Chapter 498: Persuasion
Soon after capturing Qinghuai City, Wu Jian did not continue to send troops to the campaign. According to the plan, the Meng family has five big cities, and the dreadnought army will capture two more Fangcheng. It's just that considering that the Meng family's strongest wolf soldiers are nowhere to be found, Wu Gen didn't dare to leave Qinghuai City at will, lest the other party kill him and take the city away.
The city had been under purge for a few days, and thanks to the suddenness of the attack, all the treasury had fallen intact into the hands of the dreadnoughts.
This Qinghuai city is located in the water and land transportation of the key points, the city is rich and difficult to compare, in addition to gold and silver, only the thorn jade coin Wu Gan has 600 pieces, and some jade coins and Yao jade coins.
There was also a large amount of armor, weapons, and food, and these victories were enough to expand the army of the Wing Mountain Dreadnought Army to 3,000 men.
The whole dreadnought army was jubilant, and in addition to the reward, only the baggage that was ready to enter the public treasury was enough to pile up two warehouses.
On this day, Wu Gen was inspecting the city defense with Baoxiang on the city wall, and Zhang Wuyang hurried over, "The owner of the village, his subordinates caught Meng Shuo, the city lord of this city, and searched for the city lord's seal letter on his body. ”
"Oh." Wu Jian raised his eyebrows, Meng Shuo is the second son of the head of the Meng family, and he has not been found after breaking the city in the past few days, and he thought he had escaped, "Bring it over, be careful, don't let more people see it." ”
"Yes." Zhang Wuyang left with his hand, and the heavy armor on his body clanged.
A moment later, in the tower of the East City Gate, Wu Jian met the city lord of Qinghuai City. This is a middle-aged man in his thirties, his face is red and black, and he is wearing sackcloth, as if he is a common person.
At this time, Meng Shuo was kneeling on the ground, holding a cup of tea and drinking slowly. Seeing Wu Yan come in, Meng Shuo just glanced up, and then drank his own tea.
Not far from him, there was an open bag, on which were placed seals, a dozen spirit jade coins and gold and silver, a fan, and all kinds of bits and pieces.
Wu Gen glanced at Meng Shuo, who was at ease, and stepped forward to rummage through the things in the baggage, and suddenly Wu Gen's eyes narrowed and saw a familiar object.
It's a mirror with a thumb-sized bead embedded in the frame. This kind of mirror Wu Gen had seen from Lu Lie and was stolen by Niu Chao. I didn't take it seriously at the beginning, I thought it was just a plaything, but I threw it to Yang Zheng casually.
I didn't expect to see such a mirror here, which inevitably made Wu Yan vigilant.
Holding a mirror in his hand and sitting in front of Meng Shuo, Wu Yan ordered three pots of wine to be served, one for himself and one for Baoxiang, and the remaining pot was handed to Meng Shuo.
Meng Shuo put down the wine jug, still tasting his tea with taste.
Wu Gen and Baoxiang glanced at each other, and said with a slight smile: "City Lord Meng, since you have already been a prisoner, why do you want to behave like this again." I am Wu Gan, the chief general of the Lu family's fearless army, and I have no grudge against the Meng family, this time I am just on the order of the Lu family to capture Qinghuai City, as long as the Meng city lord cooperates, I will never hurt your life. ”
"It doesn't matter." Meng Shuo put down his teacup and put his hands on his laps, "The Lu family's brazen dispatch of troops this time must have been murderous. How can you, a minion, decide my life or death? ”
Goodong, Wu Yan took a sip of wine and wiped the corners of his mouth, "Lord Meng is alive and well, indeed, if I hand you over to the Lu family, whether you can survive depends on creation." However, even if the Lu family wants to kill the Meng City Lord, I'm afraid they will have to catch Fang Cheng. He smiled and stared at each other.
Meng Shuo's expression moved slightly, he heard the meaning of Wu Gan's words, hesitated for a moment, and Fang solemnly spoke, "How can I make the Lu family unable to catch it." ”
"Help me storm the city and collect people." Wu Yan propped one hand behind him, curled up on one knee, and looked at the other party meaningfully. When I came to see Meng Shuo this time, I had the idea that I could persuade the rest of the Meng family to surrender through him, so that my dreadnought army could also have fewer casualties.
Meng Shuo raised his head calmly, and was not furious because of Wu Gan's nonsense, "You are just a minion of the Lu family, and after you use it, you will not be able to end up with me, what qualifications do you have to make such wild remarks." ”
Wu Yan raised his head and laughed when he heard this, "Yes, as a guest army, my dreadnought army is to do this kind of dirty work for others, and the end of rabbit death and dog cooking is always inevitable." But. Wu Yan leaned forward a little and stared straight at the other party, "Who is the hunter and who is the dog, who can tell." ”
Meng Shuo's expression was slightly surprised, and he glanced at Wu Yan seriously, "The Lu family is powerful, and with you attacking these horses in the city, what can you do with him." ”
"It's just man-made, and City Lord Meng can also see it, I am a human race, how can I mix to such a point in Kuntianzhou, how can I do it without some backstage." Wu Yan waved his hand disdainfully, "I am a minion, and the Lu family is not a lackey, it is difficult to say who will live and who will die." The Lu family and I are just using each other, and it's a big deal to break up.
This time, the Lu family was reluctant to come forward directly, so they sent me, a minion, to commit the murder, but there was room for maneuver. By the way, City Lord Meng, why did the Lu family attack your Meng family. ”
"You don't know?" Meng Shuo looked surprised and looked up and asked.
"The Lu family just said that they couldn't kill these vassals indiscriminately, so they asked my dreadnought army to take action for them." Wu Gen also told him frankly.
Meng Shuo's face was a little gloomy, and he pondered for a long time before he spoke: "It seems that you are not even a lackey minions, just let you die too." The Lu family is in contact with our small families, and if you want to collect the soldiers of each family, the mirror in your hand is a token.
It's just that the family felt that something was wrong, and felt that the other party had different intentions in this move, so they hesitated a little, and secretly reported to the Ji family. The Lu family sent you to attack and kill my Meng family this time, and it is estimated that they have the intention of killing a hundred people, but they are afraid that the Ji family will interrogate them, so they sent you over.
Even if the Ji family asks for guilt in the future, it will be possible to put the blame on your heads. So, Commander Wu, you are just a rag, you throw it away when you run out, and you don't even count as minions. ”
After listening to Meng Shuo's words, Wu Yan propped his hands behind his back, looked up at the roof and was silent for a long time.
It turns out that the Lu family has this in mind, it seems that they still don't trust the Dreadnought, and they have doubts about whether they still care about the Ji family.
Let yourself come to fight the Meng family, it is precisely to test your own thoughts.
If he had an affair with the Ji family, then the dreadnought army would kill the Meng family by his own family, and the Ji family would only be able to smash their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs, and they would not be able to pursue the Lu family afterwards. This is also the reason why although the Lu family can easily crush the Meng family, they do not send troops.
If he breaks with the Ji family, it will just lead the anger of the Ji family to himself, an "outcast", and he will have to act a drama to protect himself under the pressure of the Ji family, so that he cannot get out of the Lu family, so as to obtain a strong general.
This kind of exquisite thought is indeed exquisite. Wu Jian sighed secretly in his heart, it seems that he still has to fight with the Meng family, and fight more fiercely, so as to make the Lu family more at ease.
In his heart, Wu Yan scratched his head vigorously, these families don't know what they are doing all day long, calculating and calculating, not tired.
"Why, Commander Wu has thought it through." Meng Shuo sneered, picked up the teacup leisurely, and gently blew the tea stalk on the water surface.
"What's there to think about, my dreadnought army is still weak at the moment, but who knows what will happen in the future, how can minions never become hunters." Wu Yan sat up straight, and said with a straight face: "There are some things you don't know, I can save your life, but I have to help me." I'll only say this once, I don't know if City Lord Meng is willing. If you don't want to, I'll turn around and leave, and let the city lord of Meng accompany the Meng family to bury. ”
Meng Shuo held the teacup and stared at the water without saying a word.
Wu Gengteng stood up, turned around and walked out, "Since City Lord Meng is unwilling, then forget it, I will hand you over to the Lu family, whether you live or die is up to fate." ”
"Commander Wu, please slow down." Seeing that Wu Gen was leaving, Meng Shuo put down the teacup and quickly stood up, finally put down his face, came to Wu Gen and bowed down and gave a salute, "The ants are still stealing life, how can Shuo be exempt from vulgarity, and ask Commander Wu to explain more clearly, how to protect Meng Shuo's life." ”
"I can find a safe place to protect you, the Lu family can't interfere, if the situation changes in the future, you can go out of the mountain again, and you can't say that you can find a new future." Wu Yan was a little impatient, squinted at Meng Shuo and said loudly.
"How can Commander Wu ensure that he can not break his word." Meng Shuo then asked.
Bao Xiang was also a little irritable, and said in a rough voice beside him: "Do you believe it or not, our brother never breaks his promise to people." Go, don't talk to such suspicious people. ”
Wu Yan snorted angrily and turned around and left, and just took a step when he found that his sleeve was being pulled by someone, Meng Shuo looked urgent and said, "I am willing to help Commander Wu." ”
"That's right." Wu Yan sat down again, picked up the wine jug on the ground and handed it to Meng Shuo, "After drinking this glass of wine, you will be in the gang." ”
Meng Shuo stared at the wine jug that was forced into his hand by Wu Gen with a wry smile, "It's not that I don't drink, it's really too much to drink." That's it. As he spoke, he gritted his teeth, raised his head violently and poured a mouthful, but his face was red from the spicy and he kept coughing.
The three of them sat down again, and Wu Yan smiled and grabbed each other's hands, "Old Meng, you said that I took Qinghuai City, who is likely to come to the rescue." ”
"According to my father's habit, it should be Meng Shun who led the wolf soldiers to rescue." Feeling the warmth of Wu Gan's hand, Meng Shuo had goosebumps.
"Can you persuade him?" Wu Gen went straight in.
"I can't." Meng Shuo was also direct, "Although he is about the same age as me, he is my uncle, he is usually taciturn, and he has a hard temperament, and he only obeys my father's orders." If you know that I have fallen, you can't say that a slap will kill me. ”
"That's right." Wu Yan was a little disappointed and let go of Meng Shuo's hand.
"I can't persuade Uncle Clan, but the fourth brother can, he is currently stationed in Rolling Rock City." Seeing this, Meng Shuo hurriedly spoke.
Wu Geng's eyes lit up, and according to the agreement with the Lu family, among the three cities he wanted to fight, this Rolling Stone City was one of them.
Suddenly, Wu Yan raised his eyebrows, "Why is it Rolling Rock City, and not other cities?" ”
Meng Shuo let out a long sigh when he heard this, but he took the initiative to pick up the wine jug and take a sip. When the liquor entered his stomach, his eyes became red, and his face was slightly hideous, "Because among the five brothers of my Meng family, some of them have eaten inside and out, and they have betrayed the family for the sake of their position, so they can't persuade them to surrender, and they will not hand me over to invite merit when they meet." ”
Some people died, but not completely......