Luo Jing felt that he was really a good person who was innocent and kind in front of the two scoundrels, and the good ones couldn't be better.

In his opinion, Li Qi and Tang are comparable to such guys, and it is unfair to heaven to go out without being struck by lightning.

"You two keep singing and harmonizing."

Luo Jingdao snorted and said: "You also know that I am a person, I took the initiative to say it if I can talk about it, and if I can't talk about it, it is useless for the two of you to make a show." ”

Tang Pidi looked at Li Qi and said, "You're right. ”

Li Qi asked, "Which sentence is it?" ”

Tang Pi said: "The sentence that you should eat first." ”

Li Qi got up and said: "Then let's go to dinner first, this should be a protracted negotiation, let's have lunch first, talk in the afternoon after lunch, eat dinner if the talk is not good, continue tomorrow, everyone talks in good faith, we can't talk for three or five months." ”

Luo Jing said: "I don't like to be threatened, no matter who it is, you shouldn't talk to me in this way." ”

Li Qi said: "Which aspect?" ”

Luo Jing said: "All aspects. ”

Li Qi smiled: "In what I said just now, there are two things that can be regarded as threats, one is rice and the other is time. ”

Luo Jing: "If things are not discussed, you will not have food and time." ”

Tang Pi said: "He's wrong. ”

Li Qi snorted: "I was sensational just now, but now I pretend to have a straight face, cold for a while and hot for a while, and I am really sick." ”

Luo Jing sat on the chair, sulked there, and laughed after a long time: "It should be the fucking life that I owe you, let's go and eat!" ”

Li Qi said to Tang Pidi: "In his last life, he must have been a negative man, and you are his little lady, so he has no tricks for you in this life." ”

Tang Pidi: "If it weren't for the fox spirit who intervened between me and him in your last life, you wouldn't have been able to say this." ”

Li Qi: "What's the explanation? ”

Tang Pi said: "Obviously, he is better for you, and ordinary stinky men are better for you stinky vixens." ”

Li Qi looked at Luo Jing and said, "Heh, abusive man!" ”

Luo Jing: "You two don't act, okay?" Why is it more and more addictive. ”

The three of them came out of the study to the living room and sat down, Luo Jing ordered someone to serve the food, and after a while, the exquisite dishes were served the same, obviously Luo Jing had already ordered someone to prepare the meal.

Li Qi said: "Look, we misunderstood people. ”

Tang Pi said: "It's okay, you are a fox spirit, and it is your nature to mess around." ”

Li Qi said: "Oh, virtuous woman. ”

Don rival: "......"

The three of them sat down, Luo Jing filled the two of them with wine, and after sitting down, the tone of their voices was slightly more relaxed than before.

"Eating and drinking, what should be said is still to be said, since you also said that no one dared to attack Jizhou in a few years, why didn't you want to follow? If you don't take it at this time, it will fall into the hands of others in the future, and if you rob it again, you will surely suffer countless deaths and injuries. ”

Li Qi said: "If I don't want to, I really can't." ”

He took a sip of wine and said: "What I said is a serious calculation, in a few years, there is indeed no too strong foreign enemy to attack Jizhou, but I can now have troops, Yanshan is better than Jizhou, I am under Yanshan, farming and herding sheep, cattle and horses, and I will enter the mountain when the enemy comes." ”

"But if I change to Jizhou, my thousands of troops, I can't protect the fertile land outside, all sides are empty, all are wilderness, in Yanshan, my thousands of troops can guard the mountain road, can a few thousand troops hold Jizhou?"

Li Qi said seriously: "I didn't mean to tease you, nor did I deliberately refute you, I have to think about the 8,000 soldiers, how can 8,000 people defend such a big city, a circle of city walls from east to west, north and south, 8,000 people are distributed, and there are no reserves." ”

"A year and a half!"

Luo Jing looked at Li Qi and said, "You only need to guard for a year and a half." ”

Li Qi's eyes narrowed slightly, he looked at Luo Jing, but he didn't ask why, an old fox like him could still understand Luo Jing's thoughts?

From the beginning of the negotiation, it seemed to be laughing and scolding, but in fact, many words were testing each other in laughter and scolding.

Defending Jizhou is not impossible for Li Qi, it is precisely a matter of time, if it is within a time that Li Qi can accept, it is definitely a good thing for Ning Jun.

According to Li Qi's calculations, Yang Xuanji of Shuzhou was not the opponent of Prince Wu, but Yang Xuanji had enough troops and was so powerful that Prince Wu could only defeat him, but it was extremely difficult to exterminate him.

Once the war is unfavorable, Yang Xuanji will immediately retreat to Shuzhou, and it will be difficult for Prince Wu's elite soldiers to exert in the land of 100,000 mountains.

Yang Xuanji is not the kind of green forest and grass coward, he is quite talented in leading troops to fight, and he has the support of a wealthy family, there is no shortage of money and food, and there are abundant materials, so it is not a big deal for him to lose.

If he is defeated, he will retreat, and after a year or two, his strength will be restored, and he will still be a prince.

This process is no more than two years at most, so when Luo Jing said the deadline of one and a half years, Li Qi understood that Luo Jing knew what he was thinking.

So Li Qi nodded: "Okay." ”

Luo Jing was stunned.

Li Qi refused to agree no matter what, even if he said that it didn't work, Li Qi just didn't nod.

But now, he just said a date of a year and a half, and Li Qi agreed without any hesitation, which was indeed beyond his expectations.

He thought that Li Qi would strive for some more benefits, such as asking him some soldiers and horses, and the Jizhou army would have at least 20,000 prisoners.

Although these soldiers are now sloppy in military discipline and low morale, they are serious soldiers of the Great Chu Mansion, and their quality is not a problem, and as long as they are trained for half a year, they can restore their original combat strength.

So Luo Jing asked in disbelief: "Agreed?" ”

Li Qi nodded: "Agreed." ”

He smiled and said, "After you lead the army to leave, I will recruit troops and horses in Jizhou, but your Youzhou army banner is still hung on the city wall." ”

Tang Pi said: "A year and a half for others, maybe it's just a flick of a finger and nothing can be accomplished, but what it means to me, General Luo should also know." ”

Luo Jing thought for a moment and replied: "With your ability, in a year and a half, you can recruit troops and horses in Jizhou, and no one will interfere and disturb you, and you can comfortably expand your army, and you can train at least 50,000 elite soldiers who are good at fighting." ”

Tang Pi said: "That's why Li Qi said before, you lead the troops to attack Yanzhou, don't be defeated, in case there is any setback, when the time comes, your Youzhou army is weak, and our Ning army is strong, and the position of the host and guest will be changed." ”

Li Qi said: "So the words have to be said in the front, in the open, you have to Yanzhou, return with a big victory, Lao Tang and I will return Jizhou to you, and still return to Yanshan with our recruits." ”

Luo Jing was silent for a long, long time.

The conversation between these three people, if placed between others, is like a fantasy.

Who would put things in such a blatant place?

But these three people can say these things very logically, just like when they are playing a game, they will tell each other what to do next.

"You two want to ask me, is it worth the gamble?"

Luo Jing slowly exhaled.

This is indeed a problem.

If he doesn't gamble, he will develop in Jizhou with peace of mind, and it will not be a problem to have 200,000 troops in the future, and there is still the possibility of going south.

But by the time he has 200,000 troops and can go south, maybe there will be no stage for him in the south of the Yangtze River.

If he gambles, he will take Yanzhou within a year, recruit troops from Yanzhou, return to Jizhou with a large number of troops, and then

Gathering the power of Jizhou, the next step is to go south.

No matter how you think about it, it is more prudent to stay in Jizhou and develop honestly, and the soldiers entering Yanzhou are already dangerous.

However, this is only a superficial problem...... As Li Qi thought, Prince Wu's return to Yuzhou will only take a year and a half at most, and everyone will take advantage of this time to make a living.

Going to hit Yuzhou? Yuzhou has the soldiers and horses left behind by Prince Wu, and it is the elite of Zuo Wuwei who has not tasted defeat.

Hit Qingzhou? The road is far away, crossing the mountains and rivers, whether you can get to Qingzhou smoothly is not to say, Suzhou borders Qingzhou, and it is closer, where can the situation over there allow others to get involved.

Luo Jing also wants Jizhou and Yanzhou, based on the two states, so that he really has the capital to fight for the world.

The most important thing is that after getting Yanzhou, you can go south along the coast, you can bypass Yuzhou, and you will not meet with Prince Wu's elite for the time being.

One and a half years, two years at most, whether the big thing can be achieved in the future depends on whether Luo Jing wants to gamble on it.

After Luo Jing was silent for a long time, he looked at Li Qi and said, "I won't leave you a single soldier, you will defend Jizhou, and you will solve the troops yourself." ”

Li Qi nodded: "Okay." ”

Luo Jing said again: "You will transport most of the grain and grass in Jizhou, and I will transport most of the rest, leaving some behind, which is only enough for you to last until next year's summer grain harvest." ”

Li Qi: "Okay. ”

Luo Jing continued: "Within a year and a half, if I take Yanzhou and lead the army back, you return to Yanshan, I don't go south, you can't go out of the mountain, if I go south, Jizhou and Youzhou will all belong to you." ”

Li Qi nodded for the third time: "Okay." ”

Luo Jing said: "If I am strong in the future, I will have that battle with the two of you, this is something you and I both know." ”

Li Qi said: "That's a matter for the future, if you are willing to come to me sincerely in the future and call me the master, I will take you in." ”

Luo Jing pouted and said, "If you come to me crying when the army is defeated, I will also give you a bite to eat in the army." ”

He stretched out his hand: "Deal?" ”

Li Qi stretched out his hand and high-fived him: "Deal." ”

Tang Pi smiled at the corner of his mouth.

A year and a half, for the Ning army, which has less than 10,000 people, this is the best time for development, and now in the current situation, there is no better choice.

Give Tang a year and a half to match such a person, he can train at least 50,000 soldiers who are good at fighting, and if he goes crazy, God knows how much he can gain.

At that time, even if the Ning army retreats to Yanshan, it will only take a year and a half to attack, retreat and defend, and its strength will expand more than five times.

If it weren't for a year and a half, Ning Jun would still stay in Yanshan to develop, how could he develop this five-fold strength?

Therefore, such a result can be regarded as a great joy for Li Qi and Luo Jing.

Luo Jing smiled: "Then let's see who is faster in the next few years, you and me." ”

Li Qi said: "Fast, not necessarily all good things. ”

Luo Jing disagreed: "The general trend of the world is no longer like a few years ago when someone who strikes later will control people, and now in this situation, the first strike is the right way, and then those who think about the latter will be controlled by others." ”

Li Qi smiled and said nothing.

"Eat."

Luo Jing picked up the wine glass and said: "After drinking this glass of wine today, I will return to Youzhou to prepare for the war, and I will lead the army to Yanzhou in the spring of next year, Yanzhou has a cold and bitter climate, and when I can fight, but from spring to autumn, so I may not be back in a year and a half." ”

Li Qi raised his glass: "Then I wish you a victory." ”

Tang Pidi was still smiling and didn't speak, but his heart was happy.

Except for Jizhou, in the entire Central Plains, there are no more such three people who can sit down and negotiate things.

The moment Li Qi and Luo Jing raised their glasses, Tang Pidi's mind was already thinking about conscription.