Chapter 231: Proposal
"I said, Brother Yide, you've been scolding for more than 20 days, why aren't you tired at all? If it were in my hometown, you would be a veritable troll. ”
Zhang Fei didn't understand what trolls meant, he just took it as a curse, and immediately replied:
"Huaxing, if you don't want to hear it, come down and fight me. Otherwise, your Grandpa Zhang will scold you here for the rest of your life! See how long you can hide! ”
Hearing this, Hua Xing was not angry, but shrugged his shoulders and chuckled:
"Hehe, if you want to scold, just keep scolding. When you've had enough of scolding, I'll come out and talk to you! After speaking, I saw Huaxing immediately turn around and walk quickly to the stage.
Seeing that Hua Xing was saying to leave, Zhang Fei was angry, and just wanted to open his mouth to scold a few more words, but was stopped by Guan Yu on the side:
"Third brother, let me explore this person's reality first, and you can rest for a while."
After persuading Zhang Fei, he saw Guan Yuce immediately take a step forward and shouted at the stage in his loud voice:
"General Hua, please stay! Can you listen to a certain word? ”
Seeing that Zhang Fei had shut up and replaced it with Guan Yu's words, Hua Xing returned to the lookout and asked with a faint smile:
"What advice does General Guan have?"
Looking at the condescending Huaxing, Guan Yu stroked his beard and said loudly:
"You and I have been facing off here for more than 20 days, but we have never been able to tell the winner. If it continues to be consumed like this, it will not benefit either of us, so Guan wants to discuss a compromise with the general! ”
"Oh? What a compromise? Listen to me in the next wash. Hua Xing said curiously.
"Our army has been ordered to recover the veins, and if they do not achieve this, they will not be able to collect their troops, which is my trouble; Although General Hua was resourceful and guarded by the city gate fence, he was unable to break through our army due to insufficient troops......"
After briefly analyzing the situation of the two armies, and seeing that Huaxing also had the meaning of recognition, Guan Yu said his compromise strategy:
"So Guan proposed, let's each give a step. As long as General Hua signs a letter of renunciation, our army will leave the camp tomorrow and will no longer embarrass the general. As for whether the general really gave up on the iron vein, we will neither investigate it carefully nor ask, let alone intervene...... I don't know what the general wants? ”
Guan Yu's words are actually very clear, what they want is a "letter of renunciation".
As for whether Huaxing really gave up iron ore, they didn't care at all, as long as they could get Huaxing's handwritten letter.
As soon as these words came out, without waiting for Huaxing's feedback, I saw Zhang Fei's complexion on the side change suddenly, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and he quickly came to Guan Yu's side, frowning and complaining in a low voice:
"Second brother! Why did you suddenly change your mind? Didn't you say before that you would kill this thief to avenge your eldest brother? Have you forgotten our vows? ”
Guan Yu had already guessed that Zhang Fei would have such an attitude, and as soon as the other party's voice fell, he heard him sigh:
"Alas! Third brother, why don't I, Guan Yunchang, want to kill this son to avenge my eldest brother? But now, how many days do we have left? If we don't want to get the certificate to give up the iron vein, then we will really come in vain this time! ”
"Then, you can't let this guy go so easily, right?"
"Third brother, I know you are eager for revenge, but sometimes you have to focus on the overall situation."
Seeing that Zhang Fei was still reluctant, Guan Yu could only be patient and preach earnestly:
"If we continue to confront Huaxing, when the grain and grass are exhausted, you and I can only hate and retreat. In this way, not only did the battle fail, but months were wasted. The most worrying thing is that the imperial court is likely to make a big fuss about this, saying that our Youzhou army is not working hard and deliberately disobeying the holy decree. At that time, if the Holy Lord sends other princes to attack the lord, Lord Gongsun will definitely have no time to take care of it, and it is very likely that the army will be defeated in Youzhou. If that's the case, then wouldn't you and my brothers become sinners in the Youzhou Army? So the third brother, it's not that the second brother doesn't want to take revenge, I just don't want to delay the great cause of the lord because of revenge! ”
Listening to Guan Yu's words, Zhang Fei realized that the consequences of this matter were so serious.
Although he was unwilling, he definitely didn't want to become a sinner in the Youzhou Army, and after thinking about it, he finally gave up the dispute.
Seeing that Zhang Fei finally accepted the matter, Guan Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After patting the other party's shoulder to appease, he turned his head to look at Huaxing on the stage, and asked:
"How about General Hua, if there is no problem, let's ...... now"
didn't wait for Guan Yu to finish speaking, but saw Huaxing on the stage suddenly interrupt the other party with a wave of his hand, and rejected Guan Yu's "kindness":
"I'm sorry, General Guan's proposal is not beneficial to our army, and Hua can't agree!"
"How can it be useless?"
In Guan Yu's view, his proposal was beneficial and harmless to both of them, but Huaxing rejected the matter on the spot, which really surprised him:
"Isn't it beneficial that the general can resolve the current siege of the siege as long as he writes a letter in his hand?"
Hearing this, Hua Xing shook his head slightly and smiled:
"General Guan, let's not talk darkly. If your army stays for another ten days at most, it will withdraw on its own for the sake of food and grass. Hua has been waiting for more than 20 days, and there is no problem in waiting for another 10 days. So in my opinion, it's not good. ”
Seeing that the other party had grasped the situation of his military rations so accurately, Guan Yu was powerless to refute, so he had to say something else:
"Even so, isn't it worth exchanging a letter for ten days of peace in advance?"
"Of course it's an ordinary letter! Don't say one, write hundreds of letters Hua is willing. Speaking of this, I listened to Huaxing's voice and said:
"But what the general wants is not an ordinary letter, but a letter of promise to give up iron mines! As I said before, a lot of silver was invested in the mining of this mine. If you want me to give up, you must first compensate me for my losses, otherwise I will never write this letter. ”
Seeing Huaxing's resolute attitude and refusal to back down, Zhang Fei on the side looked anxious, and simply opened his mouth and shouted:
"The surname is Hua, are you deaf or stupid? My brother made it very clear that if you write a letter casually, you can get us to do the same. As for whether you really give up or fake give up, we don't bother to care. What's the loss for you? ”
"General Zhang's words are wrong!" Hearing this, Hua Xing shook his head and said:
"This letter is indeed only a matter of exchange for you, but it is a great constraint for me! Even if your army is really willing to retreat, who can guarantee that the little emperor will not send someone to collect the ore for the second time? If they hold this letter or publish it to the world, what will I do? Do you want Hua to be a person who is untrustworthy in the world? ”
I didn't expect Huaxing to think so carefully and long-term, and after hearing the words, Guan and Zhang looked embarrassed at the same time, and they didn't know what to do.