Chapter 271: Armistice
Now that he finally received Yu Xian's reply, Yang Ming hurriedly opened it and looked at it carefully.
"Since Yu Xian agreed to talk, I will meet him according to his request." After seeing Yu Xian's letter, Yang Ming felt that there was a drama in this matter, so he said happily.
Neither side is a person who likes to drag the tower, after making a decision, Yang Ming followed Yu Xian's request, and the army retreated five miles, leaving a vacant land in the middle.
Early in the morning of the second day, Yang Yun and Yu Xian each led two hundred soldiers to the open space outside the city according to the agreement. In this way, the two most well-known young commanders of the two countries finally met.
"His Royal Highness the King of Sheng's prestige for a long time, today I saw that it was really heroic and extraordinary, and my spirit was magnificent, I was defeated in the hands of such an opponent, and I was convinced!" As soon as he saw Yang Ming, Yu Xian said with a smile, as if the two were not enemies, but friends who had known each other for many years.
"Haha, Marshal Yu, there are not many people that I Yang Ming admire, you Marshal Yu is one of them, Yang Ming is deeply honored to be able to become a pair with Marshal Yu." Yang Ming also said with a smile.
This place is located in the center of the empty space between the two sides, each side brought two hundred soldiers, Yang Ming and Yu Xian are both very proud people, disdain to use intrigue and tricks to plot against each other, so the two sides discussed the armistice agreement in a relatively relaxed environment.
This battle has been fought for a long time, and in general, both sides have not taken much advantage, a lot of supplies have been consumed, and many people have died. The soldiers were more or less war-weary, so both sides took a more positive attitude towards the armistice agreement, so that the agreement was quickly reached.
The agreement between the parties includes several aspects:
1. Return prisoners of war to each other, so that each soldier can return to his own country.
2. Demarcate their respective defense areas, set aside a peaceful area in the middle, and carry out trade between the two countries.
3. The soldiers of Dafu withdrew from the territory of Chu and returned to the territory of Chu where they were located.
4. The state of Chu released Yang Yun's troops stationed in the mountains of Haizhou to return, but in addition to leaving the necessary grain and grass, all the materials seized by the state of Chu were returned.
In addition to these agreements, Yu Xian originally hoped that Dafu could ask Zheng Guohe and Yu Yue to return Qingzhou Pass, and even offered to be willing to exchange a few cities for it, but Yang Ming couldn't make the decision on this matter, so he had to give it up.
Outside Fufeng City, Yu Xian and Yang Ming walked side by side, Chu Guo and Da Fu, two outstanding commanders and generals, walked side by side, and these two young talents who had been friends for a long time were sympathetic to each other at this time.
"Hehe, His Royal Highness King Sheng, you just take these guards to send me to Fufeng City, so you are not afraid that Yu will arrest you to the city?" Yu Xian said with a half-truthful smile.
"I've always believed in my own vision, General Yu is a fair and upright person, and he won't have the behavior of this villain. Of course, I am also very confident in my kung fu, and in a short period of time, you will not be able to take me down, at least until my soldiers come to the rescue. For Xian's words, Yang Ming didn't care at all.
"Well, I didn't expect that I had been fighting for many years, and the first person I particularly admired was actually my enemy. His Royal Highness is an upright person, and even the idea of trying to compete for the throne can be told to Yu very calmly, but unfortunately because we belong to two hostile countries, we cannot become friends. Yu Xian's tone was a little lost.
"Marshal Yu can't say that, although in the interests of the country, we must fight to the death. But in other things, we can also become friends, and we can also drink and talk together if we have the opportunity, unless Marshal Yu is unwilling to make Yang a friend. Yang Ming was very open-minded.
"Okay, in this case, His Royal Highness King Wu, this friend Yu Mou has made a deal, and in the future, if His Royal Highness King Wu needs Yu Mou's cooperation in your dynasty, as long as it does not involve the interests of the two countries, Yu Mou will definitely support it." After listening to Yang Ming's words, Yu Xian suddenly felt enlightened.
"I'm just waiting for Marshal Yu's words, if he needs any help from Marshal Yu in the future, as long as Yang can do it, he must be duty-bound." Yang Ming made a special trip to Yu Xian to wait for this sentence.
Watching Yu Xian's back disappear into the gate of Fufeng City, a smile appeared on the corner of Yang Ming's mouth, with the secret support of Yu Xian, the generalissimo of the Chu army, his pace could be bigger.
After the agreement was reached, each side sent fast horses to send the contents of the agreement back to the court, and when the emperors of both sides confirmed the seal, the agreement was officially valid.
When the war reaches this point, the consumption on both sides is very large, and if it continues any longer, the domestic losses will be even worse. In particular, the state of Chu, which took the initiative to provoke the war, lost a lot of troops, not to mention, but also lost such an important pass as Qingzhou Pass, and lost the barrier that threatened Yu Yue and Zheng Guo.
In this case, the emperors of both sides did not want to continue the war, so after the contents of the agreement were transmitted back to their respective capitals, Zhao Yuanrang, the king of Chu, and Yang Chengfeng, the emperor of Fu, quickly stamped the jade seal and sent the agreement back to the front.
It had been more than twenty days since Yang Yun got the news, and he had been hiding in the mountains, although he was not worried about the attack of the Chu soldiers. But food is a big problem, although some prey can be caught in the mountains, but it is like a drop in the bucket for tens of thousands of troops.
Yang Yun was thinking about it, once the food ran out, he rushed out with the army, and even set the retreat route after breaking out of the encirclement.
Unexpectedly, at this time, a messenger suddenly came to the camp of the Chu army, bringing the news of the armistice between the two armies. Originally, Yang Yun was still a little unconvinced, but a person who came with the messenger made Yang Yun let go of his last doubts.
The messenger came with Zhao Hu, this Zhao Hu is Yang Ming's henchman, and more importantly, he is a disciple of the old Du Wei Tieshan, of course, it is impossible to deceive himself.
Hearing the news that the two countries would cease fighting and that they and others would soon be able to go home, these soldiers in the mountains were overjoyed one by one. Get ready as fast as you can, and soon you'll be out of the mountains and on your way home.
In order to prevent other enemies from ambushing, Yang Yun first sent a large number of scouts to check the situation more than ten miles in front of the team, and regularly reported the situation to the rear team.
It seems that the people of Chu are still very trustworthy, and they waited for Yang Yun's team to reach the west bank of the Chu River, but they did not encounter any obstruction from the Chu army.
After crossing the Chu River smoothly, Yang Yun passed through Xunyang Pass and returned to the territory of Dafu, which was a long sigh of relief.
This time, he led his troops and ventured over the mountains that blocked him from the two countries, and successfully helped Yu Yue and Zheng Guo capture Qingzhou Pass. It turned the world upside down within the Chu State, making Yang Yun famous in the territory of Dafu.
For the praise of the people, Yang Yun was very happy in his heart, but what made him even happier was that this time the troops were dispatched, although they had gone through hardships and dangers, there were not too many casualties among the closed soldiers. This is due to the sophisticated weapons of the soldiers in the fiefdom, as well as Guo Long's strict training on weekdays.
In this war with the Chu State, the most significant credit was given to the twelfth prince Yang Yan and the thirteenth prince Yang Yun, and the rewards of the imperial court were obviously indispensable at that time.
But compared to Yang Yun, while Yang Yan was happy to achieve military exploits, he was also distressed by one thing.
This time, Yang Yan took out 20,000 soldiers from the fiefdom in order to make meritorious contributions, and these 20,000 people were the most elite force in Yang Yan's fiefdom, and now they brought back less than half, and the losses brought by this war to the fiefdom do not know how many years it will take to make up for it.
After the war was over, the generals of each fiefdom led their soldiers back to their fiefdoms and waited for the reward from the imperial court. However, the decree of the reward was delayed, and everyone immediately used their own channels to understand the cause of this phenomenon.
The news obtained shocked the feudal lords of the fiefdoms, and Emperor Fu was seriously ill. In order to confirm the accuracy of the message, the owners of the various fiefdoms did their best to understand the accuracy of this matter.
Yang Yun also got accurate news from Xiaoyunzi in the palace and his mother Sima Yu. This time, Emperor Fu is really sick, and the illness is quite serious.
This news, in fact, Yang Yun has been prepared in his heart, as early as a few years ago, Yang Yun gave Emperor Fu a physical examination, according to his physical condition, it is indeed the last moment.
Yang Yun is still very sad about Emperor Fu's serious illness, although strictly speaking, Emperor Fu is not his biological father. But on the whole, as an emperor with a lot of opportunities, it's not bad that he can do this.
More importantly, Emperor Fuhuang Yang Chengfeng is a rare good emperor, in the decades he has governed Dafu, the country has developed very well, and most of the people can have no worries about food and clothing.
If Emperor Fu dies, at least for now, these elder brothers, no matter who is the emperor, will be difficult to reach the height of Emperor Fu.
"Your Majesty, just lie down on the couch, if the wind blows when you get up, it will not be good if your condition worsens." In the Ronghua Palace, Gong Gao saw that Emperor Fu insisted on getting up, and said a little anxiously.
"Hmph, you old fellow, I am also the emperor of the battlefield, just lying down and waiting to die, it is more uncomfortable than death." Emperor Fu did not listen to Gonggong Gao's advice, and insisted on letting the eunuch and palace maid serve him.
Seeing Emperor Fu walking in the direction of the desk, Gonggong Gao, who knew Emperor Fu's habits, immediately placed the paper on the desk and put the ink and paper that had been prepared on it.
Emperor Fu gently pushed away the palace maids and eunuchs who were supporting him, straightened his waist, slowly came to the table, took the brush in the hand of Gonggong Gao, and slowly wrote two words.
"Rock, Your Majesty's two words are strong and powerful, and there is indeed a feeling that is as solid as a rock, and I feel that I am immovable." Looking at the two words written by Emperor Fu, Gao Gonggong said with a smile.
"You old fellow, you've been a sycophant all your life, and now no matter how nice you say, I won't reward you or give you an official title. You are my confidant, and you have offended many people with me over the years, and when I am gone, you will have to find a way to save your head. At this time, Emperor Fu no longer had the strength to continue standing, and he sat on the chair and said with some weakness.
"Your Majesty, don't say these frustrating words, you are young and martial arts, and your body is very strong, this little illness and disaster is a piece of cake for you." Gao Gonggong said lightly while beating his back for Emperor Fu's back.
"You're an old fellow, don't say anything to comfort me, my body knows that I'm not a person who is afraid of death. You also know that now is a critical moment, this is the last battle between our two old brothers, and we must hand over the throne smoothly to the new emperor. Emperor Fu's tone was very calm, but Gonggong Gao knew that he must be in a fluctuating mood at this time.
"Your Majesty, you have already prepared the holy decree, it is better to announce the holy decree now, so that the new emperor can succeed to the throne immediately, and it is too late for others to fight." Gao Gonggong said.
"There are some things, if you don't let it break out, it's a danger to the new emperor at any time. It's better to let everyone who should come while I still have a breath! I am struggling to die a few sons, but I also want to give the new emperor a stable country, otherwise it will be the common people who suffer. Fu Huang's tone was full of helplessness.