royal robes

Chapter 468

Yeluruan was very satisfied after Zhao Kuangyin expressed his opinion that the interior should be settled first, and then the outside world.Zhao Kuangyin's personal relationship with Guo Wei is also very good. If he told Guo Wei about this matter, maybe Guo Wei would not be eager to attack.

Of course, Guo Wei's character is indeed good, as long as he does not provoke him, he will not easily send troops to attack the Khitan border.But the most important Youyun Sixteen States are difficult to preserve.Yeluruan has been working extremely hard in the sixteen prefectures of Youyun these years. He must not let this piece of fat be snatched away by Guo Wei. I hope it will take a few years for Dazhou to deal with the government affairs. As long as you give yourself some buffer time, you won’t have to worry about it. Worried about Guo Wei sending troops, but instead suppressing Cangzhou.

Yelu Ruan excitedly said: "Okay, okay, brother Zhao is right, you should settle inside first, and then go outside. I think the widows are doing the same. Now the forces of all parties in Khitan are temporarily integrated, but they haven't reached a real unity, so It will take some time for these forces and the various small tribes to be completely unified. As long as this is achieved, Khitan will be invincible. This also follows Master Zongxin's wish. As long as the two countries cannot afford weapons, Master Zongxin will steal You laughed, right?"

Yelu Ruan looked at Zong Xin when he spoke, and Zong Xin's face remained calm without any fluctuation.Because he already knew the result, Zong Xin was not surprised again.

"Laughing? I don't laugh when the Buddha sees the Buddha laughing. I know when I see the Buddha laughing. Your Majesty is so amazing that you know that the poor monk is secretly laughing. Do you know what the poor monk is laughing at?"

Yeluruan probably understood Zong Xin's meaning, and then said: "Master Zong Xin is laughing at the fact that I understand, but at others who don't understand. Some things cannot be explained without explanation, and some things cannot be explained without explanation. Although I do not have the wisdom of Master Zongxin, But I still have some confidence in the future.”

Zong Xin sighed: "Admiration, admiration. Your Majesty let the poor monk understand some truths. Some things cannot be overcome by manpower. Everything is God's will. Sure enough, you can't force it. The poor monk should just live his own life. The affairs of the world That's all."

Zong Xin finally looked away, this dinner allowed Zong Xin to hear Zhao Kuangyin's true thoughts, but this thought would make him uncomfortable.What does it mean to settle inside first, then outside?Yeluruan himself didn't think so, but he wanted to mislead Zhao Kuangyin.

The two had played enough ventriloquism, and Zong Xin was getting bored.Sure enough, the affairs of the world cannot be controlled by one person alone.Let's talk about the future. The most important thing now is to delay the time and let this group of people stay in the desert longer. As long as it can be delayed until the Empress Dowager Xiao holds the power, it doesn't matter whether one of the three forces wins or loses.

Of course, one thing is certain, Yelu really can't die, only he can guarantee the safety of Empress Dowager Xiao, and the strength of Empress Dowager Xiao when she was in power.Otherwise, even if a woman holds great power, others may not obey her.Secondly, Yeluruan cannot be allowed to return to Khitan as the emperor, because the laws of Khitan always revolve around the emperor, as long as Yeluruan removes the power of Empress Dowager Xiao, she has nothing to do.

Zong Xin's plan still had to be implemented. Only by making Yelujing, his own son, the emperor, could the Empress Dowager Xiao be able to do whatever she wanted. No matter how powerful the emperor was, it was no greater than the biological mother of the Empress Dowager Xiao.Only Yelujing could not remove the power of Empress Dowager Xiao.

After Empress Dowager Xiao integrated everything, other emperors would have to look at Empress Dowager Xiao's face even if they ascended the throne.Only in this case will the balance of law and power be upset.

Zong Xin picked up the kumiss and drank it down in one gulp, the corner of the tent was suddenly blown up by the wind, and it was pitch black outside.Due to the large temperature difference between day and night, it is often windy.

"Cold~" Tian Ya said: "Master is right, the desert really gets cold at night. Let's go back to our room and sleep, we have to hurry tomorrow."

Zong Xin nodded, bid farewell to Yelu Ruan and took Tian Ya back to his camp to rest.

Early the next morning, the army began to march north.After waking up from the desert, everyone felt very refreshed, but the venomous sun soon revealed its fierce side. For the Khitan people who have lived in the extremely cold place for a long time, the temperature here is too hot, and they cannot Endure, the progress of the army was very slow, and soon the soldiers couldn't help taking off their armor, and every step they took felt like they were suffering.

In addition to the yellow sand, the surrounding scenery is desert plants that are occasionally seen. In addition, there are continuous sand dunes. Walking on the sand dunes is much more difficult than on solid ground.

The weather is unbearably hot, the sun can easily burn the skin, and the desert is hell for ordinary people.

There is a lot of wind and sand in the desert. It seems that every breath is like inhaling sand, but there is no saliva in the mouth, and the sand is so tightly stuck to the mouth. I want to rinse my mouth with water but I can’t bear to spit out the water, so I swallow it directly. go in the stomach.

Uncomfortable, the whole barracks has no spirit.At this time, they really realized that the right time and place are really needed to fight a war. If an enemy army appears at this time, it doesn't take too much. A few hundred people can kill the 5000-man army here.

This time it is not marching, but looking for traces of the Fire God Temple in the desert. It is not enough to go forward. Everyone is carefully looking for clues around, but there is nothing here except yellow sand. I want to be here Finding the entrance to the Temple of Fire may be as simple as finding a needle in a haystack.

Apart from the sound of the wind, few other sounds were heard.None of them wanted to speak, and almost used gestures to express their intentions.Weapons are just crutches for them, and in just one day, these originally strong warriors have become refugees.

In this land of death, there are only two people who are completely fine, that is Zong Xin and Yeluzhen, because the temperature of the Nine Suns Burning Heaven Jue they practiced is much higher than that of the small desert, so they don't feel uncomfortable at all, but feel the desert climate It's very comfortable. It would be even better if we raise the fire to roast some fresh meat and have a jug of spirits.But for others, this kind of thing is uncomfortable just thinking about it, and no one will really do it.

In this way, the team marched in the desert for three days, and the physical strength of the Khitan soldiers was almost exhausted, and even the horses were too tired to walk at all.These war horses have also lived in the extremely cold place of the extreme north for a long time. Their resistance to cold is far better than that of heat. In contrast, they have nothing to do when they encounter a hot climate.

The temperature difference between day and night was huge, and many Khitan soldiers began to get sick. Everyone regretted coming to this desert, because there was nothing but sand here, and they did not find any traces of the Fire Temple at all.

The sandstorm is getting bigger and bigger, and everyone feels extremely uncomfortable.Almost all Khitan soldiers have given up hope. They just want to leave the desert earlier and return to their accustomed climate. But for those martial arts masters, it is not difficult to adjust their body temperature a little. As long as they cover their bodies so as not to be burned by the sun, they will be fine. , and food and water are very abundant, they also hardly have any effect.

At noon on the fourth day, I suddenly saw a dark cloud moving slowly towards the barracks in the northwest direction.At first no one noticed the black cloud, but because the wind was getting stronger and stronger, many people looked at the black cloud and realized, what is this black cloud?It is a piece of sand flying in the sky.

The huge wind flew the yellow sand into the sky, swallowing everything it encountered in a black mass.After the discovery, things spread quickly, and everyone realized the danger of this sandstorm.At this time, the soldiers could no longer listen to the commander's orders, and immediately dropped their weapons and fled in the opposite direction. Both the Khitan Emperor and the Shenwu King would go to him.Escape is most important at this time.

The originally neat team collapsed in an instant, and everyone started to run back.Only sensible people know that even running away is useless, because they can't run away from this sandstorm at all.

In the face of the destructive power of nature, all martial arts masters seem so insignificant.No matter how strong their martial arts are, they are unable to deal with everything at this time.Now everyone has the same idea, how to survive in this sandstorm.

Zong Xin sneered and said, "Zhao Kuangyin, lead the camels we brought to form a circle, let them lie down and form a circle. There is a piece of cloth on the neck of the camel. Pull it up to cover the mouth and nose. Designed to deal with just that. Should be safe in a wagon, surrounded by camels no problem. Keep the worgs in a circle, cover the worg's head with a blanket, don't let them inhale this Sand. It is best to surround a few water trucks, so that we will not be short of water and food after the sandstorm. Tianya, go and unload the wheels of the carriage, and then hide in the carriage with the teachers and wives. There are camels and wargs blocking the carriage. Will be blown away. Act quickly, time should be running out."

Zhao Kuangyin immediately ordered Youyun Eighteen Riders to do things, lead the camel back according to Zongxin's order, cover the camel's head with the piece of cloth on the camel's bridle, and then let them form a circle, and tie all the reins together so as not to These camels run away.

Surrounded by five water tankers and two trucks full of food, the circle was surrounded by the carriage that Zong Xin usually used.The wheels of these carriages have been removed, but it still looks relatively empty in the circle.Youyun Eighteen Riders put on the hoods for the wolves first, and then let the wolves hide behind the camels as a second line of defense, so that almost all the carriages were tightly blocked, unless the sandstorm can directly fly the carriages into the sky Go, otherwise these carriages are very safe.

Zong Xin's carriages are all made of high-quality wood. As long as all the windows and doors inside are closed, there will be absolutely no air leakage. It is very safe to hide in the carriage, and the interior space of this carriage is quite large, which can accommodate many people.

The Youyun Eighteen Riders did not receive such treatment. They first found a piece of cloth to cover their nose and mouth, then covered their bodies with a blanket, and hid in the arms of the warg. This was safe enough.

All the female relatives and Tian Ya hid in the carriage, so that the carriage was almost full.As for Zong Xin and Zhao Kuangyin, they hid in another carriage, which followed Zong Xin all the time, and the person in the carriage was of course Yeluruan.

(End of this chapter)