We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Yelu Dahe asked, "What's your name?"

"Just call me Qi Yankang." The old general smiled heartily.

"General Qiyan, may I ask how many troops are there in your army? How many infantry and cavalry are there? What is the condition of their weapons and armor?"

Qi Yankang said in a deep voice, "My army has a total of 110,000 warriors, including 10,000 cavalry and 100,000 infantry. As for weapons, our warriors are recruited from various tribes, so it is difficult to count them."

Yelu Dahe was silent for a moment.

Although he had long seen that the situation of the Shiwei army was not good, he was still worried when he heard it with his own ears.

But he quickly cheered up: "There is a valley ten miles ahead with high cliffs on both sides. It is a good place for an ambush."

"Your army will lie in ambush on both sides. I will have my personal guards take my banner and lure the Fengtian cavalry into the valley. Then we will attack from both sides and will surely defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"

Qi Yankang thought for a moment and shook his head: "Not very likely. My warriors are not good at surprise attacks and ambushes. I'm afraid we will reveal our tracks."

"How about this, let my leader lead a large force to ambush above and behind the valley, so as not to expose our whereabouts."

"But..." Yelu Dahe frowned and said, "I have limited soldiers and generals. If we rely on ourselves to attack the Fengtian cavalry, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop them."

Qi Yankang asked in return, "How many soldiers and generals are still under the Great Khan's command?"

"The amount we can mobilize now is less than 20,000."

"How difficult is that?" Qi Yankang grinned. "I have 10,000 elite cavalrymen. I will personally lead them to attack alongside the Khan. 30,000 cavalrymen are more than enough to cut off the Fengtian Army's retreat and hold them off until our main force arrives!"

Upon hearing this, Yelu Daha finally relaxed his brow.

He had some concerns before. The Shiwei people had no military discipline and he was afraid that they would be exposed before the Fengtian Army got close.

Qi Yankang's arrangement was much more comprehensive.

"In this case, we will have to rely on General Qiyan."

"Don't dare."

Yelu Dahe looked at the old general in front of him who was about the same age as himself, and was puzzled. He asked, "General Qiyan doesn't look like a Shiwei person."

Qi Yankang stared at him with a smile on his face: "Are you mocking the barbarity and ignorance of the Shiwei people?"

Yelu Dahe was slightly shocked and quickly apologized: "I made a mistake in my words, but I didn't mean it that way."

"We Shiwei people are simple by nature and unrestrained, but we are brave and valiant in battle," Qi Yankang said. "Great Khan, please do not underestimate us."

"It's natural."

Sensing that the other party was unhappy, Yelu Dahe immediately changed the subject.

The two sides finalized the details bit by bit, then returned to their respective armies and began mobilizing their troops.

. . . . . .

After a few hours, night is approaching.

Yelu Dahe reined in his warhorse, and the night wind blew his armor, making a rustling sound.

In front of them, hundreds of Khitan cavalry fled in a panic, abandoning their weapons and armor.

Behind him was the Fengtian Army, which was in pursuit, with flags flying, stretching for miles, like a long black dragon, walking step by step towards the trap he had carefully set.

Qi Yankang beside him withdrew his gaze from the Fengtian army and whispered to Yelu Dahe, "Great Khan, the enemy has arrived. I will go and prepare now."

"Wait." Yelu Dahe stopped him and took a capsule from his horse's back. "General Qiyan, please drink this wine."

"We, the Khitans, have fallen to this point, thanks to your help. If we can defeat the Fengtian army here today, I, Yelu Dahe, wish that the Khitans and the Shiweis would form a brotherly alliance and never fight each other again. Let me offer this wine as a token of my gratitude!"

Qi Yankang was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face. He took the wine bag and took a swig: "I will convey the Great Khan's good intentions to the leaders of the various Shiwei tribes."

"Okay! Thank you, General!"

Qi Yankang had just taken a few steps when he suddenly stopped and said, "Great Khan, there is something I forgot to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Yelu Dahe asked.

"I am indeed not from Shiwei. I wandered around and ended up in Southern Shiwei. Fortunately, I was appreciated by the leader and have achieved what I have today."

After saying that, he left quickly.

Yelu Daha felt confused and looked at the other person's back, wondering why he said this to him.

But he didn't care too much about it, just thinking that the other party was expressing goodwill to him in this way.

Yelu Daha was lying on his horse, with the Fengtian cavalry slowly approaching the valley in front of him and more than 10,000 remaining Khitan elites behind him.

The joy of victory surged in his heart, and he seemed to have already seen the scene of the Fengtian Army's defeat.

He stared intently at the Fengtian cavalry in front of him, and the large banner with the word "Feng" on it that was protected in the center by the cavalry.

Under the great banner was King Feng, the young man whom he hated and feared.

Da da da da da——

Hundreds of Khitan cavalrymen who were luring the enemy ran past, and the Fengtian cavalrymen behind them pursued them relentlessly and slowly stepped into the encirclement.

Yelu Dahe stared at the distance, the moment when the leading cavalry rushed into the junction of the valley.

He took a deep breath and was about to give the signal for a general attack when he heard a heart-pounding bowstring sound beside him.

Whoosh whoosh—

A dense rain of arrows shot out from the Shiwei army's position like locusts.

"Who told them to shoot arrows?!" Yelu Daha was shocked and angry.

However, before I could get a response, I heard screams coming from beside me!

The target of the Shiwei Army was not the Fengtian Army, but the Khitan soldiers who were caught off guard!

Several unlucky guards beside Yelu Dahe fell to the ground, and the remaining guards quickly took out their shields and protected Yelu Dahe.

The Khitan army in the rear was unaware of the situation. They only saw a rain of arrows coming from the other side of the valley and immediately began to draw their bows and shoot back.

The screams and the neighing of war horses instantly tore through the originally silent valley.

"Uu——"

Hearing the sound, the pursuing Fengtian Army immediately reined in their horses and stopped, looking at the valley not far away in surprise and confusion.

Fall short!

Yelu Dahe widened his eyes in disbelief and looked at the old Shiwei general in the distance who was like a brother to him and had a good chat with him.

But he saw the other party throw away the wine bag in his hand that symbolized friendship and was smiling ferociously at him.

"Why? Why is that?"

Although he knew that the other party couldn't hear him, Yelu Daha still shouted heartbreakingly.

Qi Yankang just glanced at Yelu Daha lightly and then waved.

"Marshal." A guard handed him a spear.

He took it and said, "Go tell that idiot that Yelu Dahe broke his promise and colluded with the Fengtian Army to suddenly attack our army."

"I, Qi Yankang, have received great kindness from the old leader. Today I will fight to the death. I beg him to come to my aid as soon as possible!"