Baishuilu, Yelu Zongzhen's imperial tent, sat there, holding his hands with his chin, frowned.

Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered here, and a battle was inevitable. The result reported by Yelu Renxian and Liu Liufu when they came back was not beyond his expectations. However, it is extremely difficult to grasp how to fight and what kind of results to achieve.

If it fails, it is not necessary to say that Yunnei occupied by the Song army, Dongsheng and Tiande Army, Zhenwu County should not want to come back, and the Khitan forces were completely excluded from the Hequ land. The unfavorable strategic situation is one, and the possibility of Khitan expansion to the west and north disappears from then on, and the losses are not small. What if you win by chance? Will it be better to regain Yunnei, Dongsheng and confront the Song army across the Yellow River?

Yelu Zongzhen sighed deeply, but I am afraid that it may not be possible. When Dangxiang was around, the Khitan only needed to place less than 10,000 troops in the southwest to intimidate Yuan Hao. Even if the relationship between the two countries was broken and confrontation, the Khitan only needed 30,000 or 20,000 troops. With national strength as a backing, the front-line troops could only be slightly resisted. If it was confronted with the Song Dynasty, tens of thousands of soldiers were not enough, and 200,000 to 300,000 were the least.

In Hebei, Hedong, and in the direction of Hequ, the Song Dynasty accumulated nearly one million heavy troops on the border. How many troops are the Khitans planning to use to defend themselves? The Khitans can gather a large army in a short time, but it is impossible to confront each other for a long time. In fact, half of the Song army was deployed on the border, and 500,000 regular troops were beyond the Khitan's ability to withstand it.

Thinking of these troubles, Yelu Zongzhen wanted to give up Fengzhou simply. Giving up that state and shrinking its troops into the Yunzhou area, the front line can save a lot of troops. Forces are money. When not fighting, putting more troops on the front line will require more money and grain. Comparing more money with the Song Dynasty, isn’t that a beggar and the dragon king comparing treasure?

But this is the case. I know that Fengzhou is now a useless person, and it is a pity to give up, but it is extremely difficult to give up. This time I was convinced by the Song Dynasty, and it will be even more difficult in the future. Furthermore, once Fengzhou is abandoned, hundreds of miles to Yunzhou will no longer be safe, and Yunzhou cannot make any mistakes.

All the ministers entered the imperial tent, performed rituals and stood on both sides.

Yelu Zongzhen stood up and said, "Chasattack and the scholar-in-law sent Song back. Song Shuai insisted that he had no alliance and there was room for reconciliation between the two countries. However, the state army they occupied now said that they were obtained from the hands of the Dangxiang people and refused to return it."

The King of the North Court, Xiao Guanning, stepped forward and said, "Whether it was obtained from the Dangxiang people or captured from the country, the Song army always occupied the land of the country before! Invading our territory, why haven't you ever defeated the alliance? Song Shuai's words are really outrageous!"

Yelu Zong really said impatiently: "A few months ago, Tang Longzhen Lai Shoushun rebelled against Song Lai's support, and we did not accept him. Now the State of Song uses this handle to insist that they have not betrayed the alliance. Well, it is not very meaningful to be confused about who is right or wrong. As a result of discussion with the generals of the State of Song in Fengzhou, we did not accept Lai Shoushun. The Song army now occupied those few state troops. If we say that it is good to accept Shushun, it is not wrong for the Song army to occupy these places, and we will divide the boundaries here. But in this way, if such things happen in the future, it will not be considered to betrayal, and there will be no peace on the border. If the State of Song is wrong, then one is right and one is wrong, and we will give up."

Xiao Guanning said: "So what if there is no peace on the frontier? How could this dynasty be afraid of the Song State? Just fight!"

Yelu Zongzhen looked at Xiao Guanning and said helplessly: "Now there are nearly 400,000 soldiers in Youzhou, nearly 400,000 here, and there are more than 100,000 in Yunshuo. Even if the country is full of all, how long can it be supported? Don't forget how Yuanhao's thief was defeated. He will be defeated in one battle and will be defeated in the whole country!"

Xiao Guanning then realized that the Khitan's troops had exceeded the limit of national strength and could not last long. In the past, the army was assembled to attack the Song territory, and because the grain was from the enemy, the logistics was not difficult. Now these million soldiers were supported by the Khitan. With the farming prefectures and counties in the Khitan, how many months could they provide? The heavy army group of the Song army could not be destroyed in a short period of time, and the Khitan would be dragged to death by its own army.

Ma Baozhong stepped forward and said, "Now there are millions of soldiers to the Song Dynasty alone. The northeast must be guarded against the Jurchens, and the northeast must be guarded against the divination. There are insufficient troops everywhere. Millions of soldiers are on the front line, and just people eat horses and chew it, the country will be unable to support it. If the war cannot be ended within a few months, there will be chaos!"

Yelu Zongzhen frowned and asked Xiao Guanning: "Two months ago, Chief Wu Bazhezi came and said he wanted to send troops to help the dynasty fight with the Song State. Is there any news since then?"

"There is no more news! In the past, Chief Shubu often sent people to pay homage, especially in summer and autumn, where people come every month. But in the past two months, Shubu has never seen anyone come from the king Tuntugusi!"

Xiao Xiaomu shook his head: "No need to ask, those barbarians must have waited and watched when they saw that the Song army was powerful!"

Ma Baozhong said: "This is not a trivial matter, you should look at it with your heart! The Song army has advanced to the Yin Mountains, and is only separated from Zubu. With Yuan Hao as a lesson for the past, Zubu must not be allowed to become the second party, otherwise there will be no peace anymore!"

Yelu Zongzhen only felt a split headache. In just a few months, why did the situation become like this? Now he understood that Yuan Hao died at all. The elite main force was blown up, and various hidden dangers broke out. The seemingly indestructible country collapsed immediately. If he was like Yuan Hao, he had to fight the Song army at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, and it would be impossible to be the second Yuan Hao. Perhaps the Khitan would not collapse like Dangxiang, but he, the emperor, might die like Yuan Hao. Without him, Yelu Zongzhen, there were a lot of people waiting to be the emperor of the Khitan. It did not mean that his biological mother was not dead yet. The Xiao uncles still had huge forces, and Xiao Xiaomu and his uncles were still in charge of the army. It was easy to change the emperor.

This is the strength of the Central Empire of Farming. It may not be so motivated when fighting, but it is full of momentum.

After waved his hand, Yelu Zongzhen said, "There is no need to discuss this matter anymore. We have to admit that we were wrong in taking Tanglong Town. Everyone made mistakes once, and it is still a brotherly country. Otherwise, there will be no peace in the frontier. In this way, a million troops gathered in confrontation with the Song army all year round. How can the country support it? Tanglong Town has been captured by the Song army and taken back. The commander of the Song army threatened that if we are not angry and lose the land of several states, we can send troops to fight. As long as we can conquer it, we will reenter the territory like Tanglong Town."

Yelu Chongyuan, who had been silent, heard this and came forward and said, "How can the Song army be able to withstand them in such a tone? I am willing to lead the army to Fengzhou and meet the Song army for a while to see if they can defend those states!"

Yelu Zongzhen nodded: "This is the best. The Song army stationed heavily in Zhenwu County, where there is a road leading to Dezhou. It is really worthwhile to attack Baishuilu from Dezhou and cut off the army's retreat. I should not go to Fengzhou in this battle, but I must stay here and guard the retreat."

After saying that, he looked at Yelu Renxian on the side: "You are the deputy of the Emperor, and you will lead your troops to Fengzhou together. Remember, if you can take those states, you can take them, you cannot take them, and you don't have to force them. You must not lose all your troops there. Otherwise, the Song army will be launched together, and I will not have enough troops to defend Yunzhou. This battle cannot be delayed, at least one month, at most, only three months, and you must quit. Otherwise, there will be no food and grass. If you can't capture the city, as long as you can kill the Song army, kill them, you will be a great achievement!"

Yelu Ren stepped forward first and agreed to the promise. After a few days, he came back to his senses. On the negotiations that day, he and Liu Liufu were probably trapped by Xu Ping and Fan Zhongyan. The Song army had been there for two months and were waiting for their hard work. This battle would inevitably be very difficult.

Yelu Zongzhen stood up, looked at the crowd, and whispered loudly: "The lion fights with the rabbit, do your best! Since I decided to seize the territory of those states with the Song army, I should attack with all my strength! Now the Song army has nearly 300,000 troops opposite Fengzhou, so I will send 350,000 troops to him! The attack and defense are more powerful than the enemy, and the advantage is me! Within ten days, I will order another 100,000 troops. I will divide 20,000 troops to Dezhou, but only 10,000 people!, guard the passes and prevent the Song army from inviting me to the retreat. All the remaining troops will be taken to Fengzhou with the Emperor of the Emperor. I will only leave the troops in the palace tent of the royal court in Baishui, and the rest will not be left!"

As soon as Yelu Zong said this, he finally regained his former domineering spirit and boosted everyone's morale.

Yelu Chongyuan and Yelu Ren first stepped forward together and responded loudly.

The advantage of 350,000 attacks was already great enough. The Song army had to defend the city and disperse its troops, and was at a disadvantage in each direction compared to the Khitan. Yelu Zongzhen took a desperate bet and sent out all the troops outside the troops directly under the royal court.

Of course, the most elite force of the Khitan is the tens of thousands of people in the royal court tent, which must not be lost. Almost all the Khitan royal nobles were in each palace. If they were destroyed here, the Khitan fundamentals would be cut off.

Xiao Guanning said: "Your Majesty, who will guard Dezhou?"

"But Liu Wuchang, the governor of Wuding Army, took ten thousand troops from his headquarters to defend Dezhou. As long as you guard all the passes, the Song army would not be able to access the road! There are all mountain passes, and the army is useless. There are tens of thousands of people, and it is enough!"

Yelu Zongzhen did not think that ten thousand people could defend Dezhou. He bet that the Song army would not attack from there. Unless he really wanted to eat all 300,000 to 400,000 people, what if he attacked Dezhou? The army from that mountain road was not enough to deal with his palace tent soldiers.

Sending troops from Dezhou will inevitably cooperate with Daizhou to attack Shuozhou, otherwise it will not make much sense. In this way, the two countries will start a full battle and are all in chaos. Judging from the situation where Yelu Renxian and Liu Liufu talked, the Song army did not have this intention.

Xu Ping really didn't have this intention. Hexi, Hedong and Hebei were in full swing, and the Song army was also not prepared.
Chapter completed!