Chapter five hundred and eighty seventh spear and shield
This was a two-way negotiation, so the process went extremely smoothly, beyond Chen Weiwei's expectations.
On the way here, Chen Weiwei and Cui Fanye made countless preparations and thought up many excuses.
But neither of them expected that King Maolin's attitude would be so enthusiastic and his yearning for Dayu would be so sincere.
So much so that on the first day, basically everything that needed to be discussed had already been discussed.
Because there was no one around Lin Ye here, Cui Fanye did not hide himself deliberately.
Cui Fanye was involved in the entire negotiation process.
He is really suitable for this kind of scene. He is very knowledgeable and can talk eloquently without appearing perfunctory or frivolous. Whether it is his behavior or attitude, he is impeccable.
On the contrary, Chen Weiwei, as the main ambassador, seemed a bit mediocre from beginning to end.
Fortunately, he also knew what he was good at and what he was not good at, so he didn't feel jealous because of it at this time.
The only problem we have to face now is that Keya hopes to make Maolin a state of Dayu instead of becoming a vassal state of Dayu.
Not only Chen Weiwei couldn't decide on this kind of thing, even Lin Ye couldn't decide on it either.
According to Cui Fanye's intention, he refused on the spot, because based on his understanding of Emperor Yu, it was impossible for the Emperor to agree to this.
The gain outweighs the loss.
Maolin became a state of Dayu, and Dayu had to send troops from thousands of miles away. The place was poor, and supplies had to be allocated from the court.
To be honest, if you want to maintain such an enclave, you can't do it by just agreeing to it.
Yunzhou is so big and its products are so rich. If Maolin really became a state of Dayu, half of Yunzhou's harvest would be consumed every year just for supplies to Maolin, including supplies for the garrison.
This is still the most conservative estimate. Once the war breaks out and the Loufan people attack Maolin, not to mention half of Yunzhou, the entire Yunzhou's annual harvest will not be enough.
One enclave can bring down half of the country in the north of Dayu.
If this thing comes true, other small countries will be watching.
If Dayu really provides so many benefits, they will naturally follow suit and be willing to invest in Dayu.
If Dayu doesn't give it, they will see that Dayu doesn't really want to protect them.
Therefore, being a big brother is not that easy. Without strong financial and material resources, being a big brother will be controlled and poached by the younger brothers.
But this is an extremely special period. It is the first time that Dayu wants to show its strength to the north in more than two hundred years since its founding.
Chen Weiwei stopped Cui Fanye's direct refusal. What he meant was to send someone to ask Lin Ye first and let Lin Ye solve this hot problem.
But he also knew that Lin Ye could not directly make the decision.
Now that the matter has come to this point, the next step is to wait for Lin Ye's reply.
So Keya, Chen Weiwei and others temporarily stayed in Corea City.
The next day, Keya personally took Chen Weiwei and the others to visit Corea City, and on the third day they went out to see it.
On the fourth day, the situation suddenly changed.
A large number of rebels suddenly appeared. Although it was not a regular team, there were quite a lot of them.
There are only 1,800 guards around Keya, and there are no soldiers at all in Kolya City.
Chen Weiwei and Cui Fanye only had about a hundred people with them. Even if the enemy was a ragtag group of people with a huge disparity in strength, it would be difficult to achieve anything.
The rebels numbered at least tens of thousands of people. They were dressed in messy clothes and looked like a makeshift team.
I don’t know why, but looking at the high momentum of this group of rebels, everyone seems to think that they have a chance to win.
The most worrying thing is that Keya's escort does not carry a lot of weapons and equipment.
They did bring bows and arrows with them when they set out, but each of them only brought an quiver.
The walls of this small city are not very tall and strong, the city gates are also in disrepair, and there are no thousand-jin gates to stop the rebels from charging.
The people who were visiting saw black smoke billowing from the north outside the city, so they immediately returned to the city.
Standing on the city wall, Chen Weiwei's face was solemn.
"Can't stay here."
Cui Fanye lowered his voice and reminded: "We can't defend this place at all, and there must be people from Loufan behind the rebels. We can't change the situation if we stay here."
Chen Weiwei shook his head: "If we just run away, how can those Maolin people think highly of us?"
Cui Fanye said: "Sect Master, you should remember that I told you before that you should not act on your own initiative. Only by preserving yourself first can you achieve great results..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Weiwei shook his head again.
"I know Mr. Cui's good intentions, and I know that what he said is right, but he also knows the weirdness of my temper... If not for this, I would not have killed Tuoba Lie in the first place."
He pointed outside the city: "If Dayu's envoys escaped first because of such a rabble, how can we expect the Maolin people to respect Dayu in the future?"
He took a deep breath: "The path taught to me by Sir is the most correct, but the path I want to take is ultimately the path I want to take."
He turned around and looked at his disciples: "Whether Shangyang Beizong can become famous depends on whether you have the courage to fight with me."
His disciples leaned over one after another: "I am willing to go with the sect master!"
Chen Weiwei then said loudly: "We guard this small city and protect King Maolin. After we return, we will be Dayu's heroes."
"Not to mention what rewards Dayu will give us, just say that with the reputation of today's battle, you and I are heroes respected by the world."
Cui Fanye's expression changed. Although he thought Chen Weiwei was stupid, he still didn't stop him with any words.
He walked to one side and called over his confidant Gu Xizhao.
"Follow Chen Weiwei. I will never allow him to die in a place like this. If he dies, we will lose the best way out in the future."
Gu Xizhao nodded: "Don't worry, young master, he won't die even if I die."
After confessing to Gu Xizhao, Cui Fanye returned to Chen Weiwei.
"Since the sect master has chosen to fight, I naturally cannot hinder the sect master. However, it would be a pity if Dayu did not know about the bravery of the sect master and your disciples in time."
He advised: "It is not convenient for my people to go to see Lin Ye. The sect leader can select a few powerful disciples to return to the wind outlet immediately and inform Lin Ye of what is happening here."
Chen Weiwei thought that this was indeed the case. If Dayu didn't know about his generosity and courage, wouldn't it be a waste of his generosity and courage?
"That's fine."
Seeing that he agreed, Cui Fanye advised again: "Why don't the sect leader go to see Lord Maolin now and tell her that you are going to send someone back to ask for help from the general and ask her to send someone to prove that Maolin has reached an agreement with the sect leader."
, and also explained Maolin’s surrender to the general. If Keya sends someone, it will be a proof of the sect leader’s courage today.”
Chen Weiwei clasped his fists: "Mr. Cui is still thoughtful. I will go see Keya now."
After they decided on the plan, they immediately went to separate ways.
At the same time, in a gate city on the southeastern border of Maolin.
Qihe Manruo looked at the general guarding the city in front of him and handed Maolin the official document stamped with the seal of Maolin's Ministry of War and the seal of Prime Minister Maolin.
"There is a rebellion in the capital, and the Loufan people have instigated some officials to rebel. The situation is extremely tense now."
Qihe Manruo said: "I came here day and night because I was afraid of missing the king and Maolin. I hope the general can make plans in advance."
The general guarding the city looked at the official document and his face became anxious.
"However, I have less than three thousand soldiers in Guanzhong here. Even if we rush there, I'm afraid it won't help."
Qihe Manruo said: "I have been ordered by Your Majesty and entrusted by the Prime Minister, and I have to rush to various places to mobilize troops for reinforcements. Therefore, this official document needs to be returned to me. I can't delay. I will rush to the next pass soon."
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He cupped his fists and said: "This matter is urgent. It is related to the life and death of the king and the survival of Maolin. I hope the general will think twice."
After he finished speaking, he bent down and saluted, then took the official document, turned around and strode away, looking really eager.
The general guarding the city sent him out, feeling just as anxious.
He discussed it with his men, and everyone said that if he didn't go, the capital might fall and the king might be killed.
Then even if they defend the border town, what's the point?
So the general ordered that 500 people be left behind, and he rushed to the capital Peilai with 2,500 people.
After the team left the city, they hurried north without delaying for a moment.
Only a few days later, Qihe Manruo arrived at another border town and repeated his old trick and handed over the official document.
This official document is of course genuine. The seal of the Ministry of War and the seal of the Prime Minister are both genuine. It cannot be any more genuine.
The general here was very anxious when he heard that there was a rebellion in the capital.
Qihe Manruo, just like before, asked for the official documents back and then left in a hurry.
The general discussed with his men and finally decided to leave a small number of troops to continue to defend the city, while he personally led most of the troops to Peilai.
Who would have thought that Qihe Manruo, who was now the general of Loufan's southern camp, would actually be running around and planning in this tiny place.
Every day that followed, he was on the road, not just to the border towns, but even if he passed through a small county town, he would take out the official documents and show them to the local chief official, asking him to organize troops to rush to Peilai.
With his own strength, he actually mobilized half of the forest.
At this time, Chen Weiwei and the others were still guarding the small town of Kolya.
When the arrows were gone, they used stones. When the stones were gone, they demolished the house.
The people of Kolya City are also extremely brave and strong. Under the leadership of Pumul, they vowed to protect the king even if they demolished all their homes.
The rebels are outnumbered, which is their advantage, but the people in Coria are loyal and brave, which is their advantage.
For such a small town, the war seemed extremely anxious.
But even the people in this small town didn't know that such a small-scale war was taking place on a huge chessboard.
Qihemanruo not only wants to transfer troops from various parts of Maolin to Peilai, but one of his purposes is to leave Keya in Corea City with no one to mobilize. Even if Keya sends people to break out of the siege,
We went to ask for help, but we couldn't find any.
Secondly, he has arranged teams outside Maolin, but they are not from Loufan, but neighboring countries of Maolin.
Qihemanruo puts pressure on Maolin's neighboring countries, and if they don't send troops, they will be destroyed first.
There is usually not much harmony between such small countries. With the support of the Loufan people, the neighboring country has no choice but to mobilize troops as soon as possible.
At this time, Maolin Border Gate was empty, and it would not be difficult for them to break in.
Qihe Manruo's goal is not to let Lou Fan fight Dayu in the end, but to cause the small countries in southern Xinjiang to cause chaos on their own.
He used this rabble, a rabble that he didn't care about at all, to fight Lin Ye.
Dayu used Dongbo and Lone Bamboo to consume Lou Fan's million-strong army. At this time, the strategy Qihe Manruo was using was actually learned from Dayu.
Emperor Jade's strategy is unparalleled in the world and no one can surpass it.
In this case, then use the strategy of Emperor Jade to fight against the Jade Army, and use his spear to attack his shield. Which one do you think is stronger and which one is weaker?