Mouping
Tongsheng Inn
Peter walked back and forth with a smile, and there was a sense of pride in his smile. He was very happy because he had a great harvest in Yang Shunhui's house today. Although Yang Shunhui didn't agree, Peter caught the fleeting greed in his eyes. Moreover, he was not only happy because he saw the greed in Yang Shunhui's eyes.
It seems that he is about thirty years old, has a strong figure, no beard and a strong face. Such a man is a symbol of a beautiful man in the world on the other side of the ocean. Even in the Central Plains, he looks more pleasing to the eye than those foreigners with beards.
"It seems that there should be no obstacles in this matter."
Peter smiled and sat down in the chair.
When he was in the general's mansion, the foreigner who looked about 50 years old and stood behind him like a servant smiled and said: "It should be. Although Yang Shun will have a high title in the big Sui Dynasty, the gold coins that can fill ten boxes are enough to make anyone greedy. As long as one has greed in his heart, he will grow like wild grass after the rain."
"That's not what I'm happy about."
Peter shook his head: "you only see the surface, but I see deeper... I see that the giant dragon called Dashui is coming to an end. The invincible powerful empire described by the people of Eastern Chu has now eroded to the point of death, emitting a rotten smell, but I like it very much."
"Why do you have such a judgment?"
The old servant asked.
"I asked the people of Dongchu. The emperor of the Sui Dynasty, like the emperor of the oplu Empire, has supreme authority and no one can resist. If the people of Dongchu didn't lie, the performance of Yang Shunhui today is enough to show that the Empire has come to an end."
"If the state of Sui is still strong and unparalleled, the emperor of Sui really has supreme power, and the army of Sui is really proud and victorious, then I won't see such a situation today. Yang Shunhui is really hesitating. No matter whether he is greedy for the gold or not, I don't see fear in his eyes. If the emperor of Sui still maintains his majesty and keeps it With an indisputable power status, even if Yang Shun will have the courage to accept my gold coins, there will be fear in his eyes. "
"He didn't! There was only greed and hesitation in his eyes. This shows that even if he agreed to the establishment of trade relations between us and the Sui state, he has nothing to fear. If the Sui state is still strong and the royal rule is as solid as a solid stone, would he have such courage? His performance shows that he has the right to decide this matter without reporting it to the emperor of the Sui state Yes, then it means that this man has lost his awe of the royal family of the Sui state. "
"It can be seen that the Sui state was really chaotic to a certain extent."
He spoke a little fast, and there was an undisguised excitement in his words.
"Yeah."
The old servant said with emotion, "why didn't I see this, so... I can only follow you and do things according to your instructions so that I won't make mistakes."
"Ha ha"
Peter smiled and said, "as long as Yang Shunhui agrees to open the coastal ports, you can send the news back. Once this is successful, there is no need for the East Chu state to exist."
"In such a hurry?"
The old servant said with some worry, "if you are in a hurry to fight against the East Chu, will the Sui state send troops to help once it knows the news? After all, the East Chu is adjacent to the Sui state, and the Sui state will not watch the East Chu be destroyed."
"No, no, no"
Peter shook his head: "As long as Yang Shun nods his head, the Sui state will not intervene no matter what happens in the eastern Chu, because as long as Yang Shun nods his head, it shows that the control of the Sui royal family is very low, so this is not a terrible country. A country without leaders to guide the direction, no matter how huge it looks, it's just bloated, not strong..."
"Moreover, in my opinion, even if the Empire moves to the East Chu, the first thing the Sui people should do is not to send troops to help the East Chu resist the enemy, but immediately send troops to rob all the East Chu merchants in the big Sui Dynasty, and even don't leave a trouser head for them. The East Chu merchants hold great wealth in their hands. For Yang Shunhui, they can't resist ten boxes of gold Resist the wealth in the hands of those East Chu people. "
"With this wealth, Yang Shunhui can expand his army and make himself stronger, because he is eager to become strong. Only when he is strong can he participate in this game called hegemony. There is no doubt that when a powerful country suddenly goes into chaos, those who have the opportunity to become the next emperor will not give up easily. Although Yang Shunhui has I'm not young. The temptation to be an emperor is greater. The older people are, the greater their desire is... "
"You're right"
The old servant bowed his head and said, "well, I'll send someone to ask the senior general's house tomorrow?"
"No hurry"
Peter said: "if we are too anxious, Yang Shunhui will think we have a problem. Even if he finally agrees, he is afraid that he will have to go more things. Tomorrow, we don't have to take care of the general's house. Instead, we should send someone to find out the whereabouts of those damn and humble Ross people."
The old servant bowed his head: "I'll send someone to investigate in secret tomorrow morning. After all, the East Chu people still have a cooperative relationship with us. Those Ross people who have no home like wild dogs won't get more friendship than us... Although there is only the Principality of thurence and no principality of Ross, those Ross people obviously haven't given up their stubborn resistance... The Ross rebels should recruit troops in order to get wealth I will contact the people of Eastern Chu and obtain wealth through business. "
"Well"
Peter nodded: "The biggest gain from this visit is to see clearly the truth of the Sui state. Send someone back to the Principality of shurens early tomorrow morning to prepare the army for attack at any time. As long as the Sui people don't send troops, it's not difficult for the imperial army to win the eastern Chu. Although the eastern Chu has a seemingly powerful navy, they don't know how to give full play to the power of warships ... a warship armed with crossbows, bows and arrows is at most a hedgehog, which makes the enemy feel a little tricky. "
"Our warships have been equipped with artillery, which can defeat them like an elephant trampling on a mouse. Dongchu is too rich. If we concentrate all the gold in this country, it should be as high as misty mountain."
"The most important thing is..."
The old servant smiled and said, "the territory of the empire is bigger."
"It will be bigger."
Peter smiled but said firmly: "everyone in the oplu Empire knows that the expansion of the Empire will only stop under one situation... That is... The whole world has been completely occupied by the oplu Empire, and no enemy will have a piece of land as big as one foot."
The old servant bowed his head: "you are right. The opru empire will become the only country in the world."
"Go and check the movements of the Ross rebels. If they are also doing business with the Sui people, they must be in Muping. Give some benefits to the East Chu people and they will get the answer soon. Those benefits will be brought back soon."
Peter waved his hand: "you go down. I'm very happy today, so I'm going to have a good sleep and wait for the good news tomorrow."
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late at night
In the town fifteen miles west of Muping City, a team of more than 200 people stationed here. This is a caravan that has just bought all the goods from Muping city and returned with full load. I don't know why they left the city in such a hurry. They came out in a hurry before the city gate was closed, and then stopped in the town after fifteen miles.
This is against common sense. With so many goods, I hurried out of the city in order to catch the 15 mile road?
However, there are too many vendors in Muping City, so no one will pay attention to them. As long as they pay enough taxes, the guards will not check too strictly. If they are given some silver, they will let them go without even checking.
One side of the town is the official road. In the ditch to the east of the official road, a head slowly came out of the thick grass and looked over to the town.
"Divided into three groups, be careful and clear the secret whistle for me."
The man drew back and ordered.
"Group rate, don't worry!"
His men nodded and took three groups of experts to touch the town under the cover of night. The person who ordered was Zuo mingchan led by the regiment of Xiaoqi school.
"After the secret sentry over there was cleared, the rest of the people were divided into four teams and entered the town from four directions. There were about 220 or 30 people on the other side. They had been observed during the day, of which more than 20 were Coachmans, most of whom didn't know martial arts. The rest of the people must have been soldiers, otherwise they didn't have such good vigilance. We had a small number of people, but we were more proficient in fighting at night, and we did our best at the beginning Li, don't disturb the people inside. It's too close to Muping. It only takes half an hour for cavalry to assemble and catch up. Most of the time is not used on the road. One word, be fast! "
"Here!"
The people of Xiaoqi school and the experts of goods all over the sky answered, and then dispersed under the leadership of the leaders of each team.
Maybe it's because I didn't expect to be watched when I went out of Muping. Although the caravan was heavily guarded, it was still careless. In particular, there were not many secret outposts. Therefore, the people of Xiaoqi school didn't spend much time cleaning up these secret outposts, and then there was only fighting.
Zuo mingchan brought all the elite. The people of Xiaoqi school were good at assassination. In the dark, they swallowed the caravan patrol team group by group like predators. They were not found until they were close to the caravan camp, but it was too late.
The most surprising thing is that in the end, the people of the caravan did not set fire as a warning! As long as the fire came, Muping would certainly find it. Then the people of Xiaoqi school confirmed that most of the members of the caravan were well-trained soldiers. They didn't shout and fight silently. Even if they were at a disadvantage, they didn't collapse. They had been resisting and even organized twice A threatening counter charge.
Perhaps it was to hide their identity, so their equipment was far inferior to that of the Xiaoqi school. About half an hour later, the battle ended. More than 200 people in the caravan were killed, and more than 60 people were forced to control by the Xiaoqi school with a crossbow, and the resistance stopped at the sign of the leader.
"I don't care whether you are officials or bandits from anywhere. You did wrong today. You offended people you can't afford. If you retreat now, you may still have a chance to live."
The leader of the caravan remained arrogant after he was captured. He was straight when he spoke, so he could determine his identity more.
Zuo mingchan didn't care about him at all, because no matter who the master behind the caravan was, how powerful and terrible, Zuo mingchan didn't worry, because these people could never think that it was the people of the black flag army who robbed them.
"Shit!"
When his men cleaned out the carriage and saw the things hidden inside, Zuo Ming cicada's eyes widened instantly, subconsciously scolded, and her voice trembled.
The goods of the carriage were all messy things, which were collected by the caravan from the people of Dongchu at a high price. After the big boxes below were opened, Zuo Ming cicada's heart almost stopped beating. He never thought that the caravan bought so many goods to hide these things!
This thing is so shocking.
The box was full of muskets.