Qian Song

Chapter 186 The Empress Dowager Xiao with a Strong Personality (Ask for a monthly ticket!)
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It was just a little bit dark when Li Cun opened his eyes.

At this time, all the generals had already woken up—some actually didn't sleep at all.

On the way Li Cun and the others arrived here yesterday, Zhao Bingyuan had already told Li Cun that the north of this poplar grove was a road leading directly to the west gate of Yanjing City, also known as Xianxi Gate.

Zhao Bingyuan also told Li Cun that every morning at dawn, people would come to the city to sell firewood and vegetables.

After Li Cun listened, he called Yue Fei and asked Yue Fei to find a hundred masters dressed up as civilians tomorrow morning, and enter Yanjing City with the civilians who entered Yanjing City tomorrow morning, waiting for an opportunity to seize Xianximen.

After Li Cun stood up, Yue Fei immediately brought Zhang Xian and other [-] masters who had been found for Li Cun to review.

Li Cun saw that many seed generals were among them, and said: "If you succeed in capturing the city gate, everyone will be promoted to three levels in a row, and those who have done meritorious service will be rewarded separately."

When Yue Fei and others heard this, they were all overjoyed.

Soon, Yue Fei and a hundred masters changed into the casual clothes they had taken off from the soldiers of the Shengjie Army.

By the time Dongfang's belly turned white, people had already begun to appear.

Li Cun sent clever men from the Shengjie army to buy some firewood, vegetable baskets, bamboo baskets and so on from the people.

Yue Fei and the others hid their weapons in the firewood pile, or hid thunderbolts and daggers in vegetable baskets and bamboo baskets.

Soon, Yue Fei and others who were ready, some carrying bamboo baskets, some carrying bundles of firewood, and some carrying vegetable baskets, pretended not to know each other, and walked eastward along the road.

Before setting off, Yue Fei purposely divided the one hundred masters into ten groups, led by Zhang Xian and others, and they were divided into ten waves and mixed into the flow of people entering the city.

Soon after, due to the routine inspection required to enter the city, Yue Fei and other one hundred experts also lined up along with the people entering the city.

At dawn, the Liao soldiers guarding the city opened the city gate and lowered the suspension bridge.

Yanjing City opened a day destined to be recorded in history.

After Xianxi Gate was fully opened, there were five Liao soldiers guarding the gate on the left and right sides of the gate, armed with swords and guns, to check the people entering the city.

During this period, Yue Fei checked the terrain, and explained the combat tasks to the team leaders through his eyes and simple gestures.

Soon, the group led by Yue Heng entered the Wengcheng.

Seeing this, other groups also pushed forward one after another, trying to gather in the Wengcheng.

Yue Fei and the others were so unruly, it was hard not to attract the attention of the soldiers of the Liao army guarding the city gate.

Not long after, a few soldiers of the Liao army guarding the city gate came towards Yue Fei and the others while cursing.

Seeing this, Zhang Yong, who was walking last, hit Xu Qing in front of him with a pole.

Xu Qing understood, and immediately turned around and quarreled with Zhang Yong.

Then, the quarrel between Zhang Yong and Xu Qing turned into pushing and shoving, and the surroundings became chaotic.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the Liao army guarding the city gate who were going towards Yue Fei and the others immediately turned around and walked towards Zhang Yong and Xu Qing, and at the same time shouted sharply: "The city gate is important, don't dare to act wild, stop quickly. Otherwise, the master will arrest you and punish you!"

Taking advantage of this moment, Yue Fei and his six or seven groups all rushed into the Wengcheng.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Yue Fei decisively ordered: "Do it!"

Following Yue Fei's order, dozens of masters who had already found their targets killed all the soldiers of the Liao army guarding the city gate in an instant.

But this also attracted the attention of the defenders in the city gate, and they quickly picked up their weapons and rushed towards Yue Fei and the others.

At the same time, the soldiers of the Liao army on the city gate tower also began to draw their bows and arrows, preparing to shoot Yue Fei and others with their bows and arrows.

But before the bows and arrows of the Liao soldiers on the gate tower were shot, twenty iron lumps with wooden handles were thrown on the gate tower.

"Boom boom boom..."

Then, Zhang Xian and Wang Gui rushed to the city gate tower first...

At the same time, Yue Fei and the others also threw dozens of thunderbolts at the hundred or so Liao soldiers.

Accompanied by a series of thunderous explosions, Yue Fei took the lead and led a group of masters to kill the already stunned Liao Army soldiers...

Li Cun, who saw this scene with a binoculars in the distance, waved his hand.

Seeing this, the messenger immediately waved the flag.

Han Bie, Yao Xing and Zhao Bingyuan, who had been preparing for a long time, saw the order to charge, and led the Tabai Army, Beiwei Army and Shengjie Army to attack Xianximen as soon as they were on their horses.

Thousands of war horses that had been rejuvenated all night, Herod's roar, and then ran together.

What followed was the sound of galloping horses that seemed to make the earth tremble...

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yesterday.

Miss Xiao Puxian received two bad news.

The first bad news was sent back by Xiao Yulu. At least 30 "Song Army" crossed the Baigou River and marched towards Yizhou.

The second bad news came back from a few Khitans who escaped from Yizhou City by chance. Gao Feng killed all the Khitans in Yizhou City, sacrificed Yizhou City, and defected to Song Dynasty.

Miss Xiao Puxian was very angry, and even thought of ordering the massacre of all the Han people in Yanjing City.

But on the one hand, there are too many Han people in Yanjing City. If they are killed, it may cause chaos in Yanjing City. "Blood for blood and tooth for tooth, then she will become a sinner of the Khitan clan.

Therefore, for Gao Feng's killing of the Khitan people and surrendering the city, Miss Xiao Puxian was extremely angry, but also extremely helpless.

Miss Xiao Pu is really incapable of fighting rebellion.

After several months of fighting with Jin Guo, Xiao Puxian now has only more than 2 horses left.

These 2 horses were divided into two by Mrs. Xiao Puxian:
Part of it was handed over to Xiao Qian to guard Gubeikou and resist the invasion of Jin people from the north;
The other part was handed over to Yelu Dashi to be placed in the Juyongguan area to resist the invasion of the Jin people from the West.

At present, Yanjing City is unprecedentedly empty, with only more than 1000 people.

Under such circumstances, how can Xiao Pu Xiannv punish Gao Feng and others who are protected by a large number of "Song Army"?

Lady Xiao Puxian knew that she actually had another army, that is, the Ever Victorious Army stationed in Zhuozhou, which was supposed to defend against the invasion of the Zhao and Song Dynasty together with Xiao Yulu.

But the "Song Army" had clearly entered the country, but the Ever Victorious Army remained on hold.

How could Xiao Pu Xiannv fail to guess that the seemingly loyal Guo Yaoshi had a second heart, and like Gao Feng, she was also planning to betray Liao and vote for Song?

In fact, Xiao Pu Xiannv has always been very distrustful of the Changsheng Army, because there are a large number of Liaodong Han people in the Changsheng Army.

If it was according to Xiao Puxian's intentions, she would definitely get rid of Guo Yaoshi and other generals of the Ever Victorious Army, and then replace them with Khitan people to control the Ever Victorious Army.

But Xiao Qian has been defending Guo Yaoshi to the death, saying that although there are many Liaodong Han people in the Changsheng Army, Guo Yaoshi is from Bohai and not Han, and he is loyal and will not betray Liao to Song.

In fact, it proved that Xiao Qian had misjudged the wrong person this time.

Xiao Puxian urgently summoned the ministers of the Northern Liao Dynasty to the Hall of Yuanhe, and then said to them: "The bandits of the Song Dynasty have made a comeback, and at least 30 troops have entered our Daliao territory, and the Jurchens have stationed troops in Fengsheng Prefecture and Bei'an In Zhouzhou, soldiers will come to the city soon. Gaofeng in Yizhou killed our Khitan clan and offered the city to Song Dynasty. Guo Yaoshi in Zhuozhou stayed still. He wanted to come with ulterior motives. My great Liao clan society is about to collapse. It is at the time of life and death. You are all great Liaoqing Minister of Heaven, if you have any clever plan to save the country, please tell me frankly."

Zuo Qigong, who succeeded Li Chuwen as the Prime Minister of the Northern Liao Dynasty, was also a Han Chinese, but he didn't have the slightest affection for the Han people. He was a typical "banana man".

At this moment, hearing Miss Xiao Pu asked about countermeasures, Zuo Qigong was the first to stand up and speak: "Emperor Dajin is wise and wise, his country is powerful in military power, and he is invincible in all attacks, and the policy of viciously conquering security is in the interest of our Liao people. , and if you go against it, you will perish, and if you follow it, you will prosper, and my Daliao is on the verge of dying, and I really have no way to recover from it. In the humble opinion of the old minister, my Daliao can send envoys to the Dajin Kingdom to become a minister, otherwise I am afraid that it will not be able to survive."

Han Fang, who is in charge of Ganwen Pavilion, is also Han. He was the number one scholar in the imperial examination of the Liao Dynasty ten years ago, and he is very talented.

Since Li Chuwen was bestowed to death by Xiao Pu Xiannv, Han Fang was the representative who advocated that the Liao Kingdom should submit to the Zhao and Song Dynasties to protect the land of the Liao Kingdom.

Seeing that Zuo Qigong was lobbying Xiao Puxian to invest in gold again, Han Fang stood up and put forward a different view: "Daliao and Song Dynasty have been at peace for a hundred years because of the Tanyuan alliance, and the Great Song Dynasty is a civilized country, rich and prosperous, so we can solve the problem. The imminent people in my Daliao Liao are struggling to survive, and the Jurchen, who suddenly rose in a despicable and cold place, is cunning and greedy by nature, and she is really a wolf, and if she dances with wolves, she will be devoured by the wolf. It is better to be a courtier to Song Dynasty than to be courteous to Jurchen."

When Zuo Qigong heard that Han Fang dared to propose to the Zhao and Song Dynasty, he said angrily: "The Song thieves took advantage of people's danger, broke their promises, and tore up the century-old alliance when our Daliao was in danger. They were ambitious and wanted to destroy our Daliao Liao, taking Nanjing from my Great Liao Dynasty is really a villain. Such a country, regardless of etiquette and morality, how can it be convincing, and how can it last for a long time? Dajin Kingdom, in exchange for peace."

The "Song Army" army suppressed the situation, which gave Han Fang confidence and allowed Han Fang to speak out what he had been holding back.

Han Fang faced Zuo Qigong and said loudly: "The reason why the Song Dynasty sent troops to fight was because it wanted to recover the old land of Yanyun. Becoming a minister, so that the Great Song Dynasty can get the hometown of Yanyun, the Great Song Dynasty will definitely leave our Daliao alive. However, Jurchen is different. , all of which were not agreed to, and surrendered to the Jurchen, but Zuo Xianggong's personal dream."

Following the quarrel between Zuo Qigong and Han Fang, those who were in favor of voting for the Zhao Song Dynasty and those who were in favor of voting for the Jin Dynasty also started to quarrel.

Seeing that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were either in favor of voting for the Zhao Song Dynasty or the Dajin Kingdom, no one stood up and advocated a life-and-death battle to survive with the Daliao Empire, Xiao Puxian felt desolate in her heart!
Miss Xiao Puxian couldn't help thinking: "Is this really the end of our Daliao Empire?"

Miss Xiao Puxian is very unwilling, she really doesn't want the Daliao Empire to die in her hands!

But what can you do if you are not reconciled, "Song" Jin pinched the dying Beiliao, and did not give Beiliao a way out at all.

No need for others to say anything, Miss Xiao Puxian can see that Beiliao has really entered the countdown.

From the bottom of her heart, Xiao Pu, a virtuous woman with a strong personality, wanted to put the jade in pieces rather than the tiles, and firmly opposed surrender.

But the reality is that if Miss Xiao Puxian prevents her subjects from surrendering, it is hard to guarantee that her subjects will not capture her and dedicate her to the Zhao Song Dynasty or the Dajin Kingdom like Li Chuwen, Li Shi and his son.

Therefore, it would be impossible for Xiao Puxian to force the subjects to stand with her to the end, especially when Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian were not in Yanjing.

And vote for Song or gold?
Miss Xiao Puxian wants to invest in gold.

However, the problem is, as Han Fang said, the Jurchen's intention to perish the ancestral temple of the Liao Kingdom has been revealed beyond doubt, and it is absolutely impossible to give the Northern Liao a living path. It is really not something she can vote for if she wants to.

And to vote for Zhao Song Dynasty, I'm sorry, even if she died, she would definitely not vote for Zhao Song Dynasty, who made her feel extremely disgusted.

What should I do?

Miss Xiao Puxian rolled her eyes and said: "My dear friends, there is no need to fight any more. Today, Daliao has no choice. Why not send envoys to Dajin and Dasong to seek peace at the same time. Whoever accepts Daliao's terms of peace first will win the war." I, Daliao, will submit to whoever I am, how do you love me?"

Of course Xiao Pu Xiannv did not sincerely seek peace, especially not sincerely seek peace from Zhao Song Dynasty.

Lady Xiao Pu was desperate, so she had no choice but to follow the wishes of the ministers and use the tactic of delaying the attack first, and wait for Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian to come back.
A group of civil and military ministers in the Northern Liao Dynasty did not realize that this was Xiao Puxian's plan to slow down the army. On the contrary, they felt that Xiao Puxian's idea was very safe.

So all the civil and military ministers of the Northern Liao Dynasty bowed to Xiao Puxian together: "The Queen Mother is wise."

After discussing the countermeasures, Miss Xiao Puxian dispatched Shangshudu official Wailang Zhang Zhi and Tong Zhongshumenxia Pingzhangshi Zhang Yan to the Kingdom of Jin, Han Fang and Yongchang Palace envoy Xiao Rong to the Zhao and Song Dynasty.

Due to the urgency of the situation, Zhang Zhi, Zhang Yan, Han Fang and Xiao Rong had already set off yesterday, a group went to Bei'an Prefecture to meet Wan Yan Xieye, and a group went to Xiongzhou to meet Tong Guan...

But even though the civil and military ministers of the Northern Liao Dynasty who wanted to surrender were temporarily stabilized, but the situation has collapsed so far, how can Xiao Pu Xiannv sleep?
Xiao Puxian, who tossed and turned all night without falling asleep, looked out the window from the stage, and she was already pale as hell.

Unable to sleep either, Miss Xiao Puxian simply put on her clothes, walked out of Yuanhe Hall, and then walked casually and aimlessly along the cobblestone path on the bank of Yaochi.

The lotus in the fairy pond has withered, leaving only stumps and broken necks and pieces of withered yellow duckweed.

The surface of the lake is like a pool of stagnant water.

Miss Xiao Puxian looked up at the sky, and saw a cloud of dark clouds rolling from south to north, the clouds were getting thicker and thicker, and a storm seemed to be coming.

Miss Xiao Puxian suddenly had a very bad intuition.

But before Miss Xiao Puxian could think about it, someone came to report suddenly: "Queen Mother, something is wrong, the Song army has entered the city!"

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