Tian Zhen stared closely at the [Huaishui] on the map.

Huaishui can be regarded as the 'mother river' of the Chu State, this river stretches for thousands of miles from east to west, enters the sea in the east, and is the famous rich and fertile land of the Chu State on both sides.

Why not use the power of the Qi State Sailors, set off from the sea, bypass Langya, go west along the Huaishui, and go straight to the hinterland of Chu?

Tian Zhen's eyes lit up, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible!

Fighting a tug-of-war with the combined forces of Chu and Song on land is likely to be fruitless.

And if you march along the waterway through Huaishui, you can easily bypass the lofty mountains and border passes that the Chu and Song dynasties relied on......

Although it is dangerous to sail at sea, it only takes a few hours to board the ship from the north of [Langya], and you can reach the mouth of the Huaishui Sea!

At that time, in front of the Qi army, it will be the fertile land of Pingchuan!

When it comes to field battles in the plains, don't look at the 200,000 people of the Chu army, it may not be the opponent of the 120,000 army of the Qi State!

The more Tian Zhen thought about it, the more excited he became.

As long as he can defeat the main force of the Chu army in one fell swoop, he will force the king of Chu to bow his head and sue for peace...... What is the previous loss of 30,000 people?!

When the time comes, he will be a famous general who will turn the tide of the battle and win by surprise!

Thinking of this, Tian Zhen looked up to the sky and smiled-

Damn Chu people, I have a trick from the sea, you can't think of it!

"Someone!" Tian Zhen waved his hand, and the decadent Tang spirit was swept away!

"Take my letter and send a letter to the Donglai Water Master!"

"This battle is not over yet! It is not yet known who will have the last laugh! "Tian Zhen is in high spirits.

……

After annihilating Jiang Yu, the Mi Heng army gathered in Fulisai, and was about to unite with the Song army and go north to expel the Qi army...... But suddenly received the news of the retreat of the Qi army.

Mi Heng was puzzled.

Huang Xie also couldn't understand Tian Zhen's operation, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Presumably the Qi State broke many horses, and he was reluctant to fight again?" ”

But the Qi army can hold on without a fight - why give up the Song land that has been encroached upon?

I don't understand!

In any case, there is no reason for the Chu army to go north again - you say counterattack on Qi? ! The main force of the Qi State is still there, don't look at the many Chu soldiers, let go of your hands and feet and fight hard, you may not be able to beat the Qi State.

"Wu Liang, this talisman is out of the stopper, I'm afraid it has to be returned to the Song people." Mi Heng said to Xiong Wuliang.

Xiong Wuliang shrugged.

According to his original intention, there is certainly no reason to return the territory he has taken.

Who doesn't know that our Quyang Jun has always only been in and out?

But...... At this time, the Song State had already declared himself a vassal to the State of Chu and was willing to become the younger brother of the State of Chu...... When the eldest brother wants to rob the younger brother's house, it is not good to say it.

Our King Chuhuai is a face-saving person again, so of course this Fu Lisai has to be returned.

That's it!

Even if Chu Guoqiang left the talisman, Xiong Wuliang would not be able to take half a dime.

Now that he wants to return Fu Lisai to the Song people, Xiong Wuliang can also take the opportunity to extort a sum of money......

"Prince, the soldiers and civilians of the Song Kingdom in my city worked hard to sharpen arrows, and a total of 80,000 arrows were made...... Isn't it time to settle the bill? Song Zhe stared at Xiong Wuliang with blank eyes.

Now that Chu and Song have become good brothers, Song Zhe, a former prisoner, has also become a general of the allies.

At this moment, Song Zhe's face was full of longing.

At the beginning, Xiong Wuliang said that he would exchange blank paper for arrows, but Song Zheke remembered it clearly!

It is conceivable that those expensive white papers arrived in Song Zhe's hands and then changed hands and were sold...... It's worth at least seven or eight thousand gold!

Xiong Wuliang blinked, serious: "Of course, of course!" ”

"If it weren't for the dedicated help of the soldiers and civilians of the Song Kingdom, even if Benjun could hold the Fu Lisai, he would definitely suffer heavy casualties!"

"Eighty thousand arrows, equivalent to sixteen carts of blank paper-this gentleman will naturally not repay the debt!"

When Song Zhe heard this, his face was flushed with excitement and his face was radiant!

Xiong Wuliang suddenly changed his words: "However, we also have a few payments on our side, which need to be settled by the general!" ”

Looking at Xiong Wuliang's serious appearance, Song Zhe suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart......

"What...... What payment? Please also make it clear! ”

Xiong Wuliang sighed: "You may not believe it - this gentleman doesn't love money!" ”

"Since childhood, I have always been bad at handling these copper-smelling things......"

"It's better for Mr. Zhaohua to talk to you in detail!" Xiong Wuliang waved his hand, with an expression that regarded money as dung.

Song Zhe looked at Zhao Li, who was holding a thick stack of bills on the side, and swallowed.

Zhao Slip coughed lightly, flipped through the account book in his hand, and began to babble-

"Qu Yangjun helped the Song allies defend against the poisonous hands of the Qi State...... You've got to shell out a fortune, right? ”

"The bereavement of the soldiers of the Chu State who died in Fulisai will be reimbursed by the allies of the Song State, right?"

"There are also sergeants' labor expenses, travel allowances, grain and grass conversion expenses, and ordnance wear and tear expenses...... What is it? Oh, the armor depreciation cost ......"

“…… The battle was fierce, and the Chu soldiers had to burn dung on the top of the city under the scorching sun...... It's not too much to ask for a mental damage, right? ”

Xiong Wuliang suddenly waved his hand and interrupted loudly: "Wait a minute—you mentioned the 'scorching sun' and remembered it—and you have to add a 'high temperature subsidy' to five thousand soldiers!" I almost forgot! Good thing you reminded! ”

Song Zhe looked at Xiong Wuliang in disbelief.

Aren't you 'not a lover of money'?

Zhao Hua was still chanting: "Okay, high temperature subsidy fee...... In the end, we Chu people helped the Song State repair the talisman and had to pay for it, right? ”

Total...... Nine thousand two hundred gold! Zhao Slip looked up and closed the ledger in his hand.

Xiong Wuliang waved his hand and said very generously: "Zhao Hua, Song Guo is our ally, and everyone is a brother!" You don't settle the account so clearly, it's easy to hurt the feelings between brothers-"

"It's roughly 10,000 gold!" Xiong Wuliang made the final decision.

Zhao Slip threw an admiring look at Xiong Wuliang——

It has to be the lord of our family, we really can't imitate this ability......

……

Song Zheren are stupid!

Xiong Wuliang, are you still human?

So—

We, the people of the Song Kingdom, stayed well in Fulisai, eating hot pot and singing songs, and suddenly we were beaten indiscriminately by you Chu people.

Then the Song State was forced to get involved in the war and fight with the Qi State.

In addition, our soldiers and civilians in the city will go all out to help your Chu army sharpen and make arrows...... In the end, we still owe you 3,000 gold?

Inhuman!

Xiong Wuliang patted Song Zhe's shoulder and said with great concern: "It's okay, if you don't have so much money on hand, you can deliver it in installments." ”

"However, the installment is to pay interest drops - the so-called brother settles the account, I have to explain this to you in advance!"

Song Zheren is numb!

This is the most brazen person he has ever seen in his life!

The great nobles of the Chu State are actually so virtuous?

Song Zhe was sad and indignant, and wanted to open his mouth to refute, but he saw at a glance that the peony tiger behind Xiong Wuliang was staring at him maliciously and moving his ankles......

I want to cry without tears!

Xiong Wuliang coughed lightly again-