Early the next morning, Li Shaoyou came to say goodbye to Liu Chengyou. Liu Chengyou called him to talk secretly for a while, and then leisurely returned to Jinyang to reply to the order.
"What a loss, what a loss!" The carriage drove slowly north, and he sat in the carriage, smelling the faint fragrance of flowers floating in the air, and kept mumbling in his mouth.
With his back against the carriage and his body shaking as the carriage moved forward, Li Shaoyou recalled in his mind the task Liu Chengyou had given him before leaving. After returning to Jinyang, prepare a heavy gift to visit Su Fengji on behalf of Liu Chengyou...
Although he didn't say it clearly, with Li Shaoyou's intelligence, he thought of the situation in Jinyang Court and easily understood Liu Chengyou's "deep meaning". What surprised him slightly was that Liu Chengyou didn't say anything about the gift at all.
Liu Chengyou's plain and obvious face appeared in his mind, and Li Shaoyou was a little helpless. But even though he was sighing with emotion, there was clearly a smile on his face. Liu Erlang obviously regarded his cousin as a confidant.
"Mr. Lang, what are you talking about? Did you suffer a loss from the second prince?" After hearing Li Shaoyou's murmur, a beautiful lady leaning next to him asked curiously.
This is one of Li Shaoyou's favorite concubines. She took her in shortly and loved her very much. Even when she came to deliver the imperial edict, she took her with her to play with.
Listening to the beauty's charming voice, Li Shaoyou turned his head and looked at her calmly. Then his eyes sharpened and he scolded coldly: "You are not supposed to know, don't pry!"
The man's sudden change of attitude caught the beauty off guard and frightened her. She lowered her head subconsciously and said "yes" twice in a panic.
Seeing the beauty's tender and tender look during fertilization, Li Shaoyou casually picked up her chin and pinched her delicate face, a smile bloomed on her face: "This time, I really suffered a loss, but I am happy... .”
...
On Liu Chengyou's side, after sending Li Shaoyou away, he ordered people to invite Murong Yanzhao and Han Tong.
"Your Highness, what are your orders to the two generals?" In the hall, Murong Yanzhao and Han Tong looked at each other and looked at Liu Chengyou and asked.
Liu Chengyou did not hesitate and directly ordered: "There is a problem over in Jinzhou. Luo Conglang, the deputy envoy of Jianxiong Army, imprisoned our envoy and deliberately betrayed the traitor. Jinyang decided to send troops to attack and destroy Buchen. , take Jinzhou and defend the east of the river! I ordered you to send out troops, and I want you two to lead your troops to the west!"
Jinzhou is about two hundred miles west of Luzhou. It can be seen from the map that since the capture of Luzhou, the only gap left in the defense zone in the core area of Hedong is Jinzhou.
"Follow the order!" Han Tong responded simply.
Murong Yanzhao thought for a while and asked: "Your Highness, our army is far away, why does the imperial court not send troops from the closer Xizhou and Qinzhou, but instead chooses the distance instead of the near?"
"Although the two states of Xi and Qin are close to each other, their military strength is weak and self-defense is still insufficient, so there is no need to attack. After all, we are the only ones who are more suitable!" Liu Chengyou explained calmly.
"Let's dispatch the Fourth Army and the cavalry this time!"
"Are we riding more than a thousand steps?" Han Tong blurted out a question.
Liu Chengyou looked at Murong Yanzhao: "Brother Yanzhao, do you still have any questions?"
Murong Yanzhao thought for a while, then clenched his fists with a bang: "I will obey the order!"
After the reinforcements from Lu and Zezhou, Longqi's armies were expanded, and the Fourth Army commanded by Murong Yanzhao finally got rid of its "congenital deficiencies" and its military strength was able to catch up.
After a brief pause, Liu Chengyou explained the situation in Jinzhou to the two of them.
The situation in Jinzhou is not complicated and is similar to that in Luzhou. Originally, after staying in Jinzhou, Liu Zaiming also went to Kaifeng, Tokyo to meet Yelu Deguang, leaving Luo Conglang, the deputy envoy, with military power in Jinzhou. After Liu Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor, he sent envoys Zhang Yanhong and Xin Chuming to Jinzhou to inform him about ascending to the throne and recruit the civil and military officials of Jinzhou.
Unfortunately, the effect did not seem to be very good. Luo Conglang had an ambiguous attitude. Perhaps he had expectations for the strength of the Khitans, or he was simply greedy for power and did not want to surrender. When Liu Chengyou and Geng Chongmei were wrestling with each other, he killed Zhang and Xin. The messenger was imprisoned.
The current situation in Jinzhou may be more tense than that in Luzhou half a month ago, but it is not much more serious. Liu Chengyou sent Murong Yanzhao to give him an opportunity to independently demonstrate his abilities. Liu Chengyou still had some confidence in Murong Yanzhao.
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In March in Tokyo, the atmosphere seemed even more depressing.
The various Khitan armies that had divided and plundered the capital finally slowly gathered together. It can be seen that the Khitan army "gained a lot". From the generals to the soldiers, there was nothing empty.
Gold and silver treasures, silks and brocades, grain and livestock... all kinds of wealth were piled up in the Khitan military camp. For a time, Tokyo concentrated almost all the wealth of the Central Plains here.
At the same time, under Yelu Deguang's edict, several groups of teams were already escorting the goods northward.
In Bian Palace, Yelu Deguang remained the same, enjoying the fruits of his victory. There are less than eleven beauties in the Jin Dynasty and harem who are favored by him, and he is still working hard.
The "bad news" coming from the Central Plains states can no longer have any impact on Yelu Deguang. For him, as long as the Hebei region is still stable, it is acceptable for the time being.
In fact, although there are also riots and turmoil, the situation in Hebei is indeed much more stable than the Central Plains, which is already surging like a hot pot of boiling oil.
Recently, Yelu Deguang is in a pretty good mood. The "rioters" in Chanzhou were quickly wiped out after the main force of the Liao army was dispatched, and the "thief leader" Wang Qiong was killed. Although the ferry was destroyed, the following people also began to search for boats on the river, preparing to build a pontoon bridge again at Baimadu in Huazhou in the west.
At the same time, the scattered Liao army regrouped, giving him a sense of security. The retreat to the north also went very smoothly. A large amount of goods had been loaded onto the truck, and more than half of the wealth in Bian Palace was packed away.
The Jin soldiers who were originally a huge threat were also divided by him, and some of them were given to Du Chongwei and taken to Yecheng. The rest were also broken up and used to escort goods, weapons, livestock, and do hard work. (This is a stupid move. Some of these Jin soldiers who were surrendered killed the Khitan supervisors and devoured the supplies, and some simply gave them to Hedong as a means of promotion...)
In fact, in Bian Palace, Yelu Deguang was no longer as "dissolute" as he was when he was proud. During this period, he was still "concentrating".
"Your Majesty." Servant Zhang Li came to see him with a memorial.
Zhang Li was also an old Han minister of the Khitan, following two generations of Khitan emperors. Yelu Deguang was quite polite to him, waving his hand and saying: "Give me a seat."
But Zhang Li was obviously not even in the mood to sit down. He did not hide his worries at all, and said to Yelu Deguang with a solemn expression: "Heyang Cui Tingxun came to report that the Yan army led by Geng Chongmei was completely wiped out... .”
"Oh, I know." Yelu Deguang responded casually at first, then reacted and described the surprise: "What did you say? How is it possible?"
Zhang Li wiped the sweat that may not have existed on his forehead and handed the memorial to Yelu Deguang: "These are the details reported by Cui Tingxun. Your Majesty, please take a look..."
With a gloomy face, Yelu Deguang looked at it once and immediately became angry.
Soon, Yelu Deguang summoned a group of Hu and Han ministers to discuss matters in the Chongyuan Hall. He expressed his anger in an almost roaring manner, ignoring the dissuasion of his ministers: "I will personally lead the army to the north, break Luzhou, flatten Hedong, and replace the enemy. Geng Gong’s revenge!”
However, although the slogan was shouted loudly, nothing was implemented in the follow-up. In addition to ordering the Liao-affiliated prefectures and counties surrounding Hedong to strengthen their defense against Hedong, Yelu Deguang ordered to speed up the retreat to the north.
