Chen Yuan said: "If he clearly says that he has good luck and wins it back, this favor will not be possible." ”

Yelu Hongji nodded: "Okay, let's go together." ”

Xiao Huwei's gatehouse was next to Yelu Hongji, less than ten meters apart. As soon as Yelu Hongji arrived at the door, he saw a lonely figure reflected in the window.

The two knocked on the door, and after Guard Xiao opened the door, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately asked, "Prince, do you have any orders at such a late hour?" ”

At the gambling table, he didn't know Yelu Hongji, but he could distinguish his identity when he got off the table.

Yelu Hongji looked at his face, still with that frustration, and immediately smiled: "Come and see if you have slept?" ”

Escort Xiao bent down and stood aside, letting Yelu Hongji and Chen Yuan in: "I was just about to rest, but the water for washing my feet hasn't come yet." ”

Yelu Hongji took the jade pendant out of his arms: "This, return it to you." ”

Xiao Escort was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed joy, but he didn't take it, but said a little unwillingly: "This is the prince's victory, and it's not mine now." ”

Yelu Hongji smiled and shoved the jade pendant into his arms: "This is what my grandfather should give to your father, right?" Today I will reward you again. Take it. ”

Escort Xiao was stunned for a while, the expression on his face was very complicated, embarrassed and surprised. After a while, he said: "Oh, then the subordinate will return the two thousand guan to the prince." ”

Yelu Hongji waved his hand: "Alas, didn't you lose all your bet?" I borrowed the money from you, and you will pay me back when you go back to Yanjing, if you don't go to the table to gamble with me these days because you don't have a gambling book, wouldn't it ruin my interest? ”

Xiao Huwei was suddenly grateful in his heart, and he clenched his fists and said, "Thank you, prince!" The prince can rest assured, Ming said, I will definitely win back all the losses! ”

Chen Yuan and Yelu Hongji laughed, really, Yelu Hongji did a very beautiful job at least, and even Chen Yuan had to admit it.

After leaving the room, Chen Yuan immediately said: "Prince, when you were in Yanjing, they all said that you were ignorant, but you did a very good job in this matter, can you tell me, how did you come up with this?" ”

Yelu Hongji didn't care: "Is this done well?" I didn't think much of it, and I didn't use this bunch of stuff. At that time, I brought it at the gambling table just because I had fun gambling. Besides, when I didn't take it, he said that I looked down on him. It's the same with everyone else, if someone does lose everything, I'll just give them back some when we're leaving. ”

Chen Yuan stepped forward and whispered: "That's not good, it's better to be the same as that Xiao guard, you can borrow a gambling book for them." ”

The gambler's most important thing is whether he still has a gambling book, so Chen Yuan dared to say that if Yelu Hongji did this, it would definitely be much better than giving those people some travel expenses before leaving.

Yelu Hongji doesn't care, he doesn't have any concept of money in his mind at all, he doesn't have to worry about eating, drinking, living and traveling, and it's really useless to go back like this.

He immediately nodded and said, "Cheng, it's just, what if I lose it all?" Will they give it back to me?"

This question is really a little mentally retarded, Chen Yuan looked at Yelu Hongji, it was very strange, is this kid really a little stupid, or is it just a lack of experience and training?

Yelu Hongji didn't ask, and suddenly asked after a while: "Chen Shimei, it's been half a month since our letter for help was sent, when will my sister arrive?" ”

Chen Yuan roughly calculated: "In more than ten days, when they come, we can leave after two days, and if you go back this time, it is estimated that the emperor will punish you severely." ”

Yelu Hongji said nonchalantly: "It's okay, I'm used to it, anyway, the prince will be the ninth brother sooner or later, and he is really good to me, it doesn't matter, as long as these seven thousand brothers can go back safely, it's better than anything." ”

When Yelu Hongji said this, a group of patrolling soldiers happened to pass behind him, and those people were stunned. In their opinion, Yelu Hongji's performance in the past few days is really a bit embarrassing, and they have already branded this prince who gambles all day long as timid, but after hearing Yelu Hongji say this, they suddenly had ripples in their hearts.

Ten days later, the army of Yelu Lingling and Yelu Gollu had arrived in the territory of Huanglong Mansion. It was only two hundred miles away from Chen Yuan and them, and they would definitely be able to come as long as they were overnight.

Looking at the tired expressions of the soldiers, Yelu Ne grunted and said: "Imperial sister, the Tanma has been clearly investigated, although there are signs of Jurchen activities around the Huanglong Mansion, but our seven thousand soldiers and horses are still there, and we want to come to Hongji unharmed." Why don't we rest here for a while, so that the soldiers and horses can rest their spirits, after all, the enemy may be encountered at any time in front of us. ”

Yelu Lingling had also fought in battle, and knew that the more this time came, the more careful she been, and if she forced her way, it would be very irresponsible for the soldiers. nodded immediately: "Everything is up to Brother Jiu, but this place is close to the mountains and forests, and it seems that it is not suitable for camping." ”

Yelu pinched and laughed: "The terrain of this area is like this, only there is a small river not far ahead, the terrain on both sides is quite flat, we can reach it by walking slowly for a while, and it should be safe to camp there with water back." ”

The army marched forward for another hour or so, and sure enough, they saw a relatively flat place, and a small river was not too deep, but it was enough to ensure the safety behind them, and Yelune Gollum immediately ordered the whole army to camp here to rest.

He divided his army of 20,000 into eight camps, two camps on each side of the river and two camps, each with 6,000 men. This can ensure that if the opponent encounters a sudden attack, the whole army will not fall into passivity together.

There was a small battalion on the left and right sides of each large battalion, and a thousand soldiers were placed in the small battalion as a forward guard to protect the large battalion.

There were also 4,000 men and horses divided into two parts, one of which walked five miles forward and camped at a mountain pass, and the other five miles back. Make sure that no matter where you go, you will have troops to pick you up.

Five miles is not far, and if the sound of the fight is more intense, they can find it without sending a signal for help, and the cavalry can rush over in the blink of an eye.

Yelu Lingling watched Yelu Gollum tie up the camp, and said with admiration in her heart: "No wonder Brother Jiu has been invincible in several battles, I was a little dissatisfied before, but now seeing that Brother Jiu is so proficient in the military formation, the little sister really has nothing to say." ”

Yelu Gollum was not modest, and said with a smile: "The arrangement of the army formation is only one of the links, the most important thing is that the soldiers on guard must choose a good position, and if you really encounter a situation, you still have to rely on the soldiers to use their lives." ”

After speaking, he looked around, and his brows furrowed slightly. Seriously, it's not a good place to camp, it's just a road, and it's the best.

After Jerüne asked the soldiers to camp and rest, she was thinking about what to do next. He is not Yelu Hongji, although his people have not yet arrived in the Huanglong Mansion, they have already inquired about some of the situation.

Tanma told him that there were indeed Jurchens around Huanglong Mansion, but he did not find that the Jurchens had any intention of attacking Huanglong Mansion.

The only trace of a battle was found in a dense forest more than a hundred miles south of Huanglong Mansion. Tanma found the corpses of 3,000 Liao soldiers there.

Yelu Gollum estimated that these 3,000 people should be the 3,000 people that Liu Fang took away. There are a lot of things he can't figure out!

The Jurchens should have 3,000 troops, and if they eat Liu Fang's soldiers and horses, they are fully capable of fighting with the 7,000 soldiers led by Yelu Hongji on the plain for such a long time, and the winning side is definitely Jurchen.

But why didn't the Jurchens do it?

Also, Yelu Hongji's performance is also very strange. What the hell are they doing in Huanglong Mansion? Gollum felt as if something was complicated.

After most of the soldiers had fallen asleep, Jerüne Gollum was still thinking about her next move.

Yelu Lingling said that he fought well, and Yelu knew that it was not because he was smart, but because he thought a lot in advance and did a lot, so he could be fully prepared in the competition with his opponent.

Only this time, he met someone more prepared than he had prepared.

In the middle of the night, when Yelune was just about to fall asleep, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and a general even forgot to knock on the door, and directly rushed through the barrier of the guards at the door: "General, it's not good! ”

Jerüne Gollum sat up from the bed and put on her coat: "What's the matter?" ”

The general's face turned pale: "Our horses, our horses are all poisoned!" ”

Jermane's face changed at that moment. Cavalry is the most powerful offensive weapon of the Khitan army, whether it is in the face of the infantry of the Song Dynasty or in the face of these wild men who are born to the real people, they mainly rely on the strength of cavalry. Even in the face of the party members who also relied on cavalry, the cavalry of the Liao State also had a great advantage.

If there is a real problem with the horses, not only will the cavalry become a problem for the infantry, but the morale and attack power of the entire army will be seriously affected.

Jerüne grunted angrily: "How did you get poisoned?" What are the stallhers doing? ”

The general replied: "We have checked the water source in advance, and we have not found any problems, and the surrounding grass has also been checked, but I don't know what's wrong, now all the war horses are vomiting, and some can't stand up!" ”

Yelune didn't ask any more questions, and hurried out. As soon as the curtain was opened, Yelu Ling happened to be at the door, and the two almost collided together, and after being stunned for a moment, Yelu Lingling said anxiously: "Brother Jiu, it's not good, there are problems with the war horses of our guards, and the horsemen have no way, and now nine horses have died!" ”

Jerüne Grunt didn't explain, but just said, "Follow me!"

When the two of them came to the stable, they heard the low neighing of the horses in anguish from afar, and the lights were bright near the stable, and all the stables had already risen, but they were helpless in the face of such a situation.

Yelune's face turned grim as he watched as one horse after another began to fall.

(To be continued)