How long have we been gone before something big happened again?
Ever since I led the Beifu soldiers, there has been almost no rest for two days a day, and there are major events every day.
Is it still possible?
Although Wang Mi was bored, it was mainly because the situation in Xuzhou City was still unclear and he couldn't get much useful information from his side.
It's not like he didn't send people into the city to investigate the situation, but everyone who reported back said the city was calm and nothing happened.
Logically speaking, Wang Mi should be happy to receive such news.
But he just couldn't be happy, so what was there to be happy about?
No discovery was made, which only shows that Fu Fei is no ordinary person. He is cunning and uses various methods to hide his preparations without leaving any trace.
Although Wang Mi was full of complaints, the person who sent the news really couldn't be ignored by Wang Mi.
Zeng Jing!
The man who shouted something big was none other than Zeng Jing, the captain of Team Zeng, whom Wang Mi trusted very much!
With his personality, he will never make something out of nothing.
"Say it!"
"What happened?"
Zeng Jing had just arrived. He was panting and couldn't speak a few words clearly. Wang Mi asked anxiously. But at this time, Zeng Jing did not reply immediately. Instead, he picked up the water hyacinth and took a few sips.
So thirsty!
If I don’t drink a few more water, I’m afraid I’m going to die from dryness!
"Xuzhou!"
"The guard of Xuzhou City must...must..."
"What do you want!"
This Zeng Jing, why did he still stutter at the critical moment?
It's okay to stutter, but you have to explain the key information clearly first, and then you stutter!
However, isn't Zeng Jing anxious?
He is also very anxious!
But this person is very strange. The more anxious he is, the less he can do well. Let's talk about stuttering. Zeng Jing really didn't stutter before, but now he can't speak a word clearly.
There were only a few words in that sentence, but it seemed to be spinning on his tongue, and the tongue seemed to be knotted.
Obviously knowing that Wang Mi was anxious to know the news, and that the news was very important and urgent, Zeng Jing was still powerless.
So, while pressing anxiously, he hesitated and couldn't say a complete sentence.
It's all simple.
The picture was completely unreadable.
Wang Mi was speechless. It seemed that Zeng Jing was in trouble. How about someone else?
It doesn't matter if another person comes, it will be nice to explain things clearly so that he can understand clearly.
Unfortunately, except for Zeng Jing, the people around Wang Mi were all waiting for him to speak. Seeing Zeng Jing like this, they were even more anxious than Wang Mi. They kept urging them, and the situation was about to get out of control.
"Fu Fei sent an envoy over, saying he wanted to discuss with our army!"
Fu Fei?
messenger?
I go!
What plot is this?
"Where?"
"Take me there quickly!"
Are you kidding me?
Fu Fei's envoys are here, so of course they have to go and have a look. No matter what their intentions are, they have to go and meet for a while.
However, this guy's movements were too fast.
Wang Mi didn't expect that there were two.
For one thing, he didn't expect that Fu Fei would actually send someone over to discuss it.
The second thing is that even if they are coming, we can wait until the Beifu army arrives at Xuzhou City to talk about it, and it won't delay things.
The city of Xuzhou is now in his hands, Fu Fei, and there are no other generals around him to monitor him. Is he still afraid that Qin Lord Fu Jian will come to arrest him?
That's impossible!
That person is completely dead and has no chance.
At that time, opening the city gate and negotiating again will not only show sincerity, but also make it more comfortable. It will also allow Wang Mi to truly appreciate the formation of Xuzhou City.
However, after thinking about it, this is not an incomprehensible approach.
If the Jin army is allowed to advance to Xuzhou City, wouldn't it be equivalent to being attacked by the Jin army?
When the time comes, it won't be called negotiation, let alone peace. It will be called forcing Fu Fei to surrender!
Although judging from the current situation of both sides, the fact is that no matter what posture Fu Fei takes to open the city gate, the essence is surrender.
However, the way of operation is different and the acceptance is also different.
Fu Fei has great prestige in Xuzhou City, and everyone in Xuzhou City still has expectations for him.
If these soldiers who were full of expectations for him knew that the general they trusted infinitely surrendered without even using a single soldier, the impact on them would be conceivable.
If there is a guy with a shiny forehead who can't stand it anymore, it's not impossible to kill Fu Fei impulsively.
Life is only one aspect, face is equally important.
Fu Fei, a famous general, turned around and surrendered instead of putting up a fight when the critical moment came.
Where to put this old face?
Thinking about it this way, it is understandable to leave the city in advance to negotiate.
What are you waiting for?
Hurry up and meet!
Zeng Jing led Wang Mi and rushed forward. On the other side, the envoy sent by Fu Fei automatically found a suitable negotiation location.
The group of them came out of Xuzhou City and followed the usual route of general marches, searching all the way.
Sure enough, not long after, they found traces of the Jin army.
It's actually so close!
To be honest, it was only after seeing the Jin army's lineup that Xuzhou's soldiers truly understood why Yecheng, which was as impregnable as gold, could not attack in a moment.
It really is a powerful force. You don't need to actually use swords or guns to see that this army has extraordinary combat effectiveness.
It's not something ordinary troops can contend with.
As a result, everyone was filled with emotion.
Fortunately, they left the city early and seized the opportunity. The general is so wise!
Since it is a negotiation, you need to find a place where you can negotiate.
You can't ride on both sides of the horse, let's talk on the horse.
Although the Jin army had the upper hand, the Qin soldiers were not polite and continued to arrange the negotiation location. Who said that Xuzhou was still their territory.
There always has to be some sense of landlord friendship.
Now the Jin army has completely left Qingfeng Post, even those who surrendered. The first wave of Jin army moved the fastest and has already approached the outer city of Xuzhou.
Because several Qin army generals came to negotiate, under the leadership of Liu Yu, the army temporarily slowed down its march.
Don't get me wrong, it's just slowing down, not stopping.
Liu Yu is such a shrewd man with rich combat experience. He will never completely stop the army and stop marching towards Xuzhou just because of a few Qin soldiers who come to negotiate.
Who knows if this group of people are liars?
Even if he is not a liar, there is no telling whether the negotiation can be successful.
So, Liu Yu used his brain and decided to move forward slowly, observing the situation while welcoming these envoys from Xuzhou City.
However, those envoys did not know what the Jin army was thinking, and they only thought that they slowed down their pace to give Di Qin face.
We are here to negotiate. We are the defenders of the important town of Xuzhou. Don’t we still have this kind of appearance?
This is all as it should be.
On Di Qin's side, Xin Shu was the leader.
He is a popular person around Fu Fei, and he personally went out of the city yesterday to investigate the situation. It is only natural that he should appear in the team at this critical moment.
Although they are only here to negotiate and not to fight, Di Qin's team is also relatively large.
There are a hundred people!
This is really a lot of people for negotiations.
The Di people have lived in the Central Plains for a long time and even speak Chinese very well. They don't even need a translator. How can they have such a big battle?
Furthermore, although no one has exposed it, strictly speaking, Di Qin is still at a disadvantage. Since it is at a disadvantage, it must show weakness.
When it comes to negotiations, the fewer people involved, the better.
However, Di Qin did the opposite. Could it be that they had their own opinions?
That’s right!
For Di Qin, their idea is that they must not show weakness. Even if they come to ask for peace, they must set up a scene.
Moreover, this time when they come out to negotiate, they not only take into account face, but also consider safety factors.
The Jin army is so capable of fighting and has such a large number of people.
If they were not good people and suddenly acted cruelly on Di Qin's brothers, if only three or five people came over, wouldn't it be possible that they would knock down all of them?
A larger number of people can give everyone more courage. Not only that, if something unexpected happens, a few people can go back to the city to deliver the message.
This is extremely important!
Must pay attention!
Xin Shu took the initiative and took about a hundred brothers to find an open area. It wasn't empty at all, but there were actually things around it.
This is a large banyan tree with lush branches and leaves, and its roots are coiled and densely twisted.
The branches and leaves are lush and extend outward, forming a hat shape.
It seemed like a giant umbrella covered the banyan tree and the surrounding area about three feet square, forming a natural barrier.
When Xin Shu saw this place, his eyes immediately lit up.
This is God’s will!
What a good negotiation place, he didn't need to bother looking for it anymore, it was completely ready-made.
Xin Shu and other major negotiators stood under the banyan tree, waiting for the arrival of the Jin army's generals. Looking at them with their hands behind their backs and looking into the distance, I guess 80% of them would think that they are the masters and the hosts.
of.
Maybe there's nothing wrong with thinking this way. After all, they are indeed the owners of Xuzhou City, at least for now they still belong to Di Qin.
The place where the Jin army marched was also near Xuzhou.
Aren't Di Qin's troops the masters?
Behind Xin Shu, there were several burly men, standing under the banyan tree, waiting with him for the Jin army general.
The rest of the people were sent to a relatively distant place by him, just as a warning.
I hope they won't come in handy. After all, no matter how capable these people are, there are only about a hundred of them.
How can we withstand the Jin army's tens of thousands of soldiers?
It's just a matter of striving for a possibility and giving myself some comfort.
This is also a very strange thing. There are obviously many elite soldiers and generals in Xuzhou city. Even if the situation is not favorable to Di Qin, he can still command thousands of people with a wave of his hand, easily.
Why didn't Xin Shu wait until the Jin army arrived at Xuzhou City and take the army out of the city to discuss it? Wouldn't it be safer that way?
Yes, yes!
For ordinary people, of course they will think this way, and there is no problem at all.
However, the Xuzhou defenders were destined to be no ordinary people.
They must not let the Jin army show up under Xuzhou City and come out to negotiate. Isn't that a clear sign that we are about to surrender? Brothers, please watch it?
The people in the city were already at odds with Di Qin. When they saw their show of weakness, didn't they immediately become at odds?
Di Qin has been entrenched here for more than ten years, where can he put his face?
This is just a superficial reason, there are some deeper reasons that cannot be explained clearly here.
Di Qin did this out of necessity.
I'm just waiting for the general of the Jin army, who I heard is quite young, to arrive early and give everyone a good time.
Although they had speculated a lot about Di Qin's thoughts, Wang Mi and others remained calm and unhurried.
Since it is a negotiation, it is natural to have a few helpers around you.
It doesn't matter if you don't have that many people, you should have at least one.
Although Wang Shilang is a wise man with both wisdom and bravery, at such a critical moment that determines the survival of Xuzhou City and when faced with such a major event, he naturally cannot take it lightly.
It is better to be cautious and have someone to consult with you.
Under the premise that He Mai has stayed in Yecheng, Wang Mi doesn't seem to have many choices.
Wei Yongzhi is definitely not capable. Although Liu Yu is capable, there are too many troubles during the march of the army that need to be dealt with by him. He really can't spare any time, so he can only replace him with someone else.
Who else can I replace?
There is only He Wuji!
Wuji really liked taking on this responsibility, and Wang Mi had already made the best arrangements within his capabilities.
With an army of tens of thousands, winding for miles, and only Liu Yu left to look after him, Wang Mi was really worried.
After much thought, he left his right-hand man Zeng Jing in the army as a supplement.
Zeng Jing was quite capable, and in Wang Mi's opinion, he should be above Wei Yongzhi and Tan Pingzhi.
It's just that I have always been by Wang Mi's side, and many times, all my baggage and all my wisdom cannot be used.
This time, it can be regarded as giving him a chance to perform.
In the future, if Wang Mi can really ascend to a high position, he will be able to cultivate a humerus general for himself in advance!
At first, Zeng Jing was a little reluctant to take on this task. His ideal was to follow Wang Mi and protect Wang Shilang well.
If he is good, he will be better.
Unexpectedly, I discovered recently that Shilang Wang's positioning for him was completely different from his own positioning.
Wang Shilang always likes to push him out, or in other words, hopes that he will do greater things and seek a higher official position.
Actually, it's not necessary at all.
Although Zeng Jing was indeed very capable, and he knew it, he did not have much ambition, and he did not want to take advantage of the opportunity of following Wang Mi to become a successful person.
He just identified a person and settled on that person, without asking for anything else.
He has a lot of things to say to Wang Mi, but things are complicated now, and the enemy generals have arrived again. Where can I find the time to listen to him talk here?"
He had no choice but to accept the task and watched Wang Mi and He Wuji gallop forward.
Don't worry!
Fortunately, with He Wuji by his side, Zeng Jing could finally feel half at ease, although in his opinion, He Wuji might not be as good as him.
At least, He Wuji was not as careful as him when it came to protecting Wang Mi.