After letting Xiao Dui enter the study, Xiao Ge couldn't wait to say, "What's the result when going to Shengzhou this time?"

Xiao Dui said: "Shengzhou is indeed the most prosperous place in the north, and it is much more lively than Xijing! There is a railway there. Dad, let me tell you that the railway is really made of iron! The train, with a long train, and with the sound of the flute, it ran out-"

Xiao Ge slapped the table: "I ask you how well you are doing with your husband Han? Who cares about these things? Have you handed over the letter?"

Xiao Dui then remembered the important matter and said, "I went to Shengzhou with Li Zhiyuan and I to see Guardian Han. The hateful guards guards who were guarding the gate looked at people and stopped us from entering. Fortunately, they met Grand Marshal Zhao Zi, and they told us that they went in and met Guardian Han and handed the letter out."

After hearing his son say something unrelated, Xiao Ge was anxious and asked, "What did Mr. Han say?"

Xiao Dui was stunned: "I didn't say anything. Mr. Han sent someone to pretend to be a merchant who bought goods and accompanied us to visit Shengzhou City. Yes, Shengzhou is so lively! There are various goods at the railway station, and merchants from all over the country--"

Xiao Ge couldn't help but sternly said: "I'll talk about these miscellaneous things later! I'm asking you, how can Mr. Han reply?"

Xiao Dui said: "Of course I wrote a reply letter and asked me to hand it over to my father. I also repeatedly told me not to show it to others."

"Where is your letter? When you get home, you won't take it out quickly!"

Xiao Dui took out the reply letter and handed it to Xiao Ge, saying, "It turns out that my father wants this reply, why not say it earlier."

Xiao Ge received the letter and waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go out first. It's hard to go to Shengzhou here, so let's have a good rest at home."

Xiao Dui was thinking about finding someone to tell me about his experiences in Shengzhou. He was not interested in Xiao Ge and was a little disappointed. He left the study and asked someone to talk to him.

Xiao Ge opened the letter and read Han Qi's reply. Han Qi first praised Xiao Ge for his understanding of the great power and knew to seek good fortune and avoid disaster. Then he told him to try his best to win over Yelu Chongyuan so that when he had no way out in the end, it would be best to surrender to the Song Dynasty. If he could succeed, the court would have a heavy reward.

After putting down the letter, Xiao Ge couldn't help but frown. In this letter, there was no mention of when the Song Dynasty sent troops and how to seize Datong Mansion. It felt that the content was too space. Han Qi was ambitious and was dissatisfied with only taking Datong Mansion. But in this situation, Yelu Hongji had already arrived at the eastern gate of Datong. Even if he had the intention, he could not give more places to the Song Dynasty.

As a result of fighting for Yelu Chongyuan, it became even more empty. Yelu Chongyuan was a playboy, but he became the emperor because of his identity. When Yelu Hongji's army was at the city, how could he have any ideas? At that time, he was not going to say anything he had.

Shaking his head, Xiao Ge walked around the study, unable to understand Han Qi's thoughts for a while.

In Shengzhou Jingluo Mansion, Han Qi sat in the middle. Next to him was Fu Bi, on both sides were Liu Ji, Zhao Zi, Yang Wenguang and Jia Kui, discussing the current situation.

Han Qi said: "A few days ago, Xiao Ge, the first important minister of Yelu Chongyuan, wrote a letter saying that he was willing to surrender to the court and offered Datong Prefecture with both hands. Now Yelu Hongji has already arrived in Tiancheng County. Not to mention that Xiao Ge is not capable of offering Datong Prefecture, he is capable. As soon as the news came out, the Khitan officers and soldiers under Chongyuan were afraid that they would surrender to Hong Ji immediately. How could we have time? According to the deployment of the Privy Council, we should be most sure of getting a city in Shuozhou. I have already replied to Xiao Ge, asking him to fight for Chongqing, and it is best to surrender to the court together."

Zhao Zi said: "Yelu Chongyuan's defeated generals will not be of great use to return or not."

Han Qi said: "Don't think so. He is the emperor's uncle and surrenders to the court. Yelu Hongji will be like a stubborn mansion afterwards. A Chongyuan is much more practical than Datong Mansion. With Xiao Ge as his inner support, what we are thinking about now is how to get the most benefits in the battle between the two Khitan emperors."

Fu Bi said: "Since you have an internal support, you can think more, and it may not be the Shuozhou state. The subordinates of Chongyuan also include Dezhou, Shuozhou, Weizhou and Yingzhou, and Datong Prefecture. We have given up Datong Prefecture, and these four prefectures can find a way."

Liu Jidao: "It seems that it is not realistic to try to capture all four states. But in addition to Shuozhou, there are also Dezhou and Weizhou that can be used."

Yang Wenguang said: "Our army was originally stationed in Shazhou, facing Khitan Dezhou. I have put a lot of effort into the past few years. I know how many soldiers and horses there are and how the paths are. If the Strategic Officer ordered it, it would not be difficult to obtain it."

Han Qi nodded: "What Liu Taiwei said is that other places can be considered except Shuozhou. I see the deployment of the Privy Council and emphasize that we only take Shuozhou and try not to have major conflicts with the Khitan. It seems that the court is not ready to go to a full war with the Khitan, so it is not appropriate to fight this time. I plan to arrange this way. Yang Wenguang's troops will set off from Zhenwu County and be prepared to take Dezhou. Zhao Zi's troops will set off from Hebin County and enter the mountains and prepare to take Shuozhou. Liu Ji's troops will sweep the mountains to the west of Datong Prefecture, rectify the various foreign troops, and it is best to form households."

After saying that, Han Qi said to Fu Bi: "What do you think the strategy thinks?"

Fu Bi thought for a while and said, "If Zhao Zi is in this arrangement, he will only take Shuozhou, and his troops will be less. By then, Hong Ji will occupy Datong Prefecture and his troops will be hundreds of thousands of troops. I am afraid that he will raise troops to attack Shuozhou, so he will send more troops."

Han Qi nodded: "What the Luan said makes sense. Jia Fangyu, can you withdraw 20,000 or 30,000 people from your subordinates to be Zhao Zi's subordinates? If Yelu Hongji raises troops to attack, your troops will rescue him. Adding the troops on Hedong Road should be enough."

Fu Bi said: "It would be better for Liuji's troops to withdraw 20,000 or 30,000 people to guard Shuozhou together. The 200,000 troops on Hequ Road were destroyed. After destroying Dangxiang, there was a little more. In the future, it would be necessary to use them all in the Khitan, or try to pull the army up as much as possible and get familiar with it first."

Han Qi said: "Okay. By the way, Taiwei Di is attacking Hengshan. Can Jia Jianyu draw troops from him?"

Jia Kui crossed his hands and said, "Since Lingzhou was broken, Dangxiang people no longer had the idea of ​​attacking, so there was no problem in drawing 20,000 people. However, the food and grass sold in our city were transported from Baode Army to Fuzhou, and then to Linzhou, and transferred to Donglai. It is better to have food and grass."

Fu Bi said: "Since Taiwei Du led his troops to attack the Western Regions last year, most of the food and grass in Shengzhou have been consumed. I have submitted a report to the court to replenish food and grass in Shengzhou. The reply from the Privy Council was to transfer grain from Jingdong Road, and these days have arrived one after another."

Han Qi sighed: "War is to fight money and food. Since last year, Taiwei Du led his troops to pacify the Western Regions and then attacked Dangxiang. The court spent several years of accumulation and consumption, and now it is a bit short of money. Even if the food and grass from Jingdong Road are transferred, it can only guarantee that Shuozhou will be fought. No matter how big the battle is, it is really impossible to fight now. The Privy Council decided to only seize Shuozhou. Although it is conservative, it is a helpless move."

Liu Jidao: "Fortunately, there is a railway here, which can transport grain from thousands of miles away, otherwise how can it support the 200,000 army? If the war with the Khitan in the future, it will inevitably be a war of 500,000 or 600,000 people. At that time, I am afraid that half of the world's food supply will be required."

Several people nodded together. With railways, the strategic environment in the world is very different. Now hundreds of thousands of people are fighting continuously, and the food and grass can still be sufficient. It was something that I could not imagine before. The food and grass on Jingdong Road can be transported all by railways, otherwise there would be no way.
Chapter completed!