There was no evidence before that this Song army was an elite soldier who had been on the battlefield. On the contrary, there were too many historical materials that mentioned that they only knew how to practice formations similar to modern group gymnastics all day long, winning the emperor's favor with a uniform "Long Live" call and getting generous rewards... But it depends on who was leading them at this time! Li Jilong took over for only a few days, and he made the army deeply imprinted!

Li Jilong entangled Xiao Dalin and killed Chenzhou City in a difficult way. At the critical moment, Zhao Kuangyin's son and Shi Baoji, the son of Shi Shouxin, arrived in time to reinforce! The two worked together to defeat Xiao Dalin...

The confrontation between the commanders of the Song and Liao armies ended with a great victory in the Song army, but this was just the beginning. On this day, after Li Jilong withdrew his troops and returned to the city, he placed the unique weapon of the Song army's highest cutting-edge technology at the time on the top of the city of Chanzhou - the bed crossbow!

This is an extremely unkind weapon. To be honest, the Song army invented it, not for dealing with people, but for siege! As the name suggests, it is not carried with you and can shoot at any time. It is a very huge solid device, powered by three or four strong bows, and the bow is opened with a shaft turntable (windler). There are 7 arrows on the crossbow arm, and a giant arrow is placed in the middle. This arrow is called "one gun and three sword arrows". In other words, it is a javelin! It is about 3 feet 5 inches long, and its tail feather is 3 iron feathers, just like three long swords! Such giant arrows, coupled with the slightly shorter sharp arrows fired by the arrows next to it, are shot out in rows, and after a loud bang, the opponent's city tower is shaking and falling. Even if it does not collapse by luck, they are nailed to the city wall. The Song soldiers can climb them and climb directly to the enemy tower!

The conscientious Khitan Xiao Dalin appeared soon. He wanted to regain his face and bring urgently needed victory to his Majesty and the Queen Mother again. So he had to observe the terrain and carefully study the distribution of the Song army's strength and weakness layout... He was very careful. He was far enough away from the edge of the Song army's defense line. It is said that it was at least 700 steps (500 meters today), but he probably didn't know how scary the range of the bed crossbow was! 1500 meters! There was a special operation method that might be used for later generations to refer to: that thing was so strong that people could not pull the strings, let alone shoot arrows with human hands. He had to use an iron hammer to hit the machine spring, and then "one shot and three sword arrows" would make a loud bang, tearing the air and shooting at the target...

In the deep winter, the cold air was soaking the bones. Xiao Dalin and his group had dozens of people with distinct armor and flags were flying. All of this was seen by a very cold Bingge on the head of Chanzhou City - Zhang Huan, the head of the Song army's powerful tiger army: I endured hunger and cold, it was all caused by you, the Khitan mixed men! He was so arrogant!

At this time, he was holding a big hammer in his hand, and the bed crossbow was quietly lying at his feet. However, the shooting trajectory of the bed crossbow was parabola and could not be accurately aimed. But even if it was not shot, it would be worth it to scare them! I have to vent my anger!

So Zhang Huan knocked down this hammer that changed history! The crossbow on the bed was violently shaken in an instant, and the "one gun, three swords, arrows" shot out with the mission of history!

Destined, Zhang Huan saw the Khitans in chaos on the top of the city. The guy who was surrounded by stars like the moon turned over and fell to the ground! Zhang Huan was a little dazed. Including all the Song army around him at that time, he didn't know where the arrow hit that person just now? Who can accurately judge in the blink of an eye?

According to historical records, the part where Xiao Dalin was caught in the arrow that day was his forehead. What will God do? The magic arrow that could not be aimed at actually hit a range of ten centimeters. Xiao Dalin died that night... This is a turning point in history! Significantly the death of the last famous general of the Great Liao Dynasty, the Song and Liao sides officially turned from the continuous confrontation of 25 years BC to the peace of the next 118 years...

The Empress Dowager, the Emperor of Liao personally went to his spirit to cry and stopped working for him for 5 days, and mourned the whole army! Because they were afraid! They went deep into the lonely army, and there was no reinforcements behind them, and there was no way out of retreat. There was also the Emperor of Song in front of them... It was entirely because of the prestige of Empress Dowager Xiao, especially the famous general Xiao Dalin's army! The courage in the army! It shocked the enemy and at the same time stabilized the morale of the country! He died suddenly, and even the last bit of psychological comfort was shattered. Imagine that Xiao Yanyan's tears at that time were to mourn Xiao Dalin? And how much was he afraid that he would follow in his footsteps immediately?

But after crying, Xiao Yanyan truly became Empress Dowager Xiao in history! She strictly blocked the news of her commander's death. At the same time, she ordered Wang Jizhong to write another letter to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty! Ask Zhao Heng why your envoy has not come out of the Daming Mansion? If you are really afraid of death, just change someone! At the same time, she also actively responded to the sincerity of the Song Dynasty. She actually thought of asking Zhang Hao (the soldier who was arrested when sending Wang Jizhong's first letter) to Daming Mansion to pick up Cao's use, proving that the Liao people had no malice...

On the 24th, the fifth day of the personal expedition. Due to the cold weather, the emperor prepared sable fur and fur hats, but Zhao Heng refused, "Everyone exposed the pain of coldness, how can I use it alone." In the evening, he came to Weinan County and sent Pan Shenxiu to Chanzhou first. At the same time, Zhao Heng ordered Wang Qinruo to let Cao go out of the city. After leaving the city, Cao did not expect that he would return to the south and go to Chanzhou to meet the monarch of the Liao Kingdom.

On November 26, the 7th day of the personal expedition. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the army of the personal expedition finally arrived at the southern city of Chanzhou. Not only was the Song army stimulated that day, but the Liao army outside the city should also be stimulated, right? But strangely, the team stopped on the south bank of the Yellow River... The news came out, and some people felt that they were escaping from death, such as Feng Zheng, the deputy Privy Councilor. Some people had black eyes and the doomsday has arrived! If it was not the river, it would be better not to come! This is Kou Zhun and Gao Qiong.

The reason is the meaning of the front-line coach Li Jilong. After Li Jilong reported the victory, he said: The North City is too small, and the emperor has passed by, and even the imperial guards cannot stay. What can I use to ensure the safety of His Majesty? The implication is that the emperor crossing the river is completely a mess and has no practical meaning.

But Li Jilong was wrong! Not everyone has the spirit of independent fighting like you, and the Song Bing also needs spiritual support, especially when facing the emperor and empress dowager of the Liao Kingdom. You cannot use pure spiritual power to inspire your soldiers to be brave to the end...

Just as the Nancheng was about to be upgraded to the palace and rested on the spot, Kou Zhun and Gao Qiong came to meet Zhao Heng. Kou Zhun, "Your Majesty is not far from the river, our army will not have morale. Now Wang Chao's Dingzhou formation has cut off the Liao army's retreat, Li Jilong won the battle on the front line, and the troops of the kings from all over the country are also coming. Your Majesty, don't hesitate anymore."

Gao Qiong, the rude man, said, "Your Majesty, if you don't want to go to the north city, the people will be like their parents dead (the people are like their parents are lost)" This is too outrageous. Deputy Privy Councilor Feng Zheng immediately grabbed the talk and scolded Gao Qiong for being rude in front of him, and he deserved to be killed. Gao Qiong immediately counterattacked the civil servants with a rough example of the military generals in the history of the Song Dynasty in 319, saying, "Mr. Feng was promoted to the chief of the two palaces with articles. Now the enemy is right in front of you. You say that I am rude in front of you, why don't you write a poem to scare away the Liao army?" After saying that, he didn't talk to his immediate superiors, and the boss of the Privy Council talked a long time and ordered the soldiers to lift the emperor's chariot and immediately crossed the floating bridge into the northern city! As a result, when he walked to the Yellow River, the chariot stopped. The historical book did not describe who ordered the chariot to stop, but said that Gao Qiong raised his whip and thrust the soldiers on the back of the chariot, "Don't you leave quickly! Now that we are here, why are you still hesitating?" As a result, the emperor spoke on the chariot and said he should leave. In this way, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty finally stepped onto the bridge, crossed the Yellow River, and arrived at the northern city of Chanzhou!

On that day, the Emperor of Song Dynasty's Huanglong Banner flew high above the gatehouse of the northern city of Chanzhou... The whole army cheered! The sound of the sound of the whole country was shocked...

On the 27th, the day after the emperor arrived in Chanzhou, Cao Yong, led by Zhang Hao, walked into the Liao army camp. The Song people witnessed the true appearance of the Khitan royal family for the first time in history...

The scene was like this at that time: the most conspicuous position in the central army's tent was a large cart, with two people sitting in the car: Ms. Xiao Yanyan and Mr. Han Derang. The Great Khitan Emperor Yelu Longxu sat in the lower head with his ministers, and his behavior made Ambassador Cao feel that they were all very rude guys.

Cao used his treatment to sit under the car like the Khitan emperor. The northerners really gave him a meal first. There was no table, so they placed it on the crossbar of the shaft. They ate and chatted, just like discussing how much the Khitan carriage was worth, and they discussed how to stop the Song and Liao dynasties from striking each other and what price they had to give each other.

But the negotiations were not reached. The history books in the first round did not record how Empress Xiao asked for the price everywhere, and how Cao Yong paid the money on the spot. In the end, the Liao side selected his own peace talks ambassador Han Qi, and asked him to follow Cao Yong to meet the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and explore the true meaning of the Han brothers.

When we arrived at the Song Dynasty, the reception work became formal and professional, and the personnel assignment was very particular. First, we went to the suburbs to greet He Chengju, the governor of Chanzhou. This is an old frontier, and the Khitans knew each other well. Integrity was the best way to do business!

Entering Chanzhou City, another intellectual talent, knowledgeable and sociable Mr. Zhao Anren officially served as the full-time escort of the Khitan envoy, and was called "companion" at that time.

Next, there is a strange saying in the history of the Song Dynasty, "Wuyin, move to the camp of the Northern City." Wuyin was on the 28th, and Zhao Heng entered the Northern City on the 26th. Since he has been in the Northern City all the time, why did he come again: he moved to the Northern City again two days later? The only explanation: Zhao Heng was once again a deserter during this period...

But the Khitans could not know the every move of the Song emperor in Chanzhou City, just like the Song people did not know Xiao Dalin's death, and the congenital defect that the Liao Kingdom had to negotiate and could not support it. So to be honest, Cao's situation was very dangerous. He did not know any little of the other party's background, but he had to insist on not compromising, never harm his own interests, and even waver the belief in the dignity of the Song Dynasty.

On December 1st, Han Qi could not imagine that he could meet the Emperor of Song like Cao Yong. He would even think about eating in the same car. He had to kneel down outside the high wall of the palace and hand over the letter of the country to the representative of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and then go cool and wait for the emperor's feedback...

The Liao Dynasty's letter entered the Song court. According to the rules, the special person Yan Chenghan had to be unveiled, and then handed over to the prime ministers to read and understand. Only after the prime ministers had a unified interpretation could they be handed over to the emperor. Then the emperor and the prime ministers communicated with each other. After a conclusion was made, the ambassador Han would be summoned...

After communicating, the emperor asked directly, "My dear friends, the Khitans are now offering a price. It is indeed the same as I expected. It is to have land in Guannan. What should we do?" If we want to cease the war, we must return the 2 states, 3 gates and 17 counties that Chai Rong snatched away back to us! Because that was the filial piety of our good son Shi Jingtang back then!

The prime ministers replied, "The land of Guannan has been the Han land since the founding of the Song Dynasty and cannot be cedeed. As for the annual gold and silk, please give your majesty the ruling."

Zhao Heng also said, "I dare not lose my ancestors' land. If the Liao Kingdom makes a mistake, I will fight to the decisive battle! But when I think about the hardship of the people in Hebei, if I can exchange for annual silk for reconciliation, it will not be hurt. So! All these words are dictated by Cao Yi and Han Qi, and don't write them into the formal national letter first."

Next, the Song Dynasty was about to write a formal letter of nationality, but there was a small problem - what format and genre was used to write it? Zhao Heng style? But I never passed the letter! Zhao Guangyi's style was a little deteriorating. So I finally decided to use a letter like Zhao Kuangyin style. My uncle pulled and beat the Khitans, and I could communicate with each other and draw swords to each other, and everything had an absolute advantage... But the problem arises again: How did my uncle write it back then? It was a bit far away from Feng, and the imperial edict pavilion kept every letter of nationality intact that year, but it was all a cultural relic. None of the ministers in front of me had ever seen it and remembered...

Are you annoying! You can't even think about it for a while... At this time, you took your companion Mr. Zhao Anren and walked up slowly: It's so simple! I remember everything! Take a pen!

I brushed it a little bit and finished it in a while. The next thing was to give Ambassador Han a bunch of good things, "fur coats, gold belts, saddle horses, and coins" much more expensive than Cao's meal. Before leaving, Han Qi got the cheaper and wanted to act like hell.

He took off the clothes given by Emperor Song and changed into the "left-sided" clothes of the Khitans. He also explained with a smile, "The clothes of the Song Dynasty are very good, but they are too long. I'm not used to wearing them." This guy just wanted to disgust the Song Dynasty emperor at close range.
Chapter completed!