"Did you guess wrong?"

Having said that, Attila did not show any surprise.

Strictly speaking, most of the shamans of the Northern Xiongnu were magicians or practiced magic, although they paid more attention to the application of combat than the magicians of the Great Song Dynasty, but after all, they had become an establishment, and it was not difficult to gather the strength of the people to make some predictions.

And this time, they told Attila that the variable was either west or north.

After that, Attila chose West because he felt that Liu Tian was the most likely variable.

But he guessed wrong.

But it doesn't matter, fate has always been something that can be changed, only "magic" will not change.

Fate doesn't exist, or rather, it's because he thinks so that he has that ending, it's his choice, it's magic that belongs only to him.

"Let them go. ”

……

Yaoxiong died.

His eyes stared blankly at the sky, apparently not believing that he would lose, let alone die, until the moment he died.

It was not that he did not think about a strategic retreat, and once again made a comeback, but he did not succeed.

He also didn't understand that while they were constantly creating variables to entangle their opponents, they were also in a hurry because of more and more complex operations.

They failed, and more than half of the 30,000 Wei troops were annihilated, and the rest surrendered.

And there were no casualties on Chen Duyun's side, or-

"Report, the whole army is 7,634 people, all safe!"

The roll call was familiar and proud to report, but no one thought that no matter what time it was, the people who listened to the report would not be counted.

……

"The whole army is attacking. ”

Defeated by a mere 7,000 men, the Wei army was already frightened, and it would definitely not be able to regain its combat strength in a short period of time, so Chen Duyun kept the captives behind, and didn't care if they would escape.

Chen's army continued north, but this time they had detailed maps and more information - the Wei army was smarter than the average ancient Mongolian army, but it was also more desperate for their lives, and after Yaoxiong's death, many officers immediately defected and offered to provide them with information.

Seeing the big from the small, Chen Duyun has reason to believe that the King of Beihai who stayed in the capital is also a similar person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

The speed of reaching the capital of Wei was not unfast, but because the map was sixty times larger during the war, they could not reach the Wei army in the rear before they could send a message, but the cities along the way did not send troops to attack them.

Sure enough, they didn't have any more manpower. ”

Ma Niancai and Niu Gao were both very happy, but Chen Duyun calculated and found that the other party was not powerless to resist, but deliberately unguarded.

Could it be that this king of the North Sea is even more straw than the queen of Shu?

With full suspicion, they continued on their way, and finally reached Weidu on the 12th.

"Lord, I think it might be...... No, there must be fraud. ”

Everyone held their breath and looked at the situation in front of them seriously.

The gates of the Wei capital were wide open, and the army set up a drive outside the city to greet them, and a well-dressed young man with the officials waited in the center.

"I think of a sentence that the people are familiar with those who dare not eat pot pulp to welcome the general...... Well, there are no people. Ma Niancai said a joke that didn't make people laugh at all.

"No, it's not fake, everyone obeys my orders, dismounts and prepares to enter the city. ”

"Adults, don't!" Niu Gao was shocked, as did the other officers.

"Don't worry, I know it, trust me. ”

If Chen Duyun had said this a month ago, everyone would have tied him up and dragged him away, but after a series of events and successive victories, his prestige had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the army.

And—

Even if it's fake, so what? Longtan Tiger's Den They have all broken through, are they still afraid of this empty Wei Du?

Chen Duyun took the lead and walked over, and the people behind him were all tense, ready to protect him with all their might if things were not good.

Of course, it is natural for subordinates to be vigilant and cautious, and what matters is the bearing of the commander. Seeing Chen Duyun's indifferent expression, even if it was pretended, it had already proved that he was different.

Yes, if it's this young general.

Thinking so, Tuoba Ming took a step, stepped forward, and bowed deeply.

"The Great Wei Beihai King, Tuoba Ming, welcomes the arrival of the general. ”

……

Traitor, even if he didn't have to ask, Tuoba Ming knew that countless people would think so, including the Song army who was welcomed into the city by him.

Of course, there are people who like to use "conspiracy theories" to figure out everything, believing that he is preparing to set up a feast at the Hongmen Gate, or to carry out an ambush at the city gate...... But it's a pity that Tuoba Ming slapped them in the face by doing nothing, and as for the banquet that is now opened, he also put on an attitude of "let you test for drugs, it's absolutely fine".

This attitude made Ma Niancai and Niu Gao, who were in charge of the inspection, more and more suspicious, but Chen Duyun calmly waited until the banquet was over before asking questions.

"His Royal Highness the King of the North Sea, what do you mean by this?"

Instead of answering immediately, Tuoba Ming waved most of the officials out of the table.

"Because I want to make peace with Da Song. ”

Even Chen Duyun couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Negotiate peace...... Not a surrender?"

"Even if I surrender, the Wei army going south will not surrender. ”

"But you can surrender. Ma Niancai interjected.

"Yes, but even if I surrender, it won't help you in any way. ”

Tuoba Ming didn't mind Ma Niancai inserting, and was always calm and composed.

"Since His Royal Highness the King of Beihai has the ability to discern the situation, why do you still make such a suggestion?" Chen Duyun asked, "You can't represent the main force of Wei in the south, so I can represent the Great Song Dynasty?"

"I believe that the general who can pass the level of star general must not be an ordinary person. ”

Chen Duyun smiled softly.

"What about you, or rather, why do you have to negotiate peace with our Great Song Dynasty, the current situation is obviously Gu Meng's advantage, right?"

However, Tuoba Ming showed an extremely grim look.

"General Chen Duyun, you are wrong, this war will be fought to the end, and Gumeng will be defeated!"

……

No matter how big the gap between the strength and weakness of the two countries is, spies, spies, and traitors are bound to exist, so Gumeng has a surrender faction under the condition of a good situation, and Chen Duyun and others can understand it.

But behind most of these traitors are involuntary and interest-related, Chen Duyun is not washing the floor, but he has carefully thought about the reasons why he can make a country's royal brother defect-

"Do you want to use the power of our Great Song Dynasty to make you the lord of Wei?"

"If necessary. ”

Ma Niancai and the others couldn't help sneering, especially the officers led by Niu Gao, they were all from the Yue family with "loyalty to the country" as the core, even if they were enemies, they looked down on traitors like Tuoba Ming from the bottom of their hearts.

However, Chen Duyun was impressed by Tuoba Ming's generous attitude of not beating around the bush, and he believed that he would come to such a conclusion, and Tuoba Ming must have his own basis.

"May I ask His Royal Highness the King of the North Sea, why do you say that, is there any basis for this?"

Tuoba Ming also saw that Chen Duyun's attitude was different from the others, and his determination to entrust everything to him had become much stronger, and he quickly turned his head and motioned to an official to take out the projection magic instrument.

Pieces of light curtains soon appeared in front of everyone.

"It's ...... Da Song's data?" Chen Duyun quickly saw the clue.

"This is the data we collected through the Qing secret agents and calculated by ourselves, although it is the data from two years ago, it is enough to prove my conclusion. ”

Tuoba Ming pointed to a light curtain.

"This is the GDP data, and the Great Song Dynasty is about five times that of the Sixteen Kingdoms of Ancient Mongolia combined. ”

Ma Niancai and the others gasped, on the way they knew that Gumeng was very poor, but they didn't expect that there would be such a big gap.

"It doesn't mean much, in fact your military is far superior to ours, and our GDP is built on population. ”

Tuoba Ming switched to another set of data.

"In fact, our two countries have the same population, and about four-fifths of our population lives in Tianzhu country, and Tianzhu's GDP accounts for about three-fifths of our ......."

"Wait a minute, where's Suss?" Chen Duyun interrupted, "I heard that they were on par with the Maro Empire in their heyday?"

"That's the information provided by the Holy Maiden, right?" Tuoba Ming showed a slight expression of admiration, this is not difficult to understand, Xinlan praises the East, but the people of the Star Continent are isolated by the mysterious power and can't feel it, "Actually, it's just that the overall is comparable, the GDP is only about seventy percent of Marlowe's, but that was a long time ago." ”

"About 20 years ago, the former Souss disintegrated due to domestic contradictions, and the country was torn apart at the same time, Chernov's arsenal exploded, and finally most of the Souss were affected by the forbidden curse, tens of millions of people died, and the Siss region close to the Maro Empire became independent, and then joined the Maro Empire and drew a clear line with Souss. ”

"That is, the current Souss is only Eastern Souss?"

"To be precise, the current Souss only owns the southeast region, and the land is only one-tenth of what it was in its heyday, and as for the national strength...... Our Great Wei is also stronger than them, and what they can still be proud of is the residual resources and magic technology that has been stagnant for twenty years. ”

Chen Duyun and the others were speechless in surprise, they didn't expect that the seemingly powerful Suss was just a paper tiger, and they didn't expect-

"Since Suss was able to crush us with just the magic skills he used twenty years ago, I really don't see any chance of victory for the Great Song?"

Today's situation is really interesting, the Great Song side is constantly arrogant, but the Great Wei, as an enemy country, is constantly boasting about the strength of the Great Song Dynasty...... However, Tuobaming's pragmatic spirit continues to develop.

"Of course, only with strong economic capacity can we catalyze technological development and become strong. ”

"Not necessarily, isn't there an ancient country called Athens in the West? They are also very economical, but they are still ...... in the end."

"It's not the same time it used to be, when economic power didn't translate into magical technology, but before the collapse of Souss, magical technology had changed dramatically. Tuoba Ming walked up to a Great Song officer, "Can you tell me, is this weapon of yours a magic costume or an imperial tool?"

"How could I have a magic suit!" the officer smiled bitterly, but at the same time did not forget to be wary of Tuoba Ming, "It's just a high-grade magic weapon." ”

In fact, the officer had a magic suit, but it was damaged on the way north, and he could only change a magic weapon.

"What about your men?"

"They have better low-grade magic weapons, but most of them are spiritual weapons, if you ask about ordinary soldiers, almost all of our troops have spiritual weapons. ”

"You're an elite troop, aren't you?" Tuoba Ming asked Chen Duyun as he turned around.

"I think at this level, the elite of the Wei State can also do it, right?"

"Yes, you can do it, but have you ever thought that if you elites can have a magic weapon in your hands, and ordinary troops have a spiritual weapon...... At that time, we Gumeng will still be able to fight you with physical ability alone?"

"It's not a magic costume with the function of recognizing the owner, you can grab it, thank you. Niu Gao said, he didn't want his subordinates to be said to win by equipment.

"It was thirty years ago, of course, I won't, and Suss won't, but the Maro Empire will. ”

Chen Duyun began to understand the source of Tuoba Ming's self-confidence.

"Magic technology is always improving, but every explosion advancement happens during the battlefield...... So, we Gumeng were defeated from the beginning. ”

Chen Duyun wanted to refute, but he couldn't help but think of the Xinlan who actively mobilized the magic factory for production during the preparation for the war, Du Yao who was taken away by Xinlan, and many craftsmen......

He had to admit that Tuoba Ming's train of thought was correct.

"Of course, defeat is defeat, but this time, we have no way back. Tuoba Ming continued, but his face began to distort, "I guess you can also see that this time we are gambling on the national fortunes of the sixteen countries to go to war, abandoning the people, abandoning our wives, children, and old people......"

He looked at Chen Duyun and the others with heartbrokenness.

"So, I hope to end this war as soon as possible. ”