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If we do not fight the rebels, then whether Xijing will defend or not? Can we defend it?

"Give up the Xijing." Xiao Fengxian was very courageous and opened his mouth, which scared the emperor and a group of ministers.

Abandoning Xijing? What does it mean to abandoning Xijing? It means that all five capitals are lost. It is obvious that if the Liao army retreated without fighting and left Xijing to Li Hu, then Li Hu could immediately occupy the Jiuzhou behind Shanhou, then cross Juyong Pass and Zijin Pass, turn around and attack Yanjing.

The Jurchens were attacking Zhongjing. If Li Hu commanded the rebels to attack Yanjing from east to west, Yelu Chun would definitely not be able to defend it. The five capitals were lost, and most of the country of the Great Liao was lost, leaving only a thousand-mile desert. Can the Khitans make a comeback by relying on this ten thousand-mile desert and the foreign races on the desert?

The answer is no. If you want to make a comeback, it will be difficult to reach the sky.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, the most realistic and feasible way to preserve the reign of the Great Liao Kingdom is to divide Liaodong into three parts." Xiao Fengxian relied on the emperor's favor and opened his mouth and said what others dare not say.

The emperor doesn't like to listen to this sentence, so he is unhappy. I can accept it if you ask me to preserve my strength and retreat without fighting, but it is too much for you to say that the way to preserve the reign of the Great Liao Kingdom is to divide Liaodong by three points, right?

Of course, Xiao Fengxian would not make the emperor unhappy. His next sentence immediately made the emperor believe that the person who is most loyal to him in the world was Xiao Fengxian.

"The army of the Song Dynasty has not moved yet," Xiao Fengxian said, "Three years ago, we knew that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty took the initiative to form an alliance with the Jurchens and wanted to join the Jin Dynasty to attack Liao. Three years later, the situation in Liaodong had turned upside down. According to the principle, the army of the Song Dynasty should have gone north to attack, but why did there be no movement for a long time?"

The emperor and the ministers looked at each other, thinking about this issue. Indeed, the Song Dynasty's actions were too abnormal. The Song Dynasty could not give up such a good opportunity to give up the Northern Expedition. The only explanation was that it was ready to go and was waiting for the best attack moment.

"The Song Dynasty's Northern Expedition. Hundreds of thousands of troops rushed in. Can we defend Yanjing and Xijing?" Xiao Fengxian asked, "Although we intend to ced the seven states in front of the mountain to the Song Dynasty in exchange for the assistance of the Song Dynasty, at this moment, did the Song Dynasty fall into a trap? If nothing unexpected happens, this plan can only delay the Song Dynasty's Northern Expedition at most, and cannot stop the Song Dynasty's Northern Expedition at all."

"The army of the Song Dynasty has entered. Its strength is the strongest. Whether it is us, Li Hu, or the Jurchens, they are not their opponents. In this way, Yan Yun is lost. We confront the two Jurchens. May I ask, with our current strength, can we block the Jurchens?"

The emperor was afraid and silent. Xiao Delidie, Yelu Mage and others looked disdainful and scoffed at Xiao Fengxian's words. In their opinion, the five capitals of the Great Liao lost two. The Great Liao still had more than 200,000 troops. They still had the ability to fight the Jurchens to the death. But the premise was that you must kill you, the shameless landlords and factions.

"To be more serious, when we and the Jurchens fight each other in the northern desert, the Song Dynasty can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. When we and the Jurchens are dying, it will be the Song Dynasty's turn to take action and realize the great cause of unification between China and foreign countries."

The emperor and the ministers suddenly realized why the Song Dynasty had not yet made a northern expedition. The target of the Song Dynasty was not Yanyun, but the unification of China and foreign countries. Therefore, the Song people believed that the best time for attack had not yet appeared. Walked to the map and said to the emperor. "For the Liao Dynasty, the most urgent task is to preserve its strength, endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. When the strength is restored, the opportunity comes. We will regain the five capitals and regain the mountains and rivers."

Opportunity? What opportunity? The emperor was puzzled.

Xiao Fengxian explained in detail.

When Li Hu got Xijing, he would immediately attack Yanjing. Yelu Chun could not defend it. He would definitely withdraw it. This would help Yelu Chun to resolve military power, kill Yelu Chun and his followers, purify the palace tent, and work together inside and outside.

Li Hu occupied Yanyun, Jurchens occupied Northeast Road, and Liaodong formed a three-part pattern, with three-legged three-legged squadrons and restrained each other.

What should the Song Dynasty do at this moment? The sudden three-point pattern in Liaodong must have surprised them, so they rushed to the northern expedition. The Song people first had to fight Li Hu in order to regain Yanyun and rebuild the barrier of the Central Plains. If Li Hu died, the northern Liao and Jin countries were threatened by the Song Dynasty, so they would do their best to help Li Hu. We are far away in the desert and can provide appropriate support, but the Jurchens are no longer able to do it. Their territory is close to Youyan, and their lips are dead and their teeth are cold, and they have to fight if they don’t fight. The Three Kingdoms are fighting in Youyan, and this is our chance to restore our country.

On the contrary, if we fight Li Hu now, it is good to win, but if we win, there is a serious problem, that is, the imperial system and Yelu Chun. If the imperial system is not solved, Yelu Chun will not solve it. The Daliao palace tent has been in a state of chaos. If this victory is fought, it will be a waste of time. In the future, it will only be a waste of the Song people and the Jurchen people.

If you lose, it will be all over. Not only will the Xijing be lost, but the great Liao Kingdom is also in danger. What is particularly worrying is that if you lose, your Majesty will have no troops, and Yelu Chun can retreat to the desert with more than 100,000 troops. What should Your Majesty do then? Will Yelu Chun let Yelu Chun slaughter?

Therefore, carefully weighing the gains and losses, this battle cannot be fought. As long as Your Majesty has an army, strength, and a desert of thousands of miles, the country's destiny of the Great Liao will not collapse, and Your Majesty will always be the emperor of the Great Liao.

The emperor smiled and nodded frequently.

Xiao Delidie and Yelu Mage were both shocked and angry, and were extremely desperate. As long as the emperor was determined in this battle, the chances of winning were very high. Once he won, the situation in Liaodong would be completely different. However, Xiao Fengxian, who was cunning and afraid of death, took advantage of the emperor's unwillingness to give up power until his death, and persuaded the emperor in a few words.

The emperor had already lost once in Bubudagang, but lost half of the country. If he lost this time, he would lose the entire country. Therefore, he did not dare to take risks and could not bear the responsibility for defeat. Therefore, he followed Xiao Fengxian's advice and retreated without fighting.

The emperor ordered the palace tent troops to retreat first, go north to the Great Wall, and head straight to the southwest road. Xiao Fengxian, Yelu Mage and other ministers accompanied him to protect him.

Yelu Foding led his army to block the rebels on the front line of the Great Wall to prevent the rebels from chasing them later.

The remaining troops of Xijing, Yelu Sabaze led his army to defend Xijing, dragged the rebels firmly, and bought time for the emperor to go north.

Privy Councilor Xiao Delidi, King Yelu Mage of the North Court and other ministers tried hard to persuade him, but the emperor was disheartened and ordered Yelu Mage to assemble the palace tent army and leave Xijing overnight.

On August 23, the Rebels' vanguard conquered Hongzhou.

On August 24th, all the rebels crossed the Sanggan River. Li Hu ordered the Bohai Army and the Hulie Second Army to form a vanguard army, and were led by him to kill Xijing as quickly as possible.

On August 26, Li Hu led his vanguard troops to cross Qingpi Road, rushed past Bai Dengtai, and successfully reached the city of Xijing.

All this went too smoothly, which made Li Hu and a group of generals frightened. They sent a large number of scouts to investigate everywhere, looking for the main force of the Liao army, for fear of being attacked by the Liao army.

Xijing is Datong, which is located between the Great Walls inside and outside. It is "connected to Shanggu in the east, connected to Heng in the south, bounded to the Yellow River in the west, controlled the desert in the north, and lived in the key points of the border, and was a vassal screen of the capital." Since ancient times, it has been a place that military strategists must fight for.

In such an important place, the Liao army allowed the rebels to advance straight into the city and surrounded it. It was indeed incredible. Li Hu couldn't understand, and Gao Baolong, Abaddon and others couldn't understand. The only explanation was that the Emperor of the Great Liao was not here at all, or that the Emperor of the Great Liao commanded the army to dig a trap and was waiting for the rebels to jump into it.

Li Hu led a team of iron guards to circle the city, and discussed with Gao Baolong and Abaddon for a long time. To be on the safe side, he ordered Dong Xiaochou and Tieying to lead the main army to temporarily station in Qingpi Road in case of being ambushed by the Liao people. After finding out the situation around Xijing, he would consider whether to siege the city and attack.

On August 27, Yunshuo's army arrived in Xijing. Ying Qin and a group of horse thieves returned to their hometown again. They were very excited and volunteered to roar with a team of horse troops to investigate the enemy situation. Within two days, Ying Qin and his horse thieves ran all over the area within a radius of 100 miles of Datong, and finally found the main force of the Liao army outside the Great Wall. This news made Li Hu breathe a sigh of relief. However, he did not transfer all the main force to the city of Xijing, but asked Hou Gu and Mao army to lurk near Cailiang Mountain with Feiyun Army and Hu Lie.

On August 29, Dong Xiaochou and Tieying led the resentful army and the third army of Hu Lie to the city of Xijing.

Now there is no way to attack the city. The main force of the Liao army is outside the Great Wall, only one hundred miles away from Xijing. If the rebel army sieges the city, the main force of the Liao army will inevitably approach. If this goes on over and over again, time will be delayed.

Li Hu and a group of generals rushed to the city at Ma City, looking at the city in the distance, at a loss.

"How many Liao troops are there in the desert? When will they be assembled?" Li Hu sighed, "The emperor of the Liao Kingdom must have gone to the desert to summon the army. We have not had much time left."

Dong Xiaohou pondered for a long time and said slowly: "I think this city can no longer be attacked."

Li Hu looked at him and smiled, "Decisive battle?"
Chapter completed!