Xiao Dilie carried the wine jar to the deck, looked at the endless sea in front of him, poured a few sips of wine, and then threw the wine jar in his hand far away, and then only heard the sound of "bang" and fell into the sea, startling a seabird, just looking at the free-flying seabirds in the distance, Xiao Dilie sighed in pain.

When he was in Kaizhou City before, Xiao Dilie was already very disappointed with Yelu Yanxi's performance, but what he never expected was that Yelu Yanxi was even more disappointed by the things that were still to come, after the Jurchens outside the city withdrew, Yelu Yanxi, who had long been frightened, immediately wanted to leave Kaizhou City, which was nothing, but Yelu Yanxi didn't dare to go by land, because he was worried that the Jurchens would ambush him on the road, so he disregarded the dignity of Da Liao and sent people to ask for help from the navy of the Great Song Dynasty, hoping to take their warship back.

For Yelu Yanxi's request, although the Great Song Navy was surprised, it finally agreed, so in this case, Yelu Yanxi and his party all got on the Great Song Dynasty battleship, Xiao Dilie, as Yelu Yanxi's escort commander, naturally also got on the boat together, but when he thought of the ridicule in the eyes of the Great Song soldiers when he got on the ship, Xiao Dilie couldn't wait to plunge into the sea and not come out.

It is precisely because of Yelu Yanxi's disappointment that Xiao Dilie has been very painful these days, and he has been drinking every day to drown his sorrows, and even he deliberately did not go to the flagship with Yelu Yanxi, but chose another warship casually, so that he didn't have to look at Yelu Yanxi's incompetent appearance every day, but when he thought that the rivers and mountains of Daliao would be handed over to people like Yelu Yanxi in the future, he felt that his future was dark.

"General Xiao is borrowing wine to drown his sorrows?" At this moment, Xiao Dilie suddenly heard a clear voice from beside him, which made him turn back suddenly, but found that at some point, a young Great Song general was looking at him with a smile. He looked at the other party and felt a little familiar, as if the general on this ship should have met a few times before, but he didn't know the name and identity of the other party.

"Who are you?" Xiao Dilie stared at the other party with some vigilance at this time, as soon as the young general opened his mouth, he said that he was borrowing wine to drown his sorrows, but he had never confided in anyone what was on his mind. The only explanation is that the other party is secretly observing himself, which makes Xiao Dilie have to be vigilant, after all, there are so many people on the ship, why does the other party pay attention to himself?

"General Xiao doesn't have to be nervous, his surname is Cao Mingjia, he is the captain of this Zhengzhou battleship, you can call me Captain Cao!" Seeing Xiao Dilie's vigilant eyes, he saw that this young Song general smiled slightly. Cao Jia is Zhao Jia's pseudonym, and his father Zhao Yan is too famous in the Liao Kingdom. Liao Guo also made a special investigation into Zhao Yan's situation, so Zhao Jia was worried that Xiao Dilie would guess something from his name, so he used his mother's surname.

"It turned out to be Captain Cao, but I didn't use wine to drown my sorrows, but to celebrate that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Daliao could leave Kaizhou City safely!" Xiao Dilie denied it indifferently at this time.

Regarding Xiao Dilie's denial, I saw that Zhao Jia smiled slightly and said: "Why should General Xiao deceive himself, you are obviously very disappointed in the performance of the prince on the flagship." He didn't even want to be in the same boat with him, and he drank here with a sullen drink. Presumably, you are also worried that if the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, how will your Liao Kingdom survive in this stormy situation, right? ”

"Are you laughing at our Da Liao?" Hearing Zhao Jia's words, Xiao Di glared at him viciously, and said word by word, in fact, it was precisely because Zhao Jia said what was in his heart that he was annoyed and angry.

saw Xiao Dilie with a welcome face. Zhao Jia smiled calmly and said: "General Xiao, I didn't mean to laugh at anyone when I said the above, I was just stating a fact to you, and for these, I guess General Xiao knows better than me." ”

When Zhao Jia spoke. Xiao Dilie kept staring at him with blazing eyes, and Zhao Jia looked at each other without giving in, but the two looked at each other for a long time, only to see Xiao Dilie finally speak: "Who are you, and what do you mean by saying these words?" ”

"General Xiao, don't get me wrong, I am indeed the captain of this Zhengzhou, as for the purpose of coming to see General Xiao, it is nothing more than to admire General Xiao's father and son's fight against the Jurchens, so I just want to come forward and make friends." Zhao Jia replied calmly, what he said was also the truth, he had already heard of the name of Xiao Yanshou and his son, and it just so happened that the other party was on his own boat again this time, so he naturally would not let go of this opportunity.

Xiao Dilie has also been paying attention to the change in Zhao Jia's expression when he speaks, although what this Song Jiang said at the beginning was very direct, but at this time he could judge that the other party really had no other purpose, maybe he really just wanted to get to know himself as he said.

Thinking of this, Xiao Dilie's vigilance also relaxed a little, and he looked at Zhao Jia again at the moment: "Captain Cao is also interested in attacking the Jurchens?" ”

"Of course, for the matter of attacking the Jurchens, our Great Song and Liao are on the same front, otherwise they would not have formed an alliance with your country, and also supported your countless materials, but it's a pity that ......" Zhao Jia didn't say anything more at the end, just sighed helplessly. However, he didn't say that Xiao Dilie could understand it, it was nothing more than that the Great Song Dynasty spent so many materials, but the Liao State still didn't destroy even a small Jurchen.

"It's not that I can't do my best, it's just that the state is a traitor, and my father is also powerless, otherwise a mere Jurchen person should have been destroyed a long time ago." At this time, I saw Xiao Dilie's face turn red, and then he also sighed and said, he usually can't say these words to others, but although the captain Cao in front of him spoke a little straighter, he had no malicious intentions, and he could feel this.

Speaking of the Jurchens, Zhao Jia also saw the Jurchens for the first time when he bombarded the Jurchens before, and he had heard his father Zhao Yan often mention the threat of the Jurchens since he was a child, so he was also very interested in these barbarians.

After Xiao Dilie's narration, Zhao Jia not only learned about the war between the Liao State and the Jurchens in recent years, but also had an obvious concept of the internal struggle in the Liao State.

Zhao Jia's first contact with Xiao Dilie was not bad, in fact, this was also the result of Zhao Jia's careful preparation, a few days ago he was secretly observing Xiao Dilie, guessing what he was thinking, and then he broke his mind at the beginning, successfully attracted his attention, but did not show too much strength, which dispelled Xiao Dilie's hostility.

In the next few days, Zhao Jia also often chatted with Xiao Dilie, he was influenced by his father, not only knowledgeable, but also had a unique view of military affairs, which also made Xiao Dilie feel extremely surprised, he never expected that an ordinary captain of the Great Song Dynasty would have such knowledge, no wonder the military strength of the Great Song Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, on the other hand, their Liao State, in addition to their father and son, it is not easy to find a general who can fight.

Zhao Jia and Xiao Dilie are of the same age, and they are both military generals, so they naturally have a lot of common language with each other, plus Zhao Jia is a room friend, so in just a few days, the two have established a very deep friendship, but the more Xiao Dilie contacts Zhao Jia, the more he feels that he is not like an ordinary Song general, because he knows too many things, and even the battle between the two countries is at his fingertips, which is not something that a general can understand.

Although the naval fleet has slowed down, a few days have passed in a flash, and Chenzhou City is already close at hand, and it is estimated that it will reach Chenzhou tomorrow morning at the latest, and it will also be the time for Zhao Jia and Xiao Dilie to separate. It is precisely because of this that this afternoon, Zhao Jia set up a banquet in his cabin to see them off each other.

"Brother Xiao, goodbye tomorrow, I don't know when we can see each other again, please drink this cup!" I saw Zhao Jia holding a wine glass at this time and smiling at Xiao Dilie.

Regarding Zhao Jia's words, Xiao Dilie also laughed and picked up the wine glass, then touched Zhao Jia, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, and then suddenly hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "Brother Cao, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to ask?" ”

"Oh? What made Brother Xiao so hesitant? Zhao Jia also smiled when he saw this, in his impression, Xiao Dilie is also a cheerful person, plus the two have a good relationship, it can almost be said that they have nothing to talk about, so his current appearance is a little strange.

"This ......" Xiao Dilie hesitated for a moment before he spoke, "Brother Cao, when our Song and Liao countries formed an alliance, your Great Song Dynasty once said that if our Liao State can't hold the Huanglong Mansion, then you will fight with the Jurchens back and forth against my Great Liao, I don't know if this matter is true or not?" ”

Hearing Xiao Dilie actually ask about this, Zhao Jia couldn't help but be stunned, and finally said to him solemnly after thinking for a moment: "Brother Xiao, I won't tell you, this matter will definitely not be false, for the horror of the Jurchens, I think you know more than me, if they really let them occupy the Huanglong Mansion, I am afraid that it will further sweep the entire Liao State, and if I sit idly by and ignore it, it will only make a more terrible enemy appear in the north, so it is better to take the initiative to compete with the Jurchens for the resources of the Liao State, and indirectly weaken their strength." ”

For Zhao Jia's answer, Xiao Dilie couldn't help but be silent for a long time, and after a while, he suddenly raised his head and spoke again: "Brother Cao, after this period of getting along, I feel that you should not be an ordinary general, I wonder if you can tell me your true identity?" (To be continued.) )