In the Yunzhong Governor's Mansion, Yang Zhi was studying the map brought by Aode, and there was a "family master" outside, Lei Heng walked in with Yelu Lei, the two of them were clearly armored, and there was no trace of the battle, so it should be smooth along the way. Lei Heng, the winged tiger, was ordered by Yang Zhi to do all kinds of business with Yelulei, but he didn't expect that this time it was Yelulei who came in person, so Lei Heng arrived in Jincheng and took Yelulei to see Yang Zhi.

Yang Zhi saw that Ye Lulei was obviously a little unhappy, and asked curiously: "Who offended you, or was someone robbed on the road?"

"You, you have offended me. Yelu Lei said angrily: "Are we brothers, why don't you tell us about Xiao Heda, Yelu Yujian can attack Xiazhou, we can also attack Xiazhou, and we can also be the king of Xingliao." ”

Yelu Lei was angry in his heart, as soon as the situation in Xiazhou came out, it made Western Xia and Jin in an uproar, Yelu Yujian used his original influence in Liao to let the Tiande army and Jinsu Prefecture surrender without a fight, and as the coalition army successively conquered Yanzhou and Xiping, most of the Hetao area fell into the hands of Yelu Yujian. And at this critical moment, Xia Chongzong Li Qianshun died suddenly, Western Xia was in chaos, and he had not yet decided how to quell the rebellion, Yelu Yujian took the opportunity to proclaim himself the king of Xingliao.

Yelu Lei met with Han Funu in Jinsu Prefecture before coming this time, as soon as he heard that it was Yang Zhi's idea, Ye Lu Lei immediately believed it, Yelu Dashi studied Yang Zhi's tactics, and the most powerful thing was not how the Canglang Battalion could fight, but every time he pinched the right time, Ye Lu Lei even believed that Wang Laozhi's master and apprentice were sure that Xia Chongzong and Li Qianshun would die. Now Yelu Yu is calling for wind and rain in the Hetao, and Yelu Lei is very uncomfortable.

Yang Zhi put away his smile and said solemnly: "You can too? Why do you say that, you give up your foundation in the Heishui River and the Western Regions and go south desperately, if you are defeated by the Western Xia and then captured by the Jin army, where will you go? Only after you have destroyed the Uighurs will you have the opportunity to fight back to the Hetao." ”

Yelulei was still eager to try, and when he heard Yang Zhi say this, Yelulei was scared when he thought about it, but as Yelulei's messenger, Yelulei still remembered his business: "We have reached an alliance with the White Tatars, but the eldest brother always feels that Duncheng is still small." ”

Yang Zhi nodded and said: "Big brother's feeling is right, if you just want to be a tribal leader, Duncheng is good, but if you want to fight with the Jin State, you have to consider that as the war progresses, the losses will become bigger and bigger, and the Khitan tribes may not really welcome you." Just like Jerod now, it seems that he is thriving because he has salt pans and grazing land, and if he loses them, the tribes will abandon him. In my opinion, you can consider the Qarakhanid Dynasty in the Western Regions, the Uighurs of Gaochang and other places, and expand your strength by annexing them, and it is best to wait for our army to kill Youzhou again, and you can directly cross the desert to recover Shangjing and Zhongjing. ”

The Qarakhanid Dynasty and the Liao State have always been in trade and marriage, and the Yelu Dashi brothers are distant relatives, Yelu Lei was not surprised that Yang Zhi knew all this, but said: "The expedition takes time, and if Yelu Yujian or the Jin army attack the city of Kedun, it will be in danger." ”

Yang Zhi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "War is always risky, but at this moment, is there any other way besides taking risks? Look at me here, King Yun has arrived in Taiyuan, and we are known as the Dingbei Army, but in fact, there is only a part of Taiyuan and Yunzhong." If you are worried, you can wait until the end of the war in Xiazhou before going west, Ren Dejing is nearby, and there is a good chance that Western Xia will let him send troops, and you can see it in half a year at most. "Lazy people listen to books

After the hard tempering in the Heishui River, Yelulei's stubbornness gradually dissipated, and his conceit and arrogance were also restrained, and he thought for a while and said: "If you lay down Datong within half a year, will you kill you directly to Youzhou?"

Yang Zhi glanced at him lightly, his eyes showed approval, and said with a smile: "What do you want to say? I think I am a god, so I will sweep Yanyun with 20,000 horses? Youzhou is a trap for the Great Song Dynasty and the Dingbei army in a short period of time, and the armies of Zhongjing and Bohai can arrive in two or three days, as long as the attacking side is deadlocked under the city of Youzhou, when the siege is exhausted, the Jin army from all walks of life will suddenly come out, and whoever is attacked before and after will be completely annihilated. ”

Yelu Lei was frank and said without hesitation: "What your Dingbei army is seeking is Xiazhou, Ren Dejing and Yelu Yujian are in a bitter battle, Yelu Yujian can only ask you for help, you can go straight to Western Xia, and turn Xiazhou and other places into a second cloud; ”

The battle situation in front of him has a different idea in every eye, Yang Zhi said coldly: "You can see it so clearly, how can Yelu Yu not know that unless he has been completely wiped out, he will definitely not ask me for help." So even if I have countermeasures, what is the use? Based on the current situation and the strength of the Jin Army, the Dingbei Army is an outsider, but in my eyes, the more dangerous thing is Bianliang, who is basically a dead man who cannot be saved. It's just that people who want to compete for the world are basically hovering on the edge of life and death, as long as they want to live, the only way to fight their way out is to rely on us. ”

Ye Lulei was shocked by Yang Zhi's murderous aura, and he didn't dare to speak out for a while; Yang Zhi's mood eased down, and he laughed and said: "So you have to hurry up, and transport the materials that your eldest brother needs back quickly, once Western Xia begins to crusade against Xiazhou, this road will be broken, what are you missing, although I said to Lei Heng, fortunately, now Hedong is peaceful, Jincheng has enough carts, and it will only take a few days to transfer goods from Taiyuan and other places." ”

Ye Lulei nodded, knowing that what Yang Zhi said was the truth, all the tribes outside the Saiwai believe in the law of the jungle, and they are really insatiable in the war, and if they were themselves, they would also loot the caravans that passed by; in this case, they must hurry up and act, and the sooner they return to Kedun City, the better. Yelulei agreed and said, "I heard that the second brother and the princess are engaged, and the eldest brother asked me to send a box of agate stones and two good horses as a gift." ”

Yang Zhi thanked him: "Then thank you big brother, I will stay with the good horse, I will suggest that King Yun form an alliance with you, and you just send the agate stone to Taiyuan." ”

Ye Lulei looked at Yang Zhi and said with a cautious smile: "Now we can't form a flank with King Yun, let's wait for the next time I come over, I will prepare the official documents in advance." ”

The smile on Ye Lu Lei's face was even stronger, and Lei Heng's eyes showed a look of surprise, as if he wanted to reacquaint himself with the former Liao State gentleman standing in front of him.