Tongyehu said, "Du Qi, it's useless for you to threaten Tian Chen. Who doesn't know that you, Du Qi, are extremely cunning. You're saying all this now because you want to subdue the enemy without fighting. Du Qi, if you have the ability, feel free to attack. I'll wait for you to attack here. "
Tian Chen also tried to provoke him, "Du Qi, attack!"
Du Qi smiled and said, "Why would I attack? It's not bad to camp outside the city. In short, it's not a bad thing to wait for the rabbit to appear. "
"Retreat!"
Du Qi gave the order directly.
Following Du Qi's order, the team quickly retreated and set up camp two miles away. The location of the campsite that Du Qi was located at was very spacious. Furthermore, it was located on the official road. It meant that Du Qi's campsite had cut off the path to Dihuan City. Furthermore, it had surrounded and isolated Dihuan City, causing it to become an isolated city.
After Du Qi retreated, Tongyehu and Tian Chen looked at each other on the city gate tower.
The expected result did not appear.
Du Qi did not attack.
Tongyehu paused for a moment and said, "King Tian, once Du Qi attacks, inform me. Now, I'll return to the camp to rest. I don't need women, but I can't lack wine at all. Arrange for someone to send a batch of wine over. "
Tian Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, there won't be any less wine!"
Tongyehu left with Zhao Dengyan.
Tian Chen looked at the Turks who left and his face twitched. Now that Du Qi did not attack, Tian Chen was the one who was in trouble. Gu Mo Kingdom had paid a huge price to invite the Turks over, but Du Qi did not attack. This meant that Tian Chen had to keep all the Turks.
This was a huge consumption. Even Gu Mo Kingdom could not afford such a price for a long time.
Tian Chen looked at Tian Buqi and said, "Sir, Du Qi is not attacking now. Instead, he wants to trap us in Bihuan City. What do you think we should do now?"
Tian Bu Qi said, "Monarch, I have no other choice."
Tian Chen looked at Lai Xingyu again and asked, "Marquis Fu Guo, do you have a plan to break the current situation?"
Lai Xingyu also shook his head and said, "Replying to Your Majesty, I have no other choice. It was impossible for him to be Du Qi's opponent in a head-on confrontation. The only way was to rely on the protection of the city. However, we need to rely on the defense of the city. Under Du Qi's strategy of surrounding the city but not attacking, it will only hinder us. Because these Turks are an uncontrollable factor. "
"Reporting!"
At this moment, another soldier entered.
The soldier came to Tian Chen's side and reported, "Your Majesty, the county magistrate of Changcheng requests an audience."
Tian Chen said, "Bring it over."
The soldier went to pass on the order. After a while, the county magistrate of the city arrived. The county magistrate's name was An Manda. He was already in his early fifties and looked rather old. However, he handled matters extremely steadily. Moreover, as the ruler of the Gu Mo Kingdom's imperial capital, he was deeply trusted and valued by Tian Chen.
When An Manda saw Tian Chen, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened!"
Tian Chen said, "Tell me, what is it?"
An Manda replied, "Your Majesty, early this morning, there were commoners who came to the county yamen to complain. From morning until now, there have been people coming. Even now, there are still people coming. This subject managed to escape and come here. "
"There is only one thing that everyone is complaining about. It's about the Turks."
"Last night, the Turks went to the brothel for free. They even kidnapped the singers of the brothel and injured the people of the brothel, causing many brothel to be damaged."
"Last night, twenty-five commoners were forced open the door and the women were kidnapped. There were even commoners who were injured, causing the commoners to suffer heavy losses. "
"Last night, there were commoners who encountered drunken Turks and were beaten half to death. Until now, they are still lying on the bed, still unconscious. I don't know if they can be saved. "
An Manda's face was filled with sorrow as he continued, "Your Majesty, this is not the end of the matter. Since this morning, many commoners have been robbed by the Turks. "
"The women on the streets in the city, regardless of whether they are married or young, have all been taken away."
"This is a robbery on the streets."
"Other than that, there are also commoners whose homes have been robbed."
"Right now, the entire city is in chaos. Many commoners have been scared out of their wits, and many commoners have come to the county yamen to complain. As a result, the county yamen is overcrowded, and there is no room for people to complain. "
An Manda sighed and said, "I have been the county magistrate for so many years, but I have never encountered such a situation. Your Majesty, what do you think we should do now? I don't know how to deal with it now. "
Tian Chen's face twitched when he heard that.
He only felt a headache.
Tian Chen looked at Tian Buqi and said, "Sir, what do you think we should do?"
Tian Buqi said, "Your Majesty, I don't know what to do now. Because things have already come to this, there is no turning back. If we want to restrain the Turks now, we will definitely have a conflict with Tongyehu. At that time, there is no need for Du Qi to attack Dihuan City. This city will naturally be broken through. "
After a pause, Tian Buqi continued, "Therefore, we have no other choice. In fact, from the beginning, we asked Tongyehu for help, the current outcome was destined. There must be sacrifices in exchange for the Turks' help. "
Tian Chen clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. "But sir, the price is too great. This King's previous consideration was that even if there were losses, it would not be so great. We only paid some food and some money. However, I did not expect the appearance of the Turks to cause such a huge loss to the people. "
Tian Buqi did not say anything else.
This was the price.
Tian Chen said again, "Sir, but now, tens of thousands of people hate the Turks. Especially when so many people have come to the county yamen for help. How should we deal with this matter? We can't just put these matters aside and ignore them. "
An Manda hurriedly nodded. His mind was almost muddled. He could not think of a way to solve this matter. Because he did not dare to denounce the Turks, this matter could not be solved.
Tian Buqi sighed and said, "The current solution is only for the government to compensate and for An Manda to come forward and comfort the affected people on behalf of the King. An Manda, in this time of national crisis, you must be brave enough to bear this responsibility. "
An Manda cursed in his heart.
Bear the responsibility.
Bear the responsibility my ass. It was clearly caused by the Turks, but he had to apologize.
An Manda glanced at Tian Chen. Tian Chen did not express his opinion and seemed to agree with Tian Buqi's suggestion. Under such circumstances, An Manda knew that he had no choice. He nodded and said, "Yes, I will arrange it immediately."
Tian Chen said, "An Manda, thank you for your hard work."
An Manda said that it was not hard and turned to leave. As for Tian Chen and Tian Buqi, they did not return to the palace for the time being. They remained on the city tower. Although Du Qi said that he would not attack, no one knew what Du Qi was planning. What if Du Qi suddenly launched an attack?
It was safer to stay on the city tower.
They could respond in time.
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