A knife in love

Chapter 2018
Both Li Qiufeng and Qi Jiu had seen officers and soldiers perform drills before. Hearing what Feng Wei said, they both thought in their hearts that the formation of troops is indeed very important for a large army to fight on the battlefield, but all the treasures must be bet on one formation map , but also too ridiculous.Although Feng Wei's origin is doubtful, judging from his appearance, even if he has been an official, he is still a civil servant.As for the battle formation, most people just follow what others say, so they believe in Zhuge Wuhou's formation map like a god.But they don't know that wars are ever-changing, if you want to use a single map to conquer the world, it is tantamount to sticking to the rules, talking about wars on paper, and you will definitely cause disaster.

I only heard Feng Wei continue to say: "Yelu Deguang led more than [-] Liao troops to the south and stationed at the Liao-Tang border. When the time comes, the army will go south and drive straight in, taking the Central Plains and Jiangnan in one fell swoop. But although he Cunning, but when it comes to the ability to march and fight, it is far behind Yelu Abaoji and Yelubei. Li Cunxu dispatched troops and generals to kill the rebels, and hid in the capital to enjoy himself. Originally, Yelu Deguang went south. Good timing. However, he received a secret report from the spies and thought that Li Cunxu was not willing to personally lead the troops to fight against the rebels, so he planned to sit in the capital by himself to prevent the Liao army from going south. Therefore, even though a general of the Liao army persuaded him to send troops to the south, he was wiped out in one fell swoop. After losing Li Cunxu, Yelu Deguang was worried about gains and losses, and it also hindered Li Siyuan from guarding the border, so he stayed put and did not dare to go south rashly.

"Later, Li Siyuan received an order from Li Cunxu to lead his troops south to suppress the rebellion. Li Siyuan knew that once he led his troops south, Yelu Deguang would take the opportunity to attack Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, and the situation would be out of hand. Therefore, before Li Siyuan went south, in Youyun All over the sixteen prefectures of Yunyun bluffed and ordered small groups of soldiers to set up more flags and gallop back and forth between the various cities. People who don't know the details thought that the Tang army had increased a lot of troops in sixteen prefectures of Youyun. The Liao army's secret agents This matter was reported to Yelu Deguang, but Yelu Deguang didn't know what to do, so he had to restrain his generals and not allow them to send troops easily.

"Li Siyuan led the army to the south, and two months later Li Cunxu died under the arrows of the rebel army. Li Siyuan became emperor in Luoyang. He knew that Yelu Deguang had been stationed at the border of Tang and Liao with a large army, spying on the Central Plains, just waiting for the right time As soon as he arrived, he led his troops south. Therefore, the first thing Li Siyuan did after he became emperor was to mobilize troops and horses to go north, and set up defenses in the sixteen prefectures of Youyun to prevent the Liao army from attacking. Only then did Yelu Deguang know Li Cunxu was dead, and he was surprised and happy. He was about to send his troops to the south, but unexpectedly, the Tang army marched northward and guarded the sixteen prefectures of Youyun like an iron barrel. Yelu Deguang regretted it, knowing that although Li Siyuan was not as brave as Li Cunxu , but when it comes to defending the city, he is stronger than Li Cunxu. Therefore, he waited and watched for several months, but he had no chance to take advantage of it, so he had to lead the army back outside the Great Wall.

"At the beginning of Li Siyuan's ascension to the throne, in order to deal with Yelu Deguang, he sent someone to send a letter to Yelubei, asking Yelubei to take advantage of the opportunity of Yelu Deguang's army going south, and send troops to attack the capital of the Liao Kingdom, so as to force Yelu Deguang to return to the army. Yelubei is not a fool, he knows that although Yelu Deguang leads the army outside, but relying on his own more than [-] soldiers to attack the capital of Liao Kingdom, it is like hitting a stone with an egg. Moreover, he hides in Dongdan Kingdom, worrying about Yelu Deguang's presence day and night If we follow Li Siyuan's idea to provoke the Tang army, it is not known whether the danger of the Tang army will be solved. I will be beaten by Yelu Deguang to wipe out the whole army. Therefore, although Yelubei replied and agreed to Li Siyuan's request, he did not at all Lead the army out.

"Later, I heard that Yelu Deguang did not take advantage of Li Siyuan and had already led the Southern Expedition Army back beyond the Great Wall. Yelubei's heart rose again. He knew that Yelu Deguang had not taken advantage of Li Siyuan, and the fire in his stomach was inevitable. He sent an envoy to Luoyang and delivered it to Li Siyuan. In the letter, Yelubei asked the Tang army to make a northern expedition, and he was willing to lead an army of [-] to respond. The two sides attacked Yelu Deguang. Then great things can be accomplished.

"Although Li Siyuan became emperor, there was a civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, many elite soldiers died, and many old officials loyal to Li Cunxu were still there, so Li Siyuan's throne was not secure. Besides, the people were in poverty, and they all hoped that there would be no more trouble. The disaster of war. If you send troops to the Northern Expedition at this time, not only will you not be sure of victory, but it will easily cause chaos. In addition, Li Siyuan also sent a detailed mission in the Liao Kingdom. Knowing that Yelubei claimed to have an army of [-], in fact, there were only [-]. Moreover, there is a serious shortage of food, grass and armaments. He said that he wanted to attack Yelu Deguang with the Tang army, but once a war started, he could not count on Yelu Deguang at all. The Tang army could only fight against the Khitan cavalry alone. Even if he could win Yelu Deguang in the end Deguang, if Yelubei, who has been sitting on the mountain watching tigers fight, has other plans, the Tang army will be in danger.

"Li Siyuan thought over and over again, and then wrote a reply letter to Yelubei. He wrote in the letter very politely. He only said that the civil strife in Tang Dynasty had been in chaos for more than half a year. The elite soldiers suffered a lot of casualties, and the food, grass and military equipment were exhausted. If they want to recover their vitality, they will have to spend three or four years. Therefore, although they intend to join hands with Yelubei to attack Yelu Deguang, they are still unable to do so. They can only recover their vitality first, and then start the Northern Expedition.

"Yelubei became more and more anxious when he received Li Siyuan's reply. However, he knew that what Li Siyuan said was true. After the great chaos, it was indeed difficult for the Tang army to make a northern expedition. The more Yelubei thought about it, the more panicked he became, but there was nothing he could do. Sitting trapped in the palace, she drank her sorrows with wine every day.

"Since the last time he prayed to heaven, the Central Plains was in chaos and Yelu Deguang gave up attacking Dongdan, Yelubei believed in ghosts and gods. He read many books written by Han people in the Central Plains with Han Yanhui since he was a child. He brought a lot of money and went to the Central Plains to buy a large number of books. In addition to the sage classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics, these books also have many miscellaneous books on astrology, divination, farming, and iron smelting. Yelubei believed in the theory of ghosts and gods, and he Among the books I bought, I selected a lot of miscellaneous books such as divination and astrology and studied them carefully, hoping to find out the way to drive ghosts and gods to defend against the enemy.

"Among these miscellaneous books, there are many sorcerers such as exorcising ghosts. Yelubei followed the same example, set up an altar in the palace, opened the altar, and performed rituals. For these rituals, cinnabar, glutinous rice, and dog blood must be prepared. Waiting for weird things, the servants and maids in the palace didn’t know what Yelube was up to, and they were in shock. Originally, Yelube was secretly called a "vampire demon", but now he acts more and more strangely. He was even more frightened. When he saw him during the day, he hid away. When it got dark, he fled the palace and did not dare to stay in the palace. When the story spread, all the officials and people in the city thought that Yelubei was bewitched by evil spirits. Don't dare to look him in the eye.

"Yelubei is trapped in Dongdan country, and he is worried day and night that Yelu Deguang will come to beat him. Although he wants to use alcohol to relieve his sorrow, the sorrow is even worse when he is drunk. Every time he gets drunk, he shouts loudly in the palace. screaming, crying and laughing loudly, like a devil. If there is a servant and servant woman who is unlucky, if he bumps into him at this time, he will often be beaten to the point of blood, and even lose his life. So Yelvbei has become a "vampire demon" This nickname is regarded as a devil by the whole city, and everyone respects him at a distance."

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