Liu Yu put the piece of paper under his nose and sniffed it, and said, "There is a smell of fragrant powder on this paper." Li Jing said: "I have heard it a long time ago, if I am not mistaken, this letter should have been sent by Mrs. Xiao." Liu Yu said: "Mrs. Xiao sent someone to deliver the letter late at night, then there must be an ulterior secret." ”

Li Jing said: "That's for sure, and this letter of hers should be addressed to Yelu Shilu." Since she was able to send someone to deliver the letter, it means that she still has an accomplice in the military camp of Yao Yuantai. ”

Liu Yu sighed and said, "At present, there is a shortage of soldiers, people everywhere are panicking, and many Khitan people don't know which side to throw into. These people are not so much complicit as paving a way back for themselves. ”

Li Jing was a little surprised when she heard his words, and said, "How do you know so much?" Liu Yu said: "Because I drink with them every day, and there are some grooms and packmen among them." They are the most ordinary people, who don't care at all who will get the position of Khan, only whether they can survive this big battle. ”

Li Jing smiled and said, "You may not know the way the Khitan people survived, including taking possession of other people's wives and property. On the grassland, the strong man is king, whoever wins gets everything, and the one who loses can only lose his head. ”

Liu Yu was silent for a moment and said, "No matter what the final outcome of this war is, I hope you can live." Li Jing smiled: "Is it because we have a common enemy, the Bronze Horse?" Liu Yu lowered his head and said, "Maybe." ”

He unreined his horse and flipped onto his horse. Li Jing patted her horsehair and said, "Next time we won't meet by this river." Liu Yu asked, "Why?" Li Jing said, "Because I'm about to leave the camp of Yelu Shilu." ”

Liu Ju grabbed the reins of the horse and asked, "Is it because you are disgusted with this war?" Li Jing shook her head and smiled: "No." In the past two days, Dubobu on the shore of the North Sea has sent envoys to the grassland, Dubobu is the tribe where my mother was born, and it is my maiden family. I've been lonely since Master's death, so I wanted to see my mother's family. ”

Liu Yu said: "Dubo is a remote Khitan tribe, and it doesn't belong to any of the eight tribes. What did they want to do when they chose to send envoys to the grassland at this juncture?" Li Jing pursed her lips and said, "I don't know, maybe after we meet, pour two jars of wine, and they will talk." ”

Liu Yu nodded and said, "Take care!" As he spoke, he slapped the horse and rushed into the night, and Li Jing's sweet "You also take care" came from behind him, which made his heart feel a little warm.

The road from the river to the Yaoyantai military camp is not far, only less than ten miles. Along the way, he saw a number of oxen pulling dilapidated tent carts swaying across the grassland, and many Khitan people migrated westward with their families.

When he hurried back to the army, he felt that he needed to go to the main tent and talk to Haruka Tai about the events of the night. As soon as he rushed into the main tent, he saw Yao Yuantai arguing with Mrs. Xiao.

Yao Yuan Tai said: "The people are willing to fight, and the Yao Yuan clan has been very kind to them for more than a hundred years, and they will not tolerate Yelu Shilu's great rebellion." He wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Liu Yu, "Sixth Master, the real situation is not like this, the people fleeing the disaster outside are ten times more than the people who died on the battlefield!"

Haruka looked at him angrily, blaming him for not interrupting his visionary vision. He wanted to reprimand, but he barely stopped under the hint of Mrs. Xiao's smile.

Mrs. Xiao smiled and said, "Brother Xiao, you shouldn't talk to the third prince like this. He is not only your master, but also the commander in the army. Saying that, she turned her head to Yao Yantai and said, "Liu Yu has made a great contribution today, and you should forgive him once." ”

Yao Yantai snorted and said, "Although he won the Yelu election, he also slipped out of the barracks without permission despite the ban, which is a big crime. Counted together, he can be regarded as a merit at best. ”

Liu Yu was surprised and asked, "You all know about this?" Mrs. Xiao laughed and said, "That Yeluxuan himself shouted ten times outside the camp gate, 'Yeluxuan is Liu Yu's defeated general!', it is estimated that many people have heard it." ”

Liu Yu asked, "Then where is he now?" Mrs. Xiao said: "After that, he will be gone, probably he has returned to Yelu Shilu's camp." Yao Yantai sighed and said, "Fortunately, I won, otherwise I really don't know how this matter should end." ”

Mrs. Xiao said: "Since we have won, then the morale will definitely be high, so it is better to take advantage of the situation to start a war." Yao Yingtai said: "I also think so, these days we must reorganize the soldiers and horses, and prepare to fight to the death with Yelu Shilu, and the success or failure is in this move." ”

In the days that followed, under his orders, the barracks became extremely tense, the soldiers were required to be on duty in shifts, and two teams of ten people were arranged outside the camp gate to guard at the same time, and it was difficult for even a mosquito to fly in.

A group of Yao Yuantai's personal entourage patrolled the various tents to check for any possible spies. The heads of the spies were piled up in the open space in front of the main tent, and from the first three or four, gradually to the later hills.

In the meantime, he chose a date to quietly bury Vetunan's body in a secluded corner of the camp. The grave is only more than half a foot high, which is very inconspicuous. After Liu Yu finished worshipping, he couldn't help but ask, "Sixth Master, you said that you would bury my master." After hearing this, Yao Yuantai's face was a little unbearable, and he turned red and white, and said: "You know, if there is a big funeral right now, it will inevitably affect the morale of the army." ”

After attending Wei Tunan's funeral, Liu Yu buried his head in his tent, and every day different types of drunks came and went in and out of his tent. For the soldiers, in the face of the tense atmosphere in the camp at the moment, his tent was a great place to defuse.

In the next few days, there were so many people that he could no longer stand in his tent, and the crowd surrounded his tent three times inside and three times outside. From time to time, there were handymen carrying the burden and struggling to make a way through the crowd, bringing the wine in and out the empty barrels.

Yao Yuantai didn't care about this, he hoped that the light of Liu Yu's "eagle" could be bigger at this moment, boost the morale of the soldiers, and increase the chances of victory in the upcoming big battle.

At the same time, he also has his own unique method of control, which is hunting.

Hunting is a primitive killing activity, and hunting has not stopped since there were people on the grasslands. Hunting and war have something in common, except that one is killing people and the other is killing prey.

Just as war allows the victor to reap beauty and treasure, so hunting allows the hunter to reap the pleasure of game and killing.

Pleasure relaxes the senses, beauty gives pleasure to men, and hunting can do the same. The difference is that there are not many beautiful women in the barracks, but the surrounding vast steppes are good places for hunting.

Haruka Tai intends to share the thrill of a hunting feast with his subordinates. While relaxing, he discussed the upcoming battle with his subordinates, and just touched the hearts and minds of the people in it.

No sooner had he stepped out of the main tent than an attendant rushed in a panic with his gilded bow on his back. He looked at the drunken and hazy faces of his attendants, and said with a smile, "Did you drink last night?" The attendant trotted up to his horse, held the bow respectfully above his head, sweat on his forehead, and replied nervously, "Yes...... It was drunk in Liu Yingying's tent. ”

Yao Yuantai took the bow, twitched it on the back of his entourage, and ordered: "Go to Madame Xiao's tent and invite her to hunt together!"

When he was out, he was really a little uneasy to leave such a dangerous woman alone in the camp.

The attendant obeyed the order and turned around and ran towards Madame Xiao's tent, but he brought Madame Xiao over with a cup of tea, which was so fast that Yao Yuantai was a little incredible. In his impression, a beautiful woman like Mrs. Xiao must spend at least an hour on grooming and dressing up after getting up every day. (To be continued.) )