Han Shizu

Chapter 98

Their own family knew their own affairs, and they knew the Khitan people themselves, so they knew how much they suffered in the battle of Luancheng.Yelu Ruan's face turned green when he got the battle damage report, and blood dripped from his heart.

That's horrible!
Among the dead and wounded troops, in addition to the Hu soldiers of Xiren, Mohe, Shiwei and other ethnic groups, there were also a large number of Khitan soldiers, and the upper Khitan nobles, generals, and chiefs of various ethnic groups also suffered heavy casualties in the chaotic battle, similar to Yeluba. Several high-ranking generals such as Reed were killed in battle, and these people were the cornerstones of maintaining the Khitan rule.

And the troops who can accompany Yelu Deguang are all the elites of the Khitan. They are so seriously damaged that they may shake the foundation of their rule.This defeat is difficult to fully explain with injuries.

The casualties of the army are only one of them. What also makes Yelu Ruan feel distressed is the large amount of wealth and materials that accompanied the army. They spent more than half a year searching and looting in the Central Plains and Hebei, and now it seems that they have all made wedding dresses for the enemy.These wealth are also very important to the Khitan people.

You must know that since Shi Jin and Khitan broke up and fought against each other, Yelu Deguang has also been fighting for the past few years, and the losses before and after the Khitan country are also not small, especially in the two battles of Qicheng and Yangcheng. suffered serious losses.In Khitan, the people and soldiers are already exhausted.

When it was last year, when he went south to destroy Jin, Yelu Deguang came almost with the strength of the whole country.Originally, even if it was impossible to occupy the Central Plains for a long time, even if Yelu Deguang died, relying on these goods plundered in the Central Plains and transporting them back to the country would be enough to make the Khitan return a mouthful of blood, ease domestic conflicts, and at the same time have further benefits. develop.

It even helped Yelu Ruan return to the country to fight for the throne.But now, the good situation has been lost, and the loss has been paid to the grandmother's house.

At the same time, Yelu Ruan's heart was filled with unwillingness and remorse. Luancheng was defeated too much in the battle.There is one thing to say, since the founding of the country, the Khitan has never been hit so badly, and even when the Jin was destroyed last year, it was because the Khitan army had not exerted much force, and the later Jin fell by itself.

However, just half a year later, in a foreign country, in Luan City, with hundreds of thousands of cavalry, they were defeated so inexplicably.Maybe after thinking about it after the war, I can reflect on some problems and summarize some experiences. At this moment, Yelu Ruan, who is still enduring the pain of licking her wounds in Zhending City, is still unable to calm down and think seriously.

Especially after the news of Luancheng after the war and the situation of the enemy army reached Yeluruan's ears.There are eight thousand dragon troops, and the enemy army is only 8000 people. They have hundreds of thousands of elites rendering the opponent's background board, and Yelu Ruan's mentality collapsed.

In front of the returning generals, Yelu Ruan shouted excitedly, and wanted to lead the army to turn around and fight back, in order to avenge him and shame him with blood.There are quite a few Khitan noble generals who have the same idea as Yelu Ruan. They are big Khitans who have ever suffered such a loss, and they will definitely go back in revenge.

However, after all, there are some people who are relatively clear-headed, or relatively stable people.For example, Zhang Li among Han Chen and Yelu An Tuan among Khitan people.

"The Liu family has few soldiers, and the previous victory only took advantage of the sneak attack. There are still tens of thousands of strong soldiers, so why not attack them? Are you afraid of the enemy?" Yelu Ruan asked sharply at the dissuasion of the officers and ministers headed by the two.

Zhang Li is not too young, and he has become more and more old after the military disaster, but he looks like he is determined to be a loyal minister of the Khitan, and persuades excitedly: "Your Majesty, although there are many soldiers in Zhending City, they have returned from a great defeat. , the army is disorganized and morale is low, how to compete with the enemy army with a great victory? And the other side has Jin soldiers and Yan soldiers to help, and our army has no absolute military advantage. In such a situation, it is really impossible to go south to fight against it? "

"Bing Yan? Sooner or later, I will make this traitor pay the price!" Yelu Ruan was even more furious when he mentioned the soldier Yan, his eyes narrowed, and he stared at Zhang Li coldly: "If it wasn't for the betrayal of those Han troops, what would our army be? As for this? Zhang Gong so dissuaded me from marching, did he have ulterior motives!"

Yelu Ruan didn't have much trouble with Zhang Li, not because he was Hanchen, but because this person was too much relied on by Yelu Deguang.

Faced with Yelu Ruan's questioning, Zhang Li blushed all of a sudden, his face was full of shame and anger, he raised his finger and pointed to his heart: "Your Majesty has the grace to know how to meet your ministers, and you are extremely polite, and don't think of the evil of betraying, The minister can only repay it wholeheartedly. If the King of Yongkang doubts my intentions, he can reveal his intentions!"

But seeing Zhang Li's emotional appearance, Yelu Ruan shrugged her nose, avoided her gaze, sat down angrily, and said nothing.Seeing Yelu Ruan's reaction, Zhang Li's fast beating heart slowed down.

Zhang Li is upright and angry, but he is not stupid. He has already seen the signs. He knows that after Yelu Deguang's death, his life will not be easy. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the new defeat of the Liao army, he is already thinking about finding an opportunity to run south.I even regretted that in the chaotic battle that night, I did not stay decisively.
With anger, he inspected the army in the city. Yelu Ruan decisively stopped clamoring. He had no idea about the morale of the army, but he didn't expect that, relying on the strong city, not only did it not improve, but it continued to deteriorate. the trend of.

"Your Majesty, what Zhang Li said still makes sense. At this time, with the state of our army, it is really not suitable to send troops to fight. The most important thing is to stabilize people's hearts and restore morale!" Yelu An Tuan remonstrated to Yelu Ruan again.

Glancing at him, Yelu Ruan was not so stubborn this time, but his heart was really unbalanced: "Just letting go of the Liu family's child like this, I am so angry that it is hard to calm down!"

Yelu An Tuan said: "Lieutenant Colonel, which one is not full of anger, Your Majesty still needs to calm down and think long-term."

Sighing, Yelu Ruan asked, "In your opinion, what should we do next?"

"The Southern Dynasties are already a land of right and wrong, and you can't stay for a long time. Soldiers and soldiers are thinking of returning home. Let's return to the north quickly!" Yelu An Tuan said: "It is conceivable that after the news of the Battle of Luancheng spread to the world, the resistance meetings of the various states in China Even more intense. Before the influence expands, order the officials and generals of various states to lead the army to withdraw to the north!"

Hearing this, Yelu Ruan's eyes lit up at this time: "There are still no less than [-] troops in the Central Plains and Hebei Provinces, which can be assembled."

Before Yelu Ruan could finish speaking, Yelu An Tuan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Southern Dynasty is a quagmire. "

"Do you think so too?" Yelu Ruan looked at the other confidants.Or hesitant, or nodded, or silent, that is, there is no clear rebuttal.It can be seen that the Luancheng battle gave these people a great sense of frustration.

"Could it be that even Hebei has to hand over to Liu Zhiyuan?" Yelu Ruan said in a sweet tone.

Mentioning this, Yelu Antuan sneered and said: "Your Majesty, the Southern Dynasty is not so easy to do. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been 50 years, and how many emperors have been changed. It is certain that as long as our army Once he retreated, some people would stand up and oppose Liu Zhiyuan."

"Judging from the performance of the Han people in the past, if you don't fight, you will live and die, and the winner will be determined. You will never give up. The king only needs to lead me to recuperate in the country and watch the internal struggle. The land of Yanyan is still with us. In the hands, wait for the other day to regain strength, and then go south."

Yelu An Tuan's suggestion sounds quite reasonable, but, aside from other things, the issue of restoring power first is not so easy.
But Yelu Ruan thought about it and nodded in agreement.

"Right now, as far as the king is concerned, there are more important things!" Yelu An Tuan said solemnly after circling his eyes twice.

"what?"

"The country can't be without an owner for a day, the king should quickly ascend to the throne and inherit the great cause!" Yelu An Tuan stood up abruptly and knelt down.

Seeing this, Yelu Ruan didn't have many surprises, but frowned and waved his hands again and again: "Our army was defeated by this"

"Because of this, we need a measure to boost morale, inspire the military, and stabilize the situation!"

Yelu Ruan was silent. It would be impossible to say that he was unwilling. Even before the battle of Luancheng, he had planned how to wait for the position of the Liao Emperor.

However, at the moment of the defeat, he was very hesitant: "Shangjing also has his uncle Yelu Lihu, and the Empress Dowager Shulu will definitely support him. With my current situation, how can I win against him!"

"Therefore, it is even more necessary to concentrate the military forces left behind in the Southern Dynasty!" Yelu An Tuan said: "Besides, the emperor's younger brother should not be cruel, arrogant and unpopular, and he will definitely not be the king's opponent!"

Feeling a little upset, Luancheng's defeat made Yelu Ruan a little less confident.

Seeming to see Yelu Ruan's concerns, Yelu An Tuan continued: "The defeat of Luancheng is not the fault of the king, it is the evil cause that was planted by the previous emperor."

Standing up, with a sullen face, and wandering for a long time, Yelu Ruan raised his hand: "As for the withdrawal of the army, you should immediately send a messenger to inform the garrison troops in various places. On Luancheng, keep watching for me!"

"Yes!"

With the dispatch of messengers, the Liao army was basically determined and completely withdrew from the land of the Southern Dynasty.Compared to the bumper return from Kaifeng, this time he was full of resentment, and he went crazy before leaving.Not to mention other places, it is true that the Liao army looted it, which also caused more fierce resistance.

Although Yelu Ruan kept hinting that he wanted to return to the north to seize the throne and keep a low profile, the generals of the Liao army who went north could not hide their dismal and embarrassed temperament.

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