All the women pouted, and they all secretly felt in their hearts that this guy was pretending to be crazy and stupid again.

They all felt that Populus euphratica's thinking was something they couldn't grasp at all. This guy's thinking is really too wild.

You said that he asked for the title of a county lord and a princess before, which is already completely confusing. Now he actually wants to annex Suizhou and Rongzhou? In other words, even if Chen Guanglei really assigns this land to you in the future, do you think you can manage it?

Besides, as long as you are not an idiot, it is impossible to believe Chen Guanglei's words. This land cession can only be a temporary expedient measure.

The current Royal Highness of the Third Prince, of course, is willing to pay any price in order to gain control of the Eagle King Pass. However, once he succeeds in rebellion in the future and ascends the throne as emperor, I am afraid that the land of these two states will become a thorn in his mind. When the time comes, who knows what he will think?

It is 100% certain that Chen Guanglei will definitely take back the land of these two states.

Even if Chen Guanglei can't get it back himself, his future children and grandchildren will definitely find a way to get it back.

Populus himself may have great ability to keep the land of these two states. But what about his children? Do his children have the same abilities as he does?

For Suizhou and Rongzhou, the Eagle King Pass Fortress is a sword of Spartacus hanging high above their heads, which may be cut down at any time.

To put it bluntly, neither Suizhou nor Rongzhou is important. The Eagle King Pass Fortress is the most important thing.

Whoever controls the Eagle King Pass Fortress is the master of Suizhou and Rongzhou.

Even, whoever controls the Eagle King Pass Fortress is the master of the entire northwestern Tang Yun Empire.

Even Hetu City will be threatened by the Eagle King Pass Fortress.

"Hu Yang, you don't want to cooperate with the rebels, do you?" said Lin Yueyin with a frown.

"How is that possible?" said Hu Yang with a smile, "My position has always been fair. I definitely don't take sides. ”

"But you've already reached an agreement with the imperial court!" Lin Yueyin said, "You can't be untrustworthy!"

"I did promise to return the Eagle King Pass Fortress to the Imperial Court. Hu Yang said affirmatively.

"Then what capital do you have to cooperate with the rebels?" Lin Yueyin felt very strange.

"I don't have any capital. Hu Yang shook his head and said bluntly.

Tang Linna and Yu Qingzhi both looked at each other, and they all shook their heads at Lin Yueyin in unison.

They won't believe Populus euphratica's nonsense. Will this guy have no capital to cooperate in his hands? Just kidding! He has the most flowery intestines.

They can be 100% sure that Populus euphratica must have some kind of mysterious bargaining chip in his hand.

Moreover, the weight of this chip is definitely not under the Eagle King Pass Fortress.

The problem is, they don't know what that chip is.

"Miss Jin Ling, please invite Jin Moran to come over!" Hu Yang said lightly.

"He's still far from the Eagle King's Pass. Jin Ling said embarrassedly.

"There's no rush. Hu Yang said with a smile.

Jin Ling wanted to speak and stopped.

She didn't say anything in the end.

She silently said goodbye and left.

Subsequently, the imperial army returning from Lingao Castle arrived.

The leaders are, of course, Zhao Zhongming and Sun Shaohai. They were all anxious to enter the Eagle King Pass Fortress.

Hu Yang ordered the gates of the fortress to be opened and let them all in. The imperial army, which had long been exhausted, swarmed in. At this time, the rebel forwards who were chasing after them were already in sight. As a result, the scene immediately became chaotic.

Those strong men who were captured by Zhao Zhongming and Sun Shaohai seized the opportunity to flee around, and soon disappeared.

Zhao Zhongming's subordinates only have about 3,000 people with combat effectiveness, and the rest are all scattered sand, and in the face of such a chaotic scene, they can't be suppressed at all. However, the slave troops stationed in the Eagle King Pass Fortress did not make any moves.

Ling Qing looked at all this condescendingly from the top of the city, but his face was expressionless, turning a blind eye and turning a deaf ear.

Sun Shaohai was anxious, and hurriedly shouted to Ling Qing: "General Ling, please bring someone to chase them back immediately! If they all run away, the Eagle King Pass Fortress will be in danger! If they are not willing to come back, they must be killed on the spot, so as not to cheapen the rebels." ”

Ling Qing said coldly: "They are all rabble, what are they doing when they come back? Are you responsible for providing food?"

Sun Shaohai said anxiously: "If you can catch one, it will be counted as one! The rebels who are chasing after you have tens of thousands of people! How can we hold on to our less than 10,000 people? Besides, they will definitely be captured by the rebels, thus enriching the strength of the rebels!"

Ling Qing said disapprenorovingly: "Our boss said, it's okay, don't worry! No matter how many rebels there are, they can't take the Eagle King Pass Fortress!"

In Sun Shaohai's heart, he couldn't help but scold Ling Qing for being an idiot woman. No matter how many rebels there are, they can't take the Eagle King Pass Fortress? When the slogan is shouted to the outside world, of course, it can be shouted like this. However, if you do encounter a situation, then you can't be so naïve anymore.

That's right, the fortifications of the Eagle King Pass Fortress are indeed very good. Unless the attacker's forces are more than ten times superior, there is almost no chance of taking the Eagle King Pass Fortress. However, it is not indestructible either.

If the number of rebels exceeds 100,000, and the number of defenders is less than 10,000, and the ratio of forces between the two sides is more than ten to one, the Eagle King Pass Fortress is definitely dangerous. Not to mention, the number of rebels must be more than 100,000.

After the rebels swept Suizhou and Rongzhou, they rolled in and attacked the fortress of Eagle King Pass. Wherever the army passed, it was like a snowball, and the number of people kept increasing. Even the most conservative estimates put the total strength of the rebels at more than 200,000 men.

And the number is growing. The total population of Suizhou and Rongzhou will not be less than 8 million. Of these, at least 500,000 people can be recruited. If the commander of the rebels is ruthless enough, a million men can be recruited.

Use a million people to attack the Eagle King Pass Fortress, and the Eagle King Pass Fortress has only 10,000 defenders, and idiots know what the result will be.

In addition, behind the Eagle King Pass Fortress, Suzhou, Ganzhou, Shazhou, Tuzhou, Qizhou, Menzhou and other places have also broken out large-scale riots. The reinforcement of the army of the Eagle King Pass Fortress in the interior has to pass through these places, which cannot be done overnight.

In other words, the current garrison of the Eagle King Pass Fortress is actually not as optimistic as expected.

If it is a reinforced imperial army, it is really possible to reach the Eagle King Pass Fortress within ten days, of course, there is no problem.

As long as the number of defenders is sufficient, even if the number of rebels exceeds 500,000, or even more than 1 million, the Eagle King Pass Fortress can be defended.

The problem is if the reinforcements of the defenders do not arrive on time, and the number of rebels exceeds 300,000......

Sun Shaohai didn't dare to continue imagining. That's a dead end!