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When the people of the Cui family on the earth wall saw Commander Huang outside, he neither spoke nor left. Instead, he let his men go, which made him feel nervous.
There were four to five thousand troops outside Xiaosongji. He didn't have much confidence that a bunker like Xiaosongji could block so many troops.
However, the army outside was not only the thieves who had just captured Kaifeng City, but also the Xuanwu guards and horses who were following the thieves. The people in charge of Xiaosongji were also worried that the thieves would burn, kill, loot and harm Xiaosongji after they entered Xiaosongji. Naturally, I don’t dare to put people into the Xiao Song Collection.
The people in charge of Xiao Song Ji were betting that they could defend Xiao Song Ji, and that the rebels outside would not want to spend too many casualties in Xiao Song Ji.
"Commander Huang, as long as you are willing to leave, Xiao Song Ji is willing to give you some animals and food as gifts to send you away." The Cui family members on the earth wall couldn't help but say.
If there were four to five thousand troops outside, he would not take action. Naturally, he hoped to offer some benefits in exchange for Xiao Songji's troops leaving.
Commander Huang outside the bunker ignored him.
Not long after, two artillery carriages pulled by mules and horses drove over from the direction of the army and stopped about 200 steps away from the Xiaosongji earthen fortress.
The mules and horses were taken away, and the gunner began to align the two cannons and aim them at Xiao Songji directly in front.
Naturally, the Cui family on the wall of Xiao Songji also saw the two cannons outside.
His expression changed immediately.
Xiao Songji was built with earthen walls and could not withstand a few cannons. Once the earthen walls were destroyed by artillery fire, they would not be able to stop the thousands of troops outside.
"Commander Huang, we have something to discuss. As long as you don't enter Xiao Song Ji, feel free to ask for anything." The Cui family shouted nervously.
After hearing this, Commander Huang snorted coldly and said: "First prepare half a month's food for the five thousand army. If you have a good attitude, the army can not enter Xiao Song Ji for the time being."
"It's too much. Can we have less? Commander Huang, what do you think of twenty stones?" The Cui family members were bargaining with Commander Huang on the earthen wall.
At this time, they were still bargaining. Commander Huang sneered and said, "I will give you a quarter of an hour to think about it. If you don't see the amount of food I want after a quarter of an hour, the army will attack Xiao Songji immediately."
After saying that, he turned his horse's head and walked back, leaving only one soldier waiting here.
Seeing that he was really going to leave, Cui's family members on the earthen wall hurriedly shouted: "We can discuss it again. If Commander Huang thinks there are too few, we can add more."
However, Commander Huang ignored him at all and rode away without looking back.
Seeing this, the Cui family knew that there might be no discussion, so they jumped down from the earth wall and rushed back to the Cui family.
The Cui family's house is in the west of Xiaosongji, and the Wang family's house is in Xiaosongji. The two families occupy the same place, and because they are both in Xiaosongji, there is always a lot of friction, and they both want to squeeze each other out of Xiaosongji. Naturally, the relationship is not that good.
However, under the threat of thousands of troops from Xiao Songji, the head of the Wang family ignored the conflict with the Cui family and came to the Cui family in person to discuss how to deal with the thousands of troops outside.
The person talking to Commander Huang was the second son of the Cui family.
He liked martial arts. After learning that thousands of rebels were rushing to Xiao Songji, he immediately closed the gate of the earthen fort and took the servants and long-term workers of the Cui family to guard behind the earthen wall.
"Dad," the second son of the Cui family, who came back from the earthen wall, called dad as he walked into the hall to welcome guests. After seeing the head of the Cui family, he immediately said, "My son met the commander of Xuanwuwei and talked to him. After that, the rebels don’t have to enter our Xiaosongji, but they will need food for five thousand troops for half a month, and we will give them a reply within a quarter of an hour.”
"What? They dare to ask for so much food." It was Cui's eldest son who spoke.
Unlike the second son of the Cui family who went to Tuqiang to guard Xiao Songji, he, the eldest son, has always stayed with the head of the Cui family.
The second son of the Cui family turned to look at his eldest brother and said: "If you don't give them food, we will attack Xiao Song Ji. That is an army of four to five thousand people, and they also brought cannons. The broken earth walls of Xiao Song Ji can't stop them at all." You can’t live with other people’s cannons.”
Although the two are brothers, their relationship is not that good.
After all, they both want to compete in front of their father and win his favor, so that they can inherit the Cui family business in the future. Moreover, the two of them are not siblings from the same mother, but half-brothers.
"Since the other party has a cannon, I'm afraid it will be difficult to use." The head of the Wang family looked at the head of the Cui family.
Although the relationship between the two families is usually not good, they have the same goal when it comes to facing the rebels. They both know that once the rebels are allowed into Xiao Songji, no one from the two families will end well.
The head of the Cui family tapped the table with his fingers a few times and asked the head of the Wang family, "Brother Wang, what do you mean?"
"The rebels want too much food, and I'm worried that if we give it to them so happily, the rebels will become greedy and want more." said the head of the Wang family.
After hearing this, the Cui family leader nodded in agreement and said, "Brother Wang is right."
"Dad, Commander Huang of Xuanwuwei didn't give the boy a chance to bargain at all. He directly brought two cannons. Now the muzzles of the cannons are facing the fort gate of Xiao Songji!" The second son of the Cui family said anxiously. .
In his opinion, it's just a little food, and the Cui family doesn't have any. As long as it can get the rebels to retreat, it doesn't matter if it's given to the rebels.
"What do you know!" The Cui family leader glanced at his second son with a dissatisfied tone.
Cui's eldest son on the side saw a hint of pride in his eyes.
At this time, the head of the Wang family said: "It seems that the person who can make the decision will come forward to meet Commander Huang in person, Brother Cui? Who will come forward, you or me?"
"I'll go!" The Cui family leader said, "Before, my stupid son met with others, now let me, my father, come forward."
In his opinion, it doesn't matter who comes forward. In the end, regardless of the food provided, it will be divided equally between the two families.
Hearing this, the head of the Wang family said: "Let's go together. I have seen Commander Huang of Xuanwuwei before, and I can't believe he can show off his face."
The two people on the left and right wanted to sit down and discuss. He felt that there was no use staying in the Cui family alone. It was better to go with the head of the Cui family to meet the rebels.
The rebels surrounded Xiao Songji and could not hide.
Patriarch Cui nodded.
The head of the Wang family and the head of the Cui family came to the earth wall near the west fortress gate.
The earthen wall was as high as one person. The Cui family leader asked his servants to bring a table, and he stood on the table, exposing his head outside the earthen wall.
"Who is Commander Huang? I'm here to meet you." The Cui family leader shouted loudly when he saw Commander Huang's soldiers waiting outside Xiao Songji.
Commander Huang's soldiers heard the sound and looked up at him, saying, "My general has gone back."
"Please tell Commander Huang. I want to see Commander Huang and discuss the food issue. After all, half a month's rations for five thousand people is too much. It's difficult for Xiao Song Ji to come up with it all at once." So much food comes out." The Cui family leader complained in front of Commander Huang's soldiers.
