"Enter the city!" With Hu Yanqing's order, a 50,000 vanguard army rushed into Anbei City in anger. However, the Liao army, which was originally responsible for defending the city, put down their weapons early and stood in front of the door with a flattering smile. Originally, Anbei City was an important southern town of the Liao army, and a large number of Liao troops were stationed in the city, mainly to prevent the Song army from heading north.

However, some time ago, Yelu Jun attacked the Jin Kingdom and transferred most of the troops here. Although some were added later, the number was not large, and the number of soldiers was mostly not available for training. The Liao army in the city combined was only more than ten thousand.

Of course, in terms of the number of troops, the Liao army also had the power to defend with the help of the city wall, but Anbei City had not received the supplies sent from the rear for a long time. Not to mention anything else, the soldiers in the city could not even eat food and had no strength to defend the city. Therefore, when the defenders in the city saw the 50,000 troops under Hu Yanqing, they simply chose to open the city and surrender. After all, they could have at least a full meal with the Song Dynasty.

Hu Yanqing didn't expect that such an important military fortress in Anbei City would be taken down so easily. According to their previous estimates, he thought there would be a fierce battle. For this reason, he specially brought many more firearms, thinking that it was necessary to attack the city, but he didn't expect that the other party would surrender voluntarily. At first, Hu Yanqing was a little surrendered, worried that the other party would be a fraudulent surrender. However, when they entered the city and the other party's guard spoke and asked him for food, he realized the embarrassment in the city.

After unexpectedly quickly captured Anbei City, Hu Yanqing immediately notified Yang Huaiyu's army in the rear. After the other party arrived here, he immediately led his troops to set off again and attacked the Dading Prefecture of Zhongjing, Liao Kingdom. He encountered almost no Liao army along the way. Even because the Liao army in Bei'an City surrendered too simply, the Liao army in the rear did not know the news of the Song army coming. He was not panicked until he saw the Song army approaching the city.

At this time, the Liao Kingdom was at its weakest time, and the Song Dynasty had been planning for this for a long time. Therefore, Hu Yanqing, as the pioneer, marched very smoothly. He arrived near the Dading Prefecture of Zhongjing, Liao Kingdom without any decent resistance along the way. Compared with the sparsely populated areas before, the population of Zhongjing was relatively dense. After all, this place belongs to the most prosperous area of ​​Liao Kingdom and is one of the political cores of Liao Kingdom, so it was not greatly affected. In addition, there is an army of more than 50,000 people stationed here, so it is not easy to conquer it.

"General. According to the information I found out, the staying in Zhongjing suddenly changed to Yelu Chun, who had just been named King of Qin and Jin. This person is not simple, so the next general must be careful." In the central army's tent, Xiao Dilie bowed to Hu Yanqing in front of him and spoke. After he led his army to Gubeikou, he had been obeying orders at Yang Huaiyu's tent. This time he attacked Liao Kingdom, he took the initiative to join Hu Yanqing's vanguard army. Because he was very familiar with all aspects of Liao Kingdom, Yang Huaiyu also agreed to his request. Hu Yanqing also made full use of it, and asked Xiao Dilie to inquire about the changes in the Liao Kingdom along the way.

"Yelu Chun? This person is the Zheng King who suppressed the Bohai people with Lingzun?" Hu Yanqing also reacted when he heard Yelu Chun's name. He had previously had a detailed understanding of important figures in the Liao Kingdom, and Yelu Chun was one of the most important people.

"Yes, some time ago, someone in Liao rebelled and wanted to support Yelu Chun as the emperor. However, Yelu Chun did not agree, but instead killed the person who advised him to be emperor. Therefore, he gained the common sense of Yelu Jun. Originally, he was guarding Longhuazhou. But for some reason, he suddenly wrote a letter to Yelu Jun to request to guard Zhongjing. As a result, Yelu Jun also agreed. So he was transferred to Dading Prefecture as the left-behind. He had just taken office when I launched an attack on the Liao Kingdom." Xiao Dilie reported again at this time.

This information was learned by Xiao Dilie from some prisoners of war. Their father and son had a very high prestige in the army. Many prisoners of war in the Liao army surrendered to the Song Dynasty after his persuasion, and even some of the Liao army were persuaded to surrender directly by him, which made him a lot of contribution.

"This is interesting. Longhuazhou borders the Jin Kingdom. He did not stay there to fight against the Jurchens, but suddenly ran to Zhongjing City to do something. Could it be because he was afraid of death? But his luck was too bad. He actually encountered our Song Dynasty attacking Liao Kingdom again. This time he could not escape no matter what." Hu Yanqing whispered to himself at this time. However, although he said that, with his understanding of some of Yelu Chun's deeds, the other party did not seem to be a person who was afraid of death. So the sudden incident of Yelu Chun's sudden job in Zhongjing seemed to be a bit strange?

However, Hu Yanqing soon understood Yelu Chun's intention. After he led his army to conquer some Liao army strongholds around Dading Prefecture, his troops soon came to Zhongjing. However, at this moment, a young man suddenly came out alone in Zhongjing and then went outside the Song army camp outside the city to see him.

"Yelu Dashi? Have you heard of this person?" Hu Yanqing turned his head and asked Xiao Dilie who had just arrived. Just now, after he received an envoy from the Liao Kingdom, he immediately summoned Xiao Dilie to ask, because he had never heard of this envoy named Yelu Dashi.

"It turned out to be him!" Xiao Dilie couldn't help but say in surprise when he heard Yelu Dashi's name, "General, this Yelu Dashi is also a royal family, but he is most famous for his talent. He passed the Jinshi at the age of 20, and he was the only Jinshi among us Khitans. In addition, I heard that this person is unparalleled in wisdom and is really a very difficult person. I didn't expect that he was also in Zhongjing City."

"A Jinshi who is less than twenty years old?" Hu Yanqing couldn't help but say in surprise when he heard this. You must know that it is difficult to pass the Jinshi exam, whether it is Liao or Song, it is difficult to pass the Jinshi exam. Even if the literary style of the Liao Dynasty is not as strong as that of the Song Dynasty and the difficulty of getting the Jinshi exam is lower, it is enough to shock people to pass the Jinshi exam at the age of less than twenty.

"General Xiao, do you think Yelu Chun suddenly sent Yelu Dashi, the envoy, to come, what was the matter?" Hu Yanqing thought about it for a moment and asked again.

"This..." Xiao Dilie couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this, and then smiled bitterly, "General Qi, I really can't guess this. The other party may want to surrender, or it may be because he wants to delay time. Judging from the current situation of Liao Kingdom, it is not surprising that what happened."

Hearing Xiao Dilie's words, Hu Yanqing couldn't help laughing, but he didn't say anything. He asked someone to invite Yelu Dashi in. Xiao Dilie originally wanted to avoid it. After all, he was a surrendered general, and some secret matters were not suitable for him to participate, but Hu Yanqing asked him to stay. Through this period of observation, he had completely trusted Xiao Dilie, and was very sure of Xiao Dilie's talent. Keeping him was the importance of him.

Xiao Dilie was not stupid either. After understanding Hu Yanqing's attention to him, he was very grateful. Speaking of which, he felt very kind to Hu Yanqing, because Hu Yanqing's ancestors were not Han people. This can be seen from his surname. However, the other party is not only one of the main generals of the Song Dynasty, but also the Hu Yan family is one of the most important generals in the Song Dynasty. This made him see clearly the path he would take in the Song Dynasty in the future. As long as he is outstanding enough, he may not be able to reach the level of the Hu Yan family.

After a while, Yelu Dashi, who received the order, entered the tent under the guidance of the guard. When he saw Hu Yanqing sitting upright, he immediately bowed and said, "Secretary Yelu Dashi, pay homage to General Hu Yan!"

"No gift!" Hu Yanqing said with a calm expression, "Now the two countries are fighting, and Yelu Chun is not preparing for war in the city, so why should he send you to me?"

Hearing Hu Yanqing's words, Yelu Dashi did not answer immediately, but turned his head to look at Xiao Dilie standing next to him, and then suddenly smiled and said, "General Hu Yan, I believe the one next to you is the son of Xiao Yanshou, General Xiao Dilie, right?"

"Do you recognize me?" Xiao Dilie couldn't help but speak in surprise when he heard this. Although he had heard of the name of Yelu Dashi, the two had never met each other, so when the other party came in just now, he was also looking at the other party, but he didn't expect the other party to say his name in one go.

"Haha, I don't recognize the general. However, when the Song army attacked our Great Liao, the news of General Xiao's surrender to the Song Dynasty was spread everywhere, which made our Great Song army unstable. Moreover, when General Huyan's army attacked our Liao Kingdom, many defenders surrendered along the way, many of them were old subordinates of General Xiao, so I dared to conclude that General Xiao must be in General Huyan's army. Moreover, when I suddenly came to visit, General Huyan would definitely ask General Xiao. In addition, General Xiao's age and appearance were consistent with the rumors, so I dared to conclude." Yelu Dashi said with a smile.

"What a meticulous thought. I didn't expect that the Liao Kingdom would decline so much, and there were talents like you!" Hu Yanqing, who was sitting on it, patiently listened to Yelu Dashi's analysis, and couldn't help but stroking his hands and praise him. Even in the Song Dynasty, where talents were full of people, young people as outstanding as Yelu Dashi were very rare, which made him unable to help but love talents.
Chapter completed!