Horse on the World

Chapter 759 The Only Way
It is really jaw-dropping to think that Li Qing has conquered such a huge country in less than ten years since he entered Dingzhou. You must know that at the beginning, he did not get much help from the Li family of Yizhou , which directly led to the fact that Li could only attach his wing and tail in the end.Recalling the past, Xiao Yuanshan had to admit that he was not as good as Li Qing.
When Li Qing was still a young general, he had already shown his talent for strange and changeable tactics, and as his status rose day by day, his foresight and far-reaching layout in strategy were even more impressive I couldn't help but be moved by the disbelief. It seemed that he had dropped a character casually earlier. After a period of fermentation, when the matter came to an end, you would realize that it was not by accident that he didn't do it. But premeditated.

This time the naval battle between Dingzhou and the Southern Army proved this point once again.When he heard that the Southern Army's Dengzhou and other places were severely attacked by the Dingzhou Navy and suffered heavy losses, even the calm old patriarch couldn't sit still. The land of defeat.And Xiao Shi had to make a choice.
This is the reason why he came to Dingzhou in person, but can Xiao Shi get a satisfactory result?
Xiao Yuanshan frowned and was puzzled. Putting aside the grievances and grievances between him and Li Qing in the early years, over the past year, Youyan has dispatched troops and generals to take back the Xiangshan Mansion so that he can use the natural barrier of the Xiangshan Mansion to resist future attacks from Dingzhou. The annexation restrained the strength of an entire corps in Dingzhou. You must know that at that time, it was the time when Li Qing needed troops.

And now, although Weizhou urgently needs Li Qing's support, will Li Qing agree to You Yan's conditions because of this?
Xiao Yuanshan was not sure at all.

There was a knock on the door, waking Xiao Yuanshan out of his contemplation. He signaled the guards around him to open the door, but he saw an official of the post house standing outside the door, and behind him, a middle-aged man The young man stood there casually in civilian clothes, with a pleasant smile on his face, but the self-confidence and coercion that had been in a high position for a long time were revealed inadvertently.
"Master Lu!" Xiao Yuanshan called out in surprise, but he never thought that Lu Yiming would come to see him in a hurry.He stood up quickly, adjusted his clothes, and went to meet him.

"Brother Xiao, are you okay?" Lu Yiming stepped into the door, smiled and bowed his hands in salute.

Hearing this cry, Xiao Yuanshan was filled with emotions. When he was in command of Dingzhou, Lu Yiming was just a white man, not to mention himself, he was the steward of his own mansion, so I'm afraid he wouldn't even look at him , The stars have changed, time has passed, and today, Xiao Yuanshan has to admit that the other party has really given him a lot of face by calling him Brother Xiao.You must know that the territory under Li Qing's jurisdiction is vaster than the original Great Chu. In terms of strength, after defeating the Southern Army Navy, Li Qing has already faintly ranked first, while Lu Yiming was the nameless prime minister under Li Qing's rule. He was truly under one man and above ten thousand people.As for my own Xiao family, now I live in Youyan, and I am in danger.

After exchanging pleasantries, there was a brief silence between the two at the same time, and Xiao Yuanshan's personal guards and post officials in the room retreated out knowingly.
As the elder of the pavilion in Dingzhou, Lu Yiming will naturally not have time to visit Xiao Yuanshan, who has never had any friendship with him. He has only one purpose here, and he is to represent Li Qing to make the first contact with Xiao Yuanshan. If it is too big and cannot be reconciled, then Li Qing naturally has no need to see the other party.

"Patriarch Xiao came from afar this time, so he must have made a choice. I think we don't have to go around too much, just straight to the point, so as not to waste time!" Lu Yiming withdrew the professional smile on his face and said bluntly. "My commander-in-chief wants to know what conditions the Youyan region needs before it is willing to surrender to Dingzhou?"

Xiao Yuanshan was slightly taken aback, Lu Yiming's words were too aggressive, "Master Lu, I think that our two families should unite rather than surrender. The point where you bow your knees."

Lu Yiming shook his head, "Patriarch Xiao, do you think it is necessary to unite with you with the current situation in Dingzhou?"

"Why don't you need it?" Xiao Yuanshan stood up, "Youyan is located in an important place, so I don't need to repeat its importance in terms of geographical location. Lord Lu, I alone have one hundred thousand fighters in the Xiao family. Countless changes have been made in this war on the continent, and where I stand, the chances of victory will increase greatly."

"One hundred thousand soldiers?" Lu Yiming snorted coldly: "Okay, let's say you have 10 people, and I don't know how many elite soldiers are among these 10 people, and how many of them are farmers who just put down their hoes? What do you feed them?" These [-] soldiers? Do you have enough weapons to arm these [-] troops? Do you want them to carry wooden sticks and kitchen knives into battle?"
"Patriarch Xiao, you said that you can choose. Now the situation in the world, only Luoyang and my master are left. To tell you the truth, Pang Jun's navy has been defeated by my General Deng Peng of Dingzhou on the Heishuiyang. The huge ship Dingzhou was also buried in Heishuiyang, you don’t know this yet, right? King Ning has officially withdrawn from this battle, and all that is left in the South is the dying.”

Xiao Yuanshan suddenly moved, "Pang Jun lost?"

"I believe that within a few days, your Patriarch Xiao will receive the news.!" Lu Yiming said coldly. "What choice do you Xiao have, Luoyang? Don't forget that Duke Xiao set fire to the imperial palace with evil intentions, and he has blocked this road by himself. Even now, due to formalities, Tianqi will temporarily pretend to be lenient and let you go. But on a certain day when the accounts are settled after the fall, will there still be people in your Xiao clan? To be honest, I’m afraid that in Tian Qi’s heart, punishing your nine clans would be light.”
Xiao Yuanshan was silent, and it was precisely because of this that there were only two paths left for the Xiao family, either to join Li Qing or remain independent, but if he took the second path, in the future, no matter whether Li Qing or Tianqi won They will start a war against You Yan, and it is obvious that You Yan has no chance of winning against any of them.At that time, it can only be the end of the defeat of the army and the death of the family.
Xiao Haoran sent him to Dingzhou because he saw the time when Dingzhou urgently needed to send Lu Dalin's corps into the battlefield, so as to seek the final benefit for Youyan.This is also the only chance for the Xiao family to survive. There is no unresolved hatred between the Xiao family and Li Qing. If the Xiao family belongs to Li Qing, then Li Qing can take Luoyang directly through Youyan. Xiao Haoran believes that Li Qing will definitely Will not let go of such a good opportunity.

It is precisely because of this opportunity that Xiao Haoran has the confidence to negotiate with Dingzhou Li Qing.But just as Xiao Yuanshan talked about this issue with Lu Yiming, he found that the other party had an extremely tough attitude on this issue.

"I don't know what your Marshal Li means?" Xiao Yuanshan asked.

Lu Yiming smiled slightly, "My lord is very welcome to the Xiao Clan who came from a long way. This also shows that the Xiao family is far-sighted. My lord put forward two points. Only on the basis of satisfying these two points can we go into details." Talk about something else."

"I would like to hear the details." Xiao Yuanshan said.
"Accept the leadership of Dingzhou politically, and accept the reorganization of Dingzhou militaryly!" Lu Yiming stared at Xiao Yuanshan intently, saying every word.
Xiao Yuanshan's complexion changed drastically. Politically, accepting the leadership of Dingzhou was something that the Xiao family had already prepared for, but accepting the change of Dingzhou militarily would be bounding their own hands and feet. From then on, the Xiao family had no room to struggle Well, if Li Qing turns his face, he can only let him be slaughtered, and there is no room for retaliation.

"This is impossible!" Xiao Yuanshan blurted out.

Lu Yiming smiled slightly, "I have stated earlier that this is the prerequisite for the negotiation between Dingzhou and Youyan. Only when these two points are met, can we talk about other things such as Xiao's status, Youyan's appointment of officials, etc. A series of questions. Patriarch Xiao categorically refused, which closed the door of negotiation." Lu Yiming stood up.
Xiao Yuanshan bit his lip and said: "Lord Lu, if Dingzhou insists on these two conditions, it will undoubtedly push us into Luoyang's arms. I believe that if we send troops to Xiangshan Mansion to attack Lu Dalin Group as a condition now If you ask Luoyang for a copy of the Iron Scroll Pill Book, Tianqi will definitely not refuse."
Lu Yiming laughed loudly, "Is patriarch Xiao threatening us? As I remember correctly, there were no fewer than ten families in the history of Dachu who owned the iron scroll alchemy book. How many of these ten families are there today? Is the family coming to an end?"
"Start war against me in Dingzhou? That's right, King Ning of Tianqi will celebrate with his crown, but I dare to ask patriarch Xiao, how much is the food in Youyan's village? Are there enough weapons? How much combat power do the soldiers have? Some of the weapons in your hands are probably still What we provided at the beginning, many of the equipment should be unable to be replenished and unusable due to the loss of parts, right? Resist Luoyang, you still have the Xiegu Fortress we helped build, and start a war with us, what do you have against my Dingzhou iron cavalry? ?” Lu Yiming made no secret of his contempt for the other party.
Xiao Yuanshan swallowed hard, "I want to see Li Qing!"
Lu Yiming pointed at his sleeve and said: "Patriarch Xiao, I have already made it clear to you that this is what my lord means. Whether or not I can see my lord is a prerequisite. Of course, I will tell the lord about you." wish, but it is not up to me to decide whether the lord will see you or not, so please rest well and bid farewell!"
Seeing Lu Yiming leaving in a huff, Xiao Yuanshan sank down on the chair.Lu Yiming is right. The several wars with Luoyang have emptied You Yan's original family property. A large number of young and strong people have been drafted into the army, and the fields have been abandoned. Today, You Yan is struggling, and the people are in dire straits. In order to maintain this huge army, the burden of the people of Youyan has reached the point of collapse, and turmoil may occur at any time.

After hearing Lu Yiming's return, Li Qing laughed and said, "See, why didn't you see it? It seems that Xiao Shi still has fantasies and wants to have his own army, so let me kill his last thoughts." Let Xiao clearly see that there is only one way for them to go, and this way can only be given to him by me, Li Qing."

(End of this chapter)