"What does General Ali say we should do?" Jin Wushu frowned even more.

"Come back and destroy the city!" Ali replied sternly. "Don't ruin your chance just because you lose face! After all, we Jurchens are still invincible, and the southerners are still vulnerable to attack... We should fight a tough battle step by step. The southerners are no match for us. I'm just afraid that the fourth prince will get into trouble!"

"So, I was wrong to resist Zhang Jun's provocation and not attack the strong city?" Jin Wushu finally couldn't hold back his impatience. "In my opinion, changing the plan to cross the river and attack a strong city like Xiacai because of this little gold and silver issue would be a waste of opportunity... Zhang Jun's move is clearly to make us angry, abandon the Emperor of Huainan, and turn around to fight him! The more we do this, the more we must not fall into his trap!"

Ali shook his head repeatedly: "I have said what I want to say, Fourth Prince, do as you please."

Wuzhu was furious for a moment.

However, Erlubu saw that the situation was not good, so he advised: "Don't despise the Fourth Prince. General Ali is an experienced person. Ali, don't deliberately contradict him. The Fourth Prince's composure is good... Although the enemy's camp is well-organized, we are invincible in the field. Whether it is a pontoon bridge or a ferry, as long as we can send three to five thousand people over, the situation will be settled!"

Ali and Wuzhu laughed awkwardly upon hearing this, but neither of them had the intention to pay attention to Erlubu. Erlubu had no choice but to be more straightforward: "So, the Fourth Prince means to endure this and try to cross the river first?"

"That's right!" Jin Wushu replied proudly. "We must not lose the big picture for the sake of a small gain! We must not fall into Zhang Jun's trap of leading us to attack the city just for a little gold and silver!"

"General Ali means that no matter what, whether or not today's incident happened, we should break the city with all our strength and proceed step by step?" After nodding, Erlubu turned his head and asked.

"That's right." Ali also said frankly. "It's too risky to cross the river without taking the city... Our army has come from afar, and we are alone in deep territory. The area north of the Huai River in Shouzhou has been relocated by the Song people in advance. We should first gain a foothold. Otherwise, if we delay and waste time, we will lose our composure and have no way to gain a foothold on the flat land. We will have to retreat. By then, not only will we fail to capture the emperor of the Song Dynasty, but we will be laughed at by everyone!"

At this point, Jin Wushu and Ali looked at Erlubu again, and Erlubu sighed slightly, but also expressed a concern:

"I only know how to fight and charge, and I have never been involved in such matters before. But today I have a question for you, Prince Four... What if the inner ferry of Xiacai City that we have been talking about is completed when we plan to cross the river?"

Jin Wushu immediately twisted his beard and sneered: "Since you are determined to plan to cross the river, you only need to keep an eye on Xiacai City. What does it matter whether the inner crossing is repaired or not? I don't believe that the Song people dare to go out of the city to fight in the wild?!"

Erlubu suddenly realized, "I was confused! Then I have nothing to say! I don't think I will end up like Ali, unable to survive in the wild... Who are we afraid of in a battle in the wild? With these 20,000 troops, we are not afraid of even 100,000 Song soldiers!"

"Does this mean you won't make any statement?" Jin Wushu laughed.

"That's right." Erlubu spread his hands and replied. "You two decide for yourself! Just call me when the battle comes!"

Ali kept shaking his head, but Jin Wushu breathed a sigh of relief... After all, if it was self-determination, Jin Wushu had to be the commander-in-chief, and didn't he say that he had to follow the wishes of the Fourth Prince?

Since the three of them had agreed to focus on crossing the river and preparing a pontoon bridge to cross the Huai River, there was nothing more to say and they had to disperse. Everything before the preparation of the pontoon bridge was left to Jin Wushu's discretion.

Sending away the two commanders and wiping off the dust in the tent could not wipe away the depression in Jin Wushu's heart... Any young commander who was fooled by the enemy and taught a lesson in person by the veteran general would always feel uncomfortable.

In addition, it seemed that it would take several days for the pontoon bridge to be ready, so the Fourth Prince couldn't help but have wild thoughts. He worried that the Emperor Zhao on the opposite side would run away because Xiacai City was ready; then he thought that the other party would simply leave, leaving the other side empty, and he could just abandon Xiacai and chase after him; then he turned around and felt that the Emperor Zhao on the other side actually dared to cross the river to reassure the people, and actually dampened his courage to enter the Huai River at night. He became more and more indignant and even had some ideas of being angry.

In short, during the interval of the war, Jin Wushu, who had forcibly suppressed his intention to attack the city, could not help but want to do something after being obviously frustrated... and suddenly, the Fourth Prince did come up with an idea, but sent someone to call Wen Bin back again.

"Don't be afraid!" Jin Wushu, who stood in the tent with his hands behind his back, was helpless when he saw the man on the ground trembling with fear. "I've already said that this matter has nothing to do with you. Even if there is a punishment, it's Zhao Qiu who deserves to die... and he's already dead!"

Shi Wenbin had no choice but to kowtow and express gratitude.

"I have a favor for you now." Jin Wushu turned around and said seriously. "Once you are done, I will immediately reinstate you as a soldier..."

What else could Shi Wenbin say? Could he refuse? He could only say yes repeatedly.

"It's like this. The emperor of the Zhao Song Dynasty may not know that our Jin Dynasty has gained two new ministers recently. One is called Duke Hun De and the other is called Marquis Chong Hun. You write a letter to explain the matter and persuade him to surrender, saying that I, Wushu, recommend him to the title of king... Then you can be my envoy and send him across the river!" At this point, Jin Wushu's momentum gradually returned, but he couldn't help but puff out his chest and belly. "I want to see the reply from that bold Song Dynasty emperor with my own eyes!"

Shi Wenbin raised his head, not daring to refuse at all, but he couldn't help feeling complicated, so much so that he burst into tears.

"Why are you crying?" Jin Wushu, feeling relieved, sat back in his seat and urged her again and again. "Write quickly!"

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