"What do they want to exchange for?" Chen Qing asked with great interest.

"They wanted to exchange war horses and sheepskins with us, but they didn't give much, they just wanted to exchange us with five hundred war horses and five thousand sheepskins for a large amount of supplies."

"Is it because they can only give out so much, or are they greedy?" Chen Qing asked again.

"Bizhi thinks they are the latter!"

“Is there any basis?”

Zhang Xiao nodded, "When I was sorting out the information some time ago, I saw an information from the past autumn that said that Xiao Heda won a great victory in Yincheng and seized more than 70,000 war horses."

Chen Qing sneered, "More than 70,000 war horses were seized, but only five hundred were given to us. They could think of it."

"What does the general mean?"

Chen Qing walked a few steps behind his hands: "Our free aid is only 500 barrels of tin oil and 10,000 shi of military rations. If they want other things, they can exchange war horses and sheepskins. I don't take advantage of them, so I will convert them according to the market price."

"Wei Zhi understands that they also want gunpowder. They say that the Western Xia army's gunpowder barrel exploded and shot poison nails, which caused great harm to them. They also want to use gunpowder to fight tooth!"

Chen Qing looked out the window for a while and said, "Tell them that there is no extra gunpowder, but I can teach them how to avoid gunpowder toxic nails for free, and take them to the firearm test site in the afternoon."

"I understand, I will make arrangements."

In the afternoon, Zhang Xiao took Xi Muna and his men to the firearm test site in Chigu Town.

This is the firearm test site of Song Jun. Xi Muna is very interested and is very curious about everything. She wishes to learn all the secrets inside...

Zhang Xiao smiled and said to Xi Muna: "We are never open to outsiders, and even the middle and lower-level generals are not qualified to come in. We all hope that you can defeat the Xixia army, so we make an exception to let you visit!"

"I know that Chen Dutong's sincerity is touching, and we will remember it in our hearts!"

Zhang Xiao smiled and took them to a small house. A soldier led the way, "Please go here, everyone!

Everyone walked through the hut, and suddenly it became clear in front of them. Another test site covers an area of ​​about two acres, and everyone stood on a high place.

Zhang Xiao then introduced to Xi Muna: "My chief said that many soldiers of the army were injured by the gunpowder poisonous nails of the Xixia army. Chief Secretary felt that it was necessary to help everyone. How to prevent poisonous nails? You can see the drill below!"

Twenty soldiers stood below, each wearing ordinary leather armor and holding a large shield. At this time, a lit powder barrel flew over their heads, and Xi Muna and his entourage exclaimed.

I saw a soldier shouting, "There is an explosion, lie down!"

Twenty soldiers lay down at the same time, blocking their heads with shields, and exploded violently, and iron nails splashed everywhere. Of course, the drill would not really temper the poison.

But the smoke of gunpowder disappeared, and twenty soldiers stood up one after another, but none of them were injured.

Xi Muna and his entourage understood and applauded warmly together.

Zhang Xiao added with a smile: "The Song army has fifty people in each of them. There must be two warning soldiers out of the fifty people. They can shout at any time to let their companions lie down. The shield is not good, and ordinary shields are enough."

Wang Lian'an, the general of the governor who followed Xi Muna, bowed deeply to Zhang Xiao again, "Today's visit is so important. We know how to deal with the gunpowder and poisonous nails of the Xixia people. I once again express my gratitude and respect to your army!"

Perhaps this visit made Xi Muna see the sincerity of the Song army, and the subsequent negotiations were much easier. The Song army could not support Xiao Heda's army's five hundred barrels of turmeric oil and 10,000 stones of grain. The extra supplies were exchanged for military horses. The two sides agreed on the prices of high-quality war horses and ordinary war horses.

Finally, Xi Muna agreed to exchange 2,000 barrels of tinea oil, 100,000 stones of grain, 80,000 jin of salt, and 30,000 sets of ordinary soldiers and armor with the Song army at the cost of 14,000 thousand ordinary war horses and 6,000 high-quality war horses.

This price is relatively suitable, mainly because 6,000 high-quality war horses are expensive. In the Jiangnan region, such high-quality war horses are worth hundreds of trump cards and cannot even be bought with money.

For the Xihe Army, high-quality war horses are generally used to equip elite cavalry, while ordinary war horses are used to transport infantry cavalry.

Chen Qing has been planning to form a Tianlong Army, which is the most elite cavalry, directed by Chen Qing, and currently has 5,000 people. After this group of top war horses arrive, his Tianlong Army will expand to 10,000 people.

In addition, the additional 1,000 high-quality war horses were used to expand the scout army and form a new scout camp, led by Tang Qian, who had just been promoted to command.

The details of the transaction were still under negotiation, but at this moment, Chen Qing received a letter from Jingzhao City and Taiyuan City. The information was confirmed. The Jin Emperor Wanyan Sheng passed away, and Wanyan Chang led 20,000 Jurchen troops to return to Shangjing. Wanyan Wushu, Wanyan Zonghan and other Jurchen nobles also rushed back to Shangjing.

At this critical moment, the opportunity to counterattack the Jin soldiers came. Not only Chen Qing's army attacked Shaanxi Road, but other Song troops also had the opportunity to counterattack the Jianghuai Line.

In Lin'an, Emperor Zhao Gou urgently convened the Prime Minister to discuss matters in the imperial study.

"I believe that all my dear friends have read the memorials of Yue Dutong. Today, the Han Dutong also sent memorials with the same content. The Emperor of Jin passed away, the Jianghuai army was empty, and there were no Jurchen troops stationed, and there were not even many puppet Qi troops. The Han Dutong suggested attacking the Jianghuai. Let's talk about it!"

A few days ago, Yue Fei, who was stationed in Xiangyang, also sent a memorial. He received accurate news. The Jin emperor passed away and the senior officials of the Jin army rushed back to Shangjing. He suggested taking this opportunity to attack the Jianghuai River and establish a defensive line along the Huai River. Yue Fei's memorial caused great controversy in the court. There were supporters and opponents, which made the court reluctant to make up its mind.

Today, Han Shizhong also sent a memorial, asking the court to seize the opportunity to attack the Jianghuai River. The memorials of Han Shizhong and Yue Fei were written passionately, and Zhao Gou was really moved.

In addition, the Jinguo Pavilion also hung a white banner yesterday to mourn. Zhao Gou specially sent Qin Hui to the Jinguo Pavilion to express his filial piety on behalf of the imperial court.

Although Zhao Gou is a peacemaker in his heart, he does not want to live in danger all the time, and is forced to board the ship and escape at any time. For this reason, Zhao Gou also accepted Zhang Jun's plan to regain the Jianghuai River as a buffer for the Yangtze River defense line. Even if he wants to sign a long-term armistice agreement in the future, the Huai River will be used as the dividing line, rather than the Yangtze River as the dividing line.

However, the two defeats in the attack on the Huaihe River made him feel gloomy and he was not sure about it. Zhao Gou looked at Zhang Jun and hoped that Zhang Jun would speak first.

Zhang Jun understood and bowed, "Report to Your Majesty, I have always believed that security is both the cause of war and the result of war. We take the initiative to challenge threats for security. If we defeat the other party, we can obtain security. But we are not blindly challenging, but we have to wait for opportunities. Now that the death of the chief of the Jin Dynasty is a chance that we have never encountered in a century. We have at least half a year to regain the Jianghuai River and consolidate the Jianghuai Defense Line. This opportunity is missed. When the Jin Dynasty stabilizes, it will be difficult in the future."

As soon as Zhang Jun finished speaking, Zhu Shengfei hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, planning to kill good people is not loyal; taking advantage of others' danger is not kindness. The king of Jin is a great destruction, and the misfortune of a country. Since we go to pay our respects, we send troops to attack. It is indeed not what the country does in etiquette. I firmly oppose sending troops."

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Xu Xiantu and Zhu Shengfei were in a sensation, and he sneered: "When did the Jianghuai become the territory of the Jin Kingdom? Our capital is still Bianliang, and the Taimiao of the Song Dynasty was also in Bianliang. The two emperors did not return. We took back the territory and attacked the rebellion. Does Mr. Zhu think we are taking advantage of the danger?"

Zhu Shengfei also said angrily: "I didn't say I wouldn't take back my territory, but it shouldn't be this time. When the Jin Dynasty's national crisis passes, wouldn't it be better if we send troops to attack with dignity?"

Xu Xiantu sarcastically said, "I didn't expect that Mr. Zhu was actually Duke Xiang of Song, which is rare!"

Zhu Shengfei blushed and looked at Qin Hui as if he was asking for help. Qin Hui was a little embarrassed. He was not as stupid as Zhu Shengfei. He also saw that the government wanted to seize the Jianghuai River. Zhang Jun obviously understood the government's thoughts. If he objected, it would probably arouse the government's disgust. If he did not object, it would be difficult to explain to the Jin Kingdom in the future.

He said after a while: "It's still during the armistice, and there is an agreement to restrict it, so it's probably not easy to send troops!"

Qin Hui didn't talk much, but he talked about the key point. There was still one month before the armistice agreement expired. It was indeed inappropriate for them to send troops at this time.

Zhao Gou was a little embarrassed, and looked at Lu Yihao again. Lu Yihao was always steady, thoughtful, and more pragmatic. Although Zhao Gou wanted to remove Lu Yihao from the prime minister several times because of Chen Qing, he could not find a minister in the court who could replace Lu Yihao for a while, and Zhao Gou could only pinch his nose and let Lu Yihao continue to be prime minister.

Lu Yihao smiled and said slowly: "The impact of sending troops in full is too great, and it is indeed a violation of the armistice agreement. Weician suggested using the last method to let the governor Yue send troops from the center line, but not attack Bianliang, but attack Jianghuai eastward. This will not violate the armistice agreement on the Eastern Front, and can seize the opportunity."

Qin Hui retorted: "Attacking Jianghuai to the east, isn't it the same violation of the armistice agreement?"

Lu Yihao said calmly: "Mr. Qin can go and see the agreement. It is written very clearly. The eastern line refers to the front line of the Yangtze River. The Song army is not allowed to cross the Yangtze River to the north. Yue Dutong sent troops and did not cross the Yangtze River to the north, right?"

Zhao Gou's eyes lit up. Although he was taking advantage of literal loopholes, this was indeed a good idea.
Chapter completed!