Han Shizu

Chapter 86 Be a Great Mage

Zhaozhou, Baixiang.

Liu Chengyou led Long Qi's army and moved northward for more than [-] miles. The distance from Luan City was only about [-] miles away.The closer he got to the Khitan army, and the closer he got, the more cautious he became.

As the commander-in-chief, Liu Chengyou has been a little nervous recently, especially after he got Yelu Deguang's army to Luancheng.With a heavy burden on the body, I feel the pressure.

While waiting for the news of the Liao army, Liu Chengyou asked Xiang Xun to bring a team of personal soldiers to accompany him around to relieve his worries.

However, after wandering around, he couldn't find anything.In this era, when it comes to Baixiang, anyone with a little knowledge will think of the "Battle of Baixiang" decades ago.

The Battle of Baixiang was an important turning point in Liang Jin's struggle for hegemony at the end of the reign of Liang Taizu Zhu Wen. It was of great strategic significance and ended in a great victory for the Jin army.

After this battle, Houliang's elite troops suffered heavy losses and quickly went downhill, shrinking to the south of Wei Bo.However, the Jin army had a great reputation, and the two towns of Chengde (Wang Rong) and Yiwu (Wang Chuzhi) fell to Li Cunxu in an all-round way, creating favorable conditions for Li Cunxu to unify Hebei and destroy Liang in the south.

Although he didn't know the details of the Battle of Baixiang, Liu Chengyou had some understanding of it, or at least the result.

Bai Township is at the confluence of Huai River and Ji River. The horse stood on the water bank for a long time, watching the rapid current. It is said that the Liang and Jin armies faced each other across the bank.Feeling the heat brought by the sun, Liu Chengyou pointed to the surrounding area and said with emotion: "Zhuangzong's battle of Baixiang almost established the historical direction of the Central Plains for decades. In less than 40 years, there are not many remains of the battlefield. in this way"

Xiang Xun followed, hearing Liu Chengyou's words, he couldn't help coughing and said, "Your Highness, although the Liang and Jin armies faced off against each other in the Yehe River, the real decisive place was in Gaoyi County in the north. "

"Oh?" Liu Chengyou didn't show any anger on his face, instead he humbly asked Tong Xun for details.

As for Xiang Xun, it took a little time to patiently explain it to Liu Chengyou, and then he accompanied him to watch the river scene, and the expression of a little hesitant to speak slowly hung on his face.

"Speak up!" Liu Chengyou said.

Hearing the sound, he bowed his hands to Liu Chengyou, organized a little bit of language, and said to him: "It's been half a month, and the Royal Highness's army has come to this point, but there is still nothing to do. It has spent too much time, and I am deeply worried. I really don't know what the purpose of your Highness is."

Liu Chengyou didn't say anything, even glanced at Xiang Xun, only to see him continue to say: "Please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Your Highness has always been wise and wise. It's puzzling."

Said, Xiang Xun's expression showed a heavy look of worry: "Right now, the Khitan army has stopped in Luan City for two days. Our army is too close to the enemy, and it is too dangerous!"

Liu Chengyou himself can't remember a little, but Xiang Xun and Guo Rong have spoken to him both overtly and secretly.

In fact, at this moment, Liu Chengyou also had some murmurs in his heart, but he covered it up very well.He keeps his face closed all the time, which makes people completely confused. Recently, Liu Chengyou feels that he can be described as stubborn.

"I don't know what you're talking about." After taking a calm breath, Liu Chengyou finally spoke, "confessing his heart": "I want to be dissatisfied with Wanjun with Longqi, and find a reliable foothold in Shuzhou, Hebei. Restoration again!"

"Where is your Highness?" Xiang Xun was slightly surprised.

"Originally, the most suitable one is Yedu. However, Du Chongwei is tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and it is impossible to get it easily!" Liu Chengyou's thinking seemed to become more and more clear, and he said: "Thinking about it, there is a place where things can be accomplished. There is only Zhenzhou, the old town of Chengde! When the Khitan is withdrawn, our army will take it from there."

"However, even if the Khitan retreats north, Zhenzhou will not give up easily. The Liao Lord is very personable, and he will not fail to see the importance of Zhenzhou!" Xiang Xun thought for a while before asking questions.

Hearing the question, Liu Chengyou looked straight ahead and sighed in his heart, it's really not good to fool around.Fortunately, he came on a flying horse and relieved Liu Chengyou's embarrassment.

From the front, the troop came to report that the Liao camp in Luancheng was full of mourning and weeping. Between the camps, there were many white flags of Sufan, stretching for more than ten miles.
In the military barracks, the generals gathered together, and after listening to the report, everyone looked at each other in dismay.Zhang Yanwei asked in a daze: "What happened to the Khitan people, what important people are dead?"

Liu Chengyou's eyes were obviously a little more agile and splendid, with joy, his body relaxed unconsciously, glanced around, and gave an order very simply: "Case Gu order, the entire army retreats south!"

This will make the crowd even more surprised.

Luan City, on the Liaoying side, was already filled with plain colors.

The violent death of Yelu Deguang had a great impact.As soon as he died, the barracks went up and down, and it became a mess of sand, as if he had lost his way.The internal undercurrent surged out of the water, and the military camp, which was already depressing enough, became even more unstable.

Liaoying, in a very short period of time, became clear and divided into three forces.The Khitan nobles, the civil and military, the Yelu Ruan faction of the Yongkang king, and the Han people headed by the Yan king Zhao Yanshou, who were loyal to Yelu Deguang, were fighting for the dominance of the army.

Yelu Deguang died too suddenly, and suddenly there was no one in charge at all.

Among the three forces, in fact, the "imperial faction" has the largest number of people and the strongest strength, but there is no leader. Although they all insist on escorting Yelu Deguang's "remains" to Beijing, their hearts are relatively scattered.

Yelu Ruan was well prepared, and attracted some noble generals, endorsed him, and supported him to lead the army. In fact, in the entire army, he was the most respected at this time, and his identity and status were in place.But Yelu Ruan has already shown some bad "signs", which naturally caused the disgust of the "imperial party".

As for Zhao Yanshou, he basically accompanies him, just to protect himself.However, he sacrificed the official title that Yelu Deguang had given him before, a little over his own power, and wanted to stand on the stage as the chief minister of Zhongjing.

The internal strife was fierce, and the upper level was unstable, which naturally affected the lower level. Soon, the atmosphere of the entire Liaoning camp in Luancheng was completely chaotic.

In the midst of a dispute, someone raised a very serious issue, which temporarily suppressed the conflict.That is, how to deal with the body of the late emperor, if it is impossible to bury it on the spot, it has to be returned to Beijing and an explanation to the queen mother.

However, it was already summer, the weather was hot, and Luancheng was still far from Shangjing.

There is always a solution to everything, and under the collective efforts, Yelu Deguang was pickled with salt and made into a "di 羓".

When things were in turmoil in the Liaoying camp in Luancheng, Liu Chengyou led the Longqi army, played a trick, and retreated south with great fanfare.This road, on the eastern front, is different from the previous road of the Liao army returning to the north.

During this period of time, Liu Chengyou sent people to make unannounced visits to investigate the surrounding roads thoroughly.

Coming all the way to the south, recruiting surrender and accepting rebels, removing the succulents and saving the greens, the entire army of Longqi is still less than [-].With this amount of troops, the hundreds of thousands of Liao troops heading towards Luancheng, Liu Chengyou, is planning to become a "great magician".

　Thanks to the book friends Zi Ziyou, Shouwang~ for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)