Chapter 54 Soldiers never get tired of cheating

Sun Deng and Sun Shao had been in contact with each other for so long, and it was the first time that he had experienced Sun Shao's scoundrel. This was the reason why Xiucai met the soldiers. It was not clear. He had an empty stomach of knowledge, but he couldn't use it at all in front of Sun Shao. In anger, he brushed his sleeves and left. Zhuge Ke and Xie Jing, who were waiting outside the palace, were chatting. They were very surprised to see Sun Deng rushing out angrily. Just as they were about to ask what had happened, Sun Deng jumped into the carriage and shouted, "Go back to the post hall! Go back to the post hall!"

"Prince, you are..." Zhuge Ke quickly jumped into the car and asked in a low voice.

Sun Deng was sulking for a while, and then he said what happened just now. Zhuge Ke frowned: "Prince, are you really going to negotiate with Funan?"

"If you can take back the south through negotiation, why do you still have to fight?" Sun Deng turned his head and looked at Zhuge Ke, and his eyes were full of suspicion: "Won Xun, do you also think you should fight?"

Zhuge Ke smiled faintly: "I just felt that the messengers of Funan came too coincidentally. Lv Zhijun had been in the south for so long, and they didn't send an envoy. Why did their messengers arrive as soon as King Yue arrived at Zhuya? I don't think these barbarians don't know the etiquette. I'm afraid they won't be honest if they don't beat them hard. When they came to Zhuya, maybe they were a little more tentative, and they didn't really make peace.

Sun Deng's eyes flashed and he didn't say anything. He called Chen Shi and asked Lv Dai in detail what had happened since he arrived in Jiaozhou. Then he asked doubtfully, "This time is indeed a little coincidental, but how can their news be so well-informed? The army of the king of Yue has just arrived at Zhu Ya for a few days, and even Lv Dinggong did not know how did they know? Question mark Maybe it's a coincidence."

"I don't think so." Xie Jing interrupted: "I don't think that the barbarians may be to make peace because the king of Yue arrived at Zhu Ya. Of course, as Yuan Xun said, they may not be to make peace. I think it may have something to do with Wei Wen and others. It has been more than three months since Wei Wen and others arrived in Zhuya. They made a lot of trouble in the area of Linyi. They attacked Da Nang twice in a row and killed a lot of people. Maybe Funan was under their pressure, so they came to Zhu Ya for help.

"Uncle, do you think it's good or make peace?"

Xie Jing glanced at Zhuge Ke, stroked his beard, and said with a faint smile, "I think it's not a good thing if the barbarians really want to make peace. Lv Dinggong died two or three thousand soldiers in the south for half a year and consumed so much food, but now it is still in vain. When the army moved, it was uneasy. If it could take back to the south, why not do it?

Zhuge Ke curled his lips and said nothing, but his expression showed his disdain. Seeing that the two of them disagreed, he thought that there was also a big difference in opinions between himself and Sun Shao, and he couldn't help but have a headache. Sun Shao robbed Zhou Xun's people, so he could only rely on Lv Dai, but Lv Dai was in a difficult situation now. He had problems in appeasing Jiuzhen and Jiaolan counties. It was almost delusional to take the initiative to attack the south. It was also based on this fact that he wanted to negotiate with Funan, but he didn't expect that Sun Shao went crazy and insisted on doing it for a few businessmen. Death and Funan are entangled, and there are still several merchants who have already broken the law.

Is there such a big difference between capturing them from Funan and killing them again?

Sun Deng can't figure it out.

However, the current dilemma is that if he doesn't agree with Sun Shao's opinion, then he can only negotiate with the Funan people by himself. Although Sun Deng is a little angry, he also knows that if there is no military backing, the negotiation will be very difficult to succeed.

If Sun Shao can be used to scare Funan, maybe things will be smoother. Sun Deng's eyebrows moved and suddenly had an idea.

"Uncle, find a chance to talk to the messenger of Funan."

When Fan Xun woke up in the middle of the night, he sat in ** for a long time. He carefully recalled whether he had said anything he should not have said, but except for wine and delicious food, he couldn't remember what he had said. He patted his head in chagrin and decided to find an opportunity to talk to Sun Shao again and listen to some false facts. However, he waited for a few days and never saw Sun Shao again. Instead, he waited for Wei Jing to come.

Wei Jing had a straight face, which made Fan Xun a little panicked at a glance.

"My king has received the general's kindness." Although Wei Jing's face was ugly, Fan Xun was relieved by the first sentence: "My king said that we can negotiate with Funan to solve this contradiction. This is our condition. Please have a look. If we can accept it, we will do it according to this. If we can't accept it, please go back early to prepare for the war."

Fan Xun's heart suddenly picked up. He took the paper handed over by Wei Jing and was surprised first. There were two words written on this document, followed by a line of Chinese characters they used. The text of Funan was created by drawing on Tianzhu's alphabet and combining the local pronunciation. Only the capital of Funan is used, and no one else can use it at all. However, some people in Zhu Ya can use this kind of text. It can be seen that Zhu Ya knows very well about Funan's situation, while he still looks at Zhu Ya's situation in the fog. This is far from knowing what he knows.

After reading the content of the document, Fan Xun's surprise immediately turned into anger. He suppressed his anger, gently spread the paper on the desk, and smiled, "Lord Wei, your conditions may not be too harsh, right? How many damn businessmen who break the law want us to pay so much? Even if they make a lifetime, I'm afraid they won't make so much money, right?

Wei Jing smiled faintly: "You're right. Even if they are alive, they can only earn at most one percentage of this money in their lifetime."

"So you still need so much?" Fan Xun clenched his teeth, clenched his hands together, slowly hugged him in front of his chest, and raised his chin.

"The other ones are compensation." Wei Jing was indifferent and turned a blind eye to Fan Xun's hostility. He stroked his beard and said calmly, "You may not know that my king has just issued a letter to the people's Republic of China. Since those merchants are the people of Yue, they enjoy the protection of my [***] people. If you kill them, you kill them to me [** *] People's contempt. Do you think how much is the face of our 100,000 troops in Vietnam?

Fan Xun was stunned for a moment, then tilted his mouth and said suspiciously, "Do you have 100,000 troops in Vietnam?"

"You don't even know this?" Wei Jing showed a surprised expression.

Fan Xun's eyebrows trembled uneasily. He really doesn't know how many troops there are in the State of Yue. If there are 100,000 as Wei Jing said, he really needs to consider whether he can fight. If the state of Funan is mobilized, it should be able to make up 100,000 people. Coupled with local advantages, there should be no problem in winning, but it is not enough to win. If the loss is too big, it will also be a disaster.

"Do you need money to buy the face of a soldier?" Fan Xun smiled and tried his best to make himself look calm.

"To be honest, those generals really don't like to buy with money." Wei Jing looked at Fan Xun quietly: "They prefer to use war knives to get justice. However, I have something to say first. The cost of our [***] people is very large. Once we take action, I'm afraid you can't afford to pay for it.

"Since we can't afford to pay for it, what do you want?" Fan Xun looked at Wei Jing, and there was a little sarcasm at the corners of his mouth: "You Han people have a saying that the army can't do it without profit. You know that it is a loss-making business, so why do you have to fight? Besides, I also have 100,000 troops in Funan. If you really want to go to war, you may not be able to win. Lord Wei, in my opinion, you'd better go back and persuade your king to reconsider this condition. Otherwise, I'm afraid you will lose all your blood.

"Hahaha..." Wei Jing laughed, patted his big hand on the paper, and got up and looked at Fan Xun, who looked frightened: "My king has made up his mind. Don't think about it anymore. It's you. I think you probably can't make the decision. Well, you take this request back to your king to see what his opinion is. If the same Yes, it will be delivered in full. If you don't agree, then prepare the soldiers and horses. See you on the battlefield. You should take care of yourself. Maybe we still have the opportunity to be ministers in the same hall.

Fan Xun's face changed, and he was scared by Wei Jing's confident look. The monarchs and ministers of the State of Yue are very different from the Han officials he had contacted before, as if they were looking forward to war, which is very different from the attitude of Han officials in his impression.

Wei Jing didn't say anything more to him. He directly arranged a boat for him and semi-forced to send Fan Xun out of Zhu Ya. Fan Xun wanted to inquire about Zhu Ya's plan again. Fan Xun was helpless. He made people try his best to inquire about Sun Deng's residence and prepared to contact Sun Shao again. This time, he got what he wanted, and Sun Deng rushed to Jiuzhen with him.

Fan Xun was overjoyed. He tried his best to get into a relationship with Sun Deng, and then walked with Sun Deng. He soon found from Sun Deng's entourage that the guard of the Prince of Wu was actually the soldiers of Yue who held their heads to the sky, and only the 200 guards who really respected Sun Deng. This discovery made Fan Xun very happy. He knew that the Han people were the most mediocre. Sun Deng, as the prince of the State of Wu, was so poor that there were only two possibilities. Either he was not favored at all, or he had other secrets. Under his inquis, he quickly learned the truth of the matter. Sun Deng's 2,000 guards were detained by Sun Shao for some reason, and the two clashed.

Fan Xun was overjoyed. The Han people's infighting surname really lived up to his name, even out of the same clan. The war had not been fought yet, and Wu Yue first had a conflict. After arriving at Jiuzhen, he found an opportunity to meet Sun Deng and once again expressed the desire of Funan to negotiate.

Sun Deng frowned: "I, the State of Wu, hope to negotiate, but we can't be the master of the State of Yue. If Vietnam wants to go to war with you, we can't stop them at all. As you know, the army of the State of Yue is several times that of our State of Wu. Are we their opponents?

"How many troops there are in the State of Yue, it is just the third and fourth of the army of the State of Wu, right?" Fan Xun pretended not to know and said disapprovingly, "In fact, even if you participate in the war, we have enough strength to defeat you. We just think it's really not worth fighting for a few businessmen.

Sun Deng was stunned for a moment and interrupted Fan Xun's words: "Do you know how many troops there are in Yue?"

Fan Xun said puzzledly, "I know, there are 30,000 to 40,000 people in Vietnam."

"Thirty or forty thousand people?" Sun Deng smiled and said, "There are 40,000 to 50,000 sailors in the State of Yue, plus at least 80,000 soldiers. If we add the Jiaozhou County soldiers of the State of Wu, the total strength is more than 150,000. If necessary, we can also transfer another army from the mainland. In those years, Emperor Xiaowu's 200,000 troops attacked South Vietnam, and we Wu Yue joined hands. Can we not have 20 troops?

Fan Xun's face showed a stunned expression, as if he was scared by Sun Deng's words, but he smiled secretly in his heart. Wu Yue's infighting is good. This fraud has deceived the truth. Although I don't know how many troops Wu Yue has, it is obvious that what they say are lies and big words. He doesn't know the situation of the State of Yue, but he knows that the total number of troops in the State of Wu is about 200,000. This is the information learned a few years ago. Sun Deng bragging can transfer more than 100,000 people. Just kidding, the two northwest directions of the State of Wu don't Guarded?

From this point of view, the strength of the State of Yue must not exceed 80,000. Wei Jing said that there were 100,000 troops to be a hoar on him. Generally speaking, people who talk big are people who have no confidence. Thinking of the conditions put forward by the State of Yue, Fan Xun couldn't help sneer: Do you want to cheat me? You think too simple.

Fan Xun pretended to be trembling and said that he would definitely persuade the king of Funan to recognize the situation and negotiate with the State of Wu. Then he falsely discussed some specific details and the arrangement of returning it to the south, and then hurriedly left.

As soon as he left, Sun Deng rushed to Lv Dai's station. When Lv Dai heard that Sun Deng had arrived, he was very polite. He went out to greet him in person. Sun Deng selectively told him about his contact with Fan Xun. Finally, he said that the negotiation was possible, but the premise was to be able to scare Funan, otherwise Nan would definitely not come back. The autumn harvest has been completed. Now we should seize the time to mobilizing military grain, recruit county soldiers, and prepare for a fierce battle when necessary. Lv Dai answered one by one, and then asked Sun Deng to send grain and soldiers from the counties of Hepu and Cangwu in the name of the prince.

As soon as Sun Deng issued the conscription order, he received a message from Sun Shao. Sun Shao said that my army was already on the way to Linyi and would soon reach Linyi. Lin Yi's national soldiers are slightly widowed, and the district company is in the south. The country is empty and can be lowered with a drum. If you want to fight, then I will cooperate with you to take the south. If you still plan to negotiate, I'm sorry, I'll take the south first.

As soon as Sun Deng received the news, he was confused at that time. Didn't Sun Shao say that he would lose money to Fu Nan? Before Fu Nan replied, why did he kill Lin Yi? It's enough to attack Lin Yiguo. Why does he still want to take the south? He took the south, can he still return it to the State of Wu? If not, how can I tell my father?

Sun Deng immediately invited Lv Dai and others to discuss, and they were also overwhelmed by Sun Shao's rapid action. Judging from this speed, probably when they started from Zhu Ya, Sun Shao also set out. It was an empty word to mention the conditions with Fan Xun, and he did not intend to talk about it at all.

The problem is that Sun Shao can't talk about it, but he can't talk about it by forcing Sun Deng. This is a little... forcing him to be a prostitute.

Sun Deng was so angry that he had nothing to say, but Lv Dai was furious. He was the most embarrassed by Sun Shao's move. If he doesn't send troops to attack Yunan now, then he not only doesn't have the opportunity to make contributions, but also suffer the crime of losing Yunan. Sun Deng can't be held responsible, can he? However, if troops were sent to attack the south, he would cut off the possibility of negotiations between Sun Deng and Funan and turned the intimidation into a practical action.

Just as they hesitated, Sun Shao's news came again after another day. He had taken over the State of Linyi, and now he is sending people to rush to Xijuan City. As soon as Lv Dai heard this, he could no longer sit still. He immediately asked Sun Deng to attack. Sun Deng had no choice but to agree to Lv Dai's request. He said that Nan was in the hands of the district company, and he still had a chance to take it back. When he got to Sun Shao's hand, he said that he would go back.

Lv Dai immediately ordered 5,000 troops and went straight to Bijing with the first batch of prepared food and fodder. Sun Deng sent Xie Jing to contact Sun Shao, while Zhuge Ke rectified the county soldiers who arrived one after another. As a reserve force, he was ready to support Lv Dai at any time.

Lv Dai's heart, which had been holding fire for several months, was stir-upted by Sun Shao, and a great energy burst out. Regardless of his 60-year-old age, he led the army to rush in the mountains and forests and appeared in the south county at a lightning speed. District Lian was caught off guard by him. In just half a day, he lost Bi Jingcheng and was defeated all the way with the remnants of soldiers. Lv Dai worked hard again and again, chased after him, and defeated Zhuwu County a day later.

When Xie Jing saw Sun Shao, Sun Shao had just arrived at Bailong Island, 50 miles away from Lu Rong Coast. As soon as he saw Xie Jing, Sun Shao smiled: "Uncle, are you coming quickly?"

As soon as Xie Jing saw this, he knew that he had been fooled by Sun Shao. He had taken the State of Linyi and was attacking the south to the north, which was all nonsense.

"Your Majesty, isn't it a joke that you did this and forced us to send troops in a hurry?" Xie Jing knew that it was useless to be angry with Sun Shao, but he still couldn't control the depression in his heart and sank his face regardless.

"Is it a rush to send troops?" Sun Shao sneered and said, "I'm just telling you that I took the State of Lin Yi, and I didn't ask you to send troops. What does it matter to me that you are willing to send troops? By the way, you don't want to negotiate. Why did you change your mind again?

Xie Jing was speechless. They sent troops in a hurry and didn't want to be taken first by Sun Shao, but how could they say this? Speaking of which, Sun Deng was still guilty. He was forced into the road of no return by Sun Shao's fraud. In this fight, he still talked about ghosts.

"Well, since you have sent troops, don't hesitate." Sun Shao smiled and said, "Are you going to follow me to fight Lin Yiguo, or will you go back and tell you the prince?"

Xie Jing had no choice but to say, "I came to ask His Highness for help by the order of the prince. In order to catch up, Lv Xijun only brought half a month's of grain, and the mountains were vertical and horizontal between Jiuzhen and the south, and there were barbarians. It was very inconvenient to transport grain. He was afraid of being robbed by pirates when transported from the sea, so he wanted to ask His Highness to be responsible for suppressing the pirates along the coast and keep our grain road unobstructed.

When talking about pirates, Xie Jing glanced at Sun Shao intentionally or unintentionally. In fact, they are not worried about pirates, but about the king of Yue in front of them. If Sun Shao really intends to compete for South County, as soon as he is sealed off the sea, Lv Dai will have no food and salary, and the follow-up will be weak. In the end, he will return to Jiuzhen as he did a few months ago.

"Let me be the captain of grain transportation?" Sun Shao curled his lips. He touched his chin and thought for a while: "Os okay, who let me be his eldest brother? I can't write two Sun characters in one stroke, and I broke the bones and tendons. Who else can help him if I don't help him? Don't worry, I'll let people clean up the pirates along the way to ensure that your food flow is smooth. By the way, can you support me with some food?

Xie Jing was stunned: "Is Your Highness short of food?"

"There is a shortage of food!" Sun Shao said dissatisfiedly, "You Wu have no ability. If you lose the south, I can't buy food. How can I not be short of food?"

Xie Jing had no choice but to refuse, so he had to accept it first. After receiving Sun Shao's promise, he immediately rushed back to Jiuzhen. He left in a hurry and didn't look at it carefully. He didn't know at all that when Sun Shao complained, Wei Ping, the incompetent governor of the State of Wu, stood behind Sun Shao.

"Your Highness, I've lost all my face. Next time I meet General Su, I'm afraid I'll be cleaned up." Wei Ping had a bitter face.

"You lost the face of the State of Wu. What does it have to do with his thick legs?" Sun Shaoli said confidently, "Now you are the general of my Yue country. You can't be ashamed anymore, you know? I'll give you a chance to take Zhou Xun to take Lin Yiguo, okay?

When Wei Ping heard this, it suddenly turned cloudy and clear. He rubbed his hands and said with a smile, "I'm sure it's okay. Your Highness, please rest assured that I will cooperate well with General Zhou and kill the whole family of the thieves in the district."

"Kill and kill, how did you make a few euncles? As soon as you open your mouth, you still look like a pirate?" Sun Shao pretended to be angry. He turned around and called Zhou Xun with a smile: "Bing, I'm going to bring you over, but if you don't have the ability, I'll kick you back to the State of Wu. Don't blame me for not giving you face. You are the one who came out of the destruction camp, and you know that I don't stay around to eat.

Zhou Xun straightened his chest and smiled loudly: "Your Highness, please rest assured that Zhou Xun will not live up to his mission." After a pause, he said, "If such a task cannot be completed, I'm afraid that the soldiers of the destroyer camp will not recognize me as my colleague in the future."

"It's good to know." Sun Shao nodded and took care of him: "To win, this is the goal I set for you, but whatever the means are, it's up to you. I won't give you a set time. You can attack whenever it's right. Remember one thing, in exchange for the greatest benefit at the least cost, advance if it is profitable, and retreat if it is unfavorable. Do you understand?

"Oh." Wei Ping and Zhou Xun agreed together. The two saluted Sun Shao and strode off the ship. Soon, a building ship, eight medium-sized warships and two heavy ships left the brigade and headed south at full speed.

Sun Luban lay on the railing and looked at the majestic Zhou Xun. His eyes were full of little stars. Until he couldn't see it, he turned around and said to Sun Shangxiang, "Auntie, my husband is majestic, right?"

"Dignity, how can you be worthy of my big tiger if you are not majestic?" Sun Shangxiang answered casually.

Sun Luban spit out his tongue, held his chin, and said yearningly, "Alas, I don't know when the eldest brother will give the task to the Flying Tiger Camp, so that I can follow the prestige."

"That's hanging." Sun Shangxiang curled his lips and deliberately teased her, "Our Flying Tiger Camp only has special tasks. This kind of un difficult task generally does not require us to take action."

"Oh." Sun Luban pouted his little red mouth in frustration.

(to be continued)