Yelu Hongji received news of the destruction of the entire army of the crossing the sea on the third day after the Battle of the Eastern Front. Yelu Hongji fainted immediately and was awakened by the guards. At the reminder of a guard, he remembered the 120,000 troops preparing to attack Hebei. He became even more frightened and hurriedly issued an order to summon Yelu Naye to the army, but it was too late. Soon, news came that the 120,000 troops had entered Jingxing and had no news.

In a rage, Yelu Hongji began to investigate the source of the leaked military aircraft. He did not believe that the Song army had seen through his plan, and someone must have leaked the plan.

For a moment, people in the Liao court were in panic.

That morning, a group of important Khitan officials such as Yelu Yixin, Yelu Ruinu, Xiao Weixin, Heshu, Xiao Tanggu, Xiao Wuguni and others discussed in the courtroom.

Yelu Yixin waved his hand and calmed everyone down. He said to everyone: "It is inappropriate for the emperor to pursue these things. Each of us has the possibility of being suspected. This will lead to a great purge of the court. Let's discuss how we should persuade the emperor?"

Everyone looked at Xiao Weixin. He was the head coach of the Eastern Front. Since he came to apologize, he should solve this matter.

Xiao Weixin smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I think there is no leak at all. The naval base is only 80 miles away from the mouth of the Yalu River. The Song army's island base is right next to it. After so many months, won't they discover it? I think this secret can't be concealed at all. The Song army has long been staring at our warships."

Yelu Yixin shook his head, "Although Privy Councilor made a lot of sense, the emperor may not accept it, which means that his strategy is inappropriate, so someone must have leaked the secret. Do you understand what I mean?"

Yelu Ruinu found that there was not a single Han person among the thirteen important officials present. He felt a move in his heart and immediately understood what Yelu Yixin meant, and put this on the head of the Han ministers and cut off some Han ministers whom he disliked.

Yelu Ruinu immediately said: "We Khitans will never disclose military secrets, but Han officials may not. Maybe some people want to return to the Song Dynasty and use these military secrets as letters of fame. The Han people have a saying, 'If you are not my race, your heart will be different', a famous saying!"

Everyone responded, thinking that Han ministers had leaked the secrets. There were only two Han ministers who knew the military secrets, one was Zhang Xiaojie, deputy prime minister of the North Court, and the other was Yang Ji, the official of the Privy Council.

Zhang Xiaojie is more favored, so Yang Ji, the official in the Privy Council, is the most suspicious.

But Xiao Weixin felt that it was a bit inappropriate to frame Han Chen directly, especially since he had a good personal relationship with Yang Ji, he didn't want Yang Ji to suffer such an unpredictable disaster.

Xiao Weixin pondered for a moment and said, "There is another possibility that the Goryeo people leaked the secret of our owning warships."

This excuse is also good. Heshu and Xiao Tang Gudu agreed. Yelu Ruinu knew that Xiao Weixin was protecting Yang Ji and he had no need to be this evil person.

He also nodded, "The possibility of being a Korean is indeed high."

Yelu Yixin saw that everyone was leaning towards Goryeo, but he had no choice but to agree.

The next morning, Yelu Yixin and thirteen important officials jointly wrote a letter to Emperor Yelu Hongji, who pointed out that the person who leaked the secrets of the Liao army was most likely the Goryeo people. First, the Goryeo people were on the other side of the Yalu River, and they could clearly know the situation of the Liao army's naval army; second, the Goryeo people knew that the Song army threatened Liaoyang Prefecture, but they accused the Song army of occupying the island as base, which showed that they were inclined to the Song Dynasty between Song and Liao, and leaked the secrets of the Liao warships to the Song Dynasty.

In the imperial study room, Yelu Hongji had a gloomy face and said for a while: "Do you also think that the Goryeo people were stabbing us behind the back?"

Yelu Yixin knew better than anyone else that the insider who was arresting was nothing but someone else, but Yelu Yixin. If he hadn't leaked the two most secret information to Fan Ning, the Liao army would not have been defeated so badly today.

The 80,000 army has been killed, and there are still 120,000 troops that may be killed and sent to the Song Dynasty. This is a 200,000 army!

Yelu Yixin knew that he had no way to go, so he had to work hard for Fanning.

He wanted to frame the Han official before, but later he realized that it was inappropriate. Framing the Han official might involve Zhang Xiaojie. Zhang Xiaojie was also Fan Ning's life, and Zhang Xiaojie might know his own background.

It was precisely because of this that he completely gave up the idea of ​​framed the Han official, so he took Xiao Weixin's shit jar and put them all on the heads of the Goryeo people.

Yelu Yixin said calmly: "There are only fifteen ministers who know the plan to cross the sea, and they are all high-ranking officials and important officials of the court. When they reach their status, the weak ministers believe that they will not betray the Liao Kingdom. Perhaps someone accidentally lets them go at home. This possibility is, but it is very small. In contrast, Goryeo is more likely to betray us."

"Why?"

"Your Majesty, Goryeo fought for land with us, and war broke out not once or twice, but was eventually defeated by us. The Goryeo people could not gain any advantage from us, so they would definitely want to gain advantage from the Song Dynasty.

Since the Song army occupied Goryeo's island as a base, Goryeo did not say a word. Isn't this acquiescence? I suspect that Goryeo and the Song Dynasty have secretly reached some kind of agreement."

"Damn Goryeo dog!"

Yelu Hongji finally accepted the statement that the Goryeo people betrayed him. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth with hatred: "When this battle is over, I must tear these Goryeo dog thieves into pieces!"

Yelu Yixin's eyes were gloomy. When the war ended, I don't know how the war would end!

After a long time, Yelu Hongji said again: "I am considering a temporary truce with the Song Dynasty. What does the prime minister think?"

Yelu Hongji's new statement was expected by Yelu Yixin. The 80,000 army was completely destroyed, and the 120,000 army was not aware of the life and death of the 120,000 army. Yelu Hongji was afraid and retreated, and even ignored the urgent crisis of financial exhaustion and wanted to seek peace from the Song Dynasty.

Of course, we cannot say seeking peace, but talking about a ceasefire. Yelu Yixin was a little speechless. Yelu Hongji was very talented and had a great talent in the early years, so why did he have no will at all now? He asked for peace in just one month after sending troops. Isn’t this a joke for the whole world?

Yelu Yixin sighed in his heart and could only bow and say, "Since Your Majesty has no intention of fighting, you can give it a try, but Your Majesty must be mentally prepared."

Yelu Hongji nodded. After all, he was the monarch of a country. Negotiating a ceasefire was just a strategy for his rights and interests. He wanted to rescue the 120,000 troops, which was imminent.

"Then I will let Zhang Xiaojie go to the Song Dynasty for negotiations again!"

"Your Majesty, negotiation alone is probably not enough!"

Yelu Yixin was guilty of being a thief, fearing that Yelu Hongji would suspect him. At this time, he must try his best to show a loyal image to the Liao Kingdom and even Yelu Hongji.

Seeing Yelu Hongji's eyes confused, he added: "What I mean is that the mouth can be soft, but the hands cannot be soft. We should take the initiative to attack and send troops to rescue the Jingxing army."

Yelu Yixin's suggestion reached Yelu Hongji's heart, and he was hesitating about this matter. He immediately asked, "What do the Prime Minister thinks we should send troops?"

Yelu Yixin was excited. He knew that he had bet on the right side of the treasure. His mind flew around, but his mouth kept on.

"There are four roads to Jingxing, one is the eastern end, breaking through from Hebei, but you have to cross the Juma River and kill two blockade counties, Dingzhou and Zhending Prefecture. In fact, Dingzhou and Zhending Prefecture are not a big problem. The key is the Juma River. I am sure that warships have gathered there, and it is difficult for us to get there..."

Yelu Hongji did not interrupt him and listened calmly to his plan.

"The second road is to go to Yanmen Pass. There must be heavy troops stationed by Song troops in Yanmen Pass. Yanmen Pass was difficult to attack, but now this road is even more difficult to walk. I suggest giving up. Let's talk about the third road, which is to go to Feihu Pass and enter Daizhou. There are Pingxing Pass there, Meihuizhai and Maguzhai, etc., but it is still a little easier to attack than Yanmen Pass. But I am very worried about Yixian. The Song army will take the lead in capturing Yixian and cut off our way to Yanmen Pass..."

Yelu Hongji was shocked, "Do you think the Song army will attack Yi County?"

In fact, the news of Yi County's loss has reached Shangjing, but no one dared to tell Yelu Hongji. Yelu Yixin had to bite the bullet and said, "The situation there is not yet known, but Weichen feels that Fan Ning should take this into consideration and take action to seize Yi County first and block our way to Yanmen Pass."

Yelu Hongji frowned and said unhappily: "Tell me the truth, is Yixian lost?"

Yelu Yixin had no choice but to sigh and said, "Your Majesty is in a bad mood when I just received the news in the morning. Everyone dares not tell Your Majesty for the time being."

Yelu Hongji stayed for a while. He was hit too much now, and he felt a little bit too much lice and was not afraid of itch. Yelu Hongji was helpless and had to wave his hand, "Don't mention the matter of Yi County for now, continue the topic just now."

Seeing that the emperor was not furious, Yelu Yixin breathed a little relieved and continued: "If the Feihu Xing road cannot be completed, then we can only consider the fourth road, and go to Loufan Pass..."

Speaking of Loufan Pass, Yelu Hongji was upset. He knew that Loufan Pass was captured by the Song army a few days ago. He didn't take it too seriously at that time. When the entire army on the eastern front was destroyed and the news that the army on the western front was trapped in Jingxing came, Yelu Hongji realized the intention of the Song army to seize Loufan.

Now listening to Yelu Yixin's analysis, he finally realized how powerful his opponent Fanning is. He is comprehensive and can be easily missed. In comparison, it is too simple to consider his strategy and too hasty.
Chapter completed!