Yelu Long continued to look at the army he had gathered, and also smiled, for the soldiers and horses of the Liao State who have been battle-hardened for a long time, he felt that it was time to start preparing to attack Chang'an, and this time as long as he took the remaining Luoyang of Chang'an, it would be fine for him. But now is just a chance to test his men, he just wants to see if his men are determined to fight to the end.

At this time, Yelulong continued to smile and said to his subordinates: "Brothers, now that I have a large Liao army and horses, it is time to consider the preparation for attacking Chang'an of the Great Song Dynasty, the reason why I did not attack Luoyang is because Luoyang is the eastern capital of the Song Dynasty, and it is very difficult to take precautions here, but I am not saying that I want to give up Luoyang, but to wait for us to take the western capital Chang'an, Chang'an and Luoyang are the places of four wars, so this location and geographical environment, for the Song Dynasty, their soldiers and horses can be prepared, It is not as good as the Kaifeng garrison of the Great Song Dynasty, so I am considering whether I should take Chang'an and Luoyang first, as long as I take Chang'an Luoyang, the Great Song Dynasty will only have one capital left, Yuanzhou, and when the time comes, I can go straight to Yanmen Pass, and then directly attack the Great Song Dynasty to complete the grand plan set by the emperor. ”

First, the advantages of transportation. The Sui Dynasty opened the Grand Canal, in which the Tongji Canal (Bianhe) passed through Kaifeng, and finally entered the Huai River. Therefore, Kaifeng has become the throat of the lock and control of Jianghuai. Especially since the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the northern feudal towns have been divided, and wars have been frequent. The central government's fiscal revenue mainly comes from the relatively stable southern region, and the central government's dependence on the south has increased, so it has painstakingly managed Kaifeng, which has enabled it to rise rapidly in a war-torn environment. Extended to the five generations after the week, Kaifeng traffic is more convenient. From the waterway, there are the Bianhe River leading to the vast area of the south, the Wuzhang River leading to Qilu, and the Cai River leading to Chen Cai Yingxu. The land route extends in all directions. The so-called: "The girder is the most important in the world, the total number of boats and vehicles, the throat of the river Shuo, and the transportation of Jing Lake." Convenient transportation can quickly transport materials to Kaifeng. At this time, Chang'an and Luoyang, because they have always been the battlefields of warlords of various factions, have been greatly damaged, especially in the Guanzhong region, the economy is even more devastation, so that the emperor has to lead his subordinates to eat in Luoyang. It is still quite difficult to transport the materials to Kaifeng, and it is still quite difficult to transfer them to Luoyang, not to mention Chang'an, which is far away from the Guanhe. On the other hand, the Zhao regime learned the lessons of the Tang Dynasty and adopted a centralized policy of weak branches and strong cadres in the treatment of local governments, and a large number of elite troops were stationed in the capital. Solving the problem of urban population and the consumption of so many troops should be the primary problem, and Kaifeng has become the first choice for building the capital with its convenient geographical transportation.

Second, political and geographical advantages. Chang'an and Luoyang take the mountains as the fortress and the river as the pool, and the situation is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Kaifeng is located in the Central Plains, there is no danger of mountains and rivers, the place of four wars, the situation is scattered, not conducive to defense. This is a disadvantage for Dingdu. But from another perspective, when the regime is strong, its position is conducive to controlling the Central Plains. Kaifeng "West Suo Wenluo, East Town Qilu, back to Yan Zhao, face control Jianghuai", the Warring States Liang Hui King dominated the Central Plains accordingly. Moreover, after Zhou Shizong's reform and the capture of Jianghuai, Kaifeng's position was further consolidated. From the Northern Song Dynasty Zhou to the Second Northern Expedition of Song Taizong, the Song regime during this period was strategically offensive rather than defensive, and had to embark on a series of unification wars: there were still a number of nominally subservient secession regimes in the south, and Kaifeng's position was much superior to that of Luoyang, whether it was south or north. Take Kaifeng as the capital and the soldiers. In terms of logistical support, it can save people's manpower. Even after the unification was completed, the Zhao and Song dynasties weakened the local policy of defending the interior and objectively required Kaifeng as the capital. In the event of a rebellion, it can be quickly suppressed from Kaifeng. Under such a historical pattern, taking Kaifeng as the capital is very important politically and militarily.

3. Historical and urban construction advantages. Five dynasties ago, the capital was set to oscillate between Chang'an and Luoyang, with the further development of the southern economy and the rise of Kaifeng City, since the five dynasties, the capital city has alternated between Kaifeng and Luoyang. Kaifeng successively became the capital of the four regimes of Liang, Jin, Han and Zhou. Careful management of the past dynasties, especially in the period of Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, on the one hand, take the earth and build the outer city of Kaifeng, so that Kaifeng has become the first city with three city walls in the history of our country, the city is high and the pond is deep, which effectively makes up for the shortcomings that are not conducive to defending. On the other hand, Wang Pu was ordered to operate in the city, widen the roads, green the environment, and allowed the street to open shops, abolishing the separation system of the fang and the city, and promoting the prosperity of commerce. By the eve of the Song Dynasty, the population had reached one million, and it had actually become the largest city in the country. At this time, Kaifeng has initially possessed the style of the imperial capital. Luoyang, on the other hand, is no longer what it used to be because of frequent wars. Therefore, the choice of the capital, Kaifeng is naturally the first to do.

Fourth, the powerful influence of bureaucratic group consciousness. In the Song Dynasty, Zhou was a relatively peaceful change of power in the form of a mutiny, and Zhao Kuangyin repeatedly warned the soldiers not to rob the treasury and bully the emperor. Changing the bad habit of mutiny in the past, and at the same time adopting a series of policies to stabilize the people's hearts, not only stabilized the political situation and social life, but also played a beneficial role in the development of Kaifeng. Therefore, when Zhao Kuangyin wanted to move west to Luoyang, Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, dared to put forward the strategy of "not in danger in Germany". In addition, most of the generals who followed the Zhao and Song dynasties were the former ministers of the Later Zhou Dynasty, most of them had settled in Kaifeng for many years, and the consciousness of relocating to the land should undoubtedly be the mainstream, so Dingdu Kaifeng was more in line with their group interests and was supported by them.

In short, although Kaifeng is the capital of great shortcomings, it is not the original intention of Taizu, but it is the inevitable accumulation of socio-economic and political historical factors at that time. Therefore, under the historical conditions at that time, Kaifeng should be a better choice.

Yelu Long's words also surprised Yelu Xiuge, and he asked: "Your Majesty, the Song Dynasty did not sign a contract for us now, but also gave us a certain amount of grain and grass, at this time, what should we do if the Song Dynasty reacts and prepares for such an attack by our Great Liao?" Your Majesty, you should take precautions as soon as possible, this is called just in case. ”

Yelu Longxu also laughed and then said: "The contract is just to be torn up, there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies in the world, only eternal interests. Besides, it's not all for ourselves to do this, it's also after thinking about it for a long time before we made certain preparations, the current situation is that we are stationed in the Chaozhou area, although we have sent people out, but we are just using it to confuse the other party, and there is only calculation on the battlefield, not to mention the trickery of the soldiers, we are just taking advantage of the opportunity. Now the eyes of the Song Dynasty are mainly used to discuss the current situation, as long as we take these two places, it will be an absolute good thing for our Daliao, and the enemy's eyes are in the Yuanzhou area, but they seem that it is absolutely impossible for us to attack Chang'an and Luoyang, but I will do the opposite this time, so that they can't figure out our strategic intentions, plus we have been recruiting soldiers and horses in Lanzhou for a long time, raising troops and Tuntian, although the law of Tuntian arose in the Three Kingdoms, But now we add the grain and grass sent to us by the Song Dynasty before, plus the 150,000 army I prepared for the Great Song Dynasty this time, with these two soldiers and horses, plus the existence of your group of Great Liao warriors, the plan for our Great Liao can also be gradually implemented, and then invade the Great Song Dynasty Chang'an Luoyang, I have already wanted to Zhendingfu before, build a series of things such as war horses and flags, and now I am a soldier with a lot of food, I can't wait, I want to take Chang'an Luoyang by surprise, Looking at Yanmen Pass and then peeking into the Kaifeng Mansion of the Yellow River, the soldiers dared to get involved in the Great Song Dynasty with me, dominate the world, and become the first soldiers and horses in the world. ”

Yelu Longxu's words made him can't help but be a little scared, at this moment he himself is also rejoicing, fortunately I am not His Majesty's enemy, otherwise I don't know how I will die next, after all, this emperor has too many terrible strategies, it is really a terrible conspiracy, and now Yelu Longxu also smiled in his heart, Song Dynasty, Song Dynasty, do you really think that I will listen to your opinions, Li Jiqian, do you really think that I will agree to your request so easily? In fact, all this is just me to contain the relationship between you and the Great Song Dynasty, so that the Great Song and your eyes are on such a place, as long as your eyes are here, you will definitely not think that I will use this time to attack the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Guangyi's eyes must be on the matter of the emperor, they thought that I would consider attacking Yuanzhou first, but how could I have thought that my eyes were on Luoyang, Chang'an, marching and fighting pay attention to surprise, attacking it unprepared, this time I will see who of you and I can have the last laugh, haha, I am the final victor, and it must be me, Yelu Long.

Is a truly terrible conspiracy just beginning? What kind of situation will happen next, and what kind of itinerary will be next, I'm afraid only they know.