Take the royal city as a gift?
Li Xiang became more and more interested in these people. He was lazy himself, so what did he have to do with them? After all, after their defeat, their strength dropped sharply. If he believed your nonsense, he would be mentally ill. But seeing what the guy in front of him said with certainty, he should have a solution.
"Everyone knows how to brag. Does that mean anyone who can brag can become a high-ranking official in the Tang Dynasty these days? If that were the case, even if the Tang Dynasty's official population were to increase tenfold, it still wouldn't be enough."
Chang Sun Ze curled his lips beside him. He had no mercy on these defeated generals of the Pyu Kingdom and looked down on them.
I still remember what happened on the battlefield that day. You couldn't even hold out for half a month. It's a useless statement. Now you're saying we'll take the royal city. Do you really think it's that easy? If it were that easy, the Pyu Kingdom wouldn't have existed for so long.
"you……"
Wu Dengsheng was very disgusted with such rude remarks, but when he saw that Li Xiang did not say anything, he understood in an instant that what the person next to him said might be what Li Xiang wanted to say, but Li Xiang did not say it due to his status. That's it, you have to answer other people's questions now, otherwise they will not see your value, and the Tang army will definitely not cooperate with your actions, let alone give you any support.
"Your Highness, our great general was once the supreme military commander of the entire Pyu Kingdom. He has many old and new friends within the army. Now, the garrison troops south of the Pyu Kingdom's capital have been gathered by our great general. There are also some people in the city who will cooperate with our actions. As long as our great general raises his arm and makes a call, the Pyu Kingdom's capital will be ours immediately."
This guy talks a lot of great stuff, and maybe he can achieve what he said, but the difficulties involved are not that easy. Li Xiang is not a rookie, how could he believe it just because of your words? If it were the original General Mipeng, there might be a 40% chance of winning if he did this, but with your current ability, I'm afraid there is not even a 20% chance.
"Tell me what you want us to do?"
Li Xiang was too lazy to listen. This guy continued to talk nonsense. Perhaps the general really had no one who was good at speaking. This person talked for a long time but ultimately did not get to the point. He came all the way from the south. It was impossible that he came here just to express his submission. He must want to get something from Li Xiang.
After hearing what Li Xiang said, Wu Dengsheng's face looked a little unhappy. It seemed that those words were useless, and he had to say something serious.
"We are currently short of food and fodder. We hope Your Highness can provide us with some..."
Finally, they spoke of their difficulties. Because of the war, the price of food in the south has doubled, and most of the food has been pulled into the city. This is also the strategy just issued by the Pyu court. Although the general has established a foothold in the military camp in the south of the royal city, the food inside is only enough for fifteen days. If there is not too much food, I am afraid this army will not follow the general to rebel.
The people in the Pyu Kingdom court were not stupid. They knew that the area of the royal city was extremely limited. It was unrealistic to bring all the troops in. So they could only bring in a portion of the troops. But how would they control the troops outside the city? They could only leave them with half a month's worth of food. If you obey orders, you can still give them some, but if you don't, you will eat tree bark for the next month.
General Mipeng was indeed capable. He had persuaded more than 5,000 men in the southern military camp to surrender, and many of them were the general's old subordinates. They also wanted to avenge the general's family, but the problem was that there was no extra food. After eating for half a month, if everyone ran out of food, no matter how beautiful your words were, no one would continue to fight for you.
"As for food, we have plenty. We can even provide you with three months' worth, not to mention half a month's supply. The problem is, you have to show us some activity first. If we don't show any activity, it's probably impossible to transport food for five thousand people for half a month away from us."
Li Xiang didn't say the unpleasant words. Chang Sun Ze next to him was the one who specifically did this. The Tang army has never suffered any loss. If you want to get food, you have to go against the Pyu court.
"May I ask, General, what noise do you want?"
Wu Dengsheng finally understood the way the Tang Dynasty army did things. It was useless to rely on words alone. If you want to get some resources from here, you must first demonstrate your ability. If you can't show it, you can forget about many things.
"Aren't you going to attack the royal city? Didn't you say it would be as easy as taking something out of a bag? Then attack us twice and show us who you support."
Chang Sunze curled his lips and said, "From the beginning to the end, I only saw you talking with your mouth, and I didn't see any substantial action. Maybe you even want to cheat us of our food." Although he was the eldest grandson and didn't say the rest of the words, the expression on his face had expressed everything.
"But we only have half a month's worth of food left, and we don't have a comprehensive battle plan. If we attack rashly, we will suffer heavy casualties, and we don't have enough troops right now."
At this time, U Thein Sein began to tell the truth. What he said just now was purely whitewashing, and what he said now was the truth.
When he finished speaking, he realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, but since he had already said it, there was no way he could swallow the rest of the words, so he could only stand there with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Go back and tell the general that I will pack the food for him immediately. This time you can bring back enough food for 5,000 people to eat for one day, and I will send people to deliver food every day. But I have to tell you in advance, if there is no news within three days, then I will cut off the food supply."
After making this guy lose face enough, Li Xiang finally gave the order, "I can give you food, but you have to give it day by day. Of course, I will only give you three days to prepare. If there is still peace after three days, then you can only find a way out on your own."
"Your Highness..."
"see a visitor out."
Li Xiang was no longer willing to listen to this guy's nonsense. Debating with a group of scholars was useless here.
