A knife in love

Chapter 1980
Before Feng Wei finished speaking, Qi Jiu said: "Although there are one or two outstanding people among the barbarians, they have not been educated by saints after all, and most of them are like animals. I once heard a Taoist teacher quote Confucius' words, called "It is not as good as the death of the Xias to have a king in the barbarians." Since the first emperor ruled the world, the Xiongnu, Tubo, Khitan, Jurchen, Tartars and other barbarians have all invaded the Central Plains, but what happened in the end? They were beaten and fled , almost exterminated the family. I heard that Mr. Feng respected Yelubei so much that he was almost on par with the sages. He was afraid that he would increase the ambition of the enemy and destroy his own prestige, so he tried to persuade him. He did not intend to argue with the old man. If you offend Please don't be offended by the old gentleman."

Feng Wei shook his head and said, "Why should I blame you based on reasoning? It's just that knowing the enemy and knowing the enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles. The Khitan people are the enemies of the Han people in the Central Plains, and we must not underestimate them. Although Yelvbei Later, he failed to ascend the throne and become emperor, but his achievements are not inferior to those of the Liao emperors. We are in such a dangerous situation now, we must thank this person."

As soon as Feng Wei's words fell, Li Qiufeng, Murong Danyan, Qi Jiu, and Wang Xiaoyu were all startled in their hearts, thinking, Feng Wei went around talking for an hour or two, we thought he was going to say something It is the story of Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Guangyi, Yang Jiajiang, Pan Mei, Cao Bin, Li Cunxu, Yelu Abaoji and other emperors and famous officials and generals. Unexpectedly, the last one mentioned is this Yelubei who has never been heard of.According to Feng Wei's tone, we have fallen into this situation, which has a great relationship with the Crown Prince of Liao Kingdom.Could it be that Yelubei let the crown prince do nothing and came to Dongliao County to embarrass us?
When everyone was thinking about it, Feng Wei continued: "Just now I just said that Yelubei admired the Chinese style and only respected Confucianism. You may think that he is just a scholar, and it is difficult to achieve great things. But you don't know that Yelubei is both civil and military. Strategy, and proficient in bow and horse, and martial arts. Master Zhao Liangsi told me that Yelu Abaoji was blocked by Li Cunxu and Li Siyuan in the north of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, and could not go south to attack the Central Plains. In desperation, he had to mobilize troops and horses , and launched a large-scale conquest against barbarians in Liaodong, Saibei, and the Western Regions. Yelubei led an army alone as the crown prince, and often served as the forward of the Liao army, making many military exploits.

"For example, when Yelu Abaoji went to the north to conquer the Wugu tribe, Yelubei, who was the vanguard capital, led the troops to open the way and entered the territory of the Wugu tribe. According to Yelu Abaoji's plan, Yelubei led the vanguard troops and horses to Fengshan Opening the road and building bridges when encountering water, it is not up to him to lead the army to a decisive battle with the Wugu tribe. Once the Wugu tribe's army gathers, Yelubei will lead the army to join the Liao army's central army, and then fight against the Wugu tribe. Unexpectedly, Yelube and the Wugu tribe After encountering the Wugu army, he did not retreat, but launched a surprise attack on the enemy. At that time, Yelube had only 5 soldiers and horses, while the enemy had [-] or [-] troops. However, Yelube suddenly launched an attack. The ancient tribe was caught off guard, and the general of the army was shot and killed by Yelubei. The soldiers under his command had no leader, and there was chaos immediately. Yelubei led eight thousand tiger and wolf soldiers to attack the crowd, slashed and killed, smashed the Wugu army and horses, and slaughtered its strong soldiers They also robbed [-] heads of livestock, more than [-] vehicles, tents, and utensils, forcing all the Wugu tribe to surrender. When Yelu Abaoji led the main force of the Liao army to arrive, what he saw There are livestock all over the mountains, piles of military equipment, food and grass piled up like mountains, and a large group of Ugu tribes kneeling in black. Seeing this situation, everyone in the Liao Kingdom, from the emperor to the soldiers, was terrified. Yelu Abaoji was both surprised and happy. He rewarded Yelubei with his mount and precious carved bow on the spot, praising him as the number one warrior in the Daliao Kingdom and the thousand-mile horse of Yelu family.

"After this battle, Yelubei became famous in the Liao Kingdom, and no one on the prairie did not know his name. Yelu Abaoji increased the number of troops under Yelubei's command, and asked him to lead an army of [-] to conquer the land of Yan. At that time Yelu Abaoji had formed an alliance with Zhu Wen and promised to help him deal with Jin Wang Li Keyong and his son. This time Yelubei was ordered to go south to raid Li Keyong who was attacking Liang State to solve Zhu Wen's plight.

"After Yelubei received the imperial edict, he led his troops to attack the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. Li Keyong's remaining soldiers were not his opponents, and they retreated one after another. Yelubei's troops were very aggressive, and they did not take attacking the city as their priority. It was chasing the Jin soldiers and beating fiercely, until it was tens of miles away from Mozhou, almost dividing Youyun Sixteen Prefectures into two.

"At that time, Li Keyong was leading the army to fight fiercely with Zhu and Wen. After receiving the military report that the Liao army had gone south and wiped out most of the defenders in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, he was stunned. Li Keyong was good at using troops, naturally Knowing that if the Liao army occupies the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, and there is no danger to defend from Yanmen Pass to the north bank of the Yellow River, the Khitan people will surely be like Mount Tai pressing down on the top, and the whole army will attack the Central Plains. At that time, not only will he not be able to destroy Zhu Wen, but he will also be attacked by the Liao army. The north-south attack with Liang Guo's army can only end in annihilation of the whole army. Therefore, Li Keyong ordered Li Cunxu to abandon Zhu and Wen, and led [-] troops to immediately march northward, counterattack the Liao army, and drive them out of You Cloud sixteen states to solve the plight of the Jin army.

"At that time, Yelubei was the crown prince of the Liao Kingdom. Although Li Keyong did not proclaim himself emperor, Zhu Wen had already killed all the children of the Li Tang royal family and made himself the emperor of the Liang Kingdom. Li Keyong was the descendant of Li Tang Everyone in the world knows that he will become emperor sooner or later. Li Cunxu is Li Keyong's favorite son, and he was named the prince of Jin, which is no different from the status of the crown prince. Therefore, after the encounter between Yelubei and Li Cunxu, he was awarded the title of emperor. Known as the 'Battle of the Two Dragons'.

"Although Yelubei is highly skilled in martial arts and full of strategies, he is not as good as Li Cunxu, who is against the sky. When the two armies met, Yelubei didn't know how powerful Li Cunxu was, and even threatened to fight Li Cunxu one-on-one. Li Cunxu didn't expect Yelube to be so talented, so he immediately agreed. The two fought for fifty or sixty rounds before Yelube knew how powerful Li Cunxu was. Li Cunxu waved his army to cover up the killing, but Yelubei's army was very strict. Although the general retreated, his soldiers were not at all chaotic. Seeing Li Cunxu's soldiers and horses rushing towards them, the Liao army's position was as firm as a rock , Arrows were fired in disorder, and Li Cunxu's soldiers and horses were shot back.

"After this battle, Yelvbei knew that Li Cunxu was superior in martial arts, and he was absolutely no match for him. Although he lost the battle this time, it was a good thing for Yelubei. Because since the battle between him and Li Cunxu, He no longer wants to take risks easily and fight alone with the enemy generals, but pays attention to winning by strategy. Later, Yelubei led the Liao army to conquer the east and west, and there was almost no defeat. It was because he was no longer brave and ruthless. Instead, he defeated the enemy with military tactics. Although Li Cunxu defeated the enemy general, he failed to defeat the Liao army in one fell swoop, but he also knew that the Liao army was different from Zhu Wen's soldiers and horses. Therefore, when Li Cunxu fought against the Liao army, he became very cautious. This is why he was able to defeat the Liao army repeatedly and keep it north of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, preventing the Khitan people from going south and harming the people of the Central Plains. "

(End of this chapter)