Chapter 288: The Liao Ruler's Golden Knife Plan? The Song Emperor Has Something in Mind!

"Kill him!"

Yelu Hongji raised his sword in his right hand and pointed it at Xu Xin's position. The commander of the personal army shouted, and hundreds of shieldmen gathered immediately. The shields were like a wall, blocking the Liao emperor. Spearmen and swordsmen were densely lined up in front of the shields.

Yelu Hongji had seen Qiao Feng break through the formation to capture and kill the King of Chu and his son. When Xu Xin attacked, he was prepared and gathered a large army to defend. But he never expected that Xu Xin was far more terrifying than Qiao Feng, which reminded him of the night when Murong Fu broke into the palace.

But at this time, he was in front of the two armies and could slowly retreat, but he must not turn around and run away, so he had to calmly command the army to pile up with his life, trying to exhaust Xu Xin's true energy.

Wherever Xu Xin passed, people and horses fell down, and he did not just force his way in, but also used his body skills. He swayed to the east and tilted to the west, and then he squeezed through the gap between the spearmen and swordsmen, which was no more than one foot apart, like a swimming fish.

The Liao soldiers thrust their spears, but because they were too close to each other, they could not hurt Xu Xin, and most of the weapons hit their own people.

He stretched out his hands and waved them casually, sending two or three Liao soldiers flying. The dense army formation could not stop him, and he was approaching Yelu Hongji quickly.

"Kill!"

The Song side still had some bloody men after all. The elite border troops rode their horses to charge, cooperating with Xu Xin to attack the Liao army formation, avoiding heavy rain of arrows, and the heavy cavalry collided with the sword and shield soldiers, and suddenly a large chaotic battlefield was created.

Xu Xin walked leisurely in the formation, as slippery as a swimming fish and as swift as a flying bird. When he came in front of Yelu Hongji, the Liao emperor could no longer remain calm. He raised his sword and swung it while pulling the reins, ready to ride his horse to escape for a while.

"Your Majesty, hurry up!"

At that moment, several loyal guards rushed to Xu Xin, trying to trap him with their bodies, but seeing Xu Xin just swayed slightly on the way, he passed through the gap between several people, and his figure jumped straight to Yelu Hongji.

"Stop!"

Xu Xin grabbed Yelu Hongji's left shoulder, lifted his huge body off the horse, and carried him to the high platform where he had beaten the drum before, shouting loudly.

The rolling thunder spread to every corner of the battlefield, and the armies of both sides stopped fighting temporarily. Both sides only shouted from a distance, not daring to rush up, let alone shoot arrows.

The Liao generals and soldiers saw the emperor fall into the hands of the enemy and screamed wildly. Dozens of personal soldiers rushed up to save the emperor without hesitation, but were blown back by the black pagoda's true qi before they approached the high platform.

At this time, Yelu Hongji's face was pale. It was such a shame that the emperor of a country was captured alive in front of the two armies.

He wanted to shout loudly, asking the soldiers of the Liao Dynasty not to care about their own safety, to attack the high platform and Yanjing fiercely, and to wipe out the Song people.

But just as he was about to speak, Xu Xin pinched his shoulder and it hurt. The endless pain made the fear in his heart grow rapidly, extinguishing his passion and spirit. When he was able to speak again, he no longer had the courage to shout loudly.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty, according to the rules of you Khitan people, you are captured by me, and you must redeem yourself with gifts."

As soon as Xu Xin spoke, the fear in Yelu Hongji's heart was slightly dissipated.

He frowned and asked, "What do you want?"

"I want the emperor to keep his promise!"

"The old land of Yanyun originally belonged to the Central Plains. It is a great cause for the Song Dynasty to recover Yanyun!"

"I want your majesty to agree to withdraw the troops. For the rest of your majesty's life, from now on, the old land of Yanyun will be the boundary, and no Liao army will be allowed to cross the border between Song and Liao."

Yelü Hongji's face suddenly became gloomy, and he said in a deep voice, "Are you threatening me? What if I don't agree?"

"If you don't agree, the Song Dynasty will not only recover Yanyun, but also try to destroy your Liao Kingdom. Now that I can capture you alive, I can naturally lead the Song army to break your Liao army's formation. After killing you, the Liao Kingdom will be leaderless, and the Song Dynasty will be in chaos. The army and the people are united, so it is not a problem to attack the heartland of your Liao Kingdom. "

"But if that happens, it will be a bloody battle between the two countries, with fierce battles and lives lost... Even if the Song Dynasty can win in the end, the price it pays must be high... If it is possible, why not talk about it..."

"I was captured in the battle today, which greatly damaged my prestige. The Song Dynasty has this man, and I will definitely lose if I lead the army south. It is better to agree to his conditions..."

Liao Lord Yelu Hongji weighed the pros and cons, and said, "I agree to you."

"Please raise your sword and swear an oath, Your Majesty!"

Xu Xin said calmly.

Yelu Hongji immediately drew out his sword, raised it above his head, and said loudly: "The three armies of the Liao Dynasty listen to my orders."

The drums in the Liao army sounded, and they stopped immediately after a drum.

Yelu Hongji said loudly: "The army will return to the north, and from now on, the former land of Yanyun will be the border between Song and Liao. The southern expedition will be abandoned."

He paused, and then said loudly: "In my lifetime, I will not allow a single soldier of the Liao Kingdom to invade the border of the Song Dynasty."

After he said this, the sword fell, and the Liao army beat drums again.

Xu Xin used his internal energy to amplify Yelu Hongji's voice, and it was transmitted inside and outside the city of Yanjing, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and generals from both Song and Liao heard it.

This oath was made in public. If the Liao Lord Yelu Hongji did not want to become the second Sima Yi who would be infamous for thousands of years, he must keep his promise.

"Your Majesty, you can leave now."

Xu Xin said and let go of Yelu Hongji. The latter was surprised and happy. Although he was eager to leave the danger, he did not want to show weakness in front of Xu Xin and the Liao army. He calmed down and walked down the high platform slowly.

Yelu Hongji's face was gloomy. Today, he promised to cede Yanyun in order to get out and return. It was really a loss of face and a great loss of national prestige.

But from the cheers of the Liao army soldiers, the support of the army seemed to be sincere. His eyes slowly swept across the faces of the soldiers, and he saw that they were radiant and happy.

After all, the Liao Dynasty was not the Liao Dynasty when it was just founded. Seeing the extremely terrifying fighting power shown by Xu Xin and the Song army, some people in the Liao army were naturally afraid. When they thought that they didn’t have to fight anymore, they were all overjoyed.

Although the Khitans were brave and good at fighting, the war was dangerous and no one could be guaranteed to survive. They were all happy to be able to avoid this war, except for a few brave generals who wanted to get promoted and make money in the war.

"It turns out that these soldiers don't want to fight with the Southern Dynasty."

Yelu Hongji was startled, and at the same time thought: "Those Jurchen barbarians are so hateful. Staying behind the Khitan is really a big trouble. Let's wipe out all those barbarians first."

Song and Liao made peace, the Liao army retreated, and the drums and horns in the army sounded. Yelu Hongji passed down the imperial decree, but heard cheers from nearby getting farther and farther.

"Hahaha, Mr. Xu captured the Liao lord in one battle, he is really my Dian Wei..."

Outside the city of Yanjing, Zhao Xu led the crowd to welcome Xu Xin in person, and the Song army was also in a state of excitement.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, I have a precious sword to give to the warrior. I also said that this warrior has made such great contributions to the Song Dynasty today, and he will be promoted to a high position and rich salary in the near future! But if this warrior is willing to come to the Liao Kingdom, I am willing to make him the King of the Southern Courtyard and share the world with him..."

The voice from the Liao Kingdom broke the excitement outside the Yanjing City. As a precious sword was delivered to Zhao Xu and Xu Xin, the little emperor's face was no longer smiling, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Your Majesty, is this the Golden Sword Plan of the Liao Lord?"

Someone whispered beside him, but no one else echoed him. Those who knew the allusion of the Golden Sword Plan understood that how this matter would develop in the end would still depend on Zhao Xu and Xu Xin.