Chapter 560: Clam and Crane Fight (1)

All Chen Yuan could do was to tilt the battle to one side, which was just one of the factors that determined the outcome of the war. Although he said faithfully in front of Renzong, it was to give Renzong confidence.

When facing a big battle, it would be great if no general could say that he could definitely win and that he could make his winning rate relatively higher.

There are many uncertain factors in the war, which can make all the careful arrangements become bubbles. For example, Kublai Khan fought with such a huge force in the future, but was wiped out by a so-called kamikaze.

What's more, as Hu Yanqing said, the Song Dynasty's navy was the most advanced in terms of ships and equipment. However, today when the naval battles and impact wars dominate the naval battles, the combat experience of the sailors is the main condition for decisive victory.

The Song Dynasty's navy had never fought a large-scale naval battle, and Chen Yuan had no confidence in them, so he asked Manager Wu and others to build large ships with thirty-six drainage cabins. Of course, such a large ship would not be just for the construction of maritime trade with those in the South China Sea. The thirty-six drainage cabins were definitely not to prevent them from falling into the reefs.

That kind of big ship is twice the size of the warships they sell now. With a slight transformation, it will definitely be a battleship of the Song Dynasty.

On the one hand, the troops were trained in full swing and made a little noise to go to war with the Liao Kingdom. On the other hand, the newspaper reports on the war between Japan and the *** were increasing day by day.

Nowadays, newspapers have been changed from a half-monthly to a four-day edition, becoming the main channel for spreading news in the Song Dynasty. Not only did the Song people read newspapers every day, but even those vassal states and friendly countries also regarded it as the main channel for the most to observe the official dynamics of the Song Dynasty.

The king of *** was a little happy that the Song Dynasty suddenly cared about the war he was going on. He had already made a request like Renzong, hoping that Renzong could give him some substantial support. He would not mention the issue of annual monies, because in the past two years he bought more than 500 warships from the Song Dynasty, as well as equipment suitable for naval warfare.

These expenses cost *** the savings of decades. Now he still owes a lot of money to the Song Dynasty. If Renzong calculated it clearly with him, he would not be able to repay them at all.

He was really hard to be beaten by the Japanese in recent years, and whether he could still hold on to it depends largely on the attitude of the Song Dynasty. Three years ago, he asked Renzong to fulfill the obligations of the Song Dynasty as an ally in accordance with the treaty signed when the two sides resumed diplomatic relations.

But at that time, the Song Dynasty had just escaped from the food crisis and was preparing to completely resolve the Dangxiang issue, but his request was delayed by Renzong indefinitely. The Song Dynasty did not sell ships to Japanese people, but the pirates and smuggling merchants of the Song Dynasty were still supporting Japan through various channels.

Especially those pirates, in a large-scale naval battle last year, the captain actually took his fleet to participate in the battle directly under the banner of Japanese people, which caught the *** people off guard and suffered heavy losses. For this reason, he negotiated with the Song Dynasty many times, and the Song Dynasty navy also went out to sea to hunt the captain, but in the end, there was no result.

Now the Song Dynasty is concerned about the situation here again. If I send an envoy to ask at this time, maybe they would agree?

The ministers in the court also strongly advocated going to the Song Dynasty to take a look. Wang Ju had no ability to ask for help. This was in the opinion of *** Wang Ju's personal ability. They believed that as long as someone with stronger abilities came, they would definitely be able to negotiate.

*** is so powerful that anyone should feel happy about having such an ally, and that is their capital.

A few years ago, Wang Hui, the prince who successfully promoted the establishment of diplomatic relations between *** and the Song Dynasty, took the initiative to ask: "Father, if we can let the Song Dynasty continue to provide us with aid this time, we can defeat the Japanese. Our lives are very hard and they are not easy."

It is related to the national destiny after ***, and the King of *** did not dare to be too careless: "This time I went there, I would like to discuss with the important officials of the Song Dynasty. I heard that the scholars of the Song Dynasty all like beauties. Let's do this. Choose some beauties from us for bribery."

Wang Hui disagreed: "Father, my sons thought it was the only way to reason with them when they went to the Song Dynasty. When they had a food crisis, we helped them overcome the difficulties, and we signed a covenant."

***The king frowned: "These Lord Wang Ju have said it."

Wang Hui smiled confidently: "Mr. Wang Ju must have said it in the Song Dynasty court. The Song people have always been very proud of their face. How could they give us help just because one of our ministers said a few words? My son has long said that this issue should be discussed by a considerable person."

He said that he raised his chest here, as if to let everyone see his weight clearly.

***The king nodded: "Okay, go and try it. Take money and beauty with you. As long as this thing can be done, these are nothing. By the way, Lord Park Chunde, I heard that your daughter is so beautiful that she and the prince go to the Song Dynasty together."

After hearing this, Park Chunde stood up and cursed in his heart, but there was no other way. Although the country in *** is not as good as the Song Dynasty, their emperor's imperial power will definitely not be much smaller than that of Renzong.

"Since the order."

***The king nodded: "Well, Wang Hui, you are ready to set off as soon as possible after you are ready. When you arrive in Song Dynasty, you will do your best. If you can convince the Song people, it is best. If not, don't force them. After all, it is unknown who will win us to death now."

Even now, there is no one else who can do it except ***.

***When the ministers were about to disperse the court, they suddenly saw a magistrate running in with his tall hat: "Keep to Your Majesty."

When the king saw his appearance, he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

The court official said, "Your Majesty, Fujiwara Kishisaburo, the Japanese shogunate envoy, submitted a letter of state outside the palace gate, asking to see Your Majesty."

The whole court suddenly exploded, and they all looked both frightened and angry. They suffered a lot in recent years. The coastal cities have basically been patronized by Japanese people. The tragedy in Busan is still vivid in my mind. At this time, Japan dares to send people here?

Park Chunde immediately said, "Your Majesty, they still dare to come at this time? They simply despise my Goguryeo's national prestige and should be killed!"

His words were approved by many people. The King *** looked at the ministers and thought for a moment and said, "Tell him up and see what he is saying this time."

The officials immediately ran down and took Fujiwara Kishisaburo to the hall.

When Fujiwara Kishisaburo stood at the gate of the *** Imperial City, he was very nervous, afraid that the King of *** would order him to be cut off. He was not afraid of death, he had the usual advantage of not being afraid of death, and what he was afraid of was that he could not complete the task.

When the magistrate came down to take him to the palace, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. As the magistrate walked to the palace, his eyes were looking around along the way, thinking in his heart that this magistrate palace is so beautiful, it is really much better than our shogunate. The islands in Japan are too small and too poor. The general is right. Only by fighting out can the Japanese have a vast sky.

After he went to the court, he knelt down according to the etiquette of ***: "The former envoy of Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan, pay tribute to His Majesty the King of ***."

His tone was neither too fast nor too slow, which made people sound very comfortable, and his words were very standard.

***The king glanced at him and before he could speak, Wang Hui, who was beside him, said: "Japanese, what are you doing here?"

Fujiwara Kishisaburo looked at Wang Hui and smiled: "My lord, I am hereby the order of our shogun to find out whether these conflicts between our two countries can be resolved other than force."

***The king's mouth curled: "Conflict?"

Fujiwara Kishisaburo said: "Yes, our general is a peace-loving person. Regarding the conflict caused by some minor misunderstandings between you and us, our general actually wants to change the current situation, so he specially sent me to ask His Majesty the King for advice."

Wang Hui was young and energetic: "A small misunderstanding? Are you talking too easy? Where can tens of thousands of lives in Busan be a small misunderstanding?"

Fujiwara Kishisaburo hurriedly bowed to Wang Hui: "This adult,"

***The king interrupted him: "He is not an adult, he is my son."

Fujiwara Kunsaburo looked panicked: "Your Highness the Prince, please forgive me. The incident in Busan was done by several of our daimyos in private, and our general was also very indignant about their despicable behavior."

Wang Hui laughed: "Why did I hear that Miyamoto Rokuro has been doing well with you recently? After he went back, he was awarded by your general?"

Fujiwara Kindsanro smiled bitterly: "Your Highness the Prince doesn't know that our general doesn't want to fight. He just wanted to design the arrest of Miyamoto Rokuro, but before we could do anything, we received news from your country's navy to Japan. At that time, we really had no choice."

Wang Hui smiled coldly and said nothing.

Fujiwara Kishisaburo's face looked very sincere: "Your Majesty the King, our general wants to apologize to you every day for the past three years. What has the war brought us? We are rich, but our Japan really cannot be compared with the ***. Your country's navy has won the trade between the Song Dynasty and us, and our lives are getting increasingly difficult. Our general really doesn't want to offend your country."

The king stared at him: "It's nonsense. If he really doesn't want to fight, why didn't he send someone sooner?"

Fujiwara Kishisaburo sighed: "You dare to ask His Majesty the King, are you all going to kill me when I come in?"

He asked this question and could not answer. The person who really planned to do this, but he just admitted it in person and seemed a little embarrassed.

Fujiwara Kishisaburo said, "This is why no one dares to come. I am dissatisfied with His Majesty the King. This time I was forced to come by them. Please ask His Majesty the King to put the creatures of both countries first. This battle can't be fought again."

***The king heard what he said, and thought it made sense. After glanced at the court officials standing in the lobby, he felt that it was better to discuss this matter. For him, he didn't want to fight anymore, but it had reached this point. If the two sides ceased to fight like this, where would he put his face as the best in the world?

If you ask for some compensation, how many Japanese people should be required to refuse?

He waved his hand gently: "You go down first, let's discuss it, and you also tell your general that if you really want to negotiate, your army will withdraw to Japan first."
Chapter completed!