It was late at night, and Du Zhongxiao stood in the yard, looking at the stars in the sky, without sleep for a moment. The success of the war with the Khitan not only exceeded the expectations of the court officials, but also exceeded Du Zhongxiao's own expectations.

The Khitan is a big country and a strong country. Even Du Zhongxiao thinks so now. However, the speed of the Song Dynasty becoming stronger was too amazing. It is difficult for a strong country to be recognized by others without fighting. From the numbers, no matter how strong you are, if you don’t defeat others, most people in the world just don’t recognize it. There is no way, people are so willful.

In fact, it is not just the Khitan. As long as the surrounding small countries are not defeated by the Central Plains, they will also look at the sky. They are like Jiaozhi. Although the small countries, although they are sanctioned to the Song Dynasty, they actually make frequent small moves. Once the strength of the Central Plains weakens, they will jump up.

The barbarians fear power but do not have virtue, which is not just a saying. Their obedience to the Central Plains dynasty actually relies on the strength of the Central Plains' military power. Once the Central Plains decline, they will turn against each other. History has proved this countless times, but in fact, there is no fuel-efficient lamp around the Central Plains.

Throughout history, the so-called coming to the court is just that the court cannot truly live up to the people under the rule and the emperor. If it is truly regarded as true, it will suffer a great loss. There is not only interests between countries, but there is no need to move non-existent feelings.

After sighing, Du Zhongxiao shook his head. The Khitan must be defeated not because of fighting for heroes. So what is there to fight for? But because the Khitan poses too great a threat to the Song Dynasty, the Khitan will never be destroyed, and the Song Dynasty will be in peace. If the two countries are really brothers and they are polite and respect each other, why fight? But in one world, two heroes will stand together, which is not a situation where they can be peaceful.

This time, when we advance northward, and attack the middle, Oludo, the most core of the Khitan, was wiped out, and the Khitan was really destroyed. The remaining Shangjing Road and Tokyo Road areas were all tribes, and they would not offer the remnants of the Khitan tribes. According to historical facts, the Jurchens in the east were very powerful, and the Tatars in the west were also very powerful. They quickly expanded by eating the Khitan corpses. One destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty and the other destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty. But what would they look like in this world?

Thinking of this, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but smile. Indeed, their attitude was very interesting in the face of such a Song Dynasty. In the memory of his previous life, Du Zhongxiao felt that they should be destroyed. But now he is tired and doesn't want to fight anymore, and he doesn't know what will happen next.

The next morning, Wang Kai and Jia Kui arrived in Youzhou and came to pay homage to Du Zhongxiao.

After entering the living room, the guest and host took a seat. Du Zhongxiao said directly: "When will you two men arrive in Youzhou?"

Wang Kai said: "It is expected that all the troops will arrive in five days. However, there are many trains coming to Youzhou now, and it is a bit crowded."

Du Zhongxiao said: "That's natural. In addition to you, there are also people who have collected grain transporters and a large amount of grain and grass transported. It would be strange if the railway line is not crowded. It is not easy for you to cross Yanshan for a hundred thousand troops."

Wang Kai said: "The Taiwei is actually not difficult. When we attacked Datong, it was not very difficult to cross the mountains."

Du Zhongxiao heard this and shook his head repeatedly: "Where is the same? Although Datong is not as good as the mainland, it can be regarded as a prosperous place. The Dading Prefecture we went to here is different. It is really a mountainous area with a sparse population. Can the population be the same as the small population? It is easy to find people and grain in a place with a large population. As long as the war is won, it will be difficult to get? Dading Prefecture is different. Although there are farmers there, there are very few. More than 100,000 troops arrive. If the food and grass are not supplied in the rear, it will be troublesome."

Jia Kui said: "What the Taiwei said is that after passing Yinshan by Hequ, and after passing Yanshan by Youzhou, it was completely different."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, it's a completely different look. In this battle, the army is not the most important thing, the most important thing is food and grass. First of all, we must ensure that the food and grass can be fought. Li Fugui has been in Daming Prefecture these days, and he has transferred food and grass from all over the country. On the one hand, your army has arrived. Only when Li Fugui is ready can the entire army start to set off."

Wang Kai said: "When we passed by Daming Mansion, we met Taiwei Li. He said that in three days, we could go to Youzhou."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "He has reported to me. Three days later, the food and grass are sufficient, and the civilians who transported the grain can set off. Now Liu Ji has crossed the sacred mountain and arrived in Zezhou, and is heading towards Yuzhou. According to him, along the way, Khitan guards offered the city and went to several states without firing a single shot. We have done a good job and may not have to use force to capture Dading Prefecture, and many places will surrender."

Jia Kui said: "The main force of the Khitan was eliminated in Youzhou last year. There was no soldier in the country, so there was no way to resist the imperial army."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Everyone of the nomadic peoples is a soldier, not a saying. If you deal with it improperly, you will still have trouble. This time you advance north, you must pay attention to both kindness and power, and do not use all force. The Khitan has fought for several years, and the life of the lower-class people is hard. If we do well, we can win the hearts of the people. The hearts of the people are the foundation. As long as we win the hearts of the people, everything will be easy."

Wang Kai frowned: "Youzhou is mostly Han people. When the court comes, the natural people's hearts are towards the court. When we go north, we are mostly Hu people. How can we win the hearts of the Hu people? The barbarians fear power but do not have virtue, and they still have to put a large army in the face, so they naturally dare not cause trouble."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It is true that the barbarians fear power but do not have virtue. But if they do not need to win the hearts of the people, it would be a big mistake. It is not that they will not rebel if they are devoted to the court, but they will not rebel from time to time. Whether they can rule well is of course the court's business. But even the people under their rule will not rebel if they are fine."

Jia Kui and Wang Kai crossed their hands: "We just follow the instructions of the Grand Marshal."

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said, "It's good that you know. This time we advance north, we must restrain the army and not harm the people. We cannot be worse than the Khitans. If we occupy the place, we must let the people live a better life so that they will be happy to surrender to the court. Okay, you have a rest and hold a banquet to welcome you at noon. In the afternoon, we will join Zhao Zi and Li Zhang, and we will also have a rich husband to discuss the next battle together."

Wang Kai and Jia Kui sang their promises and said goodbye together.

When the two left, Du Zhongxiao called Li Zhang over and said, "How is the movement in the Khitan these days?"

Li Zhang crossed his hands and said, "It's very strange to go back to the Taiwei. Bei'anzhou and Zezhou have already sold the city. The Khitan must have received the news, but there was no reaction at all. Several surrounding states agreed to sell the city, so it would be fine if they had no movement. The Dading Mansion was also stable as usual, which really made people feel strange."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, I originally thought that after Liu Ji marched, the Khitan should send people to fight. If they sent troops, it would be difficult for several states along the way to offer the city. Unexpectedly, they did not send troops."

Li Zhang said: "According to the eyeliner in Dading Prefecture, no one in the Khitan leadership paid attention to this matter at all, which is a bit unusual."
Chapter completed!