Shen Tuluo sneered: "You want to blackmail me with the crown prince? ”

"That's what you mean." Qi Ning forced Shen Tuluo: "The life and death of the 20,000 Qi State soldiers, plus the life of the prince of Eastern Qi, I don't know if the Metropolitan Governor cares now?" ”

Shen Tuluo clenched his fists, and Qi Ning sighed: "The Grand Governor is not an ordinary man, he should know better than anyone else in his heart that with the current situation, there is no hope for the recovery of the Qi Kingdom, and if Duan Shao is really dead, your last hope of recovering the country is also completely gone." If you submit to my Dachu and help solve the Han Kingdom, then you have made great achievements, the emperor has clear rewards and punishments, and there is also the face of the queen, and it is not impossible to seal the title of King Duan Shaoqi in the future. ”

"You know that both Ben General and His Highness have the idea of recovering the country, and you still dare to let us return to the Chu State?" Shen Tuluo's eyes were sharp: "Aren't you worried, let's pretend to be obedient first, wait for the opportunity, and then do the matter of restoring the country?" ”

"At least the Han Kingdom will be solved first." Qi Ning smiled: "Does the Metropolitan Governor think we can continue to talk?" ”

Shentura frowned, thoughtful.

He actually knows very well in his heart that once he really submits to the Chu State, and then wants to restore the country, it is simply wishful thinking, the people of Chu are not stupid, and now they want to submit themselves, it is nothing more than their own advantageous and usable value, and after this battle, even if the people of Chu do not settle accounts after the autumn, they will definitely put themselves under house arrest completely, and will not give themselves any room for activities, let alone try to restore the country again.

But Qi Ning's sentence is not wrong.

If the Qi State wants to restore the country, it can only play the banner of Duan Shao, and once the Duan royal family is cut off, there will be no significance of restoring the country.

Since the Flying Cicada Secret Forbearance has taken refuge in the Chu State, then Duan Shao is likely to fall into the hands of the Chu people, Duan Shao's life and death are in the hands of the Chu people, although Qi Ning is a threat, but in fact, it is the most effective threat.

Of course, Shen Tuluo didn't want to see Duan Shao killed, not for the sake of Duan Shao, but for Duan Shao's identity.

He didn't forget that Mo Ying's plan was still being implemented, and once Mo Ying's plan was successful, the current situation was likely to be turned upside down, but the premise of all this was that Duan Shao must live, and if Duan Shao was not there, all of Mo Ying's plans would also be in vain.

Duan Shao can't die!

"What are you going me to do?" After pondering for a long time, Shen Tuluo suddenly asked.

Qi Ning negotiated with Shen Tu Luo tonight, and he was mentally prepared in advance, he knew that it would not be easy to persuade Shen Tu Luo, and he had already made up his mind that once Shen Tu Luo refused to submit, then Shen Tu Luo would definitely be killed, and because of this, he did not hide Huang Yandu's plan.

For Qi Ning, being able to make Shen Tuluo return to the state of Chu was much more effective than killing him with one sword.

After all, there are 20,000 Qi troops in Puyang, which is the elite main force of Qi State, although it is now shrinking in Puyang City, but Qi Ning knows very well in his heart that as long as that army exists for a day, it will form a one-day threat to the Qinhuai Legion, and the Puyang garrison located in the northeast corner of Dingtao is like a dark arrow aimed at the Qinhuai Legion, and no one knows when this dark arrow will be shot.

The Qinhuai army is now guarding the Dingtao line and has not launched an offensive against the Han army, in the final analysis, because the grain and grass were not delivered in time, and when the grain and grass were insufficient, Yue Huanshan could only stand still.

Now that the Huaishui is opened, the grain and grass will soon cross the river, and the Qinhuai army has the guarantee of grain and grass, so it will naturally launch an offensive against the Han army soon, and at that time, the Puyang garrison has become a huge hidden danger, even if Yue Huanshan will divide his troops to guard against the enemy attack in the direction of Huaiyang, but it will never be able to deal with the Han army with all its strength because of the existence of the Qi army.

And if the Qi army really sent troops to attack the Qinhuai army from the flank, it would naturally be extremely troublesome.

Qi Ning solved the problem of the grain road, so he wanted to take this opportunity to remove the threat of Puyang by the way.

To solve the Puyang problem, it is necessary to use Shentuluo.

He didn't know if using Duan Shao as a bargaining chip could really convince Shen Tu Luo, and he was prepared for the worst, at this time, when he heard Shen Tu Luo's words, his heart sank, but his face did not change, and said: "Only one letter is needed!" ”

"Let me write a letter and send it to Puyang to persuade Ling Huxu to submit?" Shen Tuluo smiled: "You can't help but think that the general is too powerful! ”

Qi Ning shook his head and said: "The Metropolitan Governor cares about the life and death of those 20,000 soldiers and horses, and cares about the life and death of Duan Shao, doesn't the Prime Minister of the Fox Kingdom care?" The Prime Minister of Linghu may be hesitating, and most of the governors are kind enough to persuade him, so naturally it will not be in vain. ”

Shen Tuluo shook his head and said, "If I didn't see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this letter would not have been written!" ”

"And rightfully so." Qi Ning said with a smile: "If the Metropolitan Governor does not object, he can let the fleet dock now, and follow me to Huize City to wait for His Highness to arrive, and I will never force it until I see His Highness!" ”

"Ashore?"

"Governor, if you don't land again, I'm only afraid that these soldiers under your command will starve to death." Qi Ning said: "If my estimate is correct, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will inevitably arrive in Huize City within three or five days, and a banquet has been prepared in the city to wash the dust for the Metropolitan Governor." ”

Shen Tuluo's face was solemn, he stared at Qi Ning, and after a moment, he got up and walked to the window.

He stared at the dark night, as if he wanted to see through everything in the darkness with a pair of eyes, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Someone! ”

Qi Ning frowned slightly, with his current martial arts, he naturally wouldn't worry that Shen Tu Luo would pose a threat to him, even if a group of soldiers rushed in from outside, Qi Ning was sure enough to kill Shen Tu Luo.

Soon, the hatch was opened, and a person came in and said, "My subordinates are here!" ”

"Order, all ships dock!" Shentura turned around and commanded.

The man was stunned and asked, "Dadu,.... Which side? ”

"Southbank!"

The man was even more surprised, but immediately said, "Order!" "Retreat.

Qi Ning breathed a sigh of relief at this time, although it was not difficult for him to kill Shen Tuluo, but he didn't want to kill tonight, this was not because Qi Ning was merciful, but once he started, his goal of carefully planning to break the Puyang garrison could not be achieved.

Shen Tu Luo's order, the sailors of the fleet were quite surprised, but they did not dare to disobey the military order, all the ships to the south shore to go over, there is no dock on the shore of this Huai Shui, although several small warships approached, but Shen Tu Luo, the main warship, was unable to dock, easy to run aground, to the shallow water immediately stopped, let the boat down.

Shen Tu Luo ordered everyone to land on the shore again, in the night, hundreds of Eastern Qi sailors landed on the south bank, this piece of deserted people, the shore is lush thorn grass, everyone just landed on the shore, they heard the sound of cheers, not far from the shore in the grass, suddenly appeared countless figures, guns and knives, all rushed to this side.

Shen Tu Luo drew his sword in his hand, and the sailors also changed color, but after all, they were well-trained, and they formed a formation in an instant, Shen Tu Luo glanced at Qi Ning and sneered: "So you set up an ambush here?" ”

"Don't be impatient." Qi Ning smiled slightly, stepped forward, raised his arm, and held the fire fold between his fingers, and the fire fold burst out of the fire, and then saw the group of people rushing over to stop, one person with several people coming up, armor on his body, holding a big knife, it was Han Yu.

When Han Yu saw Qi Ning, he said happily: "Guogong! ”

Qi Ning nodded, then turned around and said, "Governor, they are waiting on the shore just to deliver food. He commanded, "Bring the dry food!" ”

Han Yu turned around, made a gesture, and immediately stepped forward from behind, carrying a bamboo basket, and placing the bamboo basket in the middle, Qi Ning said to Shen Tuluo: "Governor Dadu, in addition to fried rice, there are also flatbread steamed buns here, which are enough for the brothers under your command to eat for three or five days." ”

Shen Tuluo stepped forward, picked up the oilcloth covered on the bamboo basket with a knife, and saw that it was indeed food below, so he hesitated for a moment, then put away his knife, swept the crowd of Chu soldiers, and said lightly: "They have been following on the shore all the time?" ”

"I know that the Metropolitan Governor is kind-hearted and will not ignore the soldiers of Puyang." Qi Ning smiled: "I believe that our negotiations will be successful, so they have been following the fleet on the shore, ready to deliver food at any time." ”

"You say it's enough for my men to eat for three or five days, what do you mean?" Shentuluo frowned.

Qi Ning sighed: "Dadu Governor, these brothers under your command must be concerned about their families, I mean, let them go home to visit their parents, wives and children first, and they don't need to follow Dadu Governor to Huize City." ”

Shen Tuluo's eyebrows tightened, but he quickly laughed and said, "Are you afraid that after they follow me into the city, they will take Huize City?" ”

"If the Grand Governor really thinks so, I can't argue with it. In fact, it seems to me that I am worried that the Metropolitan Governor will think that he will take them all to Aizawa Castle, thinking that I will take them all hostage. Qi Ning smiled and said: "Huize City has prepared a residence for the Metropolitan Governor, and it is very clean, just waiting for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come and meet the Metropolitan Governor." ”

"Haha, yes." Shen Tuluo stared at Qi Ning's eyes and said, "Qi Ning, you are very thoughtful. He turned around, swept the exhausted soldiers under his hands, and was silent for a long time before he sighed: "You each bring dry food and go back to your hometown." ”

"The Metropolitan Governor .....!" The crowd rushed forward: "We will live and die with the Grand Duke!" ”

"Metropolitan Governor, let's fight with them!"

Han Yu's sergeants were all ready to guard against the attack of the Eastern Qi sailors.

Shen Tuluo's face became grim, and he said in a deep voice: "This is the last time Ben will give orders to you, are you going to disobey the order?" Bring the food and go back now. ”

Seeing Shen Tuluo like this, the sailors did not dare to say more, some stared at the Chu soldiers, their eyes showed a fierce light, and after a period of silence, finally someone stepped forward and took rations from the bamboo basket, and the others also stepped forward to take food, but they all stood on the shore and did not leave.

Qi Ning smiled and said: "Metropolitan Governor, your brothers, up to four ships can be squeezed, and the other ships, we will keep them for the time being, I don't know what to do?" ”

Shen Tuluo knew that he had reached this point, so he could only endure the humiliation and burden, and snorted coldly, but he still ordered his subordinates: "You take four ships, and the rest will stay here." ”

"Please!" As soon as Qi Ning raised his hand, he made a gesture, Shen Tuluo did not hesitate, he walked away, and the voice of the soldier came from behind him: "The Metropolitan Governor!" Then there was a commotion, and all the Dongqi sailors knelt on the shore, and some of them choked up and sobbed.

Shen Tuluo paused and closed his eyes slightly, but did not look back, and soon continued on his way.