The port officials and defender generals of West Tianzhu were all frightened, in the face of the powerful forces from the sea, they had lost the courage to resist, and the matter had not yet reached the point where it had to be fought, Datang only asked to dock at the port, and did not ask to occupy the port, so since the force was not the opponent of the other party, then why bother to send it to death?

"The strength of the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses is too strong, as soon as we make a move, we will destroy the arrow tower we built in the port, just rely on our soldiers and horses, we can't stop the other party, let's let them enter the port!"

The generals of the unified army are very aware of the strength of the soldiers and horses under their command, and there is no problem for these horses to block the pirates, but if they face the elite sea power of the Tang Dynasty, it is to touch the stone with eggs, and they only heard that the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty are very powerful, and they still don't believe it in their hearts, but now, several strong and important arrow towers were destroyed in an instant, and the Datang steam ships are so huge, and the steam roar emitted is so shocking, they only need to look at it and know that they can't resist, otherwise it is a dead end.

"That's right, I've never seen a ship this big, I've never seen a ship this big? Also, our arrow towers were all made of solid stones, and they destroyed them in an instant, and how many people died? This battle really can't be fought, so they can only be allowed to enter the port. ”

An official is also frightened and trembling, and he can embezzle some money when he is an official, but if he is killed by a cannon, then there is nothing.

"Yes! Oh, yes! Since they couldn't resist the attack of the Tang Army's naval divisions, it was better to agree to their request. ”

Another officer nodded in agreement.

"But if the Tang army does not leave after entering the port, and wants to take the port for themselves, then how should we explain to the king!"

The port chief said worriedly.

"Yes! That's a big problem! If they pretend to enter the harbor to rest, and then take advantage of the military superiority to occupy the harbor, then we will not be able to account for it to the king. ”

"That's the truth, but if we resist, our soldiers and horses won't be able to stop the attack of the Tang Army! It's still going to be occupied! ”

"Whether you let them in or not, you're taking a big risk, so what can you do?"

The officials and generals of the port were all panicked, and no one dared to make decisions at will.

The chief officer was very annoyed, paused, and said, "I heard that the Tang army has occupied a large area of land in the Lion Country, what a wolf ambition!" Wouldn't they be taking a fancy to our harbor too? I can't beat it, so what can I do? ”

"I heard that the Tang Army is very benevolent and righteous, and has no offense against the common people, and will help the people, the people in the occupied areas don't think about the Lion Country anymore, and they are all willing to be the people of the Tang Dynasty."

"If this is true, then it will be troublesome, if the Tang Army wants to swallow our port, and the people support it, then it has to be."

"Let's just take refuge in Datang, we can't beat it anyway."

There was a lot of talk and all kinds of ideas.

The chief officer thought for a moment and said, "Don't make any noise, hurry up and order the Tang Army fleet to enter the port!" Let's get ready to go and greet you. ”

In the face of absolute strength, the port chief was completely soft, he thought about it again and again, and felt that he could not afford to pay the responsibility of starting a war with Datang, once the fight started, the prosperous port of Xitianzhu that had been operating for a long time would be abolished, and he himself was likely to lose his life.

Moreover, the most important point is that he still can't figure out the purpose of the Tang army, and the artillery bombardment of the Tang army soon stopped, so he didn't dare to resist rashly.

The defense facilities of this harbor are not bad, there are more than a dozen strong arrow towers, which are very effective to defend against pirates' sea attacks, but the arrow towers built of stone cannot withstand the bombardment of artillery, so in the face of the attack of the Tang sea forces, these primitive arrow towers are a decoration.

With a single order, Li An destroyed half of the arrow towers in this port, and it was also the arrow tower in the most critical position, the arrow tower a little farther away, and some catapults were also within range, as long as he wanted to destroy them, he could shoot at any time.

"Li Shilang, the soldiers and horses in the port show no signs of mobilization, it seems that they have no intention of resisting, do you want to negotiate again."

The subordinate asked.

Li An waved his hand and said, "No need, we must give them some time to think!" Let them think it through first, and the officer is confident that they will make the right decision. ”

For these weak soldiers and horses of Western Tianzhu, Li An didn't take them to heart at all, even if Datang didn't have the new weapons invented by Li An, just the backward cold weapons were enough to defeat the defenders of the port.

"Li Shilang, the port defenders have signaled that we are allowed to enter the port."

The subordinate said.

Li An used a telescope to observe the deployment characteristics of the port defenders, nodded and said, "Pass the order, all ships enter the port." ”

The steam gunboats were in front, and the ships and supply ships were behind, and they sailed into the harbor in a mighty way.

The main officials and generals of the port all came to greet them warmly and put on a posture of apology.

"Distinguished guests, welcome to Xitianzhu."

The harbor chief bent down to say hello.

Li An looked at the still prosperous port and said, "Not bad! The port is doing very well, and there are many merchants and people. ”

When the officials of Xi Tianzhu heard this, they immediately felt frightened, Li An valued this port so much, it was difficult for him to want to occupy it, this was what they were most worried about.

Li An naturally saw their worries, and said, "Don't worry, my Datang fleet won't dock here for too long, and it will leave in a few days at most." ”

"Oh, if there is any need, just ask it, and we will definitely do it."

The harbor chief said busily.

Li An looked at the sky and said, "It's not early, we need to rest, if there is anything, let's talk about it tomorrow!" It's time for you to go back and rest, let's go! ”

A few words of understatement made the officials of Xi Tianzhu scratch their heads, and they couldn't understand what Li An was going to do.

"Li Shilang, just let them go back, so what do we need to do?"

The subordinates were also puzzled.

Ang Lee said: "After many days of drifting on the sea, of course, it is a good rest, half of the people live in the boat, and the other half live in tents on the beach. ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand."

Because the West Tianzhu soldiers and horses in the port are not a threat at all, it is enough for the army to camp directly on the beach, and the open space here is the widest, which is very convenient for the army to be stationed.

Before dinner, Li An summoned dozens of soldiers with good acting skills, asked them to dress up as merchants, went to various public places in the port, spread the sins of pirates, and pointed out the inaction of the Western Tianzhu court, in addition, he also had to contact the local merchants who had been robbed by pirates, and gradually expand the ranks of denunciation, so as to influence local public opinion and occupy the commanding heights of public opinion.

After arriving at the meal, Li An and the Tang soldiers all began to eat, while the officials and generals of Xi Tianzhu had no appetite, they couldn't figure out what the Tang army was doing when they entered Hong Kong, and they were very worried.

"More than 10,000 soldiers and horses of Datang have entered the port like this, is it just passing by?"

"Judging from the current situation, it seems that they are really passing by, you see they don't do anything, they start to cook after setting up camp, and now they have all eaten, and you can smell the fragrance of food from afar."

"Yes! More than 10,000 soldiers and horses of the Tang army have eaten, and it doesn't look like they're here to fight, it's really like they're passing by. ”

"If it's really just passing by, that's great, I'm afraid they have some conspiracy, then it's troublesome."

"What are we going to do now, are we going to eat too?"

"I'm not hungry! Don't want to eat. ”

"I'm not hungry either!"

"If you're not hungry, then don't eat, and the official isn't hungry."

The chief officer spoke.

"Such a big thing must be told to the king, and it cannot be hidden from the king."

"It's natural, but how do you say that? We are not yet sure of the intentions of the Don Army. ”

"Just report it truthfully, what else can I do."

The chief officer thought for a moment, nodded and said, "If it makes sense, then report it truthfully, go quickly!" ”

The subordinates hurriedly went to write the letter and sent a team to deliver the letter as quickly as possible.

In one night, the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty and the soldiers and horses of Xi Tianzhu were safe, and both sides deliberately kept a large distance to avoid unnecessary conflicts.

And during this night, there were Tang soldiers and horses all over the port, but they disguised themselves as merchants and contacted more merchants to criticize the pirates and the Western Tianzhu court.

However, the officials of Xi Tianzhu did not focus on these merchants, because in their opinion, the merchants were robbed by pirates, scolded the pirates, and complained about the inaction of the Xi Tianzhu court, which is a very normal thing, and it is not worth making a fuss, if you don't say anything, then it is really strange? In addition, they put all their energy on observing the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses, because only these more than 10,000 Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses will cause pressure on them, and these unarmed businessmen, they will not worry?

In other words, these Western Tianzhu officials were wrong from the beginning, all their energy was attracted by the Tang Dynasty, and they had no time to take care of the public opinion of the people, and this will inevitably lead to very serious consequences.

"How was it last night?"

Li An finished his breakfast and asked.

"Everything is under control, they played very well, many merchants and people who have been plundered by pirates are all indignant and full of complaints about the Western Tianzhu court."

The subordinates reported truthfully.

Li An smiled at the corner of his mouth, his heart was very happy, he paused, and said: "Very good, very good, in the fermentation day, let more people in the port be dissatisfied with the West Tianzhu Imperial Court, so that our plan can be implemented." ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand."

The subordinates answered and continued to prepare.

"Someone, bring the grinding disc here."

Li An ordered.

"Alang, the grinding disc is on the ship, what are you doing when you move it down?"

Yuna asked casually.

Li An smiled lightly: "It's really boring, Ah Lang wants to grind soy milk himself, grind more, in addition to drinking it himself, he also has to send some to the officials of Xi Tianzhu, so that they can also taste my Datang soybean milk." ”

"Oh."

Yun'er answered, and personally took a few people to move the grinding plate.

Li An had nothing to do, moved a bench, sat down and slowly pushed the grinding plate, his movements were extremely elegant, not impatient at all, and he had the charm of a master.

Yuna was in charge of adding soybeans on the side, and several servants were in charge of taking away the ground soy milk and replacing it with a new empty bucket.

Ang Lee grinds soy milk on the beach with a lot of feeling, completely ignoring the eyes of others.

The officers and soldiers under his command have long been accustomed to Li An's this, but the officials of Xi Tianzhu are a little uncomfortable, they sent people to quietly stare at the situation of the Tang army camp, and after reporting it, these officials were very puzzled and did not understand what Li An was doing.

"The commander of the Tang army is grinding soy milk, did you see it with your own eyes?"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes, and I can't be wrong."

"It's enough to leave this kind of rough work to the people below, why do you want to do it yourself?"

"I don't believe it, I'm going to see for myself."

The port master nodded and said, "Let's go, let's go and meet together, and by the way, we are exploring what they are going to do." ”

"Let's go, let's go together."

Everyone agreed, let's see what happened.

From a distance, they saw Li An grinding soy milk, and after hesitating for a while, they walked over slowly.

"Li Shilang, the officials of West Tianzhu ask to see you."

The soldiers on guard stepped forward to report.

Li An raised his eyes for a moment, nodded and said, "Invite them over!" Don't be lazy. ”

"Everyone, please."

"Meet the honorable Tang nobles."

The officials of Xi Tianzhu saluted very respectfully.

Li An smiled and ordered, "Come here, bring a few more stools over and let you sit down and rest." ”

Soon, more than a dozen benches were moved over, but none of the West Tianzhu officials dared to sit down, and they seemed to feel comfortable standing.

"Sit down! You're welcome. ”

Ang Lee said with a smile.

"No need, just stand, just stand."

The harbor chief replied with a smile.

"Alright! Since you like to stand, then stand! Look, how is the official grinding? ”

Li An smiled, pointed to his freshly ground soy milk, and asked.

"Good stuff, with an intoxicating scent."

A West Tianzhu official said.

Li An nodded and said, "That's right, that's good, this thing is called soy milk, have you ever seen it?" ”

"I've seen it, there are restaurants opened by Tang merchants on the street, and there is this kind of soy milk in it, but the taste is slightly worse, not as good as the taste of Li Shilang's mill."

The harbor chief said.

"Oh, I know that the taste of this official mill is good before I drink it, it's amazing!"

What Ang Lee said is very powerful, naturally it means that their sycophants are very powerful.

"Haha! Smelling the taste, you can know that the soy milk ground by Li Shilang is better than the soy milk in the shops opened by the merchants, no, it is much better. ”

The port chief replied with a smile, full of sycophancy.

"Since you think the soy milk milled by this official has a good appetite, then bring some back and taste it slowly."

Ang Lee said with a smile.