Chapter 631 The sorrow of a small country under a big country
The battle ended with most of the deft sergeants being knocked unconscious.
The angry Han army refused to hold back at all. Coupled with Dong Ling's connivance, in just a quarter of an hour, the originally agile and powerful sergeant was beaten to pieces.
The smart and obedient ones will drop their weapons and surrender as soon as they see that the situation is not right, while the stubborn ones will have no choice but to suffer a bloody blow.
The most miserable person was Nelson. As the general leading the army, naturally he could not surrender. He had to grit his teeth and persevere until the whole group surrendered, so he was also the most miserable.
The left eye was wrapped with gauze.
"I want to see Your Majesty. You are defiantly provoking me. You will pay the price for it."
Shantes pointed at Dong Ling, his tone full of ferocity.
Dong Ling remained unmoved and wiped the sword in his hand.
Zhao Pu couldn't stand it anymore, so he laughed and said:
"General Sha, we will treat those who are injured, and we, the Han State, will also provide pensions for those who are disabled. For those who are not injured in front of the two armies, General Sha should not be too excited."
Yes, Zhao Pu sent Shantez's words back exactly as they were.
Shantes felt a tightness in his chest and almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Damn, these bastards from Han are so irritating.
Looking at Nelson being supported by his own soldiers, Shante suddenly became angry. This Nelson, who was so proud when he was boasting, turned into a coward afterward.
It's all trash.
When Su Lu saw Dong Ling and Cao Hua, Li Qing had already left the court.
Sitting in the pavilion of the Imperial Garden, Su Lu fed the fish in the pond and listened to Li Qing scolding the two of them.
"The country's soldiers are strong and powerful, so you can't restrain yourself. Don't be so ruthless even if you win."
"Nelson is blind in one eye. How can I explain this?"
"We are a country of etiquette. We are invincible in wars, but there is no need to fight violently."
Li Qing scolded the two female generals for a while, and when he saw Su Lu still feeding the fish leisurely, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"It's true that I'm carelessly anxious. The worst that can happen is that I will start a fight with Moli. With the prince here, I have nothing to be afraid of. You two can sit down."
Li Qing ordered the two of them to speak.
Cao Hua and Dong Ling sat down, their eyebrows lowered, not daring to look around.
Li Qing asked Su Lu and said:
"Shantes wants to return to his country and accuse us of being too heavy-handed by the Han State and hurting their people. He still insists that we return the land occupied by the Tang State to the Tang State, but we will not hand it over to them."
Su Lu put down the fish food and said with a smile:
"That's it, you need to be strong enough to make iron. We are strong enough. Only those who are quick will sue and submit credentials."
"If we were not strong, what would come would not be credentials, but the swift crossbows and flying birds."
Dong Ling and Cao Hua both raised their heads and looked at Su Lu with bright eyes, expressions of approval on their faces.
Yes, that's it, whoever has the bigger fist has the final say.
Li Qing heard this and said helplessly:
"I also want to have a big fist, but our crossbow is not as good as others', and it can't launch birds. Moreover, outside Jiameng Pass, there are already armies of Taixi and Mari people everywhere."
"If a dispute really breaks out, we have to deal with Taixi and Mali at the same time. The war with the Tang Kingdom has just ended in China, and the digestion of the Tang Dynasty is in progress. Once the war breaks out again, the people of Li will suffer again."
Su Lu nodded, "Yes, when there is a war, it is only the people who suffer. The people suffer when they are prosperous, and the people suffer when they die."
"He knows everything Shantez knows. I will tell him tomorrow that if he wants to provoke a dispute between the two countries, he will continue to cause trouble."
"Send a message to Jiameng Pass and ask Wang Fang to send out troops. It just so happens that Dani is also at Jiameng Pass. She pushed all the crossbows from Jiameng Pass and blasted all the remaining barbarians to me."
Dong Ling and Cao Hua looked at each other. Although this could intimidate Mali people, if Mali people ignored them and a dispute really broke out, they would have to fight with each other. "
"Your Majesty, in a crossbow battle, we will not be the opponent of Mali."
Dong Ling reminded him.
Su Lu nodded: "Yes, we will not be the opponent of the Mali people in a strong crossbow battle, but our goal is not to fight a strong crossbow battle, but to clear the barbaric land and drive the Rouran people who cannot assimilate there.
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"Destroy those barbarians who are full of evil, give the ferocious Rouran people the capital to settle down, and let them serve as a buffer between us and Taixi."
Cao Hua asked from the side: "Your Majesty, if the Mali people want us to give up the Tang Dynasty, they will definitely intervene in the dispute between our country and the Tang Dynasty, and even use the Tang Dynasty as their power south of the Tuojiang River."
Su Lu unfolded the defense plan brought by Chang Ning, pointed at Tang and said:
"Gao Lan definitely doesn't want to be someone else's puppet. It's a pity that he doesn't have a strong crossbow, otherwise he could have competed. It's a pity. I was quite optimistic about him."
"Send the order to stop the troops along the Tuojiang River and not to start a fight with the Tang Dynasty. We will just sit and watch the dispute between the Tang Dynasty and the Mali people."
Li Qing asked doubtfully:
"By controlling Jiameng Pass, we have cut off the land route for the Mali people to enter the Tang Kingdom. To the south of the Tang Kingdom is the Chu Kingdom. I don't think the Chu Kingdom will let the Mali people pass by."
Su Lu stood up and looked at the fish swimming in the pond.
"I don't care if this fish in the pond won't let me pass."
Li Qing was stunned for a moment, but he understood the next moment.
This still falls on Su Lu's words just now. Without a strong crossbow, Chu is just a weak country. Whether he agrees or disagrees, it is of no use at all.
At the same time, thousands of miles away on the coast of Chu State.
In Nanwan, a good southern port, there is a busy scene in the port.
Nanwan County Magistrate Chu Cheng looked at the cargo ships going up and down with a sad expression on his face.
The county magistrate next to him asked doubtfully:
"Your Majesty, why are you looking so sad? I think this port is busier than last year. Our performance this year is much better than last year, so there is nothing to worry about."
Two government officials brought a stool. Chu Cheng sat down on the stool and said with a wry smile:
"The trade routes are opening up day by day, which is a good thing. What worries me is that there are more and more Westerners."
"Yesterday, a secret message came from the capital, saying that the Tang emperor rejected the Mali people's request to jointly control the Tuojiang River and killed the Mali people's envoy. I think the Mali people's army will soon arrive in the Tang Dynasty."
The county magistrate laughed:
"The misfortune of the Tang Dynasty is not a bad thing for us. The county magistrate does not need to worry unreasonably. If the people of the Tang Dynasty are unlucky again, we will not lose half a coin."
Chu Cheng shook his head:
"The Tang State is located in the center of the mainland, with Han State in the north, Qi State in the east, and the land of Han State except for the high mountains in the west. The Mali people's mission returned in defeat in Han State, and they heard that Han State sent out powerful crossbows to massacre the barbarians in the west.
It’s very intimidating to Mari people.”
"If the Ma Li people want to take control of the Tang Kingdom, the only place they can use is our Chu Kingdom."
The county magistrate still looks calm and calm:
"So what, if he wants to use the road, we can just lend it to him. As long as he doesn't deal with our country of Chu, everything will be fine."
Chu Cheng glared at the uninformed county magistrate, and his voice suddenly rose in pitch.
"Borrowing the road means that our country of Chu is afraid of Mali. If Mali wants to forcefully borrow this Nanwan Port, what will we do?"
"Furthermore, when Mali's army entered the country, instead of going to the Tang state, they attacked our Chu state. Isn't this giving away the land to others?"
For a moment, the only sound in the port was the sound of waves.
"warship"
A hoarse voice sounded.
An old government official pointed at the dark and towering warship outside the port and roared hoarsely.