Yelu Yu was helpless and could only rein in his horse and step forward a few steps. He stood with his horse in front of the other side, then leaned over and said earnestly: "General Weiming, it is really the Jurchens who are forcing us too much... In the past, Jin Taizu appointed me as the marshal, but when Nianhan came to power, he was narrow-minded and gradually took away my military power. Now the Wanyan clan is fighting among themselves, and killing Nianhan is not enough. Wushu wants to take my life to establish his authority. I haven't even had time to take my family, and I have hurried here... I hope that the Great Baigao Kingdom will consider the generations of marriage between the Yelu clan and the Weiming clan and allow me to retreat for a while."
Brother Weiming Yun finally responded, but after he opened his mouth and wanted to speak, he closed it again, and then continued to look around and smile.
Yelu Yudu looked at the sun gradually slanting in the afternoon, feeling anxious. He could only lower his voice and beg directly: "General Weiming, please help me... You must know that if you don't respond, the lives of the foreign generals will be in danger. If you agree, I will not embarrass the Great Baigao Kingdom, and I will directly borrow the passage to Mobei to seek refuge."
"How many riders can you bring?" Brother Yun finally spoke seriously.
Yu Du hesitated for a moment, then pointed his finger forward.
Brother Yun instinctively turned his head to look, but he only saw Yu Du's personal guards surrounding and killing the rabbits. It took him a while to realize what was happening, but he still sounded incredulous: "Only two or three hundred riders?"
I was so embarrassed that I couldn't answer.
"There are at least a dozen Khitan cavalry and Xi cavalry in the Western Army, and you personally led them to surrender to Aguda that day. Two or three years ago, you were their commander, but now there are only so many who are willing to follow you?" Brother Yun asked without caring about the other party's feelings.
"Our cavalry was captured by Yelu Ma Wu, and the Xi cavalry was divided early, and all are in Hedong." Yu Du was increasingly embarrassed, but could only bow his head and answer. "There are only about 250 cavalrymen with me."
Brother Yun sneered, reined in his horse, turned around on the spot, put his fingers in his mouth and whistled... The Xixia cavalry, who had just been chasing rabbits with the Khitan cavalry, whistled continuously upon hearing the sound, and then turned directly to the side of their own general.
Brother Yun blew two whistles and continued to ride his horse. It seemed that he was about to turn back to the north from the Hengshan Pass.
Seeing this, Yelu Yu felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. He could not care about anything else but rein in his horse and catch up: "General Weiming, if you don't save me today, you will kill me! And be careful that Dashilin Ya is angry with the Great Baigao Kingdom for this!"
Brother Yun stopped his horse and looked at him, laughing and shaking his head: "General Yelu, I respect you as a noble Khitan... You are indeed a noble Yelu, but you are the first general and famous minister to surrender to the Jin Dynasty... And since you have become a surrendered person, it is not uncommon for people to gradually suspect you and then get rid of you. How can you blame me? If it were me, even if the enemy was powerful, I would die for my country. How could I be so disgraceful as you!"
This was almost a direct mockery and scolding, in stark contrast to the cautiousness they had just met. Yelu Yudu's face became stiff after being scolded, and then a flush welled up on his face, but he was speechless and unable to respond. Even the several Khitan confidants who followed him looked at each other in bewilderment, unable to raise their heads for a moment.
"Let's take a step back and say that even if you are so incompetent, as long as you still have a few thousand soldiers and horses to use as capital, even if I don't like it, it's not worth it for our Dabai Gao Kingdom to fight for you with a few soldiers and horses... Two hundred and fifty cavalry, are they enough to fill the gaps between the tribes in the north of Yinshan Mountain? Do you want our king to add another 300 cavalry for you as road guards?" Weiming Yunge continued to sneer. "You use Yelu Dashi as a threat, so I guess you are still going to Khatun City this time?"
Yelu Yu was filled with shame and anger, but he could only bow his head and say, "Yes!"
"Let me ask you, do you know why my ruler did not take any action during the battle of Yaoshan last year?"
"I know." Yelu Yudu whispered. "Dashi Lin Ya killed a blue ox and a white horse in Khatun City to swear an oath to the army, and the eighteen tribes marched westward. Although the Jin people felt a little safer, because Dashi's marching route was behind the Great White Gao Kingdom, your lord and the Great White Gao Kingdom did not dare to move rashly."
"It's good that you know." Weiming Yunge shook his head and sighed. "Then let me tell you something you may not know. Yelu Dashi is different from you. He is an indomitable person. In the eyes of my king, he is almost as important as the emperor of the Song Dynasty. He arrived at Khatun City with only 10,000 people, and the 18 tribes heading west with only 20,000 people. As a result, after only a year and a half of the westward expedition, he conquered the Uighurs and Gaochang along the way, swallowed up Ye Mili (the area around Tacheng in later generations) and Alima (the area around Yining in later generations), and completely occupied the north and south of Leyuan Mountain (Altai Mountains). That area is arable and grazing, as fertile as the Hetao area. For Yelu Dashi, it is almost the foundation of his kingdom, and his troops have gradually reached tens of thousands of soldiers. His power is no weaker than our Dabai Gao Kingdom..."
Yelu Yu was stunned, and the Khitan cavalry who gradually surrounded him were also breathing heavily.
"But it's a pity." Seeing this, Weiming Yunge shook his head more and more. "Since Yelu Dashi has established his kingdom over there, although Khatun City is still under his control, it is just a Khatun City. From Yinshan to the north, there are 3,000 miles of desert along the way, and the Mongols gradually migrated over and occupied the land around Khatun City... You 250 people are doomed to die... I am a member of the royal family of the Great Baigao Kingdom, and I will never let my country become hostile to the Great Jin just for you, a dead man."
Yelu Yudu was in a daze, and looking back, he saw that the Khitan cavalry around him were also dazed.
It was impossible for Yelu Yu to be so shocked by these people. In fact, Yelu Dashi's Western Expedition could be regarded as a miracle of expedition in world history, because his starting point, Khatun City, was actually due north of Western Xia and due north of Lanzhou, the so-called Northwest Expedition Office of the Liao Dynasty in the past, and near Ulaanbaatar in later generations.
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