Li Ling listened quietly and didn't interrupt until they were almost done, and then he looked at the leader Tengri: "Captain Tengri, is this the result you want? Let's burn all the jade and stones and use your life to weaken the power of my Great Yue City?"

Before the other party could speak, he continued, "But are you too underestimating the wealth of my Dayue? It's just a city. In our opinion, in just a few months, a larger, higher and more difficult-to-conquer city can be built in the original place. As for materials, weapons, etc., it is not a problem. As long as my court thinks, a large number of food and weapons will be transported in March.

"But you, you will not be resurrected when you die. And you, and the warriors under your subordinates, will surely die. This is not counting. Although I am in the Central Plains, I know some ways of survival on the grasslands in the northern desert. It has become common for you to attack and encroach on each other. As long as any tribe is not strong enough, your population and livestock will become prey in the eyes of other tribes!

"This time you invade the border of our Great Vietnam, all the elites of the tribe are used. Once you are young and strong elites like you are buried here, what will happen to you women, children and tribesmen on the grassland? Those who are more lucky may be chosen as concubines and servants by other tribes, and those who are worse will become slaves, or even killed on the spot.

"And your tribe will disappear completely, and no one will remember the existence of your tribe and tribe from now on. So think about it, just to exchange for my Dayue City, and to let us take a few months to rebuild the city, we will ask you several, or even a dozen tribes to extinction as the price. This is really the result you are willing to see, is it the price you can bear?"

Li Ling said this very straightforwardly, without much change in tone, as if he was stating an irreversible fact. But this time, the faces of everyone present had become very serious. Although Guseg, who had the most violent temper, held the hilt of the knife again, this time he did not jump out and shouted, and there was a constant fluttering of worry in his eyes.

Tengger's face also suddenly became gloomy, and he said after a moment: "You really can exaggerate. Do you think that if you say this, you will scare us?"

"I'm just telling a fact, not scaring you. In fact, you all know better than me if what I'm telling the truth." Old God Li Ling looked at them on the ground, and then smiled again, "But this is not the result that both of us want to see. In the end, you are because you don't want to be buried here. In us, it is not because the court has concerns, but because my general has concerns."

"Well, what do you mean?"

"Captain Tengri, you should be a smart person, why don't you understand? Yes, for the entire Dayue court, a city in Yunzhou will be destroyed, and some are rebuilt and make up for it. But for our general, once the city is really destroyed, he will lose face and will be responsible for a lot of guilt.

"I think my general worked hard in northern Xinjiang for decades, and finally achieved his reputation today. He really didn't want to lose his wisdom in this battle for many years. Therefore, it is particularly important for us to take down Yunzhou and take down Yunzhou intact. This naturally requires the cooperation and help of you, so I will take the risk to talk to you."

Li Ling's words made all the Gui Rong people look at each other. Obviously, with their habits and experiences, they really couldn't accept such tricks in the Central Plains officialdom. After pondering for a while, Tengri said, "So what do you mean?"

"It's very simple. Both sides take a step back and take their own needs. The battle has reached today, and everyone has suffered a lot of damage, so there is no need to make unnecessary sacrifices. We can agree to stop the army and then let you go and return to the grassland. What you have to do is leave Yunzhou City for us. Of course, it's best to leave us some wounded soldiers as prisoners, so that we can give the court an explanation.

"In this way, you can return to the grassland safely and we can also get the credit for defeating the enemy and seizing the city. Everyone is happy and everyone will get what they need. Wouldn't it be wonderful?" Li Ling seized the opportunity and told his intentions, but everyone was stunned again.

These stubborn grassland warriors have never thought that things on the battlefield can be so buzzing, just like doing business. But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that this matter seems to be very reliable. After all, they know their situation and if they continue to stick to it, they can still do it in a short time, but once they are prolonged and the food in the city is exhausted, it will be a dead end.

But the key is, is his words really credible?

Now they can protect themselves, relying on cities as their support, but once they leave Yunzhou, they will encounter enemy attacks or even ambushings, how can they deal with it? That's not to die faster?

So soon, someone asked loudly: "You said it nicely, but what do we mean by believing that what you said must be true? Are you not lying to us to leave and then taking the opportunity to launch an attack?"

"This is because of the trust between us. After talking nonsense, it may indeed make you suspicious. Or I will turn around and ask the military camp outside the city to give you a handwritten text of the commander? If not, it may bring endless troubles to the commander, and he will not agree. Otherwise, we will retreat first and let you leave calmly, what?" Li Ling thought about and gave some countermeasures.

But the other party was obviously not satisfied. Even if Dong Gongwangzhen sent a letter of guarantee, it would be useless if they took it. Can the Vietnamese army repent, they can still use it to accuse them of repelling the enemy?

Seeing this, Li Ling said again: "You don't have to worry about it. The facts have already shown that we are sincere. You may not know yet. Just a few days ago, the Guirong tribes trapped in Bazhou had already left safely with the cooperation of my Dayue general and returned to Mobei."

"Are you telling it seriously?" Tengri was a little interested now.

"Of course it's true. You've been trapped here, so the information is not well informed. Why don't you send someone to the grassland to find out the truth or false."

"Even if this is true, it has nothing to do with our agreement." Tengger said suddenly, and then the others nodded in agreement. This time, Li Ling was a little confused about how to persuade him.

Next, the two sides discussed several ways to win each other's trust, but none of them were too useful. In the end, it was already dark, and Tengger simply waved his hand and said, "In this way, you stay here first, and then we will give you an accurate statement after we discuss a decision."

Li Ling did not refuse, so he nodded and then took him to a house not far away to rest. After he left, a small door next to the hall opened, a man dressed in Han strode out, and Tengri and others instantly set their eyes on him: "How is it, does Mr. Xiao think his words are trustworthy?"

Although Mr. Xiao is a Han Chinese, he has not seen any restraint among the Guirong people. He has a confident smile on his face. He just replied: "What do you think, do you clan leader?"

"I think his words make some sense."

"We are in a bad situation. Once we drag it down, we will end up being wiped out."

"We came to Zhongyuan to grab food and population, but we didn't really come to die..."

Suddenly, the leaders of all races spoke one after another, all of whom were quite honest, and they were obviously really scared by Li Ling's words. Even Tenggeri frowned and said, "His words make sense, but the question is whether we really should believe him, so we want Mr. Xiao to help us get an idea."

"Do you know who Li Ling is?" Mr. Xiao did not rush to give his own opinion, but asked again, but it made everyone stunned. Then he shook his head: "He only said that he was a fourth-rank official in the Yue State court..."

"Yes, he is indeed only a fourth-rank official now, but he has done very little for the Vietnamese court over the years. A few years ago, in Jiangnan and in the southwest, it can be said that every uprising in my Holy Sect was destroyed by him, resulting in our success and failure. Many brothers and sisters in the church were killed and injured. Tell me, is it really credible what such a person said?" Mr. Xiao suddenly said this. He was one of the few important people who were located in the northern border of the Luotian Sect and connected with many Guirong tribes.

In the previous battles, both him and other members of the Luotian Sect played a significant role in it, thus winning the trust of these tribe leaders of the Guirong tribes. They especially admired the judgment and mind of the Luotian Sect think tank named Xiao Wanbo, so they asked him to hide in the room next to him, listen to everything clearly, and finally listen to his opinions.

Now, Xiao Wanbo has given his own opinion, which is what Li Ling said is not credible! Although he cannot produce any strong evidence, just these few words are enough to make everyone change their minds. Tengger hesitated and said a little hesitantly: "Then let us reject him and then kill him with a knife to exclaim his anger for Mr. Xiao?"

This sentence fell into Xiao Wanbo's eyes, but it made him feel terrified. Although these guys all looked rough and generous, they were actually a bit concise. This sentence was very tempting. If they really nodded, they might have to doubt their true intentions and think that they were targeting Li Ling in such a way for personal grudges.
Chapter completed!