Chapter 262: Conditions
Salah was startled and froze in the bow of the ship, feeling a chill all over his body.
He came to surrender to the fleet of the Heavenly Khan with all his heart, where did he think that such a situation would occur. This guy was still acting normal just now, and he also shot many sailors in the sea with a bow and arrow, who would have thought that he had Greek fire hidden in his arms!
The black clay pot flew out in an arc towards the side of the Fufu, and the other sailors on the boat were stunned, and they no longer pulled the oars, not knowing what to do for a while.
"Whew!"
On the side of the Fufeng, a huge arrow roared and flew down, hitting the clay pot accurately, blasting the tiny pot to pieces. The black liquid inside splattered out and fell to the surface of the sea, instantly igniting pieces of blazing flames.
Then a second great arrow flew and spun through the head of the attacker, bringing out a great hole in blood, and the sailor fell from the boat without saying a word.
The flames of the Greek fire were extremely fierce, scattered over a large area, and drifted down the current in the direction of the Fufeng. Ma Ling frowned, and ordered Old Smir to take over the command of the Fufeng, and instructed the athletes to manipulate the Fufeng to quickly retreat.
This thing can't be touched at all, although it has been shattered and scattered by Li Zhengde's giant arrow, but Ma Lan doesn't dare to take risks. This is a sea without wind and waves, and his subordinates are all landlubbers, and they are not sloppy at all.
Salah stood at the bow of the boat and shouted: "General! It was just an accident! I didn't expect him to be like this......"
Ma Lan snorted, didn't take his stubble, patted Li Zhengde on the shoulder and said, "The leader stays, and the others will be killed by me!" β
Who knows that there are no Greek fires hidden in the boat, and they can't be checked one by one, so it is better to kill them all.
"Yes! Checkmate! β
Li Zhengde nodded, and the giant arrows shot out one by one. The distance between the Fufeng and the boat was only a few dozen paces, and the seven-stone bow did not need to be fully drawn at all, but it took a moment's effort, and all the remaining sailors were condescendingly shot by him with huge arrows, leaving only the Persians standing in the bow of the ship.
One by one, the sailors fell, and the hull of the ship suddenly floated a lot. Salah was covered in a cold sweat and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Tang archer had put away the terrifyingly large giant bow.
He knew that his fate was saved for the time being, and at this time there was still a Greek fire burning on the sea, and without the help of the sailors, Salah had to sit down on his own, row the oars and steer the boat to avoid hitting the burning Greek fire.
The Greek fire, though violent, was the size of a small jar, and after a while it was extinguished piece by piece. Salah rowed the boat down the current to the Fufu, tied the boat to the cable, and climbed up to the deck of the Fufu.
"General, I am Salah of the Conan family in the province of Fars, the leader of this fleet, and now surrender to the general with my remaining eight ships. What happened just now was just an accident, please don't blame the general. Salah was brought to Ma Lan, and immediately knelt on the ground with a puff, looking at Ma Lan with a respectful face.
"You're a smart man." Ma Ling smiled, "Since you sincerely surrender, a certain family will spare you this time." Get up. β
Salah was relieved and stood up.
Looking at the murderous Anxi army athletes on the deck, Salah couldn't help but shrink his neck, looked at Ma Lu and said respectfully: "General, I have been away from Fars for two years, and I am really ashamed not to know that the territory of Tian Khan has expanded here." I have been to Datang Anxi to do business, and I know that the Anxi Army is the most elite army in Datang. What is the position of the general in the Anxi army? Can you take me to your commander? I have something to say to him. β
Ma Ling smiled: "You don't need to find someone else, a certain family is the main general." A certain is Ma Xuan, the envoy of the Tang Anxi Festival, if you have anything to say, you can talk to a certain family. β
"Ma Lan!" When Salah heard this, a look of shock appeared on his face for a moment, "You are Ma Lan, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty!" When I was in Guangzhou Port last year, I heard a friend from the city company talk about you! You destroyed the wild people on the snowy mountain, except for the great trouble of the Tian Khan, and was named the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty by the Tian Khan, in charge of more than half of the army of the Tang Dynasty! You are called a god-given general by Tian Khan, and you are the new generation of military gods of the Tang Dynasty! β
Thousands of wears, don't wear, discrete Tubo is a very proud thing for Ma Lan, listening to this big cannibal, Ma Lan can't help laughing.
This big cannibal should have just returned from Guangzhou Port, and it will take about a year to get here, and it will take more than half a year for Anxi's news to reach Guangzhou, so this guy knows everything from the past, which is also reasonable.
"Ma Xiang won the trust of the Heavenly Khan, holding the soldiers and horses of the five towns of the Tang Dynasty, and more than 200,000 warriors under his command. I thought that Ma Xiang was still in Anxi, but I didn't expect that after returning to his hometown, Ma Xiang's tiger power was already shrouded here! Salah said repeatedly, this guy's eloquence and official words were also understood by Xiaochang, and Ma Ling was extremely happy to hear it.
"Say, what is the purpose of your surrender to the true prime minister?" Ma Lan smiled and said, "If you want to escape, these two ships will not be able to catch up with you." Eight big ships, many goods sent to the prime minister, there must be a saying. β
Salah said respectfully: "Ma Xiang, the ship of the Holzman family has become Ma Xiang's ship, and the fleet of the Heavenly Khan has appeared here, and my hometown of Fars should have been owned by the Heavenly Khan, right?" β
Ma Lan smiled lightly and nodded.
"My family is the largest family in the province of Fars, second only to the Holzman family, and we have a huge fleet of ships that make a huge fortune every year. Ma Xiang, the wealth that can be obtained at sea is huge, as long as Ma Xiang is willing, I am willing to give everything in the family to the Heavenly Khan to show my loyalty. Salah looked at Ma Lu and said in a loud voice.
"Oh?" Ma Lan raised his eyebrows, "Dedicate everything in the family, what are you trying to do?" β
Salah said: "I have long been committed to the Tang Dynasty, and it is my honor to be able to serve the Heavenly Khan." If I become the master of the Nekonan family, everything in the Nekonan family belongs to the Heavenly Khan, everyone in the Nekonan family will be loyal to the Heavenly Khan, and every boat of the Nekonan family will bring wealth to the Heavenly Khan. β
Ma Lan couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
Speaking of which, it is no different from other Dehegan, who still wants to pull the banner as a tiger skin and maintain a powerful position with the back of Datang and the Anxi Army. However, unlike the other Dehgans who have served him, this guy named Salah is not yet the master of the Nekonan family. He wants to take refuge in Datang, and what he wants is to rely on the power of Datang to ascend to the throne and become the master of the Neikenan family.
However, where is the Anxi Army so easy for people to use, this guy wants to use the knife of the Anxi Army, and it is not enough to rely on these eight sea ships and the goods on board.
"Ma Xiang, if I can become the patriarch of the Neikonan family, I will always be loyal to the Heavenly Khan, and I will never lose my heart to Tang!" Salah said loudly.
Ma Lan smiled and said, "Salah, you also know that the entire Fars belong to the Tang Dynasty, whether it is the Holzman family or the Nekonan family, they are all subjects of my Datang. Where the iron hooves of my resting army go, are you not taking what you want? If I want the wealth of the Nekonan family, I can take it myself, and I don't need you to give it to me. β
Salah said: "Ma Xiang, the most valuable thing in my family is the fleet, which is a large number of sea vessels, shipbuilding workshops, and experienced sailors. Ma Xiang can naturally move the wealth from our shores, but Ma Xiang may not have enough subordinates to use these fleets. As long as the horses help me, the fleet of the Nekonan family will bring a steady stream of wealth to the Heavenly Khan. β
Ma Lan shook his head and smiled: "It seems to make a lot of sense." But if I find the current owner of the Nekonan family, he may not dare to disserve me, right? Besides, you have just returned from Guangzhou, how dare you be sure that your family has not surrendered to me? Salah, you want too much, you can give me too little, and this deal doesn't seem good for me. β
Salah froze, suddenly losing faith in his words. Since the Heavenly Khan already has the whole of Fars, there are many Dehgans who are willing to be loyal to the Heavenly Khan, and he is not a special one.
Relying on the ideas that came up in a hurry, it was obviously impossible to impress the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. Salah stood in front of Ma Lu, and suddenly regretted choosing to surrender.
The real purpose of his surrender was to take advantage of the situation and become the master of the family. However, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty was not moved by words at all, and he didn't care about his conditions at all.
Obviously, it is not a simple matter to impress the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. Salah's mind was racing, desperately trying to figure out what cards he had.
"Ma Xiang, I have been to Anxi several times by land, and I have also been to Guangzhou City by sea several times. No one in my clan knows the kingdom of the Heavenly Khan better than me, and no one is more in awe of the army of the Heavenly Khan. There is no one in the entire province of Fars who can give all his loyalty to the Heavenly Khan like meβ"
"That's it!" Ma smiled and interrupted Salah's generous remarks. These are useless, and if Salah can't prove his value to Datang, he doesn't mind throwing him into the strait to feed the fish.
"Salah, you should have been at sea for many years. This phase wants to catch Kunlun Nu, do you know the route? Ma Lan looked at Salah and smiled slightly.
"Kunlun Nu?" Salah was stunned, he had been to Guangzhou several times, and naturally knew that the so-called Kunlun slaves of the Tang people were those black people, "Ma Xiang, it is not difficult to catch Kunlun slaves, it is much easier than going to Guangzhou." The nobles of Datang occasionally have a small amount of demand, so my family has also gone to catch it, and the route is naturally known. β
"It's good to know the route, so you're not useless to your true nature. Salah, you don't have to die today. β
Ma Lan looked at Salah and smiled, "For the sake of knowing the route, the Prime Minister officially accepts your surrender, and it will also help you become the master of the Nekonan family." After you become the master of the Neikonan family, your family's fleet will not go to Guangzhou for the time being, so let's catch some Kunlun slaves for the sake of Benxiang! (To be continued.) )