Chapter 944 Chaos Night (1)
Guo Yaoshi did not express his final decision in front of the envoys of the Song, Liao and Jin dynasties. He just made a fuss and temporarily suppressed the matter. He was not a fool. Of course, he understood how much trouble it would cause if he really made his position. He could not afford to provoke any of these three forces.
All he could do was to set up a banquet to entertain the three parties again, and to say some empty and useless flattery during the meal, and then tentatively draw out their bottom line from the envoys, and then personally send them out and arrange Wanyan Wushu and his party to live in Zhuozhou City. At least before he came up with his accurate ideas, the envoys from the three parties would have to stay in Zhuozhou City for a few days.
It was not until Sun Tu and his party left that Guo Yaoshi sighed: "This matter is really hard to deal with."
"Boss Guo, there is nothing wrong with it. As long as we divide the party that gives more benefits, we will surrender to the party. Why is it so troublesome?" A man with a short figure and scarred face couldn't help but speak. This is the brother who has been with Guo Yaoshi for the longest time. He is the most honest and fierce in fighting. He is quite trustworthy, so he doesn't have much concern about speaking.
"Hu Zi, what you said is simple. If you can really tell the difference from their words, the general will not be so embarrassed." Yu Wanyao immediately explained.
Yan Hu suddenly opened his big eyes like a copper bell: "I can't tell the difference? If I see, the Song people have the greatest sincerity. They not only give us enough benefits, but also give us gold..."
"But the people in the south are the most unreliable, and their words are hard to count." Yu Wanyao said with a wry smile: "You have not dealt with the Song people, you should know how cunning and treacherous they are."
This made Yan Hu's expression stern. He obviously thought of something. He immediately cursed something, and then said: "Then cooperate with the Jurchens. Like us, they have already made enemies with the Liao people and happened to deal with the Liao people together. Anyway, I can't trust the Liao people. There were not a thousand or eight hundred Khitans who died at our hands before. They would really let them go so easily?"
"But the one that poses the greatest threat to us is the Liao people." Guo Yaoshi said again: "From the attitude of the Liao envoy, I am worried that the Liao army is already on the way here." Xiao Sixun's tough look was confident, and his silent performance after the arrival of the Jin people made Guo Yaoshi feel even more uneasy.
"The words of the Jin people are the most unreliable. Although they have won many successes in the north, it is not easy to eat the entire Liao Kingdom in one bite? In my opinion, they came here just to disrupt the situation here. Even if they fail, they will not lose anything. But if we really use it for them, we can clear some trouble for their southward journey." Guo Yaoshi continued, his brows frowned even more and more tightly.
Another subordinate Qi Da, who was next to him, also nodded and said, "What the general said is that I also think that the Jin people are unreliable. They said that in just two months, a large army would come south, and they were completely empty-mouthed and white teeth for us to use it. If we really believe it, we would be used by it."
Now, the people present suddenly fell into trouble again. After talking, they still had no idea. At this time, a young man who was much younger than them suddenly spoke: "Entertainment Father, I have a view, I don't know if I can do it."
"Da Lang has an idea? Let's talk about it." Guo Yaoshi was immediately excited and nodded quickly. His adopted son was quite good in terms of martial arts and strategies, even superior to his subordinates. However, because of his identity, he could not be used. But he was also low-key and never had any intention of it.
Seeing that he had a countermeasure, everyone else looked over with anticipation. The Dalang smiled slightly: "From the current situation, we can only find a backer, but the adoptive father was worried about the threat from the other two families. Since that's the case, it's simple, just take a first come first served. We just need to tell the three messengers separately that we are willing to surrender, and then ask them to send troops to accept them quickly, so that we can be safe."
"Well..." Guo Yaoshi pondered for a moment, but hesitated: "What if they attack us after entering the city and seized my military power?"
"Then we don't let them enter the city. And I believe that soon, another army will come. Let them fight one more battle, so we can reap the profits. Wouldn't that be better?" Dalang quickly replied: "As long as we defend Zhuozhou, we are not afraid that they will not recruit us. This is called selling three goods, first come first served!"
"This plan is really feasible..." Yu Wanyao nodded first in agreement: "It is also the most beneficial strategy for us, General!"
"It's just that it's not authentic enough, not refreshing enough."
"But this can also test which of the three of them is the most sincere. You can try it."
Several of the confidants expressed their opinions one after another, and most of them agreed with Dalang's strategy. Even Guo Yaoshi was already moved at this time: "Dalang is indeed clear-headed enough, so as you said, I will set things tomorrow. Next, it depends on who of the three parties has greater sincerity."
As he finished speaking, the matter was completely decided.
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Sun Tu took people back to his residence with a serious expression. As soon as he entered the yard, he quickly ordered: "Everyone is energetic. If the bow and crossbow are in the strings, there will be an accident after dark."
"How did the general make such a judgment?" Hua Rong said strangely. As for the others, they had moved quickly and occupied several of the most defensive positions in the house. As long as an enemy dared to come, they could be discovered and attacked immediately, whether they entered the main entrance or the courtyard wall.
After entering the hall opposite the gate, Sun Tu said, "I have just felt the strong murderous intent of the Liao envoy. His eyes looked at me even more quickly. Judging from the current situation, the Liao people are completely at a disadvantage here. All they can do is take a risk and completely eliminate us, and cut off Guo Yaoshi's retreat and thoughts. Humph, this is just the thing left to our ancestors. Can he really think he is Ban Dingyuan?"
Ban Chao and Ban Dingyuan were a famous figure in history, and he pointed out a completely different way to the envoys of later generations - what if he encountered hostile forces and had the same purpose when he was traveling to another country? It was not to compromise and improve his bargaining chips, but to take decisive action and kill all the envoys of the hostile forces! In this way, if the other side has no way out, he can only cooperate with it.
Such a strategy is simple and crude, and has considerable consequences, but when facing dangerous situations, it is the only solution. Obviously, today's envoy of the Liao Kingdom can only make this choice.
Hua Rong had also read books and knew these allusions, and immediately felt shocked. With a promise, he took the bow and arrow and prepared to defend himself.
However, Sun Tu and Wu Songluda and the other three sat in the hall, waiting for the enemy to come to the door, but the weapons of the three of them were all placed in the position they could find. Suddenly, the entire yard was full of murder, waiting for the enemy to hit the door as expected.
The sky soon became dark, which made the already quiet Zhuozhou City fall into tranquility. Even the chirping of several spring insects seemed particularly loud at this time.
At this time, a group of people were running quickly on the empty streets. After avoiding a group of patrol soldiers, they rushed to the house where Sun Tu and the others were. As expected, someone was going to attack the Song envoy.
After quietly coming to the yard, the twenty people first paused, and with the gesture of the leader, they quickly separated, and then jumped up like an eagle and falcon, judging the many tall courtyard walls as if nothing had happened, easily climbed over. The weapons in their hands were even unsheathed at the same time, and they were about to fall into the yard just after a pause.
At the same time, in an alley half a mile away from the courtyard, a group of men in night clothes stopped in place. Xiao Sixun stared at the group of guys who had taken the lead in surprise and said softly: "What's that way? Are the Jurchens? Why did they attack the Song people?"
No one expected that the first person to attack Song envoy was not the Liao people, but the Jin people who had just entered Zhuozhou!
Just as Wanyan Wushu was about to jump down, a string sound came from the side. The sharp arrow instantly broke through the air, causing the few people who were about to move down to pause and quickly raised their swords to defend themselves. But this arrow was just a signal, and then a sharp arrow roared at the left and right and in front at the same time, attacking them.
The Song people were prepared for a long time, which made a strange light flash in Wanyan Wushu's eyes, but the movements on his body were not affected. With a bow, the man had already swept down decisively. At the same time, he saw the momentum of an arrow. The scimitar slashed out and slashed it with a jingle, and the man had already landed safely.
The other Jin people also knew the reason that this battle must be decided quickly, so even though more than ten sharp arrows flew over, they still jumped into the hospital. Some people were quick enough to block the abrupt arrows, and two or three failed and were nailed by the arrows. But even so, they failed to stop their determination to kill. They only beat the ground and killed them again like a tiger pounced on food, heading straight to the crossbowman in the dark.
Since these Jin people dared to cross half of the Liao Kingdom with twenty people, they naturally had their confidence. From Wanyan Wushu, everyone was a good player in the Jin army. This accident and injury would not make them feel afraid at all.
Wanyan Wushu took the lead, and the sword light flashed rapidly, protecting him, his footsteps were like lightning, but he rushed straight to the main hall where the candlelight was lit.
After seeing the momentum of these enemies, Sun Tu was slightly stunned, but then the fighting spirit in his heart was ignited. He immediately shouted, and the knife was in his hand, and the man rushed forward. At the same time, Lu Da and Wu Song were also moving!
The assassination instantly turned into a head-on battle, and outside the courtyard, the Liao people rushed over, but the number of people was more than that of the Song and Jin dynasties, with a total of fifty!
Chapter completed!