Yelu Dashi saw that Chao Yong's oil and salt did not advance, and he had no right to humiliate and sue for peace, so he had to abandon the proposal.

It wasn't until noon that the Liao State drove over 15,000 war horses.

Yelu Dashi was the last Liao man to cross the river, and when he saw that the ransom had been paid in full, he hugged his fists and said: "Farewell, after I go back, I will definitely restrain the frontier soldiers and no longer cross the border to fight the grass valley." ”

Chao Yong smiled: "That's the best, if someone dares to come to infringe on the people of my Daliang, I don't know when, there will be firearms exploding in your city." ”

In the past, the advantage of the soldiers and horses of the Liao State was in the cavalry, while the advantage of the soldiers and horses of the Song army was in the bow and crossbow armor, and the combat power of the two armies was not much different, but the initiative was in the hands of the Liao State, and the Song army could only rely on various fortifications to defend passively.

Although the combat power of the Liang soldiers and horses was higher than that of the Song army, there was no cavalry, and the field combat capability was still insufficient, and the firearms had to be buried in advance or fired by catapults.

The Liao army can completely rely on cavalry raids to catch the Liang army by surprise, so Yelu Dashi is not afraid of the Liang State counterattacking now. Although the Liao State declined, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were still unable to threaten the Liao State.

Yelu Dashi forbade the Liao soldiers to fight the grass valley, but he didn't want to have too many conflicts with the Liang State, so as not to say that the Liang State would unify the Central Plains and settle accounts after the autumn. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are no threat to Liao, but hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are enough to shake the rule of Liao.

Yelu Dashi heard Chao Yong's words, and actually sent someone to sneak into the Liao State with firearms to retaliate, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. There are many Han people in Liao, and there are many merchants who come and go from the two countries to trade, so it is not difficult to sneak into the city. If a firearm is really brought to the city and suddenly detonated, I am afraid that there will be a lot of casualties. If you are ruthless and wait for the Liao officials to pass by and then detonate it, it can be said that it is a bomb and a quasi. And the price is only a few dead soldiers.

Yelu Dashi suddenly found that although Liang did not have the strength to attack Liao, he had firearms in hand, which was enough to negotiate terms with Liao.

"Don't worry, the prince, I will definitely show the emperor of my country, restrain my soldiers, and never cross the border. If someone crosses the border, Liang Guo can send someone to inform me, and I will deal with it strictly. ”

Chao Yong nodded and said: "One person who crosses the border, I want to see two Khitan heads, otherwise I will send people into your city, and it will be difficult to control how many Khitans will be killed or injured at that time." ”

Yelu Dashi saw Chao Yong's condescending speech, and his heart was also very angry, once upon a time, Da Liao was threatened by the southerners like this, and in the past, one of the Liao people was missing, and they were going to send troops to blame, but now they have reversed.

However, the situation is stronger than people, if there is no threat from the Jin State in the north, the Liao State can also pour the whole country's strength to attack the Liang State, although the firearms are powerful, but they cannot defend all places, as long as they break through a few cities, the Liao State may be able to obtain firearms. But now the Liao State is unable to wage war on both sides, and does not dare to erect new enemies.

Yelu Dashi gritted his teeth and accepted Chao Yong's threat, and crossed the river on foot, but his war horse became someone else's victory.

Yelu Yanxi was already impatient waiting on the other side, but he naturally had to do a full set of plays, and when he saw Yelu Dashi coming back, he asked a few words, and then ordered the withdrawal of the army.

Yelu Dashi told Chao Yong's threat again, and Yelu Yanxi was also afraid that when he went anywhere, there would suddenly explode, so he issued another holy decree to strictly prohibit the border army from crossing the border to fight the grass valley.

Seeing that the Liao State on the opposite side began to retreat, Chao Yong also ordered the class division.

Lu Junyi turned his head to look at the two pontoon bridges on the river, and said, "Prince, do you want to dismantle the two pontoon bridges, so as not to be raided by the Liao." ”

Chao Yong smiled: "No, the Liao people shouldn't dare to sneak attack." If they wanted to sneak attack, they would not take these two pontoon bridges, but would go elsewhere. Let's leave it for the merchants of the two countries to walk. ”

Lu Junyi also felt that what the prince said was right, so he didn't say more.

Dong Ping looked at the war horses driven by his soldiers and horses in the distance, and said: "Prince, this batch of horses will be allocated to me to expand the cavalry, I promise to train an iron horse." ”

When Lu Junyi heard this, he hurriedly said: "You already have a thousand cavalry under your command, but I only have some scout horses under my command, and this horse will score half of it for me anyway." ”

Guan Sheng, Zhang Kai, and Han Cunbao also opened their mouths to grab horses.

Chao Yong looked at the five people: "The 400,000 troops of Western Xia have invaded, and the northwest is in an emergency, and I will soon lead the troops to support the old man." Whoever is willing to stay in Hebei, I will give him 10,000 war horses. ”

When the five of them heard this, they immediately hesitated. 10,000 war horses are certainly attractive, but it is even more attractive to go into battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious achievements. The Liao State should not go south again in the short term, and if he stays in Hebei, he can only train his soldiers and horses, and wait for him to attack Liao before he can make contributions. And the Liao will inevitably have to repel the Western Xia, sweep away Wang Qing, Tian Hu, Tong Guan, and unify the Central Plains, this time will obviously not be short.

The status of the military generals of the Great Liang is not lower than that of Wenchen, and even slightly higher than that of Wenchen, after all, the old men of Liangshan are all military generals, but the official position of the individual still depends on the number of meritorious deeds established. Now is the time for the Liang to expand the territory, and it is also the time for the military generals to make meritorious contributions, and when the world is peaceful, it will be difficult for the military generals to establish meritorious deeds, and at that time, it is easy for the civil servants to obtain political achievements.

Dong Ping thought about it for a while, and then said, "Then I'll follow the prince to fight against Western Xia." ”

Lu Junyi also said: "I am also willing to follow the prince to conquer the world." ”

Guan Sheng, Zhang Kai, and Han Cunbao are naturally not far behind.

Chao Yong looked at the five people and said with a smile: "Someone has to stay in Hebei." ”

Dong Ping said with a smile: "General Zhang and General Han are too old to travel long distances, and the two old generals are known to be prestigious, and with them sitting in Hebei, the Liao State will definitely not dare to invade again." ”

Zhang Kai was not fooled, and retorted: "Although the general is older, he also opens a hard bow, so that the iron spear is not lost to anyone when he goes into battle to kill the enemy." ”

Han Cunbao nodded and said: "General Zhang is right, the martyr is in his twilight years, and his heart is strong. The prince called on the Han people all over the world to resist foreign aggression, how can we fall behind. ”

Chao Yong thought for a while and said, "In this way, let's open the general to garrison Hebei, and promote you to be the defense envoy of Hebei, in charge of the soldiers and horses of the Hebei state capitals." I will allocate another 10,000 war horses for you, and you will train me an iron horse, and the soldiers can call on the daring warriors recruited from all over Hebei. Go into battle and kill the enemy, you can all do it. However, it is safer to leave this training to the old general. General Zhang, what do you think? ”

Zhang Kai saw Chao Yong say this, so he had to hug his fists and said: "Zhang Kai takes the order, the prince can rest assured, he must train an iron horse for the prince." ”

Chao Yong nodded and said, "Okay, you can lead the troops to garrison Hejian Mansion." If the Liao people dare to enter and plunder, the soldiers and horses of each state can be killed. The capital will then transport black powder, and once the Liao people enter the country to loot, you will send someone to infiltrate the Liao country and set off fireworks for them. ”

Zhang Kai said suspiciously: "Sneaking into the Liao country with a firearm, if you are caught by the Liao, wouldn't you leak the recipe for the firearm." ”

Chao Yong smiled: "The black powder formula is not so easy to research. ”

(To be continued)