Final Volume Chapter 65

Final Volume Chapter 65

Fengying, Zhongjun tent. Tang Yin met Li Shu who came from afar. In addition to the two of them, there were also Qiu Zhen and the commanders of the Feng Army. Also coming with Li Shu were several of his generals and staff.

After a brief exchange of greetings, both parties took their seats. Tang Yin was in the middle, Qiu Zhen and other Feng people sat on his right, and Zhen people headed by Li Shu sat on his left.

Tang Yin said with a smile: "I heard that not long ago, General Li led his army to sneak attack on a Sichuan Army camp on the border of Huanzhen, and achieved a great victory, wiping out 50,000 Sichuan Army soldiers."

This battle was the biggest battle Li Shu had ever fought, and it was also the battle he was most proud of. When Tang Yin mentioned it, his face naturally showed a proud look, but on the surface he still pretended to be humble and said : "It turns out that His Highness the Wind King also heard about this battle. It was just a fluke and not worth mentioning."

Tang Yin looked up and smiled and said: "To annihilate the 50,000-strong Central Army of Sichuan is not enough just by luck!" A group of improvised rebels could still survive despite the lack of supplies and armaments. To wipe out all 50,000 Sichuan troops in a medium-sized camp is probably something only Zhenren can do. This battle also made Tang Yin feel fearful of Zhenren again. Of course, his fear would not be shown on his face, but would only exist deep in his heart.

Li Shu laughed loudly, cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness Feng Wang said seriously."

"I also heard that General Li wants to rebuild the Zhen Kingdom in Zhendi?" Tang Yin asked casually.

Li Shu was about to tell the truth, but before he could speak, a middle-aged man sitting on his left said first: "Recovering the Zheng Kingdom is just a temporary slogan used by our general. Its purpose is to attract more Zhen people." People with lofty ideals came to join us in resisting the Sichuan people.”

The middle-aged man who spoke was named Li Cong. He was one of Li Shu's most important advisers, with a sharp mind and a deep character.

He knew in his heart that he could never mention the restoration of Zhenguo in front of Tang Yin. When Zhenguo was destroyed, Fengguo was one of the culprits. Talking to Tang Yin about restoring Zhenguo would only arouse his vigilance and hostility.

Li Shu was also very smart and could tell the truth. After hearing what Li Cong said, he immediately understood his intention. He bowed his hand to Tang Yin and said sternly: "What Mr. Li said is absolutely true, His Highness the Wind King." "I only think about leading the Zhen people to drive away the Sichuan people. As for restoring the country, I have never considered it."

Tang Yin smiled, nodded slightly, and said slowly: "The country is destroyed, the people are displaced, and they are bullied by outsiders. It is understandable for me that Zhen people have the heart to restore the country."

Li Shu's face turned serious, and without even thinking, he said seriously: "Your Highness, King Feng, I really have no intention of restoring the country."

well! Li Cong sighed secretly. Although the lord and Feng Wang were similar in age, in terms of scheming, the lord was far behind.

King Feng's words were obviously still a test, but any Zhenren would feel sad after listening to them, and either sighed or would not answer. But the Lord didn't even think about it and immediately showed that he had no intention of reviving the country. This was too fake. .

Sure enough, when Li Shu finished speaking, Tang Yin sneered in his heart, saying something cunning and insincere! However, the expression on his face did not change at all, and he was still smiling. He asked casually: "What are General Li's plans for the future?"

Li Shu pondered for a moment and said seriously: "To be honest with Your Highness, I plan to expand westward and use Zhenxi as the foundation to compete with the Sichuan people."

Tang Yin rubbed his chin and said slowly: "If I remember correctly, the Sichuan Kingdom has a heavy military presence in Zhenxi."

Zhenxi borders several Fan states and is often harassed by them. When the Zhen Kingdom existed in the past, heavy troops were stationed in Zhenxi to strictly guard the borders. Now that the Sichuan Kingdom has fully taken over Zhendi, the troops stationed in the western border have also become Sichuan Army.

Li Shu smiled bitterly and praised: "His Royal Highness Feng Wang really knows everything about the world. The main Central Army of Sichuan is indeed stationed in Zhenxi. Among them, Jinggu County is stationed with the 16th Army of Sichuan, and Bainan County is stationed with 17th Army. Fantiao County has the largest garrison, with two legions, the 9th and 11th. The total number of troops in the three counties of Sichuan is more than 400,000. "

Tang Yin nodded and asked with a smile: "How many troops does General Li have now?"

"Oh... not enough, less than two hundred thousand."

"With an army of less than 200,000 people, going to fight the Sichuan Central Army with 400,000 people, does General Li think he has a chance of winning?" Tang Yin couldn't help but ask curiously.

Li Shu said with helplessness on his face: "If we cannot pacify Zhenxi, we will have to survive in the cracks of the Sichuan people. We will always face the situation of being attacked from both sides. If we want to grow stronger, we want to compete with the Sichuan people and pacify Zhenxi." This is the most important step. Of course, with our current strength, we are still unable to compete with the Sichuan army stationed in Zhenxi, so I came to Shangjing today to meet with His Highness Feng Wang to discuss an alliance. If we can get assistance from Feng State, as long as we have enough military equipment and food and wages, I can guarantee that our military strength will be enough to rival the Sichuan Army in Zhenxi in less than half a year!"

After a pause, he said meaningfully: "After pacifying Zhenxi, I can use Zhenxi as a foundation to expand eastward and completely drive the Sichuan people out of Zhendi. As long as His Highness Feng Wang is willing to lend a helping hand, we can wait for our side After driving away the Sichuan people, I will give Longhu County to Fengguo as a reward. "

Tang Yin blinked, with a smile on his face and remained silent. Seeing that Tang Yin was silent, thinking that he felt that his reward was too light, he immediately said: "If His Highness Feng Wang is not satisfied, I can also give Jinji County to..."

Before he finished, Tang Yin waved his hand and said, "Those are all later. Let's not talk about them now. General Li, tell me first, how much military equipment and food and wages do you want from Fengguo?"

"This..." Li Shu subconsciously looked at his subordinates around him, and then pondered for a moment, and said, "We...we now need at least one legion's military equipment, military supplies, 200,000 taels of military pay, and one million shi of food and grass."

The military equipment and military supplies of a legion are equivalent to hundreds of thousands of sets of armor and weapons (100,000 sets are normal requirements, and tens of thousands of reserves are needed for replacement) and no less than a hundred catapults and other large-scale equipment. If one million shi of food and grass is calculated at one tael of silver per shi, it is also equivalent to one million taels. Add in the military pay of 200,000 taels, and the total is at least five million taels.

In Li Shu's opinion, he had already opened his mouth too high, and he was ready to be "bargained" by Tang Yin.

Five million taels seemed like an astronomical figure to Li Shu, but it was nothing in the current huge Feng Kingdom. Even the silver needed to build several ministers' residences in Shangjing would cost much more than this amount.

Tang Yin held his chin, still thinking silently.

Seeing this, Li Shu subconsciously looked at his subordinates. At this time, many generals and counselors also winked at him, suggesting that he was asking for too much and should not ask for so many things from King Feng when they first met.

Li Shu took a deep breath and whispered, "Your Highness King Feng..."

Tang Yin raised his hand to interrupt him. What he was considering now was not how much Li Shu was asking for, but whether Li Shu was worthy of his assistance and whether he should help him.

If Li Shu is a useless piece of mud, no matter how much I help him, it will be useless and it will be a waste of Fengguo's resources. If Li Shu is really a talent and has great ambitions, my help to him may turn into raising a tiger to harm him, and finally suffer from it. So, it is really difficult to grasp this.

Tang Yin was a little undecided, and turned to look at Qiu Zhen on the side, asking him what he meant.

Qiu Zhen smiled slightly, looked at Li Shu opposite, and said: "I heard that General Li has many talents and capable ministers and brave generals under his command. I wonder if today I can open my eyes and see the strange people under General Li's command?"

Li Shu did not dare to have the slightest intention of neglecting Qiu Zhen. He bowed and said: "Prime Minister Qiu, you are too polite. There are no strange people among my subordinates, let alone the fierce generals of Fengguo."

"Haha!" Qiu Zhen smiled and said: "General Li asked Fengguo to help a legion of troops as soon as he opened his mouth. If General Li doesn't have any extraordinary people under his command, I think there is no need for Feng Country to help you anymore."

"This..." Li Shu was shocked and his face changed. At this time, a big man dressed as a guard standing behind him stepped forward and said with a bow: "I am willing to show my ugliness!"

This big man was big and strong, with arms as thick as a child's thighs, a face full of fat, and a trembling gait when he walked. With his dark skin, he really looked like half an iron tower.

Tang Yin, Qiu Zhen and the other generals looked him up and down. Qiu Zhen looked at Li Shu and asked with a smile, "General Li, this is..."

Li Shu hurriedly bowed and introduced, "This is my guard general, named Lei Meng." As he spoke, he turned back and whispered, "Why don't you go and meet His Highness the King of Wind and Prime Minister Qiu!"

The big man named Lei Meng walked out from behind Li Shu and came to the center of the big tent. He bowed to Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen respectively and said in a muffled voice, "I am Lei Meng, and I meet His Highness the King of Wind and Prime Minister Qiu!"

Tang Yin looked at him with a smile and asked with a smile, "Lei Meng, what are your abilities?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, I am very strong!"

"Oh? There are countless strong people in the army. What makes you different?" Tang Yin asked with a smile.

His words really stumped Lei Meng. He was just very strong, but he couldn't say what was different. He held it in for a long while before hesitatingly saying, "I'm very strong!"

"Haha!" Tang Yin was amused by him and nodded, saying, "In that case, let me see how strong you are!"

"Yes, sir!" Raymond stepped in and saluted, then looked around, as if looking for something to test his strength, but he didn't find anything suitable after looking around. When his eyes fell on the outside of the tent, his eyes suddenly lit up, and without saying a word, he strode out.