In Dingzhou City, the lobby is brightly lit.
Emperor Liao was waiting with Guanyinnu for news from the front line. Seeing Yelvren hurriedly entering first, he quickly said:
"Marshal Renxian, how is the war going? Have you conquered Zhending?"
After Yelvren saw the ceremony first, he felt ashamed and said:
"Wei Chen failed to live up to His Majesty's high hopes. The Song people saw through our army's plan and the whole army would be destroyed. Wei Chen had no choice but to lead his army back."
In order to expand the results of the war, he personally led 50,000 troops to station on the banks of the Shah River, ready to meet the vanguard at any time.
But as soon as the vanguard troops entered the city, they were ambushed by the Song people.
Then the cavalry circled back, leaving him no chance of rescue.
In order to preserve his strength, he could only lead his troops back to Dingzhou first.
When Emperor Liao heard this, he squeezed the table hard, glanced at Yelu Guanyinnu, and said bitterly:
"So, our army lost another 30,000 troops?"
Yelvren nodded dullly and said:
"This is clearly Cao Bin's plan to lure the enemy. The Song people have already made complete preparations."
"The top priority is to defend carefully to prevent the Song people from counterattacking."
"As long as the strategy of removing the firepower from the cauldron works, we, Daliao, can negotiate calmly."
Emperor Liao was silent for a long time and then said:
"Now, that's all."
"It's just that our army has suffered continuous setbacks, and it's a bit difficult to claim the land in Guannan."
After hearing their words, Yelu Guanyin Nu's face became even more grim and said:
"Brother Emperor, it was Guanyin slave who fell into Cao Bin's plan. I am willing to be punished!"
Emperor Liao waved his hand and sighed:
"Forget it, Song people are too treacherous. You, please be careful in the future."
Yelu Guanyin slave frowned, and she still can't accept it.
She was careful enough and spent a lot of energy testing the Zhu brothers. She thought she was infallible, but she didn't expect that Cao Bin would end up plotting against her.
This gave her a sense of powerlessness she had never felt before.
Just as she was getting entangled, the city suddenly heard loud killing sounds, and a majestic roar resounded throughout the city:
"Cao Bin is here, the Liao people will die quickly!"
The expressions of the three people changed drastically. Just as they were about to inquire, a soldier ran in anxiously and said:
"Your Majesty, the Song people have invaded the city."
Yelvren first grabbed the soldier's collar and said angrily:
"Didn't I ask you to be careful and defensive?"
"Why did they let the Song Dynasty invade the city easily?"
The soldier said with a mournful face:
"The people of Song Dynasty are among the defeated army, and Princess Renshou is leading the army. I can't wait..."
Yelu Ren was so angry that his face turned livid. He looked at Yelu Guanyinnu angrily and said quickly:
"Your Majesty, please move out of the city and retreat to the north bank of the Tang River to take charge."
"I believe he doesn't have many soldiers. I will wait until I defeat the Song army before welcoming His Majesty into the city."
Tanghe is located in the north of Dingzhou City. For this plan, the safety of Emperor Liao must be ensured first.
Yelu Guanyinnu said:
"We still have 70,000 to 80,000 troops. Brother Emperor, we should hold on to the city and boost morale."
"In this way, we will definitely be able to repel the Song army and save Dingzhou."
Yelu Renxian could no longer hold back his anger and said:
"It concerns your Majesty's safety. Please be careful what you say, princess."
"What's more, Cao Bin is attacking the city himself. If your Majesty makes a mistake, the princess will be guilty."
Yelu Guanyin Nu said coldly:
"Sir Yeluren, how dare you be rude to me?"
When Emperor Liao saw them quarreling, he slapped the table and said:
"Guanyin slave, haven't you caused enough trouble? Listen to Marshal Renxian's orders."
It's not that he doesn't dare to fight to the death, but the Liao Kingdom is far from the point where he, the emperor, personally goes into battle.
Looking at the overall situation, only by leaving Dingzhou can Yelvren have no worries.
Seeing Emperor Liao and Yelu Ren leaving in a hurry, Yelu Guanyin Nu's expression changed for a while, and he gritted his teeth and ordered:
"Send an order to the masters of Zhennan Academy to have them lurk in the city and look for opportunities to get rid of Cao Bin..."
This failure made her determined to kill Cao Bin even with the most brutal means.
The city gate is not far away.
Chang Qing Lian looked at Yan Qing, then at Lu Junyi who called himself Cao Bin, and said angrily:
"You used me to attack Daliao and pretended to be a Marquis?"
Yan Qing twitched her eyes and said:
"Princess, don't blame me. After this battle, I will go to the Lord Marquis to accept my guilt..."
As he said that, he already mentioned stepping forward to help Lu Junyi kill the enemy.
Chang Qing Lian saw Yan Qing's arrogant look and felt extremely helpless. She didn't know if her mother thought she had rebelled.
At this time, Yan Qing could no longer care about Chang Qinglian. Their vanguard force only had a few thousand people.
Although the raid was successful and caught the Liao people by surprise, Yelv Renxian had already organized the Liao army to counterattack.
If he and Lu Junyi hadn't fought to the death, they would have been driven out of the city wall by the Liao people.
Fortunately, Cao Bin and Mu Guiying followed closely behind and arrived in time with a large force, so they breathed a sigh of relief.
If it were any later, all their efforts would be in vain.
Yelvren saw more and more Song troops coming. In order to preserve their fighting power, he had to lead the remaining troops to withdraw from Dingzhou City and join the Liao Emperor.
When the sky dawned, the war in Dingzhou gradually subsided.
In this battle, the Liao people lost a total of 50,000 troops and horses, and only 60,000 people retreated safely.
Even if the Liao army on the east route is included, they still have less than 120,000 troops.
As a result, the Song Army has slightly gained the upper hand.
Chang Qing almost cried with grievance when she saw Cao Bin showing up. Just as he was about to step forward to question, he saw a group of soldiers escorting several women forward and said:
"Master Marquis, these women were acting suspiciously and were caught by us."
Chang Qinglian couldn't help but shrink his eyes when he saw this, and said quickly:
"Master Hou, this is Qing Lian's maid..."
When Cao Bin saw a cinnabar mole between one of his eyebrows, he immediately understood and couldn't help but smile:
"In that case, I'll leave it to you."
"I have military affairs to deal with now, so I won't accompany you."
With that said, a team of soldiers will be sent to escort them to find a mansion to settle down.
Chang Qinglian said quickly: "Master Hou, I...I want to return to Daliao."
Cao Bin waved his hand and smiled:
"Why should Qing Lian be anxious? Now is the dangerous time for the Song-Liao war."
"In a few days, I will take you back personally."
Chang Qing Lian saw him saying this and had no reason to refuse, so he had to obey the arrangement.
When he returned to his residence and saw the soldiers leaving, Yelu Guanyin's slave asked Chang Qinglian coldly:
"Look at the good thing you did, you brought the Song army to our Daliao city."
Chang Qinglian could only explain:
"This is the result of Lord Cao's subordinates acting on their own initiative, and my daughter was also deceived."
Yelu Guanyin slave hates that iron cannot be made into steel:
"This is clearly Cao Bin's idea. If you still speak for him, I will ask you to...'peace talks'."
"You're such a waste for doing such a thing."
Chang Qinglian couldn't help but retort:
"My mother asked me to negotiate peace, so why did she send an assassin? It's obviously her intention..."
Yelu Guanyinnu waved her hand to stop her and said:
"Okay, don't say any more, think of a way to send me out."
Chang Qinglian said speechlessly:
"I thought my mother was caught on purpose?"
Yelu Guanyin Nu's face turned red and she said depressedly:
"I didn't expect Daliao to be defeated so quickly. I arranged the affairs in the city and was about to leave, but it was already too late."
Chang Qing said pitifully, "Why don't you tell the Marquis your identity and ask him to let you go back."
Yelu Guanyinnu waved his hand and said:
"No, that guy Cao Bin is treacherous and ruthless."
"If he knows my identity, he will definitely not let me go. Besides, I have plans. It's not a bad idea to be by your side as a maid."
Chang Qing was helpless, but had no choice but to let it go.
