Due to the poor roads and the need for a lot of manpower to transport artillery and supplies, Baili Wuji ordered Chen Yanzheng to gather 100,000 people in Yanyun, and at the same time requisitioned more than 100,000 Liao army prisoners, and then escorted them to the north with a large army.

This was a huge project, and nearly one million soldiers and civilians paid for it in order to win the battle against Liao.

After Chai Rong sent Chen Jun away, he returned to Kaifeng Mansion. After receiving a letter of help from Baili Wuji, Chai Rong immediately issued an order to recruit the Zhuang Ding of the fifteen states north of Xing, Bei, De, Di and Binzhou, escorted by the state governments, and assembled in Jinzhou in the north, and the number of people recruited reached as many as 200,000 people, and it was precisely because of the 200,000 people of the Zhou State that the fortifications on the south bank of the Huang River and the ordnance and materials transported from Jinling to Jinzhou arrived at the front line of Yikun and Longhua Prefecture.

At this time, it was already the end of the year, Baili Wuji had been in Yanyun for several months, he had planned to end the second war between Ming and Liao before the end of the year and return to Jinling Mansion, but he didn't want to, the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and a coup d'état in Beijing made the giant wheel of war that could be temporarily stopped turn again, and it turned faster and faster.

Baili Wuji did not intend to directly destroy the Liao State, take over the huge territory of the Liao State, and extend the border to the south of the Huang River, which has already achieved the goal of this war. Moreover, the Ming State did not have such strength to take over the territory of the Liao State at once, and instead of constantly rebelling after the occupation, it was better to drive the Liao people to the north of the Huang River and let them have civil strife and consume their strength.

And the Ming Kingdom can have his hands free and clean up the obstruction. After a few years of development, the Ming State had enough strength to carry out the Northern Expedition again. In one fell swoop, the northern nomads who had plagued the Central Plains for many years were pacified.

It's a pity that the tree wants to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop, Baili Wuji wants to stop fighting, but Yelujing refuses, and now it is difficult to ride a tiger, so he can only fight to the death.

On the day of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Baili Wuji took Baili Yi to the Yi River and looked at the continuous military tents of the Liao army on the other side of the river. I feel infinite emotion in my heart.

"Ayi, I sometimes wonder if it is really necessary to let the Han and Khitan and other ethnic groups fight to the death. Isn't it better for everyone to live and work in peace and contentment, they have their land, and the Han people have the land of the Han people, so why must anyone enslave whom? Baili Wuji sighed with emotion.

Baili Yi looked at Baili Wuji strangely. After a while, he said: "Da Lang is so strange. Regardless of whether the Khitans and the Han people themselves also have something to fight with each other? Whose fist is naturally the strong, and it is natural for the weak to obey the strong, so what is the reason? ”

Baili Wuji smiled unconsciously when he heard this, yes, even Baili Yi understands the truth, and he is still moaning here without illness. There is no reason in this world, and the law is just a shackle made by the strong to put on the rule. How can there be fairness and justice?

Baili Wuji smiled self-deprecatingly and asked, "Ayi." If one day, the Liao State perished under the Ming army, and Jeruzara became a person who lost the country, would you still be willing to spend the rest of your life with her? ”

"Yes. Liao is Liao, she is her, Jeruzara is just a woman in my eyes, marry a woman and go home to live, that's all. Baili Yi didn't want to answer.

Yes, why think too much, no matter what you do, there will always be people who agree and some who oppose it, some people who are happy and some who are depressed, some people who gain and some who lose, you are not a god, you can't give everyone happiness, so you can give happiness to the people you want to give, and it will not be in vain to come to the world.

Baili Wuji smiled and patted Bailiyi's shoulder and said, "I didn't expect that Chen Zhongyi, who was sleepy when he saw a book in the past, can now say such wonderful words, which really impresses me." ”

Bai Liyi smiled embarrassedly: "This is just me talking casually, Da Lang doesn't have to praise me." ”

"But, Ah Kang is close at hand, but we can't get together, I haven't seen him for several years, and I don't know if he's fat or thin."

"After this victory, why don't you let Ah Kang come back, Da Lang will send another person to Goryeo, and I miss Ah Kang too." Baili Yi was said by Baili Wuji, and his expression became melancholy, indeed, he hadn't seen Bai Likang for too long.

"Okay, after this battle, I will let Ah Kang come back, I think that after this battle, the Liao State will no longer have the strength to go south in a short time, and there is no need to let him be trapped in Goryeo anymore." Baili Wuji looked at the other side and whispered, "Actually, Yuan Zhi should also be allowed to come back, after so many years, it's time for him to reunite with his family." ”

Baili Yi was stunned when he heard this, and asked: "Da Lang, Yuan Zhi is now Emperor Dongying, how can he come back?" ”

Baili Wuji said with a mysterious smile: "When a person dies, he will naturally come back." ”

Bai Liyi was even more confused, and asked, "People die?" Yuan Zhi is alive and well, how can he die? ”

Baili Wuji didn't want to continue this topic, turned his head and asked: "Ayi, now that 500,000 Liao troops have been assembled on the north bank of the Huang River, and the number is still increasing, in your heart, are you sure of defeating it?" ”

Baili Yi said happily: "In terms of numbers, our army is indeed too weak, but as soon as Dalang's artillery arrives, the Liao army will not pay more than 100,000 lives if they want to cross the river, and they will not be able to get by." ”

"But what if Yelujing is willing to pay 100,000 or even 200,000 lives and forcibly cross the river?"

Baili Yi replied: "Yelu Jing really has such a big hand, my 100,000 new army plus 20,000 musketeers is enough to kill at least 200,000 troops of the Liao army when it is halfway through. ”

"What if Yelujing is still willing to pay 200,000 losses and forcibly land on the south bank?"

Bai Li replied without hesitation: "In this way, more than 500,000 of the 500,000 army has gone to it, and I am confident that I will lead the new army to fight to the death." ”

Baili Wuji shook his head and said, "What if the Liao army is not 500,000, but 600,000, or even more than 700,000?" ”

Baili Yi was suddenly blinded, and he asked, "Didn't Yelu Tira say that Yelu Jing would collect an army of 600,000 at most?" Even if he collected 600,000 troops, would Yelu Jing be desperate and would throw himself into this battle? Doesn't he want to guard Shangjing anymore? ”

Bailiyi felt incredible, and pressed all the troops to fight against the Huanghe, in case of an accident, even if the Ming army did not attack Beijing, Yelujing's throne would not be able to sit still. Bai Liyi felt that it was impossible, and he kept shaking his head while thinking.

Baili Wuji sighed and said: "Yelu Tira's information is correct, but this is only the information before he left Shangjing, and now Yelu Jing and the Liao Imperial Court have nowhere to know." However, judging from the fact that the military tents on the other side of the strait are still increasing, I am afraid that Yelujing's conscription will never be less than 700,000. Now that it is a harsh winter, it is reasonable that the Liao army will not be able to start a war in this season, and there are at least two months left until spring, and it is unknown how many more troops Yelujing will recruit during this time. (To be continued......)