Chapter 878

Cheng Dalei has a vicious appearance, and his words are not very cultivated, which often makes people ignore how cunning he is.

At best, he is calculating, at worst, he is cunning.

Who knows how many bad ideas this rough man has in his heart, thinking of this, Li Xingzai suddenly felt shudder in his heart. You really can't underestimate this rough man......

It is said that he also has a calculating Chu Yunsheng under him, and he doesn't know who is higher and who is lower when the two sides touch......

In the big tent, Qi Jiguang, Xu Wentian, and Ma Chao were all talking about each other, and they all admired Cheng Dalei tightly inside and outside the words.

Li Xingzai looked at this scene, and secretly thought in his heart: I can't cooperate with Cheng Dalei anymore, and if I make do with him again, I have to fool my subordinates.

"Ahem. Li Xingzai coughed lightly: "Okay, okay, I don't think Cheng Dalei is more than Erer, according to me, this battle is still mostly lucky." ”

"You can't say that, Cheng Dalei is very cunning. It was Ma Chao who spoke, and he gritted his teeth when he mentioned the people in the toad village: "The Rong people have won consecutive battles, so the proud soldiers will be defeated, and they have attacked several times to provoke the anger of the Rong people, and finally they can lead the Rong people to take the bait." Among them, the control of the heat is not something that ordinary people can do. ”

"We attacked the Rong tribe's camp in Lizipo and grabbed a batch of grain and grass, which was enough for the consumption of these few days. Xu Wentian.

Only Qi Jiguang observed his words and found that Li Xingzai's face was not very good-looking. He changed the subject and said, "King, what should we do next?"

"About this matter...... Cheng Dalei paused: "I want to discuss with Cheng Dalei." ”

Li Xingzai and Cheng Dalei's men and horses were camped in two places, not too far apart, but not too close. At present, Cheng Dalei has only more than 700 people under his command, and Li Xingzai has less than 10,000 people under his hands.

At the moment, I have to wait for the people of Toad Village to arrive, Qin Man can't do it, and there is not much that everyone can do.

Extrapolating from time, after the battle of Li Zipo, Qin Mandang was almost there.

......

In Chang'an City, Luo Cheng was summoned to the palace.

Although Li Letian often appears in the city, and he and Luo Cheng often meet, it is indeed a very rare thing to be summoned so solemnly.

Li Letian summoned Luo Cheng in the imperial study, Luo Cheng was a little drumming in his heart, and saluted respectfully.

raised his head, but saw that Li Letian had lost a few more weights, and there were already a few strands of white silk on his forehead. Thinking of his age, Luo Cheng also felt a little bitter in his heart.

"General Luo, in your opinion, can Chang'an City still be defended?"

Luo Cheng's heart was excited, and then he lowered his head: "The minister has only one way to fight to the death, desperately defending Chang'an City." ”

Li Letian smiled, a little crying and laughing: "I asked you alone, most of them are like this, but what I want is not only your loyalty, but the way to really defend the city." ”

Luo Cheng lowered his head.

"I ask you seriously, do you really think Chang'an City can be defended?"

Luo Cheng raised his head and found that Li Letian's eyes were staring at him tightly, and at this moment, his heart was pounding, and he could no longer restrain himself.

Can Chang'an City be defended? Ask ten people in Chang'an City, ten people may be able to give ten answers, but none of them will be the answer Li Letian wants.

Even the fools in Chang'an City know the answer, Li Letian will not know, and Luo Cheng naturally knows it.

Luo Cheng finally mustered up his courage and said, "Your Majesty is afraid that you will have to think about what will happen after the city is broken?"

As soon as he said a word, Luo Cheng's heart hung in his throat. I saw Li Letian fall on the back of the chair, and the whole figure suddenly aged a few years.

Although he already knew the correct answer, he was still willing to believe that there would be another way, and now, this layer of window paper was pierced by Luo Cheng.

Seeing that Li Letian's expression was not very good, Luo Cheng instantly said again: "Your Majesty, Chang'an City may not be able to hold it, as long as it is ......"

Li Letian waved his hand, interrupted Luo Cheng's words, and said, "Everyone is lying to me, only you told me the truth, you are my loyal minister." ”

Luo Cheng was stunned, and said in his heart that he probably was.

"There's one thing I want you to do right now, are you willing to agree?"

"Wechen is willing to break his bones for His Majesty. ”

Li Letian stood up and said: "I am the Son of Heaven of the Empire, and the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." Tens of millions of people in the empire are my people, and it is my sin that I cannot give them three meals a day and clothes for all seasons. ”

"Your Majesty is serious. ”

Li Letian shook his head and said, "You and I both understand that Chang'an City can no longer be defended. If you keep it with all your might, it is nothing more than to let the people of Chang'an City be buried with my Li family. This is the sin of the Li family, and it should not be borne by the people. ”

"What did Your Majesty give me to do?" Luo Cheng raised his head.

"I'll let you go out of the city, and I'll do it quietly, and I won't let anyone know about it for the time being. ”

"Your Majesty means ......" Luo Cheng was stunned: "Peace talks with the Rong people?"

"It's not a peace talk. Li Letian shook his head and said seriously: "It's surrender." ”

Peace talks at least mean that both sides sit at the negotiating table on an equal footing, but at present, there is no equality between the empire and the Rong people. What's more, the Rong people went south this time, which was different from the past, not to rob some property and women, but to rob the entire country.

Of course, Li Letian is not without chips in his hands, and if he really surrenders to the Rong people, he may save Chang'an City from war, but it will also give the legitimacy of the Li family's ruling empire to the Rong people.

Luo Cheng felt his throat a little tight, and said, "Your Majesty, you should think twice, Chang'an City may not be able to hold it." ”

Li Letian shook his head seriously and said, "After this incident, I will be a sinner for the ages, and this crime will also be shared by you." Would you like to share this infamy with me?"

Luo Cheng took a deep breath and said, "I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty." ”

Li Letian nodded, sat back in his chair weakly, and said, "You stand down, I'm tired." ”

After today's events, Luo Chengfang realized that it was not easy to be a son of heaven. Recently, Chang'an was reduced to ruins, and the people were buried together; retreat, it was infamous through the ages, and the literati and writers of all dynasties would point to Li Letian's backbone and scold.

It is also wrong to advance, and it is also wrong to retreat.

This is the difficulty of the Son of Heaven.

After Luo Cheng left the palace, he came to the city alone, looked at the Rong camp outside the field, and then looked back at Chang'an City.

When it was dark, he summoned a few people close to him and asked them to hang him from the city with rattan baskets.

After landing, Luo Cheng rushed to the Rong camp alone. In fact, before he got close to the Rong camp, he was spotted by patrolling Rong soldiers.

reported all the way to the wild fire, and even the wild fire was taken aback. Because although the order to slaughter the city was issued, I really didn't expect Li Letian to choose this path.