"Your Majesty, your military skills are amazing! You captured Youzhou in less than half a month. This is the victory we have been waiting for for a long time! Haha." Zhao Kuangyin said to Chai Rong while holding a celebratory wine.
Chai Rong also said with great satisfaction: "When we and the soldiers recapture all the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and drive all the Khitan people back to their home base, we will celebrate the whole country."
"Yes. Your Majesty is wise. Your Majesty is wise..."
After the banquet was over, Zhao Kuangyin was left behind and said, "Your Majesty, I think we should divide our troops into two groups, take Jizhou all the way, and then go north to take Tan, Shun, and Guizhou; the other way, take Zhuo and Xinzhou directly, and join forces. At the foot of Guizhou City. At the same time, we sent people to make a treaty with the Northern Han Dynasty and return the five states of Shuo, Ying, Wei, Huan and Yun to them to prevent the Liao Kingdom from alienating us. Also, we sent letters to Tang, Shu and other countries to tell them, We, the Great Zhou Dynasty, are expelling the barbarians. If anyone dares to send troops to attack us at this time, he is a Han traitor and will be scolded by the people of the world. Moreover, after our army destroys the barbarians, they will definitely return to destroy them."
"Haha, you are indeed my tiger general. He is brave and resourceful. This plan is very good."
"Your Majesty, I want to know who the person who sent the message is!"
"Le San."
"Le San! I've never heard of it!"
"I had never heard of it at first, but later I found someone to investigate. It turned out that this person was the guardian of Xiao Siwen who was left in Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom. He was sent to the Liao Kingdom's Taiping King Yelv Kuang to help him guard the border in Kedun City. Delivering letters, he survived nine out of ten times, and after returning with King Taiping, he was appointed as a guard in Nanjing because of Xiao Siwen's assassination."
"Ah! Isn't that Yelu Leshan! Wasn't he burned to death?"
"I thought it wasn't him, but our Liao military map is indeed real, and when we invaded Youzhou this time, we used the secret passage of Tanzhe Temple built by Yelu Leshan to enter Youzhou City. So I have to believe that he is not dead, and he is a skilled craftsman! I really didn’t expect him! He could actually become the deputy king of the South Campus. It’s a pity, I don’t know why he cheated to die!”
"Your Majesty, if this person was not burned to death, then combined with his actions of staying behind in Ren Youzhou, Wei Chen was reminded of a person."
"who?"
"Yu Le."
"He, he didn't die in Shu..." Before he finished speaking, Chai Rong remembered that Yu Le was also burned to death in Shu. Not to mention, it was really the same thing!
"Haha, I really want to meet this young man when I have the opportunity. He is really a genius! He was a third-rank official and a consort in the Tang Dynasty. He was also a third-rank official in the foreign court of the Liao Dynasty. I am also convinced. He is just better than me. !”
"Your Majesty, this man is extremely smart, and his strategy is of the highest quality. I will send someone to find out about this person, and I will report it to Your Majesty as soon as there is any news."
"Send someone to keep an eye on Lushan. He will definitely come home. If you find that he has gone home, make an appointment with him. I must meet the immortal's chief disciple who cheated his death twice."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Send someone to secretly send some rewards to his family. These meritorious officials, no matter which country they are in, are all descendants of Yan and Huang!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Let's just say it was due to Le San's military exploits! His achievements are enough to be recorded in the annals of history!" Chai Rong admired this prince-in-law a little. Apart from running the country, he was really not as good as this young man in his twenties. He has the courage and courage to enter the tiger's den alone twice and escape with his whole body. No wonder Li Jing hasn't chosen the heir apparent yet, is she waiting for him? No, if this person becomes the king of Tang, wouldn’t he be a powerful enemy? Chai Rong thought that the joy on his face disappeared.
"Zhao Qing, you must send someone to find out Yu Le's whereabouts. You must not let him return to the Tang Kingdom. You must bring him to see me."
Zhao Kuangyin felt the change in Chai Rong. Although he still didn't understand what was going on, he also knew the importance of this matter.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Three days later, in the Imperial Palace of the Northern Han Dynasty in Taiyuan City, Liu Jun was discussing the next strategy of the Han Dynasty with Guo Wuwei.
"Your Majesty, now that letters have arrived from Zhou and Liao, and envoys are on the way, we must make a complete plan!"
"What does Mr. Guo think?"
"Your Majesty, I think it is best to continue to unite with Zhou. The Liao Kingdom sent people here with heavy gifts at this time, just to appease us so that they can send troops to confront Zhou. If they defeat the Zhou army, they will definitely come to us. Revenge, they are a foreign race!"
"But if Zhou defeats Liao, can you guarantee that Zhou will not attack us?"
"Your Majesty, I think we should make an agreement with Zhou to ensure that he will not be our enemy for a certain period of time. We will work with him to defend against the Khitan thieves."
"Oh, this is the only solution now. Mr. Guo, didn't Chai Rong give it to us in the Five States? Let's be generous. We don't want it in Weizhou and give it to them."
"This is your Majesty's Holy Might."
"Tell Jiye, my son, to capture Yunzhou. If there is a strategic location in the outer city, we can attack it."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
In the palace of the Tang Dynasty in Jinling City, the monarchs and ministers were also arguing fiercely.
"Father, I would like to personally lead the troops to the north of the Yangtze River to fight the Zhou army, avenge the past, and regain the lost land in the north of the Yangtze River." The heroic words of King Zheng Li Congshan did not impress the emperor Li Jing, but they moved those who wholeheartedly supported his ascension to the throne. The ministers heard the sounds of whiskers licking, horses slapping, and dogs licking, and the dogs barked endlessly.
Li Jing frowned and asked: "Since Prince Zheng is willing to go there in person, why don't you go?" As soon as Li Jing finished speaking, there was silence. All the ministers looked at His Majesty the Emperor in surprise. This, such a decisive decision, No need to discuss it!
"That, this, father, son, minister, still..."
"You said that all of you are stupid and not a good person. Li Congshan, let me ask you, if you want to lead an army on an expedition, do you have a plan? How many soldiers, how many generals, how much baggage, how long will it take, and where will you send the troops? Where will the fight end?”
"Father, I am not just angry. I have a plan for a long time, but I am not mature enough. I still want to listen to my opinions. As long as I send troops, I will take the lead!" Li Congshan answered Li Jing's words in an upright manner. In fact, it was Farting means not answering, you have a plan to fart! He started to fool his biological father.
Li Jing is not in the mood to fight with the courtiers now haha! Because Yu Le wrote a letter, he suggested that Li Jing must not take this opportunity to send troops to attack Zhou. The consequence of doing so would be to break the trust of the Han people in the world even if they regain the lost territory, because the war between Zhou and Liao at this time is not a brotherly fight between the Han people, but a brotherly fight between the Han people. It was a racial war that was related to the life and death of the nation. If the Liao Kingdom was helped at this time and the Zhou Kingdom was defeated, or even worse, the Han people were massacred, then the two words Li Jing would be remembered in history books for thousands of years.
Li Jing also hesitated again and again, knowing what justice and integrity are. Yu Le also suggested that Li Jing provide strategic materials to the Zhou State, which could ease the conflict between the two countries and give the Tang State more breathing space. Li Jing somewhat agreed with this proposal. In fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, even if the Tang Dynasty sends troops, he may not win because the main force of the Zhou army on the opposite side is still there. This is one of the reasons why Chai Rong dared to attack the Liao Kingdom and did not attack with all his strength. Liao, this is what Yu Le saw. If Chai Rong unified China, then Chai Rong might destroy the Liao Kingdom in this battle. Unfortunately, time does not wait for us! So it would be good to recapture the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture.
After hesitating for a few days, Li Jing received the letter of credence from the State of Zhou. After reading the content, he knew that what Yu Le said was right, so he made up his mind to send half of the military supplies of the Tang State to the State of Zhou, along with a letter of credence. , expressed his attitude to Chai Rong, that is, he supports Zhou Guo's just act and will support it to the end.
After the Shu Kingdom heard about what Tang had done, they also sent supplies. So the divided Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms joined forces to attack Liao for the first time.
