The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 387 Debate
The news of Geng Qing's overnight departure had already spread. Seeing the speckled flames stretching the mountain road, people from the Geng family swarmed out of the house, wanting to persuade them that it would be good to stay in the village for a few more days.

Amidst the flames that were spreading, Geng Qing reined in the reins, turned his head towards the figures gathered at the entrance of the village, pursed his lips and raised his hands to arch.

"Fellow folks, Qing still has important things to do, so don't delay. After Khitan is driven away, I will come back to visit the elders!"

"Dazhu, we don't understand what you're doing, so we don't ask. I just want to say, take care of yourself when you go outside. You don't know how many years you will come back after you go. In the future, this village will still recognize you. Yours are getting less and less.”

The third prince was helped out, tremblingly looking at the figure in front of the soldiers and horses, what he wanted to say, in the end, turned into a gesture of waving.

"Take care, you are already promising. You don't need to be more promising."

Geng Qing nodded silently, turned the horse's head, whispered softly, and slowly stepped into the guards, and was escorted by the surrounding gods and rushed to the front of the team.

The lieutenant general and the orderly Qingqi circled around one by one, and rode behind King Yong together.The sound of horseshoes and footsteps spread among the advancing queue, and Geng Qing urged the horse to sprint and raised his hand.

"The order!"

"Rush to the Youzhou battlefield immediately, find the traces of the soldiers and horses led by Li Siyuan and Shi Jingtang, and contact them!"

The war horse overtook a few riders, came to the front of the cavalry, and said as he walked: "...and the governor Li Cunxiao, once you get in touch, order him to observe the battlefield and choose a suitable opportunity to intervene in the battle situation. It is best to give Yelu Abaoji a note Backstab! How is the process, no need to report, only the result!"

"and also!"

When they came to the front, the fast horses scattered in all directions. Geng Qingle stopped the horses and looked at the last order to ride: "You work harder, pretend to go to Khitan to go to Beijing, and inform Zhao Hongjun that he can come back and count the distance , you go there, and then the 'Thunder' explodes and spreads, it should be able to shake the morale of Khitan!"

"Here!"

The cavalry folded their fists and lowered their heads, and when they lifted it up again, they turned around and rushed forward, holding the torch at the fastest speed, headed to the north under the bright crescent moon above their heads.

As time passed, the bright crescent moon gradually hung on the branches. Far away on the other side of the darkness, the Khitan barracks, whose attack was once again frustrated, was extremely dull, and the patrolling soldiers seldom scolded or whispered to each other.

Yelv Xienechi, who failed to attack again, was beaten with a military stick in public today in the school grounds, dragged down like a dead dog, and recuperated in the tent.

And Yelu Abaoji was also upset, in normal times, he would never do this, when the military law was ordered to be enforced, he regretted it a little, but as the emperor, what he said was an imperial decree, how could he take it back.

"A Youzhou."

The Khitan emperor waved everyone back and walked back and forth in the tent alone. He never thought that a mere Youzhou could resist his [-] troops going south. The Han general in the city was underestimated.

"I unified all the tribes of Khitan, I don't know how many times I went south to the Han land"

Yelu Abaoji clenched his fist and wanted to smash the long case, but his fist hovered in the air. This time when he went south, he couldn't help but think of the same situation when he assisted Li Keyong back then.

"His Majesty!"

At this moment, a voice sounded from outside, Yelu Abaoji turned his head, "Come in!" The curtain over there was lifted, and Yelu Helu strode in. Among the Khitan nobles, they can be said to be proficient in military affairs. The general Zhou Dewei entered the city and dared not come out.

At this moment he came in with an ugly expression on his face.

"Xiao Hendu was defeated in the west, Wu Lisu was killed, and his heads were all taken off by the Han people."

"Where are the others?" Yelu Abaoji asked in a low voice, and suddenly raised his foot to step on the long case, and the letters and pens and ink placed on it spilled all over the floor, and he repeated.

"Where is Xiao Chendu!"

"Xiao Dilu led his troops to pick him up." After Yelu Helu said this, the ugly expression on his face never stopped. Leading troops to meet Xiao Hendu at this juncture, it is better to say that he led his troops to protect him, so as not to be caught by Yelu Helu. A Bao took the opportunity to beheaded.

"The Xiao Clan. Hehe, they are really united."

Yelu Abao laughed angrily, walked around to the back of the long case, and sent the guards to summon all the generals, the fact that Xiao Hendu was defeated and disbanded had already been known from the bottom.

"Perhaps you already know about it down here, so I won't say much. I'm calling you over. I don't intend to continue the siege, but to turn around and remove the reinforcements from the Han people first, cutting off the entire Youzhou road."

"Your Majesty divides the troops at this time, and the Han generals in the city will definitely come out and attack front and back."

"Your Majesty is probably waiting for Zhou Dewei to come out."

After Yelu Abaoji finished speaking, Yelu Haili spoke immediately, and Yelu wanted to fill in the last sentence. Hearing everyone's speeches and expressing their opinions, Yelu Haili nodded approvingly.

"Han reinforcements are going to be fought, and I want to take down the city. Do you have any other better ways?"

Seeing that no one took it back, Yelu Abaoji got up slowly, walked to the map, looked at the names of the cities, and smiled suddenly.

"The Han people are full of tricks, defeating Xiao Hendu is nothing more than trying to break the siege of Youzhou, but if they can't, they will definitely rush to help the city. This is our best chance."

Yelu Abaoji looked at the trend of mountains and rivers on the map inch by inch, and the plan he came up with gradually took shape, making him smile.

"Once the reinforcements from the Han people are defeated, the city under the jurisdiction of Youzhou will be destroyed without attack. So, everyone, it's time for the Han people to suffer."

The emperor had a solemn face, and he slammed his fist on the desk.

"Yelu Haili, continue to besiege the city, cut off all food and fodder in the city, and don't let anyone enter the city gate!"

"Yes!"

"Yelu wants to be stable! Take [-] with you, gather Xiao Hendu's rout along the way, and set up the defense line again!"

"Yes!"

After the names were read, the generals who assigned the orders left the tent one by one, but Yeluhelu was stopped by him and whispered in his ear.

"I don't believe that there is only one way for the reinforcements of the Han people. You say these Han people, where will they attack again?"

The news that can be analyzed is still a bit uncertain at present, but it is premonition that Yelu Abaoji's heavily armed rear should be attacked.

Yelu Abaoji clicked on a mountain on the map, which was just west of the luggage, "Only this position is the most suitable for launching a sneak attack, Yelu Helu, come here."

Fu Er whispered something.Yeluhelu nodded again and again, his expression finally changed slightly.

Immediately.

After receiving the order, Yeluhelu went to his own barracks, surrounded by groups of soldiers who had already practiced, knowing what was going to be done, no one had any doubts, and soon, the soldiers and horses under his command quietly left in the dark of night.

(End of this chapter)