Uncle, I didn't mean to tease you

On the same day, Liu Jing sent someone to negotiate with Daxia. Daxia's attitude was very clear. There were so many things in his own country that he had no time for others. The implication was to abandon Xiliao as a subsidiary state.

Later, the people Liu Jing sent to investigate the situation also brought back news.

The total number of mercenaries attacking Xiliao was no more than [-] people. If they confronted head-on, Xiliao would not be powerless.It's just that the strength of a small country like Xiliao is already worrying. If it fights the attackers with all its strength, it may cause unpredictable consequences in the future.

Moreover, the mercenaries are all brave and good at fighting. If the Xiliao army fights with all their strength, the casualties will be very heavy.

"This kind of effort, Da Xia excuses that he has no time to take care of him, obviously there is a problem." Liu An said: "They would rather give up a dependent country than send troops to help. According to common sense, the loss of sending troops is far greater than the loss of losing Xiliao , or the interests of not sending troops are greater than the interests of Xiliao."

Liu Jing nodded, and gave Liu An an approving look.Although the young man has never been on a battlefield, his mind and knowledge are no less than that of generals like Yang Zheng who have fought in battle.

To put it bluntly, Daxia is not stupid, and will not do business at a loss.It's just that now, everyone can't guess what kind of situation it is.

"Let Yang Zheng take 5000 people to support Xiliao. After taking care of the mercenaries, he will discuss the conditions with the king of Xiliao. From this year, Xiliao will pay tribute to Dayu just like Dongliao." Liu Jing said.

Liu An hesitated for a moment when he heard the words, and said, "Can I go together?"

Liu Jing said: "No."

Not only Liu An, but the other people present were startled when they heard the words, unexpectedly Liu Jing rejected Liu An's request without even thinking about it.

"Mercenaries are still difficult to deal with. You don't have any combat experience, so it's not suitable for you to follow Yang Zheng." Liu Jing said: "Besides, the battlefield is on the other side of the river, and the journey is far away. It would be safer for veterans to go."

Yang Zheng didn't think too much about it, so he suggested, "Liu An has a delicate mind, so he can help if he follows. At worst, I just don't let him fight, and I will definitely protect him."

"I promise not to cause trouble or hold you back." Liu An said.

Liu Jing still wanted to refuse, but Liu An said again: "If I keep being so obsessed, I will always be a recruit."

Liu Jing was anxious, she didn't want Liu An to leave her and follow others alone, she just felt that without people in front of her eyes, it was full of variables.But he changed his mind, if Liu An was imprisoned because of his own worries, it would be unfair to the other party.

"Okay." Liu Jing said: "You can go, but this battle is not allowed to charge, you can only guard the camp."

Liu An was very happy when he heard the words, and exchanged a glance with Yang Zheng, thanking him for speaking for him just now.Seeing this, Jin Lusheng was ready to move, and said, "I want to go too."

"Forget it, war is not a business, how can you have someone to accompany you everywhere." Yang Zheng said: "And you won't be able to help if you go. It is useless except to waste more food and grass."

Jin Lusheng was furious when he heard the words, but since Liu Jing and others were present, it was not easy to have a fit, so he could only swallow his anger with his eyes wide open.

After a decision was made on this matter, Yang Zheng went to recruit troops that day, preparing to send troops to assist Xiliao.

On the eve of the expedition, many people suffered from insomnia when they marched to the Northern Army camp.

Liu Jing stayed in Yang Zheng's room until very late, giving all kinds of instructions.Although Yang Zheng was often unreliable, he was still very reliable in such serious matters as war.

This time, he went out temporarily as the chief general, but he was quite cautious, and he didn't make too much of a fuss. He complied with everything Liu Jing told him, and he promised again and again that he would not act impulsively, and would definitely think twice.

After leaving Yang Zheng's room, Liu Jing saw Jin Lusheng at the corner of the corridor.The young man kept a secretive look, apparently wanting to talk to Yang Zheng, but felt embarrassed because the two hadn't reconciled.

"Just say what you want to say. Things on the battlefield change rapidly, and no one knows what the outcome will be." Liu Jing said half-truthfully.

Hearing this, Jin Lusheng frowned and asked, "Didn't you say that this battle must be won?"

Liu Jing said: "Victory is the result, accident is the process, there is no conflict."

After Liu Jing finished speaking, he left in a hurry, Jin Lusheng was stunned for a while by himself.Not long after, he saw that the candle in Yang Zheng's room was extinguished, and then returned to his room depressed.

After such a long time, Jin Lusheng's anger also dissipated. Although he still couldn't let go of Yang Zheng's actions that day, the friendship between the two of them for many years cannot be erased by just a little estrangement. In any case, Jin Lusheng still treats Yang Zheng. There is an inseparable worry and concern.

But the two had been in a cold war for too long because of the previous incident, so they couldn't find the steps to go down, so they could only ride a tiger on their own, and no one could take this step.Jin Lusheng had a good face, but Yang Zheng didn't dare to act rashly, for fear of making the other party even more unhappy.

After Yang Zheng extinguished the candle, he lay on the bed but couldn't fall asleep.Not long after he heard movement at the door, he got out of bed in a hurry.But when he opened the door and went out, he saw no one at the door, but a box on the ground.

Yang Zheng leaned over to pick up the box, and saw two bottles of wound medicine inside.He saw that the wound medicine looked familiar, and immediately remembered that it was specially bought by Lao Jin as a gift to Jin Lusheng, saying that it was very rare, and it had miraculous effects in treating trauma.

Lao Jin only got two boxes at that time, and told Jin Lusheng not to waste them, so as to save his life.Unexpectedly, Jin Lusheng was generous and gave himself both bottles without saying a word.

Yang Zheng only felt that his heart was very tight, he hugged the box and put it on the bedside, and then he went to bed happily.

On the other side, because Liu Jing told Yang Zheng to stay too long, Liu An had already fallen asleep when he returned to the room.The boy was probably too excited before, but he was tired after tossing around, so he went to bed early.

Liu Jing originally still had something to say, but now facing the sleeping boy, he had no choice but to give up.No matter how reluctant and anxious he was, he knew that he would eventually take this step.

What Liu An has in his heart is to go out and kill the enemy and make contributions. If he obstructs it because of selfishness, it will only disturb the young man.

Fortunately, Liu An is only a superintendent now, and it is not his turn to really charge forward.Yang Zheng knew it well, and naturally it was impossible for Liu An to go all out, so he didn't have to worry.

It was not yet clear the next day, so the soldiers set off in full gear.This time Yang Zheng was the main general, accompanied by another general and three captains.

It was winter, and the banks of the Linjiang River were frozen, and 5000 people could cross the river after taking anti-skid measures.However, for the sake of caution, Yang Zheng still sent an advance team to investigate, and after confirming safety, he divided the soldiers into three batches to cross the river.

The West Liao is near the river, and the camp is stationed around the border of the West Liao, and the other side is close to the East Liao, so it can advance, attack, retreat and defend, leaving plenty of room for itself.

On the day Yang Zheng brought his men there, Xiliao sent a guarding general to visit, and then gave a detailed report on today's battle situation.

Everyone couldn't help wondering when they heard this. According to what General Xiliao said, after the initial attack, the group of mercenaries never made a large-scale attack, but kept wandering and harassing the border of Xiliao.

Although it did not cause a huge conflict, it disturbed the soldiers of Xiliao, and the grass and trees were all soldiers.Because you don't know when the opponent will launch a large-scale attack, you dare not slack off, and if things go on like this, you will fall into a state of fatigue and suffer unspeakably.

"Let's go and meet for a while." Yang Zheng said: "Tomorrow I will take 3000 people to the opponent's camp to call for battle. If they fight, we will have a quick fight. If they don't fight, we will drive them fifty miles away. to go."

The general of Xiliao heard this and said: "They are all cavalry, they come and go quickly, even if they are driven out for fifty miles, they will still come back."

Everyone nodded when they heard the words, Yang Zheng said: "Don't worry about that for now, I'll talk about it when I go to the meeting. The brothers are all panicking, so I just took this opportunity to have fun with them."

Hearing this, Liu An glanced at General Xiliao's face, and saw that the other party was sweating, as if he was quite helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

The attack that they were able to resist with all their strength was just a warm-up that Yang Zheng didn't care about. This kind of disparity in strength between a big country and a small country is really beyond compare.

It's no wonder that the two Liaonings are willing to attack every year, but they also have to attach themselves to big countries.

If this is not the case, I am afraid that it will be annexed soon.

On the second day, Yang Zheng left 2000 people guarding the camp, and he led 3000 people out of the city and headed straight for the opponent's camp.But when they arrived at the enemy's camp, they found that the other party seemed to have gotten the news and disappeared.

Yang Zheng tried his best and didn't even touch the enemy's side, so he couldn't help being a little annoyed.But things have come to this, and there is nothing he can do.If you go hunting around on horseback, you may find traces, but you may also fall into a trap by mistake.

In the end, Yang Zheng had no choice but to take people back the same way.

"Their way of fighting obviously doesn't want to confront us head-on." Liu An said, "If they don't want to fight or talk about peace, is it possible that they are so exhausted?"

Yang Zheng sighed and said, "Unless we find their old den, it will be all right. But there are too many small countries scattered in the north of Liangliao. We can't figure out the origin of this group of mercenaries, so we can't act rashly."

Liu An also felt very aggrieved.No war, no peace, just procrastinating like this, why does this method feel like it is not about making any big things, but rather like teasing people like catching mice?

"What kind of enemy do we have?" Liu An asked, "Or what kind of enemy does Xiliao have? The other party's posture seems too intentional to anger people."

Yang Zheng took it for granted when he heard it, and couldn't he be so pissed off!

"I thought of a way!" Liu An said.

Yang Zheng was startled when he heard the words, and asked, "What?"

Liu An purposely put it off and said, "I won't tell you yet, I'll ask someone to make sure it's feasible before I tell you."

Since the other party's attitude clearly contained "playing" elements, if this continues, the morale of the soldiers will soon be greatly reduced.The so-called "one bang" is the truth.

When the soldiers first went to the battlefield, their blood was unavoidable. If they attacked in one go, they would often achieve unexpected results.If the battle is delayed, the morale of the soldiers will soon dissipate.

The defenders of Xiliao are already an obvious example. They are led by the nose every day, and the battle has not been fought yet.

In order to avoid this situation from happening again, the current plan can only be to turn the customer into the main.