Volume 10, Chapter 777

Chapter 777

The Feng Army is actively preparing for a new round of siege warfare, while reinforcing the trebuchets, and collecting a large amount of stones to make stone bullets.

This morning, Tang Yin had just finished breakfast and went out of his tent to check the progress of the reinforcement of his own trebuchets. The Feng Army deliberately cleared a large area in the camp for the reinforcement of the trebuchets.

When Tang Yin arrived, a large number of Feng Army soldiers were already working intensively. Many people were shirtless, or bare-chested, or swinging hammers, or holding ropes, fixing pieces of steel armor on the trebuchets.

Ren Xiao looked up and watched for a while, and whispered to Tang Yin: "Your Highness, can the trebuchet be "armored" to defend against the arrow formation of the An Army?"

Tang Yin squinted his eyes, shook his head slowly, and murmured: "If the distance is too close, the arrows can still penetrate the steel armor."

"Then why does your highness have to mobilize so many troops..." to do such useless work? Ren Xiao didn't finish his words.

Tang Yin sighed and said, "This is the only way. It's better to wear steel armor than not to wear it. Whether it will succeed or not, we can only leave it to fate."

Ren Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "There are also catapults in Guankou City. Even if we hang shields on our catapults and can withstand the arrow formation of the An army, we may not be able to prevent the attack of the catapults in the city!"

Tang Yin pulled the corner of his mouth. Now he couldn't care so much. Even if he scrapped the catapults of the whole army, he had to take down Guankou City.

At this time, the wind general who was responsible for reinforcing the catapults ran up quickly, bowed deeply to Tang Yin respectfully, and said, "I see the king!"

Tang Yin waved his hand to him and asked with a smile, "General Liu, how are our army's catapults reinforced now?"

The wind general was named Liu Lie, a general of the Pingyuan Army. He bowed and said, "Reporting to the king, now 30% of the trebuchets have been reinforced. It will take at most half a month to complete the reinforcement of all the trebuchets."

Tang Yin was very satisfied with Liu Lie's progress. He nodded with a smile and praised, "Well done. By that time, our stone bombs will be almost ready, just in time for the battle."

"Yes, king!" Liu Lie responded hurriedly, and then he changed the subject, pointed to the back, and said, "King, the reinforced trebuchets are all over there. Would you like to take a look first?"

Tang Yin smiled, raised his head and said, "Okay! You lead the way!"

"Please come this way, king." Guided by Liu Lie, Tang Yin, Ren Xiao, Yin Lan, Asan and Asi went to the parking place of the trebuchets. There are more than two or three hundred trebuchets placed here, and all parts of the trebuchets have been wrapped with steel armor.

Walking closer, Tang Yin and others took a closer look.

The steel armor wrapped around the catapults was fixed with iron nails. In order to make it stronger, hemp ropes were tied outside the steel armor. The double fixation of iron nails and hemp ropes made the steel armor very firm, as if it grew on the catapults.

Tang Yin knocked it first, then pulled it hard, and then he nodded secretly and said, "Not bad, it's quite firm. As long as our army's catapults can stand in front of the city for an incense stick of time, with the number of our army's catapults, it is enough to flatten the city lord's mansion at the pass."

Liu Lie said seriously, "My king, the front of the steel armor is in an arc shape. As long as the enemy's arrows do not hit the center, they will slide away from both sides of the steel armor and will not pose a threat to our army's catapults."

Wow! Pretty smart! Tang Yin was happy. Liu Lie actually used the principle of modern steel helmets. Even he himself did not expect such details.

He nodded and praised again: "Good! Well done!"

Tang Yin was talking to Liu Lie when a soldier hurried over, knelt on one knee in front of Tang Yin, and said in a hurry: "Your Majesty, an envoy from Sichuan has come outside the camp, claiming to be Princess Xiao Xiang of Sichuan, and wants to see Your Majesty."

Xiao Xiang? Everyone present was stunned. Tang Yin blinked and laughed. He couldn't find her when he wanted to find her, but she came to him on her own initiative. He asked: "How many people are there on the other side?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, less than a hundred people."

"Oh!" Tang Yin rubbed his chin, thinking. Yin Lan said nervously: "Your Majesty, Xiao Xiang is cunning. This time she came to you for no reason. Be careful that there is a trick!"

Tang Yin smiled and said: "This is our army's camp. No matter how cunning Xiao Xiang is, she can't play any tricks!" As he spoke, he shook his head to everyone and said: "Let's go! Let's go and see what this Princess Hongxiu is going to do!"

He did not welcome her out of the camp, but went back to the central army tent to wait. Not long after, a guard came in to report: "Your Majesty, Princess Hongxiu of Sichuan has arrived outside the tent."

"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded lightly and said: "Let her in!"

Soon after the guards left, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and Xiao Xiang walked in from outside, followed by Chang Feng and the three middle-aged guards around Xiao Xiang.

Tang Yin sat on the mat and looked around. When he saw Xiao Xiang, he couldn't help but be stunned.

This time, Xiao Xiang had taken off her men's clothes and changed into the clothes of a princess of a country. She was wearing a pink long dress, which made her figure look slimmer and more charming. She looked elegant and graceful. Her face was lightly smeared with rouge, and her face was as beautiful as water and her smile was as beautiful as a flower.

It can be said that Xiao Xiang at this moment was completely different from Xiao Xiang when she was dressed as a man. She looked like a fairy who had walked out of a painting.

Tang Yin secretly sighed, no wonder there were rumors that Xiao Xuan loved the fifth princess very much. If he had such a beautiful girl, he would probably dote on her too.

Before Tang Yin could speak, Xiao Xiang came forward with a smile, stood in front of the handsome case, bowed gracefully, and said softly: "Xiao Xiang has met His Highness Feng Wang."

She suddenly seemed to be a different person, even her own temperament was different, which made Tang Yin a little overwhelmed. He was stunned for a while, then Fang waved his hand with a smile and said, "Princess Hongxiu, you're welcome."

After a pause, he said again: "Farewell to Yujing, Princess Hongxiu is very easy for me to find. Unexpectedly, I met Princess Hongxiu again at the pass. Please sit down!"

Xiao Xiang walked to Tang Yin's assistant and sat down with a smile. Then, she raised her head and looked at Tang Yin with her big bright eyes without blinking. She asked with a smile: "When we were in Yujing, how many things did Xiao Xiang offend? His Highness, Prince Feng, didn't you?" It will be like a zodiac sign!"

"No, of course not." Tang Yin raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Such an understatement caused the loss of countless food and fodder for one's side. He asked with a smile: "The princess is coming to visit this time. Is she here specifically to apologize to the king?"

Xiao Xiang shook her head with a smile, nodded again, and said softly: "Apologizing to His Highness Feng Wang is one of the purposes of Xiao Xiang's trip. The other purpose is to discuss something with His Highness Feng Wang."

This is the theme! Tang Yin smiled secretly in his heart and said, "I wonder what the princess wants to discuss with this king?"

Xiao Xiang did not answer immediately, but blinked first. Her eyes are big and bright, and her eyelashes are long. When she blinks, they look like two small fans flapping her eyes. She is not coquettish, but better than coquettish, which makes people feel itchy in their hearts.

Even Ren Xiao and Yin Lan couldn't help but take a breath and looked away from her face.

Tang Yin was not affected by her at all. His clear eyes still shone with a sharp and charming light, and the smile on his face was still superficial.

I snorted coldly in my heart, why are you so proud? ! She was thinking so in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She said delicately: "This time, Xiao Xiang is here to discuss something with His Highness Feng Wang on behalf of his father. I also ask His Highness Feng Wang not to underestimate Xiao Xiang."

Tang Yin suppressed the impatience in his heart and said, "Princess, it's okay to just say it. I am listening attentively."

Xiao Xiang took a deep breath and said seriously: "My father plans to spend a lot of money to buy Guankou City. I wonder what His Highness Feng Wang wants?"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed. Sichuan State wants to buy Guankou City? This is incredible.

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, looked directly at Xiao Xiang for a while, and said slowly: "Guankou City is not yet under the control of Feng Kingdom. I'm afraid it's too early for the princess to come to discuss buying the city with me, right?"

"Not early, not early!" Xiao Xiang chuckled: "It's actually the same whether we talk now or later."

"how do I say this?"

"Your Highness, King Feng, please forgive Xiao Xiang for speaking bluntly. The Feng army cannot defeat Guankou City, now or in the future." Yin Lan, who was standing aside, heard the words, and her eyes immediately lit up. She held the hilt of the sword in her hand, took a step forward, and shouted angrily: "You are full of nonsense..."

Seeing that she was going to be rude to Xiao Xiang, the three middle-aged men stepped forward together. Although the Feng Kingdom guards had already taken away their weapons when they entered the Zhongjun tent, with their cultivation, they could win even with bare hands. Better than Yin Lan.

Tang Yin waved his hand towards Yin Lan, signaling her not to be rude, and then smiled at Xiao Xiang and asked, "Since the princess has so categorically said that our Feng Army cannot defeat Guankou City, then why does your country need to send the princess to look for me in this unnecessary way?" Are you talking about buying Guankou City?"

"Because His Highness the Feng King has long regarded Guankou City as the possession of the Feng Kingdom, and my father does not want Sichuan and Feng to meet each other at war, so he came up with the idea of ​​spending money to buy Guankou City." Xiao Xiang said seriously. Said: "Selling Guankou City to the Sichuan Kingdom will not damage Feng Guo's face. It will also allow Sichuan and Feng to continue to have good relations. The Feng Army will no longer have to worry about how to capture Guankou City, or even lose troops and generals. , and at the same time, you can get a large sum of gold and silver paid by our Sichuan Kingdom, which can be said to be a multi-purpose achievement. Your Highness, Feng Wang, will not miss such an opportunity, right?"

Tang Yin rubbed his chin while listening. When Xiao Xiang finished speaking, he asked: "Our Feng Kingdom's hundreds of thousands of troops cannot defeat Guankou City. Your country thinks that the Sichuan Army can defeat it?"

Xiao Xiang smiled and said: "That is our Sichuan country's own business. As long as His Highness Feng Wang nods and lets the Feng army retreat from Guankou City and let our Sichuan army take over, then you will be unlucky if you can't defeat our Sichuan country. If you do, Don’t be jealous if you see it, Prince Feng.”