Similarly, after half a day of intense siege warfare, the Western Qiang rebels were also very tired. Yang Rui did not spend much effort to find a flaw in the enemy's defense. After instructing Zhang Ning to use the [Heavenly Spirit Flaming Rain] to attack, the two of them immediately left the scene.
Zhang Ning's Fire Rain of the Heavenly Spirits required a very long distance to cast. In addition to the chaos that ensued after the attack on the camp, the Western Qiang rebels had no time to pay attention to Yang Rui and Zhang Ning's whereabouts. The two of them were able to leave with ease.
Even so, while Fire Rain of the Heavenly Spirits was powerful, its 200m * 200m area of effect was a little small compared to the entire Western Qiang rebel camp. Even though the fire was still spreading, the damage it could do was limited. Moreover, after the damage from the skill, the Western Qiang rebels would not be able to obtain any loot.
Fire Rain of the Heavenly Spirits had thrown the Western Qiang rebel camp into chaos. However, Yang Rui still felt that it was not enough. After returning to the city and dropping off Zhang Ning and the others, Yang Rui led Li Dong and a group of Fifth Grade bandit leaders out of the city, preparing to continue harassing the Western Qiang rebel camp.
While the chaos caused by Fire Rain of the Heavenly Spirits had yet to subside, Yang Rui had Li Dong lead a group of forty Fifth Grade bandit leaders to the east side of the rebel camp. They quickly cleared out many of the patrolling Fourth Grade cavalry and cut into the deeper regions of the camp. Of course, Yang Rui himself did not possess any stealth skills. As such, he hid in the outer regions of the rebel camp and did not move with Li Dong and the others.
[System Notification: Congratulations. You have obtained one verification mission for exterminating the Western Qiang rebels.]
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Under the cover of the night, Li Dong and the others were like fish in water. Like a sharp knife cutting into tofu, they continuously made their way into one rebel camp after another. It was not hard to see the sharpness of Li Dong and the others from the speed at which Yang Rui obtained the mission verification mission!
This continued until dawn, when Li Dong finally led the Fifth Grade bandit leaders out of the rebel army's camp. After spending the better part of the night, Li Dong and the others had reaped a bountiful harvest. There were skill books, equipment, money, and various miscellaneous items. Li Dong had no choice but to act according to the circumstances and abandon the items of lower value. He only kept the skill books of Third Grade and above, the equipment of Iron Grade and above, a thousand gold coins, and some other valuable items.
What was worth mentioning was the fact that Li Dong and the others had managed to find a large camp of Fourth Grade Western Qiang rebels. They had targeted these camps and managed to obtain over six hundred and twenty sets of Fourth Grade Cavalry skill books. It was definitely a decent haul!
Apart from that, Li Dong had led a group of bandit leaders to take down six Junior Generals. He had obtained six sets of basic qi cultivation techniques and six sets of special skill books, which was out of Yang Rui's expectations. Yang Rui was still worried that Li Dong and the others wouldn't be able to deal with a beginner level martial general!
As the sky gradually brightened, Yang Rui, Li Dong, and the others had just returned to the city when Beigong Boyu's messenger arrived.
However, how to cross the river of Yue Capital first became a problem. Beigong Boyu's messenger had come in a carriage, imitating the appearance of a Great Han Dynasty official. Naturally, he wasn't as agile as the Western Qiang rebels. Crude wooden rafts and sticks were obviously not suitable for him to cross the river.
Fortunately, the Western Qiang rebel army knew in advance that this envoy was coming and had already tied several wooden rafts together to form a large wooden raft. This was how they managed to ferry Beigong Boyu's envoy over, but he still looked a little embarrassed.
"How dare you! I am the messenger of General Beigong Boyu, how dare you attack me?! That was too rude! Moreover, you dare to ambush my Western Qiang camp on the eve of the peace talks … "
The messenger had a stomach full of anger when he crossed the river, but he didn't expect that after crossing the river with great difficulty, he would be blocked by the arrows. His path was blocked by the archers on top of the city gates, and he immediately flew into a rage. He began to ramble on about the faults of Yang Rui and the others. His eloquence was not bad.
"Sou sou … sou …"
However, it would have been better if the messenger didn't shout. The moment he shouted, he was met with a rain of arrows from the archers on the city walls. These arrows didn't threaten the messenger's life and all of them landed in front of him. However, if the messenger didn't dodge, he would most likely be shot in the leg. He would suffer some light injuries.
As a result, when the arrow shot over, the civil official also continuously retreated. He tilted his head and bent his waist like a cat, afraid that the arrow would hit his body. As he retreated, he angrily shouted, looking very strange. Yang Rui saw this scene from the city gates and felt that it was extremely funny.
The messenger jumped up and down outside the east gate for a while. Only when he was out of the range of the archers on the city walls did he stop. At this time, the messenger was so tired that he was panting heavily. However, the messenger could tell that the archers on the city walls didn't want to threaten his life. If that wasn't the case, he would have already been turned into a porcupine!
To be able to bear the identity of Beigong Boyu's messenger, he wasn't an idiot. This person was not a fool. His eyes darted around as if he quickly understood the mystery within. Then, he stroked his beard slightly and walked in the direction of the city gate. He must have thought of something.
"Great Han generals in the city, I am the messenger of Western Qiang. Please meet me for a chat!"
While talking, the messenger walked to the city gate. Although the actual content of his speech did not change, the messenger changed his attitude and rhetoric into a completely different one. He took the initiative to address Yang Rui and the rest of them as "generals" and changed "the messenger of General Beigong Boyu" to "the messenger of Western Qiang"!
When the civil official's envoy gradually approached, the east gate of Joy Capital City also slowly opened. When the messenger saw this, he swaggered into the east gate of Yue Du City. At the same time, he was extremely pleased with himself. He thought that he knew the style of the Great Han Dynasty like the back of his hand! However, when he saw Yang Rui, he couldn't be pleased with himself.
"Western Qiang's messenger, Yu Li, greets the general. May I know how to address the general?"
When the messenger saw Yang Rui, he immediately introduced himself. His etiquette was extremely thorough.
"Men, drag him out and behead him!"
Yang Rui was originally a little doubtful. However, when he saw the messenger's attitude, he immediately understood. Thus, when they came into contact, Yang Rui gave the other party a show of strength!
"General! General! Envoys are not to be killed when two armies fight. This is the rule of the Great Han Dynasty! General! General! "
The messenger, Chi Li, did not expect Yang Rui to suddenly make such a move. Thus, he wasn't mentally prepared. Even though he was confident that Yang Rui was just feinting, Yang Rui's guards had already lifted him up and were about to drag him out. No matter who it was, it would be hard to remain calm. Using his nickname as a joke!
"General, please spare me! Please spare my life! "
Thus, Chi Li really panicked and began to speak without thinking. At this moment, Yang Rui waved his hand to stop Li Dong and the other two junior generals who were in the middle of fighting. He dragged the Western Qiang emissary back and threw him to the ground with a thump.
In truth, Yang Rui wasn't willing to take the initiative to destroy this peace talk. Previously, when the Western Qiang rebel army counterattacked for 24 rounds, Yang Rui had used almost all of his methods. Only then was he barely able to protect Yue Du City. Furthermore, this was due to the deadline. If he allowed the remaining Western Qiang rebel army to continue attacking the city, Yang Rui would definitely not be able to protect Yue Du City!
The first 24 rounds were already like this. Yang Rui could already imagine the outcome of Yue Du City if the peace talks were to fail. The reason why Yang Rui forced the other party in such a manner was to see if he could obtain more space for negotiation.
Of course. This mainly depended on the other party's character. If Beigong Boyu had sent a tough guy, Yang Rui wouldn't have much of an effect even if he forced the other party. In fact, it might even have the opposite effect! Yang Rui had also discovered the weakness in Chi Li's character. Thus, he made this decision at the last minute.
"Many … many thanks for General's mercy!"
Chi Li was still trembling as he spoke. From his expression, Yang Rui's actions had truly frightened him!
This was completely out of Yang Rui's expectations. The Western Qiang rebel army's style was very tough. Yang Rui didn't expect Beigong Boyu to send a soft persimmon. This allowed Yang Rui to gain a lot of initiative.
Actually, Beigong Boyu was a little wronged. This peace envoy was carefully selected by Beigong Boyu. Because Zong Boyu had dealt with the Qiang Commandant Leng Zheng many times before, he was considered a very scheming person among the Qiang people. Thus, Beigong Boyu was reassured to send him over.
"Speak. Why did Beigong Boyu send you here when the two sides are at war?"
Yang Rui asked without batting an eyelid. This was also the first time Yang Rui had spoken to Chi Li after meeting him.
"Yes … yes yes!"
Facing Yang Rui's forceful attitude, Chi Li could only be a yes-man. Naturally, he said everything he knew without holding anything back. He recounted the details of the negotiation that Beigong Boyu had sent him. He did not hide anything at all. Even the bottom line of the negotiation that Beigong Boyu had given him was told by Yuan Yili.
Since Yuan Shili had revealed all of Beigong Boyu's secrets, then they would just have to sign the contract one by one and follow Beigong Boyu's psychological bottom line! Chi Li didn't dare to say anything about this. However, on some of the less important aspects, Chi Li requested Yang Rui to make some concessions so that he could report back to Yang Rui.
Beigong Boyu had made three requests to Chi Li regarding the negotiations. It involved the time, conditions, and methods of the ceasefire. Under Yang Rui's pressure. Chi Li quickly came to an agreement with Beigong Boyu.
"Great Han Mountain and Western Qiang Peace Negotiation Agreement:
1. From today onwards, Great Mountain Town and Western Qiang will stop the large scale conflict for 6 game months.
2. Great Mountain Town and Western Qiang will stop the large scale conflict on the basis of the following conditions:
(1) Allow Great Mountain Town to temporarily occupy Le Du City and open 3 functional buildings in Le Du City.
(2) Great Mountain Town will return the Liegeman of Western Qiang in Le Du City.
(3) Great Mountain Town can no longer occupy other territories of Western Qiang for a long period of time.
(4) Western Qiang can no longer restrict Blazing Sun's other normal rights, including clearing out Western Qiang's stronghold missions. However, the number of people must meet the third condition.
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3. Great Mountain Town and Western Qiang will stop the large scale conflict. It will only be limited to battles of 2000 people. Battles of less than 2000 people will be considered small scale fights and will not be restricted by this agreement.
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