A knife in love

Chapter 1994
Qi Jiu grew up in the Dengzhou Guard Army camp since he was a child, and he has seen Dengzhou Guard Commander Yamen behead and kill prisoners several times.It's just that most of those criminals were killed because of robbery or murder, or because they raped prostitutes, and they were not killed because they violated military discipline during the expedition.Now, listening to Feng Wei's story about Yelu Abaoji's murder to enforce military discipline, I thought to myself, since ancient times, although most of the famous generals love soldiers like sons, they all use their troops without hesitation. Those who disobeyed the military order were killed immediately, otherwise these Qiu Ba would never be subdued.Although Yelu Abaoji had a vicious mind, it was hard to say what he did was wrong.

When Qi Jiu was thinking about it, he only heard Feng Wei continue to say: "After the guard leader took the order, he immediately led more than a dozen guards and ran down the city wall in a murderous manner, and rushed into the ranks of sergeants. Yelu Abaoji Station At the top of the city, seeing more than a dozen guards disappearing among countless soldiers in a blink of an eye, I thought to myself, this southern expedition was first attacked by Li Cunxu under the city of Dingzhou, and suffered a big loss. I fell into a trap and abandoned Wangdu City. After one defeat after another, all the soldiers were afraid of Li Cunxu, and they couldn't help but tie their hands and feet when fighting. Now the big battle is coming, and it is necessary to defeat Li Cunxu in a battle. I am worried that I can't Boost morale, but some people dare to mess around in the queue without knowing life or death. I borrow a few heads to let the sergeant smell the blood. First, it can strengthen the courage of the soldiers, and second, it can also let the whole army know that this battle can only be fought. Go forward, you can't go back, otherwise you will have to face the law before the army, and your head will fall to the ground.

"Yelu Abaoji waited on the top of the city for a long while, and saw that a dozen guards squeezed out of the crowd with one person and walked straight towards the city wall. Yelu Abaoji stood on the top of the city, although the lights above and below the city were brightly lit. , but he was far away and couldn’t see the man’s face clearly. Yelu Abaoji thought to himself, thinking that this man did not obey the rules in the queue, so he was caught by the guards. It’s just that I want the guards to catch the offender Beheading on the spot to deter the sergeant, but these ignorant fools pushed the prisoner over. Could it be that the person who was caught was not an ordinary sergeant, but an official, and these guards dared not kill anyone?
"Thinking of this, Yelu Abaoji was not angry but happy, thinking that it would be even better if it was an official who violated military discipline. Killing an official will be a greater shock to the sergeant. But I don't know which guy it is today Unlucky, it hit the tip of my knife. When he was thinking about it, he saw that a dozen guards had already embraced the man and walked onto the driveway. Yelu Abaoji looked intently, but saw that the man was none other than volunteered Han Yanhui went to Yuzhou City to urge grain. I saw Han Yanhui walking staggeringly, as if his legs and feet were not flexible. But he was quite anxious, and trotted along with a dozen guards, and walked all the way along the horse path. city ​​head.

"Seeing Han Yanhui's arrival, Yelu Abaoji became more and more happy. He thought that Han Yanhui understood the truth and knew the priority of the matter. He rushed back from Yuzhou City in only a dozen hours. He must have prepared all the food and grass. The day will be sent to Yizhou City. Li Cunxu, the little thief, will be defeated tonight, and food and grass will be brought in, so that the soldiers can rest in Yizhou City for a day. After eating and drinking enough, the army will go south and rule the world.

"While Yelu Abaoji was complacent, Han Yanhui had already walked up to the top of the city quickly. But he was walking too fast, tripped and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the head of the guards walked beside him, with quick hands and eyes, stretched out He supported him with his right hand, so he didn't fall down. Yelu Abaoji saw Han Yanhui's pale face and tired expression, and thought to himself, these Han people talked about poems and books, and they all talked at length, but when they did things, most of them would It's trash. Although Lao Han is loyal to me and has read a lot of books, he is no match for my Daliao warrior. After riding a war horse for more than ten hours, he has tossed like a man and a ghost. Weak for many years, this time the tigers and wolves of the Daliao Dynasty marched southward, the Han people can only raise their hands and surrender, and become slaves of our Khitan people.

"Han Yanhui staggered up to Yelu Abaoji and said in a trembling voice, the old minister pays his respects to the Emperor. He trembled and wanted to kneel down while speaking. Yelu Abaoji was in a good mood at the moment. Seeing Han Yanhui's appearance, he waved his right hand, Said in the mouth, free from courtesy. Mr. Han came just in time, the prince has already led the troops to meet up, and he is fighting with Li Cunxu in the east of the city. It seems that the prince has the upper hand, and I am about to mobilize the troops. The whole army is out of the city. Together with the crown prince, we defeated the little thief Li Cunxu in the first battle. Mr. Han can stand on the top of the city and watch the enemy raid. If you have spare time, you might as well compose a poem to strengthen our great Liao army.

"Han Yanhui gasped heavily, trembling uncontrollably. Under the light of the torch, he saw sweat dripping from his forehead, and his expression was terrified. Although Yelu Abaoji looked down on the Han people, he knew that Han Yanhui was a man of great ability. The character is by no means comparable to ordinary Han people. After he entered the court as an official, he formulated many regulations and classics for the court, making the Daliao court no longer like a noisy cattle and horse market, but a place where everyone respected and had a personality. It is a solemn place that respects the emperor. Yelu Abaoji has never seen Han Yanhui so panicked, his heart trembled, and he asked, what happened to Mr. Han during his trip to Weizhou?
"I just heard Han Yanhui say in a trembling voice, "Report to the emperor, Weizhou was attacked by the bandit army and fell the day before yesterday. The [-] soldiers we left in Yuzhou City, together with a lieutenant general and seven school lieutenants, all We were beheaded by the bandit army, so the news did not leak out. After the bandit army captured the city, they set fire to the army's food, grass and ordnance. Now our food road has been cut off by the bandit army. Whether to fight, defend or retreat, the veteran can only May His Majesty make a decision.

"Yelu Abaoji was shocked when he heard the words, and could hardly believe his ears. He stared at Han Yanhui and said sharply, most of the sixteen prefectures of Youyun have been owned by Daliao, and we have counted all the soldiers and horses left behind by Li Keyong in each prefecture Annihilation. You said that a bandit army took Yuzhou, how is this possible? Yizhou City is the throat leading to Yuzhou, and Li Cunxu, a little thief, is blocked by us again, unless these soldiers and horses fly over from the sky Yes, otherwise, we will definitely just bypass Yizhou City under our noses!

"After Han Yanhui left Yelubei's camp, he rushed to the northwest, wanting to rush to Yuzhou as soon as possible. If he could arrive at Yuzhou City before the soldiers escorted the grain carts, That's the best thing. At worst, you have to meet him on the way, so as not to make these sergeants suspicious. He returned to Yizhou City with all the sergeants and grain trucks, and Yelu Abaoji would definitely not doubt that he was on the way Yelubei's army went through a journey, and those ministers and generals who secretly made friends with Yelu Deguang couldn't find any faults in themselves.

"Han Yanhui really did his best to make Yelube overcome the difficulties. He set off from Yizhou City, walked northward for more than ten miles, then turned eastward, until he reached Yelube's army, and then turned to Northwest, running all the way. On the way, he only drank half a pot of water and rested three or four times. It took him only a dozen hours for a total of nearly [-] miles. It was just enough to reach the distance between Yizhou and Weizhou. At Niushanji, we met a dozen or so sergeants who had fled back in a hurry. These sergeants were all crooked, and almost all of them were wounded, looking in a state of distress."

(End of this chapter)