Chapter 387: Refusal
Seeing Su Qi'an enter the city, Huang Wenyan in the rear immediately ordered the army behind him to move and surround Jiaozhou City.
At this critical juncture, Huang Wenyan, who is the think tank by Su Qi'an's side, naturally follows left and right.
In order to ensure Su Qi'an's safety in the city, he ordered as soon as possible, and the 70,000 army quickly moved into action, divided the troops into four routes, and directly surrounded the four directions of Jiaozhou City.
Once Su Qi'an has an accident in the city, the 70,000 army will unceremoniously storm Jiaozhou City from all directions.
Even though the Jiaozhou city wall is high and thick, and there are 10,000 state soldiers to defend it, under the onslaught of the four-way army, the defenders of Jiaozhou City are difficult to separate, and it is a matter of time before they are breached.
And for the siege of the city, the R&D department took out all the catapults and ballistas.
This time, even the elite natives, the weapons in their hands have been changed, although they can't be compared with the Dongshan Army, but they are much better than before, only with a mace.
The three elders knew the importance of cooperating with Su Qi'an and sending troops to besiege Jiaozhou City, and it can be said that if they don't succeed, they will become benevolent.
This time, they all took out their own family resources, in order to be able to take Jiaozhou City and defeat Li Kang.
Under Huang Wenyan's arrangement, the four-way besieging army had long been prepared to attack the city, and once the order was given, Jiaozhou City would be strongly attacked as soon as possible.
will be reckless, regardless of casualties, Huang Wenyan has already given them an order that once the war breaks out, at most two quarters of an hour, Jiaozhou City must be taken.
As long as Li Kang has nothing wrong with his brain, he will not be wanton.
Next, everything is ready, just wait for Su Qi'an to send a message.
At this time, the three thousand Dongshan troops, following Su Qi'an, slowly entered the city.
When everyone entered the city, the gates were closed.
The people's bodies are tense, facing dangerous things that may happen at any time.
But unlike what they imagined, until they all entered the city, they were greeted by no ambush or hidden arrow.
It was the reception of Li Kang's henchmen, and under the leadership of his henchmen, Su Qi did not go to Li Kang's mansion, but stepped on the stairs on both sides of the city wall.
Of the 3,000 Dongshan Army, only twenty or thirty members followed.
The rest of the people were all on standby near the clearing under the city walls, which was quite large enough to accommodate a few thousand of them.
Looking at it, although it was impossible to see the layout of the city tower, it was very clear that in the middle of the city wall, Su Qi'an and more than 20 Dongshan soldiers entered the city tower mansion under their gaze.
Judging from the current situation, there should not be much of a problem, and it is precisely because they can see Su Qi'an's actions that the remaining Dongshan Army will obey the order and stand by in place.
But whenever Su Qi'an disappeared from their sight, without a trace, he had to rush directly to say anything.
Su Qi'an and the others entered the mansion, and it was not clear what was going on in the mansion, but it was very close to their location, as long as they were willing, they could climb the steps of the city wall and rush into the mansion without taking a dozen breaths.
Because of the proximity, if you listen carefully, you can faintly hear some movement in the mansion.
If Li Kang wanted to set up an ambush in the mansion, Su Yong and the others who stayed by Su Qi'an's side also had the ability to drag the time to their support.
The people who can be selected and protect Su Qi'an's side are all a group of experienced veterans, any conspiracy and trickery, Xiao Jiujiu, can't escape their eyes, with them, especially under the leadership of Su Yong, a group of soldiers under the city wall, I feel a little more relieved.
At this time, Su Qi'an, who walked into the city wall mansion, appeared in front of him in front of a huge room like a palace.
In the middle of this room, two square tables were placed, and around the room, some more than 20 state soldiers guarded.
These people, at a glance, knew that they were Li Kang's personal guards, and just by looking at them, they could conclude that these people were very strong.
Li Kang sat at the square table opposite, watching Su Qi'an come over, with a smile on his face, and stretched out his hand to please.
Su Qi'an was not polite, took a few steps forward, and sat down opposite Li Kang, Su Yong and the others, lined up, standing behind Su Qi'an.
and Li Kang's personal guards, forming a state of confrontation, the expressions of both sides were serious, and the tense aura was exuding.
But this slightly depressing atmosphere did not affect Su Qi'an and Li Kang, who were sitting opposite each other.
The two of them had smiles on their faces, if they didn't understand, they thought they were old friends they hadn't seen for a long time, and this kind of smiling look was in stark contrast to the tension around them.
Li Kang raised his glass, and after drinking it all, he said with a smile, "Now Benzhou understands that Hou Ye Su is so young, and it really depends on his own strength to achieve the position of Hou Ye, Da Liang can have such a young talent, it is a blessing for Da Liang, and it is also a blessing for Jiaozhou."
Li Kang's words sounded very strange, obviously he and Su Qi'an were endless, but now they are a different person.
Su Qi'an didn't mean to interrupt, drank wine, and looked at Li Kang silently, he knew that the more strange and unusual a person became, the more strange and unusual this person was, then this person must have his intentions, and even have something to ask for.
Sure enough, after Li Kang finished saying a flattering word, he changed his words.
"Master Suhou's strength, Benzhou has seen it, to be honest, a talent like Suhou is really rare, there is no need to fight with Benzhou."
"It stands to reason that there is no deep hatred between Benzhou and Su Houye, Su Hou came to Jiaozhou, nothing more than to expand his strength, if he can, we can turn the war into a jade silk, how about you and I divide Jiaozhou equally?"
Li Kang's words made Su Qi'an a little surprised, but it was not unusual, he said with a smile.
"Hehe, the temperament of the state pastor is really fast, the last second you and I are swords and soldiers, never dying, and the next second you want to live in peace and divide the state equally? Tut-tut, the state pastor is so friendly, which makes Ben Hou quite surprised."
"The state pastor is so generous, and he divides the state equally, which makes Ben Hou unbelievable."
Li Kang understood Su Qi'an's shock, he looked at Su Qi'an and said bluntly, "If Su Houye hadn't shown his extraordinary strength, Benzhou wouldn't have made such concessions to anything."
"As for the equal division of Jiaozhou, it's very simple, not to mention anything else, just Su Hou Ye's 20,000 Dongshan Army, the combat power should not be underestimated, and the jurisdiction of a county, whether it is internal construction or the hearts of the people, Su Hou Ye is unique in Jiaozhou!"
"Looking at Su Hou Ye's development plan, it should be more than a small county, if Su Hou Ye raises his arms, I am afraid that he can expand tens of thousands of troops, this kind of talent is enough to prove Su Hou's value."
"There is a good saying, there is no eternal enemy in the world, only eternal interests, Benzhou knows that Su Hou came here to develop his power, in order to return to Xizhou one day, as long as Su Hou Ye is willing to put down his weapons and coexist peacefully, Benzhou promises, on the day Su Hou returns to Xizhou, Benzhou is willing to help."
These words have a huge temptation for anyone, and Su Qi'an is no exception, but he did not show his attitude, because there is one thing to solve.
"Lord Governor's words are reasonable, and it does make Ben Hou's heart move, but Lord Governor Governor forgot one thing, the two counties of Xiacang and Chencang have mobilized troops, and the barbarians are afraid that most of them will enter Jiaozhou, these guys are not easy to deal with, Lord Zhou Mu wants Ben Hou to divide Jiaozhou equally, how to solve this matter."
Su Qi'an's worries, in Li Kang's opinion, were nothing, he waved his hand and said.
"It's easy to say, as long as you and I stop fighting, Benzhou will immediately issue an order, and the state soldiers of the two counties will immediately turn around and attack, of course, at this time, they can't do without the support of Su Houye's troops."
"When the time comes, you and I will join forces, an army of 100,000, even if we can't annihilate the barbarians who invaded Jiaozhou, it will be more than enough to drive them out of Jiaozhou."
"When the time comes, with this merit, Marquis Su's title, not to mention reaching the duke, but being promoted to a first-class marquis will definitely not be able to run."
"With the help of Marquis Su, you are outside the Lord, I am in the Lord, let alone Jiaozhou, even if it is the surrounding ones..."
Speaking of which, Li Kang didn't continue, but his meaning was obvious.
Relying on Su Qi'an's outstanding ability to train his soldiers, plus his internal assistance, the two joined forces to go north to capture Xizhou, westward to defeat the 27 barbarian tribes, and expand eastward to occupy Nanzhou and Yuezhou.
Isn't there a scope for expansion? Next, you just need to recharge your energy and wait for the world to be big
Chaos, chasing the Central Plains, and seizing Daliang is unknown.
This is Li Kang's real ambition, if he hadn't met Su Qi'an, Li Kang might just want to silently lurk in Jiaozhou for development.
But after meeting Su Qi'an, the strength he revealed, especially the ability to train his soldiers, was what Li Kang desperately needed.
Therefore, his ambition swelled dramatically, and for him, there was no eternal enemy in this world, and as long as the interests were sufficient, any enemy could be transformed into a friend.
Moreover, there was no life and death grudge between him and Su Qi'an, and the reason why he targeted Su Qi'an was just entrusted by Tang Feng.
But after seeing Su Qi'an's strength, instead of dying, it is better to turn hostility into jade, even if it is to use each other, it must have the value of use.
He believed that Su Qi'an would never be able to refuse the conditions he offered.
If Su Qi'an refused, Li Kang naturally had his hole card, a hole card that was enough to keep Su Qi'an out of the room.
A person like Su Qi'an, who is a threat at any time, if he can't control it, he can only destroy it.
Li Kang basically gave his mind out, he knew that Su Qi'an was a smart person, and he didn't need to teach him how to choose.
Li Kang waited quietly, not in a hurry, he took the wine glass and tasted it slowly.
Su Qi'an, who was sitting opposite Li Kang, did not speak, his eyes flashed, as if he was thinking about something.
Time passed minute by minute, and the two sides were silent for a quarter of an hour, and finally Su Qi'an spoke.
"The condition set by the state pastor is really exciting, and it is true that there is no eternal enemy in this world, as long as the interests are sufficient, it is a friend."
"Hehe, Su Hou really didn't disappoint Benzhou, the one who knows the times is Junjie, and Benshu is here to congratulate us on our happy cooperation."
Li Kang interjected with a smile, and when Su Qi'an said this, he basically agreed with what he meant.
But as soon as his words fell, in his ears, Su Qi'an's unhurried voice sounded again.
"Therefore, the proposal of the governor is rejected by Ben Hou."