“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

A deafening roar suddenly sounded.

Several majestic generals who were drawing their swords and fighting each other suddenly fell to the ground as if they had been hit hard.

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere, like a blooming blood flower on his chest.

Their faces were as pale as paper.

One of them covered his chest with one hand, and pointed his other hand tremblingly at the black muzzles of the guns in the hands of the guards beside Lan Yu. His face was full of horror, and he stammered, “What kind of strange weapon is this? It’s so powerful!”

“gun!”

“gun?”

In this day and age, guns don’t look like this.

Several generals were groaning in pain, their bodies shaking, and it seemed that they were breathing less than they were breathing out, and their lives were hanging by a thread.

When the other Jin people saw this, they became furious. They shouted at the top of their lungs, waving their weapons, and were ready to rush forward like a tide.

At this critical moment, Zhu Ming, who was disguised as Lan Yu’s bodyguard, narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and his hands secretly gathered strength, ready to take action at any time.

However, before he could make any move, he heard a loud shout.

“Stop it all!”

It turned out that Wanyan Sheng spoke up in time to stop it.

Wanyan Sheng’s face turned ashen, with veins bulging on his forehead. It was obvious that he was extremely angry.

He suppressed his anger, tried to make his voice sound calm, and asked Lan Yu coldly: “General Lan, why did you hurt my officials? Should you give me a reasonable explanation?”

Lan Yu snorted coldly, raised his chin high, and responded without showing any weakness: “Humph! Explanation? What else do you need to explain? It was these ignorant fellows who dared to attack this general rashly. Don’t you think you should give this general an explanation?”

After saying this, he glanced contemptuously at the murderous Jin people around him, his eyes full of disdain and contempt.

“Even if they did, it wouldn’t be a crime punishable by death. Why did the general kill them so cruelly?”

Lan Yu waved his hand gently, showing a nonchalant smile on his face, and said with a smile: “Haha, don’t blame me for being ruthless. In fact, all this is for your sake. After all, I came here with an important mission. If I unfortunately encounter an accident here, our commander-in-chief will definitely be furious. At that time, he will lead the army to massacre the city, and the consequences will be unimaginable. I believe that as the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, you absolutely do not want to watch your people suffer a catastrophic disaster.”

Upon hearing these words, Wanyan Sheng’s face instantly turned livid. He clenched his teeth tightly and said angrily, “How dare you threaten me!”

Lan Yu ignored Wanyan Sheng’s anger and responded calmly, “Threat? Haha, I am just stating an obvious fact. Of course, if you have doubts about what I said, you can give it a try.”

Wanyan Sheng’s expression changed from gloomy to bright. After several changes, he still did not have the courage to try to challenge the consequences that Lan Yu had mentioned.

He waved his hand helplessly, signaling his men to quickly drag away the lifeless body of the general.

Lan Yu continued to speak slowly: “Since the messages that need to be conveyed have been delivered, if there is nothing else important, then this general will take his leave and return to the tent.”

Just as Lan Yu turned around and was about to leave, Wanyan Sheng suddenly opened his mouth and shouted, “Wait a minute! In half a month, I will personally rush to your tent to discuss relevant matters with you.”

Hearing this, Lan Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a contemptuous smile, and said sarcastically: “Half a month? Humph, why don’t you just say that you will go after you die!”

Facing Lan Yu’s merciless ridicule, Wanyan Sheng remained calm, showing no sign of anger. He slowly responded, “In that case, how about changing it to three days? Of course, I can provide the food and grass for these three days.”

Lan Yu didn’t buy it, and replied indifferently: “Three days is still too long. Our commander-in-chief only gave me two hours at most. If it exceeds this time, the war will start immediately. As for what kind of consequences will be caused by then, how many casualties will be caused, it is beyond my ability to predict.”

Wanyan Sheng frowned, thought for a moment and said, “Two hours is indeed a bit tight. I still need to discuss the specific details with the ministers in the court. How about postponing the time to tomorrow?”

Lan Yu’s eyes widened with anger, and he shouted, “Don’t be so naive to think that I came here to negotiate with you! I’m telling you, I’m only here to convey orders to you! You can go whenever you want, but as soon as two hours are up, our army will immediately launch an attack, and we will show no mercy!”

After finishing speaking, Lan Yu’s face became as gloomy as water. He flicked his sleeves and strode away without looking back.

After Lan Yu left, on the high city wall.

A group of civil and military officials of the Jin Dynasty were gathered together, all of them were filled with indignation and fury.

One of them clasped his fists and said to Wanyan Sheng: “Your Majesty! The enemy is so arrogant and rude! We can’t just swallow our anger! Let’s fight them to the death!”

Another person also echoed, “Yes, Your Majesty! We still have 100,000 soldiers in the city, plus this strong and tall city wall as a barrier, we are fully capable of resisting them for more than half a month! As long as we hold out until the troops from all over the country rush over, then we will be able to completely annihilate these enemies in one fell swoop!”

Someone said with a worried look on his face: “Your Majesty, it is better to hold on to this city. I am worried that if you go there in person to negotiate peace, what if those guys have ulterior motives and are not good for Your Majesty?”

Hearing this, Wanyan Sheng couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

After a long period of deep thought, he finally sighed helplessly.

Thinking back to the fierce battle he had just witnessed, Wanyan Sheng felt frightened.

Eight thousand elite cavalry and tens of thousands of troops were defeated like dry weeds and rotten wood in just one encounter.

Moreover, this was not a surprise attack by the enemy, but a real head-on confrontation.

Wanyan Sheng was secretly amazed. He had never thought that there was such a powerful army in the world.

At this moment, he was not very sure whether he could successfully defend the city.

If the current imminent crisis could be resolved by ceding land or paying compensation, Wanyan Sheng believed that such a price might be bearable.

As for being insulted, Wanyan Sheng didn’t take it too seriously.

After all, in the past, the Liao Kingdom had inflicted many humiliations on the Jin people, but in the end, didn’t the Liao Kingdom still fall into the hands of the Jin Kingdom?
Wanyan Sheng firmly believed that as long as one was strong enough, temporary honor and disgrace would not matter.

You can pay it back tenfold later.

“My dear ministers, there is no need to say more. In one hour, I will go to the place of peace talks in person. You may express your opinions and talk about what conditions the other party will offer for this peace talk.” Having made up his mind, Wanyan Sheng no longer thought about it and hurried to discuss with the ministers present.

Two hours may not seem like a short time, but for such a big event, it seems a little insufficient.

Since ancient times, there has never been any real equality in the treaty signed under siege.

At this time, the atmosphere on the city wall was solemn. All the ministers were silent, secretly guessing each other’s intentions.

Finally, a minister stepped forward, bowed, and said, “Your Majesty, I think the other party will most likely take this opportunity to ask for some war horses during the peace talks. After all, the Central Plains dynasty has gone through several generations, and war horses have always been an extremely scarce commodity.”

“If we really give our war horses to the other side, I’m afraid it won’t take long for them to form a large-scale cavalry team, which will then pose a huge threat to our dynasty.” The minister looked at the emperor worriedly, waiting for his response.

On the other side, the scene in the camp of the Allied Forces of Ten Thousand Dynasties was quite different.

Lan Yu was laughing heartily, his voice shaking the whole field: “Hahahahahaha, it’s so satisfying! I killed their minister right in front of their old emperor. You didn’t see it with your own eyes, but the emperor’s face instantly turned as ugly as pig liver. It’s really satisfying!”

The people around him joined in the laughter.

One of them smiled and replied, “That’s right! We must let these barbarians see how powerful we are and let them know the consequences of offending the majesty of heaven!”

However, just as everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, another person suddenly looked serious and asked, “But having said that, do you think Wanyan Sheng will really come to negotiate with us as promised this time?”

As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy tent suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at each other and began to think about this question…”

Yao Guangxiao thought for a while, then replied: “In my opinion, he should come. After all, it only costs some money to solve the current troubles. For the Jin people, this deal is still quite cost-effective.”

However, Old Zhao snorted coldly and said disdainfully: “Humph, if we didn’t intend to let the other side also taste the shame of Jingkang, we would have directly captured this city long ago.”

Zhu Di smiled slightly after hearing this, and said: “It is not bad to go through this process, otherwise, the story of the Jingkang Shame will be missing in the history books of later generations.”

Zhu Ming nodded and said, “That’s right. If there was no Jingkang Shame, there would be one less important test point in future exams.”

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this.

Time flies by like a white horse, and an hour is gone in a flash.

On top of the sturdy city wall, Wanyan Sheng was wearing a gorgeous dragon robe, surrounded by a dozen solemn-looking, fully armed officials and guards.

Sitting carefully in the specially made huge bamboo basket, it slowly descends along the rope and finally lands steadily on the ground.

The group walked steadily towards the camp of the Wanchao coalition forces and soon arrived outside the camp.

Wanyan Sheng held his head high and shouted in a loud voice: “I am Wanyan Sheng, the Lord of the Great Jin Dynasty. I have something important to discuss with your commander!”

The sentries guarding outside the camp were like sculptures, motionless and deaf to Wanyan Sheng’s shouts.

A barely perceptible hint of viciousness flashed across Wanyan Sheng’s eyes, but in the blink of an eye, his eyes returned to their calm state.

He took a deep breath and spoke again: “I hope you can help me and tell your commander-in-chief that the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin is here to see you.”

However, the sentries still did not react, and did not even lift their eyelids.

The dozen or so Jin officials following Wanyan Sheng couldn’t help but show anger when they saw this. Some of them couldn’t control their temper and wanted to force their way into the military camp.

At this moment, the sentries who were originally like wooden stakes suddenly moved swiftly, raised their gleaming spears, and pointed them at the impulsive officials.

These Jin officials were startled, remembering that they had witnessed the powerful power of the pistol – no matter how skilled a person is in martial arts, he could be knocked down by one bullet.

The guns held by the sentinels in front of them looked more powerful than those seen before, and no one could be sure whether they would actually pull the trigger and fire.

If unfortunately I were shot and killed, I would probably have nowhere to find a place to cry out for my grievances!

Thinking of this, the Jin officials who were originally ready to force their way in suddenly stopped and no longer dared to act rashly.

“My brave man, we are here because of your commander-in-chief’s invitation. If you don’t let us go and delay important matters, your commander-in-chief will definitely punish us when he finds out.”

The sentry was unmoved. He drew a line on the ground with his toes and shouted coldly, “Before receiving orders from above, you can only wait here or go back home. Anyone who dares to cross this white line will be killed without mercy!”

Before he finished speaking, a general in the crowd suddenly became furious. He stretched out his hand to grasp the hilt of the long sword at his waist, ready to draw his sword against him.

His face was full of anger, his eyes were wide open, as if he wanted to swallow the person in front of him in one gulp, and he roared: “What a fool, how dare you be so rude to us! Today I will let you see how powerful I am!”

A ruthless character who doesn’t care about life or death and will fight against anyone who refuses to obey.

In sharp contrast to the impulsiveness of the military generals were the civil officials standing by.

He quickly reached out to stop the general who was about to explode, and lowered his voice to persuade him: “Your Majesty, calm down. In my humble opinion, this must be intentional. They are deliberately trying to intimidate us. Don’t act rashly at this moment, or you will fall into the enemy’s trap.”

“Your Majesty, a lack of patience can ruin a great plan.”

After hearing what the civil official said, Wanyan Sheng was extremely angry, but he suppressed his anger and nodded calmly.

“Everyone, be patient, don’t let the other side laugh at you, show your strength!”

After the emperor spoke, a dozen people could only stand there quietly and wait.

A gust of wind suddenly blew up, whistling and sweeping over. Like a ferocious beast, it roared wantonly, blowing everyone’s clothes flying and their hair messy.

Wanyan Sheng and others had to squint their eyes and struggle to resist the violent wind.

Time passed minute by minute, and after an hour, the strong wind gradually dissipated.

The sentry glanced at the watch on his arm and said, “I just received a notice that you can go in now. Follow closely and don’t wander around, otherwise you will bear the consequences!” (End of this chapter)