Chapter 277: Re-entry into the Tiger's Den
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The Turks, under the command of Musi, launched an attack on Ming Weishu for a whole night, and the shouts of killing continued throughout the night, which could be heard clearly in the depths of the small city.
At dawn, the Turks retreated, and the two sides rested briefly. Smoke rises again, and many people can no longer enjoy today's breakfast.
Some places at the head of the city were broken, and the battlements of several dish walls were almost flattened by stones, and the soldiers were pouring water on it over and over again, pouring a layer of water, and spreading a layer of grass, and soon a thick wall of ice would be built, and unless it was a large stone weighing hundreds of pounds, it would not be able to destroy it.
The men of Musi's headquarters retreated like a tide of wounded soldiers, and the tribe that was about to replace him was enjoying breakfast, when the soldiers and horses on guard in the front of the Turkic army suddenly saw Mingwei Shucheng head with a rattan basket tied with ropes and put down a few people.
The Turkic soldiers immediately reported the news, and soon a military attache who served as Helan came out. At the same time, the same scene was also staged in Wu'anshu.
There were seven men who went down to the city, including standard-bearers, trumpeters, messengers, interpreters, and guards.
The white flag is not a surrender in the laws of war, but only a temporary truce. The standard-bearer walked in front waving a white flag, followed by a few people behind, and Helan on the opposite side led a dozen saber warriors to meet him.
The man who was obviously the messenger was wearing a round-necked robe, a turban, a beard, and a smile like a businessman. A slender interpreter with a mustache said: "I, Da Zhou Zhonglang, will send an envoy to come, and I have something important to discuss with Moon Daye Hu and Mu Si Daye Hu, and please introduce me on my behalf!" ”
That Helan official was wearing half-body leather armor, a big knife on his waist and hips, his face was black and red, his eyes were sharp, and he exuded a strong aura. He glanced coldly at the sleek merchant-looking messenger. Looking at the thin interpreter again, he pursed his lips contemptuously and said, "Follow me!" ”
Helan led them into the camp, and when they were about to arrive at the tent of the Chinese army, the soldiers lined up on both sides of the Chinese army suddenly drew their swords out of their sheaths at the same time. "Choking" a string of piercing sounds. The long knives formed a formation of knives. The reunited, businessman-dressed messenger waved his hand at them with a smile and calmly walked into the sword formation.
The Helan official looked back and saw his calm appearance, but he secretly admired him, and looked at his sleek appearance. I didn't expect to be a little bold.
In the big tent, Mu Si was also there, he had just returned from a night of siege, and he wanted to explain to Moon and go to rest, but he happened to hear that the Tang people had sent an envoy. So I stayed too.
"Tang envoy, sign up to sing!"
Na Helan entered the tent to report, and after a while, he came out, stood beside the tent, and shouted loudly, his eyes wide, very proud.
The Tang envoy dusted off his robe and said in a loud voice: "In Xiajingbian, Feng Mingwei Zhonglang sent General Ye. Ask to see Moon Daye Protector and Musi Special Service! ”
So saying, he strode into the tent, and was accompanied only by the thin interpreter, and the rest of the people were left outside the tent, except for the banner and the horn. All the weapons they were carrying were disarmed.
For it was morning, and the chiefs of the tribes had just gotten up at their headquarters, and had not reported to Moon, and at this moment there were only Moon and Mus's son-in-law, and some of the guards.
Musi is tall and peachy. A fat wolfskin robe with a high neck and long sleeves with fur trim on the right side of the placket set him off with a bit of fierce taste. And Moon is an old man in his fifties. But when he stood there, he was as straight as a gun, with riding boots and a belt tightly fastened, and he looked extremely burly and fierce, without the slightest hint of old age.
"Ye Yunbao sent you, what do you want to say to me?"
Moon was in Turkic language, and the thin interpreter repeated Jing Shun in Chinese, Jing Yan saluted him with a smile and said, "This is Moon Dayehu, haha, Xiao Ke is a merchant in Longyou, not a person in the government." This time, the Turks invaded the border, the two countries met each other, and the fight was inextricable, and we, the merchants of the Western Regions, were very uneasy, so we persuaded General Ye Zhonglang that we would send someone to ask to see Daye Hu, and we would discuss it with both sides. ”
Moon listened to the thin translation, frowned, and said, "You are not from the government?" So what exactly are you going to talk about? ”
Jing Yan said with a smile: "You are all heroes on the grassland, living in felt bags, drinking mare's milk, living in water and grass, bending bows and shooting eagles under the blue sky and white clouds, shepherding sheep and singing, how happy." The land of Longyou is really not a habitable place for you, so why should the two sides meet each other with swords and kill and injure many lives?
As long as you agree to withdraw from the army, we, the merchants, are willing to pay some wealth and silk women to make up for the loss of your troops, and everyone is in harmony, wouldn't it be good! ”
Moon listened to the interpreter's reply and said angrily: "Presumptuous! You can't play tricks on old men! I waved 100,000 troops, in order to attack the city and plunder the land, Wang Tu hegemony, he is just a Mingwei guard, he actually sent a small businessman like you, in vain to buy us with a little property, so he asked us to retreat, it is child's play! ”
Jing Yan hurriedly said: "Don't be angry, you really misunderstood." I think that General Ye Zhonglang is just a guard general of the Ming Wei Army, how dare he negotiate peace with you on behalf of the imperial court, or even cut the land and beg to surrender? According to Ye Zhonglang's meaning, he originally swore to live and die with the city! ”
Moon sneered, "Is this a threat? All right! Since he has this heart, let's compete! ”
Jing Yan hurriedly said: "Daye Hu, there are indeed not many defenders of Mingwei, but now that 20,000 soldiers and horses have been transferred from Liangzhou, they will defend against danger, and it will not be easy for you to capture it, right?" What's more, the Liangzhou guards are not only recruiting troops in the rear, but the imperial court has already sent reinforcements, and the dust servants are on the way.
The two armies are fighting, killing you to the death, what is the picture? Isn't it a benefit? Hehe, it may be too direct to speak below, but he is a businessman under him, and the businessman speaks of profit, and there is only profit in his eyes, although it is said that this is a war between two countries, but in the final analysis, it is just a conflict of interests, and we businessmen are no different. ”
Jing Yan gushed endlessly, and the interpreter translated sentence by sentence, Mu Si listened to it, and felt a little moved.
To tell the truth, the pasture in the land of Longyou in Hexi is far less abundant than that of the Turkic steppe, and the direct purpose of their attack on Longyou in Hexi is to seek wealth. The longer-term goal is to use this as a pedal and covet the Central Plains Flower Shijie. And now that Gu Lulu is seriously ill, it is impossible for them to directly take the Central Plains at this time, and with the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, they will not be able to do this. So this time it came out. The strategic purpose was originally to win and plunder money.
In the Longyou region, they had attacked before, and in the end they did not have zhanzhu. In fact, the main purpose of these steppe tribes to wage war is to seek wealth most of the time. Unless the Central Plains is weakened and there is a possibility of occupation, they will not be determined to wage a war for the purpose of occupation.
Thinking of this, Muth coughed and gave Moon a look. Moon looked at him. He softened his tone and asked Jing Yan, "You guys...... How much compensation can be paid to make up for the loss of Ben Yehu's troops? ”
Jing Yan was overjoyed, and hurriedly said a number, which is just how much gold, silver, iron, silk, porcelain, cattle, sheep, and cloth are very amazing, but the Turkic army is 100,000. There isn't much left for everyone.
Moon was furious when he heard this, and exclaimed, "How can this be done! Are you doing this perfunctory? No sincerity at all! With such a little money, do you want to protect the soldiers from this leaf? ”
Jing Yan's face was full of bitterness, and he said, "Daye Hu, so many possessions." But many of our merchants in the Western Regions have come up together, and if Dayehu agrees, then he will return with a full load, if he doesn't agree. This Ming Weishu may not be able to take it down, if it can't be attacked. Won't there be nothing to be gained at that time?
Hehe, I heard that the Gulu Khan is seriously ill, and at this time, I'm afraid that your country has no intention of fighting for a long time, right? If we continue to fight blindly, it will not benefit both sides at all. Instead of fighting and losing both, why not take a step back? Accept it when you see it, and stop here! I don't know if Musi Special Service is available? How about Daye Protector discuss with Musi Special Service? ”
"I ...... It's Musi! ”
Mu Si took a step forward, and as soon as the ghost-like low voice came out, Jing Yan and the interpreter were startled, Mu Si saw it in his eyes, and felt a kind of bitterness and irritability in his heart, but he had to endure the voice that even he couldn't stand to continue to express his opinion: "If you want us to retreat, you can!" But you have to be sincere! If the amount you have just said is multiplied and paid, we will immediately withdraw our troops, or you will have nothing left when the city is broken and the army will enter! ”
When Jing Yan heard this, he immediately vomited bitterness again, and Mu Si interrupted him with a sneer: "Forget it! You businessmen are the most cunning, whether you want to destroy the wealth and eliminate the disaster, or lose both people and money, you think for yourself! ”
After some negotiations, to no avail, Jing Yan had to smile bitterly: "It's not a secret, we originally estimated that we had twice as much money as this." Now, ...... such a large number, I really can't be the master alone, and I ask the big leaf protector and the special service to give a few days, and let me go back and discuss it with you again! ”
Moon sneered, "Yes! If you go back and discuss, we will continue to attack the city, and if we enter the city before you have discussed the result, then you don't need to discuss! ”
As soon as these words came out, Moon and Mu Si daxiao at the same time, one voice high-pitched, the other voice hoarse, fused together, as if grinding a copper cymbal with a handful of gravel, how ugly it sounds.
Jing Yan led his own people away in a gloomy manner.
When Mingwei saw that his envoy had arrived at the city, he hurriedly put down the hanging basket, there were only two hanging baskets, and several people had to go up separately. Jing Yan stepped into the hanging basket with one foot, turned his head and said to the interpreter who entered the other hanging basket: "Mu Si is really able to speak, can you know his voice clearly?" ”
The interpreter smiled at him, it was clearly a thin man with a dark face, but it revealed a bit of the naughty and charming charm of his daughter's family: "It's clear, the dress, the tone of the voice, it's all clear!" ”
His voice was exactly the same as Mu Si, the rope at the head of the city was dragging, and it happened to drop a puff of snow foam, which hit Jing Yan's neck, and then heard this ghostly and ghostly crying sound, Jing Yan couldn't help but shiver.
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