Shrugging his shoulders coolly, Wu Feng leaned back slightly and said calmly: "Young brother, what you said may be a little biased, right? Yes, the empire and Jerok are indeed allies, but Li is just an ordinary vassal of the empire. Guard well. My own territory is my duty. As for defending my allies, hey, it doesn’t seem to be Li’s responsibility? What’s more, Li’s territory is also in turmoil and not peaceful. This time, Li came to your aid at the invitation of your country. , I really think about the friendship between my neighbors and my allies, and I can’t bear to see the Jerok family in trouble. I never expected that such a statement would be made. Is this also a habit of you Jerok people?”
Although his tone was calm, Wu Feng's words were already vaguely sarcastic, and even Allen and Lan Meng frowned slightly. Although the other party's words were unpleasant, they were not completely false, but they were in such a situation. , the country's situation is critical, and the guy in front of him is extremely slick, and has always refused to take a positive stance on regaining the north. At this time, Lan Luo pointed out in person that it was really what he wanted, but Wu Feng's words also made the two of them a little embarrassed. After all, the other party's aid was at your own invitation, and even if there were exchange conditions, you had to propose them first.
"Hmph, this kind of thing of neglecting to repay a favor or even blackmailing it is really detrimental to a man's character. It's hard for Lan Luo to imagine that a man respected by the people of the empire as an imperial hero would behave like this! Lan is really disappointed. Very." The handsome man's face was full of disdain.
"Be presumptuous! Lan Luo, don't be rude! Mr. Li, please don't blame the child, he is ignorant." Seeing that Lan Luo was going too far, Lan Meng was worried about over-stimulating the other person, so he quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"Haha, Duke of Lanmont, it would be better if you let your son speak more clearly. You can't argue with the truth. Li Mou acts upright and sits upright, so why should he be afraid of rumors?" Wu Feng had a slight smile on his face and looked nonchalant.
Seeing that his father stopped him, and he couldn't speak more clearly in this situation, he stared at the other party fiercely. Lan Luo suddenly took a breath to calm down and said slowly: "Lan heard that Brother Li is also a master of martial arts, and he really wants to smoke I have some time to ask for advice. I wonder if Brother Li will stay in Merrington for a few more days. I hope I can have the opportunity to have a good discussion with Brother Li. I wonder if Brother Li will give me a favor?"
Seeing that the other party's words suddenly became so polite, Li Wufeng still couldn't understand the other party's meaning. He had also heard that the other party had extraordinary attainments in martial arts. Although he had never stopped practicing, he had been practicing for a long time. Military life made him realize that such personal martial arts were of little use in the battle of thousands of troops, so he did not pursue it deliberately. He was not sure whether he could respond to the opponent's provocation, but in this situation Under such circumstances, if you don't fight, it will only make the other party more powerful and unforgiving, and it will also make these Jerok nobles who always enjoy private duels think that they are weak and can be bullied.
"Haha, although Li won't be able to stay in Merington for long, as long as the young brother is interested, Li will be with him at any time. I hope he won't disappoint the young brother!" After agreeing, Wu Feng responded calmly, even Alan next to him and Lan Meng were both stunned. They originally thought that Wu Feng would not be interested in such a personal duel and could just shirk it on the grounds of official business. Unexpectedly, the other party agreed.
"Okay! It turns out that Lan is right about Brother Li. Tomorrow, Lan will be waiting for Brother Li from the ancient monkey platform." Lang's eyes suddenly burst out with a spark-like frightening light. Lan Luo nodded deeply, "Sorry for disturbing you today!" Walk away.
With a faint wave of his hand, he stopped several of his furious subordinates, whose eyes were spitting fire. Wu Feng looked very calm, as if nothing had happened, and he still had that pleasant look. After that, the rest of the banquet tasted dull. Wu Wei, Allen and Lan Meng are certainly full of concerns. Although they have apologized to Wu Feng repeatedly, Wu Feng has made it clear that he does not care about these trivial matters, but several subordinate generals are indignant. If Wu Feng could not suppress them, , I am afraid that a fierce verbal conflict will break out at the banquet.
The meal ended unhappily, which also quietly laid a shadow for the future cooperation between the two parties.
Returning to the military camp outside the city, several generals who had attended the banquet with Wu Feng immediately broke out.
"Sir, are you giving these guys too much face? A bunch of guys whose country is about to be destroyed. If we hadn't worked hard to save them, we don't know whether they would have survived tomorrow? They are still pretending to negotiate terms with us. , benevolence, justice and morality, fuck! I can’t even control my own life and talk about other things! With my temper, I might as well just take over Merrington, and let this Jeroke Principality become a historical record." Kang Jianguo, who was the first to have an attack, in Everyone at the table was about to get angry, but Wu Feng's eyes and Cui Wenxiu's dissuasion prevented him from exploding immediately. At this time, there was no one else in the camp, and he spoke even more unscrupulously.
"Yes, sir, look at these guys who don't know the heights of heaven and earth. They actually come to challenge you. I don't understand how you can agree to it. You are exalting this kind of playboy by talking to him. How can you, sir?" Would you think of taking action against such a person?" The person who echoed Kang Jianguo was Sha Lang, the commander of the Second Division. He had never had a good impression of these children of noble families, and especially hated those nobles who relied on their own family background to dominate the world. In his eyes, Lan Luo was undoubtedly the representative of this kind of Jerok noble.
"Sir, what Lao Kang said makes sense. You see, our current strength is fully sufficient to control the southern part of Jerok. I also heard that Grand Duke Allen's single daughter, Princess Anne, admires you very much and is engaged to you. , why not, let's let Grand Duke Allen abdicate and let Princess Anne ascend the throne as the new Grand Duke of Jerok. You can marry Grand Duke Anne immediately, so that Jerok will be firmly in our hands, and there will be no need for others to say anything against her. This is the best opportunity to control Jerok, sir, you can think about it carefully." Cui Wenxiu paused word by word with a cunning light in his eyes.
"Oh? Wenxiu, do you think so? Princess Anne admires me? Haha, what about Situ Yutang?" Wu Feng was stunned for a moment, smiled jokingly, and then slowly shook his head after thinking about it, "What do you mean? It's a bit too hasty to say that the time is not yet ripe. Allen still has some foundation and influence in Jeroke, but doing so now will be counterproductive. We have to wait slowly, and it won't be long before things are ripe and things will fall into place."
"But sir, this painless dragging is too detrimental to us. If we withdraw without leaving any troops behind, not only will Jerokk be attacked by the Kaman again, but we will also be very passive in public opinion and diplomacy. The effectiveness of Princess Anne's engagement with you may also be ruined. Aren't we paying so much in vain? But if we just station troops to help them look after their homes, it will restrict our military strength and reduce the resources of the land of Jerok. If we don’t enjoy half of the wealth, then we will simply become free labor, which is really uneconomical.” Cui Wenxiu retorted in a deep voice, he was probably the only one in the camp who dared to speak to Wu Feng in this tone.
Before Wu Feng had time to answer, Qi Bolin, the commander of the Guide Garrison Division who had been silent, also spoke in support of Cui Wenxiu: "Sir, I think what Master Cui said is very reasonable. Now the northern part of Jerok is actually controlled by Kaman." In human hands, although Fanlin City has not yet fallen, it will happen sooner or later. In this way, the three cities of Jiayuguan, Jiama, and Fanlin have formed a uniform attack chain. With our current strength, or in other words, with the addition of Jieluoke, With the poor military strength, it is very difficult to break through in a short time, not to mention that behind these three cities is Kaman's generous hinterland. Therefore, if we want to control the southern part of Jerok, we must control Merrington City, but from today Judging from the situation, it seems that the Jerok people do not want us to garrison inside the city, but want us to garrison outside the city. It is best to help them save Jiama and Fanlin. In this way, we will really become worthless The nanny did not get anything in return, but also tied up a large number of our troops, which will also have an impact on the future use of troops in Kansai and the Central Plains."
"Then what do you mean-" Wu Feng turned around in the commander's tent, glanced at the eager generals, and asked with narrowed eyes.
"You are not a gentleman if you are petty, and you are not a husband if you are not poisonous. Let's take advantage of the current lax defenses of the Jerok people and go directly to the city to take over the defense. Over there, please ask Princess Anne to take over the throne. Archduke Allen can be temporarily sent back to Qingyang to be imprisoned, and then please marry Anne at the same time. The princess and the seventeenth princess are all happy, and Jieluoke and Xixi have become one family openly." Cui Wenxiu said with a cold face.
All the other generals agreed and echoed, and even Song Tianxiong, who had been standing by, secretly nodded in support.
"Well," what the generals said made Wu Feng a little moved.
Originally, he did not agree with this method of taking possession of a magpie's nest. After all, Princess Anne already had a secret engagement with him. As long as Merrington was kept, at least the entire Nanjie Locke would be his possession sooner or later. Using this slightly despicable method Although the method can achieve immediate results, it has many consequences. At least it will take a lot of effort to win the hearts and minds of the people. Especially in this situation where Princess Anne hates him deeply, it is necessary to obtain his cooperation and support. It is no different than dreaming.
But what the generals said makes sense. The situation in Kansai is now turbulent. The Taiping Army, the Lin family, and the Lang family have all intervened. It is really not a good idea for me to be entangled in trivial matters here and contain a large number of military forces. Let those people be in vain. If several of them are powerful, if they don't intervene in the hinterland of the empire early, it may be difficult to get to the back, and the dream of fighting for hegemony in the Central Plains will become more and more dim. It is not Wu Feng's wish to live in the northwest, but in such a situation where the pros and cons are difficult to distinguish, for a while, It's really difficult for Wu Feng to make a decision.
In the big tent, the oil lamps were like beans, flickering on and off, and the sound of breathing could be heard. Everyone's eyes were focused on Wu Feng, just waiting for Wu Feng's decision to set off a shocking wave on this land that was still singing and dancing during the day.