Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 990 Expansion Direction
Yeluyi went south again.

To be precise, they came two months ago, and there were not many soldiers, only 6 or [-] people.

With this little force, Yelushi organized it by itself, and it was very easy, without the need for the other five departments to mobilize.However, there are still many warriors from other tribes going south to make a fortune together.

The turbulent cavalry frenzy swept across the entire pass, and the remaining settlements of the Jin army were breached one by one.The soldiers and civilians panicked and either died in battle or were looted. Only a few lucky ones were able to flee south.

Throughout the two months, the Jin army did not launch any retaliatory actions.This made Yeluyi see the reality, and they had no soldiers.

In the era of Li Kuangwei, even if it was just a border friction, the Youzhou cavalry army, who was showing off their might, went north to sweep up the Khitan and Xiren tribes for revenge.

Li Kuangchou's era was a little bit worse.It is said that his brother lost a lot of troops in Hedong and Datong—of course, Li Kuangchou seems to have lost even worse, directly losing the entire Youzhou Town.

Li Ke used the times to seem to be the time for Youzhou Town to regain its strength, but with the sudden change in the Central Plains war situation, they couldn't do it again.

Do you really think you are afraid of all the guards outside the pass?In a military town, there are as many as 10,000 soldiers, and as few as a few hundred people. If [-]+ troops come over, they will be defeated no matter what.The only ones to worry about are the reinforcements from Youzhou.

No matter what Li Cunzhang, who was in charge of the war in Youzhou, thought, the fact that he didn't dare to send reinforcements, and he only cared about withdrawing the soldiers and civilians from the last few strongholds, has already explained everything.

Yeluyi stood on the horseback, pointed at the majestic Linyu Pass, and said with a smile: "One day, I will break through this pass and enter, and go south to Youzhou and even Weizhou."

Brother Yeluhua was behind him, and said sourly: "Abaoji, can you beat Guancheng?"

Before Yeluyi could speak, several of his confidants first scolded him angrily.

General Yelu Xienechi scolded: "Brother Hua, how to fight at Linyu Pass, Yi Lijin has his own mind, why are you making so much noise?"

Brother Yeluhua was furious, and was about to scold back, when someone spoke again.

"Okay, okay, brother Hua, don't say a few words." Yeluyu came out to smooth things over and said, "In the past two years, Yilijin has brought us a lot of benefits, such a big pasture, so many human slaves, don't we all grab them? Are you back? You haven’t made any meritorious deeds, so don’t say a few words, otherwise it will only make people look down on you.”

These words seem to smooth the field, but in fact they are biased.Brother Hua was even more annoyed when he heard that, but Xie Niechi's nephew Lao Gu stared at him fiercely, which made him tremble in his heart, and he shut up.

Although Yelu Laogu was only a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, he was very brave. He was devoted to Abaoji and had a violent temper. Brother Hua was really afraid of him.

Yelu Yuwen is also a member of Tulu Bubu. He is old and cunning, so he is not easy to get along with.Usually when he gives face, if you fight with him again, you will be punished later, without exception.

"Actually——" Liu Rengong said suddenly: "At this time, it may not be necessary to storm Linyu Pass. Why bother? The battle in the Central Plains is fierce, and Youzhou's elite soldiers will sooner or later be dispatched to the west. If Li Keyong suffers a big defeat, he will lose in World War I." If there are more than [-] soldiers and horses, then the defenders of Linyu Pass will also be taken away, and we can overcome without a fight and go straight to Youzhou."

Brothers Gao Silun and Gao Siji looked at each other and sighed inaudibly.

Li Keyong killed his younger brother Gao Sixiang, and of course they hated him deeply.But hearing the Khitan people's idea of ​​attacking Youzhou like this, I still feel very awkward.

Just over ten years ago, when Li Keju was the Jiedushi, Youzhou was still in its heyday.At that time, under the order of the imperial court, Li Guochang, Li Keyong and his son were defeated twice in Datong, and they were driven to the desert.

During the Zhonghe period, Li Quanzhong led his army southward to attack Yiding, taking advantage of the situation to expand, but was defeated by Wang Chucun, Wang Rong, and Li Keyong's joint forces. This was the first time Youzhou lost blood.

During the reign of Guangqi, Li Kuangwei was defeated in Yunzhou and lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. This was the second time that Youzhou lost blood.

During the reign of Dashun, Li Kuangchou suffered successive defeats in Xinzhou and Guizhou, and Youzhou lost blood for the third time.

If it hadn't been for three consecutive Jiedu envoys who kept sending heads, why would Youzhou be here.

If the [-] or [-] elite soldiers who died in Yizhou, Yunzhou, and Xinzhou were still there, how dare the Khitan people be so arrogant?

If it weren't for Youzhou's good foundation, just pull some soil balls together, train for a few years, and you can build an army capable of fighting. I'm afraid Linyu Pass will be gone by now.But the problem is that Youzhou is still bleeding slowly.If it goes on like this, I'm afraid it will be like what Liu Rengong said, the Khitan people will conquer Linyu Pass without a fight, this shameless thief!

Brothers Gao Xinggui and Gao Xingzhou followed behind their father silently holding silver guns.

Gao Xinggui is slightly older, already in his twenties, and Gao Xingzhou is still a 15-year-old boy.The two brothers have a long history of family education and both have courage. Among the more than 1 people who went north to Khitan, they are also outstanding.

"General Liu, news came from the Southwest a while ago that Weizhou has been breached during the battle between Xia and Jin. Is Li Keyong at a disadvantage?" Yeluyi asked kindly, not paying attention to Brother Yelu Hua at all. inside.

"It's still too early to say that the Jin people are at a disadvantage." After thinking about it, Liu Rengong said: "Weizhou is broken, and it is impossible for the Xia people to garrison troops. After the frost in October, if Yunzhou is not conquered, they will have Wherever they came and where they went back. At that time, the people of Jin will be able to recover these places calmly."

After the Frost's Descent, there will be no grazing for supplies on the grassland. What will the Xia people eat?Once the supplies were cut off, the troops had to be withdrawn. How much they ate now would be vomited out by then.

On the other hand, Jin people are close to Yun and Wei, and they can send troops to recover at any time.

You can tell from Xia people's behavior style, it's obvious that they didn't plan to stay for a long time when they were taken away.Their supply base is in Shengzhou, and Shenzhou and Rouzhou can't support the consumption of the army at all, so retreat is inevitable.

Yeluyi obviously understood this truth, and after listening to it, he praised: "General Liu really has insight. Yunzhou stands on the grassland like a nail. If it cannot be attacked, the Xia people really can't do anything."

Liu Rengong laughed when he heard the words, and came up with another idea: "Now the Khitan pasture has reached the Linyu Pass, and there is nothing to plunder here. It is really a heinous crime for King Xi to betray the Khan, so it is better to punish him."

"The Xia people are really hateful, they actually reached out to Ruyuan. I don't know if Ruyuan sent troops to attack Yunzhou this time." Yeluyi asked.

"Perhaps troops have been dispatched." Liu Rengong was also not very sure: "Seeing that there is nothing to plunder in the borders of Youzhou, Yi Lijin might as well prepare his troops and go to Ruyuan for a visit, maybe there will be something to gain."

Yeluyi was a little hesitant.

The scene of losing the field battle with the Jin people before is still vivid in my mind. The Xia people can fight back and forth with the Jin people, and even gain the upper hand, and their combat effectiveness should be good.Is there any chance of winning?

The coach Yelu Fugu was solely responsible for that defeat, otherwise Uncle Shilu would not have had the chance to come out again.It is not a good thing if you fight it yourself and come back in a big defeat.

But Liu Rengong was right just now.After clearing the garrison behind the mountain in Youzhou Town, Khitan is faced with a problem, where to expand?
There are three directions, the first is to attack Shiwei and Tatar to the north.But they are too poor and people don't have much interest.The second is to attack the Bohai Kingdom in the east. They are richer than Shiwei and Tatar, but they are also stronger.The Khitan has also fought many battles with them in these years. Generally speaking, it is not difficult to fight, and everyone is still a little interested.

The third is to fight in the southwest direction and collect the scattered small tribes there. The first ones to bear the brunt are the Ruyuan Tuoba clan who have just moved here for two years.

Do you want to fight?Yeluyi was indecisive.

The strength of Quzhu is very weak and the population is sparse.There are not many people in the Tuoba Department. They have settled down for more than a year, and they are probably not rich. They are poor. After all, it takes time to accumulate wealth.

"No more." Yeluyi shook his head, but finally gave up.

"However—" he suddenly said again: "Go all out to lure people, the Xia people plundered two small tribes attached to me last year, this account can't be counted. Xie Nie red, want to be stable! "

"Yi Li Jin!" Yelu Xie Niechi and Yelu Yu stepped forward.

"The two of you lead five thousand warriors each, one with three horses, and go around Ruyuan and Tanshan. If you have a chance, give the Xia people a blow. Their hands are stretched too long, and they must learn a lesson. If there is no chance, lead the army back." Yeluyi said.

"Okay!" Yelu Xienechi laughed and said, "Yi Li Jin is waiting, I will definitely give you a surprise."

"Don't be careless!" Yeluyi said solemnly: "I don't know what's going on at Ruyuan and Tanshan. It's better to be careful."

"Of course." Yeluyu said calmly.

"I'll go back to my teacher and raid a handful of Bohai people and grab one." Yeluyi ordered.

"Grab! Grab! Grab!" Everyone shouted excitedly.

Yeluyi laughed loudly, reined in his horse, turned around, and headed north.

Liu Rengong felt slightly regretful.Fighting the Bohai Sea is not very interesting, and it is getting farther and farther away from the Central Plains, which makes people feel melancholy.

"Second brother..." Gao Silun sighed, hesitant to speak.

Gao Siji was silent.

There were more than 1 soldiers behind them, half of them belonged to Liu Rengong, and half belonged to the Gao family. Most of them were Fan Han soldiers and horses from Youzhou.

To be honest, Yeluyi treated them very well, valued them very much, trusted them, even to an outrageous level, so that some people in Khitan were dissatisfied, thinking that Abaoji treated the descendants from the Central Plains too favorably, and trusted them too much.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.Gao Siji was also very grateful for this, and was willing to fight for Yeluyi.But if there is a chance to go back to Youzhou, he will go back without hesitation.It's a pity that Youzhou is still in Li Keyong's hands. I don't know if it will be the year of the monkey, let alone if there will be a chance in this life.

"Brother, I think..." Gao Siji secretly said to Gao Silun while no one was paying attention.

"Brother knows what the second brother thinks." Gao Silun said in a low voice: "You always have more ideas than me. If you have any ideas, just do it. If there are things, we will take care of them together. We will advance and retreat together."

"Okay!" Hearing what his brother said, Gao Siji no longer hesitated.

The situation was urgent and there was no room for delay, so he summoned his confidants and whispered a few words.

(End of this chapter)