Generals of the Great Song Dynasty.

Summary

The chapter describes a tense peace negotiation between the Song and Liao dynasties. The Song envoy, Wang Ning An, boasts about the Song's abundant resources and military capabilities, including a massive stockpile of rice and a powerful new crossbow weapon. The Liao envoys are skeptical of the Song's claims. The chapter then describes a fierce battle between the Song and Liao armies, with the Song emerging victorious after a short but brutal fight. The Song soldiers celebrate their triumph.

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