Chapter 455: If You Surrender with Courtesy, You Still Won’t Lose Your Status as a Prince

The so-called leading the charge, in other words, is to act as cannon fodder.

Timur glanced at the generals below, and finally stopped at a thin, middle-aged general.

Of course, the thin body shape is because he looks a little thinner than the generals of Jinxia, ​​but compared with ordinary people, he is a real strong man.

"General Hu." Timur said with a smile.

"The end is here." Hu Shu lowered his eyes and stood up, cupping his hands.

"I have decided to appoint you as the vanguard general, and you will lead the troops to fight against Chen Mo." Timur said.

"this"

Hu Shu's expression changed. He was not a fool. Timur's words were obviously asking him to take the lead and serve as cannon fodder, and his subordinates were all Song people who had taken refuge in Jinxia.

"Why, General Hu is unwilling?" Timur picked up the wine bowl in front of him and said with a smile.

".The general will obey orders in the end."

Even though Hu Shu was unwilling to do so, he could only obey.

"Haha, everyone, let's toast General Hu together and wish General Hu a great victory." Timur laughed heartily when he saw Hu Shu agreeing.

The Jin Xia generals opposite Hu Shu also stood up and toasted Hu Shu, but there was no trace of respect on their faces, but a little ridicule.

…

Late July.

On a hillside in Guanshan Plain.

Although it is a hillside, it is only about ten feet higher than the surrounding plains, making it the highest highland on the plains here.

The wood was chopped into beams and the earth was piled into buildings. Chen Mo ordered his army to build camps and fortifications such as archery towers here.

Xia Zhining was wearing a special female armor, dressed like a man, but with her fair skin and beautiful face, she could still tell that she was a girl at a glance.

She stood next to Chen Mo, looked around at the busy sergeants, and said doubtfully: "Jinxia Duo cavalry is the best at riding and shooting, and they have just annexed Gaoliao. All Jinxia soldiers are brave and good at fighting. We are not here." Nanyang is defending the city, why come to fight them on the Guanshan plain? The terrain here is convenient for cavalry, which is not good for us. "

"It has been less than a year since King Huai retreated from Qingzhou. I don't want to bring the war to Qingzhou again. Moreover, Jin Xia is a foreigner and can fight in the Song Dynasty without any scruples. According to the spies, Jin Xia went all the way south. , the people are either being persecuted by them or being kept as pigs in captivity. I will never allow this to happen in Qingzhou.”

Chen Mo said with firm eyes: "I want to keep them out of Qingzhou."

Hearing this, Xia Zhining looked slightly startled. Looking at Chen Mo's resolute profile looking towards the north, her heart skipped a beat.

His serious and serious look is truly a powerful one.

At this moment, Timur was standing on the watchtower, holding a "thousand mile mirror" in his hand, looking at the orderly "Song Army" camps dotted in the distance, looking slightly stunned.

The eyes seemed to say, how dare he?

Most of the Eastern Route Army he commanded were cavalry, and they were best at charging. A plain like this was their home field.

In his opinion, the Song army should stay in the city and wait for them to attack, but now they dare to run to the Guanshan plain to set up camp.

Because they didn't expect Chen Mo's first move, the camp they built was extremely simple. They didn't build any fortifications, and they didn't even have the simplest horse rejection.

For Jinxia, ​​they are not good at defending. One thing their Khan often says is that the best defense is offense.

"What do you think?" Timur handed the telescope to the Jinxia generals behind him. The watchtower where Timur was standing was full of Jinxia generals. The Song generals who had surrendered were not even qualified to come up to discuss matters. No.

After several Jinxia generals took a look at the telescope one by one, Yelvnuku put down the telescope and said with a smile: "Song people really like to exaggerate. Chen Mo was blown up to the sky by them, but since they set up camp on this plain Look, it’s nothing more than a false reputation, nothing to worry about.”

"General Yelu is right. General, didn't you let Hu Shu and the Song people take the lead? It just so happens that we can better understand the opponent's strength by fighting in this plain."

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Timur nodded, then wiped his chin and said: "In this case, we should still use the old method, first be polite and then attack."

The large tent of the Chinese army was crowded with people and noisy.

As Chen Mo came in, the voices in the military tent suddenly fell silent. Sun Meng hurried forward to greet him and said: "Master Marquis, Jin Xia sent an envoy over to say that he wants to see you."

Chen Mo was stunned. He also knew that Jin Xia's army was on the opposite side and was about to fight. Why did he send an envoy here at this time?

"Bring him in."

Since the envoys have been sent, Chen Mo wants to meet them to avoid letting the other side think that he is afraid.

Soon, Chen Mo met the Jinxia envoy.

When the Jinxia envoy saw that Chen Mo was as young as the rumors, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then explained straight to the point.

It can be summed up in one sentence.

If Chen Mo is willing to surrender to Jinxia, ​​Timur will report to the Khan and give Chen Mo a different surname, Wang Dangdang. After annexing the Song Dynasty, he will give Chen Modang a fiefdom in the entire northern Song Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, Tamerlane’s condition was quite generous.

After listening, Chen Mo smiled: "I also have a sentence for you to convey to your commander-in-chief."

The Jinxia envoy looked at Chen Mo doubtfully.

"If he changes sides and surrenders with courtesy, he will still retain his status as a prince." Chen Mo said seriously.

"You" can be an envoy, and your cultural level is still acceptable. When the Jinxia envoy heard this, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart. He said in his heart that you are worthy of being compared with our generals.

He cupped his hands and said: "Please think again, Lord Marquis. My general has said that if Lord Hou is stubborn and resists, I, the King of Jin Xia, will surely bloodbath the entire Qingzhou when I set foot on Qingzhou. Please consider the people of Qingzhou."

"presumptuous."

When Sun Meng, Chang En and other generals heard the Jin Xia envoy's outrageous words, they immediately shouted angrily.

However, the Jinxia envoy was not afraid at all.

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, and said: "If he has this ability, he can try it out."

Seeing that Chen Mo was determined not to surrender, the Jinxia envoy snorted coldly, fumbled for a letter of war from his arms, and said: "I knew you would be stubborn. This is the letter of war my general has written to you. , tomorrow at six o'clock, our army will send troops to fight, Lord Marquis, do you dare to fight? "

Sun Meng took the letter of challenge from the Jinxia envoy and handed it to Chen Mo.

After reading the gauntlet, although Chen Mo knew that the content of the gauntlet was meant to provoke him, he still said: "I will accept this battle."

"How generous. Then I'll go back and resume my life."

"etc."

"Master Hou regretted it." The Jinxia envoy was confused that Chen Mo regretted it. He turned around and said with a hint of ridicule in the corner of his mouth.

Chen Mo said calmly: "Here comes the palm of my hand."