Chapter 119: Negotiation
Because of the invasion of the Shengyuan Dynasty, the great civil war in Nanjiang Province came to an abrupt end.
All fronts ceased fighting on the same spot on the day the news came, awaiting the next order. Wang Fengqing glaze of southern Xinjiang issued twelve secret orders in a row, calling on all ethnic groups to cease war and unite with the outside world.
In the sacrificial hall of Fengcheng, representatives sent by various clans gathered together, and everyone knew that in front of the powerful Shengyuan Dynasty, if the various clans of the Southern Xinjiang Dao could not be unanimous with the outside world as before, they would only be defeated by powerful enemies.
At the critical moment of life and death, all ethnic groups can only choose a truce, but the conditions of the truce must be discussed, otherwise once someone pulls back, the disintegration of southern Xinjiang may be a matter of blink of an eye.
At this point, even the king of southern Xinjiang could not force the various tribes to do so, so they could only discuss.
This time, the army of the Shengyuan Dynasty was headed, and the two fronts of sea and land were dispatched at the same time.
In the port of Haizhou, the Shengyuan Dynasty dispatched 100,000 sailors and completely blocked the south coast. The overland Shengyuan Dynasty also had an army of 100,000 troops approaching the mountainous border line guarded by the Dong people.
Having conquered three fronts, if the last defensive line is breached, then the Shengyuan Dynasty will have more options, they can choose to attack Hotan City to the northwest, or attack the Maonan tribe to the southwest.
The Qiang Mountains originally bordered the border cities of the Shengyuan Dynasty, but this time it did not become the primary target of the Shengyuan Dynasty's attack as before.
No one from all ethnic groups in Southern Xinjiang Province thought that under such a fierce internal crisis in the Shengyuan Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of soldiers who had gone out to fight against the Goguryeo Dynasty had not yet returned, and the Shengyuan Dynasty would dare to use the 100,000 troops adjacent to the southern Xinjiang to brazenly attack the Southern Xinjiang Province.
Although many soldiers were killed and wounded in the civil war in southern Xinjiang this time, as long as all ethnic groups joined forces, there were still more than 200,000 troops.
What's more, the people of all ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang can almost take up arms and become soldiers, and if they are mobilized, I am afraid that there will be more than 500,000 troops.
In the eyes of all ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang, although the commander of the army this time is not a military idiot, he is definitely not related to the word famous general. At least half of the generals dared to say that they could beat Yu Wenhua and go back to their hometown under the condition of equal military strength.
Now the situation of the Dong and Dai tribes is very bad, and from the perspective of the situation, they have become the primary target of the Shengyuan Dynasty's army.
The warriors guarding the border in the mountains of the Dong tribe suffered heavy losses in the first wave of attacks of the Shengyuan Dynasty, and Yu Wenji's command seemed to have suddenly become clever, and he acted very quickly and decisively, dividing the army into three routes.
After the main force of the central government broke through the two border defense lines with all its might, it did not stop for a moment and directly attacked the third defensive line. After also breaking through the border defense line, the troops on both flanks began to move southwest, apparently intending to directly cross the defensive line and enter the hinterland of southern Xinjiang.
Under such a swift offensive, if the civil war in Nanjiang Province did not stop immediately, I am afraid that no one would think that the third defensive line would be able to hold back the tens of thousands of troops of the Shengyuan Dynasty.
At this moment, time is everything, if the Dong and Dai clans dare to delay for a while, and the main forces confronting the Qiang and Zhuang armies cannot retreat in time, then the two clans will not be far from extermination.
At the negotiation table of the sacrificial hall, the gods made the adults put forward conditions for the Qiang, Zhuang and other ethnic groups, so that the Dong and Dai tribes had a deep understanding of what it means to take advantage of the fire to rob.
Of course, on the surface, the divine envoy still looks righteous and awe-inspiring, holy and noble, saying that the lives of the people in southern Xinjiang are priceless.
The despicable Dong Dai clan actually colluded with evil sorcerers, first killed many heroic southern Xinjiang warriors with evil magic, and then also extremely cruelly in Wulai
The city slaughtered the city in an attempt to turn tens of thousands of civilians into instruments of war.
Such heinous acts will never be tolerated. For the blasphemer, Nanjiang will not tolerate it, even if he will not hesitate to pay for it.
The Dong people were speechless, saying that they had not colluded with any evil sorcerers, that the incident in Wulai City was completely a conspiracy, and that the evil Gu magic that appeared on the battlefield had nothing to do with them.
Unfortunately, although it was rare for their representatives to speak the truth this time, no one would believe them.
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Of course, in a place like the negotiating table, everyone knows exactly what the cruel words of the various clans swear and swear.
When more than 30,000 Dong Dai coalition troops were dragged by Wei Zitong, it is difficult to say whether the Dong people can rely on the remnants of more than 20,000 troops to resist the invasion of the Shengyuan Dynasty.
But the sky-high asking price, the bargaining chips have been given, and it depends on whether the various ethnic groups of the Dong Dai family can accept it.
Due to various subtle reasons, the Qiang people, the Zhuang people, and even the king of southern Xinjiang all adopted a tacit attitude towards the attitude of the divine envoy.
Originally, according to the past practice of Nanjiang Province, the party making the request should not be too unreasonable. After all, if these two races are wiped out, then the other races and even the entire Southern Xinjiang Province should not think about protecting themselves.
It is a pity that tradition cannot restrain the divine envoy, and his attitude is extremely tough, and the only place that is reasonable is that he did not ask the tribes to immediately disarm and accept the stationing of other tribes to supervise the blasphemers.
However, the demands of the indemnity and the mountain minerals of the two tribes are enough to hollow out the wealth of the Dong family, and if these conditions are not agreed, then the warriors of the Dong and Dai tribes will not want to go to the border to fight.
After two days of arduous negotiations, the troops of the Shengyuan Dynasty had already cut into the territory of the Dong people. The Dong and Dai clans, who were in a desperate situation, had to accept these sky-high terms.
He promised to compensate the Qiang, Zhuang and other tribes for their war losses, totaling one million taels of silver, to be paid immediately.
At the same time, Xu Fusheng also made a long list of many designated mountain mineral resources, which will be confiscated and owned by the southern Xinjiang royal palace.
These mineral resources alone are worth no less than one million taels of silver. What's even more surprising is that this list is very accurate and detailed, almost how many silver taels and minerals there are in the two families, and this list is listed.
God knows where the Divine Envoy got the information to come up with such a predatory list.
Of course, these conditions are a bit harsh for the Dong Dai clan, but for those who have these, they are extremely happy.
Anyway, in the face of the scourge of extermination, the Dong and Dai clans had to bow their heads. The two sides agreed that the warriors of all ethnic groups would immediately cease fighting, and all the warriors would immediately leave the battle line to resist the army of the Shengyuan Dynasty.
After the compensation is paid, the Qiang, Zhuang and other small tribes, Wei Zitong's law enforcement team, and the Divine Envoy Guard will all participate in the battle as reinforcements.
Since the main forces of the Qiang and Zhuang ethnic groups have suffered serious losses in the continuous offensive, they will take a short rest for a while.
However, the guards of the Divine Envoy and the army directly under the King of Southern Xinjiang have not suffered any losses, so the Divine Envoy will be the commander-in-chief of the reinforcements and will rush to the aid in the name of the first batch of reinforcements, and most of the students of the Southern Xinjiang Academy will be incorporated into the army and go out with the army.
The war situation is critical, and the various clans are not afraid of what tricks the two clans will play again, and as for the possible retaliation after the war, they will not take it to heart.
Three days later, dozens of loaded wagons entered the headquarters of Qianzhuang in southern Xinjiang in Fengcheng under the escort of Dong warriors
Wealth accumulated over the years.
When the silver was put into storage, the silver reserves of the southern Xinjiang money village naturally increased immediately, and after transporting this batch of silver, they immediately rushed to Bora City non-stop.
Leading the team was a Dong clan elder who almost never appeared on the battlefield. This clan elder has a kind face, and at first glance he is a good old man who has left and right.
It's also difficult for the Dong people, they obviously don't want to have any more conflicts with the divine envoys, so they specially sent such a person over.
After the two sides met, the patriarch happily explained the number of silver taels in the warehouse, and completed the meeting decently.
The divine envoy was also very happy, and put on the most sincere smile, and could not help but praise the bravery and hard work of the Dong warriors, but those hateful blasphemers framed the close tribes.
Although the clan elder's smile was a little embarrassing, he was not as powerful as others, so he could only answer the question of the divine envoy with a smile on his face.
It seems to be small talk, but the god envoy always seems to be mentioning the political, economic and military situation of the Dong people intentionally or unintentionally, and the clan elder is also sweating profusely.
Just answer the truth and falsehood, and I don't know which sentence is true and which sentence is false, this idle chat of wits and courage lasted for a while, and God made the adults unsatisfied.
happily invited the clan elders to dinner, although a big and a small fox are hypocritical, but the face work still has to be done.
As for the small talk over dinner, it was another chess clash of opponents, and although the clan elder was old, he was better than answering a drop of water.
Seeing that there was nothing useful to ask, the divine envoy began to change his strategy, asking small questions over and over again, and if there was a slight inconsistency in the answers of the clan elder, he would follow up to the end.
The patriarch received the death order of the patriarch before this trip, so that he could not offend the divine envoy no matter what, and he must let the divine envoy send troops according to the covenant.
Therefore, although it was extremely difficult to deal with it, he still dealt with it carefully, that is, he did not divulge secrets, and did not let the divine envoy find an excuse to tear his face.
It wasn't until the end of this rich dinner that the clan elder asked with a smile: "Lord Divine Envoy, we have completed everything according to the agreement, can you see ......?"
Xu Fusheng laughed and said, "No problem, I have prepared everything, and I will lead the army to start early tomorrow morning." ”
The clan elder finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I will be your guide, and if you need anything, just let me know."
I still have some modest prestige among the Dong people, and I can still provide you with a little convenience in terms of military quarters, camping, and intelligence. ”
Xu Fusheng nodded and said: "Then thank you first, the elder of the Horn clan, I still have to determine the marching route and battle plan with General Zitong, and early tomorrow morning, I will let General Zitong tell you the battle plan." ”
Horn nodded yes and retired.
At nightfall, Wei Zitong prepared all the marching work, came to Xu Fusheng's study, and finalized the specific plan with him again.
Although Xu Fusheng didn't know anything about military strategy, he had an extremely accurate grasp of people's hearts, and all kinds of conspiracies and tricks made Wei Zitong shudder when he thought about it. Besides, the two have a relationship before, and there will be no pride in it.
The two discussed the next battle plan around a huge map of southern Xinjiang: "Zitong, you see, now 60,000 soldiers in southern Xinjiang are facing off against the army of 80,000 Shengyuan Dynasty in Jinping Mountain.
If there is a decisive battle, it is difficult to say whether the victory will be lost, but in your opinion, if the army in southern Xinjiang is defeated, where will they retreat?"