Early the next morning, Yelu Hougu had not yet got up. A personal soldier rushed in and crossed his hands and said, "King, someone shouted outside the city!"

Yelu Hougu turned over and said unhappily: "Who is calling? Such a fuss! If a 100,000 Song army outside the city calls me every day, they will come to report me, wouldn't it be annoying!"

The personal soldiers said: "King, the ones who are calling out to the North Courtyard outside the city! There are also King Renxian and King Xiao Xulie."

Yelu Hougu was startled, sat up and said, "Can you see clearly? How could they get here? Yelu Ren was left behind in Nanjing first, so he should guard Youzhou. Yelu Xiantong, not to mention, as the king of the North Court, he must stay with the emperor!"

The personal soldier said, "Your Majesty, you can see clearly, that's them. The young man thinks this matter is important, so he comes to report it!"

After hearing this, Yelu Hougu got up quickly and washed up quickly, and arrived at the official hall.

Xiao Molu was already waiting here, and was so anxious that he turned around. When he saw Yelu Hougu come in, he hurriedly said, "King, there are Yelu Fairy Tong outside the city, Yelu Renxian and Xiao Xulie, who are shouting there."

Yelu Hougu asked, "What are they shouting? From Youzhou, needless to say, Youzhou has been defeated."

Xiao Molu said: "Yes, they said, we have been defeated in Youzhou. The 400,000 troops were all destroyed, and the emperor was captured. It's over."

Yelu Hougu heard that he had not spoken for a long time. Although the rumors had been heard for a few days, it was still unacceptable to confirmation. Since the establishment of the Khitan, foreign wars have rarely failed. Even when Dangxiang rose a few times in the past few years, it finally defeated Dangxiang to surrender. In the end, the Khitan had attacked many times against the Central Plains, but the worst was to tie it, and he did not suffer too much failure. Unexpectedly, this time, all of them were lost, and even the emperor was captured by the Song army.

On the front line of Youzhou, the Song Dynasty's monarchs and ministers were calm on the top of the city, and they finished the war with gossip. It was extremely relaxed. But for Yelu Hougu, who was thousands of miles away, it was like a bolt from the blue and it was hard to believe.

Seeing that Yelu Hougu did not speak, Xiao Molu said, "King, they are outside the city, and we are urging us to offer the city."

Yelu Hougu came to his senses and said, "How can one sacrifice to the city with just a few words from them? Forget it, I'll go to the top of the city and have a conversation in person."

After saying that, he took Xiao Molu and others out of the official hall and headed straight to the city.

At this time, the sun had just risen, and the red ground was hanging in the sky. The sunlight shone on the city of Datong, hooking the buildings out of the gold edge. The morning breath was very fresh, with the fragrance of soil. The soldiers on the front of the city stood solemnly, with a serious expression.

Yelu Hougu walked up the city tower and looked out. He saw three Khitan people standing beneath the city, bathing in the sun. He looked closely and saw that they were Yelu Xiantong, Yelu Renxian and Xiao Xulie. These people were all given titles of kings and were extremely familiar with Yelu Hougu.

Seeing Yelu Hougu walking up to the city, Yelu Renxian bowed and said loudly: "Good King!"

Yelu Hougu nodded and said loudly: "The king is a left-behind Nanjing, why don't he guard Youzhou and come to Datong Prefecture?"

Yelu Renxian said: "The king doesn't know that in the battle of Youzhou, our army was defeated, so there are no left behind at this time. All the 400,000 troops were lost, and the emperor was captured. Alas, this matter is heartbreaking."

Yelu Hougu wanted to ask what the three of them came here to do. They forced themselves to hold back. As long as they were not fools, they knew that they were here to persuade them to surrender. It would be fine if they had to stick to themselves, and they could humiliate them as much as possible. If they wanted to sacrifice the city, it would be better not to offend them.

The sun rose, just shining on Yelu Hougu's eyes. Yelu Hougu built a shed with his hands and whispered loudly: "No matter what, you and I will be ministers in the same palace. I will then order to open the city gate. The three of you come into the city. Let's talk about it?"

Yelu Renxian said: "This is the best. We come from afar and have many things to say to the king."

This was discussed last night and there was no need to discuss it with the Song army. In fact, Wang Kai, Bin and Hao Zhi were not far away, watching the three of them call the city. Anyway, no matter how Yelu Hougu decided, they could not escape.

Seeing that the city gate was not open, but came down from above, Hao Zhi smiled and said, "Those who guard the city are careful!"

Wang Kai said: "After being surrounded by us, they will be slamming the city wall every day. How could they dare to be careless? If we are willing to join the city now, we can break the city in a few days. However, the Shufu means that it is best to be able to offer the city in the future. If it really doesn't work, we will send troops to capture it. Yanyun's Sixteen Prefectures have been living a hard life under the Khitan rule in the past few years."

Hao Zhi sighed after hearing this: "You don't know that Datong Prefecture is pretty good, Youzhou is broken. The Khitan army went south, and even the people gathered all the grains, signed 400,000 troops, and most of them died in battle. Now Youzhou has no seeds or young people farming next year. Youzhou has no seeds and no strong people. You must transport grain to the court to survive the famine next year. Although Datong Prefecture is difficult, it has not reached this point."

Hebin said: "Nothing big is going on. It is not difficult for railways to reach Youzhou. With railways, everything is easy."

Hao Zhi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There have been wars over the years, and the court has no savings anymore. What's the use of connecting the railway?"

Sitting in the bamboo basket, Yelu Renxian, Yelu Xiantong and Xiao Xulie went to the city. After getting off the basket, Yelu Hougu hurriedly greeted him.

After the ceremony, Yelu Hou said: "Three people came from afar, worked hard on the road, and went to the yamen to discuss matters."

Several people entered the yamen, went to the flower hall next to them, and took a seat with guests and hosts. Yelu Hougu ordered tea to come and invite some to use tea.

Putting down the teacup, Yelu Hou said: "The three of you come to Datong Mansion, don't know what the purpose is?"

Yelu Ren looked at Yelu Xiantong and Xiao Xulie first and said, "The king should guess that we are here to persuade the surrender. Once Youzhou is defeated, the main force of our country is completely destroyed and the emperor is captured. How can we continue to fight this battle? After you donate the city, we will make some contributions and live a better life in Kaifeng Prefecture."

Yelu Hou Gu said: "What, do you think I want to go to Kaifeng? Datong is a big city and it is not so easy to break."

Yelu Xiantong shook his head: "King, now the main force of the Khitan has been destroyed, and it is impossible for reinforcements to have no reinforcements. Without reinforcements, even if Song Bubu forced the ant to attack the city, he would just surround him like this. How many days can Datong last?"

Yelu Hou Gu said: "I don't believe that the Song army outside the city can keep surrounding it. A 100,000 army will cost a lot of food and grass a month."

Xiao Xulie said: "In the battle of Youzhou, the Song army participated in the battle for more than 500,000 people, and hundreds of thousands of civilians who transported grain. The troops participated in the battle were worth one million. There were so many people, and the Song army was still abundant. There were 100,000 people outside the city. What difficulties did the king think they had?"

Yelu Hougu didn't speak, and held the cup and played slowly there. Of course he knew that Datong Mansion could not be defended. But he felt unwilling to give the city like this. The Song Dynasty had such a big city so easily, so he should have something to say. Even if he didn't become a king in the future, he should give a high-ranking official or a large sum of money. It is said that the Song Dynasty has money now, so he can't be reluctant to spend money on it, right?

Yelu Ren turned his head first and said to Xiao Molu on the side: "There are more than 10,000 troops in the city, are there enough food and supplies now?"

Xiao Molu said: "The king is at ease. The soldiers will not go hungry for at least one or two months."

Yelu Renxian said: "What are the soldiers eating? What about the people in the city? Yelu Chongyuan was in Datong Prefecture for several years. The emperor brought hundreds of thousands of troops here the year before yesterday. How much food can there be left in the city?"

Xiao Molu said: "Why should we care about the people?"

Yelu Ren sighed first: "How can we ignore the people when we guard the city? If the people have no food, they will inevitably cause trouble."

Xiao Molu said: "If the army is guarding the city, if we are still afraid of the people causing trouble, how can we defend this city?"

Yelu Ren saw Xiao Molu without any reluctance at all. He turned to Yelu Hou Gu and said, "King, the patience of the Song army has been exhausted. After the battle in Youzhou, they will not wait in Datong any longer. If you don't offer the city, the Song army will soon attack the city with all their strength."
Chapter completed!