Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 718

This time, there were three tribes who came from the grassland to assist the Liao army. One was the Naiman tribe, the other was the Dadan tribe, and the third was the Lieshan tribe. Each of the three tribes sent 1 cavalry.

The chief of the Lieshan Tribe is called Du Buluo. This time he was forced to send troops to assist the Datong Mansion in Xijing. In fact, not only the Lieshan Tribe was forced to send troops, but the Naiman and Dadan Tribes were also forced.

In a large tent, Du Buluo was negotiating with the leaders and generals of the other two tribes in a low voice.

In the Lieshan tribe, the chief personally led the troops to fight, and although the other two tribal chiefs were not personally led by the chiefs, they were also important figures in the tribe.

The chief general of the Naiman tribe is called Ayike, and the chief general of the Dadan tribe is called Ningbu. Aike is the son of the old chief of the Naiman tribe, and Ningbu is also the brother of the chief of the Dadan tribe. They are core figures in their respective tribes.

The reason why they were able to sit with Duburo was also because they were ordered by their respective chiefs to do everything possible to keep the army from suffering losses.

"Yelu Hongji didn't value Datong Mansion from the bottom of his heart. He just didn't want to lose it. He knew from the composition of the Liao army in Datong Mansion. Of the original [-] troops, there were only [-] Khitan soldiers, and [-] were Xi people. And the people from Bohai, the next [-] soldiers were Jurchens. It is said that they were forcibly recruited from the mature Jurchens, and then we had [-] Tiele people. Obviously, the focus of Yelu Hongji is still in Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo. The main force on the side is basically Khitan people."

Ning Bu pondered for a while and said: "I heard that the Song army's advantage is the navy, and they have achieved many victories thanks to the water army. They have not even organized a large-scale battle between the two armies. In this battle of Datong Prefecture, the Song army Will lose the advantage of the navy, will they be defeated in actual combat?"

Ayk next to him also said: "After all, the army of the Liao Kingdom is still very strong. The later the battle, the Song army's advantage will decrease. We are worried that standing in line too early will repeat the fate of the Jurchens."

Du Buluo was secretly annoyed. He had previously agreed to withdraw to the grassland together, but now their position has loosened again. Could it be that sending his son to contact the Song Army was in vain?
It's a trivial matter to spend a little effort, the key is that the Song Army will think that he is cheating, and the Liao Kingdom will be destroyed in the future. Will the Song Army let the Lieshan tribe go?

Du Buluo persuaded patiently: "The Song army did not rely on the navy to achieve today's results. The navy is only one of them, but it is by no means the main reason. The main reason is that the Liao Kingdom itself has declined, and the Song army has powerful weapon.

Both of them are sensible people. They knew the composition of the Liao army in Xijing. The Khitan has 5000 talents, and the main wealthy families in Xijing have all moved to Shangjing. I don’t see Yelu Hongji’s sincerity in wanting to keep Xijing. With all due respect, Xijing will inevitably fall this time. Whether we can maintain our troops and withdraw northward depends on the decision of the two tonight. "

Ning Bu hurriedly said: "The great chief misunderstood, we are not unwilling to retreat north, but just want to find a strategy that can achieve both ends, neither being suspected by the Liao army, nor wanting to lose too much. It all felt a bit inappropriate.”

"Then what do you think?" Du Buluo asked again.

"It's best when the two armies are in a decisive battle. We look for opportunities to retreat north. This will not only help the Song army, but also find a reason to explain to the Liao country."

Du Buluo sighed and said, "You have a good idea, but I'm afraid that Yelu Wanshan will let us play as the forward in the decisive battle."

"Impossible!" Ningbu and Aik said in unison.

Ningbu quickly explained, "We have already asked Yelu Wanshan before, we are in charge of the two wings, and the forward is the Jurchen. Consume mature female real people."

Du Buluo shook his head for a while and said, "Why didn't you think that Yelu Hongji would also want to use war to consume us?"

Ningbu and Ayike were stunned for a moment.

Du Buluo said again: "Forget it, your plan is actually not bad, the key is to win Song Jun's trust, let me think about it!"

.........

Du Bu Luo returned to his big tent, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back. In fact, he was not only not optimistic about the Battle of Xijing, but he was also not optimistic about the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom's financial resources were exhausted and its national strength was weak. It was defeated by the Song Army , Losing the Nanjing Road, and seeing that the Xijing Road is about to be lost again, the national power will only continue to weaken, and will not suddenly become stronger like chicken blood.

Du Buluo knew very well that the reason for the decline of the Liao Kingdom was that the rulers of the Liao Kingdom had a desire for extravagance. Failure is also inevitable.

At this time, his son Du Shan appeared at the door of the big tent, bowed and said, "Father looking for me?"

Du Buluo nodded, "Come in first, I have something to tell you!"

Du Shan quickly walked into the big tent, Du Buluo waved his hand, and made the two maids in the tent retreat, leaving only father and son in the big tent.

"The situation has changed!"

Du Shan was startled, "Those two bastards betrayed us?"

Dushan has always been unwilling to cooperate with the other two tribes. He can't trust them, but his father insists that the three grassland tribes advance and retreat together, and he can't help it.

Du Bu Luo gave him a hard look, "What are you talking about? If they betray us, can we still sit here and talk?"

Du Shan didn't dare to say anything, and Du Buluo said again: "I originally planned to fight the Song army alone with [-] grassland troops, and then pretend to be defeated and retreat. Now it seems that this idea is a bit unrealistic. First of all, Yelu Wanshan may not We are allowed to fight alone, and secondly, even if it is allowed, we will also make him suspicious if we pretend to be defeated, so the result of our three-party discussion is to retreat in a decisive battle, which requires you to go again."

"Baby is leaving tonight!"

Du Buluo waved his hand and said, "The key is how to win the trust of Song Jun?"

"With a big fight, we retreat immediately, don't they believe it?"

Du Buluo sighed, "We not only need to win the trust of the Song army, but also prevent the Liao army from suspecting it. This means that we cannot retreat immediately. We must have a certain degree. I am worried that the Song army will not believe us and will attack us instead. That would be a huge loss.”

"Then what should we do?"

Du Buluo walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. He glanced at his son and said, "I want you to stay in Song Jun as a hostage."

Du Shan said for a while: "My boy is willing to be a hostage, but if Song Jun doesn't believe my identity, what should I do?"

Du Buluo nodded, "I will give you the order of the golden wolf head. If there is a order of the golden wolf head, they will naturally believe it."

Du Shan was overjoyed. The Golden Wolf Token was a symbol of the great chief's supreme power. Does it mean something for his father to hand over the Golden Wolf Token to him?
He immediately bowed and saluted, "The child will never let the father down!"

.........

In Jincheng County, Fan Ning, accompanied by Zhizhou Su Zhe, inspected the county.

The county seat is very large, a medium-to-large city with a population of about [-]. The farmers outside the city have all moved into the county seat. They go out of the city to work during the day and come back to sleep at night.

The county town was originally very noisy, but since Song Jun moved to camp outside the city, the county town has returned to its original tranquility.

There is no such thing as closed doors on the street, everything is in order, and the business of several taverns is not bad.

"You said that farmers go out to work in the city during the day and come back to sleep at night. What if the cornfields are destroyed by the enemy at night?"

Su Che shook his head and smiled wryly: "Actually, the enemy army rarely destroys the cornfields. The main culprit for destroying the cornfields is wild boars. They especially like to eat the sweet and juicy tender corn stalks. Ordinary farmers can't do anything with them. When they are encountered, the sentry will clean them up, so it doesn’t matter whether the peasants go to guard the fields at night.”

At this time, two old men who were chatting on the side of the road saw Su Zhe and quickly bowed to salute.

Su Zhe also immediately returned gifts to them.

This is already when Fan Ning saw No.30 people salute Su Zhe, he couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that the people in Yingzhou respect Ziyou very much!"

Su Zhe sighed and said, "Their respect will only put more pressure on the humble official, making the humble official dare not neglect for a moment, for fear of disappointing the people."

Fan Ning laughed, Su Zhe could really speak.

At this time, a soldier rushed over and bowed down to report: "Send to Fan Xianggong, General Yang invites Fan Xianggong to the barracks, there is something urgent!"

(End of this chapter)