Stepping into Zhuxia Gate, Du Zhongxiao turned his head and looked at the sun in the west. The sun was still hanging high in the sky, and it was still a while before it was dark.

On both sides of the road were the people in the city, kneeling there, with incense tables in front of them. Behind the incense table, the people held wine and meat in hand and persuaded the Song army to drink and meat in the coming. The South Gate is a residential area for the Han people, and the Central Plains army came, and they had a natural sense of closeness.

Du Zhongxiao knew in his heart that although these were Han people, they were different from the people in the Song Dynasty. Now that the Song Dynasty has the upper hand, they naturally have their hearts towards the Central Plains. If the Khitan army is the upper hand, they are afraid they will look different. We cannot blame the people. They have lived in the land of foreign races for hundreds of years, formed their own customs and habits, and formed their own different psychology. Is the Central Plains emperor reliable? For these people, they actually have to ask a question mark.

After the Jurchens destroyed the Khitan in history, the Song Dynasty excitedly went to take over Yanshan Prefecture. They thought that the people should burn incense to welcome them, but in the end they found that it was not the case. Even when the Jurchens headed south, they chose to stand on the side of the Jurchens.

Are the people wrong? The people are not wrong. It is not that the people run to the enemy themselves, but that the Central Plains dynasty is incompetent and let them be plundered here. It cannot be said that it was the fault of the previous dynasty and has nothing to do with the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty inherited the Taoist tradition of the Central Plains dynasty and had to follow these history. Whether it is good or bad, everything must be followed.

This principle is not only true for the Song Dynasty, but also for many times. For example, in Du Zhongxiao's previous life, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other places, they cannot say that the people there are wrong because they are anti-China or anti-China. Without unification, it is China's fault. After unification, there is no good governance and education, it is China's fault. This is the demeanor of a great country and the responsibility that a great country should bear.

Walking through the street, Du Zhongxiao said to Liu Ji beside him: "It was originally a Han Chinese, and it has been in the north for hundreds of years. It is not easy for these people. If the soldiers entering the city are not allowed to harass the people. If there is any offender, kill them. For these people, we are liberators, and we are those who save their lives and no longer suffer. We cannot turn around and let the people suffer more."

Liu Ji crossed his hands and asked his personal soldiers and immediately ordered the order. The military discipline of the Song Dynasty's imperial guards was far from good before. No matter how strict the military law was, there was never a shortage of those who killed good people and robbed the people. Du Zhongxiao retrained the imperial guards. Because of the good supply, the military discipline was generally good. But there were always people who did not listen to military discipline. It was said that the people would welcome each other, but the people were satisfied everywhere, but they were afraid that they would not do it.

A restaurant not far from the inner city, called Jiexianlou, was occupied by Liu Ji as his command place. Du Zhongxiao also lives here.

After entering the restaurant, he sat down at the room on the second floor. Du Zhongxiao said, "Tonight, I broke through the outer city of Dading Prefecture, and told Wang Kai and Jia Kui to enter the city to celebrate the merits. I will attack the inner city immediately tomorrow, and it is estimated that it will take only one or two days to break through the city. After breaking the Dading Prefecture, we need to discuss how to fight next. Should we go straight to Shangjing Road, or to divide the troops into two groups and send people to take Tokyo Road, and we must think carefully."

At this time, when we arrived at Tokyo Road, that is, the northeast of later generations, the Shanhaiguan Road along the coast was blocked. Unlike later generations, we should have walked from the north, passed through Xingzhong Prefecture, which is the Chaoyang Prefecture of later generations, and entered Liaoyang Prefecture. At this time, the Jurchens of Tokyo Road had already raised their troops and occupied many prefectures and counties. After the Song Dynasty occupied there, the two sides still depended on the negotiations with the Jurchens.

Du Zhongxiao estimated that the Jurchens might ask for restraint and refuse the Song Dynasty army to enter directly. In a short period of time, they might have to accept it. After slowly stabilizing these territory of the Khitan, they would advance towards the Northeast. As long as they occupy Liaodong, there would be a springboard to enter the Northeast.

What will happen to the Northeast in the future? What will happen to the Northwest? Du Zhongxiao did not think about those issues. After the demise of the Khitan, a huge power vacuum will appear. Just filling this power vacuum will take decades for the Song Dynasty. What will happen further apart will naturally be considered by future generations.

As it was almost evening, Wang Kai and Jia Kui arrived and went to the room with Zhao Zi to salute Du Zhongxiao.

Each of them sat down, Du Zhongxiao said: "I destroyed the surrounding Oludo yesterday and attacked the outer city of Dading Prefecture today. This battle was successfully beyond our expectations. Today, everyone celebrated the achievements and discussed how to fight next."

Wang Kai said: "The last general thought that this matter was very easy. After taking Dading Prefecture, the entire army went north and wiped out all the last main force of the Khitan in Linhuang Prefecture. At that time, the merits were fulfilled."

Zhao Zi said: "The remaining territory of the Taiwei and the Khitan are not only in the Linhuang Mansion of Shangjing, but also in the Liaoyang Mansion of Tokyo, and even in the Huanglong Mansion further north. How to fight is indeed a discussion."

Wang Kai was shocked: "It is no longer a great achievement to be able to take the two roads of Zhongjing and Shangjing this time. Could it be that the Taiwei meant to take the Shangjing and Shangjing road? If he succeeded, he would really destroy the Khitan country."

Du Zhongxiao said: "If we don't talk about other places, we must occupy the five capitals of the Khitan at least. Without the five capitals, the Khitan will be destroyed, and the remaining forces are not worth worrying. Dading Prefecture is a place where roads meet. If it occupies here, the roads to other places will be opened. After this battle, the Khitan's troops on Shangjing Road may be less than 10,000 people, and there is no need for tens of thousands of troops to divide the troops away."

Jia Kui nodded: "What the Taiwei said is. However, if you divide the troops now, it will be even more difficult to transport food and grass in the rear."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, I was just asking Li Fugui to transport grain to Dading Prefecture, which was far beyond the north and east. However, we cannot only consider the food and grass transported from the rear, as the Khitan also had grain storage. In Dading Prefecture, I heard that grain storage is enough for a large army of 100,000. Not to mention that Linhuang Prefecture in the north, it will only store more grain. In the next battle, there should be not much force required, and we can also draw some of the troops to transport grain."

Zhao Zi said: "What I think now is that after the Battle of Dading Prefecture, 100,000 troops will go to the Linhuang Prefecture of Shangjing, and 50,000 troops will take the Liaoyang Prefecture. Discuss with you how it feels. The war is too smooth. If two groups attack, the food and grass behind will not be transported for the time being. We need each army to take food to the enemy for a period of time. Can it be done? Please consider it."

Wang Kai thought about it and shook his head: "It can be done by the enemy because of food, but I always feel that I have no bottom line."

Zhao Zi said: "Taiwei, in the past, it was not normal for the enemy to fight because of food? In recent years, this dynasty has sufficient money and food. Wherever he fights, he can transport food and grass. Instead, isn't you used to it? Don't worry, it's just because of the enemy's temporary food. Except for the captured enemy's storage, the court can make up the other collected food in the future. It's not that you can only grab food and eat."

Jia Kui said: "Taiwei, since it is collecting food, isn't it the same thing if it is to replenish food in the future?"

Zhao Zi shook his head repeatedly: "This is not the same thing. We will make up for it later, and the court's trust will reassure the people who collect grain that their food and grass are not lost. Moreover, after occupying the land, replenishing the grain can also win the hearts of the people. The Taiwei repeatedly said that the most important thing in occupying the land is the hearts of the people. Only when we have the hearts of the people, these are truly the places of the court. If we cannot win the hearts of the people, even if we occupy it, something will happen one day sooner or later."

Wang Kai, Jia Kui and Liu Ji pondered for a moment, but didn't say anything. After occupying Dading Prefecture, he immediately attacked. Li Fugui's food and grass transported by the food and grass transported by him could not wait for it to come, so he could only grab the food and grass from the enemy. The war was different.

Looking at the appearance of the few people, Du Zhongxiao sighed secretly. Whether from Dading Prefecture to Liaoyang Prefecture, or to Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture, the road was full of densely populated areas. Although it was not as popular as the Central Plains and had relatively sparse populations, there were cities on the road, so it was not difficult to collect grain. If it were in the past, facing such a good opportunity, the Song army would definitely not miss it. As long as there were people, how could there be no food?
Chapter completed!