The autumn wind rises, the cold is thick, and the geese fly south.

September and October is the harvest season, but at this time, whether it is nobles or civilians in Linhuang Mansion, they are all panicked, and they can't take care of the various prey that have grown up on the plains outside the city, and they can't care about the large pieces of wheat that have been golden in the acres of fields that are only waiting to be harvested, everyone has only one thought, that is, to pack their luggage, escape from the capital of the Great Liao Kingdom as soon as possible, and flee to the distance before the Song army arrives.

The Great Stone stands on the highest tower of the Imperial Palace, and from a condescending view, you can see almost the entire capital below. And after seeing the scene of chaos and rushing to escape, the wrinkles on his face deepened, and he looked older.

The current Emperor of Daliao, who was in his prime, has become gray and wrinkled in just a few years. This is all the trauma brought to him by years of pressure and repeated battles, the great damage after the alliance and battle with the Song people, the Liao civil war with Yelu Yanxi, and now another bloody battle with the Song people...... In the past few years, Yelu Dashi has hardly had a time to relax, and more than a thousand days and nights of hard work have burned everything he has, and he is truly physically and mentally exhausted.

And what makes him even more desperate is that even if he has achieved such a point, he still can't prosper as he imagined. He finally eradicated Yelu Yanxi and its remnants last year, and before a few days of good life, the army of the Great Song Northern Expedition had been killed again, and this time the Song army was more powerful than any before, resulting in many city defenders in the south of Daliao were unable to really resist their surging offensive, only half a year, more than ten city passes in front of Shangjing have completely fallen, and the current Daliao capital has almost been completely exposed to the swords and guns of the Song army.

To be honest, this is something that no Liao person could have imagined in the past. Even when they were at their weakest, or had thought that the Great Liao would be destroyed by the suddenly rising Jin people, they never imagined that one day they would die at the hands of the Song people, who had always been poor and weak.

However, the reality in front of them has already told all the Liao people that everything is different, the Song people really have the strength to destroy them, and their million-strong army is heading towards Shangjing.

Yelu Dashi let out a long sigh, and at the same time sighed, sighing why he couldn't grasp the opportunity to eradicate the biggest hidden danger for Da Liao. Because he knows very well that the Song Kingdom can rise in a short period of time because of a Sun Tu.

I think that at the beginning, when he first met Sun Tu, the other party was just a lowly petty official in Tokyo City, and at that time, he could kill him with just one finger. Even later, he still had many such opportunities, and the closest he came to success was outside Nanjing, when his subordinate Xiao Yanping had already shot Sun Tu into the water. If that arrow really killed the other party, maybe everything would have been different.

But as a result, this Sun Tu still escaped death, and then climbed up little by little in a few years, and has become the most powerful person in the Great Song Kingdom today, but some of his subordinate generals have already led hundreds of thousands of troops to the north to kill, killing the Liao State up and down, and the people are panicking.

"Time is also fate, and now there is only one way left." After letting out a soft sigh at the end, Yelu Dashi retracted his gaze and said to some of the courtiers waiting behind him: "Let's move the city and escape from Shangjing, and give this place to the Song people." ”

"Your Majesty, are we really going to go like this? Can't we hold on to Shangjing? After all, the city here was built by our ancestors for more than ten years, the defense is there, and our soldiers and horses ......are enough," a courtier said unwillingly.

Yelu Dashi shook his head: "It's useless, the people's hearts are in turmoil, the army's spirit is no longer there, even if you barely defend it, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold it for too long." What's more, it's not that you haven't read the battle report ahead, the Song army's commander Yue Fei is the most sharp in siege operations, and there are new weapons that can break through the city from the air as a supplement, and our city wall defense may not be able to block them from such a fierce attack at all, and in the end it will just send people to death in vain. In that case, it is better to get out of this place before they do, and to avoid it to the west. ”

After a pause, he said again: "After all, there is still Xijing there, and there are hundreds of thousands of Great Liao troops to support them. Moreover, as long as we go west, we will be able to distance ourselves from the Song Kingdom far enough that their follow-up forces and food and grass supplies will not be able to keep up. At that time, with the wisdom of the Song people's commanders, they should not risk pursuing again, even if they really dare to chase and kill, maybe they will be defeated by us due to logistical supply and other reasons. So evacuating Shangjing now is the last and best option. ”

The eyes of the courtiers are still full of unwillingness, after all, this is the most important city in Daliao Shangjing. And just a few years ago, it just fell into the hands of the Jin people, if it happens like this again, I am afraid that the spirit of the Liao Kingdom will be completely destroyed.

Seeing this, Yelu Dashi snorted, and no longer talked nonsense with them, but only straightened his face and said, "This is my will, you just have to do it!" ”

As soon as he opened his mouth like this, the ministers finally did not dare to raise any more objections, and bent down one after another to agree. But their hearts are sad, I am afraid that this time, for the rest of their lives, it will be impossible to return here.

On the 3rd day of the first month of October, the garrison and most of the people in Shangjing began to flee out of the city and west. Although they took as much valuable gold and silver as possible when they left, this time they were fleeing for their lives rather than moving, so they still left behind countless treasures and belongings. Those are all things that have been accumulated in the Liao Kingdom for one or two hundred years, and they have been snatched back from the hands of the Jin people, but now they can only cheapen the Song people who are about to be killed.

Originally, according to the meaning of many courtiers, they planned to directly set fire to the entire Shangjing when everyone left the city, and since they couldn't keep it, they couldn't cheapen the Song people in vain. However, this proposal was rejected by Yelu Dashi, because he knew very well that if he did, it would only bring greater danger to the entire team fleeing westward.

If the entire city of Shangjing was there, the Song army would naturally occupy the whole city first after coming, and make arrangements in all aspects before making plans for the future. But once even this city has been destroyed, if the Song army wants to make meritorious service, it can only continue to chase and kill, and fight with them endlessly, which is not what Yelu Dashi wants to see.

It can be said that Yelu Dashi played a hand of golden cicada shelling this time, but this cicada shell itself has a big enough attraction to ensure the safety of those who escaped.

The Song army did have an indescribable tacit understanding with the Liao people this time, and five days after the Liao people left the city, the vanguard army under the banner of the Great Song Dynasty appeared in Shangjing.

And when they found that the entire capital of the Liao Kingdom had almost become an empty city, and only the old and weak were left who could not travel far, they really did not kill in the city again, but divided their troops to guard the gates of each city, and occupied the important places in the city on the other hand, and at the same time sent out a fast horse to transmit the news back to the rear.

Two days later, Yue Fei personally led the army to arrive, and after seeing this scene in the city, he was also stunned and happy: "I really can't imagine that Yelu Dashi is so decisive, in order to preserve the strength of the population, he actually gave up the entire capital city." However, this has also greatly reduced our casualties, and at the same time, it has also caused them great damage, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to recover for decades. ”

"General, should we continue to send troops to pursue? According to the Liao people left in the city, they have left here for less than ten days, and if they chase them with light horses, there is still a chance, after all, there are too many Liao people who have fled west, and they can't go fast at all. A subordinate asked urgently, looking like he was gearing up.

Yue Fei shook his head after a little muttering: "No, the herald ordered the whole army to be stationed in the city at ease, and not to rush in." Since the Liao people have given up going to Beijing, they will definitely do everything to keep those people. If we rush into pursuit, we are afraid that we will be intercepted and defeated by them with heavy troops, and the soldiers and horses will be damaged in vain. Don't forget, when it comes to cavalry combat power, we are still inferior to the Liao people after all. ”

These words woke up others, don't look at the Song army's northern expedition to the city many times these days, and the momentum is like a bamboo, it seems that the Liao army has become vulnerable. But in fact, everyone also understands in their hearts that it is only because the defenders of the previous city are far from enough in terms of strength, and they have just experienced many major battles, and they are just tired. Once the most elite main force of the Liao State fought a decisive battle in the wilderness, the Song army really didn't dare to say that it would definitely win.

As for the duel with cavalry, the Great Song cavalry, which has only improved in the past two years, is unlikely to be the opponent of the Liao. Therefore, Yue Fei's decision is undoubtedly quite correct, it is the most reasonable tactic for the Great Song Dynasty to occupy Shangjing first, and then take all the surrounding Liao Kingdom cities with this as the center.

As for whether to continue to advance westward or accept it when it is good, just wait for the rear coach Dong Ping, and even the court to make the final decision. However, in Yue Fei's opinion, such a result is enough, and there is no need to be greedy enough to continue to want to drive out the Liao people.

Because after this time, the Liao people have lost the most important piece of land they rely on for their livelihood, and they are forced to move west, not only to face an unfamiliar and complex environment, but also to face challenges from the Western Xia Kingdom. After all, when they moved to the west, they were closer to Western Xia, and the other party was also sending troops to the east, maybe the two sides might fight this time.

In this way, it also means an important thing. After two or three hundred years, the Khitan people, the Great Liao State, who had risen since the Tang Dynasty, were finally about to slide into the abyss of extinction, like many nomadic peoples.

At the very least, the Great Liao Empire has come to an end!