Chapter 218: Request for Unity
As the sun rises, the morning sun shines on the lush forests on the outskirts of Bac Giang Province, and the hazy mist becomes more and more obvious.
A group of Jiaozhi officials hurriedly came out of the government, each holding a piece of paper, on which the battle plan was densely written, and each rushed to a different camp to set it up.
After a while, shouts and rebukes filled the entire Bac Giang Mansion.
There were 150,000 people in the city, but under Chen Xuan's strong order, about one-third of the young and strong people acted as village warriors, plus the original 50,000 troops, a total of 100,000 people.
Although the number of people has reached an absolute advantage, and it is the trend of defending the city and occupying the geographical advantage, Chen Xuan in the government is still pacing, and he can't get up at all.
The musket is too powerful, and Zhao Rui also has an iron ball that can explode, which is also infinitely powerful.
Chen Xuan has gathered all the news, and it stands to reason that he knows himself and knows that he will win all battles, but he arranged a night last night, but he made some arrangements to obey the destiny of heaven.
Looking at the morning light outside the window, Chen Xuan sighed, thinking that if he could reconcile with Zhao Rui earlier and give him more trust and benefits, maybe Jiaozhi's current situation would not be so difficult.
I hope I can resist the arrangement that I have put all my effort into!
Unlike the hectic situation in Bac Giang Province, Zhao Rui's army was well organized.
In the morning, cooking, eating, and tidying up equipment are all done step by step.
Because some soldiers also know that with the power of muskets, not all cities can be captured. Bac Giang Mansion is a little bigger, but what's the difference.
Arjuna wiped the scimitar, because of the loss of body fat caused by excessive exercise, her facial features were more prominent, more and more refined, especially when it came to the darkened skin of Cochin, which looked more attractive.
Zhao Gong rode around the camp, pointing out some mistakes in the layout from time to time, Zhao Gong's life was grown up in battle, and his life was inseparable from the battle, and now he has grown into an indispensable general around Zhao Rui.
Zhao Rui washed his face and changed his clothes in the barracks, and Zhao Xiaoyi entered the door and said crisply: "Young master, the envoy of the Angkor Dynasty asks to see you!" ”
Zhao Gong also came in with a curtain at this time.
"Young master, everything is arranged below."
"Well, wait a minute, I'll see you first." Zhao Rui looked at Zhao Xiaoyi again: "Let the messenger come in." ”
A moment later, Xiao Yi led the envoy into the camp, and Zhao Rui saw that he was still an old acquaintance, it was the Sihamoni who appeared in the Chen Dynasty last time.
"Sihamoni has seen the prince."
Although the envoy was courteous and thoughtful, his face was slightly disdainful, and he seemed to be coping with an errand.
"It's you again, don't you Angkor have anyone else?" Zhao Rui didn't care, and replied lightly.
"Yes, few of us in Angkor can speak Chinese."
Zhao Rui raised his eyebrows, thinking about whether this Angkor person was here to make trouble or provoke trouble, few people could speak Chinese, didn't they just think that the Song Dynasty had declined, and it was useless to learn Chinese.
"Alright, I'm about to attack here, if it's not too important, I'll talk about it later."
Zhao Rui waved his hand to make it look like he was going out, and Sihamoni suddenly became anxious, because he hurried and hurried, just so that he could talk to Zhao Rui before attacking the city.
"Don't be in a hurry, and listen to the next word, and the next is for the sake of the battle."
Sihamoni's heart tightened, and he couldn't care about any more gestures, because this prince of the Song Dynasty was very different, and he was not as afraid of Angkor as the surrounding countries, and if he didn't say it again, it would be too late.
Zhao Rui smiled faintly and returned to the chair to sit down.
The battle of attacking Bac Giang Mansion is of great significance, Zhao Rui has long felt that Angkor will come, and what they want, he has guessed probly, but now that people are coming, Zhao Rui feels that they are coming slowly.
"Lord Wang, Angkor has been fighting with Cochin for a long time, and now you are fighting with them, the so-called enemy of the enemy, we are actually friends now......"
This is obviously close to the first set, but the arrogant face of the Angkor envoy is really unaccustomed to seeing it.
Zhao Rui snorted coldly and said: "I think it's better to forget it, few of you in Angkor can speak Chinese, how to make friends, just rely on gestures?" ”
"Forehead ......"
Sihamoni had embarrassment on his face, this sentence was exactly what he said, and now he can't imagine that he has slapped himself in the face.
"Hehe, the prince laughed, I'm here to talk about cooperation this time......"
Sihamoni didn't want to dwell on the question of whether he could speak Chinese, so he went straight to the point and said: "Beijiang Mansion is now the hinterland of the Chen Dynasty, and it is definitely not so easy to take it down, and it may cause very heavy losses to your army, Lord Wang. The end result is likely to be a lose-lose situation, and even if you win, you won't get much benefit. ”
Sihamoni deliberately stopped here, raised his eyes to look at Zhao Rui, and his expression seemed to be smiling.
Negotiation has been based on the heart since ancient times, and now he is speaking with the reason of losing troops and losing generals, which must be Zhao Rui's attention.
But he unexpectedly found that Zhao Rui's face did not see any waves at all, as if it was a deaf ear, Sihamoni did not get a response for a long time, so he had to continue in a curtive manner: "So we Angkor King Jayavarman VIII want to unite, and we also attack the Chen Dynasty at the same time, so that they are tired of coping, and in the end, our two countries can take down the Chen Dynasty with the least number of troops." When the time comes, we will distribute the land of the Chen Dynasty, I don't know what the prince wants? ”
And so it was......
Such an old routine, Zhao Rui also figured it out with his toes. But there is a hidden trap in this, if it weren't for Zhao Rui's lack of idea of unity, it would be easy to generate more serious risks.
Who would have known if the Angkor had attacked not at the same time, but later?
When the time comes, Zhao Rui's side will attack with all his strength, and Jiaozhi will deal with it with all his might, when Zhao Rui's losses are large, Angkor will suddenly exert his strength, then the consequences will be unimaginable, not to mention any land distribution, it would be good if they Angkor did not take advantage of the situation to destroy Zhao Rui.
However, this is also a judgment made when they Angkor does not know all of Zhao Rui's strength.
Zhao Rui hadn't answered yet, but Sihamoni was already looking at him with a smile, feeling that no one should refuse such a condition.
But Zhao Rui's answer once again surprised him.
"I'm sorry, there's no need to cooperate, I can take Beijiang Mansion today!"
What the?
Sihamoni was shocked, secretly telling whether Zhao Rui wanted more benefits or whether he was a fool himself.
Before Sihamoni could think of anything more, another shout came from outside: "Lord Wang, Li Fulin, the messenger of Zhancheng, asks to see you." ”
"Oh, Lao Li, let him in!"
Because they have been in contact for a long time and are familiar with each other, Zhao Rui's tone is like calling a friend.
Sihamoni frowned when he heard this, and secretly kept his heart, it turned out that Zhancheng had already climbed into Zhao Rui's relationship.
is also an envoy, Li Fulin's posture is not a little lower than Sihamoni's.
As soon as he entered the door, he smiled and nodded at Zhao Gong and Xiaoyi, and then bowed to Zhao Rui, and Sihamoni's eyelids jumped.
"See the prince, I wish the prince happiness like the East China Sea, longevity and Tianqi."
"Go, it's not my birthday, get up quickly!"
After Li Fulin stood up with a smile, Zhao Rui asked again: "You don't transport goods well, what are you doing on the front line." ”
"Don't hide it from the prince, I just received an order from our king Indravarman VI yesterday, so I rushed over in a hurry, fortunately you haven't started the siege yet!"
Why are Zhao Gong and Xiao Yijue's words so familiar, they can't help but look at Sihamoni, he seems to have said so just now, it seems that the purpose of the two should be the same.
Sihamoni turned his head and thought unhappily, hmph, Champa also came to participate, it seems that there is one more family to eat!
"Oh...... What do you kings mean? Zhao Rui asked casually.
"Our king thinks that there will be damage to your side attacking Bac Giang Mansion, so he sent me to ask if you want to wait, and when the additional troops we send arrive at Nghe An Mansion and start attacking, you will launch an attack on Bac Giang Mansion, which is equivalent to attacking on two sides at the same time, which can greatly reduce the number of troops they garrison!"
Zhao Gong and Xiao Yi secretly thought to themselves, sure enough, the two countries wanted to unite, but what Li Fuli said was much better than what the Angkor people said.
Li Fulin has been looking at Sihamoni from the moment he entered the door, and he guessed in his heart that he was from Angkor.
In contrast, Angkor fell behind all of a sudden.
Sihamoni was a little worried that if the two of them cooperated, Angkor would not be able to take advantage of it, so he pretended to be disdainful and said: "What's the use of saying that it sounds so good, you have to be careful, your lord, they are a group of pirates, how can they have any credibility at all, and when the time comes to divide the territory, there will be nothing good to say!" ”
"you, you Angkor is just a bunch of barbarians in pants, and you bought this dress when you arrived!" Not to be outdone, Li Fulin went toe-for-tat.
Because Champa borders on the Angkor Dynasty, they have also been fighting for many years, so naturally they don't have a good temper.
"Humph! You ......"
Sihamoni was stopped talking, but there was no reason to refute it, because what Li Fulin said was the truth, they Angkor people usually tied a strip of cloth to the crotch, and only tied a long cloth as a garment when they went out, compared with the costumes of the Southern Song Dynasty, they were indeed "savages".
Li Fulin didn't wait for Sihamoni to say anything, he turned directly to Zhao Rui and said: "Lord Wang, our king has already said that when the Chen Dynasty falls, all the territory will be allocated by the prince, and we will have nothing, and we will also look forward to the prince in the future!" ”
How so......
Sihamoni was dumbfounded, when did they become so talkative?
As an outsider, Sihamoni didn't know how shocked Zhao Rui was to occupy the city!
Every time Li Fulin returned to Champang, he would go to the king to speak, and narrate some of what he had seen and heard in Zhao Rui's territory, and heard that Zhao Rui had rich resources and rapid development, and the King of Champang, who was also the leader, was naturally convinced, and the weapons and cloth traded with Zhao Rui brought great benefits to Champang, so now it is more and more inseparable from Zhao Rui, so Li Fulin has just made a remark.