After listening to Xu Ce's report in the mansion, Tian Wuji fell into deep thought: "Deng Yuanjue is worthy of being my biggest opponent in life, just from the perspective of his eyes, he will live up to the title of the world's number one general." I heard that this Shi Luosheng was born in a poor family, and later joined the army and joined Deng Yuanjue's account. He was noticed by Deng Yuanjue only one day after enlisting in the army, and then he was accepted as a righteous son. ”

Shi Luosheng also rose rapidly in the next five years, becoming the second person in the Song military after Deng Yuanjue. Fortunately, they were all born in the Song Kingdom, and if they were in relatively strong countries such as Chu or Yan, we would have to postpone the unification of the five kingdoms for more than ten years. ”

Xu Ce has been following Tian Wuji for almost twenty years, and now seeing that Tian Wuji didn't speak, he also guessed what he was thinking, and proposed: "General, I see that His Royal Highness and Shi Luosheng have a very close relationship, if he comes forward to persuade Shi Luosheng to stay in Daqi, it is not impossible, after all, we can give him more opportunities." Shi Luosheng has no other relatives in the Song Kingdom except for his mother, as long as we take his mother to Daqi, he will have no other worries in the Song Kingdom. ”

Tian Wuji nodded: "I will talk to His Royal Highness about this, but now we have to go and have a good chat with Shi Luosheng, this kid is not easy to deal with." ”

Tian Wuji took Xu Ce to the Four Princes' Mansion, Shi Luosheng's attitude was like two people compared to just now, and he was respectful and respectful in front of Tian Wuji, looking like he was humbly asking for advice.

After some polite words, Tian Wuji smiled and said, "General Shi, let's get down to business, since your majesty sent you, you must be interested in our proposal." You just say your conditions, what do we need to do before you are willing to send troops, and you don't want to use the excuse that you don't have a bill to perfunctory the old man. ”

Shi Luosheng smiled slightly: "Don't dare to hide it from the general, I discussed it with my father-in-law before I left Jianye." General, you also know the situation of our Great Song Dynasty, although we have just won two battles, but after all, we are a small country and a widow, and we have more than enough defense and insufficient attack. If we want us to send troops to attack Chu, we need your country to share a little more pressure. ”

Tian Wuji didn't care: "This is nature, and we don't expect you to pay more than us." General Shi, you can just state your conditions. ”

Shi Luosheng smiled a little embarrassedly: "Well, if your country is willing to send 200,000 troops to attack Changli, and can attract Xiang Tong, the general of Chu State, to the Qichu battlefield, we dare to send troops." ”

"Hahahaha, your abacus is really good, let's send 200,000 troops to attract Xiang Tong, and then you will pick up the bargain." Tian Wuji laughed out loud when he heard Shi Luosheng's offer.

Shi Luosheng didn't say anything, still looking at Tian Wuji lightly.

Tian Wuji refused: "You are really wronged when we are the Great Qi, now we already have 100,000 troops outside to crusade against the Yan State, if we send another 200,000 troops to attack the Chu State, no matter how strong our national strength is, it is impossible." General Shi, if you put forward such a condition, it means that there is no sincerity for cooperation. ”

Shi Luosheng asked unhurriedly: "Then the general might as well also tell me what you think, how much troops can your country send at most?" ”

Tian Wuji pretended to ponder: "At most, we can only send 100,000 troops, and no matter how much we have, we will have a hard time." ”

Shi Luosheng shook his head: "No, the Chu State was even stronger than your Qi State back then, and now although it has retreated to second place, its strength should not be underestimated." A few years ago, the Fourth Highness was trapped in Wuling Mountain, and your country also sent 100,000 troops that time, but it was in vain. If we still send 100,000 troops this time, I believe there will still be no results. ”

"If our Great Song Dynasty rashly sends troops, even if we win in the end, it will only be a miserable victory. But if we lose, we will go back to the war-torn era, and this risk is too great for us to accept. ”

Tian Wuji was silent, as if he was thinking about something.

Shi Luosheng said again: "If you insist on only sending 100,000 troops, I have a proposal, which can still make our two countries win-win, but I don't know if the general will agree?" ”

Tian Wuji glanced at Xu Ce beside him, and saw that he was also looking at Shi Luosheng curiously, so he said, "You talk about it first." ”

"Your Qi State still sent 100,000 troops, and our Great Song Dynasty sent 50,000 troops, but the target was not the Chu State, but the Qin State. The last time the Qin State invaded us, we were defeated, we lost Yulin City, and even the general Li Peifu was killed, and now they only have one Bai Mengqi left, which is a good opportunity for us to send troops. Shi Luosheng said his proposal.

Tian Wuji said angrily: "The Qin State and our Great Qi are in-laws, and the Empress Mother is also the sister of the Qin Emperor Feng Bomou, how can we send troops to the Qin State." If we really want to talk about opportunities, wouldn't it be better for us to send troops to Yan Country together now? As long as you are willing to send troops to fight Yan, we will send 200,000 troops. ”

Shi Luosheng waved his hand: "Of course it is not possible to send troops to Yan Kingdom, we and Yan Country are allies, and if we unilaterally tear up the alliance, we will lose our trust all over the world." ”

Tian Wuji was even more angry: "You are afraid of losing your trust in the whole world, aren't we afraid?" Don't mention this matter again, or is it right to talk about the matter of Fa Chu. ”

Shi Luosheng said: "Then we will each take a step back, you will send 150,000 troops to attack Changli, and our Great Song Dynasty will send 50,000 troops to attack Jizhou after you start the war." General, I'll be honest with you, this is our bottom line, if the general doesn't agree, then this cooperation can only be done. ”

Tian Wuji saw Shi Luosheng's resolute expression, sighed and said, "This matter is very important, and I will not be able to give you an answer until I tell Your Majesty later." ”

Shi Luosheng expressed his understanding, and the two chatted about the situation in the world for a while, and Tian Wuji also said goodbye and left.

Liu Zixuan said: "Sure enough, as General Deng expected, they will eventually agree to send 150,000 troops." ”

Shi Luosheng smiled: "It's really funny to see Tian Wuji's embarrassment just now, saying that he wants to go back and discuss with Jiang Wushuang, in fact, he can make his own decisions about this matter." ”

Liu Zixuan said worriedly: "I'm worried that if Your Majesty knows that they promised to send 150,000 troops, then it will be even more impossible for us to persuade Your Majesty not to send troops." ”

Shi Luosheng said: "Actually, my father-in-law and I never expected to persuade His Majesty not to send troops from the beginning. Now I can only find a way to completely involve them in the Qi Chu battlefield after the Qi State sends troops. ”

Liu Zixuan is still not optimistic: "It's not easy to get them into it completely, Qi and Chu are at a disadvantage." If the Qi army suddenly withdrew, Emperor Xiong Huan of Chu would still have time to be happy, where would he dare to chase them. ”

Shi Luosheng shook his head: "Although what you said is reasonable, don't forget, the State of Chu has always been holding back its strength, wanting to surpass the State of Qi and become the number one power in the world again." If there is a chance to inflict heavy damage on the Qi army, Emperor Chu will not let it go. ”

Liu Zixuan asked again: "That being said, how can the Chu State have the strength to inflict heavy damage on the Qi army?" ”

Shi Luosheng smiled mysteriously: "Yes, Xiang Tong is not incompetent, plus a Ning Zeping, the two of them will definitely make the Qi army suffer a big loss." ”

Liu Zixuan asked in surprise: "Do you want to involve Yan Guo as well?" ”

Shi Luosheng said: "Of course, Yan Guo is also our ally, and of course we can't forget them if there are benefits." ”

Liu Zixuan rolled his eyes: "Come on, if you don't pit them, you will burn high incense, and you are embarrassed to say that you want to give benefits to others." ”

Shi Luosheng laughed when he heard it.