“Today is the day to make great achievements!”

With Ning Fu's order, this slogan spread throughout the army.

With the addition of 80,000 new troops and 20,000 Guo family troops, the 100,000-strong army also became excited. No one expected that the imperial court would take the initiative to attack the Liao Kingdom.

At first, some people were worried, but when the slogan of "make contributions" came, it immediately aroused the enthusiasm in the hearts of many soldiers. After all, in the military, who doesn't have the dream of marrying a wife?

So with Ning Fu's order, Zhe Keshi was the chief general, Guo Erye was the deputy general, and Ning Fu was in charge of the army. The three commanded the army to attack the border of Liao Kingdom.

The Liao army on the border had no defense at all, and its number was not large. Coupled with the cold weather, the Liao army was still sleeping in the barracks in broad daylight.

When the Song army arrived, the Liao army was still confused. It was not until the Song army rushed into the fortress and captured these Liao soldiers alive that they knew what had happened.

This also caused the Liao army to have no time to send a message to the rear, so they all became prisoners of the Song Dynasty.

For this situation, Ning Fu and Zhe Keshi had already been mentally prepared. After all, they were planning a surprise attack. It was normal for them to catch the Liao army by surprise. Moreover, there were not many Liao troops on the border, and a fortress could hold up only a hundred people.

people.

Zhe Keshi commanded the army and wiped out more than a dozen fortresses on the border. Among them, there were vigilant Liao troops who wanted to resist, but in the face of the huge Song army, their resistance was no more than hitting a stone with an egg.

After the border fortresses were cleared to ensure that the rear was clear, Zhe Keshi commanded the army to advance into the Liao border.

News of the Song army's entry soon spread to the Liao army, which shocked the entire Liao army, and they rushed to meet the enemy.

At this time, the Song army had already reached the city of Sangqian in the Liao Kingdom. This town was an important military town of the Liao Kingdom. The entire city was a huge fortress. There were almost no civilians in the city, and a total of 5,000 Liao troops were stationed there.

When the Liao army in Sangqian City saw a hundred thousand Song troops coming to kill them, they did not dare to leave the city and could only defend the city.

However, facing the Song army who was good at attacking cities, the unprepared Sangqian City only defended Sangqian City for one day. The city gate was blown open the next day. Then the army swarmed in and all the Liao soldiers who resisted were killed on the spot.

After this battle, the new army's momentum has greatly increased, and the previous fear of the Liao army has been wiped away. Everyone is confident and has no doubts about the plan to attack Liao.

Behind Sanggan City is the Sanggan River, and beyond the Sanggan River is the Nanjing Xijin Prefecture of the Liao Kingdom.

So as soon as Sangqian City fell, the Liao army in Xijin Prefecture also immediately received the news, and the whole city was shocked for a while.

Yelu and Lu were left behind in Nanjing of the Liao Dynasty. He was Yelu Hongji's half-brother and was granted the title of King of Song Dynasty. Yelu Hongji also trusted him very much, so he handed over the management of Xijin Mansion to him.

Yelu and Lu We were extremely shocked when they learned that the Song army had invaded and captured Sangqian City, and immediately summoned their troops to discuss countermeasures.

"His Royal Highness the King of Song, I would like to lead 10,000 troops to recapture Sangqian City. I think those Song troops are vulnerable and will definitely flee when they see my Daliao army!"

A young general stood up with an arrogant look on his face and said.

This young man's name is Xiao Sixian. He is Xiao Fengxian's younger brother. He was assigned to serve in the Xijin Mansion by Yelu Yanxi some time ago. He is a very fond of merit and looks down on anyone.

"The general thinks it's okay. The Song army is now strong. According to the defeated soldiers in Sangqian City, there may be 100,000 people. Such a powerful force must have a big goal. It's best for us to remain unchanged in response to any changes and stick to it.

superior!"

At this time, a middle-aged general stood up and replied very calmly, this middle-aged man's name was Yelu Chun. He was the eldest son of Yelu and Lu Go. He was a steady man and had a good reputation.

It is also worth mentioning that in the original history, because Yelu Yanxi was too immoral, the Liao nobles finally abandoned Yelu Yanxi, made Yelu Chun the emperor, and established the Northern Liao Dynasty, and Yelu Chun also became the Northern Liao Dynasty.

The first emperor of Liao Dynasty.

"The last general also thinks that persistence is the best!"

At this time, other generals also expressed their agreement with Yelu Chun's idea. After all, the current situation of the war is unclear, and sticking to it is undoubtedly the best way to deal with it.

"You... you are afraid of war and the enemy. How can I, a dignified Khitan man, be intimidated by a mere tens of thousands of Song troops?"

When Xiao Si first saw that others agreed with Yelu Chun and opposed his sending troops, he immediately stood up angrily and scolded everyone.

In fact, it's not surprising that Mr. Xiao Si was angry. Although he was Yelu Yanxi's brother-in-law, he was too young and had just been airlifted to Xijin Mansion, so he had no foundation here.

In contrast, Yelu, Lu On, and Yelu Chun have been operating in the Xijin Mansion for many years, and have long been deeply entrenched. Almost all the people in the entire Xijin Mansion are from Yelu, Lu On, and his son, so Xiao Sixian feels that

Everyone is targeting themselves.

"Okay, Xiao Dutong, although you are very brave, but the current situation is unclear, we should let people find out the movements of the Song army first, and then we can make plans!"

Yelu and Luo finally expressed their stance at this time.

In fact, Yelu and Lu We also wanted to send troops to test the Song army at first, but Sangqian City was breached after only two days of defense, which shocked him greatly.

In addition, Yelu Yanxi mobilized the defenders of Xijin Mansion twice before. One time was because Yelu Hongji was seriously ill and he sent troops to defend Zhongjing. The other time was because the Jurchens in the north were in rebellion, so he once again mobilized the garrison of Xijin Mansion.

garrison.

Now the entire Xijin Mansion can mobilize only a little over 30,000 troops. It is no problem to defend the city with this amount of troops, but it is very dangerous to counterattack, so Yelu and Luo chose to stick to it.

When Xiao Si first saw that even Yelu and Lu Go didn't support him, he immediately snorted angrily, turned around and left the hall.

Although Yelu and Lu On were Yelu Yanxi's biological uncles, Xiao Sixian knew that Yelu Yanxi did not like Yelu and Lu On, and had even been secretly guarding against each other.

Because Yelu and Luo held heavy troops, the entire Nanjing Xijin Prefecture could be regarded as their fiefdom, and they were very powerful. Therefore, Yelu Yanxi was also very wary of Yelu and Luo. The reason why he sent Xiao Si here was for

Plant a nail in Xijin Mansion.

"Father, this guy named Xiao is so rude!"

Looking at Xiao Sixian's leaving figure, Yelu Chun stepped forward angrily and said, of course he knew that Xiao Sixian was sent by Yelu Yanxi to monitor them, so he disliked Xiao Sixian very much, especially because he was ambitious and talented, and even

He didn't take anyone seriously, and he offended many people.

"Okay, now that the government is unstable, Xiao Sixian is also loyal, so don't argue with him!"
Chapter completed!