Chapter 215: Ask for an explanation
There was a sense of blame between Dai Cong's words, blaming Yang Congyi for breaking the mission. Without his order to return to Yi Zheng's envoy, he actually led troops to kill and kill in Hejing City without permission. Now that I am meeting with the Annan people, I am afraid that it will be difficult to complete the work of the envoy.
Yang Congyi said, whether you can send an envoy, it depends on the sincerity of the Annan people, more than 20 days have passed, there is no news at all in Thang Long City, and now they are still sending people to besiege the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Annan people are already sabotaging the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty to Annan, if they don't teach them a lesson, if they can't protect the safety of the envoys, I'm afraid the dignity of the Heavenly Empire will be gone.
After more than 20 days in Ha Jing City, there was still no one from the direction of Shenglong, and Dai Cong also obviously felt that he was snubbed by King Annan, and he was afraid that Annan would be willing to do so.
Soon after, the Annamite army came after them.
Assassin Shi Li Quan, surrounded by everyone, came to the front of the Xuanwei army twenty zhang away.
I only heard Li Quan shouting loudly: "You Great Song people are really rude." The Celestial Empire has sent an envoy to Huilong City, so you can wait with peace of mind. Last night, I just wanted to increase some defensive forces to protect the safety of the envoys of the Celestial Empire, but who knew that you disturbed Ha Jing today and sent troops to attack the city gates, causing countless casualties among the Annan soldiers. Regarding this matter, I have reported it directly to Shenglong, and you have to give me an explanation! ”
Dai Cong replied: "Master Li, this matter is not very clear. But you know what happened last night. For the past twenty days, I had lived well in the courtyard and in the city of Ha Jing, without any danger or threat. Besides, the safety of this envoy is protected by the Great Song Army. Last night, Master Li sent someone to intervene and suddenly surrounded my house, which was not a kind act. The Great Song army entered the city to rescue, but it was also a last resort. But in the final analysis, this matter has developed to the point of fighting each other, and it is also up to you, Master Li, to be responsible, and you must bear this responsibility. I think I, Dai, came from Lin'an thousands of miles away, and strongly advocated the envoy to Annan, full of enthusiasm to contact the feelings of the country's neighbors, but the king of Annan did not send anyone to contact him for more than 20 days after entering the city, and now this kind of thing has happened, if I don't give Dai an explanation, I am a great Song, you are the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, and no country is allowed to bully! ”
Assassin Li Quandao: "It's not right for the envoy to say that, in the past 20 days, how Li has treated the envoy, the envoy should be clear." Last night's incident was indeed a good heart, but I didn't greet the envoy in advance. Besides, my Annan is not on good terms with several nearby countries, and there will be some fights from time to time, and it is very possible that they will send people to attack and assassinate the envoy. Moreover, I have received news that some people have infiltrated Hejing City, fearing that they will be disadvantageous to the envoys, and if they really succeed and provoke a conflict between Annan and the Great Song Dynasty, once the two countries are at war, it will be the people of the two countries who will be injured, and they will be able to profit from it. Therefore, it was only last night that the defensive forces were suddenly increased, and if this incident caused the admiral displeasure, I would like to apologize and apologize in advance. However, the Celestial Empire army broke through the city gate today, entered the city of Hejing, and killed and wounded more than 200 of our Annan defenders, and they must give an explanation. Otherwise, how can I have the face of Hejing Assassin Shi? How does my Annam stand in front of a dozen vassal states? ”
Dai Cong said: "Whether it is good intentions or not, it still needs to be investigated, whether it is the truth or not, and we can't just listen to your side of the story." If someone really wants to be unfavorable to Dai, my Great Song Dynasty boy is brave and fearless, and the Great Song Army will naturally protect my safety. Dai wants to ask you, what's the matter, are you so anxious that you don't even have time to report in advance? Dai is afraid that you have a ghost in your heart. Needless to say, Dai is the envoy to Annan, I have the right to decide whether to go or stay, if the mission is not successful, the responsibility will be paid by you Hejing Assassin History! Our fleet will enter the harbor at once, and I will leave the land of Annam, and if I am sincere, wait for your king to send an envoy of honor. If there is no sincerity, the envoy will immediately return to Guangzhou and tell me the meaning of Annan to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. When that time comes, Annan will return to the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty! Leave. ”
Master Dai no longer paid attention to the defense of the assassin Shi Li Quan, and under the escort of the forbidden army, he turned around and walked towards the port.
The warship had already docked on the coast, and Lord Dai boarded the warship first under the escort of Zhang Biao and others, followed by the others.
Soon after, another warship also docked.
When Yang Congyi took the last two teams of men and horses and boarded another warship, only Li Quan and a group of Annan troops were left on the coast.
The warships and sea ships of the Great Song Dynasty did not stay away, and they still stayed in the open sea outside the port, three miles away from the port.
After staying in the harbor for about two quarters of an hour, Li Quan immediately led the people back to the city of Ha Jing.
Yang Congyi watched the Annan people leave, and his heart was full of suspicions, he didn't know what the attitude of the Annan people was towards the envoy.
Obviously, Lord Dai didn't know either.
But if you leave, it's absolutely impossible. Because he had just arrived in Ha Jing City, he had only rested for more than 20 days, and he had not seen Thang Long City, and any envoy sent by the king of Annam would definitely not be willing to leave Annam like this.
He must bring this trip to an end or achieve certain results, otherwise, if he leaves Annan, the first leg of his trip will be a failure, and it is difficult to imagine what will happen next. After all, Nanyang is different from the north, the country here, the Great Song Dynasty has never taken the initiative to contact, nor has it ruled, although from time to time there are envoys from the south to Lin'an to congratulate, but in the eyes of the Song people, the Nanyang countries are all wild lands, no etiquette, no education.
Although there were accidents and dangers in the envoy to Annan, he could not help but seek a result, and Dai Cong insisted on sending the envoy.
At this moment, Dai Cong was determined to stay in the open sea, and he had to wait for Li Quan, the assassin, to give him an answer.
But Yang Congyi knew that it was probably impossible to wait for their reply, and the army coming from the direction of Shenglong would arrive in Ha Jing City within two days, and by that time, there would be no room for redemption. For now, the only way to do this is to take the initiative.
But now that it was dawn, during the day they could no longer dock the ship under the noses of the Annamite people, or make any other moves, and the two warships and three sea ships could only stop quietly in the sea.
Yang Congyi could only pin his hopes on Shi Xing.
Five miles south of the port, there is also an ambush of a Xuanwei army, a hundred people coming, I don't know what they are doing at this time? If they are discovered by the Annanes, I am afraid that they will be more than lucky, but I hope they are okay. To be on the safe side, you can withdraw them, or consider letting them sneak into River Quiet.
In the past, Annam was ruled by the Central Plains Dynasty for thousands of years, and its language and culture were no different from those of the Central Plains, and their appearance was almost the same. After communicating with Dai and Zhang Biao, Yang Congyi had a general understanding of the situation in the entire Hejing City.
On that day, Li Quan said that there were 50,000 or 60,000 people in Ha Jing, but I am afraid it was just a bluff. The number of people in the entire Ha Jing City will definitely not exceed 20,000 people, the army in the city will not exceed 2,000 people, and the rest are all ordinary people, of course, there are many civilians outside Ha Jing City. To the north of Hejing City, there should be another small city, which is the same size as Hejing City, about a hundred miles away from here, and can be reached in a day or two.
The fleet could not move at sea, and the Xuanwei Army took this opportunity to immediately convene a meeting.
Since Lord Dai didn't want to leave just like that, they had to find out the news in Hejing City.
First of all, it is necessary to know who is the mastermind of the siege of the house, if it is Li Quan, who is good at making claims, then they can leave Ha Jing immediately, go to the north to find other cities to settle down, and continue to complete the mission. If there was someone else behind the siege of the house last night, then it is necessary to find out whether the command is from Thang Long. To put it bluntly, it is necessary to find out whether it is from King Annam? If so, then there is no need to go to the north, and there is no need to continue the envoy, you can return immediately, and inform the Great Song Emperor of the attitude of the people of Annan, whether it is a war or a laissez-faire, it is up to the emperor and the court to decide, and it has nothing to do with Lord Dai, nor does it have anything to do with the Xuanwei army.
After some arrangement, everyone immediately rested, after all, last night was noisy all night, and the spirit was tired. Except for a small number of people on duty, everyone in the fleet immediately rested in the ship.
After Yang Congyi left Quanzhou, every evening, when the sky was clear, he looked at the moon outside the cabin and thought about the dust on the other side of the moon.
When Yang Congyi met Qingchen in his sleep, and the two were complaining to each other, they were disturbed by the sudden sound of the horn.
The sound of the trumpet is the rallying cry.
Yang Congyi immediately turned over and got up, and before he could rush out of the cabin, a sergeant entered the cabin and reported: "My lord, a warship has appeared on the sea." ”
Yang Congyi was startled and quickly walked out of the cabin.
When I looked up, as the sergeant said, there were many small boats on the sea, heading in the direction of the fleet.
At the moment, two warships, one in front of the other and one in the back, set sail with three seagoing ships and sailed south.
Yang Congyi and Xuanwei Jun stood on the deck, looked back, and saw that on the sea, many small boats were quickly turning around and chasing after the fleet.
With so many small boats chasing after them, it is self-evident why.
The Great Song Dynasty was the upper kingdom of the Heavenly Dynasty, and the people of Annam were chased and fled in embarrassment, which made Yang Congyi very annoyed.
The ship of the Annamite people is small, no more than three or five zhang long, no more than one or two zhang wide, which is many times smaller than the Great Song Dynasty warship, and they dare to chase after it, just because this is their territory?
Seeing this, Yang Congyi immediately ordered two warships to turn back to meet the battle, and the three sea ships continued to go south, waiting twenty miles away.
Immediately, the two warships lowered their half-sails, turned around one left and one right, and sandwiched the chasing Annan boat bag between the two ships.
Seeing that the battle was about to start, the sergeant immediately set up the stone-throwing machine and prepared to meet it.
When the people of Annam saw that the two boats of the Great Song Dynasty turned around to meet the battle, those small boats immediately panicked, and there was no marching formation at all, and many small boats suddenly became more chaotic.
After all, the Great Song Dynasty warship, more than ten zhang long and three or four zhang wide, is not comparable to their small boats, some ships began to be afraid, and suddenly slowed down and turned around, but the ships behind avoided it and immediately collided with each other.