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In the early morning of the third day, Lu Yi took two guards and crossed the river in a small boat.
After Diao Mantu learned about it, he immediately gathered 300 men and horses and came to the riverside.
Before he could speak, Lu Yi asked: "Is there General Diao Mantu on the other side? I am the envoy of the Han Army. I have something important to see General Diao. I would like to ask the general to come out and speak."
When Diao Mantu saw a man on the river, he immediately shouted: "Dongyi dog thief, I was worried about pulling out your bones, but I didn't expect you to come to the door yourself!"
After finishing speaking, the bows and crossbows were raised, intending to shoot Lu Yi into a hedgehog.
Lu Yi smiled slightly: "General Diao, do you really want to kill me? The two armies are fighting without killing the envoys. What's more, I came here today to welcome the general back to the south bank. Do you really want to continue the fierce battle?"
Diao Mantu: "What sarcastic words are you talking about? I can only hate you and others for falling into your trap, otherwise I wouldn't have ended up like this."
Lu Yi sighed: "General Diao, we came across the ocean with no other intention than to establish trade relations with your country. However, your monarch humiliated my envoy and had no choice but to lead his troops to fight. It is really a helpless act.
General Su Wen Diao is an unparalleled talent and has close ties with the DPRK and China. My general said that as long as the general can write a letter to the court stating the interests of the relationship, it will facilitate the establishment of relations between the two countries.
The south bank camp must be returned intact. Wouldn't this be a better situation than the general's current situation? "
Diao Mantu frowned and glanced at Ma Zun beside him.
Ma Zun said hurriedly: "General Diao, this must be Dongyi's trick. Don't trust it easily."
Diao Mantu nodded and replied loudly: "How can I believe your one-sided words?"
Lu Yi took out the letter from his arms: "Here are letters from the general's family. General, would you like to take a look?"
"Huh?" Diao Mantu was stunned for a moment, then yelled: "Traitor, you dare to touch my family, you..."
Lu Yi interrupted him directly: "General, calm down. Now that the general's troops are trapped on the north bank, my general is taking care of the general's family to prevent his family from being killed. I have no intention of overstepping the bounds. Please relax, general."
When Diao Mantu heard this, he immediately became confused.
He was originally a man with no ambitions, and only cared for pleasure every day. Now that his family fell into the hands of the Han army, he could not help but waver in his determination to cross the river.
Seeing this, Ma Zun hurriedly advised: "The general cannot be trusted. If the letter is false and it lures us to attack halfway across the river, it will be a big deal."
"What if it's true?" Diao Mantu asked, "I can't risk my wife, children, and children."
Then he said loudly: "Please come ashore to speak!"
Lu Yi cupped his hands and said, "Since it is an invitation from the general, how can I refuse it?"
Then he ordered the boatman to dock and jumped onto the shore.
As soon as they landed, Diao Mantu came up to him, took the letter from Lu Yi's hand and read it.
This letter was written by his favorite concubine in the 23rd room. The letter said that everything was fine and that he only hoped that his husband would be reunited with his family soon.
When Lu Yi took out the jade pendant that his concubine carried with him, he was already convinced that his family had fallen into the hands of the Han army.
Youshi asked Lu Yi: "As long as I write to the court, your general is really willing to let me go and hand over the South Bank camp to me again?"
Lu Yi pointed to the river behind him: "I would like to swear on this river that I will never deceive you."
Diao Mantu nodded: "Okay, please rest for the moment, let me think carefully, and I will give you an answer tomorrow."
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Late at night, after the Lu meeting was settled, Diao Mantu called Ma Zun to come to discuss the matter.
Upon hearing that Diao Mantu decided to raise his troops and return to the south bank, Ma Zun said anxiously: "General, this is a treacherous plot by Dongyi, how can we fall into it?"
Diao Mantu said: "Vice General Ma, you were the one who said he wanted to cross the river to fight back. Now that they are willing to give the south bank back, why are you not happy anymore?"
Ma Zundao said: "At this moment and that moment, Dongyi sent envoys to deceive us into returning to the camp. They must have been prepared in advance. If you think about it carefully, as long as the general's 30,000 troops are not lost,
The river transport has never been truly controlled by Dongyi, and there is still room for change. But if they cross the river and return to the south bank, it will be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. "
Diao Mantu: "Everyone swears by the river water, how can he break his promise?"
Ma Zun said anxiously: "General! How can you trust the enemy's words? Now that the war has begun, words of faith are most useless when fighting on the battlefield. When the enemy is killed quickly, the best way is to take the north route immediately!"
Diao Mantu: "So, I don't care about my wife and children at home? Where will the food come from if we take troops to go north?"
Ma Zun: "There are surplus grains in all the counties that we pass through when we go north, which is enough for the army to march to the capital. Then we will quickly go south together with the imperial army. Why should we fear Dongyi during the period?"
When Diao Mantu heard this, he sighed: "But my little one will definitely die."
Ma Zundao said: "A general should not stick to trivial matters. How can a general be attached to his wife and children at home and ignore the country and the country?"
Diao Mantu thought about it again and again, and finally sighed: "That's all, let's believe Dongyi for a moment. I am guilty of losing the green camp on the south bank. If I can't regain control of the river transportation, the court will definitely punish me. Even my sister can't excuse it. .”
Ma Zun cried and said: "General, there is no reason for a sheep to enter the tiger's mouth. The best strategy is to go north. Even if it doesn't work, we should use the north bank as a stronghold, strengthen our troops and horses, and confront Dongyi in a life-and-death fight..."
Diao Mantu: "I have made up my mind. Don't try to persuade me anymore. Tell Lu Yi that I am willing to accept his proposal. I will personally write to the court and order him to send ships."
Ma Zun sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly, then got up and left the camp.
The next day, Diao Mantu personally welcomed Lu Yi out and said: "Envoy Lu, please go back and tell the three generals that as long as I return the green camp on the south bank and my family, I will definitely write a letter to the court."
Lu Yi cupped his hands and replied: "Please let General Diao rest here for a few days. In three days, there will be 200 ships parked in the middle of the river. The general will just lead the troops back to the camp without any false words."
Diao Mantu: "Okay, okay, hahaha, Ambassador Lu, now that he has arrived at the shore, I won't send him off."
Lu Yi: "General Diao stays."
After speaking, Lu Yi left by boat.
After Lu Yi left, Ma Zun came to persuade him again: "General Diao really agreed? What if Dongyi attacks halfway?"
Diao Mantu said: "I will order the soldiers to take more precautions, and our southern army knows the nature of water, so we can attack halfway? Haha..."
Then he explained: "How can I really write a letter to the court when I get the boat back to the south bank? This is just a temporary measure. Don't worry, general."
Ma Zun was speechless. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was no problem, so he stopped asking.
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At the south bank camp, Lu Yi returned as scheduled, and Lu Ziming personally greeted him: "Lu Yi, how is this?"
Lu Yi smiled and said: "Diaomantu is nothing more than a common man. In a few words, my subordinates told him that he had lost all his strength and that he was willing to lead troops across the river. General Lu only needs to sail the boat to the center of the river."
Lu Ziming frowned: "Diao Mantu has never raised any suspicion?"
Lu Yi: "Even if you are suspicious, you can do whatever you want after tricking him into crossing the river."
Lu Ziming nodded heavily and immediately gave the order: "Send an order to the entire army to retreat ten miles from the south camp and dig in the ground to set up an ambush!"
