Twenty-three, sugar melon sticky.

On the morning of the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the soldiers in the camp quickly gathered at the sound of the horn, and marched neatly towards the outside of the camp one by one.

Shen Leng got up very early and stood at the gate of the camp and waited, a carriage came in the morning light, and the people who drove the car waved towards Shen Leng when they were still far away.

"General."

When they got close, the coachman jumped down from the carriage and leaned over and clenched his fists: "Everything has arrived." ”

This driver is a person with a day ticket number, a member of Shen Leng's special support team, a few days ago Shen Leng sent a letter asking them to help buy some things, and the support team acted immediately, and finally bought the things back.

"Sugar."

Shen Leng opened the box on the car and looked at it, then grinned, took a large handful of candy from the box and stuffed it into the driver's arms: "Good year." ”

The coachman was stunned for a moment, and then his heart warmed up.

"I don't know how many of you there are, but I know that Lin Luoyu arranged for you to support me, and it can also be said that he is secretly protecting me, I will keep more than half of these sugar melons, and go back to share the rest with everyone, because I can't live at home for even a year, and the sugar melons still have to be eaten...... I don't know the brothers, and when I'm done with this fight, I'll come to the camp to drink. ”

"Good!"

The coachman nodded vigorously: "The general is done with this fight, let's drink together." ”

Shen Leng took down two large boxes from the car, picked them up one by one and walked back: "Tell the brothers, Shen Leng thank you for the gate." ”

The coachman clenched his fists: "General, be careful!" ”

Shen Leng nodded and continued to walk forward: "Got it!" ”

Back in the camp, Shen Leng put two big boxes on the ground and looked at Chen Ran: "Give our generals Daning a sugar melon, eat it and then go up." ”

"Yes!"

Chen Ran answered, holding the sugar melon and sharing it for everyone, everyone stuffed one in their mouths, it was as sweet as their hearts and lungs, and they were comfortable.

"Let's go to fight!"

Shen Leng grabbed a handful of sugar and wrapped it in paper and put it in his arms, and no one in Daning's young generals carried a large handful of sugar melons, and everyone laughed and walked out of the camp.

Mito River.

There is no ring in the widest part of the river, there is no need for a ring, this is a life and death field, and there are no other rules, no matter what means you use, as long as you win.

On the north bank of the Mituo River, tens of thousands of black warriors have been in full array, and a high platform has been set up at the front of the team, surrounded by canvas to block the wind, Xin Fengyue is sitting on the high platform, his throne is lit with a brazier all week, and his body is covered with a snow-white mink duvet.

There were hundreds of black warriors standing under the high platform where he was, they were the people who were selected to participate in the competition this time, and they could be seen that they were all a little nervous, and some people subconsciously took out the jade bottle in their arms to take a look, and then carefully put it back.

"Ning Jun is here!"

Qingshu, who was standing beside Xin Fengyue, leaned over and said, Xin Fengyue slowly opened her eyes and looked in the direction of Ning Jun: "You go and determine with Ning Ren how many fights and how to fight." ”

Qingshu nodded: "The minister obeys." ”

On the river, more than a dozen soldiers on Heiwu's side followed Qingshu over, and on the other side, Shen Leng and more than a dozen personal soldiers had also walked towards this side, Qingshu looked at the black-armored Ning General from a distance, and the nervousness in his heart was almost exposed, and he always felt that it was not worrying about the rumored person who was known to be prestigious, but when it was really time to get in touch, he knew how shocking this prestige was.

Looking at Shen Leng, Qingshu thought as he walked, he would probably have such a prestige in a few years...... No, it is even greater than Shen Leng's prestige, inspiring the black martial arts in his name, and intimidating the enemy in his name.

The generals of both sides appeared, but it was not them who came to negotiate, the black warriors had sent envoys over many times before, and the details had already been discussed, and the meeting between the two people was more like a sense of ceremony.

Because the two of them want to represent Daning and Heiwu respectively on the agreement of the life-and-death duel, it is determined that there is no objection to the previous discussion, and it will take effect after pressing the handprint.

"You and I will confirm the terms that we have agreed on before."

A civil official from the Black Warrior Kingdom came out and handed the agreement in their hands to the civil official on Daning's side, and the civil official on Daning's side handed the agreement in his hand to the other party.

The two read aloud in the language of their respective countries.

"According to the agreement, the two sides will set up 32 competitions."

The civil official on Daning's side glanced at Shen Leng and continued to read: "Heiwu's condition is that if the Ning army loses a game, it will give up the territory that Heiwu had robbed before for thirty miles, and if Heiwu loses a game, it will pay compensation on the spot equivalent to 100,000 taels of Daning silver. ”

One of the purposes of the Heiwu people to prepare for this competition is to take back the territory occupied by Daning, from the Mituo River to Gedi City, there are about more than 1,000 miles, if Daning's side loses all 32 games, this more than 1,000 miles of territory will be returned to Heiwu.

And it is no longer possible for Heiwu to give up the country, so it is planned to take one hundred thousand taels of silver as a condition, lose one hundred thousand taels, and lose thirty-two games, which is equivalent to the current Heiwu will empty the treasury, after all, the current Heiwu really has no money.

This is not a very fair condition, and the black warriors did not expect that Daning's side would actually agree.

"I'll add a little more."

Shen Leng said: "We retreat thirty miles, and you give 100,000 taels of silver, which is not equal and unfair, so I now change to us losing one and giving up 20 li, and you losing one and giving 150,000 taels of silver." ”

After Shen Leng finished saying this, Qingshu's face changed: "General, please have some contract spirit, this is a condition that has been negotiated by both sides, don't go back on your word and laugh shamefully!" ”

Shen Leng said: "I haven't signed it yet, so it's not a negotiation, if you accept it, then you can continue to talk, if you don't accept it, you can go back separately, and we will continue to divide the victory and defeat on the battlefield." ”

Qingshu's face turned cold, and he whispered a few words, and immediately a person ran back to the side of the black martial army, and that person ran to the bottom of the high platform to pay tribute to Xin Fengyue, who was silent for a moment and nodded: "Just agree." ”

The messenger hurriedly ran back and told Qingshu that His Majesty had agreed, and Qingshu looked at Shen Leng with a blushing face: "I hope you won't go back on your word, General." ”

Shen Leng motioned to the civil servant to continue reading.

The civil servant holding the agreement continued: "According to the agreement between the two sides, if one side wins all, the losing side will offer one million taels of silver to the victor side every year for ten consecutive years. ”

There is no disputing this, because it is clear to both sides that there is no way that one side will actually win 32 games in a row, it is just a possibility.

"According to the agreement between the two parties, if one of the parties wins five games in a row, the losing side will give the winning side 500,000 taels of silver, and the settlement will be settled every five games."

Shen Leng nodded and motioned to continue reading.

"In order to ensure fairness, the Heiwu Empire will deposit two million taels of silver on the spot of the competition as a guarantee, and the envoy of His Majesty the Emperor of the Daning Empire will have to guarantee the territory that will be returned on the spot."

"Also for the sake of fairness, the Black Warrior Empire invited the envoys of the twelve countries as witnesses on the spot."

Reading this, the civil official glanced at Shen Leng: "These conditions are actually not very fair to us, we are the winner side." ”

Shen Leng shook his head: "It's okay, if there is anything else I think is inappropriate, I will say, you continue to read." ”

"According to the agreement between the two sides, after one side admits defeat, the winner is not allowed to continue to shoot, on the contrary, if one side is defeated and still does not admit defeat, the winner can kill him."

"In the event of a draw, there will be an additional one, thirty-two matches excluding draws, and one more in the event of a draw, until all thirty-two matches have been decided."

In the camp of the Ning army, Yuan Shu looked at Ye Yunsan beside him and asked, "Our identities have been determined?" ”

"It's confirmed."

Ye Yunsan said with some regret: "After this competition, all my people present today can only be brought back." ”

Yuan Shu nodded: "It's impossible that there are no flaws, once Xin Fengyue sees it, they will all be killed, so it's better to bring everyone back as soon as possible after the competition, and come back on the spot." ”

Ye Yunsan snorted: "It was not easy for those young people to enter the black martial arts, and such a competition that could have not happened made them have to come back. ”

Yuan Shu knew how complicated Ye Yunsan's mood was, how much Ye Yunsan had paid in order to cultivate an excellent spy who could penetrate deep into the inside of the Black Martial Arts, and how much those young people had paid, after such a competition, it was very likely that some of the secret spies placed in the camp of the Black Martial Arts South Courtyard would be exposed.

"It's not all bad for them, either."

Yuan Shu said: "After they come back, if they want to meet Chang'an, I want all the forbidden army, and if they want to stay in northern Xinjiang......."

Wu Xinyu said beside him: "Whatever level Heiwu gives them, Northern Xinjiang will give them a higher level." ”

Ye Yunsan shook his head: "I know that Daning will not treat them badly, but ......"

He sighed: "A lot of the arrangements are not for today or even tomorrow, but for ten or twenty years from now......"

"Let's talk about it after the competition."

Yuan Shu said: "Let's make sure that they can all come back alive today." ”

Ahead, the civil official beside Shen Leng had already read to the end, he cleared his throat and read aloud: "After this competition, no matter what the victory or defeat of the two sides, a non-aggression pact will be signed, and within the specified number of years, neither side will be allowed to provoke the other side again, and no war will be waged." ”

He looked at Shen Leng, and Shen Leng said: "One more thing, the losing side of the total number of rounds will also pay an annual tribute of one million taels of silver to the other side in the next ten years, and if there is any delay, the winning side has the right to start a war to recover it." ”

Aoki's face changed again: "General, don't go too far. ”

Shen Leng looked at him and asked, "You black warriors are so unconfident?" Ten years, ten million taels of silver, enough for you to recover. ”

Qingshu said: "Ten years, ten million taels of silver, is enough for Heiwu to collapse!" ”

Shen Leng said: "Send someone to ask, you are the master again." ”

Qingshu said angrily: "You can call the shots? ”

Shen Leng raised his chin slightly: "Of course I can call the shots." ”

Qingshu was just about to send someone back, when a Sword Sect disciple came galloping, and when he arrived at Qingshu's side, he lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty's will, the other party will agree to any conditions put forward first, and start the competition as soon as possible." ”

Aoki let out a long breath: "Good! ”

He looked at Shen Leng: "General, you will also play." ”

Shen Leng said: "Look at you." ”