A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

"...The land route of the Song Dynasty was blocked in the north by the Liao people, in the northwest by the Xixia people, and in the south by the Jiaozhi people... The Song Dynasty was trapped in the middle, and the only way out was to go to sea!"

Zhao Xu stood in the court hall and talked. Zhao Xu was thinking with complicated emotions.

He thought of Zhao Xu's childhood, as if it was yesterday, and then the child grew up overnight.

Now this child can stand here and argue with everyone without any trace of panic or confusion.

Am I getting old?

He patted his thigh gently, feeling full of strength.

"...The problem of the Song Dynasty is that it lacks money, so it must go to sea." Zhao Xu continued to analyze: "But what is there overseas? There are pirates and countries with malicious intentions. The maritime merchants of the Song Dynasty cannot compare with the cannibals. The Great Eater has been skilled in this art for many years and knows where there is danger and where there is money, so the Song Dynasty needs warships to go to sea to suppress all disobedience."

Han Qi frowned and said: "Your Majesty, you know that the sea is unpredictable. If you are not careful, the entire fleet will be wiped out."

"But you can't stop eating because of choking, right?"

Zhao Xu withstood Han Qi with just one sentence.

Zeng Gongliang said: "It is said that the Liao people are also building a naval army."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

This is bad news. The Song Dynasty was afraid that the Liao people would attack by water, so they wanted to change the course of the Yellow River.

Now that the Liao people have revived their navy, this matter...

"If the Liao people take the water route, there will be a lot of noise along the coast, and if they land..."

"How is the Dengzhou navy?" Zhao Shu remembered that the task of the Dengzhou navy was to monitor the Liao people. If they found that they were coming by water, they would report them quickly.

As for resistance, the sea is huge and the Liao people can choose the landing place at will.

Fu Bi said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that the Dengzhou naval force is out of power."

Han Qi gritted his teeth and said: "I remember that during the years when I was the privy envoy, the Dengzhou navy and the Liao people fought many times. Both sides made a tacit agreement not to speak, but to fight... In this case, let's try to provoke them. How about the Liao navy?"

Zhao Shu hesitated.

Those are Liao people!

Before Da Song became stronger, he really didn't want to provoke this huge opponent.

This is not because of cowardice, but because the strength is really not enough.

"Dad, let Qin Zhen and the others go."

Zhao Xu looked at Han Qi with more satisfaction in his eyes, feeling that this amazing assist came at just the right time.

Zhao Shu remembered the worries of the prime ministers and assistants and asked: "Qin Zhen and the others have just formed an army, but are they the opponents of the Liao people?"

"Your Majesty, they can just go and cheer."

Han Qi felt that things should be looked at separately, "It's like the Xiang army. When the battle comes, they are the ones carrying the baggage. But seeing the overwhelming number of people, the enemy will feel guilty!"

This is called holding a head.

Zhao Shu was moved, "How about... give it a try?"

So Zhao Xu went to Jinmingchi again.

"The court said that you are just like the Xiang Army on the sea, just to support the Dengzhou Navy Army. It is useless to support the scene!"

Zhao Xu's face didn't look good, but the soldiers below were about to explode.

"What? Are you saying that we are supporting the Dengzhou navy? Do they have such a big face?"

“We still don’t know who will win and who will lose!”

"When I killed the enemy back then, those guys from the Dengzhou Navy were still fishing!"

"We are not Xiangjun!"

"That's too much. Ouyang Xiu must have done this."

"Why?"

"Ouyang Xiu said last time that he wanted to visit Dengzhou and said the sea fish there was delicious..."

"There is a lot of sea fish to eat, including sea cucumbers and abalone..."

"There are also delicious sea fish, but the thin fish is not delicious! It's really not delicious."

"..."

The topic change is not based on human will. At the beginning, it is about how to make braised pork, and a quarter of an hour later, it may be about how to treat constipation.

Zhao Xu had black lines all over his head and just wanted to flip the table.

"You are too gentle." Shen An whispered, "You don't understand their hearts."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Xu felt that he was already very rude, "Isn't it enough?"

"Look." Shen An walked forward and stood silent.

Gradually the noise dissipated, and the military discipline made these sergeants stand up straight.

This was Qin Zhen's credit. Shen An glanced at him, nodded slightly in recognition, and then spoke.

"Some stubborn people say that we are trash, rice bugs, not men..."

Shen An's roar echoed by the Jinming Pool, "Do you want to whip them? Do you want to?"

Zhao Xu saw a blush on the faces of the sergeants, which represented anger.

"think!"

Shen An nodded slightly and roared: "Then go to the north and use your military skills to beat them until their faces are swollen. Otherwise, you will cut off your own eggs. Don't call yourself a man!"

"good!"

"Swell their faces!"

"What the hell! I have to kill a few Liao people this time."

"Catch a few more turtles and give them to those people."

"Wai Zhao, when will we set off?"

"The villain can't wait."

Shen An glanced at Zhao Xu and said, "Prepare the luggage and set off in three days."

"Hurry and check the warship. Tell me if there is anything missing!"

"Go quickly!"

The soldiers went their separate ways in an orderly manner. Zhao Xu pondered: "Can't the army be gentle?"

"If you are gentle and elegant, the soldiers will stay away from you." Shen An said: "Most of the so-called Confucian generals are bullshit. The soldiers prefer to mingle with them and scold the generals with open mouths."

"Don't believe that you can still write poems while fighting on the battlefield. At that time, your mind is full of thoughts of killing people. Are you sure that the poems you will write will be popular?"

Zhao Xu said thoughtfully: "In other words, most of those so-called feather fan scarves are just fake?"

He thought of the former civil servants who would go down to lead the army and talk eloquently. Their confident posture would often make the king lose his head.

"Have you figured it out?"

Shen An said with a smile: "Whether it's Lord Wu An or Li Jing, they all stay with their subordinates, eat and live together, and attack the enemy together... Including Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, have you ever seen anyone who is so high up that they can shake a fan? Did you win the battle? No."

"Those are just made up by future generations. What kind of feather fan and silk towel can send you flying into the street with one arrow." Shen An said sarcastically: "So, if you want to become a famous general, the first thing is to get along with the soldiers, otherwise the soldiers will If they are alienated from you, will they carry out your orders to the letter?"

"Wu Qi..." Zhao Xu blurted out: "Wu Qi sucked the pus from the wounds of the soldiers under his command, so the soldiers served their lives. Yes, the soldiers must serve their lives and cannot be superior. Otherwise, there will be complaints from below. What kind of famous general..."

This kid has finally understood something.

Shen An was very pleased: "In the battle in the northwest, there was talk about generals disobeying orders, but why didn't Han Qi and others go out in person? If you can't face the battle, why should you blame the generals for disobeying orders?"

No matter who was right or wrong back then, it was the biggest mistake that Han Qi and others were not on the front line.

Thinking about the future emperor Zhu Di, he would personally go to the front line to command every battle. When he discovered the fighter plane, he would not hesitate to lead the elite into the battle.

This is the commander-in-chief. If Han Qi and others were in that era, they would probably only be assigned to Chengzu to lead horses.

Zhao Xu gradually became enthusiastic and said, "I will also go into battle in the future."

"Uh...seriously?"

Shen An felt that the child was probably impulsive.

"We'll see."

Shen An nodded, and the two of them checked the navy's preparations again.

"Here comes the oil!"

A large group of carts entered the camp, surrounded by soldiers driving people to watch the excitement.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, you bought this at a big price."

Oil has always been a luxury item. Ordinary people are reluctant to use it when cooking, but the military is even more stingy. The sergeants looked at the oil drums with greedy eyes, and someone muttered: "The one at the back seems to be leaking?"

"have a look."

Several sergeants shouted: "There's an oil leak."

Someone ran over with a smile, trying to get some oil to add to their dinner.

"You can't eat that barrel of oil!"

"That's black oil!"

A sergeant cursed: "What the hell! That's black oil, it will kill you if you eat it!"

Several sergeants didn't believe it, so one of them went over, dipped some of the black oil into his mouth and tasted it.

"Bah!" the sergeant cursed, "it stinks!"

Those who didn’t believe it repeated it again, then squatted there and retched, saying with tears in their eyes: “Why is it so smelly? It’s like rotten eggs! It really stinks!”

Someone asked: "What kind of oil is that smelly? Could it be burning?"

The sergeant who drove the car laughed and said: "It was brought by a few businessmen from Shaanxi Road. They said it was flammable. It burned very well and the price was cheap. They even clicked on it and I bought it after thinking about it."

"Wait!"

Shen An came over, and the sergeant cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry about it, this oil is really cheap, and villains don't dare to be corrupt."

"I don't have time to care about this!"

Shen An's body trembled slightly, and then he dipped some black oil and put it under his nose. The familiar smell hit him, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Worried that it was an hallucination, he sniffed again.

Yes, that's what it tastes like.

He had smelled it back then and thought it was too disgusting, so he stayed away from it.

But today he was moved.

He grabbed the sergeant and asked, "Where is that man?"

The sergeant was stunned, "Who is waiting for the edict? Who are you looking for?"

"Where is that businessman from Shaanxi?"

Shen An's eyes were red, "If I can't find it, I'll count you as treason!"

"You dare not!" the sergeant said with a mournful face: "Those businessmen are in the city, and they said they were going to drink after selling these barrels of black oil."

Shen An let go of his hand and said, "Take someone there immediately!"

The sergeant said as if he had received an amnesty: "The villain doesn't know which wine shop they went to!"

Shen An turned around and shouted: "Xiao Zhong, UU read www.uukanshu.net go and bring the Mangshan Army into the city to find those businessmen!"

Wen Xiaozhong approached and asked, "How to find it?"

Shen An pointed at a few sergeants: "Take them with you."

His vicious look was a bit scary. Several sergeants huddled together and looked at Zhao Xu pitifully.

Zhao Xu came over and asked in a low voice: "Brother An Bei, are these black oils important?"

"It is very important!" Shen An said: "This is the magic fire, and there are many treasures in it. In a word, if you can't find this thing, you will die in peace."

When Shen An said it was so important, Zhao Xu nodded and said, "I'll do it."

He ordered: "Just say those businessmen annoyed me..."

This is a good reason, and he has no taboo about mobilizing the Mangshan Army into the city.