Utkin finally looked like he was about to make concessions, and Li Ru knew it was time to say what he wanted. So he just looked embarrassed, didn't say yes, didn't say no.

Li Ru did not refuse, which made Utkin see hope, he knew that it must be the grain and grass and ordnance that he said that moved the other party, he was afraid that the other party would say something to refuse, in that case, the next thing would be difficult to discuss, so he said anxiously: "Master Li, please rest assured, I will definitely not treat the Sixth Army badly in the matter of grain, grass and ordnance, and I will definitely go to the hook more." ”

"Alas, Woo-sama, you're wrong." Li Ru shook his head, the other party underestimated himself, and really thought that he hesitated for the sake of those grains and grass.

"Thinking wrong?" Utkin's face was full of puzzlement.

"Yes, you're wrong. To tell you the truth, I'm not worried about the problem of food and grass, but I really don't have the confidence to be able to keep Hai Paolan. With 500,000 against 1 million, how many people in the world have such a chance of winning? Li Ru shook his head and said.

"Ahh That... Is there no other way? "I heard that it was not because of the problem of food and grass, Utkin knew that things were going to be bad, because he really fought for reinforcements, but it seemed that there was no hope.

"That's the way it works... There are still. Li Ru knew that he had to say what he wanted at this moment, otherwise, once Utkin really didn't have any hope, he would not be able to grasp the initiative if he proposed it at that time.

Utkin, who was already disgraced, thought that there was no hope for things and that he would definitely die, but suddenly heard Li Ru say that there was still hope for things, and his eyes immediately lit up, and he grabbed the other party's arm and said, "Li Junshi, what can you do?" ”

"Master Wu, you scratched me." Li Ru felt the huge power coming from his arm, and couldn't help frowning, but he was really very happy in his heart, judging from this performance, the other party really had no other way, so if he said it, it was still possible for him to ask the emperor to bring the army into the country.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Seeing that Li Ru was unhappy, Utkin hurriedly let go of his hand, and then said with some embarrassment: "I'm too anxious about everything, but now I'm so anxious." By the way, if Li Junshi has any way, let's talk about it quickly. ”

"Good. It's just that Lord Wu is ready to go, although my method is feasible, you two princes may not agree to it. Hey, how can I say it, maybe as you said, your second prince is not very good-tempered, and his suspicion is too heavy. Li Ru pretended to be a sentimental expression.

In this regard, Utkin thought it was true, and he couldn't know what his second prince was like. This man is short-tempered, irritable, suspicious, and to be honest, such a person is not a good master. It's just that he has already gotten on the boat, and if the second prince loses, then he will definitely die, and he has no choice for a long time.

After giving a very low evaluation of the population of the second prince, Utkin thought that Li Ru seemed to say that there was some way to do it just now, so he hurriedly asked: "By the way, what is the method that Li Junshi said just now?" Don't worry, whether it works or not, I'll think about it. ”

"Okay, even if Lord Wu cares so much about state affairs and does his best for the second prince, then I'll say this way." Li Ru pretended to be a picture, and I was forced to come up with this idea out of desperation.

Utkin on the side had already listened attentively. He had already thought about it, no matter what kind of requests and ideas Li Ru put forward, as long as he could keep Haibaolan City, he would find a way to facilitate this matter.

Under Utkin's full anticipation, Li Ru finally spoke: "In the current situation, it is somewhat unrealistic for us to defeat Peter's one million men with 500,000 people, and it is even more difficult to defend Haibaolan City. Now, if you want to deal with them and solve the problem in front of you, there is only one way to work, and that is to send reinforcements again. Of course, I know that the second prince is now fighting with Anatoly, and I am afraid that there will be no reinforcements available in the short term. But we still have the Celestial Empire, this time our emperor happened to come to Goryeo to inspect, but there are heavy soldiers around him, so as long as our emperor can lead the army to Haipaolan, it is foreseeable, either the city can be defended, or a city like Lianx, it can also counterattack back and complete the task that the second prince handed over to Lord Wu before. ”

Li Ru can be said to have done it in one go, and put forward the method of asking for the emperor Zhang Chao.

Utkin, who was listening carefully, heard that he was going to lead the Celestial Empire army into the country again, and his face became ugly for a while.

The cause of this war was the struggle between the two princes for the throne. It is said that this is a family matter, and outsiders cannot be allowed to interfere. This is also the tacit acquiescence of the two princes. Unexpectedly, as the national teacher Philadimir suddenly stood on the side of the second prince, the situation changed abruptly, and the eldest prince was obviously a little defeated, and he had to lead the troops of Ukraine and Kazakhstan into the war to participate in the war.

It's just that no matter how they ask for help, the two princes still know that it is okay to ask for assistance from other countries appropriately, but it must not be excessive. At least they can't let the foreign reinforcements be too strong, otherwise the situation will be under their control. In this way, although the Celestial Empire was invited to help, it was indeed only allowed to allow 500,000 people from one legion to enter the country.

Originally, I thought that with the addition of a legion of the Celestial Empire, the situation of the second prince would be advantageous in the area of Haibaolan, but I didn't expect that the eldest prince actually sent Peter and sent millions of reinforcements, which made the military power here change dramatically. And now, seeing that the reinforcements of a legion of the Celestial Empire are no longer of much effect, should we consider bringing in more reinforcements from the Celestial Empire?

It's just that it's easy to attract reinforcements, but will it still be so easy to drive them out of the country in the future? Will there be an incident of driving wolves and attracting tigers?

This is a matter of national policy, far from something that Utkin can call the shots. Therefore, although he knew that the method Li Ru said was the only way to solve the problem at present, he still did not agree immediately, but said after thinking deeply: "Li Junshi, this matter is too important, I can't call the shots, I still have to ask the above for instructions." ”

What Li Ru asked Utkin to do was to ask for instructions from above. As long as the other party does not refuse on the spot, this is a victory. So he didn't get angry, but said, "Okay, I understand Lord Wu's feelings, so let's give you time to ask the second prince for instructions." Ten days, I will hold Hai Paulan for ten days, no matter what, during this time, even if our six legions are exhausted, we will not lose the city. But if there is no reply after ten days, then no matter what the situation is, we will have to withdraw from the army. After all, without reinforcements, we can't hold it even if we want to, but we just give up our lives in vain. ”

Hearing Li Ru say that he could help defend the city for ten days, Utkin immediately patted his chest and said, "Okay, please rest assured that Li Junshi, I will go back and write a secret letter now, and you will wait for my news." It's just that during this time, I will trouble you to defend Haibalan City. ”

An agreement was reached, and Utkin returned to his house, where he met General Matvey, who was waiting there.

Not to mention the defeat of Matvey's siege troops, he also lost more than 100,000 people of the main force, and the accountability is certain. All I have to do now is how to save my life. Defending the city of Haybalan is the only chance.

Utkin, who was still very anxious, was not so anxious after seeing Matvey, he knew what the other party meant, so he sat behind the main seat, and looked at Matvey with a smile and said, "What? The general is in a hurry? ”

At this moment, Utkin really forgot what kind of performance he had in front of Li Ru.

"Master Wu, what did Li Junshi say?" Ignoring Utkin's teasing, Matvey asked anxiously. It's really not in a hurry, Peter is about to attack Haibalan with a large army, whether he can hold this place or not, the attitude of the Sixth Army is very important. Of course, he believed that Utkin was also in a hurry, because if the city was lost, not only himself, but also the fate of this person would not be much better.

Seeing Matvey asking, Utkin said truthfully: "Li Junshi said, there is only one way to defend Haibaolan today, and that is to send reinforcements, if the second prince does not have reinforcements, the dynasty can send troops to help us." ”

"Then what are you waiting for, please ask the Celestial Empire to send troops to help." Matvey won't think about it so much, the Celestial Empire army is here to help them, as for the question of how to go in the future, naturally someone cares, and it is not his turn to think about it. Only now how to think about defending the city, saving your life is the most important thing.

Seeing that Matvey bluntly agreed to the Celestial Empire's military assistance, Utkin did not agree, but asked rhetorically, "General, there is one thing I have always wanted to ask you, you said that Dian Wei was drunk at the beginning, could it be intentional?" ”

"Huh? What does this mean? Matvey couldn't understand why Utkin had thought of asking about other things when things were so tense. To say that it has been so long since Dian Wei was drunk, what is the use of mentioning it?

"It's not interesting, just ask. To tell you the truth, I suspect that this man's drunkenness was fake, in order to delay the dispatch of troops to Nexus and buy time for the arrival of Peter's army. Utkin brought up the question that had been in his mind for a long time. After all, if there was no drunkenness, maybe the city of Nexus would have been captured a long time ago, and there would be no such troubles as it is now.