One Piece of Song Dynasty

The guard asked: "Sir, do you need my subordinates to help Daliao get that letter?"

Wanyan Xiyin thought for a moment and said, "No, it depends on God's will. If God allows Daliao to get that letter, then Song Dynasty deserves to be unlucky."

The guard asked again: "Why don't you let your subordinates take action?"

Wanyan Xiyin said: "Actually, I am also very conflicted. The food at Shuixianju is really delicious. I heard the shopkeeper of Shuixianju here said that some dishes can only be eaten at the Shuixianju main store in Xijin Mansion. I am a little reluctant to destroy Shuixianju like this. Forget it, let their life and death be left to fate. Anyway, no matter what the outcome of this matter is, it will not be harmful to me, Dajin. If Daliao gets the letter, then Song Dynasty and Shuixianju deserve it. It's bad luck. If you can't get it, at least we can have delicious food in Daijin in the future. And you see how generous the owner of Narcissus House is, it's five hundred taels of gold. The benefits to us in the future will definitely be indispensable. "

The guard then asked: "Didn't your Excellency say that the Song Dynasty was much richer than the Liao Dynasty? Then when I went to the Song Dynasty, I never had any food that was better than Shuixianju."

Wanyan Xiyin said thoughtfully: "This is really not the case. The last time I went to Song Dynasty was several years ago. I had never eaten such delicious food at that time. By the way, you can send someone there." Daliao should inquire about the owner of Shuixianju, Liang Xing, and his Shuixianju, and find out when Shuixianju appeared in Daliao."

The guard replied: "Yes, sir."

Wanyan Xiyin continued: "And after I leave, continue to monitor Shuixianju here. If there is no movement within half a month, remove the surveillance. Also, if there is a reply from Xijin Mansion to Shuixianju here, remember to intercept it. See what the reply says and then let the person go with the letter."

The guard cupped his fists and said, "Yes, I understand."

While Liang Xing was anxiously waiting for news about Fan Wen and Wang Xiu, on the th of the first lunar month, three days after Wang Xiu and Fan Wenxu surrendered, the Jin army captured Dading Mansion in Zhongjing.

After the Shangyuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Xin summoned Liu Fa, Zhai Jin, Liu Yi, Ruan Xiaoqi, Cao Long and others together.

Li Xin first asked: "General Zhai, the training of five thousand new soldiers has been completed."

Zhai Jin stood up and clasped his fists and said, "My lord, all the new soldiers have been trained and can go into battle just waiting for my lord's order."

Li Xin motioned for Zhai Jin to sit down and said, "Okay, General Seven, how are the navy's preparations going?"

Ruan Xiaoqi stood up and clasped his fists and said: "The navy fleet and the water ghost fleet are all ready. The forty ships transferred by the fifth general have also joined the fleet and are ready to go to war at any time."

Li Xin said solemnly: "Okay, everyone, we will set out on time on the first day of February in half a month. You must make final preparations in this half month. If anyone delays the entire army in half a month, military law will be enforced."

Everyone clasped their fists and said, "Yes, Lord."

Li Xin continued: "After I leave, Liu Shuai, the defense of the entire Xinghan Island will be handed over to you. After I take away five thousand soldiers, Liu Shuai can start recruiting five thousand new soldiers."

Liu Fa replied: "Yes, the general knows. Lord, please rest assured. The general will work hard to ensure the stability of Xinghan Island."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Well, I believe in Liu Shuai. Cao Long, you lead the guard battalion to cooperate with Liu Shuai to stabilize Haoxinghan Island. The safety of the city guard is also entrusted to you."

Cao Long cupped his fists and said, "Yes, my lord, I obey your orders."

Li Xin then ordered: "Liu Yi, after I leave, all matters on Xinghan Island except military and public security will be handed over to you. If I hurry up this time, I will be back in two months."

Liu Yi nodded and said: "Yes, Lord, I understand."

Li Xin said: "Okay, except for Liu Shuai, General Zhai, and General Seven, everyone else can retreat first."

After the others left, Li Xin rubbed his hands and said: "I think you must have always wanted to know who the target of this operation is. Now I can tell you that the target we are going to attack this time is Tamna, which is a vassal state of Goryeo. .”

The three of them looked at each other after hearing the target. Li Xin took out a map and said: "I think you may not know much about Tamluo, but it doesn't matter. Tamluo is a small island. Come and see this." It’s its location. Tamna Island is surrounded by the sea, with Goryeo to the north, Japan to the east, Song Dynasty to the west, and Xinghan Island to the south. However, among the four sides, Tamna is the farthest from Xinghan Island. Song followed, closest to Goryeo."

Liu Shuai looked at the map and said: "There should be Goryeo garrison on Tamluo Island. This island is very close to Goryeo. What if Goryeo gets news and comes to reinforce us when we attack. We only have five thousand troops." Soldiers, and Goryeo is a country with a much larger army and population than us."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Liu Shuai is right, so this time we are doing a sneak attack, or a sneak attack in the early morning. Before the Korean army on Tamna Island can react, we can catch them by surprise and quickly occupy all the docks on Tamna Island. , cutting off the connection between Tamna Island and Goryeo.”

Liu Fa thoughtfully said: "This is a good idea, but if Goryeo is cut off from Tamna Island for a long time, Goryeo will still find out, and then we will still have to face Goryeo's army."

Li Xin smiled and said: "Liu Shuai, you only think about the advantages of Goryeo, why don't you think about the advantages of our army? It is true that Goryeo's population and soldiers are much larger than ours, but Liu Shuai, you have forgotten that Tamna Island is surrounded by the sea. Well, no matter how many Goryeo soldiers there are, they still need to take a boat to get to Tamna Island. When it comes to the navy, I don’t need to say more."

Liu Fa slapped his head and said: "Oh, how could I have forgotten about the navy army? If my lord hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have been able to remember it."

Li Xin said: "So Liu Shuai, this is the limitation of your and General Zhai's thinking, because you usually command more infantry and cavalry armies, so you will ignore the importance of the navy, and the navy is exactly the same. He is the most important role in this battle."

Liu Fa apologized: "My lord is right, this is someone's poor idea."

Li Xin then ordered: "So General Seven, your navy has the most important task in this battle. You must cut off all connections between Tamna Island and Goryeo. I will sink all ships coming from Goryeo."

Ruan Xiaoqi said brightly: "Yes, my lord, I will never let anyone slip out of Tamluo Island, nor will I let any ship from Goryeo approach Tamluo Island."

Li Xin said solemnly: "General Seven, although our navy is much stronger than the enemy's, it is not without its weaknesses. Our biggest weakness is that the ships are made of wood. General Seven, you must not be arrogant and underestimate the enemy. You must know that arrogant soldiers will inevitably Defeat, we can attack the enemy at night, and the enemy can also attack us at night. If the enemy attacks with fire at night and we don't notice it, we will suffer great losses."

Ruan Xiaoqi cupped his fists and said, "My lord is right, the general will definitely take strict precautions."