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Of course, there is one thing in Li Yuanlong's heart that Li Yuanlong will not say, that is, the negotiation is fake, and the truth is to take the opportunity to create more iron weapons against the enemy.Under the influence of his ears and eyes since he was a child, he did not believe that praying can bring peace. Only when he is strong, others will look up to him. This is where his real strength lies.
Now that the opponent really has such an advanced musket, with the current conditions of Jiaozhi, if he wants to win the war, he needs to pay too much. If he makes a bad move, it will shake the foundation of the entire Jiaozhi. What the ambitious Li Yuanlong wanted to see.What he needed was to win the battle at the lowest cost, and for this reason he did not hesitate to temporarily bow to Daming in order to gain their support.
He had already found out clearly that the general leading the army was Daming's loyal and brave man.Since the title was conferred by Daming, then the matter would be easy to handle. As long as the Emperor of Ming made a decree for him to retreat, how dare the other party not retreat?At that time, it's time for him to counterattack with all his strength, and even make a surprise attack on the way of the opponent's retreat. Maybe he can get that kind of advanced musket for his own use.
As for whether Daming will fulfill his wish and ask Yang Chendong to withdraw his troops.Hehe, there is no need to think too much about it.
What is Daming?Yangyang Shangbang, the most important thing is what others think of them. As long as you say something nice, or even make some verbal promises, then you will definitely do what you say for the sake of fame.
This is suffering at the expense of saving face.It is precisely to win a good name and a broad-minded title. In history, countless dynasties have paid a heavy price for this.Even Li Yuanlong can see this point, and use it to know how such a big shortcoming hinders the development of China.
The temporary meeting was over, and Li Yuanlong called the prime minister, Ruan Chuncheng, and revealed his real purpose.
"Prime Minister, when you go to the mercenary camp, don't be too anxious, the negotiation can take your time, if this is the case, the person I sent to Da Ming will cooperate with you and send the good news, please rest assured. "Considering the distance between Cochin and Daming, some things cannot be done in a day, and how to gain the time is what Ruan Chuncheng needs to do.
After hearing what the prince meant, Ruan Chuncheng was very relieved in his heart. What he was worried about was that the prince was really counseled. If this was the case, how could he lead Jiaozhi to flourish?The good thing is that everything is just an expedient measure, so those who can bend and stretch are the leaders of cochin.
With a look of admiration on his face, Ruan Chuncheng patted his chest confidently and assured Li Yuanlong, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, as long as the old man is here, it will not be a problem to support him for ten and a half months."
"Okay, the Crown Prince will order those who go to Daming to seek peace to hurry up." Li Yuanlong also vowed.Generally speaking, he still valued the prime minister's talent, so naturally he didn't want him to make any mistakes.
On the evening of the same day after the two discussed, the officials who went to Daming to seek peace set off secretly.And in the morning of the next day, Ruan Chuncheng also changed into a brand new official uniform, and brought a group of relatives out of Hanoi City, heading straight for Beidai City, two hundred miles away.
The team had just set off, and the cochin messenger rushed northward to the city one step ahead of others, and gave a general idea of their prime minister's intentions.
North Belt City.
With the entry of Yang Chendong with the main force, this place has changed again. The rich people in the city who encouraged others to attack the mercenaries were pulled out of their homes one by one.Anyone who refuses to obey and dares to resist will be killed without mercy.As for people from other races, Yang Chendong admitted that he has never had a good temper, especially for those who want to kill people secretly, they can't hold a grudge overnight, and they will settle the matter when they get the chance.
Under Yang Chendong's stern tactics and policies, more than 20 wealthy people in the city were taken out of their homes.There was some resistance at the beginning, but after slaughtering more than [-] people from two families, the others became more honest. When they went to arrest people, they were obediently taken out of their homes.
4 Chapter Ninety Allows Negotiations (First Update)
The orders of those brought out are foreordained.Just like in Quyi City, the temporary small square was full of wooden stakes, and more than 20 people were tied to it one by one, and then the common people gathered, and the Han people were singled out, which naturally became The special class lived a life full of food and clothing.
After merging with Chen Bo's three battalions, the army expanded to more than 8000 people. It was more than enough to clean up a small Beidai City. Even when he was sleeping at night, he didn't dare to close his eyes completely, for fear that some mercenaries would rush in and catch them out to parade in the streets and tie them up.
It’s no wonder that the Cochin people are so worried. It’s because of the identification of the Han people every day. Many Cochin people who bullied them were taken away from their warm quilts in the dark. Only those who have always been kind to others Only the people of Cochin can really sleep peacefully.
In just two days, the mood of the entire Beidai City has also changed.Especially when the mercenaries announced that all the people who should be arrested were about the same, and no other accidents would disturb the lives of the local people, the panic gradually subsided.
It was also at this time that the news about Ruan Chuncheng, Prime Minister of Jiaozhi, coming to negotiate reached the ears of Yang Chendong in Beidai City.According to the news from the envoy, Prime Minister Ruan will arrive at Beidai City tomorrow afternoon at the latest. At that time, I hope that everyone can sit down and have a talk in peace.
Some officers of the new army of the Yang family disagreed with Jiaozhi's desire to negotiate, or even soften.They believe that since the advantage is completely in their own hands, they will certainly destroy the country when they come to Jiaozhi.But for some reason, the Sixth Young Master agreed to the other party's request for negotiation, and even said that the other party was welcome to come to the city.
As soon as the news came out, many military officers looked puzzled, and those with bad tempers even showed displeasure.That is to say, Yang Chendong gave the order, or it was replaced by other generals. I am afraid that even the two commanders, Leng Song and Kaohsiung, will be criticized.
The officers below didn't understand this decision, and felt conflicted in their hearts. Kong Jie, the political commissar of Leng Feng's second regiment who was doing ideological work, found Yang Chendong immediately and expressed his worries.
Seeing the embarrassment on Kong Jie's face, after seeing Yang Chendong, he said, "Sixth Young Master, the officers below have a lot of emotions about negotiating with Jiaozhi. Although I can't see anything now, if you can't A clear explanation will have a very important impact on the morale of the army."
Kong Jie didn't come here to blame Yang Chendong, and he didn't dare to do so.It's just because of the need of duty, to report my worries.
Yang Chendong could understand this, and he naturally planned to do so.Now that Kong Jie has come to his door, it is time to give an explanation to the officers below. "Okay, Commissar Kong, you don't need to be too anxious. Since this young master made this decision, of course I have enough reasons. How about this? Tell the officers above the battalion and the instructors of each battalion to come to the meeting. The young master has something to say."
Seeing that Yang Chendong was about to explain this matter to everyone in person, Kong Jie raised his eyebrows with joy, and immediately said: "My subordinates will inform you now, please inform me now."
In less than half an hour, all the battalion commanders and instructors of the same level in Beidai City rushed to the General's Mansion in the city. This was also Pan Wenfei's mansion, but the man is dead now, so this place naturally became Yang Chendong's mansion. temporary residence.
More than 30 battalion-level officers all came and stood neatly in the yard, looking at Yang Chendong who was looking up at the sky.
This situation has been going on for quite a while.Obviously it was Yang Chendong who called them over, but the Sixth Young Master didn't say a word, just looked up at the sky, the crowd naturally didn't dare to urge them, so they had to stand in a standard military posture, stretching their bodies upright.
It took about a cup of tea before Yang Chendong slowly lowered his head. To be honest, looking up at the sky all the time was uncomfortable for a long time.But in order to remind these officers, some things had to be done.
It is of course a good thing that officers can have their own ideas.But dare to question Shangguan's decision casually, this trend cannot be overwhelmed.Just like a platoon leader, what he sees are the soldiers in his platoon, so there must be limitations.What the company commander sees is only a company, unlike the battalion commander who can see more of the overall situation.As the actual founder and the highest leader of the mercenary army, Yang Chendong naturally sees the overall situation in his eyes, and in order to complete the arrangement of the overall situation, sometimes it is inevitable that there will be partial concessions.
For example, allowing Prime Minister Cochin to come to negotiate is affected by the overall situation.And as the territory gets bigger and bigger in the future, the probability of such things will increase. He can't explain it to the officers below every time.
This time can be an exception, but only this time.Yang Chendong wants to tell everyone through this matter that you can question the decision he made, but you must obey, otherwise, just stay where it is cool.There are no toads with three legs, but there are people with two legs.
Seeing that the time for a stick of incense passed, the officers below became much calmer, and Yang Chendong finally spoke. "I don't care what you think of yourself, or how unconvinced and different ideas you have in your hearts, now I want to ask you a question, with our current strength, can we take down all the Jiaozhi cities without bloodshed? ?”
Blood or not?
Hearing what Yang Chendong said, all the officers shook their heads in unison.If we talk about a hard attack, there is really nothing they can't take down in the cities of Jiaozhi, but if it comes to taking down the city without firing a single shot, it is absolutely impossible.
Seeing that all the officers were shaking their heads, Yang Chendong snorted coldly, and a stern light flashed in his eyes, "Since you can't do this, why are you so arrogant, why can't you compete with the other party?" Let’s talk about it? Are you just trying to show your own strength and disregard the safety of the Han people?”
Under the sound of severe accusations, the faces of some officers became very ugly.They just consider that their military strength is already very strong. For example, the defense of Beidai City is the best example. Since they have already grasped such an initiative, why are they still negotiating?Isn't this a blind man lighting a lamp in vain?
But when they heard Yang Chendong's voice of questioning, they realized that such a reckless behavior would kill the entire Han people in Jiaozhi.
Now that they were able to enter the cities of Jiaozhi with their tyrannical strength, couldn't they kill all the Han people in the city before they arrived?If that's the case, what would they get if they killed the Jiaozhi people?It's nothing more than some empty cities with nothing.This is not their original strategic purpose. They are here to open up another base, not just to show their tyrannical military strength.
It can be said that as soon as Yang Chendong said these words, many officers understood what was going on.Thinking that not long ago, I was just an ordinary person living in dire straits. If the sixth young master hadn't rescued them and given them power and the most powerful advanced firearms, some people would have become dead by now. up.Most people are still rushing to eat and fill their stomachs, so where does this morale and vigor come from?
The officers who had figured everything out lowered their heads one by one, reflecting on their wrong thinking.
Seeing that all the officers understood his meaning so quickly, Yang Chendong's complexion became better. "Okay, I've already told you about the matter. If anyone is still dissatisfied with the next negotiation with Jiaozhi, you can say so in person. But there is one thing, if you have no objections now, you are not allowed to discuss this matter after you go back. Things, if you catch one and dismiss you, you won't care about what military exploits you have made, don't say that the Sixth Young Master doesn't care about you at that time."
"No, no, Sixth Young Master is wise." A voice of admiration came from below.
It's no wonder that these people figured it out so quickly. Before, it was because of their limited vision and limited thinking. They just saw the immediate benefits.Now that we know that the Sixth Young Master is thinking about all the Han people, how could the officers who used to be part of them not understand?
"The meeting ends when you figure it out. It's better to train more and help the people in the city to do more work when you have time, than to think wildly every day." Yang Chendong waved his hand casually, and then left in an instant in the courtyard that was still full of people. A clean sheet.
The reason why the grievances of the officers can be calmed down so quickly is that apart from Yang Chendong's halo as the Sixth Young Master, what he did was indeed for the sake of the Han people.Do you think he wants to negotiate with others?It’s just that if they don’t do this, it’s really urgent, then they will first vent their anger on the Han people in the territory. At that time, one person and two people will not be killed. No matter what is written in the information of the Security Bureau, they still surrendered. Regardless of what Hong Jin said, it proves that in the Jiaozhi Kingdom with a population of less than 300 million, only the Han people accounted for 20 people, which is a ratio of one-fifteenth.
If all these Han people were killed, it would definitely be a great loss for the Han people.More importantly, many of these people have lived here since childhood. They have feelings for this place and know how to build it. If a new group of people come here, they need to adapt again, which will delay a lot time.What Yang Chendong lacks most now is population and time. After all, the world is so big, and if he wants to completely conquer it, he doesn't know how many years it will take.
Chapter 491 The Power of the Three-Three Formation (Second Change)
Some things can only be made faster by one point.In this way, whether these Han people in Jiaozhi Kingdom can survive, and how much they can survive, will be directly related to the next rule of here.
After convincing these officers, let them persuade the officers of the company and platoon, and the entire army became stable again.And at noon the next day, to the west of Beidai City, a group of 200 missionaries came to the city.
Ruan Chuncheng appeared at Beidai City two hours earlier than planned, which shows their sincerity and anxiety.
It was because they were afraid that the mercenaries would send troops to capture other cities again, so they rushed over without stopping.
When Ruan Chuncheng arrived at the city, according to the previous plan, Luo Po, the head of the second regiment, and Kong Jie, the political commissar, went out to greet them, and led them into Beidai City.
Keeping a smile as much as possible, Ruan Chuncheng asked about Yang Chendong after greeting Luo Po and Kong Jie. "Where is Mr. Zhongdan? This time, the prime minister was ordered by the crown prince to bring some gifts."
"Mr. Zhongdan is still inspecting the army. If Prime Minister Ruan is in a hurry, you might as well watch it with us." Political commissar Kong Jie first smiled at Luo Po, the head of the regiment, and then turned to Ruan Xuancheng to show that he was not in a hurry. Said in a slow tone.
All of this was also planned, Ruan Chuncheng was eager to meet Yang Chendong and test his mind, so he took this opportunity to beat him up and let him see the morale and momentum of the mercenary army.
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