Chapter 2042:

When the next day dawned, the confidence of the Eastern Empire was completely gone. They would never believe the fact in front of them. According to their previous thoughts, they are now at most a few meters away from the city wall, because they More than 10 million people have been lost, but after dawn, I really think there are still 30 meters. What is going on with this city wall, the people of the Eastern Empire are not fools, and soon someone will see it very much. It’s clear that the people on it are working on it. The wall is still increasing. Damn, you are working on the corpses of the dead. The people on our side are not fools. Li Cong happily went down from a gap. I took a look, but Li Cong wanted to give them even more anger.
"Brothers of the Eastern Empire, you really worked hard last night. It's hard for you to use your own body to get our foundation so good. Now I don't say anything. Your technology is very good. The body is even better. There are definitely not as many people here as you, but I think there are definitely a lot of bricks and grenades here. If you really want to continue using this tactic, we I will never back down. Everyone just keep coming. I just don’t know if you have the courage.
Li Cong said with a loud laugh. He used his own internal strength to say it. Tens of millions of people around here listened. With this voice, the military camps of the Eastern Empire are really too big. The army of hundreds of millions of people are within this range. Most people don’t know what their Emperor His Majesty thinks. Everyone knows what Li Cong said. Up. Looking at the Chinese army one by one, the eyes are a bit wrong. Do you really want to continue this tactic? Tell us to use our lives to reduce the distance between the wall and the ground? Is this method too useless?
"It turned out to be like this. At the beginning, I told us that the enemy's city wall was about to be attacked. I wondered why we were asked to bring such a bag of dirt to the past, even though people must be killed on the battlefield. But isn’t it a bit too much for the soldiers with tens of millions of casualties that night? Boss, will we pass by today?
A group of soldiers who were responsible for soil removal also heard the news. I was wondering that dozens of people who were with them had been transferred to the front line. Said to put more strength on it. You will be able to go up the enemy's city wall immediately, but not even one has returned, and they are not recruits anymore. Naturally, they know how difficult the city is to attack. But it is absolutely impossible that dozens of people in a small team will not come back. In the last few days, even the body has not been brought back. It turns out that they have all become the foundation stone, so let alone the anger in each of them.
To be honest, these words from Li Cong are still very useful. These soldiers are all impetuous now. Several of them are already asking their officers what is going on, but what they don’t know is that even their officers don’t know what’s going on. A person in charge of thousands of people always glanced at the generals above him, and he could see from the eyes of the generals. Damn, even people at this level didn’t know what was going on. The concealment is really powerful enough. These officials hate the emperor. Damn, whose life is not the life, if it is possible to take down the city, they will naturally come. Soldiers do this. They understand that, especially when they are all pro-army of the emperor, naturally they are not afraid of death, but the current situation is that no matter how many people you die, it is impossible for others to appear there. What's the point of fighting this kind of war for any loss?
In the tent where the emperor’s majesty was, all the ministers didn’t know what to say. The Li Cong said this. It is estimated that which army is going to go now and no one wants to go. This past. It is a matter of death that everyone naturally knows. Who doesn’t care about his own life? The main thing is that death has no value at all, so no one has passed away. Everyone thinks that they can have a little value. Is not it? It’s not just that I lost my life in a daze, and the court didn’t even want my body after death. Isn’t this a bit too much? Don’t say the soldiers can’t accept this kind of thing, even the generals. The same is not acceptable.
"Let the offensive stop first. It is no longer suitable for the offensive to continue. Do you have any way to say it? Now is not the time to hide and tuck. Our Eastern Empire has reached the most difficult time. If you have a way to get our Eastern Empire through this difficult situation, it is of course no problem to add officials to the ranks." His Majesty the Emperor of the Eastern Empire is like a rooster that has been defeated in a fight, and he has no energy at all. 'S psychological endurance is very strong, but too much has happened recently, isn't it? I originally thought that I could cover up all the disadvantages to me by this war, but who knew it would be of no use, I still had to be honest in this predicament.
The following ministers look at me one by one, and I look at you. No one wants to stand up and talk. What are you kidding me? Now the emperor himself is the one who has no idea, what are you doing? Is your mind more flexible than others? You can talk? Are everyone else fools? If this is the case, what should the Emperor do? In fact, at this time, they have all misunderstood. If these people really have any ways, it is estimated that the Emperor would be happy to discuss with them for a while, but now these guys. I am already scared. There are so many people who have died in the past few days. His Majesty’s heart has also begun to be wild. If you kill yourself, you will not even have a complaint. It is better to be honest and not say anything. If you don’t, you can’t pull yourself out and behead your head, naturally there’s no such reason.
"Lieutenant, you are in charge of the military. I think you have the most say in this matter. Do we have any other ways?" His Majesty saw these guys not talking one by one. Could it be clear. This lieutenant is the highest official in the Eastern Empire to control the military, but can he be worthy of this title? That’s impossible. In the past, this position was taken by the old general Linghu. Now that the Linghu family betrayed, they left directly. Not only did they leave, but also a large number of useful personnel in the Imperial Ministry. This is making trouble. Although the current lieutenant can be regarded as a person who understands military affairs, can a person who only understand military affairs mobilize the army of the entire empire? Are you familiar with the army of the entire empire? That is obviously impossible. Originally, he didn't want to talk. But now, the emperor’s first point of light is on his head, can he still allow himself to hide on the side? The other ministers around each wanted to breathe a sigh of relief. In their opinion, this matter was very good. Fortunately, it didn't reach my head.
"Your Majesty the Cavalry Emperor. Weichen thinks that the siege can also be used. This has been done in history. As long as a city cannot be attacked for a long time, we can directly siege the city and break the city. The water source and grain and grass supply in the country. At that time, we will be able to win without fighting, but this may take a little longer, but now it can be considered a good way. Of course, this is just a small minister. It’s just a little bit of a simple opinion. What your Majesty wants to do is to decide by himself.
This guy has been in the army for a while, and this method is more or less a method. People have proposed it. Your question is, Taiwei has prepared this method in a day or two. The reason why he didn't say it a few days ago was waiting for this time.
Shangshu of the Ministry of War has been at odds with Taiwei for a long time. Seeing this old guy is going to be proud of him, how could he be willing to stand up immediately and say, "Your Majesty, Taiwei's method is also possible, but I really want to It doesn’t seem to work here. There is a river passing by in the middle of the city. Besides, we haven’t surrounded them to the south. They are surrounded by high mountains. It is impossible for us to be besieged. Besides, we Even if the entire city is besieged, it is impossible to cut off the vitality in the city. We still can't do anything with those airships, unless we dare to attack the world by high-level fighters, but if we stay high in the sky, Except for high-level magicians, even high-level fighters don’t necessarily have much abilities.
The guy from the Ministry of War, Shangshu, can’t find a way, but it’s okay to tear down the platform. I will refute the Taiwei’s method in a few words. The effect is gone. Just now, His Majesty the Emperor felt that Taiwei's method could be regarded as a method, but now that it is no longer possible, this is simply a method.
Taiwei made a big red face, naturally he refused to let him go, and then said, "Master Shang Shu said that, this matter is not very thoughtful to me, but I don’t know what Master Shang Shu can do. "The ball was kicked back immediately. Now let's see how you answered. Do you have any idea? His Majesty's eyes also brightened. It is okay to dismantle the platform, but you have to set it up by yourself. Otherwise, what use is it for someone like you?
Master Shang Shu himself has his own plan. Otherwise, he would not stand up. In fact, the people who can be in this tent can be said to be like human beings. How could they not have their own ideas? All of them don’t want to say it. They all want to say it at the most critical moment. An idea may also bring a lot of gains to them. To maximize their own interests, this is the best thing. Up.
"Hehe, I have some thoughts about this, but it's not the war in front of me." Master Shang Shu still wants to sell it for a while, but he still doesn't say when he sees His Majesty's stern eyes. When is this? If you can’t satisfy His Majesty the Emperor, you might be able to move your head, and then quickly said, "Your Majesty, in fact, we can’t pass the Cao Family Commercial Bank. In the past, they asked to be in our Eastern Empire. Just do business, can we agree to them? If this is the case, this kid from Li might not help those of the Linghu family. At most, we will have one more business organization in the country, as long as the empire is good. If they are optimistic about them, then they will definitely not be allowed to become powerful. Among the three empires, the Cao’s trading houses in the Northern Empire and the Western Empire are very powerful, but in the Southern Empire. Because the Southern Empire started at the beginning. The policy of containment was implemented at that time, so they really couldn’t develop in the southern empire. Our power is much stronger than the southern empire. Although the country has gone through so many turmoil, this matter is for us. It’s still very easy to say. I don’t know what Weichen’s idea is?" Master Shang Shu said with a smile. Indeed, this guy also had a set of ideas in his mind. If the Eastern Empire Emperor followed his method, it might be There will be unexpected gains.
"Master Shang Shu is joking?" Tai Wei naturally couldn't let Master Shang Shu be more beautiful than himself. It must be a little trouble for this guy. In fact, the people here are very clear in their hearts that they want to spend this city in addition to the life estimate just now. This is the method. If they choose to choose, they still want to use the previous method. This Cao family firm After coming in, I felt like someone else appeared in my own home. This is always uncomfortable. But if more people die, this matter can be solved. They don't care. The population of the Eastern Empire is nearly 300 billion. If you want to sign the army, tens of millions is very easy. So they don’t care about this at all. It’s just that now the entire army knows what they think. It’s definitely impossible to follow the previous method. They must have a mindful approach. What should this approach do? Thinking is also a problem.
"Oh? If Master Taiwei thinks I'm joking, then I'm joking, but I don’t think your Majesty is in the mood to joke now. Is there any other way besides the siege? If there is, I don’t know if I can come up with us to talk about it. If not, please consider my method." The Ministry of War is not welcome. He said that he understood very well what these people were thinking about. They already recognized their own way, but their brains were reluctant to bow their heads, but he still missed one person, that is, the emperor on the stage. Your Majesty, can that person let the Cao's firm enter the Eastern Empire? This can only be done if he wants to, and if he doesn't want to, this is really a joke.
"Your Majesty, the Weichen thinks that this matter is simply nonsense and absolutely cannot go on. The matter of the Linghu family is already beyond our empire's ability to handle it. This Cao family firm must never come inland. In the past, they were harassing our coastal areas. In our inland areas, our most powerful areas, they did not infiltrate at all. It is not so convenient to do anything. Look at the current northwest. Although the two empires are still in charge of the two empires on the surface, do they dare to say one more thing about things involving Cao’s family firm? They dare not at all. The ministers can let Cao’s family firm. Come in, because in that case we can get more benefits. They are generous and we all know, but you are not allowed, your majesty, the entire empire is yours, how can you share what you have with others People, this is simply weakening your rights." The lieutenant saw that the people in this room would immediately support him, and said quickly, he knew that as long as the emperor heard about his rights, he would definitely Those who have other ideas, sure enough, when this guy said that he was going to divide his rights, the whole person seemed to be a different person, and the color of the book is not so good.
The book of the Ministry of War saw that this matter was a little bit dirty. Damn, the old man Taiwei was a little bit predictable, but he knew what the Emperor was thinking. What happened to the loss of a part of the power, if the entire power was lost. What should I do if I am wrong, I believe His Majesty the Emperor will have his own choice.
"Your Majesty, the matter has reached the point where it is now. The Weichen knows that this may make our forces make certain concessions, but if we continue to waste in this city, it will not do us any good, Linghu family. It’s already going to take root behind them. Now it’s a very bad thing for us to stay here for one more day. In fact, we can think of it this way. It’s okay to promise some of their requirements first. As long as we solve the Linghu family, what is their Cao family trading firm? We are the government. If we want to rectify them, it is very easy. A man can bend and stretch. At this time, we will be a little bit. Loss can make our empire safer in the future. Moreover, there is news in the capital. The men of the royal family can't sit still one by one. Your Majesty, you can't go wrong with this matter." Bingbu Shangshu didn't finish his words. The people in this room are all smart people. They also know what this guy meant when he didn't finish talking, that's if you would go back so failed. The people of the royal family don't know how to make noise yet. For them, there is hope for this matter now, there is a hope that can keep you down, you are defeated, it is more than just hope. Every time the dynasty changes, there will be many people who get the opportunity to rise to the top. For that opportunity. Things that weren't there will become things.
"No, your Majesty, don't listen to this guy's nonsense. He is a misrepresentation of the country. If we really let people from the Cao's House of Business come in, then it will be too late for us to regret it. It is said that asking God is easy to send God. It’s difficult, this Cao’s firm is a terrible opponent than the other three empires, especially the navy of the Cao’s firm. They are not familiar with our eastern and northern waters. Once they come in, they will definitely We will run everywhere. In the sea, our power is not as good as others. If they stop our overseas trade by then, it will be difficult for us to stand up." Taiwei's words also represent the thoughts of some people. Yes, these people are the conservative forces in the imperial court. What they want is to rely on the current methods to solve the problem, and don't let the empire pay more. The empire cannot afford to lose.
"His Majesty, the words of the Taiwei-sama are misleading the country. Now our Eastern Empire has reached a very important time. If we waste a few days here, according to the news we received, The people of the Fox family have already begun to retreat. If they were to strengthen their defenses, we would have to spend hundreds of millions of troops to clear them out. At that time, the strength of the entire empire would decline. At that time, we were not. The first power on the entire continent. The Cao family firm has a bad relationship with us, and the three empires have a bad relationship with us. If they unite at that time, what ability do we have to resist them? Now we have to get through this hurdle well, and promised to all the requirements of the Cao family firm, first kill the people of the Linghu family, and we will be much easier to handle the people of the Cao family firm. If they can grow old Honestly, we can also give them a way to survive, but if they are not honest, we can pull them up in minutes." The two adults are not to be outdone, thinking about themselves. Can control the emperor's thoughts, in that case he would be the first person in the military.
"Enough, don’t talk anymore, I will think about this problem carefully, order the whole army to stop first, retreat slowly, and bring back everything that our soldiers’ bodies can bring back. I need two Hours of time.
His Majesty the Emperor already knows what the two of them mean, and listening to it is a waste of time. The things they say have been known very early on, and there is no need for them to be there one by one. Hu Chen is here for a long time. All he needs is to think about which step he should take. The ministers below can’t speak. They all know that this is the time for His Majesty to make a decision, and all of them quickly retired. , If this is in agreement, success has nothing to do with you. It is all the decisions made by the emperor. If it fails, you can agree to this at the beginning, then there will be a big problem. , Even if you don’t catch you this guy, there will be no good fruit.
Seeing that the army on the opposite side began to retreat, Li Cong felt relieved. Good guys. These guys have been sleepless for more than ten hours. The soldiers will be exhausted, even though the interior of the city There are quite a few troops, but it was not a time of rotation just now. Once the enemy seizes this favorable opportunity, they may be the ones who suffer. They are very scared one by one. The city wall is one of their hearts. Relying on, if the city wall is gone, their confidence will be gone. At this moment, seeing the enemy retreats, they seem to have collapsed. Not only the soldiers, but also the craftsmen are scared one by one. They sat down directly, and each of them felt like they were reborn once.
"Haha. Thank you for your help. This war should have been a military matter, but your performance is also very good. I have asked someone to ask about it. Usually you do such a day’s work for 60 yuan. Yes, 300 yuan per person today. If there is anything like this in the future, it will definitely be given to you at this price. If you are injured, we will all take care of you, not just you. Even your family members It’s the same. We take care of their food and drink until you have the ability to work. If you lose your life here, your family can get 200 taels of silver and 30 acres of land. All this is given to you by the Linghu family. Don't worry." Li Cong said while looking at these craftsmen. Anyway, Young Master Linghu left a lot of money when he left, and that guy also knew that it was useless to lean on his mouth on the battlefield. Relying on money, sometimes you can get unexpected results. Li has never used it.
"Thank you Mr. Cao... Thank you Mrs. Cao..." After hearing Li Cong's words one by one, the artisans knelt down and kowtowed. This was the time before they had paid a few days' worth of wages. Earn so much money, artisans like them can be said to be the people with the least income in the past. They are similar to those in ancient China. None of them have high social status. It’s the son who inherited his father’s inheritance. It’s impossible to stand up, but Li Cong gave them such a result. If he really had no life, he would give him 20 acres of land here. Yes, this is not a low price, and my son is a peasant. Although he is at the bottom of the society, they are no longer craftsmen. It is a very good news for my entire family.
"Master Cao, is this something strange? If they continue to attack, our side will not be able to persist. The court is not afraid to die so many people. We all know the emperor. When he was still the prince, he often arrested thousands of prisoners for his martial arts training. How could he care about the life and death of these people?" Zheng Er on the side said with some worry, even if the enemy is fierce, we all use the methods they use. Yes, they are retreating now. They must think of other ways. We don't know those ways. This is a bit anxious.
"Hehe, Zheng Er, the wars in this world are generally like this. If there is hope of victory, they will definitely not retreat. But now that they retreat, it means that they do not want to continue the storm. For them, the loss is too great. If there is a prince in front of him, he will definitely do it, but if it is an emperor, he will not be able to do it. He has to worry about his own reputation, a bad reputation. How can the emperor of China become the king of the world? If I guess correctly, they will either besiege us or send envoys. We think they will not do that. After all, our southern part is still If you can go out, there is no siege. This negotiation should be what they think." Li Cong said with a smile, this guy dare not understand everything about the world, but the things in front of him are still okay.
Negotiation? The complexion in Zheng Er's eyes immediately changed. It is better for him to continue fighting like this. At least now, Li Cong and the Linghu family are together. If there is a peace talk, will Li Cong sacrifice Ling? The interests of the Fox family are exchanged for the interests of the Cao Family Commercial Bank. After all, Li Cong is here to help. For the Linghu Family, there is no obligation. People who cannot sacrifice their own interest will definitely have some ideas of their own. , If this is the case, do you still continue to listen to this guy, the young master said at the beginning that he helped us defend the city and everything would listen to him, but if we betrayed, we should listen to him? Isn’t that a fool? Shouldn’t this matter be told to the young master at this moment, but Zheng Er is also a wise man, and he soon understood what was going on, Li Cong told himself on purpose. If Li Cong really has two minds, he would definitely not tell himself. It is not so simple to figure out this matter with his own ability. Since he told himself, he definitely didn't think about being with the East Empire alone. The royal family negotiated peace, and now the Linghu family had already begun to retreat. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. He didn't know much about the Linghu family. There is nothing to sell.
"Hehe, Zheng Er, it seems that you are really good to your family. If I have a subordinate like you, I can safely hand over such an important city to an outsider." Li Cong looked at Zheng Er. At a glance, Zheng Er felt like he was naked in front of this person. He really thought that there were no secrets. It was really scary to have such a person looking at him.
"What did Mr. Cao say? Our young master regards Mr. Cao as his best friend. He has always told us that Mr. Cao is the most powerful person in the world. You must not let us go against your will. Yes." This guy said nothing. But no matter how you speak. The look in your eyes just now sold you directly.
"He really said this? Forget it, it's meaningless to say that, just rest assured, I don't have any foundation in the Eastern Empire. How can I not understand the meaning of the Eastern Empire imperial family. I definitely want to use something. Terminated our cooperative relationship. Now he is strong, and neither of us has the ability to fight him alone. If we separate, we may all be broken by each, so I won’t do things without vision. To do it, we will accept it later, no matter what they say. As long as they can wait for this time, everything is easy to say. We still need six days. There is nothing like credibility. "Li Cong said with a smile. Zheng Er's heart was also relieved. That's true. What they need is time. As long as it is four days, they can quickly retreat. The empire is not afraid of any moths anymore. Once you have returned to your fief, you are still very tender if you want to attack.
Li Cong’s prediction is indeed true, that is, within three hours, the special envoy from the Eastern Empire has already arrived under the city. It is an envoy with a white flag. This is similar to the world where Li Cong is. I really miss the white flag. This thing is common throughout the universe, and the two countries don’t cut their arms. This is one way Li Cong told these people. These people have learned a very good word from Li Cong today, one by one. They were also very excited. Originally, they were all people who were going to fail. Not to mention negotiations, but whether they can survive is an extravagant hope. I really didn’t expect such a thing to happen. People came to ask for peace. , And the three princes of the emperor came, this guy can be regarded as a great figure in the Eastern Empire, except that he is not a prince, did not sit on the seat of the prince, other things are similar to the prince, belong to the most powerful of the princes Kind.
When Li saw this guy at first sight, he knew that this kid was definitely not the kind of thing to deal with, but Li Cong didn’t have much trouble for others. He now has the upper hand on the surface. If the emperor of the Eastern Empire is true If you come here, you may not be able to resist it. Yesterday was just a dangerous life.
"Let me introduce myself. I am the third prince of the Eastern Empire. I have heard of Master Cao’s name for a long time. I saw that I was well-known recently. Although I am not a soldier, I still feel a little uncomfortable when I come in under the white flag. After all, it's still the territory of our Eastern Empire." This guy said with a smile. Although the words were said with a smile, his face was still a little unhappy, and yes, no one would be happy about this matter. Originally, they were on the same level as the prince. After this incident, it would be a taint. Of course, if he can negotiate with Li Cong successfully, this kid has absolute credit. Going back is to pull the prince. It's all possible in the future, and the risks and gains coexist.
"His Royal Highness, please sit down. I don't understand what you are going to do with me now. You know, we are all in a state of war now. If this is a misunderstanding, things will not be so good. "Li Cong said with a smile. Right now, Li Congke doesn't care about this. If you want to negotiate, please hurry up. We don't want to talk nonsense with you. If you have time, go back and talk to you slowly. That said, now we all have our own business.
"It's very simple. Actually you have your own goals now. Why do you want to cooperate with the Linghu family? Wouldn't it be better to cooperate with our Eastern Empire imperial family? What they can give you, we can give you the same, even both What's more, Master Cao is a businessman. Shouldn't a businessman pursue the greatest profit? We have the greatest profit here. If we can, I hope we can discuss it." This guy has also heard of it. Some rumors about Cao Ke knew that this guy was reluctant to talk more, so he went straight to the subject.
"Hehe, indeed, what you said is good. I am a businessman and I am pursuing the greatest profit, but I am also a businessman with a conscience. I have principles for my own behavior and I will not betray me. My friend, Master Linghu is my friend. I can’t betray him. He put the fate of the whole family on my body. I can’t do anything excessive about this. I hope you can understand. If nothing happens, I think our negotiations should be over." Li Cong wants to go out after talking, and he is still in circles with me, and he doesn’t look at what kind of role your kid is. , Even if you are here, you have to be cautious, you kid, but you still have a lot of heat.
There was a trace of dissatisfaction in the eyes of the third prince. This guy is already a little angry, but now under the eaves of others, he can't do anything excessive. If he really angers the person in front of him, it is probably the first one. The one who doesn’t let himself go is his own father. When he came, his father said very clearly. No matter what this guy wants, he must satisfy his thoughts. Otherwise, we will all be over. After having an egg, he understands the truth. Although the princes are fighting fiercely now, they are all internal conflicts. If the position of the emperor is unstable because of this incident, they are all alone. This one is not even the prince, so what role does that have? These people have long-term thinking. When he came, the other princes also discussed with him for a while. They thought that they had to overcome this difficulty now, otherwise they would lose the prince. With his identity, he had the ability and became incapable. The third prince quickly adjusted his emotions. It was really unqualified to negotiate with Li Cong with such emotions, and it was a big loss. (To be continued...)