Chapter 186: Re-entry into the Tiger's Den
At dawn, some early risers were fetching water and washing in the courtyard, and suddenly there was an exclamation in Yao'er's room, and then Shen Ren broke out in disheveled clothes, barefoot, bluffing a little face, and shouted as if he had been evil: Why am I in Yao'er's room? How do I get in Haruka's room?
The people all over the courtyard looked at him in amazement, some held loofah pulps in their hands, some held willow branches in their hands, and some held half-worn toothbrushes, foaming their mouths, and a very strange look gradually appeared on their faces.
At this time, the door that should have been Shen Rendrunk's room creaked open, Yao'er walked out slowly, glared at Shen Renzui, and said to him loudly with a red face: Who made you drunk last night, I changed rooms with you.
She said this to Shen Rendrunk, but the tone and tone of her voice were clearly explained to everyone. But everyone was confused: he had drunk too much, so why did he have to switch rooms?
Shen Ren asked this question for everyone drunkenly: Did I drink too much? Why do I have to change rooms when I drink too much?
Yao'er couldn't bear it anymore, and roared loudly: Because you lie in my room and refuse to leave, you lie on the couch and don't move, where do you let me sleep?
Oh...... The onlookers suddenly realized, and they all looked at Shen Rendrunk with warm eyes.
Shen Ren was drunk and couldn't bear it.
Yao'er also found that the more he depicted, the darker it became, the two doors slammed shut one after another, and a pair of male and female wolves retreated!
Hahaha......
The courtyard in the early morning was full of joy.
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Di Ren, under the command of Ye He Yuxiang, launched an attack on the Queen Mother Guard for a whole night. The shouts of killing continued throughout the night, and they could be heard clearly in the depths of the town.
At dawn, the Di soldiers retreated. The two sides took a short rest. Smoke rises again, and many people can no longer enjoy today's breakfast.
Some parts of the city were broken, and in several places the battlements of the dish wall were almost flattened by stones, and the soldiers were pouring water over and over again, pouring a layer of water and a layer of grass, and soon a thick wall of ice was built. Unless it's a big rock weighing hundreds of pounds, I can't imagine that I can destroy it.
The men of Ye Heyuxiang's headquarters retreated like a tide of wounded soldiers, and the tribe that was about to take his place was enjoying breakfast. At this moment, the soldiers and horses on guard in front of the Di people suddenly saw the head of the Acropolis of the Queen Mother tied with a rope and put down a few people.
Di Renbing immediately reported the news, and soon a military attache came out. At the same time, the same scene was played out in Weichengshu.
There were seven people in the lower city. There are standard-bearers, trumpeters, messengers, interpreters, and guards. When they came down from the city, they waved a white cloth flag.
The white flag is not a surrender in the laws of war, but only a temporary truce. The standard-bearer walked in front waving a white flag, followed by a few people behind, and the military attache on the opposite side led a dozen saber guards to meet him.
The man who was obviously the messenger wore a robe with a round neck, a turban, and a mustache, smiling like a merchant. As soon as he saw the military attache approaching, he immediately stopped. He bowed to him. A thin interpreter with a mustache said: I, Da Qilang, will send an envoy to come, and I have something important to discuss with Lord Mu Ye and Miss Yuka, and I would like to ask Zuxia to introduce me on my behalf!
The military attache was wearing half-body leather armor, a large knife at his waist and hips, his face was black and red, his eyes were sharp, and he exuded a strong aura. He glanced coldly at the sleek businessman-looking messenger, then at the thin interpreter, pursed his lips contemptuously, and said, "Follow me!"
The military attache took them into the camp, and when they saw that they were about to arrive at the tent of the Chinese army, the soldiers lined up on both sides of the Chinese army suddenly drew their swords out of their sheaths at the same time, choking a string of piercing sounds, and the long knives formed a knife array, and the messengers dressed as merchants smiled and waved their hands at them, and calmly walked into the knife formation.
The military attache looked back and saw his calm appearance, but he secretly admired him, looking at his sleek appearance, he didn't expect to be a little bold.
In the big tent, Ye Heyuxiang was also there, she had just returned from a night of siege, and she wanted to explain to Mu Ye and go to rest, but she happened to hear that the Qi people sent envoys, so she also stayed.
Qi people messenger, sign up to sing!
The military attache went into the tent to report, and after a while he came out, stood by the tent, and shouted loudly, his eyes wide open, and very proud.
The envoy of the Naqi people dusted off his robe and said in a loud voice: "In Xiajingbian, General Fengyun sent to see Lord Mu Ye and Miss Yuxiang!"
So saying, he strode into the tent, and was accompanied only by the thin interpreter, and the rest of the men were left outside the tent, and all their weapons were disarmed, except for the flags and trumpets.
Because it was morning, the leaders of the tribes had just gotten up at their headquarters and had not reported to Mu Ye, and at this moment there were only Mu Ye and Ye He Yuxiang and some guards in the tent.
Ye Heyuxiang has a tall figure, and she wears a luxurious wolf skin robe with a high neck and long sleeves with fur trim on the right side, which sets off her a bit of glory and nobility. And although Mu is an old man in his fifties, when he stands there, he is as straight as a gun, with riding boots and a tight belt, looking extremely burly and fierce, without the slightest bit of old age.
Yuntong Tiger sent you, what do you want to say to me?
Mu also used Di Ren's language, and the thin interpreter repeated Jing Yan in Chinese, Jing Yan saluted him with a smile and said: This is Lord Mu Ye, hahaha, Xiao is a lonely businessman, not a person in the government. This time, your army invaded the border, the two countries fought each other, and the fight was inextricable, and we, the merchants of the Western Regions, were very uneasy, so we persuaded General Yunlang that we would send someone to ask to see the lord, and we would discuss it with both sides.
Mu also listened to the thin translation, frowned, and said: You are not from the government? So what exactly are you going to talk about?
Jing Yan said with a smile: You are all heroes on the grassland, living in felt bags, drinking mare's milk, living in water and grass, bending bows and shooting eagles under the blue sky and white clouds, shepherding sheep and singing, how happy. The lonely land is really not a place for you to live, so why should the two sides meet each other with swords and kill and injure many lives?
Under the recommendation of the merchants of the Western Regions, Jia Gong, on behalf of them, he came to negotiate peace with the lords. As long as you agree to withdraw from the army, we merchants are willing to pay some rich women to make up for the loss of your troops. Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to be in harmony!
Mu also listened to the translator's reply, and said angrily: Presumptuous! You can't play tricks on old men! I waved 100,000 troops, in order to attack the city and plunder the land, and the king tried to dominate the industry, and he was a small city guard, and he actually sent a small businessman like you to try to buy it with a little money. He told us to retire, which is child's play!
Jing Yan hurriedly said: Don't be angry, you really misunderstood. I think that Yunlang will be just a guard on the side of the Queen Mother's guard. How dare he negotiate peace with you on behalf of the court, or even cut the land and beg for surrender? According to Yun Langjiang's meaning, he originally swore to live and die with the city!
Mu Ye sneered: Is this a threat? All right! Since he has this heart, let's compete!
Jing Yan hurriedly said: My lord. It is true that there are not many defenders of the Queen Mother's Guard. However, now that another 20,000 soldiers and horses have been transferred from Gumo, and they are defending against danger, I am afraid it will not be easy for you to capture them, right? What's more, the Gumo Shou General is not only recruiting troops in the rear, but the imperial court has already sent reinforcements, and the dust servants are on the way.
The two armies fight each other, killing you to the death. What is the picture? Isn't it a benefit? Hehe, maybe it's too direct to speak below. Although it is said that this is a war between two countries, in the final analysis, it is just a conflict of interests, and it is no different from our businessmen.
Jing Yan gushed endlessly, and the translator translated sentence by sentence, Ye Heyuxiang listened to it, and felt a little moved.
To tell the truth, the pasture in the land of Lone Bamboo in Hexi is far less abundant than the Diren grassland, and their direct purpose in attacking Lone Bamboo is to seek wealth, and the longer-term goal is to use this as a pedal to covet the Central Plains Flower World. And now the three forces of Dongdi are staggered, they can't take the Central Plains directly at this time, with the current national strength of Daqi, they can't do this, so this time, the strategic purpose is to win, plunder money, and play the prestige of Linghua silently.
The Guzhu area, they had attacked before, and in the end they didn't stand up. In fact, the main purpose of these steppe tribes to wage war is to seek wealth most of the time. Unless the Central Plains is weakened and there is a possibility of occupation, they will not be determined to wage a war for the purpose of occupation.
Thinking of this, Ye Heyuxiang gave Mu Ye a look. Mu Ye saw her demeanor, so he softened his tone and asked Jing Yan: "You ...... How much compensation can be paid to cover the losses of the troops?
Jing Yan was overjoyed, and hurriedly said a number, which is just how much gold, silver, iron, silk, porcelain, cattle, sheep, and cloth are very amazing, if this number is used in a family name or even a tribe, it is extremely amazing, but the Di people have an army of 100,000, and everyone has not much.
Mu Ye was furious when he heard this, and shouted: How can this be true! Are you doing this to me? No sincerity at all! With such a little money, you want to retire from the army?
Jing Yan's face was full of bitterness, and he said: My lord, there are so many possessions, but many of our businessmen have made it together, if my lord agrees, then he will return with a full load, if he does not agree. This queen mother's guard may not be able to be captured, if it can't be captured. Won't there be nothing to be gained at that time?
If we continue to fight blindly, it will not benefit both sides at all. Instead of fighting and losing both, why not take a step back? Accept it when you see it, and stop here! I wonder if Miss Uka is there? How about you discuss it with Miss Uka? Miss Uka is a well-known woman in our lonely bamboo Linghua......
I...... It's Ye Heyuxiang!
Ye Heyuxiang took a step forward, and as soon as the ghost-like hoarse voice came out, it startled both Jing Yan and the interpreter, Ye Heyuxiang saw it in her eyes, and felt a kind of bitterness and irritability in her heart, but she had to endure the voice that even she couldn't stand to continue to express her opinion: If you want us to withdraw from the army, you can! But you have to be sincere! If the amount you have just said is multiplied and paid, we will immediately withdraw our troops, or you will have nothing left when the city is broken and the army will enter!
When Jing Yan heard this, he immediately vomited bitterness again, Ye Heyuxiang interrupted him with a sneer: Forget it! You businessmen are the most cunning, whether you want to destroy the wealth and eliminate the disaster, or lose both people and money, you think for yourself!
After some negotiations, there was no result, Jing Yan had to smile bitterly: "Don't hide it, we originally estimated that we had twice as much money as this." Now, ......, such a large number, I really can't call the shots alone, and I ask the adults and young ladies to give me a few days of grace, and let me go back and discuss it with you again!
Mu Ye sneered: Yes! If you go back and discuss, we will continue to attack the city, and if we enter the city before you have discussed the result, then you don't need to discuss!
As soon as these words came out, Mu Ye and Ye Heyuxiang laughed at the same time, one voice was high-pitched, the other voice was hoarse, and they fused together, as if grinding a copper cymbal with a handful of gravel, how ugly it sounded.
What a pair. A combination of states. (To be continued......)