Jia Kui put away the binoculars, got off the watchtower, and couldn't help shaking his head. The Khitan army of 300,000 was menacing, and as a result, it only attacked once or twice, and then confronted the Song army. Later, artillery was transported to fight against the Song army, but it did not take advantage.

I just saw that a Khitan artillery piece that was damaged by the Song army yesterday was taken back, and I don't know where it was transported. The Khitan cannon is not easy to build, and it is estimated that they are reluctant to throw it away. This battle is too boring.

Back to the handsome tent, it happened that Zhao Zi arrived. Jia Kui set up a banquet, and the two chatted while drinking.

Zhao Zi said: "The Khitan army has been here for more than ten days. Just staring at him with such big eyes and not attacking, how can this war end? ”

Jia Kui said: "When their food is finished, they should be withdrawn." The Privy Council strictly ordered that this time it was only to hold Shuozhou, not to attack, so it could only be consumed like this. The Khitans attacked fiercely on the first day, and the back was just for show, to test it. ”

Zhao Zi shook his head: "I still think that you are fighting fiercely here, and the casualties are too heavy, and my men and horses are still helping." Now it seems that this battle is over, and it will not be my turn to cross the river. It's okay, it's not bad to win a battle comfortably. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zi remembered the official document he received the day before yesterday and said: "The Privy Council asked us to record the arrangements for this battle in detail, including how to set up camp and arrange positions, etc., all of which must be remembered clearly. Every time an army is sent out or an enemy is met, it must be recorded. You say, "What does the cardinal mean by doing this?" ”

Jia Kui said: "Which knows." So what the Privy Council commanded, we just did. This battle seems to be like this, from the time Datong Mansion sent troops to now, it has been more than ten days, and the Khitan spirit has been exhausted. They have neither divided their troops nor changed their deployment, so there should be no big war. ”

As a soldier, Jia Kui felt very pity. I led this army for several years, and finally waited for the war, but there was no battle.

Zhao Zi said: "Now it seems that the Khitan went south this time, and they didn't think about it at all, and many things look ridiculous. Because Shuozhou was occupied by the imperial court, he was angry and raised troops, but when the army arrived in Mayi, he found that there was no way, and he froze there all of a sudden. The withdrawal of the army is to show weakness to the imperial court, so it is frozen there. It is estimated that if you wait for a few more days, the logistics will be unfavorable, and you will have to go back obediently after all. ”

Jia Kui said: "Taiwei Du only took Shuozhou this time, and it seems that he is hitting the Khitan joint. This place is conducive to defense, no matter how many soldiers and horses are useless, no matter how unwilling the Khitan is, there is no way. It seems that we have occupied Shuozhou this time. ”

Zhao Zi said with a smile: "Taiwei saw that the Khitan had fought for five years and concluded that it did not have the national strength to start a war immediately, so he did so." If it weren't for the attack on Shuozhou, the Khitan army of 300,000 would have done a lot of things, where would it be so smooth. ”

Jia Kui nodded. If Shuozhou is ignored, the Khitan can raise troops to march west to attack the river meandering road. The terrain there is open, and it is not so easy to block the Khitan army. When fighting in Khitan, they often don't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, and the army comes and goes like the wind, which is really difficult to deal with.

In Shuozhou City, Yelu Xiantong and Wu Zhan were in the post house, drinking tea and talking about staying.

Yelu Hongji had already sent a letter, asking the two to quickly go to the capital to negotiate with the Song Dynasty and end the war as soon as possible. Shuozhou had no choice but to give it to the Song Dynasty. But to the north of Datong Prefecture, Dezhou and Bai Shui Luo should try to come back, and if they don't come back, they should also try to stabilize as much as possible. The 300,000 Khitan army is in Mayi, and it can't be the enemy because of grain, and the grain and grass need to be transported from Youzhou, and the burden is too great to hold on.

Wu Zhan said: "Now Pang Ji seems to be avoiding us and refusing to meet. I wanted to see him yesterday, but I said that something happened, and I delayed it until today, and I said that I was not feeling well. If this continues, when will I be able to go to Kaifeng Mansion? ”

Yelu Xiantong sighed: "We can't help Song Jun, of course that's it." The Song army relied on the battlefield to gain the upper hand, thinking that it could be delayed for a day, taking advantage of more, and by the way, making the saint suffer some hardships. ”

Wu Zhan said: "This is not possible. If it drags on for a long time, the army is forced to retreat, and it is even more difficult to speak. ”

Yelu Xiantong nodded: "If you want to find a way, you can't wait here." Tomorrow, we will go to the gate of the state government and go directly to meet Pang Ji. Don't believe that Song Jun can still stop us? Although the two countries exchanged troops, they did not mean to fight, and it was not easy to tear their faces. ”

Wu Zhan nodded, and had no choice but to do so. Exchanges between countries are still based on strength, and whichever side is stronger will have the capital. This time, the Khitan could not capture Shuozhou, and the military was inferior, and the negotiations with the Song Dynasty would not have a good result. In the past, when negotiating, Song Dynasty officials were always worried that Khitan officials would find excuses to start a war and tolerate them everywhere. When fighting against the party, he even promised to increase the amount of currency, but now it is the other way around.

Pang is an old fox, sitting in Shuozhou, and he can't talk about a result with him.

On the second day, Yelu Xiantong and Wu Zhan were about to go to break into the Shuozhou official office, but a soldier came, saying that Pang was invited. Yelu Xiantong and Wu Zhan were surprised, could it be that Pang Ji could still know his thoughts?

When he arrived at the official office, Pang Ji was already waiting in the living room. The two saluted and sat down, and Pang Ji ordered tea to be served.

After asking for tea, Pang Ji said: "The weather has been suddenly warm in the past few days, and I have been infected with wind congestion, so I don't want to blame the two of you." ”

Yelu Xiantong hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Don't dare." Xianggong, we have been in Shuozhou for many days, and it is not good to stay any longer. Xianggong is a slight envoy of Hedong Road, and it is not easy to call the shots, so we will go to Kaifeng Mansion to theorize. ”

Pang Ji waved his hand: "I have said this matter many times, in the past, the two emperors of Khitan stood side by side, and this dynasty has never interfered. Now that Chongyuan has been defeated, what do you have to say that the land under his rule has been occupied by me? Just like your country occupies the Datong Mansion, you can get it with your ability, how can you let it out. ”

Yelu Xiantong said: "How can there be such a truth in the world? Chongyuan is a rebel thief, this is the internal affairs of the Khitan, and his territory is still the land of the Khitan after all. Today, the Holy Lord has pacified the Chongyuan, the Khitan has been reunited, and the natural land should be recovered. ”

Pang Ji said: "This kind of thing, the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, and the public says that the public is reasonable." As far as I am concerned, Xiao Ge is desperate and willing to sacrifice the city, so he is naturally happy to follow. At that time, your lord had not yet entered Datong Mansion. Now Shuozhou City is here, you sent troops to attack, then have you fought it? ”

Hearing this, Yelu Xiantong and Wu Zhan glanced at each other and did not speak. The front line cannot win the battle, and that is it. Ren The two of them said that the sky was falling, Pang Ji was just a sentence, can you come to fight. If you can't beat it, what else do you have to say?

Yelu Xiantong said: "Not to mention Shuozhou, Yang Wenguang in the north forcibly took Dezhou, and then attacked Baishuiluo in the east. This is the Khitan territory, how can it be justified that your army is coming to attack! This matter is not on your Hedong Road, we still go to Kaifeng Mansion early to reason with your court! ”

Pang Ji said: "What's so strange! Your 300,000 troops are in Mayi, and this dynasty must deal with it. Yang Wenguang's department was nothing more than to relieve the siege of Mayi. If the battle goes on, what's so strange about him attacking all the way to Zhongjing? Is this what wars are all about? ”

Yelu Xiantong was too lazy to say to Pang Ji again, so he only said: "Xianggong, I don't know when it will be convenient to send us to Kaifeng Mansion?" You report to the court, and there are many days, and the court should have an official document back. ”

Pang Ji thought for a while and said, "Even if you want to go to Kaifeng Mansion, it is not easy to stop you." Well, I'll prepare. Two days later, I will send someone to escort you to Bingzhou, where you can take the train to the capital. ”