Greeted by Yelu Yongming, Ma Kuo and his party entered the city and settled in the pavilion.

Yelu Dashi is extremely ambitious, and he has already planned to become the emperor in his heart.

Therefore, after arriving in the city of Kedun, everything was in accordance with the regulations of the founding of the country, and institutions such as the Privy Council, the Xuanhui Yuan, and the Dalin Tooth Yuan were set up.

Yelu Dashi is not a martial artist, he entered the imperial examination and entered the high school.

This caused a great sensation at the time.

Because in the imperial examination of the Liao State in the past, the high school scholars were all Han Chinese, and Yelu Dashi was the only one, and the first Khitan to be admitted to the Jinshi with real skills.

Soon he was summoned to the Dalin Tooth Academy, served as the commander, and was respected as the Linya Dashi.

In the Khitan language, "Lin Ya" is equivalent to a scholar and a learned person in Chinese, and the target of the Da Lin Ya Academy is the Hanlin Academy in the Central Plains.

At the same time, he also carried out the rectification of the city of Kedun, and established a number of public houses and pavilions to receive envoys from various steppe tribes, the Western Regions and the Western Xia.

That's right, at this time, Xixia and Yelu Dashi were still in close contact.

Xixia has been the younger brother of the Liao State for more than 100 years, and has reaped a lot of benefits, although the two sides have occasional friction, but they have never made a big move.

In addition, they are in-laws, and the relationship is extremely strong.

For example, the queen of the current Western Xia Emperor Li Qianshun is the princess of Liao.

Even, if it weren't for the repeated intervention of the Liao State, Western Xia would have been destroyed by Yang Weizhong.

So much so that when Emperor Tianzuo fled in all directions, Emperor Li Qianshun of Western Xia sent troops to aid the Liao State many times to fight against the Jin.

As a result, the legendary 1,000 and 30,000 were killed by Wanyan Lou's room.

30,000 Western Xia elites were violently beaten by 1,000 Jurchens, which had a great shock to Western Xia, but Li Qianshun didn't care, he was still determined to help his eldest brother Liaoguo, and sent someone to contact Emperor Tianzuo, wanting to take him to Western Xia for refuge.

Later, Emperor Tianzuo was captured, the Liao State was destroyed, and under the coercion and temptation of the Jin people, although Li Qianshun agreed to be the younger brother of the Jin State, he was in Cao Ying's heart in the Han Dynasty, and secretly contacted Yelu Dashi.

In Yelu Dashi's original plan, he did not consider moving west at all, but thought about recovering the mountains and rivers and recasting the glory of the Liao Kingdom.

But after a few fights, I found that I really couldn't beat it, and the Jin Kingdom was too fierce at this time.

Moreover, the location of Kedun City is remote, and there is a lack of materials, so it cannot develop at all.

Don't look at the fact that he can gather an army of 80,000, in fact, there are only more than 10,000 people with armor, and the remaining 70,000 people are herdsmen from various tribes in the grassland.

In the past, herdsmen were also combat power, stepping on war horses, carrying bows and arrows on their backs, they could go south to fight grass valleys.

But the times have changed, and after the Sui and Tang dynasties and the five dynasties and ten kingdoms, the mode and pattern of warfare have undergone earth-shaking changes.

The Sui and Tang Dynasty carried the cavalry into battle, relying on the Mo sword formation.

By the time of the Song Dynasty, heavy armor had long been popularized, and the divine arm crossbow also appeared.

Heavy-armored cavalry such as Tiefutu and Iron Harrier couldn't withstand the salvo of the divine arm crossbow, and wearing a sheepskin to the battlefield was no different from sending them to death.

Later generations often said that the Mongols swept through Europe and Asia by riding and shooting, which was simply fart.

You let the light cavalry touch the crossbow with the divine arm, and even the men and horses will shoot you like hedgehogs.

The range of the bow and arrow is fifty steps up to the sky, and it can't break the iron armor, and the divine arm crossbow is thrown with light arrows, and the range is enough to be 200 steps, and it can break the iron armor, and the gap of one hundred and fifty steps is completely an insurmountable gap.

In fact, the Mongols' armament was not bad at all, and even when they fought the Southern Song Dynasty, they once formed an ordnance crush.

The Mongols in the Southern Song Dynasty had them, and the Mongols still had them in the Southern Song Dynasty.

In other words, there are only more than 10,000 capable warriors under the command of Yelu Dashi.

This point of people wanting to fight to the death with the Jin Kingdom is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and in the end, seeing that there is no way, Yelu Dashi decided to move west and migrate to Central Asia.

After settling down in the pavilion, Zhang Dutou immediately found Ma Kuo, frowned and said: "Ma Shangshu, when the last general entered the city, I saw that there were only more than 10,000 armored people in the city, and there were no military camps around. ”

The implication is that they can't look down on Yelu Dashi, and more than 10,000 people are worth taking such a big risk, and they are thousands of miles away from Kaifeng Mansion?

"No, no."

Ma Kuo shook his head and said in a deep voice: "The value of Yelu Dashi does not lie in the more than 10,000 soldiers, even if there are only hundreds of people under his command, it is worth waiting for me to travel through mountains and rivers and come from thousands of miles to win over." The Western Xia had a close relationship with the Liao State, and if they could get the help of Yelu Dashi, they would have a good chance to make the Western Xia give up attacking Qi and even fight for gold with us. ”

"In addition, the Jin State is not monolithic, and many Liao nobles and generals are ready to move. On weekdays, due to the prestige of the Jin army, they dare not make a noise, but if the war is together, the Jin army has no time to take care of the country. ”

Zhang Du's face suddenly appeared: "I see." ”

Ma Kuo chuckled: "Zhang Dutou and his soldiers will stay in the pavilion to recuperate during this time, and the rest will be handed over to the official." ”

In the evening, Yelu Yongming came to the pavilion: "Ma Shangshu, my king will hold a banquet in the mansion to catch the wind and wash the dust for Ma Shangshu." ”

Ma Kuo smiled: "I don't dare to ask for ears if I want to." ”

After leaving the pavilion, he got into a carriage and came all the way to Yelu Dashi's mansion.

Led by Yelu Yongming, the two walked into the lobby.

Yelu Dashi stood up and said with a complicated expression: "Ma Shangshu, don't come unharmed." ”

He naturally knew Ma Kuo, and the last time the two saw each other was a few months before Zhao Song Lianjin invaded Liao.

It's just that things are wrong now.

"I've seen King Liao!"

Ma Kuan bowed.

"Sit."

Beckoning Ma to take a seat, the maid brought the wine and food to the table.

Yelu Dashi picked up the wine glass and said: "The conditions in Duncheng are difficult, and it is not as good as Xijin, a glass of wine, and I hope that Ma Shangshu will not dislike it." ”

Ma Kuo chuckled and said: "If the King of Liao is here, if you have to see the King of Liao, it will be worth trekking through mountains and rivers this time." ”

"Hahaha."

These words made Yelu Dashi feel very good.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Ma Kuo put down the wine cup and said slowly: "The Jin people are entrenched in Yin Mountain, cutting off the trade route, although Duncheng borders Western Xia, it is blocked by eight hundred miles of Hanhai, and the situation of the King of Liao does not seem to be good." Even if the King of Liao had great ambitions, he was also suffering from the fact that it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. ”

Yelu Dashi was not annoyed, and chuckled: "This king has heard that the three kingdoms of Song, Jin, Xixia, and Xia have joined forces to fight together. Although your Qi country occupies the Central Plains, under the attack of the three kingdoms, if you are not careful, you will fall into a place of no return, and the situation is much more dangerous than this king. ”

"Not really."

Ma Kuo shook his head: "I have 500,000 soldiers in Qi with armor, and I have firearms to help, and the Three Kingdoms are just a joke." The King of Liao is well-informed, and he should know that last year, His Majesty the Emperor of Qi State, defeated Yan Zongwang in Nanjing Dao. ”

Yelu Dashi retorted: "Isn't that exactly what this king wants, when your four kingdoms are defeated, and then calmly send troops to reap the benefits of the fisherman." ”

Ma Kuo said: "The King of Liao is too taken for granted, but he doesn't know that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold? If the Jin Kingdom wins, the Liao King will no longer have the possibility of recovering his homeland, and the Jin people will also free up their hands to deal with the Liao King with all their might. ”

The two sides are well aware of the alliance, and this confrontation is just to gain the initiative for themselves and seek more benefits.

After some arguing, Yelu Dashi said in a deep voice: "You and I are also old acquaintances, so you might as well open the skylight and say something." ”

"Good."

Ma Kuo smiled slightly.

Yelu Dashi asked, "What does the Emperor of Qi want to do?" ”

Ma Kuozheng said: "Your Majesty plans to attack first and capture Xijing Road. ”

What kind of character Yelu Dashi is, after a little thought, he understood Han Zhen's strategic intentions.

Attack Xijing first and take Yunzhou.

With the sixteen states of Yanyun in hand, the Jin people will not be as easy as before if they want to go south, so they will free up their hands again to clean up the Western Xia and the Song Kingdom in the south.

There was the Song Dynasty, in order to get back the sixteen states of Yanyun, and even did not hesitate to join Jin to invade Liao, which is the reason.

Taking back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun is equivalent to having a gateway in the north.

Yelu Dashi groaned: "Do you want this king to mediate in Western Xia? ”

"Not bad."

Ma Kuo nodded and continued: "It would be best if Western Xia could turn against him and cut gold together. ”

Yelu Dashi frowned and said: "Although the Western Xia is close to my Liao State, but Li Qianshun is not a mediocre lord, as far as this king knows, the Jin State and the Song State plan to assign the Qinfeng Road and the Yongxing Military Road to the Western Xia, in the face of such a big benefit, I am afraid that Li Qianshun will not easily agree." ”

Li Qianshun is close to Liao, that's right.

But now that the Liao State is gone, only his own vein remains, will Li Qianshun give up the Northwest Fifth Road for him?

Ma Kuang made a plan and said: "The Yunnei, Tiande Army and Dongsheng Three Prefectures of Xijing Road can be assigned to Western Xia, even if Western Xia is unwilling to send troops to attack Jin, it must be kept neutral." ”

Once the Western Xia made a move, the Qi State would face the dilemma of fighting on four fronts.

Although Han Zhen was not afraid of Western Xia, the pressure on logistics on the four-front operation was too great.

Once the war drags on for a year and a half, the Qi State, a country that has just been established for less than a year, will definitely be dragged down.

Yelu Dashi nodded and said, "In this way, this king can give it a try." ”

Although the area of these three states is not as large as that of Qinfeng Road and Yongxing Military Road, it can be obtained without a single soldier, and with his persuasion, Li Qianshun should agree.

Ma Kuo continued: "Once the war starts, Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan will be confined to Yunzhou and Youzhou by our Qi Kingdom, and the Jin Kingdom will be empty, and it will be up to the King of Liao at that time." ”

I have to say that for Yelu Dashi, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Once you miss it, if you want to have such an opportunity again, you are afraid that you will have to wait until the next life.

But Yelu Dashi was not stupid, he saw the loophole and asked: "If you turn south to attack the Song Dynasty after the Qi State successfully occupies Yunzhou, and this king is alone in the depths of the army, won't you become a turtle in the urn?" In vain, I made a wedding dress for your Qi country? ”

Ma Kuo said with a solemn face: "King Liao, please be relieved, how can Your Majesty of our country do something to cross the river and tear down the bridge." After occupying Yunzhou, he will continue to contain the Jin army and help the Liao King take the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing. ”

Linhuang Mansion, that is the capital of the Liao State.

Once the capital is taken, it is of great significance, and the morale of the soldiers under his command is bound to be greatly boosted, and at the same time, the nobles and generals of the Liao State in the Jin State will inevitably come to join him.

Thinking of this, Yelu Dashi's heart surged, and Yelu Yongming, who was accompanying him, was even more short of breath and his face turned red.

"Good!"

Yelu Dashi slapped the table and said loudly: "There are only more than 10,000 people with armor under the command of this king, but I still have some prestige in the Liao country. If the state of Qi can help the king take the Linhuang Mansion, the two countries of Qi and Liao will become brothers and friends in the future, and they will not invade each other. ”

"The King of Liao deserves to be a hero in the world, and this official respects him." Ma Kuo was overjoyed and raised his glass.

After a glass of wine, the atmosphere on the wine table suddenly became lively.

At this time, Yelu Yongming on the side spoke: "What about Zhongjing Dading Mansion?" ”

Ma Kuo already had a draft, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "It's better to be like this, this official has the courage to make a gentleman's covenant with the King of Liao on behalf of His Majesty of our country, whoever captures Dading Mansion first, Zhongjing will belong to whom, how?" ”

"Can you call the shots?"

Yelu Dashi raised an eyebrow.

Ma Kuo replied: "This trip, Your Majesty of our country has authorized this official to act cheaply. ”

"Okay, this king will accept this gentleman's covenant!"

Yelu Dashi was high-spirited and heroic.

(End of chapter)