You must know that the people who grew up in the poor mountains and bad waters of Dongxi are all notoriously hard-headed, even though Peng Shiyu is desperate, he is the former young master of Xizhou, and now he is openly kneeling and taking his sister as a hostage, and all the generals in the hall were shocked in an instant, but most of them soon showed ecstatic expressions.

The psychology of military generals is nothing more than to make meritorious contributions and expand their territory.

For them, the so-called oath, the so-called women's sex, are not as good as the land of the two states, that is the territory that the Chu State has coveted for many years but has not been defeated, is it now going to belong to the Tang Dynasty? In their hearts, they wished to plant the Tang Army's battle flag at the head of Xizhou City as soon as possible, but they still looked at Li Yuan, who was sitting on the top position, after all, it still depended on how the commander decided.

And Li Yuan's heart is also surging, but he has his own different considerations.

Obviously, in the troubled times, land, population, money, food, soldiers and horses are all capital to compete for power, why doesn't Li Yuan want to expand his strength? If the army rises to help Peng Shiyu, not only will he have the reputation of swearing and keeping his promises, but he will also be able to get the land of Erzhou in return, this temptation will undoubtedly be huge.

But this is also a serious misunderstanding.

It is true that now that Xizhou is in turmoil, with the strong strength of the Wuping army and Peng Shiyu leading the way, it may not be difficult to conquer by force. But after the victory, to rule this savage land was another thorny problem, one that had been a headache for all kings.

The Dongxi barbarians, born with natural cultivation, have completely different habits from the Han people, and it is even more difficult to gain a foothold in this place, and even the Peng clan in power does not dare to be too tough, so they can only manage it through three generations of marriage, and try their best to integrate into the local tribe. What's more, it's the newcomer Tang Jun?

After the Battle of Jiashan, the Dongxi barbarians had formed a grudge with the Tang army, and even if Li Yuan sent troops to occupy his city, they could retreat into the mountains and forests, and they could not be completely wiped out.

Speaking of the needs of the garrison alone, Li Yuan could not guarantee at all whether he could travel thousands of miles through the mountains and valleys and smoothly put the army's grain and grass supplies in place, and with the means of the barbarians, as long as he attacked in various unbelievable ways from time to time, it was enough for the soldiers of the Tang Army to doubt their lives, and Li Jianqi had a deep understanding of it when he was in Yiyang.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan gradually calmed down, even if Peng Shiyu was really willing to cede Jinchen Erzhou afterwards, he must also consider carefully, this territory is equivalent to a quagmire, and it is not only costly and dangerous to rule, but Li Yuan does not have the time and energy at the moment, as if the future generations will do something to change the land and return to the stream......

What's more, now Li Yuan has an even more dangerous enemy, Pan Chongche's Han army in the south.

Li Yuan blinked noncommittally, sighed and said, "Brother Peng, you get up first!" The stakes are so high that it's hard to make a hasty decision......"

Peng Shiyu didn't get up, but just raised his head reluctantly, his face was pale and he didn't know how to speak, and the crowd looked at each other, still frowning, and his face was full of unwillingness.

Li Yuangang wanted to try to say a few words of comfort, but he saw Xu Kuangheng on the side hurrying to the door, taking a letter from his own soldiers and returning.

"Dashuai!"

Xu Kuangheng raised his hand and shouted eagerly, and stepped forward with a calm face and presented the letter in his hand to the table. Li Yuan only glanced at the letter from the corner of his eye, and knew that it was clear, and then glanced at it unhurriedly, and then handed it back.

Seeing Xu Kuangheng's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Li Yuan waved his hand casually, nodded and said loudly: "Sir, there are no outsiders here, there are words but they can be blunt!" ”

Xu Kuangheng immediately understood, turned to the generals in the hall, his eyes were especially staring at Peng Shiyu who was kneeling in the center of the hall, and said solemnly: "Letter from Xizhou, Tian Hong is willing to exchange Peng Shi with heavy money, oh, Peng Tingshi brother and sister, and ask the marshal to protect him to the imperial court as the Xizhou Thorn History, if the marshal allows, Tian Hong is willing to cede the land of Jin and Chen!" If the marshal does not allow it, he will do his best to attack my Langzhou with the Han army! ”

"This ......"

"This matter needs to be considered in the long run......"

"If Tian Hong is allowed to fall to the side of the Han army, it will be ......"

In an instant, the crowd couldn't help but whisper, one after the other, Peng Shiyu and Tian Hongyou actually put forward the same conditions, this scene is really funny, except for the upright Luo Erhu, everyone almost tacitly, looking at Peng Shiyu's eyes as if they had changed another meaning.

Looking up at Li Yuan, who was expressionless, Peng Shiyu's heart was deeply helpless at the moment, even though he originally held hope, he didn't understand, no matter how Li Yuan decided in the end, it was undeniable that he was exhausted at this time, and under the same conditions, he couldn't compare with Tian Hongyou, otherwise he would definitely not take his little sister as a hostage.

Peng Qingying, who had been sitting next to him for a long time, was also frightened, just because looking around, not only most of the generals around him, but also Li Yuan, who was sitting upright, showed hesitation, and was no longer as enthusiastic as before, and his brother Peng Shiyu knelt in the hall at the moment without saying a word, looking helpless, and the heavy breath made the girl a little breathless.

Peng Qingying was flustered, as if sitting on pins and needles, her slender hands tightly grasped the corner of her clothes, staring at the unfathomable heroic face on the seat, and her heart was extremely uneasy, could it be that this Li Dashuai really wanted to give us to Tian Hongyou's traitor? Didn't the eldest brother say that he valued faith the most......

The generals were still noisy, and the sound became more and more intense, Luo Erhu turned his head to look at Li Yuan, who had a gloomy face, and suddenly got up, blushed and said sharply: "Don't, don't make noise!" Are you all finished? Is this matter to our handsome family or to you? ”

The generals knew the status of Luo Erhu, so they hurriedly closed their mouths at this time and stared at Li Yuan, but Li Yuan just reprimanded in a deep voice: "Erhu, don't be rude!" ”

At this time, Xu Kuangheng was worried about it, as if he had an idea, and then turned around and arched his hand and said loudly: "Dashuai, please forgive me for speaking up!" In the past few months, the Han army has won many battles, and even more than ten states in Chudi, and now it is menacing, and the peak of the army has reached Tanzhou! In the next thought, the marshal is my Tang Wuping festival envoy, shouldering the responsibility of defending the land, should go all out to deal with the Han army, must not be distracted, let alone remember the old feelings, here is the relationship, please think twice! ”

Hearing this, Li Yuan did not answer directly, but glanced at the generals in the hall and asked, "Generals, what do you think?" ”

Looking at the left side for a long time, although Liu Jiangsheng, who was at the head of the line, was different from Luo Erhu's recklessness, he already had an idea in his heart, so he hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "Dashuai, the last general thinks that Mr. Xu is right, but Peng Tingshi and Dashuai have sworn to the sky in front of all the soldiers, and at this time, if they break the contract, I am afraid it will be inappropriate......"

"Second brother said it well!" Luo Erhu's eyes lit up, and he couldn't hold back and shouted: "Big brother, no, handsome!" That's what the last general means! What's more, Tian Hongyou is a traitor, how can we listen to him! There is a big marshal in charge, whether it is the Han army or Tian Hongyou, let's clean it all up! ”

Fan Renyu, the commander of the infantry army, obviously disagreed, and at this time he got up and said in a deep voice: "Dashuai, the land of Sanzhou where Tian Hongyou is based, how complicated the terrain is, and how many miasma beasts, in the past, Ma Xifan, the king of Chu, did not fight for two whole years!" Even if our Wuping army is brave, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win if we go deep into the barren land for a while, not to mention that it is really unwise to be distracted to deal with the Han army......"

Xu Kuangheng nodded, and said, "What Fan Duling said is very true!" Please think again! ”

"Huh! Fan Duzhi, are you afraid of that Tian Hongyou? How do you compare my handsome man to that Ma Xifan......"

"When will the last general compare the marshal to Ma Xifan?"

......

Seeing that the generals began to argue again, Li Yuan just watched quietly and did not say anything to stop it.

At this time, Peng Qingying finally couldn't hold it back, got up and ran to Peng Shiyu's side, his eyes were like a pool of clear water staring at Li Yuan, and he bowed slightly and said: "Li Dashuai, my eldest brother is indeed desperate now, but he is the heir of my Peng family, and he must not be humiliated, if you really want to give my eldest brother to Tian Hongyou, please give my brother and sister a death!" ”

Seeing Peng Qingying slowly take out the short knife from his arms, and solemnly bent down and put it on the ground, Peng Shiyu didn't say anything to stop it, just clenched his fists and knelt on the ground all the time.

Seeing this, Li Yuan just shook his head disapprehantly, turned his gaze straight to Peng Qingying, and said with disdain: "Ben Shuai hasn't spoken yet, why did one of your daughters move the knife?" Ben Shuai tells you that it is a cowardly move to force each other to die, and it will not help at all! That's it, Ben Shuai doesn't care about you as a woman, and originally wanted to keep you in Langzhou, so it seems inappropriate......"

Peng Qingying bit her lips tightly and was determined, but at this time, she was a little dazed, and she couldn't help swallowing her saliva and hesitantly took a few steps back.

Then Li Yuan got up slowly, and after waving his big hand to signal the generals to be quiet, his eyes were like torches and he said loudly: "Everyone, this matter has already been decided, you don't have to fight anymore!" Ben Shuai hates to be threatened the most in his life, as an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, how can he be intimidated by Tian Hongyou's barbarian? My Wuping Army is not the Chu Army, and Ben Shuai is by no means Ma Xifan! ”

"Brother Peng, in the past, he swore to the sky, and Ben Shuai would not break his promise, so this time he will send troops to help you fight back to Xizhou! But after the matter is completed, you need to lead the people of Sanzhou to change their banners and belong to me under the rule of Wuping, and this commander can protect you as the assassin of Xizhou and continue to govern the land of Sanzhou, what do you think? ”

Today's mood can be described as a big ups and downs, Peng Shiyu was very excited, the tips of his forehead trembled, and he replied loudly: "The grace of the handsome, I will never dare to forget it!" If the great revenge is avenged, I will lead the three states to surrender to the marshal and never betray! ”

"Good!" Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction, then tightened his expression and ordered decisively:

"Liu Jiangsheng, Luo Erhu! Order the two of you to lead 10,000 light horsemen, take Linyuan City along the Jiashan trail, and cut off the road for the barbarians to go east! ”

"The last general obeys!"

"Chai Kewu! Let you lead 10,000 troops, go south from Yuanshui, and be sure to take Chenzhou within ten days! ”

"The last general obeys!"

"Ben Shuai has led 20,000 troops to the west! Sir, the food and grass needed for this battle will be handed over to you! ”

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan added: "Quickly send a message to Lin Sichang and the second general of the Ebony Special Service, ordering them to try to delay the offensive of the Han army, and not to let the Han army cross Yiyang City within 20 days!" Then send an order to the ordnance superintendent and ask how the trebuchet needed by Ben Shuai is being prepared......"

Xu Kuangheng took a deep breath, did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly replied: "Obey the order!" ”

"Three days later, the army will set off! In this battle, you need to seize the opportunity, return to the camp and reorganize the army as soon as possible, and those who slack off the army will be killed immediately! ”

The generals stood up and shouted, "The last general obeys!" ”