"What the general said is true, Hua's move will indeed make Hongnong City temporarily empty. But given the urgency of this war, this is not the time for reservations! Every time one more soldier joins the battle, our army has one more hope of victory. Therefore, Hua sincerely begged the general to come out with all the troops, and I believe that as long as we work together, we will be able to defeat Er Yuan and achieve the final victory! ”

If he only borrowed a few thousand soldiers, Gao Shun would probably agree to the other party without even thinking about it.

For 100,000 taels of silver, he is still willing to pay this price.

But now that he heard that Hua Xing wanted all their troops, Gao Shun's face was instantly full of embarrassment, and his eyes turned to Chen Gong on the side again, wanting to listen to the advice of the military advisor again.

Compared with Gao Shun, Chen Gong was obviously much more decisive, and after frowning and thinking for a moment, he quickly made up his mind and said his suggestion:

"General Qiyu, General Ruohua doesn't borrow many troops, and the old man thinks we can help. Although this move will offend Er Yuan, we will at least have some troops to protect ourselves after the war. Coupled with the silver taels sent by General Hua, our army can recover quickly without much impact. But if you want to borrow them all...... The old man did not approve! ”

"Oh? Why is that? ”

"First, this battle is extremely risky, if our army comes out with all its troops, it is likely that it will never return, and the losses will be serious, and the gains will outweigh the losses; Second, after the war, the second Yuan will definitely hate the general because of the intervention of our army, once the troops are sent, then we will not even have the slightest defense, and the situation is extremely unfavorable! Therefore, for the sake of Hongnong's safety, the old man thinks that this matter should not be agreed! ”

After listening to Chen Gong's suggestion, although Gao Shun did not draw a conclusion, his eyes showed a look of approval.

Seeing this scene, Huaxing on the opposite side immediately couldn't sit still, and said for the first time:

"General Gao, what Lord Chen said is true, but these are based on the defeat of the war. If our army wins, Er Yuan will definitely be greatly injured, and it will be difficult to recover within a few years, so how can he send troops to Hongnong? In addition, through this battle, in addition to gaining allies and silver, your army will also be able to share the results with us, and Hongnong will become stronger as a result. So in my opinion, although this matter is risky, there are also hidden opportunities, and I hope that Brother Gao and Brother Chen will think twice! ”

The "results of the war" mentioned by Huaxing mainly refer to the weapons, grain and grass and prisoners of war captured after the end of the war.

In other words, as long as Gao Shun is willing to send troops to support, he will be able to share this rich resource with the Cao and Hua armies after victory.

"Humph! Win? ”

Chen Gong was obviously not tempted, and soon let out a cold snort from his nose:

"I said General Hua, you can't be daydreaming, are you? Cao Cao only has 60,000 soldiers, even if we lend you all 20,000 soldiers, it will only be 80,000 troops, not even half of the opponent's. With eight enemies and twenty, the odds of winning are geometric, do you think the old man can't figure it out? ”

After unceremoniously replying to Huaxing, he saw Chen Gong looking at Gao Shun again, holding his fists and admonishing sincerely:

"I hope the general will make a quick decision! Don't be rash and lose a big deal because of a small thing! ”

As early as a few minutes ago, in the face of the temptation of Huaxing's 100,000 taels of silver, Gao Shun was indeed tempted.

If he didn't have Chen Gong's basin of cold water, he would probably have agreed to the other party.

But now, after listening to Chen Gong's analysis, Gao Shun's mentality quickly changed.

In order not to let Hongnongcheng fall into the "danger" mentioned by Chen Gong, he finally shook his head apologetically and rejected Huaxing's proposal:

"Alas! Brother Hua, this matter ...... My brother really wants to help you, but I can't ignore Hongnong's safety! In case of defeat, there will not even be a decent garrison in Hongnong City at that time, which is too risky, so, so, so ...... My brother really can't agree to this, and I hope my brother is not strange! ”

Seeing that he had spent a long time talking, but still failed to impress the other party, Hua Xing sighed secretly, and there was also a touch of disappointment in his eyes.

Because to be honest, the promises he just made were all his hole cards.

If even 100,000 taels of silver can't convince the other party, then he is really Jiang Lang's talent, and this negotiation has ended in failure.

But!

Although the negotiations failed, it did not mean that Huaxing would give up.

In order to stop Lu Pu's plan to destroy Cao, Gao Shun's 20,000 troops, Huaxing had to get it no matter what.

Therefore, in addition to negotiation, he also has another preparation, which is to coerce the other party to send troops to save Cao by force!

What is coercion?

To put it in layman's terms, it is to put the knife on the necks of Gao Shun and Chen Gong and force them to send troops to Xuchang.

Chen Gong doesn't care, he is already at odds with Huaxing, and if he is offended, he will be offended.

But Gao Shun and Huaxing actually have a very good personal relationship, and Huaxing really doesn't want to take away each other's military power by such despicable means.

But in the face of righteousness, Huaxing can't take care of so much.

In order to prevent Lu Pu from continuing to destroy the course of history, Huaxing had no choice but to make this decision.

Even if he will be hated, spit on, and despised afterwards...... Even if it is stenched for 10,000 years, it can't stop his determination to seize the army and save Cao.

So, after secretly apologizing to Gao Shun in his heart, Hua Xing's eyes suddenly crossed a touch of hatred!

While his legs were tense, his right hand secretly pressed on the dagger hidden in his boot, intending to jump up and take Gao Shun directly.

What is surprising is that just as Hua Xing was about to make a move, his right arm was suddenly grabbed from behind, and a familiar whisper came from his ear:

"General, slow down, leave this matter to the last future to deal with!"

wants to use force to coerce the strategy, Huaxing has never said it before.

But now he was not only recognized, but also stopped by the other party in one fell swoop.

In addition to being stunned, Hua Xing turned his head to look at it for the first time, only to find that the person who stopped him was actually Lin Qi, who was locked in a cell with him!

After Chen Gong opened the cell door before, he forgot to lock it, so Lin Qi took the opportunity to run out.

Lin Qi's sudden appearance surprised everyone present.

Especially the cautious Chen Gong, as if he had met an assassin, instantly jumped up from the ground, and shouted with a wary face:

"Who are you? What do you want? If you dare to mess around, old man, old man, ......"

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Lin Qi with a disdainful face:

"I said Chen Gongtai, this girl has only been gone for a few days, you don't know me? And what's more...... Even if I'm going to mess around, do you have the courage to stop me? ”

At this moment, Lin Qi obviously didn't plan to disguise it anymore.

Not only did she reveal her true voice, but after speaking, she raised her hand to remove her mask and show her true face in front of everyone.

"Less, less master?"

After seeing Lin Qi's true face of Lushan, Gao Shun was shocked at first!!

Then he immediately showed joy on his face, stood up as fast as he could, hugged his fists and said excitedly:

"Gao Shun has seen the young master! Young master, you are finally willing to come back! ”