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At this time, Honglin, who was sitting on the dragon chair, watched the performance of the ministers in the hall, and only felt extremely disgusting.

What else can these people do but say impassioned words?

Now that the country is in crisis, have you ever offered a plan?

Now what I want is not their impassionedness, but a good solution to the current dilemma.

A herd of pigs!

Honglin simply ignored them and asked Li Shen directly: "Li Shen, you say!" How? ”

Li Shen said: "Back to the emperor, the slave thinks that while the situation has not intensified to the point of being out of control, he should quickly order the ministers of the central government to go to the Dongyi camp to ask for peace, so that Dajin can reduce his losses." ”

When Ji Yun heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Li Shen! You are my left minister, if you don't worry about the monarchy, will you want to make me lose the Dajin country?

Since the founding of the country, how can there be a precedent for surrendering to barbarians! Are you going to confront the emperor and the unjust!? ”

When Li Shen heard this, his face instantly became gloomy: "Then according to Lord Ji's meaning, what should I do?" ”

Didn't you share your worries for the emperor?

Since the war with the Han army, what kind of soldiers, horses, money, food, and weapons and baggage have not been handled by themselves?

Analyzing the pros and cons of the situation and trying to slow down the loss of national strength, is it not your own work?

On the contrary, what did you Ji Yun do at this time when the country was in crisis?

Instead of contributing to the country, he lingered with the minister, how can you say such a thing?

When Ji Yun heard this, he immediately said: "When the soldiers of the whole country raise their shields and fight a decisive battle with Dongyi, I don't believe it, I am dignified, I have millions of soldiers, and I will be afraid of Dongyi!" ”

When Li Shen heard this, he immediately said to Honglin: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks that Master Ji is worried about the country and the people, and he should be a big responsibility.

I implore the emperor to appoint Master Ji as the former commander of the army, lead my army of golden tigers and wolves, and repel Dongyi! ”

Ji Yun's head went blank in an instant.

Let yourself lead the troops?

Okay?

No way!

Ji Yun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Lord Li's move is to announce personal vendettas, and please ask the emperor to be the master of the slaves!" ”

Honglin's eyes were cold: "Enough!" Don't be noisy anymore! ”

Then he looked at Li Shen: "Who should be sent to negotiate with Dongyi?" ”

Li Shen said: "The Sealand Kingdom can let Lord Yang resist, but it can't be defended, which can ease the speed of the Sealand Kingdom's troops, as for the Dongyi side, the slaves are willing to go in person, and they must fight on the basis of reason, and strive to minimize the cost of compensation required by Dajin." ”

Hearing this, Honglin nodded: "Okay, then ......"

"Your Majesty! Never! ”

Suddenly, a minister stood up and decisively rejected Li Shen's suggestion.

This person's name is Kuluntu, a local nobleman, and he is currently in the second rank.

Honglin was very dissatisfied with Hu Luntu's interruption of his words: "Hu Luntu, what do you want to say as a minion?" ”

Hu Luntu said: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks that even if there is a peace negotiation, there must be enough bargaining chips, otherwise at the negotiation table, we will be just lambs to the slaughter.

General Zhang Gui still has 200,000 troops in Xinzhou City, and the emperor can let Zhang Gui's army conquer Lucheng first, so that Dongyi knows that my Dajin is not an invincible soldier.

In this way, even if there are peace talks, we will be able to fight on the basis of reason and strive to reduce losses. ”

When Honglin heard this, he thought about it.

According to the meaning of Kuluntu, it is to fight first and then seek peace, and strive to have enough chips in hand.

In the current situation, because of the presence of the Han army's maritime forces, it is basically impossible to achieve a complete victory, but it should still be feasible to achieve a partial victory, right?

How big can Lucheng be? An army of 200,000 people can drown it with a single spit.

Some of these battles can be fought, and they can be fought!

So, Honglin ordered: "Okay, what Hu Luntu said is reasonable, immediately order Zhang Gui to launch an offensive against Lucheng, and take Lucheng at all costs!" ”

When Li Shen heard this, he stopped talking.

Kuluntu's advice seems to be correct, but everything is based on a win.

In case of failure, Dajin will not even have the last bit of bargaining confidence.

On the contrary, if Zhang Gui's army is still there, it can still let the Han army take care of it.

But now that the holy decree has been issued, Li Shen knows that Honglin will never change his words, so he can only silently give thanks like other ministers.

……

At the end of February, Xinzhou City.

The Jingshi was in a hurry for 800 miles, and the holy decree of Zhang Gui to recapture Lucheng was finally delivered.

After Zhang Gui received the order, he suddenly burst into tears, and looked up to the sky and shouted: "The sky is going to kill my big gold!" ”

Seeing this, Fuying and Fuxiong on the side hurriedly said: "General Zhang is cautious!" ”

Zhang Gui said: "Although Lucheng is small, it is well guarded, and the Dongyi lord is not an ordinary person, so I waited for the decisive battle with a procrastination.

However, before leaving, I told the emperor and I to guard the south of the Yangtze River, especially the two grain routes of sea and water.

But the emperor still doesn't listen! Now that the situation is critical, our army will have no chance of winning when attacking Lucheng, and 200,000 elites will be lost.

Isn't my gold meat on the chopping block to be slaughtered!? ”

Fu Ying said: "Old General Zhang, are you thinking too much?" It's just a city of Lu, and even if my 200,000 troops are suppressed, they will be suppressed. ”

Fuxiong: "General Zhang, this is the emperor's order, we should be slaves, or act according to the emperor's orders, or spend our minds on how to destroy the enemy." ”

Zhang Gui sighed, came to a map of Lucheng with a strong fighting spirit, pointed to the dense barbed wire fence around Lucheng: "If you want to conquer Lucheng, the defense line built by these iron nets must be completely removed, and at the same time, you must face the attack of Dongyi firearms. ”

After saying that, he ordered someone to take an arquebus that had been seized from the Sealand country, and said: "This is a firearm used in the Zealand country, and it can be basically concluded that it is also produced in Dongyi.

It's just that the firearms used by Dongyi are sharper and have a longer range, and after these years of investigation, I have determined that the range of Dongyi's firearms is about 12 breaths.

The range is about 300 paces, and the range limit of our archers is only 80 paces, which means that in order to pose a threat to Dongyi's firearms, it is necessary to cross a distance of 220 paces.

And this distance of 220 paces, I don't know how much blood will be left in our army! ”

When Fuying and Fuxiong heard this, they sighed lightly, what Zhang Gui said was true.

Fu Ying said: "Or you can use the shield car to cover and reduce casualties!" ”

Zhang Gui: "The shield car can block bullets, but Dongyi still has artillery, which can't be stopped at all, but will become a burden.

Therefore, the shield car cannot be placed on the front line, only the soldiers use their flesh and blood to carry Dongyi firearms, and there is still a chance to make money. ”

Fukuo: "I understand, go back and arrange the daring people." ”

Zhang Gui continued: "As long as you break through these iron network defense lines, then Lucheng is a virtual city, which can be captured at any time, but this battle is destined to cause a large number of casualties among the officers and men of our army, I hope the two adults are ready." ”