The sky is blue and there are a few white clouds floating like water, making people feel comfortable in body and mind. The sun is high and it is very warm when shining on the body. There are all kinds of flowers blooming on the hillside with green grass. Even in this place outside, spring has finally come.

Several shepherd boys stood on the hillside, watching the cattle and sheep in front of them eating grass. One of them took the willow branches, pulled out the bark, and made a whistle and blew it there.

At this moment, a shepherd boy suddenly said, "Look, who is coming? Look at them, they are not good people."

Another hand was putting on a pergola and looked for a while and said, "Look, we are not Khitans in costumes. I heard that the Song army has passed Luming Mountain. Could it be that they have come? I lost a battle in Youzhou last year, and none of the people who went to our tribe came back."

Several shepherd boys were talking about it, not knowing what to do. In the battle of Youzhou, the entire Khitan army was wiped out, and no one in the rear should know how to deal with it, and they just ended day by day. Even when the Song army came in front of them, they didn't know what to do.

In the palace tent next to him, a fast horse rushed over. The knight immediately dismounted, quickly walked to the tent gate, reported to the guards, and entered. The Changning Palace deployed Xiao Gu raised his head, looked at the knight, and said unhappily: "What's the matter? You're in such a hurry!"

The knight crossed his hands: "Go back to the Taiwei, outside - there is a Song army brigade coming outside. There are thousands of people, looking fierce."

Xiao Gu stood up suddenly and said, "I'm here? Go to Dading Prefecture City to report and see how we should deal with it."

The knight shook his head: "Taiwei, the Song army has surrounded Dading Mansion, like an iron barrel, where can we get in?"

Xiao Gu was stunned when he heard this, and for a moment he didn't know what to do. He only had more than 200 soldiers under him, how to fight?

Changning Palace is the palace tent of Shuluping, the queen of Taizu Yelu Abaoji. Because of its special status, it has its own palace like Xiao Chuo, the Empress Dowager Chengtian who was later regent in Empress Jingzong. The Changning Palace Oluduo is in Gaozhou, but the main force in the palace was nomadic with the emperor.

The Khitan's Oludo had his own fiefdom and nominally protected his master's tomb. However, that was only nominally. The fiefdom and the guardians were the remaining tribes and slaves, and the main force was nomadic with the emperor Nabo.

Last year, Yelu Hongji fought south, and Changning Palace sent more than 8,000 troops, most of the young and strong went to fight. Now the palace is left with the elderly, weak, women and children, and they have no ability to fight at all. I heard that the Song army came north, Xiao Gu also suggested retreating north quickly, but unfortunately there was no one who made any decisions.

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Gu said: "After the defeat last year, we did not fight the Song Dynasty again. What are they doing?"

The knight heard this and said anxiously: "Taiwei, we can fight the Song Dynasty, how can the Song Dynasty not come to fight us? Now that the army is about to come here, we must make an idea quickly. Otherwise, if the Song Dynasty army arrives, where can we live!"

Xiao Gu felt confused and said after a while: "There are still a few palaces around, so go and discuss with them."

The knight shook his head: "There are thousands of Song troops attacking in every palace, and no one can escape. What's the matter with us? Taiwei, the Song army is coming north this time to destroy our Khitan!"

Xiao Gu looked around blankly and said slowly: "Now you want to run, how can you run? There are only more than 200 soldiers in the palace now, most of whom are old and weak, how can you resist the Song people? I said I wanted to retreat north a few days ago, but no one listened to me. What can I do now?"

At this moment, someone came in from outside and said, "Deployment, Song Jun is coming outside. Look at them, they are coming to us."

Xiao Gu waved his hand: "I understand. You don't need to panic. Wait until I go and ask the Song people what to do before making a decision."

After saying that, Xiao Gu sighed and said to the knight: "Follow me and go see the Song people. The sheep are scattered in the palace. Now they can't run away. But the original Song people should not start a massacre, and leave the tribe's people with a way out."

After hurriedly sorting out military uniforms, Xiao Gu brought a few subordinates, left the palace tent and got on horseback, and walked towards the Song army.

Tan Li rode on the horse and looked around. The mountains were low and green grass was blooming, and all kinds of flowers were blooming. The cattle and sheep were eating grass leisurely. Shaking his head, he said to Zhou Sen beside him: "I don't know what the Khitans think. After last year's mobilization of the country, they went south and were extremely vicious. As a result, the 400,000 troops were completely destroyed in Youzhou in a battle, and the rest of the people didn't know what to do. Our army came north and surrounded Dading Prefecture. They were still here for pastoral songs. To be honest, the Khitans did not take any precautions, and I don't know what to do."

Zhou Sen said: "Before leaving, the Taiwei ordered the orders, and this attack was not allowed to be killed or stabbed. If the Khitans surrendered, they would be surrendered. If they did not surrender, they would attack resolutely and not slackened."

Tan Li shook his head: "How do they fight? There are thousands of tents in the Changning Palace ahead, but there are not many young and strong. If they are old, weak, women and children join in battle and fight to the death with us, I really admire them."

Zhou Sen said: "Before leaving, it is estimated that the Khitan cannot fight in this battle. It is just that it cannot fight and does not run away, which makes the Taiwei and others feel very confused. There is no reason for the Khitans to do this."

Where can there be so many truths in the world? This is how the country is about to perish. When the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed, how did the king and minister of the Song Dynasty do it when the Jin army besieged? Afterwards, as long as people with normal minds think that their behavior is unreasonable. If anything can be explained, how can they face destruction? There is no truth to perish in the face of the country. Outsiders naturally find it incredible.

The Khitan's 400,000 main force was destroyed in Youzhou. As long as they had a normal mind, they knew that the country could not defend it. For the entire Khitan tribe, they should integrate resources and retreat in an orderly manner. From prefectures and counties closer to the border with Song, they retreated to the distant surrounding Shangjing. However, the Khitan had been strong for nearly two hundred years. In the past two hundred years, how much wealth did they have in these places? Yelu Hongji could not do it even if he left in one sentence.

The final result was that everyone would say their own words, and in the end they could not agree with everyone. I just waited until the Song army arrived.

Du Zhongxiao thought about it and couldn't figure out why the Khitan was like this. Originally, he estimated that the Khitan would either concentrate all its remaining forces to fight with him or simply withdraw. The Khitan was very big, and even if he lost the Zhongjing Road, he could still retain a large population.

Unexpectedly, the Khitan did nothing at all. It seemed that the one who came was not the 100,000 Song troops, but the envoys of the Song Dynasty. They just needed to connect into the city and entertained them well. Moreover, when the Song Dynasty was at the city, the Khitan did not send envoys and asked what the Song Dynasty sent to do. When the Song Dynasty surrounded the Dading Prefecture, everything was as usual and there was no response.

Faced with such a Khitan, the soldiers and generals of the Song Dynasty were quite at a loss. They came to fight, but the enemy was not prepared at all. Could it be that the enemy was standing there and you would just chop down with one knife? Faced with the old and weak, these soldiers really couldn't take action.

There was this reason why Du Zhongxiao told him that the Song army was not allowed to kill people indiscriminately. Until yesterday, when the army arrived at Dading Prefecture, he could not see the Khitan preparations. Although he didn't know what the Khitan general was like, the power to fight back was obvious. The Song army could not massacre the city and rob it at any time like the Khitans who went south. They were animals, and the Song army could not be animals.

The national strength of the Song Dynasty could already be integrated here without having to retreat to Yanshan. The Song army's attack this time not only defeated the Khitan, but also occupied the Khitan land and established a huge empire.
Chapter completed!