The sky and the earth were like chaos at the beginning of the opening, and the dark sky was filled with black clouds, which contrasted sharply with the snow-covered white earth.

"It's really like a Taiji diagram." Standing outside the tent, Ah Yizhi said the sigh in his heart. The forty-eight-year-old man was not outstanding in terms of appearance alone: a broad forehead, prominent cheekbones, a pair of small eyes buried in the sunken eye sockets, and a mustache on his mouth, none of which had anything to do with handsomeness. However, it was this man's outstanding performance in the long war between Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom that established the final victory of the Goryeo side. As a result, he also gained the trust of King Cui Wende, and eventually became the commander of the war against the Silk Country.

Ah Yizhi is by no means an incompetent person, but he has an overly strong egoistic tendency at heart. A large part of the reason why he advised the king to start a war against the country of silk was that he wanted to obtain enough military medals to make him the first military commander of Goryeo at the beginning of the war. He didn't think that Goryeo could really defeat the Silk Kingdom, it was just wishful thinking on the part of the king. However, the advantage of the Goryeo army in the early stage was very obvious, and if he could achieve a major victory over the country of silk during this period, and then use this as a threat to force the country of silk to sign an agreement with it to restore peace, then the prestige of El Ulji would definitely make him a well-deserved number one military general of Goryeo. For this reason, Ah Yizhi decided to take a risk, and he has had countless adventures in his life, and each time he has turned the tide to get to where he is today, and he believes that this time luck will still be on his side.

These were his original thoughts. It's a pity that the reality is too different from his thoughts, first of all, Chang Miao resolutely chose to avoid a head-on conflict with the Goryeo army and retreated to the north bank of Liaoshui, making it impossible for Ayi to fight. And Chang Miao's defense on the north shore was very solid, so that Ah Yizhi did not dare to attack. The final result turned into that although Ayizhi successfully captured the entire land on the south bank of the Liaohe River, there was no decisive battle, and the military strength of the Silk Kingdom in Liaodong was basically well preserved.

Ah Yizhi knew very well in his heart that Chang Miao's move was intended to use the powerful national power of the Silk Country to defeat Goryeo, and this was the last thing he wanted to see. For this reason, he did not hesitate to massacre a large number of civilians in the Silk Country who dared to resist, trying to provoke Chang Miao to attack, but unfortunately Chang Miao did not fall for this at all, and completely ignored these provocations except for the necessary rescue. Ah Ulji knew that Chang Miao was actively training his troops in order to close the gap in strength with the Goryeo army, which had already had an elite unit of comparable quality to the Goryeo army, and although the technology of this army was not yet perfect, the morale of the surviving Goryeo soldiers was so high that they were terrified. Upon learning of this defeat, Ah Yizhi did not have time to raise troops to retaliate, but the first snow after the winter blocked all possible action.

After that, the Liao River froze, and it was originally possible to cross the river directly. However, after inspecting the front line, Ayizhi gave up this plan - the defense of the Silk Country suddenly became stronger, and all the original less obvious weaknesses in its position were strengthened, and if it wanted to attack again, it would have to pay a very heavy price, which was exactly what Ayizhi was unwilling to bear.

Therefore, this winter of Ah Yizhi was very painful, and he spent all day thinking about how to lure out the army of the Silk Country and defeat it in one fell swoop, but all kinds of signs showed that Chang Miao would never make any moves before the beginning of spring. As a result, Ayizhi could only strengthen the defense on the south bank of Liaoshui while mobilizing troops and grain to enrich the front line. In the winter of these four months alone, hundreds of thousands of Goryeo troops had to consume 100,000 stone of grain, and although the captured cities of Silk Country provided them with a large amount of supplies, the captured grain alone was not enough to survive the entire winter, let alone after the beginning of spring. With a large number of people slaughtered, it is almost impossible to carry out farming smoothly in the coming year. As a result, it was still necessary to transport large quantities of food reserves from the country to cope with future wars, which were already unsustainable at home. The Goryeo troops on the front line were unable to fight, but they had to endure the torture of the bitter cold, and their morale began to decline. Even King Cui Wende began to be dissatisfied with this, and Ah Yizhi deeply felt that he was stuck in a quagmire, just like the never-ending Taiji diagram, the yin pole gives birth to yang, and the yang pole produces yin, and he can never figure out a clue.

Fortunately, the pace of spring was getting closer and closer, and when spring begins, a battle must be fought no matter what, and he now urgently needs a victory to boost morale, strengthen the king's confidence, and also for his own prestige.

All the way to the tide of thought, Ah Yizhi unconsciously walked to Chengyun's tent. He hesitated for a moment, but still stepped into the tent of the guest general of the Silk Country. Ah Yizhi himself didn't have a good impression of this exile at all, if he led a large number of Liaodong troops to surrender, it would be okay to say, but this person lost everything in Liaodong, including all the soldiers, even his generals and sons, and threw himself into the Goryeo banner. So far, it has not played any role except to provide military information in the Liaodong region (these have been completely different after Chang Miao took over as the protector of Liaodong) and lobbying several cities to surrender. But now Ah Yizhi finally thought of the value of this person - this person is a traitor of the Silk Country, and the person who the emperor of the Silk Country will want to get rid of quickly, so maybe he can use this person as a bait to lure Chang Miao to send troops, and he can take the opportunity to win a battle.

As soon as Ah Yizhi entered the tent, he smiled and said in the Chinese language of silk: "General Cheng, it has always been rare, but today I suddenly visited, I hope you don't see it." ”

A trace of uneasiness flashed in Cheng Yun's eyes, and then he smiled and said, "Lord Marshal, where do you come from, the last general will not even invite you to come." ”

The two sides sat down separately, and Ah Yizhi said: "The two of us don't have to be polite, I came to you to discuss important matters." I hope that General Cheng can help the staff officers under him. ”

"Lord Marshal is too polite, if there is anything to order, the last general is it."

"Chang Miao's army has always held the north bank of Liaoshui, making it impossible for our army to move. Now that spring is approaching, the morale of our army has begun to decline, and if we fail to fight again, I am afraid that the situation will become more and more severe. Therefore, I thought of a strategy to lure Chang Miao's army into battle, and then gather this army to annihilate it, but unfortunately this strategy lacked a bait that was enough to lure Chang Miao out. ”

The corners of Cheng Yun's mouth crooked and sneered, he already understood the purpose of Ah Yizhi coming to him. It's a pity that he can't refuse from his current position, if Goryeo finds that he can't get more benefits from the Silk Country, he will inevitably make peace with the Silk Country, and then the Silk Country will definitely hand over himself as a condition, and Goryeo will not hesitate to sell himself. Therefore, it is very important to make Goryeo the victor and prove its worth at the same time. At that moment, Cheng Yun said: "The last general is a traitor to the country of silk, and the country of silk wants to be under this head, if the end is used as this bait in the future, the probability of success will be greatly improved, please appoint the marshal as a bait." ”

Hearing this, Ah Yizhi nodded and smiled. Chengyun is a person who understands, and it is best to be able to take the initiative to ask to be a bait. At that moment, he took Cheng Yun's hand and encouraged him, and was about to discuss the specific details, when an officer hurriedly ran in and said in a trembling voice: "Marshal ・・・・・・ the country of silk・・・・・・ the country of silk has crossed the Liaoshui!" ”