Phi-Fic Chapter 457 Reaching an Agreement
Chapter 457 Reaching an Agreement
The Snake Spirit's initial plan was good, but something went wrong in the middle, which changed the course of the war.
When the news of Qiu Jing's arrest in Chongzhou City spread, Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong realized that the problem lay with Qiu Jing.
It is definitely impossible to say that Xiao Qingfang has no responsibility.
At this moment when the plan failed, Xiao Qingfang's biggest responsibility was to appoint the incompetent Qiu Jing.
Fortunately, judging from the current situation, Xiao Qingfang still has remedial measures.
This man from the Great Zhou who called himself Xu Lie was, without exception, the person who brought them hope.
Li Jinzhong's eyes, which had long lost their luster, immediately started to burn with raging fire after Ma Rong said that he came with the army to attack the city.
"Tell me how to attack the city quickly."
Ma Rong was not stage-frightened. He was here to fool these stupid Khitans, so he had naturally done his homework.
He strode forward, came to the sand table, pointed at Chongzhou City on it, and said loudly:
"Tonight at midnight, we, the Snake Spirit members hiding in Chongzhou City, will open the gates of Chongzhou City and welcome the army into the city."
"At the same time, our people will go to rescue Qiu Jing."
"This guy is more trouble than help. Our victory has nothing to do with him. I will report him to my elder sister and punish this waste severely."
"I have only one thing to tell you. Please remember our agreement in the past, Supreme Khan. After the matter is done, you will go and seek revenge on Zhao Wenhui. We only want Chongzhou."
Li Jinzhong nodded suddenly, his voice as loud as a bell.
"Mr. Xu, I'll call you that for now."
"We will not forget our old plan. After I conquer the city, I will not harm the common people. After I completely defeat the Right Guard, I will go find Zhao Wenhui and fight him to the death."
"Chongzhou and Chongzhou City will be left to you, the Snake Spirits."
Ma Rong smiled with his face but not his heart.
If he had not known from Li Cunxi in advance what kind of people these Khitans were, he would have almost believed Li Jinzhong's words.
After entering the city, do not harm the common people.
How could you, a Khitan, say such things?
After seeing the expression on Ma Rong's face, Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong, who had been silent, were both a little annoyed.
After all, things are different from before. Now they have an army of hundreds of thousands under their command, and they will go to war at the slightest disagreement.
Who the hell are you, Snake Spirit? How dare you show such an expression?
Ma Rong turned around, facing away from the two of them, and said in a deep voice:
"We have always known the temper of the Khitans. Since we have chosen to join forces with the Supreme Khan, we must be honest with them."
"Just now, the Supreme Khan said that the common people would not be harmed. I'm afraid that even the Supreme Khan himself wouldn't believe this, right?"
"I only have one thing to say. Don't go too far. In the past, the five Khitan Duolu tribes invaded the Great Zhou and abducted tens of thousands of people. I don't want this kind of thing to happen in this war."
“It’s not just our attitude.”
Seeing that Ma Rong spoke so frankly, Li Jinzhong simply stopped hiding it.
He sat down carelessly, assuming a negotiating posture.
"When a large army enters the city, there will inevitably be casualties. I can guarantee that the casualties will not exceed 10,000."
"If you can accept it, then accept it. If you can't accept it..."
"I'll just lower my requirements."
A person who can unify half of Khitan is not a waste.
As for Li Jinzhong himself, he was simply bullied to death by Zhao Wenhui, so he chose to invade.
He is about to achieve his strategic goal, and he can also take the opportunity to make a small profit from Youwei Wei and Yingzhou Wei. Why not do it?
If the talks fail at this critical juncture, not only will there be no chance of making a small profit, there will be no chance of even getting revenge.
If we agree to it now, what does it matter if we kill a few more people once we enter the city?
This snake spirit wouldn't dare to turn against them.
Ma Rong, who had already turned around to face Li Jinzhong, just sneered and said lightly:
"I came here with sincerity. If the Supreme Khan does not intend to seek revenge, then feel free to argue with me."
"If you can't enter the city at midnight, don't blame me for talking to you about useless things."
Li Jinzhong was extremely embarrassed and looked at Sun Wanrong.
Sun Wanrong, who had been silent all the time, stood up, drew the sword at his waist, and chopped off the corner of the table with one stroke.
"That's ten thousand!"
"One more is impossible!"
"We swear to the Eternal Heaven!"
"Only kill less, never kill more!"
Most Khitans believe in Shamanism, and Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong in front of us are believers of Shamanism.
Seeing Li Jinzhong immediately swear an oath to the Eternal Heaven like Sun Wanrong, Ma Rong knew that these two men were serious.
Think about it too.
Two supreme commanders of the Supreme Khan led more than 100,000 troops and waited outside the city of Chongzhou. One day's food and fodder were enough to make them feel distressed.
Unfortunately, they haven't found a way to break the horn force yet.
Without saying anything, Ma Rong took a step forward and said loudly:
"In that case, I am willing to swear an oath to show my sincerity in coming here today!"
"I am Xu Lie, the leader of the Snake Spirit Hall!"
"I swear by my ancestors!"
"What I said today is false!"
"My Xu family's ancestral graves have been dug up!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong immediately believed this young man.
Although they are a nomadic people, they also know that ancestral tombs have existed in China since ancient times.
For the people of the Great Zhou, the ancestral tomb is more important than life.
Being able to utter such a poisonous oath which is more vicious than being cut into pieces, it is conceivable that Xu Lie is serious today.
"Well, Mr. Xu is such an open-minded person!"
"Tonight at midnight, we will lead our army into Chongzhou and attack Youweiwei fiercely."
"I will tell my subordinates later that they are not allowed to attack the common people when they enter the city tonight!"
Ma Rong shouted "OK" and then said goodbye.
Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong finally met a snake spirit who was willing to swear an oath on his ancestral grave over a disagreement. They felt that he was very much to their liking.
If they didn't need to attack the city tonight, the two of them would never let Ma Rong leave now.
In order to show his respect for Ma Rong, an open-minded person, Li Jinzhong ordered his personal soldiers to escort Ma Rong out of the camp.
While it was still early, Ma Rong rode his horse straight to Chongzhou.
Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong in the Khitan military camp came to the sand table and began to deploy tonight's combat strategy.
First of all, it is impossible to send all the hundreds of thousands of troops into Chongzhou City.
Tens of thousands of people are also needed to defend Zhao Wenhui's army outside the city to form a pincer attack with Chongzhou.
"Jinzhong, let me go into the city tonight."
"Although that fellow just swore an oath on his ancestral tomb, Wang Xiaojie and his generals are still in Chongzhou City."
"If they find out something and set up an ambush in the city, I can protect you from it."
"You, the Supreme Khan, should stay at the rear and help me block Zhao Wenhui's army. Don't let them surround me in the city."