The first thousand three hundred and eighty-seven chapters are not cooked
Thang Long Palace...
"This man is really ambitious. He actually wants to annex our Jiaozhi. This is really a wishful thinking. If the Song thieves want to enter the city, they have to step over me."
After Liu Qingtan came back from the Song camp, he told Zhang Boyu and others about the negotiation process. When Li Quansheng heard this, he couldn't help but became furious.
Zhang Boyu and Yang Ying'er were silent.
Even Liu Qingtan remained silent, leaving Li Quansheng alone to curse.
Li Quansheng cursed for a long time, and suddenly found that the other three were silent. He couldn't help but be stunned and asked: "Why don't you speak?"
Zhang Boyu sighed softly and said: "Old general, please sit down and calm down first. Even if you curse here for seven days and seven nights, the Song army will still be there. We should find a way to solve the problem now instead of wasting energy."
Li Quansheng said: "There is nothing else to think about except fighting to the death."
Zhang Boyu ignored Li Quansheng and asked Liu Qingtan, "Is there really no room for maneuver?"
Liu Qingtan shook his head and sighed, saying: "I don't think there is any more. In fact, judging from the motives of the Song Army's expedition and what they did during the march, they are obviously coming for our Shenglong Mansion."
Yang Ying'er said: "Can we hold off the Song army first, and then mobilize troops from the south?"
Zhang Boyu couldn't help but glance at Li Quansheng.
Li Quansheng coughed dryly and said: "This distant water cannot save the near fire."
Yang Ying'er suddenly remembered something and hummed: "Yeah! I almost forgot. It was the old general who said that the Song army would definitely not be able to cross the Fuliang River, and the soldiers in the south had to defend the Champa Kingdom. Now, Yuanshui
You can’t save a near fire.”
Liu Qingtan sighed and said: "Actually, what if the soldiers from the south can come here? Our military strength has always been at an advantage at first, but every battle has been a complete defeat. And it still ended in a disastrous defeat. Even if the soldiers from the south are brought here,
The Song army will definitely intercept them halfway, and then they will just send some more prisoners and heads to the Song army."
Zhang Boyu nodded and said, "What Qing Tan said is that this won't work."
Yang Ying'er said: "Then what should we do now?"
Zhang Boyu looked troubled and said: "It would be great if the emperor was still here. Now we have no leader, and all the situations are extremely unfavorable to us." Then he turned to Li Quansheng and asked: "Old General, until now, there are no outsiders here.
. Just tell me the truth, how sure are you if there is a fight?"
Li Quansheng shook his head and said: "To be honest, I don't have much confidence, but I am willing to live and die with Shenglong Mansion. Although our country is not big, there are millions of people. As long as we share the same hatred, sooner or later, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy.
Drive the Song thieves out."
In fact, Li Quansheng could say some morale-boosting words at this time, just like Li Gang defended Bianliang in history. But the situation in Jiaozhi today is completely different from the situation in history when the Jin Army went south for the first time.
The Song Dynasty had a large population, a vast land, and continuous supplies. There were hundreds of thousands of people in Bianliang City alone, and the Jin army only had 60,000. If the rulers of the Song Dynasty were not stupid and incompetent, it would be difficult to break through.
But the current situation, first of all, Shenglong City is not as easy to defend as Bianliang City.
Secondly, the population in Jiaozhi is sparse and not concentrated together. It is scattered in various places, making it difficult to organize rescue.
In the end, the entire country's army was almost exhausted, and only a supporting army from the south was left.
Even if Li Quansheng wanted to say something to boost morale, he couldn't find a suitable reason.
Zhang Boyu said: "What the old general means is that the Shenglong Mansion will be captured by the Song army sooner or later, but we should first let the people in the city dye the entire city red with blood to welcome the Song army into the city."
Li Quansheng frowned and said, "Master, what do you mean by this? Isn't it the duty of a minister to sacrifice his life for the country?"
Zhang Boyu said: "Why should I regret my death? But the people in the city are innocent."
Yang Ying'er said: "Everything in this world will eventually be punished. Baoguo Gong's grandfather massacred 100,000 Song people. Now the retribution has come."
Li Quansheng stood up and shouted angrily: "Yang Ying'er, that's enough. You target me everywhere. It's nothing more than resentment for my grandfather's impeachment of your grandfather in front of the emperor. Now that a disaster is approaching, I don't want to quarrel with you, but don't be aggressive."
Yang Ying'er was also a tough guy. He stood up and argued: "Am I wrong? If your grandfather hadn't started that war, how could the Song army have sent troops to Jiaozhi again and again."
Li Quansheng said: "In the situation at that time, the Song Dynasty obviously wanted to use force against me in Jiaozhi. My grandfather and the emperor were just taking a preemptive strike. As for the massacre, it was caused by the soldiers to vent their anger. How could it be that my grandfather could not control it?"
of."
"Really? At that time, the Song Dynasty was busy dealing with Xixia and Liao Dynasties. How could you come to this desolate place? It was clearly your grandfather who wanted to be promoted and consolidate his status, so he provoked that war. You have to do it.
People don’t know, unless you don’t do it yourself.”
"enough."
Zhang Boyu stood up and said: "Have you two quarreled enough? What time is it now, and you are still in the mood to dig out those old accounts. If I hear you arguing again, don't blame me for turning against you.
Sit down, everyone."
Li Quansheng and Yang Ying'er snorted at the same time, but still sat down as instructed.
Zhang Boyu turned to Liu Qingtan and said, "Qingtan, what do you think?"
Liu Qingtan pondered for a while and said: "Now there is no way we can defend Shenglong Mansion. Our only option is to surrender."
"Liu Qingtan, you traitor to your country and seek glory, I have misjudged you."
When Li Quansheng heard this, he immediately cursed.
Liu Qingtan was also holding back his anger now, and couldn't help but said angrily: "Do you think I want to do this? In the Song camp, I wanted to kneel down in front of those golden knife chefs and beg them to withdraw their troops. I, Liu Qingtan, have lived for decades.
, I have lost all face today. I wanted to die at the time, but I still had to take the overall situation into consideration.
Even if there is a glimmer of hope, I will stand unswervingly on the side of the old general, but the problem is that we have no chance of winning at all. Even if you don’t care about the people in the city, old general, then you have to worry about the royal family. If we
If we resist completely, if the Song army enters the city in the future, the royal family may suffer disaster. By then, I, Jiaozhi, will be completely finished. There will be no chance of a comeback."
Li Quansheng was stunned immediately. He had to worry about the royal family. If all the descendants of the royal family were killed, it would be difficult for the country to change its surname!
Zhang Boyu said: "Come back? What do you mean by this?"
Liu Qingtan said: "You three, this is a desolate place in the south. The Song army comes from the north and cannot always be stationed here. Moreover, it is thousands of miles away from Bianliang, not to mention that they sent a large army here.
It's not an easy trip, even if the Song court can really control this place. It's still unclear. Isn't that what Emperor Shan Gao meant? Why don't we just compromise and surrender to the Song army, and wait until the Song army retreats?
, we will discuss it in the long term based on the situation."
Zhang Boyu nodded repeatedly and said: "This plan is feasible."
Yang Ying'er also nodded slightly.
Li Quansheng said: "What you said is very light. Once we surrender, who can guarantee that the Song army will not attack the royal family."
Liu Qingtan said: "As the Golden Knife Chef King said, they don't have to take action. If we all surrender, he will go on a killing spree. If this spreads, it will not be a good thing for them in the Song Dynasty. In fact, they can completely kill them. All members of the royal family will move to Bianliang. This is the safest way. They will definitely do this, but if we resist tenaciously, this may also give them a reason to go on a killing spree."
Li Quansheng said: "If all the members of the royal family have moved away, then there is no point in talking about a comeback."
Liu Qingtan said: "How much does the Song Army know about our royal family? Don't we know how to interfere with it? I heard that the second prince and the fourth prince have recently given birth to a son. Why don't we get two babies from the private sector to preserve the royal family?" Our blood is here, and when the time comes, we will immediately support them as our new kings of Cochin."
Li Quansheng shook his head and said: "I still don't think it's appropriate. We have no way of knowing what the enemy is planning, and how can we trust the enemy's words easily?"
But his tone was not as strong as before.
Zhang Boyu said: "Let's do this. I will go to the harem to discuss with the Queen Mother. It is up to the Queen Mother to decide what to do."
.......
After three days.
There was no news from Shenglong Mansion, but in the middle of the night on the third day, a mysterious man suddenly came to the Song Army camp.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Dong dong dong!"
"E, Aunt Chen, please let me beg you. This is such a late night, unless gold falls from the sky, please don't disturb my sleep."
Li Qi, who hated being disturbed when sleeping, habitually buried his head under the pillow.
Aunt Chen? Ma Qiao outside the door scratched her head and shouted: "Bu Shuai, Bu Shuai, are you dreaming? Aunt Chen is not here."
Yes, this is a military camp! Li Qi was so excited that he jumped out of bed and hurriedly opened the door, "Is there someone coming over there?"
Ma Qiao said with a rare hint of admiration: "Shuai Bu, you are really clever. You really sent someone over there."
Li Qi chuckled and said, "It's not that I have a clever plan, it's just that everyone is afraid of death."
Ma Qiao said proudly: "I'm not afraid. For my junior sister, this life is nothing."
"Uh... I know, are you a master? Oh, you are also a master of infatuation."
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "Let him wait for a while, I will get dressed and go over."
Li Qi tidied up his account a little. As a representative of a country, he still had to take care of his appearance. If a country's diplomatic history is like that of an alcoholic, that country is probably like that.
"My dear, Gao Jie, I have met the Privy Envoy of the Song Dynasty."
As soon as Li Qi entered the account, someone quickly came forward to salute him, and even startled him. It seemed that the person was Gao Jie, and he smiled secretly, he turned out to be an old acquaintance, very good, very good, it seems that Gao's family I didn't know that there is a classic saying in our business world, which is called don't eat if you are not familiar with it. I pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh, isn't this Brother Gao? A rare customer, really a rare customer."
Brother Gao? Gao Jie felt a little ashamed when he heard this. He was obviously older than Li Qi, both "on paper" and in real age, but there was no way around it. These days, seniority was determined based on strength.
"Sit down, sit down, sit down quickly, what are you doing standing here? Maqiao, please get some food and drinks, I want to have a candlelit night talk with Brother Gao."
Before Gao Jie could react, Li Qi pulled Gao Jie to sit down next to him, and immediately said bitterly: "Brother Gao, you don't know, since I came to this place where birds don't shit, I'm almost suffocated to death. , facing a bunch of martial artists with rough hands, thick feet, and no ideas all day long, oh, it’s really painful. It’s great to see Brother Gao here. Finally, I have someone who can talk to me. Okay, let’s not talk about anything else, we must talk all night today.”
Gao Jie was a little flattered by Li Qi's enthusiasm. In fact, he and Li Qi only had a one-time relationship, and it was not as good as this. This was far beyond his expectation. Of course he was happy to see it, and he said: "I'm just afraid of it." This unruly guest has disturbed King Yanyun."
Li Qi said carelessly: "How could it be? As long as we don't talk about business, even if you don't say a word, I'm very satisfied. I just want to find someone I can talk to."
"thump?"
"Eh? Brother Gao, why are you sitting on the ground?" (To be continued...)