The sun is very bright and warm. Today is supposed to be a good weather. There are sparrows flying, singing in groups, chirping.

Yelu Ren first watched the Song army outside the city install the cannons, and the officers were commanding there, and the soldiers loaded the bullets. The shells looked very heavy, and they had to lift them up before they could be loaded into the cannon barrel.

The important Khitan officials next to him were all watching from the city. They all knew that once the city wall was collapsed by the Song army, Youzhou would immediately fall. How could there be only some signing troops in the city and a very small number of Khitan troops resisting more than 100,000 Song troops outside the city?

As an officer's small flag swung down vigorously, each cannon ignited the cannon twists.

The world suddenly calmed down, without any sound. Yelu Renxian even felt that he could hear his heartbeat, dong, dong, it seemed like a war drum was beating. Everyone didn't speak, looked outside the city, waiting for the cannons to roar.

Suddenly, smoke rose and a huge roar came. Without seeing what the shells looked, I felt the feet shaking violently. Everyone was silent for a while, and the general guarding the city, Ruinu, whispered loudly: "Leave the way, ministers, hurry up to the top of the city! The city wall has collapsed, and it seems that it will not last long! - Guardian, escort the ministers back to the yamen immediately!"

Dozens of soldiers stepped forward, supported Yelu Renxian and others in a stunned manner, and walked under the city wall.

At this time, the Khitan soldiers on the city wall were already in chaos and the officers could not suppress them. They could only lead their personal soldiers and force everyone to stay on their posts. However, for a while, the order could not be organized at all, and there were people who did anything.

The power of the cannon just now was too great. It hit the city wall, like the sky and the earth collapsed. There were obviously cracks on the wall outside. Obviously, the city wall would collapse in just a few cannons.

Liu Ji put down his telescope and nodded: "Youzhou is indeed a big city. The Khitans have spent a lot of effort. This round of cannons cannot even collapse the city wall. However, there are cracks in the city wall. It is estimated that if there are another round or two, the city wall should collapse. Everyone, let's prepare to enter the city! We will set up a wine to celebrate the achievements of the Khitan's Nanjing Palace tonight!"

The soldiers next to them cheered loudly. After conquering Youzhou, the overall situation of the war was decided, and the rest was the end.

Reloading the medicine and filling the bullets, with a command, dozens of heavy artillery roared. The shells hit the city wall, and suddenly the city wall collapsed. The Khitan soldiers on the city wall screamed and struggled in the soil, and Youzhou was in chaos.

Liu Ji's subordinates outside the city rushed towards the gap, and rushed into the city without encountering any obstacles.

Liu Ji said to Dou Shunqing and Liu Jianji: "According to the arrangement of the commander-in-chief, I will garrison here and your two armies will go south. Now we have an absolute advantage in both the situation and the strength of the troops. After ten or twenty days, we will completely wipe out the Khitan army, which is perfect!"

Liu Jianji and Dou Shunqing bowed to him. After breaking through Youzhou, the last city in front of the Khitan was lost and no longer had a foothold. Yelu Hongji's army in the south had no route to cross Yanshan and could only wait for death there. The Song army surrounded the only 400,000 remaining troops of the Khitan in Wuqing, and they won any battle.

Soon, the soldiers entering the city opened the city gate and the army rushed into the city.

Liu Ji smiled and said, "Let's go into the city! This is Khitan Nanjing, with an imperial palace, a yamen, and many bureaucrats, which are not comparable to other places. When we go in, we will meet them later. This battle is easy!"

The three of them got on their horses and headed towards Youzhou City Gate.

The Khitans knew that they could not resist, so as soon as the city wall collapsed, they gave up resisting. The Song army entered the city, easily controlled the city gate, and the army entered the city.

When they arrived at the left-behind mansion, Yelu Renxian and a group of ministers had already stood outside the door. The Song army soldiers were surrounded by them tightly, and it was not difficult for them. The attack was too smooth and the Song army was disciplined strictly, so no one robbed them everywhere.

When Liu Ji and the other two saw a bunch of Khitan ministers in front of them, they looked at each other and smiled, and dismounted.

Yelu Renxian did not know Liu Ji, but knew the official uniform he was wearing. He walked up and bowed, "The criminal minister Yelu Renxian has seen the army of Liu Taiwei of the Southern Kingdom. The army of Taiwei came, but did not greet him in time. I hope to forgive him."

Liu Ji smiled and said, "The two countries will not decide the outcome of the battle. After all, they will not be willing to leave behind. If you stay in Youzhou, there will be many things to worry about in Youzhou in the future. I hope you can help each other. This time, Youzhou City has been destroyed. You can order the officials in the city and wait for the orders."

Yelu Renxian said: "I was a criminal minister, so I naturally followed the orders of the Taiwei. I have sent someone to watch the government offices and the imperial palaces in the city, and I just waited for the Taiwei to arrange it."

Liu Ji nodded and said to Liu Jianji and Dou Shunqing beside him: "When I was in the capital, I drank wine with my left-behind brother. Yelu Yi was first captured in the capital during the Tanglong Town. He has never been concerned about the world for many years and is happy in the capital. The left-behind person is elegant and similar to his brother."

After saying that, he ordered people to take away most of the Khitan bureaucrats, leaving only a few ministers including Yelu Renxian, Han Yun and Wu Zhan. He said to them: "This battle is not easy. I will take the stay-at-home mansion tonight and prepare some small wine to celebrate the merits. You are all Khitan ministers, so you can drink some drinks with us together."

Yelu Renxian and others refused repeatedly. The Song army celebrated the merits and asked a few prisoners to accompany them to drink. Didn’t it deliberately humiliate them? It was just that Liu Ji insisted, how could the few people refuse? They could only agree. Their faces were not good-looking.

Liu Ji and the other two entered the left-behind mansion. Yelu Ren, who was on the side, forced himself to explain the architecture of the mansion. Liu Ji was very interested and looked at the left-behind mansion inside and out. Finally, he arrived at the living room and sat down and ordered the soldiers to prepare wine and food at the back.

After a while, the tea came and several people drank tea together.

Liu Ji said to Yelu Renxian: "Youzhou has been broken. Let's write a letter today to tell you the lord. I will send someone to Wuqing City tomorrow. Now the situation is settled, and it will be meaningless if you struggle. It is better to surrender and still have wealth."

Yelu Renxian said: "The emperor was in great prosperity in the Spring and Autumn Period. After ascending the throne, there was another rebellion in Chongyuan. After going through a lot of hardships, he ascended the throne to the great treasure. How could he listen to these words? Taiwei, I believe I can write, but I think it is useless."

Liu Ji smiled and said, "Just just keep the back and write. How much Yelu Hongji can listen to it depends on his luck. After the city of Youzhou was broken, our army surrounded him near Wuqing. Now his army has no combat power and lacks food and grass. How long can we last?"

Yelu Renxian was speechless and felt sad. Yelu Zongzhen was killed by Du Zhongxiao's gunfire, and he withdrew to Shangjing Road with 200,000 troops. The support of these 200,000 troops played a very important role in Yelu Hongji's final victory over Chongyuan. I originally thought that Yelu Hongji would become a new emperor and have a bright future. Unexpectedly, he was facing this situation as soon as he started.

Yelu Ren knew first that once Youzhou was broken, the Khitan was over. Yelu Hongji was blocked and the road to retreat was blocked. He could not beat him. What else could he do? With his temperament, he would not surrender, so he would probably have a dead end.

After a while, the wine and food came up. The charcoal fire was strong next to it. Liu Ji, Dou Shunqing and Liu Jianji raised their glasses and chatted and laughed. The Khitan ministers sitting in the same seat were as if they were sitting on pins and needles, and they felt indescribable.

A few months ago, the Khitans were pretentious and believed that once they went south, the Song Dynasty would inevitably be unstoppable. However, they thought that in less than three months, they reached this point.
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