Li Hong and the ministers of Zhenguo are at a loss for the current passive situation, and no one can think of a good way.
Finally, Shi Qinshu, the right prime minister, took a step forward carefully and said with an arched hand: "big... King, millions of coalition forces have arrived at the city, and our capital has less than 400000 garrison. It's really... Difficult to resist. In the opinion of Wei Chen, we... Only have to negotiate with the coalition forces..."
Before he finished, Li Hongmeng patted the table and interrupted Qin Shu's words. Qin Shu asked him to make peace, which Li Hong could not accept. In the current situation of Yizhen country, there is no capital to talk about peace. Talking about peace is tantamount to surrender, which is tantamount to pulling him down from the throne or even the throne. He has to apologize to Yin Zhun. How can Li Hong accept such shame?
"The enemy has besieged the capital city, and the life and death of the state of Zhen is hanging on the front line. As a minister of Da Zhen, you don't plan to break the enemy and share the worries for the state and the king. Instead, you also deceive the public and ask the king to surrender to the coalition army? What's the use of King liur and other greedy people who are afraid of life and death?" As he spoke, Li said in a loud voice, "where are the swordsmen and axes? Drag out the treacherous minister and cut him off!"
At Li Hong's command, the bodyguards outside the hall rushed in immediately. Two of them came forward, grabbed Qin Shu's arms and walked out without saying anything.
Qin Shu was so frightened that his face turned pale and his body trembled. He shouted: "spare your life, king. I'm wronged. Spare your life, King..."
At this time, Li Dan hurried out of the line, waved to the bodyguards who were pulling Qin Shu out, and then arched his hands to Li Hong and said, "father, Lord Qin's advice... May be inappropriate, but it's also out of loyalty to his father..."
loyalty? Li Hong raised his eyebrows. He didn't see that Qin Shu had any loyalty to himself. Before he could speak, Li Dan continued: "besides, now that the coalition forces are besieging the city and even breaking through the armies of Huaning and Tongcheng, the people in the capital are terrified. If my father kills the minister again at this time, I'm afraid it will make the people in the city more chaotic. I hope my father will think twice."
If others advised him, he might not listen, but it was his son who pleaded. What Li Dan said was not unreasonable.
Li Hong pondered silently for a moment. The chill on his face gradually eased down. He raised his head, waved his hand to the guards and said in a deep voice, "you all go down!"
Later, he glared at Qin Shu and said nothing more. He looked around at the ministers and said, "no one dares to talk about peace in the future. Don't blame the king for turning his face ruthlessly and punishing him severely!"
The ministers of Zhen state all shrunk their necks and bowed their heads one by one, and the atmosphere dared not breathe. Qin Shu shrunk his shoulders and slipped back to his position. At the same time, he glanced gratefully at Li Dan.
To put it bluntly, Qin Shu is Li Dan's Pathfinder.
Li Dan proposed to negotiate peace with the coalition forces. He was not easy to open his mouth, so he borrowed Qin Shu's mouth to test his father's attitude. As a result, Li Hong was angry. Li Dan understood that his father would not accept it anyway and had to think of other ways.
After dispersing the dynasty, Li dangang returned to his house, and the two hidden arrows left by Tang Yin came to ask for an audience. Li Dan invited the two of them to their room, and then told them about the court.
Now it seems that it is impossible to persuade Li Hong to abdicate on his own initiative. The only way is to use force to forcibly remove him from the throne. But in this way, it involves one point, whether it is Li Dan or the coalition forces.
If Li Dan did it himself, he was not sure that he could subdue his father. If the Allied forces did it, Li Dan had to find a way to release the Allied forces into the city. It's just that it's easy to say, but it's too difficult to do.
The four gates of Xitang are guarded by Li Hong's confidants. There are heavy soldiers stationed. No one can open the gate without Li Hong's Oracle and token. Even if Li Dangui is the prince, he doesn't have that authority.
The two dark arrows have been with Li Dan for some time. They can understand his difficulties.
One of them, LV Jian, suggested: "as a prince, it's easy to get in and out of the palace. If you can steal the token of King Zhen and open the gate of the city, it's not difficult."
Li Dan smiled bitterly, sighed faintly and said, "the token has always been carried by my father. It's not easy to steal it. Moreover, even if I can steal the token, I can't open the gate without my father's instructions."
LV Jian's eyes turned, his brain flashed and said, "the four gatekeepers will not be there all the time. If they take advantage of their absence and go with a token, as a childe, the following generals should not be embarrassed."
"This..." Li Dan thought carefully and nodded slowly. He felt that the method Lu Jianjian said could also be tried, but how could he steal the token?
Li Dan is not in a hurry. He can wait and find a way slowly, but the secret arrow personnel can't wait. They know their own situation too well. The food and grass in the army is only enough for ten days. Now it's almost ten days. If they can't break Xitang again, the whole army will be in danger.
Lu JianZheng said, "young master, my king hopes that this war can be ended as soon as possible so that he can return to the land of the wind country as soon as possible. Therefore, we must welcome the Allied forces into the city quickly. It's best to do it in a few days."
After a pause, he reminded: "if you can do things quickly and well, my king will be very happy. In the future, it will be easier to plead for Zhenguo in front of the emperor."
Although he is just an ordinary member of the hidden arrow, he now represents Tang Yin. He speaks with full style and shows a sense of pride between the lines.
When Li Dan heard the speech, he locked his eyebrows and pondered for a long time. At last, he crossed his heart and said in a straight face, "OK! I'll go to the palace tonight and meet my father..."
"Yes!" LV Jianhe was so happy that he arched his hands and said slowly with a smile: "whether things succeed or not, I'll ask the childe."
On the other hand, the situation of the coalition army was not as bad as the dark arrow personnel thought. They defeated Xu Bufan and the two Lu Zhen armies led by Guan Zhan. The coalition army naturally captured Huaning and Tongcheng together.
Even if the people in the city continued to resist the invading coalition forces, they could not pose a great threat due to the lack of regular army organization.
After capturing Huaning and Tongcheng, the coalition forces seized a large amount of grain, grass and materials in the city, which ensured the logistical supplies of the coalition forces to a certain extent. However, it is also true that the coalition forces are eager to break Xitang. The reason is that the Sichuan Mozambique coalition forces have quickly advanced to Xitang. Tang Yin is anxious to enter Xitang city before the Sichuan Mozambique coalition forces.
Millions of Allied troops besieged Xitang. Although the Zhen army in the city didn't dare to go out of the city to fight, there was constant trouble.
There are still tens of thousands of people living in the outer city of Xitang. Now Xitang has been closed. They can't get in, and the periphery is surrounded by coalition forces. They can't get out. Hundreds of thousands of people have to eat and drink every day. It's easy to say that they are trapped in a short time. Over time, the feeling of fear naturally spreads. In addition, the temperament of Zhenren is rude and impulsive, Sneak attacks on coalition camps at night to grab food have occurred from time to time.
The coalition camp is heavily guarded. Zhen people are often shot and killed by the guarded coalition soldiers without getting close. Even if some lucky people successfully sneak into the coalition camp, they will soon be found. Those with good luck can escape in time, and those with bad luck are captured by the coalition. The final result is to cut off their heads and hang them on the joint stronghold wall.
Only three days after the Allied forces besieged Xitang, more than a thousand people in Zhenguo have been shot and captured, and the broken heads hanging on the walled wall are shocking.
However, the high-pressure means of the coalition army failed to stop the Zhen people. The incidents of sneaking into the camp were not less, but more. The joint Sergeant soldiers on sentry and patrol at night were often attacked by the Zhen people, some were stunned, some were killed, their armor, dry food and weapons were robbed, and they were found naked at last.
With the increasing casualties of Union soldiers, the contradiction between the two sides has become more and more intense. Even a large number of Union soldiers have rushed into the urban area outside Xitang for several times to massacre the people of Zhenguo. As a result, the hatred between them has deepened, and the incidents of Zhenren sneaking attacks on the Union army at night have become more and more frequent.
This is a vicious circle. The massive riots of Zhen people and the massive massacres of the coalition forces can happen at any time.
Tang Yin certainly didn't want to see such a thing happen. In the eyes of others, Zhenren may be a barbaric and uncivilized alien. In his opinion, Zhenren is a treasure more precious than gold, silver and jewelry, which can make up for the strength of the country.
He has been trying his best to suppress the coalition forces, warning the coalition forces not to break into the residential area of Zhenren without authorization, and not to massacre the people of Zhenguo for no reason. However, after all, he is the king of the wind. For his orders, the three armies of an, Huan and Yu mostly follow his orders, accept them on the surface, and still go their own way behind the scenes.
On this day, Tang Yin was discussing military affairs with lingshuang, Yueze and Lixin. A soldier ran in and reported that a Zhen man who claimed to be Diyou wanted to meet Tang Yin.
When Li Xin heard that the person seeking to see was Zhen, she sniffed and said coldly, "how dare a Zhen dog dare to see the king of the wind? Drive him away. If there is resistance, execute him on the spot!"
The soldier who reported the news promised and was about to leave. Tang Yin stopped him. He smiled at Li Xin and said, "I know this Diyou. At the beginning, the reason why I was able to mix with Western soup all depended on his help."
"Oh?" Li Xin was stunned and murmured, "it's him!" After a pause, he said with surprise and joy: "is it possible that he came to tell brother Wang that there is a way to enter the West soup?"
"If so, it would be better." Tang Yin doesn't want to attack Xi Tang hard. It's unknown whether he can fight down or not. Now he's counting on Li Dan in the city. If Li Dan can't help, the coalition can only attack hard. If Diyou, a local snake, knows the tunnel or way to sneak into the city and let his army God enter the city without being aware of it, it will be a great help to his party.