Emperor Xiao Daocheng of the Song Dynasty personally led his ministers to meet the triumph of the army ten miles away from Jianye City, Deng Yuanjue saw Xiao Daocheng and hurriedly dismounted and saluted, Xiao Daocheng stepped forward to help Deng Yuanjue, but first opened his mouth to Shi Luosheng and said: "General Wei, you have made a great contribution this time, this is the first time that my Great Song Dynasty has expanded its territory since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is you who won this first city for me." Not long ago, I wanted to make you General Wei, but some people also questioned it, saying that Shi Taifu's qualifications are too shallow, and this time he will only take a city, so it is a bit too much to be named General Wei. I want to say now that this is not the case, General Wei only used 2,000 men to take Yulin City, and also killed the enemy generals Li Peifu and Wan Hailong, which is of great significance to our Great Song Dynasty, and also marks the end of the era of our Great Song Dynasty being passively beaten, and the other four countries will no longer dare to despise us in the future. ”

Xiao Daocheng deliberately said these words in public, firstly, to block the mouths of those who were not convinced, secondly, he also knew that Shi Luosheng's qualifications were too shallow after all, so he said this in order to elevate Shi Luosheng's status, and thirdly, he deliberately spoke to Shi Luosheng first and put Deng Yuanjue aside, which was not without provocative meaning.

Shi Luosheng is so smart, he doesn't understand the intention of Xiao Daocheng's move, so he can only secretly complain. Xiao Daocheng turned to Deng Yuanjue and said: "The general has also worked hard this time, breaking the Chu army Gao Kegong and recovering Cangwu City. If it weren't for the fact that Cangwu City was accidentally lost due to the death of Captain Tian's illness and needed to be rescued by the general in time, otherwise I believe that it would be you the general who won the first city to open up the territory for my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Deng Yuanjue said: "It's all for the country, it doesn't matter who wins the first city, as long as my Great Song Dynasty can become stronger and stronger day by day, and the people's lives can get better day by day, other false names are not important to the ministers." ”

Xiao Daocheng praised: "That's very good, if all the officials of the Great Song Dynasty can be less selfish like the general and think more about the country and the people, how can my Great Song not be strong." Okay, let's go back to the palace and talk again, I have already set up a banquet in the palace to celebrate your achievements. ”

In the next half year, the Great Song Dynasty entered a period of real peace, and Chu and Qin no longer dared to use troops against the Song State easily after the last fiasco. The economy and people's livelihood in various parts of the Great Song Dynasty have also improved further, and the two mutual markets opened between the country and Yan have also driven the economy of the surrounding cities. With the help of the Great Song Dynasty, Yan Guo also temporarily solved the problem of food shortage.

Shi Luosheng and Liu Zixuan spent most of their time on cultivation in addition to their own essential work in the past six months, and in addition, Shi Luosheng also followed Wang Lun's advice and established a deep friendship with Yuan Chengce. Since the death of Tian Yulong, the second prince Xiao Yu has completely withdrawn from the battle for the storage position, and soon after returning to Jianye, he applied to Xiao Daocheng to go to a backward Longchuan County to be the Taishou.

"Your Majesty invites General Wei and the leading general to enter the palace now, saying that there is something important to discuss with the two of you." Shi Luosheng, Liu Zixuan and Wang Lun were drinking in the mansion, and Xiao Daocheng suddenly sent someone to invite the two into the palace.

When the two arrived, they found that Xiao Yan, Deng Yuanjue, and Yuan Chengce were also there. Xiao Daocheng saw Shi Luosheng and said: "The two of you came just in time, Taiwei Yuan, you tell General Wei about the intention of the envoy of Yan State." ”

Yuan Chengce said: "Here's the thing, two months ago, the State of Qi launched another attack on the State of Yan, and the general of the State of Yan, Ning Ze, was stationed in Hanzhong all year round, and the Qi army could not bargain. But this time, during the confrontation phase between the two sides, Jiang Huanyan, the third prince of Qi, suddenly led a naval army to make a detour to the sea and launched an attack on Penglai, a port city near Anyang City. ”

"The Yan State Water Army was only established half a year ago, and this newly established water army is the opponent of the old Qi State Water Army. After three battles and three defeats, most of the casualties of the Yan State Navy were lost, and now they are hiding in the port and dare not fight. Penglai City is about to be unable to hold it, once Penglai is lost, then the Qi army can drive straight in, and arrive at the city of Anyang, the capital of Yan, in half a day. Now most of the army of Yan State has been transferred to Hanzhong to defend the army of Qi State, and the troops that can be transferred to King Qin in China will be twenty days later at the earliest. ”

"Ning Buqu, the commander of the Yan State Water Army, knows that our Great Song Dynasty also has a water army, so he directly sent someone to ask us for help, it only takes five days from the Xianghu Water Army Camp to Penglai Port, if we can stop the Qi army at sea, then the danger of Anyang will be solved."

After Yuan Chengce finished speaking, Xiao Daocheng continued: "After I met the envoy of the Yan Kingdom, I brought you and the general here, and now I will tell you your opinion." General Wei, you also proposed the formation of a naval army in our Great Song Dynasty at the beginning, and now I think about you have made another contribution, if there is no naval army, the Qi State will also attack us from the sea in the future, but it is impossible to prevent it. ”

Xiao Yan first said: "Father, the sons and daughters do not agree to save the Yan State, it is a battle with the Qi State, and it is still compared to the Water Army, and our Water Army has only been established for more than a year, and its combat effectiveness will not be much stronger than the Yan State Water Army, and it is also not the opponent of the Qi State Water Army when it is sent out now." Besides, this time it was only the commander of the Yan State Navy who came to ask for help, and it was not Emperor Yan, so we just refused, and there was nothing to blame on the Yan side. ”

Xiao Daocheng frowned and asked Deng Yuanjue again: "General, what do you think?" ”

Deng Yuanjue thought for a while and said: "Although we can not save Yan Guo, Penglai is really lost, so that if we threaten Anyang, it will not be good for us." If the Yan State is destroyed by the Qi State, our Great Song Dynasty will become the next target of the Qi State. Qin and Qi are in-laws, and Chu and us are feuds, and then our situation will be even more dangerous, and the minister thinks that we should still send troops. ”

Xiao Daocheng asked Shi Luosheng again: "General Wei, our naval army was proposed by you, and the current commander Dong Liang was also recommended by you, do you think we can defeat the Qi naval army if we send troops?" ”

Shi Luosheng has long considered this issue: "Your Majesty, our navy has not been in actual combat since its formation, and we have not seen how much strength the Qi navy has, so I don't know if we can win the battle, but the minister knows that the general is right, the Yan country must be saved, and the lips will be cold." Why did Yan choose to form an alliance between us and Chu State, which was still weak, because Emperor Yan had a long-term vision, he knew that we were destroyed by Chu State, and it would be Yan's turn next. Now that we are facing the same choice, are we not as good as Yan Guo to take a long-term view? ”

Xiao Daocheng nodded and said: "I understand what you mean, I also agree to send troops to rescue Yan, do you think the general will lead the army or General Wei will lead the army?" ”

Deng Yuanjue strode forward and was about to ask for his life to fight, Shi Luosheng hurriedly took the first step and said: "Your Majesty, no one in our Great Song Dynasty has fought a naval battle yet, and we don't know the strength of the Qi State Naval Army, so the minister wants to lead the army to investigate the reality of the Qi State Naval Army this time." If the minister is defeated, the general also knows the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and us, and the general will be a little more sure of fighting again. ”

Xiao Daocheng thought about it, Deng Yuanjue was the national pillar of the Song Kingdom, and there was no problem at all in fighting a land war, but it was difficult to say about a naval battle. In case you rashly go to the battlefield and lose, it will be rumored that the national pillar of the Song State has lost the battle, which is too big a blow to the morale of the entire Song army, on the contrary, let Shi Luosheng go first, of course it is best to win, and the impact of losing is not great, after all, there is still Deng Yuanjue, you can buffer it.

Xiao Daocheng said: "What General Wei said makes sense, then trouble General Wei to lead the army to rescue Penglai, and the leading general will also go with you, and all the water troops in Xianghu will be under your command." ”

Shi Luosheng said: "Your Majesty, without further ado, the minister and Zixuan will set off for Xianghu Lake now." ”

(Chapter 100, ask for collection again)