Near Hongzhou, beside the Sanggan River, a team of grain transporters was resting. They were from Shunzhou, Xijin Prefecture, and were ordered to carry grain and grass and came here. At this time, the peach blossoms in the river valley had faded, the mulberries were growing, and the breeze was warm.

Looking at the sun in the sky, a Khitan soldier stood up and said sternly: "Get up! Before dark, we will rush to the next station!"

A man on the ground said, "It's really hard to walk the mountain road ahead. Sir, let us rest thoroughly before we can hurry up."

The soldier waved the whip in his hand, whipped it at the talking man, and whined loudly: "What are you talking nonsense! There is a way to transport grain. If you are slow, you will be punished! Get up quickly and hurry forward!"

The man got up from the ground and said, "He came from Youzhou all the way, and there was no boat in the river. We were so tired that we were almost exhausted! If we continue to force this way, how could we live to Datong Mansion! This season, it is already a hard time for us to transport grain if we don't do farm work at home. We don't give food, and rely on the food we bring ourselves. Isn't this a life-threatening person!"

Several men who transported grain rose up and said yes together, complaining about the world.

The Khitan soldiers were furious and had no head to hit the whip in their hands. They said, "The emperor in front led his troops to fight hard, and I don't know how many people died in a day! You just transported food, and you complained so much, but you still beat them less!"

The man was beaten to the point of blood marks on his body. He was angry for a moment. He grabbed the whip and said sternly: "For the thief, he can only hit people. Grandpa can't stand you! Go and die!"

As he said that, he used force to snatch the whip. The Khitan soldier rushed over and was kicked in the chest by the man. The kick was really powerful. The Khitan soldier screamed and fell to the ground. After struggling for a few times, he remained motionless.

The other soldiers were stunned. After a while, they woke up and shouted together: "Oh, I've killed someone! Are you going to rebel? You caught him quickly and chopped his head!"

As he said that, he gathered together. He took out his waist knife and surrounded the man in the middle.

But I didn't know that this man was the leader of the group of people who transported grain. He was very popular on weekdays. Seeing him surrounded, the people who transported grain shouted and threw several soldiers to the ground. After snatching his waist, a man said, "Qilang, how do you deal with this thief?"

Qilang looked at the people on the ground and gritted his teeth and said, "There are dead people. Let's report to Shangguan. Where can we still have life? This food transport is a deadly job. It's better not to do it or stop, and just stop! Kill to Hongzhou, grab some money, and we will find a way out ourselves!"

The man who transported the grain agreed to each other, raised his waist and chopped off all the Khitan soldiers.

In Mayi Khitan Military Camp, Yelu Hongji sat in the commander's tent and looked at the generals on both sides and said, "The Song envoy has arrived in Shuozhou and is discussing with us whether to go here or return to Datong Prefecture. Yelu Xiantong said that the land occupied by the Song Dynasty will not be returned to us. However, the emperor's uncle who was captured by them will be sent back to the north. This matter is important, what do you think?"

Yelu Yixin said: "There are heavy troops stationed in Shuozhou, so it's fine if the southern country does not return. How can I not return the Dezhou and other places in the north?"

I can't say: "If they take it, how can they repay it? If they want to repay it, they will not take it before. After five years of military service in China, everything is messy and urgently needs rest. If they return to Chongyuan, it would be fine."

Yelu Yixin said: "What's the use of Chongyuan? We have occupied Datong Prefecture, and Chongyuan is just a lonely man."

"Although they are lonely, they have many uses in the hands of the Song people. There are many other parties in the Chongyuan country. If the Song army called the Chongyuan army, it is difficult to ensure that there will be no chaos. The northern states are all among the mountains and have no great use, just give it to the Song State."

Yelu Hongji looked at everyone and saw that the others were silent. He understood in his heart that he had been in Mayi for almost a month and could not help the Song army. Many of his subordinates didn't want to fight. He could not continue this battle. He could not defeat Jia Kui's defense in the front, and it was difficult to transport grain in the rear, so he could not hold on.

At this moment, a soldier came in and said with his hands crossed his hands: "Your Majesty, Hongzhou urgently reported that a grain transport team has reversed!"

When Yelu Hongji heard this, he stood up suddenly and said sternly: "What's going on? How many people are there?"

The soldiers said: "Report to Your Majesty, there were not many people at the beginning. Unexpectedly, they captured Hongzhou City by chance and took over the people. Now they refused to say that there were tens of thousands of people. After hearing the news, these people knew that Your army was leading to Datong Prefecture and were looting everywhere, and they were going to Weizhou in the south!"

Yelu Hongji waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to go down, frowning for a moment.

He said without bowing, "Your Majesty, the food and grass are now transported from Hongzhou. If there is chaos there, the food route will be broken!"

Yelu Hongji nodded. After a while, he said decisively: "This war is incredible! Let the Song envoy arrive at the military camp and agree on this. The southern country will send Chongyuan back and we will withdraw our troops! Shuozhou and Dezhou will be left to the Song State. Wait for two years and be fully prepared and compete with them!"

All the ministers bowed and said yes.

Yelu Hongji said again: "Send a large army immediately to Hongzhou to eliminate the rioters! If they are slow and they are forced to cause trouble by the people, they are afraid that the mountains will be in chaos. They will order their magistrates Han Shaowen to lead 30,000 troops and immediately flow down the Sanggan River to fight against the rebels!"

He said without bowing: "Your Majesty, there are only 30,000 soldiers in Hongzhou, and I am afraid-"

Yelu Hongji waved his hand and said, "The rebels are just false reports. How many people are there in Hongzhou? Even if they are in charge, there are not many chaotic troops."

The ministers bowed and said that it was. Han Shaowen's army was in the military camp behind and immediately sent a personal army commander to lead his troops to set off quickly.

Hongzhou to Datong Prefecture is closer than Mayi. If the chaos spreads to Datong Prefecture, things will be a big deal. It must be put out before the Song Dynasty knows about the chaos, otherwise, the battle will not be easily over.

At Shuozhou Inn, Yelu Xiantong was a little surprised to see Hong Ji's order. Unexpectedly, Hong Ji agreed to the conditions of the Song Dynasty without any discount. He was worried that Hong Ji would not accept the conditions agreed with the Song Dynasty and that the matter would be difficult to end. It seems that this war was extremely unsuccessful for the Khitan, and he would rather pay the price in order to end it.

After leaving the room with Wu Zhan, they arrived at the yard where Fu Bi and Liu Yongnian lived. After reporting, the two went in.

Fu Bi and Liu Yongnian welcomed him. Yelu Xiantong bowed and said, "Taiwei, the emperor has an order. Tomorrow we will go to the military camp in Mayi. We will discuss this matter, receive the edict, and each of us will withdraw our troops. The two countries reconcile the brotherhood, and it would be a wonderful thing not to attack the enemy!"

Fu Bi said: "King, now it is not a country of brothers. My pilgrimage is brothers with your first brother, and now it is a country of uncle and nephew."

Yelu Xiantong said a little embarrassedly: "What the Taiwei said is the country of uncle and nephew, the country of uncle and nephew."

The Khitan suddenly accepted the conditions and negotiated in the military camp in Mayi, which surprised Fu Bi. However, the Song Dynasty was eager to reorganize the imperial guards, and he really didn't want to continue the battle. He ended the war early and did not consider anything else. In this battle, the Khitan fought in a mess, and the Song army was not strong enough. He had enough defense but poor offense. It was exactly what the court hoped to end early.
Chapter completed!