A feast that originally expressed its determination to allies and declared its will to his subordinates, but Ding Sheng lost all his appetite because of the arrival of a person.

This person is called Jie Qing, and he is the commander of the Jing'an Army in Huayuan today.

Given the current confrontation between the two sides and the serious failure Ding Sheng encountered in Huayuan just now, Yang Qiu admired the courage of the Tang Army's official. It also allowed him to take the opportunity to learn about the true appearance of the Tang Army. Qianzhong had heard of everything about the Tang Army in the past, and had never dealt with each other face to face.

This is a good opportunity to observe the other person.

Although the Jing'an Army is just a force limited to maintaining local public order in the current Tang Dynasty court, the commanders of this army are basically grassroots officers retired from front-line troops, and these people are very representative.

Yang Qiu wanted to compare the advantages and disadvantages of low-class officers on both sides from the other party.

Courage has always existed in many people. This is not uncommon. Among my subordinates, there are many warriors who dare to go to the tiger's den alone with their orders.

"You are brave, aren't you afraid that I will take you to sacrifice the flag?" Ding Sheng's face was as heavy as water, staring at the other party viciously. Seeing Jie Qing, Hua Yuan's loss was like a steel needle piercing his heart.

Xie Qing smiled and bowed, "San Ding is a famous master. Although he is now trapped in a corner, he will not lose the glory of his ancestors, so Xie came here calmly. If San Ding really regarded himself as a bandit and wanted to kill Jie and vent his anger with one knife, then Jie and Jie's Shangguan could only admit that he had misunderstood and thought he was unlucky."

After hearing the words of the needle hidden in the cotton, Yang Qiu almost burst into laughter.

Jie Qing's mouth was very poisonous! It seems that he is definitely not a simple martial artist, he must have read some books. I heard that Li Ze has been forcibly promoting literacy and reading in the army, which is even regarded as a big strange thing in Guizhou. In the eyes of Yang Qiu and others, what is the use of martial artists studying? They only need to develop their limbs.

You can understand the truth by reading. Yang Qiu and other aristocratic families naturally understand this principle, but they can do it like reading. What's the use of a martial artist reading so many books? They also understand it. Sometimes they can't make sense.

Those who work hard to control others, and those who work hard to control others are the right way!

But now it seems that the soldiers who have read books are at least very quick-witted. This kind of natural behavior that is neither humble nor arrogant is something that ordinary reckless men can do.

Sure enough, Ding Sheng's face was dark, but he didn't pull the skin and drag the Qaiko out to vent his anger, even though he wanted to do so in his heart.

If you really do this, wouldn’t you admit that you are a top bandit?

Even though Ding Sheng has almost become a bandit now, he still has pride in his heart and will never think he is a bandit. Ding Sheng still stamped the official seal of the Hunan Observer on the letters and official documents with Guizhou.

"What's the matter?" He took a few deep breaths before his emotions calmed down. As Jie Qing said, Ding Sheng was a famous master after all, and after calming down, he still had the style that he should have.

"Reporting to the young marshal, Xie came here for the Lu family of Huayuan, and the children of the Hu family who were taken hostage by you." Jie Qing bowed slightly and said, "These people are useless now," he said.

Ding Sheng smiled and said, "How come it is useless? As long as you have a breath, it is useful. They can dig stones and build fortresses, or I can use them to sacrifice flags to inspire morale at some point. The Luhu tribes betrayed Ding and still hope to return their own family? But since you are here, I can give you a face and let you bring their heads back, can you?"

Xie Qing smiled and said, "In this way, the young marshal can do nothing but remove the tummy in his chest. Since the Luhu and other tribes have surrendered to the court, they will naturally give up their children. If you kill them, what else can Luhu Er hate you even more?"

"So will I give it back to you for nothing?" Ding Sheng said sarcastically.

Xie Qing waved his hand: "Of course we won't ask for it in vain. These people have become useless for the young master, but they are of great use to us. At least we can make the Lu family, Hu, who just surrendered, even more devoted to us. Therefore, we are willing to pay a certain price to redeem them."

As soon as Jie Qing said this, the hall was in an uproar. The generals under Ding Sheng seemed extremely angry, but the leaders of the tribes gathered over were all dumbfounded. Have they ever seen such a arrogant and blatant bargaining? Even Yang Qiu narrowed his eyes and his eyes turned around on Ding Sheng and Jie Qing.

Ding Sheng was obviously very angry, and tried his best to suppress his anger and said, "I wonder what you want to redeem them?"

Xie Qing said: "We, Youxian Zun, knowing that the young marshal is having a hard time now, so we are willing to pay 5,000 kilograms of grain and 100 kilograms of salt to redeem them. There are seven people in total, which is 35,000 kilograms of grain and 700 kilograms of salt. The county Zun said he is willing to prepare some pulverizers and produce 40,000 kilograms of grain and 700 kilograms of salt."

The hall was in an uproar again, and everyone's eyes turned to Ding Sheng. Food and salt were indeed their biggest weaknesses now. When they heard the other party's bid, almost everyone in the hall was moved.

This official officer said it was right. If a few guys who had lost their value could get tens of thousands of kilograms of grain, it would be considered an accident. This would allow several tribes to survive this winter's food safely!

"Ten thousand pounds per person!" Ding Sheng said: "Otherwise, you will take their heads back."

Xie Qing shook his head: "Young Marshal, these seven people are useless to you, and for us, they are just icing on the cake. They are not worth the price. Even if I take their heads back, Lu and Hu will not blame me because we have worked hard to do this. You either accept our bid or we will break up, and neither of us will get any benefits."

"Young Marshal!" A tribal leader stood up and bowed to speak.

"I understand!" Ding Sheng waved his hand and signaled that he knew what the other party wanted to say. Seeing that almost all the generals in the hall and the tribe leaders were already intent, Ding Sheng knew that if he rejected it, he would probably make these people in the hall feel dissatisfied.

They do need food. If they add tens of thousands of kilograms of food, they will be able to live countless people.

"Well, just a few useless people. But how can I be sure you will keep your promise?" Ding Sheng asked.

"We have prepared the grain and have been transported to the junction of both of us. As long as I take people back, you can transport the grain back." Xie Qing said.

"Okay, that's it. Chief Lan, you will do this matter, how about it?" Ding Sheng turned his gaze to the leader of the tribe who had just led Xing to stand up. This person was the leader of the largest Miao village in Phoenix and the leader of the locals in Phoenix.

"Thank you, Young Marshal!" The leader of the Lan clan was overjoyed. To take charge of this matter by himself means that he can get the most benefits.

Yang Qiu smiled and drank the wine in the cup in one sip. He looked at the tribe leader and walked out of the hall with a smile and talking and laughing.

"Brother Yang laughed!" Turning back, Ding Sheng raised his glass to apologize.

"Understand, understand." Yang Qiu raised his glass and said with a smile.

A banquet finally ended in awkward way because of this incident.

Early the next morning, Yang Qiu took a large group of mules and horses to evacuate the Phoenix. Each mule and horse had many local specialties, mainly medicinal materials, raw lacquer, tung oil, etc. Although the road was difficult, we could not go back empty-handed. Bringing something back can make up for the losses.

When Yang Qiu walked out of Phoenix City, he happened to see the Tang army officer yesterday leaving with several subordinates accompanied by the leader of the Lan family. In his team, there were seven scarred men, probably the direct descendants of the clan leader of the tribe in Huayuan.

He couldn't help but turn around and look at Phoenix City behind him and Ding Sheng who was waving to see him off above the city.

"Du Yuhou, why did we collect so much goods back this time? The mules and horses accompanying us were all overwhelmed." A follower asked in confusion.

"Calculate as much as you can!" Yang Qiu waved his hand and said goodbye to Ding Sheng, turned around, and said lightly: "I'm afraid this is the last time. The quality of these things produced by Phoenix is ​​still good."

The entourage was surprised: "Du Yuhou, what are you talking about?"

Yang Qiu snorted: "Ding Sheng can't last long. If I had happened like that yesterday, I would behead the seven people in front of Jie Qing and bring his head back. The hero was finally short of breath."

"I think it's good to exchange for food!" The entourage touched his head.

"So, you just led the horse and kicked me up." Yang Qiu said angrily: "Ding Sheng showed his timidity and exposed his shortcomings in front of the other party. He had no hope of turning over."

"Didn't he say he's preparing for a big counterattack?"

"The people's hearts have dispersed, and the team is hard to lead!" Yang Qiu sighed: "I sincerely hope that his counterattack will succeed, but judging from his current appearance, I am afraid that the probability of failure will be higher. If he loses once, he will never have a chance to make a comeback."

"If Ding Sheng is defeated, wouldn't we have to face the Tang army next?" The follower was a little nervous.
Chapter completed!