Ji Tang

Chapter 1190: Possibility of union between East and West?
"Oh, it hurts me to death!"

In the wounded barracks of the rear camp, the three of them were lying in a tent at the same time. Xue Wanche was lying on the couch and gasping in pain.

"Xue Li, do you think your master doesn't recognize me as a brother? This is too damn cruel, with a total of forty military sticks. If you two didn't have some conscience, I might have been beaten to death. "

"Then you are so stubborn? Are you afraid that the beating is not strong enough? I am surprised, are you mean? I have heard of saying "hit hard" when beating others, but I have never heard of asking others to beat myself to death. call taxi?"

Su Lie was so angry that he cursed: "I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes by working with you. I haven't reaped the benefits. I have suffered enough from this beating. What kind of hero did you say you were trying to be at that time? It was clear that you were staying here at first." You are the most despicable person to take action, now it’s good, I’ve lured the general out, now I’m going to fight him if I don’t.”

Xue Wanche snorted twice and said angrily: "Do you think everyone is a fool? Today, you are obviously treating us like human beings. If you are really perfunctory, who will take the military order seriously? Although everyone is so polite. I won’t mention it, but my brother’s majesty is about to be damaged. As a brother, I can’t help with other things. He has caused trouble for him these years. If I don’t support him now, who will?”

"Hey!"

Su Lie opened his mouth, but lost interest in talking!

wow~
The three of them felt their eyes go dark when they saw someone walking into the tent.

"Are you three okay? Do you want something to eat?"

The person who came in was Cheng Yaojin. He was holding a leg of lamb in his hand and eating it while walking. The eyes of the three people who looked at it were all red.More than half a day has passed since the three of them entered the military camp. They still haven't had a drop of water and are already so hungry that their chests are pressed against their backs.

"Grandma, who can eat a leg of lamb? Go and get me a lamb."

Hearing Xue Wanche's words, Cheng Yaojin's face turned dark. He sat next to him, opened the hand he extended, and said angrily: "A whole sheep? Who said this was for you? I'll eat it while I'm walking. Isn’t it okay?”

After saying that, he bit off a large piece of the mutton leg. Xue Wanche was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother!
"Mr. Lu Guogong, you see we have been hungry all day, why don't we stutter!"

Su Lie licked his face. He was really hungry. He felt like he could eat a cow now!

"Well, that's pretty much it. I managed to sneak in quietly, and you're still too damn young? You deserve to starve to death!"

As he spoke, he tore off a large piece of mutton and stuffed it into Su Lie's mouth. Then when he saw Xue Li looking at him with wide eyes and longing on his face, he finally couldn't bear it and gave him a piece too!
"Old guy, you should give me some damn food!"

Xue Wanche was anxious, why did others have it but he didn't?
"Hey, I can give my meat to whoever I want. Do you care?"

As he spoke, he chewed off another large piece, and Xue Wanche was so angry that he almost cried.

"Okay, okay, what do you guys look like? Where is the pride you had just now? Give it to me, it's embarrassing!"

He stuffed a large piece of meat into his mouth and then said, "Zi Yi asked me to loosen the medicine for you. Now, just apply it yourself!"

Throwing a bottle of medicine to them, watching them giving medicine to each other, he said: "You said that you are all the boss's people, how dare you make such a mistake? If others did this, Ziyi would have been killed according to his temperament. In order to establish military prestige. You three are all close to him. You don’t even want to help, but you are also taking the lead in violating military law. What do you want him to do? Isn’t it possible that he really kills you to sacrifice the flag? "

"Save your worries!"

"Now you have pissed off the cannibals. They want to mobilize more troops. This battle will not be easy to fight!"

Xue Li finally swallowed it, and said with some surprise: "It's not that serious, is it? The cannibal is nothing more than that. I can suppress 2000 of them with 5 people and still escape unscathed. What's wrong with the large number of people? It can still turn the world upside down." Can’t do it?”

Cheng Yaojin suddenly turned around and stared at Xue Li.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Su Lie quickly kicked him and said, "Stop talking!"

"You really think so?"

Cheng Yaojin showed a hint of disappointment when he verified, is this the future star Ziyi mentioned?Is he the future handsome man praised by Li Jingdu?

That's it?

"Do you know how lucky you are this time? The cannibals fought in the south and north, and were invincible. Persia was destroyed, Byzantium was crippled, and the Roman Empire was also beaten to pieces. If it hadn't been careless, , can you come back alive?"

"Yes, you are brave. I have also heard about you attacking the cannibal camp. You used hundreds of kilograms of horses to break down the door. You are very capable and brave. But you think that a little bravery is enough? Did you read that? Where are the military strategies? Where are your strategies and overall outlook?"

"Those who don't plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for the moment. To be a general, you must not only know how to kill the enemy on the battlefield, but also know how to assess the situation and look at the overall situation. Without your attack this time, our chances of winning will increase. It's better for you. You still don't know Repent.”

"Kuchiki!"

Cheng Yaojin left, and only then did he realize that three legs of lamb had been placed nearby at some point. It turned out that he had secretly brought them there because he thought they were hungry.

"Do you think I was really wrong?"

Xue Li buried his head under the pillow and choked.

Cheng Yaojin's words were so heartbreaking, every word cut into his heart.He considers himself to be highly skilled in martial arts and well versed in military tactics.But in the eyes of others, they are all brave men.

"I don't know if you are wrong. Logically speaking, we have at least cost the Great Eaters tens of thousands of people, and also caused heavy losses to their war horses, as well as the losses of all the craftsmen. It can't be considered a defeat, right?"

"But what Lao Cheng said is right. Although we won, we caused greater trouble. We have to admit that we lost again this time."

Su Lie also said: "I don't know if we are doing it right, but Mr. Hao told me something before!"

"What words?"

The two were surprised.

Su Lie thought for a moment and said: "Before you can clearly see the context of the development of things, it is better to stay still. Even if you look at a small thing, it may change the entire situation."

"Sometimes success or failure depends on a thought. Although we caused heavy losses to the cannibals, we caused extremely serious consequences. If we did not attack the camp, the cannibals would not ask for help. Would it be easier for us to win? A few? Can the casualties of soldiers be reduced?"

Xue Wanche opened his mouth, and in the end he could only hold back one sentence: "I didn't think so much, damn it, I can't stay in this court, and I can't stay in this army either, what kind of people are they!"

"Oh my God, if you send down the thunder, you can kill me!" "It's too difficult!"

Xue Li stared blankly at the top of the tent, not knowing what he was thinking, but today's events made him a little depressed.In the past, all he heard were compliments and compliments, but today the teacher let him know that he was actually nothing.

This gap made him a little confused!

"Okay, don't think about it too much!"

Su Lie knew something about what happened in the court, and comforted him: "Since the general just punished us, then this matter is over. It is better to be more cautious in the future, so as not to cause another situation where we win even if we lose." , shameful!”

Cheng Yaojin came to the Chinese army's tent and saw Ji Song reading a book again, and became very angry.When he went up, he grabbed the book in his hand and threw it on the table.

"Snapped!"

"Do you still have the heart to read? Your disciple is almost useless now. A good handsome guy has now become a reckless man. If we don't solve this problem quickly, it will be too late in the future!"

Ji Song had no choice but to look at Cheng Yaojin and said, "Then what do you want me to do? I don't know how to deal with things in the world. I'm actually not very angry about this incident. It doesn't matter whether I beat the cannibal or not."

"Then you're going to punish me severely?"

Cheng Yaojin puffed his beard and stared, as if to say, are you too full to hold up?
"Don't look at me like that, it's so weird."

After a pause, he said: "In fact, no matter whether they have this night attack or not, the Great Cannibal will eventually increase their troops one day. Instead of waiting until the future, it is better to complete the battle in one battle and save the future from using tactics to fuel the war. "

"This time, our army has recruited all the sons of Guanzhong, and they are also officers and soldiers from Anxi, Beiting, and the major protective palaces. They are either servants. No matter which type they are, they cannot be stationed or fight for a long time. This will be harmful to us or It’s not allowed in the Western Region.”

"I'm not afraid that the cannibals will come in large numbers, but I'm worried that they will never end. Not once, twice, not twice, not three times. How much time will the Tang Dynasty waste on such meaningless wars?"

"Don't think I'm being alarmist. The country of Dashi is a very aggressive country, and the generals under this kind of regime are extremely expansionist. Once they are frustrated, they will inevitably lead to fierce confrontation. This is a country that has been going on since the founding of the country. A necessary character for a country on the road of expansion. They do not allow failure, let alone their own weakness. For them, weakness means danger. Because they offend too many people, once Duodao fails or weakens, that is The ending of a pack of wolves devouring a tiger.”

"The main reason for launching this Eastern Expedition was the failure of the South China Sea Battle, because the failure allowed some people to see an opportunity, to break free from the shackles of food, or to regain the opportunity that had been lost."

Ji Song took out a few letters from the desk, handed them to Cheng Yaojin and said, "This is news from China, Persia, and even further away, Byzantium. Take a closer look!"

Without waiting for him to finish reading, he continued: "It can be seen from this that the countries and forces that were defeated by the cannibals in the past are restless during this period, and some have even begun to rebel."

"And the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, Constantine II, was a rare wise emperor. Under his leadership, Byzantium gradually united and devoted more power to resist the attack of the Cannibals, and it was very effective. At least for now, the Cannibals There is nothing anyone can do against the Byzantine Empire that has already reacted."

"From the initial defeats to the current battles, it can be seen that with the continuous expansion of the cannibals, this old empire has also regained new vitality. Although the territory has become smaller, the fiscal revenue has decreased. , but more united.”

Ji Song said with some emotion: "If there had not been the invasion of the cannibals, this empire might have been on the verge of destruction. But after losing most of its territory, it also solved the burden of the empire itself to a large extent. Byzantium, which went into battle lightly, It can last for a few more years.”

"What do you mean by this? Could he still be of help to us?"

Ji Song looked at Cheng Yaojin with some surprise. This made Cheng Yaojin, who had no intention of speaking directly, startled and said in disbelief: "No way? Really?"

"Not bad!"

"This is a letter written by the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire to the Tang Empire. It has just been delivered. It is addressed to me and His Majesty. It will be sent back to Chang'an with a tamed falcon immediately."

Looking at Lao Cheng who was holding back his blush, Ji Song slapped his forehead. He had forgotten that it was written in Roman characters. He had learned some, but Lao Cheng didn't know how!
"The general message above is to hope that the Tang Dynasty and Byzantium will join forces to fight against the expansion of the Dashi. It enumerates the countries and forces that the Dashi has destroyed since its establishment, and explains the harm involved. It also promises that Byzantium will be responsible for containing the western armies of the Dashi. Once the Dashi is destroyed, The cannibals can move their troops, retreat, etc. They will definitely approach and force the other side not to dare to act rashly."

"In addition, they also talked about some things about the Kingdom of the Far West, saying that they have joined forces with the Pope to unite all the Papal States in the Far West to deal with the Great Eclipse. A conservative estimate is that no less than 30 troops can be mobilized, and all of them are elites. !”

Cheng Yaojin looked at the five or six pages of the letter, which was written in tadpole-like characters, and wondered: "It's gone?"

"It's no longer useful!"

"What about the useless ones?"

Lao Cheng finally heard it clearly. Most of them were probably boasts, compliments, or just unrealistic words.

"Constantine II wrote in three full pages, hoping that the Tang Dynasty could join forces with them at sea to open the Red Sea Strait and capture Egypt. But we can ignore this point. They can't protect themselves now. It's a good achievement if they can defend it. , still want to take Egypt? Go ahead and eat your shit!"

Ji Song looked disdainful. This Constantine was not a fuel-efficient lamp. He was trying to induce Tang Dynasty to open sea trade channels for them.But now is not the time, we will talk about it later!

Cheng Yaojin came to the map, looked at the location of Egypt and the narrow strait of the Red Sea, and said: "Yes, I just want to eat shit. Now this place is full of cannibal territory. It is too difficult to win. Even if Winning it will actually not be of any benefit to us, the Tang Dynasty, but it will be of great benefit to the Far West, especially the Byzantine Empire."

"A white wolf with empty hands is simply wishful thinking!"

Looking at Lao Cheng who wanted to beat Constantine, he said angrily: "Okay, just treat him as a fart."

Cheng Yaojin came back to his senses and said solemnly: "Then I think they will really help me, Datang?"

"meeting!"

I answered without thinking.

"why?"

"Because helping Datang is helping them. It is best if both Datang and Dashi are harmed. In this way, Dashi will suffer heavy losses in a short period of time, and they will have time to make arrangements calmly, and may even regain their lost ground."

"If this person is just a mediocre person, I will just think that he is farting. I can just reply to the letter of praise when the time comes. There is no need to bother. But this person is said to be very capable, and has the support of the army and local ministers, and his skills are considered Gao Chao, who is only in his 20s, has already taken control of the empire. Such a person must have lofty ideals and has been suppressed and beaten by the cannibal for so many years. How can the young and energetic emperor endure it?"

Ji Song's words made Cheng Yaojin dumbfounded. Who would have thought that he would even plot against the Byzantine Emperor who was thousands of miles away?But you are right. How could a young and capable emperor endure such a shame and humiliation? Thinking of the present His Majesty, wasn't it the same at the beginning?

(End of this chapter)