The rise of the prince

Chapter 360

Li Xingzhou has always been very curious about what technique the "Xia Guojian", known as the best in the world, uses.

Not only in this world, people in the Song Dynasty in the previous life also clearly recorded the three treasures of the world: Khitan Saddle, Xia Guojian, and Goryeo Secret Color.

After Xixia was destroyed by Mongols, royal items flowed into the market, and some people also recorded the test of cold-forged armor of Xixia royal family.

Within fifty steps of cold-forged armor, bows and crossbows are not allowed to enter. Even if some arrows just pass through the gap, the arrows will be scratched by the armor and cannot effectively kill the human body. The heavy cavalry "Pingxia iron kite" can survive in the gap between Song and Liao.

Therefore, Xixia cold forging technology has always made Li Xingzhou curious.

Now that Wanyan Yingge really took out a real Xixia sword, he was naturally curious, and hurriedly got up to check it.

Wanyan Yingge was also generous and let him watch.

The sword guards are of the usual style, the same as ordinary oriental swords, the guards are small, and the hilt is cylindrical in shape, with a leather pad, and the workmanship is excellent.

Li Xingzhou took a closer look at the sword body. The whole body of the sword body is smooth, presenting a dense metallic feel. The blade is silvery white and reflective, and the middle part is darker.

He saw some tricks, then shook his head: "The sword is a good sword, but it can't compare to mine."

As he spoke, he pulled out the sword that Tie Niu had given him. The sword was in the style of a Han sword, the guard was widened, the surface had beautiful lines, and the whole body was bright.

If the palace wants such a sword, it can make more than tens of thousands, because the Xiaogang in the inventory has already hoarded thousands of stones.Even so, it is still the best sword in the world, because it is forged from tool steel.

"Big words." Wanyan Yingge was not convinced, "Try if you have the ability."

"Haha, that's what I think." Li Xingzhou said happily. He was afraid that Wanyan Yingge would not dare to try the sword because he also wanted to see how Xixia's cold forging technique was.

Chen Yu and Liu Xu hurriedly tried to dissuade them.

"My lord can't do it! Since it's the royal sword, how can it be used in a battle of spirits, so even if the winner is decided, it will be damaged!" Liu Xu was afraid that the two of them would hurt their friendship, so he hurriedly dissuaded them.

The identities of the two of them are not simple, one is the favored grandson of Emperor Jing Guohua, and the other is the fifth daughter of the Emperor Jin, if they are not careful, they will be involved in important affairs of their family and country.

This is not a joke. In the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there was an emotional dispute when the son of King Wu came to Beijing and played chess with Prince Wendi. The two were children at the time. The son of the king, he missed and was crushed to death on the spot, laying the foundation for the rebellion of King Wu and the Seven Kingdoms.

Liu Xu was very anxious in his heart. The affairs of the world are still human affairs in the final analysis!
If there is a conflict between the street people, it will be nothing more than a few words of quarrel, and if you don't get angry, a few insignificant lives will be lost in the world.

But if there is a conflict between the members of the Tian family, blood will flow like a river if you are not careful!

Princess Wanyan Yingge has an impulsive personality, and King Pingnan is still young, and he is still a brave general who has made great achievements in battle.
So Liu Xu was so anxious that his arms in his wide sleeves were shaking, while he repeatedly tried to dissuade him.

But the two of them didn't listen to him at all, and braved the drizzle of autumn, they walked into the small courtyard.

"How do you want to try?" Princess Yingge asked.

"Stay away and keep a safe distance. I'll count to three, and we'll use our swords to slash each other's swords at two o'clock," Pingnan said.

Princess Yingge smiled: "Yes, you can count."

Seeing that it was useless to stop him, Liu Xu put his heart into his throat, and quickly shut up, not daring to make a sound, for fear that the two of them would be distracted and hurt each other by mistake.

Mr. Chen Yu also walked out worriedly, and Liu Xu reached out to support him.

"One"

"two"

"three!"

Boom!
At the other end of the courtyard, the two men shot at the same time, and the sword lights met at one place, making the piercing sound of metal connecting.

"Come again!" King Pingnan said.

The two of them drew their swords one after another, not attacking the other's body, but the other's sword. In the fine autumn rain, metal contact could be heard endlessly, which could be heard in the whole small courtyard, and sparks splashed from time to time.

Princess Yingge is a warrior on the battlefield, with fast and powerful shots, but the 16-year-old King Jing who is facing him is also at a disadvantage. Whether it is speed or strength, Liu Xu was stunned for a while.

Yelu Dashi, King of the Southern Academy of Liao Kingdom.

He wore a black cloak over his armor. A battle might start at any moment. For several days, he wore his armor day and night, just in case.

The sky was lightly raining, and the lush grass on the ground had been trampled on repeatedly, and the grass roots could not be found. It became a muddy road, and the rainwater accumulated in several places, making it even more icy and difficult to walk.

Yelu Dashi was almost stuck in the mud several times, so he called the sergeants on both sides of the camp: "Go and find some more stones to fill in."

The guards quickly called a few people, and braved the rain to find stones around the camp. In the distance, the continuous tents were looming in the rain, and the cavalry patrolling back and forth braved the drizzle, shuttling between the camps.

The autumn cold is beginning to appear, and the tents in the distance can only see the outlines in the rain, but they can hear the screams of killing through the rain curtain. It is Han Derang's army training in the rain.

Yelu Dashi dragged his muddy leather boots before he entered the tent, he saw someone waiting there, he stepped forward to look slightly, and then he was surprised: "Han Gong! Why are you here?"

Sitting cross-legged in the big tent was an old man with half-white hair and beard, tall and tall, wearing a thick sable fur cloak.

It was Han Derang, the regent of the former dynasty. Now that the Khan has suppressed the Han family, he has lost the prestige of the regent, but he still holds the power and alone in charge of an army, serving as the governor of the Zhangde army.

Han Derang stood up: "Your Majesty Yelu, I have something to ask for today. Jurchen has sent someone to send a post, and I have agreed with Khan to start the war when the rain stops."

Yelu Dashi respectfully said: "Is Mr. Han worried that the war will not go well?"

"Not necessarily, our army is several times larger than the enemy's, and they are all elite troops, so we are not afraid of fighting.

Khan and the commanders-in-chief of the various armies believed that they were sure of victory, and the old man was afraid that Khan would be impulsive, so he went out to fight on the spot. "Han Derang said and shook his head: "At first I advised Khan not to camp here, but after I persuaded him, he camped there instead. "

Yelu Dashi didn't answer, old people like them naturally knew about the grievances between Khan and Han Gong.

It's just because Empress Dowager Xiao and Mr. Han had an affair at the beginning, although they didn't have the name of husband and wife, they are actually very close and have the reality of husband and wife.

When Khan was young, Han Derang took charge of major foreign affairs as the regent, and the Empress Dowager Xiao took an overview of the court, controlling the court with iron and blood.

Later, Empress Dowager Xiao even secretly poisoned Han Derang's wife, and lived in Han Derang's house by herself for a long time. Everyone knew in their hearts that the eunuchs of the court would also mention it, but Queen Mother Xiao didn't care.

But it is precisely because of their pair of partners, one is both civil and military, using troops to resist powerful enemies externally, and making drastic reforms internally; the other is ruthless in methods, overviews the overall situation, and delegates power and trust.It was only then that the Liao Kingdom was saved from danger and the Liao Kingdom grew rapidly.

The upper echelons of Khitan's six ministries did not pursue Han Derang's arrogance, but thought it was a good thing. In front of interests, nothing is unacceptable. Even if Mrs. Xiao finds another hundred men, so what?Besides, she only found one.

Ke Shulie Khan inevitably had a rift in his heart and was dissatisfied with Han Derang. After all, Empress Dowager Xiao was his biological mother. Although he was young at that time, he was still in the palace, and he was watching all kinds of things.

Especially before the Queen Mother Xiao passed away, she repeatedly confessed that she would be buried with Han Derang in the future, which made Yelu Shulie Khan even more angry.

Thinking of all kinds of grievances, Yelu Dashi couldn't help but hiss.

He, Yelu Dashigui, is the King of the South Court of Liao Kingdom, only under Khan and the King of the North Court, but he still respects Han Gong, the former regent, "What does Han Gong mean?"

Han Derang continued, his tone was serious: "The battle between the two armies does not mean that the more soldiers are better, especially in this place, there are mountains in the north, and it is not open enough. A hundred thousand troops are arrayed in the north and south, at least the north and south are flat. It can only be deployed when it is above mile.

And if our army hastily engages the Jurchens here, the left and right wings will not be able to spread out, and the handover point will only be twenty or thirty li from north to south.

Twenty or thirty miles long, but it is far from enough. Once the battle starts, there is no way to turn left and right, and the width of the formation from north to south is no different from that of 2 Jurchens!At that time, the forwards will fight, and the rear will wait and see, unable to kill the Jurchens, which is not good for us! "

Yelu Dashi listened, and nodded again and again, and at the same time suddenly realized that he was indeed Han Gong.

Indeed, they are several times the number of Jurchens, but if the army cannot be deployed across the board, they will not be able to encircle them left and right.

Moreover, it will cause the front army to fight and the rear army to wait and see. Once the front army is defeated, the rear army may flee without fighting. As a result, their advantage of having a large number of people has not been brought into play at all.

"What does Mr. Han mean?"

"We must retreat eighty miles!" Han Derang said decisively: "Retreat outside the city of Zhongjing, where the terrain is open and there are no mountains between the north and the south. Our army of 10,000+ can be formed in the north and south.

Once we confront each other, we will be several times stronger than the Jurchens, and the cavalry on both sides will be able to flank the Jurchens, encircle the Jurchens, and a battle will be settled! "

(End of this chapter)