From the moment he entered the military camp of Qingtian Army, Yan Xiang could deeply feel the waves of strong hostility and murderous intent coming from the surroundings. Although the soldiers around him stood firmly at their posts, they looked at him with all their eyes.
There is absolutely no demonstration of the evil it contains.
On the way here, Yan Xiang was already prepared to be challenged by Qin Tian. He even simulated countless scenarios in his mind, such as setting up a frying pan at the door or setting up a group of knife and axemen.
When countries are at war, they face the enemy's envoys.
But in fact, a certain city lord was more ambitious than he expected. He did not set up these murderous roadblocks, allowing Yan Xiang to smoothly enter Qin Tian's military camp. However, the countless roads around him were almost solidified, full of unhappiness.
The mental pressure caused by the friendly eyes made Yan Xiang rather face the frying pan and the knife.
"Mr. Yan, the lord is inside, please!" Huang Gai made a gesture of invitation expressionlessly, but his murderous eyes made people's hearts tremble.
"There is an old general!" Facing Huang Gai's sharp gaze, Yan Xiang felt as if he was running away, and he hurriedly took a few steps and entered the tent.
In the big tent, Qin Tian was sitting high on the throne. Compared to Huang Gai, Qin Tian's eyes were much more 'gentle', but for some reason, Yan Xiang would rather face Huang Gai's murderous eyes.
He also didn't want to face Qin Tian's 'soft' gaze.
In fact, Qin Tian's eyes were not gentle. He was just sitting high on the throne, looking at Yan Xiang who came in with a dull expression. It seemed that he was not looking at a person, but an object.
His eyes were dull with no trace of fluctuation, but there was a sense of pressure from someone who had been in power for a long time. Yan Xiang also had this feeling when he faced Yuan Shu.
Next to Qin Tian, Xu Rong and Guan Hai stood on the left and right respectively, holding their swords, like two door gods, exuding a strong evil aura.
Phew~
Yan Xiang took a deep breath. At this time, he must stay calm and not be overwhelmed by the opponent's momentum. In that case, it will be very detrimental to himself.
"Huainan Yan Xiang, I have met Lord Qingtian." Yan Xiang looked at Qin Tian with a calm expression, neither humble nor arrogant, and said calmly. As soon as he opened his mouth, he denied the title of General of the Conquest of the South and the Grand Administrator of the Wu Army on Qin Tian's head, and directly said
The title of lord showed that he, or Yuan Shu, did not recognize Qin Tian's official position. Of course, just this title made Guan Hai and Xu Rong look at him angrily.
"Yuan Gongli sent you here to make a truce?" Qin Tian didn't bother to pay attention. He knew very well that even ten of him might not be able to defeat these literati in terms of eloquence, so he chose the simplest and most effective method and went straight to the point.
Yan Xiang had already prepared a lot of rhetoric. Whether Qin Tian reprimanded him for denying his official position or treated him politely, he had different ways to resolve it. Just as Qin Tian thought, it was really better than eloquence.
Tian Tian was absolutely defeated today. Just going straight to the point caused some confusion in Yan Xiang's originally prepared routine. Just like the duel between martial arts masters, literati also have their own routines. They can break the opponent's routine and defeat the opponent.
By introducing your own routines, you can gain a lot of initiative.
"No, Xiang came here this time for the Lord of Qingtian City." Yan Xiang shook his head and opened his mouth to retort.
Qin Tian felt disgusted. This rhetoric left the deepest impression on Qin Tian in the novel. It seems that when Ma Chao was in Liangzhou, he was fooled around by a famous Liangzhou man with his sharp tongue. In the end, his wife
With his two sons dead, only he and Ma Dai are left in the Ma family. Therefore, Qin Tian is extremely wary of those who dare to come and act as lobbyists, and he will not get any benefits.
, but instead of suffering a loss on the battlefield, in the end, he was tricked in his mouth.
According to Qin Tian’s experience in reading novels and many famous stories in history, the method of lobbying to persuade the enemy is basically divided into three steps. The first step is to scaremonger, for example, you are in disaster, are in danger, and your life is not long. Basically,
They are comparable to many charlatans, but these people basically speak more tactfully, and their technical skills are much higher than those of charlatans;
If you believe it, then the second step is to analyze the current situation. Anyway, there is always a way to make you believe that what he said is true.
By this time, your mind is probably in a mess, and then the last step is to pretend to be a savior and show you a clear path. Not only will you be betrayed, but you will also be thanked a lot...
"Don't worry, Mr. Qingtian City. Qingtian City has just seized a lot of grain and grass from the water stronghold of Huainan Guijun, as well as one hundred and fifty warships. With the support of your army, Qingtian City's future will surely be better."
It would be too bad." Qin Tian smiled slightly, not afraid of Yan Xiang's tricks, because he had many trump cards.
There may be some crisis in Qingtian City, but with the injection of this batch of materials, the crisis is far lower than what Yan Xiang and others had guessed. According to Luo Yun's statistics, this batch of materials is enough to equip a hundred thousand troops and sustain them for the expedition.
After being away for a year, now, except for Qu'a and Yuhang counties, other cities have resumed production. Qingtian City has also received the injection of this batch of resources, and has gathered a large number of people by taking advantage of this opportunity to clear the country.
The upgrade to the second-level county is not far away. As long as it is upgraded to the second-level county, plus the affiliated county, plus the bonuses of various special buildings, the war potential of Qingtian City will definitely be no worse than that of a famous second-level city.
"What do Lord Qingtian mean by these words?" Yan Xiang's eyes narrowed, and an ominous premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
Now that Yuan Shu is trapped by Dantu, most of Dantu's player lords have been destroyed by him. Those player lords who originally took refuge with him have been exploited one by one and are left skinny. Although they obey his orders in name, they are actually replaced by
Whoever it is, it is impossible not to have resentment. Now, although Liu Yao took the initiative to send an envoy, after all, there has not been a formal negotiation. Naturally, it is impossible for Chen Ji to easily exchange information with Yuan Shu. Therefore, Yuan Shu's information has become very blocked, at least
, before Yan Xiang arrived, there was no news that the Huainan Water Village was breached.
"Bang~"
A human head was thrown in front of Yan Xiang's eyes by Guan Hai expressionlessly. The eyes that opened angrily, with deep unwillingness, turned out to be Zhang Xun's head.
Yan Xiang felt his eyes go dark, his body shook twice, and he almost fainted. The Huainan Water Village was Yuan Shu's last trump card to threaten Qin Tian, and it was also the basis for his future comeback. It cost Yuan Shu a lot of money.
Yan Xiang was no longer in the mood to investigate why Zhang Xun was killed. He was guarded by a hundred thousand troops and in a heavily fortified water stronghold. He couldn't think of any way Qin Tian could kill Zhang Xun without breaking the water stronghold.
He was a general under Yuan Shu. Although he was not as powerful as Ji Ling, he was a safe man and would never do anything impulsive. Now that Zhang Xun's head was prominently displayed in front of his eyes, it also showed that the water stronghold had been breached by Qin Tian.
Yan Xiang felt unbelievable and couldn't believe it, but the facts were right in front of him and he couldn't tolerate disbelief.
"Although I really want to have a long talk with Mr. Yuan Jiujiu, I'm afraid Yuan Jiujiu doesn't have the time. Let's make a long story short. Yuan Jiujiu sent you here to sue for peace?" Qin Tian had a faint smile on his face, but this
Smile, in Yan Xiang's opinion, is so disgusting.
"That's right! I wonder if General Qingtian can show mercy?" Yan Xiang swallowed dryly, looked at Qin Tian, and suddenly felt a little uninterested. What else can he say now? Everything he says is false, and the most important thing is
Yes, let Yuan Shu go back as soon as possible. As for making a comeback... Huainan Water Village has been lost for at least a few years, and there is no other way.
"Yes, but sir, you are a sensible person. Yuan Shu's crossing of the river this time has made the people of Wu County miserable, so this account needs to be settled carefully." Qin Tian said with a smile, he really didn't think much about Yuan Shu, even if it was true.
After killing Yuan Shu, he currently does not have enough strength to take a share of the chaos in Jiangbei. In the end, he will only make wedding clothes for others. Qin Tian will never do this kind of loss-making business.
"What's the general's proposal?" Yan Xiang felt like meat on the chopping board and could only be slaughtered by the other party.
"The requirements are not high. Yuan Gongli, the fourth and third generation, cannot afford to climb high, and I don't want to climb high. I just need some financial compensation!" Qin Tian said with a smile.
"Oh?" Yan Xiang's eyes lit up. As long as the land is not ceded, there is room for negotiation, and he quickly said: "General, don't worry, my lord will definitely give the general a satisfactory answer."
"In that case, here is a list. Please take a look at it, sir." Qin Tian took out a booklet from his arms and asked Guan Hai to pass it over.
"This..." Yan Xiang looked at the list on the book, his face slightly gloomy.
Compared with the two counties of Huainan and Lujiang that Liu Yao asked for, Qin Tian's request was actually not excessive. It had various needs, including food and grass, finance, military equipment, talents... In short, it covered all aspects.
Basically, they are related to development and construction, and the quantities are very large. Yan Xiang secretly calculated in his mind that the value of these things together is close to the bottom line of what Yuan Shu can pay.
Especially senior architects, master blacksmiths, carpenters and other talents from all walks of life, there are hundreds of them in total!
"General Qingtian, are you going too far!" Although he knew that it would not be difficult for Yuan Shu to come up with these things now, Yan Xiang was still prepared to fight again to win the greatest benefit for Yuan Shu.
"Really? I'm afraid you miscalculated, sir." Qin Tian sneered, and without waiting for Yan Xiang's reply, he said loudly outside the account: "Gongfu, bring him in!"
"Yes!" Huang Gai's voice sounded outside the tent. After a while, Li Feng, led by Huang Gai, came in from outside the tent with a twinkling look in his eyes.
"Li Feng!" The moment he saw Li Feng, Yan Xiang felt like the world was spinning. At this moment, he finally understood why the impregnable water stronghold was easily breached by the opponent? Why was the total amount of materials Qin Tian asked for?
Just the bottom line that Yuan Shu can bear!
"Li Feng, see my lord!" The moment he saw Yan Xiang, Li Feng's face turned a little pale. After all, Yan Xiang was Yuan Shu's chief adviser and his status was much higher than Li Feng. When he suddenly saw him, Li Feng was still
He was a little scared, but at this time, Li Feng also knew that it was basically impossible for Yuan Shu to accept him again, so he simply came out openly and bowed to Qin Tian. At the same time, Qin Tian's management
In the interface, Li Feng's loyalty suddenly increased by 5 points.
