At noon the next day, the book was shot at the top of the city. The thieves sent it to Wan's door. They opened it and read it. It was Mu Tianbo who wanted to sneak in and negotiate with her again. It was not a yelling at the top of the city, but a two-way negotiation!
Wan's urgent thought at this time was to rescue Sha Dingzhou quickly and make other plans later. Seeing that the other party gave him the opportunity to step down, he agreed. After several discussions, the two parties agreed on the negotiation location and number of people, outside the south gate moat. In one place, each side sent five people.
The leader in the city is Yu Xipeng, the chief steward of Prince Mu's Mansion. Mu Tianbo's move naturally has deep meaning. Yuan Guohong and others have been complaining about Ruan Chenglin and even went so far as to become traitors. This made him suspicious of Xipeng, at least. He no longer trusted him and even felt disgusted. This time, he was asked to go out of the city to negotiate and test him. If he made meritorious service and redeemed himself, if he turned against him and was killed, he would be brought down.
"It's no different for you to go to war to save people. We don't want to fight for the sake of the overall situation. In that case, why don't we shake hands and make peace?" Yu Xipeng went straight to the point. Wan Shi shrugged: "If you want to make peace, then let him go. Don't say so much. nonsense!"
"It's not impossible to release people, but how can we guarantee that they will be released immediately?" Yu Xipeng tilted his head and raised his eyebrows, and Wanshi snorted coldly: "Then how can you guarantee that you will release them after I withdraw my troops?"
"That's why we came to discuss this matter." Yu Xipeng chuckled. What my Lord meant was: "If you retreat thirty miles, let the people here immediately be released!"
"No!" Wanshi flatly refused: "Withdrawal for thirty miles will give you enough time to send people to report the news. Then I will have no choice but to go back on my word." Yu Xipeng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "How can Prince Mu's house go back on its promise? Besides, if we go back on our word, you can send troops to besiege the city again. By that time, your reinforcements will have arrived and the troops will be more powerful!"
"Don't use your sign at this time, and don't try to deceive me. Even if my reinforcements arrive, won't your troops also come?" Wan Shi sneered: "If you want to talk about peace, show some sincerity, otherwise we will waste it. We will both lose in this fight!”
Yu Xipeng smiled bitterly and said: "I'm sincere, otherwise why would I negotiate peace with you? In previous years, how could the Duke of the country have allowed you to be so presumptuous? It's just that we are trapped by the current situation. If it weren't for the fact that Wu Bikui has not yet been destroyed and is afraid Zhang Xianzhong, why should I be afraid of you! But don’t push your nose too hard and just give up when things get better! Although the current situation is not in my favour, you don’t have any advantage at the moment!”
I have to say that although Yu Xipeng's character is not that good, he has something good, and he speaks clearly and logically. Wan was also moved after hearing this: "You don't need to analyze who is better and who is worse, but if you want to negotiate peace, you have to come up with something." Sincerity, you can’t just say what you say!”
"Then what kind of sincerity do you want us to show? It's impossible to release people first and then evacuate!" Yu Xipeng looked determined! Wan thought for a while and said, "Let's see. You release Shadingzhou first. I will retreat ten miles and then release Tang Jingjian and others. He is my brother-in-law and will not care about his life or death..."
"No!" Yu Xipeng shook his head: "If you retreat ten miles, we will release Tang Jingbin, and if you retreat thirty miles, we will release Sha Dingzhou. Also, except for Sha Dingzhou and Tang Jingbin, all your troops entering the city will have no survivors!" Wan's family After hearing this, he was furious: "You actually killed more than a hundred of my people!"
"If you don't kill me, you will harm the people in the city. Didn't you kill more than a hundred of my soldiers yesterday?" Yu Xipeng shouted angrily. Wan's face turned pale for a while, and he waved his hand impatiently and said: "Don't talk about that matter, just talk about how to let it go." people".
"If you agree to withdraw the troops immediately, how about we release them immediately?" Yu Xipeng felt relieved, thinking that he had made a great contribution!
Mrs. Wan glanced at her mouth and said: "I agree, but I must release Sha Dingzhou first, otherwise there will be no discussion. I'm sorry you can't make the decision. Ask your master later." After saying that, he turned around and left! Yu Xipeng cursed secretly and turned back to the city. Mu Tianbo heard that he was unable to make a decision, so he discussed it with Wu Zhaoyuan, but no one dared to make the decision, because no one wanted to take responsibility. What if Sha Dingzhou was released and the guy did not retreat but instead took the opportunity to attack the city crazily? This possibility is very high Yes, I thought he knew that this was the time when Prince Mu's palace was facing the most internal and external troubles. Otherwise, how could he negotiate peace with him? If he waited until he finished packing up Wu Bikui and guarded Zhang Xianzhong, he would immediately settle the score with him. What could he do to resist at that time?
Don't let the tiger go back to the mountain! Even if the Wan family agreed to withdraw their troops for thirty miles, Mu Tianbo would not let Sha Dingzhou go. The reason why he engaged in peace talks was actually to trick the Wan family into withdrawing his troops so that he could send people out of the city to report the news, because he had determined that as long as he released Sha Dingzhou Dingzhou and Tangjia will definitely not retreat!
Wan's side probably wanted to trick him into letting him go, and people who were on guard against him broke out to report the news.
Everyone knows each other well, but they have no choice but to waste it, but no one seems to be able to afford it!
After going around in a circle, it became a dead end again!
"You went over and told that witch to evacuate ten miles away for the soup guests and thirty miles away for the sand and Dingzhou. Otherwise, there will be no more talks and everything will be dead!" Mu Tianbo gritted his teeth. He decided to make a desperate move. He also had some people on his side. The trump card! For example, what if the frontline soldiers and horses notice something strange and return to the army? And the most important thing is that there are still thousands of young men in the city who can be used as spearmen after simple training!
Yu Xipeng went down to discuss with Wan again. This time he was very firm, but Wan was even more determined than him. He turned away and left, saying: "If we can't negotiate, we'll fight. The worst is possible."
Fight as they wish. If peace talks are not possible, then let's fight! Mu Tianbo was also very angry. Although Wu Zhaoyuan and others did not agree, they had nothing to do, so they turned their attention to city defense and war preparations. While mobilizing people to transport war preparation materials to the city, they also mobilized elites for training. It would be useless to sharpen their swords before the battle. !
After looking at the actions in the city from the top of the mountain, Wan felt very complicated. She didn't expect Mu Tianbo to be so stubborn and really wanted to fight her to the death. This made her regret a little, but she thought Ruan Yunjia's reinforcements would arrive as soon as tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. , at that time, we had to fight a large-scale siege to let Mu Tianbo feel the pressure before we talk. The old saying is true, if you can’t get something on the battlefield, don’t expect to get it at the negotiation table. The bargaining chip on the negotiation table comes from the strength on the battlefield!
Since there is nothing to talk about, let’s have a fight! The two parties simply abandoned the idea of negotiating and fought with all their strength to let the other party have a taste of their own power!
As a result, each was busy outside the city. Wan was cutting wood and making weapons while waiting for reinforcements, while Mu Tianbo was training young men to go to the city to prepare for war. The two sides were gearing up for the moment of war. As for when the war would begin? Sha Dingzhou's reinforcements As soon as it arrives, the battle will begin!
There is not much time left for Mu Tianbo, two days at most!
Two days passed in a blink of an eye. Mu Tianbo did not wait for any returning troops to the front line, but the people from Sha Tianzhou came. Ruan Yunjia sent thousands of soldiers and horses to help in the battle!
Thousands or tens of thousands?
On the top of the south gate city, Mu Tianbo put down the telescope in his hand and looked a little solemn. Rebel reinforcements were approaching from the south more than ten miles away. At a glance, he could see the overwhelming mountains and plains. The chieftains were fighting for the people when they were free. Bing, as one of the top chieftains in Yunnan, has thousands of standing troops. He has been well prepared for this major event and it can be said that he has exhausted all his troops!
What is supposed to come will always come! If you want to fight, fight! Mu Tianbo gritted his teeth at the city gate. Although starting a fight might lead to unimaginable serious consequences, he was holding back his anger and wanted to take the opportunity to severely beat these rebels and let them know who was the boss in Yunnan. It is also advantageous from a perspective. The bigger the noise, the farther it will spread. Soon the surrounding people will know that there is a war here, so the news can be spread to other places. There is no need to directly spread it to the front line. As long as Wuding and Anning know it, they will definitely know it. Reinforcements are coming.
"Thieves, open your eyes wide and see how my own country will turn rebels like you into dust!" Mu Tianbo pulled Sha Dingzhou's hair and slapped him several times. Sha Dingzhou was not dead yet, but he also He was almost dead. He was hung for three days not because of his fate, but because Mu Tianbo couldn't let him die easily. Every few hours, he would put him down for a while and then hang him up again. Life on the precipice was worse than death!
Sha Dingzhou was speechless at this time, but he tried his best to squeeze out a smile, mocking? wry smile?
Does he regret it now?
