Chapter 0100 The Rising Sun
Two days later, Fuzi came back. He didn't say anything about what he had experienced there or whether he had been harassed. He just told everyone that the Kumo Xi people had agreed. In addition, the Gaoche people also wanted to retreat, and the Rouran people's attitude was unclear for the time being. They might want to be fence-sitters.
Everyone: “…”
Mediation between countries is obviously a very serious and difficult matter, but when a Buddhist says it, it sounds as simple as discussing what to eat tonight.
Qu Yunmie didn't think too much about it. He just sneered at the attitude of the Rouran people: "I will kill the Xianbei people, and the same goes for the Rouran people."
After all, it was the Rouran people who shot him in the back, and they have always been the same group as the Xianbei. Even if they surrendered, Qu Yunmie would not want them.
Xiao Rong sat aside in silence. He thought of what he had said to Di Fa a few months ago. He said that Qu Yunmie would not stop here, but at that time he thought that Qu Yunmie would have to wait until he became emperor before he would deal with these grassland tribes one by one. Who knew that plans could not keep up with changes, and accidents came so quickly. A decision made by the Rouran people accelerated his own death.
Thinking about Di Fazeng who was still staying in Chenliu, Xiao Rong touched his nose, thinking that maybe he could send him out after the New Year.
While he was distracted, Yu Shaoxie asked Fuzi what the Kumo Xi people had done as a token of their allegiance. After all, this was a sneak attack plan, and if Fuzi was not absolutely sure that the Kumo Xi people had joined his side, he would not have told him that he needed them to cover the Zhenbei Army.
Upon hearing this, Mi Jing took out a roll of sheepskin from his sleeve and slowly unfolded it in front of everyone. Everyone leaned forward and finally Xiao Rong figured out what it was first: "City... City defense map? Shengle's city defense map?!"
Mi Jing: "It's Shengle's map. As for these marked places, they are the result of the Kumo Xi people's secret observations over the years. Every time their people enter the city, they see important deployments in these places, but it may not be the same now, so we can only use it as a rough reference."
Everyone: “…………”
Yu Shaoxie was amazed: "So they have always had ulterior motives towards the Xianbei. They want to take Shengle City for themselves!"
Qu Yunmie: “No.”
Everyone looked at him, and he nodded in appreciation: "They are going to avenge the previous royal family. Yes, their courage is commendable, but their brains are not very good. The brutality of the Yuwen tribe is exactly the same as that of the Murong tribe. Why should we be loyal to such a master?"
Shaking his head with a look of pity, he didn't hear any response. Qu Yunmie looked at the others in confusion: "Why aren't you talking?"
Everyone: “…”
We don't know what to say.
After a few awkward seconds, Jian Qiao suddenly spoke up: "But how can we be sure that this is really Shengle's map? What if it's fake?"
Shengle is not Jinling, where foreigners can sneak in by disguising themselves as a merchant caravan. Shengle has closed its door to the Central Plains, and any Central Plains people who attempt to approach them will be killed on the spot. This was the case before the army arrived.
Hearing this, the others also fell into distress, and at this time, Mi Jing shook his head: "General Jian, don't worry, this is indeed Shengle's map."
Gongsun Yuan was puzzled: "How can you be sure?"
Mi Jing: "Because the locations on this map are almost the same as what I saw nine years ago. If there are minor discrepancies, it may just be that some changes have occurred in the past nine years. This map can help the Zhenbei Army's next actions, but the king and the generals cannot act completely according to this map. The Kumo Xi people are right, it can only be used as a reference."
You came to Shengle nine years ago?!
In an instant, several people present said this in shock in their hearts.
But everyone knows that the two years that Mi Jing defended Zunshan Temple after the Yong Dynasty moved south will be a shadow in his heart that will never go away. Anyone with a little bit of common sense would not expose Mi Jing's scars here.
Everyone tacitly stopped talking about this topic. It was enough to know that the map was real. Qu Yunmie was unhappy because no one paid attention to him just now. Now seeing these people taking care of Mi Jing's feelings, he was even more unhappy. He couldn't help but wonder, why are all of them like this? What's so great about being a Buddhist? Why are everyone so nice to him?
But he didn't intend to stab Mi Jing, and he also remained quiet.
Qu Yunmie had already taken the map and looked at it in detail. Xiao Rong had been staring at him. Seeing that he was really not acting rashly, Xiao Rong smiled. Then he turned his head and while Qu Yunmie was not paying attention, he immediately raised his hands and gave Mi Jing two thumbs up.
He smiled, revealing a few teeth. Even those who were least able to read facial expressions could now understand what Xiao Rong meant: Buddhist son, you are really capable!
The Buddhist looked at him quietly and smiled politely in return, but what he was thinking was: Thank you, you are really useless. ...
When Qu Yunmie turned around again with the map in his hand, Xiao Rong instantly returned to normal. He stood there calmly, and no one could tell what he had just done.
To be honest, this map was not that helpful for this sneak attack, because regarding the weak points on the city wall, everyone had already locked down several locations based on the information sent back by the scouts sent out in the past few days. After sneaking in, Qu Yunmie didn't need a map at all. He just had to follow the city wall and try to reach the north gate without attracting the enemy's attention, then kill all the guards at the north gate and let his own people in.
As for what to do after entering, of course they would kill their way out. There was nothing special about Shengle's palace. Like other palaces, it was located in the most central location of Shengle City, so they would be able to find the place with or without a map.
With a map, you can find it faster.
The real value of this map lies in the fact that it proves the determination of the Kumo Xi people. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. The Xianbei are doomed, and the Kumo Xi people cannot possibly compete with the Zhenbei Army. The choice is like the lice on Mi Jing's head, which is completely clear. ...
However, the same situation has happened countless times in history, and there are actually very few people who make the right choice.
Because everyone has a sense of luck and backbone, and absolute rationality does not exist in human nature. From the first day of birth in this world, people have been influenced by all kinds of things. The biological instinct prompts people to climb up, making them make decisions again and again to want more. The more they have, the harder it is to give up what they have. If they can't learn to give up, they can only fight to the last moment. Even if they know they are wrong halfway, even if they already understand what the ending is, they would rather die heroically than live humbly.
This is what the Yuwen tribe thought, but outsiders don’t know what the Murong tribe thinks.
As for the Kumo Xi people, it is hard to say whether they learned the lesson from the Yuwen tribe or they felt that revenge was enough and it didn't matter who they became vassals of.
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