The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 174 Diplomatic Talent
Before Longxiang's messenger arrived in Dahan Town, Jiang Chuan first passed the news of Shi Qian's arrest.

Although the Chu army had a tight defense against the mountains, they were limited to keeping grain trucks from entering. It was very difficult to keep such a large mountain range from entering.

"What, Shi Qian was arrested?" Su Lin frowned.

"Yes, Director Shi burned the Chu army's food and grass and was arrested. The Chu army did not kill him. They wanted to use Director Shi as a hostage in exchange for something. The Chu army's messenger will arrive soon." The intelligence agency secret agent handed over his hand. road.

Jiang Chuan didn't say anything about Shi Qian's visit to the kiln, but only highlighted Shi Qian's credit.

Burning the food and grass of the Chu army made a great contribution, and Shi Qian's contribution is indispensable.

If Su Lin doesn't go to the rescue, the hearts of all the soldiers will be chilled, and Dahan Town will also lose an outstanding talent at the same time.

"What do you think about this matter?" Su Lin asked Dai Li beside him.

Dai Li frowned slightly, and said: "Just now I also learned that the Chu army has checked our stronghold in Nanzheng. I don't know who leaked the secret. It seems that Shi Qian was tortured to confess these things. Nanzheng The intelligence station in the city has lost its function, and it may not be realistic to rescue them, we can only wait for the Chu army's messenger to come and see what kind of request the Chu army general will make."

"En." Su Lin nodded, that was all he could do.

Sitting on a chair and waiting for the Chu army messenger.

Not long after, the messenger of the Chu army was escorted in by several militiamen.

"I am a messenger sent by General Long. You are so rude, it is not the way to treat guests."

The courier was struggling. He was dressed in black cloth. He looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, and he looked quite gentle.

"How to treat guests?" Su Lin chuckled, then snorted coldly, "Let him kneel down and talk."

Let's get off the ground first.

The militiamen behind kicked him hard on the hind legs, and the courier groaned and knelt on the ground.

"you!"

The envoy of the Chu army was furious, but he endured it when he thought that this was a den of bandits and he still had the mission of a general on him.

"What's the matter in coming to my Dahan Town?" Su Lin asked knowingly.

"Hmph, our general has captured an important person in Guizhen called Shi Qian. My general said that if he wants to keep him alive, he must exchange a hundred carts of grain, otherwise his head will fall to the ground." The Chu army messenger said. .

"One hundred carts of grain?"

Li Jinlong next to him stared wide-eyed, acting like you are an idiot.

One hundred carts of grain is enough to feed 1 people for half a month, which is equivalent to more than [-]% of the grain stored in the entire Dahan Town. Just replace it with a stone?
No matter how you calculate it, I don’t think it’s worth it.

"Why, isn't your lord's right-hand man worth a hundred carts of food?" the messenger snorted coldly.

Long Xiang knew that it was unrealistic to use stones to force Su Lin to surrender, so he could only settle for the next best thing. The army was now short of food and hoped to exchange for some food.

"The right arm?"

The corner of Li Jinlong's mouth twitched. When did Shi Qian become the lord's right-hand man? Even he didn't dare to think so.

"Ahem, what if I don't agree?" Su Lin suppressed a smile.

"Hmph, then you will receive his head." The messenger curled his lips.

"You are not timid, aren't you afraid that I will cut off your head first?"

Su Lin walked over with white boots, bent slightly, and stared at him coldly.

A faint fragrance was inhaled into the nostrils, and the Chu army messenger was a little nervous.

He shook off his nervousness, straightened his neck and said, "I won't come to this bandit den to deliver letters because I'm afraid of death. If that's the case, you don't want your subordinates to live, so kill me."

"court death."

Li Jinlong was about to teach him a lesson.

"Oh?"

Su Lin raised his hand to stop him, a little surprised that a messenger from the Chu army had such courage.

On the contrary, he underestimated the state of Chu.

"What's your name?" Su Lin asked curiously.

"Hmph, you thieves remember, my name is Huang Xie." Huang Xie said proudly.

"Huang Xie?"

Su Lin felt that the name sounded familiar. It may be that there were too many historical celebrities in this period, and he couldn't remember it for a while.

"I'll write a letter. You go back and hand it over to your general. I'll wait for his reply here."

Su Lin turned back to his desk, unfolded a Hsinchu slip, and started writing.

After a while, Su Lin rolled it up after finishing writing and handed it to Huang Xie.

"Leave it to your general. Everything I want to say is written on it. If he doesn't agree, let him do as he pleases." Su Lin said coldly.

Huang Xie took the bamboo slip in doubt, held it in his hand, and said, "Okay, I'll give the letter to the general."

"Don't embarrass him, let Shen Peng send him out." Su Lin told Li Jinlong.

Although he was the messenger of the Chu army, Su Lin had a good impression of him.

Go deep into the enemy camp, face death with an unchanging face, and you will not be an unknown person in the future.

……

Huang Xie didn't know how to get out, and walked to the path at the foot of the mountain, holding the scroll of bamboo slips in his arms.

"The leader of a bandit turned out to be such a beautiful woman, it's just..." Huang Xie shook his head, feeling incredible.

Huang Xie was not born in poverty, but a son of a down-and-out aristocrat in Chu State. He wanted to join the army and make military achievements to serve the country.

It's a pity that there is a rift between the Longxiang family and the Huang Xie family, so this time such a dangerous job is entrusted to him.

If you are killed, just worry about it.

Huang Xie was walking back to Daying, very curious, and wanted to see what Su Lin wrote on the bamboo slips.

Curiosity killed the cat, and after walking for a while, I couldn’t stand it any longer.

He slowly opened the bamboo slips, and then Huang Xie frowned, and couldn't help saying: "What an ugly word."

Dahan Town Center.

"What did my lord write in the letter to General Chu?" Dai Li couldn't help asking.

"Of course it's a reconciliation strategy." Su Lin smiled.

"Reconciliation?" Dai Li was puzzled, "Can we reconcile with the Chu State?"

"I think it's a reconciliation, but the name may be different. He can also think it's a surrender. I said in the letter that I hope to give up the war, and the two sides will no longer attack. I am willing to accept the canonization of the King of Chu and become a fief of the Chu State. If necessary, you can wait for Chu State to dispatch."

"Just stop fighting this time, let's talk about the future."

Su Lin told him his thoughts, which is also a relatively feasible strategy at present.

If the fight continues, although they will not lose, it will affect the development of Dahan Town.

"But will General Chu agree?" Dai Li was not optimistic.

"He should have thought about it. After all, fighting up to now is just consuming each other. No one can destroy the other. Chu is a big country in the world. Qi in the north and Qin in the northwest are all enemies. It is impossible to destroy each other. We are wasting our troops here." Su Lin said firmly.

"Even so, if we want to facilitate this matter, a letter may not be enough. We also need to find an envoy who can clearly state the advantages and disadvantages." Dai Li nodded and added.

Su Lin nodded: "I'm also thinking about this question, who do you think is suitable?"

Dai Li thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "At present, there is no suitable candidate in Dahan Town."

Su Lin sighed, there is a shortage of talents.

Open the generals package, most of them are generals who are good at fighting, and there is a shortage of diplomatic talents who can cooperate vertically and horizontally.

When Su Lin was at a loss, Ma Yun ran in to report with a look of surprise.

"Lord, Mr. Guiguzi is back."

"What?" Su Lin was overjoyed and said quickly: "Where is it?"

"Haha, Miss Su, do you still remember the old man?" Guiguzi's hearty voice sounded, and then he walked in from outside the hall.

"Master, last time you left without saying goodbye, I thought I would never see you again." Su Lin sighed. This is a great talent. This time, nothing can be done to let him go.

"I'm really sorry, I left without saying goodbye last time, and I can't stay for too long this time." Guiguzi shook his head slightly.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Su Lin wondered.

"The old man counted that the girl was in trouble, this time the old man came to solve the girl's difficulty, and specially sent someone to help the girl." Guiguzi smiled and pointed at the young man behind.

It was Su Qin who had lost her childishness.

"I've seen Miss Su." Su Qin cupped his hands.

Su Lin was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for two years, but he looks even more handsome."

Su Qin was still a little embarrassed, bowed his head and said: "Miss Su, I have won the award."

"You can't be called Miss Su anymore, you have to be like them, called Master." Guiguzi reprimanded slightly angrily.

"I've met my lord." Su Qin nodded, and bowed respectfully as he said.

(End of this chapter)