Great Song Pirate

Chapter 436 Annan Asks for Help
However, the Fubo army spent the past few days very leisurely. Under Xu Yi's instructions, while paying attention to the battle between the Zhan people and the Annan people, they built a large-scale wharf in Toulon and expanded the small wharf here. Many times, a large number of soldiers were busy on the pier, and hired local residents to log in the nearby forests, which made the residents here a lot of money, so they were not willing to return to Fubo at first. The residents under the military rule began to gradually change their psychology after receiving real benefits. This is how ordinary people are. Not many people pay attention to who has governed them for a long time. What they care most is who can Let them live a good life, now they think that since this Fubo army arrived here, at least they don't have to worry about paying taxes anymore, and no one is urging them every day, and this legendary killing is not The blinking skeleton army is not as scary as imagined. Basically, they have done nothing wrong with the residents like them, and the military discipline is very strict.

Xu Yi, who was wielding a sword in the yard, was suddenly interrupted by Cui Yan who ran in, so he put down his precious sword and raised his head to look at Cui Yan with questioning eyes.

"My lord! The Annan people have lost! They have retreated beyond Toulon!" Cui Yan hurriedly reported.

Xu Yi heard that he put the treasured sword back into its sheath, and said with a smile: "The Annan people are probably going to ask us for it now!"

As expected by Xu Yi, someone soon reported that the deputy general of Marshal Annan Zhennan had come to see him. Cui Yan and Daniel looked at each other, and then they both showed admiration.

Xu Yi dusted off the dust on his body, reached out and took the towel handed by Daniel, wiped the sweat off his face and said with a smile: "As expected! I ordered the generals to raise their tents!"

When Wu Yuanzhi was brought to the council hall in the town of Toulon, there were already many generals gathered here, waiting for him, so Wu Yuanzhi quickly pulled his face away and stepped forward to face the hunkered down behind the handsome case. The leader of the Bo army saluted and said: "Annan Ranger General Wu Yuanzhi has met with the leader of the Fubo army!"

Xu Yi looked at the Annan Ranger General standing below. This rank is really not small. I am afraid that he must be at least a fifth-rank officer or above. But now it seems that he is covered in dust and looks quite embarrassed, so There was a slight smile on his face and he said politely: "General Wu is very polite, come here, please sit down and talk to General Wu!"

Someone immediately brought a chair to Wu Yuanzhi and asked him to sit down and talk. After Wu Yuanzhi thanked him, he sat down and said, "I am here by order of our Marshal Li Yuanfeng and Li, and I am here to meet Chief Xu, our Marshal I also sent a gift to the big leader, I hope the big leader will accept it!" He waved his hand and asked a guard who followed him to present the so-called gift, holding the long and narrow gift box with his own hands, and handing it to the big cow who came forward .

Daniel held the gift box and brought it to Xu Yi. Xu Yi smiled and said, "Marshal Li is so polite! I should have gone to thank Marshal Li for helping us last time. How could I have the nerve to accept his gift? "He said so in his mouth, but he still opened the long and narrow box.

I saw a sword with a sharkskin sheath in this exquisite gift box, but this sword seems to be longer than ordinary swords. The mouth and tail of the sheath are made of gold, which is very gorgeous. The hilt of this sword is not out of the sheath, but the hilt of the sword is enough to make people dazzled. The diamond-shaped gauntlet on the entire hilt is made of gold, with a dragon and phoenix ring, and the hilt is wrapped with gold wire. Yi fell in love with this sword at first glance, so he took out the sword from the gift box. After holding the hilt, he felt very comfortable in his hand, and then pressed the spring lightly, only to hear a crisp steel sound , A cold light flashed in front of everyone's eyes immediately. After Xu Yi pulled out the sword, he realized that he had made a mistake. It turned out that it was a single-edged sword, not a sword. I recognized this knife as a ritual knife of the Tang Dynasty. This knife is very rare in this era, and this knife is obviously made by a famous craftsman. There are dark lines like fish scales on the body of the knife, and the blade is extremely sharp. It flashed a dazzling light, even compared to the wolf-breaking sword on his waist, it was not too much, and even a little more exquisite, Xu Yi couldn't help shouting: "Good knife! It's really a good knife !"

The generals next to him were also masters of goods, and everyone's eyes were immediately attracted by the precious sword in Xu Yi's hand, and they all showed fascinated expressions.

Wu Yuanzhi was very satisfied with Xu Yi's expressions, so he said: "This knife is a thing handed down from our Marshal Li's family. It has been hundreds of years since Marshal Li's generation, but Marshal Li's family has cherished this precious knife for generations. , so until now it is still as new, without any flaws, this time when I came here, Marshal Li specially asked me to send me this treasured sword handed down from their family, I hope the boss will accept it!"

Xu Yi reluctantly put this treasured knife into its sheath, thinking that this Li Yuanfeng really spent all his money, and even gave me such a precious thing, it can be seen that their current situation must have reached a precarious situation, or say It means that Li Yuanfeng must have something important to ask him for help, and he will ask him for help. So Xu Yi said with a smile on his face: "How can I take this responsibility?" I can afford it! This knife is a family heirloom of Marshal Li, how can I accept it?" Although he said so, Xu Yi didn't even have the intention of returning the knife, he still held it in his hand and was reluctant to let it go.

Wu Yuanzhi hurriedly said: "This is the wish of our marshal, so you don't have to be polite, the big boss, it's better to accept it!"

"In that case, then I'd rather be respectful than obedient. General Wu came here today, but I don't know what I can teach you?" Xu Yi put the treasured sword into a gift box and handed it to Daniel to take it for safekeeping. Yuanzhi asked with a smile.

Hearing that Xu Yi finally talked about the overall situation, Wu Yuanzhi hesitated for a moment, stood up and clasped his fists and said: "You are very polite, the big boss. I came here this time under the order of our marshal. I have something special to ask your army." !"

Xu Yi pretended to be stupid and said: "Oh? General Wu must be joking. You are such a big An Nanguo, what can you use us for?"

Wu Yuanzhi hurriedly said: "Of course I have something to ask for. How dare I joke about such a thing? Maybe the big boss doesn't know. Recently, our Annan Kingdom has been repeatedly invaded by the Champa Kingdom. We soldiers are ordered to guard here. But this time the occupation was really fierce. Although Marshal Li led us to fight hard, but the occupation was fierce. We suffered a lot of losses. Now we have been defeated to the west of Toulon. It's in danger! And your army and our court are already brothers, our marshal wants to ask your army to help us at this time, what does the big boss think?"

After hearing this, Xu Yi immediately turned pale with shock, and exclaimed: "That's not right! As far as I know, since the founding of the Annan Li Dynasty, they have been fighting on horseback. Why is there such a commotion now?" What's the situation?"

Hearing Xu Yi's words, Wu Yuanzhi almost vomited blood. Can you also ask this question?If it weren't for your skeleton army tossing around in Annan, how could we suffer such a big loss now, isn't it because of you?But he could think about it, but he couldn't say it, so he swallowed hard and said with difficulty: "This defeat is really unexpected for us, but now, if Zhan Ren continues If we go northward, it will not only harm our Annan Kingdom, but also be very detrimental to your army. As we all know, the people of Zhan have long coveted your army. Last time, they sent their hero Emperor Polo to lead the army Come to attack Toulon, fortunately, your army has extraordinary combat power, defeated it in one fell swoop, and shattered King Abu Alan's ambitions. Now is a critical moment. The Zhan people are completely repelled, I wonder if your army is willing or not?"

After listening to it for a long time, what he said seemed to be very reasonable, so Xu Yi's face became serious, and he asked: "So, as your allies, we really can't just sit back and do nothing. I would like to ask, how many soldiers and horses did the Zhan people use to fight your country this time?"

"Eighty thousand! Not much more!" Wu Yuanzhi quickly replied.

"Then how many soldiers and horses did your country dispatch to fight against it?" Xu Yi continued to ask.

"Currently we have only [-] troops available!" Wu Yuanzhi replied with a bit of bitterness on his face. Originally, there was not much difference between them and Zhanren's troops, but a few days ago Zhanren suddenly dispatched a large number of troops. The war elephants, led by hundreds of war elephants, broke through their defenses in a big way. They were caught off guard, and the Annan people lost their troops and generals. Gathered up again north of Toulon, but the Zhanren did not give them a chance to breathe. They continued to drive a large number of war elephants and continued to attack their lines. Now they can be said to have reached a critical point, otherwise, They will not come to this skeleton army with shy faces for help. You must know that making such a decision is extremely difficult for the Annan people. Many Annan soldiers feel ashamed to ask for help from a pirate who once harmed them. There is no light.

Xu Yi tapped the table with his fingers, frowned and said, "I'm afraid this is not easy to handle! Your country's [-] people can't resist the Zhanren's onslaught, and our Fubo army is only a thousand or so. Infantry, even sending troops is a drop in the bucket! What's more, we have to defend Toulon, and we can't protect ourselves. How can we send troops to help you? It's difficult, it's really difficult!" He said He shook his head as he spoke, looking troubled.

Wu Yuanzhi looked at Xu Yi's expression and listened to his words, feeling so depressed in his heart!Although he is a martial artist, he is not an idiot, and he immediately saw Xu Yi's thoughts. The leader of the Fubo Army is not unwilling to send troops to help, but is still waiting, waiting for them to offer conditions. Rip them off once!There is no such thing as a free banquet in the world, so it is obvious that he does not see the rabbit and does not scatter the eagle!

At this time, the generals also shook their heads, and Yang Zaixing came out and said, "My lord, I think this matter should be discussed in the long term. After all, we are new here and we are not familiar with the place here. Moreover, the current strength of the humble staff is really limited. We don't have many manpower to spare, if we send troops, it will leave our defense empty, I hope the Lord will think twice before acting!"

"That's right! My lord, we do have limited troops at the moment. We have to defend this place and build the wharf. Now we are really short of manpower. It's really difficult to handle this matter!" Lin Xiong also shook his head and said.

At this time Sun Hai also came out and said: "My lord! It's not that we don't want to help Annan's friendly army, but that our soldiers have been out for more than a few months now, and the soldiers are already exhausted. We haven't rested here yet. If we send troops immediately, I'm afraid The soldiers will not use their lives!"

Xu Yi nodded repeatedly and said yes, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Wu Yuanzhi really couldn't stand it anymore, although he heard these generals of the skeleton army singing with this Xu Yi, and what they said seemed to make sense, but now they can't afford to wait for the generals of the skeleton army to rest enough. They had had enough rest, and I am afraid that they have already been beaten by the occupants, so they quickly got up and said: "It turns out that your army also has so many difficulties, but we didn't think carefully, but now the situation is urgent, we really have to It's terrible, and this time your army will help us, we won't let your army do it for nothing. For this reason, our marshal has already told me that no matter what conditions your army has, we can agree, and we don't need your army Send a large number of troops to assist us. As long as your army can help us solve the war elephants that occupy people, the rest will be easy to handle. Your army has the power to control the sky to bombard the enemy. As long as your army can use the sky Lei has eliminated Zhanren's elephant soldiers, and everything will be easy to handle! In addition, your army's navy is invincible. If your army can dispatch a fleet to harass Zhanren's coast, it will provide us with greater help. I hope that your army will not hesitate to help!"

It turned out that what they were thinking about were their own things!Xu Yi finally understood what they meant, so he said embarrassingly: "In this case, the matter is much easier, but General Wu may not know it. You must know that these sky thunders we use are not mortal things. The production of things is extremely cumbersome, and if we are not careful, we will be punished by God. For these things, we have lost countless property and lives, and the number is really limited. It is not easy to use! This...!"

Wu Yuanzhi is really going to vomit three liters of blood this time, this guy surnamed Xu is really abominable, he talked about their booming things so precious, but when the Skeleton Army dealt with the Annan people, they didn’t see much Be stingy with these things, now when I hear that they want to ask them for help, I will push back and forth, obviously I still want to be cheap!After all, a thief is still a thief, and the most important thing is the word profit. Wu Yuanzhi knew that if he didn't come up with something real, he would definitely return in vain this time, so he gritted his teeth and said, "So that's the case, if this is the case, then we So I paid for your army to use sky thunders to help us fight, but I don’t know how much money your army wants to use such a sky thunder?”

Xu Yi once again showed the expression of a profiteer, so he smiled and said: "General Wu is offended by saying that. Since you really need our help now, as a friendly army, we naturally can't just sit idly by. If it comes to money If so, it really seems too much. How about it? Last time Marshal Li sent someone to notify us of the crime of occupying people. This time we also have the right to repay Marshal Li. When it comes to money, we will be far away. I will immediately send troops to accompany you to help the battle, but this time we cannot send too many troops. General Wu must know the reason. If we help you repel the occupying people, please Marshal Li can help us recruit a group of civilians to build the pier here as soon as possible. In addition, please also ask your army to ensure the safety of the soldiers we send. These people are all elites among our elites, and we will all feel pain if we lose one of them. After this battle, Marshal Li, please count us a share of the spoils. Don’t let us do it for nothing! Today, I also ask your country to open the passage near Toulon, allowing our merchants to trade freely with those of your country, without any restrictions. As long as your country agrees to these conditions, we will immediately send people to go with you to help the war That's right!"

Wu Yuanzhi was overjoyed to hear that, so he agreed without even thinking about it. At this time, he can't care about anything else. As long as the skeleton army can send troops to help, he will be thankful. As for these conditions, he can only agree. down.

After Xu Yi heard this, he immediately asked the secretary to write such an agreement according to his intentions. It was called a memorandum, and he gave it to Wu Yuanzhi to read. Wu Yuanzhi also knew Chinese characters. For these conditions of the big leader, after returning home, immediately ask Marshal Li to sign and sign, and ask the big leader to send troops quickly! Rescuing soldiers is like putting out a fire, so let’s hurry up now!"

Looking at Wu Yuanzhi like an ant on a hot pot, he knew how critical the Annan Army's situation was now. Xu Yi didn't delay any longer, and asked, "Does your army have any stone chariots in the army now?"

Wu Yuanzhi was already as impatient as a dog who couldn't cross a river, and hurriedly replied: "Yes! Yes! We still have some double-bore cannons in our army, but the five-bore and seven-bore cannons are gone now! When the army is defeated, it will be completely destroyed by Zhanren! I don’t know if the double-pointed cannon can be used?”

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