The horse's hooves were flying, and Yelu Renxian led a cavalry to run all the way. In front of him was Anle City, which was the first and most solid line of defense for the Liao Kingdom to fight against the Song Dynasty. There were 50,000 elite soldiers stationed there, which seemed to be a small number, but in fact, this had already gathered the elites of the entire Liao Kingdom. If even they could not stop the Song army, then the Liao Kingdom would only have the last line of defense, that is, Zhongjing City.

However, Yelu Renxian, who was riding on the horse, looked sad at this time. He would go to Anle City to take charge of the overall situation. This was also the decision made by Yelu Zongzhen himself. However, while making this decision, Yelu Zongzhen also made another decision, which was to send troops to reinforce Shangjing to prevent Di Qing's army from really attacking Shangjing.

Originally, there was no military force to be sent to the Liao Kingdom, but Yelu Zongzhen finally decided to mobilize some Jurchens from the north to go to Beijing to reinforce. In recent years, they have also focused on appeasement of the Jurchens, which has made the Jurchens no longer rebellious as before, and the number of Jurchens who are willing to surrender to the Liao Kingdom has also increased a lot.

On the surface, it seems that the Jurchens' problems have been solved, and at least they no longer cause headaches for the Liao Kingdom as before. However, Yelu Renxian knew very well that the Liao people's discrimination against the Jurchens was engraved in their bones, especially the Khitans regard themselves as superior and even the Han people looked down upon. As for the Jurchens, they were regarded as animals with two legs, this kind of discrimination cannot be eliminated in just a few years.

What made Yelu Ren even more worried was that Shangjing was the place where the old Khitan nobles were the most concentrated, and these people were even more stubborn. If the Jurchen army went there, they might have conflicts with the local Khitan nobles. After all, although the Jurchens were backward, they also led to their extremely barbaric. They would only solve the problem with fists. If they really had conflicts with the local Khitan nobles, maybe before Di Qing hit him, Shangjing would have started to be in chaos.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that Yelu Renxian firmly opposed reinforcements to Shangjing, especially the unstable factors of the Jurchens. It is better not to send them to Shangjing than to send them to Shangjing. However, Yelu Chongyuan and others strongly supported this decision of "the best of both worlds". They believed that sending Jurchens could reinforce Shangjing and also allow the use of the Song army to consume the Jurchens' strength. Yelu Zongzhen finally followed the advice of Yelu Chongyuan and others, which made Yelu Renxian very disappointed.

"Are you worried about going to the capital?" At this moment, a middle-aged general next to him suddenly saw a middle-aged man coming to Yelu Renxian and asked. Yelu Renxian is currently the King of the North Court and has the military and political power of the Liao Kingdom. He can be said to be inferior to one person and has an extremely noble position. Of course, this is what he deserves.

"Yes, Bo Ren, you have been stationed in the north for many years and are more familiar with the Jurchens than me. In your opinion, if the Jurchens went to a place like Shangjing, would they have conflicts with those stubborn guys?" Yelu Renxian looked up and saw the middle-aged man beside him, and then sighed and asked.

The middle-aged man was named Xiao Hui, whose courtesy name was Boren, and his Khitan was named Tuogusi. He was also a powerful general in the army. He once defeated Goryeo and quelled the rebellion of the Jurchens. Especially since he had been guarding the north for many years, he was most familiar with the Jurchens, so Yelu Renxian wanted to hear his opinions at this time.

Xiao Hui pondered for a moment, then said cautiously: "I can't guarantee that there will be a conflict, but the Jurchens are barbaric and the nobles in Shangjing are extremely stubborn. If these two gangs meet together, the conflict may be too great!"

Xiao Hui is one of the few wise generals among the Khitans. It is said that he received Confucian education since childhood, and his words and deeds are no different from those of the Han people. When he served in the army, he always liked to use strategies rather than show his personal courage, so he was also highly valued by Yelu Renxian.

Hearing Xiao Hui's words, Yelu Ren couldn't help but worry even more, but at this time Xiao Hui hesitated for a moment and then said: "But in the eyes of General Mo, the real target of Di Qing's army is probably not to go to Beijing!"

"Oh? Why?" Yelu Renxian asked Xiao Hui with a surprised expression when he heard this.

"Although Shangjing is not as good as Zhongjing, it is also a famous city. The city walls are very tall and strong. Di Qing's army goes deep alone and marchs very fast. Obviously, they are all cavalry. Even if the Song army is good at defending the city and attacking a strong city like Shangjing, it is obviously very unwise to use cavalry to attack a strong city like Shangjing. Although Di Qing is young, I have studied this person's use of troops and found that he is skilled in using military skills and is definitely not a reckless person. So I think he should not be able to lead tens of thousands of cavalry to fight Shangjing head-on!" Xiao Hui said his judgment immediately.

Yelu Ren also felt that it made sense after listening first. If Di Qing’s goal was not Shangjing, then there were not many remaining targets. At this moment, he suddenly thought of something and immediately slapped his head: "Oh, if Di Qing’s goal was not Shangjing, then his target was likely to be Raozhou, which is the only way between Zhongjing and Shangjing. If the Song army occupied it, it would be equivalent to cutting off the connection between the two capitals!"

"Raozhou! Will the Song army be so bold?" Although Xiao Hui was smart, he still didn't dare to rely on Yelu Renxian's judgment, because Raozhou was located between Zhongjing and Shangjing, and it can be said that it was the confidant of the Liao Kingdom. If Di Qing attacked there, he might face attacks on Shangjing and Zhongjing. By then, tens of thousands of people from Di Qing's troops would have no place to escape.

"There is nothing impossible. If Di Qing occupied Raozhou, the rear would be in turmoil. Cao Ma's army might come here at any time. Even Anle City may not be able to block the opponent's army. If Anle City is in trouble, the Song army will attack Zhongjing from two directions!" Yelu Renxian said uneasy.

As he said that, Yelu Ren immediately asked someone to prepare paper and pen, and then he leaned on the saddle to write a letter to Yelu Zongzhen to warn him, telling the other party that Di Qing might attack Raozhou. After all, he must rush to Anle City as soon as possible and he has no way to return to Beijing.

However, seeing the letter being sent back to Zhongjing by his followers, Yelu Renxian did not show a relaxed look on his face, but became more and more worried, because he didn't know whether his letter would attract Yelu Zong to really pay attention. After all, even Xiao Hui didn't believe that the Song army would attack Raozhou at first, not to mention that they could only use Jurchens to reinforce Kyoto, and now there is no extra army to reinforce Raozhou.
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