In fact, in this battle, the situation of the Song government was really good, but in the end it chose reconciliation. Song Zhenzong's personality is also related to this. He is very weak. This is the cause of this.

Many battles in history ended in a life-and-death struggle. The winner was king and the loser was the enemy. But this time, the battle was finally settled by treaty, which is a good idea.

Let's learn about this battle first. The Battle of Ge Yuan is also called the Battle of Gezhou. This is a famous battle in the history of China. The battle was initiated by Liao, and the Emperor and Empress Dowager personally presided over it.

At first, Liao's army was very strong. It was not until Ai Guo that the Song Dynasty began an effective counterattack. At that time, Emperor Song Zhenzong also personally participated in the war. The two sides confronted each other for a long time, and the war became fierce. Later, the general of Liao army was killed by Song Jun, and the morale of Liao army was frustrated. Song Jun's morale is rising, and the Song Dynasty is about to completely defeat Liao.

At this time, Liao made peace and agreed, and the two sides signed the title of Yuan Zhimeng. Although this Covenant brought a hundred years of peace to the Song Dynasty and both sides were able to recuperate, the Song Dynasty still gave a large number of gold, silver and jewels every year.

This is all because of Song Zhenzong's weak personality, and he is indeed a qualified monarch. However, in times of national affairs and war crisis, he made choices that many people did not understand. In fact, he is also afraid that fighting on will waste money and hurt people. In the end, he will make it impossible for Song Dynasty to communicate with Liao country, because Liao country is also very powerful. It is also good to accept them as his courtiers through reconciliation.