The autumn wind blows, the cold is strong, and the geese fly south.

September is the harvest season, but at this time, both nobles and civilians in Linhuang Mansion were in panic. They could not care about the various preys that had grown on the plains outside the city, nor could they care about the large pieces of wheat that had been golden in the acre of land that had been harvested. Everyone had only one idea, that is, to pack their luggage, escape from the Shangjing city of the Great Liao Kingdom as soon as possible, and rushed to the distance before the Song army arrived.

Yelu Dashi stood on the tallest city tower in the palace, and looked down from a high place to see the entire capital below. After seeing the scene of chaos and eagerness to escape, the wrinkles on his face became deeper and he looked older.

The current Emperor of the Great Liao, who was in his prime, became white-bearded and wrinkled in just a few years. These were the trauma brought to him by years of pressure and repeated wars. The great damage after joining the Song people, the civil war with the Liao people between Yelu Yanxi, and now another bloody battle with the Song people... In a few years, Yelu Dashi had almost never relaxed. More than a thousand days and nights of hard work made him burn everything out and he was truly exhausted.

What made him even more desperate was that even though he had achieved this point, he still could not revive the Liao Dynasty as he imagined. He finally eliminated all Yelu Yanxi and his remaining troops last year. In a few days, the army of the Song Dynasty's Northern Expedition had already been rushing over again. Moreover, this time the Song army's momentum was greater than ever before, resulting in many city guards in the southern part of the Liao Dynasty not being able to truly resist their surging offensive. In just half a year, more than ten city passes that stood in front of Shangjing had completely fallen, and the current capital of the Liao Dynasty was almost completely exposed to the swords and guns of the Song army.

To be honest, this is something that no Liao people have ever imagined in the past. Even when they were the weakest, or had thought that the Liao would be destroyed by the sudden rise of Jin people, they never imagined that one day they would die at the hands of the Song people who had always been poor and weak.

However, the reality in front of us has told all the Liao people that everything is different. The Song people have really had the strength to destroy them, and their millions of troops are coming to Shangjing.

Yelu Dashi sighed long, and at the same time, sighing, sighing why he couldn't seize the opportunity to eradicate the biggest hidden dangers for the Liao Dynasty. Because he knew very well that the Song State could rise in just a short time was because of a Sun Tu.

Thinking back to the time when he first met Sun Tu, the other party was just a low-ranking official in Tokyo. At that time, he could kill him with just one finger. Even later, he still had many such opportunities. The closest one to success was outside Nanjing. At that time, his subordinate Xiao Yanping had already shot Sun Tu into the water. If that arrow really shot the other party, maybe everything would be different.

But as a result, Sun Tu escaped the death disaster and then climbed up little by little in a few years. Today, he has become the most powerful person in the Song Dynasty. However, some of his generals have led hundreds of thousands of troops to fight north, killing the Liao Kingdom and panic.

"It's time and life, now there's only one way left." After finally letting out a sigh, Yelu Dashi withdrew his gaze and said to some ministers waiting behind him: "Let's move the city and escape from Shangjing, and give it to the Song people."

"Your Majesty, are we really leaving like this? Can't we defend Shangjing? After all, the city here was built by our ancestors for more than ten years. The defense is there, and our troops are enough..." Some ministers said unwillingly.

Yelu Dashi shook his head: "It's useless. People's hearts are already in chaos and the morale of the army is no longer there. Even if you force yourself to defend to the death, you may not be able to defend for too long. What's more, you have seen the battle reports ahead. The Song army commander Yue Fei's siege in the city is the most sharp, and there are new weapons that can break into the upper part of the city from the air as an auxiliary. Our city wall defense may block their attack at all, and in the end it will only be a waste of time for people to die. Since this is the case, it's better to leave here before them and avoid it west."

After pausing, he said again: "After all, there is Xijing there, and there are hundreds of thousands of Liao troops to be supported. Moreover, as long as we go west, we can distance ourselves from the State of Song to prevent their follow-up troops and food supplies. At that time, with the wisdom of the Song general, if we do not take risks to pursue them, even if they dare to chase them, they may lose to us due to logistical supplies and other reasons. So now the evacuation of Shangjing is the last and the best choice."

The eyes of the ministers were still full of unwillingness. After all, this was the most important city of Shangjing of the Great Liao Dynasty. And just a few years ago, it had just lost the hands of the Jin people. If it happened like this, I was afraid that the spirit of the Liao Kingdom would be completely destroyed.

Seeing this, Yelu Dashi snorted, no longer talked to them, and just said with a stern face: "This is my will, you can just do it!"

Once he spoke like this, the ministers finally did not dare to raise any objections and bent down to agree. However, they felt sad, and they were afraid that this would never be possible for them to return here in their entire lives.

On the third day of the October 10th, the troops garrisons of the Great Liao Dynasty and most of the people began to flee from the city. Although they tried to bring valuable gold, silver and soft materials when they left, this time they were escaping for life, not moving, so they kept countless treasures and treasures. They were all things accumulated by the Liao Kingdom in one or two hundred years and snatched back from the Jin people, but now they can only afford the Song people who are about to be killed.

Originally, according to the intention of many ministers, they planned to set fire to the entire capital when everyone left the city. Since they could not defend themselves, they could not afford to be in vain. But this proposal was rejected by Yelu Dashi because he knew very well that if he did this, it would only bring greater danger to the entire team that fled west.

If the entire city in Shangjing was there, the Song army would naturally occupy the entire city after they arrived, make arrangements in various aspects before making plans for the future. But once even the city was destroyed, the Song army would have to continue to chase after the end and go with them. This is not what Yelu Dashi wanted to see.

It can be said that Yelu Dashi has played with the cicada to escape this time, but the cicada shell itself is attractive enough to ensure the safety of the escaped person.

The Song army did have an unspeakable tacit understanding with the Liao people this time. Just five days after the Liao people left the city, the vanguard army under the banner of the Song Dynasty appeared under the city of Shangjing.

When they found that the entire capital of Liao Kingdom was almost an empty city, with only the old and weak men left, they did not kill in the city anymore. Instead, they divided their troops to defend the gates and occupied the important points in the city. At the same time, they also used fast horses to convey the news back to the rear.

Two days later, Yue Fei personally led a large army to arrive. After seeing the scene in the city, he was also stunned and happy: "I really didn't expect that Yelu Dashi was so decisive that in order to preserve the population, he actually gave up the entire Shangjing City. However, this also reduced our casualties and caused great harm to them. I am afraid that it will never be possible to recover from the vitality in decades."

"General, should we continue to send troops to pursue? According to the Liao people left in the city, it has been less than ten days since they left here. If they were to chase with light cavalry, there would still be a chance. After all, there were too many people in the Liao people fleeing west and they could not walk fast at all." A subordinate asked anxiously, looking ready to rub his hands.

After pondering for a moment, Yue Fei shook his head and said, "No, I'll order the entire army to station in the city and not to advance rashly. Since the Liao people have given up going to the capital, they will definitely save the people of the population at all costs. If we pursue them rashly, they will be intercepted and defeated by them with heavy troops and in vain. Don't forget that when it comes to cavalry combat power, we are still inferior to the Liao people."

This reminded others of the others. Although the Song army repeatedly defeated the cities during these days, and it was unstoppable, it seemed that the Liao army had become vulnerable. But in fact, everyone knew in their hearts that it was just because the city guards were far from enough in terms of military strength, and they had just experienced many major battles, which was just a exhaustion. Once they really fought with the most elite main force of the Liao Kingdom in the wilderness, the Song army really dared not say that they would definitely win.

As for the confrontation with cavalry, the Song cavalry, which has only improved in the past two years, is even less likely to be the opponent of the Liao people. Therefore, Yue Fei's decision was undoubtedly quite correct. Taking Shangjing first and then taking down all the surrounding large areas of Liao cities with this as the center is the most reasonable tactic for the Song Dynasty.

As for whether to continue moving westward in the future, or stop whenever you see it, just wait for the rear coach Dong Ping and even the Taiwei Sun in the court to make the final decision. However, in Yue Fei's opinion, such a result is enough, and there is no need to be greedy to continue to drive away all the Liao people.

Because after this, the Liao people had lost the most important land they depend on for their lives. They were forced to move westward and not only had to face unfamiliar and complex environments, but also faced challenges from the Western Xia Kingdom. After all, when they moved to the west, they were closer to the Western Xia, and the other side was sending troops to advance eastward. Maybe both sides might have a fight this time.

This means an important thing. After two or three hundred years, the Khitan tribe, the Great Liao Kingdom, which rose in the Tang Dynasty, was about to slide into the abyss of destruction like many nomadic peoples.
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