After Tanglong Town, Shi Quanbin said to Du Zhongxiao: "To be controlled, it is ominous to kill and surrender, you don't kill the captured Khitan people understand and feel right." But Wudu commanded the envoy to kill more than 20 soldiers after the enemy army had retreated, entered the city without interrogation, and should be held accountable for this matter. ”

Du Zhongxiao said lightly: "Liu Huai is his favorite general, he was killed by the rebels, and many people saw it, so why bother interrogating." ”

Shi Quanbin said: "Those people deserve their crimes, but it's not a general who can kill without permission."

Du Zhongxiao waved his hand: "That's it, there's no need to talk about it." The court blames me, and I carry it down. ”

Shi Quanbin saw that Du Zhongxiao looked bad, so he didn't say more. A big victory, it is time to celebrate, there is no need to argue with Du Zhongxiao for such a thing. Although he is said to be the deputy marshal, in fact, Shi Quanbin does not have any specific powers in the army, and he is really a supervisor.

In the yamen in front, several people were drafting the good news of the performance. Time is too tight, and it is impossible for everyone's military exploits to be calculated clearly at this time, so I can only mention a few important figures first. Among these people, Liu Huai is the most important, and Du Zhongxiao personally set the first place in military merit, which makes many people worried.

In a big battle, the number of dead and wounded of the Song army outside was not as large as the number of people killed in the city due to civil strife. At a critical time, Liu Huai defended this military city and did not let the Khitans in, avoiding countless accidents. The battle is like this, and it has a very big relationship with Liu Huai.

The highest-ranking general who died in battle actually died at the hands of his own people, which made Du Zhongxiao very uncomfortable. The joy of victory was diluted by this incident. This is the city that I built back then, but I didn't expect it to fall to this step in a few years.

At this moment, a personal soldier came in and said with a forked hand: "Report, two Khitans outside the city, saying that they are the envoys of Yelu Chongyuan, the younger brother of the Khitan Emperor!" ”

Du Zhongxiao listened and said, "Let them go into the city and come to see me." ”

When the soldiers went out, Du Zhongxiao said to Shi Quanbin: "The Khitans can't hold on, this is to sue for peace." ”

Shi Quanbin said curiously: "Most of them have retreated, and there are only thousands of dead and wounded, why did they flee to sue for peace?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "Nearly 10,000 troops, how can they survive the Yellow River in one day?" In another day or two, the Khitan army will be able to reach the banks of the Yellow River. When Yelu Chongyuan fled, he couldn't take the military rations with him, and thousands of cavalry followed him and ran away! Group practice, let's go meet the Khitans. ”

After speaking, he stood up and went to the front hall with Shi Quanbin.

The main hall sat still, and after a short time, the guards brought in two Khitan envoys. One person's Khitan costume and one person's Han costume are Khitan traditions.

The two stepped forward, and the people in Khitan costumes gave their hands: "Xiao Liangde, the envoy of the Fengguo Festival, and Lu Fu, Wei Weiqing, are ordered by the emperor's younger brother to meet the general." ”

Du Zhongxiao didn't get up, and arched his hand and said: "Tianzhang Pavilion is to be systematized, Hedong Road is slightly deputy envoy, and Du Zhongxiao is in charge of the soldiers and horses of the six states." Come, set up a seat for the two envoys, and serve tea. ”

The two sat down, and Xiao Liangde said: "It turned out to be Du Zhizhi, and the king ordered me to say hello." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "I have a heart." The two of you came, I don't know what you brought to the emperor's brother? ”

Xiao Liangde said: "This time the two armies fought in Tanglong Town, and everything started because of the guard general Yu Jingyang. He sent someone to tell the king that this place originally belonged to the party, and not long ago the party called the party a vassal to this dynasty, and this place was designated as the land of this dynasty. Yu Jingyang heard that he wanted to dedicate this place to the king and have today. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't say these words. The ownership of this place is clear, the family is Song Chen, and there are Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses here, how can there be a reason to belong to the party? This battle was your invasion of the Song Land, and you were finally driven away, the right and wrong are clearly understood, and there is no need to say anything else. In the end, how about the two countries, their own imperial courts and your theories. I was ordered to defend the city, and that's all. ”

Su Liangde's face was a little embarrassed, and he stopped talking. If you win, everything is an excuse, and if you lose, the excuse is just to bring humiliation on yourself.

Lu Fu said: "If you say so, we have nothing to say, so how about putting this matter on hold first?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "I am ordered to defend the city, and the other two don't have to tell me, they have their own court to deal with, and there is nothing to put aside." If you want to discuss the merits of this matter, I will send someone to send you to Bingzhou, and Han Xianggong will be there to reason with you. ”

Lu Fu hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, what the system said is true." Come today, and don't talk about that. What the imperial brother wants to say, there are many misunderstandings in this battle, and the misunderstanding will be clarified in the future. Now that the war is over, why bother sending troops to our army after the control? ”

Du Zhongxiao laughed when he heard this: "Then you go back and tell King Yelu that the city here is the city of the Great Song Dynasty, and the land is the land of the Great Song Dynasty, and he led tens of thousands of troops into the Song Dynasty to attack the Song City, how can the Great Song Dynasty ignore it?" He is still staying in the Song Land with a large army, and I don't send troops to monitor, how can I explain to the imperial court? ”

Lu Fu said: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid, waiting for the system is not just to send people to monitor, but to wait for the veterans of our army and division to get tired and start the war again." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "In the Great Song Realm, I will send troops to annihilate the invading enemy, and I want to ask you if you are willing?!" ”

Speaking of this, his voice was full of expression, looking at Xiao Liangde and Lu Fu.

The two couldn't help but be shocked, looked at each other, and didn't speak for a while. The Khitan sent envoys to the Song Dynasty, and they were generally Khitans, and the deputy envoys were generally Han Chinese. Yelu Chongyuan sent two people this time, which is also to continue this tradition, and the actual people who are in charge are Khitans, this time it is Xiao Liangde.

Xiao Liangde was helpless, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "To be controlled, if you are defeated today, what else do you have to say?" I just want to ask, what is going to be, and only when the system is made will the army leave safely. The king said, promise not to loot, not to hurt the passing households, as long as we are allowed to leave. ”

Du Zhongxiao's face softened, and said: "I am Song Chen, and I will protect the territory and the people in the local area, and I will not fight lightly." If King Jerod could restrain his soldiers, I wouldn't be embarrassed for him. Although the Great Song Dynasty is big, he doesn't want to invite King Yelu to eat our Great Song Dynasty's meal. ”

Xiao Liangde was overjoyed: "So, wait for my army to leave?" ”

"Send Yu Jingyang back first! All my ** soldiers who rebelled into the Khitan army, and the population you plundered, all sent back! ”

Xiao Liangde nodded again and again: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, Yu Jingyang's guy is not only rebelling against the Song Dynasty, but also harming us this time, so he should be sent back and dealt with strictly by your country!" All other belongings and people will also be returned. We'll go back, and we'll do it right away. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "I am the minister of the army, I only talk about military affairs, and the rest have my own people sent by the Han Prime Minister of the Prefecture to theorize with the principal of your Datong Mansion." Go back and tell King Yelu that as long as he sends back all the property, population, and rebels he has plundered after entering the Song Realm, I will guarantee that he will leave the Song Land safely. Otherwise, it's not so easy to leave! If you want to come, you can come, but if you can go or not, you can't be the master! ”

Xiao Liangde and Lu Fu said yes again and again, wrote down Du Zhongxiao's words, and went back to report to Yelu Chongyuan.

From the east of Tanglong Town, it is all a small road, and the Khitan army can't go so fast. Moreover, after crossing the Yellow River, there is a partial head village in the east, which is followed by the cavalry of the Song army, and Yelu Chongyuan has no risk of being completely destroyed at any time.

Even if they fled, the Khitan army not only had a large number of looted property, but also a lot of captive Song Dynasty population, many of whom were Han Chinese. In the Khitan, these are the private property of the generals, and they will not be easily given up. If it weren't for being forced by the Song army, Yelu Chongyuan wouldn't have spoken.