As soon as Mr. Zhang heard Yang Congyi's conditions, he was silent and did not reply immediately. If the conditions he put forward were related to money, no matter how much it was, he could afford to occupy the city, but not the land and the foreigners. Zhenla and Annan, which one is not coveting the land of Zhancheng, and he can't wait to annex it in one bite, and the Great Song Dynasty wants to eat a bite from thousands of miles away, he really can't do this lord.

Yang Congyi saw that he was silent, so he smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang's ancestors are from the Central Plains, and he should know that the richest land in the East belongs to the Great Song Dynasty, and the Great Song Dynasty has a large land and a large population, no less than forty or fifty million people, and the Great Song Dynasty court is up and down, and no one really looks down on the land of the Nanyang Miasma, I ask for a little land in Zhancheng, but I want to have a place to stand in the South Seas, and to station some personnel, to provide help to the Great Song merchants and people who come and go from the south to the north, and to stay away from the homeland of the Great Song Dynasty. The people who came to Nanyang to make a living offered some shelter. This requirement does not do any harm to the city, it is easy for you, there are people of the Great Song Dynasty in the land of the city, and the relationship between the city and the Song Dynasty will inevitably be closer, and the surrounding countries, whether it is Zhenla or Annam, if they want to attack and annex the city, they must also look at the face of the Great Song Dynasty, if they insist on forcing it, the Great Song Heavenly Army will not let them go. If you think about it, the Great Song Dynasty only needs a radius of twenty miles, leaving some people to garrison, and it can provide shelter for the city, no matter which country dares to attack you, you can justifiably ask the Celestial Empire to send troops to assist, so that the city does not need to be afraid of any country. The truth of this, the benefits of Zhancheng, Mr. Zhang will not be unclear. ”

For one or two hundred years, they only saw the sixteen states of Yanyun in the north of the Central Plains, and they only wanted the place in the north, even Dali and Annan did not have the slightest interest, not to mention the land of other countries, even their own Qiongzhou Island not far from the north, they had no interest in business, and even that place was the place where the guilty were exiled, and Annam, Champong, Zhenla and other Nanyang countries would not be interested, so think about it, The Great Song Dynasty really did not pose any threat to the city, and they now wanted to lead the fleet to make a return exchange, and it was reasonable to want to have a place of their own in the city. The land within a radius of twenty miles is not large, and it is just a beach with no one to carve out, and there is no loss to the city, but they have to send people to stay behind, and I don't know how much impact it will have on the city.

Mr. Zhang also has some understanding of the Great Song Dynasty, and after thinking about it, he feels that Yang Congyi's request is not impossible to agree, as long as it is successful, this request should not be a problem. So he replied: "Okay, as long as the adults can help, there is naturally no problem in setting aside a piece of land for you to use, I can promise you." ”

Yang Congyi smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, can you call the shots?" ”

Mr. Zhang said with a smile: "Your Excellency is too careful, and there is still some weight in speaking in Vijaya, otherwise you would not have come to the border alone to discuss such a major matter with your lordship." Don't worry, adults, if you can't even meet the requirements of adults, then Zhang Mou will be in vain in Vijaya for decades. ”

Yang Congyi clapped his hands and said: "Okay, then it's decided, we will help you drag the 40,000 defenders of the city for three days, after the matter is completed, you will take us to clear the customs and go south to meet with the envoy Dai of the Great Song Dynasty, and in addition, we will be given a radius of 20 miles of land near the capital of the city for the use of the people left behind in the Great Song Dynasty." Is that so, Mr. Zhang? ”

Mr. Zhang nodded and said, "That's right, that's exactly what it is." ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Okay, there is no basis for what we say, we will use the words as evidence." ”

After speaking, he grinded the paper, and the two agreements were waved in one wave.

The two signed and signed the pledge, and after each pressed their handprints, Yang Congyi put away the agreement and kept it carefully.

"Come on, take Mr. Zhang to rest, serve well, don't slack off." As soon as Yang Congyi's voice fell, two soldiers came in outside the tent and took Mr. Zhang out of the tent.

"Call Commander Zhang, I have something to explain." Waiting for Mr. Zhang to leave, Yang Congyi commanded again.

Not long after, Zhang Biao walked into the tent.

"My lord, I've been staring, and there's no movement in the city on the other side."

"Sit, I'm here to discuss something with you."

After the two sat down, Yang Congyi said: "There will be an internal coup d'état in the Champa country soon, just now the Cham man made a condition, wanting us to help drag the 40,000 Champa defenders on the opposite side for three days, after the matter is completed, we can not only successfully clear the customs and go south, but also have a foothold in the city with a radius of twenty miles, and can leave some people to stay in the city for a long time, I think this condition is very good, so I have promised him." Now we need to think about how we can drag the defenders on the opposite side, not only to prevent them from leaving, but also to attract more Cham troops, what do you think? ”

After Zhang Biao heard Yang Congyi's words, he felt that Lord Yang must have been deceived by the Cham man just now, 2,000 people went to provoke 40,000 Zhancheng defenders, do you want to go to Zhancheng to meet the Tatars, and do you want these 2,000 brothers to live? He wanted to question Yang Congyi, but his instinctive rationality suppressed his psychological doubts.

Lord Yang has his own reasons for doing things, maybe he already has some ideas, he reads a lot, his mind is active, and there are many ways, so let's listen to what he thinks first.

Thinking like this, Zhang Biao replied: "My lord, I don't have any ideas, since I have decided to start a war with the Champa State, the brothers have nothing to fear, just fight with them." ”

Yang Congyi said: "What to fight, how can we fight with only 2,000 people, everyone is three-headed and six-armed, and one is ten, and we can't beat the 40,000 defenders of the city, and now we can only outwit it, not attack." ”

"My lord, what do you say, I'll just listen." Zhang Biao was stunned for a moment, and his heart suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Congyi said: "I think so, they only let us drag the defenders and not let them leave, no matter what big things they have, in fact, it has nothing to do with us, what we have to do is to give the defenders of the city a false impression that the enemy army is pressing the border, so that the defenders dare not move, dare not divide their troops to leave the border." So our aim is to hold back the defenders, but to avoid direct confrontation with them, let alone to go to war. ”

"There are only 2,000 of us, and now we are under their noses, and we don't have so many of them when the army is overwhelming." Zhang Biao thought about it and felt that it didn't work, there were too few people, so if he wanted to deceive the people who occupied the city, he couldn't do it at all, unless they were all stupid.

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Since you want to create an illusion, you have to make the fake real, true and false, so that they can't tell the difference." ”

"What's your plan?"

After Yang Congyi whispered in a low voice, Zhang Biao was thoughtful.

"Go, after dark, be careful, and don't make a mistake." Yang Congyi admonished.

"Rest assured, I guarantee that it will be completed." Zhang Biao took the order and left.

After Zhang Biao left, Yang Congyi picked up the pen and wrote another letter.

"Someone, go and invite Daoist Zhang Liu." Yang Congyi sealed the written letter.

It didn't take long for Zhang Liu to enter the account and say, "Lord Yang, are you looking for me?" ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "Daochang Zhang, have you been feeling better these days?" ”

Zhang Liu said: "Thank you for your concern, I've been fine after taking a few pairs of medicines." ”

Yang Congyi said: "It's okay." Right now, I need your help to run around for something, and I don't know if it's convenient for the Dao Chief. ”

Zhang Liu said: "Adults don't have to, use my place, just ask at will." ”

Yang Congyi said well, then took out the letter that had just been written, and said with a smile: "Daochang Zhang, please run overnight and deliver this letter to ......."

Zhang Liu didn't say a word, took the letter and put it in his arms and hid it, then turned around and walked out of the camp tent and ran north.

In the dead of night, it was dark and dreary, and there was not a single starlight in the sky.

The city on the northern border of Champa also fell into a deep sleep after a day of intense defensive confrontation.

The night guards in the city changed their guards once an hour, staring at the strange enemy army a mile outside the city.

Since the enemy army was stationed yesterday until now, they have not attacked, nor have they retreated, nor have they been seen in formation and drilling, nor can they be heard coming forward to call for a challenge, and many enemy troops are just lying on the ground sleeping and chatting, and they cannot see that they have any fear or nervousness, are they not afraid of death? No one can answer this question.

It's time for the changing of the guard, and the soldiers on duty in the city are waiting to go back and rest for a while, they haven't been on duty for a long time, but they can be tired enough.

"Isn't it time for the changing of the guard yet? Why don't you come to the changing of the guard and oversleep when you sleep? A guard muttered quietly.

The soldier next to him replied: "Wait, how can it be so easy to wake up when you fall asleep, they don't have to grind for a while." Did you just come up to change the guard as soon as the bangs rang? ”

"Really? Didn't we come at the point? The soldier looked a little confused, and didn't seem to believe that he would delay the changing of the guard.

The soldier next to him replied: "You only got up when the bang rang, look for a weapon, and then pee and pee, and a lot of time will pass." ”

The soldier thought about it, it seemed to be like this before, and he no longer bothered about why others were so slow to change the guard. Looking up at the distance outside the city, he saw stars twinkling in the sky, so he diverted the topic and said: "It's really strange this day, it's as dark as the bottom of the pot, and there are still stars flashing." ”

The soldier next to him was also bored, raised his eyes and looked carefully for a while, and suddenly said: "What kind of star is that, that's the fire." ”

"Firelight? Isn't there a big forest over there, it's on fire? The soldier looked at it and saw that it was really a fire.

As they looked closely, the little spark in the distance seemed to be magical, spreading ten to hundred, and in the blink of an eye, it spread into a large patch of stars, extending into an endless distance.

The two looked at each other and shouted almost at the same time: "Enemy! ”

The guards waiting for the change of guard at the head of the city were awakened by the sound of the "enemy army" in a daze, and suddenly their liver and gallbladder trembled, their hands and feet were weak, and they were in a hurry for a while.

After a moment they figured out the situation, the city immediately began to curse, scolding the heartless and cowardly people who shouted indiscriminately.

The city was quiet, and where there were enemy troops, it was just a fire in the distance.