At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 246 Buying Road Money

"Your Majesty, can you use some food?" Huang Hai advised.

Naiyan seemed not to hear and was unmoved.

"Your Majesty, the future is uncertain now. The army needs a backbone. Your Majesty should take care of yourself." Huang Hai advised.

Naiyan came back to her senses and asked, "When did you come here?"

"I heard that the army was blocked, so I rushed over quickly. The rear army was led by a slave from the Jin family." Huang Hai said.

"How do you think you will survive this calamity?" Naiyan asked.

There were [-] households in Goryeo accompanying this trip. Among them, Huang Hai was of Han origin. He was originally a Han from Liaodong. He had experienced Khitan, Jurchen, and Mongolia without dying. His knowledge and vision were excellent, and his intelligence was very important to Nai Yan.

With no one around, Huang Hai confided his thoughts and said: "Your Majesty, I think we can negotiate with the Song army to borrow a road."

"Huh?" Nai Yan's eyes widened.

Song and Yuan were sworn enemies. How could they let the enemies in the encirclement leave?

Being in a different place, Naiyan must press forward step by step and completely eliminate the opponent before giving up.

"My lord, Song and Yuan are mortal enemies, but do we belong to Yuan?" Huang Hai asked softly.

Naiyan was stunned and fell into deep thought again.

Seeing this, Huang Hai went out with the cold food and asked his bodyguard to change the heat. As soon as he finished giving orders, he heard Naiyan summoning the generals to discuss matters.

When everyone gathered together, Naiyan opened his mouth and said, "I want to negotiate peace with the Southerners."

"I'm afraid the southerners don't want to."

"Yes, although Goryeo is not small, it is the end of the road for us and others. The southerners will not let go of such an opportunity."

"Southerners are not stupid..."

It’s not that the grassland people don’t know how to make peace, it’s that they don’t know how to make peace when they have an absolute advantage. They will fight their mortal enemies to death. They will kill them all. The pastures, cattle, sheep, and women are all their own, and there will be no future troubles. How great.

Using themselves to save others, they felt that the Song army would not make peace.

"The Song Kingdom and the Yuan Kingdom are mortal enemies, yes, but they are not mortal enemies to us." Naiyan said: "If we die here, the two million tribes five thousand miles north of the Liaodong Mountains will all be owned by Kublai Khan. The country's strength increased greatly, and it was difficult to pacify the Song Dynasty.

As long as we are alive, Kublai Khan will never get involved in Liaodong Lingbei. This is the condition for peace. "

Huang Hai stood up and worshiped: "The king seeks a way out for his ministers and others, and he does not hesitate to bear the humiliation. I am so grateful that I can only repay it with death!"

The others woke up and quickly bowed down, saying: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving your life."

Naiyan glanced at Huang Hai indiscriminately, showing a hint of a smile, and said, "The difficulty lies in how to win the trust of the southerners, or what price we can pay."

"Last spring, the Southerners opened a market in Gaizhou, but they did not go there because Kublai Khan's troops blocked them."

"The southerners will not do business with Kublai Khan. They must be showing favor to us."

"So, we can make peace."

Everyone was excited.

If you can survive, even if you lose everything, you still have a chance to turn around. If you die, you will really have nothing.

Naiyan asked: "Who is willing to send an envoy to the Southern Army?"

Huang Hai paid his respects and said, "Your Majesty, I have worked so hard to find a way to survive for you. I am willing to take a chance, even if I am ruined!"

"Very good." Naiyan responded.

Whoever proposes will carry out the plan, and Huang Hai is the most intelligent person under his command. In addition, he is Han Chinese and can speak Chinese, so it is most suitable for him to be an envoy to the Song Army.

Huang Hai brought two of his entourage, and approached fearfully, shouting: "I am Huang Hai, Wanhu, and I have come to negotiate peace on the order of the king of Lingbei." "Traitor!" The Song soldiers on duty immediately aimed their guns.

"Don't be impulsive!" Dutou Chen Yu shouted: "Listen to the general's arrangements, and you don't want to ruin the plan."

"It's just killing a traitor, what's the big deal?" The soldiers were dissatisfied.

The Yellow Sea was not far away, and the arguments on the wall were loud, so I couldn't help shouting: "Generals, if you say that this villain is a traitor, it would be an injustice.

In the chaos at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court abandoned Liaodong, and Khitan became powerful. In order to survive, we had to change our appearance and enter Khitan.

It has been hundreds of years since we survived because of luck. How can we be called traitors? "

"No more gossip, wait for the report." Chen Yu did not argue.

Perhaps Huang Hai and others had no choice but to do so, but Chen Yu did not intend to understand their difficulties.

After a while, the gate of the village opened, and under the supervision of Song soldiers, they arrived at Heluo City and met Zhao Cunzhong.

Huang Hai was surprised to see that the general was a Mongolian.

"Thanks to your majesty's kindness, because I am of humble origin and have been idle, I am appointed as the general of the Northwest Road." Zhao Cunzhong showed off proudly.

What can Huang Hai say?I could only suppress my envy, jealousy and hatred, and talked about the peace negotiation.

“The top priority of the Kingdom is to defeat Kublai Khan. However, the territory north of Liaodong and Liaodong is vast and has many tribes. The Emperor of the Kingdom is wise and the soldiers are brave, but it can only be controlled by investing heavy troops.

How unwise it is to split your troops and look after others when your sworn enemy is at your side!
Although my lord and Kublai Khan belong to the same clan, but the ancestor Tiemu Gewo Chijin was executed by Guiyou, the relationship has disappeared, and now Kublai Khan is aggressive, no different from an enemy.

Now that our lord is trapped in Goryeo, it is because of Kublai Khan's betrayal. The left and right sides are just sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.

If you are willing to let my lord live, you will be a gatekeeper for the Kingdom of Heaven. Wait for the king's army to go north and surrender to the ground...

My lord was buried here, and it was in vain to take advantage of Kublai Khan, and now the fierce battle between the Song and Yuan Dynasties is in full swing, and a corner of the land is also critical to the overall situation, the general is clearly aware..."

Zhao Cunzhong listened quietly and found that he did not mention the cost of buying the road, so he asked directly: "At what price will you buy the road?"

Huang Hai was stunned for a moment, and then said with great joy: "I will do my best to serve the country."

Huang Hai paused, lowered his voice and added: "I will never forget the general's great kindness, and he will be rewarded generously."

"One hundred thousand war horses, 20 cattle, [-] sheep, [-] strong men, half men and women, all the money, food and goods looted from Goryeo." Zhao Cunzhong said.

Hiss~ Even though Huang Hai was prepared for heavy bleeding, he was still frightened by this number.

Cattle and sheep are easy to come by, and slaves can be collected together. At worst, they can be captured on the spot, and a hundred thousand horses are not enough.

It may seem that Goryeo's 20 soldiers all have horses, but most of them are raccoons. They can travel in peacetime. When they go into battle, they dismount and fight on foot.

It can be seen that war horses are not so easy to obtain, even if they are equally valuable on the grassland.

"General, [-] horses are too many, can we replace them with gold and silver?" Huang Hai said with difficulty.

"No." Zhao Cunzhong refused decisively.

The reason why he became the chief general of the road was that in addition to doing dirty work with black gloves, he also shouldered the task of building cavalry.

After finally bumping into someone who was taken advantage of, how can I not kill him with a knife?
Anyway, handing over [-] war horses will not affect Naiyan's control over Lingbei and Liaodong, but it will still hold back Kublai Khan.

Huang Hai frowned and thought for a while, then said: "General, please forgive me, this price is beyond the control of a villain. It must be reported to the Lord for a final decision."

"Go and come back quickly. Don't waste my time. If the summer harvest is delayed, the cost of buying the road will be doubled." Zhao Cunzhong waved.

In fact, there is no hurry.

The longer Naiyan stays in Goryeo, the more the Goryeo people will hate him, which will naturally help him win back people's hearts. However, if he delays the farming work, King Xiu and his uncle will be angry.

(End of this chapter)