"Before you came, Li Xiuwen chatted with me for a few minutes."
"How many minutes have you been chatting? Just a few minutes?" Jiang Ze asked.
"He knew you were coming and didn't dare to stay any longer."
"Did he ask you to persuade me to give priority to rescuing Erhu?"
"Yes, to him, Erhu is more important than anything else."
"What do you think?"
"I'm not qualified to express an opinion." Chen Ling shook his head.
"Then let me express my opinion for you. I will find a way to get Er Hu back. After that, you and Er Hu leave the front line together and go to the Central Army or King Lie's Expeditionary Force. At this stage, the Expeditionary Army only implements the siege policy. Basically there won’t be any big storms.”
"what do you mean?"
"That's what it means."
"Jiang Ze, do you dislike me or Erhu?" Chen Ling's tears rolled down again.
"Just because I care about you, I hope you leave the front line, especially Erhu, who does things too impulsively."
"Erhu is a sweet-tempered person, loyal and straightforward. In your opinion, are these advantages all disadvantages?"
"So what, in short, Luo Erhu is not suitable to be in my army."
"Okay, it seems that the person you dislike is Erhu. So, why should I leave too?" Chen Ling asked.
"Because Erhu likes you, and only if you go with him will he be willing to leave me."
"Are you doing this too freely? Am I just a tool?"
"Then what do you want?" Jiang Ze said angrily.
"You know that I don't like Erhu, and you promised me in your letter before that as long as you take Dal City, you will let me follow you."
"This moment, the next moment, the plan can't keep up with the changes. Moreover, I really can't figure out why you are still attached to me after so long. You should choose someone who loves you, such as Erhu, who can even risk his life I'm going to save you from danger. I can't do this kind of thing."
"I'm very grateful to Erhu. If I could exchange my life for his, I would be willing to do so. But there is no love involved. In the past, I always listened to other people's suggestions and chose people who liked me. Not the person I like. In the end, there is no good result. Now, I really want to give it a try, follow my own feelings, and choose the person I like." Chen Ling looked at Jiang Ze affectionately.
"Chen Ling, Chen Ling, have you ever thought about it. If we are together, I will be who you used to be. I will be passively loved by you, but I will not be able to love you. In the end, there will still be no good results. .”
"But I want to give it a try. At least I can be with someone I admire, even if it's just for one night."
"Oh my God, it turns out you have this idea. What you want is our skin-to-skin contact, not something that lasts forever." Jiang Ze sneered.
"Of course I hope it can last forever, but I know this is my extravagant wish. So I really don't ask for much. I just ask that we can sleep together occasionally. I will definitely give you a different experience."
"That's enough, you can shut up. I really can't understand that Erhu would actually like a woman like you." Jiang Ze left after saying these words, leaving Chen Ling alone and crying silently.
After Jiang Ze returned to his office, he looked melancholy and sighed in various ways.
Gu Nian poured a glass of water, handed it to Jiang Ze, and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? Did Chen Ling make you unhappy?"
"Chen Ling has never made me happy. When we were in the secret service training camp, she was annoying."
"You are really surprised. Chen Ling is such a beautiful girl, why do you bother her so much?"
"Don't you know who this bitch is? She has had not twenty boyfriends, but maybe eighteen. Not to mention how many she had before, even when she was in the spy training camp, it seems that You can change your boyfriend every other week. It’s scary to think about such a sentimental woman."
"But after she publicly expressed her love for you, she never had a boyfriend again. Until now, more than half a year has passed. A person who is so affectionate can actually stay so long without ever having a boyfriend."
When Gu Nian finished saying this, Jiang Ze's originally excited expression gradually became silent.
After several seconds, Jiang Zecai said, "Gu Nian, how well do you know Chen Ling?"
"I can't say that I know her very well, but I don't hate her at all. Although I know that she is close to Erhu, Xiuwen, and me with a purpose. But it is true that she has helped me a lot, and she is a good person. And She is also very good. She is almost the goddess of all the male soldiers in the class. Sometimes I am also curious about how a goddess who is admired by many stars suddenly gives up her passion and becomes infatuated with only one person. This kind of spirit is very rare and valuable. "
"I didn't expect that Chen Ling not only fascinated Erhu, but you also have a crush on her?"
"Two Tigers..."
As soon as Erhu's name was mentioned, Gu Nian's heart felt cold again. Of course, Gu Nian doesn't have high requirements for Erhu. Even if Erhu really likes other women, she won't be sad. However, Luo Erhu actually risked his life to save Chen Ling. This can't help but make Gu Nian feel a little uneasy. Sometimes she wonders, if she was in danger, would Erhu or Jiang Ze risk their lives to save her?
Gu Nian didn't dare to think too much. The more he thought about it, the less confident he became.
Seeing that Gu Nian was a little sad, Jiang Ze was a little unhappy.
"What's wrong with you? Are you still sad about this incident? Haven't you let go of Erhu in your heart?"
"No, I'm just curious. If one day I was in trouble, would you risk your life to save me?"
"What do you think?" Jiang Ze did not answer, but asked Gu Nian instead.
"I...I don't know." Gu Nian's expression gradually turned pale.
"I will."
"real?"
"Yes, I will."
"Okay, great." Gu Nian suddenly hugged Jiang Ze and shed tears.
In fact, Jiang Ze is not sure whether he will take risks for Gu Nian. Although Gu Nian is his favorite now, if he really has to sacrifice his life, Jiang Ze does not have the confidence. However, in order not to make Gu Nian sad, he could only think so much and coax him first before talking.
On the other side, the Chu army discussed it for a day, but still could not reach an agreement. Although about half of the top brass in the military wanted to accept Jiang Ze's conditions, Chu Dongyu still couldn't accept it. Because such an important Luo Erhu is only worth a little more than Chen Ling. This is clearly Jiang Ze's deception. He has no sincerity at all.
The next day, Chu Dongyu brought several powerful generals to the city to discuss with Jiang Ze.
Jiang Ze was still the same, he didn't add any more chips. This time the negotiation ended on bad terms again.
Chu Dongyu was furious and didn't know what to do anymore, so he sent a messenger to seek Chu Donglai's advice.
After Chu Donglai learned about the situation, he wrote back: "Jiang Ze did go too far and was not sincere at all. But he was right about one thing. Although Nuer City has supplies, it cannot escort them. If there are too few escorts, , unable to deal with ferocious wild monsters, nor Jiang Ze's ambush. If there are too many escorts, Nuer City will be very empty, which will be a fatal problem. Among the more than 300,000 civilians, there will definitely be a spy army. At present, it is certain that the number of special agents is not large, so they dare not cause trouble yet. But if there are too few troops in the city, they will definitely cause a commotion. Therefore, you can temporarily stabilize Jiang Ze and coax him to give you some supplies first. Solve the urgent needs.”
It was already the third day after Chu Dongyu received the reply. Problems have begun to arise within the Chu army. Many soldiers have eaten up their compressed dry rations, and complaints are quietly rising among the army. In the end, some officers moved out their own small inventory and solved everyone's breakfast problem.
Chu Dongyu had no choice but to take Chu Donglai's suggestion. So he came to the city again to negotiate with Jiang Ze.
"Jiang Ze, because you are not sincere, our negotiations have been delayed again and again. Now, our army's food supply has bottomed out and living materials are in short supply. By noon at most, we will storm Dal City. I understand very well. I also know the weakness of Dal City's city defense and the blind spots of Dal City's forts, so within three hours, I will be able to cause the city wall to collapse, and there will be at least five big holes. At that time, both of us will enter the stranglehold. A physical fight. Not that I am bragging, even if I suffer heavy losses in this battle, I will definitely win."
"Hey, you came to threaten me so early in the morning. I'm really scared." Jiang Ze mocked.
"Jiang Ze, I'm not kidding you, you will definitely lose." Chu Dongyu pointed at Jiang Ze from a distance with an extremely serious expression.
"Okay, no need to beat around the bush, let's get straight to the point. Do you want me to give you some supplies first to meet your urgent needs?"
"This is what you said. If you give me the supplies, we can slowly discuss the terms of exchange for Luo Erhu."
"Okay, I'll give you three days' worth first."
"Happily, I suddenly discovered that you also have advantages."
"Stop hating me. The reason I'm happy is because I've guessed that you need it. There are some things I haven't thought about yet, so I'll put it off for a few days."
In this way, Jiang Ze sent people to arrange enough supplies for 30,000 people for three days.
One of the deputy commanders couldn't sit still. He asked Jiang Ze: "Why should we give the Chu army supplies for nothing and let them go back to Nuer City to replenish it?"
Jiang Ze said helplessly: "Do you think they will leave? Their goal is to retake Dal City, and they will never leave easily if they don't achieve their goal. If they really can't get supplies, they will indeed attack by force."
"If you attack with force, attack with force. We have the advantage of defending the city. There is nothing to be afraid of."
"The advantage is not big. I only found out last night that Dal City does have loopholes. There are problems with the city wall at several points, and it is also a blind spot for the fort. In other words, if the Chu army attacks violently, the city wall will indeed If there is a collapse in a short period of time, it will enter into a meat-and-mortar battle. I have estimated that if a fight really breaks out, it is very likely that both sides will be injured."
"We have more than 20,000 people, including more than 3,000 elites. Will we be unable to defeat them?"
"They are not fuel-efficient. Of the 30,000 Chu troops, 20,000 came from Nuer City. Previously, Nuer City sent nearly 100,000 troops to assist Zhao. But they reserved about 30,000 elite troops. , there are more than 20,000 of them among these Chu troops."
"No way." The deputy leader also realized the seriousness of the matter.
"If we can't take advantage of defending the city, I really don't want to fight this battle." Jiang Ze frowned.
"Can the holes in the city wall be repaired?"
"It can be repaired. It can be repaired in half a month without being disturbed. However, the Chu army will not give us a chance."
"Then what are our plans next?"
"Delay it for a few days, I want to think about it carefully."
