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Although the Song Dynasty was surrounded by enemies on all sides, emphasizing literature over military force, and the final outcome was very bad, it is undeniable that the Song Dynasty was the most prosperous era in Chinese history in terms of economy, culture, and education. x

According to the research of an American professor in later generations, the steel output of the Song Dynasty was 7 to 150,000 tons, Li Nan did not conduct a national survey, and he did not deny this statement, but in the era of cold weapons, for every country and any force, steel was the top priority in building an army.

For such an important military material, the literati who occupied high positions in the Great Song Dynasty at least knew how to control it, and the punishment they used to use to some small neighboring countries was similar to the military sanctions of the United States in later generations, and Jiaozhi often tasted this taste.

Since Li Nan came to Quang Nam West Road, he began to buy a large number of various steel products from the north.

Because of the fear of arousing the suspicion of the imperial court, in addition to purchasing a reasonable number of weapons, the rest were iron pots, kitchen knives, hoes and other civilian materials, which were transported back and then recast into weapons.

In order to save materials, only the knives, guns, arrows and helmets on the soldiers in Li Nan's army were made of steel, and a Song general like Li Nan, who was worth tens of millions and had a relationship with the major magnates, had to work so hard to buy some steel products, not to mention Jiaozhi in Tiannan.

Although the land of Indochina Peninsula is rich in mineral resources, the people here have not yet appeared in the period of great unification, the rapid change of dynasties, the civil wars of various ethnic groups, the serious lack of heritage, and the lack of corresponding talents, so Jiaozhi has always relied on the mutual market with the Great Song Dynasty to get some necessities.

During this period of anxious fighting, Li Nan's steel reserves were extremely small, and even the armor and weapons on the elite soldiers of Jiaozhi who died in battle were transported to the rear and smelted into arrows to quickly replenish the front line.

On the surface, Li Nan is confident about this war, but there are some things that only he knows.

If the war continues and his logistics equipment can't keep up, then the army that lacks long-range weapons and training will suffer huge casualties, so he also needs a decisive battle, but he has not yet encountered a suitable opportunity.

There were not many real elite soldiers in the Jiaozhi Li Dynasty, probably stationed in three places, first of all, there were more than 30,000 forbidden troops stationed in the national capital of Shenglong City, followed by more than 10,000 people in several dangerous passes in the south to defend the Great Song Dynasty, and finally there were 20,000 elite soldiers in the north to deter and occupy the city, as for the other temporary slave soldiers, they didn't even have decent weapons, so there was no need to mention the combat effectiveness.

In this battle between the champion general of the Song Dynasty and the general of the auxiliary state of Jiaozhi, Li Nan's army wiped out a total of more than 10,000 elite soldiers of Jiaozhi, countless slave soldiers, and their own casualties were negligible, which can be said to be a complete victory for the time being.

This time, the angry Li Renzong transferred 10,000 elites to Guangyuan Prefecture, if these soldiers were eliminated by Li Nan again, then this fragile Jiaozhi Li Dynasty would be in danger, and Li Nan's most powerful killer skills had not yet been used.

A few days later, in the big camp behind the front line, Li Nan was reading the recitals sent from everywhere, and the three girls Hu Bing, Xiaohong and Xiaolu were fighting to tease the rat king Xiaobai, this lazy thing has been eating haze recently, and he is already as fat as an adult cat.

"Report to the general, the Jiaozhi people have shot another challenge letter!" Zhang Hao, the captain of the guard, walked in with a letter.

Li Nan smiled: "That dead eunuch is not honest again, you can take a look at it for me, if it is as nonsense as the previous ones, then burn it directly." ”

"Yes!" Zhang Hao answered and opened the challenge letter casually.

After a while, Zhang Hao's face changed drastically after reading the challenge book, and he said eagerly to Li Nan: "General, you better take a look for yourself." ”

Li Nan knew that Zhang Hao was steady, and since he was so surprised, there must be something strange, so he hurriedly took the letter and looked at it.

After a few glances, Li Nan quickly saw a certain place in the article, and immediately became angry and scolded: "These beasts with crossed toes! ”

Seeing Li Nan's rare anger, Hu Bing hurriedly pushed the wheelchair over and asked softly, "Brother Nan, why is it so angry?" ”

"See for yourself."

When Hu Bing finished reading the challenge letter from Jiaozhi, even she, who was known for her good temper, gritted her silver teeth and had a thin look of anger on her face.

This letter of challenge from Li Changjie is similar to the previous ones, and he hopes that Li Nan will give up the terrain advantage he currently occupies, lead the whole army out of the mountain pass, and fight him fairly in the plains outside.

Originally, Li Nan had always listened to these crazy words as a joke, but this time there were a few more important sentences in the challenge.

"Over the years, a large number of Song people have been displaced in Jiaozhi, and recently I have gathered all of them in the army, about 5,000. If General Li does not miss the feelings of his compatriots, then these thousands of good heads will definitely be sent to the general......"

In the past 100 years, Jiaozhi has repeatedly invaded the Song realm to burn and kill and plunder, and Song craftsmen and young women with various life skills are the main targets of the Jiaozhi people, and in the bazaar of Jiaozhi, Song slaves have always been more sought-after.

Li Changjie was never able to defeat the army led by Li Nan, and in the face of tremendous pressure from Li Renzong and the government and the opposition, as well as unstable forces at home and abroad, he racked his brains and finally came up with such a despicable and vicious trick.

"Five thousand Song people, five thousand Song people......"

Li Nan paced back and forth in the big tent with some anxiety, he could be ruthless to others, and he couldn't be indifferent to the lives of five thousand living compatriots, but to let him give up his existing advantages and go out to fight head-on with the Jiaozhi army was also irresponsible to his own soldiers, and this challenge put him in a dilemma.

Li Nan was not good at such a major decision, and hurriedly gathered all the people he trusted into the big tent and let everyone discuss countermeasures together.

After being locked up for a few days, Li Chen, who realized his mistake, had already been released, and he seemed to have matured a lot after experiencing this incident.

Li Chen asked cautiously: "Is it Li Changjie's vain words this time, or is there 5,000 Song people in his army?" ”

Since there was the Rat King Xiaobai, the matter of reconnaissance in the army fell to Li Nan, the only one who knew the language of beasts, so everyone looked at him.

Li Nan nodded and said: "Over the years, there have been no less than 100,000 Song men, women and children who have been taken away from the border, and there are indeed a large number of Song people in Jiaozhi. ”

Lin Chong sighed: "More than 5,000 women and children, which makes things even more tricky. ”

Lu Zhishen, who was warm-hearted, slammed his fist on the table, knocked down the teacups in front of everyone, and said angrily: "These bastards! Third brother, we must find a way to rescue those Song people! ”

Seeing that Lu Zhishen was angry, Li Nan hurriedly persuaded: "Big brother, let's definitely save people, the most important thing now is how to save them." ”

Then everyone began to discuss their opinions, but this matter was easier said than done.

The two armies are at war, and the enemy is several times outnumbered by oneself, and five thousand women and children must be rescued alive from the chaos.

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