Wu Qiao arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty Shengming, if this Wu hero is really Yunwen Yunwu, he can use it." ”

As soon as the words fell, Wu Yingying walked into the cabin, crushed the wax pills entrusted by Wei Wei in public, took out the silk state letter, and then handed it to the queen Cai Yu by the guard.

After Cai Yu read it once, he handed over the Northern Han Dynasty book to Wu Qiao. Wu Qiao first browsed the national letter, then carefully inspected the handwriting and the imprint of the national seal, and nodded slightly to Cai Yu. Cai Yufang said: "General Wu is the status of the national envoy, don't wait for him, come and move a stool for General Wu." ”

After Wu Yingying sat upright, Cai Yucai said: "General Wu has worked the way to the mission, and the boat is slow at the moment, so you can stay in Jinling for a while, and send someone to accompany the general to visit the warm mountains and soft waters in the south of the Yangtze River." ”

Seeing Wu Yingying bowing down and answering yes, Wu Qiao then asked: "What is the matter with the general's envoy this time? I wonder why the envoy General Wei Wei mentioned in the national letter did not come in person?"

Wu Yingying replied: "General Wei personally sent an envoy to promote an alliance between the two families, but he was intercepted and killed by the Song soldiers halfway, and General Wei was injured and could not hurry away. However, along the way, I saw that the Song army was training sailors with strong troops and horses, and was about to send troops to Jiangnan in the near future, so the special general told the lord of Jiangnan that if the Han and Tang Dynasties responded to the north and south and resisted the strong Song Dynasty, they could protect the territory and the people, otherwise they would be broken by each one, and their lips would be cold. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Tong "snorted" and said first: "In the next Zhang Yan, dare to ask General Wu, the Song army besieged Taiyuan several times, almost broke the city, and your country was able to survive with the help of the Khitans, what strength does it have to form an alliance with my Jiangnan." ”

Wu Yingying glanced at him and replied calmly: "Yes, the Song State has repeatedly bullied its neighbors by virtue of its large number of soldiers, not only my country, but also your country has been bullied by the Song Army many times?" For these old ministers who have experienced the heyday of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the feeling of being pressed and beaten by the Song army over the years is really a bit unbearable.

Wu Yingying continued: "However, it is an indisputable fact that tens of thousands of heroes in the Northern Han Dynasty have united as one and repeatedly defeated strong forces under the city. Everyone is a person who understands, and the Southern Tang Dynasty has also had contact with the Khitan, so they should understand that the Khitan people have always bullied the weak and feared the hard, if it weren't for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians of the Northern Han Dynasty who fought hard to make the Song army dull and the city down, how could the Khitan people come out and do something for others?"

Seeing Cai Yu's thoughtful nod, Zhang Yan couldn't help but be a little annoyed and angry, and shouted: "Taiyuan is in panic all day long under the siege of the Song army, the lives are devastated, the people are displaced, and you still have the face to be a strong soldier." ”

Wu Yingying glanced at him and said coldly: "Zhang Yushi can't insult my country, although my country is small, the northwest is connected to the Khitan, the party is barbarian, and the south is the Song division, especially able to resist foreign enemies and stand among the wolves." In the hometown of the Jiangdong overlord, how majestic were the 8,000 sons of the past, how could there be such a weak person as you? I think that if the Song division goes south one day, you will definitely be the one who sells the master and seeks glory. ”

Zhang Yan didn't want this martial artist to speak mercilessly, his face was red, and he couldn't speak for a while. Huangfu Jixun, who was sitting opposite, continued: "The Northern Han soldiers are brave and brave, and we all know it. But don't hide it from General Wu, the wind and the sun in the south of the Yangtze River are warmer, and they are not as bitter and cold as the north, and the soldiers and the people are afraid of death, and this is the crux of why my Jiangnan army is often defeated by the Song army?

Wu Yingying saw that most of the people in the Southern Tang Dynasty showed a look of agreement, and said with a smile: "It is human nature to be greedy for life and afraid of death, and if you don't hide it from the general, I am also very afraid of death." As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar in the audience, although most of the people present in the Southern Tang Dynasty thought it was true, but after all, no one dared to declare this fear in their hearts to the public, especially Wu Yingying, as a general, so shamelessly admitted that he was afraid of death, which caused a huge shock to these people, and even Cai Yu and Wu Qiao showed surprised expressions and listened carefully to Wu Yingying's following.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Wu Yingying nodded and continued: "Mencius has clouds, and life is also what I want, and righteousness is also what I want, and I can't have both, and those who sacrifice their lives to take righteousness are also." The saint is still greedy for life and evil death, not to mention the last general, it is only the result of righteousness, and he has to give up his life and forget death. The same is true for the soldiers and the people, if the rewards and punishments are clear, the orders are strict, and the righteousness is known, they will be able to work together and not avoid hardships and dangers, and the so-called difference between the courage and cowardice of the north and the south is not to be worried. ”

His words quoted scriptures, and the ministers couldn't stop nodding yes, Cai Yu also nodded frequently, but the generals on the left couldn't sit still. A military general sitting at the head of Huangfu Jixun arched his hand and said: "In the next lawsuit to inspect Lu Jiang, Jiangnan lacks war horses, and the Song State is at war, if you win, it will be difficult to continue, and if you lose, you will perish, dare to ask General Wu, how is it good?"

Wu Yingying's heart can be regarded as encountering a hard stubble, the debate about the unfavorable war of the young horses in the south is a mess even in modern times, and he has finally seen a lot of relevant information, so he straightened out his thoughts and said with a smile: "General Lu's words are wrong, in my opinion, there are horses and no horses, and it is not a chance to win or lose, for three reasons." First, the southerners are good at boating and the northerners are good at riding, and there are many rivers and hills in the south of the Yangtze River, and even though the Song people have a strong horse army, they may not be able to gallop across the country; second, the south is lush with grass and trees, and it may not be impossible to raise horses, but the people are not engaged in animal husbandry based on grain; third, the battlefield is decisive in victory, and the people are not on the horse, and the cost of a horse can be used as a foot soldier for five people. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, there were more Han people than horses, and there were more Hu people than horses, but Han won more than Hu, and Hu won less than Han, and this is the case. ”

After listening carefully, Lu Jiang thought for a while, and then stopped talking, but the scar-faced fierce general under him continued: "Hu Ze, the commander of the envoy in Xiajiang Prefecture, dare to ask General Wu, what are the methods for riding on foot?"

Wu Yingying saw that he asked very sincerely, so he said in a deep voice: "Horses are livestock, although they have a sensitive temperament, they are naturally afraid of fire and sharp things. ”

Hearing Wu Yingying's answer, the generals present were fine, and Wenchen all looked stunned, but Jiangzhou Hu still asked reluctantly: "What if the enemy rides and forcibly charges the battle with the eyes of the horse, or runs outside the battle formation with my infantry army with a ranger?"

Wu Yingying asked the right question in his heart, and replied: "If the enemy army is blindfolded by the horse's eye and forcibly rushes into the formation, you can set up more horse traps outside the infantry formation, and the outside is based on the long lance of the infantry army, and the enemy horse is shot with a chain of strong crossbows. ”

Just as Hu Ze and the Southern Tang generals were contemplating, the hull of the ship suddenly shook violently, and soon a soldier broke into the cabin and said to the general on the left: "Lord Qiyu, I found six Song Army Navy warships heading towards me. ”