Chapter 326: The Battle of Central Plains!

In the eighth year of Jiayou's reign, it was June 13th.

Tubo, Shanzhou, Qingtang City, this place is the center of the Tubo regime.

Fozi Zasiluo was summoning the leaders of various Tubo tribes to discuss the matter of conquering Xia.

With his old age, he went to Bianjing and returned again. After many hardships, his body was not as good as before.

His face was extremely withered.

Many believers who believe in Jisiluo feel sad about this. They have never seen such an old and weak Buddha.

"Buddha, we will do what you say about the summer expedition."

"Buddha, are you feeling well?"

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The leaders of the various ministries have not seen Ji Siluo for a long time. When they saw him today, they all had a thousand things to say.

They cannot see the aging of great leaders, but this is an inevitable process of human beings.

"Son of Buddha, His Majesty the Emperor has passed away, Lord Xia is in poor health, and Yelu Hongji is no longer in its prime. Now, are you even old?"

Someone couldn't help but sigh.

Zuosiluo looked at the leaders of each department, and a smile that made people feel like spring breeze appeared on his withered cheeks.

"Everyone is subject to birth, aging, sickness and death. We have led the tribes out of the most difficult moments. Now, we are all getting old."

Tubo with the presence of Gsisiluo is a prosperous time for Tubo.

The Xixia created by Li Yuanhao was far more powerful than before.

Zhao Zhen's Zhou Dynasty and Yelu Hongji's Liao Kingdom were both at their most prosperous at this stage.

However, prosperity turns to decline, this is a law that cannot be escaped.

"Every country has been accumulating national strength for a long time, and there will be a world-shaking war in the future. I am worried about my country, but now, I finally have a way to survive."

Zuosiluo looked at his son Dong Fei.

The latter looked at the leaders of each department and said slowly:

"On my trip to Bianjing, I had a very pleasant conversation with Wei Yuan, the privy envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He gave me a calligraphy and I initiated him. According to the etiquette of the Central Plains, he and I are sworn brothers."

"Now, he has been appointed as the General Manager of the Northern Expedition. Neither my father nor I can see his fate clearly. He will either become the most powerful enemy in the history of Tubo, or he will be the glimmer of hope that I, Tubo, have been pursuing so hard. "

The tribal leaders understood what Xisiluo meant.

"I understand what Buddha means. After I return, I will gather my old troops to attack Xixia."

"Buddha, you must take care of yourself, we can't live without you!"

"Tubo needs you!"

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Zuosilu sighed and said, "I have called you here today for one more thing. After me, my son will be the new son of the Buddha."

All the tribal leaders bowed to Dong Felt.

Zusiluo spoke again: "Dong Felt, it's up to you to conquer Xixia."

A little later.

When only their father and son were left in the entire hall.

Zusiluo asked again: "If one day Wei Yuan wants to attack Tubo, how can you stop him?"

Dong Zhan thought for a while and said: "If we really get to that point, I'm afraid that both Xixia and Liao will be destroyed by Zhou. Surrendering to Zhou will be a good strategy to protect our Tubo people."

If he were the emperor of Xia and Liao, he would be disdainful if he heard his descendants answer like this. He would even think that his children are cowards.

However, the Buddhist disciple of Tubo cares about the people of the world. For him, the purpose of establishing a political power in Tubo is not to let the people of Tubo become slaves of Xixia.

If Tubo surrendered to Zhou, it would bring life to the Tubo people and prevent them from becoming slaves. Buddhists would be happy to see such a situation.

"good."

Zuosi smiled and said, "My son, you are very good."

"As a father, I have nothing to worry about."

In the middle of the night that day, the Tubo Buddha died at the age of sixty-eight. He became the next enlightened master of Tubo after Songtsen Gampo.

In the history of Wei Yuan's previous life, Xi Siluo could live for at least two years.

However, the history of this world has already changed.

The Great Zhou Dynasty, which is similar to Song Dynasty and Feiming Dynasty, is the best witness.

Xisiluo traveled a long distance to and from Bianjing, which was not easy for an old man who was over 60 years old.

Therefore, two years of life were lost.

He has laid the foundation for everything for his most valued son, Dong Zhan, and has no regrets or worries.

Same day.

Liao Kingdom, go to the capital.

Yelu Hongji had learned of the disastrous defeat of the Liao army in the Battle of Xiangzhou.

Dragging his sick body, he called his son Yelujun and said:

"It won't be long before Yelv Renxian will withdraw his troops. We, Daliao, have paid a lot in this battle. If you ascend the throne in the future, how will you eliminate the impact of this battle?"

Since the Liao army went south, Yelu Hongji had been dreaming. Every time he met Zhao Zhen, he would curse him and say he was treacherous.

During the Chanyuan Alliance, the two sides made a plan for a century of peace.

And with Yelu Hongji's repeated attacks on the Zhou Dynasty, he openly tore up the century-old alliance.

In addition, after hearing the bad news of Xiangzhou's defeat, Yelu Hongji's body suddenly declined. He was not as good as before, as if he was about to die soon.

He thought more than once, if... if the Chanyuan Alliance was followed, the Liao and Zhou countries would not invade each other.

If he doesn't care about expansion, he only cares about developing people's livelihood and internal affairs and accumulating national strength.

Will there be different results?

Will there be another world?

Is it possible that I can live longer?

Wouldn't he put the burden of the country on his eight-year-old child?

Perhaps, in another distant world, there will be another Yelu Hongji doing things that he will not regret, right?

Thinking of this, Yelu Hongji looked at his immature child in front of him, shook his head and sighed: "Well, how old are you? Why am I telling you this?"

Hearing this, Yelu Jun suddenly made a surprising statement: "I think you should have a good relationship with Zhou, right?"

Yelu Hongji was stunned and said: "Is there anything else? If so, continue talking."

Yelu Jun nodded and continued: "I think that after this defeat, I will only compensate the Zhou Kingdom for some land. What worries me is the female straight people."

The Liao army fought south and almost wiped out all of the Liao's most capable fighting force of more than 100,000 to 20,000 people.

The military strength of the Liao Kingdom was greatly weakened.

It is difficult not to guarantee that the Jurchens will not take the opportunity to cause chaos.

"Straight women. How can you see so much at your age?"

"Any more?"

Yelu Hongji smiled and spoke.

He was thinking, if he could live for another twenty years, no, ten years.

Will spending ten years personally teaching this child turn him into the wisest emperor in the history of Daliao?

Yelu Jun shook his head, "I don't know."

Yelu Hongji touched his head and said with a smile:

"You should remember what your father says next in your heart for the rest of your life, and don't mention it to a second person."

Yelujun nodded.

Yelu Hongji suddenly said seriously:

"Be careful about your mother and your relatives intervening in politics. If necessary, you can use Ye Luxin first, and he will guarantee your power. If his power becomes stronger, you can use someone named Xiao."

"Yes, but don't believe it. After this battle, we need a scapegoat. As long as Yelvren doesn't die, even if you take the position of father, you will still be just a puppet."

"You and the new emperor of Zhou are similar in age. He is by no means an emperor who lives in peace. In the future, he will definitely invade Daliao. You must unite with Xixia to compete with Zhou."

"If Nüzhi takes the opportunity to rebel and cause rebellion, you can promise Zhou the land to raise horses in the six states of Yanyun and conspire with Zhou to eliminate Nüzhi. If Zhou joins forces with Nüzhi, you can use the same price to unite with Xixia."

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"The most important thing is, after sitting in this position, never trust anyone, ever."

Yelujun heard it seriously, but he didn't understand.

"Uncle Renxian and the three brothers Yelu are all loyal to Daliao, so why should we guard against them?"

Yelu Hongji asked back: "You said that Yelv Ren was loyal to me, Daliao, first, but he raised war horses privately, expanded his army, and used nepotism. Do you think this is still loyalty?"

Yelujun shook his head.

Yelu Hongji said again: "You said he was disloyal, but he fought to the death for our Daliao, dared to face all enemies who harmed our Daliao, and died without regrets. Do you think this is loyalty?"

Yelu Jun shook his head and nodded again. He was almost confused, "Uncle Ren, is he loyal or traitorous?"

Yelu Hongji spoke at length: "You will understand when you sit down as a father."

"Not everyone in this world has the four words loyalty, traitor, good and evil written on their faces, nor should everyone be distinguished by simple loyalty, traitor, good and evil."

"When you need to use them, they are loyal ministers. When you feel that you need to be wary of using them and they don't want you to use them, they are traitorous ministers."

"If in the future, you feel that Yelu Xin is no longer in control and he starts asking you to listen to his suggestions, he will be a traitor and you can kill him."

"Kill him. If the people say that you destroyed the Great Wall, you can say that Mr. Yeluxin has actually been disobedient and conspired to be rebellious."

"My father is telling you so much, just to tell you that the power of life and death is in your hands, and you can give everyone the name of loyalty, traitor, good and evil."

"If one day you are no longer able to decide between good and evil, you can find a few more women in this deep palace to support you and live your life leisurely."

Yelu Jun nodded ignorantly.

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Jiayou's eighth year, June 15th.

Camp outside Cheng'an Town.

Wei Yuan was sitting in the main tent when he suddenly heard a burst of laughter from outside, accompanied by the voices of several people.

"Second brother, even Zhaoyuan is looking for a wife, why are you still alone?"

"Which girl has your second brother fallen in love with? If you're embarrassed, tell your brother and he will ask for you, hahaha!"

"Liang Da, you stole the show in the battle of Xiangzhou. You commanded an army of 400,000. After this battle, you have become a famous general in the world!"

"Brother Lin, don't make fun of me. If you hadn't led an army of 200,000 to guard the towns of Linzhang and Yong'an, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to defeat the main force of Yelu Xin head-on!"

"To be more powerful, it has to be our second brother. With tens of thousands of people, he almost annihilated the Liao army, killing 60,000 to 70,000 people. Even on the frontal battlefield, there is no such great record!"

"You guys are all strong and strong now!"

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Wei Yuan smiled. He knew that Daizhou's brothers had gathered.

In this battle, except for Guo Hao, the other Seven Tigers of Daizhou came, as well as Qin Zhen, who stood aside without saying a word.

Wei Yuan walked out of the tent.

For a moment, everyone quickly shut up and bowed to him.

Wei Yuan first patted Xu Changzhi on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

The latter smiled and said: "It's not hard work if I can hold on until you lead the army."

Wei Yuan looked at Qin Zhen, who was standing behind the crowd, and said seriously: "General Qin fought several good battles in Daming Mansion, which greatly boosted the morale of our soldiers and people. The battle of Daming Mansion will be recorded in the annals of history in the future."

Qin Zhen was stunned.

He thought that Wei Yuan would give him power. After all, he had done some wrong things.

But he didn't expect that when they first met, it wasn't a show of intimidation, but a compliment that made him feel ashamed.

He had no choice but to smile bitterly and bowed: "Commander Wei, you are serious."

Wei Yuan said: "If you have merit, you have merit. You have not lost the prestige of your Qin family."

Qin Zhen suddenly lowered his head and fell silent, as if he had something to hide.

Wei Yuan looked at him quietly.

The others stood there, not daring to make a sound.

After a long time, Qin Zhen suddenly knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Fool made a mistake, please punish Brother Wei!"

Wei Yuan quickly helped him up and said, "What's the crime?"

Qin Zhen clasped his fists again and said: "In the battle of Daming Mansion, my foolish brother let down Brother Wei's good intentions because he was greedy for merit."

"In the battle in Xiangzhou, my foolish brother used his villain's heart to conquer the heart of a gentleman!"

During the Battle of Xiangzhou, Qin Zhen believed that Wei Yuan blamed him for not having a sense of dignity and deliberately letting him stick to Daming Mansion and not allow him to participate in the war, so that he could not make meritorious deeds.

In the end, when Yelvxin was annihilated, Wei Yuan ordered him to make a sudden attack and intercept Yelvxin's efforts to move north, so he gained credit.

Only then did he understand Wei Yuan's good intentions.

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "You call me Brother Wei. There is no need to say anything between you and me as brothers."

Chen Daniu took advantage of the situation and said, "Yes, we are all brothers."

"General Qin, it's just that when marching and fighting, you should not call the commander-in-chief Wei brother. You should address him by his official position."

Qin Zhen subconsciously blurted out, "Okay, it's not the position of the guard, it's the commander of the guard."

Several people burst into laughter immediately.

After a while, Wei Yuan suddenly looked serious and said, "Okay, I've laughed and exchanged greetings, let's get down to business."

After saying this, Wei Yuan walked into the big tent.

Several people followed.

When they arrived at the big tent, Wei Yuan said in a deep voice: "Army troops from all over the country are arriving one after another, totaling 800,000 troops."

"To be honest, I have never fought such a wealthy battle in my life. This is all thanks to the Liao army going south. If they had not gone south, I would not have an 800,000-strong army."

"With such an army, if we just drive the Liao army out of our territory, it would be a big fuss."

"Moreover, this is one of the few opportunities we have. Next time, if we want to go to the north to raise an army of 800,000, it will be even more difficult. Therefore, I hope to regain Yanyun!"

Having said this, Wei Yuan glanced at everyone and said with great seriousness:

"Shen Qing, please remember this."

"Liang Da will lead one hundred thousand troops to attack Mingzhou tomorrow."

"Xiao Yuming led 100,000 troops and marched into Quzhou."

"Xie Wu, led 100,000 troops, joined forces with Yang Huairen, attacked Zhending Mansion, and prepared for the battle of Dingzhou."

"Lin Zhaoyuan led 100,000 troops to guard Raoyang and Wuyi."

"Xu Changzhi led 100,000 troops, marched into Gaoyi and Lincheng, and occupied Jizhou."

"Qin Zhen led 100,000 troops and marched into Baozhou."

"The above order is top secret."

Having said this, Wei Yuan took a deep breath and continued:

"This battle, no matter what the history books say, what future generations say, and no matter how many troops the enemy and we invested."

"I just call it - the Central Plains War!"