Chapter 496 The attitude of the Thai people to the armistice
The bird fluttered its wings and flew up into the sky, appearing in the sight of the Thai people.
Galberg waved his sword: "Destroy the crossbow and retreat."
Sergeant Taixi moved quickly. In just a few breaths, the broad crossbow turned into a pile of broken wood. In the middle of the wood, metal fragments of different colors could be vaguely seen.
On the other side, the Han army, led by Qian Buzhoutong, who exited Jiameng Pass, climbed up the stacked city walls with the help of ladders.
In the cave, several guards took out ropes and tied Joseph up again.
The army moved forward, threw out the ladder, and rescued Su Lu and his party.
The birds in the sky began to rain down crossbow arrows, and like a rain of crossbow arrows, the fleeing Taixi people were enveloped. In just a few moments of facing each other, half of the Taixi people were killed, and the rest did not dare to run away any more. They knelt on the ground and raised their hands.
The army advanced and tied up all the Taixi people.
After coming out of the cave, Su Lu's face was still a bit ugly. He had walked between life and death for a while now. If it weren't for the cave, he probably wouldn't have survived.
Galberg's grandson reacted quickly enough. Not only did he get hit by the crossbow, but he also destroyed the crossbow.
Joseph had a rope tied to his body. When he saw Galberg who was also tied with a rope, he went up and gave him a kick.
"Grandson, you are so cruel. You want to kill me, but you are not qualified. Let's see how I treat you when I get back."
Galberg glanced at the rope on Joseph's body, his tone full of ridicule:
"Go back and serve me? You should think about how to go back first."
Gao Dashan kicked Galberg to the ground, cursed and said: "I'm scared when I think about it now. If I had been slower, I would have nothing. Several brothers would have died in your fucking hands."
Up."
Su Lu glanced at the broken Guancheng and ordered: "Untie Lord Joseph."
Lu Zhan came up and personally untied Joseph's rope.
Su Lu patted Joseph on the shoulder: "Master Joseph, you have fought with me a lot, and you know my level as Su Lu. Apart from sending out powerful crossbows, you Taixi can't do anything to me. Let's just treat me like a barbarian."
How about the land being the boundary, the east belongs to me, and the west belongs to your Taixi Empire?"
Joseph rubbed his tied and sore wrists, his expression unchanged:
"Commander, this is impossible. Our Thai-Western Empire has invaded and occupied the barbarians. What we want is a kind of metal produced in their tribes and to give up half of the barbarian lands. Don't say that I won't agree. Even the Minister of War will not agree. This means
In the more than ten years of management of our Taixi Empire, the blood of tens of thousands of warriors from the expeditionary force has been shed in vain."
Su Lu patted Joseph on the shoulder: "Okay, you go back and inform your Minister of War and His Majesty the Emperor. As for whether it can be done or not, we can discuss it again. The key here is that it can be done.
Can’t talk anymore.”
Joseph understood, saluted Su Lu, and begged Lu Zhan for a few prisoners of the Taixi sergeant, asked for some war horses, and left the border.
Most of the destroyed Guancheng was silted in the central part of Guancheng, and it would take a lot of effort to dig it out.
The captain of the rear army transport commander came to complain to Su Lu: "Commander Commander, this stuff is too thick. We just have to dig it out by hand. I don't know how much effort it will take. It's too difficult for me."
Su Lu looked at the dilapidated Guancheng and pointed out: "There is no need to do this. You can use this place as the west gate. You only need to dig out the gate hole and open up the city wall."
The captain's eyes lit up, this would save a lot of manpower.
Su Lu returned to Guancheng, sat down in the Festival Hall of the Governor's Mansion, and gave instructions:
"The war here is over. What's left is to argue with the Taixi people. The barbarian land has the metals that the Taixi people need, and there must be the metals we need. In the past few days, many long-distance flying birds have been sent to intimidate the barbarians in the barbarian land.
Either kill or drive them away, let the Feiniao camp decide on their own."
"Dong Ling stayed to preside over the peace talks, and General Qian Buzhou stayed to provide support. As soon as the talks were concluded, Dong Ling led Feiniao Battalion back to Liangjiang to prepare for the war between the two rivers."
Dong Ling came out and asked: "Commander, what are the limits for peace talks?"
Su Lu pointed to the defense map: "Take the Jiameng Pass line as the criterion. This is the area controlled by our Han Kingdom. Half of the barbarian areas to the west cannot have Taixi garrison."
"As for the barbarian metals that the Taixi people need, they can be mined by the barbarians. We will not interfere, and the Taixi people cannot interfere openly."
"As for the metals in western Liaoning, we can trade with the Taixi people and sell the metals to them."
"This is the bottom line. If the Taixi people don't agree, then we will have another fight and send out long-distance flying birds to destroy the barbarian tribes and let the Taixi people see the sharp weapon of our Han country."
The generals agreed with a roar.
Su Lu stood up and ordered Lu Zhan to prepare the carriage. The war in the Liangjiang area had been going on for a long time, and he had to rush back.
The war here in Jiameng Pass has been decided, and Li Qing has mobilized officials from all over the pass to start sorting out government affairs. There is basically nothing left for him to use.
When the carriage left Jiameng Pass, Su Ge sat on the carriage shaft and asked Su Lu: "Your Majesty, let's go back to Beijing. His Majesty has not seen you for a long time. He should be very happy to see you."
In the carriage, Su Lu, who was sleeping on the quilt, said tiredly: "Let's go to Liangjiang. I don't know what kind of damage Luo Da and Li Weiyuan have ruined Liangjiang. I'm not worried."
Su Ge pouted when he heard this: "Several reports of the battle between the two rivers have been sent. Although Luojiang Mansion was lost, General Li Kun and General Luo Da coordinated with each other and still defended Tongcheng. Now the Yingte army is blocked
We have been in Tongcheng for several months, and the Yingte people are simply not good enough."
Su Lu said nothing and fell into a deep sleep. Can the battle report sent by Roda be taken seriously?
In Jiameng Pass, Dong Ling sat at the top with a golden sword. Qian Buzhou, who wanted to take the main seat, looked embarrassed. He took the time to pick up the tea cup and sat down in the first position on the left.
Dong Ling glanced at Qian Buzhou, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.
"Everyone, the commander-in-chief has entrusted me with the affairs of the Western Region. In order to achieve the goal of dividing the border with the Westerners, I now have a few things to arrange."
"Fan Quan, speed up your supply army, clear the west gate, strengthen the gate, and open up the road."
"Cao Rui, your Feiniao camp will go out every day to find the Taixi camp and the barbarian camp. Under the premise of ensuring your own safety, let them open their eyes and know how powerful our weapons are."
"General Qian, the army under your command marches forward, sets up camp outside the pass, and assumes the posture of marching forward to attack the barbarians."
"Gaodashan, when your guard camp comes out, I allow you to choose your own opportunity to fight with your camera, kill or burn. For the Taishi and barbarian camps, I will destroy seven or eight. The more the better."
The generals agreed with a roar.
When Joseph returned to his camp, it was already dark.
When he arrived at the Chinese army's tent, he informed Duke William of the destruction of the crossbow.
The highest commander of the expeditionary force in the barbarian lands, William, the second-class Duke of the Western Empire, looked at Joseph with a sarcastic smile on his face.
"Okay, I understand this. Joseph, you have had a hard time in defeat. Go back and rest."
Joseph said hurriedly: "Sir, what about negotiating peace with Han?"