Volume 10, Chapter 778

Chapter 778

When Tang Yin heard this, he threw his head back and laughed. Read the full text.

But Yin Lan and others couldn't laugh at it. Guankou City is just a small place, seemingly insignificant, but it is the gateway between Sichuan Kingdom and Andi. Whoever controls this portal will have the initiative over the other side.

Sichuan State is currently Feng State's largest and only strong enemy. If they sell Guankou City to Sichuan State, it will undoubtedly be like selling the key to their own door to their enemy. Feng State will not even be able to sleep peacefully in the future.

Everyone looked at Tang Yin eagerly, just waiting for him to reject Xiao Xiang. But what surprised people was that Tang Yin also asked seriously: "I wonder how much money your country plans to use to buy Guankou City?"

Xiao Xiang smiled slightly and stretched out three fingers. Tang Yin's eyes lit up and he asked: "Thirty million taels?"

Unable to help but roll her eyes, Xiao Xiang cursed in her heart: You really dare to open your mouth like a lion! She asked back: "This tiny place, this small city, does His Highness Feng Wang think it is worth thirty million taels?"

Tang Yin shrugged and smiled and said, "Three million taels?"

Xiao Xiang nodded and said: "That's right! It's three million taels. If you only look at the area of ​​Guankou City, it's not even worth three hundred thousand taels. However, it happens to be located between two mountains, so it is an important place. , that’s why my father gave the sky-high price of three million taels, and our country does not want the surrounding land, only Guankou City." When she spoke, her small chin was raised high, as if she had given Tang Yin a great favor. of.

Tang Yin didn't reply immediately. He tapped his fingers on the table and was silent in thought. Spending three million taels to buy Guankou City is indeed a lot, and Sichuan State is indeed rich and powerful, making it difficult to refuse the offer.

Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Xiao Xiang asked: "What? His Highness Feng Wang is not satisfied with three million taels?"

Tang Yin leaned forward and said with a smile: "You know, our army has been attacking Guankou City in recent days, with a lot of casualties and huge battle losses. The losses caused in Guankou City these days alone are not a small amount. "

Xiao Xiang was smart enough to understand what Tang Yin meant. It wasn't that he didn't want to sell Guankou City, but he wanted to take this opportunity to squeeze more money from Sichuan Kingdom.

Cursing the shameless villain secretly, she asked with a smile: "Then how much does His Highness Feng Wang need to be satisfied?"

Tang Yin opened his palm and said, "At least five million taels!"

Xiao Xiang frowned slightly and asked, "Don't His Highness Feng Wang think that offering such a high price is a rip-off?"

Tang Yinba pulled his fingers and said lightly: "If you calculate it carefully, the joke the princess made when she was in Yujing last time caused a lot of losses to our army. Added to Guankou City, it would be five million taels." It may not be possible, I’m afraid it will cost six million taels.”

The smile on Xiao Xiang's face froze, and then she took a deep breath, tried her best to calm down her emotions, and then said softly with a smile: "Okay, as His Highness said, five million taels, but in this matter, Xiao Xiang still needs to inform his father and give a reply to His Highness in two days."

"Okay! I, the king, can wait, and there is no need to worry, princess." Tang Yin said with a smile, then he straightened his body, waved his hand and said, "Come, see the guests off!"

"Wait a minute." Xiao Xiang stopped the guards coming from both sides, looked at Tang Yin with a smile, and asked: "Is His Highness Feng Wang so unwilling to see Xiao Xiang, so anxious to drive Xiao Xiang away?"

Tang Yin was stunned and said with a smile: "What the princess means is..."

Xiao Xiang smiled softly and sweetly, and said softly: "Xiao Xiang plans to stay in His Highness's camp for a few days. His Highness will not welcome him, right?"

She shamelessly said this, how could Tang Yin refuse. He shook his head and smiled, and said: "The princess is a distinguished guest. How could I rush out before I can welcome you? However, the military camp does not need to be anywhere else. The soldiers below are also used to being rude..."

Before he could finish his words, Xiao Xiang quickly continued as if he was afraid of his rejection: "Your Highness, please rest assured, Xiao Xiang will take care of himself."

Yin Lan couldn't help it anymore and said in a deep voice: "The military camp has military camp rules and it is strictly forbidden to admit female relatives!"

Xiao Xiang raised her head and looked at Yin Lan, the smile on her face deepened, she blinked her eyes with ulterior motives, and asked with a smile: "Isn't Miss Yin Lan a woman?" As she spoke, her eyes moved down and fell on Yin Lan's plump breasts. chest.

Her naked and evil eyes immediately reminded Yin Lan of the scene when he was scorned by her in the inn. Her face suddenly turned red and her pink fists clenched.

When Tang Yin saw this, he coughed lightly and said, "Yin Lan, go help the princess arrange a place to live, and send more guards."

It's okay if Xiao Xiang doesn't come to Fengying. If she has a problem in Fengying, it won't be a matter of how to explain it to Sichuan State, but it will greatly damage the face of Fengguo and Fengjun.

Hearing the underlying meaning behind his words, Yin Lan could only grit her teeth and endure it no matter how much she hated Xiao Xiang. She intervened and said to Tang Yin: "Yes! I obey your orders!"

Yin Lan led Xiao Xiang and others out of the central military tent. As soon as they left, generals Xiao Muqing and Ziying walked in quickly from outside. People gathered around Tang Yin and asked in unison: "Your Majesty, the Sichuan Kingdom wants to buy Guankou City?"

They must have heard the conversation between him and Xiao Xiang outside. Tang Yin nodded slightly and said nonchalantly: "Yes, Sichuan State does intend to buy Guankou City."

"Your Majesty, you must not agree to this!" Xiao Muqing said in a hurry: "Guankou City is small, but its location is unique and worth a fortune. No matter whether it is our country or Chuan, whoever occupies Guankou City in the future will have the initiative to attack or defend. How can this be bought with just a few million taels of silver?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The generals nodded one after another, indicating that what Xiao Muqing said was right. The strategic value of Guankou City is far greater than its own value.

Tang Yin looked around at everyone and said quietly: "I know how important Guankou City is. But what can we do if we don't accept Chuan's conditions? The whole army has been attacking for several days, but Guankou City is still indestructible. I am afraid that if we continue to fight, our army will have difficulty in making any progress. Instead of wasting time endlessly, it is better to throw this hard bone to Chuan and let Chuan have a headache!"

Hearing this, everyone's old faces blushed. When the king said this, wasn't it equivalent to admitting that the Feng Army was not as good as the Chuan Army?

Ziying said: "Your Majesty, our army's catapults are being reinforced. In half a month, they will be completed. By then, our army can fight to the death with An Jun in Guankou City!"

"Fight to the death?" Tang Yin smiled, but it was a sneer. He asked: "When that time comes, do you have the confidence to break through Guankou City?"

Qi Heng shook his body and squeezed out from the generals, almost squeezing out a sentence from his teeth: "Your Majesty, don't worry. When that time comes, I will fight it to pieces, and I will definitely break through the defense of Guankou City!"

Shangguan Yuanrang, Jiang Fan and other generals also said with red eyes: "At that time, I will fight to the death with the enemy. I will never retreat until the city is broken!"

As the saying goes, the generals have the will to die, and the soldiers have no desire to live. As long as the generals above can fight to the death with the enemy, how can the soldiers below not move forward bravely?

Hearing this, Tang Yin laughed in his heart, but his face showed helplessness. He deliberately sighed, nodded, and said: "Then... let's do it according to your wishes. After this battle, if Guankou City is still not breached, I can only sell it to Chuan State."

"My king, there will definitely not be that day!" The generals present said in unison.

Tang Yin's attitude of selling Guankou City successfully raised the spirits of the Feng Army generals. Now, they are no longer fighting to conquer this mere city, but to save their face and honor, to prove their strength. These two points are more important to them than their lives.

After Xiao Xiang moved into Fengying, she wandered around the military camp without any hesitation. She was accompanied by Chang Feng, a powerful follower of Lingwu, and the Feng State guards, so she was not afraid that the Feng Army soldiers would dare to be rude to her.

Xiao Xiang was surprised that Feng Jun was reinforcing the trebuchets in large quantities. She even asked Liu Lie, who was in charge of reinforcing the trebuchets, why they had to wrap the trebuchets with steel armor.

Liu Lie did not hide it and frankly said that his side wanted to push the trebuchets to the foot of Guankou City and directly attack the City Lord's Mansion in the city.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. After understanding Feng Jun's intention, Xiao Xiang secretly took a breath. Feng Jun's intelligence was really amazing. They actually found out the key points of Guankou City so quickly. It was a pity that they only knew one thing and didn't know the other...

A few days later, the pigeon from Chuan State returned with a handwritten letter from Chuan Wang Xiao Xuan, expressing his acceptance of Tang Yin's offer and his willingness to buy the tiny city of Guankou for five million taels of silver.

After receiving the letter from his father, Xiao Xiang felt relieved and went to Tang Yin's bedroom overnight to meet Tang Yin.

At this time, Yin Lan was guarding outside the tent. After hearing Xiao Xiang's intention, she curled her lips and said proudly, "The king has rested and will not see anyone. If the princess has anything to say, wait until tomorrow morning!"

When they first met, Xiao Xiang felt Yin Lan's hostility towards her, and it has continued until now. At first, she didn't understand what was going on, but through observation over the past few days, she has figured it out a little.

She rolled her eyes and suddenly said, "Miss Yin Lan likes His Royal Highness the Wind King, right?"

Her sudden words made Yin Lan blush. She subconsciously looked at Ah San and Ah Si. Just as she was about to speak, Xiao Xiang waved her hand and said, "Miss Yin Lan, you don't have to explain anything to me. Don't worry, I won't take your king away, and I already have a sweetheart!"

Hearing her say this, Yin Lan was stunned and looked at her blankly. Xiao Xiang continued, "I do have an urgent matter. I must meet His Royal Highness the Wind King now. Miss Yin Lan should go in and report it!"