Feng Camp, Zhongjun tent. Tang Yin met with Li Shu who had come from afar. In addition to the two of him, there were also Qiu Zhen and the commanders of the Feng Army. Those who came with Li Shu included several of his

Famous generals and staff.

After a brief exchange of greetings, both parties took their seats one after another. Tang Yin was in the middle, Qiu Zhen and other Feng people sat on his right, and Zhenren headed by Li Shu sat on his left.

Tang Yin said with a smile: "I heard that not long ago, General Li led his army to sneak attack on a Sichuan Army camp on the border of Huanzhen, and achieved a great victory, wiping out 50,000 Sichuan Army soldiers."

This battle was the biggest battle Li Shu had ever fought, and it was also the battle he was most proud of. When Tang Yin mentioned it, his face naturally showed a proud look, but on the surface he still pretended to be humble and said

: "It turns out that His Highness the Wind King also heard about this battle. It was just a fluke and not worth mentioning."

Tang Yin looked up and smiled and said: "To annihilate the 50,000-strong Central Army of the Sichuan Army is not enough just by luck!" A group of improvised rebels could still survive despite the lack of supplies and armaments.

To wipe out all 50,000 Sichuan troops in a medium-sized camp was probably something only Zhenren could do. This battle also made Tang Yin feel fearful of Zhenren again. Of course, his fear would not show on his face.

It will exist deep inside.

Li Shu laughed loudly, cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, Feng Wang, is serious."

"I also heard that General Li wants to rebuild the Zheng Kingdom in Zhendi?" Tang Yin asked casually.

Li Shu was about to tell the truth, but before he could speak, a middle-aged man sitting on his left said first: "Recovering the Zheng Kingdom is just a temporary slogan used by our general. Its purpose is to attract more Zhen people."

People with lofty ideals came to join us to fight against the Sichuan people."

The middle-aged man who spoke was named Li Cong. He was one of the most important advisers under Li Shu, with a sharp mind and a deep character.

He knew in his heart that he could never mention the restoration of Zhenguo in front of Tang Yin. When Zhenguo was destroyed, Feng Guo was one of the culprits. Talking to Tang Yin about restoring Zhenguo would only arouse his vigilance and hostility.

Li Shu was also very smart and could tell the truth. After hearing what Li Cong said, he immediately understood his intention. He bowed his hand to Tang Yin and said sternly: "What Mr. Li said is absolutely true, His Highness the Wind King."

, I now only think about leading the Zhen people to drive away the Sichuan people, and as for restoring the country, I have never considered it."

Tang Yin smiled, nodded slightly, and said slowly: "The country is destroyed, the people are displaced, and they are bullied by outsiders. It is understandable for me that Zhen people have the heart to restore the country."

Li Shu's face turned serious, and without even thinking, he said seriously: "Your Highness, King Feng, I really have no intention of restoring the country."

Alas! Li Cong sighed secretly from the side. Even though the lord and Feng Wang are similar in age, in terms of scheming, the lord is far behind.

King Feng's words were obviously still a test, but any Zhenren would feel sad after listening to them, and either sighed or would not answer. However, the lord didn't even think about it and immediately stated that he had no intention of reviving the country. This was too fake.

.

Sure enough, when Li Shu finished speaking, Tang Yin sneered in his heart, his words were cunning and insincere! However, the expression on his face did not change at all, and he was still smiling. He asked casually: "What are General Li's plans for the future?"

Li Shu pondered for a moment and said seriously: "To be honest with Your Highness, I plan to expand westward and use Zhenxi as the foundation to compete with the Sichuan people."

Tang Yin rubbed his chin and said slowly: "If I remember correctly, the Sichuan Kingdom has a heavy military presence in Zhenxi."

Zhenxi borders several Fan states and is often harassed by them. When the Zhen Kingdom existed in the past, heavy troops were stationed in Zhenxi to strictly guard the borders. Now that the Sichuan Kingdom has fully taken over Zhendi, the troops stationed in the western border have also become

Sichuan Army.

Li Shu smiled bitterly and praised: "His Royal Highness Feng Wang really knows everything about the world. The main Central Army of Sichuan is indeed stationed in Zhenxi. Among them, the sixteenth legion of Sichuan is stationed in Jinggu County, and the seventeenth legion is stationed in Bainan County.

Fantiao County has the largest garrison, with two legions, the 9th and 11th. The total military strength of the Sichuan Kingdom in these three counties exceeds 400,000."

Tang Yin nodded and asked with a smile: "How many troops does General Li have now?"

"Oh... not enough, less than two hundred thousand."

"With an army of less than 200,000 people, going to fight the Sichuan Central Army with 400,000 people, does General Li think he has a chance of winning?" Tang Yin couldn't help but ask curiously.

Li Shu looked helpless and said: "If we cannot pacify Zhenxi, we will have to survive in the cracks of the Sichuan people. We will always face the situation of being attacked from both sides. If we want to grow stronger, we want to compete with the Sichuan people and pacify Zhenxi."

This is the most important step. Of course, with our current strength, we are still unable to compete with the Sichuan army stationed in Zhenxi, so I came to Shangjing today to meet with His Highness the Wind King to discuss an alliance. As long as our side

If we can get assistance from Feng State, as long as we have enough armaments and food and wages, I can guarantee that in less than half a year, our military strength will be enough to rival the Sichuan Army in Zhenxi!"

After a pause, he said meaningfully: "After pacifying Zhenxi, I can use Zhenxi as a foundation to expand eastward and completely drive the Sichuan people out of Zhendi. As long as His Highness Feng Wang is willing to lend a helping hand, we will wait for our

After driving away the Sichuan people, I will give Longhu County to Fengguo as a reward."

Tang Yin blinked his eyes, smiled, and remained silent. Seeing that Tang Yin didn't speak, he thought that his reward was too light, so he immediately said: "If His Highness Feng Wang is not satisfied, I can also annex Jinji County."

Give in to..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tang Yin waved his hand and said, "Those are all things for later, so let's not talk about it now. General Li, tell me first, how much military equipment and food payment do you want from Feng Country?"

"This..." Li Shu subconsciously looked at the subordinates around him, pondered for a moment, and said: "We... we now need at least one legion's armaments, military resources, two hundred thousand taels of military pay and one million

Stone’s food and grass.”

The armaments and resources of a legion are equivalent to hundreds of thousands of sets of armor, weapons (one hundred thousand sets are normally required, and tens of thousands more are needed for replacement), as well as no less than a hundred large trebuchets, etc.

Equipment. If one million shi of food and grass is calculated as one tael of silver per stone, it is equivalent to one million taels. Adding in the military pay of 200,000 taels, the total must be at least five million taels.

From Li Shu's own point of view, he had opened his mouth like a lion and was ready to be 'bargained' by Tang Yin.

Five million taels seemed to Li Shu to be an astronomical figure, but in the current huge Feng Kingdom, it was nothing. Even building several official residences for ministers in Shangjing would cost far more than this amount.

Tang Yin held his chin, still deep in thought and silent.

Seeing this, Li Shu subconsciously looked at his subordinates. At this time, many generals and advisers also winked at him, implying that he wanted too much and should not ask the Wind King for such a thing when they first met.

Lots of stuff.

Li Shu took a deep breath and whispered: "His Royal Highness Feng Wang..."

Tang Yin raised his hand and interrupted his next words. What he was thinking about now was not how much Li Shu asked for, but whether Li Shu was worthy of his aid and whether he should aid him.

If you say that Li Shu is a piece of mud who cannot hold up the wall, no matter how much you try to help him, it will be useless. It will be a waste of Feng Country's resources. But if Li Shu is really a talent, and he really has great talent and great strategy, he will not be able to help him.

His assistance may turn into feeding a tiger and end up being harmed by it. Therefore, it is really difficult to control the situation.

Tang Yin was a little undecided. He turned to look at Qiu Zhen and asked what he meant.

Qiu Zhen smiled slightly, looked at Li Shu across from him, and said: "I heard that General Li has many talented people, capable ministers and generals. I wonder if today can open our eyes to see the strange people under General Li.

scholar?"

Li Shu did not dare to show the slightest slight to Qiu Zhen. He leaned forward and said, "Qiu Xiang's words are serious. There are no strangers among my subordinates, let alone the fierce generals of Feng Kingdom."

"Haha!" Qiu Zhen looked up and smiled and said: "As soon as General Li opened his mouth, he asked Feng Country to assist a legion of military resources, armaments and food and salary. If General Li doesn't even have strange people under his command, I think, I

There is no need for Feng State to assist you anymore."

"This..." Li Shu was shaken and his expression changed. At this time, a big man dressed as a guard standing behind him took a step forward, raised his hands and said, "I'm willing to show my humiliation!"

This big man was tall and muscular, with arms as thick as a child's thighs when stretched out. His face was full of flesh, he trembled when he walked, and with his dark skin, he really looked like half an iron tower.

Tang Yin, Qiu Zhen and Zhongfeng General looked this person up and down. Qiu Zhen looked at Li Shu and asked with a smile: "General Li, this is..."

Li Shu hurriedly raised his hands and introduced: "This is my guard general, named Lei Meng." As he spoke, he turned back and reminded in a low voice: "Hurry up and see His Highness Feng Wang and Prime Minister Qiu!"

A big man named Lei Meng walked out from behind Li Shu and came to the center of the big tent. He bowed his hands to Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen respectively, and said in a loud voice: "The little man Lei Meng has met His Highness Feng Wang and Prime Minister Qiu!"

Tang Yin looked at him with a smile and asked with a smile: "Leimeng, what are you capable of?"

"Report to your Highness, I have great strength!"

"Oh? In the army, there are countless powerful people, so what makes you different?" Tang Yin asked with a smile.

His words really stopped Raymond. Even though he was very strong, he couldn't tell what was different about him. He held it in for a while, then hesitantly said: "The villain is very strong!

"

"Haha!" Tang Yin was amused by him and laughed, nodded and said: "In that case, let me see how strong you are!"

"Yes!" Raymond stepped in and saluted, then looked around, as if looking for something that could test his strength, but he couldn't find anything suitable after looking around. When his eyes fell outside the camp, his eyes suddenly lit up.
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