Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 825 Negotiation
"Your Highness, what should we do next?" Chang Mao asked Zhu Su.

Zhu Su frowned slightly and closed his eyes.

Now he is no longer like in the past, relying only on the foresight of a time traveler and the control of the mentality of historical figures to lead the troops into battle. After several wars, he has acquired the ability to analyze the current situation without relying on historical records.

At this time, the situation was already quite tense. The religious bandits and the Chen bandits joined together, leaving him trapped in an isolated mountain. However, it was impossible for these bandits to annihilate the Ming army.

There are only two roads in this mountain. It is not easy for them to break through, and it is even more difficult for the bandits to attack the mountain.

Besides, Duke Dingguo Tang He was currently hiding in Dadu Port. Although communication was inconvenient in the wilderness, if he did not receive any news from friendly forces for too long, Duke Dingguo would certainly send people to search for support.

In this way, even if the bandits wanted to surround and kill their group of people, they would have to take considerable risks... Why did the bandits go to so much trouble? Just to surround the Ming army on the mountain for fun?
Zhu Su already felt confident.

"Fifth Uncle? What should we do next?" Seeing Zhu Su's expression gradually relax, Li Jinglong asked tentatively.

"Wait." Zhu Su slowly uttered a word.

"Wait?" Everyone looked at each other.

"That's right." Zhu Su nodded, his expression no longer as solemn as before.

"Wait until the day they come to us on their own initiative."

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In fact, this situation was not difficult to predict. Although there was a prince, a duke, and a duke's son present at this time, at most, this was only a Ming army of only a thousand people. They were only facing the White Lotus bandits and the South China Sea pirates. In terms of size, it was not a world-shaking battle at all.

These bandits are different from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the Oirat Mongols, and Timur. They are just violent and strong, and their bandit nature has not changed. There is no need to use the enemy country to lead them in. It is enough to treat them as robbers.

A robber designs to force someone somewhere and control him. What could be his intention?
It's nothing more than kidnapping and extortion for profit!
Now, they have successfully "tied" these people on the mountain, so the next step is to send someone to demand a "ransom".

"Your Highness, there is someone at the foot of the mountain who claims to be the envoy of the King of the South China Sea and comes to see Your Highness." After being trapped on the lonely mountain for three days, a guard reported to Zhu Su.

"Oh? Someone has arrived in just three days? Chen Zuyi's Qi-nourishing Kung Fu is not yet up to par." Zhu Su said with a smile.

"How dare a mere bandit claim to be king?" Chang Mao was furious, but Zhu Su stopped him with a smile: "What's wrong with seeing a clown?"

"Just treat it as watching a play after tea."

Zhu Su really didn't mind condescending himself for once, mainly because he was also very interested in this pirate king who was entrenched in Southeast Asia.

To be fair, compared to the professional rebels of the White Lotus Sect, Chen Zuyi and his gang were more worthy of recruitment in Zhu Su's mind. After all, they were also Chinese, and their ambitions were far less than those of the White Lotus Sect. Even if they could not be brought back to the court, sending them to the west to disrupt the European continent would be great.

The development of the Ming Dynasty has gradually reached a bottleneck period. The stall is too big, and the population and roads have begun to restrict the expansion of the Ming Empire... and the outbreak time of the European Renaissance has arrived in history. Zhu Su does not mind using any despicable means to block their development process.

As for the current dilemma, as long as Chen Zuyi asks for something, he will not be in any danger...

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"Boss, I've heard that Zhou Wang Zhu Su is a famous hero in the Ming Dynasty. I thought he was very powerful, at least he should be able to stand people on his fists and run horses on his arms. I didn't expect that he is just a kid like this?" The two parties agreed to meet on a platform on the west side of the mountain. Before Zhu Su approached, a dark and thin man in gorgeous clothes, a mean-looking man said loudly. There were many strong men who looked like scoundrels around them. When they heard this, they all laughed wildly, as if they had won a great victory.

They really felt proud to have plotted to recruit a famous prince here.

"You little thief, you are talking nonsense, aren't you afraid of breaking your tongue?" Chang Mao said angrily beside Zhu Su.

"A black monkey can actually talk? I've heard that the monkeys on Mount Emei are infested, but I didn't expect that the mountains of Dayan are also full of monkeys. Eh? Not only does this monkey king talk shit, but he can also wear a human mask? It's really strange!" Li Jinglong retorted. He often hangs out in the brothels of the city in Yingtian Prefecture. When it comes to verbal battles, the prince of Cao Guogong claims to be second to none in the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Zuyi had also been in the underworld for a long time. Hearing this, he immediately became furious and started hurling obscenities at Li Jinglong. Li Jinglong retorted, and the two sides were evenly matched.

Chen Zuyi deliberately humiliated Zhu Su, not just to show off his eloquence, but to let these Ming people know that they were now at a disadvantage through these dirty words; however, Zhu Su did not care at this time, and even specifically instructed Li Jinglong to humiliate these bandits, so that they would understand: the Ming army is not in a hurry, but you should be in a hurry.

There was a fierce war of words. Chen Zuyi was so angry that his veins were bulging. However, the man at the back, who was obviously the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, was still calm and composed. He even yawned a few times out of boredom.

Obviously, Chen Zuyi had already lost the first round.

"What kind of person is the King Zhou of the Ming Dynasty? Is he only able to let his subordinates vent their anger?" Chen Zuyi finally bypassed Li Jinglong. With a gloomy face, he started to attack Zhu Su directly.

"You are full of nonsense, so it is difficult for me to pay attention to you. After all, I never talk to ignorant people." Zhu Su said slowly, still not taking Chen Zuyi seriously.

The veins on Chen Zuyi's forehead throbbed even more violently. He chuckled twice and said, "Your Highness Prince Zhou has put on a good show. If you are really that leisurely, why bother to come and see us!"

"Although we are thieves, you are in our hands now. Do you believe that if you anger us, my men will attack the mountain together and chop you, the honorable prince of the Ming Dynasty, into meat sauce and feed it to the fish?"

"How dare a mere bandit speak so arrogantly?" Without Zhu Su saying anything, Di Meng had already taken the lead and stood in front of Zhu Su.

"My king suppressed the rebellion of Nahachu in Liaodong, defeated the Japanese shogunate, traveled thousands of miles to fight in Central Asia, and destroyed the bandit chieftain Timur outside the territory. Who can match such martial arts? You insects, when you saw the battle flag on my king's ship in the past, you retreated three steps... Do you really think we are afraid of you? Can you attack the mountain? Come on! If I let you step into the camp on the mountain, I will not be considered a man..."

Chen Zuyi's face turned even darker, and he said sinisterly: "Even if we can't attack the mountain, it will be difficult for you to break out! When you run out of food and water, I'll see if you can still hold out!"

(End of this chapter)