The speed of the destruction of Fuzhou City was a little faster than expected, in front of the Khitan army of 200,000, it did not hold out for three months, the most important military town and fortress in the west of the Bohai State, at this time has been included in the bag of Yelu Abaoji.

Conquering Fuzhou, you can further conquer the entire Buyeo, if Buyeo is down, the entire Bohai State can be held in your hands, this truth Li Congjing, Daming'an, Yelu Abaoji all see very clearly.

Yelu Abaoji, who stood on the city wall of Fuzhou, was mixed at this time. Needless to say, what he is worried about is the current situation of Fuzhou City. For Yelu Abaoji, Fuzhou was captured a little quickly. In the later stage of the Battle of Fuzhou, the Bohai Navy clearly still had the strength to defend the city for a while, but when its combat strength was not exhausted, the Bohai Navy chose to take the initiative to evacuate Fuzhou.

This move was a big surprise to Yelu Abao.

It can be said that it is not an exaggeration to evaluate the significance of Fuzhou to the Bohai State as the fate of the entire Bohai State, and in this case, the Bohai Navy took the initiative to withdraw, which is extremely abnormal.

In the Battle of Fuzhou, the Bohai Navy was seriously damaged, and in the later stage of the war, Yelu Abaoji was even able to accurately set the deadline for the Khitan to capture Fuzhou City to the day. The capture of Fuzhou, and the use of the Battle of Fuzhou to consume the limited military strength of Bohai, hit its morale, so that it was defeated thousands of miles after Fuyu was defeated, and could not organize an effective counterattack that could block the Khitan army, this was Yelu Abaoji's wishful thinking.

Yelu Abaoji and Li Congjing have both seen that once Buyeo falls, the Bohai Kingdom will become a fish.

Because of this, when Li Congjing attacked Liaodong, Yelu Abaoji was not distracted.

The purpose of the expedition to destroy the Bohai Sea is to capture the entire territory of Buyeo is the key point, as long as Buyeo is overcome, even if Li Congjing captures Liaodong, he can recover it afterwards.

In the final analysis, Li Congjing only has one place in Youzhou, and Yelu Abaoji has one country, and the strength of the two is not comparable.

Next to Yelu Abaoji, Yelu Deguang and Yelu Bei stand side by side, such a scene has become more and more rare in recent years, the open and secret struggle between the two brothers is no longer a secret in the Khitan, and Yelu Abaoji has been silent about this, this tacit attitude undoubtedly makes the battle between the two more intense.

For Yelu Abaoji, a king who has created a powerful empire with his own hands, choosing an heir is not so simple, but it is not necessarily difficult to say, in the final analysis, Yelu Abaoji has to distinguish the strength and weakness between the two. And his empire can only be inherited by the strong one, and only in this way can the emperor he single-handedly shape go further.

Yelu Deguang and Yelu Bei, which is stronger and which is weaker, this question has become more and more confusing in recent years.

Yelu Abaoji supported Yelu Deguang before, because he valued Yelu Deguang and thought that he was a malleable talent and worthy of a great responsibility. However, in recent years, Yelu Deguang has been repeatedly frustrated in the hands of Li Congjing, while Yelu Bei has steadily become stronger, and the contrast between the two is no longer as easy to distinguish between the superior and inferior as it was at the beginning.

Li Congjing thought of this name, Yelu Abaoji's eyes sharpened a little, and his mood became less pleasant.

A series of Li Congjing's actions, then emerged in Yelu Abaoji's mind, sent an envoy to Xilou, conquered Pingzhou, seized Gubeikou, and took an iron bucket operated on the Lulong border

Yelu Abaoji's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

To this day, Yelu Abaoji is very annoyed, he even feels a little inexplicable, this little-known guy, and the age of the crown, unreasonable civil and military, inexplicably out of the town of Youzhou, inexplicably caused him a series of troubles, look at Li Congjing's past behavior, but as long as he sees the Khitans, he immediately turns into a mad dog, and pounces on him and bites him - what kind of enmity does he have with Li Congjing?

Where did this Li Congjing come from?

The irritability in his heart became heavier and heavier, and he couldn't even suppress it, Yelu Abaoji rubbed his eyebrows.

"The Bohai Navy and we have been fighting here for several months, and it has always been a life-and-death struggle. However, before Daming'an took the initiative to retreat, the meaning of which is thought-provoking. After standing on the city wall for a long time, Yelubei said softly, "Da Ming'an has always been incompatible with my Khitan, and this retreat is definitely not to fear our soldiers, but to avoid the edge temporarily. ”

Yelubei's words showed that he was very worried about the current situation, and he didn't understand what Da Ming'an was planning. The neighborhoods crisscrossing the city of Fuzhou are like a chessboard, many places have collapsed and the smoke is billowing out, looking messy, Yelubei fell into silence, he almost didn't have to think about it, he could intuitively feel that behind Da Ming'an's actions, there must be the shadow of that person.

That person

Jerubi raised his head and looked south, his eyes were deep, but a strange emotion surged in his heart.

"Although Fuzhou was captured by our army, the money, grain, goods, and baggage in the city were burned clean in advance, and there was no surplus food even in the homes of the people in the city. The city we captured was almost empty, and it was of little use to supply and recuperate our army. Yelu Deguang put his right hand on the back of his left hand, his fingers tapped lightly, and after taking Yelubei's words, he said with concern, "Da Ming'an has done these things in an orderly manner, so naturally it is impossible to retreat in a hurry." So, what was his intention? ”

Yelu Abaoji's gray beard moved lightly in the breeze, and when everyone focused their eyes on him, he did not answer everyone's questions, but asked another thing, "Where is Li Congjing?" ”

"After the Tang army captured Liaodong, our army lost control of the Tang army's traces, and all the scouts and rangers sent out either went and did not return, or could not find any news." Jerube hesitated for a moment and said truthfully.

These words made many people's faces change greatly, and they looked at each other, and while they were shocked, they also felt incredible.

Yelu Abaoji waved his hand and said indifferently: "It's just a small skill of carving insects, the whereabouts of tens of thousands of people in the Tang Army can't be hidden if you want to, and no matter how good the scouts and rangers are, it's useless." It is convenient to send more rangers and protect them. ”

Speaking of this, Yelu Abaoji turned to everyone, "Tell me, what is Li Congjing's son?" ”

In addition to Yelu Bei, Yelu Deguang and a few others, Yelu Abaoji's question made everyone very puzzled. At the moment of the great enemy, shouldn't we pay attention to the current battle situation, figure out the intention of Daming'an to take the initiative to evacuate Fuzhou, and arrange the next big army action? At this time, what is the need to discuss a single general of the Tang Army who has never appeared?

Da Ming'an glanced back in the direction of Fuzhou City, but the mountains and rivers blocked him, and he couldn't see anything. The long queue of the Bohai Navy around him is also like that, countless soldiers are buried in their heads, their faces are full of exhaustion, the wheels of the baggage are creaking, and the unstable tone is like the state of mind of the soldiers.

Da Ming'an's tightly knit brows couldn't be stretched, his handsome face was slightly pale, stubble and weeds, unevenly growing on his face, making his feminine temperament a little more rude.

The battle of Fuzhou, more than two months of fierce fighting, the army has long been exhausted, casualties are even more serious, even if this time do not take the initiative to evacuate, Damingan also knows that Fuzhou City can not be held for too long. When he first came to Fuzhou, he was indeed determined to block the Khitan from Fuzhou City and fight the Khitan here. However, as the war progressed, the armament and the quality of the soldiers of the Khitan Army made him deeply realize that even the elite of the Bohai Navy, which had been baptized by the Liaodong battlefield, could not resist the Khitan army.

"Your Highness, the King's Edict!"

Da Ming'an, who had read the contents of the edict, his face was a little gloomy, he snorted coldly, and said to Li Siping, who showed concern in his eyes: "Father asked me why we gave up Fuzhou. ”

Li Siping didn't say much, Da Ming'an casually threw the edict to the left and right, his eyes fell on the marching team again, and his heart was a little heavier when he saw groups of wounded people hurrying with heavy steps.

"Where is General Lee?" Da Ming'an asked.

He only asked General Li, and did not explain anything else, but at this time, there was only one General Li who was worried about Daming'an, and Li Siping replied: "The Tang army entered the Bohai Sea from Liaodong, and General Li's vanguard had arrived in Hezhou in the south of Changling Prefecture the day before yesterday, and I thought that in a few days, we would be able to enter Buyeo and join us." ”

"Fuzhou fell into the hands of the enemy, Xianzhou is in the south, and it cannot be guaranteed, the main force of the army retreated to Shuangtong and Jiuyang generation to garrison, and there were many scouts along the way. There are many Khitan elite cavalry, and a large number of pursuers will follow, and there will be many ambushes on the way, so that they cannot catch up with the army. Da Ming'an's expression was slightly relaxed, and he arranged the actions of the army in an orderly manner, and then couldn't help asking: "General Li's forward, which department is it, and who is leading the army?" ”

"According to the report of the Hezhou guard, it is the gentleman's capital led by General Guo Wei." Li Siping said.

Da Ming'an breathed a sigh of relief undisguisedly, "It turned out to be a gentleman, so we don't have to worry about the Khitan elite cavalry pursuit." Speaking of this, he smiled at the other generals beside him: "I have seen General Guo Wei, in the past, I met with General Li in the West Building, and when I left the Khitan border, it was the gentlemen led by General Guo Wei who came to respond. ”

The generals were relieved by his words, and their spirits were lifted a little.

At this moment, there were scouts in front of the marching team who beat their horses and returned, and rolled off the saddle in front of Da Ming'an, because they were too eager, and the scouts were unstable when they landed, and they almost fell.

Da Ming'an's face was unhappy, and he scolded: "What's the matter that is so alarmed, what kind of system!" ”

He is also very strict in governing the army, if he is scolded so much on weekdays, the scout will rarely be frightened, but at this time, the scout has no fear on his face, there is only ecstasy in his eyes, he can't wait to say: "Your Highness, the Tang Army Tang Army is here!" ”

I was in a hurry, and my throat was a little dry by the cold wind, and I was a little out of tune when I said this, like a duck calling.

Da Ming'an was shocked, overjoyed, didn't care about the tone of the scout, and asked repeatedly: "The Tang Army is already here?!" ”

The scout nodded vigorously, claiming yes.

"The leader is General Guo Wei?"

"Your Highness, it's General Guo Wei!"

"Good! Where did they go? ”

"Twenty miles ahead!"

"Good, good! Sir, come with me to General Guo Wei! ”

Li Siping paused, as if he wanted to say that the other party was just a subordinate general under Li Congjing, Da Ming An personally welcomed some self-confessions, but seeing Da Ming An's excited demeanor that could not be concealed at the moment, and then thinking of Bohai's current situation, he sighed in his heart, "Yes, Your Highness." ”

After thinking about it, since all the gentlemen who are known as Li Congjing's guards have arrived, will Li Congjing be far from here? Li Siping's mind saw the figure of that person, and he couldn't help but perk up.

He's here, and the tide of the battle should change, right?