Mali's camp close to Huaishui was a mess, and the back camp was full of screams and wails.

In the battle last night, Mali was defeated, although relying on the large number of people, he still repelled the invading Han army, but the wounded soldiers were full of camps, and the sergeants wrapped in blood-stained military robes were everywhere.

Joseph lowered the curtain of the tent and sat down depressedly in the tent.

The attendant persuaded him and said:

"Anyway, we can't get out, and the Mali people won't let us go, so don't look at it anymore, my lord."

Joseph picked up the tea poured by his entourage, took a sip, and his face was a little ugly:

"We originally came with a mission this time, but I didn't expect the Mali people to really go to war with the Han army, which is a good thing for us, although the empire can compete with Mali, but Mali has a large population, and the strength of the Academy of Sciences is also behind, and now we have created a powerful enough crossbow, in a few years, I, Taixi, will not be Mali's opponent."

The attendant's hand holding the water cup was fixed in the air, and his tone was nervous:

"In that case, what should we do?"

Joseph looked at his entourage with disgust, what a straw bag, Lao Tzu said it so clearly, you still ask why.

"As long as the Mali people start a war with the Han army, they can delay the development of the Mali people in the Eastern Continent, and the empire will give Mali a blow from behind, and it is best to destroy Mali's Academy of Sciences."

The attendant's eyes flashed:

"Okay, the general is right, but we can't go."

Joseph......

"General Joseph."

Sergeant Mali's voice rang out outside the tent.

Joseph followed and glanced at each other, and they all saw the stunned look in the other's eyes, at this time, what were the Mali people going to do.

The attendant went over and lifted the curtain and asked Sergeant Mally outside the door what was the matter, and sure enough, it was Joseph.

Joseph tidied up his robe, got up and walked out, the Mali people were looking for him, but Shantes wanted to see him, Shantes was a scheming guy, he couldn't be fooled again this time.

When he arrived in the Chinese army, Joseph saw a haggard Shantes, and Shantes' first words almost broke Joseph's heart.

"The Han army used a strong crossbow."

Shantes, with red eyes and an ugly face, said to Joseph.

Twenty years ago, Rome, a major power on the western continent, broke out a war with Great Qin.

In that battle, the two armies fought for a piece of land in the western ocean, and the two countries almost poured out, and all kinds of weapons beckoned to each other.

Rome, with its strong bow and arrows, strong soldiers and strong horses, suppressed Daqin very much, and pressed Daqin to a corner of the mainland step by step.

Unwilling to fail, the Minister of War of Great Qin took the lead in ordering the use of a strong crossbow.

The Great Qin sergeant first activated the crossbow, the most bulky old-fashioned strong crossbow, and destroyed several Roman legions in the First World War.

Overnight, the offensive and defensive forces changed, and Rome went from being about to win to being about to lose.

Not to be outdone, the Romans, who reacted, also used the strong crossbow, and the two countries started a strong crossbow war on the mainland.

Shantes looked at Joseph solemnly:

"The experience of Great Qin and Rome has made all the Western countries know that they can't start a crossbow war without authorization, otherwise it will be the fate of the two countries that will be destroyed together. The Han State is an emerging power in the East, and it does not yet know the consequences of the crossbow war, and now that the crossbow is activated, this battle cannot be fought. ”

Joseph was happy in his heart, but his face remained impassive, and his tone was solemn:

"General Shantes is right, but you must know that if you want to avoid the battle of the crossbow, this decision is in the hands of the Han army, not in the hands of you, General Shantes."

Hearing this, Shantes looked at Joseph with a solemn expression:

"So the general invited the general over this time to discuss how to persuade the Han army to stop the war."

Joseph sneered:

"This is a joke, this war was provoked by your army, and now the consequences cannot be bearable, your army is thinking about stopping the war, I don't have the face to go to the Han military camp to be a lobbyist."

Shantes heard a little bad in his tone:

"General Joseph, you leaked the news of our army's plot against the Han army, right?"

"I believe that if I report this news to my Imperial Minister, I will address His Majesty the Emperor and deal with General Joseph, I believe that there will be detailed requirements in the letter of state."

Joseph's face turned ugly, and he thought he had done it unconsciously, but he didn't expect it to fall into Shantes's eyes.

Shantes saw Joseph's face change, and knew that there was a door, so he simply said:

"I don't ask much this time, General Joseph only needs to be a middleman, with your relationship with Prince Su, persuade Prince Su to quit the army, the previous agreement will continue to be valid, our army will capture Qidu and return it to the Han army."

"As long as Prince Su is willing to stop the war, the previous incident of using a strong crossbow to attack my Mali warship can be revealed."

Shantes gave the utmost sincerity.

There is no way, last night's battle not only burned the courage of the army, but also lost its morale, so it could only paralyze the Han army first.

The reinforcements came with the news that they had been blocked by the Han army two hundred miles away, and according to the current speed of advancement, it would take at least a month to reach Cangwu, and this was still the case that the Han army did not use a strong crossbow.

Shantes couldn't imagine that the Han army used strong crossbows, and General Klein was afraid that he would not be able to reach Cangwu in his life.

The news of the navy also arrived, a large ship was destroyed, two warships were directly broken, and the rest of the auxiliary warships were countless, and the warships that escaped were also blocked at the mouth of Huaishui.

The Mali army in the territory of Chu and Qi is now meat on the felt board, and it is kneaded by others.

Shantes didn't want to admit it, but the reality made him choose to be cautious, otherwise these Mari sergeants would have to fold here, and he Shantes would be completely finished.

Joseph's half-open mouth didn't close for a long time.

In just one night's effort, the offensive and defensive situation was completely changed, and the Mali army, which was originally going to hunt Cangwu and behead Su Luxiang, became a lost dog, and Shantes, who was originally high-spirited and wanted to destroy the entire Han army, also became a coward.

"I can send the message on behalf of me, but whether it is successful or not, this is a matter for Lord Su to decide, we are a little messenger, we don't dare to make any package tickets."

Shantes nodded:

"Okay, just do as General Joseph said, whether it is successful or not, I will not blame you."

"As for the previously agreed city, I, Shantes, promise that I will definitely attack the Chu State and hand it over to the Han army, and I only ask the two armies to stop their troops."

Joseph's eyes rolled and he asked tentatively:

"What are you going to do with the sergeants who died in your army, and the sergeants who were captured?"

"Redemption"

Shantes waved his hand, and his tone contained a hint of gunpowder:

"I am rich in wealth and wealth, and I do not lack these gold and silver, and these people will be ransomed."

Speaking of this, Shantes suddenly lowered his voice:

"Those warships that were destroyed, please ask General Joseph to ask Prince Su, can this news be completely blocked?"