Outside the city of the Great Liao King, because of the arrival of the Song, Jin, Xia, and Tatars, there were more tents, which made it seem that the Great Liao King City had expanded a lot.

The presence of more than 20,000 troops from other countries is obviously not an easy thing for anyone.

There were 5,000 people in each of the four countries, and 5,000 people were divided into various camps, so 20,000 troops plus war horses and other materials, and now these people, in just one day, seem to have formed a fairly large town.

The Song, Jin, Xia, and Tatar camps were set up at a distance from each other, and although there were few clashes along the way, it did not mean that there were no clashes.

The Song people are better, although they have all fought on the grassland, but because Ye Qing is in the Great Song Dynasty, their discipline is also the best, and their comprehensive strength is also the strongest.

And not only can they strictly abide by military discipline, but they can also deal with a group of Xia and Tatars who have no military discipline and have nothing to do to find faults, after all, they have grown up in the steppe, and they know too well the loose and barbaric habits of the Tatars.

But fortunately, the Song people and the Tatars did not really resent each other in their hearts because of some minor conflicts along the way. In the final analysis, the reason is just like the upward and downward effect, these ruffians, the guys who are used to being loose on the grassland, and who rely on their fists to win respect, watched the harmony between Temujin and Ye Qing along the way, and naturally became harmonious between them because of this.

After all, whether it is the Tatars, the Song people, or the Xia people, they have almost been beaten by the Jin people and shouted Dad, so almost no one is willing to take the initiative to provoke the Jin people, and the military management methods of the begging stone martyrs are also quite strict, so even if there are some conflicts with others, they can still control the severity of their hands.

Only the Xia people, like headless flies, want to provoke everyone, but everyone wants to win him over, so there has been a conflict with the Jin people, a conflict with the Tatars, and a conflict with the Song people, almost starting from Xiping Mansion, there has been no break on the road for a day.

After arriving in the Great Liao King City, now because of their garrison, they have attracted the attention of the army of the King of the Southern Courtyard outside the King City, so in the first day they arrived in the Great Liao King City, the Xia people and the Song people, the Tatars and the Liao people, the Jin people and the Liao people, have now clashed.

And almost a day later, two alliances were vaguely formed, that is, the Song, Tatar, and Jin people were a gang, and the Xia people rebelled and temporarily formed an alliance with the Liao, and then the two sides had a large-scale weapon fight again, which eventually caused a conflict of 17 dead and more than 100 wounded.

"Who's got more casualties?" Ye Qing glanced at Yelu Yue, who was frowning, and asked Yelu Yixue and Mo Xiaobao.

Looking at Mo Xiaobao's appearance that he had nothing to do with himself, Ye Qing knew that I was afraid that this time the Song people would not have casualties at all, and it was very likely that the Xia people would suffer.

"Fourteen Xia people died, the remaining three were Jin people, two Liao people, and most of the injuries were Xia people. Tatars, our people are all right. Mo Xiaobao said with a smile, and then caused Ye Luyue's eyes.

At the beginning on the grassland, Ye Luyue also brought Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm, so she had a certain understanding of Song Jun, Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm, and knew that these two guys had completely inherited Ye Qing's traditional virtues, and they would never suffer in this kind of thing.

"The Tatars are strong." Ye Luyue nodded and said silently, this point has been deeply realized since she led the Loose Army and Qu Zhulu, including Mo Xiaobao, Zhong Silkworm and Zadalan to fight.

"Which battalion of people in the South Courtyard?" After Yelu Yue finished speaking, she raised her head and asked Yelu Yixue.

"The people of the Eight Thorn Battalion are the elite soldiers in the hands of the King of the Southern Courtyard." Yelu Yixue said.

The Eight Thorn Battalion is also called the Eight Thorn Army, as for why it is called so, it completely depends on the number of this unit, when the number is small, it is a battalion, and when the number is large, it is an army, and later, the Xiao Thorn is to cover up the number of its army, so it is simply changed to the Eight Thorn Battalion, no longer called the army, even if the number of a battalion has reached 70,000 now, but the Xiao Hu Li Thorn will still be called the Eight Thorn Battalion.

"More than 70,000 people? There is an army of more than 70,000 people outside this royal city? Ye Qing looked at Yeluyue with some incredulity and asked.

Ye Luyue shook her head and smiled, and then explained herself: "If there were 70,000 people in the Southern Courtyard outside the royal city, we would have surrendered a long time ago. Now outside the royal city, there are less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in the southern courtyard, and because of the early spring, the number may be less. As for the main force of the Eight Thorn Battalion of the Southern Courtyard, they are all in Hara City, and it is also the base camp of the Thorns, with about 30,000 people on stand, and the rest will join in after entering the idle winter. The city of Hala is located between the royal city and the frontier, and can not only rush to the royal city in a short time, but also be able to travel to the frontier in a short time. ”

Ye Qing nodded clearly, and with Yeluyue's index finger, looking at the map on the desk that was so simple that it couldn't be simpler, no wonder Yeluyue dared to place the 10,000 unbridled troops guarding the royal city to the border.

Although the size of the Loose Army was only 20,000 men, if they all defended the royal city, it was very likely that the king of the southern courtyard would rely on the strength of Hara City and then trap all of them in the royal city east of Hara City.

However, if 10,000 troops were divided to go to the frontier, it was clear that they were fighting against the Khorezmians, but in fact, they were holding back most of the troops in the city of Hara in the frontier, so that the soldiers did not dare to give up their base camp easily, and transferred the army to put pressure on Yelupu Suwan in the royal city.

This is undoubtedly a clever trick, which can not only effectively resist the 20,000 people in the royal city, but also contain the many troops in the base camp of Hara City, which is a wonderful idea.

"Yes, I admire the command of Princess Chengli." Ye Qing smiled and saluted Ye Luyue with a fist.

What followed was the flower branch that made Yelu Yue laugh, and said proudly: "Of course, if not, this princess led the experience of Beifu on the grassland, do you think it is fake?" Now you know why I'm not afraid, right? Anyway, the Southern Courtyard can't help the elite soldiers of the Northern Mansion anyway. ”

Ye Qing smiled, and then asked lightly: "Then you can tell me, what will you do next?" ”

"What else can you do, just continue to consume it helplessly, anyway, he has a lot of people, and if he wants to maintain a standing army of more than 50,000 people in Daliao, this is not something that can be done casually, it is still possible to do it in a month or two months, or even half a year or a year, but if you want to maintain a standing army of 50,000 people for more than two years, it is simply wishful thinking." Ye Luyue said disdainfully.

"Since you are clear about the matter, do you think the king of the Southern Courtyard is not clear?" Ye Qing continued to ask.

"Clearly, what else can he do? As long as his 30,000 men in Hara City are held in my hands, he will not be able to exert more pressure on the royal city. Ye Luyue naughtily winked at Ye Qing with a beautiful eye, with an expression of what can you do.

"But what if once the war between the Great Liao and the Khorezm people is tight, the Loose Army has to be thrown into the battlefield, and it can no longer effectively contain the 30,000 horses stabbed in Hala City?" Ye Qing continued to ask questions quietly.

Then Yelu Yue's proud face just now instantly became stiff, and her good-looking eyebrows gradually frowned, and Yelu Yixue on the side also fell into contemplation.

"At that time, even if you give up the war with the Khorezmians, and the thorns of the Horn will only have to ambush you on the way to the royal city with your unbridled army...... It doesn't take much, 3,000 men and horses are enough to stop you, not to mention, at that time, the Khorezm people must be chasing after the butt of the Wild Army, and when the time comes, there will be pursuers behind the Wild Army, and there will be a blocker in front, what should I do? Ye Qing continued to ask calmly.

"No, it won't." Yelu Yixue frowned and looked at Yelu Yue with a solemn expression, and then turned his head to look at Ye Qing who was looking at him, and said firmly: "Our troops on the frontier will not be dragged down by the Khorezmian people for a while. ”

"This is a war of attrition, as Cheng Li said just now, it is very difficult for Xiao Lili to maintain a standing army of 50,000 people, but no matter how difficult it is, it is only a difficulty in terms of grain and grass, and what about you? It is the loss of numbers and combat effectiveness, and one more day of war, your combat effectiveness will drop by one point. Now the Daliao tribes that have the strength to send troops, because of the matter between the southern courtyard and the northern mansion, must be the majority of people with troops and watchers, once the border war is tight, even if the saint personally ordered them to send troops to fight against the Khorezmians, but do you think, will they send troops? Or will they continue to wait and see the situation on the Wangcheng side first? Ye Qing looked at Yelu Yixue and asked.

Yelu Yue let out a long breath, wrinkled her nose and said solemnly: "It depends on who in the North Mansion and the South Courtyard will not be able to hold on first, the war on the frontier is surprising, the troops are tense, we will inevitably collapse first, and if the grain and grass materials in the South Courtyard are in short supply, and the silver money is insufficient, then they must be unable to hold on first." The Liao people are not as good as the Great Song Dynasty, and the vast majority of our soldiers in the Great Liao are still ordinary people, and they have to rely on their own herding to support their wives and children, and only when the war comes, they will be called together, so I have always thought that if Xiao Lishu wants to be more patient with me, I must win. After all, the Loose Army is a real soldier, and the Eight Thorn Army is a real soldier, but it is only on par with the Loose Army. ”

"So you've all bet on the Khorezmians, hoping that the Khwarazmians will be more fierce, and you're hoping that the Khwarazmians will be better off fighting you again. Therefore, whether the Khorezm people are overwhelmed by a large army or a skirmish directly affects the victory or defeat between the northern and southern courts. It is not the best policy to hand over the key to victory or defeat to outsiders and lose the initiative. Of course, there is another way, but I'm afraid you won't want to. Ye Qing's face suddenly became gloomy, and his eyes were full of fierceness and coldness.

"What's the solution?" Yelu Yixue asked eagerly: "Please also ask Lord Ye for advice, as long as you can win the Southern Courtyard, it is to let the last general die, and the last general is willing." ”

Ye Qing was not in a hurry to answer, and said with a wry smile helplessly: "This method has heaven and harmony, I'm afraid that Chengli won't be willing, let alone ......." ”

"Absolutely not." Yeluyue shook her head firmly and said, unless God punishes our people like this, if not, we will never do this, it is all my people of Daliao.

Yelu Yixue was confused when she heard it, Lord Ye hadn't said what the solution was, why did Her Royal Highness the princess categorically veto, as if she already knew.

"Then we can only go, not to mention that I think, Temujin, Qishilie Divine Slaves, they will also be very curious, what those Khorezm people are like, whether they are strong or not, and they also want to fight with them." Ye Qing said with a smile.

Ye Luyue suddenly understood that Ye Qing was advancing by retreating, knowing that he would never agree to sneak attack the families and clans of those soldiers of the Eight Thorn Army, thus causing the instability of the army in the Eight Thorn Army and achieving the numerical advantage of disintegrating the Eight Thorn Army.

That's why he proposed to refuse, so as to pave the way for him to go to the Great Liao Frontier to fight against the Khorezmians.

Ye Luyue, who realized that she had been fooled, glanced at Ye Qing with a hint of charm and dissatisfaction, and thought for a while: "I still need to discuss this matter with my aunt, not to mention that today, you rabble have had many conflicts in one day, and so many people have been killed and injured, if you really go to the frontier ......." ”

"Jin, the Tatars, and I are enough, it doesn't matter how the Xia people are, but as for whether the Xia people can become allies with your Northern Mansion and not be exploited by the Southern Courtyard, it is up to you and your aunt to fight for it." Ye Qing said calmly.

Su Dao had already been separated from them along the way, if it was really the Four Kingdoms who went to the battlefield of the Great Liao Frontier together, I am afraid that they had not yet fought with the Khorezmians, and they would have to guard against whether the Xia people would stab them in the back.

So after thinking about it, it was best to leave Su Dao in the royal city, so as to attract the attention of the Southern Courtyard and the Northern Mansion, so that they would not be able to expand the conflict for a while, so as to buy time for the three of him, Ye Qing, Temujin, and Qishilie Divine Slave.

"What is your purpose?" Yelu Yue frowned, she believed that everything Ye Qing did was for her good, but as for whether it was beneficial to Da Liao, she couldn't see it clearly for the time being.

"My purpose...... Help you temporarily relieve the pressure from the Northern Mansion, and hope that you can take this opportunity to completely get rid of the hidden danger of the Southern Courtyard. Ye Qing looked at Yeluyue and said calmly: "So the three of us are fighting with the Khorezmian people, and we don't want any ...... from the Liao State to hinder them. ”

Ye Luyue listened to Ye Qing's calm words, but her heart trembled involuntarily, although Ye Qing's words were extremely calm, she still felt a strong murderous aura, and even made her a little worried...... Will the people of Khorezm die too miserably?

"You're going to ......." Yeluyue asked in a trembling voice.

"Yes, try my best to buy you enough time, and allies like us, you have also seen, talking about cohesion is a complete joke, and now that we have arrived in the royal city, it has already gone to one of the four, if it takes a little longer, I am afraid that only my Great Song family will be left, and the combat effectiveness will plummet. So there is only one chance, and only by seizing this rare opportunity and giving the Khorezmian people a painful defeat can we buy you more time in the royal city. Ye Qing's meaning is already obvious, that is, to take this rare opportunity to scare the people of Khorezm at one time, so that they should not dare to invade the Liao State easily within three or five years.

And if they are lucky, if Yeluyue can solve the grievances with the Southern Courtyard in the royal city, it will be in vain for their long journey.

Of course, Ye Qing had prepared for the worst from the beginning, if the Liao Kingdom was still in civil strife, then he would have no more options, and the only thing he could do at that time was to hope that the Commanderless Army and Yelu Yixue would be able to escape with their princess.

But these are all later words, what I have to do now is to go to the dinner party of the king of the Southern Courtyard, and then I hope to be able to smoothly send troops to the Daliao frontier and fight with the Khorezmians.