Section 2042 Turns Around

When the next day dawned, the confidence of the Eastern Empire was completely gone. They would never believe the fact in front of them. According to their previous thinking, they were still a few meters away from the top of the city wall at most, because they More than 10 million people have already been lost, but after dawn, I really think there are still 30 meters left. What is going on with this city wall? It is clear that the people above are constructing, and the city wall is still increasing. Damn, you are doing things with the corpses of dead people. The people on our side are not fools. Li Cong cheerfully went down from a gap I looked at it, but Li Cong wanted to cheer them up even more.

"Brothers of the Eastern Empire, you worked really hard last night. It's hard for you to use your own body to make our foundation so good. Now I won't say anything. Your skills are very good. Your skills are very good. The body is even better. We definitely don’t have as many people here as you, but I think we have a lot of bricks and grenades here. If you really want to continue using this tactic, we I will definitely not shrink back, just keep coming, I just don’t know if you have the courage.” Li Cong said with a loud smile, he used his own internal strength to say it, and tens of millions of people around him listened to it. When it comes to this voice, the military camp of the Eastern Empire is really too big. The army of hundreds of millions of people is within this range. Most people don't know what their emperor thinks. Everyone knows what Li Cong said. up. Looking at the eyes of the Chinese army one by one is a bit wrong. Is it really necessary to continue this tactic? Tell us to use our own lives to reduce the distance between the city wall and the ground? Is this method too useless?

"It turned out to be like this. At the beginning, we were told that the enemy's city wall was about to be attacked. I wondered why we were asked to bring such a bag of soil over there, even though it was said that people would definitely die on the battlefield. But isn’t the casualty of tens of millions of soldiers this night a bit too much, boss, will we be forced to go there today?” A group of soldiers who were in charge of digging the soil behind also heard the news, and they Just wondering, the dozens of people who were with them were all transferred to the front line. It is enough to say that it is necessary to add more strength. They will be able to go up to the enemy's city wall soon, but so far none of them have returned, and they are not recruits anymore. Naturally, they know how difficult this city is to attack. But it is absolutely impossible that dozens of people in a small team will not come back. In the past few days, even the corpse has not been pulled back. It turned out that they were all the cornerstones, let alone the anger in everyone's heart.

To be honest, Li Cong's few words are still very useful. These soldiers are all very restless now, and some of them want to ask their chiefs what's going on, but what they don't know is that even their chiefs don't know what's going on, A general who is in charge of thousands of people always glanced at the general above him, and he could tell from the general's eyes, damn it, even people at the level of the general don't know what's going on. It's really concealed enough. These officials also hate His Majesty the Emperor. Damn, whose life is not life. If it is possible to take this city down, they will naturally attend. Soldiers do this, they understand, especially since they are all the emperor's pro-army, naturally they are not afraid of death, but the current situation is that no matter how many people you die, it is impossible for them to appear any loss,

What's the point of fighting a war like this.

In the tent where His Majesty the Emperor was, the ministers didn't know what to say. This damn Li Cong said such words, it is estimated that no one is willing to let any army pass by now. This past It's a matter of dying. Everyone knows it. Who doesn't care about their own life. The main thing is that they are worthless when they die. This makes it even more difficult for anyone to pass. Everyone thinks that they can have a little value. no? Instead of just losing his life in such a muddleheaded way, and after he died, the court would not even want his own body. Isn't this a bit too much? Let alone the soldiers can't accept such a thing, even the generals It is also unacceptable.

"Let's stop the attack first. It's not suitable to continue the attack now. You just have to say it out. Now is not the time to hide. Our Eastern Empire has reached the most difficult time. If you have a way to help our Eastern Empire get through this difficulty, it will be a no-brainer to be promoted." His Majesty the Emperor of the Eastern Empire is like a defeated rooster, he has no energy at all, he My psychological endurance is very strong, but there are too many things that happened recently, right? I thought I could rely on this war to cover up all the disadvantages to me, but who knew it would be useless, I still have to be honest in this predicament.

The following ministers looked at me one by one, and I looked at yours, no one wanted to stand up and speak, what a joke, now His Majesty the emperor himself is the one who has no idea, why are you standing up? Is it because your brain is more flexible than others? Are you the only one who can speak? Everyone else is stupid? If this is the case, what would His Majesty the Emperor do? In fact, they all misunderstood at this time. If these people really have something to do, it is estimated that His Majesty the Emperor would be happy to discuss it with them for a while, but now all these guys I was already scared in my heart. Too many people have died these days, and His Majesty's heart has begun to grow wild. If I kill myself, I won't even have a complaint. It's better to be honest, and I don't say anything. If you don't, you can't pull yourself out and behead yourself, of course there is no reason for that.

"Lieutenant, you are in charge of the military. I think you have the most say in this matter. Is there any other way we can do it now?" His Majesty the Emperor saw that none of these guys spoke, so he just May be to clarify. This Taiwei is the highest military official in the Eastern Empire, but can he be worthy of this title? That's impossible. In the past, this position was held by the old general Linghu. Now that the Linghu family has betrayed him, he just left. Not only did he leave, but also a large number of useful personnel in the imperial army. That's right, this matter is troublesome. Although the current Taiwei can be regarded as a person who can understand military affairs, can a person who only understands military affairs mobilize the entire army of the empire? Familiar with the armies of the entire empire? That is obviously impossible. He didn't want to talk at first. But now His Majesty the Emperor's first point of view is on his own head, can he still allow himself to hide aside? The other ministers around wanted to breathe a sigh of relief. In their opinion, this matter was very good. Fortunately, it didn't come to my head.

"Your Majesty the Cavalry Emperor. I believe that the siege method can also be used. It has been done this way in history. As long as a city cannot be attacked for a long time, we can directly surround the city and cut off the city. supply of water and food and grass. At that time, we will be able to win without a fight, but this may take a little longer, but looking at it now, it is also a good way. Of course, this is just a humble minister It’s just a simple opinion, what your majesty wants to do, you still have to decide for yourself.” This guy is worthy of having been in the army for a while, and this method is more or less a method. Your question, it has not been a day or two since the Taiwei prepared this method, the reason why he didn't say it a few days ago was waiting for this time.

The Minister of the Ministry of War has been at odds with the Taiwei for a long time. Seeing that this old guy is about to be proud, how could he be willing? He immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Taiwei's method is also acceptable, but I really want to be in the same place as you." It doesn't seem to work here. There is a river passing through the middle of this city. Besides, we haven't surrounded them to the south, and they are surrounded by mountains. It is simply impossible for us to encircle them. Besides, we Even if the entire city is besieged, it is impossible to cut off the vitality in the city. We still have nothing to do with those airships, unless we dare to send out high-level fighters to attack the world, but if they are always in the sky, Except for high-level magicians, even high-level fighters don’t necessarily have much ability.” The Minister of the Ministry of War can’t think of a way, but it’s still no problem to tear down the stage, and he refuted the Taiwei’s method in a few words It has no effect. Just now His Majesty felt that the Taiwei's method was also a solution, but looking at it now, it doesn't work anymore. This is simply a bullshit method.

The Taiwei blushed, naturally he refused to let it go, and then said, "What Lord Shangshu said is true, I didn't think about this matter very thoroughly, but I don't know what good solution Master Shangshu has? ?” The ball was kicked back immediately, let’s see how you answered now, what can you do? His Majesty's eyes also brightened. It is possible to dismantle the stage, but you have to erect it yourself. Otherwise, what is the use of a person like you?

Master Shang Shu also has his own plans, otherwise he would not have stood up. In fact, the people who can be in this tent can be said to be like human beings. How could they not have their own ideas? None of them want to say it. They all want to say it at the most critical time. An idea may also bring them a lot of gains. To maximize their own interests, this is the best thing up.

"Hehe, I have some ideas about this, but it's not the war in front of me." Lord Shangshu still wanted to sell it for a while, but seeing the stern look in His Majesty's eyes, he didn't say anything. When is this? If you can’t satisfy His Majesty the Emperor, you might be able to move your head, and then hurriedly said, “Your Majesty, in fact, what we can’t pass is the level of Cao’s Commercial Bank. In the past, they just asked to be allowed in the territory of our Eastern Empire. Just do business, can we agree to them? If so, Li Cong may not help the bastards of the Linghu family. At most, we will have one more commercial organization in the country. If you are optimistic about them, then they will definitely not be allowed to become big weapons. Among the three empires, the power of the Cao family firm in the Northern Empire and the Western Empire is very strong, but in the Southern Empire. Because the Southern Empire started At that time, the policy of containment was implemented, so it is really impossible for them to develop in the Southern Empire. Our power is much stronger than that of the Southern Empire. Although there have been so many turmoil in the country, this matter is very important to us. It’s a very easy thing to say, I don’t know what the idea of ​​Weichen is like?” Master Shangshu said with a smile, indeed, this guy has a way in his mind, if the emperor of the Eastern Empire follows his way, maybe There will really be unexpected gains.

"Master Shangshu, are you joking?" Tai Wei naturally couldn't let Lord Shangshu focus on his own beauty. Definitely going to create some trouble for this guy. In fact, the people here are very clear in their hearts. If they want to get through this city, other than using the life just now, this is probably the way to go. If they are given a choice, they probably still want to use the previous method. After entering, it was as if someone else had appeared in my own home. It's always uncomfortable. But if there are more dead people, this matter can be solved. They don't care. The Eastern Empire has a population of nearly 300 billion. If you want to sign up an army, tens of millions is very easy. So they don't care about this at all, but now the entire army knows what they think, and it will definitely not work according to the previous method. They must have a heart-to-heart method. What should this method do? Thinking is also a problem.

"Oh? If Lord Taiwei thinks I'm joking, then I'm joking, but I don't think His Majesty is in the mood to joke now. We eat the king's salary and share your worries. Is there any other method besides the siege method? If so, I wonder if you can share it with us and talk about it with us; if not, please consider my method.” Minister of the Ministry of War is not polite. He said that he understood very well what these people were thinking in their minds. They had already recognized their own method, but their minds were unwilling to bow their heads. However, he still missed one person, that is the emperor on the stage. Your Majesty, can that person let people from Cao's House enter the Eastern Empire? This can only be done if he is willing, and if he is not willing, this is really a joke.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is simply nonsense, and it must not go on. The matter of the Linghu family is beyond our empire's ability to deal with it. The Cao family firm is absolutely not allowed to come to the inland area. In the past, they just harassed our coastal areas. In our inland areas, our most powerful areas, they have not penetrated at all, and it is not so convenient to do anything. Look at the Northwest now The two empires, although on the surface the two emperors are still in charge, but do they dare to say a word about the matter involving the Cao family business? They don't dare at all, and the humble ministers can let the Cao family business Come in, because that way we can get more benefits, and we all know their generosity, but you can't do it, His Majesty the Emperor, the whole empire is yours, how can you share what you have with others People, this is simply weakening your rights." Seeing that everyone in the room was about to support him, the Taiwei hurriedly said, he knew that as long as His Majesty the Emperor heard about his rights, he would definitely Those who have other ideas, sure enough, when this guy said that his rights are going to be divided, the whole person seems to be a different person, and the color of the Minister of Military Affairs is not so good.

The Minister of the Ministry of War saw that this matter was a bit obscene. Damn it, the old guy Taiwei is really a bit of a clue, but he knows what the emperor is thinking. What happened to the loss of part of the power? If the whole power is gone What should I do if I get it? I believe His Majesty the Emperor will have his own choice.

"Your Majesty, the matter has come to this point. I know that this may allow our forces to make certain concessions, but if we continue to waste in this city, it will not do us any good. The Linghu family It’s already going to take root behind them. It’s a very bad thing for us to stay here for one more day. In fact, we can also think this way. It’s okay to agree to some of their requests first. As long as we solve the Linghu family, what is their Cao's firm? The loss can make our empire more secure in the future, besides, news has come from the capital, and the men of the royal family can’t sit still, Your Majesty, you are personally leading the conquest, this matter cannot go wrong.” The Minister of the Ministry of War did not finish his words. The people in this room are all smart people, and they also know what this guy means by not finishing what he said, that is, if you fail like that, you will go back. The people of the royal family don't know how to make a fuss. For them, there is hope for this matter now. There is a hope that they can get you down. If you are defeated, it is not just a simple hope. Every time the dynasty changes, there will be many people who will get the chance to make a fortune. For that chance. Things that didn't exist will become things.

"No, Your Majesty, don't listen to this guy's nonsense. His remarks are detrimental to the country. If we really let people from the Cao's firm come in, then it will be too late for us to regret it. It is said that it is easy to send God away Difficult, this Cao's House is a more formidable opponent than the other three empires, especially the navy of Cao's House, they are not familiar with our eastern and northern waters, once they come in, they will definitely We will run around, our power is not as good as others on the sea, if they stop our overseas trade, it will be difficult for us to turn around." Taiwei's words also represent the thoughts of some people Yes, these people are the old-fashioned forces in the imperial court. What they want is to rely on the current method to solve the problem and not let the empire pay more. The empire cannot afford to lose now.

"Your Majesty, the words of the Taiwei are misleading the country. Now our Eastern Empire has reached a very important time. If we waste a few days here, according to the news we have received, this will make the country feel ashamed. The people of the Fox family have already begun to retreat. If we let them strengthen their defenses, we will have to spend hundreds of millions of troops to clear them out. At that time, the strength of the entire empire will decline. At that time, we will not The most powerful country in the entire continent, the relationship between the Cao family firm and us is not good, and the relationship between the three empires is also not good. If they unite at that time, what ability do we have to resist them? So Now we have to get through this level well, agree to all the demands of Cao's House of Commerce, and kill the people from the Linghu family first, and we will have a much easier time handling the remaining Cao's House of Companies To be honest, we can also give them a way out, but if they are dishonest, we can pull them up in minutes." The two adults were not to be outdone, they were thinking of themselves You can control the emperor's thoughts, and in that case you will be the number one in the military.

"Enough, don't talk anymore, I will think about this issue carefully, order the whole army to stop first, retreat slowly, and bring back all the corpses of our soldiers. I need two Hours." His Majesty the Emperor already knew what the two of them meant, and it would be a waste of time to listen to it any longer. I knew what they said a long time ago, and there is no need for them to be there one by one. Hu Chen here for a long time, what I need is to think about which step to take, and the ministers below can't speak, they all know that this is the time for His Majesty to make a decision, and they all hurriedly resigned , If you agree with this, it has nothing to do with you if you succeed. It is all a decision made by His Majesty the Emperor. If you fail, you can agree with this at the beginning, then there will be no small problem , even if you are not arrested at that time, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat.

Seeing that the army on the opposite side began to retreat, Li Cong also breathed a sigh of relief. Good guy, these guys have been so sleepless for more than ten hours. There are quite a few troops, but it was not a time of rotation just now. Once the enemy seizes this favorable opportunity, they may be the ones who suffer the most. They are also very afraid, and the city wall is the one in their hearts. Relying, if the city wall is gone, their confidence will be gone. Seeing the enemy retreat now, they seem to be collapsed. Not only the soldiers, but also the craftsmen are scared. All of them sat down directly, and each of them felt as if they were reborn once.

"Hehe. Thank you for your help. This war should be a soldier's business, but your performance is also very good. I have asked someone to inquire. Usually, you do such a day's work for 60 yuan. Yes, 300 Wen per person today. If there are such things in the future, we will definitely give you this price. If you are injured, we will take care of everything for you, not just you. Even your family members It's the same. Take care of their food and drink until you are able to work. If you unfortunately lose your life here, your family will get 200 taels of silver and 30 acres of land. All of this was given to you by the Linghu family. Just rest assured." Li Cong looked at these craftsmen and said. Anyway, Young Master Linghu left a lot of silver before he left, and that guy also knew that it was useless to rely on his mouth on the battlefield. Sometimes you can get unexpected results by relying on money, so Li Cong used it.

"Thank you, Mr. Cao... Thank you, Mr. Cao..." After hearing Li Cong's words, all the craftsmen knelt down and kowtowed. Earn so much money. In the past, craftsmen like them could be said to be the people with the least income. This place is similar to that in ancient China. None of these craftsmen had a high social status. It is impossible for the son to inherit his father's business, but Li Cong gave them such a result. If he really died, he would give him 20 acres of land here Yes, this is not a low price. My son is also considered a farmer. Although they are also at the bottom of society, they are no longer craftsmen. This is very good news for the whole family.

"Lord Cao, isn't this a bit strange? If they continue to attack, our side will not be able to persist. The court is not afraid of killing so many people, right? We all know His Majesty the Emperor. Back then When he was still the prince, he often arrested thousands of death row prisoners for him to practice martial arts, how could he care about the lives of these people?" Zheng Er said worriedly, even if the enemy is fierce, but the methods they use we all know. I know, but now they are retreating, they must be thinking of other ways, and we don't know about those ways, so I'm a little anxious.

"Hehe, Zheng Er, wars in this world are generally like this. If there is hope of victory, they will definitely not retreat, but now that they have retreated, it means that they don't want to continue to attack. For them, the loss is too great. If it is a prince, he will definitely do it, but if it is an emperor, he will not be able to do it. He has to worry about his reputation. A reputation is not good. How can the emperor become the king of the world? If I am not wrong, they will either besiege us, or send envoys over. I guess they will not do that if they besiege us. After all, our south is still Those who can go out, there is no siege, this negotiation should be what they want." Li Cong said with a smile, this guy dare not say that he understands all the things in this world, but the things in front of him are still all right.

Peace? The expression in Zheng Er's eyes immediately changed. For him, it would be better to continue fighting like this. At least now Li Cong and the Linghu family are together. If there is a peace negotiation, will Li Cong sacrifice Linghu? The interests of the Fox family are exchanged for the interests of the Cao's firm. After all, Li Cong came to help out as a cameo. For the Linghu family, there is no such obligation. They cannot sacrifice their own interests, and they must have some ideas of their own. , If this is the case, do you still continue to listen to this guy? At the beginning, the young master said that he helped us defend the city and we would listen to him, but if he betrayed us, we would listen to him too? Isn't that a fool? Should I tell the young master about this matter at this moment, but Zheng Er is also a smart person, and he soon understood what was going on. Li Cong told himself this on purpose. If Li Cong really had two minds, he would definitely not tell himself. It is not that simple to figure out this matter with his own ability. Since he told himself, he must not have thought of being alone with the Eastern Empire. The royal family negotiated peace, and now the Linghu family has begun to retreat, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner, and he doesn't know much about the Linghu family. Can't sell anything.

"Hehe, Zheng Er, it seems that you are really good to your family. If I have subordinates like you, I can safely hand over such an important city to an outsider." Li Cong looked at Zheng Er With a glance, Zheng Er felt that he was naked in front of this person, and he really thought that there were no secrets. It was really scary to have such a person looking at him.

"Master Cao, what are you talking about? Our young master regards Master Cao as his best friend. He has always told us that Master Cao is the most powerful person in the world. We must not let us go against your will." Yes." This guy's words are also not revealing. But no matter how you say it. The look in your eyes just now gave you away.

"Did he really say that? Forget it, it's meaningless to say that, just don't worry, I have no foundation in the Eastern Empire. How could I not understand the meaning of the imperial family of the Eastern Empire. I must want to use something Terminated our cooperative relationship. Now he is powerful, neither of us has the ability to fight against him alone, if we are separated. Maybe we will be defeated one by one. I will not go to such a farsighted thing We will do it, no matter what they say later, we will agree to it first. As long as they can wait for this time, everything is easy to say. We still need six days, and things like reputation are nothing. Yes." Li Cong said with a smile, Zheng Er was also relieved, it was indeed like this, what they need is time, as long as it is four days, they can quickly retreat, and then no matter what the east The empire is no longer afraid of any moths, and you have returned to your own fiefdom. You are still very young if you want to attack.

Li Cong's prediction was indeed true, that is, within three hours, the special envoy from the Eastern Empire had already arrived at the city, and the envoy with the white flag was similar to the world Li Cong was in. I really want the white flag This thing is common in the entire universe, and the two countries do not fight each other. This is a way Li Cong told these people. Today, these people can be regarded as learning another very good sentence from Li Cong, one by one. I was also very excited. Originally, they were all about to fail. Don’t talk about negotiations, whether they can survive is a luxury. I really didn’t expect such a thing to happen, and they came to sue for peace , and the third prince of His Majesty the Emperor came here. This guy can be regarded as a great figure in the Eastern Empire. Except that he is not a prince, he did not sit on the seat of the prince, and other things are similar to the prince. He belongs to the most powerful among the princes. kind of.

When Li Cong saw this guy for the first time, he knew that this guy was definitely not the kind of guy to deal with, but Li Cong didn't make it difficult for others. He now has the upper hand on the surface. If it comes to nonsense, I may not be able to resist it. Yesterday was just a dangerous day.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm the third prince of the Eastern Empire. I've heard about Mr. Cao's name for a long time. I've seen it recently and it's really well-deserved. Although I'm not a soldier, I still feel a little uncomfortable when I come in with a white flag. Here After all, it is still the territory of our Eastern Empire." The guy said with a smile, although the words were said with a smile, but his face was still a little unhappy, and yes, no one would be happy about this matter. , Originally, he was on the same level as the prince. After this incident, it will be regarded as a stain. Of course, if he can successfully negotiate with Li Cong, this kid has absolute credit. He will pull the prince back It is possible to come down, and the risks and rewards coexist.

"His Royal Highness, please sit down. I don't understand what you want to come to me now. You also know that we are all in a state of war now. If this causes people to misunderstand, this matter will not be very good. " Li Cong said with a smile, Li Cong doesn't care about this right now, if you want to come to negotiate, hurry up, we don't want to talk nonsense with you about other things, if you have that time, go back and talk slowly with your father That's it, now we all have our own business.

"It's very simple. In fact, you also have your own goals now. Why do you want to cooperate with the Linghu family? Isn't it better to cooperate with our Eastern Empire royal family? What they can give you, we can give you, even What's more, Mr. Cao is a businessman. Shouldn't a businessman pursue the maximum profit? We have the maximum profit here. If possible, I hope we can discuss it." This guy has also heard of it. Some rumors about Cao Ke knew that this guy was unwilling to talk too much, so he went straight to the point.

"Hehe, indeed, what you said is right. I am a businessman, and I am pursuing the greatest profit, but I am also a businessman with a conscience. I have principles for my own behavior, and I will not betray me. Friends, Master Linghu is my friend, I can't betray him, he put the fate of the whole family on me, I can't do anything excessive about this, I hope you can understand, If there is nothing else, I think our negotiation should be over." After Li Cong finished speaking, he wanted to go out, and I was still going around in circles, not looking at what kind of role you are, even if you are here You have to be careful, you boy, but there is still a lot of time left.

There was a trace of dissatisfaction in the eyes of the third prince. This guy is already a little angry, but now under the eaves of others, he can't do anything excessive. The only one who doesn't let me go is my father. When he came, my father made it very clear that no matter what this guy wants, he must satisfy his ideas, otherwise we will all be finished. He understands this truth. Although the princes are fighting fiercely now, they are all internal conflicts. If His Majesty's seat is unstable because of this incident, they will be alone. One isn't even a prince anymore, so what's the use of that? These people's heads are very long-term thinking. When he came, the other princes also discussed with him for a while. They think that they must overcome this difficulty now, otherwise they will lose the prince. The third prince quickly adjusted his emotions. Negotiating with Li Cong with such emotions was really substandard, and he suffered a lot. (To be continued..)