After the siege of Liaoyang Prefecture was lifted, Hu Yanping was seriously injured and could not lead the troops for the time being, so Xu Yuan sent another prestigious veteran general to defend Liaoyang Prefecture instead, and Hu Yanping and Zhao Jia and others returned to Chenzhou together. Although Zhao Jia made great contributions this time, he almost encountered danger. Therefore, Xu Yuan didn't want him to take risks anymore. After returning to Chenzhou, he was immediately driven to the ship by him. Without Xu Yuan's order, he couldn't get off the ship.

However, not long after Zhao Jia and the others returned to Chenzhou, the battle situation of the Liao Kingdom suddenly changed, because the Jurchens finally launched a complete attack on the Liao Kingdom. After a simple rest, Aguda, who withdrew from Liaoyang Prefecture, launched an attack from the northeast to Shangjing, attacking the cities and villages along the way, and there were almost no Liao troops able to block their offensive.

In just seven days, the Jin army had already reached Longhuazhou, not far from Shangjing. This was where Yelu Chun was stationed before. Although Yelu Chun left, a large number of troops were stationed in the prefecture city. Even so, Longhuazhou only lasted for three days under the attack of the Jin army. On the afternoon of the fourth day, Yelu Nuzhang, who had been missing for a long time, suddenly appeared in Longhuazhou. He also persuaded a guard in the prefecture city to open the door and surrender. As a result, the Jin army rushed in, and all the Liao army that dared to resist were slaughtered.

The fall of Longhuazhou was beyond everyone's expectations. After all, the Liao Kingdom had accumulated nearly 100,000 troops here before. Although many of them were recruits who were recruited, it should be no problem to block the 50,000 Jin army with the help of the solid city walls of Longhuazhou. Unfortunately, no one expected that Yelu Nuzhang would suddenly appear, making the arrangement of Liao Kingdom a false situation. Nearly 100,000 troops were also slaughtered by the Jurchens, and the rest fled and surrendered. For a time, a vacuum of troops appeared in the northeast direction of the Liao Kingdom, and it was too late to mobilize troops to defend.

Aguda has always been very good at seizing opportunities. Taking advantage of the fall of Longhuazhou and the Liao Kingdom was unable to defend, he immediately rushed straight in. He rushed to Shangjing City in one fell swoop. Yelu Jun was also very panicked by this. Fortunately, there were still 100,000 Liao troops left in Shangjing City, and the Jin army launched several attacks but returned in vain.

News of the Jin army coming to the capital of Shangjing came out. Yang Huaiyu, who led the central army of the Song army, couldn't help but feel anxious. He said that they sent troops earlier than the Jin Kingdom, and they had also reached Yikunzhou not far from Shangjing, but they encountered heavy obstacles from 200,000 Liao troops here, which made them advance very slowly. Now they are still being snatched by the Jurchens, so how can he not be anxious?

Yang Huaiyu was anxious, and the generals below were actually more anxious than him. After all, they had long wanted to be the first to enter the Shangjing City of Liao to make achievements, but now they were taken first by the Jin army, and they were still enemies with the Jin Kingdom, which made them feel unfair in both public and private affairs. As a result, they tried their best during the battle, and in the end they actually increased the speed of advancement. A few days later, they even came to Yikun City, which was the core of the twenty Liao army. As long as they broke through this place, the rest of the Liao army would not be worrying.

However, just when Yang Huaiyu was about to concentrate his troops to attack Yikun City, the Liao army in the city suddenly sent out news that the Liao army commander Xiao Derang actually wanted to meet him and said that there was something important to talk about. This news surprised Yang Huaiyu, because when Yelu Chun surrendered before, he also sent people to the camp to negotiate. This time, Xiao Derang met him in person. It is very likely that it was for surrender. After all, now everyone can see that the Liao Kingdom is now exhausted and many people are unwilling to bury it. Compared with the barbaric Jin Kingdom, the Song Dynasty undoubtedly attracted more civil and military officials of the Liao Kingdom.

It is precisely because of this that Yang Huaiyu quickly agreed to meet with Xiao Derang. The two sides agreed to meet at a small river south of Yikun City. The river was not wide, but it was very deep. At that time, the two sides would talk across the river, and there was no need to worry about the other party's ambush. It was a very ideal negotiation location.

At the agreed time, Yang Huaiyu came to the south bank of the river with his guards. At this time, Xiao Derang was already waiting on the other side with his people. When the other party saw him, he immediately bowed and said, "Is General Yang Huaiyu ahead?"

"Yes, Mr. Yang is late, so General Xiao has been waiting for a long time!" Yang Huaiyu also smiled and clasped his fists. Although they were opponents on the battlefield, they still had to abide by the necessary etiquette after meeting, not to mention that the other party is likely to be here to discuss the conditions for surrender, which makes Yang Huaiyu even more polite to Xiao Derang.

"General Yang, what Xiao is going to discuss next is of great importance. Can you and I let the people around you retreat to a hundred steps?" Xiao Derang said solemnly at this time. Although it was a river, Yang Huaiyu could still see the sadness in the other party's eyes, which made him stunned. He felt that the other party's coming today seemed not just as simple as surrender.

"You all retreat, no one can get close without my order!" Yang Huaiyu immediately ordered the people behind him. He was not afraid of the other party's tricks, because several miles behind him, countless cavalry were patrolling back and forth, and they could reach it in the blink of an eye. Moreover, the other party also asked the people around him to retreat. In this way, only Yang Huaiyu and Xiao Derang were left on the river bank.

At this time, Xiao Derang was silent for a moment and finally spoke: "General Yang, Xiao received the news from my Emperor of the Great Liao the day before yesterday. He hoped to discuss peace talks with you, Song and Liao. We, Song and Liao, will stop fighting. In the future, our Liao Kingdom is willing to pay tribute to the Great Song year by year and serve the Great Song as a minister. I wonder what the general thinks?"

When he heard that Xiao Derang had proposed a peace talk, and Yelu Jun also personally promised to pay tribute and surrender. This was unprecedented. You should know that when the Luanhe Alliance was in the first place, the Liao Kingdom only agreed to compensate the Song Dynasty for the losses in the war. The two countries were still equal in status. Now, in order to protect itself, the Liao Kingdom even needed the dignity of a great power. It can be said that it was a grievance. No wonder Xiao Derang's eyes showed a sad look before.

However, although the Liao Kingdom had already made a grievance and full attitude, Yang Huaiyu shook his head firmly after hearing this, "General Xiao, with the current situation of the Liao Kingdom, do you think that just paying tribute and sanctions can make our Song Dynasty retreat? To put it bluntly, as long as our army goes further, we can destroy the Liao Kingdom, the old enemy, and we will no longer have to worry about the north in the future. This is also the wish of everyone from top to bottom of our Song Dynasty, so I cannot agree to your conditions!"

Hearing Yang Huaiyu's words, Xiao De couldn't help but look desperate on his face, and the last bit of extravagance in his heart was shattered. He immediately closed his eyes and sighed, "Okay, then I wonder what conditions the Song Dynasty needs to withdraw the army?"

"The conditions for withdrawing troops are very simple. The Liao Kingdom surrendered unconditionally. The Song Dynasty will guarantee the safety of your Liao kings and ministers. However, you must also ensure that you will not be behind the scenes in the future, otherwise everything will be handled according to the laws of the Song Dynasty!" Yang Huaiyu said firmly. In order to destroy the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty mobilized more than one million soldiers, so he would no longer tolerate the existence of the Liao Kingdom. Even if possible, he wanted to destroy the emerging Jin Kingdom in one fell swoop and completely solve the border problems in the north.

"You... your Song Dynasty has a big appetite. Our Liao Kingdom still has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. If we really fight to the end, we may not have a chance to fight back!" Xiao Derang yelled angrily at this time, but anyone could see that he is now fierce and weak. Moreover, if the Liao Kingdom did not reach the last moment, he would never take the initiative to seek peace from the Song Dynasty.

"Of course our Song Dynasty has a big appetite, otherwise we would not have mobilized millions of troops to attack Liao. Moreover, we had a covenant at the beginning. It was because you did not defend the Huanglong Mansion. In order to destroy the Jurchens who pose a great threat to us, our Song Dynasty had to send troops, so you can't blame others for this matter!" Yang Huaiyu also sneered at this time. He doubted whether there was something wrong in Liao, so Yelu Jun was eager to seek peace. If this was the case, then the Song Dynasty would be even more stubborn.

"You..." Hearing the threat and sarcasm in Yang Huaiyu's words, Xiao Derang wanted to refute but had nothing to say, which made him angry and annoyed. However, thinking of the current domestic situation and Yelu Jun's instructions, he was not allowed to suppress the anger in his heart and said helplessly, "General Yang, what you want is nothing more than our Liao Kingdom surrender and annex the territory of our Great Liao Kingdom. Do you think this is possible? Our Great Liao can surrender to the Song Dynasty, or order the army to put down weapons, but you must promise me that the Great Liao Dynasty will retain the title of Emperor of the Great Liao, and also draw a part of the land to let us govern ourselves, but we will not retain the army. Are you always satisfied now?"

"This..." Yang Huaiyu couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this. According to what Xiao Derang said, it was actually equivalent to the surrender of the Liao Dynasty. The only difference was to retain the title of emperor and also own a piece of land. In fact, this was just to preserve the last little dignity of the Liao Kingdom, and such conditions were not unacceptable.

Just when Yang Huaiyu was hesitating, Xiao Derang suddenly said again: "General Yang, I, the Liao Dynasty, have shown the greatest sincerity. I hope you, the Song Dynasty, will also consider it seriously. If you have no right to make a decision, you can also ask the Song Dynasty court for instructions, but the speed must be fast. After all, now the Jin army has reached the capital of Shangjing, and we don't know how long we can defend?"
Chapter completed!