The weather was still good, with clear skies and a cool breeze in the morning. The place of the meeting is, of course, the Bohai Navy camp, no matter what, Gao Jingcheng is also a general of the Southern Guard, while Zhuang Yi is just a soldier and a horse envoy, and his status is high.

However, on the other hand, Gao Jingcheng, the general of the Southern Guard, is nothing more than that, because the lord of Bohai himself needs to be canonized by the Tang Dynasty, otherwise it will be difficult to subdue the domestic ministries. The title is the hereditary king of Bohai County, and the honorary title is generally the general of the Twelfth Guard. But the status is still not comparable to Zhuang Yi, the small army leader under the feudal town.

In order to properly express his sincerity and reach the opinion of the talks, Zhuang Yi asked people to return the two generals on the left and right under Gao Jingcheng, who were actually partial generals, but their official rank and status were not low.

Zhuang Yi asked Shi Dazhong to defend the city, and only brought Gao Baonu, and Bian Wu, Shi Dali and others to guard each other. Some people also wondered, what if the Bohai people had a Hongmen banquet and then detained it?

Zhuang Yi scoffed: If Gao Jingcheng really dares to play like this, he will only die straight!

It doesn't matter if you fight a small battle to drive people to collect territory, because the soldiers have no status in these years, no one seeks justice for them, and Yingzhou is not the land of the Bohai people, but the killing will be a big game, and the consequences are unpredictable. But it doesn't have to kill him, it's more valuable to capture him alive, how could Zhuang Yi not understand.

When he arrived outside the Bohai naval camp, Yang Yingsheng, a thirty-year-old general of the left, had a stinky face, and reluctantly came out to greet him, of course his attitude would not be good, and viciously stopped Zhuang Yi's personal guards at the gate of the camp, preventing him from going deep into the camp with Zhuang Yi.

Zhuang Yi didn't care, ordered Bian Wu and other guards to stay and wait, only with Gao Baonu and Yang Yingsheng to sit in a camp tent, the status is different, the pomp is not the same, Gao Jingcheng's big tent is very luxurious, the ground is covered with a red felt carpet, the top is in the middle of a six-fold carved screen, below is a wide couch, on the couch put a low table and a bunch, even a tool is also precious.

Zhuang Yi was not interested in these things, he was a pragmatist, and he waited for half an hour, when there was a commotion outside the tent, and the Bohai soldiers on duty shouted, and Gao Jingcheng, the general of the Southern Guard, came belatedly.

Gao Jingcheng looks like he is about forty years old, with a sturdy figure that is slightly fat, with a big white face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a pair of very eye-catching eye bags, which is obviously overly wine-colored. The moment he entered the tent, he raised his eyes and swept the people in the tent, and quickly walked to the main seat and sat down, looking listless and his eyes were a little wandering.

"Zhuang Yi, the soldiers and horses of the Pingliao Army in Youzhou of the Tang Dynasty, asked the king of Bohai County how well! Meet General Nanwei! Gao Jingcheng made a score, and there was no movement for a long time, so Zhuang Yi had to get up and speak, no matter what, at least on the surface, he must be polite and courteous.

"My king is well! Zhuang Jun, please take a seat! Gao Jingcheng's voice was a little hoarse, and he finally spoke.

"Regarding the issue of Liaodong, I wonder if General Gao can consider our appeal?" Zhuang Yi didn't drag mud and water, so he went straight to the road at this time.

"Hmm...... Ha! Yingzhou? I have asked my king to return it in the near future, but ...... Zhuang Jun led the troops to seize it on his own, and also provoked our army, so I won't care about you! However, Zhuang Jun's envoy actually made an inch and claimed 50,000 stone of grain? Isn't that vexatious? Gao Jingcheng snorted, angry at the color road.

"I don't have time to listen to you talk nonsense, this thing is very simple, the conditions are very simple, if you don't want to give it, then you have to fight!" Zhuang Yi said very arrogantly.

If this is a defense, it is not clear, of course, in the end, it is necessary to rely on strength to speak. Zhuang Yi is behind the Tang Dynasty and the Youzhou Army, Gao Jingcheng still doesn't know the relationship between Zhuang Yi and Youzhou, and he is also afraid of it, and he is not mentally prepared for a big battle. Of course, Zhuang Yi didn't want to play big, it wouldn't be good for him.

"Since you want to say it simply, it's easy to do...... Yingzhou has been returned, as for Anton? It doesn't seem like you and me have the final say, right? How can we talk about these 50,000 stone grains? Gao Jingcheng sneered.

"That'...... General Gao, what does this mean? Anton will not return it, and there is no Luo for grain? ”

"Whether Anton returns it or not, you have to make up for the son of Chang'an, and you have to go through the approval of Anton Dadu! As far as the situation in Yingzhou is concerned, I can lend you some food, and nothing else is exempt! Gao Jingcheng said helplessly, this can be regarded as the last concession.

Zhuang Yi also understood it, thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a little weak in his heart. If Bohai wants to return Anton, it will not be handed over to Youzhou Domain in any case, but will only be handed over to the imperial envoys. However, if you are willing to borrow some food, the purpose will be achieved, of course, this borrowing is not expected to be repaid, and the amount is up for debate.

"That's good...... Don't talk about anything else! I wonder how much grain General Gao can lend? Zhuang Yi got off the donkey and took the opportunity to ask.

"Three thousand stones!" Gao Jingcheng said coldly.

"Haha...... General Gao! Are you kidding? Zhuang Yi sneered, but his eyes were looking at Gao Jingcheng aggressively.

"And how much do you want?" Gao Jingcheng was also angry, and angrily stretched out his hand to pat the dwarf in front of him, and said angrily: "Five thousand stones at most!" If not...... It's okay to see each other! ”

Five thousand stone of grain is already a lot, enough for Zhuang Yi's four thousand soldiers to eat for four or five months, but it is still far from enough to supply his construction site people, that is more than 20,000 people.

"Pay it all at once!"

"Yes! Deliveries begin in five days! From now on, your army must no longer cross the line to provoke! Gao Jingcheng stood up, turned around and strode away.

After returning to Huaiyuan Military Fort from the Bohai naval camp, Zhuang Yi sent an order to Pu Nu to pack up his sundries and prepare for the class, and at the same time, send all the war horses over. After waiting for another five days, the Bohai people transported the grain to Huaiyuan as promised, and Zhuang Yi collected them one by one and sent them away.

The food was in hand, but the means of transport were insufficient, and all the horses and wagons were used, so they could barely be loaded, and when the soldiers returned, they had to follow on foot.

After careful consideration, Zhuang Yi asked Sha Gu to lead a regiment of the right battalion to stay in Wulu to guard and capture, and the other two were stationed in Huaiyuan to guard and capture, in short, the defense of a large area east of White Wolf Water was handed over to Sha Gu. There was only one battalion of troops, which was a little insufficient, but it saved a lot of food.

After half a month, Zhuang Yi finally had all Yingzhou, and finally returned to Liucheng with 6,000 stone of grain in the afternoon. When Ella, who stayed in Liucheng, heard the news and led his troops to meet him, Zhuang Yi asked about the progress of the projects in various parts of Liucheng.

However, Ila has to lead troops to be responsible for the defense and security of the city, and also arrange the supply of grain and grass at various construction sites, which is only known in general terms, and the more detailed things are not clear, only that the official road has just been repaired in Liucheng, and it has been spread five or six miles south from outside the south city gate.