The Ming Dynasty talker in the box

Chapter 39 One person versus ten thousand people
The coastal area in the southeastern part of Jiaozhou City, although this place is not said to be thousands of miles away, is still a desolate scene when viewed from the air.

Occasionally, dozens of houses dotted together can be regarded as a village. There are many such villages within a radius of more than ten miles.

One of the villages was usually very desolate and rarely visited by people, but at the moment it was crowded with people, with an estimated number of 3 to [-] people.

This group of people saw the man in white looking in one direction for a long time without moving. They were curious and looked over together.

However, there was nothing there except tall weeds. Just when their curiosity was exhausted and they were about to withdraw their gaze, a carriage pulled by a thin horse came out.

It seemed that the carriage was heading towards these tens of thousands of people, but it gradually slowed down and finally stopped at a distance of 400 meters away from the tens of thousands of people.

In front of tens of thousands of people, the carriage looked thin and helpless.

The man in white showed a satisfied smile after seeing the carriage.

Li Hengqu got out of the carriage and saw tens of thousands of people in front of him looking at him, and felt a pressure rushing to his face.

Facing tens of thousands of people in real life is much more impactful than watching it on a screen.

"Mr. Li, when we come to rescue Miss Longjiu, shouldn't it be a hidden operation? You..."

The mixed-race monk was frightened by tens of thousands of people staring at him.

Li Hengqu had previously been hiding in the grass, looking for Long Jiu among the army through the screen, but could not find Long Jiu.

This shows that Long Jiu is not within the 500-meter field of view of the box, so he has no choice but to show up and choose to negotiate.

He patted the monk on the shoulder.

"Go, call that guy called Ma or something and come over and answer the question."

"Ah, I'm afraid this is a bit difficult, isn't it?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry and go. Mr. Yi will protect you."

"This this·······"

When the monk was in trouble, the man in white rode a tall horse and came three meters away from them alone.

"I appreciate how dare you come here alone." The man in white said with a smile.

"Put aside admiration for now. Call your donkey-handling guy over. I want to ask him what his purpose is."

"Master Zhang is right in front, you can go and talk to him."

"No, we can't go any further. The distance is just right now."

Just outside the range of your bows and arrows, but within the range of mine, Li Hengqu secretly thought.

"Just right?" The man in white was a little confused.

"Okay, don't be verbose. Although you look like a knight, I like it very much, but I need to talk to someone you can talk to."

"I'm right." The man in white smiled.

"you?"

"Because I am Ma Jiben, and the 3 people in front of you are my subordinates."

After Li Hengqu heard this, he immediately got into the carriage and shouted "Master Yishi".

The next second, a giant hand swept from right to left among the dense soldiers. Suddenly, hundreds of people flew in all directions, screaming in agony.

Li Hengqu did not use a lot of force. It is estimated that many people will be seriously injured in this sweep, but it will not be too tragic. The main reason is that Long Jiu is in their hands and Li Hengqu does not dare to do anything too cruel.

"I'll give you three breaths and order Long Jiu to be released."

From the time Ma Jiben appeared in Gaojiabao pretending to be an envoy until now, he has always looked cool and calm, but at this moment, his face changed slightly, revealing a gleam of white.

"Mr. Li, I didn't hurt Long Jiu, why did you let Yizhi hurt my men?" Ma Jiben said angrily to the carriage.

"You captured my people and you didn't let me take revenge? How can that be reasonable? Okay, it's time for three breaths."

"Lord Yishi!" Li Hengqu didn't wait for Ma Jiben's response, and made another sweeping move, followed by another wailing.

Ma Jiben's face turned cold, and he slowly raised his hand.

"That's right. Let Long Jiu go first and then talk about other things." Li Hengqu got out of the carriage.

"When my hands are lowered, my men will kill five of your companions."

"You!" Li Hengqu knew that he had misunderstood his gesture. "If you hurt Long Jiu, I will destroy your thirty thousand army."

The cold gazes of the two people intertwined, and there seemed to be a substantive depression spreading in all directions.

The monk was caught in the middle and suddenly felt chilly and breathless.

"You guys give each other a chance to negotiate a little bit. Mr. Li, think about Long Jiu. General Ma, think about your [-] soldiers."

On the one hand, the lives of 3 people are threatened, and on the other hand, the life of one person is threatened. No matter how you calculate it, it is not good for Ma Jiben.

But Li Hengqu was still coerced because he cared about Long Jiu's safety, which was enough for Ma Jiben.

"Tell me your purpose." Li Hengqu finally spoke.

"There is a city that we cannot conquer. We need you to ask Master Yi for help." Ma Jiben also stated his purpose.

"Why would you want to ask me for help?"

"Because I saw a huge hand from a distance yesterday and quickly destroyed the walls of Gaojiabao. I know how strong the walls of Gaojiabao are."

"Since you want to help, why don't you come to me instead of using such despicable methods?"

"I heard that Mr. Li was running a farmers' association. He was probably hostile to me, Dashun, so I had to take this step."

"Then why are you so sure that I care about Long Jiu's safety?"

"I'm not sure, so I pretended to be a messenger and talked to you before, and then I was sure."

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Li Hengqu fell silent. Although Ma Jiben looked chivalrous, he was actually a cautious and careful person.

His kidnapping of Long Jiu was not a clever method, but it was already the safest choice after much thought.

To deal with this kind of person, it is best to act in the way he envisions first, and then slowly plan a turnaround.

"Which city do you want to attack?" Li Hengqu planned to start with the root of the problem.

"Jiaozhou." Ma Jiben replied.

"Jiaozhou? If I remember correctly, Jiaozhou itself is your Dashun territory."

"After the news of His Majesty's defeat at Shanhaiguan reached Shandong, the local gentry felt that His Majesty had lost power.

They colluded with each other, killed the guard, captured Jiaozhou City, and declared their submission to Jiannu. "

"This is a group of gentry. You have [-] troops. Why can't you defeat them?" Li Hengqu was a little confused.

"These soldiers under my command are composed of volunteers and defeated soldiers. Although there are many people, their combat effectiveness is not high.

And when I arrived in Jiaozhou, I found that Zhang Dayou, the former surrendered general, had led [-] Qing troops into the city.

I tried to attack it, but lost a lot of people and failed to defeat it, so I wanted to ask Mr. Li for help. "

At this point, Li Hengqu has finally figured out the cause and effect of the incident, and Long Jiu is innocent.

However, Li Hengqu was a little confused. Why did Ma Jiben attack Jiaozhou?

The Dashun Army has no foundation in Shandong. Li Zicheng was defeated miserably in Shanhaiguan. The Qing army entered the Pass and it was only a matter of time before Shandong was lost.

Conquering Jiaozhou now has no strategic significance, and it will be lost sooner or later. It is impossible for a shrewd person like Ma Jiben to not know this.

So why did he still waste time and effort to attack Jiaozhou?
Li Hengqu thought for a moment and thought. There were rumors that Li Zicheng had also fled to Shandong. Could it be that Li Zicheng was trapped in Jiaozhou now?
(End of this chapter)