At dusk three days later, in front of Liancheng, Ling Su stood quietly, his eyes constantly looking towards the sky with expectation.
The night passed without any signal.
"Qide, how's the matter?" Zuo Shiren came over and asked. The siege on the front line is still used as a containment. However, the troops sent by Lingsu to relieve the siege of Li Du City still had no signal.
"Lord..."
Ling Su turned his head, and the look of fear could no longer be concealed on his face.
"Lord...the army has returned and immediately retreated to Wuzhou——"
Wow.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Su raised his face, coughed out a mouthful of blood, and fell back.
"Zide!"
Zuo Shiren was shocked, and even with his shouting voice, he became a little older without realizing it. Several personal guards nearby quickly helped Ling Su up.
This newly born Yinlin's plans were defeated one after another before Liancheng, and he had been holding back a surprise that he couldn't express.
"The lame man of Western Shu, his ability to measure the situation on the battlefield is comparable to that of the mighty men of ancient times. I, Ling Qide, have been defeated... My lord, lead the army to quickly retreat to Wuzhou. The people from the South China Sea Alliance have not arrived yet. We still have a chance." , bypassing the middle of Chuzhou."
"Qide, what do you mean...to give up the two states of Chuling?"
"The two states of Chuling...can no longer be defended. Without the navy to stop them, Xu Buyi's army will continue to rush ashore from the river. Although Wuzhou is also connected to the river, it has the power of an offshore area. It only needs to Holding some key points, Xu Buyi's warships did not dare to risk rushing ashore. I have seen the map before. After entering Wuzhou, the lord sent generals to guard Guxu Pass in Wuzhou. After stabilizing the situation, we can think of a way Figure it out slowly."
"My lord, I, Ling Qide... am not serving as Dongling's military advisor in vain!"
Zuo Shiren's body was shaking.
The desperate fight to the death failed to restore the situation. But he is not a pedantic person, otherwise, he would not have been able to use Shanyue people to build a foundation in troubled times.
"Qide, 50,000 Shanyue Camp..."
"It can't be saved. Xu Buyi and Lame Man are laying out their plans at every level in order to eat up my 50,000 elite troops in Dongling. We also lost the bet on the strange army we sent earlier."
Zuo Shiren closed his eyes in pain. He raised his head and looked around at the faces around him. There was an unspeakable frustration in the eyes of many generals.
"Reorganize the army immediately, follow the advice of the military advisor, and retreat to Wuzhou Guxuguan!" Zuo Shiren opened his eyes, gritted his teeth, and his voice was hoarse to the extreme.
The land of Wuzhou was already riddled with holes from the previous rebellion, and there were still some rebellious sea people... But no matter what, Zuo Shiren didn't want to admit defeat like this.
Unexpectedly, Ling Su's next words made him feel despair.
"There is one more thing, it is very important. My lord, please surrender...the two states of Chuling and Chuling can no longer be defended, so let's use the land ceded to the two states as a mediator to negotiate peace with Xu Buyi. Xu Buyi and Yuzhou will be in the future The king is fighting for the world, and if my lord is waiting for an opportunity, he should have a chance."
"Qi De, if the two states of Chu Ling can't be defended, I will mobilize the civilian army again——"
"My lord, these two forces, Donglai and the South China Sea Alliance, have already surrendered to Xu Buyi. If Xu Buyi mobilizes his troops from the northwest, no matter how many civilians there are, they will not be able to stop him. I Ling Qide... also wants to fight to the death. War, but now, without being able to protect the elite of Lidu City, Xishu has become completely powerful."
Zuo Shiren collapsed on the ground, hesitated for a long time, and nodded absently.
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Dongfang Jing returned to the south gate and sat on the top of the city, looking at the retreating Dongling army with a smile on his face.
"Ma Yi, you mean that Zuo Shiren sent envoys here to negotiate peace?"
"Young military advisor, that's right! I sent them seven or eight times, and I chased them away many times, but those Dongling envoys kept coming over."
"Ma Yi, go and tell the envoy. Please wait until my lord of Western Shu comes to decide on your surrender. However, the enemy troops outside the city must retreat thirty miles, but they cannot retreat to Chuzhou. If he dares to retreat, It’s just that the city has no intention of negotiating peace and asking for surrender.”
"Military advisor, according to my wishes, I can kill him directly."
Dongfang Jing shook his head, "Zuo Shiren has been operating in Dongling for too long. Look at him, he can easily deceive the people and the Yue people. If we kill Zuo Shiren after asking for surrender, we will have lost our righteousness." Within a few years, there will be a steady stream of rebellions, rebels, and civilian forces assassinating the three Tangling states."
"Neither the teacher nor I hope that my lord will be in the same situation as the King of Yuzhou."
"This plan to ask for surrender is certainly a good one. But both Zuo Shiren and Ling Su should understand that even though they have appeased the people of Dongling within three years, Dongling will still perish, and it is nothing more than lingering on."
"San'er, go and send a letter to the lord, informing him of Tangling's request for surrender."
At the camp outside Liancheng.
Ling Su, who had just turned around, looked anxious when he heard that Dongfang Jing refused to withdraw his troops, and he coughed up a few more mouthfuls of blood.
"Zide, what should we do?"
Ling Su spoke with difficulty, "According to the lame man's wishes, the army retreated thirty miles and waited for Xu Buyi to come. My lord has a reputation in Dongling. If Xi Shu dares to kill the wise, it will be in vain to care about the people's livelihood. He is a smart man, If you are following the people's principles, you won't be so stupid."
At this moment, Zuo Shiren was like a candle in the wind. He really wanted to fight again, but as Ling Su said, Xi Shu was extremely powerful.
"During the peace talks, my lord and I will go together... we must find a way to get back some of Liducheng's elites. Xu Buyi may attack the Grain King's people, but lord, there is no need to say anything. I have my own way. In addition, Xu Buyi will definitely suppress military service for my lord, so there is no need for my lord to pay attention to it and promise him first, I also have methods for this matter."
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A few days later, Xu Mu rushed to Liancheng with an army of thousands of people. As early as two days ago, Lu Xiong and Ruan Qiu's Nanhai Navy had also arrived.
At this moment, outside Liancheng, there are many troops from the Western Shu Allied Forces, with flags waving and an extraordinary momentum.
On Zuo Shiren's side, as the army retreated, only a thousand personal guards were left to protect the surroundings.
"Dongfang Jing meets my lord." Seeing Xu Mu again, Dongfang Jing on the wooden wheel had tears in his eyes and hurriedly bowed.
"Bo Lie!" Xu Mu stepped away and stopped Dongfang Jing's movement.
"I, Xu Mu, am so virtuous and capable, with a great sage like Bo Lie." Xu Mu held Dongfang Jing's hand, speechless and choked. Whether it was Jia Zhou or Dongfang Jing, they almost spent everything for Xi Shu.
"My lord, I, Dongfang Jing, will never be able to repay the kindness of knowing you."
The relationship between the master and the subordinate was so sincere that if Si Hu hadn't yelled twice, they would have expressed their true feelings again.
Xu Mu came to his senses and walked to the military formation.
Ruan Qiu, Lu Xiong, Ma Yi and others standing by all raised their hands and clasped their fists.
"You all have done a great job." Xu Mu nodded and reassured them one by one before continuing to move forward.
Not far away was Zuo Shiren's peace negotiation group.
He set up a wooden shed and did not dare to sit down. A large row of people stood silently, waiting for him, the Lord of Western Shu, to take the seat first.
"Hello, Leader Zuo." Xu Mu sneered.
Zuo Shiren, who was at the front of the crowd, raised his head and smiled uglier than crying.
"Hello, Brother Xu."
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