Zhongjing stayed in the mansion, and Yelu Zongyun stayed behind and sat opposite Xiao Hanjianu and Han Yun. While drinking, gossiping.

Han Yun said: "Today, the Song army besieged the city and did not rush to attack. And when he looked out of the city, he saw that they had sent their cavalry against the Zarudor outside the city. In one day's time, it seems that none of them are the opponents of the Song army. ”

Xiao Han's slave sighed: "How can it be an opponent?" Now in Horudori, not only is there no young man, but there are no weapons, so he can't fight at all. Alas, before the Song army came, these Huluduo should be allowed to retreat. ”

Yelu Zongyun said, "Where do they retreat?" If you go north, you can only retreat to Zhongjing, do you think the Song army will let it go? ”

Seven hundred miles from Zhongjing to Shangjing, and there is no high mountain barrier, the Song army will definitely not stop in Zhongjing. Everyone knew that as long as Zhongjing could not stop the Song army, there would be no safe place for the entire Khitan.

Han Yun said: "Stay behind, look at the Song army outside, there are about 100,000 people, not a decimal." This place is far north of Yanshan, and it is not easy to transport grain and grass, can the Song army really maintain such an army for a long time? In my opinion, as long as it takes a month or two, the Song army will inevitably retreat. ”

When Xiao Han's slave heard this, his eyes lit up: "What does Hanlin mean, as long as we guard the Dading Mansion for a month, we will keep it?" ”

Han Yun nodded: "It should be so." How can the grain and grass needed by the 100,000 army be supplied hundreds of miles away? ”

Yelu Zongyun sighed: "It's difficult to say, but I'm afraid that I can't force Song Jun away." Not to mention anything else, how many households are there under the rule of Dading Mansion? As long as the Song army is ruthless and collects grain from the people, it will be able to last for a few months. Besides, I heard that the current Great Song Dynasty is extremely rich, and there are pastures in Hexi to help, and there is no shortage of livestock, why can't you transport grain? I want the Song army to run off food, and then retreat in the face of difficulties, but I am afraid that it will be difficult. ”

Xiao Han's slave said: "According to the meaning of staying behind, Dading Mansion can't hold it?" ”

Yelu Shouyun said: "I'm afraid I can't keep it." Have you seen that after the siege, the Song army placed artillery on the south side of the city? ”

Han Yun said: "The Song army has artillery, and we also have artillery in the city, I'm afraid of what he will do!" ”

Yelu Zongyun said: "The same is a cannon, but a cannon and a cannon are not the same. A few years ago, the saint went to the south and took away all the cannons that could be taken away, what is the use? I heard someone say that in the face of the Song army's artillery, our artillery was vulnerable. Two, to be honest, I don't think the city can hold it. Now we are thinking about how we should deal with the Song army entering the city. ”

Xiao Han's slave was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Stay behind, the situation is really so bad?" Dading Mansion is the largest city in Khitan, can't it stop the Song army? There were 20,000 defenders in the city, and there were quite a few of them, not paper-mâché. ”

Yelu Zongyun shook his head: "The current Song army is not comparable to the previous army. They used muskets, and they had a large number of artillery with them, and the walls were not very reliable. According to the news I got from Youzhou, this Dading Mansion would be good if it could last for a few days. If the Song army attacked the city with all its might, it would break the city within a day or two, which was also unusual. ”

Han Yun and Xiao Han's slave glanced at each other and said, "Stay behind, will it really be like this?" That's a great thing! ”

Yelu Zongyun nodded: "It really will be like this!" How could our friends for many years tell you a lie? If I don't stay behind, if I don't receive the emperor's favor, I want to raise the city and surrender. However, I have a different identity, so I can only stick to the end. ”

Han Yun took a breath: "If we can only hold on for a few days, we should think of a way out." ”

Yelu Zongyun said, "That's what I mean when I look for you today." To tell the truth, Youzhou was defeated in the first battle, and the 400,000 elite soldiers were wiped out, and the Khitan was already over. If the Song army did not go north immediately, it might be able to recover in more than ten years. Song Jun came immediately, there was no way. The young and strong are all gone, and now they are all soldiers, and they are not the opponents of the Song army. ”

Xiao Han's slave pondered for a while and said, "If that's the case, why don't you explain it to other important ministers?" ”

Yelu Zongyun said, "Do you think I didn't say it? No one listened! Now in the palace, a group of ministers are still thinking about making the Song army settle under the city of Dadingfu. As long as it drags on for two or three months, the Song army will inevitably retreat. How can it be? The Song army was in the north, and the six states in the south of Dading Mansion were dedicated to the city, and they arrived at the city of Dading Mansion without a battle. Even though Yanshan is difficult to cross, relying only on these six state troops who surrendered to the Song Dynasty, the Song army has enough grain and grass. At this critical time of survival, the ministers are still unclear-headed, and they are not seeking their own death! ”

When Han Yun heard this, his face burned a little for a while. Isn't this the case with Xiao Han's slaves? The two of them thought that as long as they could hold out for a month or two and force Song Jun to retreat, everything would be fine. Where did you think that in the eyes of a real guard, this is the case.

After a while, Xiao Han's slave said: "I heard that the Song army won, and I won't kill the prisoners." And if you are willing to sacrifice the city, in the Song Dynasty, there is still a great achievement. If it is as the people left behind said, it is better to surrender the city. ”

Yelu Zongyun was silent for a while, and shook his head slightly: "Who am I?" It was originally a royal family, and it was left behind in Zhongjing, and the world was favored by the country, how could it surrender? You can descend, but I can only live and die with this city. ”

Han Yun hurriedly said: "Stay at ease, we will defend the city with the left-behind guard!" ”

Yelu Zongyun shook his head: "At this time, it is normal for everyone to want to retreat by themselves. Don't worry, it's not a shame to want to surrender now. If I hadn't been a royal man, I might have surrendered the city. ”

Han Yun and Xiao Han Jianu glanced at each other and did not speak. Yelu Zongyun is right, the Khitan is about to fall, what's wrong with finding a way back for yourself? It's just that this is a head-off thing, so I don't dare to say it. It's just that the Khitan will die so quickly, and everyone is unprepared.

In fact, Yelu Zongyun himself, if it weren't for the fact that he was left behind in Zhongjing, he must be prepared to defend the city seriously, and he may not realize the current grim situation. The Khitan is a big country, and a few years ago it was more powerful than the Song Dynasty, how did it come to the state of extinction? Ordinary officials, simply will not believe it.

When did things start? Yelu Zongyun thinks about it now, it should have started with the capture of Tanglong Town in the Song Dynasty after the war with the party. As a result, Yelu Chongyuan was defeated, and Yelu Zongzhen was directly killed by artillery, and later the two emperors stood side by side. The two emperors have been fighting for many years, and the Khitan never thought that in the past few years, the Song Dynasty has changed from what it used to be, and it is no longer the Song Dynasty it used to be.

From the first battle of Tanglong Town, the Khitan was doomed to perdition. It's ridiculous that in the Khitan country, no one realizes it.

The families of Han Yun and Xiao Han's slaves are all in Dading Mansion. After listening to Yelu Zongyun's words, he couldn't help but think. What is the same as the country, that kind of talk is okay, how can it be really done? At this point in state affairs, it would be nice to be able to keep your home.

Yelu Zongyun drank a glass of wine and did not speak. It was not until today that the Song army eliminated Huluduo outside the city that he finally confirmed this fact. It's too late, it's too late to do anything. can only resign themselves to fate and accept reality.

What will happen after the city is broken, Yelu Zongyun didn't think about it. He is a royal man, and as a defender of Zhongjing, he is more doomed than fate. If Dading Mansion can't hold it, where else can the Khitan hold it? The Khitan is dead, why should he survive?