Chapter 111 What is going on here?
He said he had to buy and sell for the right and wrong, but Chen Xi was most proficient in doing this kind of thing. He had previously negotiated with the Flang Jiren to discuss "free trade", but he had successively cheated several Flang Jiren warships and a large number of Flang Jimen's cannons, and also introduced two high-yield crops of sweet potato and corn for the Ming Dynasty. Chen Xi also exchanged with Xie Qian, and then Xie Qian compensated his granddaughter.
Although Chen Xi was completely passive in the current war, he took the initiative in the issue of prisoners of war and could speak loudly with A Wulu Lion without any scruples.
"Mr. Shen, since you do not have the sincerity of negotiations, we do not need to continue negotiations... For you Ming Dynasty people, General Huo Ling's life and death are insignificant. Why not put General Huo Ling back for your own life and interests? Isn't it beneficial to others and yourself?"
Although A Wulu said there was no need to continue talking, she still tried her best to persuade Chen Xi to prevent Chen Xi from being obsessed with it.
Chen Xi was righteous and righteous: "Madam Alu, I hope you can understand that Huo Ling is indeed a defeated general, but for you Di Yi, she can become a banner on the battlefield. Put her back and let her continue to lead troops to attack my Ming Dynasty. Do you think I will be so unwise and will return a big trouble for a little benefit?"
A Wulu looked calm, as if he expected that it would be not easy to go to the Ming military camp this time.
What she is facing now is Chen Xi, who defeated the invincible Tatar cavalry with almost the same force and used infantry to defeat the invincible Tatar cavalry with almost the same force. She has heard some rumors about Chen Xi, but they all describe Chen Xi as a wise man who can turn the world on the battlefield. Some are like Zhuge Liang, who captured Meng Huo seven times, which is frightening.
A Wulu was a little disappointed: "In my mind, I thought that Lord Shen was a great hero, but now I know that Lord Shen is just a villain who is a greedy man. He acts sloppyly and is like a commoner in the market, and has put forward some unrealistic ideas."
"It's a pity that thousands of soldiers in this city wanted to be buried with Lord Shen. Lord Shen had no intention of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country, nor did he think about the soldiers under his command, and he abandoned his wife, which made people regret! In my opinion, Lord Shen was irresponsible and determined to die, which was disloyal to the court, unfilial to the high court, unkind to the wife and children, and unrighteous to the soldiers. How could such a person become a model for the three armies?"
After saying something, Chen Xi was worthless. Chen Xi felt extremely unhappy when he heard it... You were determined to die! The battle situation was not over, and it is still unknown who will win!
But the commanders present, even the military supervisor Zhang Yong, looked at Chen Xi, changed his expression.
In fact, A Wulu's words were not aimed at Chen Xi, but the generals present. To be precise, she was sowing discord, as if she said to the middle-level officers, "Look, it's not that I won't help you fight for a chance to survive, nor that I won't help you get rewards. We Tatars just want to ask a female prisoner of war to return, so that you can leave safely, but your commander is obsessed with him. He doesn't say anything about his own death, but he also wants to bring you to bury him.
Zhang Yong was anxious and kept winking at Chen Xi and persuaded Chen Xi to agree to A Wulu's conditions.
Chen Xi turned a blind eye and said to himself: "Madam Alu, I do not agree with what you said. How can a man judge the hearts of jackals, tigers and leopards by common sense? The wife must have heard of the story of a farmer and a snake?"
A Wulu looked at Chen Xi and pretended to be pitiful: "What does Lord Shen mean? We have never done anything ungrateful. Is Mr. Shen's metaphor inappropriate?"
"Isn't it appropriate? I think it's right! How can Di Yi be honest? Now that 50,000 troops are stationed in the city, our Ming reinforcements are coming soon. At that time, Di Yi's conspiracy will be completely shattered. Our Ming army and horse will enter the grassland from Xuanfu and march straight into Fenglangjuxu. Di Yi is about to be destroyed. In this situation, how can we accept any conditions offered by Di Yi?" Chen Xi was quite confident in his words.
Because Chen Xi was very serious, even A Wulu began to doubt: "Is this really the case?"
A Wulu said: "But as far as I know, no reinforcements sent from the Ming Dynasty! Lord Shen stayed at Tumu Fort, just closed his eyes and waited for death!"
Chen Xi smiled and asked: "Is that right? Since Mrs. Alu said that my Ming Dynasty did not send reinforcements, how dare I ask, isn't the reinforcements led by me to rescue Xuanfu? The subsequent troops and horses of the Ming Dynasty have gathered in Juyongguan, and soon there will be troops out of the frontier. How can a mere Tumu Fort become an obstacle to the Ming Dynasty's dominance of the grassland?"
"No matter how many people there are in the Diyi people, they are never kingly people. And our vast country has thousands of soldiers, which is enough to flatten the grassland!"
Anyway, he can't brag about taxes. Chen Xi said that this is not just to make A Wulu believe it, but to boost the morale of the soldiers under his command.
What Chen Xi is most worried about now is not whether the subsequent reinforcements will arrive, but that he is afraid that the troops in the city will be afraid before fighting.
Chen Xi would not believe that the Tatars would give up a way to lead their troops back to Juyongguan. Even if it was true, he could not do so, because this was like releasing prisoners of war privately against the will of the court, which was equivalent to colluding with the Tatars. Chen Xi was originally impeached by others because of delaying the military opportunity, and he did not want to cause trouble for himself.
Now it is not just about considering one's own life, but also about the Shen family. Chen Xi has died once. It was a fate that he came to this world, and he did not take life and death too seriously. But he felt that if he could save his life and go back to reunite with his wife and children, it would be better than dying on the battlefield.
Chen Xi was still fighting for reason before, but in a blink of an eye it started to speak empty words and clichés.
With A Wulu's wisdom, she didn't accept Chen Xi's words about the gathering of troops in Juyongguan. As for the thousands of soldiers flattening the grassland, she even sneered.
You Ming Dynasty are so capable, can you be beaten to the ground and look for teeth?
Since you have so many people in China, how could we occupy the Central Plains by our Mongols hundreds of years ago and change the dynasty?
A Wulu said: "I believe in Lord Shen's words, but I will never agree to the conditions offered by Lord Shen. Since we cannot reach an agreement, I will decide to say goodbye first!"
In A Wulu's original idea, since she came to the Ming army camp, she must stay here and not leave. However, after seeing Chen Xi, she changed her mind because she vaguely felt that she had fallen into Chen Xi's trap and was afraid that she would not be able to get out of the wolf's nest, so she simply proposed to say goodbye.
Chen Xi frowned: "The envoy has not yet agreed on the terms with us, where should he go?"
A Wulu was even more sure that Chen Xi would not let her go easily, so he immediately argued: "I am an envoy. Now that the two armies are fighting under the city, they will naturally leave the city and return to the camp first. If Lord Shen suddenly realizes, he can send someone outside the city block at any time to discuss with me!"
Chen Xi did not ask for permission, Zhang Yong quickly interrupted: "This...madam, please stay here for the time being. You can discuss today's matters!"
Among the Han people, there are both hard bones and servile ones. Nowadays, cartilage accounts for the majority in Tumu Fortress. Zhang Yongzheng is one of them. Because he is a helpless old eunuch, he has nothing but his life, so he cherishes his life.
Zhang Yong completely forgot that he had scolded A Wulu like a shrew. Now what he thought was that this aunt who could give him life would be scolded by her. She listened obediently and treated her as a filial piety to the elderly.
The commanders present also looked at Chen Xi anxiously at this time, hoping that Chen Xi could continue to negotiate with A Wulu for the exchange of prisoners of war, and the conditions could be relaxed appropriately.
A Wulu was quite proud. She realized that except for Chen Xi, the rest of the city were afraid of death. This shows a problem. The reinforcements that Chen Xi described as gathered in Juyongguan did not exist at all. Even if Chen Xi did not agree, the people in Chen Xi's army would force Chen Xi to agree.
At that moment, she asked with a smile: "Mr. Shen, can you discuss it or not?"
Chen Xi smiled and said, "It's okay to discuss it. Let's talk about it tomorrow. Come and send Mrs. Alu out of the city!"
"no!"
This time, Zhang Yong directly obstructed Chen Xi from issuing military orders and had a tough attitude. "Sir, even if you are not satisfied with the conditions offered by Mrs. Alu, the Tatars are currently besieging the city and must not send her away. Otherwise, will the defense situation in the city be leaked by her? Who will guarantee the safety of the city?"
Chen Xi really wanted to curse people, thinking that I said there were 50,000 people in Tumu Fort, so the Tatars really believed that there were so many?
If the Tatars believed it, they would not have sent only five thousand cavalry to besiege the city. I was so proud that I might not be able to use five thousand infantry to attack five thousand cavalry, but the chance of winning of 50,000 infantry to attack five thousand cavalry is still quite high. It is nothing more than making full use of the terrain and reducing the advantages of Tatar cavalry cavalry cavalry shooting and charge.
Besides, the defense in the city is so dilapidated that the deserter captured by the Tatar scout probably leaked the situation in the city very thoroughly, and it was just a self-deception.
Chen Xi said loudly: "The wise man does not do secret things. I believe in the battle openly on the battlefield. Although Mrs. Alu saw the alert situation in the city, there is no need to be too nervous. Just let her go out of the city. I want to see if Di Yi has the strength and courage to attack the city!"
A Wulu was full of doubts and thought to himself: "Does Chen Xi want me to leave or to let me stay? No, it's always dangerous for me to stay in the city. It's better to leave the city first, and then return to the camp to send someone to the national teacher and the Khan to ask for their opinions. If anything happens, I can go to Tumu Fort and mediate with Chen Xi at any time. If I have the opportunity to capture or kill Chen Xi alive, it will be a great achievement, which will help consolidate my position in the Khan Palace!"
Thinking of this, A Wulu didn't want to stay in Tumu Fort anymore.
She stood up and bowed and said goodbye. Chen Xi just waved her hand and asked her personal guard to send A Wulu, while he stayed in the side hall and did not go out.
Seeing that Chen Xi had made up his mind, the commander could only leave unhappily. Zhang Yong took advantage of the empty room and shouted: "Mr. Shen, what are you going to do? I won't say that we didn't have a chance to escape before. Now we finally have a way out and refuse to accept it. Could it be that Lord Shen really thinks that the court will send reinforcements?"
Chen Xi sighed quietly, "Eunuch Zhang, it's not that I am unwilling to do so. If you are a barbarian, you can take the conditions that you put forward with me seriously? The court also told me to lead 50,000 troops out of the frontier, but where are the 50,000 troops now?"
Zhang Yong was speechless, even the court was full of lies that were unreliable, let alone the enemy? But he was unwilling to die in Tumu Fort no matter what.
ps: First update!
It's another new day, double continues, and the emperor's explosion is also continuing. Everyone has a wave of subscription and monthly tickets to support it! Thank you! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!