"What, ceding Yago-Kyushu to the Song Kingdom?"

"Yes," Yelu Dashi repeated with a gloomy face, "This is only the first step in the alliance between the Liao and Song dynasties, and the Great Song Dynasty will help our dynasty to defeat the Xia army, then the states behind the mountains can take it for themselves, and then, the Liao and Song countries will join forces to attack Xia." After the destruction of Xia, the Song and Liao countries took the Great Wall as the boundary, the Song State could take Guanzhong, even Youzhou and other places south of the Great Wall were ceded to the Song Dynasty, and our dynasty took the Mobei grassland. Since then, there are only two dynasties in the north and south in the world, the southerners return to the south, the northerners return to the north, the herding and hunting tribes are all the people of my Daliao, and the people of agriculture are under the jurisdiction of the Song State. ”

Yelu Tiege was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and the other ministers also widened their eyes, wondering if His Majesty was crazy.

The so-called Youyun Sixteen Prefectures of the Southern Dynasty are bounded by the northern branch of Taihang Mountain, which is divided into seven states in front of the mountain and nine states in front of the mountain, with the seven states in front of the mountain taking Nanjing Youzhou as the center, and the Kyushu in the west of the mountain as the center of Datong Mansion in Beijing. Among the territory of the sixteen states, there are not only the Xiongguan Pass that overlooks the Central Plains and controls the desert north, but also the plastered land that is suitable for agriculture and animal husbandry, and is densely populated. After the Jin Dynasty ceded the sixteen states of Youyun to the Liao State, the Liao State not only occupied the geographical advantage, but the population more than doubled compared with before, and the country flourished from then on. And what Song Guo never forgot was to recover the lost territory and make up for Jinou. The sixteen states of Youyun are the places where the Liao and Song dynasties must fight, and they are also the fuse of the continuous war on the border of Hebei.

Xiao Yixue, the former commander of the army, said loudly: "Your Majesty, even if you want to reconcile with Song and fight against the Xia Kingdom, you can't cede the sixteen states of Youyun, right?" His words set off a wave of opposition, and Yelu Abohe, the commander of the right army, said angrily: "How can the land that our ancestors earned by bloodshed and fight be easily ceded!" Yelu Tiege said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Nanjing Dao is prosperous, there are many workshops, the population is prosperous, and the Xijing Road is a vast place, and there are many northern desert tribes. From then on, the Khitan can only be located in the northeast corner, and can no longer compete in the world, Your Majesty, please think twice! Yelu Abohe also took a step forward and shouted, "Your Majesty conspired with us in the first place, did you want to sell the land of your ancestors? His voice was hoarse, almost tearful.

These generals around him have been loyal and fighting all over the years, and they have never quarreled with Yelu Dashi so red-faced. Yelu Dashi looked at these people silently, his face gradually moved, and after a long time, he stood up and sighed: "All the kings and their strength are for the country, why should I worry about the great Liao!" ”

Seeing him say this, all the generals were stunned, and Yelu Dashi said: "What I Shicai said is a plan to kill two birds with one stone. First, before the matter of Liaodong was over, the people of the Xia Kingdom attacked me very urgently, so they took advantage of the Song State to fight against the Xia State. Second, just wait for the Liaodong matter, sooner or later our dynasty will have to go south to the Central Plains of Hebei, Xia and Song are both Han Chinese, judging from this situation, Xia will inevitably jump out to stir up the situation again. The Song people were cowardly and greedy, so they lured them with profits, causing the two countries to fight each other, and it was difficult for the Xia State to help the Song State with all its might. ”

"Your Majesty is using the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun as bait," Yelu Tiege said with some hesitation, "and not really want to cede my Khitan anointed land to the Song Kingdom?" Xiao Yixue and the others also looked at His Majesty, waiting for him to give a clear answer.

Yelu Dashi smiled and nodded, and said: "Xijing Road is vast and sparsely populated, the place is remote, and the major tribes have been thinking about our dynasty for a long time, with the strength of the Song army, even if they occupy Xijing Road, it will be difficult to hold it." As for the cession of Nanjing Dao, it's just a sentence, is the Xia Kingdom so easy to destroy? Yelu Dashi looked at the topographic map of the mountains and rivers hanging in the imperial account, and said with a smile: "It is not easy to attack from afar, my Khitan and Guanzhong are far away, but Hedong of Hebei is between elbows and armpits, and the Song Dynasty attacks Xia, just to make the Song State and the Xia State form a hatred, and consume the strength of the Song army." ”

The generals turned their worries into joy, and Xiao Yixue said with a smile: "If the Song Kingdom wants to take the sixteen states of Youyun, it must also have that ability." Yelu Ab pressed the handle of the knife with his hand and said fiercely: "When Liaodong is leveled and a reason is found, you can attack Hedong in Hebei." Yelu Tiege muttered: "The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty have been arrogant for a long time, since Your Majesty wants to make a fool of themselves with them, the envoy may wish to ask the Song State for the crown prince Yilie, and the two countries will form a good relationship between Qin and Jin."

Yelu Dashi's face showed appreciation, and he nodded: "Okay, this matter will be arranged by the North Courtyard to prepare." He raised his hand and took a sip of oil tea, and said with a slightly gloomy face: "In addition, Xia Guo attacked me for no reason, so I must report it." Detain all the goods of the Xia Kingdom merchants in my dynasty first," At this time, the appearance of Cui Qianzhi, the envoy of the Xia Kingdom, came to mind, and Yelu Dashi snorted coldly, "In addition, the envoys of the Xia Kingdom in Linhuang Mansion are also detained, and they will be disposed of after I return from Liaodong." This man has always been disrespectful to me, and although he will not be killed this time, he will always give him a bitter taste. ”

In the capital, the original Xia State Envoy Pavilion was a little deserted. Lu Cao had already sent a message to the envoy group stationed in Liao. However, Cui Qianzhi only arranged for most of his subordinates to return to China immediately. Because there were still a large number of Xia caravans that had not yet been evacuated, the envoy Cui Qianzhi himself was still sitting in Shangjing, calling Liao officials up and down, urging the Northern Court to issue customs clearance documents for the Xia people, opening the door for the caravan to return.

In the signing room, Cui Qianzhi sat in front of the bookcase and flipped through the official documents, without the slightest hint of panic. At the head of the bookcase, there was a scribe standing at the bottom of the bookcase, and he bowed down and said: "The military government has sent troops to attack Liao, Lord Cui, if you don't leave at this time, you may not be able to leave." ”

Although Chen Xian's face was calm, he actually forced himself to suppress the fear in his heart, in the past two years, Shangguan Cui Qianzhi not only did not have a fight, but also gave him a lot of support. In just over two years, Chen Xian has gone from a dilapidated royal family with nothing to one of Cui Qianzhi's most powerful subordinates. Chen Xian was grateful for this kindness, if it weren't for this, he would not have taken the initiative to ask to stay.

Cui Qianzhi raised his head, looked at the young man standing in front of him, and said slowly: "I went to the caravan of Jingdao, but they all evacuated, right?" "Since receiving the notice from the Military Intelligence Department, Cui Qianzhi has taken great pains to arrange the return of the caravan. It is necessary not only to grasp the timing of the retreat, so that the Liao State can not see the Xia State's intentions from the movements of the caravan, but also to arrange for the caravans to leave slowly, so as not to arouse the vigilance of the Northern Court of the Liao State, and as a result, everyone will not be able to leave. This comes and goes, and time is fleeting. Most of the envoy's subordinates followed the various caravans back to the Xia Kingdom, and Cui Qianzhi also took Chen Xian and a few others to make the final arrangements.

A complicated look flashed in Chen Xian's eyes, and he arched his hand and said: "There is no news from the three caravans in Dading Mansion, there are about four hundred people, and it is estimated that the subordinates have received a message from Fuhaixing and are rushing over to Shangjing." ”

"The Great Xianbei Mountain is high and densely forested, during which all kinds of barbarians are entrenched, the road is difficult to travel, the caravan does not have the talent to identify the direction, and it is impossible to escape directly from the mountain to the west, so you can only go back to Beijing first, and then follow the road, but in this way, I am afraid that the Liao State will have to start first." Cui Qianzhi frowned and groaned, Chen Xian was extremely anxious in his heart, and said secretly, my lord, I am afraid that the Liao State has already started, but the post officials are running back and forth, and it will take time for the imperial order to reach Shangjing.

The two were discussing when suddenly there was a panic of footsteps outside, and a famous scribe rushed in and said, "My lord, it's not good, a large number of Liao soldiers suddenly appeared on the street outside the pavilion. Immediately afterward, there was a faint sound of a large group of people running outside.

Chen Xian's face changed drastically, and he looked at Cui Qianzhi with the scribe who warned him, but Cui Qianzhi's face was very calm, straightened his clothes, and said in a deep voice: "If you come, you will be safe." Let's go to the signing room first, and then check the case. The scribe hesitated for a moment, hurried down, and after a while, four or five scribes who had remained in Shangjing gathered in the signing room, and everyone went separately to inspect and burn the last batch of important documents. Before the ashes had cooled, the Liao soldiers had already arrived at the door.

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Suzhou, Nanshan City, is shrouded in dark clouds, and flocks of crows hover in the sky. For more than a month, the Liao army spared no effort to attack Nanshan City, leaving countless corpses under the city, although Zhao Xingde allowed the Liao army to transport back the corpses in front of the position every time, but there was always a dead air lingering around Nanshan City, and even attracted crows in a radius of dozens of miles.

More and more Han soldiers attributed the success of defending the city to him, and Zhao Xingde, who had always insisted on personally stationed in Nanshan City to supervise the battle, gradually became a symbol and pillar in the minds of the Han army. If the foreign generals next to him had such prestige, the generals of the Han army marshal's mansion would have already been dissatisfied, and even secretly stumbled. However, this time the situation was a little strange, Han Ningshuang let it go, and all the generals were also friendly with her.

In this era, generals have a crucial influence on the outcome of a battle, and when ordinary soldiers and generals respect a general, it will become more and more outrageous, even to the point of worship and deification. "This Nanshan City was built by General Zhao in accordance with the Zhuge Kongming Eight Formation Diagram, and it is impossible for the Liao soldiers to enter it." "I have General Zhao alone, which is worth 100,000 Liao soldiers." Such a statement was very common among the low-level Han army.

However, these increasingly evil rumors can only make Zhao Xingde more annoying.

"Zhuge Eight Arrays? How can this be? He said to Wang Xuansu, "This Nanshan City, but according to the principle of making the artillery to the greatest use, it has been carefully considered." He smiled bitterly, "At most, it can only be said that it is following the trend and following the way of heaven." ”

Wang Xuansu smiled slightly, he had seen with his own eyes how Zhao Xingde designed it, and he didn't believe the rumors underneath. It's just that the strange appearance of this Nanshan City being built into a few corners sticking out is indeed reminiscent of the Eight Array Diagram, and the intermittent trenches and low walls outside the city also have a bit of yin and yang flavor. Since it is very different from ordinary cities, and the soldiers do not understand the principle of building a city, it is natural for them to speculate in private.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuansu quipped: "It is not necessary that General Zhao and the ancients secretly coincide. ”

"Follow the trend, just do it according to reason," Zhao Xingde's smile gradually faded, and he said in a low voice, "The cold and heat are not easy, but unfortunately, in the next few months, the sea water will freeze, and our side will lose its geographical advantage." The Liao army is known as getting stronger and colder, but it has the advantage. ”

Looking from the head of the city to the north and south, the originally blue sea water has turned into a white ice field, and it is estimated that it will be able to pass through the large group of people in more than ten days. The weather is getting colder, and the sea is showing signs of freezing. The isthmus held by Nanshan Castle soon ceased to exist. The Han army marshal's mansion had to take refuge on the outer islands, otherwise, when the sea ice was completely frozen and the ship could not dock, it would not be able to leave. During the freezing period in the past few months, Suzhou Guannan General only left about 5,000 Han troops, guarding a few support points such as Nanshan City.

Author: I was on a business trip a few days ago, and I was very busy and inconvenient to use the Internet, so I was embarrassed to interrupt the shift for a few days. Now that I'm back, I'll try to update as much as I can to make up for it and make everyone worry. I'm sorry.