After getting out of the car and looking at the Datong Mansion in front of him, Yeluren sighed first and said, "I didn't expect that in five days, we arrived here from Youzhou." And the road was very calm, and he didn't rush desperately. The Song Dynasty had an artifact like a train, which came and went like flying, and the court was undefeated! ”

Yelu Xiantong shook his head: "Many things can only be seen clearly after the fact. At that time, the Holy Lord was going south, and no one in the ministers objected, and they all felt that even if they couldn't win, they would force the Song Dynasty to give more benefits. Where did you think—"

Speaking of this, Yelu Xiantong kept sighing. He is the privy envoy of the Northern Court and the first important minister of the Khitan, so he naturally has to bear more responsibility for this defeat. By now, it is clear that the Khitan will not be able to defeat the Song Dynasty no matter what, and it should not have gone south.

Xiao Xulie said: "What's the use of talking about these now? In Youzhou, the army was lost, and the Song army had almost no losses, and now it can only be slaughtered by the Song people. Our next days will be spent in the Song Dynasty. You have to think about how you should live it. ”

Yelu Xiantong shook his head self-deprecatingly: "Do you still need to think about this? In the past two years, hundreds of thousands of Song troops will inevitably go north, how to stop it? The Khitan is gone. The rest of the people are just surviving. After all, life has to go on, and there is only one way to do things for Emperor Song. ”

Xiao Xulie couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. The people of the descendants are really unlucky. At first, he supported Yelu Chongyuan, but he was defeated. After the unification, Yelu Hongji was about to re-encircle the Hou clan, but before it was completed, he launched a war against the Song Dynasty. The First World War buried the national fortune of the Khitan, and the descendants were at a low ebb in recent years, and they could not get a good status when they entered the Song Dynasty.

Hao Zhen, who was escorting a few people, got off the horse and came over and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, in front of you is the military camp that surrounds Datong Mansion. Wait a minute, I've already sent someone, and someone will come in a moment. After going down to Datong Mansion, you have made great contributions, and you will be rewarded when you enter Beijing. ”

Yelu Xiantong hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

Not long after, Wang Kai and He Bin got the news and greeted them in person.

The two sides saluted. Wang Kai said: "We have besieged Datong Mansion for more than ten days, and the cardinal government has ordered that it must not be stormed, and we have not yet left the city. Ladies and gentlemen, it is best to persuade the defenders of the city to surrender the city, otherwise we will forcibly attack the city. ”

Yelu Xiantong said: "We are here for this purpose. The king of Zongyuan in the city was originally the emperor's uncle, but now that Youzhou is defeated, he may not know. When we tell him, we think we will be able to dedicate the city. ”

Wang Kai said: "He is the emperor's uncle, if he knows that the emperor is gone, will he think about competing for the throne?" ”

Yelu Xiantong said: "The captain is too worried. The king of Zongyuan has never had this ambition, and has always kept to himself. Not to mention, there are not many soldiers and horses in Datong Mansion, who can he fight with? If the city is sacrificed, there will be a lifetime of wealth. ”

Wang Kai nodded: "That's the best." You have worked hard from afar, and I have prepared a wine feast in my camp to catch you up. Wait until tomorrow to inform the generals who defend the city, and see if you are entering the city or shouting outside the city. Anyway, Youzhou is defeated, and there is no need to fight here. ”

Jeremiah said yes. Together with Yelu Renxian and Xiao Xulie, he followed Wang Kai and He Bin into the barracks.

Yelu Hougu is the sixth son of Liao Shengzong, the Han name Zongyuan, and his mother is Geng Shuyi. His mother's status was not high, it was impossible for her to be an emperor, and she did not have such thoughts. Since he was a child, he has always been a rich prince, and he doesn't want to grow old and face this big change.

When they arrived at the tent and sat down, Wang Kai ordered the army to serve wine and food, and invited a few people to drink. After three rounds of drinking, Yeluren said first: "We are here from Youzhou this time, and the saint has made it clear. If you can persuade the sect to surrender and win the Datong Mansion, you will make a great contribution and return to Beijing to be rewarded. If you can't, you will naturally have no merit and no fault, and what should you do after returning to Beijing? Let's do what we can, but it's hard to say. ”

Hao Zhi said: "You don't have to worry. I sent you because if someone else said that Youzhou was defeated, the city guards might not believe it. You are important ministers, so naturally you will not talk nonsense. What happens to the defenders of the city is their own creation, so you don't have to worry too much. ”

Wang Kai said: "Datong Mansion can descend the best, if it doesn't fall, we will attack." After besieging for so many days, it's not that we can't take it, but we have to wait for the results of the war in Youzhou. To tell the truth, this battle has been fought big enough, there are too many dead, and it is better to be able to go down to the city without dying. ”

Yeluren looked at Yelu Xiantong first and sighed together. yes, there are too many dead people. In the first battle of Youzhou, the Khitan army of 400,000 died 160,000 in the war, and more than 50,000 or 60,000 people were wounded. The 400,000 signed troops ended up even more tragic, surviving less than 100,000. Although there were many dead, they were basically under Khitan rule, and the casualties of the Song army were very small. I heard the generals of the Song Army say that there were too many dead people, which made people feel ironic.

However, for the Song Dynasty, there were indeed too many dead people. 300,000 soldiers died, and the young and strong people in the entire Youzhou were basically empty, and they didn't know when they would recover. The Song Dynasty didn't care how many Khitans died, but so many signed troops were the foundation of local prosperity.

After drinking a glass of wine, Yelu Xiantong said: "As far as we know, the king of Zongyuan is not good at leading troops, and the affairs of the city should be more under his deputy. Xiao Lumo was originally a detached man, and was sent here to assist the king before the war. He is a very shrewd person, and there should be no major surprises. ”

Wang Kai said: "This is the best. Get off Datong Mansion as soon as possible, don't waste time here. How are the people of the city innocent? Chongyuan fought with Hong Qi according to Xijing, and he could not live a stable life for more than a hundred years. As soon as it was calmed down, Hongji provoked another war. ”

He Bin said: "Since Hongji was captured, this matter has nothing to do with anyone else. You can tell the clan in the city that as long as the city is sacrificed, the court will ensure that he will be rich and prosperous for the rest of his life. If he is stubborn, after the city is broken, he will take the head of his neck! ”

In the end, He Bin was already murderous. Yelu Xiantong and Yeluren were startled first, and they didn't dare to say in a hurry.

In the city of Datongfu, Yelu Hougu sat in front of the fire in the room, watching the flames of fascination. The news of the defeat of Youzhou has spread, I don't know if it's true. As the emperor's uncle, it is impossible to dedicate the city based on such rumors. But what if it's true? Do you want to keep it?

Picking up the bottle, Yeluhougu took a sip of wine, only to feel his heart numb. He was born noble, he had never suffered much since he was a child, and suddenly faced such a big event, and he felt at a loss. Youzhou was defeated, the emperor was captured by the Song Dynasty, and the 400,000 army was wiped out, what could the Khitan be left? If you don't sacrifice the city, you can't change anything.

As for taking this opportunity to establish himself as the emperor and regroup to fight against the Song army, Yeluhou Gu didn't even think about it. The mother's status is low, and there is no possibility of ascending the throne in Khitan at all. The Khitan is a union of the royal family and the descendants, and it is impossible to do it without either side. If you are not a descendant of the Xiao family's royal family, how can you be an emperor? The ministers would rather have brothers than such men.

As he drank his wine, Yeluhougu sighed. What should I do? It's sad. In his heart, Yeluhougu actually wanted to surrender. But if your subordinates are trying to fight, you can't force them to surrender. Can you continue to fight, can you win?

Shaking his head, Yeluhou smiled bitterly. The 400,000 troops in Youzhou have been defeated, and there are more than 10,000 people in their own city, how can they win? The Song army attacked these days, but it didn't collapse the city wall. Not to mention that the ministry will collapse, even if the Song army ants are attached to attack the city, the Khitan can't stop it. Moreover, there is not much grain and grass in the city, and in another month, there should be no food left.

At this moment, Xiao Lumo came in and arched his hand: "King, a few people from the Song army outside the city came today, and I don't know where they came from. ”

Yelu Hougu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Have you seen clearly, who is here?" ”

Xiao Molu said: "According to the soldiers in the city, some look like King Renxian. When they were on the Kyoto Road, they had seen each other many times, and they looked very similar. Great King, if King Renxian arrives here, I am afraid that the battle of Youzhou will really be defeated. ”