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At this moment, inside the Great Qian tent.

Jiang Zhe and his two companions celebrated the arrival of the Western Shu army.

They specially slaughtered a warhorse to entertain them.

However, what they did not expect was that instead of the Western Shu army, they were greeted by the Northern Wei army.

Outside the camp, Hongming coldly watched, his broadsword pointed directly at the Daqian camp.

"Brothers, the victory is within our grasp, kill them!"

With that shout, the entire army behind her launched a charge.

Leading the charge were tens of thousands of iron cavalry personally led by Hongze.

Behind them were the more than 100,000 infantrymen.

The three people inside the tent reacted immediately to the powerful charge.

Jiang Zhe's face lit up with joy, and he stood up abruptly: "Quickly, quickly, it must be the Western Shu army arriving. Come with me to greet them."

The joy on his face had not yet faded when the curtain was lifted.

A guard rushed into the tent, not even bothering to salute, and shouted, "General, the entire Northern Wei army has been mobilized and is launching an attack on our camp!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhe's face darkened immediately, and he asked in shock, "What's going on? Wasn't it said that the Western Shu army would arrive below Le City this morning?"

He panicked, leaped over the table, and took two steps to stand in front of the guard, shaking the man's shoulders repeatedly: "Tell me, this isn't real, this isn't real!"

He couldn't believe it; the Western Shu army hadn't arrived yet, but the Northern Wei army had come first.

The two people behind him were even more stunned. Lin Qiao glanced at Zhou Man.

They discovered that the latter was still chewing the meat in his mouth as if nothing had happened.

He couldn't help but fly into a rage: "Zhou Man, the Northern Wei army has already come knocking on our door."

"You still have the mind to eat meat and drink wine here? Can't you see the commander is getting anxious?"

Faced with his questioning, Zhou Man didn't even lift her eyelids. She calmly picked up a piece of meat, swallowed it in big gulps, and then took two sips of rice wine from the side.

Only then did he speak: "Isn't it just a matter of time before the Northern Wei army attacks?"

"May I ask, General, have you forgotten that we are currently surrounded?"

"Even if the Western Shu army really reaches the area below Le City, we are still separated from them by Le City!"

"If the other side is determined, and the two sides join forces, there is still a slight chance that they can break through Lecheng."

"What if they're just here to make a show of things? Wouldn't we be like fish on a chopping board, completely at their mercy?"

His words struck the two of them hard.

Yes, they're still surrounded by people.

Even if Western Shu really intends to attack the city, don't forget that the general defending Le City is Chen Nan.

That was the former Prince of Zhenbei of the Great Qian Dynasty and the current Prince of Zhennan of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Who dares to say they can breach the city walls under his defense?

I doubt anyone would dare to say such a thing.

In an instant, the two realized what was happening, and Jiang Zhe's expression changed instantly, returning to his previous expression of utter despair.

On the contrary, Lin Qiao, who still harbored resentment towards the enemy during the previous attack on Su City, retorted, "What? Just because Chen Nan is guarding Le City, we're not going to fight?"

"Are you going to let our 200,000-plus troops be completely trapped and die in this camp?"

Zhou Man ignored his anger and went straight to Jiang Zhe, advising him, "General, the other side is clearly using their power to force us to negotiate."

It must be said that he did have some brains; he actually figured out Chen Nan's intentions.

"What do you mean by this?"

Jiang Zhe still didn't understand; the other side had clearly brought a large army with them.

However, his own men said that the other side was just trying to force a peace talk.

He couldn't understand.

Zhou Man spoke again: "General, at the beginning, in Leshan'ao, a big fire didn't kill us."

“When Su Cheng retreated, Hong Ze did not send anyone to pursue him.”

"When scouting the path, Wu Xu only shot and killed a few of his personal guards."

"Isn't this enough to prove that Chen Nan never intended to attack us?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhe seemed to realize something.

Only then did he realize that if Chen Nan hadn't let things go, Jiang Zhe would probably be two meters old by now.

"So, what do you mean?" Jiang Zhe asked softly.

He didn't even glance at Lin Qiao. He realized that Lin Qiao was utterly useless at crucial moments.

He still needed Zhou Man to give him advice; at the very least, she could see the situation clearly.

Zhou Man shrugged helplessly: "General, what else can we do now that things have come to this? We can only do as they say."

After saying this, Jiang Zhe lowered his head and staggered.

When he looked up again, his eyes were full of helplessness, and he let out a long sigh: "Sigh, let's do as General Zhou says."

The three of them quickly tidied up, and together with Fang He, the group of ten walked heavily out of the camp.

The soldiers of Northern Wei seemed to have received military orders in advance.

They only engaged in battle with the surrounding Daqian soldiers.

The three of them were dressed like generals, and not a single Northern Wei soldier appeared within a ten-meter radius.

Thus, with the Northern Wei soldiers deliberately letting them pass, they arrived before Hongming.

At this moment, Hongming, riding a pure white horse, looked down at the group and said coldly, "Jiang Zhe, we are currently at war."

"You've brought so few people to me, are you trying to deliver yourself to my death?"

Hearing that cold tone, Jiang Zhe broke out in a cold sweat and forced a smile: "General Hongming, I've come here to negotiate. I hope you will give our Great Qian a chance!"

Jiang Zhe adopted a very humble attitude, even bringing up the name of Daqian in case the other party was unwilling.

Upon hearing this, Hongming burst into laughter.

No one dared to ignore her smile.

I could only force a smile, but the smile looked somewhat creepy.

Before long, Hongming lowered his broadsword: "Jiang Zhe, I must say, your Wu Fengluan of Daqian is indeed a talent. She was able to drive away such a perfect man as Chen Nan, which is a great gain for our Northern Wei."

Hongming first mocked Wu Fengluan.

The smiles on the three faces vanished instantly at those words.

Even though they were faking a smile, none of the three dared to continue laughing.

After all, the other party was mocking their emperor; if they just laughed along, it would be a bad idea.

Doesn't that mean they think so too?

After his mockery, Hongming finally set his conditions: "50,000 taels of gold, 2 million taels of silver, 500,000 catties of salt and iron, and countless silk artisans."

Finally, Hongming chuckled, "Oh, and by the way, your so-called Empress should also publicly apologize to my Northern Wei Zhennan Prince!"

When they heard the conditions, Jiang Zhe and the others reacted fairly normally.

Daqian made a great effort and managed to produce something.

However, when they heard the last condition, the three of them were dumbfounded.

That's Wu Fengluan. Asking her to publicly apologize, especially to someone whose title she personally stripped, is unacceptable.

Isn't that worse than killing her?

However, the three of them were also aware of the current situation.

Without reinforcements, his troops will surely rebel within two or three days, or at most five days!