The government of Dengzhou finally refused the surrender of the Taiping army. ｗＷＷ。 lωχＳ520。 However, they really didn't do anything to Shi Xianqian and the others who went to surrender, but coldly sent them out of the city again.

Chen Wu was not surprised by this, on the contrary, if the defenders of Dengzhou surrendered with a full garrison brigade and an equal number of recruits, he would suspect fraud. For him, as long as the businessmen of the Dengzhou Chamber of Commerce Alliance are willing to cooperate, this is enough.

This group of merchants with amazing energy in Dengzhou City is used well, it is enough to offset half of the official army!

The specific plan, the secret agent buried in the city, has managed to get out. The real launch time was set for three days later. It seemed very urgent, but the merchants in the city complained a lot, but with the South Peak Fortress that could be lost at any time, Chen Wu didn't want to delay.

The sooner he took Dengzhou, he could draw out the main force of the Taiping Army one day earlier and try to interfere in the southern war.

Although the more than 300,000 troops of the Kingdom of Oman are powerful, the Tiannan Army is not vegetarian. From the early summer to the present, the military strength of the Kingdom of Oman will inevitably be greatly damaged. In this case, if Chen Wu can use more than 10,000 troops, he may not be able to intervene. Moreover, he has confidence in the veteran Leji, he is not the kind of person who will be defeated after a small setback!

"General, there is an emergency report over there in Daqingguan!"

Just as the Taiping army was busy and began to make final preparations for the capture of Dengzhou in a few days, two riders galloped from the direction of Daqing Pass and delivered the news to Chen Wu's Chinese army tent.

On the Imperial side, an envoy from Zhao'an has been sent!

This news made Chen Wu a little shocked and surprised, but also brought a little bit of irony. Chen Wu had just issued a request to the Dengzhou government to surrender, and the imperial center over there had also sent people to recruit him.

Zhao'an......

Chen Wu had a smile on his face, when he was in Longshan before, he had considered the way out of Zhao'an, and had a temptation to send a signal to the Lin family, hoping that they could help the match. But the Lin family's attitude was not unexpected, and in the end, Chen Wu dispelled this idea. But now, the shape is different from the time of Taiping County. At that time, Chen Wu only had more than a thousand soldiers, and he didn't even break through Wu'an, and there was a good friend next to him who stayed with bad intentions. And now, he already has the land of Sifu, and he almost monopolizes Songjiang!

In this case, is it still necessary to accept Zhao'an?

He pondered in his mind, comparing the two consequences of agreeing and refusing. After a moment, he suddenly thought of something, looked at the messenger who had not yet gone down, and asked, "Where is the envoy of the empire now?" ”

"General Hui, that imperial envoy called himself Fang An, and he only brought a few followers, and he didn't seem to want to reveal his whereabouts. Because we can't figure out what the general wants, we temporarily detain him in Daqing Pass. ”

"Well done!"

Chen Wu was very satisfied with this decision, and advised: "Tell them to go down, no matter what the reason is, be sure to delay them for five days!" ”

Regardless of whether he rejected the other party or agreed in the end, it was necessary for Chen Wu to talk to the other party as the de facto ruler of Songjiang County when he had mastered the entire Songjiang. Otherwise, if Dengzhou is still in the hands of the official army, the envoys sent by the empire will inevitably have all kinds of thoughts and hearts.

After signaling that he could retreat, Chen Wu thought for a while alone, and finally summoned the high-ranking members of the Taiping Army.

This kind of major event involving the future of the entire Taiping Army, Chen Wu naturally wants to be arbitrary, but it does not mean that he does not need to communicate with his subordinates. Before making a final decision, at least let the subordinates fully understand the purpose of doing so, and they will fully support and implement it.

Soon, including Dian Yong and other generals, as well as Shi Xianqian, Yuan Xingwei and other ministers, rushed over one after another.

They still don't know about the situation of the empire's Zhao'an, but when Chen Wu has any decision about seizing Dengzhou, they can't help but be more or less strange. After all, not so long ago, everything that should be ordered has been ordered, and the tasks and plans of the ministries have been clarified. In this case, they didn't know what else Chen Wu was going to say.

"The empire has sent an envoy to recruit the Taiping Army!"

In just one sentence, it immediately caused an uproar in the Chinese military tent.

Zhao'an!

If it goes along with the words, it means that the person present can be transformed into an official of the empire immediately. For them, who were rebels before, it is impossible to say that there is no temptation. However, Chen Wu's subordinates are not ordinary short-sighted rebels, and among them, Yuan Xingwei, is a former governor of a county. Unless the conditions offered by the empire were really impressive enough, there was no need to ignore them when the Taiping army had already de facto mastered Songjiang.

Seeing his subordinates discussing in a low voice, Chen Wu intended to wait for them to discuss a result, so he did not stop it. Moreover, he himself was also listening, wanting to see what his subordinates had to say.

Chen Wu's own ability is certainly good, he is a high-level member of the Super Guild, but excluding the knowledge that transcends the times and the prediction of the history of the next ten years, he is really not necessarily better than these elite talents in this world.

"I think Zhao'an can be considered. As long as the conditions of the empire are suitable, let's pretend to belong first. Operate hard for a few years, and wait for the opportunity to do it when your own strength is strong! ”

"Why Zhao'an? With Daqing in hand, the empire can't help us. In that case, should this title be the same? It may be easier to agree now, but who knows that it will not become a shackle to ourselves in the future? It's better to stick to the title of this Taiping Army to the end! ”

"Obviously, the empire did not recruit An sooner or later, and it just rushed to this juncture, just with bad intentions and wanted to use us to contain the Kingdom of Oman. Once this crisis is over, sooner or later the Empire will still take action against us. Unless the empire can really offer very favorable conditions, I am not optimistic. ”

"Have you forgotten? General Tiangong once analyzed that the empire has been declining, and it is difficult to return, and time is favorable to us. In this case, why not accept Zhao'an and operate carefully for a few years. In the future, the national strength of the emperor will become more and more decaying, and even if you want to do something to us, you will have no chance. ”

The Taiping Army's civil and military personnel have a word for you, and there is no shortage of opinions that sound very reasonable.

Chen Wu had basically made a decision, but after listening to their argument at this moment, he thought more and more clearly. Seeing that his subordinates finally formed two factions, each of which failed to convince the other, he coughed lightly, and the generals who were still arguing immediately quieted down. Yuan Xingwei, who was inclined to accept Zhao'an, also put down the gilded folding fan in his hand and sat up straight.

Both sides want to know where Chen Wu will eventually lead the Taiping Army!

"Fang An, the special envoy of the empire, is the deputy of Foreign Minister Lin Anping. Although this person is quite talented, his courage and character are not tough enough, and he has a shortcoming, that is, he is greedy for cups. ”

To their surprise, Chen Wu did not express his position directly, but first said his impression of Fang An, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, before the crossing. At this time, Yuan Xingwei, who reacted the fastest, had already vaguely guessed Chen Wu's final decision from the clues, and couldn't help but look forward to it a little more.

"I mean, take advantage of that, and bribe the other side appropriately, to try to negotiate with the Empire. If we can negotiate a better condition, let's recruit An! After three to five years of concentrating on the operation, we will train a crack army and enough internal affairs personnel, and then try to expand externally. ”

In other words, it is a bottom-line recruitment!

At this point, the generals actually have a guess, if the conditions for the empire to recruit are really good, they have no opinion. The crux of the matter is what is the bottom line in Chen Wu's heart.

After being looked at by a group of civil and military personnel, Chen Wu said the conditions that he had completely thought through: "The envoy of the empire is now ordered by me to be detained in Daqing Pass, and we will not come over until we take Dengzhou in three days." By that time, Matsue had effectively fallen into our hands. If the Imperial Envoy only offered the position of Governor of Matsue, there would be no need for us to talk about it. ”

Since it is the same whether the central government admits it or not, and the vital Daqingguan is in the hands of the Taiping Army, there is naturally no need to put on a name for nothing.

"What does the general mean?"

Dian Yong was a little confused, since he was not the governor of Songjiang, what else could it be? Could it be that they are asking for military pay and equipment?

"Tiannan County!"

Under their attention, Chen Wu slowly said this place that surprised them.

Once the fortress of Nanfeng is lost, the Kingdom of Oman will drive straight into it and capture the entire county of Tiannan. This can be done no matter how much the kingdom of Oman's military strength is damaged. It can be said that the empire is in fact only one step away from losing Tiannan. Since the Taiping army will have to resist the army of the Kingdom of Oman sooner or later and will go south to Tiannan County, why not bring this county by the way?

If you can, even the battered Tiannan Legion ......

Without the name of the empire, the soldiers of the Tiannan Legion would never listen to Chen Wu. Even if these hundreds of thousands of elite border troops are completely dispersed, and only 20,000 or 30,000 defeated troops remain, it is not something that the Taiping army can eat casually. Since this is the case, Chen Wu might as well make a condition and take over Tiannan County together. Once the empire agrees, then Chen Wu can directly control the territory of the two counties and complete the amazing feat of swallowing an elephant with a snake!

"The general is so bold!"

Whether it was Dian Yong or Yuan Xingwei, they were all stunned by Chen Wu's huge appetite. In the case that even Songjiang has not been completely occupied, the idea of Tiannan County was immediately raised.

Will the empire agree?

That's the territory of two whole counties! It is equivalent to a full tenth of the land lost at once, and there is a grain-producing land like Songjiang!

"I think the Empire is likely to say yes."

A look of excitement flashed on Yuan Xingwei's face, and he said, "Even if the empire doesn't agree, Tiannan County will fall into the hands of the Oman Kingdom." In exchange for a piece of territory that is no longer in their hands, in exchange for us to fight with the army of the Kingdom of Oman, this business is still very cost-effective. What's more, even if Tiannan County is recaptured and falls into our hands, it is better than falling into the hands of the Kingdom of Oman. I believe the Imperial Center can see this—it's nothing more than a nominal nominality. ”>