"There is!"
Seeing his awkwardness, Han Mo nodded with certainty again.
"Hahahaha, perhaps after seeing the prosperity of overseas lands, one can no longer bear to see the suffering of the people of the Great Song! Your Excellency, you haven't seen it, the rice in that small territory grows more vigorously than weeds! And look at the rice of our Great Song, tsk tsk tsk!"
Shao Bowen said, shaking his head continuously.
"It's alright, after we get past this hurdle, we'll have plenty of time to slowly move all those good things back home!"
Listening to Shao Bowen's words, Han Mo's expression eased considerably.
Shao Bowen, as a righteous scholar, still held that notion of managing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world, and taking the world as his responsibility.
Of course, to them, those overseas vassals were probably no different from cattle and horses!
It was their honor that the Heavenly Dynasty fancied their things.
If they knew that a thousand years later, their own descendants would be infatuated with foreign things and treat those vassals who looked like monkeys as masters, they would probably take it as the greatest joke in the world.
Han Mo refused the imperial decree and directly treated the former emperor Zhao Ji as a plague god.
But Yelü Zhenghuan did not think so. On the contrary, at this moment, he was strongly advocating for the Great Jin navy to sail south directly.
To force those Song sailors to reinforce, thereby eliminating those Song people on the road!
If the Song people did not return, they could then proceed to attack the various circuits of Jiangnan, causing chaos in the southeastern territories of the Song!
Although doing so was somewhat like picking up scraps, even Han Mo had to admit that it was indeed a malicious plan, and a transparent stratagem.
But as it happened, the person who proposed this plan was Yelü Zhenghuan, the former commander of the Liao navy.
And at this moment, the person who replaced him was Wanyan Xuanzong.
"Your Majesty has only given us 10 days. Do you think we can reach the heartland of the Song in ten days? Or are you already prepared to disobey the imperial edict?"
Even though he knew his plan was correct, Wanyan Xuanzong still directly refused him without hesitation.
"My Lord, the sea is vast. Do you really intend to lead your brothers to search for the Song people at sea like this?"
Upon hearing this, Yelü Zhenghuan became agitated.
Although it was true that Wanyan Aguda had only given them 10 days, how could the outcome of a war be decided by an imperial decree?
Especially naval warfare!
It was completely different from land warfare. Let alone not knowing the enemy's position, even if the enemy told them which direction they were in, it would not be easy to find them!
The sea was vast, and it was too simple for the Song people to hide!
If they were to wander aimlessly at sea like headless flies, let alone 10 days, even if they were given a year, they might not be able to find any trace of the Song people!
"You haven't even looked, how do you know you won't find them? What if you do? Are you trying to disobey orders?"
No matter how brilliant Yelü Zhenghuan's plan was, Wanyan Xuanzong completely dismissed it with a simple sentence.
"My Lord!"
Just as he was about to say something more, a few of his confidants quickly pulled him aside.
Anyone could see that Wanyan Xuanzong had already developed a killing intent. If he continued to speak, he might lose his life today!
"Your subordinate dares not!"
Facing Wanyan Xuanzong's naked, unconcealed killing intent, Yelü Zhenghuan finally lowered his head.
"That's more like it. Give the order, all of you, keep your eyes wide open and don't let those damned Song troops get too far away!"
Glinting at Yelü Zhenghuan as if to make a show of force, Wanyan Xuanzong sneered and returned to the cabin.
"Pah, what is this!"
Seeing him enter the cabin, a soldier beside Yelü Zhenghuan couldn't help but spit.
"General, why don't we rebel? Look at these scoundrels. Ever since they boarded the ship, they've been hiding in the cabin. All the dirty and tiring work is done by us, and they spend their days eating, drinking, and sleeping! Damn it, they get seasick while serving in the navy, pah!"
"Exactly, General. As soon as you give the order, I'll go in and kill those fat pigs and throw them into the sea, saying they died in battle!"
"That's right, count me in!"
When it came to the unsightly behavior of the Jurchen soldiers, both the Northern Han people and the original Khitan soldiers were all filled with resentment.
Life in the navy was originally hard. The only bit of extra income was when they went out for training, they could catch some fish and sell them in the city, which could at least supplement their meals.
But since the Jurchens arrived, this last bit of benefit was completely snatched away by them. Not only did they not contribute, but they also pocketed all the money from selling the fish.
They themselves ate and drank in the camp every day, and even from time to time, they used the hard-earned money of the former Liao soldiers to go to nearby cities to visit prostitutes.
If it weren't for Yelü Zhenghuan and the inaction of the former Liao generals, they would have already revolted.
Seeing that Yelü Zhenghuan was humiliated to this extent today, the anger in the hearts of his confidants was completely ignited.
"Alright, alright, shut your mouths!"
If it were just Yelü Zhenghuan himself, with his temperament, he would have already killed them all and thrown those brats into the sea to feed the fish, but looking at these brothers who had shared life and death with him for so many years, he finally fell silent.
If they rebelled, their families would suffer the harshest punishment.
He could die in battle, but he was unwilling to see all his brothers come to a bad end!
While they were searching for the Song people at sea, the Song fleet, drawing a beautiful arc, once again penetrated near Yingzhou.
"I estimate that the Jin navy is now searching everywhere for our tracks. After this job, I think we'll have to face them head-on!"
Looking at the map of Yingzhou before him, Li Bao's face was full of smiles.
"Isn't that exactly what you wanted?"