Water Margin people

"Why bother? You've come such a long way and suffered so much, wouldn't it be a pity to die like this?"

After Sun Lei finished speaking, he picked up a piece of roasted lamb chop and started eating it slowly.

“It’s still unclear who will win!”

Yelu Dashi answered directly.

"Do you really think you have a chance of winning? With just those Tibetans? Or the Naiman tribe north of the Tianshan Mountains?"

Sun Lei threw down the clean sheep bones, looked at Yelu Dashi and continued.

"you……"

Yelu Dashi was surprised that Sun Lei actually knew what was happening in Tubo. He was horrified and thought that his plan to cut off the enemy's food supply had failed.

"How can we ignore the food supply when our army is on a long expedition? You have read military books, so you should understand the importance of food and grass."

"Li Qianshun and those Tibetans should have been repelled by now. The next step is to pursue them. The Tibetan Plateau will be pacified soon."

Sun Lei looked at Yelu Dashi and said.

"I should have known that those stupid Tibetans couldn't be trusted!"

Yelu Dashi gritted his teeth and said that Tubo was no longer the Tuyuhun of the past, and the chaotic Tubo tribes had no fighting power at all.

However, Yelu Dashi was not too panicked, and he did not rely entirely on the Tibetans in this battle.

"You don't seem ready to surrender yet?"

Sun Lei looked at Yelu Dashi and asked.

"Do you think I will count on those Tibetans?"

Yelu Dashi said coldly.

"What if I tell you that I conquered Gaochang, Sulimi, and Belibashi?"

Sun Lei watched as Yelu Dashi revealed his trump card.

"Impossible! You're here!"

Yelu Dashi lost his confidence anymore and pointed at Sun Lei in horror, saying, "Sun Lei is here, and he hasn't even taken Hami, so how can he go to Gaochang in the rear?"

"Of course I'm here! How can you feel at ease if I'm not here? But don't you find it strange? Sun Li, who was stationed at Yumen Pass, didn't show up. He has been at Yumen Pass for more than half a year and knows the Western Regions well enough. Why don't I let him lead his troops to fight you?"

Sun Lei looked at Yelu Dashi and smiled. Sun Li had not been idle during the past six months at Yumen Pass. He collected a large amount of intelligence from the Western Regions and finally came up with the tactic of crossing the desert.

"Sun Li!"

Yelu Dashi looked at Sun Lei in disbelief. He certainly knew Sun Li, the defender of Yumen Pass, but Sun Li had not shown up in this battle yet. This was very strange. Logically, Sun Li should have been the vanguard in this battle.

"Look at this!"

Sun Lei took a small box from the side and threw it to Yelu Dashi.

Yelu Dashi took the box cautiously and opened it carefully. Inside was a seal, which was the seal of the commander of Gaochang City.

"you……"

Yelu Dashi finally believed it. The seals of the Gaochang City defenders were all here, so something must have happened in Gaochang City.

"Consider my advice!"

Sun Lei looked at Yelu Dashi with a smile.

"I said, fight!"

Yelu Dashi said in a firm tone.

"Why bother? I don't want to kill you either. You don't know, I rescued Yelu Yanxi! From the Jin Kingdom! I didn't kill him!"

Sun Lei looked at Yelu Dashi and said.

"You don't have to disgust me. That jerk Yelu Yanxi has nothing to do with me! He is a Khitan sinner!"

Yelu Dashi said coldly.

"You have guts, then let me see what you can do!"

Seeing that Yelu Dashi insisted, Sun Lei also said with a smile.

The two of them then drank juice and ate fruits and barbecue.

Seeing that Sun Lei's attempt to persuade Yelu Dashi to surrender failed, Xin Qiji became eager to try with his sword in his hand. At such a close distance, if he took action, there was a great possibility that he would kill Yelu Dashi.

"Female record clerk, is this guy an assassin?"

Yelu Dashi had already sensed Xin Qiji's murderous intent and spoke directly.

These words scared Xin Qiji greatly. He didn't expect that his thoughts could be seen through by the enemy.

"It's just a child, you're not scared!"

Sun Lei said with a smile. "Afraid? I can hold him with one hand. I'm just curious why you brought these two people here!"

Yelu Dashi asked, daily records are usually recorded by historians or ministers, where in the world are there female historians? And that child is even more deliberate, the assassin is not that young.

"I can't help it. If I bring a minister with me, you probably won't dare to come! Women and children are different. Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything now!"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji and said.

"Are you really so sure?"

Yelu Dashi looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"I have destroyed the Jin Kingdom. Do you think I can't control you guys?"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"Then let's wait and see!"

Yelu Dashi stood up and was about to leave.

"Boy, your murderous intent is too obvious. You are too young to be a killer!"

Before leaving, Yelu Dashi did not forget to glance at Xin Qiji and said in a cold voice.

"Just wait, I will kill you!"

Xin Qiji's face turned red. He felt humiliated by the mockery from the enemy, so he pointed at Yelu Dashi and yelled.

"Ah!"

Yelu Dashi didn't even bother to look at Xin Qiji. He pulled out his spear, rode away on his horse.

"hateful!"

Seeing that he was being ignored, Xin Qiji roared in anger.

"There's nothing wrong with what he said. You're too green and you still have a lot to learn!"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji and said that he brought this kid here today to broaden his horizons.

"I will kill him!"

Xin Qiji roared in a firm tone.

"Okay, I'll watch your performance!"

Seeing Xin Qiji's firm tone, Sun Lei said with a smile.

“I’ve recorded everything!”

Li Qingzhao put down her pen, sorted out the papers and said.

"Very good, collect them and compile them into a book!"

Sun Lei nodded.

"Is it necessary to record your idle chats?"

Li Qingzhao looked at Sun Lei in confusion. In her impression, the emperor's daily notes should record major events, but today Sun Lei did nothing but persuade the emperor to surrender.

"Of course it is necessary to record. Who would be interested in those boring things? These boring things are more interesting!"

Sun Lei took a sip of juice and smiled.

"Let's go, the war is about to begin!"

Sun Lei said.

"You are full, but we haven't eaten yet!"

Li Qingzhao relaxed at this time and felt a little hungry. Xin Qiji beside her had already swallowed his saliva. Although the food in the army was not bad, it could not compare with this banquet.

"Then sit down and eat, so as not to waste it!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

After returning to the army, Yelu Dashi looked back at the small pavilion. What surprised him was that the woman and the child were sitting down to eat. The woman was still reserved, but the child was already eating with heart and seemed very happy.

"Juerhan, what did Sun Lei say?"

All the generals were looking at Yelu Dashi.

"He wants to persuade us to surrender and make us his appendages!"

Yelu Dashi spoke.

"Persuading surrender? Wishful thinking!"

All the generals were angry. Most of them were descendants of Liao nobles. Their goal was to restore the glory of the Khitan Liao. (End of this chapter)