Wanyan Loushi is now in his early forties, which for the commander-in-chief is at his most youthful and powerful.
Perhaps due to the many hardships he experienced in his early years, this resolute face is already covered with ravines. No one would believe him if he was said to be in his fifties or sixties.
Ordinarily, with Lou Shi's broad-mindedness, he was not an irritable and irritable person, but Yelu Dashi's somewhat deliberate provocation reminded him of the contempt that Khitan nobles had for the Jurchens.
It would have been fine if it had been like this back then, but in the past few years, the Khitans have been defeated again and again, and they still refuse to face the majesty of the Jurchens. The more Wanyan Loushi thinks about it, the more hateful he feels. He does not think it is because of his own shortcomings. In his opinion, it is just Wanyan Agu, who is as magnanimous as the sea, is bound to be furious if he is hit here.
Seeing the murderous intent in Lou Shi's eyes, Yelu Dashi knew that life and death were on a thin line, and immediately roared: "Wanyan Lou Shi, what I said are all facts. Don't let the young people hide it! Just think about it." , Since a certain family dared to divorce alone last night, they were putting life and death aside, and since a certain family didn't even care about their lives, why should they lie to you and deceive you?"
Wanyan Loushi could not help but frown and thought to himself: This is not a bad thing to say. This Yelu Dashi has always been well-known to a certain family. If he was greedy for life and afraid of death, it was not impossible for him to escape yesterday. Well, since he doesn't want to survive, then what's the point of clinging to this Wu Zhi? Oh, Wu Zhi captured him alive, how could he be willing to see his enemy proud? Speaking of which, the Liao-Song alliance lasted for hundreds of years. As a member of the royal family of the Liao Kingdom, this son indeed understands the situation of the Song people better than us Jurchens...
When Yelu Dashi saw Wanyan Loushi's eyes flashing and thinking, he was relieved and his mind was racing, trying to find some powerful words to let the Jurchens know that the Song Dynasty was really rich and weak, so it was best to be direct Arouse their greed and cross the sea to attack the Song Dynasty, then everyone will be happy.
When he was defeated last night, he was devastated for a time, so he stopped fighting to the death. He had no intention of greed for survival, but he was captured alive by Shi Wengong. By chance, he discovered that Cao Cao and others were Song people from the north, and went deeper. Thinking about it, I suddenly panicked——
He only thought that the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were fatuous and incompetent, and they were still prosperous compared to the Liao Kingdom. Who knew that the Song Dynasty was unwilling to sit back and enjoy peace, and actually wanted to get involved. You must know that the Liao State is currently trying its best to deal with the Jurchens, but it is still unable to cope. If the Song State is added to help, wouldn't it mean that the country is about to be destroyed?
Thinking of this, Yelu Dashi suddenly regained his fighting spirit and thought to himself: That's it! The country is now in great danger, and we should do our part to save the country at the top and help the people at the bottom. How can we give up this life lightly? But I can't die in vain like this, let alone let the Song people succeed.
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a sneer from Cao Cao: "What a big Shi Linya, but he has the words and tongue. Haha, you really don't care about your own life, but you care about the Liao Kingdom Zuo! Brother Lou, please listen to me. He said, the situation is now clear. Now that Yizhou has been conquered, the Liao Kingdom's gateway to Shangjing has been opened. When Shangjing is captured, the Liao Kingdom's Nanjing will become increasingly isolated and difficult to defend. It will surely be captured by the Jin Kingdom. If they continue to fight to the west, they will The disaster of the Liao Kingdom's subjugation and annihilation is just around the corner. But if they fell into this guy's trick and the Jin soldiers went south to attack the Song Dynasty, then the Liao Kingdom could take advantage of the opportunity to survive, build up strength, and watch the success or failure of the Song and Jin Dynasties. Maybe something would happen. Here's a turning point! This guy's little idea is nothing more than this, but who can he hide it from?"
Yelu Dashi's thoughts were shattered by Cao Cao's words, and he was a little flustered, but Wanyan Loushi suddenly nodded: "That makes sense, that makes sense! This guy is really good at calculating. But doesn't he know that our Jurchens have been enslaved and oppressed by the Khitan people for generations, and they are really enemies?" It's as deep as the sea. There is no hatred between the Jurchens and the Song people. Even if you have money, why should I go and rob you? We are not robbers. From now on, the two countries will be neighbors, so a few more coins will be enough. Seeing the friendship. Haha, although Dashi Linya’s plan is good, it underestimates us Jurchens.”
Cao Cao was secretly angry: Give me more coins? Now that you are so cowardly even before you defeat the Liao Kingdom, won't you be even more arrogant in the future?
Yelu Dashi was also angry: Wanyan Loushi knows how to make friends from far away and attack close by! But if you, the Jurchen, are not a robber, then who in the world would dare to call you a robber?
"Hahahaha!" Cao Cao suddenly laughed loudly, took Lou Shi's hand and said: "What brother Lou Shi said is really good advice! The Song and Jin countries have never had any grudges since ancient times. In the past, they went to the state to sell horses, but there was still one It's just love. Good men like us are born to be good friends. Although this guy is eloquent, how can he turn the world upside down? "
After saying that, he glanced at Yelu Dashi lightly, with murderous intent in his eyes, and secretly regretted: If I had known that this person had such a profound scheming, I should have killed him yesterday!
When Yelu Dashi saw it, his heart suddenly crossed, and he secretly said cruelly: Unexpectedly, this Qingzhou Jiedushi has such quick thinking and unimpeded eloquence. I have lost the opportunity. If I fight him like this, I will be killed. On the spot, it didn’t help, so that’s it, that’s it! How can we turn the tide without resorting to ruthless tactics?
Thinking of this, Yelu Dashi took a long breath, suddenly pushed the golden mountain and knocked down the jade pillar, knelt down, bang bang bang, kowtowed three times in a row, and said loudly: "The sinful minister Yelu Dashi, I would like to worship the golden fierce Lord An Wanyan is here to serve as a slave, and I will die without complaint."
After that, he kowtowed nine times in a row.
Wanyan Loushi was shocked when he saw it. He let go of Cao Cao's hand, took a few steps forward, and said with a strange look on his face: "You are the genius of the Khitan people. You are a majestic stone forest tooth. Are you willing to surrender?"
Yelu Dashi raised his head, his forehead was bruised and swollen, and his face was full of sincerity and bitterness: "Sir, even these Song people now know that the Liao Kingdom is in decline. It can be seen that God's will is such that it cannot be restored by human power. The guilty minister thought to himself, Even if I have to go against the master, my death will be in vain. What will it do to the country or the family? It is better to surrender sincerely. If I can make some small achievements in the future, I can at least leave a piece of incense for the Yelv family, and I will be worthy of my ancestors."
Cao Cao was about to find an explanation and instigated Wanyan Lou's family to kill Yelu Dashi's sacrificial flag. Unexpectedly, Yelu Dashi made a decision immediately and stopped arguing with him. He kowtowed directly and was willing to surrender. He couldn't help but frown: Oops, This guy is capable of bending and stretching, he is indeed a great person!
He sighed secretly, knowing in his heart that nothing he could say would be of any use.
After all, Yelu Dashi, with his unrivaled bloodline, identity, reputation, and ability, was the best choice. His willingness to surrender would bring more benefits to the Jurchens than a corpse could. As long as Wanyan Loushi is not crazy, she will not refuse him.
He could only sneer and say: "A Khitan hero, extraordinary in character and powerful."
Yelu Dashi turned a deaf ear and only looked at Wanyan Lou's room. Suddenly his eyes turned red and he shed two lines of tears: "Sir, it's not Dashi who is afraid of death. He is just afraid that after Dashi's death, more Khitan people will die in vain. Although Liao Kingdom After all, the Khitan people will still live. The reason why I would rather bear the name of two ministers is that I see where the destiny lies, and secondly, to prevent the Khitan people from needlessly shedding blood."
Wanyan Loushi took a deep breath, nodded and said: "Dashi Linya's thoughts are about worrying about the country and the people, and a certain family feels the same. Don't worry, no one will dare to look down on you when you become a minister of Dajin in the future. With meritorious service, he will definitely have a good name in history!" After saying that, he stretched out his hand to lift Yelu Dashi up, turned around and said to Cao Cao: "Brother Wu, Dashi Linya is a good man, and he is also a guest of honor for your brother, but you must not ridicule him. To him."
Cao Cao was secretly angry and laughed and said: "Brother Lou, don't worry. Just now he was just playing with the big stone forest teeth. He is such a heroic man, and it is too late for brothers to admire him. How can he be sarcastic?"
After fighting hard all night and scheming for a long time, everyone felt exhausted, so they said goodbye and returned to their places of residence.
In the next few days, Wanyan Lou's family and Yelu Dashi were inseparable. After Cao Cao inquired about it, Yelu Dashi actually told many important secrets of the Liao Kingdom, and he was deeply trusted by Wanyan Lou's family.
A few days later, the heavy snow finally stopped. It was already the middle of the twelfth lunar month, the snow had not melted, and the cold wind was biting. Fortunately, Wanyan Lou's room gave many furs as a gift, so everyone could keep out the cold.
On this day, suddenly a scout came to report that more than 20,000 resentful troops came to Yizhou to kill him in the snow.
When Wanyan Lou's room heard this, he was slightly surprised, and immediately ordered the generals to be summoned to discuss the matter, and Cao Cao was also invited.
Cao Cao brought Xu Guanzhong to the state government office. In addition to the generals he had seen before, Yelu Dashi was also among them. Old Cao smiled at him. Yelu Dashi remained calm, clasped his fists and smiled, showing no trace of hostility.
But when he saw Wanyan Lou sitting high in his seat, he laughed and said: "It was freezing cold and the ground was freezing. Our Liao army refused to move out. Unexpectedly, they came and killed them. Haha, I came to attack Yizhou this time to deal with Dashi Linya." , there are two troops of the Resentful Army, Dashi Linya has now become a minister of the Jin Dynasty, and the Resentful Army has arrived again, but are you afraid that I will not be able to achieve my full success, so why do you come here specifically to give me the credit?"
As soon as he said this, all the generals laughed suddenly. A young Jin general stood up and said: "Meng'an, my son is willing to be the vanguard and kill all these Liao soldiers to share Meng'an's worries."
Cao Cao looked sideways and saw that the speaking golden general was about twenty or so, tall and broad-backed, with a voice like a bell, and his face was quite similar to Lou Shi. He is in Jinying
Having made many friends, I naturally knew this person, but he was the eldest son of Wanyan Lou's family, named Wanyan Huonv.
Don't look at the fact that this guy's name seems ridiculous to the Han people, but in fact he has truly inherited Wanyan Lou's martial arts. Cao Cao heard from others that the Jurchens attacked Ningjiang Prefecture a few years ago. At that time, Wan Yanhuo was only seventeen years old. She charged into the formation in a fierce battle and beheaded seven Liao generals and more than 200 troops. She was wearing ten wounds. , Fang was forcibly helped out of the formation by Pao Ze, still unwilling to give up, he struggled several times to turn around and wanted to fight, but Aguda went to see him from a high place. He was shocked by his bravery and sent people to him to ask him, and found out that he was the son of Lou Shi. He dismounted himself, bandaged his wounds and applied medicine, and praised him: "This boy will become a famous general one day."
Although there were many warriors in Lou's tent, this Wan Yan Huo Nu was the first one who was good at fighting.
What impressed Lao Cao even more was that such a powerful general with amazing abilities could not even be defeated now - this shows that there are many Jurchen warriors.
Seeing Wanyan's daughter asking for a fight, Lou Shi showed the proud smile of an old father: "My son, my son, you have courage, I am very happy for you as a father, but you will also lead troops to fight in the future, but you must remember that a warrior cannot rely solely on his bravery. To do anything, intelligence and vision are indispensable. Sit down, Dashi Linya, and tell me about the current situation of the Resentful Army."
The father and son of the Han family looked surprised at this moment. They both curled their mouths and looked at Yelu Dashi without good intentions.
His father and son were the commanders of the Resentful Army. It was only reasonable and reasonable for the commander to ask about the Resentful Army, but now he named Yelu Dashi. Cao Cao secretly saw it in his eyes, nodded slightly, and took it to heart.
Yelu Dashi stood up and said respectfully: "Sir, in fact, the two generals of Han know the most about the Resentment Army. But since you asked about Dashi, Dashi naturally knew everything! Although the Resentment Army is composed of Han children, on the The combat prowess of the Liao army is also extraordinary. The courage of the generals and the generals in charge of the resentment army are all extraordinary. Of course, the most brilliant among them are the two generals of Han. For the most part, they have now become Jinchen, and the strength of the resentful army has naturally been greatly reduced."
His words praised Erhan twice. The father and son looked at each other, their hostility slightly reduced.
Yelu Dashi said again: "However, the Resentment Army was formed by Han'er from the north after all, and has never received any kindness from the Liao Kingdom. The so-called loyalty is probably nothing more than last year's mutiny. It is clear evidence of this. Now he is willing to brave the cold weather to fight. Judging from Dashi , it’s because Xiao Qian is in command properly.”
Wanyan Loushi nodded and asked: "Dashi Linya, that Xiao Qian's reputation seems not to be inferior to yours. How does his ability compare with yours?"
Yelu Dashi hurriedly said: "Report to your lord, this Xiao Qian, whose clan name is Huilibao, is from Xi. When Dao Zong Yelu Hongji inspected the Xi tribe, he heard about Xiao Qian's brave reputation and took him as a guard. Later, seeing his extraordinary talents, he moved him to the Xi tribe. He made the Iron Harrier army stable and stable. This person has been promoted continuously since then. Last year, the vassals in the northeastern part of the Liao Kingdom invaded, and Xiao Qian led his troops to defeat them. The Emperor of Liao used this great achievement to move him to the title of King Xi of the Six Tribes, that is, King Xi, and concurrently He always knows about the military affairs on the Northeast Road."
"This year, this man defeated two hundred thousand rebels and was appointed as the Grand Master of the Fourth Army. My lord, this man has extraordinary talents and a high official position and power that cannot be compared to a big stone. My lord, his soldiers are sharp and he dares to invade. Dashi predicts that the resentful army is just a cover, and his own Xi army is the real enemy."
Seeing that he spoke clearly, Cao Cao secretly said that he was surprised: No wonder this son gained the trust of the Lou family in a few days. Judging from what he said, it seemed that he surrendered sincerely! No, no, this person's character is extraordinary, I'm afraid he's just pretending, but since Lou Shi is in the middle of the game, it's inevitable that he'll fall into the trap.
Wanyan Loushi showed admiration: "Dashi Linya's words are of vital importance. Everyone, if we say this, if we only have more than 20,000 resentful troops as our opponents, I am afraid that we will fall into the enemy's scheme! This Xi clan They have the same origin as the Khitan. They are both descendants of the Xianbei people. They were once more powerful than the Khitan. Later, the Khitan had a hero, Yelu Abaoji, the Taizu of the Liao Dynasty. He conquered the east and west tribes of the Xi tribe. From then on, the Xi people surrendered to the Khitan. The various tribes of the Liao Kingdom are only inferior to the Khitan, but their strength is extraordinary."
Wanyan Huonu smiled and said: "Meng'an, he surrendered to the Khitan, even if he has some strength, how can he treat me as a true hero? My son is willing to be a pioneer, so that Xi Ren can know who is a true hero in the world."
Wanyan Loushi said: "In that case, you can be a deputy pioneer!"
Hearing this, Wan Yanhuo Nu jumped up and said, "Father, don't you believe in my ability? Unless you personally take action, my son will be the deputy vanguard. Who is worthy of being the main vanguard?"
He glared hard and looked at Cao Cao fiercely - but he knew that Cao Cao had many good men. Cao Cao smiled and said: "Young female general, don't look at Wu. My brother, how dare I fight with you?"
The living girl laughed, her eyes instantly became two lines, she pointed at Cao Cao and said: "Uncle Wu is very loyal, let's drink later." Then he glared again and looked hard at the Han family and his son. Han Chang immediately stared and He looked at each other, Han Qinghe clasped his fists and smiled: "Young general, please don't look at me and my son. Chang's injury has not healed and he cannot go into battle. As for me, an old man, I dare not fight with you."
Wanyan Huonv smiled and said, "Ah Chang is healed from his injury, and he is no match for me." Looking at Wanyan Lou's room, she said proudly, "Father, there is no such thing as a vanguard!"
Wanyan Loushi smiled profoundly, pointed at Yelu Dashi and said: "Dashi Linya, you will be the vanguard in this battle, teach this boy how to fight for me."
Yelu Dashi gave a bitter smile, cupped his fists and accepted the order. He looked at Wanyan Huonv, spread his hands and said openly: "Young general, don't glare at me. I am a surrendered general of the Liao Kingdom. If I don't go into battle and kill a few Liao generals, how can I do it?" Seeing my sincerity in surrendering, this is why your father asked me to be the vanguard. In fact, in terms of martial arts, I am naturally not as brave as you."
Seeing that he spoke so clearly, Wanyan Huonu could not help but be speechless. After a long while, she said: "You know the truth."
Wanyan Loushi smiled and said: "Dashi Linya, don't misunderstand me. I have seen your loyalty for a long time. I just want to see your skills."
At this time, Tan Ma came to report that the resentful army was arrayed ten miles outside the city, and sent someone to shoot a letter of war into the city.
Wanyan Lou's room took the letter of challenge and opened it. There were only a few numbers on it, which read: Jurchen dog, come to die.
Wanyan Loushi sneered and circulated the letter to all the generals. Except for Cao Cao, everyone was furious. They pulled out their swords and chopped on the ground.
Cao Cao cupped his fists and said, "Brother Lou, the enemy troops are arrayed ten miles away. To provoke us to leave the city for a decisive battle, there must be a trick."
Wanyan Loushi had a fierce look on his face and said in a deep voice: "This Xiao Qian certainly has no good intentions. If my guess is correct, he should have sent spies into the city and contacted certain people. Once my army came out, he would send troops to rob the city. , then our army will have no way to retreat. Haha, brother Wu, actually he doesn’t know that we Jurchens never care about the way forward or backward. If there is no way to go, just kill one."
An order was immediately sent out, leaving only one Mou Ke to lead 300 men to guard the city, while the rest of the army went out to kill the resentful army ten miles away.
There are different teachings: the tongue is about to force the big stone to death, and the knees are down to turn over small tricks. Who knows whether the message is true or false? There was a fight with King Xi outside Linya City.
(End of chapter)
