Shu Palace
Nearly half a month had passed since the war between the two chieftains broke out. During this period of time, the ambitions of Chieftain Adu had been worn away, and he even felt a little regretful now. He had thought that he could easily break into the stronghold by taking advantage of the chaos in Chieftain Longchuan's place, but now he realized that he was extremely wrong.
During this half month, if we were to say when he was closest to the gate of the stronghold, it would probably be the first day of the attack. Now they couldn't even get in three hundred meters. The Longchuan chieftain dispatched a large number of troops from all over the place, with nearly 100,000 people defending the stronghold. There were no loopholes anywhere.
Moreover, the chieftain of Longchuan also understood what it meant to besiege Wei to save Zhao, and ordered a group of his troops to attack the headquarters of the chieftain of Adu directly from another mountain. Fortunately, the people left in the headquarters by the chieftain of Adu did not escape. If they had been mobilized that day, these mountain strongholds would have been in danger.
According to the current level of hatred between the two chieftains, if these strongholds were to be attacked, I am afraid that no man, woman, old or young inside would survive. Longchuan chieftain himself is the overlord of the mountains, and now someone is challenging his authority. If all of Adu chieftain's people are not killed, more people may have this idea in the future.
Li Xiang has received the third letter. When he received the first letter, he was very happy, but he soon calmed down. If we send out help as soon as the enemy asks for it, it would be too naive.
Moreover, at that time, only a few thousand troops were required. Was this in the interests of the Tang Dynasty? It was not in line with the interests of the Tang Dynasty at all. Even if we sent troops, we should have seized the initiative. The worse the situation of the Adu Tusi became, the greater our chances of seizing the initiative. So, regardless of what the latter two letters said, Li Xiang was in Chengdu, listening to music and enjoying himself. As for the war in the mountains, it was as if it had nothing to do with him.
At the beginning, Li Xiang's men also agreed with Li Xiang's approach. After all, we now have an absolute advantage, and we should make the people on the mountain anxious for a while. However, as time goes by, they are getting a little impatient. It is right for us to control this momentum, but we must not overcontrol it.
If we overreach, Tusi Adu will not be able to overcome this difficulty smoothly, and the cooperation between the two sides will be overshadowed. Now the death toll on the battlefield has exceeded 10,000, and this is the final moment for Tusi Adu. We can put forward some conditions to him, and I guess this guy will agree, but if we continue to handle it in this cold manner, it may lead to big mistakes.
If it had been another commander, they would have knelt long ago, hoping that Li Xiang would change his mind. But was Li Xiang an ordinary commander? Ever since he proposed the strategy to pacify Goguryeo in the imperial hall, they knew that Li Xiang was no ordinary man. Did such a person need to be reminded?
So after repeated consideration, many people chose to keep silent, except for one person, who was the former deputy governor of Yizhou, Zhang Jiuli.
Others did not have much interest in this matter. Even if Tusi Adu failed, they would be able to continue living, and their lives might not be bad. But it was different for Zhang Jiuli. If this matter failed, the first to suffer would be his family. Dozens of people in his family were detained, so he could not do nothing like others. Even if it would offend Li Xiang, he had to make this matter happen.
Of course, he had also heard some of Li Xiang's past. Young and powerful people are more successful, and they basically only believe in their own judgment. They may regard the judgment of others as a thought, but they will never listen to them. However, for the survival of his whole family, Zhang Jiuli knew that he had violated a taboo, so he came to Li Xiang once a day.
In the past few days, Li Xiang did not meet this guy at all, but asked him to go back and make active preparations. However, on the fourth day, Li Xiang made an exception and had someone bring it into the house. Zhang Jiuli was also a little puzzled. If Li Xiang wanted to change his mind, the past few days should be the best time. Why did he agree to see him now?
With this question, Zhang Jiuli saw Li Xiang who was having breakfast. At this moment, there was no change on Li Xiang's face, still the same as before. The pot on the mountain has been broken, but you, old man, are still so calm.
"Let's sit down and talk while we eat. I know why you asked me to come here. This matter can't be explained in a few words. Let's just eat and talk."
Before Zhang Jiuli could speak, Li Xiang pointed to the seat next to him, which scared Zhang Jiuli. You know, he is a guilty person now. Even if Li Xiang gave him certain rights, he can't be arrogant in front of Li Xiang.
Li Xiang is the third most important person in the entire Tang Dynasty. If someone who has made great military achievements for the Tang Dynasty wants to have a meal with Li Xiang, he has to see if there is smoke coming out of his ancestral grave. Who would have known that a guilty person like himself would have the opportunity to have a meal with Li Xiang? Can ordinary people believe it?
"Are you dissatisfied with the food here? If so, go out and tell the eunuch at the door and they will prepare it for you soon. No matter what I do, I will never let my stomach go to waste. I can eat the soldiers' food, but if the conditions are right, I still hope to eat better for myself."
Seeing that Zhang Jiuli didn't move and was still standing there stupidly, Li Xiang thought that the food in front of him was not to his taste.
In fact, as long as he was eating at the same table with Li Xiang, not to mention the precious delicacies in front of him, even if it was a steamed bun made of whole grains, I'm afraid Zhang Jiuli could eat several of them in one meal. After hearing Li Xiang's words, this guy quickly sat down. He was still picky about food compared to last time. Is this what a mature person should do? Moreover, as Li Xiang said, there were many things on the breakfast table that Zhang Jiuli had never even seen before. How could this be a simple breakfast?
The chefs under Li Xiang were no ordinary cooks, so when Zhang Jiuli took his first bite of rice, he felt that all the meals he had eaten before were in vain. This was what was called a delicious meal...
