Biqiu Xiu actually regarded Pingshu Lingqiu Ercheng as a big bargaining chip, and he would not easily take out his hand until the critical moment, but as soon as he met Huan Fan Fang, he asked Huan Fan to give him a dismount, and he was beaten hard, and Biqiu Xiu was also flustered.

Hearing the news of Sima Yi's death, Biqiu Xiu was even more unexpected, but this is also a big surprise, and it also means that there will be a greater change in Youzhou's strategy, in this case, it is more important to befriend and merge with the state, so Biqiu Xiu directly revealed his hole cards, in order to show his sincerity, he is willing to cede Pingshu and Lingqiu to the two cities of Bingzhou, hoping to achieve the results he wants.

Huan Fan listened, but it was a little surprised, but think about it, in fact, it is not a heavy gift, the two cities of Pingshu Lingqiu are under the jurisdiction of Youzhou Dai County, but the two cities are located in the west of Taihang Mountain, but geographically closer to the state, for Youzhou, if the state army wants to attack, these two cities are difficult to hold, since it is a chicken rib general existence, it is better to sell a water favor, and cede Pingshu and Lingqiu to the state, in exchange for the friendship of the two sides.

This is the wishful thinking of Biqiu Jian, if he really wants to exchange any strategic land for peace, he will definitely not agree.

Huan Fan naturally saw through the other party's plot at once, but he didn't point it out, compared to the land cut and peace on the Youzhou side, Cao Liang hoped to reach an offensive and defensive mutual aid alliance with Youzhou, after all, the biggest enemy of the state is now the Sima clan, as long as Biqiu is willing to stand on his side and no longer obey the orders of the Sima clan, Cao Liang is more satisfied with this result.

If you want to let Biqiu Jian lift Youzhou and surrender, it is completely unrealistic fantasy, first of all, the state army did not show enough strength to crush Youzhou, and the second is that Youzhou is not facing the dilemma of life and death, in this case, counting on Biqiu Jianju Youzhou to take refuge, Cao Liang thinks that he does not have that charm.

However, Biqiu Jian was willing to cede the two cities of Pingshu Lingqiu, and it can also be seen that Biqiu Jian was eager to make peace with the state, Biqiu Jian wanted to oppose the Sima clan, but he was suffering from being alone, so he was eager to find an ally to strengthen his power, so that he had the courage to break away from the Sima clan.

Before Sima Yi was defeated, Biqiu Jian obviously thought that it was impossible for Cao Liang to compete with Sima Yi, so Biqiu Jian would rather obey Sima Yi's orders than dare to form an alliance with Cao Liang, although he also knew that after Cao Liang's defeat, Sima Yi's next target would be him.

But this is such a situation, Biqiu Jian did not dare to raise troops to resist Sima Yi, which shows how deep-rooted his fear of Sima Yi is.

The result of the battle of Bingzhou can be regarded as making Biqiu Jian see where hope lies, so he can't wait to send his younger brother Biqiu Xiu to Bingzhou to repair the broken relationship between the two sides while withdrawing the army.

Cedion of the two cities of Pingshu Lingqiu, is so far the greatest sincerity that Biqiu Jian can come up with, relatively speaking, these two cities are the existence of chicken ribs for Youzhou, but for the state is of different significance, first get Pingshu and Lingqiu, and the state side can use the Taihang Mountains to build a defense line in the northeast direction of the state, and it is difficult for the direction of Youzhou to threaten the security of the state from this direction.

And more importantly, after taking Lingqiu, the state army will add another path to the east, which is also in line with Cao Liang's previous strategic needs.

Huan Fan is a master negotiator, he knows very well what he needs in this regard, and what the opponent also needs, in fact, the demands of the two sides coincide, in this case, the possibility of reaching an agreement is also very high, Huan Fan deliberately made words and threats, but it was just to extort more benefits from the opponent.

Of course, Huan Fan also knows what is appropriate, if he now asks for a few counties in Youzhou like a lion, then the negotiations between the two sides will definitely be broken up, and there is no way to negotiate.

Since Biqiu was willing to take out Pingshu and Lingqiu, Huan Fan also smiled, and the next negotiation process between the two sides became smoother.

The change in Huan Fan's attitude made Biqiu Xiu surprised and delighted, after all, from the beginning of Huan Fan's attitude, there was not much hope of reaching a settlement, so Biqiu Xiu couldn't wait to offer a big gift, but he didn't expect that the subsequent negotiations would be smooth sailing, Biqiu Xiu faintly regretted a little, and felt that he was a little fooled by Huan Fan.

However, he was soon relieved, after all, it was within their plan to cede the second city of Pingshu Lingqiu, and Huan Fan did not have to ask for other territories inch by inch, anyway, these two places were also tasteless and abandoned by Youzhou, so they simply gave it to Cao Liang, which can be regarded as a favor.

However, the next negotiations were also very difficult, not that there were any major differences between the two sides, but that many small details needed to be negotiated by the two sides.

Huan Fan asked Biqiu Jian to publish a letter against Sima as soon as possible, formally drawing a line with Sima Shi. The two ends of the first rat made Huan Fan very dissatisfied, since you want to form an alliance with Bingzhou, you can't always eat from the bowl and look at the pot, and always do the business of stepping on two boats.

As soon as this document is published and publicized to the world, then Biqiu Jian will have no way out, and he must work wholeheartedly with Sima to the end.

Obviously, Biqiu Jian still has some weakness in this regard, he always fantasizes that on the one hand, he can befriend Cao Liang, on the other hand, he can not offend Sima, left and right, but Huan Fan clearly told him that such a third way does not exist, either to stand on the side of the state, or to stand on the side of the Sima family, these two can only choose one of the two, if Biqiu Jian insists on not breaking away from the Sima family, then the state side will never form an alliance with it, and at the same time, the state army will also go east to Youzhou, and the new account and the old account will be counted together.

Biqiu Xiu hesitated, but finally agreed to Huan Fan's proposal, claiming that after he returned to Youzhou, he would discuss the date of the army with Biqiu Jian.

At the same time, Biqiu Xiu expressed concern, because once they issued a document on the crusade against the Sima clan, it would inevitably arouse the wrath of Sima Shi, and they would be attacked by Sima Shi's troops, and at that time, Youzhou would have to need the assistance of the state army.

In this regard, Huan Fan immediately said that Biqiu Xiu did not have to worry, since the two sides have formed an offensive and defensive alliance, then it is a matter of duty to help each other, if Youzhou is attacked by Sima Jun, Bingzhou will definitely not stand idly by, and will definitely raise troops to help.

After receiving Huan Fan's promise and assurance, Biqiu Xiu finally felt relieved, and the next negotiations became smoother.