Chapter 1007 Liao People Panic
When the Song army appeared in front of the gate of Guangwu City of the Liao Dynasty, the Liao general Yelu Heluo laughed.

Yelu Heluo is Yelu Hongji's brother from the same mother.

After Yelu Hongji ascended the throne, he appointed his younger brother as the "King of Song".

Just looking at the titles of Yelu and Luwo, you can see how big Yelu Hongji's ambition is.

Unfortunately, Yelu Hongji was unlucky.

Although he was determined to go south and unify the Central Plains, there were constant conflicts within the Liao Kingdom.

Before resolving domestic conflicts, Yelu Hongji wanted to go south, but he himself was worried about his own backyard.

It was also out of helplessness that Yelu Hongji's plan to go south was repeatedly delayed.

Now, Yelu Hongji knew that he was old, and if he didn't go south, he would have no chance.

As a result, Yelu Hongji did not understand the weather and rashly went south, which led to his failure.

Disheartened, Yelu Hongji returned to Shangjing himself, but left his brother to guard the border city of Guangwu.

As long as the Song Dynasty reveals a flaw, Yelu and Luwo can find an opportunity to go south again at any time and anywhere.

Yelu and Luwo originally thought that they would have to wait for a long time, and might not even have the chance to make their title of "King of Song" come true.

At this moment, the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty took the initiative to fight back.

Isn’t this a chance sent from heaven?

"Open the city gates. I want to meet the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, you can't do that!"

Although Yelu Heluo was Yelu Hongji's younger brother and was extremely powerful, he still had several generals to assist him.

The generals hurriedly stopped their king. An old and prudent general pointed to the Song army formation that was about to be deployed and advised:
"Your Majesty, please take a closer look. The Song army is solemn and well-organized. Their morale is high and they are not here with good intentions. We have the advantage of defending the city now, so we should avoid their attack. When they are in a strong position, then they will be weakened and exhausted, and then we can launch a counterattack!"

"Xiao Wuna, don't boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige!"

Yelu and Luwo snorted lightly, but refused to listen to the old general's advice, and sneered directly:
"The emperors of the Southern Dynasties are all cowards. Now, finally, a young man has come out to lead the army in person. If I don't take this opportunity to capture him, he will be scared away when he sees the bravery of my Khitan Pishi Army."

Yelu and Luwo insisted on acting arbitrarily and asked Xiao Wuna to stay on the city wall to see how he would lead his troops to attack the Song army.

Although Xiao Wuna was a veteran who assisted in defending the city and a descendant of the Liao Dynasty, he had no choice but to obey orders when facing the brutal Yelu and Luwo.

Fortunately, he was experienced, and after Yelu and Luwo came down from the city wall, he immediately ordered the soldiers on the city wall to hold swords and bows, ready to support his king at any time and anywhere.

the other side.

Su Mingzhe was firmly in the center of the army, constantly deploying troops. Seeing that the battle formation was almost ready, he was thinking about how to provoke the Liao people and reduce the enemy's morale. As a result, the Liao city gates suddenly opened, and teams of Liao cavalry rushed out.

"Are all Liao people so brave?"

Seeing that a 'traitor' had emerged from the Liao people and had taken the initiative to open the city gate, Su Mingzhe did not bother to continue preparing the troops, and hurriedly ordered the artillery camp that had been prepared long ago to fire at the city gate tower!
This time when he went to war against the Liao Dynasty, Su Mingzhe brought three thousand cannons, and now one thousand of them are in place.

Boom boom boom——

Boom boom boom——

Boom boom boom——

When a thousand cannons used the "three-stage attack" tactic for the first time in this world.

Not to mention that the Liao people were frightened to the point of their legs going limp and their troops being thrown into chaos by the rumbling sound of artillery fire, even the Song people themselves were somewhat caught off guard.

Fortunately, the Song people quickly realized that it was their own army that made the huge noise, and then they cheered loudly.

For a time, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted, while the Liao people were in panic and fled like rats.

After the second round of artillery fire.

The Liao soldiers were either frightened to the point of bleeding from their mouths, noses, eyes, and ears, or they defecated, pissed, and farted and collapsed on the ground. Few soldiers even managed to escape.

"Seize the city gate!"

Seeing that the Liao army had been completely routed, Su Mingzhe was too lazy to say anything. He waved his right hand forward and ordered the first camp to charge.

With the support of artillery fire, the Xiandeng camp was able to capture the city gate without a single blow. Seeing the soldiers of the two countries entangled with each other, the artillery fire of the Song army finally stopped.

The Liao people wanted to resist, but the situation was already hopeless.

In less than an hour, Su Mingzhe followed the army and stood inside the gate of Guangwu City.

Guangwu City was built with the ancient Great Wall at its back.

There are three city gates on the east, west and south sides, but no north gate.

Su Mingzhe had little interest in this city built by the Liao people. He was escorted to the city lord's mansion, met with the surrendered Liao generals, and then held a "military meeting".

During this siege, the cannons were very effective, which also excited the Song generals.

At this time, all the generals turned into little Ma Chao and volunteered to lead the troops north to continue expanding the results of the battle.

Su Mingzhe was also not vague. He immediately divided his troops and gave "micro-management", letting several generals set out from five routes to sweep across the central and western parts of the Liao Kingdom.

As for Su Mingzhe himself, he led the remaining troops and approached Shangjing in the eastern part of the Liao Kingdom.

After the Song army entered the Liao Kingdom, it was like a wild horse with its reins loosened, running freely all the way, constantly attacking cities and encircling territories.

When the Liao emperor Yelu Hongji learned that the Song army had breached his city and was sweeping across the Liao Kingdom in five directions, he immediately ordered the leaders of each tribe to come to "serve the king".

It was also because Yelu Hongji overestimated himself and the Liao Kingdom.

Although the Liao Kingdom had been learning Han culture and working hard to teach tribal leaders loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness.

However, after ascending the throne, Yelu Hongji had been wantonly humiliating the leaders of various tribes and was cruel to his own people.

After receiving the order from Yelu Hongji, these tribes not only did not come to "serve the king", but even took the initiative to find the Song people, submit letters of surrender, and request to "submit".

From April to June.

In just two months, the Song army took over most of the Liao territory without bloodshed.

When they left the pass, the Song army had a total of 300,000 troops.

By now, the army had been absorbing tribal cavalry and its numbers had increased instead of decreased, expanding to a force of 600,000.

Seeing the Song army approaching step by step, a minister finally couldn't bear the pressure and found Yelu Hongji, proposing the first "peace talks" proposal since the founding of the Liao Dynasty:
"Your Majesty, let's negotiate!"

"Peace talks? Haha..."

Yelu Hongji looked at the terrified ministers and laughed angrily:

"Even if I want to negotiate, will the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty agree?"

Yelu Hongji is not a fool.

Now that the Song State is strong and he is asking for peace talks, won't the young emperor of the Song State bully him like he used to bully the people of Song?

Therefore, even if I die, I cannot be humiliated!
Yelu Hongji refused to negotiate!

A Han official boldly suggested again:

"Your Majesty, the Song Dynasty is gaining strength and its firearms are so advanced that the Liao generals are afraid of them and dare not fight. If we do not seek peace, we will be beaten to the capital in a few months. In my humble opinion, it is better to delay the time by negotiating peace, and wait for the Liao generals to supervise and manufacture the Song people's firearms. By then, the offensive and defensive situation will surely be reversed..."

Yelu Hongji listened to what the official said and agreed with it.

Although peace talks are impossible.

However, it is still necessary to delay the process temporarily in the name of peace talks.

Thinking of this, Yelu Hongji was too lazy to think about it, and directly pointed at the official who made the suggestion and ordered: "In this case, I will appoint you as a special envoy for peace talks. Go to the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty to discuss peace talks. It will take at least three months, no, four months!"

It is now June.

In another three or four months, winter will come.

Yelu Hongji believed that as long as winter came, the Song people would definitely not be able to continue their attack, and he would have an extra year to prepare.

Perhaps, within this year, the Liao Kingdom will be able to produce those powerful firearms that the Song people used.

By then, even if the offensive and defensive trends are not reversed, at least they can be equal, right?
(End of this chapter)