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Chapter 144 The envoy was killed by the general!
"The Scythians sent a letter, and the general was so angry that he smashed everything in his tent!"
Shen Mingjue looked back in shock at Gu Changfeng, who had already stood up. "Take us there quickly!"
Although Xue Zhong had been ignoring the two of them these days and had almost treated them as air, the military situation was now critical and he had to go with them.
He kept muttering: "I was wondering why the Hu people were not taking any action. It turns out that they had colluded with them! Damn it!"
Shen Mingjue said: "Hasn't the Scythians already joined forces with them? Why would they send us a letter? Could it be that he..."
"Brother, you guessed correctly. The Scythians are willing to seek peace with us, but their conditions are too harsh. You will know when you go there."
Gu Changfeng also realized: "If we don't agree, won't they just join the Hu people to fight against us?"
Xue Zhong hummed unhappily.
The three of them walked quickly and soon arrived in front of the general's tent.
"Okay, you guys go in quickly, I will be responsible for bringing you here." Xue Zhong said and left without looking back.
Just as Gu Changfeng and Shen Mingjue were about to go in, they were almost hit on the head by a flying teapot.
"Bastard!"
Gu Changfeng went in first. Deputy General Xue was also blushing and didn't want to persuade him at all.
He pointed to the letter on the table and motioned for them to come and look.
Shen Mingjue saw the deadly flower with just a glance.
The Scythians actually demanded that the Great Qi pay them an annual tribute of 100,000 taels of silver and dozens of beautiful women, and that the emperor of the Great Qi submit to them, otherwise they would join the Hu people and seize the territory of the Great Qi in one fell swoop.
"How dare they?" Shen Mingjue was shocked. "What's the difference between this and directly declaring war?"
Deputy General Xue said: "It means a direct declaration of war. The last time the Hu people were repelled by us, we thought the Scythians would think they were useless and would no longer help us. Who would have thought that they would have such a wolfish ambition!"
Gu Changfeng: "Did they say when the war would start? That way we can prepare."
Deputy General Xue shook his head. "The general was so angry just now that he killed the messenger who delivered the letter."
"What did you say?"
General Shen cursed: "Fuck, can't I kill them? We have to fight whether we kill them or not! It's only been a few months since we've had peace, and now we're going to fight again. The people haven't even planted their crops yet!"
I thought that after coming here, I could successfully recapture the three lost cities in one go, and then repel the Hu people, so that they would never dare to offend Da Qi again. But who would have thought that just after one step of success, they immediately joined forces with the Scythians, the most brave and warlike, the most restrained and resourceful of the grassland tribes here. It would be difficult to achieve the goal now.
"The Scythians are best at making mechanisms, so we have to be prepared in advance." Vice Admiral Xue muttered, "We already have enough broad shields, and the number of soldiers who can kill three birds with one stone is much greater than before. We are just afraid that they will come up with new tricks."
Gu Changfeng was unwilling to start a war, and after hearing this, he was even more worried: "Can't we ask for peace again?"
Shen Mingjue said sadly: "The envoys have been killed, how can we ask for peace?"
Then fight.
"We killed the envoys sent by the Scythians, not the Hu people."
General Shen sat weakly on the general's chair, sighed and said: "I'm afraid the Hu people's soldiers will be faster than the envoys who come to ask for peace."