Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 327: Warm hospitality is understandable but unacceptable!

Boxes were carried in one by one and placed in front of everyone.

As the box was opened, the gold, silver and jewelry inside the box suddenly emitted a confusing luster.

Ten boxes, all full!
Li Jingheng and the other man looked at each other and were shocked by Shi Jiubi's generosity.

Yanqi was just a small country, and Luntai City was an inconspicuous small city within Yanqi. How could Shijiu have looted so many gold, silver and jewelry in this small city?

Simply incredible!

"It is said that the Western countries along the Silk Road are extremely wealthy. Now I see that the reputation is well-deserved."

Su Chen sighed: "Luntai City is just one of the nine cities of Yanqi, but it is so rich and prosperous."

Shijiubi said with a smile: "Live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water. Our Yanqi Kingdom is located on the Silk Road, so naturally we live by the merchants who come and go."

"Although we don't have large-scale merchants and don't have any exquisite items that we can sell to Persia and the Tang Dynasty, we have received many tributes from merchants thanks to the customs duties."

"Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, it is useless for me to keep these things. If Yanqi is not a small country with weak people, I would use this money to recruit strong men to fight the enemy together."

"Fortunately, Mr. Su has arrived with reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty."

"If we don't give these gold, silver and jewels to Mr. Su and the warriors who came from afar to help us, are we going to give them away to the Turks for nothing?"

"Please don't reject our kindness, Mr. Su."

Li Jingheng and Cheng Chumo withdrew their gazes and looked at Su Chen in unison.

Although their family is wealthy, it is the first time I have seen someone like Shijiubi, who directly uses money to hit others.

Especially so much gold, silver and jewelry.

It is obviously unrealistic to say that I am not moved.

Su Chen smiled and said, "Since the Right Commandant is so willing, I will be disrespectful to refuse."

"But this time we are traveling light, so it is inconvenient to carry all these gold, silver and jewelry. It would be better to leave them at the residence of the Right Commandant for the time being."

"After we work together to repel the Turkic army, we will take these things back to Chang'an."

"Mr. Su is right."

Seeing that Su Chen was so willing to accept them, Shi Jiubi nodded repeatedly and with a wave of his hand, the gold, silver and jewels were carried away.

Shijiubi poured Su Chen twice as much wine and asked curiously, "Why did Mr. Su only bring a thousand cavalry here this time?"

Su Chen smiled and said, "Actually, I had never thought about leading the troops. It was General Xue's idea."

"General Xue?"

"Yes, General Xue Wanche, he is the commander of this army. When we arrived at Gaochang, Gaochang King Qu Wentai conspired with the Turks, so General Xue led nearly 20,000 troops to attack Puchang City, while I led 1,000 troops and took a detour through the mountain path."

Twenty thousand troops?

Shijiubi raised his eyebrows. Although he knew that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were all powerful and brave, they were facing an army of more than 100,000 led by Yu Gu!

Can an army of 20,000 really resist Yu Gushe’s army of more than 100,000?

"The Right Commander is considering whether we can resist the Turkic army?"

Seeing through Su Chen's thoughts, Shi Jiubi did not hide anything and nodded with a smile, saying, "I know that the warriors of the Tang Dynasty are the elite among the elite."

"But Yugu has gathered more than 100,000 soldiers this time, and the strength of the army should not be underestimated."

Su Chen smiled and nodded, "Although Yu Gushe claims to have an army of hundreds of thousands, in reality he only has a few hundred thousand combatants. Moreover, Right Commander, don't forget that most of the people under Yu Gushe's command are cavalry!"

"On the plains, more than 100,000 cavalrymen are indeed intimidating, but in the Western Regions, the effect is different."

"Most of the countries in the Western Regions are mountainous. It is obviously impossible for Yu Gushe's cavalry to gallop on horseback."

"As for how many of his soldiers are capable of being put to good use..."

"Haha, forgive me for being blunt, but relying on the advantages of the mountains and forests, how can Yugu's brave soldiers break through Yanqi?"

Shijiubi understood.

These 20,000 Tang soldiers are only here to help Yanqi defend the city!
As for going out of the city to defeat Yu Gushe’s army of more than 100,000, forget it!
"If that's the case, it's enough."

Shijiubi pondered and nodded.

Relying on the favorable terrain and the 20,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty, it was not easy for Yu Gu's army of more than 100,000 to conquer the Yanqi Kingdom.

but.

"When will the army led by General Xue arrive at Yanqi?"

"It should be soon."

Qu Wentai is dead, and the remaining cities in Gaochang, if they are smart, will surrender to Xue Wanche as soon as possible.

At that time, Xue Wanche only needed to move westward to meet up with them in Yanqi and jointly resist the Turkic army.

"Is there any news from Yuanqu City?"

"A few days ago, we received news that Yu Gushe's army successfully captured Changji and Tingzhou, and then he ordered us to gather the people."

Shijiubi sighed, "Yanqi is a small country after all. Even though it occupies the Silk Road and has a large number of cities to collect customs duties, its population is too small."

"I gathered the people in the city and only mobilized 300 strong men to strengthen the defense of Luntai City."

"As for Yuanqu City, it is unable to continue and cannot send more troops there."

Su Chen nodded to show that he understood.

"Stop talking about this."

Shijiubi smiled and picked up the wine glass, "Today we are welcoming Mr. Su and others, we won't go home until we are drunk!"

"Drink!"

……

After the banquet, Su Chen and others stayed in the Right Commandant's Mansion under the arrangement of Shi Jiubi.

As soon as he walked into the room, Su Chen saw a graceful figure sitting beside the bed, dressed in loose clothes and looking charming.

"Mr. Su."

"I am here to serve you, sir."

The Yanqi woman stepped forward with a smile on her face and took off Su Chen's outer clothes.

"No need."

Su Chen waved his hand to refuse.

"But am I not beautiful?" "Not bad."

"Then why sir..."

"Save your energy."

Su Chen said calmly, "Go out."

The woman hesitated for a moment and had to leave the room.

Su Chen knocked his head, smiled and came to the table and sat down.

Su Chen could naturally understand Shi Jiubi's arrangement, but he could not accept it.

I don't know if Cheng Chumo and the others...

dong dong.

"Has the gentleman gone to bed yet?"

"Come in."

Cheng Chumo and Li Jingheng came to Su Chen's room with nervous looks on their faces.

After the two looked at each other, Li Jingheng said, "Sir, Shijiubi gave each of us a beautiful woman."

"understand."

"But we are not blessed with it."

"Why?"

Su Chen looked at them with a smile, "Isn't the purpose of your coming here to experience the girls from the Western Regions?"

Li Jingheng and the other man chuckled.

"That's true, but it's not safe yet."

"That's right. If the Turkic army had already left, let alone if he gave me one girl, even if he gave me ten girls, I would have to talk to him about it."

Cheng Chumo's arrogant words of wanting to beat ten people made Li Jingheng look contemptuous, "Can you bear it?"

Cheng Chumo: "It's not a matter of whether you can bear it or not. You have to bear it even if you can't bear it."

"But now, Yugu has a large army outside, and I have to conserve my energy, whether I'm fighting in battle or fleeing after being defeated. If I waste too much energy on these girls, how can I be strong?"

Li Jingheng smiled and said, "That's true."

The two of them seemed to have thought of something, "Didn't Shijiubi send a girl to the master?"

"I did, but I kicked him out."

Su Chen poured a cup of tea with a smile, "You all know to conserve your energy, don't you think I don't know?"

The two of them chuckled, saying nothing.

"Sir, there is news from Yuanqu City."

"Come in."

Sun Qiang took the note he had just received and handed it to Su Chen, "This is the message Jin Yong just sent, please take a look, young master."

"Jin Yong went to Yuanqu City?"

"When did this happen?"

Li Jingheng and the other man looked at each other.

"Before leaving Chang'an City, I arranged for them to come to Yanqi first."

"I see."

Li Jingheng and the other man suddenly understood.

No wonder Jin Yong, who had always been with Su Chen, did not follow them to the Western Regions this time.

It turned out that he had set out early.

When he opened the note, it clearly stated that the Turkic army would arrive at the city within two days.

"It's so fast!"

Li Jingheng and Cheng Chumo looked at each other and suddenly felt the pressure doubled.

Su Chen ignited the note and said slowly, "It seems we have to move slower."

"slower?"

Li Jingheng was stunned.

Cheng Chumo asked in surprise: "Isn't the purpose of our trip to help Yanqi resist the Turkic army?"

"If we slow down, Yuanqu City will be hard to resist."

"will not."

Su Chen smiled and waved his hand, "Yuanqu City is the capital of Yanqi, so there are naturally many garrisons. Although there are less than 10,000 people, they are all elite troops carefully trained by the King of Yanqi."

"These people can rely on the walls of Yuanqu City to resist the first wave of the Turkic attack."

"We only need to arrive when the military strength of Yuanqu City is greatly reduced to resolve this crisis."

Cheng Chumo looked as if he had realized what was going on.

However, Li Jingheng heard other meanings from Su Chen's words. He stood up and looked outside, then closed the door.

Cheng Chumo said in surprise: "Jingheng you..."

Li Jingheng waved his hand, interrupting Cheng Chumo's words, and whispered, "Sir, what you mean is that we slow down and let the Turkic army consume the elite soldiers in Yanqi?"

Su Chen raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Not bad!"

Li Jingheng was puzzled. "Why do this? If all the elite soldiers of Yanqi are killed, how can we resist the Turkic army of more than 100,000 with only 20,000 troops?"

Su Chen shrugged, "Maybe I can't stop it, maybe I don't need to resist it."

"why?"

"My goal has never been to help Yanqi resist Yu Gushe, but to conquer the countries in the Western Regions!"

"Conquer the Western Regions?"

"Yes, consider it as a gift for the crown prince's ascension to the throne!"

(End of this chapter)