"What, ceding the Jiuzhou behind the mountain to the State of Song?"

"Yes," Yelu Dashi repeated with a gloomy face, "This is just the first step in the alliance between Liao and Song. The Song Dynasty helped our dynasty to retreat the Xia army, so the states behind the mountain could take it themselves, and then the Liao and Song countries worked together to attack Xia. After the destruction of Xia, the Song and Liao countries took the Great Wall as the boundary, and the Song Kingdom could take Guanzhong, and even the places south of the Great Wall such as Youzhou were all ceded to the Song Dynasty, and our dynasties took the grasslands in the north. From then on, there were only two dynasties in the world, the southern people returned to the south, and the northern people returned to the north. All the people who grazed and hunted were the people of our Great Liao, and the farmers were under the jurisdiction of the Song Kingdom. The two countries have been repaired for generations, and they have stopped their troops and shared peace from then on."

Brother Yelu Tie was so shocked that he couldn't speak. The other ministers also widened their eyes, wondering if His Majesty was crazy.

The so-called Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were bounded by the northern branch of the Taihang Mountains, divided into seven prefectures in front of the mountain and nine prefectures behind the mountain. The seven prefectures in front of the mountain are centered on Nanjing Youzhou, and the nine prefectures behind the mountain are centered on Datong Prefecture in the west. Among the sixteen prefectures, there are both important passes that overlook the Central Plains and control the northern desert, as well as fertile soil that is suitable for agriculture and herdsmanship and densely populated. After the Jin Dynasty ceded these Sixteen Prefectures to the Liao Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom occupied the geographical advantage and its population increased more than twice as much as before, and since then the country has flourished. What Song Dynasty never forgets is to recover lost territory and make up for the golden cup. The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are a must-fight for both the Liao and Song countries, and the fuse for the war on the Hebei border.

The former commander-in-chief Xiao Yixue said loudly: "Your Majesty, even if you want to fight with Song Xiu, you will not cedify all the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, right?" His words sparked a wave of opposition. The right commander-in-chief Yelu Abohe said angrily: "How can the land that our ancestors earned after bloody wars can be easily ceded!" Yelu Tiege said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Nanjing Road has a prosperous industry, many workshops, and a prosperous population, and Xijing Road is vast, and it is bound by many tribes in the northern desert. If you lose these two places, not only will it be in short supply of money and food, but it is also like a cut off my arm. From then on, the Khitan can only be in a corner of the northeast and no longer have the power to compete for the world. Your Majesty, please think twice!" Yelu Abohe also took a step forward and shouted: "Your Majesty was planning a major event with us, is it just to betray the land of our ancestors?" His voice was a little hoarse, almost crying.

These generals around him have been loyal and fought to the east and west for years, and have never had such a flushing face to argue with Yelu Dashi. Yelu Dashi looked at these people silently, and his face gradually moved. After a long time, he stood up and sighed: "You all work together to serve the country, why worry about the great Liao Dynasty's prosperity!"

Seeing him say this, all the generals were stunned. Yelu Dashi said: "What I said just now is a plan to kill two birds with one stone. First, the Liaodong incident has not yet been completed, and the Xia people attacked me very quickly, so they were tempted to resist the Xia people. Second, just wait for the Liaodong incident, our dynasty will sooner or later go south to the Central Plains of Hebei. Xia and Song are both Han people. Judging from this situation, the Xia people will inevitably jump out to disrupt the situation. The Song people are cowardly and greedy for profit, so they use profit to tempt it, causing the two countries to get into evil, and there will be a gap. At that time, the Xia people will not be able to help the Song people with all their strength."

"Your Majesty is using the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun as bait," Yelu Tiege said hesitantly, "rather than really wanting to ced the fertile land of my Khitan to the State of Song?" Xiao Yixue and others also looked at His Majesty and waited for him to give a clear answer.

Yelu Dashi nodded with a smile and said, "Xijing Road is vast and sparsely populated, and the place is remote. The major tribes have been returning to our dynasty for a long time. With the strength of the Song army, it is difficult to defend even if they occupy Xijing Road. As for the ceasing of Nanjing Road, it is just a sentence. Is Xia State so easy to destroy?" Yelu Dashi looked at the mountains and rivers hanging in the imperial account and smiled and said, "Differences and attacks near and nearby are difficult to change. My Khitan and Guanzhong are far apart, but Hebei and Hedong are between the elbows and he join forces with Song to attack Xia, which is just to make the Song State and Xia State agglomeration and consume the strength of the Song State."

The generals then turned their worries into joy. Xiao Yixue smiled and said, "If Song State wants to take Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, they must have the ability." Yelu Abo pressed the hilt of the knife and said ruthlessly: "When the Liaodong is flattened, you can attack Hebei and Hedong." Yelu Tiege pondered: "The Song Dynasty's ruler and ministers have been arrogant for a long time. Since Your Majesty wants to be with him, the envoy might as well seek peace from the Song State for Prince Yi, and the two countries will form the Qin and Jin love.

Yelu Dashi's face showed admiration and nodded, "Okay, this matter will be arranged by the North Court." He raised his hand and took a sip of oil tea, his face slightly darkened, "In addition, Xia State attacked me for no reason, you must report it. Take down all the goods of Xia State merchants in our dynasty first," At this time, the appearance of the Xia State envoy Cui Qianzhi came to his mind, and Yelu Dashi snorted coldly, "In addition, the Xia State envoy of Linhuang Mansion will also be taken into custody and wait until I return from Liaodong to deal with it. This person has always been disrespectful to our dynasty. Although he will not take his life this time, he will always give him a little bitterness."

When I went to the capital, the Xia Envoy's Office, which was originally crowded with people, now seems a little deserted. The road cavalry has sent a message to let the envoys stationed in Liao Kingdom act according to the opportunity. However, Cui Qianzhi only arranged for most of his subordinates to return to the country immediately. Because there were still a large number of Xia caravans that had not yet evacuated, the envoy Cui Qianzhi himself was still in Shangjing, and he managed Liao officials and urged the North Court to issue a customs clearance certificate to the Xia people, opening a convenient door for the caravans to return.

In the signing room, Cui Qianzhi sat in front of the desk and flipped through the official documents without any panic. A clerk stood at the beginning of the desk and was bowing to him and said, "The military government has sent troops to attack Liao. Lord Cui, if he doesn't leave at this time, he may not be able to leave."

Although Chen Xian's expression was calm, he actually forced himself to suppress his inner fear. In the past two years, Shangguan Cui Qianzhi not only had no airs, but also had great support and guidance. In just over two years, Chen Xian has gone from a devastating royal family who does nothing to become one of Cui Qianzhi's most capable subordinates. Chen Xian was grateful for this kind of support. If it were not for this, he would not have asked to stay.

Cui Qianzhi raised his head, looked at the young man standing in front of him, and slowly said, "I have all evacuated the caravans on the way forward, right?" Since receiving the notice from the Military Information Department, Cui Qianzhi has taken great pains to arrange the caravans to return to China. He has to seize the opportunity to retreat, and not let the Liao Kingdom see the intentions of Xia from the movements of the caravans, but also arranged for each caravan to leave slowly, so as not to arouse the alertness of the Liao Kingdom's North Court, and as a result, no one can leave. After a while, time flies. Most of the envoy's subordinates followed the caravans back to Xia Kingdom, and Cui Qianzhi also took Chen Xian and several others to make the final arrangements.

A complicated look flashed in Chen Xian's eyes and bowed: "There is no news in the three caravans in Dading Prefecture, and there are about 400 people. The subordinates probably have received a message from Fuhaixing and are rushing towards Shangjing."

"The Daxianbei mountains are high and dense, and various barbarians are entrenched. The road is difficult to move. The caravans have no talent to identify the direction, and they cannot escape from climbing the mountain to the west. They can only go back to Shangjing first and then follow the main road. But in this case, the Liao Kingdom will probably start first." Cui Qianzhi frowned and pondered. Chen Xian was extremely anxious and said to himself, "Sir, I'm afraid the Liao Kingdom has already started, but it will take some time for the post officials to travel back and forth.

While the two were planning to discuss, suddenly there was a panic outside. A famous clerk rushed in and said, "Sir, it's not good. A large number of Liao soldiers suddenly appeared on the street outside the office." Then, the sound of a large group of people running were vaguely heard from outside.

Chen Xian's face changed drastically, and he looked at Cui Qianzhi with the warning clerk. Cui Qianzhi's face was very calm, he straightened his clothes and said in a deep voice: "Since you come, please feel free to me. Everyone comes to the signing room first, and then check the documents." The clerk hesitated for a moment and rushed down hurriedly. After a while, four or five clerks left in Shangjing gathered in the signing room. Everyone checked separately and burned the last batch of important documents. Before the ashes had cooled down, the Liao soldiers had arrived in front of the door.

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Suzhou, Nanshan City, surrounded by dark clouds, and groups of crows hovered in the sky. Over the past month, the Liao army spared no effort to attack Nanshan City, leaving countless corpses under the city. Although Zhao Xingde always allowed the Liao army to transport the corpses in front of the position, there was always a sense of death lingering around Nanshan City, and even attracted crows of dozens of miles of radius.

More and more Han soldiers attributed the success of defending the city to him. Zhao Xingde, who had always insisted on personally guarding Nanshan City to supervise the battle, gradually became a symbol and pillar in the minds of the Han army. If the foreign generals next to him had such a reputation, the generals of the Han army's general's office would have been dissatisfied and would even secretly make trouble. However, this time the situation was a bit strange. Han Ningshuang let it go, and all the generals would have been in good terms with him.

In this era, generals have a crucial impact on the outcome of the battle. When ordinary soldiers and generals praise a general, they will become more and more outrageous, even reaching the point of worship and deification. "This Nanshan City was built by General Zhao according to the Eight Formation Map of Zhuge Kongming, and it is impossible for Liao soldiers to invade." "I have General Zhao, which is worth 100,000 Liao soldiers." This statement is very common among the lower-level Han army.

However, these increasingly evil rumors can only make Zhao Xingde more trouble.

"Is Zhuge Eight Formation Map? How could this happen?" He said to Wang Xuansu, "This Nanshan City is just a more meticulous consideration based on the principle of allowing artillery to play its best." He smiled bitterly, "At most, it can only be said to follow the trend and follow the way of heaven."

Wang Xuansu smiled slightly. He saw with his own eyes how Zhao Xingde designed it, and the rumors below were unbelievable. However, the strange appearance of the Nanshan City being built into a few corners stretched out, which really reminds people of the Eight Formation Diagrams. The intermittent trenches and low walls outside the city also have the smell of yin and yang lines. Since it is very different from ordinary cities, the soldiers do not understand the principles of building a city, so it is natural to make random guesses in private.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuansu joked: "General Zhao may not be in a secret relationship with the ancients."

"Just follow the trend and do it according to the reason," Zhao Xingde's smile gradually faded, and he whispered, "The cold and heat cannot be easy. Unfortunately, in the next few months, the sea water has frozen and we have lost the geographical advantage. The Liao army claims to be more and more intense as the colder it becomes, but it has an advantage."

Looking from the city to the north and south, the originally blue sea water has turned into a white ice field. It is estimated that in more than ten days, a large group of people will be able to pass through the group. The weather gradually becomes cold and the sea water shows signs of freezing. The isthmus guarded by Nanshan City is almost in danger and will soon disappear. The Han army commander's mansion had to avoid the outer island, otherwise, when the sea ice is completely frozen and the ship cannot stand on the shore, it will not be able to walk. During the ice period in the past few months, the Guannan of Suzhou will only leave about 5,000 Han troops, guarding several supporting points such as Nanshan City.

Author: I was on a business trip a few days ago and was very busy and it was inconvenient to surf the Internet, so I was embarrassed to stop updating for a few days. Now that I am back, I will try my best to update as much as possible to make up for it, which makes everyone worry. Sorry.
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