"Although the Prime Minister's concern is correct, the minister thinks that Sect Master Yang's words just now are more reasonable. If we don't take advantage of the opportunity of the great general to expand our power, what will we use to confront him in the future? After Xiao Daocheng's death, in order to appease the royal family members who had opposed him before, Xiao Yan not only crowned them as princes, but also deliberately let his eldest brother take over the position of Situ left by Li Yuanqing.

Seeing that what the two of them said made sense, Xiao Yan couldn't make up his mind in his heart: "Captain Gao, what do you think?" ”

Gao Yi already knew that his nephew Gao Kegong had also joined the Tianluo Sect, so it was inconvenient to answer directly, so he had to ask rhetorically: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, if you decide to send troops, who will be the commander?" ”

Xiao Yan replied curiously: "Of course, Da Sima will lead the troops, and the troops we can use are less than 80,000, and we can't beat Bai Mengqi if we change other generals." ”

"That's not the end, now my Great Song Dynasty's soldiers and horses are all in charge of Da Sima, we discussed here for a long time, and finally Da Sima did not agree to send troops, wouldn't it be a waste of time. It's better to summon Da Sima back, ask his opinion first, and then make a decision. Gao Yi slickly avoided giving advice directly by himself.

Yuan Chengce was still worried: "Summoning Da Sima back, who is responsible for Danyang?" Wu Teng still has 200,000 troops in Jingzhou. ”

"Prime Minister, you are too worried, no matter what, the general and His Majesty are nominally monarchs and ministers, and if it is not necessary, he will not dare to meet our soldiers directly. Besides, the general's sneak attack on Yan Guo was bypassed from Jizhou, if Wu Teng dared to take advantage of the absence of the great Sima to sneak attack us, wouldn't he be afraid that we would cut off the general's way back? Gao Yi responded.

Xiao Yan didn't think that Deng Yuanjue dared to use troops directly against him: "Then it's decided, send someone to summon Da Sima back, and then give a reply to Tianluo Sect after listening to his opinion." ”

After Yan Chixing received the order, he handed over Danyang's 100,000 army to a few of his disciples, and then rushed back to Jianye alone.

He had already thought about it on the way here, and this was a rare opportunity for him. Staying in Danyang to garrison, he could only watch Deng Yuanjue grow stronger until he was annexed one day. If he wants to change this outcome, he can only expand his own power externally, and Tianluo Sect's proposal provides him with an opportunity, if everything goes well, he can also lay the Qin State as his foundation like Deng Yuanjue did back then.

Back in Jianye City, Yan Chixing went straight to the palace without taking a break.

Xiao Yan also led his ministers to wait in the palace early when he got the news, and even Yang Yi entered the palace at the invitation of Yan Chixing.

"Sect Master Yang, let me ask you first, if we jointly send troops, how many men can your Tianluo Sect send?" After some greetings, Yan Chixing first threw out the first question.

"Thirty thousand." Yang Yi replied without thinking.

Hearing this number, the ministers present all burst into laughter: "30,000 people want to destroy the Qin State, you really dare to think about it, hahaha." ”

Yan Chixing remained silent and continued to ask, "Will 30,000 people be too little?" Bai Mengqi of the Qin State is a famous general in the world, and several generals under him are not easy to deal with. ”

"Don't hide it from Da Sima, 30,000 people is already our limit." Yang Yi ignored the ridicule of everyone: "Our army has to be transported from overseas, and a force of 30,000 people needs more than 80 warships, and the supply is very inconvenient, if your country can provide us with some supplies, we have no problem sending more people." ”

There was another wave of contempt in the hearts of the people: "Can you really think that if we provide you with supplies, then the city you have defeated will also belong to us?" ”

Yan Chixing also smiled: "Our Great Song Dynasty's national strength has always ranked first from the bottom among the four countries on the mainland, and I am afraid that we will not be able to provide supplies to your sect." ”

Yang Yi disagreed: "Da Sima, what you said is the old Huang calendar, twenty years ago you said that the national strength was weak, but now, except for Qi State, which other country can compare with you?" It's normal that you are reluctant to provide supplies, so we will solve it ourselves, but can you open a trade route for me, we can transport supplies, and it is good to do business by the way. ”

Yan Chixing reacted at this time, he was trapped by others, it turned out that the other party's intention was not to really let himself provide supplies, but to open up trade, this Yang Yi is really not simple.

Trade has nothing to do with the military, Yan Chixing has no right to call the shots, so he has to look at Xiao Yan with inquiring eyes. Xiao Yan thought about it for a while, and didn't think it was a big deal, so he nodded in agreement.

Yan Chixing said to Yang Yi again: "Our Majesty has agreed to open trade to you, now let's talk about the specific plan." ”

After saying this, Yan Chixing realized that he had fallen for the other party again, this time Xiao Yan summoned himself back, the original intention was to discuss whether to join forces with the Tianluo Sect to send troops, but Yang Yi was so bypassed, not only opened up trade, but also tacitly agreed to the other party's request to join forces.

Although Yang Yi took advantage of two in a row, there was no trace of smugness on his face, and when he heard Yan Chixing's question, he casually took a map, pointed to it, and said, "After we land from Xianghu, we plan to go directly to Cangzhou of Qin through Jeju." Then use this as a base and go all the way north, and whether your soldiers go out of Yulin City, or go to Liaocheng to take Handan, our two armies echo left and right, and finally meet and ...... in Sucheng, the capital of Qin."

Yan Chixing stretched out his hand and interrupted Yang Yi's words: "Let's wait until you can really hit Sucheng, I will make a request, if you Tianluo Sect is willing to use troops against Qin State first, then our Great Song Dynasty will agree to cooperate with you." ”

Yan Chixing's intentions, everyone present understood that whoever sent troops first might encounter Bai Mengqi, the great general of the Qin State, first. If any party can drag Bai Mengqi back, it will undoubtedly be a great benefit to the other party.

Xiao Yan was also overjoyed when he heard this: "Yes, as long as you are willing to send troops first, I will agree to join forces with you." ”

Yang Yi looked very embarrassed and didn't make a sound for a long time.

Yan Chixing was even happier in his heart, and finally regained the face he had just fallen: "Why can't Sect Master Yang be the master?" Do you have to go back and ask the leader of your religion? It's just that Rongcheng is far away from Naha, and it will take a few months to come and go, and then I am afraid that the situation in the world will change again. ”

"Okay, then Yang will have the courage to promise you for the sect leader. But don't forget what you promised me to open up trade. Yang Yi gritted his teeth, as if he had made a lot of determination.

Yan Chixing laughed: "This is natural, our Majesty has agreed, is it possible that we will lie to you, let's discuss the time of sending troops next." ”

The two sides discussed and agreed that four months later, the Tianluo Sect would take the lead in sending troops to Cangzhou, and it would take another three months for the Song State to send troops to Liaocheng.

After the negotiation, just as Yang Yi was about to get up to say goodbye, Yan Chixing suddenly asked: "Your Tianluo Sect can rise rapidly in such a short period of time, and occupy the entire Xichuan and most of Yungui, presumably the leader of your sect is also a talented person, it is impossible for such a person not to be famous at all in the Central Plains, it is better to say it and see if I recognize it?" ”

Yan Chixing's words also aroused everyone's interest, and the Tianluo Sect seemed to have been born out of thin air in the past few years, saying that he was a martial arts sect, but no one in the rivers and lakes had heard of it. said that he was a force, but he used the Jianghu sect as a guise. Everyone only knows that the head of the Tianluo Sect in the Central Plains is called Shi Pre, but he is not the sect leader himself, so he is also very curious about the origin of the sect leader.

Yang Yi laughed: "Our sect leader is in the Ryukyu Islands all year round, and he rarely comes to the Central Plains, and everyone doesn't know if he says it." If Da Sima is really interested in getting to know the Sect Master, I will invite you to Naha on behalf of his old man, and you will be able to meet him then. ”

Yan Chixing heard him say that he was an old man, and after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't expect that anyone else in his peers or older generation could have such great ability, so he really thought that he was a master born overseas.

"Okay, since Sect Master Yang refuses to reveal it, then I won't be reluctant, and I will go to Naha to visit the Sect Master of your sect when I have time one day."

Bidding farewell to everyone, Yang Yi hurried back to Rongcheng and reported the negotiation to Shi Luosheng.

"This Yan Chixing is too cunning, let's pester Bai Mengqi, he can clean up those shrimp soldiers and crab generals by himself, will we only bring 30,000 people, will there be less, in case we really run into Bai Mengqi, it will be troublesome." Speaking of Song Guo letting him send troops first, Yang Yi was still angry in his heart.

Shi Luosheng paced back and forth in the room, and suddenly stopped: "I don't think so, I have fought with Qin Guo before. At that time, Bai Mengqi did not fight, but sent Li Peifu, the second person in the Qin military, to fight, and this time I think that with his personality, he may not come out to meet us. ”

Yang Yi rolled his eyes: "Why don't I find someone to go to Sucheng and secretly send him a message, saying that this time we will join the Song army to attack Qin together, and the commander of the Song army is Yan Chixing, so he won't come to deal with us." ”

Shi Luosheng praised: "It's indeed a good plan, but there is no need to send people to Sucheng so troublesomely, we only need to go out under the banner of General Gao, and there is no need to increase the number of people, 30,000 people are enough." ”

"yes, I didn't think of that." Yang Yi slapped his forehead with his hand: "Although General Gao is brave and good at fighting, he is not at the same level as Yan Chixing. Bai Mengqi saw that he was leading the army, and he only brought 30,000 people, so he would definitely not pay attention to it, and at that time, at most, he would only select one capable general from his command to come over to fight. ”

Shi Luosheng smiled: "Yan Chixing is overcalculating this time, Bai Mengqi can know after a little thought, our Tianluo Sect and the Qin State do not border, how could the Song State let our troops go to Cangzhou?" There's obviously something wrong with that. ”

"Hahaha, exactly." Yang Yi swept away the resentment just now: "Bai Mengqi will definitely prepare a heavy army for Yan Chixing when he arrives, and the last person to pick up the cheap will be us." ”