Chapter 2321 Sincerity
Bai Shan was also very sorry that Jie Chen was not here. He said to Man Bao, "If we had someone like Jie Chen, we could do a lot more."
Some people don't need to be very smart, as long as their fighting power is high enough. In the hands of those who know how to use it, it is a magical weapon.
Manbao asked, "Do you want to use Jin Kuian? He has a rebellious nature and is not on good terms with us. What if he turns against us midway? It would be too dangerous."
Bai Shan said, "The risk is great, but he is indeed useful. Doesn't he want Ba Zhuo's treasure? It's obvious that he loves money. I can use gold and silver to seduce him first."
This is not difficult at all, General Guo has so many good things. Bai Shan uses the other party's things without any regrets.
Bai Shan turned his head to look at her and said softly, "The letter has been delivered to the royal city. General Li can't find anyone suitable to enter the city. I may have to go in."
General Ashina took away most of the people, including the eloquent civil servants, because he thought that the royal city had been captured, and General Guo only needed to clean up the mess and defend the royal city to prevent the reinforcements of the Kucha army and the Turkic army from taking the city back.
The King of Kucha was able to hold the royal city for forty days. General Guo is even better at defending the city and will definitely be able to hold it longer than him.
Who could have thought that General Guo would lose the city before he could even clean up the mess?
So General Ashina left behind the people and tools guarding the city and left with the rest of the men.
Manbao had not only been treating injuries these past two days, but had also occasionally spoken with the wounded, and she knew some of the truth. She did not stop Bai Shan, but only said, "Take care of yourself."
Bai Shan nodded.
After saying this, Manbao felt that just this one sentence was not very good, so he asked, "Do you want me to go with you?"
Bai Shan immediately said: "If the medical tent can leave, it would be best if we go together."
Manbao: "I thought you would persuade me not to go because it's too dangerous."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "I didn't intend to invite you to join us, but if Jin Kuian is included, I will be more confident."
He said, "And you have Uncle Zhou with you. If you go with him, the plan will go much more smoothly."
Manbao also thought it would be better for him to go, as Koko would be of great use in a war.
"How do I get to?"
Bai Shan fell into deep thought, "Pretending to be a soldier?"
She obviously couldn't go with her own identity. A royal physician going to the royal city as an envoy to negotiate peace?
I'm afraid that even the King of Kucha didn't have any doubts at first, but now he will have doubts.
but……
Bai Shan rolled his eyes and had another idea in his mind, "It's not impossible. Just say you went to the city to ask for medicine."
"What medicine do you want?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "General Guo must have an excuse for surrendering to Kucha. I originally thought it was because he was afraid of being convicted for losing the city, but now I think there is a better reason besides that."
Manbao: "Ask for medicine?"
Bai Shan nodded and said, "Think about what good medicine there is in Kucha City. When you get in, ask for it and say you're asking for it for General Guo."
Manbao fell into deep thought. "I think the best medicine for injuries is still Panax notoginseng. However, General Guo's arrow hit a bad spot. We can ask them for some precious medicinal herbs that can replenish qi and save lives. The army certainly doesn't have them, but there should be some in Qiuci City."
For example, ginseng is a holy product for replenishing qi.
Bai Shan urged her, "Write down the list quickly. Write down everything that's valuable. We don't have to worry about them not having it. As long as they believe we have something to ask for, and that we want it urgently, that's all that's needed."
Manbao ran back to write the order.
The messenger who went into the city to deliver the message brought back the news that the King of Kucha was willing to meet General Guo's envoy, but they were only allowed to bring in a small number of people, only twenty at most.
At the same time, more and more people were sent from the royal city to keep an eye on them, but because of the checkpoints, they could not get close, so they could not find out any news from the camp.
But they circled the camp and returned to tell the King of Kucha: "They have suffered heavy casualties. The camp smells strongly of poison. I went up to a higher place to look. There are so many wounded soldiers lying in the open space of the camp that there is no room for even tents."
He added, "There's a smell of blood downstream. It's all flowing down from upstream. Apparently, there are many seriously injured people."
The King of Kucha was overjoyed. The Western Turks beside him rolled their eyes and suggested that the King of Kucha send troops to directly wipe them out.
The King of Kucha looked at his spies and said to the Turkic general with a smile, "Since they are willing to submit to me, why not give them a chance? There is no rush."
He turned his back and called the spy over to speak, asking, "Did the man who brought the peace letter really say that if I agreed, Guo Xiao would return the things he had stolen from the palace?"
The spy said, "He said he would return what he had, but he also wanted to ask the king for something else."
The King of Kucha sneered, "It's nothing more than a high position and generous salary. As long as he is loyal, I will grant it to him."
If the Western Turks take action, not only will they demand food, fodder, gold and silver from them, but when they attack Guo Xiao's camp, it is not certain whether the gold, silver and jewelry stolen by Guo Xiao will be returned to their palace or end up in the pockets of the Western Turks.
Therefore, the King of Kucha did not want to use the Western Turks.
Especially in the past two days, they have been aggressive and causing trouble in the city every day. Not only ordinary people, but even his trusted officials are quite dissatisfied.
The King of Kucha said, "Tell them to send an envoy to discuss the matter tomorrow."
He said with a hint of meaning: "This king wants to see their sincerity."
The spy agreed and passed the news to the Jin camp.
In the camp, Manbao was directing the wounded soldiers to go out of the tents to bask in the sun.
It is cold in the morning and evening now, with only a little sunshine at noon. Some lightly wounded soldiers can go out and bask in the sun, which is more beneficial to their physical and mental health.
Upon receiving the news from the King of Kucha, General Li was extremely anxious. He called them over and said, "There is no news from the army yet. If we enter the city tomorrow, I'm afraid our plan will not work."
Bai Shan said: "This is already the fourth day. If nothing unexpected happens, they should have caught up with the main army. We will try to delay them as much as possible before entering the city. Once the main army arrives, we will immediately attack the city. Then we can cooperate with the outside forces..."
"But how can we get the message to you?" General Li asked, "The Zuo Cheng family, who previously advocated for opening the city gates for us, have all been imprisoned. We can't contact our personnel in the city at all."
It's possible that Bai Shan and the others could contact them after they went in, but they still couldn't contact the outside world, so...
How can we cooperate with the outside forces without getting any information from outside?
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said, "General Li, don't worry about this. We have our own way to get news from outside. The only thing is, when the army arrives, you must raise a flag in the camp..."
Although Manbao didn't say it explicitly, he knew from a few words that if Uncle Zhou appeared in this world now, he could only stay eighty miles away from her.
Kucha City is not small. If they are on the other side of the city gate, they can only get news from the camp at most, and they may not be able to get news from places farther away.
Bai Shan discussed the matter in detail with General Li. Both sides considered various situations. Finally, General Li had people carry up two boxes of treasures. They were all shiny gold, silver and jewelry, which were obviously very valuable.
This is the sincerity that Bai Shan brings.
It's five degrees today. Oh my god, I wish I could stay in bed forever.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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