Two days later, Mooney's emissaries arrived in Kelownas, just as the navy arrived that day, along with Gongliangxiu.

"Major General, I haven't seen you for half a year, don't come unharmed!"

Baili Yan gave a slight salute, and Gongliang Xiu returned the salute:

"Relying on the prestige of Yan Gongzi, Cupigon and De Langi were able to breathe for three months."

"A few days ago, Mo Tian must have seen it."

"yes, it's really surprising to Zaixia. Why, Yan Gongzi's retreat to Kelownas won't be due to Mo Tian. ”

"Alas...... The major general is clever, and what he said is not bad at all. For this reason, many of our men and horses were killed and wounded, and finally the Jinxuedi people attacked the west bank. I don't know what the situation is with the Soviet division and General Gongliang, and whether they have also been taken advantage of by the Jin Xuedi people. ”

"When Motian happened, it had been gone for many days, but there were many veterans of the Xishan and Delangi coalition forces, and there were many second-generation people, and most of them were not so far."

"What the young general said is reasonable, I don't know why the major general came here with the ship?"

"To tell the truth, the Jinxuedi people on the west bank of the Waterfall River were blocked by our naval army, so they made a detour to the south, trying to wedge between Delangi and Xishan. Originally, there was nothing to worry about, but after a while, Jin Xuedi used a weapon that had never been seen before, which was very powerful. More than 2,000 of our soldiers were injured in an instant, which was extremely terrifying. Several of these items have been seized by our troops, one of which I have brought with me. ”

Gongliang Xiu asked people to carry the earth-shaking fire on their shoulders, and Bai Liyan immediately asked after taking a closer look:

"In this way, the Jin Xuedi people also used this thing in Xishan and Delangi!"

"What's the matter, Yan Gongzi has already fought with Earthquake Huo?"

Hearing the news of the three words "earth-shattering fire", Bailiyan suddenly felt that his brain was short-circuited, and he really didn't know who came up with such a cliché name.

"Well, but this thing has its drawbacks, I'll talk to you later, and the Jinxuedi people can use bigger guys than this."

"No, is there a more powerful sky-shaking fire?"

"Yes, advance to the city, and the young general will know it after entering the city."

Introduced Gongliangshu into the city, and made corrections to it on the way, changing the word "Heaven-shattering" to artillery. At the same time, Bai Liyan also learned from Gongliang Xiu that after they captured the captives and interrogated them, they confirmed that the firearms of the Jin Xuedi people were from the weapons of the coalition forces that were captured two years ago.

Coming to the warehouse where the enlarged caliber projectiles were piled up, Gongliang Xiumeng was shocked and stunned:

"It's too big... It's too big, and even a beast can't parry it when such a huge iron pellet pours down. It was a fluke, the enemy army did not use it in the West Mountain, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

Judging from the following, the banks of the waterfall river are wider, and the bank is higher than the river level, so it is inconvenient to reload after firing at the river, so it is useless. The road leading to Xishan is mostly forested, and the surrounding terrain is mostly mud swamps, which is extremely inconvenient to transport on the way, and even if it is filled, the cannon will fall into the quagmire. ”

"Is there a downside to this cannon?"

"Yes. Although this kind of artillery is powerful and does not employ many people, it has a short range, and the largest one can only shoot one and a half miles of land. Moreover, if it is used continuously, the cost of projectiles and gunpowder is huge, and it is difficult to use it for a long time when it is soaked with water after firing the cannon several times in rainy days. ”

Whether it is a breech gun, a breech gun, or a flintlock musket in the middle and late stages, humidity is the greatest natural enemy of the weapon itself, until the primer, gunpowder and metal cartridge casings are combined, and the appearance of breech fixed rifles, the influence of rain on hot weapons has since become history. Until then, rain had always been the number one enemy of firearms.

While talking to Gongliang Xiu, Su Hong hurriedly came in:

"General, Jin Xuedi suddenly sent someone to our army's formation, who can speak Song Guohua, and asked to see you, General."

"Oh, yes, it looks like the prey has taken the bait!"

Gongliang Xiu was puzzled when he heard the news, and hurriedly asked:

"Young Master Yan, what prey is taking the bait?"

"It's a long story, but to put it simply, Mooney wants an armistice and peace talks."

"Armistice peace talks?" Gongliang Xiu was suspicious: "I'm afraid this is Mooney's plan to delay the army, this battle began in 627 of the Sheng Yuan, and the war started on all fronts in 628, and it has been more than six years, and it is rumored that the Moon God King Blundo was repeatedly defeated last year, once it retreats to the mainland, it will be a disaster for our army!" ”

"The hero sees the same thing, the major general coincides with Zaixia, and Zai Xia also expects that his Northern Expeditionary Army will retreat if it can't support it this year or next year, and Mooney can't advance or retreat after crossing the river now, and he is no longer able to start a full-scale battle with our army. Therefore, Ben Jiang began to design, wanting to wait for the arrival of the navy to cut off his baggage, trap his men and horses in the west bank and annihilate them, and then seek a decisive battle.

Unexpectedly, Mooney calculated the timing of Motian and almost defeated me. So he had to devise another strategy, while releasing cavalry to continue the attack to the west and subduing the people of the Central Plains, and on the other hand, tricking him into crossing the river, but his artillery could not transport it across the river, so his forces were scattered on both banks, and he was neither able to fight with us, nor to look westward.

After the arrival of our navy, they had to guard the pontoon bridge, and they could not compete with us. Therefore, after crossing the river, it is like a mud ox entering the sea, and it cannot advance or retreat. Under the constant harassment of our cavalry, they can only negotiate an armistice and peace with us. ”

"But how can the armistice and peace talks solve the dilemma of our army's return to the north, I think he Mooney will definitely not let me wait for the return of the north, and he has no right to make peace with our army in private without the instruction of the barbarian king Brendor, which is his strategy to delay the army."

"What the major general said is good, it is his plan to delay the army, but it is not our army's plan to delay the army."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I expected that Mooney must have come here to ask our army to stop plundering, not to subdue the people of the Central Plains, and promised to let our army retreat to the east of Posong Province, but not allowed to take the land route, but only to take boats, so that our army will transport hundreds of thousands of personnel and materials to Xishan or Delangi, at least five or six times, I am afraid that it will not be able to be transported until August and September, so as to achieve the goal of both armistice and delaying our army."

"Well, most of the time is the same, so does Young Master Yan know how to deal with it?"

"It's hard to say, it's easy to say. Our army completely uses what he says is his, and I do mine, so as to promote talks, and talk while fighting. One is to accumulate strength, and the other is to force the alliance under the city to turn the false into the true. ”

Mooney's armistice and peace talks were completely insincere, and his original intention was nothing more than to delay the coalition army and wait until the barbarian king Brendor's class could join forces to extinguish the coalition army. It's a pity that this is his wishful thinking, from the very beginning, the initiative of the rhythm is in the hands of Bai Liyan.

With Gongliang's words, Baili Yan ordered Su Hong to take the envoy to the political office of Kelownas City, and then went with everyone.

He is not very old, in his thirties, and speaks with a fluent Song accent:

"I am ordered by Commander Mooney to submit an armistice to your army, hoping that from now on, the two armies will negotiate an armistice."

Bai Liyan took the armistice letter, first handed it to Gongliang Xiu to read, and then said to the envoy:

"Your regiment commander twice disregarded the sincerity of the general and refused to negotiate peace, why did you want to stop the war and negotiate peace because of your great victory, what kind of class is this, it can't be another plan."

"Your Excellency has been thinking too much, thinking that for the sake of the displaced lives of our people, Commander Mooney sincerely hopes that Your Excellency can stop fighting in time to avoid more killings."

"For the sake of your people's displaced lives, then you have had mercy on you who have plundered my city, burned and killed our Central Plains people, and enslaved my people as slaves and prostitutes. Ben General persuaded him to stop the war in January this year, and Mooney had never heard of it. Now he says that if he wants to strike the army, he will stop the army, and if he wants to talk about peace, he will talk about peace, what will he be! ”

"Your Excellency's words are wrong, our army's northern expedition is to attack the three southern borders, and it has nothing to do with Xianguo, and the general led the army to the south to march is nameless, and now slaughtering our people is unkind and unjust."

"Shut up!" Baili Yan shouted: "Ben will live to this day, and I have never seen such a brazen person as you!" Since ancient times, the Central Plains have been one of the same clans, and the princes are all the courtiers of the Liang State. Offending the people of the Central Plains, how can Xianguo stay out of the matter.

If you and other noble princes do not respect the orders of the Blendor, how can you be a subject? According to your words, Ben will attack Sondia here, and what will he do with Moonny! ”

After a war of words, Bai Liyan's wording was fierce and to the point, which made it quite unbearable, not only because of the accent and language change, but also because of the inner weakness. I was nervous for a long time, and hurriedly held back two sentences:

"Your Excellency can be for the righteousness of your own people, regardless of the troubled times, and admire it. However, at the moment, in the final analysis, the two armies are at war, and even if Your Excellency is righteous, it is useless. You should cease the war as soon as possible, so that no further war will affect all living beings. ”

"A truce is okay, and peace talks can also be considered, but does Mooney say it!"

"It's up to Lord Mooney to decide."

"According to your envoy, Mooney was instructed by the barbarian king Blendor?"

"I am only responsible for conveying the meaning of His Excellency the Legion Commander, and I have nothing else to say."

"Oh, I don't have to say, I'm afraid that Mooney has not been instructed by the barbarian king Brendor, and then he will die and not admit it."

"The Legion Elder is the number one god general of our clan, how can he joke with his words."

"Hmph, your promises are insincere, and they would have been hard to believe. Please also ask your envoy to rest for the time being, the matter of the truce will need to be considered in the long run. ”

"Your Excellency should reply as soon as possible, so as not to have another fight over this."

"What, are you threatening the general!"

"I don't dare to go down, but the war is not stopped, the suffering is endless, and I hope that Your Excellency will not fight again."

"Hmph, you can speak well, and you know the common people. You let Ben think of your people, and who will think of the Central Plains. Welcome, thank you! ”

"Your Excellency, I hope for an early truce......

Before anyone could finish speaking, the guards dragged him out of the room. At this time, Gongliang Xiu said:

"Young Master Yan, what are you going to do?"

"What's on the armistice papers?"

"We only talk about armistice, but we don't talk about peace talks."

Bai Liyan took the armistice book and read it carefully, except for some compliments, he only said the armistice before and after, and did not mention anything about the peace talks.

"Hmph, no sincerity."

"Although there is no sincerity, there is one thing that has to be guarded against."

"The major general is saying that Mooni sent an envoy to chase Sikong Nanbaihe and trick them into stopping in the name of peace talks."

"Exactly, the truce may not be able to shake them, but if it is in the name of peace talks, I am afraid it will be unpredictable."

"Don't worry, Sikong Nan is not an idle person, Bai He will not eat this set, without the general's letter and order, they will not stop. Moreover, even if we send out a scout herald now, most of them will be robbed and killed by Mooney, and then he will die and not admit it, and we will be helpless. ”

"What is Yan going to do about the truce?"

"We have Mooni sent people to deceive Sikong Nan, and we will delay it for three days and five days for the time being. Anyway, we're not in a hurry, it's Mooney who is in a hurry. The major general will rest at our place for a while, and when the situation is clear, it will not be too late to return to Xishan. ”

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate."

The truce is fake, the delay is real, and Mooney has no sincerity at all.