Seeing the delegation leaving, Bando directly changed horses and sat on his carriage.
"Hey, you."
Seeing that he could not change the other party, Chelton could only shake his head and returned to the carriage.
Bando drove the carriage slowly to the city of Banerbo. After they entered the city, the open door closed again.
This time when Chelton entered the house, Bando followed him and came together to see Jia Xu.
"I wonder why the messenger went and came back?"
Jia Xu glanced at Chelton, his eyes full of smiles.
"Lord Jia Xu, I admit that you won. Let's talk openly and honestly. Will the three cities definitely not be returned to the Kushan Empire?"
Chelton looked at the smiling Jia Xu and couldn't help but sigh. Now that they had taken the initiative, he had no way to resist. Instead of going to this point, it would be better to confess directly and let go of negotiating terms, and maybe he could get something back.
"It is simply impossible to return the three cities, but except for Balbo City, the other two cities can be returned to you, but..."
When Jia Xu heard Chelton's words, he knew that the other party had given up resistance and wanted to talk to him candidly. Since he wanted to talk, he didn't have to.
"What do you want?
Just tell me what the price is, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse."
Chelton felt that the world suddenly became wonderful. He had lost all three cities and could only apologize with death. But if he could get back two of the three cities, the situation would be different.
"One hundred thousand taels of gold for a city, I believe the price shouldn't be expensive."
Jia Xu thought for a while and directly stated his conditions, one hundred thousand taels of gold for a city.
"One hundred thousand taels of gold?
Why don't you go and grab it."
When Jia Xu said that a city cost one hundred thousand taels of gold, Bando immediately became angry. He could bear it before, but now what Jia Xu said was not to return the city to Guishan, but to return it to Guishan.
Humiliate them.
"How could a nobody dare to make such a noise here? If it weren't for you being an envoy, you would be a lonely soul with such rudeness."
After looking at Bando, Gao Shun frowned. A small entourage dared to bare his teeth directly at Jia Xu. He really had no quality at all.
"What did you say?"
When Bando saw that Gao Shun looked down on him so much, he was filled with anger and fear, and he immediately pulled out the scimitar from his waist.
"Bando, please stop being rude."
Seeing Bando actually drawing the knife, Chelton frowned and stopped.
"Sir, they have no intention of negotiating peace at all. What else are they doing? Wouldn't it be better to just let me capture this guy and trade him for three cities?"
When Bando heard Chelton's words, he spoke directly to him in the language of the Kushan people, and wanted to take Jia Xu in exchange for three cities.
"How sure are you?"
Bando's words made Chelton's eyes light up. Knowing the situation in front of him, he also knew that it was impossible for his Majesty to agree to the one hundred thousand taels of gold.
Although it is not expensive according to common sense, buying your own city with your own money feels a bit silly.
If Jia Xu can be captured now, not only can he capture three cities at no cost, but he might also be able to seize the opportunity to enter Yizhou.
"I'm only 50% sure. After all, I don't know what the other person is like, but judging from his figure, he shouldn't be a minor player, but he can give it a try."
Bando's eyes were filled with contemplation. After thinking for a moment, he was only 50% sure. Although his martial arts skills were not low, looking at Gao Shun's burly figure, he didn't dare to guarantee that he could win Jia Xu.
"Then let's give it a try."
Just when the two were chatting enthusiastically, Jia Xu suddenly spoke to them in the language of the Kushan people.
"Um?
Do you speak Kushan?"
Bendo and Chelton were both stunned. The scene was like a large-scale social death scene. They never expected that an important Chinese minister like Jia Xu could speak Kushan dialect.
It turned out that Jia Xu had begun to learn the Kushan language when Yuan Shu revealed his ambitions. With his photographic memory, he had already learned it. Seeing the two people discussing how to capture him, he couldn't help but speak.
say.
"You are allowed to speak Chinese, but you are not allowed to speak Kushan dialect?
Well, since you have so much confidence in your men, how about we make a bet?"
Jia Xu smiled slightly, but there was no warmth in his eyes. They were full of coldness. If he wants to plot against himself, you guys really don't look at him enough.
"What do you want to bet on?"
When he heard that Jia Xu wanted to make a bet, Chelton was full of doubts, not knowing what the other party wanted to do.
"Let your general fight with the general next to me.
If he wins, let alone two cities, I can give up Banerbo City. In addition, the Chinese army will fully evacuate the Kushan Empire and return to China.
If he loses, I will double the value of the two cities and give each city 200,000 taels of gold. How about that?"
"Um?"
Now Chelton was even more confused. Is Jia Xu crazy?
He actually wants to decide the ownership of three cities through a duel between two people. Is this the Yizhou Mu of China?
"Sir, let's fight. Even if I risk my life, I will capture that man and help the Kushan Empire regain those three cities."
Chelton was stunned, but Bando beside him was full of excitement. You must know that the Kushan Empire advocates force more than heroes, and his force is not low.
If he can really take back the three cities that were taken away by the Chinese in one battle, he will definitely become a hero of the Kushan Empire, his past mistakes will be wiped out, and he will definitely rise to the top and soar into the sky.
"This matter is not trivial. We cannot be careless. I want to consider it in the long term."
Although Bando was extremely excited, Chelton did not dare to be careless. It would be fine if Bando won, but if he lost, the negotiation might collapse. He really doubted himself for 400,000 taels of gold.
Can the empire be taken out?
"I will only give you three breaths of time to think about it. If you agree, let's compare. If you don't agree, just follow my original request, which is one hundred thousand taels of gold for one city. Otherwise, you will never get the three cities back."
Chelton wanted to make a long-term decision, but Jia Xu didn't want to give him a chance to think about it, and only gave him three breaths to think about it.
"three."
"Sir, let's give it a try. If you win, don't worry about anything. All three cities will be returned. If I lose, at worst, I will die. Anyway, one hundred thousand taels of gold and two hundred thousand taels of gold are both blackmail.
What’s the difference?”
"two."
"Sir, it's too late."
Bordeaux was about to die of panic when he heard that Chelton still didn't agree.
"one."
"I agree, I agree to this bet."
Until the last moment, Chelton finally made a decision,
Bordeaux is right. If you win, you don't have to worry about anything. All three cities will be returned. If you lose, it's all blackmail anyway. What's the difference between one hundred thousand taels of gold and two hundred thousand taels of gold?
"Okay, let's meet at the school ground."
Now that Chelton has made his decision, Jia Xu has nothing to say. Now that the other party has taken the bait, let's start the show.
"good."
The two sides moved together, from the house to the school grounds. Bando sat astride the horse, holding an iron gun, and his eyes were full of murderous intent. He would step on the opponent's body to board the noble again.
On the stage of Frost Empire.
Gao Shun also wore armor and carried a gun, but his face was full of calmness.
"I am Bando, the frontline general of the Kushan Empire. I will give you a chance to declare your family status so that you will not become an unknown ghost."
Bando pointed the iron gun at Gao Shun from a distance. Although he was not 100% sure of winning Gao Shun, what he said now was to put pressure on the opponent so that Gao Shun would not be able to use his power 100%.
"It doesn't matter what your name is, as long as you know that the person who killed you is Gao Shun, the general of the Chinese Empire."
Gao Shun didn't bother to talk to Bando at all. As soon as he finished speaking, his horse rushed towards Bando like a bolt of lightning.
"This is what I want to tell you, kill."
Bando also galloped towards Gao Shun.
Bando's iron spear shot straight through, like a bolt of lightning, directly hitting the door in front of Gao Shun. From the crackling sound of the iron spear, you can tell how powerful this spear is. It can be seen that Bando is really not an easy person.
"clang."
Gao Shun's iron spear struck sideways and directly collided with Bando's iron spear, causing a whirlwind of sparks.
"hiss."
After the shot, Bando couldn't help but gasp, because his right hand was still trembling slightly.
"Enjoyed, come again."
A smile flashed across Gao Shun's face. Judging from the opponent's strength, this should be a similar opponent.
The gun was like lightning, whipping up a blast of gunfire and stabbing Bando directly in the chest.
"kill."
Feeling the power of Gao Shun's gun, Bando did not dare to neglect, and directly swung his gun and collided with Gao Shun's iron gun.
There was another crisp sound, and the two iron guns collided together again.
This time Gao Shun took the initiative to use the gun with greater force. Bando felt his hand go numb, the tiger's mouth had burst open, and the blood instantly dyed the iron gun red.
"kill."
After the tiger's mouth exploded, Bendo became even more brave. Regardless of the injuries on his hands, the iron gun whipped up a strong wind, sweeping across Gao Shun's shoulders like an iron rod.
"clang."
Gao Shun shot Bando's iron spear away with a backhand shot, and then the iron spear was like a dragon, hitting Bando's chest directly.
"Then let's die together."
Seeing Gao Shun's iron spear coming, Bando showed a look of madness on his face. He threw away the spear, drew the scimitar from his waist with his backhand, and slashed at him with the spear.
"Want to risk your life?"
Seeing the crazy Bando, Gao Shun didn't panic. The iron spear turned his strength into skill, and with a ray of light, he chopped away the scimitar in Bando's hand, and then stabbed it directly with a twist.
In Bando's chest.
The iron gun passed through his chest, but Bando remained crazy, holding the gun barrel with both hands.
"Ashes to ashes to dust, I'll send you on your way."
Gao Shun lifted Bando up with one hand and then smashed him away.
"boom."
Bando's body fell to the ground, causing dust and smoke to fill the sky.
