As for why Zhao Shuo wanted to occupy such an island where birds don't, not only Zhao Cheng was confused, but even Zhao Ziyan was confused. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

But as the army moved south, gradually, Zhao Ziyan sensed that something was wrong. Every time Zhao Shuo passed by the island, he would leave some soldiers behind and then put down a few small boats.

The army just shook to the port of Haizhou. By this time, the 100,000-strong army on the road had arrived five days earlier.

Li Yuanhao personally brought people out to greet him, and as soon as they met, he complained to Zhao Shuo. "Brother Zhao, I'm just such a person, now I just leased your port, and I haven't had time to build it yet, and there will be no ships at sea, your family has a big business, just lend me these ships temporarily, and when the port is built and a new ship is built, I will pay it back."

"Brother Li, do you think this matter is a trivial matter?" Zhao Shuo asked lightly.

"Lord, going to sea is naturally not a trivial matter, this is a major matter related to the prosperity of the country, since the prince has given Xixia such an opportunity, then ask a good person to do it to the end, and give us these ships too!" This time, Li Yuanhao did not go around the bend, and directly put forward his own requirements.

Zhao Shuo shook his head. "I can't do that."

"Lord, if that's the case, why do you add me to the covenant with the Great Song Dynasty? You know that with this harbor that has just been leased from you, you will not be able to build ships with Ben in the short term, don't you make us rejoice! Li Yuanhao looked depressed and quite dissatisfied at the moment.

Zhao Ziyan nodded silently at this time, thinking that Zhao Gou was really terrible, he had already guessed that Zhao Shuo and Xixia would have a conflict because of the ship.

chuckled twice, and Zhao Ziyan looked at Zhao Shuo again. He now wanted to see if Zhao Shuo could resolve the contradiction with Western Xia.

"Brother Li, we should be alone in this matter!" Zhao Shuo looked around, there were already soldiers who had already picked up weapons, and if they were not handled properly, a fight was inevitable.

Li Yuanhao also noticed this problem under Zhao Shuo's suggestion, and he smiled a little embarrassedly, Xixia and Zhao Shuo are enemies, that is, looking for death, he knows this.

"Take it easy, it's okay, it's okay, I'm joking with Brother Zhao!" Li Yuanhao had no choice but to lie to himself, and then followed behind Zhao Shuo and walked into the distance.

On the edge of the harbor, Zhao Shuo stopped.

"Brother Li, even if I give you the boat, what can you do!" Zhao Shuo turned his head and looked at Li Yuanhao, who was following him.

"Lord Wang, the three parties will go to sea jointly, and the land will be divided equally, if I don't have a fleet with the fleet all the time, how can this right and interest be guaranteed?" Li Yuanhao did not follow Zhao Shuo's words, but once again expressed his opinion.

"Hahaha......" Zhao Shuo laughed. What if you have a fleet with you? Can you beat me, or can you beat my uncle? ”

"Lord Wang, this~!" Li Yuanhao was a little overwhelmed all of a sudden. Western Xia and Zhao Shuo were military allies, and for a long time, they were in a cooperative relationship. Moreover, he never thought that he would have trouble with Zhao Shuo. He asked for a ship this time, but he also wanted to make Xixia more or less stronger.

"Just tell the truth." Zhao Shuo said.

"I didn't think about going against the prince in Daxia......" Li Yuanhao wanted to explain, but as soon as he said this, Zhao Shuo interrupted him. Brother Li, you can answer my question, as for the rest, we'll talk about it later. ”

Zhao Shuo had already said so, and Li Yuanhao had no choice but to say. "On land, the prince has many generals, a vast territory, and advanced weapons, although our Great Xia also has some strength, but it is no match for the prince. As for the Great Song Dynasty, the strength of the soldiers should not be as good as my Great Xia, but they are outnumbered, and if they really fight, it is difficult to say whether they will win or lose. ”

Zhao Shuo rubbed his temples and continued to ask a little helplessly. "What about the sea?"

Faced with Zhao Shuo's question, Li Yuanhao opened his mouth, but he didn't speak, not because he didn't want to say it, but because he couldn't say it at all. Because, Western Xia was surrounded by Zhao Shuo and did not touch the sea, so there was no naval army.

A country without a naval army does not even have a ship, let alone fighting at sea, it is a problem to go to fight at sea.

"Lord Wang, this, we ......"

"So, there's no chance of winning!" Zhao Shuo said.

Li Yuanhao knew that Zhao Shuo's statement was already quite euphemistic. He nodded silently, in acknowledgement.

"Since there is no chance of winning a naval battle, what is the use of a ship!" Zhao Shuo looked at Li Yuanhao. "The soldiers of Western Xia can't even swim at the bare minimum, so letting them go to sea is no different from sending them to death. Also, don't think that overseas is peaceful, the indigenous people there are also not good, and piracy is rampant. Even if your soldiers go, what can they do? Guard, you will always be harassed and plundered, pursued, and you won't be able to swim......"

Looking at Li Yuanhao, who had already lowered his head deeply, Zhao Shuo did not continue to stimulate him. "Let your 100,000 troops stay in Haizhou Harbor, build ports, build ships, and learn to swim while you ......" Zhao Shuo pointed to Li Yuanhao. Just take a few people and go to sea with me. Along the way, do you write down the land that has been given to you, and when you return, can you send a fleet of ships out to sea? At that time, my ironclad ship may have already been built, and when the time comes, it will be of great help to you. ”

Listening to Zhao Shuo's words, Li Yuanhao became more and more silent. If everything is really as Zhao Shuo said, then it is really useless for the Xia army to go to sea with 100,000 people.

This time, from Jindi to Haizhou, along the way, hundreds of soldiers were lost. Most of these people could not stand the navigation environment at sea and died. According to the reaction of the soldiers, most of them have seasickness reactions, and they feel that the world is spinning day by day, and life is worse than death.

After uniting the actual situation, coupled with Zhao Shuo's words, Li Yuanhao finally chose to back down. "Lord Wang, then do as you say!"

Zhao Shuo nodded, and then said. "I've already asked people to transfer some ships from Jindi, and when those ships arrive in Haizhou, they'll be left for you to use for training."

This time, Li Yuanhao finally smiled. "Then thank you, Lord Wang."

Everyone is waiting, and some have even taken out their weapons and are ready to fight at any time.

The smell of war was already in the air. Although it is usually friendly, when it comes to vital interests, neither side will give up.

"Hahaha......" Zhao Shuo took Li Yuanhao's hand and appeared in front of everyone laughing. Well, everyone worked hard, rested for three days, and after three days, the army went to sea. ”

When everyone heard Zhao Shuo's words, they were completely stunned. But there was no fighting, and it was a good thing. So, soon, the originally opposing pairs smiled at each other and celebrated each other.

At this time, Zhao Ziyan was crying with a face, and he didn't know what to say at all, because he didn't know what was going on.