Zhao Xingde was in a daze, and Han Ningshuang's voice came from behind him: "General Zhao, don't you press a bet?" ”

Zhao Xingde turned his head, Han Ningshuang was looking over, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao thinks that the corner of Liaodong is better than the sumo in Kaifeng Mansion?" She stepped forward and stood side by side with Zhao Xingde. Han Ningshuang smiled and nodded, and through the trembling branches of the tree, the floating light fell on the plain narrow-sleeved Confucian shirt.

"Each has its own merits." Zhao Xingde replied thoughtfully. The wrestling in Liaodong is lost by falling to the ground, although each has its own miraculous skills, but it is often impossible to tell the winner for a long time, and even the two hold each other all day, wanting to fall to the ground but cannot get it. Sumo wrestling in the Central Plains, on the other hand, is a defeat by pushing the opponent out of a narrow venue, and the winner is often seen between three moves and two styles. In addition to warrior sumo, there are many kinds of sumo wrestling, such as children's sumo wrestling and burlesque sumo, and the most famous women's sumo wrestlers can even attract thousands of spectators.

Han Ningshuang turned her gaze to the Han Jun who was wrestling in the field, these two people each gave their best, sometimes fit in sumo, sometimes circled each other, sometimes hit each other with legs and knees, and fought for a while, both of them were sweating profusely, but they didn't dare to slack off at all. The Han army next to him was watching with relish, and many people were pointing at the venue, and the voices of discussion and cheering came and went, "Hook his legs!" "Kick, kick hard! Oops! "Hit his ass eight petals!" "Hug your waist, hug your waist!" "Oh, Han Da....... The Alliance Leader is here! "See the Alliance Leader!"

Many Han soldiers saw Miss Han and Zhao Xingde coming, and they saluted one after another, and the two wrestling Han soldiers also stopped temporarily, turned their heads together, but their hands did not relax, lest they be taken advantage of by the other party, Han Ningshuang nodded at them, smiled and took out a small ingot of gold from the bag and put it in the middle of those bets, and said in a deep voice: "This is a lottery, if you can't play more than 100 rounds, you can't be a hero!" The surrounding Han soldiers cheered together, and the two wrestling Han soldiers also fought harder.

Han Ningshuang looked at the warriors under his command proudly, and the Han troops around him kept a distance respectfully. Zhao Xingde looked left and right, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice: "With all due respect, wrestling can fight more than 100 rounds, but it is difficult for the Han people in Liaodong to support a few rounds alone. ”

He faced the side of the wrestling ring, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Han Ningshuang's complexion change slightly, and continued, "If you want to choose an ally and attack from afar, the Xia State is the farthest away from Liaodong, and it is inevitable that it will be impossible to seek Liaodong across the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State, and you will ask for the least for the Han army. The Jin State was the closest to the Han army, and the Jurchens were only hundreds of thousands, and millions of Han people were adjacent to it, which is the so-called 'side of the couch'. Now the two families have formed an alliance, but because the strong enemy Khitan is on the side, no matter how deep the friendship between the two sides is, how can you be allowed to sit big. In the next plan for the Han people of Liaodong, since the eldest lady is determined to form an alliance with the Xia State, it is the best policy to stick to our alliance, if it is towards Qin and Dusk, I am afraid that there will be more inappropriateness. ”

A hint of coldness flashed in Han Ningshuang's eyes, looking at the Han army who was wrestling, and said in a low voice: "Just as the general said, the Xia country is far away and the Jin country is near, even if it is allied with the Xia country, the food, grass and armor soldiers are still insufficient, and the urgency is not enough to be relied upon. In the middle of the field, one person stretched out his left foot, but did not trip the opponent, but was pushed and staggered, and the Han soldiers on the edge of the field all exclaimed loudly, but fortunately he hugged the opponent's waist and did not fall to the ground.

Han Ningshuang breathed a sigh of relief like everyone else, and said slowly: "If there is any offense in the previous words, I apologize to the general." It's just that the fathers and elders of Liaodong are indeed short of food, and if the old and weak are abandoned, the army's morale will immediately collapse. 300,000 stone grain and grass is not an imaginary number, if it is spring ploughing and autumn harvest, it can roughly survive the winter, but if the long-distance relocation of the village is wrong, if there is no such grain and grass, in winter, it will still starve to death. At that time, if there are suitable conditions on the Jin side, we will have to consider it. ”

"It's a drink to quench your thirst." Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice.

Han Ningshuang's eyes were slightly dark, and he said in a low voice, "If you bring grain from the Central Plains, if the wind is favorable, the sea ship will depart from Dengzhou and go to Liaodong for only two days, and from Huainan to Liaodong for only one month." A sea ship can transport 1,000 stone of grain and 300,000 stone of grain, which is not impossible to transport. Sailing along the coast, taking refuge on the island when encountering strong winds, we have long explored this route, although the few large ports in the middle are in the Song Kingdom, but the inventory is not strict, you can falsely claim to be transported to Goryeo, and the grain fleet will be dismantled into several ships and a team, covering people's eyes and ears. Since Xia Guo is an ally, he should do his best to help us tide over the difficulties. ”

Zhao Xingde nodded and said in a deep voice: "I will do my best to help with food." However, the alliance between the Han army and the Jurchen Jin State should be measured, and it must not be aided and abused. Han Ningshuang frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "I really don't know why you are so hostile to the Jurchens. There was some anger in her tone, and she immediately felt that it was inappropriate, and changed her words, "Even if you are close to each other, the Jin Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom are too far apart." Before Zhao Xingde could answer, she said to herself again: "I understand, Mr. Zhao is from Kanto after all." ”

Zhao Xingde was stunned, but he didn't expect her to think of this. It was immediately relieved that in the eyes of almost everyone in this era, the Xia Kingdom and the Song Kingdom, just like the Jin Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom, were fundamentally incompatible. Therefore, in Han Ningshuang's opinion, even if the Xia State used the Jin State to attack and weaken the Song State, it would be natural, and there was no need to be so nervous about the rise of the Jin State.

"There is another thing, in order to cooperate better, I need to ensure the passage from Sanyin Village to the grain ship port." Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice, "It's been a while since I left Phoenix Mountain, and I don't know how many people have been placed over there. ”

Han Ningshuang was stunned for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "When the grain from the sea arrives in Hong Kong, our Han army is responsible for taking care of it, and the part consumed by your soldiers and people is not included in the 300,000 stone grain and grass." She was silent for a moment, then whispered, "We only need 300,000 stones of grain and grass in the warehouse." Add as much drift as you want in the front, and as much as you report to the Protectorate in the end, it's up to you. ”

At this time, the two wrestling Han soldiers finally divided the winner, one of them ate a stumbling block, and saw that his body was about to fall to the ground, but he took advantage of the gap when the opponent was slightly relieved, and made a trick to hug the opponent's waist, and the two fell to the ground almost at the same time, but after all, it was the opponent who fell to the ground first. The Han soldiers standing around, some cheered loudly, and some sighed loudly. The victorious Han army took the color and bowed to this side to thank him.

"That's a deal." Zhao Xingde thought for a moment and said in a deep voice.

"General Zhao is really happy," Han Ningshuang said in a low voice, "A word is a certainty." ”

Zhao Xingde readily agreed, but it made Han Ningshuang a little suspicious, and she nodded to the cheering Han Jun while considering the pros and cons again. Zhao Xingde's condition was nothing more than taking advantage of the time it would take for the Han army to move southward, and his Chengying battalion could occupy more land and people nearby. Although the Xia State is strong and the soldiers are brave and capable of fighting, there are no more than 1,000 people under Zhao Xingde's command, even if he expands some places and coerces some ordinary people who don't know soldiers, it may be difficult to form a threat in a hurry. The enemy of the Han army, in the end, is still the Khitan, and the Xia Kingdom is too far away after all.

Han Ningshuang is the leader of the Han army, and once she makes a mistake, it may be difficult to undo it. Zhao Xingde, as the envoy of the Xia Kingdom, did not have so many worries from her, after all, the Xia Kingdom was still far away from here. Whether it is for the Xia State or the Central Plains, the longer the war in Liaodong lasts, the better, and it is imperative to support the Han army. Han Ningshuang didn't know that the fourth battalion of Chengying would set up a supply port on Yueyang Island, if the granary was expanded there and the grain and grass transported from the Central Plains were stored there, the rhythm of the arrival of grain and grass could be controlled, and in case the situation changed, there was still room for turnaround.

Zhao Xingde was about to leave and go back to plan for the aid and expansion of Sanyin Village, Han Ningshuang said: "Mr. Zhao has set a plan for the Han army to coerce the people, I am afraid that for the Central Plains and the Xia Kingdom, the more blood of the Liaodong people is shed, the better." Zhao Xingde was shocked in his heart, a little embarrassed, in front of these clear and bright eyes, all the justifications seemed to be trying to cover up, but he heard Han Ningshuang say in a low voice: "Liaodong is a bitter cold place, not as rich and happy as the Central Plains, the blood that the Han people in Liaodong should shed, we will never blink our brows, but when a good man dies on the battlefield, he will not live in vain." It would be a pity if you were to go around and die of starvation without hurting a single hair of the enemy. ”

After she finished speaking, she turned around and left, Zhao Xingde was still standing in place, the sunset was about to go down, the evening breeze was light, and the sky was full of red glow like blood.

Three days later, an alliance between the Han army and the Jin state was concluded, and the two sides agreed that whichever side captured the walled cities of the Liao State would own the land, population, grain, grass, and wealth. After the completion of the reorganization of the village, the Han army shrank to the south of Tokyo Province, forming a pattern of Jin in the north and Han in the south. If the Jin State launched an attack on Shenzhou, an important town of the Liao State, the Han army must send troops to the south to respond, and if the Khitan attacks the Han army, the Jin State must also send troops to contain it. According to the Han system, the Han army was not changed to Meng'an Mouke, and the Han army camp within the Jin power was still only under the orders of the Han clan, but the Han army would send envoys to stay in the Jin country for a long time to coordinate the actions of the Han army and the Jin soldiers when attacking the Khitan. The Han army promised not to harass the grain, grass and ordnance that the Jin State had received aid from the Great Song Dynasty, and for this purpose, the Jin soldiers could reach the port through the place of the Han army, and the Han army could also enter and leave the territory of the Jin State, but they had to be informed in advance, and the other party sent an envoy with a token to accompany them.

Wanyan Zongbi also wanted to add that if the Han people in the territory of the Jin State fled to the place of the Han army, the Han army was obliged to return these fugitives, just like the treaty signed between the Khitan and the Great Song Dynasty. Han Ningshuang refused on the grounds that there were frequent wars in Liaodong and the displacement of Han people was difficult to distinguish. As compensation, the Han army pledged not to block the contact between the Jurchen tribes in the south, the Jurchen tribes of the Yalu River, and the Jin state. Wanyan Zongbi considered that after the Han military camp moved south anyway, the Han power in the Jin Kingdom would be greatly weakened, and he still had the intention of courting Han Ningshuang, and he did not insist on returning the fugitive slaves.