This matter is too complicated, and it is difficult for Bai Qi to speak, so he has to remain silent. [No pop-ups. 】

Li Yan was very happy, he also guessed King Qin's thoughts, it seems that a few days ago, King Qin said that he was going to use troops, but he was just bluffing, and he might be waiting for someone from the court. So he spoke first: "King, I think we can negotiate peace, with the current men and horses of the Qin army, it is not easy to take Tongguan." Once the stalemate breaks out, Xi'an is empty, and the enemy army in the north will take advantage of the weakness, so I think it is better for us to put forward conditions and let the court agree, so that we can also buy time and increase our strength. ”

King Qin remained silent, and asked the others, "What do you say?" ”

Wang Jian glanced at Bai Qi and said, "Peace talks are also feasible, but who dares to guarantee that the officials and the army will not change their hexagrams?" In my opinion, since Zhang Xianzhong and others rebelled, the court took care of one thing and lost the other, Sun Chuanting was imprisoned, Hong Chengchou was still in Henan to deal with Li Zicheng, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't get out of Shanxi, and there were few people who could fight, so the rebellion of Zhang Xianzhong and others was like a stab in the back of the court, and in front of the court, there was our Qin army, so I think that the court wanted to appease the Qin army first, and then take the opportunity to concentrate on extinguishing those peasant armies, and when Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others were suppressed, the official army would go all out to deal with us. ”

Shi Huai and Li Dang nodded at the same time: "That's exactly the truth." ”

Ji Mengdie said: "But if we don't allow peace talks, and we can't capture Tongguan, Xi'an is still very dangerous, not to mention the development of forces, I'm afraid it is not easy to maintain the status quo, you know, Fan Ju is not Xiong Wencan, I heard the news, Fan Ju has replaced Xiong Wencan, and there are tens of thousands of horses under his command, with him in Tongguan, Huayin is dangerous, Huayin is dangerous, and Xi'an has no barrier." ”

At this time, Bai Qi said a word: "Tongguan must be taken." ”

Li Yan said: "General, with more than 20,000 people in the city, are you sure to capture Tongguan in a short time?" ”

Bai Qi's face was gloomy, and he said lightly: "I fight every battle, and I am not sure ...... beforehand."

Li Yan was speechless, he could hear it, and Bai Qi was very unhappy in his heart.

King Qin looked at Zhang Yi: "Prime Minister, what do you say?" ”

Zhang Yi had already finished the draft, and when he heard King Qin ask him, he smiled and said: "The general's words are right, Tongguan must be taken." Bai Qi glanced at Zhang Yi and nodded slightly. It means to express gratitude. Zhang Yi said again: "But Li Gongzi's words are not unreasonable." Once the fight started, Fan Ju had tens of thousands of horses on his side, and Fan Ju knew that the Qin army was fine, so Tongguan was not easy to fight. ”

King Qin said: "Tongguan must be beaten, but it is difficult to fight, what is your good strategy?" ”

Zhang Yi smiled: "The court sent people to want peace talks, General Wang is right, the peace talks are fake, it is true to free up his hands to deal with Zhang Xianzhong and others, and when the peasant army is destroyed, the court will inevitably turn against us, this is obvious." At that time, the official army used Tongguan as a gateway, and it was easy to attack Xi'an. In view of this, I have an idea to invite the king and you to discuss it. ”

King Qin said: "What idea?" ”

Zhang Yi said: "You don't have to rely on force to conquer cities, you can also negotiate. Since the court wants to negotiate peace, the initiative is in our hands, why don't we put forward conditions and want to negotiate peace? Yes, duke? It's okay, but the fief must include Tongguan, and as long as Tongguan is sealed to us, we will agree to peace talks. Otherwise, don't think about it! ”

As soon as this idea came out, Bai Qi's face immediately eased. What he is worried about is Fan Ju of Tongguan, this person is scheming, he knows that the Qin army is false and real, and Tongguan is a big nail in his hand, like a stringed crossbow, installed at the door of the Qin army, and can come with an arrow at any time. He advocated attacking Tongguan, which is the reason, but he also understood that Tongguan was not easy to take, and at the moment there was not enough men, so he could only sneak attack, taking advantage of the low morale of the officers and soldiers, to attack in one fell swoop, but Fan Ju was capable, once it could not be attacked, the Qin army suffered a setback, and the number of victories and defeats could be reversed, and Bai Qi had been deeply worried about this.

Now when he heard Zhang Yi's idea, Bai Qi felt that it was a clever plan. If you can get Tongguan at your fingertips, you don't have to lose it, then it couldn't be better, as for talking about peace or something, the Qin people don't care, during the Warring States Period, peace and rupture between countries are staged almost every day, it's too common, the only thing that can be lost in the middle is the title of King Qin.

Thinking of this, Bai Qi no longer insisted on his own proposition, and bowed his hand to King Qin: "King, it would be great if you could win Tongguan without a fight." It's just that the court has always had rules, and if you don't have a different surname, they won't make you a prince, and at most you can only be called a duke. I'm afraid that the officers and men of the Qin army will not accept this. ”

King Qin said indifferently: "What does it matter if I am called a prince or a king, my ancestors of the Qin people were originally called dukes, and later the six countries of Shandong were allied and called kings, but I am not counted in the Qin country, which is also a great shame." But what happened in the end? The Qin people swept away the six countries, unified the world, mixed a car of books, and Weijia Hainai. If I can't even let go of this face, how can I revive the prestige of Great Qin? ”

When Li Yan and the others heard this, they all admired it very much.

King Qin said: "In fact, as early as a few days ago, I intended to negotiate peace with the court, but I, Qin Jun, must not put forward this idea first, if I mention it first, it is a request to the court, we will not be tough when we speak, let alone put forward conditions." That's why I ordered the general to prepare for the attack. The officers and soldiers must have spies in Xi'an, and when they saw that the Qin army was preparing to go to war, they would inevitably report it truthfully. In this way, the court had to deal with both the peasant army and the Qin army, and it was overstretched, so I thought that perhaps the court would send someone to make peace in order to breathe a sigh of relief. Sure enough, it came. ”

Everyone said in unison: "The king is wise." ”

King Qin waved his hand: "After this battle, our Qin army has suffered huge losses, and in a short period of time, it is not suitable to fight again, besides, the newly acquired prisoners and the recruited displaced people must be properly settled, and the autumn harvest will also begin. The soldiers fought several battles one after another, and they needed to take a good rest. ”

Zhang Yi said: "The king can think like this, and I am also relieved. ”

Everyone laughed, and Zhang Yi said: "Now please ask the king to put forward our conditions, so that the surnamed Gu can be brought back to Yang Sichang to know." ”

King Qin said: "It's very simple, if the court wants the king to accept the canonization of the duke, it must hand over Tongguan to the Qin army, and the fief will be extended to Tongguan to the east, and there will be no other requirements." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and Li Dang said: "King, we might as well ask the court for war horses and food." King Qin was amused by this sentence: "If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and Yang Sichang were two idiots, they might have given it, but I heard that the two of them are not idiots, and if they give money and food to the Qin army, they will raise tigers in the door, and everyone understands it." ”

Li Dang smiled embarrassedly: "I always feel that it is less." ”

Bai Qi said: "If you can bring Tongguan over, you will make a lot of money." Of course, this is only our condition, and as for whether the court agrees or not, we are not sure. ”

King Qin said: "I think the court will agree." ”

Wang Jian said: "How can the king be so sure? King Qin said: "Although Tongguan is very important, the power of our Qin army has reached Huayin, and it is only a stone's throw away from Tongguan. Moreover, outside Tongguan, there are peasant armies that can harass us at any time and can attack us on both sides, so Tongguan, a lonely city, is not easy to defend. Besides, the tens of thousands of horses in Tongguan, where does the food come from? It can only be turned out from the original, as long as Li Zicheng and others cut off the grain route, the officers and troops in Tongguan will collapse without a fight. Yang Sichang must also be able to think of this. Therefore, I think that the court will accede to our request. ”

Everyone listened and nodded their heads.

Li Yan felt strange, he looked at the King of Qin in front of him, as if he couldn't believe it, when he first joined the Qin army, although the King of Qin was majestic and heavy, but he didn't seem to have any ideas, nor did he have any strategy, everything was based on the four famous ministers, Wen had Zhang Yi Fan Ju, Wu had Bai Qi Wang Qian, the Qin army defeated Huayin, Tongguan, Xi'an, Meixian and other places, the King of Qin did not play any role, in Li Yan's heart, this King of Qin seems to be only a nominal king, and there is nothing outstanding.

But now Li Yan felt that King Qin was gradually revealing his edge. He began to do things that were difficult for ordinary people to do.

In fact, this is not surprising, you know, this Qin Shi Huang ascended the throne after becoming an adult, and held power in the Qin State, at that time, the Qin State was strong and strong, the land was vast and the people were numerous, thousands of miles of land, millions of people, and the King of Qin always controlled the overall situation very well. But after the resurrection, the Qin army was poor and white, with no tile roof on the top, no place to stand on the bottom, and no foundation, so he, the king of Qin, was a little unable to show his ability.

And Zhang Yibai Qi and the others started from the doormen and small soldiers, and they are very familiar with the situation of being poor and white, they know how to seize the opportunity, develop their strength, and grow stronger little by little, so when the Qin army first rose, it was normal for these people to emerge.

And now, the Qin army has a large base in Xi'an, and a territory of nearly a few hundred miles, so the overall situation of the King of Qin has a place to use troops, and his eloquence and strategy have also begun to appear.

After all, Li Yan is young, just twenty years old, and he doesn't think much about these things, so he is confused.

Li Dang arched his hand and said: "Since the king has decided, Weichen will find the person surnamed Gu and make it clear to him face to face." ”

King Qin waved his hand: "Don't worry, hang him for two days first, and then call him to see him after two days." ”

Bai Qi smiled: "The king said very much, if we are too anxious, it seems that we have no weight." Zhang Yi also smiled and said: "Asking for people is very urgent, but doing not asking for people, this is a clever strategy." ”

Everyone talked and laughed and broke up the meeting.

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