Great Song Pirate

Chapter 415 The lion's mouth is wide open
Seeing that Li Chao's special envoy Zhang Xiao's face became more and more ugly, Xu Yi couldn't help but secretly smiled. Although he was talking nonsense about settling accounts, he was always thinking about Li Chao's purpose in his heart. Before he fully understands this point, he will not speak immediately!

The reason why Li Chao was in a hurry to negotiate a peace with him was that they had some unavoidable difficulties. Otherwise, if the Annan people suffered such a big loss, they should never let it go. So what are their difficulties?

Champa Kingdom!Yes, it must be because of the Champa Kingdom. When they attacked Dazhanhaikou last time, they defeated Annan's army stationed here. Since the founding of the country, the dynasty has been fighting endlessly with the Champa Kingdom, and has been encroaching on the territory of the Champa Kingdom. This time, I am afraid that it wants to repair the Champa Country. The troops have been cleaned up, and the Champa Kingdom must have heard the news. If it were him, he would definitely take this opportunity to bite Annan hard. So he sneered!

"Since Li Chaoguo wants to stop the war, then Xu is not a militaristic person. If you Jiaguo is really sincere, you should compensate our losses. We are not unreasonable people. As long as you An Nanguo If I can compensate us for enough losses, I don't want my brothers to bleed in this place!" Xu Yi shook his head and said to Zhang Xiao, who was livid.

At this time Zhang Xiao had already listened to Xu Yi's words, his hands and feet felt cold, his limbs trembled wildly, and he almost fell to the ground from a stroke on the spot!After hearing Xu Yi's words, he asked, "I don't know how much the Master Xu wants me to compensate you to be satisfied? If it is reasonable, I will ask you to play my Majesty the King when I go back, but it must be reasonable!" "After listening to Xu Yi's words just now, Zhang Xiao has already heard that he is cheating, so when he said the word "reasonable", he emphasized his tone.

"Of course! I'm the most reasonable person, of course I have to be reasonable! It's getting late today, Mr. Zhang must have been tired after rushing over from Shenglong these days, so let's rest first, I can guarantee you here Safe!" Xu Yi said to him with a smile.

Zhang Xiao saw that he didn't seem to want to continue the conversation, so he hurriedly said: "I'm not tired, if Master Xu has any conditions, let's hurry up and say it!"

"No rush, no rush! I'm not in a hurry. I'll discuss it with my brothers first! Mr. Zhang, let's go down and rest first! Come here! Arrange a place for Mr. Zhang and ask him to rest!" Xu Yi Said with a wave.

Zhang Xiao is so depressed!Xindao, you are not in a hurry, I am in a hurry!When I left Thang Long City, I had already received the news that the Champa Kingdom had received the news and began to deploy a large number of troops to the border between the two countries, trying to take this opportunity to regain their lost land, but now because of this gang Because of the pirates, Annan was unable to deploy a large number of troops to the border of the two countries to meet the Champa Kingdom. If this problem was not resolved as soon as possible, then once the Champa Kingdom raised its troops, Annan would fall into a state of fighting on both sides, facing enemies from both sides. The current national strength is absolutely nothing to bargain for. If there is trouble, the large territory that was finally snatched from the occupying people in the past may be taken back by the occupying people. Then all the efforts made by the previous generations of the Li Dynasty will be lost It's like giving up, but he didn't dare to show his eagerness easily, lest the cunning pirate leader see their eagerness and ask for a sky-high price, so he had no choice but to salute Xu Yi, He left the big tent resentfully.

Xu Yi looked at Zhang Xiao's back, couldn't help but sneered a few times, and then ordered: "Pass down Yang Zaixing, Lin Xiong...into account for discussion!"

Although Xu Yi arranged a good resting place for Zhang Xiao, but Zhang Xiao didn't blink all night, no matter how comfortable the place was, it was in Pirate's Nest, and what made him depressed was that this island was still their Annan people's territory, but now Occupied by a group of alien pirates, and they are so generous, as if this place was their territory in the first place, Zhang Xiao, who lives in the camp, listens to the footsteps of the skeleton army patrols and their voices coming from outside from time to time. With the voice of questioning, I can't help but look at this skeleton army with admiration. Such a tight defense, even the elite soldiers of the Annan people, may not be able to reach the level of this skeleton army. It is very tight, if you want to escape from here, it is really harder than climbing to the sky!This skeleton army is not like ordinary pirates who are a bunch of mobs who only know how to plunder, it is like an elite army, no wonder they are so powerful!What conditions will the leader of the skeleton army put forward?The more Zhang Xiao thought about it, the more he felt uneasy, so that he didn't close his eyes all night, and when it was dawn, he got up early and went outside the tent.

Zhang Xiao, who thought he had woken up very early, had just stepped out of the big tent when he heard the sound of shouts of killing in the school grounds of the camp, which made him suddenly startled. Understand, it turns out that the Skeleton Army here has already started the morning drill, the majestic shouts of killing resounded through the sky, the sounds of weapons colliding together, and the voices of passwords, encouragement, and reprimands from the officers were even more mixed in, Zhang Xiaowen heard this and moved He walked towards the school field, but immediately several Fubo soldiers blocked his way.

"Master Zhang, don't walk around in our camp without authorization, we must ensure your safety! Please, Master Zhang, go back to the tent!" The soldier discouraged him coldly.

So Zhang Xiao had no choice but to glance at the school field from a distance, and reluctantly returned to his bed tent. He was now more sure that the Skeleton Army was definitely not ordinary pirates, but definitely an elite soldier who had experienced many battles, so he I began to doubt the identity of the Skeleton Army. Could it be that this Skeleton Army is the Song Army? Otherwise, why would it have such combat power?But he felt that something was wrong. The people here called each other wrong, and the titles were completely different from those of the Song Army colleagues. What's more, the armor worn by the soldiers here was quite different from that of the Song Army, and the shape of the swords and guns was also different from that of the Song Army. The Song army was very different, so he really couldn't be sure of the identity of this skeleton army.

Zhang Xiao waited like this for two days, except for a few skeleton soldiers, no one came to ask him, as if he had been forgotten, Zhang Xiao almost didn't die in a hurry, so he asked the soldiers guarding him to call him every day It was said that they hoped to meet their leader Xu immediately, but in the end, these soldiers just perfunctory him, saying that their lord is very busy now, so just let him wait patiently. The situation in Annan is very tense. The skeleton army can afford it, but Annan can't afford it!But people were not in a hurry to see him, so he could only wait. Zhang Xiao didn't think about food and drink for two days, and lost a lot of weight.

After listening to the guards' report, Xu Yi couldn't help laughing out loud. He just wanted to make Zhang Xiao anxious. The more anxious he was, the better it would be for him. It would be fine to see the time, so he sent an order to send Zhang Xiao Filial piety to his big tent.

"What? Your conditions are too harsh!" After Zhang Xiao heard Xu Yi's request, he immediately jumped up from his chair as if he had been kicked.

Xu Yi's face darkened and said: "The conditions I mentioned should be said to be very polite to you, and I have also considered your actual situation. If you don't agree, of course, we can continue to fight. If you If you have the ability to destroy us, just come, we might as well fight again to see who is the best, although you don't have to agree to these conditions, we can get them ourselves until we are satisfied?"

With trembling hands and feet, Zhang Xiao suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Our lord will definitely not agree to such a condition! Don't even think about it, don't get carried away thinking that you have won a few battles, our Li Dynasty will never give in easily You pirates!"

As soon as his words fell to the ground, many guards and generals on the side glared at him one after another. Someone pulled out a sharp waist knife and said angrily: "You bastard, who are you calling a pirate? Don't you want to live?" ?”

Zhang Xiao stood up and said to Ling Ran generously, "You wantonly burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes along the coast of our Li Dynasty, isn't it the work of pirates?"

"Bah! What are you Annan people? We are thieves? Then you are even more thieves! Remember when you captured our Dasong Guangnan West Road, didn't it be the same as burning, killing, looting and doing all kinds of crimes? These are we Song people? For you, when you massacred more than 10,000+ soldiers and civilians of our Great Song Dynasty in Yongzhou, aren’t you thieves? Since you think your lord will not agree to our terms, that’s good! There’s no need to discuss this matter any further Now, I can tell you, we will never retreat until we kill [-] of you Annan people, just use whatever skills you have!" Xu Yi spit it down, almost hitting Zhang Xiao's face.

Zhang Xiao blushed and said angrily: "No matter how powerful you are, there are only a few thousand people in the area. How dare you say that you will kill 10 of us Anna? Do you really think that Li Chao is so easy to bully? ?”

Xu Yi stared at Zhang Xiao, and sneered after a while: "You're right! Humph! We only have a few thousand people, not many! But what can you do with us? We may not be able to kill 10 of you People, but I think the Cham people must have this power! They must be happy to kill you Annan people! Now all of your elite naval forces have been defeated by me. To put it bluntly, I have the final say on your current coastal areas! If you don’t agree to my conditions, it’s okay! I can go to the king of Champa to ask for it. I think they will be willing to sell these things for you. I want to see how many soldiers and horses you Annan people have. I don’t believe it. Can you line up the entire coast?"

After Zhang Xiaowen heard Xu Yi's words, his complexion suddenly changed. His cheeks that were flushed because of the atmosphere suddenly turned pale. He was really frightened by Xu Yi's words. The biggest enemy of the Annan people is the Champa people. If this If a group of thugs really go to Tongzhan people to collude with them, then they Annan people are really in trouble!According to what he said, they are indeed not strong enough, but their fleet can travel to and from the sea at will. If the skeleton army escorts a group of Champas to any place in Annan with their fleet, then Annan cannot predict that they will No matter where they land, no matter how many troops they have, it is impossible to fortify such a long coastal area. Once a large number of Champas are transported to their inland coast, it will be like stabbing them in the stomach of the Annan people. At that time, they really might not be able to get a little bit of a bargain. Thinking of this, Zhang Xiao was really frightened by the words of the leader of the skeleton army in front of him. He didn't speak for a long time, and his mind quickly analyzed the possible situations.

"Come here! Since Mr. Zhang does not agree to our conditions, we don't have to grind our teeth with him here. If the two countries do not fight each other, we will not make it difficult for him. Send him away! Pass my general order, starting from today , I want to make it impossible to see any ships of the Annan people along the coast of Annan, not even sampans!" Xu Yi shouted at the generals standing below.

The generals immediately stepped in to respond, and several guards, led by Cui Yan, immediately walked towards Zhang Xiao, ready to drive him out of the big tent. At this moment, Xu Yi then said to Zhang Xiao: "Master Zhang, go back and tell Your king, our Fubo army and you Annan people have completely settled the relationship. This time, either you will die or we will die! You can send troops to destroy us! I am waiting for you! We will meet later!" Voice As soon as it fell, Xu Yi stood up and seemed to be planning to leave the big tent.

At this time, Zhang Xiao can no longer care about the issue of losing face. If he leaves like this, he will never have the opportunity to negotiate with this skeleton army. If things go according to what the leader surnamed Xu said , then the Annan people are really in big trouble, so they hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute! Boss wait a moment!"

Xu Yi stopped in his tracks, turned around and looked at Zhang Xiao and asked coldly: "The matter has come to this, what else can you say? We are now the enemy and we are both sides. It is very polite not to kill you today. Don't you know enough?"

Looking at Xu Yi's gloomy eyes, Zhang Xiao couldn't help but trembled in his heart, and quickly said: "Thank you, Chief Zhang, for your generosity, and I hope that Chieftain should not be anxious about this matter. It was just that Zhang was furious just now, and he offended the Chief." Bosses, I hope that the big boss will forgive me a lot. Zhang was indeed frightened by the conditions that the big boss put forward just now. After all, our Li Dynasty is no better than Da Song. The big boss opened his mouth and offered 50 taels of silver in compensation. With all the efforts of the whole country, it is extremely difficult to gather such a large amount of silver taels, and the leader proposed that we send you five hundred war elephants. We really cannot meet this condition. Our current war elephants in the Li Dynasty are only a few hundred There are so many heads, this number can be said to gather me all the war elephants, and it can't meet what the big boss said. As for the big boss's request that we cede two seaports, it will really damage my face. If I If you agree, I am afraid that our king will be executed by a thousand swords and bruises immediately when we go back! I hope that the big boss can back down a bit, and let the subordinates go back and discuss with our king!" Zhang Xiao is really submissive now Yes, even though I was vomiting blood in my heart, I still had to ask for forgiveness.

Xu Yi saw that Zhang Xiao had given in, so he sat behind the handsome case again, looked at Zhang Xiao and said, "Master Zhang's words are wrong, I think that when you invaded the border of our Song Dynasty wantonly, the places you passed along the way were everywhere. Burning, killing and looting won more than 50 taels of gold and silver. The condition I raised is actually not too much. 50 taels of silver is already very little. Compared with other things, it is less than [-]%, not to mention that it has been recorded in history books that Jiaozhi is a treasure, this number should be a drop in the bucket for you, so you don’t have to cry for your king! Since Master Zhang said that your number of war elephants is limited, Then I will not make it difficult for you. The number of war elephants can be replaced by war horses. This matter is also negotiable. As for the matter I proposed to cede two seaports for our use, if you think it will damage the face of you Annan people , we might as well discuss about leasing it to us. This will be regarded as taking care of your Li Chao's face, and this matter is not a bad thing for you. You are not good at managing seaports at all, so you might as well leave it to us Come to take care of it for you, which is also good for you. It will save your corrupt officials from making a fuss about buying and selling by force, making passing ships afraid to dock and trade with you. If you don’t want to make trouble If the matter cannot be dealt with, then you can just go back and tell your king our request, and we are not in a hurry to agree or not. Anyway, if you don’t want to give it, there are always people who are willing to give it to us, and we can find you to get it ourselves. Okay, I've already said what I need to say today, Mr. Zhang should also set off to go back! I'll give you half a month to think about it, and if you don't agree with our request after half a month, then we will naturally find you Yes! Master Zhang invites you!" After Xu Yi finished speaking, he left Zhang Xiao and strode out of the big tent.

Zhang Xiao still wanted to continue discussing this matter, but Xu Yi had long since disappeared. Cui Yan brought a few guards and made a gesture of invitation to him. After Zhang Xiao sighed, he walked out of the big tent with a face ashen, and was arrested Cui Yan was escorted to the pier, boarded the boat he brought when he came, and ordered a fast boat to send them away from Mei Island.

Looking at the huge and majestic skeleton army fleet behind him, Zhang Xiao couldn't help sighing again. Although Li Chao thinks they have a strong army, they don't have such a big warship. Now they can truly experience the experience of a powerful navy. Power up!
"Master Zhang! I have something to report!" A Wu Bian who stayed on the boat approached Zhang Xiao and whispered to him.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Xiao said absently.

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