There was no evidence to prove that this Song army was an elite soldier on the battlefield. On the contrary, there are too many historical sources mentioning that they only practiced formations similar to modern group exercises all day long, and won the emperor's favor with a uniform "long live" cry and obtained rich rewards... But it depends on who is leading them at this time! Li Jilong only took over for a few days, and he made this army deeply branded by him!

Li Jilong entangled Xiao Darin to the death, and the city of Shanzhou was inseparable. At the critical moment, Zhao Kuangyin's son-in-law and Shi Shouxin's son Shi Baoji rushed to reinforcements in time! The two worked together to defeat Xiao Darin...

The duel between the commanders of the two armies of Song and Liao ended with a big victory for the Song army, but this was only the beginning. On this day, after Li Jilong collected his troops and returned to the city, he put the Song army's unique weapon with the highest cutting-edge technology at that time at the head of the city of Lanzhou - the bed crossbow!

This is a weapon of extreme inhumanity. To be honest, the Song army invented it not to deal with people at all, but to siege the city! As the name suggests, it is not carried around and can be fired at any time. It is a rather large solid device, powered by a combination of three or four strong bows, with a shaft turnaround (winch) to open the bow, with seven arrows on the crossbow arm and a giant arrow in the center. This arrow is known as "one gun and three sword arrows", which means that its appearance is simply a javelin! It is about 3 feet 5 inches long, and its tail feathers are 3 pieces of iron feathers, just like 3 long swords! Such a huge arrow is combined with a slightly shorter arrow fired by the arrow next to it. If a row of powerful shots is made, after a loud bang, the opponent's city tower will be crumbling. Even if they didn't collapse, they were nailed to the city walls in rows, and Song soldiers could climb them. Climb straight up to the enemy tower!

And the conscientious Khitan Xiao Darin soon appeared. He wants to regain face, and he also wants to bring his majesty and the queen mother a much-needed victory again. Therefore, he had to observe the terrain and carefully study the distribution of forces and the layout of strengths and weaknesses of the Song army... He was very careful. It was far enough from the edge of the Song army's defensive line. It is said to be at least 700 steps (now 500 meters) away. However, he probably didn't know how terrifying the range of the Dao Bed Crossbow was! 1500 meters! There is a special method of operation that may be used as an after-the-fact reference for future generations: the thing is so strong that it cannot be pulled by a human being, let alone an arrow by human hand. You have to use a hammer to hit the machine spring hard, and then "one shot and three swords and arrows" will bang loudly, tear the air, and shoot at the target...

On the banks of the Yellow River in the depths of winter, the cold is pressing, and the dampness is soaking the bones. Xiao Dalin and his entourage of dozens of people had bright armor and fluttering flags. All this was seen by a frozen enough Brother Bing at the head of the city of Lanzhou - Zhang Huan, the head of the Song Army's Weihu Army: Lao Tzu is hungry and cold, and it is all caused by you Khitan mongrels! It's still so spirited!

At this time, he was carrying a large hammer in his hand. The bed crossbow lay quietly at his feet. However, the shooting trajectory of the bed crossbow is parabolic, and it is impossible to aim accurately at all. But even if you don't shoot, it's worth it to scare them! Lao Tzu has to vent!

So Zhang Huan struck the hammer that changed history! The bed crossbow shook violently in an instant, and "one shot and three swords and arrows" shot out with a historical mission!

Destiny. Zhang Huan saw the Khitans in chaos at the head of the city. The guy they were surrounded by stars and the moon had tumbled and fallen to the ground! Zhang Huan was a little dazed. Including all the Song soldiers around him at that time, they didn't know where the arrow just shot at that person? 700 steps away, in the blink of an eye, who can accurately judge?

In history, Xiao Darin's arrow was on the forehead that day. Providence! The magic arrow, which could not be aimed at all, actually hit within a range of ten centimeters. Xiao Darin died that night... This is a turning point in history! Marked by the death of the most famous general of the Great Liao, the Song and Liao sides officially shifted from the non-stop confrontation in the first 25 years to the peace in the next 118 years...

The Queen Mother and Emperor Liao personally wept in front of his spirit and mourned for him for 5 days. Condolences to the whole army! Because they are terrified! The lone army went deep, and there were no reinforcements behind. There is no way to retreat, and there is still the Great Song Emperor's personal army in front of him... has been able to support until now, completely because of the prestige of Empress Dowager Xiao, especially the famous general Xiao Dalin in the army! Courage in the army! Deter the enemy, and at the same time stabilize the morale of the national army! died suddenly, and even the last bit of psychological comfort was shattered. Imagine, how much of Xiao Yanyan's tears at that time were to mourn Xiao Darin? How much is it because I am afraid that I will soon follow in his footsteps?

But after crying bitterly, Xiao Yanyan really became the Empress Dowager Xiao in history! She kept the news of her boss's death tightly under control. At the same time, he ordered Wang Jizhong to write a letter to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty again! Ask Zhao Heng, why did your envoy not come out of the Daimyo's Mansion yet? If you're really afraid of death, it's better to change someone! At the same time, he also actively responded to the sincerity of the Great Song Dynasty, and actually thought of asking Zhang Hao (the little soldier who was arrested when he sent Wang Jizhong's first letter) to the Daimyo Mansion to pick up Cao and use it, proving that the Liao people had no malicious intentions...

On the 24th, the 5th day of the pro-expedition. Due to the cold weather, the emperor prepared a mink fur hat left and right, but Zhao Heng refused, "Everyone is exposed to the cold and bitterness, how can I use it alone" came to Weinan County in the evening and sent Pan Shenxiu to go to Lanzhou first. At the same time, Zhao Heng ordered Wang Qinruo to let Cao use out of the city. After leaving the city, Cao didn't expect that he was now going to return to the south and go to Lanzhou to meet the monarch of Liao.

November 26, the 7th day of the pro-campaign. The Great Song Emperor and his army finally came to the southern city of Lanzhou. Not only was the Song army stimulated that day, but the Liao army outside the city should also be stimulated, right? But strangely, the team came to a standstill on the south bank of the Yellow River... When the news came out, some people felt that they had simply escaped death, such as the deputy privy envoy Feng Zheng. Some people have black eyes, and the end has come! If you can't get to the river, it's better not to come! This is Kou Zhun and Gao Qiong.

The reason is the meaning of front-line coach Li Jilong. After Li Jilong reported the victory, he said: Beicheng is too small, and the emperor has passed, and even the Praetorian Guards can't live there. What do you take to ensure the safety of Your Majesty? In other words, the emperor's crossing of the river was completely chaotic and meaningless.

But Li Jilong was wrong! Not everyone has an independent fighting spirit like yours, and Song Bing also needs spiritual support, especially when facing the emperor and queen mother of Liao. You can't inspire your soldiers to be brave to the end with sheer spiritual strength...

Just as he was about to upgrade Nancheng to a palace and rest on the spot, Kou Zhun and Gao Qiong came to see Zhao Heng. Kou Zhun said: "If Your Majesty can't go down the river, our army will not have morale." Now Wang Chao's Dingzhou array has cut off the back road of the Liao army, and Li Jilong has won the battle on the front line. And the army of King Qin from all over the country is also coming. Your Majesty, don't hesitate any longer."

Gao Qiong, the old man, said, "Your Majesty, if you don't go to Beicheng, the people are like dead parents (the people are like mourning and taking exams)" This is too out of line. Feng Zheng, the deputy privy envoy, immediately grabbed the handle. scolded Gao Qiongjun for being rude before scolding, and the crime deserved death. Gao Qiong immediately counterattacked with the rudeness of a military general in the history of the Song Dynasty in 319 against a civil official, saying: "Lord Feng was promoted to the governor of the two prefectures with an article. Now that the enemy is in front of you, you say that I am rude in front of the king, why don't you write a poem to scare off the Liao army" After speaking, he didn't talk to his boss and the Privy Council boss, and directly ordered the soldiers to lift the emperor's chariot and immediately cross the pontoon bridge into the northern city! As a result, when I walked to the Yellow River, the imperial chariot still stopped. The history books do not say who ordered the imperial chariot to stop. Just said that Gao Qiong raised his whip and whipped the soldier's back fiercely, "Don't go quickly!" Now it's all here, what are you hesitating about?" In this way, Emperor Zhenzong of the Great Song Dynasty finally stepped on the bridge. After crossing the Yellow River, we arrived at the northern city of Lanzhou!

On that day, the Yellow Dragon Banner of the Great Song Emperor fluttered high on the gatehouse of the northern city of Lanzhou... The whole army hurrays! Sonic boom...

On the 27th, the day after the emperor came to Shanzhou. Cao was led by Zhang Hao. Walked into the Liao army barracks. For the first time in history, the Song people witnessed the true face of the Khitan royal family...

At that time, the scene was like this: the most conspicuous position in the big tent of the Chinese army was a big car, and there were two people sitting in the car: Ms. Xiao Yanyan and Mr. Han Derang. The Great Khitan Emperor Yelu Longxu instead sat down with his courtiers, and behaved in a way that made Ambassador Cao feel that they were all very rude guys.

Cao used the same treatment as the Khitan emperor, sitting under the car. The northerner really brought him a meal to eat first. There was no table, so it was placed on the beam of the wheel. They chatted while eating, just like discussing how much this Khitan brand carriage was worth, and discussed how to stop Song Liao from continuing to fight each other. What kind of steps do you have to give each other, what kind of price you offer.

But it can't be discussed. This first round of history books does not record how Empress Dowager Xiao demanded a sky-high price. Cao used how to repay the money on the spot. Later, the Liao side elected its own ambassador for peace talks, Han Qi, and asked him to follow Cao Yu to meet the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty and find out the true meaning of the Han brothers.

When I arrived in the Great Song Dynasty, the reception work became formal and professional, and the personnel assignment was also very particular. First of all, a person went to the suburbs to greet him - He Chengju, the governor of Lanzhou. This is an old frontier, and the Khitans know each other well. Integrity first is easy to do business!

Entering the city of Lanzhou, another intellectual talent, Mr. Zhao Anren, who was erudite and sociable, officially served as the full escort of the Khitan envoy, which was called "companion" at that time

Next, there is a strange sentence in the history of the Song Dynasty, "Wu Yin, move to the camp of the northern city" Wu Yin is the 28th, and Zhao Heng enters the northern city on the 26th. Since I've been in Beicheng all along, why did I come to this sentence: I moved to Beicheng again 2 days later? The only explanation: Zhao Heng was a deserter again during this period...

But the Khitans couldn't know the every move of the Song Dynasty emperor in the city of Ludao, just like the Song Dynasty people didn't know about the death of Xiao Dalin in Ludao, and the congenital defect that the Liao State had to negotiate peace, and could no longer support it. So to tell the truth, the situation that Cao took advantage of was very dangerous. He didn't know the slightest bit of the other party's details, but he had to insist on the belief that he would never compromise, never harm his own interests, and even not shake the dignity of the Great Song Dynasty.

On December 1st, Han Qi didn't want to be like Cao Yu, he could see the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty casually, and he didn't even think about eating in the same car. He had to kneel outside the walls of the palace first, hand over the credentials to the Song Emperor's representatives, and then go cool and wait for the emperor's feedback...

The letter of the Liao State entered the Song court. According to the rules, it has to be opened by Yan Chenghan, and then handed over to the prime ministers and bigwigs to read and understand. After the prime ministers have a unified interpretation, they can be handed over to the emperor. Then the emperor and the prime minister communicated with each other. After you have a conclusion, I will summon the ambassador Han...

After communicating, the emperor asked directly, "Aiqing, now the Khitans have made an offer." Sure enough, it was the same as I expected. It is the land of Kannan. What should we do" If you want to stop the war, you must return to us the 2 states, 3 passes and 17 counties that Chai Rong robbed back then! Because that was the filial piety of our good son Shi Jingtang back then!

The prime ministers replied, "Guannandi has been Han land since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty and cannot be ceded up." As for the golden silk given to the year, please make a ruling on it."

Zhao Heng also said: "I dare not lose the land of my ancestors. If the Liao State asks for anything, I will fight a decisive battle! However, thinking of the hardships of the people of Hebei, if the New Year's Silk can be exchanged for reconciliation, it will not hurt. So be it! These words are all dictated by Cao Yu and Han Qi, so don't write them into the official national book yet."

Next, the Great Song Dynasty is about to write an official national letter, but there is a small problem - what format and genre to write? Zhao Heng's? But I haven't been able to pass the letter! Zhao Guangyi? The style is a little bit more decadent. So after the end, I decided to use Zhao Kuangyin's style. Back then, my uncle pulled and beat the Khitans, could communicate with each other, and could draw swords against each other, and everything had the absolute upper hand... But the question arises again: how did my uncle write it back then? It is a little far away from the seal, and every letter of correspondence is preserved intact in the Imperial Book Pavilion, but it has become a cultural relic. None of these ministers have ever seen or remembered...

It's annoying! I can't even think about it... At this time, Mr. Zhao Anren walked up slowly: It's too simple! I remember everything! Bring the pen!

Brush a little bit and write it in a while. The next thing is to give Ambassador Han a lot of good things "robes, gold belts, saddle horses, and coins", which are much more expensive than Cao's use of that meal. Before leaving, Han Qi got cheap and wanted to sell well.

He took off the clothes given by the Song Emperor and changed into the Khitan "Zuo Wei" clothes. also smiled and explained, "The clothes of the Song Dynasty are very good, but they are too long." I'm not used to dressing" This guy is just going to disgust the emperor of the Song Dynasty at close range.

Zhao Anren, who was accompanied by Zhao Anren, was a civilized person, and said some "civilized" words: "You have to go to the main hall to receive my country's credentials." If you don't wear the clothes that our emperor gave you, do you think it's okay" Han Qi understood at once. Now that the national letter has not yet arrived, what if you dress up like this and provoke the emperor of the Song Dynasty to cancel the peace talks in anger? Will Empress Dowager Xiao praise him for really having a Khitan race superiority complex, or will she cut him with a knife, a stupid person who has not achieved enough things and has more than enough failures? What's more, the two countries are competing with each other, don't they cut it off? If Emperor Song really cut him, what could he do? After thinking about it, Han Qi immediately changed his clothes. Except that the head shape cannot be changed (the Khitans have bald hair. The shaved central hair becomes bald, keeping the periphery, but not braided) The rest completely became a Song person. Then he successfully accepted the letter of the Song Dynasty and completed this task. (To be continued......)