No matter how uneasy Liu Jianming was, Liu Xikun vigorously arranged negotiations with the northern tribes.
Probably because, when dealing with business matters, Jiutani couldn't get too close to him.
Although at night, Xiao Kunkun will eventually sacrifice his life for his ideal...
Seeing Liu Xikun arranging the matter, it was a done deal, so Liu Jianming stopped worrying and gathered his mood to continue discussing the siege.
"The Song army relies most on bows and crossbows. However, the armory was burned down and there will definitely be few arrows left. Therefore, I suggest that the purpose of feinting is to consume their arrows!"
"Oh!?" Liu Xikun's eyes lit up and he asked, "How to consume it?"
Liu Jianming talked eloquently, "You can ask the natives to build more large shields, and then slowly press towards the city wall with a loose formation. Anyway, you can't expect the natives to form a neat and dense array. When the Song army sees an enemy approaching, it will inevitably attack. If there is a large force, With the shield, it is difficult for crossbows to cause casualties. If it is a stone cannon crossbow, it will not be able to kill many because of the loose formation. When a certain distance is reached, the natives will be slowly withdrawn, and the same attack will be done in the other direction, and so on. Continuously, day and night, it can not only consume the Song army’s arrows, but also make them exhausted..."
"This plan is very clever..." Liu Xikun still had some doubts on his face as he asked, "But it won't take long before the Song Army will be able to see our intentions. So what if we no longer attack easily?"
"Then continue to press forward and see if they can bear it. If they really don't attack, it means that we can press under the city wall. After all, the city wall is just made of wood, with only a layer of soil on the outside to prevent fire. When the time comes The layer of soil under the city wall will be useless. We don’t need ants to climb the city. We can just pile firewood against the city wall and burn a large section of the city wall... In this way, even if the city is unwilling to surrender, then It only takes us seven or eight days at most to invade the city."
Liu Jianming explained the tactics in detail. Everyone present believed that it was very feasible. Liu Xikun even laughed and said, "Sir, you are a great talent. This plan uses your strengths and avoids weaknesses. The only thing that can be considered is that the Song people come out of the city to counterattack."
"It's okay for the Song army to leave the city. I see that the natives are very agile. They can just run away. If the Song army dares to pursue them far, we will surround them. The natives' personal bravery is not bad. They can't deal with a group of hungry people." Song Jun, who is half dead, should be fine."
"Very good, then we will follow Sir's advice and attack the city tomorrow!"
Liu Xikun was high-spirited and seemed to have a sense of heroism as he led an army to conquer a city. "Come, come, come, everyone, raise your glasses and wish us victory!"
What these people drank was Quanzhou's famous wine 'Qingyuan Lu'. After all, the native people's saliva wine is not something ordinary people can tolerate.
As soon as everyone put down their wine cups, someone came to report that the leader of the Pabra tribe had come to join the alliance with five or six hundred warriors from the tribe, and there were also dozens of boats.
Liu Xikun was about to build up momentum at this time, and naturally the more people came, the better, "Then let them take charge of the northern seaside area, and tell them that the leader named Ma...Mahuo will definitely be there when Lucheng is captured." His benefit!”
It's just that Liu Jianming was murmuring in his heart.
How could this Pabra tribe come back and get involved?
At this time, Lin Yingjia and the others who were on the top of the city were also very confused when they looked at the Pabra people who were deliberately showing off not far outside the city.
Because there was no such thing in the plan. Previously, Ma Huo was only asked to cover the sea to ask for help, and then his family would be released regardless of the victory or defeat of the Song army.
Not long after, Zeng Ba, who had the best eyesight, saw Ma Huo and Wan Sheng and Luo Qian beside Ma Huo. He couldn't help but exclaimed, "Shouldn't Luo Qian go to ask for help? Did some accident happen and he can't go to sea?"
Lin Yingjia and Fu Yixin felt their hearts sink when they heard the news. Asking the court for help was Lucheng's last hope. Could it be dashed so quickly?
Then Zeng Ba shouted again, "Wait... Luo Qian seems to be writing on the ground, Wang..."
Under the cover of the surrounding natives, Luo Qian was seen holding a branch and scribbling on the ground as if carelessly. After he finished the painting, he wiped it off with his foot and drew another one. Because it was on the ground, the city wall was only high enough to see. You can clearly see what he is painting, and you can’t even notice what he is doing elsewhere.
"Come…"
"It's..."
"Yan..."
"king…"
"The King of Yan is here?!"
Zeng Ba thought it was his eyesight at the moment, but after Luo Qian drew another round, he finally confirmed it was correct.
Luo Qian didn't know whether the city had received his message and wanted to continue painting, but Lin Yingjia quickly asked Zeng Ba to shoot an arrow in response.
"Your Highness is actually here?" Zeng Ba still couldn't believe it.
Lin Yingjia calmed down at this time, "It's probably not wrong. I think Luo Qian will definitely try to enter the city to convey the details to us."
"We are surrounded now, with so many natives watching, how can he enter the city? How about I lead a group of people to attack, under the pretense of killing the Pabra people, and then 'catch' him back in the chaos?"
Zeng Ba said, preparing to summon the troops.
"Commander, wait a minute!" Fu Yixin quickly called him, "Although this is a method, it is just too abrupt and will inevitably attract the enemy's attention and suspicion. In fact, there are only pirates on the sea in the west, so Luo Qian can still get close to the city wall at night. I I guess he must have figured it out, so after dark, people pay more attention to the movements outside the West City!"
"Yes, for the sake of safety, let's do it this way!" Lin Yingjia decided.
Sure enough, at midnight, the soldiers guarding the west city heard someone knocking on the city wall, so they lowered the hanging basket and brought the people in.
Lin Yingjia and the other three had been waiting, not sleeping at all. When they saw Luo Qian entering the city, they immediately became excited, "Is His Highness really here? What is going on? Tell me quickly!"
"It can only be said that God has mercy on us. After we went to sea for more than a day, we met His Highness's fleet at sea... His Highness said that he wanted to wipe out these tribal coalition forces as much as possible, so he hoped that Lucheng could cooperate. It will take about three days. The layout…”
Luo Qian quickly relayed Zhao Mengqi's intention, and Lin Yingjia and others were shocked, "No problem, our food will be enough to last until fifteen if we save it. If it is only three to five days, it can ensure that the army is full and enough to cooperate." Your Highness’ plan!”
Fu Yixin quickly calculated, "Originally, our plan was to lure the tribal troops to attack the city, but it coincided with His Highness's plan. We just changed it slightly, not to counterattack so quickly, but to firmly attract the enemy..."
Immediately, Lin Yingjia thought of something, "Then, should we talk to Chen Yongren?"
Fu Yixin thought for a while, "He is in the tiger's den, so he should try to reduce the risk of exposure, and even if he doesn't know about the changes, it won't have any impact."
"That's right. Then Luo Qian, you should leave the city quickly and reply to His Highness. We will go over the details carefully."
Luo Qian then left the city along the original path without any further delay, and returned to the Pabra people's campsite.
It can't be said that all this happened without anyone noticing, but Liu Xikun, who was working hard under Jiu Gu at the moment, definitely didn't know.
At this night, Liu Xikun was destined to be sleepless. Jiugu seemed to be able to absorb soil when he sat on the ground, as if he wanted to suck Liu Xikun dry. He kept asking, thanks to the bowl of deer blood, otherwise Xiao Kunkun could only give up on his dream. halberd……
Therefore, it is said that rich women are risky, so you need to be cautious when approaching them.
When the first ray of sunlight shone into the big cowhide tent, Liu Xikun, who was pale-faced and blue-lipped, couldn't help but burst into tears. I finally got over it!
Silently brushing away his tears, Liu Xikun gently pushed Roshan, who was snoring on top of him, "My chicken, it's dawn, get up quickly, we have to attack Lucheng today, so we can't delay..."
The reason why he pushed gently was not because Ryuhikun wanted to be gentle, but because he really didn't have the strength, so it took him a long time to wake Jiutani up.
Jiu Gu opened his eyes in a daze, and immediately became excited when he saw Ai Lang's handsome face beneath him. His eyes were full of crimson, and a smile he thought was charming appeared on his face, revealing his brightly dyed teeth. His hands went down Liu Xikun's waist and abdomen.
Without any words, Liu Xikun also knew what Jiu Gu wanted to do, so he hurriedly stopped him, "Ji Mi Ya can't do it! I really can't do it today. There will be a long time in the future, and there are still big things to do today!"
Jiutani couldn't understand, and even if he could, he wouldn't stop being happy.
Next, like a cow riding a puppy, it was like the earth was shaking, but the "earth" looked so weak and helpless.
Fortunately it didn't last long...
Although this breakfast was not full, Jiu Gu probably also knew that Liu Xikun could not deliver the goods, so he finally opened up and stopped forcing people to lock up men.
The two of them got up to freshen up, and Liu Xikun soaked alone in the tub, sinking his head under the water from time to time. In this way, the tears shed would dissolve into the water, and others would not notice his sadness...
Two quarters of an hour later, he climbed out of the tub and asked his maid to help him wash and dress. During the whole process, the maid was gentle and carefully concealed the pity and disgust in her eyes.
After packing everything up, Liu Xikun walked out of the big cowhide tent, only to see the radiant Jiu Gu leading a large group of people waiting for him.
The tongue-taker assigned by Jiutani came up to him with an unexplainable smile on his face, "Congratulations to Mr. Liulang on your wedding... That's it. The high priest Jiutani said that according to their customs, there is another very important thing. The marriage is officially concluded with a ceremony, but it’s not a complicated matter, it only takes a moment.”
Liu Xikun swallowed subconsciously and said with difficulty, "What ceremony?"
"Change your teeth." The tongue man's face twitched.
Immediately, several strong natives around Jiugu grabbed Liu Xikun and opened his lips, revealing a mouth full of white teeth.
First, the prepared wood chips are used to clamp the secondary incisors next to the two front incisors. Then one person hits them with a hammer to shake the teeth. Then, a thin and tough rope is tied to both ends of a branch to fasten the loose teeth. Then a strong native grasped the branch and pulled out the bloody tooth with a strong force.
The huge pain was so unbearable that Liu Xikun rolled his eyes and fainted.
However, good things come in pairs. Two teeth were extracted, and the procedure was repeated for the other lateral incisor, which woke up Liu Xikun from pain again...
Different from Liu Xikun's life-and-death situation, Jiu Gu happily pulled out the two black teeth, put them into a small wooden box, put them into Liu Xikun's arms, and put Liu Xikun's The tooth is installed and hung around his neck.
