In the seventh month of the first year of Liao Tianlu (Note 1), Yelu Ruan's army and Shu Luping's army confronted each other on both sides of the Huang River (Note 2), and a great battle was about to break out.

Yelu Ruan and Shu Luping also knew that the outcome of this battle would be related to who was in charge of the ups and downs of Da Liao, and no one dared to act rashly. Every day, only a small group of soldiers and horses are sent to constantly test the reality of the other party. Although the big war did not break out for a while, small wars occurred almost every day.

At this moment, news suddenly came that Yelu Wuzhi led no less than 100,000 troops from various tribes to the Huang River.

Hearing the news, not only Shu Luping was shocked, but Yelu Ruan was also shocked.

At this time, Yelu Ruan and Shu Lu Ping were in a delicate balance, although the soldiers and horses of Ye Lu Wu were not too strong, they were mainly a temporary army of herdsmen of the tribe, and their strength was really incomparable with either side of Yelu Ruan and Shu Lu Ping. But the arrival of Jeruya, at this time, is very meaningful, this force falls to either side, almost means that the other side will be defeated, which cannot but make them suspicious.

Moreover, Yelu Wu Zhi itself represents those prestigious ministers who have a neutral position, and this force cannot be underestimated, even if either Yelu Ruan and Shu Lu Ping are lucky enough to defeat the 100,000 soldiers and horses of Yelu Yaqing, it also means that the Yelu Wu Zhi side of the force is forced into the other party's camp.

If he was able to organize an army of 100,000 in a short period of time, it meant that he could organize an army of 200,000 again. If the war continues, many of the tribes that were originally loyal to Yelu Ruan or Shu Lu Ping will not be able to withstand the increasing pressure and will inevitably make a new choice, so that more and more tribes will join the camp of Yelu Ya.

The support of the forces of Yelu House will be the decisive chess piece that will determine who wins and who loses.

"It's really a clever move!" In a small camp tent in Yelu Ruan's camp on the west side of the Huang River, Li Fengyun, Gongsun Wuwu and Su Yunong were discussing the matter, and Gongsun Wuwu praised, "There are also great talents among the Liao people, and Yelu is really scheming, and the timing is very accurate." Little brother, my attempt to provoke civil strife among the Liao people is probably going to fail. ”

"Who said it wasn't?" Li Fengyun said with a sad face, "With the addition of Yelu Wuqian, Shu Luping and Yelu Ruan may not be able to fight." It seems that the battle of Tide Spring has beaten Shu Luping too badly, and it has already made Yelu Wuzhi vigilant, miscalculated, miscalculated!"

Su Yunong Qi said: "Isn't it right to win the battle?"

Li Fengyun shook his head and said: "Of course, it's not that we won, it's not that we won, whether Yelu Ruan of the Liao Kingdom won, or Shu Luping won, it actually has little to do with us." If either of them wins easily, and the loss of Liao's national strength is not large, then in a few years, Liao will still be a major threat to the Central Plains. A strong Liao state is also bad for the guerrilla battalion. I also plan to find an opportunity to take down the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and use them as the foundation of the guerrilla battalion!

It is best if the Liao State can be divided into several small countries, and then it will be much easier for our guerrilla battalion to seize the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in the future.

Although the battle of Taidequan severely defeated the national strength of the Liao State and consumed a large number of elite soldiers of the Liao State, it was still a wound on the skin for the huge Liao State, and the Liao State would still recover over time. On the contrary, the Liao people felt the pain of the skin and were unwilling to continue fighting, which was the most wrong place.

Worry-free son, you said it well, in the small game, although I have a very accurate grasp, but the overall situation, it is too far behind. ”

Gongsun Wuwu smiled: "Knowing that mistakes can be changed, good is great!"

Although Su Yunong is smart and clever, after all, he is a son and daughter of the rivers and lakes, and he has not had much contact with the deceit between his family and the country before, and exclaimed: "Brother Fengyun, didn't you already form a blood alliance with Yelu Ruan at the beginning?"

Li Fengyun smiled and said: "Blood alliance? What is that? Don't say that between countries, even between those princes in the Central Plains, it's not that they just turn their faces, who cares what they once said? At the beginning, Li Ke used troops to save Zhu Wen, but in a blink of an eye, Zhu Wen was not the same as a fire that almost burned Li Keyong into a roast pig?

Besides, it was Yelu Ruan who made the alliance with blood at the beginning, and I didn't promise him anything.

Besides, Yelu Ruan did not have any good intentions in forming an alliance with me, and Lao Tzu was not a fool, so could he not see that he regarded me and the guerrilla battalion as a pawn to disturb the Central Plains? This kid's ambition is not small, and it will not be a good thing for the Central Plains if he really unifies the Liao State. ”

"Can't countries live in peace with each other, do you always have to calculate me, I count you?" Su Yunong's eyes showed a trace of confusion.

Li Fengyun laughed and said: "One mountain can't accommodate two tigers. It is difficult unless one nation wants to consider itself a vassal, and the other country does not have the strength to conquer the other, or pays too much for too little gain. The robbers on the two hills will also fight each other, let alone the state? If you don't annex others, just wait for others to annex you! The so-called peace is nothing but a balance. ”

The three of them were talking, when they heard someone outside the tent say loudly: "Is Uncle Junior here?

Li Fengyun was stunned, nineteen, his friendship with nineteen is not deep, and he has no good impression of nineteen, this person is too deep in the city to figure it out. Nineteen, what are you looking for him to do at this time? Li Fengyun was puzzled in his heart.

Lifting the curtain, Li Fengyun walked out, and sure enough, he saw Nineteen coming up.

Seeing Li Fengyun, Nineteen hurriedly bowed down to salute, Li Fengyun waved his hand and said, "Nineteen, why be polite? I didn't expect you to come here too, I have something to ask you." "When he was in Zhenyang, Li Fengyun didn't have the opportunity to be alone with Nineteen, and there were many incomprehensions in his heart.

"Uncle Xiao is above, how dare my nephew be rude?" Nineteen respectfully finished the salute and asked, "I don't know what Uncle Xiao has to ask Nineteen, Nineteen must know everything and say everything?"

Li Fengyunqi said: "Nineteen, how did you get mixed up with Yelu Tiande? Didn't you follow Du Chongwei?"

Nineteen sighed and said: "Don't mention it, Dashuai took a wrong step and made a wrong step, and Nineteen didn't want to end up like Seventeen, and he had already broken off his relationship with Dashuaien." ”

Li Fengyun exclaimed: "Seventeen, what happened to Du Chongwei?" Seventeen had a good relationship with him, and since the battle of the Hutuo River, he had not heard anything from Seventeen.

Nineteen glanced at Li Fengyun strangely: "Doesn't Uncle Junior know that Seventeen was already killed by Du Chongwei when he was in the Hutuo River!"

Li Fengyun was stunned for a while, Seventeen was loyal to Du Chongwei, and he didn't expect Du Chongwei to kill Seventeen. In an instant, all the past events appeared in front of Li Fengyun's eyes one by one. The things in this world are really indescribable, and the loyal seventeen actually died in the hands of Du Chongwei in the end. Thinking that on the bank of the Hutuo River, Seventeen also handed him a thick letter from home and asked him to bring it to Feng Yuan'er, but he didn't expect to say goodbye to him.

"What the hell is going on, you say it quickly!" Li Fengyun's momentum suddenly changed, like a treasure knife out of the sheath, and the murderous aura appeared. Su Yunong and Gongsun Wuwu pulled Li Fengyun out, for fear that he would be angry and do something stupid.

Nineteen skills are no worse than Li Fengyun, of course, he will not be afraid of the murderous aura on Li Fengyun's body, sighed, and said: "No wonder Uncle Xiao doesn't know about this, this matter is extremely secret, and only a few people know about it." The handsome black-clothed guards, because of this incident, were divided and voted for other parties, and even the two, three, and three also voted for Li Shouzhen. ”

Note 1: Leap July refers to the second July. The first year of Da Liao Tianlu, that is, 947 AD.

Note 2: The Huang River here refers to the Xilamulun River, which was later known as the Liao River, not the Huang River in the Huai River Basin.