When Tang Yin heard this, he threw his head back and laughed.
However, Yin Lan and others couldn't laugh at it. Guankou City was just a small place. It seemed insignificant, but it was the gateway between Sichuan Kingdom and An Di. Whoever controlled this portal would control the other side.
Initiative.
Sichuan State is currently Feng State's largest and only strong enemy. If it sells Guankou City to Sichuan State, it will undoubtedly be like selling the key to its own door to its enemy. Feng State will not even be able to sleep peacefully in the future.
Everyone looked at Tang Yin eagerly, waiting for him to reject Xiao Xiang. But what surprised people was that Tang Yin asked seriously: "I wonder how much money your country plans to use to buy Guankou City?"
Xiao Xiang smiled slightly and stretched out three fingers. Tang Yin's eyes lit up and asked: "Thirty million taels?"
Unable to help but roll her eyes, Xiao Xiang cursed in her heart: You really dare to open your mouth like a lion! She asked in reply: "In a tiny place, in a small city, does His Highness Feng Wang think it is worth thirty million taels?"
Tang Yin shrugged and smiled and said, "Three million taels?"
Xiao Xiang nodded and said: "That's right! It's three million taels. If you only look at the area of Guankou City, it's not even worth three hundred thousand taels. However, it happens to be located between two mountains, so it is an important place.
, so my father gave the sky-high price of three million taels, and our country does not want the surrounding land, only Guankou City." When she spoke, her small chin was raised high, as if she had given Tang Yin a huge favor.
of.
Tang Yin did not reply immediately, tapping his fingers lightly on the desk, thinking silently. Three million taels to buy Guankou City was indeed a lot, and the Sichuan Kingdom was indeed rich and powerful, making it difficult to refuse the offer.
Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Xiao Xiang asked: "What? His Highness Feng Wang is not satisfied with three million taels?"
Tang Yin leaned forward and said with a smile: "You know, our army has been attacking Guankou City in recent days, with a lot of casualties and huge battle losses. The losses caused in Guankou City these days alone are not a small amount.
"
Xiao Xiang was smart enough to understand what Tang Yin meant. It wasn't that he didn't want to sell Guankou City, but he wanted to take this opportunity to squeeze more money from Sichuan Kingdom.
Cursing the shameless villain secretly, she asked with a smile: "Then how much does His Highness Feng Wang need to be satisfied?"
Tang Yin opened his palm and said: "At least five million taels!"
Xiao Xiang frowned slightly and asked, "Don't His Highness Feng Wang think that offering such a high price is a rip-off?"
Tang Yinba pulled his fingers and said lightly: "If we calculate it carefully, the joke the princess made when she was in Yujing last time caused a lot of losses to our army. Added to Guankou City, it would be five million taels.
It may not be possible, I'm afraid it will require six million taels."
The smile on Xiao Xiang's face froze, and then she took a deep breath, tried her best to calm down her emotions, and then said softly with a smile: "Okay, as His Highness said, five million taels, but in this matter,
Xiao Xiang still needs to inform his father, and he will give a reply to His Highness in two days."
"Okay! I, the king, can wait, and there is no need to worry, princess." Tang Yin said with a smile, then he straightened his body, waved his hand and said, "Come, let's see you off!"
"Wait a minute." Xiao Xiang stopped the guards coming from both sides, looked at Tang Yin with a smile, and asked: "Is His Highness Feng Wang so unwilling to see Xiao Xiang, so anxious to drive Xiao Xiang away?"
Tang Yin was stunned and said with a smile: "What the princess means is..."
Xiao Xiang smiled softly and said softly: "Xiao Xiang plans to stay in His Highness's camp for a few days. Your Highness will welcome you, right?"
She had shamelessly said this, and Tang Yin could not refuse. He shook his head and smiled, and said: "The princess is a distinguished guest. How can I rush out before it is too late to welcome me? However, the military camp does not need to be elsewhere. The soldiers below
They are also used to being rude..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Xiang quickly continued as if he was afraid of his rejection: "Your Highness, please rest assured, Xiao Xiang will take care of himself."
Yin Lan couldn't help it anymore and said in a deep voice: "The military camp has military camp rules and it is strictly forbidden to admit female relatives!"
Xiao Xiang raised her head and looked at Yin Lan, the smile on her face deepened, she blinked her eyes with ulterior motives, and asked with a smile: "Isn't Miss Yin Lan a woman?" As she spoke, her eyes moved down and fell on Yin Lan's plump breasts.
chest.
Her naked and evil eyes immediately reminded Yin Lan of the scene when he was scorned by her in the inn. Her face suddenly turned red and her pink fists clenched.
When Tang Yin saw this, he coughed lightly and said, "Yin Lan, go help the princess arrange a place to live, and send more guards."
It's okay if Xiao Xiang doesn't come to Fengying. If she has a problem in Fengying, it won't be a question of how to explain it to Sichuan State, but it will greatly damage the face of Feng State and Fengjun.
Hearing the underlying meaning of his words, Yin Lan could only grit her teeth and endure it no matter how much she hated Xiao Xiang. She stepped in and said to Tang Yin, "Yes! I obey my orders!"
Yin Lan led Xiao Xiang and others out of the central military tent. As soon as they left, generals Xiao Muqing and Ziying walked in quickly from outside. People gathered around Tang Yin and asked in unison: "Your Majesty, Sichuan Kingdom
Want to buy Guankou City?"
They must have heard the conversation between him and Xiao Xiang outside. Tang Yin nodded slightly and said nonchalantly: "Yes, Sichuan State does intend to buy Guankou City."
"Your Majesty, you must not agree!" Xiao Muqing said urgently: "Guankou City is small, but its location is unique and hard to find. Whether it is our country or the Sichuan Kingdom, whoever occupies Guankou City in the future will win.
Now that we have the initiative to advance and attack, and to retreat and defend, how can this be bought with just a few million taels of silver?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" All the generals nodded, indicating that what Xiao Muqing said was true. The strategic value of Guankou City has far exceeded its own value.
Tang Yin looked around at everyone and said quietly: "How can I not know the importance of Guankou City? But what can we do if we don't accept the conditions of Sichuan Kingdom? The whole army has been attacking for several days, but Guankou City is still indestructible. I'm afraid the attack will continue.
, it is difficult for our army to achieve anything. Instead of wasting it endlessly, it is better to throw this hard nut to Sichuan and let Sichuan have a headache!"
After hearing this, everyone's old faces turned red. Doesn't the king's words mean that he admits that the Feng Army is not as good as the Sichuan Army?
Ziying said: "Your Majesty, our army's trebuchets are being reinforced. In another half month, they will be completed. By then, our army will be able to fight to the death with An's army in the pass city!"
"A fight to the death?" Tang Yin smiled, but it was just a sneer. He asked: "By then, are you confident that you will be able to break through the pass city?"
Qi Heng shook his body, squeezed out from among the generals, and said almost through his teeth: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, by then, even if the general is smashed to pieces, he will definitely break through the defense of Guankou City!"
Shangguan Yuanrang, Jiang Fan and other generals also said with red eyes: "The general will fight to the death with the enemy until the city is broken, and the general will never retreat even half a step!"
As the saying goes, generals have a will to die and soldiers have no desire to live. As long as the generals above can risk their lives to fight the enemy to the end, how can the soldiers below not move forward bravely?
When Tang Yin heard this, he laughed in his heart, but there was a look of helplessness on his face. He deliberately sighed, nodded, and said: "Then... let's do what you want first. After this battle is over, if Guankou City remains the same
If it has not been breached, I can only sell it to Sichuan."
"Your Majesty, that day will definitely never happen!" all the generals present said in unison.
Tang Yin's attitude of planning to sell Guankou City successfully lifted the spirits of the generals of the Feng Army. Now, they are no longer fighting to capture this mere city, but to save their own face and honor, and to prove themselves
Fighting with their own strength, these two points are more important than their lives in their eyes.
After Xiao Xiang moved into the Feng camp, she wandered around the camp without hesitation. She was surrounded by Chang Feng, a highly capable entourage of spiritual martial arts, and Feng Kingdom guards, so she was not afraid that any Feng Army soldiers would dare to be rude to her.
Xiao Xiang was secretly surprised that Feng Jun was reinforcing the trebuchets in large quantities. She also specifically asked Liu Lie, who was in charge of reinforcing the trebuchets, why the trebuchets were wrapped in steel armor.
Liu Lie did not hide anything, and frankly said that he would push the trebuchet to the gate of Guankou City and directly attack the city lord's palace in the city.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. After understanding Feng Jun's intention, Xiao Xiang secretly breathed in. Feng Jun's intelligence was really amazing. He could detect the key points of Guankou City so quickly. Unfortunately, they only knew about it.
One, I don’t know the other...
A few days later, the flying pigeon from Sichuan returned with a letter from Sichuan King Xiao Xuan, expressing his acceptance of Tang Yin's offer and his willingness to buy the small town of Guankou for five million taels of silver.
After receiving the letter from her father, Xiao Xiang felt relieved and went to Tang Yin's dormitory overnight to meet Tang Yin.
At this time, Yin Lan was standing guard outside the sleeping tent. When she heard Xiao Xiang's intention, she curled her lips and said proudly: "The king has rested and no one has been seen. If anything happens to the princess, just wait until dawn tomorrow!"
When they first met, Xiao Xiang felt Yin Lan's hostility toward her, and it has continued to this day. She didn't understand what was going on at first, but after these few days of observation, she figured it out.
.
She rolled her eyes and suddenly said: "Miss Yin Lan likes His Highness Feng Wang, right?"
Her sudden words made Yin Lanyu blush. She subconsciously looked at Asan and Asi. Just as she was about to speak, Xiao Xiang waved her hand and said, "Miss Yin Lan doesn't have to explain anything to me. Don't worry, I won't either."
The king will snatch you away, and I already have a sweetheart!"
Hearing what she said, Yin Lan was stunned and looked at her with a blank face. Xiao Xiang continued: "There is indeed something urgent in this palace. Now I must meet His Highness Feng Wang. Miss Yin Lan should go in and report it!