Chapter 66: It's really not a pretense
Tang Feng and the others were invited to the palace on the way, and King Argos's family of three was also on the way back to the palace.
This family of three and a group of nobles had just gone to the city wall and witnessed the powerful army arrayed outside, and they were all a little frightened and frightened at this time.
An army of tens of thousands of people, as long as it is not fake, can destroy Argos in minutes, how is this good?
The key is that there is no news, there is no information or news in this regard in advance, how can such a huge army of the road quietly come to the city?
In these years, the marching of the army is a very heavy matter, and it is impossible to walk many roads in a day, and the greater the number of people, the greater the amount of work.
It is said that the news of the war between the two countries will definitely be received months in advance, and even the other countries around it will enter a state of alert, how can it suddenly appear like this?
Of course, it's too late to say this, and at this moment, Argos needs to think about how to deal with this extremely dire situation.
The queen's personality has always been tough and a little pungent, and then she whispered: "Their leader, it seems that there are only two people in the city, if it is really their king, is it okay?"
Of course, he didn't dare to kill him, but captured him alive, maybe he could use it to blackmail the army outside.
"No!"
Princess Andomeda was a very assertive girl, and she didn't think about it, so she immediately objected: "Just because they only have two people entering the city, it is very likely to show kindness, and in doing so, Argos is purely self-defeating!" ”
The other side has such a powerful army, and the overall national strength is at least ten times more than that of Argos. The fact that we don't know anything about such a powerful country proves that it is far away, probably from far away.
This means that the other party may not have malicious intentions towards Argos, if we take the lead, it will not be nothing to do, it is purely looking for death.
King Argos nodded silently, temporarily agreeing with his daughter's judgment, and muttering in his heart: If the man in the city is really their king, it means that he is not only a monarch, but also a warrior, and with only one woman by his side, he dares to break into a completely unfamiliar city-state alone.
Replace yourself, there is absolutely no such guts and courage.
I even feel that this is a bit too arrogant, how can a dignified monarch take risks alone?
Of course, it's useless to say these things now, it's all nonsense, and the key is to communicate face-to-face to determine the real intention of the other party.
After a tilt, in the palace, in order to avoid some embarrassing situations that may arise, King Argos did not meet Tang Feng in the main hall, but temporarily created a living room for equal dialogue in the side hall.
To be honest, King Argos was nervous, he had no experience in this field before, and he was not mentally prepared.
If the other party is domineering, in the main hall, in front of many nobles, what should he do?
To endure or not to endure?
swallow your anger, and you will naturally have a face;
If you can't bear it, the opponent's army will be like a heavy mountain overhead, and once it falls, let alone yourself, the entire Argos will be crushed.
Fortunately, the other party was quite understanding, and offered to ask for a private meeting: it didn't need to be so formal, just get a living room, a dining table, a few chairs, a fruit drink or something, and the two families would sit down and have a cordial exchange.
Of course, this is Tang Feng's original words, and only an alternative monarch like him would make such a strange request in this era and year.
After meeting, Tang Feng called himself King Tang, and directly called King Argos's name 'Yakris', and hugged him instead of eating it.
The attitude is really quite friendly, which makes King Argos's mood a little relaxed.
Argos's family of three, Tang Feng and his wife, this meeting was really only separated by a long dining table, and they sat down like old friends.
In the living room, except for them and a few maids, there was no one else, and the palace guards were also waiting in the corridor outside.
For Tang Feng and the others, the first thing is to be young!
The kings and queens of the Tang Empire are really too young, about the same age as Princess Andomida.
The second is that they are very clean, and they are holy, quite holy and noble, which will make others feel ashamed of their inferiority.
This is for sure, Tang Feng and Dai Nanna are already the purest divine bodies, they have long been rid of the filth of mortals, there is not a single parasite in their bodies, and their skin is smoother and more delicate than that of babies.
What's more, at this moment, sitting across the dining table is still a family of three from hundreds of years BC.
In contrast, even if they are royal, they will look a little disgraced.
So, before they could talk a few words after meeting, they showed involuntary politeness and respect to Tang Feng and the others.
"Your Majesty King Tang is alright, Tang!"
As a young person, Princess Andomeda was obviously more accustomed to this kind of friend-like conversation in front of her than her parents, and not long after she sat down, she took the initiative to ask: "How far is your Tang Empire from Argos?" ”
"Far away, far away."
Tang Feng replied gently: "Walking far away on land, it will take many years to reach it over the mountains and mountains, but fortunately, we came by boat and had a smooth journey." ”
No wonder!
The family of three on the opposite side nodded silently, Argos is a seaside city-state, and their shipbuilding skills are not bad in terms of the entire ancient customs, so it is understandable that the other party is from the vast sea, and it is acceptable that they have not been able to get the exact news of their army's pressure in advance.
Perhaps, this is the only reasonable explanation.
Next, Tang Feng took the initiative to explain: "Don't worry, the army outside is just my bodyguard." For the time being, I don't have any covetousness for any of Xi's city-states. ”
Just a sideguard?
The family of three on the opposite side was quite dumbfounded, there were so many people in the bodyguard, it was hard to imagine what the scale of the real main army of the Tang Empire must be
Tang Feng thinks that it is not a pretense to say this, at the same time, our Huaguo side should belong to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the war between the overlords of all parties is the scale of hundreds of thousands of people at every turn, which is much more awesome than Gu Xi's side.
The king travels, and 10,000 people accompany him, which belongs to the minimum dignity of our Chinese people, and it is not deliberately forced at all.
"The Tang Empire is so strong"
Princess Andomeda couldn't help but exclaim: "Then how big is it?" ”
Tang Feng raised his hand and gestured: "It's bigger than the whole Xi." ”
At this time, Gu Xi was not a concept of a country, but a region ruled by the Xi gods, located in the northeast of the Mediterranean Sea, with a small land area, which was definitely far inferior to the Central Plains of China.
And Argos is just a city-state in the Xi region, with a population of less than 100,000, which is equivalent to a city on the Central Plains.