The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 405 Fire in the Backyard
Wang Yanzhang and Li Siyuan are both talented generals, so how can they not know the truth.If something like this happened in Taiyuan or Bianzhou, I'm afraid they would have to go back overnight.

This was an excellent opportunity, but Wang Yanzhang didn't dare to guess whether the other party knew about such a big incident in Shangjing. Others send heads.

"Does Yelu Abaoji know what happened? If not, the battle will continue."

"You have to know how to fight!" Li Siyuan is quite insightful in military affairs, and after thinking for a moment, he continued: "How could the emperor who took down Khitan with his own hands retreat so easily? Even if he wanted to leave, he would never let us know."

Geng Qing nodded approvingly.

"go on."

With the approval, Li Siyuan was happy for no reason. You must know that in these years, he has long regarded King Yong, who is a few years older, as his teacher. This kind of affirmation of appreciation undoubtedly made him more active.

"If I were the Emperor of Khitan, I would send an army ahead to entangle me, cover up the rest of the army and retreat slowly, widen the scope of the pursuit, and set up ambushes on the way to ensure that there are no pursuers at all."

"Will Yelu Abao withdraw his troops quietly? You can tell by looking at the appearance of the army and its formation!" Wang Yanzhang said in a low voice.

Before long, the army moved.But what Geng Qing and the others didn't know was that in the Khitan army camp at this time, Yelu Abaoji was considering the rear camp.

To the north where the sun stretched, the Khitan generals came out of the commander's tent in twos and threes, and Yelu Abaoji sat at the long table and drank wine one after another.

The battle on the front line here is not going well, but it hasn't reached the point where he is angry. After some time, he will be able to wipe out this Han army and capture Youzhou.

However, the grain and grass hoarded by the back camp are mixed with mud, and only cattle and sheep are fed. How can this battle continue?
The generals were summoned to inquire one by one. The preparation and inspection of the grain and fodder were all completed in the warehouse, and then they were directly transported to the military camp, and they went south overnight to the place where they were stationed.

The only time for adulteration is the time in the official warehouse and before leaving the city, but no matter which two, adulteration has become a fact.

"I, Khitan boy, when did I become like a Han? False, fool me!"

Yelu Abaoji couldn't figure out why the Khitan established by himself and the nobles selected by himself would do such a thing, he angrily threw the wine bag to the ground.

"It's shameful for me to be defeated by the Han people!"

He has already made a decision on the next thing, which is to withdraw troops. No matter how powerful the troops are, what will people and horses eat without food and grass supplies?The consumption of just one day is a huge number, and the battalion can only bear the needs of two days at present.

But if you just withdraw the troops like this, it would be too cheap for this lingering Han army!

Yelu Abaoji made up his mind, got up slowly with his knees pressed, dragged his cloak around the long case, and walked to the tent. Under the guard of his personal guards, he looked at the barracks that was becoming more and more noisy, and the soldiers and horses began to mobilize.

'If you want to withdraw the troops safely, you must not know about the Han people. '

In the field of vision, there are as many as 3 infantry and cavalry mobilized, all of which can be discarded, so as to cover the main force to retreat calmly.Yelu Abaoji had a little bit of hope in his heart, hoping that this army could defeat the Han army on the opposite side, so that they would not have to withdraw their troops and return to Shangjing. Once they occupied Youzhou, the food and grass would naturally be replenished, so there was no need to worry about the mutiny of the army.

While thinking for a moment, a scout rushed through the gate and came back from the outside, neatly flipped over and came to Yelu Abaoji and knelt down in front of Yelu Abaoji.

"Your Majesty, there has been a change in the soldiers and horses of the Han people, and the Han cavalry are coming out of the camp and coming here."

"How many rides?"

"About four thousand."

After hearing this, Yelu Abaoji frowned. Just as he was about to delay with an army, the other party came over and still asked for a fight.

'Could it be that my rear camp has lost supplies and was noticed by the other party?Impossible. The generals will know about this matter, even if there are spies, it will not be so fast. '

While thinking about it, the sound of horseshoes galloped, the emperor raised his eyes, and a fast horse came hurriedly, wearing the armor of not a scout in the army, but a soldier in the city.

"Report to Your Majesty, something happened in Shangjing!" The man got off his horse, staggered over, and with the help of his personal guards, he reluctantly knelt down to salute.

This appearance and demeanor made Yelu Abaoji's heart skip a beat, and a bad premonition quickly arose, and he squeezed out a voice: "Speak, I'm listening."

"Your Majesty, Shangjing. A lot of wealth in Shangjing has been lost, and many nobles in the clan are making trouble."

Yelu Abaoji felt that his heart was about to stop beating, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "What's going on?! Originally, tell me clearly!"

"It's a Han from Shangjing, who paid dividends. Now I can't find anyone! The restaurant under his name was sold to others, and the building was empty. The adults in the clan gave him money, jewelry, and many other valuable things. Most are gone."

hiss~~
The emperor's face turned pale. Nothing hurts his heart more than losing a battle. He knew something about investment and dividends. It is true that a lot of money came in and out and fell into the hands of the nobles, so he felt relieved.

But now something happened like this. Yelu Abaoji almost couldn't catch his breath, he staggered back two steps, and was held by his own soldiers before he let out a breath.

Shangjing is the capital of Khitan. It can be said to be the richest city in Khitan. I built it half my life. I was deceived by a Han.

"Tell me, how did the Han people cheat and transfer so much wealth away? It's impossible for him to do it alone!"

All that the knight knew was told to him by the nobles and officials who sent him out.

"I don't know much about the humble job."

"you!"

Yelu Abaoji grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up. Seeing his trembling appearance, he let go of him. How would a messenger deliverer know the details.

"Then why did you tell me now?"

"Yes, yes." The man hesitated and didn't dare to say it, until the emperor yelled: "Say!" He was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground, touched his forehead to the ground, and hurriedly said: "It's the queen, the queen who suppressed the matter." , Do not send someone to notify His Majesty!"

"Ah-"

Yelu Abaoji yelled, turned around and drew his knife, and slashed the corner of the desk with his knife. His eyes were red and he shouted a woman's name: "Yue Liduo!!"

After a while, his anger returned, and his eyes became clearer, no!wrong!
"Yue Liduo will not betray me. She has always been smart, and she doesn't let me send people, because she is afraid that I will be distracted, unable to fight, and be taken advantage of by the enemy!"

After thinking about this verse, he immediately felt a lot better, but right now it is impossible to think about attacking the city anymore, and he has to return to Shangjing to sit in the town no matter what, and to understand the ins and outs of the matter along the way, so that he can't let his defeat be so ambiguous!

Immediately, summon the messenger.

"Send an order to Yelu Yuyu, let him fight the Han people, and try to hold them back!"

"Yes!"

Ling Qi galloped out, and Yeluyu, who received the order, looked steadily at the direction of the Chinese army, closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, cupped his fists and bowed, turned on his horse and roared loudly: "Khitan warriors, the enemy is coming, it's time to resist the enemy!" !"

After the sound fell, the horse turned around and rushed towards the gate, and the soldiers and horses that had already assembled immediately followed behind with swords and shields.

Ten miles later, line up to stop the Han cavalry who were rushing.

(End of this chapter)