Chapter 1487
The Decisive Battle, A Letter to the Enemy
Chapter 1487 The Decisive Battle: A Response to the Enemy
Old Qiong said solemnly, "This is not child's play, but a choice between submission and resistance... Only after making a choice can we continue. If we waver, how can we go all in? If we cannot go all in, how can we fight to the death?"
"You think you can win without fighting to the death?"
Si Pei nodded: "Yes, that's right. So, Lord Yan, do you agree to the marriage alliance or insist on fighting the enemy to the death?!"
After hearing this, Lord Yan looked at Si Pei and then at Elder Qiong: "I had heard that Elder Qiong was ostracized at Tai Zhou Academy because of his eccentric behavior. Now it seems that the rumors have some credibility."
Qiong Lao and Si Pei both looked at him and gave him a look: Keep talking nonsense, the more absurd it is, the more guilty you are.
"..." Lord Yan was annoyed, feeling that the two of them were too naive: "As a Wei citizen, I and the entire Yan family will naturally fight to the death with the enemy, but as an official of the court, I must consider the benefits that marriage alliance can bring to the entire Great Wei."
"If we agree to the marriage alliance, the Great Wei will temporarily form an alliance with the Eastern Desert. This will cause the coalition between the Eastern Desert and the Western Rong to collapse. Once the coalition collapses, the crisis in the Northwest and Northeast will be resolved immediately!"
"Marriage alliance sounds bad, and we have to swallow our pride, but it's about sacrificing two people to save the lives of millions of Wei people in two major states!"
Si Pei curled his lip: "All this talk is just about agreeing to a marriage alliance. Fine, kid, I'll register you."
Hey, you!
Lord Yan was very angry, and the words of rebuke were about to burst out, but in the end he did not stop him, and only said: "In all matters, we should judge by the actions, not the intentions. I have acted justly."
The Prince of Ye echoed, "Lord Yan is quite right. Whether or not to agree to the marriage alliance is just a matter of discussion. The court will not send meritorious officials to the enemy."
“The Prince of Ye does not agree to the marriage alliance, and I’ve noted that down,” Si Pei said.
"I also disagree with the marriage alliance." Deputy General Lang's attitude was clear: "Marriage alliance my ass! We've come this far, it's a fight to the death!"
"Hey, Deputy General Lang is a man of unwavering integrity, I'll remember that." Si Pei smiled, but wiped away a tear... The kid is full of emotions, so he loves to cry.
Lord Yan didn't care at all, only reminding him: "An hour later, the enemy will poison again. If the Prince of Ye is unwilling to make peace through marriage, Deputy General Lang, your Wei army must be prepared to fight the enemy and resist the poison."
Deputy General Lang sneered: "Heh, the plague poison kills both enemies and allies. Let the enemy poison it if they want. Maybe after this poisoning, the enemy will have another outbreak of plague. We can burn another batch of enemy soldiers. That would be killing enemies for our Great Wei!"
The enemy forces killed nearly 30,000 enemy soldiers for the Great Wei last time.
Deputy General Lang would love for the enemy to do this once a day.
The King of Ye nodded and added, "Now the city walls on the east, south, and north sides are all plague zones. As long as the enemy doesn't spread the virus in the west, we have nothing to fear."
Before the plague broke out, there was fear.
Now that a plague has broken out, everyone is going to die together, which makes them incredibly audacious.
This?
Lord Yan frowned: "The Prince of Ye has been over thirty for several years now, so he should act more prudently."
You're not a teenager anymore, you're an old geezer!
"Ha," the Prince of Ye laughed, "As the one in charge, one should indeed prioritize prudence in one's actions. However, now that we are in dire straits, we should go all out and fight. If we continue to seek prudence, we will be tying our own hands and feet, which is tantamount to suicide!"
After saying this, he quickly wrote a letter and handed it to Commander Ling: "Take this to General Chu and tell him to inform the enemy that the enemy is not sincere enough. This king and Deputy Commander Lang do not agree to the marriage alliance. If the enemy wants to poison us, let them. We will fight to the death."
"If the enemy wants to negotiate, they must first bring out the antidote to eradicate the plague, or withdraw their troops; otherwise, there is no point in talking."
"Haha, well said! That's the style of Cao Cao!" Vice General Lang praised.
Lord Yan pretended not to see it and let them go.
"Yes." Commander Ling took the letter and left, sending someone to deliver it to General Chu, who had already moved to the main street of the west city.
"This young master will also go out for a stroll and collect signatures from the powerful and wealthy families rejecting the marriage alliance!" Si Pei led his men away from his residence on Wuyuan Street to smash the doors of the powerful and wealthy families. ...
General Chu also disagreed with the marriage alliance... The plague crisis was not resolved, so the marriage alliance would be in vain.
Therefore, after reading the King of Ye's letter, General Chu actually breathed a sigh of relief.
"Reporting to General Chu, General Alan and several other chieftains and generals have all sent messages saying that the mountain people do not agree to the marriage alliance and are willing to fight to the death!"
"Report! Lord Xue has sent a letter and a list to the general. All the members of the merchant alliance he leads disagree with the marriage alliance, and the families of the merchant alliance members are willing to fight the enemy to the death!"
"Report! Magistrate Kang has sent a letter and a list to the general. Half of the villagers in Baofu County have written a joint letter, disagreeing with the marriage alliance and expressing their willingness to fight the enemy to the death!"
"Yes, the villagers are all kind and righteous," General Chu praised.
Don't think that half the people supporting Qin and Jiang is a small number.
In this situation, it would be only natural to tie up Qin and Jiang and send them out of the city.
Those who dare to speak out are true fellow villagers.
"Old Fan, send the King of Ye's decree to the enemy from the west city tower, accusing them of lacking sincerity and demanding the antidote to eradicate the plague. Otherwise, there's no point in talking. They love to poison, it's not like they haven't done it before!" General Chu said, handing over the official order.
"Yes, Your subordinate will handle this task perfectly!" Commander Fan took the warrant and led his trusted troops straight to the west gate tower.
After informing Jiang Qianshi of the situation, Jiang Qianshi immediately made arrangements, waving flags to inform the enemy that the Great Wei was going to send them a reply, and that they should receive it.
Thump thump thump!
The enemy troops located on the west city moat saw the flag signal and were extremely excited, as if they had seen their own gods. They hurriedly beat the drum and sent someone to inform the enemy commanders Rong, the Second Prince, and the Southern King.
The enemy soldier Rong stood up in surprise and cursed, "You bastard Wei scum! You really do need to be forced before you'll give us a result!"
"Where is the reply? Bring it here at once!" The second prince, quick-tempered, demanded angrily.
The supervising soldier who came to report replied: "We were afraid you were getting impatient, so we came quickly to report the latest military situation. The grain supply unit has not yet sent a reply."
The enemy commander Rong truly wanted to destroy Wei. For the sake of the great cause of destroying Wei, he was willing to humble himself and said, "Wei is too slow in doing things, and I am afraid that you will have to wait too long. I, the supervising envoy, propose that we take a chariot to the second negotiation camp and negotiate with Wei nearby."
It saves the time that soldiers spend sending messages back and forth.
"No, the second negotiation camp is too close to the Liangwei city moat. Liangwei's latest weapons can shoot across the moat." Several princes have died, and the second prince is frightened. He said, "Let's go to the third negotiation camp. This camp is outside the range of Liangwei's weapons. We need to gather all our troops there. First, to protect us; second, to intimidate Liangwei; and third, if Liangwei's reply is unsatisfactory, we can immediately attack the city to create a false impression of calm and demoralize Liangwei, so that those cowards in Liangwei can help us force the two traitors, Qin and Jiang, to come out of the city for a marriage alliance!"
"to make."
"agree."
The Southern King and the enemy forces agreed.
After all that trouble, when they finally arrived at the third negotiation camp full of excitement, they were met with news that made them feel ashamed.
Nango handed over the reply: "Second Prince, War Supervisor, and King of the South, please take a look."
The Second Prince snatched the reply letter, but couldn't understand it; it was written in the Great Wei script. He could only shove it at the enemy soldier Rong: "Damn you, you lowly Wei bastard, using Wei script to humiliate me! You frequent Wei, let me show you!"
"Stupid and illiterate," the enemy soldier cursed inwardly. Then, he unfolded the crumpled reply letter from the Second Prince and looked at it. His face turned as if his father had died.
The second prince urged him, "Tell me what's written on it."
The Prince of Ye was going all out, so his reply was extremely blunt.
The enemy soldier, with a grim face, read it aloud...