Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 588 Although Daming is strong, I am not afraid!
Although Li Yan had already made up his mind to die for his country, Timur didn't seem to want to give him this chance at all.

Compared to the jittery wind in Suiye City, Timur's side is extremely quiet.Not only was the team orderly, there were no loud noises, but they were stationed quietly on the other side of the river, without any intention of crossing the border.

This completely confused Li Yan. After three days of stalemate, he finally couldn't help sending a messenger to the other side of the river.

"Li Ben, you are my family, I can only entrust this matter to you."

"No matter what the other party's plan is, you delay it for me, as long as you can drag it until General Lan and his father lead the troops to rescue, I will tell you a two-bedroom daughter-in-law when I get home, and I will give you a house with two entrances.

Although Li Ben is also surnamed Li, he and Li Yan have been out of Wufu for a long time, and they are only distant relatives who barely climbed up.

In fact, in the army, he was responsible for taking care of Li Yan's diet and daily life, and serving as Li Yan's assistant.

Hearing Li Yan's promise now, the honest Li Ben suddenly became dishonest.

"Master, is what you said true?"

"Of course!"

"How can I say that I am also the son of a dignified duke, how can I not count my words?"

"middle!"

"The villain is not greedy, you marry us the little cherry from Fenzi Hutong and you will win!"

Li Yan was unhappy on the spot when he heard this.

"Li Ben, you usually seem to be an honest person, why do you still hang out in that kind of place?"

Li Ben explained immediately after hearing the words.

"Master, you have misunderstood!"

"I don't have any spare money to go to Fenzi Hutong for entertainment, but Little Cherry was our neighbor when we were young. We grew up with me when we were young, and once promised to marry us as our daughter-in-law when we grow up."

"But my family was poor and couldn't afford a wife, so his cruel uncle sold her to a brothel and became a prostitute..."

Li Yan didn't expect his entourage to have such a love history, for a moment he didn't know whether to lament this guy's passion or his life's suffering.

"Li Ben, you deserve sympathy for this matter, but we have to remind you of one thing."

"If you can come back alive, there is a high probability that you will get military merit, and you may even become an officer in the future."

"Your childhood sweetheart Tao, although she is an old acquaintance with you, she comes from a humble background after all, which is not good for your future promotion."

Li Ben never thought that he could be an official. He originally thought that it would be a great fortune to be able to live with the master's family in this life. How could he dare to expect that he could be an official?
"Master, are you coaxing me? I can be an official like me?"

"can!"

"The army will arrive in a few days. As long as the army arrives, we can all make great contributions!"

"great merit!"

Li Ben never thought that he could be associated with meritorious service, but now he really wants to make great contributions.

Because you can become a high official after you have made great achievements, and if you become a high official to redeem Little Cherry, the old bustard dare not open his mouth like a lion!
Li Ben still wants to marry his childhood sweetheart, even if she has fallen into prostitution.

"You take this letter, and you must hand it to the other party's chief general!"

"middle!"

"What are you doing after delivering the letter?"

Li Yan didn't know what to do, so he said casually.

"You figure it out, do whatever you want!"

"middle!"

Li Ben received Li Yan's instructions, took the letter and hung it down from the city wall, and carried a small white flag to Timur's camp.

Timur was inspecting the high platform built by the soldiers, when he suddenly saw a man and a horse approaching from the other side of the river, he exclaimed on the spot.

"The strength of the Ming army is rare in the world. I have stationed a hundred thousand troops here, and the opponent is so happy and not afraid. He dares to break into my camp alone. He is really a brave man!"

Timur praised the opponent as a warrior, and the others naturally echoed in unison.

"Your Majesty is right!"

"The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are indeed tyrannical, with the style of a great country."

Hao Haida wanted to see that the emperors and ministers of the Timur Empire praised the Ming army so much, and also praised the Ming army's will to fight.

"The strength of the Ming army is rare in the world!"

"Even if there is only one person left, they dare to charge!"

This is typical nonsense, but the people of the Timurid Empire really liked it.

"Is the Ming army really that strong?"

"Your Majesty, if the Ming soldiers are really so strong, let's retreat!"

The one who said this was Ali Muyad, he was not a military general, and he was not good at fighting. Seeing how strong Ming was, he immediately retreated.

Timur glared at Ali Muyad in displeasure. He praised the Ming army not for the purpose of aggravating others and destroying his prestige, but for telling his generals to pay attention when fighting and not to underestimate the enemy.

"Bring this Ming army here, I want to question him personally!"

"As ordered!"

Not long after, Li Ben was searched from top to bottom, and all the iron products were confiscated. Even the letter was touched and licked by several people before it was respectfully sent to Timur. .

Timur didn't know Ming characters, but he never lacked talents.

"Hao Hai Da Yu, you should know Ming characters, right?"

"Go back to His Majesty Sudan, I will naturally know it!"

"Then tell me this letter!"

"Yes!"

"Dear General of the Timurid Empire, I am Li Yan, Commander of the Supreme Guard of the Ming Empire!"

"You and I have never met before, and we don't know each other."

"Now you are attacking me, Daming, for no reason, and I am also responsible for defending the land."

"In order to avoid unnecessary damage to both sides, I suggest that we line up outside the city in five days..."

Timur just smiled when he heard this. This strategy is too clumsy. The so-called appointment is just to delay time, right?

"You don't need to read, I already know what the little general on the other side means, ha ha!"

Hao Haida also knew about it, because before they came, they had already conducted a comprehensive investigation of Suiye City, and they knew that there were only more than [-] defenders in the city, and they could not stop what they brought this time. of the one hundred thousand army.

"Your Majesty Sultan is wise, the opponent's young general's tricks are indeed a bit clumsy."

"What should we do now, should we take down this city in one go and use it as a bridgehead to attack Daming, or..."

Timur waved his hands.

"Not urgent!"

"I'll talk to this messenger first, and you can translate for me."

"Yes!"

"Messenger, how many troops are there in Suiye City, and how long do you have enough food?"

Timur originally asked the question with a teasing attitude, because he was sure that the other party would not be able to tell him the truth.

However, Li Ben has always been an honest person, and there is no concept of lying in his mind.

"Old man, are you talking to me?"

Hao Haida wanted to translate in a hurry.

"Shut up, this is His Majesty the Emperor of the Timur Empire, which is equivalent to your Emperor of Ming Dynasty, you must respect him!"

"Oh, you are the emperor of that country."

"Ask me if you have any questions!"

Naturally, Timur would not answer Li Ben, but only glanced at Hao Hai Dayu, who automatically asked for him.

"His Majesty the Emperor asks you, how many troops do you have in Suiye City, and how long will you have enough food?"

"There are still three thousand and 45... No, there are only 44 people left. I ran away a coward two days ago."

"Food..."

"There's really no shortage of this. With just our little people, it won't be a problem to eat for two or three years."

Sapphire has used Suiye City as a grain depot from the very beginning, and has stockpiled a lot of grain here.

However, to be on the safe side, he didn't hoard too much food here, he just put [-] stones in it.

But from here to the direction of Hamiwei, he had stored a lot of food along the way, but he hid it more secretly.

Hao Haida wanted to hear Li Ben's answer, and immediately translated it to Timur.

Timur didn't know the Ming characters, but he could understand some of the Ming words. When Li Ben answered, he understood the general meaning.

It's just that he never reveals his ability, and intends to use it to observe the knowledge and loyalty of the officials below.

Hao Haida's translation was good, not only the words were beautiful, but also the content was not bad at all, which made Timur very relieved, feeling that he had finally read the right person.

"How long will it take for your reinforcements to arrive?"

Hao Haida wanted to hear Timur's question, and his face was strange.

"Your Majesty Sultan, is it necessary to ask so bluntly?"

Timur smiled confidently.

"Just translate it as it is, I have my own opinion."

Hao Haida wanted to see Timur persist, so he could only bite the bullet and ask this question.

What surprised Hao Haida was that instead of being angry, Li Ben answered without thinking.

"There are still five days..."

However, this was not the most surprising thing. Li Ben seemed to feel that this was not enough, so he supplemented it on his own.

"It will take five days at the earliest, maybe it will be six or seven days..."

Timur didn't wait for Hao Haida to translate, so he looked up to the sky and laughed.

Hao Haida wanted to see Timur laughing like this, his face was stunned, and then he cursed the old fox in his heart.

Timur laughed and asked another question.

"Warrior of Ming Dynasty, do you think we can defeat the thousands of people in the city?"

Li Ben looked at Timur's army and shook his head, then nodded again.

"It's hard to say!"

This time without waiting for Timur to ask questions, Hao Haidayu asked first.

"Why is it difficult to say?"

"If it's just cavalry, you can't even touch our city walls."

"We, General Lan, have refurbished Suiye City. We used big stones and very magical cement inside."

"Let's not talk about your bows and arrows, even ordinary return artillery can't hit the city wall!"

"But if you have tens of thousands of infantry and you are not afraid of death if you go all out, then Suiye City will definitely not be able to defend."

"After all, there are too few of us. If we can take care of the east, we can't take care of the west..."

Seeing Li Ben's honesty, Timur happily rewarded him with a meal of wine and meat, and then ordered his guards to take him to rest.

After Li Ben left, Hao Haida immediately remonstrated.

"Your Majesty Sultan, let's send troops!"

"Now that the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty have not arrived, let's take advantage of the emptiness of Suiye City and take this city down in advance!"

When the other generals saw what Timur said, they all agreed.

"What Hao Haida wants to say is right, we should seize this opportunity, fight for the fastest time to destroy Suiye City, and then stand up against the water."

Timur shook his head and rejected everyone's proposal.

"unnecessary!"

"The 3000 people in front of me, even if they are all wiped out, it will not change the overall situation."

"Once we make a move first, Da Ming will take the title of righteousness when he hits us."

"Although we prairie people don't care much about righteousness and status, there are still some things that need to be taken into account between empires."

"Pass down the order, the whole army is stationed in place, and wait for the Sapphire army to arrive before fighting!"

When everyone saw Timur say this, they didn't dare to persuade them, and they could only reply bitterly to their respective camps to organize their teams.

After everyone left, Hao Haida persuaded Yuyou unwillingly.

"Your Majesty, if we miss this opportunity, we will never have another chance to take down Suiye City!"

Timur's face sank when he heard this, he really didn't like to hear such depressing words.

What does it mean to have no chance again? Isn't this a curse that the empire will be defeated!

"Hao Hai Da Yu, please pay attention to your identity."

"You, a defeated general in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, how can you have the face to point fingers in front of me?"

When Hao Haida wanted to hear this, he couldn't believe it.

"Your Majesty Sultan, is this how you treat the humble minister?"

"Could it be that in your eyes, Weichen is just a defeated general?"

Timur also realized that he had said something wrong, but he didn't want to apologize to Hao Haida, so he could only bite the bullet and continue to say arrogantly.

"Is not it?"

Hao Haida wanted to hear the words and said in frustration.

"The foreign minister understands. The foreign minister will go to the Golden Horde to join his son and continue to be loyal to the Great Yuan!"

Seeing Hao Haida walking down the stage in despair, Timur immediately called him to stop.

"stop!"

"The reason why I don't send troops now is because if we take down this city, there is no danger to defend it, and secondly, it will give the Ming army an excuse to attack us..."

"Third point, once we cross the river, we will fight with our backs."

"I never thought of a decisive battle with Daming, even if the decisive battle should not be here!"

"This……"

When Hao Haida wanted to hear these words, he immediately realized that he had wrongly blamed Timur, and at the same time understood that it was Timur who was apologizing to himself in disguise.

"Your Majesty, do you really think so?"

Timur said confidently.

"Of course!"

"Although Daming is strong, I am not afraid!"

"As long as I drag this battle on for three or two years, Daming will surrender without a fight!"

Hao Haida's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"I understand, Your Majesty wants to wait for work with ease, and then carry out fortified walls to clear the fields, dragging Daming to death with a long supply line!"

Timur smiled slightly.

"Yes!"

"But don't tell outsiders about this matter. Once Sapphire's army arrives, we still have to fight a symbolic battle to see the strength of the Ming army before we can decide what measures to hinder Daming."

Hao Haida wanted to hear the compliment from the heart.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"The humble minister has little knowledge and almost ruined His Majesty's important affairs. Please also punish the crime of the humble minister!"

Naturally, Timur would not punish Haohai Dayu's crime, and he still hoped to keep Haohai Dayu and secretly swallow Beiyuan's inheritance.

"Come and have dinner with me later!"

"what?"

Hao Haida wanted to hear this, subconsciously showing a flattered expression on his face.

He was really scared because he didn't like to eat with Timur.

The Timurid Empire believed in pearls, and they had to pray before eating, thanking this and that, which made him very disgusted.

In his opinion, this is obviously the food created by his own labor, so why should he thank others?

(End of this chapter)