Regarding Xiao Temo's questions, Su Jin had already made excuses.
"Firstly, these firearms are expensive to make and are not in large quantities. During the fierce battle with the Western bandits last year, there were only a dozen divine guns, and the Shenlong Cannon had not yet been completed. Secondly, although the Western Bandits were powerful,
However, our Song Dynasty Northwest Army is not unable to withstand it, and we are not busy using such sharp weapons easily. When we have accumulated a large number and trained more accurately, we will unexpectedly deploy to the battlefield, fearing that we will not be directly bombarded.
Are you going to the Xingqing Mansion of the Western Bandits?"
Xiao Temo was secretly frightened. Listening to Su Jin's tone, the Song Dynasty had serious ambitions. Once these firearms became large-scale and their precision was perfected, Li Yuanhao's disaster would be imminent.
At the same time, Xiao Temo also had a deep concern for Daliao. This boy was not telling the truth. Who knows whether he was telling the truth or a lie, but one thing was that he had witnessed the power of these firearms with his own eyes.
, but no one knows how many were produced by the Song Dynasty.
As Su Jin said, if the scale does not increase, a few hundred firearms cannot change the balance of victory and defeat. If we really accumulate thousands or tens of thousands of firearms... Daliao will be in danger!
Su Jin, with a proud face on his face, led the stunned Xiao Temo, Liu Liufu and others off the platform and got on their carriages to return to the city.
Along the way, Xiao Te couldn't help but think about how to deal with this situation. When he returned to the post house, he couldn't wait to call Liu Liufu to discuss countermeasures.
"Deputy Ambassador Liu, what do you think of the firearms used by the Song people today?"
"Mr. Xiao, your heart is still pounding, and your ears are still ringing. The Song Dynasty's firearms are so powerful. When fired, they can cause landslides and crack rocks. If this happens on the battlefield,
, who can stop it?"
"Indeed, this envoy has seen a lot of firearms, but they are not worth mentioning in front of such firearms. Even though the magic gun is there, the divine dragon cannon is invincible. When attacking the city, as long as there are ten
The Yumen Divine Dragon Cannon is placed under the city and blasts inward. No matter how strong the city is, it will never be able to defend it; its power is more than ten times greater than our Daliao Cyclone Stone Cannon."
Liu Liufu sighed and said: "My lord, to be honest, what I am worried about now is not the power of this firearm, but the ambition of the Song people."
"How do you say this?"
"Didn't you listen to what Su Jin said? They are now showing weakness to the enemy, deliberately delaying time with Li Yuanhao, and engaging in tug-of-war, in order to buy time to forge firearms and train them to perfection; then they will be transferred to the front line in one fell swoop to drive Li Yuanhao to death; he
Didn't you make it very clear when you said you were going to attack Xingqing Mansion?"
"This...is similar to what I think. I thought the same way on the way."
"Your Majesty, you are aware of this, but have you ever thought about how Daliao, our country, should deal with it? After the Song Dynasty destroyed Li Yuanhao, who will be its next target? I am afraid that Daliao, our country, will suffer."
"It's true. How can we allow others to snore next to the couch? The Song people have new firearms in their hands. If they have free hands, they will naturally deal with me, the Liao. However, the Song and Liao countries have always been a band of brothers, so the Song people will not be so ruthless.
"
"My lord, why do you still think so? Su Jin is right. The reason why the two countries can live in peace is because they have equal strength. Once the strength is imbalanced, the Song people are still willing to become friendly with us.
Help? That’s weird.”
"this……"
"Besides, we stationed troops on the border this time. We thought we could take advantage of the internal and external difficulties of the Song Dynasty to gain some benefits. Can the Song people not remember this account? During the Taizong Dynasty of the Song Dynasty, there was no relationship between the two countries.
Emperor Taizong even sent three armies to conquer Daliao. If God had not blessed Daliao in the battle of Youzhou, how would Daliao be here today? It can be seen from this that the Song people have been coveting Daliao for a long time, but they have always been unable to defeat it. This
We just met and made good friends; I'm afraid the Song people won't be so easy to get along with this time."
Xiao Temo's heartbeat quickened, as if the thump was about to jump out of his throat, and he lowered his voice and said, "Deputy Ambassador Liu, it seems to you that Su Jin'er has not been very enthusiastic about negotiating with us. Is this delaying time?"
Woolen cloth?"
Liu Liufu frowned and stood up and walked slowly. After a while, he said: "I think there are two possibilities. One is as your Excellency said, they are stalling for time for firearms manufacturing training. This kind of firearms must be manufactured
It's even more difficult, and I think the gunpowder used has a different formula; how can the gunpowder we usually use have such power?"
"That's right!" Xiao Temo nodded slowly.
"But the people of the Song Dynasty must have gradually become more proficient. Think about it, in September last year, the Song Dynasty and Xixia Yuanhao had a big battle at Haoshuichuan. The Song people returned with a great defeat. The Song general Han Qi was famous for that.
For someone who refuses to admit defeat, how could he not have been sent to the front lines to retaliate if these firearms and cannons were available at that time? So what Su Jin said is still credible. At that time, these firearms were still being manufactured and considered and could not be used yet."
After a pause, Liu Liufu continued: "But just a few months later, you and I witnessed hundreds of firearms and a divine dragon cannon. This shows that the people of the Song Dynasty were extremely proficient in making firearms; Su Jin only needs to follow us
If we delay it for another month or two, I am afraid that thousands more firearms will have to be made; the more of these things there are, the less the Song people will care about our heroic soldiers on the border of Daliao; although they are not enough to follow the heroic soldiers of Daliao
Confrontation, but as long as we guard a few dangerous passes, it will be enough to cause a lot of casualties to our Daliao cavalry; by then, won't we suffer the loss of being dumb?"
Xiao Temo nodded slowly and said: "What you said makes sense. This guy is doing this and doing that. He doesn't care about negotiations. I always feel that he has some conspiracy."
Liu Liufu said: "There is another possibility, that is, the people of Song Dynasty could not make many firearms at all. I am thinking, why did Su Jin let us know about such a confidential matter? This is not a leak.
Is it something confidential about the Song Dynasty? I have some suspicion that he did it on purpose so that we could retreat in the face of difficulties."
Xiao Temo waved his hand and said: "You are worrying too much about this, haven't you seen it? I wanted to take him at that time, and he had no choice but to take out the firearm and fire it, and those sharpshooter battalions were originally stationed on the school grounds.
For training, when we went there, we didn't hear a single explosion of firearms, which showed that they didn't want us to see it at all. Later, when Su Jin took out the firearm and used it, it was actually exposed, so he just
He insisted on letting us see the power of the firearm, and of course it was meant to shock him; but it seems to me that he wanted to hide it or not. This kid is still too young, but he exposed such a big secret."
Liu Liufu thought about what happened in the afternoon. It was indeed as Xiao Temo said. It seemed that Su Jin had not considered it and inadvertently exposed the firearm before issuing an invitation for him and others to visit the firearms training. It was not like that.
Do it intentionally.
"Your Majesty, Hongfu Qitian, unexpectedly obtained such a big secret of the Song Army, so that we would not be kept in the dark. In fact, what I want to say is that if Su Jin deliberately let us see the power of this firearm, that would be
This act of being strong on the outside and incapable of doing things on the inside shows that they will definitely not be able to make more firearms, and showing off is actually cowardice."
Xiao Te finally said: "Don't think so. If the estimate is wrong, do you know how many casualties it will cause to our Daliao cavalry? If we go back and report this to the court, when my army attacks, the checkpoint will
If thousands of firearms suddenly appear to kill people, how can you and I explain it? Do we still need our heads?"
Liu Liufu was so frightened that he shrank his neck. This matter was not a scaremongering. The military laws of the Liao Dynasty were very strict. To put it simply, it was a major matter such as lying about military information. Even if a prison sentence was issued in the military camp, once the generals knew about it, they would all
He cut off his head with a machete without mercy.
"My lord, what should we do now?" Liu Liufu asked.
Xiao Temo stretched out his big hand to brush his iron-brush-like beard back and forth, and said slowly: "In my opinion, we need to end this negotiation as soon as possible. No matter what the outcome is, we can't delay any longer.
The matter must be reported to the court immediately, and the court must not be kept in the dark. The emperor made it very clear that while we are staying here, the border army will pretend to attack the Song Dynasty after February 18th to give us a strong momentum.
The Song people were forced to make concessions. Now it seems that we must rush back to Daliao territory before February 18th. If we suffer a big loss from this firearm during the feint attack, we will be passive."
Liu Liufu nodded and said: "What the envoy is considering is that today is already the sixth day of February, and there are only twelve days left. It will take a few days on the way back. We must complete the negotiation around the tenth day of the second lunar month."
It’s over.”
Xiao Temo nodded and said: "Even if it can't be settled, we must rush back."
Liu Liufu said: "Master Envoy, we will take the initiative to find the rich envoy and Su Jin early tomorrow morning. We can't wait for them to come to us. They are eager to waste their time slowly, and we can't afford it."
Xiao Te finally said: "You're right. Just in case, you should write a secret letter immediately and send someone to the border marshal to prevent time loss and lead to a big mistake."
Liu Liufu nodded and said: "I will write immediately. Even if we fail to negotiate this time, we will not be punished for spying on this important news when we go back."
Xiao Temo tugged at his beard and said: "It would be great if we could get the prototype of the firearm or the manufacturing drawings. We in Daliao can also make these firearms according to the gourd and the gourd. By then, the people of Song Dynasty will be waiting.
We have given them a surprise. And if we can accomplish this, we will definitely receive a heavy reward. Maybe I will become a general, and you, Deputy Ambassador Liu, will definitely join the Central Privy Council and become one of the important ministers."
Liu Liufu licked his lips with his mouth half open, and murmured longingly and tangledly: "This is a good idea, but... this thing is too difficult; if one fails, we will all lose our lives here.
Already."
"Keep an eye on it and act accordingly." Xiao Temo sighed, waved his hands, and slowly paced away like a big crab.