That night, Yelu Tiebu got drunk and didn't fall asleep until midnight. The next morning, before getting up, personal soldiers came to the door but were stopped outside the door. Until almost noon, Yelu Tiebuyou woke up, put on his official uniform, and left his bedroom.

Before washing up, the personal soldiers quickly stepped in and said, "King, the detective cavalry is here to report, the Song army has come to Dingzhou!"

Yelu Tie was stunned and asked, "How many people have come?"

The personal soldier said: "There are endless words in the cavalry, as if there are tens of thousands of people!"

After hearing this, Yelu Tie was shocked and did not dare to neglect. He said to his personal soldiers: "Sorry all the generals to come to the official hall to discuss matters together!"

The personal soldiers crossed their hands and walked quickly. Just packed up, Yelu Tie quickly walked to the official hall and sat down in the middle. Looking at the generals standing below, many people were talking, and they knew in their hearts that they might have known the news. They had caused wine and missed the time, and others might have known it.

Yelu Liang stepped forward and bowed, "King, the Song army in Bingzhou set off this morning and is expected to arrive in Quyang County this evening. It is reported that there are tens of thousands of Song troops coming, with a strict lineup, so you must be careful to prevent it!"

Yelu posted: "Which leader? Which troops came? Where did they go?"

Yelu Liang said: "The Song army came very quickly, and the scouts had not yet found out."

Yelu nodded without saying a word, signaling Yelu Liang to retreat. He said, "The Song army guarding the city the day before yesterday was not blocked. It seems that he has fled back to Dingzhou. There are 40,000 Song troops in Dingzhou. I believe that there will be no missing when coming this time. Do you think, how should you deal with it?"

Xiao Hu, on the side, saw Lie crossed his hands: "King, our army has 30,000 cavalry, and Quyang City is small, so the army cannot be carried out. The last general is not talented, so he is willing to bring 10,000 troops out of the city to meet the enemy. If you win by chance, it will be a blessing for our army."

Yelu Tie didn't think about it and said, "The Song army that came must be tens of thousands. What can you do with 10,000 people? However, it is right that Quyang City is small. 30,000 people are in the city and cannot be used. You bring 10,000 people to the west of the city, and arrange a formation between the Lishui and Changxing River to prevent the Song army from going around Quyang City and blocking our way. I bring the remaining troops out of the city and fight the Song people under the city!"

Xiao Huji crossed his hands and said his promise and returned to the queue. Although he did not participate in the Chongyuan Rebellion, he had always been in good terms with Xiao Ge and was just like his brothers. However, Xiao Huji was good at ease and skillful. Chongyuan was executed, and he quickly gained Hong Ji's trust and came out to lead the troops.

The Khitan's descendants and royal family were the foundation. After Yelu Hongji killed Chongyuan, he did not care about the generals except for the execution of the chief evil. After a year, the cracks were basically restored. Xiao Hu saw that these who did not participate in the rebellion were even more important. This time, the Khitan also used the war to bridge the tribe. The royal family's descendants were reconciled as before, which was the foundation of the stability of the Khitan.

Yelu Liang came out and said, "King, the Song army is coming, so don't underestimate it. We should stick to the city and wait for it to retreat. If the army leaves the city to fight, we are afraid that it will be ridden by it. The flying foxes in the rear are far away. If it is not good for a moment, there will be no reinforcements."

Yelu posted: "How can I put down 30,000 troops in the small town of Quyang? Be careful to guard the city, and after I leave the city, I will protect the rear wing. The Song army has only 30,000 to 40,000 people, and my 20,000 cavalry is enough to compete with him!"

Yelu Liang had no choice but to say yes and retreated.

It was already afternoon. When Yelu Tie was not right and talking to the generals, the soldiers came to report that the Song army was less than five miles away from Quyang.

Yelu posted a few times and said loudly: "If you win the Song army in this battle, Dingzhou will be empty, as if you take things out of your pocket! The Song army is good at defending the city, but this time they come to attack the city, aren't they going to die? Let me go out of the city tomorrow and fight the Song army to the death!"

When the generals saw that Yelu Tie was not very enthusiastic, they all made a promise together.

Liu Jianji led his army to set up a camp five miles away from Quyang. He ordered the army to make food, and several important generals came to his tent.

After moving his muscles and sitting in the tent, Liu Jianji closed his eyes and took a break. He set out before dawn today, and marched all the way, and finally arrived outside Quyang City before dark. At this time, the slow-moving troops were still on the road and rushed over overnight. I wonder if I could not fight tomorrow. However, there was no way. Liu Jianji had to block the Khitan army in Quyang, and could not delay for a moment.

Not long after, the generals entered the tent of the general. Liu Jianji opened his eyes and let everyone sit down.

Everyone sat down, and Liu Jianji said: "According to the detective cavalry, there were about 30,000 Khitan soldiers and horses coming, and they are now stationed around Quyang City. They have checked carefully. Fortunately, they rested in Quyang for a day and did not divide their troops to other places. As long as we can block them here and do not harm the surrounding state troops, the court will not be responsible for losing the city. If the Khitans go south and break through the railway line, the matter will be serious."

Zhu Gui said: "There are 30,000 Khitans, and we are 30,000. Isn't it just a match for the chess?"

Liu Jianji shook his head: "If the two armies lined up, why are they afraid of them? The Khitans were all cavalry and there was no reason to set up a formation to fight the enemy. What I fear most now is that they divided their troops to the south. The river of Shashui River is shallow and can wader through the water, so how can they defend themselves?"

Fang Hao said: "As long as we set up our positions, it will be difficult for the Khitans to run away. If we don't rush to fight with the enemy tomorrow, the entire army will launch and block the nearby roads. The Khitans retreated north, and there was a big mountain road. Our army could pursue them from behind, but they couldn't escape very far."

Liu Jianji nodded: "What I said is that Qu Yang has been lost, so we don't have to rush to fight the Khitan. Tomorrow, Fang Hao's troops will line up to the west and block the road. The front is my troops and Zhu Gui's troops, defending for one or two days, and wait until the front is arranged."

Zhu Gui said: "We are at the city, but I am afraid that the Khitans will come out of the city to attack."

Liu Jianji said: "We have all guns and cannons, but we are all 30,000 Khitans attacking, but why are we afraid of him? The strength of the Khitans is that the cavalry is coming and going, which is difficult for our infantry to capture. As long as we block the road and confront each other head-on, they are no match for us."

Fang Hao said: "The Khitans occupied Quyang, but they were nothing more than attacking Dingzhou in the east or harassing prefectures and counties in the south. They had 30,000 cavalry and wanted to attack Dingzhou inadequate troops. As long as we blocked the road to the south, the Khitans could only trap Quyang!"

Liu Jianji nodded: "That's true. The most important thing in this battle is not to defeat the Khitans and take back Quyang. Instead, we must block the Khitans here and prevent them from going south. Therefore, it is necessary to slow down and arrange the troops in the early stage. When we have completed the arrangement, we will fight against the Khitans! The Khitans defeated Quyang and robbed them in large numbers. Along the way, you have also seen how miserable the people who escaped from Quyang! Before, the walls and cleared the fields, all the nearby people entered the city. After this battle, Quyang was almost wiped out!"
Chapter completed!