It's messed up.

It's a complete mess.

When the entire Khitan army camp rushed in, it was chaotic, and there were Khitan men fleeing in a panic everywhere, the neighing and shouting of horses were disturbed, and the figures were building under the firelight, and the screams came from time to time. Behind these Khitan soldiers, there are demons who rush out of the darkness like gentlemen all fine horses, they kill people when they see them, and light them when they see fire, and the entire camp is completely out of order, only the Tang cavalry chases the Khitan men everywhere and slashes them.

When Yelu Deguang was called up by the guards, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the appearance of the entire camp, and most of the wine immediately sobered up, and he hurriedly asked the guards to bring the war horses, and ordered the soldiers to gather and prepare to meet the Tang army. The various orders issued by Yelu Deguang at the critical moment can not be described as incorrect, nor can they be said to be untimely and effective, but the speed of the gentleman's cavalry is too fast, and the offensive is too fierce, and after rushing into the camp, he does not pursue how many people to kill, but disturbs the entire camp, which makes Yelu Deguang's resistance extremely difficult.

In less than half an hour, Yelu Deguang finally knew that the general situation was gone, and he could no longer expel the gentlemen from the barracks, so he had to gather the strength that could still be gathered, and prepared to flee.

"Go, go and call Li Lang up and bring it, as well as their goods, bring them together, don't leave behind!" Because of shame, Yelude's face was flushed, it was rare that he still remembered Li Congjing at this time, and what was even more rare was that he had no intention of abandoning Li Congjing in this situation.

Just as Yelu Deguang's words fell, Li Congjing ran over from the side in a "panic", sweating profusely, grabbing Yelu Deguang with a miserable face, and shouted: "Marshal, what's going on!" How can there be a Tang army here, and how are you fighting? This, who wins and who loses in the end? ”

Yelu Deguang was so angry that he jumped to his feet and scolded a few words in Khitan dialect, and pulled Li Congjing and sent him to the horse, "The Tang army came suddenly, I don't know how many people, the offensive is fierce and tight, the military situation is unknown, the Khitan army is not suitable for a long time, and it is the best policy to withdraw a distance first." You come with us, and your caravan, bring all the goods, and don't leave any of them behind!" ”

"This ...... This, isn't General Li Cunxian here? Li Congjing looked in a dilemma.

"Although it is the Tang army who came, although you are the Tang people, but your caravan is in our army, the Tang army will definitely think that you are spies, and after you raise the knife and fall, you will definitely die!" Yelu Deguang didn't forget to scare Li Congjing at this time, and when he saw Li Congjing's frightened expression, he began to kindly persuade him, "You still go with us, only if you are not discovered by Tang Jun, your business can continue!" ”

Li Congjing showed a sudden look, and his mouth made an ah-oh sound, indicating that he still couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Yelu Deguang slapped Li Congjing's shoulder suddenly, "That's it, let's go!" When you get to the West Building, Marshal Ben will definitely not treat you badly! ”

Li Congjing gritted his teeth, as if he had finally made up his mind, "Since the marshal stays so sincerely, then he will entrust his life to the marshal!" ”

As soon as the two of them agreed that the Khitan army that could be assembled had almost been gathered, Li Congjing dragged his caravan, replaced the mule with a war horse, followed Yelu Deguang, and ran north.

This run lasted until noon the next day, when the hurried men slowed down. At this time, Li Congjing found that they had arrived on the grassland. At a glance, the four fields are all green grass and yellow grass, and you can vaguely see the sheep. The journey, which was originally scheduled to take one or two days, was now completed in only half a day, which saved time. Last night, the gentlemen pretended to pursue for a while, and finally retreated.

Yelu Deguang brought nearly 10,000 horses to Jizhou this time, after a storm last night, more than half of them disappeared, and now there are only two or three thousand people who are still with him, and they are all frightened, turning their heads to look behind them from time to time, lest the Tang army catch up.

After running for more than 100 miles, the people were tired and tired, and Yelu Deguang's young and handsome face was full of embarrassment, and at noon, after making sure that there was no Tang army chasing behind, Yelu Deguang ordered the army to rest on the spot, and at the same time counted the casualties and property.

Originally, Yelu Deguang's trip to Jizhou made Yelu Deguang gain a lot, not only dangling under Li Cunxian's nose, but also taking a lot of property with sheep, that is, the Han people caught some of them, but they had no loss. Unexpectedly, after an accident last night, most of the army was lost, not to mention, the property that was snatched was returned to the gentleman, and it was too late to take away much, and the Han people who were arrested took advantage of the chaos to run away. Seeing the miserable appearance of the warriors under his command at this moment, Yerod's face turned pale, and he must have been angry, but he had to patiently comfort his subordinates, and at the same time try to treat some of the wounded.

The initiator, Li Congjing, was lying on the truck with his head on his hands at this time, holding a weed in his mouth, looking at the white clouds floating in the sky, and being very leisurely. Mo Li and Zhang Ziyun sat beside him, looking at the anxious Yelu Deguang in the distance, and at Li Congjing, who was comfortable, they couldn't help but smile. But they can't laugh, and they have to make a dejected appearance to match the atmosphere of the Khitan army at this time.

Compared with the Khitan army, the caravan's losses last night were basically negligible.

"Jerod was very angry, and his army was defeated last night, and he did not forget to take us with him when he left. Along the way, we almost tied our carriage to their knights' horses, so that the caravan would not be left behind, and I am afraid that no caravan would enjoy such treatment. To say that this Yelu Deguang is not bad in nature. In order to divert the smile in his stomach, Zhang Ziyun let out a sigh of emotion.

Mo Li said with a smile: "Yelu Deguang is not a hero of the rivers and lakes, and it would be too much to exalt him to say that it is a righteous act." ”

Zhang Ziyun was a little puzzled and asked, "Is there anything else in this?" ”

"Absolutely. There is no love for no reason in the world, and there is no hate for no reason, although Yelu Deguang is not very old, his mind is not shallow. Li Congjing, who was lying in the truck, took over the conversation and looked at the blue sky and said, "He led the troops to invade Jizhou this time, which is not a trivial matter in itself, not even a simple military operation, but has a political-political background." ”

"What is the political background?"

"This has to start with the current situation in the Khitan country." Li Congjing said, "After Abaoji said that after the founding of the emperor, he governed the country according to the Central Plains system, and reused the Central Plains scholar Han Yanhui and others, improved the legal system and official system, established the Khitan script, learned Han culture, and built Confucian temples, Buddhist temples, Taoist temples, etc. Among them, Abaoji abolished the hereditary election system of Khitan leaders, established a hereditary system for the throne, and followed the example of the Central Plains to establish his eldest son Yelubei as the crown prince. And Yerod Light is just the second son, but herein lies the problem. Although Yelu Deguang is the second son, he is the son and son of Queen Shulu, not only deeply pleased by Queen Shulu, but also very favored by Abaoji. So, here's the problem. ”

"What does Childe mean is that this time Yelu Deguang sent troops to Jizhou and led the troops alone, was Abaoji deliberately making him powerful in the country?" Zhang Ziyun analyzed the reason, "No wonder Abaoji made Yelu Deguang the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, instead of the crown prince Yelubei, it turned out to be intentionally cultivated." ”

Mo Li interjected: "This is very similar to the scene when Taizong of this dynasty was the king of Qin, although he was not the crown prince, he once held the power of the army, and later achieved great things with this." ”

"Therefore, Yelu Deguang's trip to Jizhou is actually a key anomaly. He is only in his early twenties this year, and Abaoji suddenly appointed him as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and many people are not convinced, and Yelubei will be afraid if he is not a fool. If Yelude wins, then it is good to say that those who are not convinced in the Khitan country must also obediently keep their mouths shut, with Abaoji behind his back, and military merits as the foundation, he can sit firmly in the position of generalissimo of soldiers and horses in the world. In this way, it is not impossible for Yelu Deguang to rise in the future, and even replace Yelu Bei to become the crown prince and succeed to the throne as the Khitan emperor with the power of boiling frogs in warm water. "When Li Congjing and Mo Li and the others were talking, Ding Hei was not far away, which could not only prevent the Khitan soldiers from approaching and eavesdropping, but also prevent the other party from seeing the strangeness.

Zhang Ziyun sighed lightly, "Abaoji is also boring, since he has established Yelu Bei as the crown prince, he will concentrate on cultivating him as the next emperor, why should he support Yelu Deguang, if the national government is unstable because of this in the future, isn't it adding to himself?" ”

"The contradictions of the emperor's family, isn't it just that little thing, which male lord doesn't want to inherit his great cause in the end, is a dragon among people? Abaoji has worked hard all his life, and finally saved a huge foundation, of course, he hopes to hand it over to his best son, so as to ensure that the great cause is not ruined. Li Congjing was a little emotional.

Mo Li said narrowly: "Originally, this time Yelude walked beautifully in Jizhou, and after returning to China, he should become a force that can compete with Yelubei, but he didn't happen to meet us in time, and he still dragged us alive and dead." Well, the border army is because they can't grasp the whereabouts of the Khitan horse army, so they are often helpless against them, this time we have responded in the middle, the gentleman was hit by a blow last night, so that Yelu Deguang's hard work for a long time was in vain, if he knew that we were haunted from it, I don't know if he would be so angry that he would cut himself a few times. ”

"Jerod is just a character, and although he is still young, if he grows up in time, it will be a great trouble. It's a good deal to be able to stop his momentum this time. It seems that this time it is a wise choice to pretend to be a caravan to go north, and there is already a lot of gain before reaching the West Building. Li Congjing said proudly, "Life, sometimes it's really wonderful!" ”

Mo Li smiled and said nothing.

Zhang Ziyun pondered for a while, and then said, "But what does this have to do with why he had to bring us last night?" ”

Mo Li knocked Zhang Ziyun on the head with a folding fan, and scolded with a smile: "It's a big deal." Since Yelu Deguang suffered a sudden defeat last night, it is necessary to pull us back in order to hide his face a little and prevent the defeat from being too ugly. Our caravan is fat in the eyes of others, not dispensable, and it can barely make Yerod just add some points. ”

"I see." Zhang Ziyun suddenly realized, and then became distressed, "If that's the case, let's follow Yelu Deguang to the West Building, won't we help him again?" ”

"There is no free lunch in the world, we have to use the light of Yerod to sneak into the West Building, how can we not give something. Moreover, after Yelu Deguang suffered a defeat, he is bound to value me, a businessman who was not very important in the first place, and he may be able to cultivate some friendship, which is very helpful for us to infiltrate and understand the Khitan court. Speaking of this, Li Congjing took a deep breath and looked comfortable, "What is a more profitable business than intersecting with the prince of the enemy country and the future emperor?" ”

"If Abaoji knew about this, he would have to be so angry that he would vomit blood." Mo Li laughed.

"If that's the case, so much the better!"