Ping Qi didn't dare to stop along the way, and finally arrived at Wangjiang half a month later.
Inside the Governor's Mansion, there was a hot scene. Cicadas were singing loudly on the trees, and the soil in the flower beds smelled hot.
Lin Gang led Ping Qi to the backyard garden and introduced:
"Yingte signed an armistice agreement with us. No more warships will go northward. North of the Tuojiang River is the territory of our Han navy. The Yingte people have stopped. The commander-in-chief is simply recuperating in Wangjiang these days."
"Captain Ping is in a dusty state, what's the matter?"
Ping Qi was indeed a little tired. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly and said:
"I came here to disturb the prince. I'm ashamed. As a subordinate, I can't let the prince live in peace and quiet. I'm really ashamed."
Lin Gang was slightly confused when he heard this:
"What big thing happened again that made Governor Ping feel embarrassed?"
Ping Qi recounted the information revealed by Joseph, and when he mentioned the war in Tang Dynasty, his face became quite ugly.
Lin Gang walked through an arch, his body slightly turned sideways, and his tone was quite strange:
"When did this Mali appear? I only know Yingte and Texi, but this is the first time I heard about this Mali. He is actually stronger than Texi."
"The world is so big, it's not just countries like ours. It wouldn't be surprising if there are hundreds of small countries popping up, let alone a quick one."
Su Lu's voice sounded.
Ping Qi took two steps forward and saw Su Lu sitting on the fence in the corridor of the garden, leaning against a pillar, talking to Su Ping and several generals.
Seeing Ping Qi, Su Lu waved.
"Come here and see what bad news our Commander-in-Chief Ping has brought me."
Su Lu said, and at the same time gave Su Ping a few instructions, and Su Ping retreated with several generals.
Ping Qi greeted Su Ping and then entered the corridor, his face full of bitterness.
"Your Majesty, according to what Joseph said, the Mali people are powerful and have not participated in the barbarian wars before. It is only because of the war in the country and now that the domestic war has been resolved, they are ready to intervene in the Tang war."
Lin Gang interjected from the side:
"How strong the Mali people are cannot be based solely on Joseph's words. We still have to find a way to verify it and see if they have any troops to intervene in the Tang Dynasty's war."
Su Lu waved his hand:
"There's no need to test. There's no need for Joseph to lie. Pingqi, hurry up and deploy your manpower to find out the strength of Taixi, Yingte and Mali."
"We are not afraid of trouble, but we must be prepared."
"The special gold is extraordinary. If the Mali people are powerful, they will not want to step in and get a share of the pie. The war in Tang State should have come to an end by now."
Lin Gang's face was full of joy:
"My lord, you are going out to lead the army yourself to kill this madman Gao Lan."
Su Lu took the steamed bun crumbs placed on the fence and threw them into the pond. Watching the fish swarming over to grab food, he sighed and said:
"A centipede insect is dead but not stiff. Although we have captured the land of the Tang State north of the Tuojiang River, if Gaolan holds the Tuojiang River and defends it, our army will not be able to break through for the time being. There is no point in continuing to fight."
"We have occupied too much ground. We have not had time to digest it and it has turned into material for the continued attack. If we delay it any longer, there will be no benefit. It is better to cease the war."
He nodded flatly:
"Every piece of information collected by our Dingxiang Guard indicates that the occupied areas are quite uneasy, and some officials and local gentry are showing signs of instability. If General Wang Si hadn't suppressed it with great force, something would have happened along the Tuojiang River by now.
Already."
"A ceasefire now is not a bad thing for our army."
Lin Gang was somewhat dissatisfied. As long as we could conquer the south of Tuojiang River and destroy the Tang State, these guys who wanted to rebel would naturally disappear.
Su Lu waved his hand and gave instructions:
"Lingang, draft a text and send an order to Cao Hua, saying that according to my wishes, I will inform the Emperor of Tang and ask them to surrender."
Lin Gang took the order and walked out.
Ping Qi watched Lin Gang's back disappear, and then asked Su Lu:
"Your Majesty, Joseph has agreed to develop several spies for us. This is the list he provided. Based on the intelligence of the spies who have previously penetrated into Taixi, judging from the personalities of these people, they may indeed be attracted."
Su Lu waved his hand:
"I won't read the list. You can destroy it yourself after reading it. Don't let the third person know about the list."
"It is dangerous in itself to do things for us. We cannot leak their names because of our own recklessness. This is tantamount to giving a knife to the enemy and killing our leader."
"In the future, we must be cautious in handling internal affairs."
Ping Qi's face was a little stunned. He didn't know whether it was Su Lu who didn't want to see the list because he was annoyed, or whether it was just as Su Lu said, because he was afraid of leaking the list.
Su Lu glanced at Ping Qi and ordered:
"I know you are confused. When you encounter more people in the future, you will understand the importance of confidentiality. Remember my words and just implement them."
Ping Qi respectfully agreed, picked up the urgent matters, and reported some to Su Lu. After receiving Su Lu's advice, his heart suddenly became enlightened. Seeing that Su Lu was a little tired, he resigned.
The next day, a fleet of warships set sail from Wangjiang River, sailed southward along the outer sea, and headed straight for the mouth of Tuojiang River.
At the mouth of the Tuojiang River, two medium-sized auxiliary ships broke away from the fleet, sailed upstream, and headed straight for Gaoping.
Five days later, the auxiliary ship that sailed up the river arrived at Gaoping, and docked at the dock outside Gaoping City under the nose of Tang Jun.
Lu Zhan carried Su Lu's documents and went straight into the city to meet with Cao Hua, the commander-in-chief of the unified army.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, Cao Hua looked at the letter in his hand and frowned. After a long time, he asked:
"General Lu is tired. I will inform Tang State about this matter. But whether it stops or not depends on the attitude of Emperor Tang."
Lu Zhan bowed his head:
"The last general was ordered to deliver a message, but he doesn't understand military and state affairs. Everything must be decided by the commander-in-chief."
Cao Hua ordered his soldiers to take Lu Zhan down to rest. Looking at the letter on the handsome case in the house, he felt a little headache.
It is not difficult to inform the Tang State. What is difficult is how to get the Tang State to agree to surrender while maintaining dignity.
Master always does things with purpose, but now he has really fought with the Tang State. Most of the land of the Tang State has been captured. Now he is only a hundred miles away from the capital of the Tang State. Gao Lan has a crazy temper. How could he agree to follow the Tuojiang River?
armistice.
Two days later, south of Tuojiang River, Luodu Palace was visited.
Gao Lan was sitting behind the court case, holding Cao Hua's documents in his hand and looking a little ugly.
In the main hall, all the officials bowed their heads and remained silent.
"Wow"
Gao Lan threw out the documents in his hand.
"What do you think, dear friends, should we beg for surrender from the Han Kingdom, or should we continue to fight?"
All the ministers were silent, no one dared to speak.
Gao Lan said to himself:
"We still have to rely on my own self-determination. The Mali people have come with credentials and want to help us repel the Han army without us paying any price."
"Hmph, do you really think that I am a three-year-old child? I'm afraid you servants all have your own ideas now."
"To convey my will, the Ministry of Rites sent officials north to present the letter of credence."
