Confucian and Taoist scholar

The expressions of many prairie tribe princes were extremely ugly. After seeing the power of the mysterious cannon, they clearly realized that they had kicked an iron plate this time.

Just as Du Ning said, the Yun State army has mysterious cannons and can push them all the way to the grassland palace.

In the face of absolute military power, hundreds of thousands of prairie cavalry are simply a bunch of waste.

However, they had no chance of peace talks.

Because Emperor Hongxuan has issued a declaration to the grassland people, and will use all the strength of the country to destroy the grassland people.

Now, it's the grassland people's turn to bear the pressure of the impending country's subjugation.

"Three days later, your Prairie Tribe soldiers and horses have withdrawn from five cities. We will send people to return Hu Chiyou to the Prairie Tribe. If you don't withdraw, we will throw Hu Chiyou's dog head outside your Prairie Tribe's tent.

, and then use mystical cannon to knock down the lost city."

After Du Ning finished speaking, he turned around and walked back to his camp.

He didn't care whether Hu Chikuo agreed or not. Their attitudes were not important, because no matter whether they compromised or not, they could not change Yun Guo's determination to recover the lost land.

This is the style of a great country!

People with great powers disdain to negotiate with their enemies!

Veins popped up on Hu Chikuo's face, and his teeth chattered.

As the noble prince of the grassland tribe, the person who will succeed the Khan in the future will be so arrogant and arrogant.

But now, Du Ning actually came to notify them with a supreme attitude, and he didn't care about the grassland tribe's attitude, he just came to inform them.

What a shame!

What a shame!

"Shu Zi is so outrageous!"

A grassland master couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly slashed at Du Ning with his knife.

"Hugh! Hugh! Hugh!"

Dozens of ancient swords shot through the air and killed the grassland master in an instant.

The grassland soldiers around him were all killed by ancient swords.

But Du Ning didn't even look back.

The princes were pale and trembling with fear.

"Okay, I promise you!"

Hu Chikuo said loudly: "However, our grassland clan can only exchange three cities for Hu Chiyou at most."

"You are not qualified to bargain. If one of the five cities is missing, Hu Chiyou will be killed immediately, and what awaits you will be the bombardment of the mysterious cannon."

Du Ning mounted his war horse and glanced at the grassland people opposite him, as if he were looking at a group of animals waiting to be slaughtered.

Because in a short time, these prairie people will be bombarded to pieces by mysterious cannons, and not even a bone will be left for these people.

After learning that the people on the grassland massacred the people of the Yun Kingdom, Du Ning also felt hatred for the people on the grassland and wished to destroy these things that were worse than pigs and dogs.

"You..."

Many princes were furious, clenching their fists one by one, and their eyes were about to burst.

Hu Chikuo almost fainted with anger. The dignified prince of the prairie tribe once boasted that the prairie tribe's cavalry was invincible. Even the army of the Yun Kingdom was not taken seriously by him.

From the bottom of his heart, he looked down upon the Yun people and the Yun army.

But now, Du Ning actually looked at them with that look.

It was the first time that Hu Chikuo was despised by others, and the people who despised him were the Yun people whom he had always looked down on.

The most annoying thing is that Hu Chikuo is not even qualified to bargain with Du Ning.

If he refuses Du Ning's conditions, Hu Chiyou will be killed by Yun Guo, which will be the greatest shame for the Huchi family.

Even if you die on the battlefield, you will be honored even if you die.

And if you were killed as a prisoner, your death would be worthless.

If Hu Chikuo is forced to compromise and give up five cities at once, it will be equivalent to letting the blood and sacrifice of many grassland soldiers be in vain.

This is also unacceptable to the grassland people and will become a joke.

But as a prince, Hu Chiyou had to save him, otherwise it would chill the hearts of other princes and demoralize the soldiers of the grassland tribe.

Hu Chikuo cursed at Hu Chiyou in his heart, why didn't this kind of trash die on the battlefield? It's impossible to save Hu Chiyou now, and it's impossible not to save Hu Chiyou.

For a while, it was difficult for Hu Chikuo to make a decision.

"Four cities, this is our grassland tribe's final bottom line!"

Hu Chikuo shouted to Du Ning.

But his reply didn't move Du Ning. It should be said that Du Ning didn't care about his choice at all.

"Let's go."

Du Ning waved his hand and prepared to leave slowly with his troops.

From the beginning to the end, Duning did not act as a negotiator, but as a proclaimer, conveying the attitude of the Yun Kingdom to the grassland people.

This made the grassland people angry, but they couldn't get angry.

They usually don't take the Yun people seriously because their cavalry are invincible and invincible.

Now that the Yun State has mysterious cannons to help, it is the people of the Yun State not to take the grassland people seriously.

"Okay! I promise you, I will give you five cities in exchange for Hu Chiyou!" Hu Chikuo gritted his teeth and agreed.

In short, Hu Chiyou cannot die. If Hu Chiyou dies, it will be difficult to consolidate the military morale of the grassland tribe, which will indirectly affect future wars.

"Do you mean what you say?" Du Ning asked.

Hu Chikuo was so angry that he almost vomited blood. As the prince of the prairie tribe, he was inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, but he was actually questioned by the people of Yun State.

"A gentleman's words are hard to chase," Hu Chikuo said.

"How dare you call yourself a gentleman if you are just a mere fool?" Du Ning suddenly laughed out loud.

The people of the Yun Kingdom present all laughed. Du Ning's words were simply the greatest insult to Hu Chikuo and the others.

"You..."

Hu Chikuo's face turned green and red.

The prairie man was so angry that he pointed at Du Ning's nose and cursed.

Du Ning, however, seemed not to have heard anything and said slowly: "I believe you for now. If you dare to deceive us, next time our Yun Kingdom army will capture you, the prince of the prairie tribe, alive."

"If our grassland tribe gives you five cities back, will you really let Hu Chiyou go?"

Hu Chikuo said in a deep voice: "You can believe us, but why do we grassland people believe you? What if you break up the vote midway?"

"Then you can refuse to exchange the city. Don't say how wronged you are, as if we Yun people are forcing you." Du Ning said with disdain.

"This is too much!" Hu Chikuo said angrily.

"You said it yourself. You grassland people never talk about reason, only about fists. Whoever has the bigger fist will be the truth. Now, whether it is reason or fists, you can't beat me, so you have no choice.

In other words, no matter what choice you make, it will not make much difference to us, but to you, it is a matter of prestige and military morale." Du Ning hit the nail on the head.

The grassland man continued to curse at Du Ning, and even became a little angry.

Du Ning just thought they were incompetent and furious, going in with the left ear and out with the right ear.

Hu Chikuo felt that his old face was also burning. The words he said were actually returned intact by Du Ning. It was simply infuriating.

"Don't worry, we scholars mean what we say. There is no need to lie to you fools."

Du Ning said with a smile: "When we take back the five cities, Yun Guo will definitely let Hu Chiyou come back safely. We scholars will never chase after our words."

"Okay, then we have made an agreement, and I hope your country, Yun, can keep your promise."

Hu Chikuo looked helpless, and could only reluctantly give up the five cities and return them to the Yun Kingdom.

However, he also secretly made up his mind to lead the prairie tribe’s cavalry to fight back these cities.

They can defeat it once, and they can defeat it a second time.

Hu Chikuo didn't believe that even if the Yun Kingdom had some mysterious cannon, they would definitely be able to confront the grassland people head-on.

After the negotiation ended, the troops of both sides withdrew.

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After the grassland tribe returned, the princes were filled with indignation and very angry.

"That Du Ning is just a small official, but he dares to talk to us grassland people like that. He deserves death!"

"This is simply the biggest humiliation I have ever suffered in my life. A mere member of the Yun Kingdom dares to look down on our grassland tribe so much. It is so ridiculous!"

"Are we really going to give up five cities to save that good-for-nothing Hu Chiyou? Then wouldn't all my previous efforts have been in vain?"

"God is unfair! Why should Yun Guo be allowed to create a weapon like the Mysterious Cannon! I don't accept it!"

Most people are so angry that they beat their chests and feel very aggrieved and uncomfortable.

If the Yun Kingdom did not have the mysterious cannon, how could Du Ning have the right to despise the grassland people?

"Okay, please stop talking."

Hu Chikuo said impatiently: "Although I am very reluctant to trade five cities for Hu Chiyou, but firstly he is the prince of the grassland tribe, secondly he is also our brother, and thirdly, father Khan deliberately wanted him.

So we have to do it as a last resort."

"It's all Hu Chiyou's fault. I would rather he die on the battlefield than let us be in trouble!"

"That's right! If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have lost these cities in vain!"

"Hu Chiyou ruined our grassland clan's plan and deserved death!"

The princes all put all the responsibility on Hu Chiyou, yelled at Hu Chiyou, and vented their emotions to their heart's content.

"Hmph, when Hu Chiyou comes back, His Highness will definitely punish him severely!"

Hu Chikuo gritted his teeth and continued: "Give me the order to withdraw the troops and horses from the Yun Kingdom's city, then reorganize the troops and horses, and discuss how to conquer the Yun Kingdom's Mysterious Cannon. As long as we can restrain the Mysterious Cannon, victory will eventually belong to our grassland people."

."

"Big Brother's words make sense, we listen to Big Brother!"

"Yes! We will do whatever Big Brother says."

"Brothers working together are more powerful than gold. As long as we join forces, we will definitely be able to find a way to crack the mysterious cannon!"

The princes of the prairie tribe regained their strength and issued orders one after another.

Under Hu Chikuo's order, the prairie tribe's cavalry slowly evacuated the Yun Kingdom's city.

On the other side, King Yan felt very happy after receiving the news.

"Haha... I exchanged Huchiyou for five cities of our Yun Kingdom without any bloodshed, minimizing costs and losses. Du Ning, thanks to your negotiation this time, you have made another contribution to our Yun Kingdom.

" King Yan said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, you deserve the award. The soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy and captured Hu Chiyou, but I just paid lip service to it. How can I count it as any credit? Compared with all the seniors, my little effort is nothing."<

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Du Ning waved his hand, thinking that King Yan was exaggerating a bit, and we couldn't just praise him. This credit also belongs to everyone.

Many people's expressions changed slightly, and they felt fond of Du Ning.

There is no pride or complacency, nor is there any pride in taking credit, which is really rare.

Du Ning will not be polite if it is his own credit.

Du Ning will not take possession of the reputation that does not belong to him.

This is called being upright and aboveboard, and this is called being a scholar.

"After the grassland tribe's troops withdraw from the Yun Kingdom city, we will be able to take over the lost territory immediately. The war situation in the Western Region is finally under control, and we have lived up to the important mission entrusted to us by the imperial court."

King Yan was very pleased. Ever since the grassland people entered the border, they had been marching straight in and successively captured the cities of Yun State.

Now, Yun State is about to regain five cities, which can be regarded as good news for Yun State.

This is also thanks to the mysterious cannon that deterred the grassland people. Otherwise, in the eyes of the grassland people, what the Yun people said was like farts.

Many generals present also showed long-lost smiles. They fought very hard against the grassland some time ago. Now they have taken back five cities in one go, which suddenly gave them greater confidence in regaining the Yun Kingdom and tying down the grassland people.

confidence.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a soldier came in and said: "Your Majesty, sir, according to the investigation, we found that the Liao army has appeared near the Western Region."

"Why did the Liao army appear at the border of our Yun Kingdom?"

"Why did they come to the Yun Kingdom? They actually entered the western region of the Yun Kingdom silently. Do they want to seize the city that originally belonged to our Yun Kingdom from the grassland tribe?"

When someone said this, the surrounding air instantly became much colder.

The current relationship between the Yun Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom is far worse than before, and it can even be said that there is deep resentment.

The Liao Kingdom did not dare to attack the cities of the Yun Kingdom without any reason, but they could attack the cities occupied by the prairie people.

Once the Liao army captured the city from the grassland people, it would belong to the Liao territory. If the Yun Kingdom wanted to regain the city, it would have to pay a huge price.

The Liao Kingdom is here to slap people in the face, they are here to slap the Yun Kingdom in the face!

They have been secretly observing the battle between the Yun Kingdom and the Prairie Tribe, collecting all kinds of intelligence. Once a loophole appears, they will seize the opportunity to attack quickly.

"Something bad happened!"

Du Ning also realized something in an instant and hurriedly said: "The troops of the Prairie Tribe are withdrawing from the cities of the Yun Kingdom in an orderly manner. The Liao Army must want to seize this opportunity and capture the five cities of our Yun Kingdom."
"He dares!"

King Yan's face became angry: "We exchanged Hu Chiyou for these cities, which are the territory that belongs to our Yun Kingdom. If the Liao Kingdom dares to compete for our Yun Kingdom's territory at this time, it will be humiliating the Yun Kingdom who fought bloody battles."

Soldiers, insult the heroes of the Yun Kingdom who died on the battlefield!"

"Please give the order, King Yan!"

All the soldiers stood up one after another and looked at King Yan together.

"Send troops immediately and seize the city before the Liao army. It must not fall into the hands of the Liao!" King Yan ordered.

"Get the order!"

The generals set off quickly.

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