After destroying several large ships and several battleships, the Mari people actually turned around and wanted to negotiate peace.
There must be something fishy here.
Su Lu looked at Joseph, this guy must know something.
There are no outsiders in the military tent now, except Lu Zhan Gao Dabao, who is one of Joseph's followers.
Joseph looked at him repeatedly, indicating that this follower was not one of his own.
Lu Zhan smiled and said:
"There are no outsiders here, General Jin. I feel sorry for you to hide in disguise. You have worked hard these years."
The attendant suddenly stood up and saluted Su Lu:
"Jin Yi, the last general, has met the prince and all the generals."
As he spoke, Jin Yi casually wiped his face, and his original Thai-Western face changed into an Oriental face. He looked at Joseph with a smile.
"Your Majesty, it is clear to me that I was ordered to lurk in the future. I did not dare to disclose my identity. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Joseph looked at his most trusted follower in bewilderment, watching him transform from a Thai to an Oriental, and he could fit an egg into his mouth.
"What method is this that is so magical?"
Lu Zhan introduced next to him and said:
"This is the art of disguise, one of my three great miraculous arts in the East. You can use the inner breath to adjust your face, and then use the power of some herbs to change your face and become the person you want to be."
Joseph's mouth opened even wider, this is so amazing.
"Can a man become a woman?"
Joseph's eyes flashed and he asked urgently.
Lu Zhan's expression changed when he heard this, he looked Joseph up and down, and his tone was a little annoyed:
"What does General Joseph think of the art of disguise!"
Joseph smiled, his face full of disappointment, and turned to talk about military affairs:
"General Jin and I have been trapped in the camp by the Mali people these days. Shantes has been asking me to write a letter and ask my Taixi army to attack Jiameng Pass. However, ten days ago, Shantes suddenly changed his mind.
He has never asked me to join the army again, until today."
Jin Yi added next to him:
"I haven't been idle these days. I walk around the Mali camp every day. Twelve days ago, I discovered that a messenger from the Mali people had come. Shantes had received a new military intelligence report from Mali."
Su Lu nodded:
"This makes sense. There has been another war in the country, and the domestic attitude towards the war in the Chu region should have changed. Shantes originally wanted to conquer Cangwu in one go, but now he has suffered a defeat. He knows that our army is not easy.
He even dares to use a powerful crossbow, so he has no intention of competing."
"I think his attack on Qidu is a vain attempt, right?"
Joseph nodded:
"Shantes is very cunning. I think eight out of ten of his sentences are false. Now I don't know what his intentions are."
Hua Xun said impatiently next to him:
"No matter what his intentions are, when General Zhao Wu comes south, I will kill him in one fell swoop. General Cao Hua's war in Qin is going smoothly, but here we are fighting like this. With the help of Mrs. Xiao's rebel army, we can't fight anymore."
, it was reported back to the court whether I, General Mingwei, can do it anymore."
Joseph was a little stunned. Could it be that Prince Su really ignored the affairs and had delegated all power to General Hua Xun?
Su Lu waved his hand:
"You can take care of this matter, but you must make arrangements for General Joseph and General Jin. They have made great contributions to our country of Han, and we cannot let them be wronged."
After Su Lu finished speaking, he left the camp citing fatigue.
Hua Xun immediately sat on the main seat and asked Jin Yi:
"General Jin, how many people are there in Mali's army now? How many weapons and supplies are there? If a war breaks out, what is the morale like?"
Jin Yi thought about it and said:
"The Mali people's military tents are connected. If my estimate is correct, there should be more than 60,000. There should be some flying birds among the weapons. Compared with our Han birds, their flying speed will be much faster."
"Most of the food and grass were plundered from various cities in the Chu Kingdom, but there is enough to support the half-month war."
"It's hard to say about morale. The Mali people are fighting far away from their homeland, so their morale is naturally a bit low. But when fighting against the Chu people, their morale is strong. It's hard to say whether they will still be like this when fighting against us Han."
Su Lu nodded:
"Okay, you two have worked hard. Let's take a short rest. Can you please go back and inform Shantes tomorrow that we, Hua Xun, have agreed. If he turns around and attacks Chu now, our agreement is still valid. If it happens again,
If he makes any mistakes, the Han army will attack him quickly."
"Report"
A messenger rushed into the camp, kneeling on the ground, his voice full of urgency.
"Commander Commander, the Mali army has begun to attack the city."
Hua Xun's expression changed and he glared at Joseph and Jin Yi:
"The Mali people are attacking the city!"
The two of them were confused for a moment, and the Mali people attacked the city.
Jin Yi's expression changed and he said angrily:
"We were deceived by the Mali people, and the lies turned out to be true. The Mali people are determined to attack the city, and we are just bait."
Joseph's face was gloomy, and his possible fate flashed through his mind.
General Hua Xun got angry and chopped himself off. Then the Han State resented Taixi, and immediately pushed Han State and Taixi to the opposite side. He sacrificed his own life in exchange for Taixi to completely stand opposite the Han State.
"What a vicious strategy."
Joseph gritted his teeth and said, "Shantes' grandson is trying to compromise, but he didn't expect it to be all fake."
Hua Xun hurriedly left the account.
Joseph asked Jin Yi anxiously:
"That's not right. Although I didn't see the military report from the Mali people before I left the Mali tent, the tired and haggard appearance of Shantes and the other generals was unmistakable."
"There must be something wrong here. Even if Shantes wants to use our lives, there is no way he can disguise himself so well. A crossbow battle is not a trivial matter. It will destroy the country."
Jin Yi stood up suddenly, his face pale:
"The Mali army may carry powerful crossbows."
At the same time, in the Mali camp.
Shantes sent his troops to attack the city. All kinds of siege equipment were pushed up like water. Siege engines, ladders, watchtowers, and all kinds of ordnance were erected, and crossbows were shot onto the top of the city like water.
The infantry pushed the high ladder up to the city wall. A dozen sergeants held on to the ladder with all their strength. The dexterous sergeants held blades in their mouths and climbed up quickly.
The large ballistae kept spraying crossbow arrows, suppressing the Han army's ballistae at the top of the city.
The navy also started to move. Two fighting ships approached the water gate and kept throwing crossbow arrows onto the city. On the deck, armored sergeants holding shields and swords were ready to attack the city.
The Mali people, both land and water armies, came out, looking like they were going to conquer Cangwu in one fell swoop.
When Hua Xun arrived at the city gate tower, a deft sergeant was climbing up the city wall, waving his blade, forcing away the nearby sergeants, rushing left and right to kill.
Hua Xun was furious:
"Lance array, step up, push me down."
"Hua Zixi, if he can't defend the city, I'll skin him."
"Strong crossbow?"
"Where are the crossbow artillerymen? Shoot down the birds for me. There may be powerful crossbows on them."
Hua Xun pointed at a bird that was already flying in the air and roared loudly.
As soon as the war begins, the Maris will use powerful weapons such as crossbows. Shantes is determined to fight to the death.