Jiangning Prefecture, the Great Song Palace.

When Zhao Xu saw the newly signed "Jiangning Agreement", he was so angry that he vomited blood and fell on the bed. The Song Dynasty had suffered heavy losses. With the compensation and annual payments to the Daxia Empire, the Song Dynasty was simply unable to make ends meet. The signing of the "Jiangning Agreement" was no different from the destruction of the Song Dynasty.

In the emperor's bedroom, Zhao Xu, who was lying on the sickbed, summoned the navy general Li Bao. The generals of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Xu, only Li Bao, who truly trusted, was Li Bao. After all, Li Bao was promoted by Zhao Xu. When Li Bao came to Zhao Xu, he immediately knelt down and bowed and said, "I will pay my respects to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

Zhao Xu struggled to get up from the sickbed and said, "You are here, get up quickly, someone will give you a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Bao thanked.

Zhao Xu waved his hand, and a little eunuch delivered a memorial to Li Bao. Then Zhao Xu said weakly: "My dear, please look! This is the new peace agreement signed by Song Xia. What is the difference between this and the destruction of my great Song Dynasty!"

After reading this treaty, Li Bao's eyes widened even bigger than Niudan. Li Bao said angrily: "Your Majesty, this agreement should not be signed at all. From this treaty, we can see that Xia Dynasty's desire to perish me is not dead."

Zhao Xu sighed and said, "I also know that this treaty should not be signed, but the court officials were scared by the Xia army. If I don't sign this contract, they will all be killed in the hall, I have no choice but to do so! My dear! Now it's useless to say that these are no longer available. Tell me where is my way out for the Song Dynasty? Do we still have a chance to return to the Central Plains? You are the only one I can trust now."

"I thank you for your trust." Li Bao said movedly: "Your Majesty, you can trust not only me, but also General Zhang Miao, General Zhong Shidao, General Wang Kai, and Wu Jie, who are far away in Bashu, and Wu Lin. They are all important officials who can be trusted by Your Majesty, and they are also generals of our great Song Dynasty's Northern Expedition in the future."

"Hmph!" Zhao Xu sneered: "They all have their own troops, and some dare to openly disobey the imperial edict. How do you let me trust them?"

"Your Majesty, although the generals sometimes do something wrong, they are still loyal to Your Majesty and the Song Dynasty; and all regions still pay taxes on time. If they really have their own troops, they may not be like this." Li Bao continued to persuade Zhao Xu.

"But all the people they sent me idle. Isn't this enough to explain the problem?" Zhao Xu said angrily.

"Your Majesty calm down." Li Bao continued: "Your Majesty sent many people to all places, mostly literati, but they are not good at leading troops to fight. If they really let them command, how to defend the enemy, your Majesty is now the most critical moment in the Song Dynasty. The court and the local government should be united. If your Majesty falls in the future with various places at this time, letting them surrender to the Xia Dynasty will be the most unfavorable for Your Majesty."

"Your beloved is right." Zhao Xu had to admit that it is not the time to deal with generals from all over the country. As Li Bao said, generals from all over the country have large troops in other places. If they are forced too hard, they are likely to surrender to the Xia Kingdom. In addition, the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty will still rely on these generals in the future.

"Your Majesty, what will Your Majesty deal with the Jiangning Agreement?" Li Bao asked Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu did not answer, but instead asked Li Bao: "What do you think of me?"

"One word 'drag' can last as long as it can last. Since we will have a battle with the Xia Dynasty sooner or later, once these supplies and compensation are paid to the Xia Dynasty, the Xia Dynasty will definitely use it to develop its military. In this way, we might as well give it all. If we can, we will not give it as much as we can. If we can, we will not give it as much as we can. If we can, we will not give it as much as we can. If we can, we can do it, we can do it as much as we can. The saved can be used to develop our own military strength." Li Bao continued to say to Emperor Zhao Xu of Song Dynasty; "There is also to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Now, if the court wants to obtain more taxes, there is only one way that is overseas trade;

Since the mission of His Majesty the Seljuk Empire can come to our Song Dynasty, our sea ships can also transport goods to the Seljuk Empire by sea, so that we can bypass the Silk Road controlled by the Xia Dynasty. Although the transportation by sea is dangerous, the cost is also low. This means that the price of our goods in the Western Regions is lower than that of the Xia Dynasty in the Western Regions, so that we can seize the market share in the Western Regions and also economically attack the foreign trade of the Xia Dynasty;

In addition, I also heard that there are a large number of islands and fertile land overseas south of the Song Dynasty, where rice can be ripe three times a year. If we can occupy those lands, our Song Dynasty will have sufficient food supply. With food, we can feed more people. With population, there will be a steady stream of soldiers. The combat effectiveness of our soldiers may not be as good as that of the Xia army, but we can give full play to our advantages and use the human sea tactics..."

With the loss of northern territory, southward expansion was indeed a better way out for the Song Dynasty, but soon Zhao Xu realized a problem. Zhao Xu said to Li Bao: "Li Aiqing, now the sea is under the control of the Xia Navy. Can our navy go out? Furthermore, once the navy leaves, the Xia Navy goes up to attack Jiangning, what should we do if the Xia Navy goes against the river?"

"Your Majesty, I will not only develop towards the south, but also on land. Since the Jiangnan Navy cannot be used, we can use the Fujian Navy. According to the end, we will understand that there is a large island Ryukyu (Taiwan), east of Fujian Road. At present, the Xia army does not occupy this place. Our army can completely seize Ryukyu before the Xia army Navy. This also establishes a barrier for Fujian Road overseas. Moreover, our occupation of Ryukyu can also curb the Xia Navy's continued development to the south. Our country can use the Guangnan two routes as a terminal for foreign trade and vigorously develop overseas trade, so that we can avoid being harassed and robbed by the Xia Navy."

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "Jiang said just now that you don't have to go south to the sea. Is there any other way?"

"Of course there are other ways. In recent years, the Li Dynasty of Vietnam (Vietnam) took advantage of the war between our Song Dynasty and the Xia Dynasty and led its troops to attack our borders repeatedly. Now the war with the Xia Dynasty is closed, so we can take this opportunity to teach them a lesson and let them know the power of our Song Dynasty. If we can take advantage of this, it will be beneficial to our Song Dynasty and not harmless!"

"No matter how much the Li Dynasty of Yue said, it is also a nominal vassal state of our Song Dynasty. Such a grand attack might not be good!" Zhao Xu said with some resistance.

"What's wrong with your Majesty? Besides, we are going to take revenge, and they are provoking first; in this way, we can take back what we lost from the north and from the south."

After considering it, Zhao Xu said, "Okay! Who should I send to lead the army?"

"Your Majesty, Lu Lu Wei Minister thinks that General Zhang Miao should lead the army. Although General Zhang Miao is young, he can still be invincible in the battle with the Xia army. It is not a piece of cake to deal with the Li Dynasty in Yue. General Hai Lu Xu asked for his order to be responsible for himself, and asked His Majesty to allow him." Li Bao knelt on one knee and said.

"Since that's the case, then follow what your dear minister said. Li Bao obeys the order. Then you are appointed as the Grand Marshal of the World Navy and the General Manager of the World Navy; Zhang Miao is appointed as the Grand Governor of the Conquest of Yue; you two will take you as the main commander to conquer the southern barbarians."

"I accept the order, long live my emperor, long live, long live..."

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