June of the second year of Tianwu.

Outside the Raozhou Changle City in the west of Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, Liao, a total of 800,000 troops of the Khitan, Manmeng, Zhao and Song allied forces came to the city.

In Changle City, above the city tower, Liao soldiers are standing.

Xiao Xiaoyou, the general of the Liao State, stood on the city tower and commanded the soldiers to make various preparations to defend the city.

The 200,000 Liao troops, plus the 300,000 men under the original Yelu Renxian who fled back from the front, a total of 500,000 troops were all used to defend the city.

With 500,000 against 800,000, but considering that he was the one defending the city, Xiao Xiaoyou still had some confidence in his heart.

It's a pity that Yeluren had an army of 800,000 first, and 500,000 people were defeated and wounded and fled, but only 300,000 people came back.

The two sides were in full swing, and the offensive and defensive battle began immediately.

The two sides totaled more than 1.3 million people, and they took Changle City as the center and started a fight back and forth.

The siege was carried out day and night, and just one month passed, with heavy casualties on both sides.

In one month, 300,000 soldiers died in the battle. Such a big war also consumes the energy of both sides, as well as money and food.

The more troops there are, the more supplies will need to be consumed, which is a bit unbearable for both sides.

Zhao Song and Manmeng both came from afar, and they all relied on the support of the Khitan army, so much logistical pressure naturally made Yelu Chongyuan miserable.

Liao has just experienced a food shortage, and until now, there is still a big food crisis.

At this moment, it is necessary to support the supply of food and grass for hundreds of thousands of friendly troops, and the pressure is huge, which can be imagined.

Xiao Xiaoyou, who was guarding the city, was not much better.

The 500,000 army, after the January battle, suffered 100,000 dead and wounded, but there were still 400,000 troops, and if you add the 300,000 people who helped to transport the supplies, it would be enough to feed 700,000 people.

It is also very difficult for the Liao State, which also has a food shortage, to support it.

For this battle, Liao Daozong had already opened the treasury of the Liao State, but seeing that it continued, it would not be able to support it.

For this reason, Liao Daozong listened to the advice of his courtiers and began to use money to buy grain from the Dragon Empire in the east.

Even if it was high-priced grain, but for this war that was related to the life and death of the Liao State, Yelu Hongji had to pinch his nose and admit it.

Fighting a war is making money, and it is vividly expressed in this battle, and then it depends on which side can't bear it first.

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Zhongjing Dading Mansion.

Truckloads of grain and grass are starting to concentrate here, and after following enough hundreds of carts, they will be transported in the direction of Changle City.

This matter is mainly based on Fan Xizeng, a member of the Zhongshu House, supplemented by Zhang Jian.

After Zhang Jian was found, he was taken to Dading Mansion and arranged to work by Fan Xizeng's side.

In this regard, Zhang Jian was naturally dissatisfied.

He has always believed in his heart that Yelu Chongyuan is a traitor and it is impossible to succeed.

And even if he is lucky, what if he defeats Yelu Hongji?

At that time, their strength was greatly damaged, how could they be the opponents of the Dragon Army?

As soon as he thought of Long Jun, Zhang Jian suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.

The strength of the dragon army is beyond everyone's imagination, and if you want to deal with them, in Zhang Jian's opinion, only if everyone unites, they may be able to compete.

I hate these fools, who claim to be smart people, and fight each other to the death, but they don't think about it at all, once the dragon army fights, what will they use to resist?

The current fight for life and death is just a momentary rush, as long as there is still the Dragon Army, then these people will not have a winner, and what they do is just to make a wedding dress for the Dragon Army.

I saw through this truth, and Zhang Jian also told others, but no one believed it at all.

After all, in the eyes of the world, the establishment of the Dragon Empire was still too late, and in their opinion, a country does not have enough foundation

Next, if you can't protect yourself, why talk about making trouble with other people?

And before the Dragon Army does not have enough strength, what they should do is to destroy the others and integrate all their strength, so that they can have the opportunity and ability to finally fight with the Dragon Army and dominate the world.

Maybe this is the right idea, but the question is will the dragon army give them such time?

Su Shi is powerful, how can these rats understand?

Slowly, when Zhang Jian said so much like this, that now no one cares about him at all, as if he is a fool in the whole world.

So much so that Zhang Jian has not been reused, it seems that Yelu Chongyuan tied him up, just because he didn't want him to serve Yelu Hongji.

The idea is, you can't use such talents, but I won't use them either.

has not been reused, and he doesn't even have the right to speak, which makes Zhang Jian slowly die, even if he works now, he doesn't have the slightest fighting spirit at all, and he is completely wiping foreign workers every day.

On this day, after Zhang Jian finished a day of boring work, he returned to his house.

said that it was a house, but it was just a courtyard, and there was not even a distinction between the front and back yards, which was also the worst treatment he had in politics for many years.

When he returned home, he pushed open the main door, but he didn't see the housekeeper coming forward to greet him, which made Zhang Jian's face even more ugly. Could it be that he has not been reused, and everyone in the family looks down on him?

Thinking that it seemed that he was going to clean them up properly and let these people know the difference between master and servant, suddenly the door of the courtyard that was still open was closed behind him, and then a figure appeared in front of him, looking at him with a smile.

"You... Are you Meng Youde?"

Suddenly seeing the person, it was still so familiar, Zhang Jian's brain moved, and he immediately thought of the other party's name.

It didn't matter when he thought about it, it really scared him.

If he remembered correctly, the person who came was the person in charge of the Dragon Empire, and it would not be too much to say that he was a high authority.

How could such a person with status appear in front of him and in his yard, what did he want to do?

Zhang Jian was taken aback, and his heart was full of emotions.

Meng Youde was prepared, and he had already expected the performance on Zhang Jian's face, "Hehe, Lord Zhang has a good memory, and the name of the villain can also enter your ears, and it is really an honor to be recorded."

Looking at Meng Youde's smiling face, Zhang Jian's heart slowly calmed down, "Master Meng, presumably you shouldn't come to see the old man to catch up on the old days, let's say, what is the purpose of coming here. If you want the old man's life, you can take it, but please don't hurt the innocent people in the house."

"Hahaha, Lord Zhang is really a compassionate character. Very good, Long Shi Di once said, but anyone who cares about the people is a good official, and presumably Lord Zhang should also belong to this list."

"Humph!"

Zhang Jian didn't give any response to this sentence, his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about the purpose of the other party's trip.

To say that you want to kill yourself is not quite like it.

If you wanted to do it, you would just be a literati, and you would have been able to complete the task with a knife a long time ago.

And if not to kill yourself, then what would it be? Could it be... Persuasion?

To say that Zhang Jian is really smart, this time Meng Youde came to persuade him to surrender.

For several years, under constant high pressure, Fu Bi and Zheng Toe and others have been looking for talents for the development and growth of the Dragon Empire.

Especially after winning the whole of Goryeo, under Zheng Toe's recommendation, there are some available talents. But those people are just literate and reasonable. If you want to say that you have a grasp of the overall situation and a long-term vision, it is too bad.

Under such conditions, there are too few high-level civil officials in the Dragon Empire. Even if you can't cultivate it for a while, you can only rob others.

Zhang Jian is one of the talents that Su Shi has long taken a fancy to.

A long time ago, Zhang Jian entered Su Shi's law

Eye. And the other party sent Zhao Song several times, and they all sought a lot of benefits for the Liao State.

During his tenure as the third envoy of the Liao State, Zhang Jian also made some mistakes. For example, Su Shi's plan caused a food shortage in Liao, which is why the Liao State is now divided. It cannot be denied that Zhang Jian's own ability is still very strong.

The ability to handle government affairs is even better, but it's a pity that his opponent Su Shi is too strong.

It's like he is the one who advocates that Su Shi should be destroyed and cannot give it a chance to develop.

With this vision, it is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

This time, when he heard that Zhang Jian was left in the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, Su Shi gave Long Yin an order, that is, to find a way to meet this person and persuade him to use it.

After getting the order, Meng Youde came here and personally watched his every move, but he never made a move, waiting for the best opportunity.

Now, Liao Daozong and Liao Wuzong are fighting in Changle City, and the fight can be said to be up and down, and the strength of both sides has been greatly consumed, so naturally it is time for the Dragon Army to make a move and settle the situation in one fell swoop.

And at this time, it was also the time for Meng Youde to persuade Zhang Jian.

He appeared early, Zhang Jian is not easy to convince, and if he can't make the other party fight with him, then the gains outweigh the losses.

If it appears too late, Zhang Jian will have an accident if he doesn't get it right, which is not what Meng Youde wants to see. How to say that Zhongdingfu is the capital of the Khitan, and you have to be cautious when you act here.

So I've been pinching the point, and now the opportunity has come, Meng Youde is here.

Even when he saw the main master, Meng Youde was not verbose, so he took the initiative to say: "Lord Zhang, I can't hide it, our Dragon First Emperor thinks that you are a great talent, and this time he appeared here to take you out of here to see our emperor."

Really.

Hearing this, Zhang Jian was even less flustered.

No one is not afraid of death, and Zhang Jian is no exception.

If it was a reckless man who killed people when he met, then he was really a little scared.