"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't have to reply immediately, you can discuss it with those close to you, and Xiaomin will come to visit tomorrow evening. Don't disturb His Highness's rest, and the people retired. With that, Bogra left Yang Yong's living room with his entourage.

At this time, Yang Yong looked in the direction where Bogra left in a daze, and fell into a state of confusion.

This night, Yang Yong had no desire to play with the dancing girl at all, and after simply sending the two out, he lay on the couch, thinking about it repeatedly, and couldn't find a clue for a while, Tugu Hun Shan said in the letter that the cooperation matters were too important, related to the cooperation and war between the two countries, and even more related to his status in the court. If the cooperation is good, not only will the two countries stop fighting, but this Tuyuhun country can also become its best external force. Where do we go from here? Yang Yong had no sleep all night.

When the sky was getting brighter, Yang Yong fell asleep in a daze, and slept until nearly noon. Everyone thought that the prince was too tired during this time, so they didn't wake him up. It wasn't until Yu Wenkai and Zhang Xun arrived at the pavilion to report something important that they had to push the door into the house and gently wake up Yang Yong. Because he was overthinking last night and didn't sleep well, Yang Yong came to the reception room with a pair of dark circles under his eyes to meet the two ministers.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, if it wasn't for us to be disturbed, there was really something important to report in person, so don't blame the prince." Yuwen Kai saw that the prince was not in good spirits, and suspected that the prince and the dancing girl were too entangled last night and slept late, so he should confess first.

"Mr. Yuwen doesn't have to be like this, this prince is about to ask someone to find you and the two of you, and there is an important matter to discuss. Well--don't worry, let's talk about it first! Why are you anxious to see me? Yang Yong hesitated a little to speak, so he decided to listen to Yu Wenkai and Zhang Xun's reasons for finding him first. It's better to take the opportunity to wake yourself up.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, I didn't feel it last night, but today the snow has stopped, and I will go to the military camp of Zhang Xutuo with Lord Yuwen. It's terrible to see all the sights! More than 10,000 people in Zhang Xutuo's department failed to change their winter clothes in time, and nearly half of the people with frostbite on their hands and feet were like ice caves in the military tents, and they couldn't sleep at night. If it weren't for General Zhang Xutuo's efforts to suppress it, he would have mutinied a long time ago! For today's plan, it is necessary to use coal, stoves, bedding and other materials in the logistics materials of the Hedong Army to provide Zhang Xutuo's troops with heating and resist the cold winter. I hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is responsible for supervising the army, and ordered the King of Jin to allow my Zhang Xutuo Department to use its materials! This matter must not be delayed. "As a general in the army, Zhang Xun knew the consequences of a mutiny, and at that time, the backyard of the Western Army would be in chaos, how could he still fight? Yu Wenkai on the side was also anxious, nodding his head busily.

"Is it really that serious?" Yang Yong saw the faces of the two, and immediately felt pressure. Last night, he didn't think it was a big deal when he mentioned Yu Wenhua and this matter, and it seemed that he had thought things simpler. In an instant, he suddenly felt that his brother Yang Guang was acting extraordinary, and he actually carried so many supplies during the long journey, which seemed to be obviously more rigorous and clever than his own thinking about things.

"It's okay, the prince will be a real supervisor, and immediately write an order, General Zhang can make his henchmen immediately send to Wuwei City, and once the order of the prison army arrives, the king of Jin will not dare to disobey the order. Let Zhang Xutuo endure it for 2 days at most, and Mo will intensify the situation. After that, Yang Yong asked the servants to prepare pen and ink. When the two of them finished writing a letter in person, they handed it over to Zhang Xun and went out to handle it immediately. Zhang Xun didn't dare to delay for a moment and turned around and walked out of the living room, he wanted to go to Zhang Xutuo's department first to get the warrant of the prince's prison army to show him, so as to appease Zhang Xutuo's heart.

Seeing that Zhang Xun was gone, only his confidant Yu Wenkai was left in the hall, so Yang Yong took Yu Wenkai into the back study and ordered that no one should see if there were any visitors. Yu Wenkai saw that the prince's expression was a little dazed, so he knew that there was something secret, and hurriedly followed Yang Yong into the back study, and closed the door casually.

"Mr. Yuwen, this prince is about to send someone to look for you, and I need to listen to Mr. Xia's opinion on the current matter." Yang Yong didn't say much, just took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Yu Wenkai, so that he could read and discuss it first.

Yu Wenkai hurriedly took the letter and read it, the more he looked at it, the more shocked he became, and the hand holding the letter began to tremble slightly, and then asked in a low voice with some stuttering and trembling: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this matter is not trivial!" Confidentiality must be exercised. ”

"This prince also knew that this matter was important, and he didn't close his eyes after thinking about it all night. Just ask the gentleman, is what the letter says feasible? Yang Yong asked in a low voice. He needed this wise man to plan for himself.

Yu Wenkai didn't answer for a while, but frowned, looked at the letter in his hand repeatedly, and walked back and forth in the room, thinking. Yang Yong didn't rush him, just stood there and waited silently, without saying a word.

"Your Highness, in the opinion of the ministers, the advantages of this matter outweigh the disadvantages, if it is mastered well, it will also be extremely beneficial to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Yu Wenkai finally stopped circling in front of Yang Yong, raised his eyes and looked at Yang Yong and whispered, as if he had thought through everything and had drawn up a clear idea for Yang Yong.

"Oh! What do you mean, sir? Come on, come on, sir sit down and talk. Yang Yong was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Yu Wenkai to sit down at the table, and poured hot water into a teacup and handed it to Yu Wenkai personally.

"Let's talk about the side that is beneficial to His Highness first. The book says that if it is cooperation, then the king of Tuyuhun can marry the youngest princess to His Royal Highness as a concubine, so that in the long run, once the prince ascends the throne in the future, my Dasui and Tuyuhun will become the state of Weng's son-in-law, and there will be no more war between the two countries, one of them. Second, the two countries can immediately suspend their troops, the border between the two countries can be stabilized, and in the future, there will be no Tuyuhun attack to disturb our Dasui border areas, and Guanzhong can be stabilized; Third, it can establish the prestige of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the army and the court in one fell swoop, and it can also firmly suppress the King of Jin. Fourth, 10,000 good horses from Tuyuhun can be obtained every year to pay tribute to our dynasty and open the domestic market; Fifth, after forming an alliance, the Tuyuhun army can attack the Tubo army when it moves troops against our court, so that the Tubo army will not dare to move without permission; Sixth, when the Turks invade our dynasty in the south, they can send troops to cooperate with our dynasty to resist together. These are tangible benefits. Yuwen Kai is worthy of being a wise person, and he has seen the many benefits of forming an alliance with Tuyuhun in a short period of time, and Yang Yong can't help but nod frequently.

"It's just that although we only mentioned two of them, one of them is quite tricky, and the old minister is thinking about it carefully." After saying that, Yu Wenkai got up again, and began to slowly turn in circles in front of Yang Yong's eyes, falling into a deep thought. Yang Yong didn't dare to disturb, and he also took care of the 6 benefits that Yu Wenkai said in his mind repeatedly, thinking. This is also what he could vaguely think of last night when he was tossing and turning in bed, but today Yu Wenkai has organized the things he thought of in the haze, and his thoughts are clearer. As for the two points that Tuyu Hun asked for, there was one that seemed to him to be no problem, and he could agree to it immediately.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, let's first say the second one that can be promised, asking for 1 million stones of winter grain and 100,000 catties of salt before winter every year, this is not a big problem. The amount of grain and salt lost by our dynasty in any border war is not this amount, and if the grain and salt are exchanged for peace between the two countries, it is okay to see the old ministers. It's just that this first one is not easy to do! Yu Wenkai shook his head and whispered, this first article involves the cession of land in the two counties, which is very sensitive, if it is not handled well, the prince's reputation will not rise but fall, which is counterproductive. But the benefits of handling well and reaping the benefits are so tempting.

"Sir, is the land of these two remote counties so important? Wouldn't it be good to trade the land of two counties for permanent peace, open trade, and military alliances? Please sir teach me. "What Yang Yong couldn't figure out the most last night was this problem, which caused him to be unable to sleep at night. In his heart, he thought that this exchange was possible, but the matter of the cession of the territory involved the dignity of the country, and seemed to be an unacceptable condition.

"Your Highness, the old minister has a word to ask His Highness to be honest with the old minister, and the old minister can think of a solution according to His Highness's thoughts." Yu Wenkai did not turn in circles, but stared at Yang Yong and said, on this issue, as a subordinate, he must be consistent with the master's thoughts.

"This prince wants to change! There are more vested interests in public and private. Yang Yong still thinks that it should be changed, one is that the two counties of Wuwei and Jincheng are really border areas, and there are not many wars that have led to it, and there is a sense of chicken ribs. Second, it is indeed beneficial for him to consolidate the position of the prince, with the powerful help of Tuyuhun, it will be impossible for his brother King Jin to fight himself in the battle for succession.

Even so, it is impossible not to talk to Tuyuhun about the conditions, the old minister thinks that it is enough to exchange only one city of Wuwei, if so, the two cities will inevitably attract the criticism of the ministers of the DPRK and China. In addition, Wuwei City is far away from Guanzhong, and it is inconvenient to garrison, after giving up Tuyuhun, our army can be stationed in Xiping County, and it can still block Tuyuhun's worries about coveting my Guanzhong, and it can also block the mouth of the ministers in the court. The old minister thinks that it is prudent to plan, Jincheng County can not be handed over to Tuyuhun, His Royal Highness the Prince does not know, if Jincheng gives him, the Tuyuhun garrison will cut off my Xiping County and Guanzhong contact, so it seems to let the two counties, but in fact the land of the three counties is lost, it is impossible! I hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will think twice. After all, Yuwenkai's insight is much higher than Yang Yong's, and he can see at a glance that Tuyuhun is secretly making calculations, ceding Jincheng County will leave a great hidden danger, and it will completely open the door from Tuyuhun to Guanzhong in the western part of the Great Sui, which is really unwise, and it is easy to attract criticism and even impeachment from the ministers of the DPRK and China.

After Yang Yong listened to Yu Wenkai's words, he suddenly had a sense of openness, as if the place he hadn't figured out last night was suddenly solved. I couldn't stop nodding yes.

"Okay, let's exchange it for Wuwei City. In the evening, the prince consulted with the envoy of Tuyuhun. Yang Yong's mentality suddenly became relaxed at this time.

"No, His Royal Highness the Prince. You can't talk about the exchange directly, the person who ceded the land is not a sinner for the ages, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must not do it lightly. Moreover, our army was not at a disadvantage in front of the formation. Lao Chen also heard that the Tuyuhun army was short of food and grass, and at most in one month, it would retreat by itself! When the victory is in hand, talking about land for peace is tantamount to betraying the country! Your Highness must not be abrupt. Yuwen Kai hurriedly stopped, if this matter is not operated well, everything will go to the opposite side, and then not only the reputation of the prince, but also his own reputation will stink. The prince's thinking is shallow, and he does not think enough to act impulsively, but it is a bad thing.

"Sir, what should I do?" Yang Yong was also taken aback and hurriedly asked.

"Unless we find a plan to passively cede Wuwei City to the Tuyuhun army, our army has to retreat to Xiping County to form a stalemate, and then it is the opportunity for the two countries to negotiate. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can first discuss with the Tuyuhun envoy how to cooperate with our army to passively evacuate Wuwei City. After our army retreated to Xiping, the Tuyuhun army besieged the city and did not attack, and the camera was negotiating reconciliation and reaching a peace agreement. It must be said that I will only exchange Wuwei for one county, and I must not have another place. Yu Wenkai emphasized the details of the negotiation on the strategic abandonment of Wuwei City.

"Well, in the evening, I would like to ask Mr. to listen to me negotiate with the Tuyuhun envoy behind the screen, and see if this preliminary intention can be reached first, and then discuss the next step." Yang Yong figured everything out and secretly praised Yu Wenkai for being thoughtful and scheming. It was decided on the other hand, or let him listen behind the screen, so as not to pass on the words himself and make deviations.

The two had decided, and Yu Wenkai left first. As for how to give up the section of Wuwei City without hiding people's eyes, he hadn't thought about it yet, and he had to calm down and think about it after returning to his room.

Seeing that the sky is about to darken, Yang Er's Chinese soldiers and horses have finally joined forces with the vanguard army of the majestic sea, and the naked eye can see Wuwei City from afar, but the dense circle of camps outside the city is full of Tuyuhun's besieging army. The 30,000 troops of the majestic sea did not rush into the city at this time, but camped 5 miles outside the city according to Yang Er's order, and formed an internal and external attack with Yu Zhongwenbu in the city, but in front of the Tuyuhun nearly 200,000 besieging army, Yang Er's Hedong army only had 40,000 horses, which was not enough to impulse the Tuyuhun army. But it was precisely because of the arrival of his army that the Tuyuhun Kadir army did not dare to attack the city easily. It has been 3 consecutive days that the Tuyuhun army has not moved.

After Yang Er listened to the reports of the two generals, Xiong Kuohai and Jin Jia, he faintly felt that something was wrong. As a difficult food supply, the Tuyuhun army should be non-stop siege is logical, the consumption of 200,000 troops in a day is amazing, even if the Tuyuhun army food arrived, it should be the morale of the storming of the city gate, actually stopped the siege for a few days, this is completely inconsistent with the common sense of war! Even people like Yang Er, who are new to the battlefield, know this, not to mention the veteran Tuyuhun army general Kadir County King.

"Come to General Hu'er, is there any news from General Yunzhao?" Yang Er looked at the Tuyuhun military tent from a distance and asked the general beside him, because once there was news coming, the first one to know was to come to protect the child.

"Lord Wang, according to the information sent earlier, General Wu will attack Nanqiao Pass at night tonight. There is no update right now. Lai'er replied softly.

Yang Er felt very depressed, this era of communication is too backward, and the news he got must have been at least two days ago. This two-day delay could have decided the outcome of a campaign. But Yang Er was also helpless about this, he couldn't get the radio himself, and Brother Ma didn't understand this aspect at all. It seems that the only way to do this is to build a corps of military pigeons, at least much faster than delivering letters on horseback, and not limited by the weather.

"Report to me immediately if there is news, and taking Nanqiao Pass is the key to this battle. I'll wait here for a while! See who can afford whom. General Jin Jia set up a defensive line at night to prevent the enemy from attacking our army at night. "Yang Er had to calm down and wait patiently, if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move, and there is no other way.