On the second day, Yelu Hongji ordered people to inform the guards of Changqing County, telling them that Xiao Ge had surrendered to the Song Dynasty and that Yelu Chongyuan was already a prisoner of the Song Dynasty, and ordered them to surrender immediately. As a result, the generals defending the city did not believe it at all, and it took two days to make them believe and surrender.

After Changqing County, there were not many twists and turns in Datong Mansion. The matter of Shuozhou in the south has been reported here, and there is no point in fighting, and the defenders will surrender directly. In order to appease the people's hearts, Yelu Hongji did not kill and poke on a large scale, but only sent troops and horses to occupy the surroundings.

On the fifth day, when the surrounding area was calmed down, Yelu Xiantong and Wu Zhan left the capital and headed for Shuozhou in the south.

After passing Heyin County, there will be no more people on the road, and the road is exceptionally quiet. Even in the woods on the side of the road, the beasts and birds seemed to have disappeared, and there was no movement at all, which made people feel panicked.

Yelu Xiantong said to Wu Zhan beside him: "I heard that the Song army has concentrated its forces in the area of Mayi, and all the surrounding households have been emptied, it seems that this is really the case." Looking at this posture, don't you really want to have a big battle with this dynasty? ”

Wu Zhan said: "Probably not." The Song army had 200,000 troops on Hequ Road and 100,000 on Hedong Road, even if all of them were transferred to Shuozhou, it would not be enough to destroy our 400,000 army. Not to mention, the defenders of Datong Mansion surrendered, and there were 200,000 more Chongyuan out of thin air. The army of 600,000 is concentrated in Datong Mansion, a small place, and the Song people have the courage to fight! ”

Yelu Xiantong sighed: "Looking at the terrain here, if the Song people only want to defend it, 600,000 people will be helpless against them." ”

Wu Zhan nodded and did not speak. There are only forty miles wide between the two mountains in Mayi, and there is a gray river passing through it, and the Song army wants to defend it, and the Khitan is really difficult to attack. On the front of forty miles, on one side is Mayi City, and on the other side is Yanmen Pass, and the 600,000 army is useless.

When I arrived at Mayi, I saw that the camp tents of the Song army were all around. One side stretches up to the mountains, and the other side reaches the Gray River. On the opposite side of the Gray River, there is still a Song military camp tent, and I don't know where it extends.

Yelu Xiantong said: "Bitter, the Song army is really going to occupy Shuozhou City!" ”

The Song army scouts had already discovered Yelu Xiantong and his party, and as soon as they arrived, they saw Jia Kui and the generals coming out.

stepped forward to salute, Jia Kui said: "Look at your festival, you should be an envoy of the northern country." I don't know who is here, and what is the priority? ”

Yelu Xiantong stepped forward and saluted: "Yelu Xiantong, the privy envoy of the Lower Northern Kingdom, this one is Wu Zhan, the governor of the country, as the chief and deputy envoy, and he was ordered by the emperor to send an envoy to the south. I heard that Yelu Chongyuan, a traitor in my country, was held hostage by his subordinate Xiao Ge and voted for the southern country, so I came to inquire. ”

Jia Kui said: "I am a military general, but I can't answer the king." ”

Yelu Xiantong arched his hand: "This matter should be negotiated with the pacification envoy of your country." Shuozhou is close to Hedong Road, and it should be pacified by Hedong Road. Taiwei can let us go, and we will go to see Pang Xianggong in Bingzhou. ”

Guo Kui smiled: "It's a coincidence, Pang Xiangcheng is in Shuozhou City, and the two of them don't have to go so far." ”

Yelu Xiantong and Wu Zhan glanced at each other and said, "This is the best, please send us to Shuozhou." ”

"The two of you will go back to the camp with me, and after you have rested, I will send someone to send you there." After speaking, Jia Kui gave up his hand and invited the two of them to enter the county seat of Mayi.

After entering the county seat, Jia Kui set up a wine feast for the two of them. Regarding the relationship between the two countries and the purpose of the Song Dynasty, Jia Kui did not know anything. only said that he was a military general, and he was ordered to transfer troops, and they could only ask Pang Xianggong in Shuozhou.

On the second day, Jia Kui sent a guard to protect Yelu Xiantong and Wu Zhan and headed for Shuozhou. On the way, the two looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Jia Kui is obviously the commander of the Mayi area, with tens of thousands of troops in his hands, and he doesn't know everything when he talks about it, and he has never encountered this kind of thing before.

Now the command of the Song Dynasty's army has slowly been received into the hands of the Privy Council and the commanders, and the power of the generals has become smaller. Of course, Jia Kui should know everything, but he did not have the power to negotiate with the Khitan envoys, and those powers were indeed in the hands of Pang Ji now.

After a day's travel, it was almost evening, and I arrived outside Shuozhou City. Pang Ji got the news early and greeted him outside the city. Arrange Yelu Xiantong and Wu Zhan in the post house, and in the evening, Pang Ji personally set up a banquet to catch the wind for the two.

Sitting at the back of the post house, a few people drank tea and waited outside to prepare a banquet. Yelu Xiantong couldn't help but asked, "Xianggong, I heard that it was the traitor Xiao Ge who dedicated the city, and your country occupied Shuozhou." I don't know where the thief is? What is your country going to do about this? ”

Pang Ji said: "In the east of Xiahe, there is Xiao Ge to offer the city, so naturally he should bring a large army to come." As for what will happen in the future, it depends on the arrangements of the imperial court. ”

Wu Zhan arched his hand: "I don't know where the traitor Chongyuan and Xiao Ge are?" These two are serious offenders in their own country, and they want to give us a bus to us—"

Pang Ji laughed when he heard this: "Xianggong, Xiao Ge is the hero of the city, this dynasty should treat him well, how can he be handed over to you?" ”

Yelu Xiantong listened to it and said: "Shuozhou is the Shuozhou of our country, how can two traitors teach each other privately!" ”

Pang Ji shook his head: "King, before that, Chongyuan was fighting with Hong Ji for the position of emperor, and he was supported by the Queen Mother. The area around Datong Mansion is naturally Chongyuan's territory, he has no way to go, and he is committed to the city to take refuge in this dynasty, what's wrong? ”

Yelu Xiantong Zhengse said: "Chongyuan is the emperor privately, and he is fighting for the right dynasty, and everyone should be punished!" How can the place under his rule be owned by him? Now that the emperor has occupied Xijing and destroyed the Chongyuan rebel party, everything should be returned! ”

Pang Ji said slowly: "What you Khitan think, it has nothing to do with this dynasty. I only know that this city is dedicated by Chongyuan and Xiao Ge, and has nothing to do with anything else. What will happen hereafter, I will declare it to myself in accordance with the Privy Council. The two envoys, this matter can only go to the capital to discuss with the Privy Council. ”

Wu Zhan saw Pang Jishi's prevarication, and said angrily: "There is a rebellion in Chongyuan, which is unfortunate for this dynasty, but your country can take advantage of this time to occupy my land, can you feel at ease?" The country of two brothers, where in the world is there such a brother! ”

Pang Ji said slowly: "The sixteen states of Yanyun were originally abandoned by the traitor Shi Jingtang, and they were not Khitan land. According to the Xianggong Theory, you should have returned these places to the Central Plains a long time ago, how could you occupy them and not return them? ”

Wu Zhan was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer. The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are the homeland of the Central Plains, which was dedicated to the Khitan by Shi Jingtang and became the starting base for the Khitan to intervene in the affairs of the Central Plains. Of course, the Khitan was able to occupy these sixteen states, relying on its own strength, otherwise it would have been recaptured by the Central Plains Dynasty long ago.

However, at this time, neither country wants to fight, and each is looking for reasons to convince the other. Speaking of which, it is impossible to escape Shi Jingtang's dedication of sixteen states to the Khitan, and for this reason, the Song army occupies an invincible position. In the final analysis, this is Xiao Ge's dedication to the city, not the Song Dynasty's forcible seizure. As long as there is this name, the Song Dynasty is not afraid of fighting with the Khitan. Yelu Hongji won the battle, and it can be said that Yelu Chongyuan is a traitor and traitor, and the Song Dynasty can deny it. Hongji, who had just unified the Khitan, still needed the recognition of the Song Dynasty.

The foundation of the relations between the two countries is not brotherhood, friendship and brotherhood, but the strength of both sides. After all these years of development, the Song Dynasty destroyed the party again, and it was no longer the time when it was inferior before, so it naturally spoke differently. If you don't feel satisfied, can you beat it? Jia Kui and Zhao Zi's more than 80,000 troops on the front line were waiting for the Khitan to fight. After this battle, the Khitan can recognize their current status. If the Song Dynasty wants to let Shuozhou out, it is not possible to rely on talking, and it is always necessary to really score the winner before he can speak.