Su Jin ordered the siege to be stopped, and the whole army camped in place to rest, and at the same time sent someone to invite the Empress Dowager Yeli to meet in a small town eighty miles north of Youzhou.

The Empress Dowager Yeli naturally didn't dare to slack off, and hurried from Xingqing Mansion to meet this hairy-footed son-in-law like a big savior.

In a simple house in the center of the small market town, two secret allies began to talk in a harmonious atmosphere.

The Empress Dowager Yeli was not rude, and when she saw Su Jin, she naturally wanted to thank the Great Song Dynasty for her selfless assistance: "Lord Su has come to the rescue, and the mourning family has thanked Lord Su for his great kindness on behalf of millions of people in the Great Xia Kingdom, and when the war subsides, the mourning family will personally go to Bianliang to thank His Majesty the Emperor of your country." ”

Su Jin smiled and said: "The Queen Mother is polite, you have not lived up to our expectations, the first battle was fought beautifully, and the 60,000 cavalry of the Liao Army were swallowed alive like this, I thought you didn't have such great ability, it was really surprising." ”

Ye Li Dulan said: "Those who underestimate my Great Xia military strength will inevitably pay the price, the Liao people want to take advantage of the fire to rob, and the mourning family burned his dog paws." ”

Su Jin said: "The Liao people have been hit hard by this, and it is estimated that they are scared, but has the queen mother thought about the situation after this battle?" ”

Ye Li Dulan said: "The mourning family estimates that they should weigh their identity, maybe they will retreat, maybe they will retaliate, in short, it is best to retreat, if they dare to attack, the Great Xia Xiongshi is not afraid of them." ”

Su Jin smiled and was silent.

Ye Li Dulan sensed that Su Jin seemed to have something to say, so he said: "Lord Su invited the mourning family to meet this time, saying that there is an urgent matter, but I don't know what it is?" ”

Su Jin thought for a while and said, "Did the Queen Mother ever think that after the defeat in the first battle, the Liao people would think about the hundreds of thousands of troops of your country that suddenly appeared?" ”

Yeli Dulan pursed his lips and said: "The mourning family has thought about it, I am afraid that the Liao people will suspect you, maybe your feint plan will be seen through, and the Liao people will send people to Youzhou to investigate the truth if they are sober-minded." ”

Su Jin nodded and said: "Queen Mother Mingjian, I think so too, maybe the secret covenant between you and me will be known to the Liao, but it doesn't matter, even if the Liaons blow up their lungs, they are to blame; How will the Liao people react when they find out that they have been deceived? That's what I care about. ”

Empress Dowager Yeli said: "The mourning family estimates that they will withdraw immediately, obviously one country is hostile to the Xia and Song countries, Yelu Zong is really not that stupid." ”

Su Jin said: "Queen Mother, if the Liao people choose to withdraw from the army, what are your plans?" ”

Ye Li Dulan said: "That's what we can't ask for, it should be the best result, you think, the Liao people worked an expedition, not to mention the consumption of grain and grass materials, and lost 60,000 main troops, and in the end they didn't get anything cheap and went back, Yeluzong is really afraid that he will be sulking for a few years; The national strength and morale of the Liao people have been greatly hit, and it is estimated that they will not dare to raise troops within three years. ”

Su Jin said lightly: "But the main force of the Liao people is still alive, and your Xia Kingdom has been saved, and it has won a big victory; What did our Da Song get? I spent nearly 9 million yuan to support your Xia Kingdom, and I brought 200,000 troops to mobilize the army to mobilize the people to make a feint, and in the end I didn't get anything, how do you say I should explain in the court? ”

Yeli Dulan frowned and said: "Lord Su, you have won the friendship of our party and people, and you can obtain permanent peace in the northwest, the mourning family will personally promise that during the lifetime of the mourning family, Daxia will never be allowed to be an enemy of the Song Kingdom, and we will also return the materials and money and food you aid year by year, or if Lord Su has any other requirements, but as long as I can do it without hurting the country, the mourning family will definitely promise you." ”

Su Jin smiled and said: "I don't need any aid materials and money and food, the friendship of your party members is not necessary for me, as for whether or not I am the enemy of the Great Song Dynasty, please forgive me for my straightforwardness, that is not something you can say, I am afraid that even in your lifetime, even if you have an idea, you will not dare to implement it, because it is to rely on the national strength and military strength to speak, not to smash stones with eggs." ”

Ye Li Dulan changed his color and said: "Lord Su, the friendship of my party members has been trampled on by you like this? A gesture of goodwill is worthless in your eyes? ”

Su Jin shook his head and said: "Queen Mother, let's talk about things, the few points of return you put forward are not the most urgent requirements of my Great Song Dynasty, what we want is real benefits." You should be able to understand that. ”

Ye Lidulan said coldly: "Do you want me to cede the land of Great Xia to your country? It's impossible. ”

Su Jin waved his hand and said: "No, how can I say that you are also my mother-in-law, I won't make you too embarrassed, otherwise I won't be able to face Ahri in the future." ”

Ye Lidulan said: "You still understand that I am Ahri's mother, when did you respect me as an elder?" ”

Su Jin smiled and said: "Country, you are a heart-wrenching word, if it weren't for the fact that you are Ahri's mother and Duanyun's aunt, do you think I would do my best to help you seize power and help your Xia Kingdom resist the attack of the Liao?" ”

Ye Li Dulan said: "I'm afraid it's also good for you and Song Guo, you and I know this." ”

Su Jin raised his hand and said: "Okay, let's talk about things, and don't mention any favors and family affection, as an important minister of the Song State and the proposer of this matter, you can't let me go to the emperor empty-handed, right?" In the final analysis, the biggest benefit this time is your Xia Kingdom. ”

Ye Li Dulan said: "The mourning family does not deny it, but the few articles proposed by the mourning family are regarded by you as grass mustard, and you say that you will not ask us to cut the land, maybe you want us to open the war horse trade?" ”

Su Jin said: "That's it, I said it to the Queen Mother, although the current situation is favorable to us, but in fact it has not achieved my expected results, the loss of 60,000 soldiers and horses is indeed not small for the Liao State, but the vitality of the Liao people has not been damaged, and my Great Song Dynasty has torn the skin with the Liao people, and there will naturally be no peace on the border in the future, although my Great Song Dynasty is not afraid of the Liao people, but it will not be arrogant, with the strength of the Liao State, my Great Song Dynasty is still very difficult to deal with." ”

Ye Lidulan said: "What the hell are you going to say?" So many bends. ”

Su Jin looked up at Yeli Dulan's graceful face and said: "I want you to take the initiative to attack, even if the Liao people plan to retreat, you must not let them retreat, and none of the 200,000 troops brought by Yelu Zongzhen can escape back, so that the Liao people are called a great injury to their vitality, and they must not dare to provoke easily, so that they can be regarded as an explanation to the imperial court." ”

Ye Lidulan exclaimed: "What? Do you want me to fight to the death with Liao? You are so vicious, and then Song Guo will come to reap the benefits of the fisherman, right? No, absolutely not. ”

Su Jin said: "I can promise that I will never take the opportunity to invade your Xia Kingdom, on the contrary, when the war is over, I will suggest that the imperial court fully open up your border trade, and within ten years, the Xia Kingdom will return to its strong momentum." ”

Ye Li Dulan said: "Your guarantee is impossible to accept at all, the mourning family will never fall for you, and the death battle with the Liao people will bury hundreds of thousands of my army in Great Xia, how can I stand in Great Xia in the future?" The mourning family knew that you were scheming, but I didn't expect you to be so vicious, so you didn't want the mourning family to agree. ”

Su Jin said: "I have made a promise, the Great Song Dynasty will not take the opportunity to annex your Xia Kingdom, and if the Xia Kingdom is attacked, my Great Song Dynasty will also send troops to assist you in defending against the enemy; And the situation is not as pessimistic as you think, I can personally command the battle against the Liao army for you, and the price paid is much smaller than you think; I can ask the imperial court to write all this in the form of a formal agreement between the two countries, and you don't have to worry about me saying nothing. ”

Ye Lidulan Buddha stood up and said: "Do you treat the mourning family as a three-year-old child? Such an excessive request is still put forward by you, this matter is definitely not feasible, and there are still important matters in the mourning family, so I will leave. ”

Su Jin sighed and said: "Queen Mother, since this is the case, I won't say anything, I can only say that I will immediately order the army to attack your country, this time it is not a feint, but a real attack, Huizhou Youzhou to Xingqing Mansion, these five or six hundred miles, the defenders are not more than 50,000, not I brag about it, I will kill myself if the army does not capture Xingqing Mansion within ten days; Do you want Xia Guo, or do you want to save your poor army, and do it yourself. ”

Ye Liduran couldn't believe his ears, how could a person be so shameless? This Su Jin in front of him is simply a complete devil, he actually decided to really attack the Xia State at this time, the army in the south has been transferred to the north, and most of the entire south is almost undefended, at the beginning, he believed in Su Jin's evil, but also because the situation forced him to choose to believe him, and now this kind of credulity has brought great disasters, where to go, Ye Lidulan is at a loss.

"You don't have to scold out loud, I know that you have scolded tens of thousands of despicable and shameless words in your stomach, and I don't want to do this, but for the sake of the peace of the Great Song Dynasty in the future, I have to do this; Don't try to threaten me and say that I don't care about my face and ask for help from the Liao State, although the Liao people have hated me in this matter, but you have just cut off 100,000 ears of their soldiers to show off, and they will not forget this account; It's more likely that they'll attack from the north as originally planned, and destroy what you're talking about first. ”

Su Jin stood up and arched his hand: "Think about it carefully, but the time is not too long, you only have one day, I won't get the news tomorrow night, I will tell you the consequences with practical actions." ”

Su Jin's figure disappeared outside the house, and the horse's hooves gradually became inaudible; Ye Lidulan's face turned pale, his legs were weak, he collapsed on the chair, and muttered in his mouth: "This devil, this despicable and shameless devil, this devil who eats people and does not spit out bones, what should the mourning family do?" What to do? ”