Only ten minutes had passed, and Ma Jinshi felt like a whole day had passed. When he saw Cai Bo and Ma Jinxi coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward and said to Cai Bo: "Cai Shangguan, you are here. I just received the call." Intelligence, Qin Pei is going to attack us."
Ma Jinxi saw Ma Jinshi ignoring him and moving towards the chair next to him.
Cai Bo had thought about Qin Pei's attack on Futan City many times, but he just couldn't come up with a strategy to resist the enemy.
"City Lord, Qin Pei is only in the preparation stage now. There will be some time before he attacks us. We can discuss it slowly."
"Hehehe."
Ma Jinxi, who was sitting next to him, laughed coldly and said: "Hahaha, after you slowly negotiate it, Qin Pei will attack our city lord's mansion." After saying that, he said to Ma Jinshi: "City lord, I will lead a banner. Send troops out of the city to resist Qin Pei."
In Futan City, there are two banners of troops. This half of the troops are taken out of the city. If they are defeated, there will be no troops to defend the city. Ma Jinshi hesitated and looked at Cai Bo.
Qin Pei now has three cities with abundant resources and powerful troops, and its overall combat power is much higher than that of Futan City.
After Cai Bo thought about it, he said: "City Lord, it is not good for us to fight Qin Pei now. It is better to make peace with him."
"Hahaha," Ma Jin laughed wildly and said, "We have to negotiate for peace before the fight begins. It's a shame you can say it out loud."
Ma Jinxi is Ma Jinshi's younger brother. Although Cai Bo's military achievements are higher than Ma Jinxi's, he does not dare to compete with Ma Jinxi.
Avoiding Ma Jinxi's words, Cai Bo continued: "City Lord, if we lose the war, there will be nothing to talk about. Now, peace talks may be able to achieve the best interests."
Facing Qin Pei, Ma Jinshi had a look of pain and regret on his face: "If I had known this, I wouldn't have fought with him in the first place, and I would have avoided being like this."
"So we must fight." Ma Jinxi stood up and said firmly.
Ma Jinshi's face was full of hesitation. He slowly walked back to his seat and sat down. After thinking for a while, he said to Cai Bo and Ma Jinxi: "This way, let's talk about peace first. If it doesn't work, we will fight again. Cai Bo is responsible for the peace talks." , Jinxi, you are ready for war."
"yes."
After Cai Bo and Ma Jinxi received the order, they went to prepare.
August 221 of the Central Continent Calendar.
Qin Pei led his army from Maiba City to Futan City.
Outside the boundaries of Futan City, Qin Pei ordered to camp and rest before attacking Futan City tomorrow.
After receiving Qin Pei's army approaching the border, Cai Bo rushed to Qin Pei's military camp overnight.
Qin Pei was discussing with Wei Yiqi, Gan Chao and others in the Chinese army's tent about tomorrow's attack. When he heard Cai Bo coming, Qin Pei snorted twice: "You dare to come now, don't be afraid that I will kill him." .”
Wei Yiqi said: "Lord, let him come in and listen to what he has to say."
Qin Pei shouted to the outside: "Let him come in."
The soldiers outside responded, and after a burst of footsteps, Cai Bo entered the Chinese army's tent under the leadership of a soldier.
After meeting Qin Pei and everyone else, Cai Bo stepped forward and sat aside at Qin Pei's signal.
"Lord Qin, our Lord of Ma City is from the same family as Lord Qin. Why does Lord Qin want a large army to attack us?"
"Hahaha." Qin Pei laughed loudly: "A family? Where did you come from? To set up your own family while I was conquering the east and west is like rebellion. Of course I will come to attack you."
Cai Bo raised his head and said with a smile without changing his expression: "Lord Qin has misunderstood. We, Lord Ma, have always been led by Lord Qin and have never rebelled. I hope Lord Qin can be like before. Let's unite and follow Lord Qin." campaign."
"You want to follow me again, haha, then why bother in the first place?"
Cai Bo said: "If it weren't for the beginning, there would be no Futan City now. How could Lord Qin have another city?"
Qin Pei was tempted to get one more city without fighting, but he was worried that Ma Jinshi would do something behind his back again: "So what if we rebel again then?"
"Hahaha," Cai Bo laughed: "With Lord Qin's fighting power, whoever dares to rebel will be able to rebel. If he really wants to rebel, no one can resist Lord Qin's army."
Qin Pei felt very comfortable after being praised by Cai Bo, and there was no anger on his face.
"Lord."
Wei Yiqi said: "We can unite. Ma Jinshi can continue to be the city lord, but the army and resources will be under our control."
Cai Bo said: "Without an army, how can we help the lord protect the city?"
Wei Yiqi said directly: "The city lord will send troops to garrison."
What's the difference between this and surrender? Cai Bo said: "I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
"There's nothing wrong with it." Qin Pei said, "That's it. Otherwise, no one will be left alive if we attack the city."
Qin Pei had made up his mind, and as if seeing off guests, Cai Bo could only bid farewell to everyone and leave Qin Pei's military camp.
In the palace of the Lord of Futan City, the dark night did not give Ma Jinshi any sleep, and he was alone in the office waiting for news about Cai Bo.
"City Lord."
A shout outside the door made Ma Jinshi jump from his chair and immediately ran to the door.
"How was the peace talks?" Ma Jinshi asked eagerly.
Cai Bo walked in a hurry for several hours, with his mouth open and panting out of breath.
"City Lord, peace talks are possible, but there are conditions."
When he heard that peace talks were possible, Ma Jinshi felt relieved and said, "Sit down quickly and speak slowly."
Cai Bo walked into Ma Jinshi's office, took a sip of water, and said, "City Lord, Qin Pei agreed to peace talks, not to attack us, and to join forces, but his conditions are a bit harsh and not good for us."
Looking at Cai Bo's face, Ma Jinshi's heart lifted again after he had just let go.
"What are the conditions? Tell me quickly."
If Qin Pei's condition is revealed, Ma Jinshi will definitely be furious. If he gets angry, he will be dragged out and killed, which will be unlucky.
After Cai Bo's mind turned around for a few times, he said: "City Lord, Qin Pei's conditions are too low for us, so I agree with Captain Ma's suggestion and fight with Qin Pei."
"Can you stop hesitating?" Ma Jinshi said angrily: "Quickly tell me, what are the conditions?"
Cai Bo said: "City Lord, let me tell you Qin Pei's original words. Qin Pei said that there is no problem in peace talks and alliances. The key is that the city must give up resources and military power."
"Resources and military power?" Ma Jinshi looked puzzled: "Then what else can I do?
Seeing Ma Jinshi's face slowly darken, Cai Bo said hurriedly: "So City Lord, Qin Pei is too hateful. He doesn't take us seriously and cannot agree to his request. Let's fight him."
"You Qin Pei, you really think I'm afraid of you." Ma Jinshi held his hands tightly: "Watch how hard I beat you."
The next day, Qin Pei waited until sunset, but no one came to deliver the letter. He said angrily: "Ma Jinshi has so many tricks. He made me wait all day in vain."
Wei Yiqi said on the side: "City Lord, it's getting late now, why not send troops to occupy several nearby towns and seize resources at the same time."
"Okay, let Sun Yu lead a battalion of troops to occupy the surrounding towns."
Qin Pei's order was passed on, and Sun Yu immediately led his troops out of the military camp.
