Chapter 157: Formal Negotiations

"Stopped by you?"

Tang Sheng was puzzled:

"Why? Could it be that you also see the lust? ”

"Not really! I don't mean to be offensive to these women. ”

After shaking his head, he listened to Zuo Feng speak:

"I have more than a hundred brothers under my command, but we only have enough food for three or four days. So...... I wondered if I could exchange these women for some ...... Food back. ”

"Huh? So you want a ransom? It's really the predecessors who planted trees and the later people enjoyed the shade, are you shrewd enough as the commander of the thief soldiers? Tang Sheng was talking, and his face also showed a touch of disdain.

"Yes! I'll admit that I was despicable in doing so. But I can't watch my brothers starve, can I? Therefore, I took this notoriety from Zuo Feng! ”

After nodding without hesitation, he heard Zuo Feng suddenly say something that made Tang Sheng completely confused:

"Besides, these women are not all ordinary people's girls, and one of them is very expensive. Otherwise, how could you have come to the rescue so quickly? ”

"The man of gold?"

Since Tang Sheng didn't know the identity of the person they rescued this time, he didn't dare to talk nonsense after hearing this, but looked back at Huaxing beside him.

After hearing Zuo Feng's words, Hua Xing was stunned for a moment, not understanding how the other party knew about it.

But after thinking about it for a while, he quickly guessed that it must be Wei Kuo who recognized Dong Bai, so he informed Zuo Feng of the identity of this woman.

"Oh, it turns out that the Left Commander already knows about it?" Speaking of which, Huaxing finally took over the topic from Tang Sheng.

"Humph! Of course! Zuo Feng said proudly: "I don't even know the famous Weiyang Jun, that's really a waste of age!" ”

"Well, we're really here for her. However, this secret is mostly someone else's...... Tell you that, right? ”

While speaking, Huaxing glanced at Wei Kuo, and Wei Kuo immediately lowered his head. Although he did not say a word, this move has confirmed that Huaxing's guess is correct.

Hearing Hua Xing admit the matter in person, Tang Sheng on the side immediately showed surprise.

He never expected that the target of their rescue this time would be Dong Zhuo's granddaughter Dong Bai!

Ay? That's not right!

Dong Zhuo was killed by Hua Xing himself, it stands to reason that Dong Bai and Hua Xing should be incompatible, why did General Hua come so far to save an enemy?

Thinking of this, Tang Sheng's eyes were not only surprised, but also added a lot of confusion.

But at this moment, he definitely didn't dare to ask Hua Xing, so he sneaked to Zhang Liao's side, touched the other party with his elbow, and asked in a low voice:

"General Zhang, what the hell is going on? Why did General Hua come to rescue Dong Bai? Shouldn't they be enemies? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Liao's face suddenly showed a strange smile, and he shook his head while half-jokingly saying:

"You're such a stupid donkey that you can't even guess such a simple question? It must be the two of them who are eye-catching! Hehe, otherwise how could I call this person a teacher? ”

"Oh! I see! ”

As soon as these words came out, Tang Sheng suddenly realized and nodded, obviously believing this. It didn't take long for him to say with admiration on his face:

"Even the granddaughter of the enemy can be subjugated...... Gee! General Hua is really a hero among people! ”

Zhang and Tang spoke in very small voices, and no one else heard them.

Looking at the negotiation table again, seeing that both sides had talked to this point, Zuo Feng did not plan to continue to hide, and directly talked to Huaxing about the ransom:

"You don't care if someone else told me about it! Say it now, how much are you going to pay to get this girl back? ”

Hearing this, Hua Xing asked with a smile: "Then I don't know how much the left commander wants?" ”

"I, Zuo Feng, am also a reasonable person, and I will never open my mouth widely! I have inquired with someone, if the little girl surnamed Dong is handed over to the Luoyang Palace, at least one hundred taels of silver can be exchanged for a hundred taels ......of silver" Speaking of this, I saw Zuo Feng pointing to the grain lane a hundred meters behind Huaxing solemnly:

"I don't want much, as long as you leave us five carts of grain and grass, I will return to you all the women I captured last night. How's that, my suggestion isn't bad, right? ”

To be honest, if you look at the prices at that time, Zuo Feng really didn't want much.

In the harvest season, a hundred taels of silver for four or five carts of grain is more than enough, which is a fair deal.

But today, Huaxing is not here to trade with his troops, let alone to pay the ransom. So no matter how fair the proposal is, he can't accept it:

"Hehe, Commander Zuo's suggestion is good, but I still think it...... It's a bit of a loss! ”

Hearing the word "loss", Zuo Feng frowned on the spot, and the expression on his face was the same as that of an uncle selling vegetables in the vegetable market:

"This general, this price is really a good deal! And we spent a lot of time trying to save her last night, and we hurt a lot of brothers. Therefore, five carts of grain and grass are really not expensive. ”

Seeing that he had been talking for a long time, Huaxing had no intention of compromising, Zuo Feng could only retreat and say:

"Alas! Otherwise, I'll give you the lowest price: four cars! All I need is four carts of grain and grass, and these women are all yours. What do you think? You should be satisfied now, right? ”

"Hehe, it seems that the left commander misunderstood what I meant."

After listening to the other party's second offer, Huaxing not only had no intention of accepting it, but shook his head and smiled:

"When I say it's a loss, it's not that I'm losing, it's that you're losing!"

"What? I—We're losing? ”

After living for so many years, it was the first time that Zuo Feng saw someone talking to the other party when he was negotiating, and he also showed a puzzled expression on his face.

"That's right! Four or five cartloads of grain and grass were not enough to get these women back. I am willing to offer an even more precious ransom! ”

Seeing that the other party took the initiative to give more, Zuo Feng would definitely not refuse, and there was a touch of excitement in his eyes, and he said with anticipation:

"Hehe, of course it's better! I don't know how much the general will give? ”

After nodding slightly, I saw that Hua Xing gradually put away the smile on his face, and said word by word:

"I wish to exchange 130 heads for those 20 women! That's more precious than those truckloads of grain and grass, isn't it? ”

"What? One hundred and thirty heads? You, you ......"

As soon as these words came out, Zuo Feng quickly understood what the other party meant, and his face also showed anger: "You dare to play tricks on me!" ”

"Nope! There is no intention of playing tricks in the future, my proposal is very serious, and I hope that the left commander will seriously consider it! ”

From Wei Kuo's previous account, Huaxing confirmed a total of two things:

First, it is true that the other side has less than 200 troops. Moreover, after last night's battle, they now have only about one hundred and thirty men left, and they are by no means our opponents;

Second, including Dong Bai, the women who were arrested were safe for the time being and were not in danger.

Therefore, after learning these two important pieces of information, Huaxing at this moment no longer has the slightest pressure. As soon as the words fell, they instructed Tang Sheng according to their previous plan:

"General Tang, do it!"