An army of 200,000 is already an astronomical number, not to mention that there are martial arts masters like Zhao Kuangyin in the Zhou army, so they have long expected this kind of result. I didn't think about coming hard with Zhou Jun, as long as I could go back alive, it would be their victory.

Finally walked through this front row to greet the troops, and Zheng Ziming took the two directly to Chai Rong's camp. At this time, there were still drinks and food everywhere in the tent, because they were so happy yesterday, and they were still partying.

"Meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou. ”X2

Zhong Mo and Li Deming saluted respectfully, but they did not bow down, because Chai Rong was not their emperor, they represented Li Jing, and there should be etiquette, but their status was not lower than Chai Rong, and they belonged to equality in disguise.

"The two of you came to excuse the courtesy, I don't know what the two of you are talking about?"

"On the orders of my lord, I offer to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty the emperor's special clothing, decoctions, and 1,000 taels of gold, 5,000 taels of silver, 2,000 horses of silk and brocade, 500 cattle for the army, and 2,000 taels of wine. ”

"Are you ready to lobby me for a truce?"

Zhong Mo bowed down and said, "Your Majesty Mingjian." ”

"Your monarch Li Jing claims to be a descendant of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty is a state of etiquette, so you should know etiquette and righteousness. The Southern Tang Dynasty and I are only separated by a water, but they have never sent an envoy to establish friendly relations, but they have crossed the sea to collude with the Khitan, abandon China and be barbaric, where is the etiquette and righteousness?"

Zhong Mo and Li Deming were suddenly asked stupidly, it is true that Li Jing has never sent anyone to Da Zhou for so many years, because Zhong Mo and Li Deming are doing this, so they know very well. There is only one Huai River on both sides, and after crossing the Huai River is the territory of the Great Zhou, even if there is a war in such a close place, you should send an envoy, even if both sides are not happy.

And the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Khitan is indeed a little heart-wrenching, although the two countries are pure trade exchanges, but the establishment of diplomatic relations is the establishment of diplomatic relations, which can not be shaken off.

The establishment of diplomatic relations with the Khitan is naturally of great benefit to the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the mutual trade between the two sides can invigorate the economy and benefit the people on both sides. When the economy is active, more people will benefit, and job opportunities will increase.

Chai Rong just took this matter out and said it, obviously he deliberately wanted to find fault. But Chai Rong is very right, because the Central Plains has always been in a state of hostility with the Khitan, not to mention Chai Rong, even the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty don't like the Khitans.

"Your Majesty is angry, the relationship between our dynasty and the Khitan is purely a trade relationship, not an alliance. Zhong Mo said: "The Great Zhou Emperor has a broad vision, is well-informed, and has a lot of experience in activating economic construction, and must be able to understand that the opening of maritime trade in our dynasty will be beneficial to the world without harm." ”

Pingzhou was originally my Central Plains territory, but now it is occupied by the Khitan, and you are still trading with the Khitan in Pingzhou, isn't this forgetting your roots?"

"What Your Majesty said is extremely true, if Your Majesty has the heart to think about the world, why don't you attack the Khitan first to recover the lost territory, and instead lead troops to attack our dynasty? ”

Zhong Mo is really good at arguing, originally Chai Rong took the absolute reason, and was scolded back by Zhong Mo with a few words. Suddenly, everyone present was speechless.

Since Chai Rong said it in Khitan, Zhong Mo attacked his shield with his spear. Since he hated the Khitan so much, why didn't he attack the Khitan? Instead, he came to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, who was his own person? This is a good question, Chai Rong was almost ready to ask someone to drag them down and cut them down.

At this time, regardless of whether Chai Rong is reasonable or not, Chai Rong has an absolute advantage. If you can't talk about these two people, Chai Rong can cut them down directly. No one will say half a good word for them......

Chai Rong suddenly laughed and said, "Hahahaha...... said it well, said it dumbly, and really could speak well. It's a pity that I'm not a stupid monarch like I was in the Warring States Period, and I'm not someone you can change your mind with your tongue! ”

Hearing this, Zhong Mo and Li Deming almost jumped up excitedly. Chai Rong promised to give them a chance, no matter what the requirements were, they planned to risk their lives to complete it, even if they had to die on the spot, it didn't matter. As long as there is a temporary truce, the naval army can be reorganized, and when the time comes, they will not dare to cross the Huai River.

"Go back and tell your sovereign that you will come to me at once, kneel down and confess your sins, and then there will be no problem. Otherwise, I plan to go to Jinling City to watch in person, and borrow the Jinling treasury to comfort the army, you monarchs and ministers don't regret it!"

As soon as Chai Rong's words came out, Zhong Mo and Li Deming were completely dumbfounded. This is simply an insult, an insult to Chiguoguo.

If Chai Rong hadn't made this kind of request, Zhong Mo and Li Deming would have done it desperately, but the kind of request he made was ...... How can people accept it? To let the Southern Tang Emperor Li Jing kneel in front of him and admit his mistakes, is this still a chance?

Zhong Mo and Li Deming really had the urge to scold their mother, but they really didn't dare.

Because of the carnival all night, Chai Rong's alcohol consumption was only a little, in fact, Chai Rong was already drunk at this time. What I just said was all drunken talk, but because it was drunk, it was more true. Chai Rong originally thought so, and said so with the strength of wine.

Although this condition is very harsh, even if Li Jing really runs over and kneels in front of him, it is impossible for him to give up the dream of unifying the world. But after saying this, Chai Rong felt very refreshed and really wanted to drink a few more glasses.

"Do you understand?"

Zhong Mo and Li Deming did not speak, their faces were very ugly. Because the two of them also know some martial arts, they released some murderous aura when they were angry just now, so the masters around Chai Rong were also very vigilant. The murderous aura released by Zhao Kuangyin is not comparable to ordinary people, Zhong Mo and Li Deming were really frightened this time.

Chai Rong said satisfied: "If you understand, let's take your people and roll, but leave things for me." This is not what you gave, I robbed it, and you have the ability to snatch it back. ”

"Farewell. After Zhong Mo squeezed out two words from between his teeth, he immediately took Li Deming and left. Li Deming didn't have a chance to speak, after all, one person speaking in this situation is more convincing than two people. It's just that I didn't expect Chai Rong to speak wildly.

After Zhong Mo and Li Deming left, everyone laughed. I'm really embarrassed when outsiders are present, but what Chai Rong said just now is really enjoyable, the Southern Tang Dynasty colluded with the Khitan to betray the Central Plains, and asked Li Jing to kneel and kowtow in front of him, that is a son of heaven.

"Your Majesty, what you just said is a bit inappropriate. "Zhao Kuangyin is the most sober person present, because he has also learned to get drunk and free, he will not get drunk.

Everyone present was very happy, and Zhao Kuangyin's sudden words made the scene cool down. This made Chai Rong's face look a little unpleasant, anyway, this is not a big deal, there is no need for Zhao Kuangyin to be so serious......

"What's wrong?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the treasury of the Southern Tang Dynasty has always been shabby, and the treasury of the Southern Tang Dynasty was used to reward the 200,000 troops, and the treasury of the Southern Tang Dynasty was emptied of a bowl of wine for one person. ”

Chai Rong was stunned for a moment, and then said embarrassedly: "Okay~ Well said, appreciate the wine." ”

Originally, I didn't understand what Zhao Kuangyin wanted to say, but he just told a cold joke, and it was very cold. Except for Zhao Kuangyin's slightly embarrassed smile, even Chai Rong didn't laugh. However, Chai Rong still wanted to give Zhao Kuangyin a little face, so he appreciated the wine. In fact, there is no need to appreciate wine at all, there is wine everywhere, and talking is just to avoid embarrassment.

After Zhong Mo and Li Deming returned to Shouzhou, they had basically begun to evacuate, and Chai Rong was not in a hurry to besiege the city, and deliberately gave them time to evacuate, so there was no danger for the time being.

Zhong Mo and Li Deming told Li Jing everything they had heard, and Li Jing was so angry that he almost killed Zhong Mo. Although Chai Rong said this, but when Zhong Mo conveyed it, he deserved to die. However, Zhong Mo also knew that he should not say this, so he asked for forgiveness first.

Li Hongji was also next to Zhong Mo when he reported, but all this was also expected by Li Hongji. Because the things that Li Jing let the two of them bring were too shabby, unless they were poor and crazy, how could they give up attacking Nantang for the sake of that little thing? Not to mention Chai Rong, even Zhao Kuangyin, a madman who saw money, couldn't look down on these things.

Chai Rong's insult is also understandable, because Li Jing is insulting Chai Rong by sending those rags to ask for peace. Don't treat everyone like beggars, let it be when the other party has the strength to destroy you.

Of course, Li Jing also knew that there would be such a result, but he was still angry because of it. At this time, it was impossible for Li Jing to come against Chai Rong, so he had to evacuate first.

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After the Southern Tang Dynasty soldiers and civilians evacuated Shouzhou, Chai Rong couldn't wait to besiege Shouzhou to death. Immediately after dividing the troops to attack the periphery of Shouzhou, at this time Chai Rong had no idea of building a defense system, and the Southern Tang Dynasty had no power to fight back, only one city by one was annexed, and they had no other way.

The Zhou army was like a bamboo, and within three months it captured Sizhou, Haozhou, Chuzhou, Luzhou, Yingzhou, Shuzhou, Xuanzhou, and Lu'an, and the Tang army was crushed for thousands of miles. In addition, the Huai River Naval Army was completely annihilated, and the fourteen states in Jiangbei were already in Chai Rong's pocket, and Li Jing couldn't stop it at all.

All this happened too fast, Li Jing originally thought that it would take at least two or three years for Chai Rong to completely capture the fourteen states of Jiangbei, and two or three years would be enough for him to regain his strength and organize the Yangtze River defense line. But only three months have passed at this time, and the Zhou army has already captured Bazhou, and the strongest Shouzhou is still defending it, but it is meaningless.

At this rate, Chai Rong will be able to annex the fourteen states of Jiangbei in another three months, and at that time, the Yangtze River Naval Division has not yet been organized, and across the Yangtze River is Jinling, and the Southern Tang Dynasty will be completely destroyed.

At this time, Li Jing knew why Li Hongji and Wuyazi would let him talk immediately because the Zhou army's offensive was too strong and too fast. In the past, the city that was thought to be strong was worthless in Chai Rong's eyes, and the entire city could be easily captured.

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