Wei Xiaokuan was speechless for a while, and Li Xinchen immediately said: "South of Jiameng Pass, Zitong, Jiange, what is the situation in various places, presumably General Wei knows better than Li." There are not many of your troops left in these places, even if you want to turn north to attack these passes after trapping your troops, it is not impossible. ”

Li Xinchen said this, Xiao Shilian followed excitedly: "Shizhong's words are true, Baidi City, Hezhou, Luzhou and other places, which one is not known as 'Xiongguan Mandao', isn't it still easily taken down by us?" ”

Facing Li Xinchen and Xiao Shilian's suddenly raised voices, Wei Xiaokuan was not in a hurry, but just said in a good time: "If General Li has this confidence, then you might as well give it a try, the old man is stupid, and he is willing to see in the sky if General Li can give the old man an ending as General Li said." ”

Li Xinchen laughed, this old guy doesn't eat hard, but this is also expected by Li Xinchen. These veterans who have fought on the battlefield for so many years are not a little stubborn, so the more threatening he is, the greater his resistance and dissatisfaction.

Of course, Li Xinchen didn't just prepare these for Wei Xiaokuan, he smiled and said: "The old general's words are wrong, the Shu road is difficult, and now the line from Cangxi Valley to Mianzhu Pass is all under the control of our army, just relying on a few passes in Jiameng Pass and Sword Pavilion, does the old general really think that he can stop our army from going north?" ”

Wei Xiaokuan looked at Li Xinchen in surprise, and for a while he didn't know what Li Xinchen wanted to express. And Li Xinchen's voice became solemn: "Maintaining the garrisons of Jiange and other places is just a burden on Guanzhong and Hanzhong, the old general takes a step back, our army does not go out of Jiameng Pass, your army does not enter Shu Road, and the difficulty of grain and grass transfer is avoided, and your department can continue to guard the exit of Shu Road, and there is still a danger to the pass in your hands, isn't it very appropriate?" ”

Wei Xiaokuan sneered: "General Li is too naïve, what an important place is the Sword Pavilion and Jia Mengguan, how can you say that you can give up if you give up?" ”

While speaking, Wei Xiaokuan also stood up on the table, and the old general's eyes were blazing, looking directly at Li Xinchen: "The old man can answer you clearly, the old man would rather let these tens of thousands of soldiers die on the battlefield generously, than give such a pass to others!" ”

Li Xun and Cao Xiaoda, who were sitting next to Wei Xiaokuan, also followed Huo Ran to get up, listening to Wei Xiaokuan's words, they only felt a rush of blood rushing to their hearts, and at this time, they even wanted to follow Wei Xiaokuan to gallop across the field.

Perhaps this is where the courage and arrogance of the famous generals lie.

Wei Xiaokuan stood up left and right, Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie did not show weakness, and at the same time got up and looked at each other coldly, with a posture of wanting to fight if they disagreed, Xiao Shilian snorted and said:

"The surname is Wei, don't be arrogant, if you have the ability, let's compete on the battlefield, but we have to see if you have the ability to break through this long valley?!"

This time, Pei Zilie did not stop Xiao Shilian, the other party dared to speak so disrespectfully on Li Xinchen's territory, Pei Zilie is not an old man, and he also has a temper.

And Li Xinchen pressed his hand at this time: "Why should the old general be angry, it is certain that there are dissatisfaction and dissenting opinions, but if the old general blindly does this, then there is no need for us to talk about it, it is better to see it on the battlefield." ”

Wei Xiaokuan frowned and looked at Li Xinchen, his mood calmed down a little.

He didn't know what Li Xinchen really wanted, but he vaguely felt that he couldn't follow Li Xinchen's rhythm like this, and now Li Xinchen's sudden softening made Wei Xiaokuan not have much sense of accomplishment, because he didn't think that Li Xinchen would give in because of this, and he had heard it from Li Xinchen's resolute tone just now, and it was imperative for Li Xinchen in this area of the Sword Pavilion.

But in this case, it stands to reason that Li Xinchen should insist on not being soft, and now why is it suddenly like this, this can only show that Li Xinchen must have something else to say.

In fact, before coming, Wei Xiaokuan and Wei Chi Hui had already reached an agreement, and the Sword Pavilion and other places wanted to defend after the army retreated north, which was tantamount to a fool's dream, so Wei Xiaokuan did not plan to defend the Sword Pavilion from beginning to end, but at this time, it was better to use this as a bargaining chip to exchange for some things that the Northern Zhou needed more now.

However, at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses alone are not cost-effective at all, so Wei Xiaokuan still needs Li Xinchen to come up with a little more.

Wei Xiaokuan made a calm gesture to Li Xun and Cao Xiaoda beside him, and said in a cold voice: "General Li's words are not sincere, and since this is the case, then this negotiation will become meaningless, so the old man said that there is nothing wrong with seeing the difference on the battlefield." Since we don't want to take a step back, then naturally there is no need to talk about it. ”

Li Xinchen stared at Wei Xiaokuan tightly, although Wei Xiaokuan didn't say it explicitly, he knew what Wei Xiaokuan meant.

Sword Pavilion and other places can be given, but now the conditions of the two sides are not equal, and it is impossible for Wei Xiaokuan to agree.

Li Xinchen smiled and said: "What is the current general trend of the world, compared to the old general, I also know ······."

While speaking, Li Xinchen glanced at Li Ping, who was standing not far from him, Li Ping understood, and walked straight over to retreat.

Wei Xiaokuan and Cao Xiaoda subconsciously glanced at each other, and they all cheered up, knowing that what Li Xinchen wanted to say next was actually the key to the whole negotiation. Wei Xiaokuan also waved his hand, his personal guard captain was a little worried, and just wanted to argue about something, Wei Xiaokuan's voice suddenly became fierce:

"Take your people and go out and wait."

The captain of the guards didn't dare to say more, and also walked over and took the rest of the guards out.

And Li Xinchen nodded to Wei Xiaokuan with satisfaction, and lowered his voice a little: "It's not a secret, the imperial court has a lot of suspicion of our generals who are going abroad, and the rewards and punishments of the Battle of Bashu are already known to the world." ”

Wei Xiaokuan's breathing also became rapid, he didn't expect Li Xinchen to be so bold, this kind of words could come out of his mouth directly.

What does this mean, it shows that Li Xinchen's heart has completely lost the court. Of course, Wei Xiaokuan did not naively think that Li Xinchen would rise up now, let alone think that Li Xinchen would directly join the command of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Obviously, Li Xinchen is making his position clear, and he is also testing the attitude of the Northern Zhou.

"I need allies from the outside." Li Xinchen said clearly, "To support my position in the Great Chen Dynasty, can General Wei understand?" ”

Wei Xiaokuan's breath paused, and then nodded.

The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. Li Xinchen needs the "support" of the Northern Zhou to prove that he still has the value of existence.

Correspondingly, Li Xinchen, who showed this attitude, was destined not to become the enemy of the Northern Zhou in a short period of time, and the Northern Zhou could let go of his hands and feet to deal with the Southern Chen.

You must know that Xiangyang is still surrounded by the army of Nan Chen.