Du Zhongxiao, Shi Quanbin and Liu Ji stood outside the city, behind him were important generals in the army, waiting for Han Qi to arrive as quickly as possible. Tang Longzhen killed Yelu Zongzhen in a battle and defeated 100,000 elite soldiers of the Khitan. The results were too great, and Han Qi had to come in person. After the war, the movements of Du Zhongxiao's army had a significant impact on the Song Dynasty and the Khitan countries, and Du Zhongxiao was not allowed to act alone.

The battlefield outside the city was just a rough cleaning. Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi followed Shisanlang's cavalry and headed straight to Dongshengzhou. Yao Shouxin's artillery followed behind, and the heavy artillery landed at the end. Outside the city, there were broken flags, broken swords and guns, and even corpses that had not been buried.

Tanglong Town is a place of trade. In order to make money, the Khitan learned from the Song Dynasty and built a road to Dongshengzhou. If there were no roads to be built, larger cannons would not be easy to pass. Now it is a good road to go north, and even Du Zhongxiao can be taken with him behind the heavy cannons.

With the smoke and dust on the road, dozens of riders appeared on the road, and Han Qi and others rushed to the scene regardless of everything.

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly brought people to welcome him and bowed, "I only learned about the news that my husband is coming two hours ago. If you fail to greet him, don't be punished!"

Han Qi dismounted and held Du Zhongxiao's shoulder and gasped, "What's the crime? Where is Zong Zhen's body? Take me to see!"

Du Zhongxiao bowed and said yes, turned around and went first, and took Han Qi and others into the city.

Du Zhongxiao specially packed up a side hall next to the main hall of the Yamen and placed the corpse of Yelu Zong. The dead generals and high-ranking officials also packed up the bodies of the dead and placed them aside. Abusing the corpse is a barbarian custom, and Du Zhongxiao disdained to do it. When he was alive, he drew his sword to face him and never retreated. He should treat him with courtesy when he died. This is what the Central Plains people are used to.

He quickly stepped forward, Han Qi carefully observed Yelu Zongzhen's remains, and stood up and said, "Zhongzhou defense censor Qian Hui was the magistrate of Hezhong Prefecture. In the second year of Huangyou, he had hired a deputy envoy to Khitan and met the Khitan king. I had already sent a letter from Pegasus and asked him to come to Tanglong Town immediately. When he recognized his true identity, he would transport it back to the capital. This matter is of great importance and is not at all careless."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Duke, in addition to killing the Khitan king and some important officials and generals, he also captured many people. It has been confirmed that this is the true identity of the Khitan king, so I don't doubt it."

Han Qi shook his head with a wry smile: "When I was late, you don't know how serious this matter is! I received your good news in Bingzhou, and I didn't dare to delay it for a moment. I was afraid that you would do something extraordinary. Killing the Khitan monarch is not only for the Song Dynasty, but also for all surrounding countries. Once we send it back, news that Zong Zhen is not dead is heard from the opposite side, which is a big mess. If the Khitans confirm it, and if the Khitan officials recognize it, we can publish the news and transport it back to the capital. Compared with this, your urgent military deployment can be delayed!"

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said nothing more. To be honest, Du Zhongxiao didn't really understand how meaningful it is to kill Yelu Zongzhen. This corpse is much more meaningful than annihilation of the 100,000 Khitan army. It will directly change the situation between the Song Dynasty and the Khitan and affect all surrounding countries.

When they arrived at the main hall, they each sat down. Du Zhongxiao ordered tea to come.

After drinking tea, Han Qi pointed to the officials who came to him and said, "This is Sima Guang, the magistrate of Bingzhou. The matter is urgent. I temporarily recruited him as the judge of the strategic. If the Volcanic Army has such a big deal, Tang Long's guard dares to offer the city to the enemy. This matter must be handled strictly! If you are plagued by military affairs, don't care about this matter anymore. Just hand it over to Judge Sima."

Sima Guang bowed to Du Zhongxiao and sat down again. Du Zhongxiao realized that he was the one who came with Han Qi. Almost everyone who went to school knew about this name. He and Wang Anshi, the two enemies in the officialdom, were so famous in later generations.

Yu Jingyang has been killed. Du Zhongxiao has no energy to investigate the case in Tanglong Town. Many people were imprisoned for committing the case, but there has been no result after so long. It is good that Sima Guang is here to handle it. This person may be better than Du Zhongxiao's case.

After asking about the war that day, Han Qi said: "The Khitan army has been defeated, what do you want?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "I have ordered Yang Wenguang and other generals to lead the troops north and follow the Khitan to find an opportunity to annihilate the enemy. The defeat of the Khitan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Our army heads north and has the opportunity to capture Dongsheng, Yunnei, Feng and other prefectures. Fengzhou, Tiande, Heqing, Jinsu and other troops are also in the hands!"

Han Qi pondered for a while and said, "You only have 30,000 soldiers and horses. Are you too aggressive? The Khitan soldiers were defeated, and Yelu Renxian, the Privy Councilor of the Khitan Northern Court, had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. He gathered the defeated soldiers. How could you resist the enemy?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "According to the lower officials, Yelu Renxian may not be able to defend Fengzhou. If he had to defend, the lower officials would not mind fighting a war. Even if he could not go to Fengzhou, Dongshengzhou would definitely be able to be taken down. With artillery as a helper, the Khitans would not be afraid of him against the counterattack!"

Han Qi nodded and asked, "Why do you think Yelu Ren would give up Fengzhou first? Under Yinshan Mountain, next to the river, there is a strategic important place! Without Fengzhou, the entire Hequ land of Khitan could not be defended. Even the Tatars and Dangxiang tribes in the north would have different intentions."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Your Majesty, the Lord of the Khitan Kingdom has really died here. Who is the Khitan who succeeds to the monarch?"

Han Qi smiled: "You mean the Khitan civil strife. Yelu Ren will first bring his troops back to help Khitan Yan King Hongji ascend the throne?"

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, things are obvious. Without Yelu Ren's help, it will be difficult for Yelu Hongji to ascend the throne. Moreover, with Zong Zhen's expedition, the women and children of the Urudo palace were with him. If he loses another battle, the foundation of the Khitan will be gone."

The Khitan habit was that when the king went to war, he would take several palaces of Oluduo. The soldiers fought, and the civilians under his subordinates were responsible for logistics, unlike the rules that the generals of the Song Dynasty were not allowed to join the army. These women and children, including a large number of royal families who were recently affiliated. If Du Zhongxiao was killed, the impact would be almost the same as the killing of Yelu Zongzhen. How dare Yelu Ren take this risk first?

Han Qi obviously thought about this, and after hearing Du Zhongxiao's words, he smiled and nodded: "It seems that you are thinking carefully, not just impulse. However, military combat is not just about careful consideration, but also about opportunities. You order each army to be cautious and not to advance aggressively. I ordered 10,000 Lin Mansion Road and 30,000 Yuan, a total of 40,000 soldiers and horses to help you in Tanglong Town. However, they are not as fast as your subordinates. They are afraid that it will take the New Year to come here."

Du Zhongxiao bowed: "Thank you, my husband! The railway is convenient now, why don't you transfer troops from other places? Where to go—"

Han Qi said: "Since you know that Zong Zhen will die, Chongyuan will definitely be the emperor. How could there be any trouble when the road of the country is in trouble?"

The country cannot be without a king for a day. As long as the news of Yelu Zongzhen's death spread, Yelu Chongyuan would definitely be the emperor in Datong Prefecture. Even if Yelu Chongyuan didn't have this idea, Xiao Ge would make him become the emperor. If he didn't do this, the Khitan would not be the Khitan.

Du Zhongxiao understood this truth, and Han Qi also understood it. He made great contributions to kill Yelu Zong. Du Zhongxiao was no better than before. Unless the military deployment was very wrong, Han Qi would not forcefully change it. It would be that the troops were insufficient to replenish the troops. Are there any generals who were dissatisfied with Du Zhongxiao?

After chatting about the movements in the north for a while, Han Qi said, "By the way, you just said that you captured a lot of Khitan generals. Are there any important people?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "On that day, Zong Zhen and his important generals were almost wiped out. Only all the palaces deployed Yelu Yixian to a great life. After several rounds of cannons came down, they were seriously injured, and had a broken arm, leaving a life. I have asked him to compile a book and handed it to Yelu Renxian, and advised Yelu Renxian to give up Fengzhou and lead troops back to Shangjing. He handed it out for two days, but there was no reply yet."

Han Qi nodded after hearing this: "Okay, okay. Yelu Yixian survived, but it's best. You can also promise him that as long as Yelu Ren leads his troops out of Fengzhou first, you can send him back and reunite their brothers."

Du Zhongxiao said: "His identity is unusual, how dare I take the initiative?"

Han Qi said: "What are you afraid of? Now when you do such a thing, which official in the court will say? Taking Fengzhou is a great contribution. What is a Yeluyi first! What is a prince? There is a lord and a few kings lying there!"

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "Forget it, I'd better submit the court first. When the order comes down, it's not too late to tell Yeluyi first."

From being promoted to Chang Ping and being in charge of the land affairs to the current deputy commander of the management, although Du Zhongxiao has been alone for a long time, he has never tasted the taste of power that can be arbitrary at the moment. After making great contributions, this contribution will always take time to truly transform into Du Zhongxiao's prestige and power.

Han Qi didn't say much, and walked around the city with Sima Guang before arranging a rest.

Now it is different from before. Han Qi will stay here and arrange the war ahead with Du Zhongxiao. Although one is the boss and one is the deputy, the status of the two is actually too far apart. Du Zhongxiao cannot make decisions on many things and will hesitate, while Han Qi will not worry too much.

When he left Beijing, Du Zhongxiao also acted with cheap things, but the current situation was completely beyond his scope of acting cheap things. No matter what decision he made next, officials in the court would inevitably say that he was arbitrary. With Han Qi there, not so many people said such things.

Han Qi has been guarding the border for many years, but when it comes to specific military affairs and military command, he is not very familiar with it. In particular, the combat style of Du Zhongxiao's troops has never been exposed to before, and there is actually not much military words to say.

Han Qi is a man with courage, decisiveness, and can be an official. When he became famous at a young age, there were almost no storms in his career, which not everyone could do. He and Du Zhongxiao were in Tanglong Town. Even if he didn't do anything and let Du Zhongxiao take the initiative, he could stop countless gossip. Doing this not only helped Du Zhongxiao, but also left him with nothing to say about the credit he received, but he could be an official.
Chapter completed!