaking and glared at Han Yanhui.

Han Yanhui turned a blind eye to Yelu Abaoji's sharp eyes, and continued to take care of himself: "The emperor also knows in his heart that he has not gone all out to deal with Li Congjing and the Youzhou army, and he has not given up the rhetoric of abandoning the Xiande Mansion and attacking the Bohai Kingdom, and he is not full of truth. ”

Yelu Abaoji said angrily: "Could it be that Aiqing wants me to dispatch all 200,000 troops and all of them to the north, so that he really attaches importance to Li Congjing?" ”

"If this is the case, I am afraid that our army will be defeated even worse." Han Yanhui didn't give an inch, and said coldly. The Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and there are only a handful of people who can talk to Yelu Abaoji in this tone, and the only person who can live well is probably Han Yanhui.

Han Yanhui looked at Yelu Abaoji seriously, and said solemnly: "What is the reason for this, the emperor knows better than the ministers. ”

Yelu Abaoji's facial muscles twitched, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Aiqing is right, this is indeed the case. The 100,000 troops of my middle route army went north, and with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, dealing with tens of thousands of Youzhou troops, even I felt that I was killing chickens with a knife, and I was lazy, not to mention ordinary soldiers? I'm afraid they all thought that the elimination of Li Congjing was just a gesture. The arrogant army will be defeated, as it is for eternity. In this case, if I really go north with an army of 200,000, it will only make the whole army think that victory is in hand, and it will be even more relaxed, so that defeat is not far away. ”

"What's more, the Youzhou Army can be described as elite, Li Congjing can be described as a good handsome, and the Bohai Navy is even more than it used to be. In addition, it is a big victory, which can be said to be more and more courageous, and at this moment, its burst of power is enough to shock people's hearts. Han Yanhui said bluntly, without the slightest intention of saving face for Yelu Abaoji.

Han Yanhui's advice was against his ears, not only did not make Yelu Abaoji angry, but made his face gradually calm down. can listen to direct advice, and some courtiers know when to give him direct advice to wake him up, which fully shows that Yelu Abaoji is worthy of the master.

He pondered for a while, his eyes showed a look of reminiscence, and he said slowly: "Three years ago, Li Congjing first conquered Pingzhou and captured Yingzhou, although the momentum was not small, but I did not take it seriously. The world is bigger, and my opponents are more, how much strength can a feudal town have to make a festival? It's not enough for me to look the other way. If even this generation has to deal with it with all kinds of things, then what energy do I have to govern the huge Khitan Kingdom and conquer the bigger world? Because of this, Li Congjing continued to make small moves after that, and he was obscure in Youzhou, and I didn't care too much. When it came to attacking the Bohai Kingdom, and Li Congjing had already vaguely gained momentum, for the sake of safety, I ordered Yelu to lead an army of 50,000 to defend the southern frontier. In my opinion, although Lu Long is already quite powerful, he is only enough to protect himself, and at most he can send troops to Yingzhou and Liaodong to support the Bohai Kingdom. Yingzhou and Liaodong are also important places, which are more useful to the Great Khitan Kingdom, but they are still not comparable to the Bohai Kingdom. ”

"But what I never expected was that Yelu Xiangyin would lose to Li Congjing, and he was defeated so quickly and so tragically, not to mention the face of my Great Khitan Kingdom, and even more disappointed my plan!" Yelu Abaoji exhaled deeply, very unhappy, "But at the critical moment of attacking Fuzhou, I have no time to divide my troops. The matter has come to this, I have the intention to let Yingzhou and Liaodong give Li Congjing, and after destroying the Bohai Kingdom, I can get it back with my backhand, so why not let Li Congjing take it at this time? Just stabilize the rear. Unexpectedly, Li Congjing's ambition was too great, and he was still not satisfied with the capture of Yingzhou and Liaodong, so he even went out of the Bohai Sea and directly intervened in the war between our army and the Bohai Sea. It's too much to take me seriously! How big of a heart does he have to do such a thing?! ”

"I seized Liaodong, Keying Prefecture, and Pingzhou, and the vast Central Plains Imperial Court, and I didn't dare to send a single soldier! I started at the end of the micro, annexed the grassland, crisscrossed thousands of miles, regarded the contract of the Heavenly Khan as nothing, dignified and dignified, and did not dare to say a word! It was I who captured the land of abundance and victory, seized the horse farm of the Tang Dynasty, and looked at the Great Wall, and I didn't see Li Yazi handing out a war letter! There are thousands of native people in the Central Plains, the heroes of the Central Plains are as bright as the stars, and there are countless powerful people in the Central Plains, but they dare not be half dissatisfied with me. What are they doing? Those so-called princes, the so-called heroes who claim to be momentary figures, they are just fighting for power and profit, you attack me, and destroy the lives of people! In the face of my Great Khitan Kingdom, have they ever been half bloody about me, a foreign race that they call 'Yi'? Look at that Yang Wu, according to the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, has millions of capable soldiers, and shocks half of China, but so what? Aren't you here to flatter me in every way, to look at me and hope for me, to help them contain the Central Plains Dynasty? Yelu Abaoji waved his hand and snorted coldly, "Such a hero, such a hero, I disdain it!" ”

Han Yanhui sighed, bowed deeply, and said seriously: "As the emperor said, although there are many characters in the Central Plains, they are just cannibalism. And the emperor has the ambition to swallow the world, and the heart is concerned about the common people, and the reason why the minister is the emperor's minister is because of this! ”

Yelu Abaoji continued: "Compared to it, what is Li Congjing? The territory under his jurisdiction is no more than eight to nine states on the border, and there are only 350,000 soldiers and horses available! If he is ambitious, it is just a matter of fishing in troubled waters to capture Yingzhou and Liaodong, but what confidence does he have to dare to leave the territory and lead only 30,000 troops to confront the 200,000 army led by my relatives? Tell me, this Li Congjing, what is he thinking, what is he pretending to be in his head! ”

In the end, Yelu Abaoji's calm state of mind was shattered again, and his eyes were red, which showed that he was really angry this time.

"The world is silent, and I am alone; The heroes hesitated, and I went alone; The princes are fighting inside, and I am fighting alone" Han Yanhui pondered for a long time, his eyes were a little deep, and he said slowly: "This Li Congjing seems to have an injustice in his heart. ”

"Injustice, injustice?" Yelu Abaoji sneered, "I don't care what peace and injustice Li Congjing has in his heart, but he insists on looking for death this time, I will definitely fulfill him!" Speaking of this, softening his tone, Yelu Abaoji asked Han Yanhui: "I know that Li Congjing is a big trouble, so I personally led an army of 100,000 to fight here, but I didn't expect to achieve an inch, and the Northern Route Army was defeated first, which is not a worry." The heart of the enemy is not to be had, how to go down, does Aiqing have ideas? ”

Unlike Li Congjing's previous expectations, Yelu Abaoji did not set up a bureau for the Youzhou Army from the beginning, wanting to kill him in the Bohai Kingdom, but "made a temporary intention", which was the reason why Yelu Abaoji did not pay enough attention to him. The emperor of a big country should attach importance to a festival and make it even more important to elevate this attention to a situation of endless death, which requires a process and a long process.

For Li Congjing, such a situation is undoubtedly more acceptable. But for the time being, in the case that Yelu Abaoji has changed its strategy, the situation is not obvious.

Speaking of the current business, Han Yanhui thought for a while, and said: "In order to support and respond to the Northern Route Army, the emperor sent the vanguard Wanqi to go first, since we learned of the defeat of the Northern Route Army, the vanguard Wanqi naturally knew about it a long time ago" Before he finished speaking, the messenger of the vanguard army arrived and reported the actions of the vanguard army to Yelu Abaoji.

When Han Yanhui heard that the vanguard army took the initiative to attack, his face changed suddenly, and he said coldly: "The vanguard army suddenly attacked, and it will be defeated!" ”

"Quickly pass the military order, let the vanguard army retreat, and do not enter to engage the enemy army without permission!" How could Yelu Abaoji not know what the consequences would be if the vanguard army lightly advanced against the enemy? He had just talked to Han Yanhui about the mystery in the middle, and before he could react, he didn't expect the vanguard army to advance so fast, and he didn't wait for his military order! It can be seen from this that the arrogance, arrogance, and underestimation of the enemy of the Khitan army have become so serious!

Han Yanhui shook his head and sighed: "I'm afraid that the vanguard army has already encountered the enemy army at this time, and it will be too late to retreat at this time!" ”