In the first year of Daxu Shixing, the 14th year of the Liao Yingli period (Yelu Xian’s new year name will be used early next year), it was already the end of winter, and it was the twelfth month of winter. However, when Xu’s army arrived in the northwest, it might be the end of the year or the beginning of next year.

The Liao general Yang Gun arrived in Xiazhou first and immediately entered the palace to meet Li Yiyin.

Neither of them could speak each other's language, but they would speak Chinese slowly. So the two sides worked together to deal with Han'er, but they could only communicate in Chinese and did not need a translator.

Yang Gun was deeply trusted by Yelu Jing before. When Yelu Jing died, he defected to Xiao Siwen, and Xiao Siwen also accepted him generously. He was a middle-aged man with serious expressions and heavy expressions. He had a round face than the Central Plains people. Yang Gun's face was a bit narrow and long, and his nose was high. He wore a warm animal skin hat and his ear protection was also furry. When he walked into the palace, he bowed to Li Yiyin.

Li Yiyin immediately said: "I am the leader of Dangxiang's ethnic groups. I hope General Yang will restrain his subordinates and do not disturb the people of Pingxia."

Yang Gun said: "Your Majesty is worry-free. As long as you ensure the food and fodder needed by the Liao army, I will ensure that you will not be invaded." He changed his tone and said anxiously, "A few days ago, I was urgently reported by Xiao Gong, the Privy Councilor of the North Court, and it has been investigated that the Ming Xu army has used 70,000 to 80,000 troops this time, including 40,000 to 50,000 imperial guards..."

After hearing this, Li Yiyin immediately showed a suspicious expression on his face: "Pingxia and Daliao joined forces, and Xu Guoda made such a loud thunder. He seemed to be about to destroy Dangxiang, so he only used tens of thousands of people to attack?"

Yang Gun was also a little embarrassed because there are more than 100,000 coalition forces in various units, and they are defending locally in Dangxiang. It is rare that the attacking side has only about half of the troops.

Yang Gun said: "This is the news sent by Mr. Xiao himself, so there should be no mistake."

Li Yiyin asked: "The people of Xu State are still in their country. How did the Daliao learn about the strength of the Xu army?"

Yang Gun replied: "Use spies. In the past, when the Great Liao spyed Tokyo, they sent scouts to cross the Yellow River to inquire, and were often arrested by inspectors in the Central Plains; or sent envoys, but they could only see very few situations. Later, the Great Liao army seized several spies from Xu in Shangjing. Duke Xiao was quite shocked. The people of Xu went deep into the grassland to Shangjing without knowing it! Only after asking, they found out that they were disguised as merchants, using the Khitans to greed for profit, colluding with the Khitans to hide their identities.

Mr. Xiao followed suit and let the spies from the Liao Dynasty disguise themselves as merchants to benefit the people of Xu. Sure enough, they were hidden by the people of Xu as chicken laying golden eggs.

Not long ago, Tokyo made great efforts to gather troops and inspectors in the suburbs of the city, which lasted for half a month. People sent by Xiao Gong inquire many times and bribe officials, and finally got the news."

Li Yiyin still doesn't believe it very much.

Yang Gun was not sure whether the news was prepared, after all, there were too many twists and turns. He suggested that Li Yiyin install spies on the southeast road and wait for Xu Jun to approach Pingxia before spying on the spot.

After Yang Gun said that, he suddenly remembered something, so he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Yiyin: "The letter Xiao Gong wrote to Mr. Li himself, and his earnest words are all in the letter."

Li Yiyin picked it up and saw it. It was all in Chinese, written in very neat and beautiful small regular script. I didn’t expect that Xiao Siwen, the important minister of the Liao Dynasty, was so proficient in Chinese... Obviously, Xiao Siwen could not write Dangxiang texts, and they couldn’t understand Khitan texts. In the end, it was the most convenient Chinese text. Even if the text that had been posted for a thousand years could be recognized as usual.

However, Xiao Siwen's literary talent is of no use here, because Li Yiyin's culture is limited, so he is really confused. His expression is a little embarrassed. After all, he is the highest leader of the Dangxiang people and is unwilling to show that he has no ink. He said, "By thanking Mr. Xiao's handwriting, I will take a shower and change clothes and read it carefully."

He thought to himself and turned around and asked someone to help. In an instant, he accidentally remembered his daughter Li Yueji. Yueji read more than him and would definitely understand it.

Li Yiyin's subtle expression changes were seen by Yang Gun. Yang Gun took the initiative to say: "Xiao Gongtong will do his best to share the same hatred with the general, and will never watch the fire across the river..."

Li Yiyin nodded thoughtfully.

... Yang Gun said calmly: "General Li must not doubt the sincerity of the Liao army. Xiao Gong said that today, the weather will be good for many years, like the grass and trees meet sweet rain, and it will be the time to stretch and grow wildly; the shamans and priests watched the sky at night, understood the instructions of the gods, and the priests also predicted that they will prosper in the next hundred years. The crops will be harvested, the cattle and sheep will be strong, and the population will be prosperous..."

After hearing this, Li Yiyin stared at him, wondering if it was possible. What was the priest who foresaw what happened a hundred years later? He thought it was a big fool and completely disbelief. What's more, the shamanism seemed to worship ancestors, which was the ancestor of the Khitans, and nothing to do with Dangxiang people?

But he did not raise any doubts, just kept silent... There are many sects in the northwest, including those who believe in Buddhism, Lamas, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, etc. If you have to fight for the win or loss of what others believe in, then you don’t have to talk about anything. Let’s talk about the truth or falsehood of the gods first.

Yang Gun seemed to be a believer of shamanism, and he said it with relish. "The prosperity of the population is the basis of prosperity, and this is the time for the growth of all countries and ethnic groups. Xu's Han people are numerous and powerful, and they have a vast and fertile land in the Central Plains. Now they are full of ambitions, and it will be a threat to all tribes. We should form an alliance and not let Guo blacksmith and his ministers taste the sweetness of expansion..."

When Li Yiyin heard the following words, he nodded frequently. No matter what, the Liao army would just help me sincerely!

As for the rest, it's nonsense! Li Yiyin's hair is already gray and he is a decades old. His rich experience has made his beliefs more and more stubborn. It is obviously not easy for Yang Gun to try to convince him on other ideas.

Yang Gun reminded again: "Xu's weapons attack the city very sharply. If you stick to the important ground, you must be careful. Field battles are also very brave, but they are also commonly used in combat formation methods."

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By mid-twelfth lunar month, Li Yiyin was impressed by the ability of the Liao minister Xiao Siwen.

His scout had already found out the force of Xu's army coming, not much, not much, it was between 70,000 and 80,000! Xiao Siwen actually figured out this news a month ago!

After all, the Great Liao Dynasty was a northern grassland, and it was indeed a great country that dominated a large area of ​​land from the west to the east, which was indeed extraordinary.

At this time, the weather was so cold that people didn't even want to go out. The news made Li Yiyin feel clever and energetic.

"There are only more than 70,000 people, divided into two strands in front and back, and the two strands are dozens of miles apart..." Li Yiyin suddenly felt a little excited.

There were only more than 40,000 main players in front? At first, the Liao people heard news, and he found it ridiculous, but now his own people have been investigating and observing it, which coincides with Li Yiyin.

The Liao army reinforcements had 20,000 infantry and cavalry, and the combined strength of the various Dangxiang units was nearly 100,000! The Xu army relied on a large number of people in the battle of Youzhou. Although the Liao army was defeated in Youzhou, all tribes still dared not deny their cavalry combat power. The reinforcements were equivalent to nearly half of the Xu army's troops this time...

Ye Ci, who was in the lower throne, suddenly became a little angry: "The people of Xu look down on us too much. This is a contempt and humiliation for us!"

Li Yiyin didn't understand why this guy was angry, "The battle formation is not about humiliation, how annoyed you?"

Ye Ci said: "Xu's army dispatched such a few troops, probably only cared about the reinforcements of the Liao army and regarded our party Xiang people as nothing!"

Li Yiyin looked at him angrily, "No matter what, as long as Xu Jun is defeated in this battle, no one will stop the Dangxiang people from establishing the Dabai Gaoguo."

At this time, he said, "Han's not despise our clan, but is forced to do nothing."

He glanced at Ye Ci and said, "Han'er came from Tokyo, took the road to the southeast and went north along the Yellow River. To the south of Hengshan Mountain, there were ravines and ravines and barren land. The population of Xu State was sparse, and the food and grass had to be sent from afar. The mountains were high and the road was far away, and it was inconvenient to transport. Even if there were 70,000 to 80,000 people, it would be enough for Xu State's court to make trouble.

This is also the reason why the Central Plains court has been rewarding and tolerant for many years and wants to win us over. It is not unwilling to do anything to us. However, there are few people in the Dangxiang area and the land is small, so it is not good to be enemies with the Central Plains."

After hearing this, Li Yiyin pondered and said, "It makes sense. I heard that the use of the army in the Central Plains during the Battle of Youzhou was expensive, and it may not be expensive now, so this situation is so happening."

Li Yiyin also thought about many reasons in order to convince himself to believe what was in front of him.

Ye Ci said coldly: "Since the Central Plains court is powerless, he still tear away his face and forcibly bullying and humiliating us?"

Li Yiyin was already very happy and excited, but he felt that he should keep calm, so he seemed calm. "A war is not the case. After this battle, there will be endless wars in the future."

What he implied was that Xu Jun's attack and attack might be just a test. The most difficult thing is still to come. Perhaps Xu's Congress has been experiencing a long-term consumption with the Dangxiang with its strong foundation.

However, Li Yiyin couldn't help but signal, "Xu Jun is the emperor in person this time, and the emperor is also in the army..."

Ye Ci immediately bowed and said, "Please ask my troops to fight in front of you, capture the emperor, and avenge Princess Yueji!"

Li Yiyin said: "It's great. Even if the emperor is not captured and defeated the emperor's personal army, the status of the Dangxiang people in the future is not comparable!"

Li Yiyin immediately summoned various ministries to discuss countermeasures. It was found that Xu's army was heading north along the Yellow River. Everyone speculated that they might march along larger rivers. One way was to not get lost, and the other way was to completely protect the water source of the army... Then, they would enter Wuding River from the Yellow River, first attack Suizhou, and then break through the Hengshan area.

The north of Pingxia land is mainly grassland pasture land, and the Hengshan area is agricultural arable land, and they can get a lot of supplies from the Hengshan area. Therefore, we cannot give up the Hengshan land, so that Xu State can stand firm in the land first.

In Suizhou, a center in the southeastern part of Hengshan, if the Xu army captured this place, it could become a rear camp; before the advance of Suizhou, there was a long distance without any important towns or materials gathering. The coalition forces went out of Suizhou to find opportunities to fight, which was not conducive to Xu army.
Chapter completed!