It's dawn.

He Sandao came to Deming Hall excitedly and took a closer look.

All members of the Liao Dynasty royal family and all important officials of the Liao Dynasty court were detained here.

This was a perfect battle. No one who should have run away escaped, and those who should not have run away were locked up in a full cell.

"Xiao Tang, drag the emperor and the second prince out and bring them to the imperial study!"

He Sandao gave an order and went to the imperial study with Cui Mingyue.

The smile on his face faded, and he asked very seriously, "Is the information from the Tianji Pavilion accurate?"

"It's absolutely true. The 450,000-strong Thunder Army is on its way and will arrive by tomorrow morning at the latest!"

"Where are Wei Wubing and the others?"

"They have to cross two huge mountains, Yanduan Mountain and Daxianbei Mountain. They will arrive at least three days later than Su Changsheng!"

"Where are Guan Xiaoxi and the others?"

"They are even further away from here. It will take at least ten days! Oh, and only the First Marine Corps will land in Jingu. I'm afraid they will arrive in two days."

He Sandao frowned. According to the current situation, he had to defend Dading Prefecture for at least three days.

He raised his head and thought carefully. With only 20,000 soldiers, it would be difficult to stop Su Changsheng's 450,000 well-trained Thunder Army, even with the help of the strong city walls of Dading Prefecture.

The city is so big that 20,000 people scattered around the city walls are not enough.

We have to abandon the outer city wall and only defend the inner city.

Yelu Shu's 100,000 city guards and the remaining 30,000 imperial guards must be combined together. Although these dregs are not very powerful, they can still play a role in defending the city.

Damn it, why did Su Changsheng come back?

Isn't this just causing trouble for me?

He Sandao took a deep breath, then suddenly leaned over and said to Cui Mingyue in a sly voice, "Um... Old man, regarding the national treasury inventory, could you please ask the people at the Tianji Pavilion to loosen up a little?"

"Look, we came all this way and captured Dading Prefecture in one fell swoop. The soldiers didn't let us down, didn't they? The brothers from Tianji Pavilion also made an invaluable contribution. What I mean is..."

"Stop! Commander He, this is the national treasury's deposit. The Ministry of Revenue has an account. Do you dare to embezzle it? Aren't you afraid of losing your head?"

"You're not right. I, He Sandao, am an upright person and would never embezzle a single ounce of silver. I'm giving you a reward. We're about to go head to head with Su Changsheng again, right? I have to give you a little sweet treat, right? The Ministry of Revenue...wouldn't it be enough to burn it down?"

Cui Mingyue stared at He Sandao, making him feel uneasy. After a moment, he said one word: "Okay!"

He Sandao was overjoyed, "Really?"

"Seriously? If you can hold on to Dading Prefecture, I'll give you this amount..." Cui Yueming held up two fingers. "Two hundred thousand taels?"

"No, two million taels! You have 20,000 soldiers, and each of them gets 100 taels of silver!"

He Sandao immediately stood up and rubbed his hands, "Deal! I will defend this Dading Prefecture with my life!"

Tang Qianjun just walked in with his men. "What's the deal?"

"Don't ask, little brat! Take all your soldiers and drive out all the people in the outer city. Bring all their food to the inner city. Hurry! We have to finish this before nightfall!"

Strong walls and clear fields?

Are you fucking in the Qing Dynasty?

"Aren't you afraid of people rioting?"

"What the hell are you talking about? Tell them that those who leave voluntarily will be allowed to take away what property they can. Those who don't want to leave will have to stay in the city and wait to die!"

What could Tang Qianjun do? He Sandao was the army commander, and matters on the battlefield had to be handled by him.

He turned and walked out. He Sandao then greeted Yelu Qing and Yelu Shu with a happy face, "Come, come, please have a seat. I'm sorry to bother you for a while. Once I eliminate Su Changsheng, you'll be safe."

"Come here, untie these two. Is it okay for you to tie them up like this? After all, they are the Emperor and the Second Prince of the Liao Dynasty. Hurry up, our Great Xia army treats prisoners well. This is the rule. Don't mess it up!"

Yelu Qing and Yelu Shu were both very upset. They had been tied up for the entire night. What did you mean by saying this now?

He Sandao brewed a pot of tea, rubbed his hands, and then smiled and said, "Did you hear the order I gave Xiao Tang just now?"

"Look, I originally wanted to capture you, take the money from the treasury, and run away. I didn't want to fight Su Changsheng's 450,000-man army, but you don't know that I had no choice. My emperor gave me a death order, telling me to defend Dading Prefecture. Now my question is, can you two help me?"

What the hell, you occupied my palace and now you want me to help you... Where in the world can you find such a shameless person?

Yelu Qing laughed. "Su Changsheng is also my son. Even if he destroyed you, the Liao Dynasty would still belong to the Yelu clan. Tell me, why should I help you?"

"Oh... so this means that there's no point in you living anymore?"

As soon as He Sandao finished speaking, he took out a flintlock from his arms and pointed it at Yelu Qing's head. "I'll give you three more breaths to think about it. If you are really useless, keeping you is a waste of food, right?"

"I'm a very easy-going person, but it's wrong for you to bully me."

"Now I'm going to count to three. After three, boom, your head will explode."

"three……!"

Yelu Qing never thought that this guy would act so unconventionally. He is the emperor, but in this guy's eyes he is insignificant!

"two……!"

Yelu Qing didn't believe that He Sandao dared to kill him, because even if Daxia occupied the Liao Dynasty, it still needed to stabilize the hearts of the Liao people. But if Daxia killed their emperor, it would be difficult for them to win over their hearts.

So Yelu Qing laughed sarcastically and brought the teacup over to take a sip.

"one……!"

Yelu Qing's teacup was just about to his lips, and Yelu Shu's heart was in his throat. He looked at the black gun in horror.

"Bang……!"

"Bang……!"

The first sound was a gunshot, and Yelu Qing's head blossomed.

The second sound was the sound of the teacup falling to the ground. The teacup did not break, but bounced twice on the ground.

Cui Mingyue also took a breath of cold air. This guy just killed the emperor of the Liao Dynasty?

It would be better if you could keep him as a hostage!

He Sandao leisurely blew away the smoke and began to reload his bullets. He looked at Yelu Shu with a smile and said, "Brother, what about you? Are you still useful?"

Yelu Shu was stunned by the shot. Where had he ever seen such a ruthless person?!

This was his father, and he died right in front of him!

He swallowed, looked at He Sandao in horror, and nodded quickly, "I, I am useful, I am very useful!"

"Oh, tell me about it."

"My 200,000-strong Plastic Army is on its way. We estimate they'll arrive by evening!"

He Sandao was delighted. He put away his gun and patted Yelu Shu on the shoulder. "Very good, you are indeed useful. You will become my good brother, He Sandao!"