Thousands of felt tents and tens of thousands of shepherds lasted two and a half days just by setting up camp.
On the afternoon of the third day, the sweat tent of Mo Si arrived, and the huge sweat tent was not completed until the evening, and by the time the khan's banner was erected, the sky was already dark.
The people inside and outside were still busy, the Khan's bed was set up in a large bed full of velvet, and a heating stove was to be built next to it, and the Khan's many wives were directing the slaves to arrange everything in their own tents.
The tent is divided into two parts, the front part serves as the council hall, and this part has been completed, both for the exterior and for the interior.
Two-thirds of the sweat tent is buried in the ground, and a large pit is dug underground, and in order to prevent the soft sand wall from collapsing, a layer of sheep dung is also laid around and on the ground, which not only fixes the wall, but also greatly increases the temperature inside the tent.
After all this is done, the sweat tent is erected, and the tapestry that has both decorative effect and can keep warm from the cold is hung around, and the ground is covered with a soft blanket, and the sweat tent only exposes the ground but the height of one person high, and the top of the tent is also covered with sheep dung, so once you enter the tent, the strange cold outside the tent is like two worlds, warm as spring.
Mo Si wore a fluffy robe and sat cross-legged in front of the desk.
Several important leaders such as Moon, Zhutu, Chibikli, and Su Mumu had arrived from their tribes at some point and sat on his left and right.
"Wow" There was a sound of a broken vessel coming from the back tent, and then there was a whistling whip and a cry of anguish and cries, but the whip was whipped and cursed and roared, and a clumsy slave broke her things, which, judging by her scolding words, must have broken her night pot.
Mo Si was not affected in the slightest, he had long been accustomed to focusing on his own business in all kinds of noisy and chaotic environments.
Chebikri brought his scouts with him, and since he received the order of the Mosi Khan, he sent men to infiltrate Hebei Province as quickly as possible.
"After the villain arrived in Hebei Province, he carefully explored for a long time, and the cities he passed through were very stable, and all the cities opened and closed the city gates as usual, and did not close the city and strictly prohibit entry and exit, just to beware of Khitan spies, strengthened interrogation and inspection, fortunately, the villain spoke fluent Chinese, and there was a place bought at a high price from the border army" so it did not arouse their suspicions. ” Mo Si didn't want to listen to how hard he worked and how risky, cut off his words and asked: "Is there any news of the Khitans?"
The scout said: "Li Quanzhong's death is already well known in Hebei, even if it is a child playing on the street, if you ask him, he knows that Li Quanzhong died at the hands of General Li Duodeceit, and he was killed in the battle of Macheng."
The Khitans were indeed defeated in Macheng, and it is said that more than 30,000 people died."
Mo Si raised his eyebrows and said, "It is said" The scout smiled bitterly: "It's impossible for the villain to pass through the layers of defense to get to Macheng, it is true that I heard what people said, but the villain walked through three cities in a row, and the people in the city said so."
In addition, the villain also saw a large number of Khitan captives in two of the cities, adding up to at least six or seven thousand.
Moon stroked his beard and muttered, "The Khitans are brave and cavalry, so it is not easy to capture them.
Moreover, they twice defeated the Zhou army, the two sides are as deep as the sea, once the battle is won, the Zhou army is unlikely to take prisoners, and it is normal to kill prisoners.
If there are six or seven thousand prisoners in this case, then more than half of the casualties are credible."
Mo Si nodded, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his eyes and asked, "You said that if you go to the area around Macheng, you need to cross layers of defense, what is the matter?"
The scout said: "The villain disguised himself as an iron dealer and wanted to hire people to trade in Qianjinye, but those carriage and horse dealers told me that they couldn't get through it at all now, and the Zhou army had laid down layers of defense and besieged the Khitans."
The villain was not at ease, so he deliberately tried it, but he only walked out of more than 200 miles to the east, and it was difficult to enter an inch again.
The villain had an idea, bought some wine and food, invited the little school with the card to eat wine, and asked him when he would be able to do business in Qianjinye, and he told me that Wu Biyi's Northern Route Army had advanced to the first line of Lulongshan and Shicheng, Lou Shide had advanced to the area of Yutian, and Sha Qi Zhongyi had Chen soldiers on the first line of Yongnu and Huangzhuangwa.
He told me that there is no need to worry, the Khitans can be annihilated at any time, but the weather is cold, the code is easy, if it is pressed, it is easy for the Khitans to take the opportunity to break through, so now they can only advance steadily and steadily, layer by layer, and before the spring at the latest, the Khitans will definitely be destroyed."
Mo slurped, "snapped" three high-fives, summoned a guard, and said in a deep voice: "Go to the back and tell Kedun, quickly get my treasured map of Hebei Province" Listening to the unabated shouting and whipping in the back, Mo Si frowned again: "Just put that clumsy slave to death, don't affect the Khan's deliberations" The guard hurriedly agreed to retreat.
There were basically no maps of the Turks on the Wuzhou side, their tribes changed fields on average once every half a month, there was no settlement at all, and there was no topography that could be used as a sign in geography, and the maps that they worked hard to draw were not useful to a half-baked guide.
The Turks, on the other hand, had fixed mountains, roads, and cities for the Han people, and their rivers were rarely diverted, and the maps of the Han regions were really useful to them, although their maps were as rudimentary as Li Duo's maps, but they still marked the names of the mountains, rivers, and cities.
The sheepskin map was quickly retrieved, and the back tent stopped beating and shouting for mercy.
The map was spread on the case, and Mo Si looked at it carefully for a while, and said: "Li Duoluo himself should still be in Macheng, Qianjinye, and Wu Biyi's army has arrived in Shicheng, Lou Shide has arrived in Yutian, Sha Qi Zhongyi, Chen Bing, Yu Yongnu, and Huang Zhuangwa. ” When he spread out the map, Moon and Chibikli and others crowded around him to watch together, at this time, Xiao Mumu stretched out his thick fingers, circled the map, and said in a deep voice: "Heavy troops on three sides, a sea on one side, only lakes and mountains around, there is no big city, and the Khitans are trapped and killed here." ” Seljuk said: "It seems that the Khitan envoys have told lies, they want us to go out of Hebei and use us to relieve the siege for him."
Mo Si's face was cloudy, he thought for a while, and asked: "There is also a Wu Yizong, he has an army of 100,000 in his hands, where is he?"
Reprimanded: "Wu Yizong Chen Bing is on the front line of Huai'an, Zhuolu, and Flying Fox. ” As soon as Mo Si lowered his head, he immediately found these places on the map, because the last time he went out of Hebei, he was divided from Huai'an and Flying Fox, so he was especially familiar with the location here.
Mo Si sneered: "The Tang people are not at ease with us, so they have placed 100,000 soldiers here to prevent us from taking advantage of the fire to rob." 100,000 Zhou troops, if it is a field battle, it is not in the eyes of Mo Si, but if it is to defend the city, it will be a headache.
Although Liuyizong, the pig-riding general, is the commander, and his escape doctrine has long been famous, if Wu Yizong gets the death order of the Great Zhou Emperor and resolutely does not allow him to retreat, then with these 100,000 people guarding the city, Mo Si is not sure to defeat it.
Zhu Tu said: "On the other hand, it also shows that the strength they used to encircle and suppress the Khitans is enough, so Wu Yizong's 100,000 talents are placed here as a reserve, to the west to resist my invasion, and to the east to help at any time."
Mo Si nodded slowly.
Seljuk couldn't wait to say: "Khan, then what should we do" Mo Si narrowed his eyes slightly, and said leisurely: "Tomorrow, summon the envoys of the Khitan and Zhou people to my sweat tent, and you will also come and discuss sending troops."
"Ahh A terrible scream came from outside the tent, and the poor worm, who had the misfortune of breaking the Turkic queen's urinal, swallowed in the cold wind, Early the next morning, Yang Fan saw the khan's banner raised, and immediately came to ask for a meeting.
Mo Si was having breakfast, heard that the envoy of Wu Zhou took the initiative to ask to see, he was a little surprised, and hurriedly called someone to call Yang Fan in to ask, Yang Fan solemnly condemned the attitude of Mo Si delaying the implementation of the promise, and complained that their diet and accommodation conditions were too poor, which was really unbearable, and finally insisted that Mo Si immediately send someone to escort them back to Hebei Province, they were fed up Mo Si said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, don't worry, it will take time to dispatch troops."
You Central Plains people mobilize troops and horses once, the fastest is half a month and a month, and the slow is three months and half a year, even if the athletes on my grassland are less dragged down and do not need a large amount of supplies, it is impossible to just leave Ben Khan has been preparing these days, and he will be ready to send troops soon.
Hehe, Ben Khan is going to convene all the chiefs here to discuss here, and they have all arrived on the orders of Ben Khan, so you might as well listen to the envoy when you introduce it."
Mo Si said this, and suddenly the topic changed, and said: "By the way, the Khitans also sent a messenger, what they said is quite different from you, for a while, you might as well confront the court, otherwise, it is not enough to persuade my people to send troops."
When he said this, he stared at Yang Fan for a moment, observing the change in his expression.
Yang Fan's face did not change, and he said unceremoniously: "The Khan's temptation is very boring This time, when your tribe was transferred to the field, looking for the winter nest, there was a group of people who ran to us like crazy to provoke, and then we knew that the Khitans had also sent people, and I believe that your subordinates would not fail to report this matter to you."
True is true, false is false, what is good to confront the Khitans is a vassal of our court, is a rebellion, the Khan has now formed an alliance with our court, he should kill the Khitan envoy and make his position clear, not let him come to us to hostage anything, they are not qualified Also, whether the Khan decides to send troops or not, we plan to go back without your country, we can still destroy them, although it will cost more money and food to trap them, but we can still afford to spend the heads of your country If they are unwilling to send troops, then the Khan should not be reluctant, so repeated temptations are very boring" Mo Si smiled and said: "No, no, no, of course Ben Khan believes you, otherwise how would he agree to send troops, the lies of the Khitans, Ben Khan has actually seen through it a long time ago, and when I gather the leaders of the various ministries in a while, I will explain this matter for you."
Hahaha, your envoy hasn't had breakfast yet, come on, come on, you might as well dine with Ben Khan" Sip silently ordered someone to serve Yang Fan the same breakfast as himself on the low table next to him, Yang Fan was full of unhappiness, reluctantly walked over, and sat down in the position of a distinguished guest: