: Horse Death

Chen Yuan said: "If he has good luck tomorrow and wins back by himself, this favor will be incredible."

Yelu Hongji nodded: "Okay, let's go together."

Guard Xiao's doorman was next to Yelu Hongji, less than ten meters apart. As soon as Yelu Hongji arrived at the door, he saw a lonely figure reflected on the window.

The two knocked on the door. Guard Xiao was stunned for a moment after opening the door, and then immediately asked, "Prince, do you have any instructions to do so late?"

He didn't know Yelu Hongji when he got off the table, so he could tell the difference between his identity after getting off the table.

Yelu Hongji looked at his face, and there was still a depression. He immediately smiled and said, "Did you sleep?"

Guard Xiao bent down and stood aside, letting Yelu Hongji and Chen Yuan in: "I just prepared to rest, but my foot washing water has not been called yet."

Yelu Hongji took out the jade pendant from his arms: "I'll give it back to you."

Guard Xiao was stunned at first, then showed a happy look on his face, but he did not take it. Instead, he said unwillingly: "This is the prince who won it, and it is not mine anymore."

Yelu Hongji smiled and stuffed the jade pendant into his arms: "This is my grandfather who gave it to your father, right? Today I will treat it as I gave it to you again. Take it."

Guard Xiao was stunned for a while, his expression on his face was very complicated, embarrassing and surprised. He said after a while: "Oh, then I will return the two thousand guan to the prince."

Yelu Hongji waved his hand and said, "Oh, have you lost all the gambling money? I'll borrow the money from you. If you don't come to bet with me these days because you don't have gambling money, wouldn't it be a waste of my interest?"

Xiao Guwei was immediately grateful and said with a fist, "Thank you, Prince! Don't worry, I will definitely win back all the losses tomorrow!"

Chen Yuan and Yelu Hongji laughed. Really, Yelu Hongji did this at least very beautifully, and even Chen Yuan had to admit it.

After leaving the room, Chen Yuan immediately said, "Prince, when they were in Yanjing, they all said you were ignorant, but you did this very well. Can you tell me how you remembered to do this?"

Yelu Hongji didn't care: "Is this good thing done? I didn't think much about it, and I was useless to use this pile of things. I took it at the gambling table, just because I was happy to bet. Besides, I didn't take it at that time, but he said I looked down on him. The same goes for others. If someone really loses all, I will give them some when we are leaving."

Chen Yuan stepped forward and whispered, "That's not good, it's better to lend them the betbook."

The most important thing for gamblers is whether they still have gambling bills, so Chen Yuan dares to say that if Yelu Hongji does this, it will definitely be much better than giving those people some travel expenses before leaving.

Yelu Hongji doesn't care. Money has no idea in his mind. He doesn't have to worry about food, drink, accommodation and transportation. It's really useless to go back like this.

He nodded immediately and said, "Yes, but, what if I lose all of them? Will they give it back to me?"

This question is really a bit mentally retarded. Chen Yuan looked at Yelu Hongji and was very surprised. Is this child really a little stupid, or is it just lacking experience and training?

Yelu Hongji did not ask, and suddenly asked after a moment, "Chen Shimei, our letter of help has been sent for half a month. When will the sister and the others arrive?"

Chen Yuan calculated roughly: "In more than ten days, when they come, we will stay symbolically for two days before leaving. When we go back this time, I guess the emperor will punish you severely."

Yelu Hongji said indifferently: "It's okay, I'm used to it. Anyway, the prince belongs to Brother Ninth anyway. Besides, he is really good to me, so it doesn't matter. As long as these seven thousand brothers can go back safely, it's better than anything else."

When Yelu Hongji said this, a team of patrol soldiers passed by behind him, and the people were stunned. In their eyes of the past few days, Yelu Hongji's performance in the past few days was really embarrassing. They had already branded the timid prince who had been gambling all day long. But after Yelu Hongji said this, they suddenly rippled in their hearts.

Ten days later, Yelu Luling and Yelu Negulu's army had arrived in Huanglong Mansion. It was only two hundred miles away from Chen Yuan and the others, and they would definitely be able to come in just one day and night.

Looking at the tired expressions of the soldiers, Yelu Niegulu said: "My sister, the horse exploration has been clearly discovered. Although there are signs of Jurchen activities around Huanglong Mansion, our seven thousand soldiers are still there. I think Hong Ji is safe. Why not rest here for a while and let the soldiers and horses keep their spirits, after all, they may encounter enemies at any time in front of you."

Yelu Luling also fought a war, and knew that the more this time, the more careful he should be. If he forced his way, it would be a very irresponsible act to the soldiers. He nodded immediately: "Everything depends on Brother Jiu, but it is close to the mountains and forests, and it seems that it is not suitable to set up camp."

Yelu Nagulu smiled: "The terrain is like this. There is only a small river not far ahead. The terrain on both sides is quite flat. We can reach it after walking slowly for a moment. It should be safe to camp there."

The army moved forward for about an hour, and indeed saw a relatively flat area. The river was not too deep, but it was enough to ensure safety behind him. Yelu Niegulu immediately ordered the entire army to camp and rest here.

The camp he set up was very particular. He divided the 20,000 troops into eight camps, rivers and two camps on both sides, each with 6,000 people in each camp. This ensures that if the opponent encounters a sudden attack, the entire army will not fall into a passive state together.

There is a small battalion on both sides of each camp, and a thousand soldiers are installed in the camp as the frontier guard post to protect the camp.

There are still 4,000 people divided into two parts, one walking five miles forward, camping at a mountain pass, and the other camping at a five miles back, ensuring that no matter where you go, there will be troops to support you.

Five miles away, if the sound of the fight is more intense, they can find that the cavalry can rush over in a blink of an eye without sending a signal to help.

Yelu Luling looked at Yelu Niegulu and said in admiration: "No wonder Brother Jiu has been invincible for several battles. I was a little dissatisfied before. Now, seeing Brother Jiu is so proficient in the military formation, my little sister really has nothing to say."

Yelu Niegulu was not humble and said with a smile: "The arrangement of the military formation is just one of the links. The most important thing is that the guarded soldiers must choose a good position. Also, if you really encounter a situation, it still depends on the soldiers' lives."

After saying that, I looked around and frowned slightly. To be honest, this is not a suitable place for camping, it is just a road, and it is the best place here.

After Yelu Niegulu asked the soldiers to camp and rest, he was thinking about how to leave in the future. He was not Yelu Hongji, and although his men had not yet arrived in Huanglong Mansion, he had already found out some of the situation.

Tan Ma told him that there were indeed Jurchens around Huanglong Mansion, but he did not find that the Jurchens had plans to attack Huanglong Mansion.

The only trace of the battle was found in a lush forest more than 100 miles south of Huanglong Mansion. The horses discovered the bodies of three thousand Liao soldiers there.

Yelu Niegulu estimated that these three thousand people should be the three thousand people taken away by Liu Fang. This made him unable to figure out many things!

The Jurchens should have 3,000 troops. If they eat Liu Fang's troops and horses, they will be able to fight the 7,000 soldiers led by Yelu Hongji for so long, and the winning chance will definitely be the Jurchens.

But why didn't the Jurchens do this?

Also, Yelu Hongji's performance was also very strange. What were they doing in Huanglong Mansion? Yelu Niegulu felt that things seemed a bit complicated.

After most of the soldiers fell asleep, Yelu Niegulu was still thinking about what to do next.

Yelu Luling said that he fought well in wars. Yelu Negulu knew that it was not because he was smart, but because he thought a lot in advance and did a lot, so he seemed to be more prepared in the battle with his opponents.

But this time, he met someone who was more prepared than he had.

In the middle of the night, when Yelu Niegulu was about to go to bed, a quick footsteps came out of the door. A general even forgot to knock on the door, and rushed to the guards at the door to block: "Sir, it's not good!"

Yelu Niegulu sat up from the bed and criticized his coat: "What's going on?"

The general's face was pale: "Our horses, our horses are all poisoned!"

Yelu Negulu's face changed at that time. Cavalry is the most powerful attack weapon of the Khitan army. Whether facing the infantry of the Song Dynasty or these savages of Jurchen, they mainly rely on the power of cavalry. Even when facing the Dangxiang people who also rely on cavalry, the cavalry of the Liao Kingdom also had a great advantage.

If there is really a problem with the horse, not only will the cavalry become an infantry problem, but the morale and attack power of the entire army will be seriously affected.

Yelu Niegulu was furious: "How did you get poisoned? What did the horsemen do?"

The general replied: "We checked the water source in advance, and found no problems. The surrounding grasslands have also been checked, but I don't know what happened. Now all the war horses are vomiting, and some of them can't stand up!"

Yelu Niegulu didn't ask any more questions and rushed out hurriedly. As soon as he opened the curtain, Yelu Luling happened to be at the door. The two almost collided. After a moment of stunned silence, Yelu Luling said anxiously: "Brother Jiu, it's not good. There is a problem with the war horses in our guards. The horsemen have no choice. Now nine horses have died!"

Yelu Negolu didn't explain, but just said, "Come with me!"

When the two arrived at the horse shed, they heard the war horse neighing in pain from afar. The lights were brightly lit near the horse shed, and all the horse sheds had already risen, but in the face of such a situation, they were helpless.
Chapter completed!