In the evening, Chen Yuan went to see Yelu Hongji. Yelu Hongji's military tent was in the middle of the entire military camp, two of the four guards slept in the military tent with him, and the remaining two guarded the door.

"Brother Chen, I'm really sorry, my brother is doing his official duties." Although Xiao Huwei said very politely, his hand had already climbed onto Chen Yuan's clothes.

From inside came the voice of Yeluhongki: "What are you doing? Do even General Liu and Chen Shimei believe it? ”

Guard Xiao's hand stopped on Chen Yuan's body, and his face was quite embarrassed.

Chen Yuan smiled: "Xiao guards but it doesn't hurt to search, for the safety of the prince and for our safety, these are all things that must be done." ”

Escort Xiao nodded, slapped his hand on Chen Yuan's body a few times, and said in his mouth: "Thank you Brother Chen for your understanding, this trip is really sloppy." ”

Chen Yuan lowered his voice and said in his ear: "That's natural, if something happens to this person inside, we can stay in Changbai Mountain as savages, and our family will suffer." ”

Xiao Huwei sighed when he met his confidant, nodded, and smiled helplessly: "Isn't Brother Chen from the south?" How come there is also a family in Yanjing? ”

Chen Yuan said: "I'm thinking for you, in fact, I'm more afraid than you, my business in Yanjing has just opened, if something happens, I will lose all my money." ”

Chen Yuan's business was very troublesome in Yanjing, and Xiao Escort had already heard about it, and he looked at him with his eyes to show his understanding: "Alas, it's all the same, Brother Chen go in." ”

Chen Yuan said as if he was angry: "It would be nice if I could find a way not to go to Changbai Mountain." ”

Escort Xiao took a sulk in his chest, and said, "But isn't it, if there is a way, the ghost is willing to run this errand." ”

When Chen Yuan heard this answer, he walked into Yelu Hongji's big tent, opened the door curtain and saw that Yelu Hongji was lying on the table with Liu Fang looking at the map, as if thinking about something.

"Chen Shimei, do you understand the map?"

This sentence made Chen Yuan feel despised! What picture does he not understand? I've seen the world map! Professional military maps of the XXI century have also been seen.

I leaned my head over at the moment, and after looking at it for a while, I realized that this was a topographic map near Changbai Mountain. There are many small dots on it, which should be the gathering place of those Jurchens, and the place where a circle has been drawn around it should be the place of the fall.

Yelu Hongji's face was a little nervous: "Chen Shimei, how do you think we dare to fight this battle?" ”

Chen Yuan shook his head: "I'm not a general, it's better to ask General Liu Fang to call the shots when it comes to fighting, that's what he's good at." My mission is to take care of the prince's safety all the way, and if there is a war, I can't manage it if I want to. By the way, the prince, those rebels are made up of those tribes, do you know what the leader is called? ”

Yelu Hongji said: "I know something, there are more than 100,000 Jurchen people, from the Yalu River and Changbai Mountain in the south, to the middle reaches of the Heilongjiang River in the north, and to the coast in the east. Living between the northeast of Xianzhou and the Shumo River, with the Huifa River basin as the center, it is called "Huiba", and most of these Jurchens have identified with us, so we call them mature Jurchens; Those who live in the north of the Songhua River and the northeast of Ningjiang Prefecture until the middle and lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River are called "Shengnuzhen"; Those who live east of the Ussuri River and near the East China Sea are called the East China Sea Jurchens. ”

Chen Yuan looked at Yelu Hongji, Yelu Hongji thought that Chen Yuan didn't believe it, his face was suddenly a little panicked, what he was most afraid of was that others would doubt him, if Chen Yuan asked: "You haven't been here again, how do you know?" ”

Then Yelu Hongji would immediately think that these might really be wrong.

But Chen Yuan didn't say that, looked at Yelu Hongji for a while, and opened his mouth to say: "Prince, you are really amazing!" How do you know so much? ”

This sentence obviously gave Yelu Hongji great encouragement, and a smile appeared on his face, without explanation, but continued: "This time it is the Jurchens in the area of Changbai Mountain who are making trouble, and our policy towards the Jurchen tribe is to implement "divide and rule". moved their strong surnames to the Liaodong Peninsula by various means, and incorporated them into Khitan nationality, so that they could become mature women. However, the migration process was not smooth, so many Jurchens were reluctant to migrate, which is why this riot occurred. ”

Chen Yuan gave him a thumbs up: "Prince, I am really impressed by you, then do you know which tribe is in trouble this time?" ”

The smile on Yeluhongji's face was very bright: "The main ones are the Uta tribe, the Otun tribe, and the Wugulun tribe. ”

This is not a very difficult sergeant secret to spy on, and as the commander of the leading army, Yelu Hongji must know it.

But Chen Yuan led him to say it one by one, so that the self-confidence and fighting spirit that were buried in his heart showed a little more signs.

Looking at Yelu Hongji's expression, Chen Yuan didn't know what impact it would have on the dispute between the Liao and Song dynasties to help him build up his self-confidence, and he didn't care about it.

He just thinks now that such a child should not be without self-confidence, and should not be thrown into the ranks of "waste" too early.

Chen Yuan thought for a moment and said, "That's it, let's wait until we get to the Huanglong Mansion and see the situation and we are making a decision." I mean, if the situation is really not optimistic, prince, let's think of other ways together, okay? ”

When he asked if it was okay, Yelu Hongji nodded quickly. From childhood to adulthood, Chen Yuan was the first person to say to Yelu Hongji: "Let's do it together".

Chen Yuan really just said it casually, the purpose was to make the responsibility of the future not borne by himself, and he didn't expect that this sentence could move Yelu Hongji's immature inner world more than any other sentence.

His eyes glanced at the guards next to him, and when his eyes swept over, the two guards couldn't help but nod, Chen Yuan smiled in his heart, everything was ready, and he sent the Jurchen to scare him.

Thousands of miles away, between the white mountains and black soil, a killing has just ended.

Hundreds of corpses of Liao soldiers fell to the ground, and a group of guys dressed in animal skins and holding iron forks were pulling off the clothes of those Liao soldiers and putting them on themselves to see if they fit.

If it's big, tighten it a little, and if it's small, it doesn't matter, tear the middle and wear it as a vest. They can't seem to remember to take the clothes they can't wear to try on their companions, and see if they can put them on the clothes in their hands.

A middle-aged man dressed as a Liao man walked quickly in this group, shouting as he walked: "You take away all the food and clothing, those who can't eat and can't wear them to me, I'll change you for wine!" ”

From time to time, some people sent him large pieces of gold and silver, and a large piece of silver could only be exchanged for a large jar of wine.

The man had a smile on his busy face.

A large hand grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up gently. The man was very flustered, looked back, and said busily: "Uta Begutou, what are you doing?" ”

The big hand put him on the ground, and two eyes as big as copper bells stared at him: "The crown prince of the Liao Kingdom is really here?" ”

The man nodded: "It's not the crown prince, it's the prince!" ”

Uta Begu smiled: "It's all the same, I think it's worth a lot, right?" If I arrest him, will your Liao Emperor agree to my request? ”

The man glanced at the leader with disdain: "If you are caught, let alone a hundred carts of grain for the winter, it will not be a problem to ask for a Huanglong Mansion!" ”

As soon as they heard this, the Jurchens next to them immediately surrounded them, they had not thought about conquering the Liao country now, and they were just making trouble to grab some grain from the Liao country, so that they could spend this winter in the mountains.

This year's weather is very cold, and although it is not yet winter, it is already difficult to hit the prey. The Jurchens have always lived like this, hunting when they have prey, and hunting the Liao people when they have no prey.

It's like the Liao people went to fight the Great Song Dynasty without food.

This method continued until Yan Agu beat this eloquent Jurchen and saw clearly that it was all robbery anyway, and it was better to rob it all at once.

I heard that the prince of Liao State could change to a Huanglong Mansion, which made the eyes of these Jurchens glow with golden light, and they were ready to fight one by one.

The merchant of the Liao Kingdom continued: "Let me make it clear to you first, although the soldiers brought by this prince are a group of old and weak, he is also followed by the heroic and warlike princess of the Liao Kingdom and the 20,000 horses of the Nine Princes. Be careful. ”

Utabegu didn't hear any heroic battles at all, he just noticed the words "Princess of Liao" and "Nine Princes": "What? And princesses and princes? That's great! Brothers, we're going to get rich! ”

A group of people shouted loudly, and the Liao people shook their heads slightly: "Touren, you still don't understand what I mean, the princess of the Liao Kingdom and the Nine Princes are the ones who really came to exterminate you!" ”

Uta Begu laughed: "Are you really a fool for me? I am a tiger, and your emperor does not dare to enter Changbai Mountain to beat me. So he sent the prince as bait to lure me out, and then let the hunters behind him pick me up, right? ”

The merchant nodded, "Well, yes, that's what it means." ”

Utabegus looked at the people around him: "Everyone here is a master of hunting, and tell me, ladies and gentlemen, when the hunter is caught by the wolf on the edge of the trap, will the wolf eat the prey in the trap?" ”

A big man next to him said, "Of course not!" The cunning wolf will definitely eat the hunter first! ”

Utabegus was pleased with this answer: "Yes! The prey is in the trap, so you can eat it whenever you want! Let's go kill the hunter first! ”

The Liao merchant shook his head: "Cheng, there are 20,000 of them, you can try it." Let's talk about it first, if you find something good, sell it to me first! ”

Utabegu said: "Don't worry, if you catch the princess and the prince, and then the prince, the gold and silver will be yours!" ”

As if he had seen that he had caught these fat sheep, his eyes flashed: "Wendy Hanrum." ”

A very young man answered in the distance: "Here I am!" ”

Utabeghu beckoned him over. It was a mountain road, and the road was bumpy, but Wendy Hanrum came to him as if he were walking on the ground: "Don't be an ancient header, is there anything for us to do?" ”

Utabegus laughed: "I'll give you two hundred men, you go and attack the enemy, give us bait, and tell them that we have taken the bait." ”

Rum's face was a little unhappy: "Don't be an ancient header, I think my men are the bravest, so you should take us to kill the hunters, not to look at the prey that has already been obtained." That kind of work is more suitable for Alta and them to do! ”

An equally young man next to him immediately jumped out: "Rum! I'm going to fight you to the death! ”

Lum did not show weakness, and took off the ill-fitting Liao army uniform on his body: "Come on! I'll beat you to the ground like that wild dog last night!" Enough with my fists! ”

Utabegu shouted: "All right! Rum, I'm telling you it's my order! This time we don't want loot, we want ransom! If I can catch those people, I will give your tribe thirty carts of rice, is that enough? ”

Rum was satisfied, his entire tribe consisted of just over a hundred men, and thirty carts of rice was an unimaginable wealth for them.

Uta Begu said: "Take your seventy men, and I will give you another hundred and fifty men, all of them are young and strong young men, and they will definitely have to rest in the Huanglong Mansion, and that area is suitable for us to fight." ”

Lum nodded: "Don't worry, Touren, as long as they dare to walk out of the Yellow Dragon Mansion, I will let them not be able to walk a single step!" ”

A twelve-year-old child suddenly flashed out behind Utabegus, and the child's face could still be seen to be immature, but he was holding an iron fork in his hand, and the iron fork was dripping with blood.

He jumped to Rum's side: "Brother, I just killed a Liao man. ”

Rum laughed: "Well done! My brother is going to fight the Liao, will you go with me? ”

The kid nodded quickly. For the Song people, it was inconceivable for a twelve-year-old child to go to war, but it was quite common among the Jurchens.

Their living environment is quite harsh, and they are directly facing the crisis of survival after their physical strength declines, either they can't hit the prey and are starved to death, or they are bitten to death by the prey. There are very few people who can live past the age of forty-five, and even more so those over fifty years old.

Therefore, as long as their children have a little strength, they must go up the mountain with the adults to exercise their hunting skills. Many children die before they can develop their skills, and those who survive are the best hunters, whether they hunt animals or enemies.

When they are in their twenties, it is the time when they are in the best physical condition and the most combative. Chen Yuan didn't know that there were already more than two hundred of such outstanding Jurchen hunters waiting for him in front of him.

After the 10,000 army marched into the Huanglong Mansion, they took a short rest.

The inhabitants of Liao have always had the habit of hiding from their own armies, and this was originally a war-torn area, so the residents have long been gone.

(To be continued)