Before everyone could react, the artillery of Pingzhou was still loading explosives into the trajectory. Then, everyone heard two loud bangs, and the gate of Xuzhou City was hit twice in a row and blasted open.

Zheng Lingfeng looked at Lu Desheng suddenly. He knew very well that the thing that was blasted out to blow up the city gate was undoubtedly explosives, but how did Pingzhou do it?

Lu Desheng looked at this scene with pride and thought to himself, his daughter is really nice. She knew that he liked this kind of work and let him do it.

Zheng Lingfeng looked at the people in Pingzhou, his face turning pale. Both sides showed each other a trump card, and his own trump card was inexplicably silent.

Pingzhou played his trump card and slapped him in the face, which effectively frightened the Dali and Xianbei people.

He was not stupid, and soon realized that the weapon deployed by Pingzhou was an upgraded version of explosives. The formula of explosives that the Regent had obtained with great difficulty was suppressed by Pingzhou again.

How can we fight this? For a moment, he didn't know what to do. He only heard Lu Desheng ask word by word,

"Lord Zheng, Lord Wang, and Second Prince Tuoba, I'm asking you again, can we settle the bets now?" Among the three people he mentioned, two of them had ugly expressions on their faces, but Wang Yun no longer cared.

Before the two of them spoke, some bold people in the audience began to make suggestions. These people came from the people of Dali and Pingzhou.

"Master Zheng, Master Wang, if you lose the game, just give the stake back to the other party."

"Yes, you can't deny it. If you don't give it to them, it's the same if they take it themselves."

"Hurry up and agree to fulfill the bet. My home is in Xuzhou, and I don't want Xuzhou to become a battlefield."

"But once the bet is fulfilled, Xuzhou will become Pingzhou, and we will also become Pingzhou citizens from Dali citizens."

"What does it matter? The people of Pingzhou are living a good life."

"Speak!" Lu Desheng urged Zheng Lingfeng, thinking that everything would be fine if he didn't say anything?

"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your tacit agreement to honor the bet."

"This bet was agreed to by Wang Yun and has nothing to do with Dali." Even though the situation was stronger than the person, Zheng Lingfeng finally gritted his teeth and refused to acknowledge the bet.

The Regent's previous plan was to use explosives as a deterrent to keep Xuzhou. Now the plan has changed, and it is unknown what the Regent's next plan is.

If he agreed to give Xuzhou to Pingzhou, he would be the one held accountable by the court or the regent in the future.

Now he gritted his teeth and refused to acknowledge the bet. Even if the Pingzhou army took Xuzhou, it would still be controversial.

The subsequent decision of the imperial court, whether to recognize or punish him, would have its reasons and would have nothing to do with him. Therefore, he could not make the final decision on this matter.

After getting the answer, Lu Desheng was not annoyed and nodded.

"Very good, we understand." Then, Lu Desheng asked Tuoba Jin,

"Second Prince Tuoba, what about you? Will you fulfill the bet?" Facing Tuoba Jin, Lu Desheng was murderous at this time, as if he would make trouble if you dared to answer and didn't fulfill your bet.

Everyone looked at Tuoba Jin, waiting for his answer. The pressure was immediately placed on Tuoba Jin.

"You only get one chance, think carefully before you answer." Tuoba Jin was also in deep thought. He really wanted to answer that he would not fulfill his promise, but as soon as he gave this answer, Pingzhou would definitely seize Yanzhou's possession immediately.

He still remembered the treaty signed by the three parties in Hancheng Plain. The treaty stated that the three parties would hold peace talks and make a five-year peace agreement. If they broke the agreement within five years, they must cede Yanzhou to Pingzhou as compensation.

If the answer is fulfilled, it seems that it is okay. Anyway, Shengle is deep in the grassland and it would be difficult for them to take it by themselves.

Tuoba Jin hesitated, so how should he answer? At this time, Cao Huating stepped forward and asked in a low voice,

"Second Prince, what do you think?" Tuoba Jin was undecided at the moment, so he whispered his plan to him and told him that he was more inclined to the latter.

Cao Huating immediately said,

"Second Prince, your idea is inappropriate." Hmm? Tuoba Jin gave him a puzzled look.

"Second Prince, if you agree to give Sheng Le away, have you ever thought about how much responsibility you will have to bear?"

“You are just the second prince now, not the Khan. You have countless brothers under you. If you take this responsibility, your brothers will not let go of this stain of yours, and you will lose your right of inheritance.” Tuoba Jin felt that Cao Huating's words had awakened him from his dream. Yes, in their grassland, no prince who was a prodigal prince who gave up all the capital and music could become the Khan.

"Then how should this king choose?"

"Second Prince, it's up to you." Cao Huating stopped interfering. Tuoba Jin was thinking in his mind that if he didn't fulfill the bet, he might lose Yanzhou, but it would be good for him.

It would be disadvantageous for him to honor the bet, temporarily keep Yanzhou, and agree to give Shengle to Pingzhou. Tuoba Jin was suddenly caught in a dilemma.

Tuoba Jin never thought that if he did not agree to fulfill the bet, Pingzhou would also attack Shengle after taking Yanzhou.

Tuoba Lian, who was far away, saw Cao Huating whispering with his second brother at this time, and he felt very anxious. He had a feeling that the Xianbei were in trouble.

"Have you discussed it? You never fulfilled your promise. It's just a matter of one word!" Lu Desheng asked impatiently. At this time, Tuoba Jin had already made his choice.

"I won't honor my bet! This match was unfair to begin with, and I don't recognize the result." Dali also didn't agree to honor the bet. But he said this, and he could still stand by Dali's side!

"Very good. Then we have nothing to say. It was you, Dali and Xianbei, who broke the agreement first, broke your promise and were treacherous! Since you did it on the first day, don't blame us for doing it on the fifteenth." After Lu Desheng finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and left.

Zhang Xian hurriedly followed. Qin Sheng, who was standing by, kept an eye on all directions and listened carefully to all directions, protecting his father-in-law and others to evacuate safely.

Then, the Pingzhou army began to concentrate its forces to attack Yanzhou. When the news came back to Pingzhou, the entire Pingzhou government office was very calm.

For Lu Songli, everything was as expected. This was just the beginning. Whether she could do well in the future was the key.

Xie Zhan in Chang'an has been paying close attention to the news about the Three States Free Trade Zone. In his heart, he actually longs to be on par with Pingzhou in terms of military strength rather than always being suppressed by the other side.

Xie Zhan longed to see such a situation. Only if the two sides were evenly matched in military strength would it be possible to draw or defeat the other side.

But the news sent back by Zheng Lingfeng made Xie Zhan's face change immediately. Xie Zhan was such a smart person, how could he not realize the truth that Zheng Lingfeng had guessed?

He was fooled by Lu Songli again! His subordinates were also shocked by the latest magic weapons displayed by Pingzhou. How can they fight this battle?

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