A few days later, 200,000 Song troops crossed through the Taihang Eight Mountains, and took advantage of the Liao's unpreparedness to easily attack its frontier town of Dingzhou, and then continued to march north. Late the next night, the army passed through a jungle and saw that Yizhou, an important town in the northeast of Dingzhou, was not far away.

Zhao Guangyi sat on horseback, looking at the tall and sturdy Yizhou City in the distance by the hazy moonlight, and sighed slightly. Zhao Dezhao was beside Zhao Guangyi at the moment, listening to him sigh, he hurriedly asked, "Guanjia, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Imperial nephew, look." Zhao Guangyi pointed to Yizhou as he spoke, and said: "The city of Yizhou is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is Yelu Xidi, the king of the Northern Courtyard of Liao, nearby, to respond, I'm afraid that it will be another vicious battle!" ”

Zhao Dezhao speculated: "Official, do you want to return to Beijing and not continue the Northern Expedition?" ”

Zhao Guangyi smiled, "Imperial nephew, I mean that this battle may not be easy to fight, but I have no intention of backing down!" There are countless fierce generals in my Great Song Dynasty who can fight habitually, how can a small Yizhou city stop our progress! Don't say that Liu Yu, the defender of the city, and his foreign aid Yelu Xidi, that is, the strongest generals of the Liao State, Yelu Xiuge and Yelu Xie, are here, and I am not afraid! ”

Zhao Dezhao raised his big finger and said admiringly: "The official family is really wise and martial, and the ministers and nephews admire it so much!" I don't know if you plan to storm Yizhou, or send a lobbyist to say surrender? ”

Zhao Guangyi thought for a while and said: "My Great Song Dynasty has always saluted first and then soldiers, so I should send people to surrender first, and then send troops to attack if it fails." I think that Liu Yu is a Han Chinese, and he will not be an enemy of me for the sake of Liao. After he finished speaking, he turned his head and said to Pan Mei, who was following him: "Pan Qingjia, you go and call me to judge Yuntong." ”

Pan Mei responded, and quickly brought Yun Zixiao over. When Yun Zixiao saw Zhao Guangyi, he hurriedly dismounted, and said with a deep salute: "Official, I don't know what you are looking for Weichen?" ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "Yuntong judge, you can be good at arguing and repeatedly performing miraculous feats, I intend to send you to persuade Liu Yu, the defender of Yizhou, to surrender, I don't know if you are willing to go?" ”

Yun Zixiao thought for a while, and said with a somewhat shy smile: "Official, although Wechen has the heart to share your worries, but if the limelight is occupied by Wechen alone, I am afraid that all my colleagues will not accept it." It's better to persuade Liu Yu to surrender this time, and leave it to someone else. ”

Zhao Guangyi was slightly surprised, and said: "Yuntong judge, do you want to learn from Zhang Liang to retreat bravely?" However, there is some truth in what you said, so who do you think I should send? ”

Yun Zixiao thought for a long time before he said: "Official, Weichen heard that Kong Shouzheng, the commander of the Japanese cavalry east and west classes, was able to write and martial arts, and had made great contributions to the Great Song Dynasty, so it is better to send him to persuade Liu Yu." ”

Zhao Guangyi nodded, "Well, Kong Shouzheng? He's older, but he's still a usable person. He said and looked at Pan Mei and said, "Pan Qing's family, I bother you to run again and call Kong Shouzheng to me." ”

Pan Mei bowed her head and rode her horse against the current again, and soon returned with an elegant and dignified old man. When the old man saw Zhao Guangyi, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Official, I don't know what you are looking for Weichen?" It is an honor for Weichen to share the worries of the official family. ”

Zhao Guangyi pointed to Yizhou City in the distance and said, "Kong Qing's family, Yuntong sentenced you to go and say that Liu Yu was surrendered, I don't know if you are willing to go?" ”

Kong Shouzheng hurriedly said: "The official family is sending, why don't you have a reason to go?" It's just that Weichen is already old, and the incident happened suddenly, so please let the official allow Weichen to make a little calculation before going. After he finished speaking, he lowered his head, his face anxious and lost in thought.

Zhao Guangyi waited patiently for a long time, but seeing that Kong Shouzheng was still bowing his head and pondering, he sighed impatiently, "Alas, Kong Qingjia, it's not that I blame you, you look at Yuntong's judgment, repeated envoys, which time is as hesitant as you?" What is the difference between your actions and your escape! If you don't go, be careful to cure your sin! ”

Kong Shouzheng hurriedly came back to his senses when he heard this, and said in embarrassment: "The official, Weichen will never dare to resist the decree!" Although Liu Yu is a Han Chinese, he has been surrendering to Liao for a long time, and Yelu Xidi is responding from the side, so it is really not possible to persuade him to surrender in a few words. If the minister doesn't think about it carefully, he rushes to go, and it is small to lose his life, and the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty is great! ”

Zhao Guangyi said in a deep voice: "Then how long do you have to think about it?" I originally wanted to settle in Yizhou tonight, so the army has not yet set up camp, is it because of your incompetence that you want everyone to accompany you all night? ”

"But ......" Kong Shouzheng still wanted to argue a few words, and suddenly felt that someone behind him pulled the corner of his clothes, and he turned around and saw that it was Yun Zixiao, and felt a little surprised. Yun Zixiao smiled slightly, and whispered in Kong Shouzheng's ear: "Master Kong, this matter is easy to handle. ”

Kong Shouzheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly whispered: "What is the clever plan of Yuntong's judgment?" ”

Yun Zixiao said in his chest: "You only need to ask General Pan to send three troops." The first detachment bypassed Yizhou and made a feint to the north to attack Zhuozhou, attracting Yelu Xidi's army to the past. At this time, a second army was sent to create momentum and make Liu Yu think that our army was going to forcibly attack the city. Later, a third group of men and horses was sent to reinforce the troops disguised as Yelu Xidi, and they only needed to fake a fake battle and collapse at the first touch. Imagine that in Liu Yu's eyes, even such a powerful reinforcement as Yelu Xidi was defeated in an instant, and he alone dared to compete with the army? ”

Kong Shouzheng didn't know why at first, but when Yun Zixiao finished speaking, a smile appeared on his face. Immediately afterwards, he and Pan Mei whispered a few words, and then bowed deeply to Zhao Guangyi again, and said: "Official, Weichen has figured out a way, as long as General Pan acts according to the plan, he will let the official family settle in Yizhou tonight!" ”

Zhao Guangyi said suspiciously: "Go, I really want to see the clever plan of Kong Qing's family!" ”

Kong Shouzheng cautiously crossed the heavy antlers in front of the city wall, walked quickly to the city of Yizhou, and shouted loudly towards the head of the city: "Listen to the Liao army in the city, I am Kong Shouzheng, the commander of the East and West Classes of the Great Song Dynasty, and I am specially ordered by the official family to come to see Liu Yu, the guard general of Yizhou, and call him to see me soon!" ”

The Liao army in the city was a little sleepy, and when they heard Kong Shouzheng's shouting, they all came to their senses, and the soldiers led by them hurriedly ordered their men to report to the guard Liu Yu. Not long after, a general wearing an iron armor and a blue robe walked up to the city, and the person who came was Liu Yu, the general of Yizhou.

Kong Shouzheng saw Liu Yu coming, and shouted again: "General Liu, I came to meet you by the order of the official, and quickly ask your soldiers to open the city gate!" ”

Liu Yu had long heard that there was a handsome and dashing envoy in the Song Kingdom, who looked like an immortal, and he wanted to see and understand. But when he saw an old man standing under the city, he muttered fearlessly: "Open the city, open the city, anyway, General Yelu's team is not far from here, just rely on what kind of storm can you set off as an elderly envoy." So he told his men to open the gates.

Kong Shouzheng saw the city gate open, and walked in quickly, and then the city gate slowly closed again, cutting off his retreat. Kong Shouzheng was confident at this time, naturally without fear, and bowed slightly towards Liu Yu, who walked down from the city, and said: "General Liu, the official family personally led an army of 200,000 to conquer Yanyun, do you really think that with a small Yizhou, you can resist the Song army?" Listen to my advice, it is better to surrender as soon as possible, and still lose the glory and wealth, otherwise once the war starts, you and Yizhou City will be turned into powder! ”

Liu Yu sneered, "Kong Shouzheng, you are really straight to the point, you dare to say such nonsense as soon as you enter Yizhou City, are you scared to be a general?" I'll tell you the truth, I'm the great Liao fierce general, the king of the Northern Courtyard, Yelu Xidi, is patrolling near Yizhou, and when the time comes, we will be each other's horns, even if we can't capture Zhao Guangyi alive, we can also teach you a lesson to the Song army who don't know the height of the sky! ”

Kong Shouzheng said: "Really? Why don't I go back to the mansion with you for half a day, and then you will know what kind of goods you rely on Yelu Xidi! ”

Liu Yu pursed his lips and said disapprerovingly: "Okay, according to what you said, this general really wants to teach the Song army well!" The two of them said one after the other, and they really came to Liu Yu's mansion.

Soon, the two sat down in the living room of Liu's mansion. As soon as Liu Yu was about to order the little servant to serve tea, he heard bursts of shouts and killings from the southwest, and it seemed that the Song army had arrived and was storming Yizhou City.

Liu Yu hurriedly stood up from the chair, looked at Kong Shouzheng, and said, "Didn't you say that you need to wait for half a day?" Why did the Song army come to the city so quickly! ”

Kong Shouzheng also got up slowly and said, "I mean that at the latest, the official family and the army will arrive, but it is better to come early than late." As for whether my next words can be true, why don't you and I go up to the city together to have a look? ”

Liu Yu couldn't care about Kong Shouzheng at this time, and quickly ran towards the city wall in the southwest. The closer he got to it, the more real the shouts and trumpets sounded, and he secretly said in his heart, "It seems that the Song army sent such an inconspicuous person to come, it must be their plan to stabilize the army, so that I can relax my vigilance, they can take the opportunity to sneak attack Yizhou, the Song people are really hateful!" ”

While he was thinking about it, the people had arrived at the city. He quickly ran up the steps to the top of the city, looked out of the city, and sure enough, he saw countless torches illuminating the city as bright as day, and his eyes were full of soldiers of the Song army dressed in military uniforms and holding flags, and for a while he couldn't see how many people had come.

Liu Yu suddenly panicked when he saw this, and when he was at a loss, he suddenly saw a Liao country not far away to kill a Liao country, and clearly saw by the firelight that the person at the head was a middle-aged military general riding a horse and holding a big axe.

"Great, General Yelu is here!" When Liu Yu saw the majestic general under the cyan king, he seemed to see a savior, and hurriedly shouted: "General Yelu, you must stop these Song troops, don't let them attack the city!" ”

Before Liu Yu finished speaking, this Liao army was already fighting with the Song army. Liu Yu saw that the two sides were evenly matched, and hurriedly ordered: "Come on, prepare a horse and a knife for this general, and this will go out of the city to help General Yelu!" ”

Several soldiers beside him answered, and hurriedly went down to the city to prepare for Liu Yu. But before his sword and horse arrived, Liu Yu witnessed a scene that made him unbelievable, the always strong Liao army had only been fighting with the Song army for a moment, and then it had been beaten to the head of the rat, and fled to the northeast in embarrassment.

Liu Yu's whole body trembled suddenly, cold sweat dripping down his forehead, he never imagined that Song Jun could be so brave, but the facts were in front of him, and he couldn't believe it.

At this time, Kong Shouzheng also climbed the steps to the top of the city, looked at the fleeing Liao army, and said with a smile: "General Liu, even Yelu Xidi, the king of the Northern Courtyard, is not the opponent of the Song army, do you think you can really resist the Song army with your own ability?" I advise you to return to the Great Song Dynasty as soon as possible. ”

Liu Yu sighed helplessly, stomped his foot fiercely, and said: "What Master Kong said is very true, I, Liu Yu, am originally a Han Chinese, and today I will recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors, and I am willing to return to the Song army!" Then he said to his soldiers, "What are you doing in a daze?" Quickly open the city gate and welcome the Song army into the city! ”

With his words, the gate of Yizhou slowly opened, and a team of soldiers poured out of the city, clearing the antlers under the city and opening a road for the Song army to enter the city. At this time, a team of tens of thousands of people appeared from the southwest, and the person led by it was Zhao Guangyi, the son of the Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Guangyi saw that the gate of Yizhou City had been opened, clapped his palms and laughed, and poured into Yizhou City with his army like a tide.