Xiao Yanshou sat in the big tent with a gloomy face, and the generals on both sides of the column also lowered their heads and did not speak, just this morning, when they were about to attack the Liaoyang Mansion occupied by Gao Yongchang, they were suddenly killed by Ah Guta and attacked the rear, resulting in them losing several cities in a row, and the back road was completely blocked by the Jurchens, and the contact with the rear was cut off at once.

"Everyone, the back road has been cut off, do you have any good ways to solve the current predicament?" Xiao Yanshou glanced at the generals at this time, and then asked in a deep voice.

Originally, when he attacked the Bohai people, he had reacted to the court more than once, telling them to pay attention to the movements of the Jurchens, and not to let the Jurchens and the Bohai people unite to attack him, but unfortunately he is still a guilty body now, and he can only temporarily command the army to fight in the army, for his other opinions, no one in the court pays attention to it at all, and even before the court sent someone to assure him that the Jurchens are attacking the Huanglong Mansion, but in the blink of an eye, the Jurchens actually appeared behind him, Once again, he was cornered in a situation where he could not retreat.

Hearing Xiao Yanshou's inquiry, the generals below, you look at me, I look at you, but none of them spoke, although the number of Jurchens who cut off their back road is not large, but their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated, in addition, the Bohai people in Liaoyang Mansion also immediately became active after knowing that the reinforcements of the Jurchens arrived, and they could be killed from the city at any time, and they did not have any way in this situation.

It was precisely because of this that the handsome tent quickly fell into an embarrassing silence, but at this moment, I saw an old man with white hair standing up and saying: "General Xiao, we are being attacked by the enemy before and after, especially the back road is cut off by the Jurchens, and we can't ask for help." What's more, with the current situation in the imperial court, there are no soldiers to send if you want to rescue, so according to the old man's opinion, the most important thing now is to find a way to protect yourself, and then find a way to fight your way out of the encirclement! ”

Although this old man was wearing leather armor, his face was full of elegance. It looks like a great Confucian who reads poetry and books, in fact, an old man named Xiao Han Jianu, although he is a Khitan, but he is well-read in the scriptures and history, and he is a rare Confucian in Liao, and he is not only famous in Liao, but even the poets and calligraphers of the Great Song Dynasty know his name, which also makes him called 'Confucian' by the people at that time.

Xiao Han's slave originally served as the Hanlin Du Linya and the history of the country, and participated in the compilation of the "Actual Records" and "Book of Rites" of the Liao Dynasty. He also has a lot of writings, and even served as Yelujun's teacher before, so he is quite trusted in the court, this time Xiao Yanshou made meritorious service and led the army to quell the rebellion, and the Great Liao Imperial Court naturally did not worry about letting him be in charge of the army alone, so he arranged two people to serve as supervisors, and Xiao Han's slave was one of them. Speaking of which, although he is a civil minister, the Liao State is not separated from the civil and military. Xiao Han's slave had also held a military position before, and coupled with Yelujun's trust in him, it was most suitable for him to serve as the overseer.

Xiao Han's slave is one of the few ministers in the court who is not attached to Yelu Yixin, coupled with the other party's erudition and fame, Xiao Yanshou also respects him very much, and now I see him speak. Immediately stood up and said: "What Xiao Hanlin said is very true, there is no need to count on the reinforcements from the imperial court, we can only rely on ourselves for today's plan, but it is not an easy task to fight out of the encirclement!" ”

Xiao Yanshou's words just fell. I saw a middle-aged man in his thirties standing opposite Xiao Han's slave standing up and said: "The last general thinks that it is not difficult to break through, the Bohai people were killed by us before, and now even if there are reinforcements from the Jurchens, I am afraid that they will not dare to rush out of the city for a while, so we only need to deal with the Jurchens behind them, and although the Jurchens are fierce, the number of troops is still too small, so as long as we only need to send an army to contain the Jurchen cavalry, the rest of the army can naturally withdraw calmly!" ”

Hearing the words of this middle-aged man, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but glance at the other party in surprise, only to see that this middle-aged man had a square face and good facial features, and his face was full of perseverance.

"King Zheng's words are indeed very reasonable, but with the combat power of the Jurchens, it is not easy to entangle them, and if the Bohai people come out of the city again during the battle, it will definitely be more dangerous to leave the army to contain the Jurchens, so although this method is good, I am afraid that it will cost a considerable number of people's lives!" At this time, I saw Xiao Yanshou speak again, this method is not complicated, the key is to know how to make trade-offs, Yeluchun is usually not famous, but he didn't expect to show his talent in military affairs at such a juncture.

"The last general is not talented, and he is willing to stay as the main general who contains the Jurchens!" As soon as Xiao Yanshou's words fell, he saw Ye Luchun speak again, he could think of the above methods, and naturally knew the risks involved, and even he was ready to sacrifice his life for righteousness.

The other generals in the tent who had already hesitated to move forward couldn't help but look at him in surprise when they saw that Yeluchun, the royal family, actually took the initiative to ask for battle, and even Xiao Yanshou and Xiao Han's slaves didn't expect that this always unknown King Zheng would make such a righteous and awe-inspiring choice at such a critical moment.

"King Zheng is loyal and courageous, which really makes Xiao admire, but it is too dangerous to contain the Jurchens, and King Zheng's identity is extraordinary, so it is really not appropriate to take this risk, so this matter should be left to the old man to do!" At this time, Xiao Han's slave also spoke again, he was also very satisfied with Ye Luchun's performance, there were too few people like him in the royal family, and it just so happened that Xiao Han's slave was also old, and he had long been indifferent to life and death, so he spoke.

"By all means, Lao Hanlin is the pillar of the country, and he is old, how can he take risks easily, or let the younger generation contain the Jurchens!" At this time, I saw Ye Luchun say with a firm face again.

"Okay, His Royal Highness King Zheng and Xiao Hanlin, don't quarrel, the leader of the Jurchens, Ah Guta, is extremely cunning, if you are not familiar with him, you are likely to suffer a big loss on the battlefield, Xiao has been fighting with him for many years, and he has also touched his temperament, and he is confident that he can drag him down on the battlefield, so this matter is still up to Xiao Mou!" At this moment, I saw Xiao Yanshou, who was sitting in the handsome seat, suddenly spoke.

"How can this be done, General Xiao is the commander of the army, and you still need to dispatch it when you retreat, if you stay to contain the Jurchens, I'm afraid that the rest of the army will also have no one to command, isn't it even more dangerous?" Hearing Xiao Yanshou's words, Ye Luchun immediately raised his voice against it.

"It's okay, I will make arrangements before retreating, and Xiao Hanlin and King Zheng, as the supervising army, also have the right to command the army at a critical moment, so when retreating, the two of them will command the army on behalf of Xiao, speaking of which, Xiao has the great trust of His Majesty, and it will be difficult to escape death when he goes back this time, so it is better to stay and die on the battlefield, and it can be regarded as a well-deserved death!" Xiao Yanshou finally said with a smile.

Hearing Xiao Yanshou's words, everyone in the big tent fell silent again, they all knew that Xiao Yanshou was guilty, if he could destroy the Bohai people within a month, he might still be able to escape, but now let alone destroy the Bohai people, even their army may not be saved, so just like Xiao Yanshou said, he will die when he goes back, it is better to die on the battlefield, and it can be regarded as a reputation.

"General Xiao, you have always been loyal to the monarch and the country, which the old man also admires very much, and this time the old man of the rebellion will also see what you have done, if this time you can ensure that most of the troops are withdrawn to Beijing, the old man will desperately intercede for you, plus now it is the time to employ people, maybe Your Majesty will see your achievements over the years and let you live." At this time, I saw Xiao Han's slave thinking for a long time, and finally stepped forward and said, in fact, he knows better than anyone about Xiao Yanshou's difficulties, and he also knows that Xiao Yanshou was really wronged by being convicted before, but Yelujun can't listen to other people's words now, and his words are also useless.

"Thank you Xiao Hanlin for your kindness, but Xiao has made up his mind, speaking of which, in the entire army, Xiao is the person who knows the Jurchens best, so if Xiao stays, he may not necessarily die, if Xiao can get rid of the Jurchens' pursuit and escape, then Xiao Hanlin will save Xiao's life!" At this time, I saw Xiao Yanshou smile again. However, his words made Ye Luchun and Xiao Han's slaves all frown slightly, because Xiao Yanshou said it so openly, but it made people feel that he seemed to have already reported his will to die.

In order to prevent Xiao Hanjianu and Yeluchun from objecting again, Xiao Yanshou made detailed arrangements for the breakout at the moment, and now he still has 32,000 people left in his hands, if he breaks through, he needs to leave at least 5,000 cavalry to contain the Jurchens, and the remaining 27,000 people will be led by Xiao Hanjianu and Yeluchun, bypassing the battlefield and leaving when Xiao Yanshou and the Jurchens are fighting.

In this evacuation, the biggest variable is when will the Bohai people in Liaoyang Mansion be killed? The sooner the other party comes out, the greater the pressure on Xiao Yanshou and them, and the smaller the hope of escape, and even Xiao Han's slave's large army may be entangled by the Bohai people, which will lead to the failure of this breakthrough.

That night, the Liao army took advantage of the cover of night to prepare for a breakthrough, and when the next morning, when the eastern sky was still dark, Xiao Yanshou suddenly led thousands of cavalry and made a decisive charge against the Jurchen camp! (To be continued.) )