Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Mobilizing a large army is by no means as simple as it sounds.

They are all emperors, they are all masters of resource integration and utilization, and they all know very well how much the army will consume once it takes action.

"It's even more abnormal for someone like Yue Fei to lead a large army to another place."

"In order to prevent the Naiman people from attacking the rear, the Song people actually sent Yue Fei." Zhuang Gu'er said with emotion.

Yelu Dashi said again: "No, I'm afraid it's not that simple. To reinforce the rear, people like Yue Fei don't need to appear in person."

"That……"

Having said that, everyone looked at their king suspiciously.

Yelu Dashi glanced around and said, "I suspect that Yue Fei is just passing through Xingzhou."

The ice and snow on the grassland in March have melted, and it has entered the season of warbler flying and grass growing.

Li Yanxian was lying under the gazebo behind the commander's mansion, with a straw in his mouth, covering his face with a hat, and he didn't know if he fell asleep.

Liu Shu came in a hurry and saw that Li Yanxian seemed to be sleeping, so he dared to stand aside and not speak.

"What's the matter?"

Liu Shu said hastily: "Our caravan was detained by the Ge Luolu people in Alima."

"When's the news?"

"Just now."

"Did Ge Luolu give a reason?"

"It is said that we have violated the rules of the Silk Road."

"What rules?"

"There was no toll for them."

Li Yanxian took off his hat, sat up, and said calmly, "Didn't you say that Ge Luolu people are the most timid people in the Western Regions?"

"Indeed, these people are double-faced and clinging to the strong."

Li Yanxian stood up, walked back and forth a few times, and asked, "Did any of our people be detained by the Ge Luolu people last year?"

"No."

"there has never been?"

"there has never been."

"Then why all of a sudden?"

Liu Shu was asked, and for a while didn't know how to answer.

"When things happen, there must be a demon." Li Yanxian said, "Our army just defeated Gaochang, and the cowardly Ge Luolu people dared to detain our caravan openly. There must be someone behind this."

"What does Li Shuai mean?"

"Where is Alima?"

"Between the Yilie River and the Tianshan Mountains, it is one of the must-pass points on the Silk Road."

"What's north of it?"

"North?" Liu Shu was taken aback for a moment, "Tianshan?"

"And further north?"

Liu Shu thought for a while and said, "Ye Mili!"

"What about the south?"

"Husi's ear!" Liu Shu exclaimed.

"Give the Ge Luolu people a hundred courage and they wouldn't dare to act recklessly."

"Li Shuai means that the Khitan people are behind this?"

"Probably this possibility!"

"Then what should we do now?" Liu Shu said hastily, "Li Shuai will decide for us. If Ge Luolu people are like this in the future, then Silk Road will be dead!"

"You mean to ask me to send troops now?"

"Master Wang is stationed in Beiting, isn't it..."

Li Yanxian said: "The Khitan people are more cunning than you imagined. They suddenly asked the Ge Luolu people to detain our people just to let us send troops, and they had already prepared for an ambush."

"Then shall we sit idly by?"

"Of course not." Li Yanxian stretched his muscles and walked inside.

Liu Shu hurriedly followed.

"The Khitan people have learned my classics from the Celestial Dynasty, which is different from the Tatars in the Western Regions. They can send people to negotiate first and throw stones to ask for directions, instead of rushing westward with a large army."

Li Yanxian immediately recruited several courageous civil servants.

"Take a trip to Husi Ordu City to convey my meaning."

"What if the Khitan people don't want to let him go?"

"Then send troops to Ye Mili!"

Chapter 1361 Powerful Nation Struggles for Hegemony in the Western Regions (Part [-])

At the end of March, Song envoy Zhang Ke arrived at Husi Ordu City and met Yelu Dashi.

"What's the matter with Song envoy to my Daliao?"

Zhang Ke said straight to the point: "Our caravan was attacked in Alima. It was done by the Ge Luolu people. I heard that the Ge Luolu people have surrendered to you, so I came to find your important person."

"We have never heard of this incident." It was not Yelu Dashi who spoke, but Yelu Yanshan, "Is there a mistake?"

"It's absolutely true." Zhang Ke said in a strong tone, "My Song Dynasty is a state of etiquette. I only want to do business on the Silk Road and have no other malicious intentions. Whatever the consequences, you have to bear it yourself!"

"Emissary Song is threatening us?" Xiao Wuli sneered.

Zhang Ke said: "It's not a threat, I just want to restore the Silk Road."

"Restore the Silk Road?" Yelu Yanshan said coldly, "The Song army attacked Gaochang for the purpose of restoring the Silk Road?"

"My emperor's benevolence, when I sent an envoy to Gaochang, I hoped that Gaochang could do business with me in the Song Dynasty. Unexpectedly, Gaochang was unjust, killing my envoy and forcing my emperor to send troops to the west. Only then did the battle to destroy Gaochang, attack Gaochang, naturally It is also to restore the Silk Road!"

"Since you have defeated Gaochang, and Gaochang has sincerely repented, why don't you return to Yumen Pass?" Xiao Wuli asked, "After this battle, Gaochang will naturally cooperate with your business. Sure!"

"My Master Wang is still in Beiting, and there are thieves in Tianshan who are also seizing business travelers. If Master Wang returns to Yumen Pass, wouldn't the thieves be even more rampant in the next step!"

"Emissary Song, I will send someone to investigate the matter of detaining the merchants you mentioned, and I will give you an explanation." Yelu Dashi said, "Come here, wait for Envoy Song to go down and have a good rest."

Zhang Ke didn't continue talking, and exited the hall after saluting.

Yelu Yanshan said: "Your Majesty, the Song people are calmer than we imagined. It seems that the merchants who intercepted them cannot be sent out immediately."

"The Song people can hold their breath, so we have to hold our breath." Xiao Wuli said, "After we stopped the merchant, the Song people sent envoys over immediately. This at least shows that the Song people really wanted to come to the Western Regions." Doing business and catching what Song people want is to find their weakness!"

Erbusi said: "Since the Song people want to do business, let's do business with the Song people. Why do we have to fight each other?"

Xiao Woli asked, "How do you conclude that the Song people were really just doing business?"

This is the chain of suspicion in the political game.

Both sides have powerful armies, and the two sides have not established any trust relationship, and the other side has sent a large army to destroy the other side's dependent countries.

What's more, when the people of the Song Dynasty joined forces with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Dashi fought against the Song army when he was in Yanjing.

These unpleasant pasts made both parties dislike each other.

Zhang Ke stayed in Husi Ordu City for half a month. During this half month, Zhang Ke kept urging the Khitan people to release him quickly.

Every answer I got was polite and sincere, at least the tone sounded very sincere.

But no one can be seen.

Zhang Ke began to ask to see Yelu Dashi, but was told that Yelu Dashi was busy with government affairs and could not see him.

In the end, Zhang Ke could only see Xiao Orila, the number two figure in the Liao Kingdom.

Xiao Woli's answer was also obviously about practicing Tai Chi. He said a lot, but in the end there was only one meaning: We are dealing with it, please wait patiently!

It was already April in a blink of an eye, Zhang Ke would be a fool if he waited any longer.

He left Husi Ord City, and returned to Beiting City in mid-April.

After listening to Zhang Ke's description, Li Yanxian fell into deep thought.

Liu Shu said anxiously: "Li Shuai, it's clear that the Khitan people are behind this matter, and now the Khitan people are deliberately not handing over people."

"Yes, they did it on purpose." Li Yanxian said, "Not only did they deliberately not hand over people, but they also deliberately delayed the time, so as to anger us and let us send troops, and they were already prepared."

"What are you preparing for?" Liu Shu asked curiously.

Li Yanxian said: "How far is it from Beiting to Husi's ear?"

"About two thousand miles."

"Two thousand miles, we have to start from Beiting and go west for two thousand miles to fight, and the opponent is strong. My commander guessed that once Yelu Dashi finds out our whereabouts, he must first move the supplies in that area, and then defend without fighting. Familiar with the terrain, he will deal with us and delay us for a month or two, and wait for the food supply to bottom out and the morale of the army to slacken, and then he will send troops."

When Liu Shu heard this, he couldn't help being shocked.

It seems that fighting in the Western Regions is not that simple.

It can be said that fighting in the Western Regions is more difficult than fighting on the grasslands.

Moreover, the Xiliao that Li Yanxian was facing at this time was at the moment when its national power was at its strongest, occupying the seven river basins.

The Khitans are different from the Mughals and Turks in the grasslands.

The iron smelting technology in the hands of Yelu Dashi is very developed. Originally, the iron smelting technology of the Black Khanate was not weak. Now the Black Khanate is almost surrounded by Yelu Dashi, and iron armor is definitely not a minority.

It is said that Xixia's iron kite was adapted from the heavy cavalry of the Black Khanate.

The strength of the countries in the Western Regions is not weak.

What is even more frightening is the expedition. As Li Yanxian said just now, Yelu Dashi is already strong, and at home, he has the initiative in the allocation and transfer of materials.

In other words, it is to grasp the initiative of the war.

If we really want to fight, it's not a question of whether Song Jun is strong or not.

"What now?"

Li Yanxian stood up, pulled out his knife suddenly, and said, "What should we do? Hu Siwu's ears are too far away, so we will attack Ye Milicheng first. During this time, the commander frequently sent people to spy on Ye Milicheng. Ye Milicheng can still be attacked. !"

On April [-]th, Li Yanxian commanded [-] soldiers and horses, set off from Beiting City, and quickly sent troops all the way to Ye Mili.

It's just that as soon as he left, news came from behind that Yue Fei's main force was about to arrive.

Yue Fei's trip to the Western Regions was really not easy.

I set off from Xingzhou in November last year, all the way to Hexi, and encountered heavy snow in winter, so I had to stay in Zhangye.

Bring the ice and snow to melt, and then make supplies before continuing westward from Hexi.

No wonder Hou Junji traveled for nearly half a year before arriving in Gaochang.

Yue Fei, who arrived in Beiting City, learned that Li Yanxian sent troops to Ye Mili, but he was not in a hurry to follow them.

After all, the sergeants are also very tired after coming from a long distance and need to rest for a while.

Moreover, the situation in the Western Regions is complicated, and Yue Fei needs time to understand the situation.

Fortunately, many people in Beiting City still have an understanding of the current situation in the Western Regions.

On April 23, Yelu Dashi, Husi's good office ear, received the latest information about the Song Army's actions in Beiting.

Yelu Dashi immediately deduced Li Yanxian's real purpose: "It is impossible for the Song army to come to Husi's ears. They must go to Ye Mili. The purpose of beating Ye Mili is to put pressure on us."

Chapter 1362 The Cunning Liao Army (Second Change)

On April 25th, Li Yanxian's department was only more than 100 miles away from Ye Mili.

This is the first foothold of Yelu Dashi after entering the Western Regions, and it is here that Yelu Dashi was proclaimed emperor.

This can be said to be the land of Longxing in Xiliao.

Li Yanxian chose to fight here in order to force Yelu Dashi to send troops here, so that the battle line would not be pushed to the city of Husi Ordu, which is more than 1000 miles away.

But Li Yanxian obviously underestimated Yelu Dashi. When he ran to Yemili City, he found that Yemili City was almost an empty city.