Yeluther didn't look at his subordinates, he trembled with anger, and said sharply: "Why don't you pick up a knife and gun and go out of the city to fight the Song people?" Come, if there is a patrol without a fight, immediately behead! If—"

Yeluliang on the side said: "King, the city has been broken, and the general trend has gone." The Song army did not attack because the snow was too deep and it was difficult to move. But even if the Song people didn't come up, they only used cannons, which was enough to flatten Quyang City. ”

Yeluthean turned around abruptly, looked at Yeluliang and said, "What, you also want to surrender?" My tens of thousands of troops rushed out of the city, how can the Song army stop it? As long as I break through the encirclement of the Song army, the sky will be high and the sea will be wide, who can help me! ”

Yeluliang shook his head, pointed to the generals beside him and said, "King, at this time, which of the generals still wants to fight?" It's better to come down early, and hurt fewer lives. Over the years, the Song army has been fine with prisoners of war and will not treat them too harshly. ”

Jerodher did not look at the generals around him, and saw that they were all depressed, and no one spoke. It is clear that no one wants to fight again. And with such a situation and such weather, this battle cannot be fought. Apart from surrender, the Khitan actually had no way out.

After the city wall fell, the power of the Song army's heavy artillery was revealed. When the shells entered the city, there were 10 or 20 casualties in a single shot, and there were terrible howls everywhere. Moreover, there was heavy snow on the streets of the city, and it was inconvenient for the Khitan soldiers to move around, so they could only wait there to be beaten.

A general said: "The artillery of the Song army is so sharp, what else do you have to say?" King, let's descend. ”

Several generals said together: "King, there is no way out at this time, only to descend to the Song people, maybe there will be a way to live." ”

Liu Jianji, who was outside the city, looked at Quyang City with a telescope, and knew in his heart that this city had been broken. Due to the snow, it was inconvenient for the infantry to attack, so they had to use artillery. In the small city of Quyang, 20,000 Khitan cavalry gathered, mixed with men and horses, and almost all the artillery was missed. He didn't even need to mobilize other artillery fire, just fifty heavy cannons were enough to blow up Quyang City.

As a strategic weapon, heavy artillery is much better than the artillery used by Du Zhongxiao in Tanglong Town, more sharp, and more powerful. The two sides lined up in formation, and fifty heavy artillery pieces could directly change the tide of battle. Quyang City was besieged for more than ten days, and the artillery of the Song army was in the right position, and the power was even greater at this time.

Liu Jianji, as the commander of the capital, used his heavy artillery for the first time, and the power was far beyond his expectations. If the Khitans do not surrender today, the artillery will be enough to destroy them, and the infantry will only need to hold the perimeter.

In the Khitan military camp in the west of the city, Xiao Hujian stood outside the tent, looking at Quyang City not far away, listening to the explosion from there.

A pro-soldier walked over quickly, and Xiao Hujian said lightly: "Is Quyang City broken?" ”

Pro-soldier fork hand: "It's broken!" The artillery of the Song army was so sharp that it collapsed the western city wall. Now the artillery is hitting the city, and the people inside are really miserable. The people and horses inside were crowded together, and dozens of people were killed and wounded. ”

Xiao Huzhen nodded: "After looking at the appearance of yesterday, I know that the city is bound to be broken today." After breaking through Quyang City, the Song army will inevitably concentrate its forces to attack us. Go down and command all the generals to come to my tent. ”

The soldiers agreed and hurried to inform the other generals.

Xiao Hujian's military camp was built according to the water, and it was originally a horn with Quyang City, supporting each other. It's just that the Song army is strong, and Shengsheng inserted an army in it to separate the two. Now surrounded on both sides, there is no way to escape.

After a short time, the generals arrived outside Xiao Hujian's tent and sang a promise to Xiao Hujian.

Xiao Hu said: "Listening to the sound of cannons over there, Quyang City has been broken." By the time the Song army breaks through the city, and my guess is correct, their cannons will be aimed at us. There is a city that can't be stopped, and our military camp can't be stopped by a single cannon. ”

After speaking, he turned around and entered the tent. The generals looked at each other and followed Xiao Hujian into the air.

Sitting down in the middle, Xiao Hu said: "The Song army besieged the city for more than ten days, and it was not until a few days ago that they occupied the Flying Fox and began to attack the city. Yesterday's artillery bombardment of the city wall, I don't know how many people saw it, it was very powerful. Dozens of cannons, in one day, collapsed the western wall of Quyang City. This Quyang City was repaired by the Song people this year, and it is extremely strong, and there are really few cities in this dynasty that can compare. The Song army over there will occupy the city today, and it should attack our army tomorrow. What to do, you can tell. ”

Han Jianu on the side said, "What is there to say?" The Song army is coming, and we will fight them to the death! ”

Xiao Huzhen shook his head: "Haven't you seen it yet?" The current Song army wants to fight them to the death, but they don't even have a chance. The two Song armies attacked the city, and it can be seen that only a few dozen cannons were used. Ladies and gentlemen, do you know how many cannons the Song army has? ”

Ah Wei said: "I have tens of thousands of troops, and they are only one or twenty cannons. No matter how many cannons the Song army has, it would be great to have a hundred! ”

Xiao Hu said: "A hundred doors? Liu Jianji, who was opposite us, had 50,000 soldiers and horses, and nearly 2,000 artillery pieces! These days, I inquire clearly. The artillery in the Song army was divided into heavy artillery, general artillery, light artillery, and mortar artillery. Yesterday's siege was their heavy artillery, which only a general like Liu Jianji has. The other cannons, of different ranks, were distributed throughout the army. If the Song army attacks us tomorrow, there is no need to send a large army, 2,000 guns are lined up outside, and we have only one way to die! This battle can't be fought. ”

When the generals heard this, they didn't believe it, and there was a lot of discussion. The Khitan learned the artillery casting method from the Song Dynasty, and in recent years, he has put a lot of thought into casting many cannons. However, most of the cannons were used to defend the city, and very few could be carried in the field. The Song Army's artillery with clear hierarchies and unified specifications was unimaginable for these Khitan generals.

With more than 2,000 guns, what would it be like to open fire? No one knows, and they can't imagine it. With so many artillery pieces, the gunpowder and shells used are not small numbers, how can the army carry them? How much manpower and material resources do you need to transport from the rear?

Once they left the railway, the supply of supplies to the Song army would be greatly limited, and this was the case. Gunpowder is okay, a large number of shells, if you don't rely on the railway, how can you supply it to the front? The heavy army group of the Song army was actually not very mobile. Once a large area is maneuvered, the combat effectiveness will be greatly affected.

After discussing for a while, Ah Wei said: "General, since we can't fight, what should we do?" ”

Xiao Hu said: "I command the army here, and I dare not forget the holy grace at any time. Although there is no chance of victory against the Song army, he will not surrender to the enemy, and he should think of another way. If you can't fight, then you can only go. ”

Han Jianu said: "But we are stationed here, the south is the Song army, the east is the Song army, the west is the Lu River, and there is only a road in the north." But if you retreat to the north, you can only go to the Flying Fox. The flying fox has been occupied by the Song army, isn't there only one way to die? ”

Xiao Hujian looked at Han Jianu and shook his head slightly: "It's suddenly cold in the past two days, so there's one more way." I sent my own soldiers to the river to see that it was already frozen. It's just three feet of ice, not a day's cold. For two days, there were no people on the ice. If it's still cold today, maybe tomorrow will be fine. In any case, as long as we can cross the river, the Song army will not be able to help us. ”