The Liao people have been sinicized for many years, but to a certain extent, they still retain the habits of wild beasts.

They are accustomed to the fact that in every winter, cattle and sheep enter the pen, horses are put into the south mountain, and people nest in tents and do not move.

It's like hibernation.

Since Shi Jingjiao dedicated the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Liao State, the Central Plains has lost the greatest barrier against the invasion of the Liao.

Great Wall!

Without the barrier of the Great Wall, the Liao people could easily invade the territory of the Great Song Dynasty and plunder.

The Liao people called this way of plundering the grass valley.

After the cavalry of the Liao people returned with full loads again and again, they regarded this kind of forbearance of the Great Song Dynasty as a kind of weakness.

Bullying the soft and fearing the hard is an instinct that almost everyone has.

Therefore, under the pampering of the Great Song Dynasty, the Liao people were accustomed to every autumn harvest, so they rushed into the Great Song Dynasty and plundered fiercely.

As long as they grab a handful, the Liao people can get enough food for them to eat for a year, and even have a surplus to exchange for money.

This has almost become an entertainment festival for the Liao people every autumn.

It's just that the Liao people generally raid in the autumn, and in the winter, their animal nature drives them to hibernate.

This year, it is indeed a bit abnormal to come out in winter to hit the grass valley.

Li Zifeng was a little stunned by Yang Qi's question.

Why did the Liao people go against the norm and choose to fight grass valleys in winter, Li Zifeng didn't know why.

Not to mention that Li Zifeng didn't know, the guards stationed in various places on the Song-Liao border were also a little confused.

The only thing they know is that the Liao people of this year were very cruel when they were fighting grass and valleys, and they only robbed money and grain before, but now they are looting what they see.

"I don't know ......"

Li Zifeng was very honest in front of Yang Qi, and he shook his head with a gloomy expression.

When Yang Qi saw Li Zifeng's reaction, he roughly guessed why some Liao people were uncharacteristic and came out to fight the grass valley in winter.

The culprit, it seems, is ...... Himself.

From the time he ordered the merchants of the southern kingdom to withdraw from the Liao country, by now, most of the half year has passed.

The price of goods in Liao, under his hints several times, has risen several times all the way.

The wealth of the Liao State is constantly flowing out, and the purse of the Liao people is getting flatter and flatter.

The middle and high-level Liao aristocrats can still withstand the rise in prices.

But a large number of people at the bottom of the Liao State can't bear the rising prices.

So, after they were already poor and crazy, they subconsciously put their hands into the house of a wealthy neighbor.

This neighbor is Da Song.

The iniquity of his own creation made the people unlucky.

Yang Qi was a little reluctant in his heart.

"Sit down and talk."

He invited Li Zifeng to sit down and said, "Tell me about your plans." ”

Li Zifeng sat opposite Yang Qi and said solemnly: "Now the Liao people have made the border defense of the Great Song Dynasty full of holes. The most severely injured is the area from Yanmen Pass to Waqiao Pass.

The Liao people are fierce, and the soldiers and horses under the command of the Waqiao Pass guard can't hold the border at all, and we Yanmen Pass are too busy to take care of ourselves.

Our general thought about it, in this northwest, the only one who has enough troops to deal with the Liao people and can deter the Liao people is Huhou.

Therefore, our general wants to ask Huhou to come out and gallop to help Waqiao Pass. ”

"Yanmen Pass guard, please let me go out and gallop to help Waqiao Pass?"

Yang Qi laughed out loud: "Are you kidding me? Since it is rushing to the aid of Waqiao Pass, why didn't the guards of Waqiao Pass send someone to beg me, but you came to beg me? ”

"And ......"

Yang Qi asked with a smile: "Let my soldiers and horses enter the border of the Great Song Dynasty for garrison, have you gotten His Majesty's approval?" Without His Majesty's approval, you should know very well what it is to let foreign troops enter your own station. ”

Li Zifeng glanced at Yang Qi secretly, and said in a low voice: "Three days ago, the Waqiao Pass guard sent someone to send a letter to our general, asking our general to send troops to help. Huhou, you also know that our Yanmen Pass has limited troops, and we can only take into account the Yanmen Pass area. Therefore, there is no way to rush to the aid of Waqiao Pass.

No, our general was concerned about the safety of the people, so he wrote back to the guard of Waqiao Pass, proposing to ask Huhou for help.

Yesterday, the Waqiao guard replied to the letter, agreed to this proposal, and entrusted our general to come and ask Huhou to come out of the mountain.

The general of our family knew that the lowly post and the tiger marquis had an old relationship, so he specially sent the lowly post to talk about it. ”

"Has Your Majesty ever agreed?"

"Your Majesty......"

Li Zifeng hesitated for a moment, and said solemnly: "As for the imperial court, the tiger marquis doesn't have to worry. The general of our family has already signed a joint letter with the general of Waqiao Guan to explain the matter to the imperial court.

The military situation is urgent, and I believe that the imperial court will not object to this matter......"

Li Zifeng stood up suddenly, bowed down and said, "I implore the Tiger Marquis to send troops to save the people!" ”

Yang Qi shook his head and smiled, "I didn't say I wouldn't save it...... I can send troops to help the people, and it is my duty to do so. It's just that have you thought clearly, once my soldiers enter your defense line, once Your Majesty is to blame, can you bear this responsibility? ”

Li Zifeng said: "For the people, we have no regrets." ”

Yang Qi stared straight at Li Zifeng, and said with a smile: "I'll give you a day, you think it through." ”

"No need to ......"

Li Zifeng was about to speak, but was rudely interrupted by Yang Qi.

"Say one day at a time, and give me an answer tomorrow. Peng Pai, send off! ”

"Tiger ......"

Li Zifeng wanted to continue talking, but was taken out of the study by Peng Pai.

After a long time, Peng Pai sent Li Zifeng away, returned to the study, stood in front of Yang Qi, and hesitated: "Young master, my subordinates can't understand ......."

"Can't understand what?"

Yang Qi glanced at Peng Pai with a smile, and picked up a book of music to read.

Peng Pai pondered for a moment, frowned, shook his head and said, "I don't understand." ”

"I don't understand why they're asking us for help? I can't understand why they have become so righteous Ling Ran? I don't understand who gave them the audacity to ignore the ban that 'foreign troops do not enter the customs'? ”

Yang Qiyi asked three times in a row, and Peng Pai nodded solemnly.

"Huh!"

Yang Qi smiled mockingly, "There's nothing I don't understand about this, because it's not their idea at all." ”

"Huh?"

Peng Pai looked stunned.

Yang Qi said with a smile: "The status of the people in their hearts has not yet reached the point where they can block the lives of their entire families. Therefore, if they dare to take the risk of asking me to help defend the defense, there must be someone behind them to support them.

And it is very likely that this person is now in Yanmen Pass. ”

"So...... What Li Zifeng said just now was all a lie? ”

"Half-truths......

Peng Pai looked at Yang Qi, "Then what should we do?" ”

Yang Qi raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Of course it's helping, do you want to watch the people die tragically under the Liao people's knife?" ”

Peng Pai scratched his head, smiled awkwardly, and asked, "Who are you going to send?" ”

Yang Qi said entangledly: "It stands to reason that to deal with such a thing as the Liao people fighting the grass valley, it is most appropriate to send the rangers of the fallen sons to fight." They fought guerrilla warfare with the Liao people on the grassland for the longest time and had rich combat experience.

It's just that now that the Xixia Mansion has been decided, the rangers will be stationed in the Xixia Mansion, guarding against Li Jiqian's counterattack while helping Chen Jiangling pacify the newly relocated people.

The revival army must be stationed at the revival pass, and it cannot be moved.

The Datong army was beaten badly in the battle of Xixia Mansion, and it has not yet recovered and cannot move.

The Iron Cavalry can move, but it is a bit overkill to send the Iron Cavalry to deal with the scattered rangers of the Liao.

Moreover, the Iron Cavalry also has to take care of the defense line of Dongsheng Mansion and Yunnei Prefecture......"

In such military operations, Peng Pai generally rarely interjected.

At most, he could only give some advice, and he couldn't mention Yang Qi to call the shots.

He doesn't have any better advice for the current situation.

Yang Qi thought for a long time, looked at Peng Pai, and asked, "How is the Jin army preparing?" ”

Peng Pai replied: "Only 10,000 soldiers were recruited......

Yang Qi nodded and said, "I'll think about it again...... Let's see how Li Zifeng responds tomorrow, and I'll make a decision. ”

……

Yang Qi put the decision on Li Zifeng's reply, but Li Zifeng was not qualified to reply to Yang Qi.

After Li Zifeng returned to Yanmen Pass.

immediately entered the big tent of the Chinese army.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, in addition to Li Jilong, the guard general of Yanmen Pass, there is another person.

This person sits on the first seat of the Chinese army's big tent, and his identity is obviously higher than Li Jilong.

Seeing Li Zifeng enter the big tent, Lu Duan, who was sitting in the first seat, opened his mouth and asked, "Can Yang Yansi promise to send troops?" ”

Li Zifeng arched his hand and hesitated: "According to the instructions of Special Envoy Lu, I went to ask Yang Yansi for help, and he agreed to send troops." But ......"

Lu Duan frowned, his face was cold, "Yang Yansi has made a condition?" ”

Li Zifeng shook his head.

Lu Duan's face softened a little, "Then what did he say?" ”

Li Zifeng hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "He said to give us a day, let's think about it again." ”

Lu Duan was stunned and said suspiciously: "You tell this official exactly what you said about the conversation between Yang Yansi and him after you met him." ”

Li Zifeng nodded, and told Lu Duan about the conversation between him and Yang Qi word for word.

After listening to Li Zifeng's description, Lu Duan looked up to the sky and sighed, "What a Yang Yanhei, it seems that the matter of this official in Yanmen Pass has been guessed by him."

That's it, if you guess it, you guess it. Tomorrow, you will go to him with the official's handwritten letter and ask him to send troops to help Waqiao Pass. ”

"No!"

Li Jilong, who had never spoken, waved his hand at Li Zifeng.

"You go down first."

Li Zifeng arched his hand and withdrew from the Chinese army's big tent.

As soon as Li Zifeng left, Li Jilong frowned and asked Lu Duan, "Special Envoy Lu, let Yang Yansi's soldiers and horses enter Waqiao Pass, Your Majesty knows about it, and you really won't blame it?" ”

Lu Duan glanced at Li Jilong and said indifferently: "No!" With this official as a guarantor, what are you afraid of? ”

Li Jilong hesitated: "I have heard...... His Majesty hates Yang Yansi to the core......"

"This time and that time."

Lu Duan glanced at Li Jilong again, his eyes were full of warning, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." This time, it was the official's idea to ask Yang Yansi to rush to the aid of Waqiao Pass. If there is any guilt, the official shall bear the responsibility. I can't even affect you, General Li. ”

Li Jilong gritted his teeth unwillingly, hugged his fists and said: "It's Li who lost his words......"

"The Liao thieves are cunning, and there are many defenses in the area of Yanmen Pass, and General Li has to personally inquire about it. This official will not send General Li. ”

Is this a chase for customers?

In his own handsome tent, he was expelled by others.

Li Jilong felt very aggrieved.

He got up and arched his hand, and strode out of the Chinese army's tent.

Standing outside the big tent, looking at the full camp of soldiers, Li Jilong gritted his teeth again unwillingly.

Once upon a time, the Li family was so glorious.

The literati knelt at the door of Li's house and begged for help.

Now, he was bullied by a literati on his head, how could he be willing.

The house must be revitalized!

The literati must be made to fall to the door of their Li house again!

At this moment, Li Jilong's intention to revitalize his family was extremely firm.

Inside the big tent.

Lu Duan didn't have the heart to turn grief and anger into strength.

He grimaced and let out a long sigh.

Li Jilong's unwilling thoughts, how could he not see it.

However, he couldn't tell Li Jilong the truth.

Do you want to tell Li Jilong that the emperor has been unconscious and is in danger of dying at any time?

He didn't dare to say that.

Now, the two princes are in charge of the country, and the three are auxiliary ministers, and they have issued a gag order for the emperor to be unconscious.

And the reason why he appeared in Yanmen Pass is also the meaning of the three Zaifu.

Asking Yang Qi to go out of the mountain and deal with the Liao people is also the meaning of the three Zaifu.

The emperor's life was in danger, and the Beijing division needed a large number of soldiers and horses to guard it in case of accidents.

So there was no way to draw troops and horses to deal with the Liao.

Asking Yang Qi to go out of the mountain to deal with the Liao people has two meanings.

First, Yang Qi twice thwarted the Liao army going south, and the deterrent power in the hearts of the Liao people far exceeded that of other generals of the Great Song Dynasty. It couldn't be more suitable for Yang Qi to deal with the Liao.

Second, contain Yang Qi. When the emperor's life was dying, Yang Qi's threat to the Great Song Dynasty was also skyrocketing. Once the emperor dies, if Yang Qi takes advantage of the new emperor's ascension to the throne to move his troops south, it will definitely deal a serious blow to the Great Song Dynasty.

It is even possible to subvert the Great Song Dynasty.

This is not what the three Zaisuke want to see.

That's why they came up with such a way to get the best of both worlds.

Use Yang Qi to deal with the Liao people, and use the Liao people to contain Yang Qi.

……

The Zai Fu had good intentions, but they were inferior to Yang Qi.

If Yang Qi wanted to wave his troops south, how could he care if Zhao Guangyi was dead or alive?

Yang Qi holds the four northwestern prefectures in his hands, and controls the entire southern country.

A situation of a north-south attack can be formed at any time.

Moreover, Yang Qi can also unite with the folding family, force the Cao family, and give the Great Song Dynasty a four-sided flower.

Therefore, whether Yang Qi will wave his troops to the south or not, the choice is not on the side of the Great Song Dynasty at all.

And in the will of Yang Qi himself.

……

Following.

When the sky is bright.

Li Zifeng took Lu Duan's handwritten book and entered Datong Mansion City to meet Yang Qi.

After Yang Qi got the handwritten book from Lu Duan, he handed it to Peng Pai with a smile.

After Peng Pai carefully read Lu Duan's handwriting, he admired Yang Qi.

"The young master really guessed right, there is really someone behind Li Zifeng."

Yang Qi waved his hand indifferently and sneered: "These high-ranking civil officials are just such a small means. They like to hide behind other people's backs and put on a show. There is a lot of contact, which makes people feel disgusting. ”

"Passing on our military order, Yang Yande, the chief general of the Iron Cavalry Army, immediately led 10,000 reserve troops of the Ranger Army to rush to Waqiao Pass to help. The Iron Cavalry Army was temporarily controlled by Du Qing and stationed in Shuichuan I. At the same time, he ordered Du Jin'e and Meng Jinbang to lead the Jin army of 10,000 soldiers to the north to garrison Sanchuankou! ”