in2ebook Chapter 251 This victory must be won
Chapter 251 This victory must be won
"General Ermian has sent people to harass our border time and again. I wonder what's going on?" Li Fu picked up the tea at hand and said while blowing it.
The tea was prepared by Dayong, and Er Mianxu was not worried that it might be poisonous. After all, he was a general of Rouran. If anything happened, Rouran would definitely attack him directly.
Er Mianxu also raised his teacup: "Are there any?"
After just two words, Xia Zhibai and Li Fu both stopped what they were doing. Xia Zhibai smiled and said, "Otherwise, why would we be sitting together drinking tea today?"
Er Mianxu took a sip and put it down: "My subordinates just wanted to say hello to Darong, are General Xia and the Marquis so sensitive?"
Li Fu was still thinking about saying something else but was stopped by Xia Zhibai. There was no point in continuing to argue.
"General Ermian, there is no point in talking about this any more." Xia Zhibai said seriously, "General Yue Tulin has come to provoke us time and again, isn't he just wanting us, Darong, to take the initiative to attack?"
Er Mianxu was not annoyed when his thoughts were exposed, and motioned Xia Zhibai to continue.
"It seems that the Rouran, which has been suppressed for so many years with its weak military force, has someone behind it, and now they are planning to attack the northwest, right?"
Er Mianxu listened to Xia Zhibai with great interest.
"We naturally know the Rouran's mentality," Li Fu saw that Xia Zhibai had spoken directly, so he stopped trying to argue, "but does the Rouran really know our strength?"
Er Mianxu was not panicked at all. He obviously knew how many troops Xia Zhibai and others brought with them this time.
As soon as Xia Zhibai and Li Fu saw Er Mianxu's expression, they knew that the other party already knew their strength. It seemed that there was indeed a spy on Darong's side.
"General Xia, it seems that you have no idea about the current strength of Rouran." Er Mianxu had always been suppressed by Xia Zhibai and Li Fu in the past, and he was always dejected after being defeated. But now he looks like a bully.
Er Mianxu's calmness also gave confidence to the warriors behind him. They were arrogant and obviously looked down on the soldiers on Darong's side.
Xia Zhibai raised his eyes slightly, glanced at the other warrior, and forced him to hold back his arrogance.
"General Ermian, do you mean that we have a spy?" Li Fu deliberately threw this out to test Ermianxu's intention.
Er Mianxu immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, but now it was obviously impossible to make up for it, so he simply gave up: "I don't understand what the Marquis means."
"General Ermian, the reason we are negotiating today is to avoid war through negotiation." Xia Zhibai's expression became more serious. "You and I have fought many times. You should know the strength of both sides. Even if Rouran has someone to help them, the strength of our Darong should not be underestimated."
Xia Zhibai's words obviously touched Er Mianxu's heart. Even though he had help now, facing Xia Zhibai and Li Fu, he was still not sure he could gain any advantage in the war.
"General Xia is right. It's just that Rouran has become much stronger now. They may be able to defeat Dayong now." Although Er Mianxu was a little afraid in his heart, he did not lose the momentum of Rouran on his face.
Xia Zhibai curled his lips slightly: "General Ermian has made up his mind. Since Rouran is now much stronger, we will go all out."
The momentum of both sides was equal. Xia Zhibai and Li Fu were confident and calm, while Er Mianxu was confident of his strength and was not willing to be outdone.
Mo Yuchen and Dongfang Xujiang stood behind Xia Zhibai and Li Fu, their nerves tense and they dared not relax at all.
After a long standoff, Er Mianxu picked up the teacup and gestured to Xia Zhibai.
Such a move clearly meant that the deal was done, so Xia Zhibai and Li Fu naturally followed the steps given by Er Mianxu.
Just as they were about to drink tea, suddenly an arrow shot over, passed steadily through the middle of the negotiation between the two parties, and hit the table with a swish.
"Someone come here!" Dongfang Xujiang reacted quickly and called for help immediately. He and Mo Chen took one step in front of Xia Zhibai and Li Fu.
Xia Zhibai and Li Fu also stood up quickly.
Not only did the elite troops from Dayong move, but the people from Rouran also moved, and the two sides immediately confronted each other.
The elite soldiers of both sides protected their commanders. Xia Zhibai frowned and said coldly, "General Ermian, what do you mean?!"
Li Fu immediately exaggerated the matter: "General Ermian, are you deliberately sabotaging the peace talks between the two countries?!"
Er Mianxu didn't know what was going on. He had clearly arranged for someone to guard the place in case the peace talks didn't go smoothly. How could a cold arrow suddenly shoot out when Darong started to fight? !
"General Xia, this is not the person I arranged!" Er Mianxu was very panicked. He was not sure that he could take over the Northwest Garrison in the first place, and now things have turned out like this. It was obviously a problem on the Rouran side. They were at a disadvantage, and war was inevitable.
Xia Zhibai and Li Fu would never believe him: "General Ermian, it seems that you have to fight this battle?!"
"Back off!" Xia Zhibai shouted, ready to fight.
The people on Darong's side protected Xia Zhibai and Li Fu and slowly retreated.
Er Mianxu was a little anxious. When he was about to speak to win back Xia Zhibai and Li Fu, several arrows behind him pierced the sky and flew towards Darong.
Xia Zhibai and Li Fu's eyes widened: "Defense!"
Darong began to defend against the flying arrows in a well-trained manner.
Xia Yanxiang, who was far away, saw it and almost couldn't help but order the use of hidden weapons.
Er Mianxu looked back in horror and saw five teams of people shooting arrows forward: "Stop!"
Unexpectedly, the five teams did not listen to Er Mianxu's command at all and continued to shoot arrows mechanically.
"Someone, come and arrest him!" Er Mianxu became angry and ordered the man to be arrested.
Xia Yanxiang was standing far away and couldn't see the situation clearly. She hesitated for a long time and didn't give any orders.
Unexpectedly, Luo Xie came up and gave the order: "Shoot! Protect the general and the marquis!"
Xia Yanxiang turned back in disbelief: "General Luo! The situation is unclear now. If we start a war rashly, this war will never stop!"
Luo Xie didn't recognize Xia Yanxiang who had changed her appearance, and thought she was just a young boy, so he ignored her and said, "Shoot her!"
"General Luo!" Xia Yanxiang roared angrily, but could not stop the firing of the hidden weapons.
When Er Mianxu was trying to stop his own men from shooting arrows, he heard the servant beside him shout, "Protect the general! Retreat!"
When Er Mianxu turned around, he saw an overwhelming amount of hidden weapons pressing towards him. He could only glare hatefully at Xia Zhibai and Li Fu opposite him, then turned around and ran back while dodging the hidden weapons.
Xia Zhibai, Li Fu and others also discovered the use of their own hidden weapons, and they felt a chill in their hearts. It seemed that this war had to be fought.