The ambitions of the Jin people, the national fortunes of the Jin country, and even the future of the Jurchen clan were all burned in the raging flames of Zhuozhou. However, this war in the south of the Liao Kingdom is far from ending, and it can even be said that this battle related to the future of the Liao and Song dynasties has just entered a critical moment.

At the end of June, when the battle between Lulongsai and Zhuozhou came to an end, the large-scale attack and defense of the 16 prefectures of Youyun as the main battlefield were rapidly launched, and the Song army, which had been prepared for a long time, had spread out on all fronts, and launched a surprise attack on the cities of Yun, Ying, Shuo, Wei, Huan, Xin, Fu, and Confucianism at the same time, and by the middle of July, all the second-class cities in these sixteen prefectures had fallen into the hands of the Song army, and the Liao army was defeated on all fronts, and it was difficult to have the slightest chance.

In addition to Sun Tu and the two kinds of good planning and proper use of troops, another key reason for achieving such a great victory in a short period of time is that the current Liao State is indeed seriously injured and has a serious shortage of troops. In the past few years, the protrusion of the Jin people and the Northern Expedition of the Song army have almost drained all the horses that the Liao State can use, especially the previous series of defeats against the Shangjin people, as well as the confrontation and decisive battle with the Song people, which caused them heavy casualties.

In this way, in the face of the Song army's attack and siege, the city defense force was naturally difficult to resist, only in just half a month, even lost a number of cities, and finally only Jizhou was still in the hands of the Liao, and almost all of the sixteen states of Youyun had returned to the control of the Song people. And this Jizhou is also because of the relationship between the proximity to Lu Longsai, Yelu Dashi led the army into the station, so he was not taken advantage of by the Song army, but the situation of his department is also quite dangerous, because with the fall of the surrounding cities, the Song army has been able to mobilize more soldiers and horses to gather in front of this last city, and by the eighth day of the seventh month, Sun Tu has also personally led the troops to appear under the city of Jizhou.

Sun Tu's arrival also brought the Liao army in the city a more worrying piece of information - Yelu Xiongge's subordinates, who had tried to take the opportunity to raid and recapture Youzhou City, had been completely annihilated in that siege battle, and even Xiongge himself was killed by the Song general Chongjing who defended the city, and even his head was sent into Jizhou City.

It turned out that just as the Song army seized the opportunity to divide the army to raid and capture more than a dozen other state cities, the Liao people also had similar thoughts, in addition to sending a group to cooperate with the Song people to set up an ambush behind Lu Longsai, they also divided an army, mainly Yelu Xiongge, secretly went south to seize Youzhou, and actually planned to regain this key capital to get it back.

But as a result, the Song people had already expected that the seed master Dao had already led a group of soldiers and horses to wait there, and when the Liao army arrived, they were hit head-on. And this time the Song army not only had a strength above the Liao, but also had bullets, thunderbolts and mines specifically aimed at the Liao cavalry.

With the victory of this battle, the Song army really held Youzhou City. Now, in the sixteen states of Youyun, only the last Jizhou city is still in the hands of the Liao people, and the other cities are either broken or surrendered, and the southern part of the Liao country has all fallen, and it is impossible to return to the old appearance, that is, the Liao army in Jizhou City has reached the end of the road of life and death.

When they saw Sun Tu's military flag fluttering high in the Song military camp, even the most confident Liao people felt desperate. They had already suffered too much from this person before, and they heard about the final fate of the Jin people in Zhuozhou, so naturally the last tens of thousands of Liao troops almost lost their determination to defend to the end, because there was only one result of defending to the end, that is, death.

Even Yelu Dashi did not have the same composure as before, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at the Song army moving around the banner at the head of the city, and there was no countermeasure at all. Because he knew that he had lost this time, he had completely lost, and he didn't even have the slightest chance to turn around, and the only hope was ......

Just when he was thinking about it, but there was nothing to do, the Song army, who was supposed to launch a fierce offensive against Jizhou, said: "My General Sun wants to meet Dashi Linya, I wonder if you are willing to go out of the city?" ”

"Lin Ya, this is the enemy trying to lure you out of the city, you can't agree to them." Some subordinates immediately spoke out to dissuade them, but they were vetoed by Yelu Dashi with a wave of his hand: "At this time, if the Song people really want to attack the city, we will not be able to defend it." Even if they did not attack and besieged it, with the grain and grass hoarded in the city now, it would only last less than a month. Now that the matter has come to this, it is better to talk to them and save everyone's lives. At this point, he finally understood what was most important.

Half an hour later, a gap opened in the city gate, and Yelu Dashi rode out on horseback and rode towards the front of the Song army. After a while, as soon as the Song people's army opened, Sun Tu was like him, riding one person and one horse, slowly catching up, with a faint smile on his face: "Da Shi Linya, don't come unharmed, right?" ”

"Sun Tu, you and I have reached this point, so there is no need to be so coy. Say, what do you want to say to me? Yelu Dashi didn't have the heart to talk nonsense with him at this time, and went straight to the ground.

"Dashi is still so fast-talking, then I won't go around in circles anymore. You also know the current situation, with only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it is impossible for the Liao army in a lonely city to hold this Jizhou city, so in my opinion, your best choice is to withdraw your troops from Kaicheng, so as not to fight again. ”

"Hmph, you are really so wishful thinking, you want to take my Jizhou City without blood. No, it's not Jizhou, you want to take back all the sixteen states of Youyun at the lowest cost, it's really a big appetite! ”

Speaking of this, Yelu Dashi's eyes revealed deep hatred: "I hate, I knew that your Sun Tu was so insidious and cunning, and he would actually take advantage of my Da Liao to send troops to deal with the Jin people to attack my southern states, I wouldn't have agreed to cooperate with you before......"

"Dashi's words are something that Sun can't agree with, when did I promise you not to take these state cities? You and I cooperate to cooperate, but the sixteen states of Youyun that should be won always have to be won. Sun Tu looked innocent and said: "If I remember correctly, as early as when I talked with you about joining forces that day, I mentioned that the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are the key points that my Great Song Dynasty will definitely take, and I can only blame you Liao State for not being able to hold these cities." ”

"You!" Yelu Dashi was suddenly angry, but in the face of Sun Tu's peaceful appearance, he didn't know what to say. And then Sun Tu's few words made him even more speechless: "What's more, on the battlefield, the soldiers are not tired of cheating, as long as the final victory can be achieved, who will account for what kind of strategy is used in the middle?" Anyway, the current situation is that your Liao army has been besieged here by our soldiers, and if I really give an order, this city will become the burial place for you and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

"But I have the virtue of a good life in heaven, and my Song people have never been a murderous army, so I want to give you a chance, as long as you lead the army to retreat within three days, I promise not to attack you and let you retreat to the north. This is your last chance, how about it? But there is one thing I want to remind you, now that the north of Liao is also full of smoke, the situation is collapsing, and if you go back one day later, there will be more deaths. Since you are an important minister of the Liao State, you have to do something, right? ”

These few words really grasped Yelu Dashi's life, and his face quickly changed, but he said: "You will be so kind, you will have such an opportunity to annihilate my tens of thousands of troops lightly." ”

"As I said, my purpose is only to recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, not to kill many Liao people. After all, you are not the same as the Jin people. Sun Tu smiled and said.

"I'm afraid that's not the only reason, right? You are willing to let me go, but also for your own safety, because you know very well that now you first mutiny to seize power, and then made immortal achievements, you have already suffered from the jealousy of the Great Song Dynasty, if there is no longer me as a foreign enemy, I am afraid that the day of success will be the time when your Sun Tu dies, right? Yelu Dashi sneered, mercilessly exposing Sun Tu's true intentions.

In the face of this direct statement, Sun Tu did not see the slightest abnormality on his face, and still smiled as before: "You say yes, but this still can't solve the desperate situation that your subordinates are in, I don't think you will gamble with yourself and the lives of tens of thousands of troops under your subordinates, right?"

"What's more, this bargaining chip is not only the lives of you and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but even the national fortunes of the entire Liao State. Before, the Jin people swept everything in the north, and they have almost killed your Liao country's civil and military forces, if you lose you and these tens of thousands of elites again, I am afraid that even if there is no Northern Expedition of our Song army, there will be chaos in the Liao State again, and the time will be ......."

Sun Tu laughed meaningfully at the end, which immediately made Yelu Dashi's body tremble. Because he knows very well that what the other party said is by no means alarmist, and now that the Liao State has reached the time of dying and struggling, if he really dies here and tens of thousands of troops, he will not even have the last chance to regain his strength.

It can be said that Sun Tu may be affected, but what he can't afford to gamble on is still his Yelu Dashi. After weighing it up, Yelu Dashi's face turned pale, but in the end, he still sighed, made a wise choice, and compromised: "Sun Tu, you are really powerful, you have counted everything, but I am not wronged if I lose at your hands." That's it, now, no matter whether you harbor evil intentions or not, I can only give you this Jizhou. Within three days, our army will retreat north, and I hope you will not go back on your word. ”

"Don't worry, my Sun Tu will definitely speak this time." Sun Tu also sighed in his heart, finally no longer need to storm the city, so that more soldiers can use their blood and lives to recapture this last city.

On the 10th day of the seventh month of the seventh year of Xuanhe of the Great Song Dynasty, the Liao army retreated north, and the Song army entered Jizhou.

On the same day, the sixteen states of Youyun finally returned to the hands of the Han people after a hundred years. And as the leader of all this, Sun Tu saved this catastrophe with one hand.

A hundred years of humiliation are swept away, and the world's achievements are won with one hand!