Chapter 280 Unfortunately killed in action!
The Dayu army took advantage of the victory, beheaded countless people, and achieved an unprecedented glorious victory!
Then Lin Shiqi continued on his horse without stopping and followed the same method, saving the third group of soldiers who were defending the border from danger.
Bai Tangxin, as usual, was completely unable to resist the attack of the giant elephants and suffered heavy casualties. The giant elephant soldiers had already reached the city wall!
At the critical moment, Lin Shiqi arrived and once again performed an amazing and dazzling performance of thunder and fire from the sky, forcing the enemy to flee in panic once again!
Yes, because the performance was so amazing, the army gave Lin Shiqi's move a special name: Sky Wrath Thunder and Fire.
It is quite vivid.
This battle ended extremely quickly, so quickly that no one could believe it. From the beginning to the end, victory was achieved in just one day!
And it was a great victory, decided in one battle!
After subsequent statistics, more than 20,000 casualties occurred on the Dayu side, most of whom were Bai Tangxin's troops.
The casualties of the Giant Elephant Kingdom are simply difficult to count. According to the estimates of Dayu who were cleaning up the battlefield, the giant elephants were almost completely wiped out. The huge corpses were scattered all over the battlefield, which was a shocking sight.
After all, these giant beasts did not run very fast and received special care from Lin Shiqi.
The casualties of the soldiers of the Giant Elephant Kingdom were even greater. A preliminary number of 110,000 corpses were found, and as many as 80,000 wounded were captured!
It can really be described as tragic!
The next day, the emperor of the Giant Elephant Kingdom urgently sent an envoy to request peace talks.
"Negotiation? What are you talking about? Just keep fighting!"
If you want to fight, you fight. If you want to talk, you talk. It’s not that easy!
At this time, Lin Shiqi and Zhou Lang had already gained absolute control. All the generals firmly supported them, and the army took advantage of the situation and rushed directly into the territory of the Giant Elephant Kingdom!
The Giant Elephant Kingdom was defeated and the people were in panic. They could not resist at all. The Emperor of the Giant Elephant Kingdom ran from the capital to the border town overnight, not caring about his image, and requested negotiations.
Zhou Lang stepped forward and ridiculed him.
"Are you Emperor Meng of the Giant Elephant Kingdom? We haven't even reached your capital yet, so why are you here?"
In front of the two armies, Emperor Meng dismounted from his horse, nodded and bowed repeatedly, keeping a very humble attitude.
"The General and Saint Lady are both extremely brave, and we dare not trouble you two. This time we were at fault first. If you two have any instructions, please tell us clearly. We will do our best to meet your requests! As long as the two countries stop fighting, everything can be discussed!"
This guy is quite tactful.
But the punishment that should be given should not be reduced.
Lin Shiqi and Zhou Lang have already discussed that this time they must defeat the Giant Elephant Kingdom! It is not impossible to stop the war, after all, they are not bloodthirsty people, but they have to agree to three conditions.
First, all the twenty-four castles in the northeast of the Giant Elephant Kingdom were presented to the Dayu Kingdom.
Second, they paid tribute to the State of Dayu and presented 200,000 taels of silver every year.
Third, send the prince of the Giant Elephant Kingdom to the capital of Dayu as a hostage.
Just these three points, simple and clear.
But Emperor Meng's expression was extremely ugly.
Those 24 fortresses were where the giant elephants were abundant. If they were given to Dayu, where would the giant elephants of the Giant Elephant Kingdom come from in the future? The name of the Giant Elephant Kingdom would have to be changed! More importantly, the most important source of combat power was lost.
The annual tribute of 200,000 taels of silver interrupted the possibility of the Giant Elephant Kingdom's continued development and growth.
These two measures can be said to be the last resort, and the Giant Elephant Kingdom will never be able to recover.
As for sending the prince as a hostage, needless to say, not only will it be a recipe for disaster in the future, it will also become a shame for the Giant Elephant Kingdom.
Emperor Meng could not agree to these conditions, so he had to go back and think about them.
Zhou Lang agreed readily.
Then, as soon as Emperor Meng left, the Dayu soldiers continued to attack the city. By the time Emperor Meng received the news, the city had already been captured!
Before Emperor Meng had time to catch his breath in the house, he had to run over again to ask for an audience.
His face was filled with panic and confusion.
"My Lords, we have already been discussing this. Why did you betray us and take the opportunity to attack the city?"
Zhou Lang smiled.
"We are negotiating, but you didn't agree! How can you be considered as betraying us? We are free anyway, and it won't hinder us from continuing the discussion if you have considered it."
Emperor Meng was almost so angry that his nose was crooked. It turned out that he wanted to delay time, but ended up giving the other party an opportunity. Isn't this just shooting himself in the foot?
There is no other way. We can’t delay any longer and have to continue talking.
But the situation was beyond his control. He had no bargaining chips at all and had no choice but to reluctantly agree to the three conditions.
Only the third clause was slightly changed, and the hostage was replaced from the crown prince to the second prince.
Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing for the prince to be a hostage.
Zhou Lang and Lin Shiqi had a brief discussion and agreed. After all, there was not much difference. If the prince lived in Dayu for too long, the other party might change the prince.
For the two of them, it was just a formality, but for the Giant Elephant Kingdom, the difference was huge.
Emperor Meng did not dare to delay any longer and signed the treaty on the spot. Both sides signed and sealed the treaty, thus ending the war.
When the news reached the imperial court of Dayu, all the civil and military officials were stunned!
I knew that Zhou Langlin and his wife had some tricks up their sleeves, but I never expected that they would have such tricks!
How long has it been? The second wave of food and fodder hasn't even been prepared yet, and they've already won? ?
Or is it this kind of hearty and absolute victory? ?
Xiao Ya Niang simply passed the good news down, and all the officials in the palace read it one by one.
It’s true! It’s written in black and white.
The letter also pointed out that the envoys from the Giant Elephant Kingdom were already on the way, and more importantly, personnel should be arranged to take over the 24 castles as soon as possible.
The old ministers in the hall had tears in their eyes due to excitement, and the old generals' hands were shaking, unable to control themselves.
How many years!
The State of Dayu has been attacked for so many years!
The giant elephant soldiers were like a huge rock hanging over Dayu's head, making it difficult for people to breathe. Every once in a while, it would fall down and deal a fatal blow.
Every ambitious person wanted to overthrow the giant elephant soldiers and prevent them from doing evil again. Unfortunately, year after year, the people of Dayu suffered countless casualties.
Now, all the giant elephant soldiers have been killed! And in the future, there will be no such hidden dangers anymore, the place where the giant elephants were born has become their own territory!
I will sleep much more soundly from now on!
Moreover, the Giant Elephant Kingdom has to pay tribute every year, which is something that one cannot even dream of!
After all the officials were happy, they remembered to congratulate Xiao Ya Niang. They all praised the Grand Tutor and the Grand Preceptor as unparalleled state men. They congratulated our emperor and congratulated our Great Yu Kingdom for its rise from now on!
After an urgent discussion between Xiao Manniang and Duke Cui and others, they sent a large number of civil and military talents to take over the twenty-four city strongholds.
With so many new cities appearing all of a sudden, Dayu was short of talent for a while.
As for the dispute over the Saint, no one is debating it anymore because Bai Tangxin unfortunately died in the war!
At that time, Dayu's army was defeated by the giant elephant soldiers and retreated all the way. Who would care about her in the panic?
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