Song and Liao have been competing for a hundred years, and Song has always been at the bottom of the line. Now that the situation has finally been reversed, the Liao people grovel to the Song Dynasty and really raise their eyebrows. The reason why Zhao Gou met Xiao Jun was not to show off his might, but to let him bring a message to Emperor Liao Tianzuo, so that he would know that he would get back the lost states and counties little by little.

Xiao Jun left Youzhou with a disgraced face, and what Zhao Gou said, as well as the momentum, made him remember it vividly. When he returned to Shangjing, Xiao Shan, the king of the North Courtyard, had been waiting for a long time, and he asked straight to the point about the outcome of the matter, and Xiao Jun could only answer truthfully.

"So, the Song Dynasty rejected our request to cede land and sue for peace?" Xiao Shan muttered to himself, his brows furrowed even tighter, he thought that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty would agree to the advice of himself and the others, and for them, there was no harm in this matter.

Of course, this is also on the surface. In fact, as long as the Song Dynasty agreed, then the crisis would arise. This was also their plan, but the emperor of the Song Dynasty didn't see it at all, and he was beaten down by the commander of the Song army.

This resentment made them have to swallow it themselves.

Zhao Gou's meaning was already obvious, and he was unwilling to accept such conditions. In normal times, there is a good chance that such a condition would be accepted. Now is just an extraordinary period, the Liao will be so groveling, if this crisis is resolved, whether it is really implemented, that is another matter.

"Lord Xiao, what do you think of the commander of the Song army?"

Xiao Jun sighed: "The dragon and phoenix among people are not things in the pool!" ”

"Is it really that powerful?"

"It's all over it!" Xiao Jun recalled the feeling he felt when he first saw Zhao Gou, that kind of sharp momentum, like the wind of a king, and the domineering spirit of anyone else deeply shocked his heart, so he told all his feelings.

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and they roughly realized what Zhao Gou was like. In addition, Xiao Jun also talked about the spiritual outlook of the generals of the Song Army, which shocked everyone. Now it seems that the Song army's breakthrough of Nanjing City was not without a purpose, but logical.

"Since the Song Dynasty has rejected our request, then we must make the best plans!" Xiao Shan solemnly admonished, and then began to discuss the next move with everyone, he knew that he could only rely on themselves at this time.

Now in their minds, Emperor Tianzuo is just the emperor, that's all. As for the real big things, they can hide them or try to hide them. Even if it is played, it will not get any response, so it is better to discuss what to do by yourself and others.

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"Dashuai, the Liao people ask for peace this time, it seems to be beneficial to us, but in fact, it is secretly dangerous!" Wu Yong analyzed, "If we really agree, then let's not talk about the Jurchens, and let me wait for the troops to send troops without any reason, it will definitely affect the morale of the army at that time." ”

Zhao Gou nodded and agreed: "That's why I refuse!" However, our purpose has been achieved. Now the Liao soldiers will not attack again in the short term, and the soldiers can rest and recuperate, and they should make sufficient preparations to attack again on the day of spring next year. ”

"No!" Everyone respectfully agreed.

Zhao Gou continued: "However, if we don't take the initiative to attack, it doesn't mean that you can ignore everything. The daily drill must not be wasted, and it is necessary to try every possible way to find out the situation in other states and counties, and when the time comes, it will be defeated with one blow and completely regain the lost territory. ”

Everyone agreed, they are all battle-hardened generals, if they don't practice for a long time, not to mention that the soldiers are lazy, even they themselves will not be able to adapt to it. If the enemy army is attacking and they have no combat effectiveness to speak of, then everything they have done today will be in vain.

"Second brother, did you find out what I asked you to investigate?" Zhao Gou turned his head to look at Zhao Yougong, quietly waiting for his answer.

Zhao Yougong nodded and said, "It's been checked!" ”

"Then we'll meet him!"

Zhao Gou stood up, and then walked out with Zhao Yougong and the two, and under the leadership of Zhao Yougong, they went to the prisoner of war camp.

"Ninth brother, that person is him!"

Zhao Yougong pointed to a soldier wearing the armor of the Liao army, Zhao Gou looked this person up and down, and saw that his expression had not changed, as if he was out of the matter, even in the prisoner of war camp, he was still calm, as if he didn't care about anything, until Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong came, his face did not move at all, and after a faint glance, he continued to do his own thing.

Zhao Gou looked carefully and saw that he had dark skin, and there was no beard on his face, but he was clean, but his eyes were very familiar. At that moment, Zhao Gou was sure that the person in front of him was the person who gave him the information that day, and he wanted to ask what the reason was.

Although it has been more than half a month since the capture of Nanjing City, there are too many things, and Zhao Gou has no time to take care of it, so he can only let Zhao Yougong secretly investigate among the captured generals. At that time, Zhao Gou still had some doubts in his heart, that person might have died in battle, but fortunately he was still alive.

Because the battle report is very accurate, it must be above the general level, so Zhao Gou asked Zhao Yougong to narrow down the scope, and observed according to the details bit by bit. As long as it is the one who has been captured, without any expression and is not in a hurry, it is possible.

Because he sent the information out, he was ready for the fall of Youzhou, which can be said to be very calm. Since that's the case, then it all makes sense. The prisoners of war held here were all pioneers, generals and other ranks, some were stubborn and refused to surrender, and some were calm and downplayed.

As for the Liao soldiers, Zhao Gou did not let them surrender, but let them go. Because these people will not be sincerely attached to them if they stay, it is better to let them go, and those who stay are all Song soldiers, or the children of the local people in the sixteen states of Yanyun, these are the focus of Zhao Gou's subduation.

Everyone was a little surprised when they saw Zhao Yougong and Zhao Gou coming, some even scolded, and some were indifferent, only the person seemed to know the result, just raised his head, glanced at it and didn't make any moves.

Zhao Gou ordered the soldiers to invite him out, because there were some things he needed to interrogate. When the man saw the soldiers coming, he slowly stood up, didn't ask anything, didn't say anything, and followed the soldiers out directly, and then was taken to another place to meet Zhao Yougong and Zhao Gou.

The man was taken to Zhao Gou by the soldiers, and said indifferently: "What's the matter with the marshal?" ”

Zhao Gou smiled slightly and said: "Recently, Zhao specially invited the general to come, but I thank you for your help!" If it weren't for the general's battle map, how could I have won? Even if you want to win, you need to work harder, not to mention, more importantly, how many soldiers will be killed in battle, all thanks to the help of the generals. ”

Suddenly, Zhao Gou obviously saw that the man frowned, and the whole person was a little stunned, he knew that he had found the right one.

(End of chapter)