One Piece of Song Dynasty

Zong Qian retorted: "The distant water cannot quench the near thirst. Now we can only fill the defense gap in Liaoyang by recruiting more troops. Besides, if Hedong is gone, what can we talk about with Li Xin?" Han Qixian said anxiously: "Your Majesty , we must not recruit troops on a large scale anymore, we can only recruit another or people to strengthen the defense of Liaoyang, and then transfer the troops back to Hedong. Now it is urgent, Hedong must not be defended anymore, it will be good if we can keep Datong." Xiao Zhonggong said: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask for help from the Xia Kingdom? Since the Xia Kingdom has surrendered to me, Dajin, then as a minister, the Xia Kingdom has the obligation to help in the war. The Emperor can promise Li Renxiao that as long as he helps our army repel the Song Army. , you can cede Wuzhou, Shuozhou, and Ningbian Prefecture to them. I think Li Renxiao will definitely agree. After a hundred years, with the help of Xia State, our army can take a breather. These three places are close to Hedong. Since Hedong cannot be saved, let it be given to the Song Dynasty. Maybe our army can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight from behind. "After Xiao Zhonggong finished, everyone turned their attention to him. Yu Wenxuzhong glanced at Xiao Zhonggong with indifferent eyes. Xiao Zhonggong's move was really vicious. It would drag Xia State into trouble. A powerful Song Dynasty would definitely not be in the interests of Xia State. In addition, In the land of three states, Li Renxiao would definitely agree without even thinking about it. In fact, in Xiao Zhonggong's eyes, the more chaotic the fight between the three of you is, the better. If there is no chaos, how can the Khitan have any chance? Jin Xizong was very happy when he heard this: "Okay, let's do it like this, let Xia Guo help in the war, and now draft an order to send Wen Dunsizhong as envoy to Xia Guo." Zong Qian sighed: "Your Majesty, water far away cannot quench the thirst of the near, even if we let Xia Guo It will take some time for the country to assist in the war. During this period, we have to rely on ourselves." Jin Xizong nodded and said: "Well, then let's do what Mr. Han has to do first, then recruit people to strengthen the defense of Liaoyang Mansion, and at the same time order the Hedong army to withdraw to Datong. Abandon Hedong." After Jin Xizong issued the decree, Fan and Wang, who were in charge of the left and right prosecutorial departments, quickly obtained the relevant official documents. After seeing the official documents, they knew that the matter was of great importance, and they passed the news through secret channels after being assigned. On September th, in the north of Taiyuan City, the Jin Army launched wave after wave of fierce attacks starting from the morning. The Song Army also relied on the barracks to resist the Jin Army's offensive, watching the Jin Army's fierce attack. Hu Yantong felt something bad about the offensive and immediately called Qu Duan. Huyan Channel: "Commander, starting from this morning, the Jin army suddenly attacked our army like crazy." Qu Duan observed for a while and said: "Something must have happened, otherwise Wanyan Xiyin would not be so crazy. Attack us." Hu Yantong asked: "Then what should we do now? The enemies in Taiyuan City will definitely notice this." Qu Duan was a little hesitant about the current situation, facing Wanyan Xiyin's fierce attack , if we continue to hold on, if Jin Wushu in Taiyuan City discovers it, Jin Wushu will never sit idly by and ignore it. He will definitely take this opportunity to cooperate with Wanyan Xiyin outside the city to attack from front to back, and he will definitely suffer heavy losses by then. , but if the siege is withdrawn, it will mean the failure of the attack on Taiyuan City. After thinking for a long time, Qu Duan finally gave the order: "Deputy Commander Hu Yan, hold on today and withdraw the troops tonight. Also, when withdrawing, sprinkle kerosene on the camp. Wait for the Jin army to enter the camp tomorrow morning and give them a big gift." ." Hu Yantong nodded and said: "Yes, Marshal." Then Qu Duan gave Wang Yan in the west of the city and Zhe Yan in the east of the city and ordered them to withdraw their troops that night, all concentrated in the south of the city. Qu Duan's move showed that he did not dare to bear it. Losses from a double attack. At this time, Li Xin, who was in Yanjing, had received news of the arrival of Wang Lun and Zhang Tonggu. After receiving the news, he ordered Wang Lun and Zhang Tonggu to be brought. On the morning of September th, after breakfast, the Jin army, preparing for a new attack, rushed towards the Song army camp again, but this time they did not encounter any resistance. After rushing into the Song army camp, they found that they were all empty. After discovering that something was wrong, he quickly reported to Wanyan Xiyin: "Father, the Song Army camp has become empty, and there is no one left." Wanyan Xiyin suddenly stood up and said: "Why the Song Army camp is empty?" They have all withdrawn." He nodded and said, "Yes, father, the Song Army's barracks are all empty." As soon as he finished raising the tower, a soldier came in and reported, "Commander, there is a fire in the Song Army's barracks. Our army Many people were trapped." After hearing the news, Wanyan Xiyin hurried out of the camp with a cold face and looked at the fire in the Song army's camp. Wanyan Xiyin sighed: "It seems that the Song army has really withdrawn. If they don't withdraw their troops, the Song army won't do this. Baita, hurry up and save as many people as you can." After receiving the order, Baita hurriedly gathered some people and went to save people. At this time, the Taiyuan City defenders also discovered something strange. The Song troops originally stationed in the north, east, and west of the city were missing, and a fire was burning far north of the city. The soldiers who noticed something strange quickly reported this to Jin Wushu. After hearing the news, Jin Wushu took Sa Li and others to the city wall. After some observation, Sa Li shouted: "Why did the Song army suddenly withdraw from the siege?" Wu Shu pointed to the north of the city and said: "It should be related to the fire over there. We will know the answer later, but the original plan to leave the city tomorrow to attack the Song army seems to be impossible." Sa Li nodded and said: "Yes, but it doesn't matter if the Song army withdraws from the siege, at least we can save Taiyuan City." Jin Wushu and Sa Lihe were relaxed here, but Qu Duan was sitting in the handsome tent with a frown on his face. Huyan Channel: "Commander Qu, we lost nearly people in blocking the Jin Army this time. Now our army still has more than people. We can still fight with the Jin Army." Zhe Yanzhi agreed: "Yes. , General Qu, I think General Huyan is right." Qu Duan sighed: "Well, let's see the follow-up reaction of the Jin army first." After the fire weakened, Wanyan Xiyin led the army to Taiyuan City. When Jin Wushu saw the reinforcements arriving, he knew the reason why the Song army had withdrawn from the siege. He hurriedly led his generals down to the city to welcome the arrival of the reinforcements. After seeing Wanyan Xiyin, Jin Wushu said: "I didn't expect that it was Gu Shen who led the reinforcements. Why did the Song army withdraw from the siege today?" Wanyan Xiyin sighed and said: "Marshal, farewell quickly, our army When they arrived at Taiyuan City, they were blocked by the Song army. They fought fiercely for three days. The -strong army they brought with them lost nearly before they saw the marshal." Jin Wushu said doubtfully: "Oh, Gu Shen, you guys arrived in Taiyuan three days ago. Wanyan Xiyin nodded and said, "Yes, we started fighting the Song Army ten miles north of Taiyuan City on the th."