The army of the Liao Dynasty has besieged Xijin Mansion for more than ten days, and in this short period of half a month, the Liao people found that Xijin Mansion was different, the number of Song soldiers on the city wall was significantly reduced, and the city was full of smoke and shouting and killing.

Could it be that something has happened in the city? Many people began to think crankily, even Yelu Zongzhen, who was the emperor, but Zhang Jian, who had always been cautious, did not think so, if there was really civil strife in the city, there would only be more of the Great Song Forbidden Army on the wall of Xijin Mansion, not less.

"Are the spies in Xijin Mansion starting to rebel?"

Facing Yelu Zong's real question, Zhang Jian shook his head decisively and said: "No, if the secret spies of Da Liao really rebel, then the soldiers on the wall of Xijin Mansion will not be so scarce and become more numerous, and the creation of thousands of people against the Great Song Dynasty is just a disease of scabies, but what he is really worried about is the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of my Da Liao outside Xijin Mansion!" ”

Zhang Jian's analysis was very reasonable, and soon Yelu Zongzhen shook his head and said with a smile: "He, Zhao Zhen, as the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, really thinks that he can deceive me Da Liao by using these side ways?" Amusing...... Amusing! ”

But soon he couldn't laugh, and three or five Khitan cavalrymen rushed into the Chinese army covered in pain, but anyone who stood in his way dispersed a way after hearing his words.

"The military situation is urgent, I have to meet Your Majesty later!"

After the soldiers of the Chinese army dispersed like a tide, several people rushed to Yelu Zongzhen's big tent and turned over and dismounted: "Your Majesty, Juyong Pass, Changping missed, the 160,000 soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty reinforcements were divided into two ways, Yang Huaiyu led 80,000 people to take Juyong Pass, and the privy envoy Cao Wei led 80,000 people to take Changping!" ”

The words of the Khitan warriors shocked Zhang Jian and Xiao Hui, who came in a hurry, it doesn't matter if Changping loses, but Juyongguan is the northwest gateway of Xijin Mansion, and the consequences are unimaginable if it is lost!

This means that the Great Song Dynasty completely cut off the back road for the Liao Dynasty to withdraw its troops from the northwest, and the Miyun in the north, Xingtang was firmly held in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty!

Another point, almost everyone feels that the first goal of the reinforcements of the Great Song Dynasty must be to go to King Qin, after all, for the Han Dynasty, the emperor means everything, when the emperor of this dynasty is deeply encircled, all kinds of reinforcements must have come crazy to tear a hole for their emperor.

But this time it was an exception, the army of King Qin of the Great Song Dynasty did not come to the aid of Xijin Mansion, but cut off the retreat of the Great Liao, and at the same time many people began to think that the Song people did this is simply a joke. Big joke!

Zhang Jian was stunned for a while and said, "Aren't these people worried that my Great Liao Gongke Xijin Mansion will capture the Great Song Emperor alive?!" After speaking, he stroked the beard on his chin and said even more strangely: "Or is the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty fearless?" ”

Xiao Hui frowned and said, "Have you any fear? He has been besieged by my warriors of Da Liao in Xijin Mansion, even if there are any means, he should be used, I don't believe that the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty can still have no fear, I think it is right to sit back and wait to die! Xijin Mansion has been besieged by my Da Liao for more than half a month, during this time his grain and grass in the Great Song Dynasty must have been almost consumed, and he must be waiting for the Song people to send troops to rescue him at this time! ”

Zhang Jian nodded slightly, this kind of analysis also makes sense, when he turned his head to look at Yelu Zongzhen, he found that his emperor did not have a trace of worry, and felt strange, when he was about to speak, Yelu Zongzhen took the first step and said: "No matter what the situation, it is beneficial to my Daliao, isn't it?" ”

Zhang Jian and Xiao Hui were inexplicably said, only Yelu Zongxin's eyes lit up and said: "Your Majesty means that since the reinforcements of the Great Song Dynasty are not coming, it will take advantage of my Da Liao's intentions......"

"That's right!" Yelu Zongzhen waved his hand and said: "You also know that the purpose of my ability is to besiege Xijin Mansion, break through the reinforcements from all walks of life, and finally make the Song people isolated and have to go out of the city. ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone came back to their senses, Da Liao's goal was actually only one, to take back Xijin Mansion, once Xijin Mansion was taken, the other towns were all scabies, and after repelling the Song people, were you worried that you wouldn't be able to recover other places?

"Your Majesty means to take down Xijin Mansion?"

Yelu Zongzhen slammed his fist on the table and said, "Why don't you take it?!" I have besieged Xijin Mansion for so long, and what I have been waiting for is this time, what will it be like for more than 200,000 people in Xijin Mansion to enter the city without food and grass for half a month? If I besiege him for another half a month, I don't believe that the Song army in Xijin Mansion can still hold on! ”

Zhang Jian, Xiao Hui and the others nodded again and again, what His Majesty said was that if the Song people came to help in the past half a month, then they would be broken according to the previous plan, and if the Song people did not come to help, then Xijin Mansion would be in the bag of Da Liao!

But it's a pity that if Yelu Zongzhen and these ministers of the Liao Dynasty saw the appearance of the Xijin Mansion, they would be disappointed, because there was no shortage of food for the Xijin Mansion......

All the grain in the city was concentrated in the army, and all the grain was collected according to the household registration, and when it was distributed, it was also distributed according to the household registration.

At this time, food has been equated with life, and it must be treated as an emergency in wartime, but what Xia Zhu didn't expect was that Zhao Zhen's holy decree was not given to him, but directly issued to the people of the city.

For a while, the people of Xijin Mansion enthusiastically reported the food at home, but they actively cooperated with the army to collect it, if it was left to kill Xia Zhu before, they would not believe it, but looking at the mountains of grain, he couldn't believe it.

The distribution of grain is according to the household registration, which further investigates the suspicious elements and black households in the city, but all those who do not have a household registration are all locked up in a single room to interrogate the origin, and they will be released only after the straight investigation is clear, and during this time, many secret spies of the Liao Dynasty were arrested.

Looking at the household registration booklet in his hand, Xia Zhu shouted: "Wang Changyou! Three buckets of food are matched with five pieces of military food in the army! ”

A sturdy man in a short shirt stepped forward, with a completely unexpected smirk on his face, he came to Xijin Mansion from Liangxiang to beg for a living, and there was a total of one bucket of grain at home, and now he actually divided three buckets, and five pieces of military rations, these should be able to be eaten by the family for more than a month, right?

Looking at the bricks in front of him, Wang Changyou whispered to the little official on the side and asked, "Official, this thing is as hard as a stone, how can you eat it!" ”

The little official smiled and said, "Look! After speaking, he picked up half a piece of military rations, neatly cut a small piece with a knife and put it in a bowl, poured boiling hot water, and soon the originally hard military ration was cut open, and it became a paste like rice porridge when it was stirred slightly, and bursts of wheat fragrance came out, causing Wang Changyou to salivate bluntly.

"When you go home, follow the official's method, and this bowl will be enough for you to have breakfast!"

While explaining to Wang Changyou, the other people also saw the whole process, and they all applauded excitedly, these are finally not worried about the lack of food, even outsiders like Wang Changyou can get five pieces of military rations, so there must be more of these aborigines in the city!

In this way, the people's hearts were stabilized by a small piece of military rations.