Beauty and the Bodyguard

"This time, it was suddenly advanced several months, and the number of troops was greatly increased. If there are no weird things, I won't believe it even if I beat my son to death!"

Sima Zhengxin frowned slightly and hummed, "So what do you mean?"

"What I want to do is to send envoys to negotiate and see what the purpose of Selenium Copper County is. If peace can be negotiated, then peace can be negotiated. It would be best if we don't use weapons!"

Sima Yunfei bowed slightly and continued: "Selenium Copper County has strong soldiers and horses. Although our Hongshang County is not weak either, we must admit that in a real fight, Selenium Copper County's soldiers and horses will have the upper hand!"

"And our Hongshang County is not the only enemy of Selenium and Copper County. I suspect that Selenium and Copper County may contact Heimei County to send troops together. At this time, Selenium and Copper County has a huge momentum. If we fight with all our strength, Heimei County will If the country takes the opportunity to send troops..."

"Father, we, Hongshang County, cannot support a two-front war!"

Sima Zhengxin pressed his forehead. He didn't like asking for peace, but he had to admit that what Sima Yunfei said made sense.

The Selenium Copper County sent troops when it shouldn't have. As the saying goes, there must be a monster when something goes wrong. Maybe they really joined forces with the Black Charm County!

The two counties themselves are not very good friends, and they often fought in the past, but in the face of interests, it is not surprising at all to put aside their differences and work together!

"Father, my son and I have different opinions!"

Sima Yun clasped his fists proudly and looked at Sima Zhengxin with firm eyes: "Although Selenium Copper County has strong troops and horses, it is only half as good as us. What's more, this time they are attacking our defense, so the defending side will naturally have an advantage!"

"If we don't fight and just send envoys to sue for peace, won't the Selenium Copper County Congress think it will be beneficial to send troops in the future? If we withdraw our troops today, will they come back tomorrow?"

"The most important thing is that Selenium Tongjun invaded our territory, burned, killed and looted. If we don't respond and let them come and go as they please, will anyone in Hongshang Junguo support our Sima family in the future?"

"So I believe that we must send troops, and we must send troops quickly, and we must give Selenium Copper County a head-on attack! We must not let them think that we are easy to bully!"

Sima Zhengxin nodded secretly, what his second son said was more in line with his wishes!

"Second brother said it lightly. How do you resolve the concerns just now? Selenium Copper County's abnormal timing of sending troops is very likely to attack the east and west. Black Charm County may be waiting for you to send troops!"

Sima Yunfei sneered, not to mention that his current proposal for peace was reasonable, even if it was unreasonable, he would oppose any proposal made by Sima Yunqi!

Sima Zhengxin had a headache. He was afraid of such a situation, so he chose to hold a family meeting in Qiushi Hall first.

Otherwise, when they get to the main hall, the Feng family and the Nangong family might watch the show first.

As for whether Hongshang County Congress is in danger, it’s not that urgent anyway. Let’s watch the excitement of the Sima family first before getting down to business!

"Brother, if Selenium Copper County has really joined forces with Heimei County, do you think it will be useful for us to seek peace?"

Sima Yunqi sneered, with a hint of sarcasm in his expression: "As the eldest brother said, the military strength of Selenium Copper County is slightly better than ours, but we will offset this advantage when we defend."

"The Selenium Copper Commandery alone is already evenly matched with us. Do you think the Black Charm Commandery will retreat without a fight after joining forces with them? They should take the opportunity to carve up our Hongshang Commandery, right?"

"At this time, what price should be paid for the so-called peace negotiation by eldest brother in order to satisfy the Selenium Copper County? To cede three cities? Or five or even ten cities?"

"Selenium Copper County is satisfied, so what about Black Charm County? If we really satisfy them all, how much wealth will be left in Hongshang County? Can our Sima family continue to be in charge of Hongshang County?"

Sima Yunfei was furious and shouted with his eyes wide open: "Don't change your concept secretly. Did I say that we would cede territory and pay compensation? I just said that the advance envoy should ask the other party why they sent troops and see if we can talk about it..."

"Brother!"

Sima Yunqi shouted flatly, blocking Sima Yunfei's next words: "If you want to talk, maybe Selenium Copper County will also want to talk, but during the negotiation, we will also send troops there!"

"Without the backing of force, why should they talk? Wouldn't it be better to capture a few cities first and move forward or retreat? Once we send heavy troops there, they can talk, but our troops are restrained on the front line in northern Xinjiang. Doesn’t Heimei County have an opportunity to attack?”

Sima Yunfei was speechless. If there was no Heimei County, it would be a good idea to send an army to negotiate.

But if Heimei County is really involved...it seems that nothing can be done right!

"Second brother, what you said does make sense, but if we fight, we will also have to face this problem. Assuming that Selenium Copper County and Heimei County secretly join forces, we, Hongshang County, will not be able to deal with it at all!"

Sima Yunfei thought for a while before continuing: "War is always a bad idea. Maybe we can negotiate with them while sending envoys to their hostile countries to ask them to send troops to help."

"Whether it is the Selenium Copper Commandery or the Black Charm Commandery, since the Red Shang troops are sent out, their own country must be empty. If there is such an opportunity, their enemy country may not take the opportunity to take a bite of meat! So the father and the sons thought that it was still We must rely on diplomatic means to deal with this crisis!"

Sima Yunqi retorted again: "Father, I think you must win a battle before you can consider negotiating. A weak country has no diplomacy. If we don't fight or lose, we won't even have the confidence to negotiate!"

"So we can't back down from this battle! Another point is that if Selenium Copper County and Black Charm County really join forces, they will not join forces for the time being. This may be our last chance!"

"Only by fighting quickly and defeating the Se-Copper County quickly can we defeat them one by one! Finally, we can complete a perfect counterattack with the weak defeating the strong!"

Sima Zhengxin rubbed his forehead. What his two sons said was not unreasonable. He was also a little hesitant about how to choose: "Others can say whatever they think. This is the gathering place of our Sima family. There is no need to Have any scruples!”

Other princes and princesses began to express their opinions, but in fact they didn't have any new ideas. They were just supporting the boss or the second child.

After listening to these two sentences, Sima Zhengxin finally made a decision in his heart - fight!

As for how to fight, we can discuss it in the main hall later, but he was thinking in his heart, who should lead the army better?

Originally, Sima Zhengxin wanted Sima Yunqi to lead the expedition. His second son, Wen Tao, was very good in martial arts. If he could establish great military exploits again, it would be a matter of course for him to become the crown prince.