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The resentment in Xiao Qian's heart gradually accumulated, and he was really disappointed with Emperor Tianzuo.
Fortunately, Xiao Qian blocked the news of the emperor's departure from Nanjing Road in time, so that the troops did not know about it.Otherwise, I am afraid that some of the morale that the Liao army has accumulated through hard work will be lost.
The horses in front of the report reported that Dongfang discovered that the cavalry of the Jin Army had left Zezhou and was heading towards Bei'an Prefecture.
In order to slow down the advancing speed of the Jin army, Xiao Qian dispatched the Western Jiedu Envoy Erli Ci and Tehu and his sons to lead [-] Xi troops to station at Niushan Pavilion by the Chehe River, and established the first line of defense relying on Chehe River and Niushan Mountain.
The small walls of the city of Bei'an Prefecture were low, and it was not enough to rely on. General Xiao Qian set up a camp in the north and south of the city, forming a corner with Bei'an Prefecture, and prepared to meet the Jin army in the east across the Luan River and Liu River.
Just as Xiao Qian was busy arranging the defensive line, an unexpected accident happened to him.
In Niushan Pavilion, the Western Jiedu envoy that Xiao Qian placed high hopes on was persuaded by Yelu Yujian, and surrendered to the Jin army with his son Tehu and Ten Thousand Xijun!
Yeluyujian has been in charge of the Liao Kingdom's Zhongjing Road for a long time, and Yeli Ci was also a general under his command.Seeing the power of the golden army's great victory, Yeluyu showed his strength to Yeli stab before the battle, and promised to be a high-ranking official and rich salary, and successfully instigated the rebellion of Erli stab and Tehu father and son.
Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi killed Concubine Wen Xiaose, forced to stay in Shangjing, and the evil results of Yelu, the governor of the East Road, finally came to light.
Yeluyu saw that he had a wide range of friends among the nobles of the Liao Kingdom and was close to many people.On his way to the west, he said that he surrendered many generals of the Liao army, and made a lot of contributions to the Jin army's ability to drive straight in.
After Ye Licai and Tehu surrendered to the Jin Army, Wanyan Zonghan, the leader of the Jin Army who went to Bei'an Prefecture, was placed under the command of Yelu Yujian.
Wanyan Zonghan asked Yelu Yujian to take the army of Erli stabbing and Tehu father and son as the vanguard, and lead the Jin army straight to the city of Nan'an.
Wanyan Zonghan's purpose was to make Yelu Yujian, Yelici and Tehu pretend to be defeated and launch a surprise attack after approaching the Liao army, making it difficult to distinguish the enemy from ourselves.
After the chaos of the Liao army, Wanyan Zonghan commanded the cavalry of the Jin army to attack Xiao Qian's central army, and captured the king Xi Xiaoqian alive.
In order to quell the war in the Zhongjingdao area of the Liao Kingdom as soon as possible, the emperor Wanyan Aguda hoped that Wanyan Zonghan and others could recruit Xi Wang Xiaoqian, and then use Xi Wang Xiaogan to recruit and appease the Xi tribe in Zhongjingdao.
Therefore, Wanyan Zonghan's sudden attack on Bei'an Prefecture was to capture King Xi Xiaoqian alive and force him to surrender.
On the banks of the Sanfu River to the west of Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, Wanyan Yinshu almost managed to complete the task of capturing Xiao Qian alive, but it was a pity that some brave generals around Xiao Qian tried their best to rescue him from the siege.
In the battle of Zezhou, Xiao Qian saw the opportunity quickly and escaped from Wanyan Zonghan and others again.
This time to chase and kill Xiao Qianjun, Wanyan Zonghan did not bring Wanyan Yinshu, but Wanyan Loushi, a powerful general from the Kingdom of Jin, who was more famous than Wanyan Yinshu, and Wanyan Xiyin, who was both wise and brave.
Wanyan Yinshu Ke stayed in the Songtingguan area of Zezhou to conquer the Xi tribe on the mountain because the Zezhou area had not yet been pacified.
After the surrender of Eili and Tehu, they have informed Wanyan Zonghan of the situation in Bei'an Prefecture, saying that Xi Wang Xiaoqian will not easily withdraw from Bei'an Prefecture and retreat to Nanjing Road in order to call on the tribes in Zhongjing Road to revolt. .
Ye Lici told Tehu and his son that Xiao Qian once again gathered tens of thousands of Liao troops, with his back against Xiling, and wanted to fight the Jin army to the death.
After Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Loushi heard this, they were not surprised but happy.
What the two of them were afraid of was that Xiao Qian would lead his army to flee far away and be unable to catch up.
After all, this Zhongjing Road is the hometown of the Xi clan. If Xiao Qian wandered around the Zhongjing Road with tens of thousands of horses and incited the tribal people in various states, it would be difficult for the Jin army to completely pacify the Zhongjing Road.
If Xiao Qian wanted to defend Bei'an Prefecture to the death, Wanyan Zonghan's army would have a chance to capture him alive.
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Bei'an Prefecture, Liuheguan post station, where Yelv Shude led [-] Khitan cavalry stationed.
From Niushan Pavilion to Bei'anju, you must first go to Liuhe Pavilion, and then go south to Bei'anju.
Yelv Shude led the troops stationed here, not only to respond in time to the Western Jiedu envoy Erli's assassination army ahead, but also to serve as a cordon for Bei'an Prefecture, preventing the Jin army from repeating their old tricks and bypassing the Erli assassination army by crossing mountains and ridges , Attack Bei'an Prefecture.
But Yelv Shude didn't know that there were more than [-] figures hiding in the dense forest of Modou Ridge behind him.
These people are condescendingly overlooking the Liuhe Pavilion beside the Liuhe River, monitoring the Yelushu German army and the official road on the other side of the Liuhe River.
The leader of this group of people is a man without ears.
This person is none other than He Taohe, the envoy who was arrested in the three capitals of Jeju.
Chapter 766 He Tao made a contribution
He Tao led his men to hide in the dense forest of Modou Ridge to monitor the valley ahead, but he was sent by Chao Gai.
After being forced into a den of thieves outside Jeju City, He Tao, along with Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, and Dong Pingping, first became bandits in the Taihang Mountains, and then were forced to flee from the southern foot of the Taihang Mountains to Song Liao in the north of the Taihang Mountains. border.
Later, He Tao followed Chao Gai and others in a daze, and was deceived by Gongsun Sheng to Xijin Mansion in Nanjing, Liao Kingdom, and joined Li Chuwen, an important minister of Liao Kingdom.
Then Li Chuwen was a political advisor of the Liao Kingdom, that is, the position of prime minister, which was equivalent to the prime ministers Cai Jing and Taiwei Tongguan of the Song Dynasty.
Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Dong Ping, He Tao and others were very happy to be able to climb a high branch like Li Chuwen when they were desperate.It must be known that when the few of them were in the Song Dynasty, even if they did not become robbers and rebelled, they would never be able to cling to high-ranking officials like Cai Jing in this life.
In the minds of He Tao and the others, the Liao Kingdom is stronger than the Great Song Dynasty, and it is better to follow Li Chuwen, Prime Minister of the Liao Kingdom, than to take refuge in that old thief Cai Jing?
Unexpectedly, within a few days after He Tao and the others took refuge in the Liao Kingdom, the Jin-Liao War broke out.
Li Chuwen, Prime Minister of the Liao Kingdom, arranged Chao Gai, Dong Ping and He Tao into the army of Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army, for his own political layout, and asked them to come to Zhongjing Road to gain military merit and control the military power.Wu Yong, the former military commander of Liangshanbo, and He Tao's brother He Qing, who had ordinary martial arts skills, did not go out with the army, but stayed in Li Chuwen's residence in Xijin Prefecture, Nanjing.
In the eyes of Chao Gai, Dong Ping, and He Tao, Xiao Qian, the king of the fourth army, is a big figure like Taiwei Tong Guan in the Song court, and the three of them are also willing to be used by Xiao Qian.
However, after the battle with the Jin Army in Enzhou City, Chao Gai, Dong Ping, and He Tao finally realized that the strong are even stronger. The real person has been defeated repeatedly.
Chao Gai and Dong Ping suffered several defeats with Xiao Qian, they were also dumbfounded, they didn't know whether it was right or wrong to travel thousands of miles to join the Khitans of Liao Kingdom.
Fortunately, Chao Gai and Dong Ping fought bravely, they were recognized by the kings of the four armies, and they were highly valued by Xiao Qian.
Chao Gai and Dong Ping's [-] army horses had long been beaten down to a few hundred men, but Xiao Qian allocated another [-] army horses for them to command, which showed Xiao Qian's respect and trust for them.
It was rare for Chao Gai and Dong Ping to be appreciated by such great figures, so they dispelled a little doubt in their hearts, and decided to continue to serve the Liao Army, and worked hard for the fourth army king Xiao Qian.
Chao Gai and Dong Ping's [-] soldiers and horses were stationed in the camp at the foot of Modouling Mountain in the north of Bei'an City, forming horns with Bei'an City, and were responsible for defending Bei'an City.
Although they obeyed Xiao Qian, Chao Gai and Dong Ping had also learned a lot this time, knowing that these Liao troops were all strong outsiders but middle-ranked, and they could not be completely relied on.Therefore, Chao Gai ordered He Tao, who was in the army, to lead dozens of former old brothers to quietly lurk near the Liuhe Pavilion to secretly investigate the enemy's situation for his army.
He Tao used to arrest envoys, and it is his skill to investigate and find out news.
He Tao brought dozens of bandit minions to Modou Ridge, dispatched them, and quietly occupied a few places with a wide view, where he could have a panoramic view of the Liu River Valley.
Yeluyujian, Yelici and Tehu didn't expect that in this cold season, the Liao army didn't hide in the post station to enjoy the fire, but hid in the dense forest and set up secret sentries.They led the army to the outside of the Liuhe Pavilion, pretended to retreat from the front, walked directly into the Liuhe Pavilion, and launched a surprise attack on the Yelushu German army.
Yelv Shude did not expect that the Western Jiedu envoy of the Xi clan, Erli Chai, would rebel and join the enemy. When he walked out of the post station to meet Er Li Chai, he was beheaded by Tehu in front of his horse.
The [-] Khitan soldiers were leaderless, and the post house was soon breached and surrounded.After a moment of fierce fighting, [-] Khitan soldiers either died or surrendered, but not one escaped.
After Yeluyu Jian, Yelici and Tehu captured Liuhe Pavilion, they led [-] Xi troops to "retreat" to Bei'an Prefecture.
They didn't know that when Yelv Shude was killed just now, He Tao who was lurking in the dark had been alarmed.
He Tao rolled down the hillside with his hands, flew on his horse, and fled desperately to the camp in the north of the city.
Because of He Tao's warning, Chao Gai, Dong Ping and the chief general of Beiying, B Shi Bajin, saw through Yelu Yujian's treacherous plot and were not stolen by the false assassins.