Han Shizu

Chapter 117 Opportunity
On Liu Chengyou's side, when he heard the news that Yelu Ruan had proclaimed himself emperor, his reaction was very real and he was overjoyed.

As for those looting Hu cavalry, they looked menacing on the surface, but in fact they did not pose too much threat at all, as if they were telling Liu Chengyou that the Liao army was different.It is obvious that it is an army of harassment, if it is just that, it is not a cause for concern.

Under the assisted analysis of Wei Renpu and Xiang Xun, Liu Chengyou's judgment on the situation was very clear, and he accepted his suggestion to stand still and wait for the development of the situation.On the contrary, the generals under his command couldn't sit still.A Liao cavalry from Taizhou (now Baoding, Hebei) crossed Dingzhou to the south, burned and killed all the way, and turned back [-] miles away from Zhending.

"What do you want to do? Make a lot of noise, what a shame!" In the government office, Liu Chengyou scolded with a straight face.

In the hall, several generals of Long Qi's middle and lower ranks gathered together and asked Liu Chengyou for orders to attack.Han Tong, Luo Yanguan, including the newly recruited Li Yun, even injured Sun Li who was not yet ready.

This guy Sun Li was seriously injured before, and although he was treated with all his strength, he lingered in front of the gate of hell for several days due to the current medical conditions.In the end, life was hard, and I survived it alive and well. After nearly a month of raising it, I slowly recovered.With his meritorious service, Liu Chengyou resumed his post as the commander of the Second Army and led the defense envoy of Bozhou.The wounds here are not healed, and when they heard that the Liao army committed crimes in the south, they also made a fuss.

Seeing Liu Chengyou's face turned cold, the group of people did not dare to be presumptuous, so they simply closed their mouths.It was still Sun Li, who was senior, and said in his hoarse voice, "Your Highness, the barbarians don't teach you a lesson, but come here in arrogance. As long as you give an order, the soldiers will definitely behead the enemy and offer their heads."

It was only natural that Sun Li's voice was filled with hatred.Liu Chengyou looked at him calmly: "Do you know who the enemy will be? How many people are there in the southern criminals?"

Two questions caught him, he really didn't know, but he just heard that there were thieves and criminals, so they got together and invited to fight.

"I don't know."

"The enemy's situation is not clear yet, and the enemy's purpose is not clear, so they want to fight. Is it such a joke to fight?" Liu Chengyou scolded softly.

Now, everyone basically felt Liu Chengyou's attitude, and the rest of them dared not speak up.Han Tong, on the other hand, opened his mouth, but held back.

"Retire, and continue to train the soldiers and sharpen the sword!" Liu Chengyou confessed.

The excited generals were repelled by Liu Chengyou with a few words.At the side, seeing a group of arrogant soldiers listening to Liu Chengyou's reprimand honestly, Liu Chengxun's eyes showed a trace of surprise again.His eyes drifted a little. This scene was somewhat similar to the picture he had in mind of Liu Zhiyuan commanding the generals in the east of the river.

"Erlang, the Longqi army is really well trained by you! Dongdong strong soldiers, Longxi's first army! Look at these generals, like wolves and tigers, like a bear in the middle of a tree, ready to come out, the morale of the army is so high, why not be afraid Khitan?" Liu Chengxun sighed.

In the tone of praise, Liu Chengyou faintly felt a hint of envy. It seemed that his elder brother was very touched.

Liu Chengyou shook his head: "I can't do it. The generals don't use their brains, they are just a bunch of reckless people. In comparison, I worry that they are too arrogant and impetuous, which is not a good thing!"

It was obvious that the generals under the Longxi Army were a little bit flustered. The battle in Luancheng made them feel a little bit more confident and arrogant.Although Liu Chengyou is happy, recently he has consciously suppressed that impetuousness.

Liu Chengxun only regarded him as modest, and said: "It's Erlang, your request is too high. The Liao cavalry invaded, and the generals are full of fighting spirit. Why don't you allow it?"

"Brother, what I want to ask is why did King Yongkang of Khitan proclaim himself emperor, instead of trying to stabilize the country, he went south with great fanfare?" Liu Chengyou looked at Liu Chengxun.

Liu Chengxun nodded bluntly, with doubts in his eyes: "You said before that if Yelu Ruan becomes emperor, there will be civil strife within Khitan. But now Yelu Ruan wants to go south for revenge, isn't it the opposite?"

"Brother, I'm afraid you don't know. According to investigations, the Hu cavalry going south are all miscellaneous Hu Fan cavalry. I don't mean to move!" Liu Chengyou explained.

Obviously, Liu Chengxun was not very sensitive to these, and did not clear up his doubts: "Then what is the purpose of the Liao Army?"

"It's not true, it's concealed. Maybe the battle in Luancheng cast a psychological shadow on them," Liu Chengyou murmured lightly.

"Huh?" The eldest brother was a little confused, his eyes slanted twice in succession to Liu Chengyou, his handsome eyebrows were slightly frowned, and he asked again: "The Youyan proposal, can it still come true?"

"The Liao army doesn't move, our army doesn't move!" Liu Chengyou replied very simply.

Liu Chengxun looked puzzled and nervous, but he couldn't explain clearly with a few words, and Liu Chengyou added: "Brother, wait for two more days, and the situation will be clear!"

Liu Chengyou showed confidence, so Liu Chengxun didn't say much, and began to think on his own.

Just as Liu Chengyou and the tent assistant guessed, the subsequent development of the situation proved that the actions of the Liao army were just bluffing.I got involved with the Longqi army on the front line of Zhen and Shenzhen, seeing that Liu Chengyou's side was always loyal, conservative and confrontational, not in a hurry, so he retreated back.

But in Youzhou, Yeluruan stayed for an extra day, and finally there was a movement.He led the Khitan and hundreds of thousands of Hu soldiers and horses he gathered, escorted Yelu Deguang's coffin, left Yanshan Mountain in the north, and marched to Linhuang Mansion in Beijing.

This army was gathered by Yelu Ruan after the Khitan withdrew from China, and worked hard to restore morale a little bit. This is also the most powerful army in Khitan.With an army of [-] in hand, for a few moments, Yeluruan really had the urge to lead the army south and fight another battle.

It's just that he forced himself to calm down and restrained himself.Not to mention the situation in our own country, even if we can drive straight into Hebei, what results can we achieve? With the current situation, it is extremely difficult to drink the river of horses. Moreover, the Central Plains and Hebei have been wiped out after the previous "national calamity". .No matter how you look at it, the gain outweighs the loss.

Yeluruan went north and just left the border of Yan. The news of going to Beijing came from the north. The empress dowager Shulu learned that Yeluruan had proclaimed himself emperor without authorization, and she was very angry. She reacted very strongly. He led the soldiers in Shangjing, gathered the soldiers of the various tribes, and went south to crusade.

A Khitan civil war seemed inevitable.

Before going north, Yeluruan made proper arrangements for Youzhou, and was obviously afraid of Liu Chengyou.Taking Yelu Jieli to stay in Nanjing, he led troops to garrison, and sent several groups of Hu soldiers to establish a line of defense on the front line of Thailand and Mozambique to defend Nanjing.

Yeluruan thinks that the layout is well done, and there are not too few soldiers and horses left behind, but Youzhou is really empty!Liu Chengyou, who heard the news, sighed, the opportunity has come!
(End of this chapter)