Chapter 897 Asking for a sky-high price and paying a low price!
A day later, Deng Bao also arrived with 15,000 troops escorting food and fodder.
Among them, there are 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry.
Together with the troops from other tribes, they already have nearly 70,000 troops on Sawtooth Ridge.
The armies on their side continued to gather, and naturally the tribes in Moxi also got the news.
Upon learning that the enemy troops were constantly adding troops here, Poggi, who was responsible for defending the Sawtooth Ridge area, suddenly felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy and immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters.
When Boji informed several generals about the enemy's reinforcements, they instantly panicked.
Even though they have 30,000 troops here, more than 10,000 of them are slave soldiers who fled back from Iwu in panic from Zagon.
The enemy has been increasing its forces continuously, and their strength is probably twice as much as theirs.
Moreover, according to the spies' reports, many of the troops reinforced by the enemy were cavalry.
Once the enemy breaks through their defenses, the enemy cavalry can rampage through their territory!
After such a long time, there is still no news from Duilong Langri.
It is estimated that Duilong Langri's army has been completely wiped out.
It is precisely because of this that Yunzheng, who has no worries about his future, dares to continue to increase troops here.
It was obvious that Yun Zheng was going to settle the score with them later!
However, they are basically isolated and helpless now.
The only ones who could come to support were the more than 80,000 troops withdrawn from Xing'an Fort.
But the army over there is basically infantry. If we ask for help from there now, it will be impossible for the army over there to support us for more than half a month.
Yun Zheng has already led a large army to attack, and he probably won’t give them much time to ask for help.
Moreover, of the more than 80,000 troops there, at least 20,000 must be left to guard against the enemy troops in the direction of Xing'an Fort.
With this calculation, the number of people who can come to support is only about 60,000 at most.
To be honest, even if they gathered a hundred thousand troops for defense in a short period of time, they would not have the confidence to defend against Yun Zheng's army.
The troops under Yun Zheng's command had been killing their way here.
In terms of eliteness, the army they had could not compare with Yun Zheng's troops at all.
"Let's talk about it, what should we do now?"
Boji looked at the generals with a headache on his face.
Faced with Poji's problem, several people couldn't help but look at me and me, but there was no solution.
Seeing that they were slow to speak, Boji immediately became angry and scolded them angrily: "Are you all mute? Are you scared out of your wits by Yun Zheng?"
After being scolded by Poji, several people immediately lowered their heads.
To be honest, they were indeed frightened by Yun Zheng.
Yunzheng has never suffered a defeat since he led the army.
They joined forces with the Dayue Kingdom and raised an army of 180,000, but were defeated by Yun Zheng like fallen leaves in the autumn wind.
Turtleback City, which Lou Yi thought was indestructible, was also captured by Yun Zheng in a very short time.
There are even rumors that Yun Zheng knows sorcery and can summon thunder to destroy a city.
How could they not be frightened?
"Zagon, you have fought against the Northern Army before, tell me, what should we do?"
Since no one spoke up, Boji simply called out the names.
Zagon, who was called out, had a bitter look on his face and sighed, "General, let's ask for help first! If possible, I suggest that we should negotiate with Yun Zheng... "
"Peace talks?"
Boji's face changed, "Do you think those people above will agree to peace talks?"
"Whether we agree or not is not something we should consider."
Zagon said solemnly: "We are only responsible for sending back the news that Yun Zheng's army is approaching. The decision depends on what the leaders of each tribe think..."
Is that so?
Poji thought silently for a while and sighed helplessly.
For now, this is the only option.
Just when Boji had made up his mind, a soldier's voice suddenly sounded outside the tent, "General, the enemy sent someone to send a gift and a letter..."
……
As the chief of the tribes in western Moxi, Sangjie was the first to receive two letters sent by Boji.
One was a handwritten letter from Boji, and the other was a handwritten letter from Yun Zheng.
Sanjay just glanced at it and almost vomited blood in anger.
The army led by Duilung Langri was completely defeated by Yun Zheng.
Yun Zheng also sent people to send the head of Duilong Langri to Sawtooth Ridge.
Yun Zheng directly demanded compensation from the tribes in western Mo.
The first thing he asked for was 10,000 yaks, 50,000 sheep, 2 million dan of grain, and gold, silver, cloth and the like.
If you don't agree, Yun Zheng will lead his troops to take it!
When the time comes, wherever Yunzheng's army passes, no chickens or dogs will be left behind!
Boji's letter also confirmed that Yunzheng had assembled an elite army of 70,000 to 80,000 troops in the Sawtooth Ridge area, and there were signs of continuing to gather troops.
Boji had no confidence in holding Sawtooth Ridge, so he asked him for help and sought his advice.
Whether to fight or make peace, he needs to make the decision.
Sanjay's eyes kept moving back and forth between the two letters, his face full of anger.
Yunzheng's appetite is really not that big!
Not to mention cattle and sheep, they can't afford just two million dans of grain!
Sanjie suppressed his anger and ordered people to recruit Prime Minister Suzan urgently.
Not long after, Suzan hurried over.
Su Zan was over fifty years old and was the most famous wise man among the tribes west of the desert.
Sangjie didn't waste time talking to Suzan and directly handed the two letters to Suzan.
Suzan took the two letters and read them carefully.
After reading the letter in his hand, a smile appeared on Su Zan's face.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty."
Su Zan said with a smile: "Since Yun Zheng asked us for so many supplies, it means that Yun Zheng doesn't want to fight again! In my opinion, Yun Zheng has conquered Qiuchi and Dayue, and it will take time to clean up the mess! Unless it is absolutely necessary, Yun Zheng should not start a war with us again..."
To put it bluntly, Yun Zheng mobilized a large number of troops just to threaten them.
If Yun Zheng really wanted to fight, he wouldn't ask for compensation.
Although Yun Zheng was known as the best general in the world, his army could no longer handle the constant fighting.
Sang Jie frowned and looked up at Su Zan, "You mean, I don't need to pay attention to Yun Zheng?"
"no no……"
Suzan shook his head and smiled, "I have also heard about Yunzheng. This person likes to take advantage. He has gathered so many troops in Jagged Ridge. If we ignore it, he is afraid that he will really attack..."
"Do we really have to agree to Yun Zheng's conditions?" Sanjie's face suddenly fell.
"If we don't want to fight anymore, we must give Yunzheng some compensation."
Su Zan's face was calm. "However, they have a saying in Daqian: Ask for a high price, but pay low! We can negotiate with Yun Zheng and reduce the compensation, which will satisfy Yun Zheng and we can accept."
Negotiation?
Of course, he also knows the principle of asking for high prices and paying back the money on the ground.
but……
Sang Jie's face was filled with sorrow, and he said worriedly, "Yun Zheng has already taken over Qiuchi, Dayue, and a large area of Beihuan. If we stop fighting and let Yun Zheng govern these places, once Yun Zheng launches another large-scale attack, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist!"
Isn't this the reason why they helped Otsuki?
Yun Zheng’s ambition is too big!
If they don't destroy Yunzheng, Yunzheng will destroy them!
"What the king said is absolutely true."
Suzan nodded lightly, "This is what I want to tell the king next..."
