Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 520 20 Army

"Yelü Xiezhen is gathering troops. The Imperial Army has assembled all of them except the garrison troops. Excluding those guarding the Quartet, the Imperial Tent Army, Palace Guard Cavalry, and the Sixth Army of the Southern Academy are all assembled near the Lang River and the Shali River. It will take three days."

Outside the Shang capital, Ye Luxian rode a horse to inspect the camp, while Gao Xun was reporting the situation to him behind him.

"Jiedu Envoy of the Shiping Army and Taiwei Han Kuangsi are gathering the nearby tribal armies. Brother Yeluxiu went to the northwest. He went to the grasslands to gather the various tribal armies. The people there are the most difficult to deal with."

Xiao Siwen sighed: "They are usually difficult to control. It is still a question of how many people they can bring back. It is not at ease to send others."

Many of the tribes on the grassland in the northwest surrendered temporarily because they were not the opponents of Daliao. Every year they would pay tribute to cattle, sheep and furs, especially furs, which were important materials for making armor and were very precious.

So with such a fragile relationship, when they heard that the southern army was going north, it was a question of whether they would continue to support and submit to Daliao. Because of this, the imperial court finally sent Brother Yeluxiu, who suppressed the rebellion, to call the tribal army on the grassland.

"How many of us can go south to fight against Shi Congyun?" Ye Luxian asked, he didn't care about what Gao Xun and Xiao Siwen said before, but got straight to the point.

"The tent relatives follow the emperor to defend the capital. They are the elites who prepare for war all the year round. There were 5 people in the Taizu Emperor. However, the previous three battles and the Battle of Hedong have suffered heavy losses. Although they have trained a little over the years, they have only assembled. There are more than 200 people, and many of them are elderly, and there should be about [-] who can go south." Yelusha, the prime minister of Beifu, stepped forward to report.

"The Pishi army created by Emperor Taizong has 5000 troops, but some of them have to guard the pass around the capital, and some of them are uneven. A total of more than [-] people were assembled."

"That means there are a lot of people on empty pay?" Ye Luxian's face was not good-looking. Liao Kingdom's imperial army was also established after the system of the Han people. They were all professional troops and paid a lot of military pay. Most of them were paid in kind, such as cattle and sheep. slaves etc.

The food and salaries of more than 1 people were lost at once, which shows how much officials at all levels swallowed to fill their own pockets, and the entire leather army was almost halved.

Facing Ye Luxian, who had a very bad face, Xiao Siwen stepped forward to advise: "Your Majesty, the late emperor was obsessed with shooting, hunting and drinking, and it has not been a year or two since he ignored the government affairs. Your Majesty need not be outraged.

We took the risk to make changes, and invited His Majesty from Yongxing Palace to Shangjing, just to eradicate these stubborn diseases left over from the past of our Daliao Kingdom, so that Daliao Kingdom will have a future.

For this reason, we must win the current battle and then consider other things. "

Ye Luxian's anger gradually calmed down, he nodded and said: "Xiao Xiang's words are very reasonable, you can continue."

"The Shushan army, which was selected by the empress Shulu of the Taizu, has grown from 2 to 3 over the years, and has actually assembled more than 5000 people.

The six armies of the Southern Academy, including Crane Control, Habayashi, Dragon and Tiger, Shenwu, Shence, and Shenwei, have about 5000 people, almost all of whom are Han Chinese, and are now mainly gathered on the south bank of the Shali River. "

After hearing this number, everyone present was stunned for a moment, only Gao Xun was secretly happy. This shows that with the passage of time, more and more Han people are controlling power and military power in Shangjing, which is good for him.

"The Forbidden Army can gather about 10 people, each tribe's army should be no less than 20, and eventually there will be more than [-] troops. As long as there is sufficient food, cattle and sheep, it is enough to deal with Shi Congyun." Gao Xun immediately stood up and gave made a rough guess.

Prime Minister Yelusha had a different opinion, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there are not so many.

Over the years, because the first emperor ignored the government, many conflicts between tribes came to him for mediation and were shelved.

At the beginning of last year, the daughter-in-law of a tribal chief in Beishankou was snatched by the enemy. He obeyed the laws of Daliao and did not send troops to resolve the dispute privately. Instead, he reported it to the court, hoping that the court would make a ruling.

As a result, His Majesty has been hunting near the Montenegro, and only came back in winter. He didn't pay attention to this matter at all. By this year, his daughter-in-law's son can walk, but it's not his own grandson.

Since then, he cursed that if he did not obey the court and led his troops to attack, this matter would have been resolved long ago, and he said that he would never obey the orders of Shangjing again.

There have been many such things in the past few years. The first emperor failed to handle the affairs and conflicts between many tribes. It is still doubtful how many people can send troops for us now. "

"But at least we have [-] forbidden troops!" Gao Xun had a high fighting spirit.

Yelusha is still pessimistic: "Shi Congyun's strength can only be known after fighting him. He is a vicious wolf and a cunning fox. When he is cunning, he can drive people to despair. When he is fierce, he can personally lead his pack of tigers and wolves." Master, charge forward."

His words made Gao Xun, who was in charge of the battle, look bad, "I think you were frightened stupid by him, and Shi Congyun pierced your guts in Hedong!"

"Humph" Yelusha also snorted. During the Battle of Hedong, he was captured by Shi Congyun. That nightmare battle is still unforgettable to him. Every time he thinks of Shi Congyun, he is terrified.

He remembered what Shi Congyun said to him, those threats and Shi Congyun's broad-minded gaze.

In fact, in the bottom of his heart, Yelusha did not agree with an all-out war with the Qin army.

He had crossed paths with Shi Congyun. He felt that the current Liao Kingdom was by no means Shi Congyun's opponent. He felt that the best way was to exchange the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun for Qin's strike, to preserve the population and strength, and to stabilize the situation. Afterwards, domestic issues will be dealt with, and there will be opportunities for confrontation or peace talks with the Qin army in the future.

However, he also noticed that many people in the high court do not agree with this view, even His Majesty, so he simply did not say anything.

He just reminded: "Your Majesty, I personally met Shi Congyun in Hedong. His dragon flag has always been at the forefront of Qin's army, leading the charge to defeat our army. He is a fierce and cunning person."

Ye Luxian glanced at him and said directly: "No matter what kind of person he is, I will fight him to the death!

As the prime minister, you must do your duty. At the end of this month, at least 20 troops will go south to Beikou to resist the Qin army. This is my order. "

Yelusha saluted and bowed: "Follow the order!"

Ye Luxian turned around, and solemnly ordered the Prime Ministers of the Northern and Southern Mansions, the Privy Councilors and other senior officials behind him: "I don't care what you think, what kind of goals and pursuits you have, our current goals are consistent and clear, and there is no way out.

Prime Minister Yelusha said that Shi Congyun is a vicious and cunning person. I also agree that his viciousness and cunning have been passed on by countless people over the years, and everyone knows it!
But precisely because of this, we must go all out and abandon those unrealistic ideas, he will kill them all fiercely, and cunningly calculate us, unless we voluntarily give away the inheritance of our ancestors and flee to the grassland to hide.

So no matter what, we must resist desperately. By the end of this month at the latest, I want to see 20 troops go south to Beikou to resist Shi Congyun's army! "

Everyone stopped arguing and took orders at the same time.

Although Ye Luxian is young, he has won the unanimous support and support of everyone in a short period of time, and what awaits him may be a bright future.

(End of this chapter)