Chapter 270: Bargaining 3/3
After Chen Cheng finished reading Duan Xuan's letter, he said to Zhang Jie: "Duan Xuan is asking me for conditions?" β
Zhang Jie said with some trepidation: "Don't dare, my lord is just thinking about the soldiers under his command." β
"Hey, then you go back and tell him that if you put down your blade and surrender within three days, I can make him Feng Yi's Taishou."
"It's too cheap for him!" Yang Qiu was the first to object, and said loudly: "Now that our army is strong and strong, why bother talking nonsense with him?" Our army was ordered by the Son of Heaven to conquest the rebellious Lu Bu, Duan Xuan dared to stop it, it would be good if he didn't kill him, and he dared to mention such a condition? β
Although Zhang Jie was a little frightened, he had to retort loudly at this time: "My lord didn't want to resist Chen Yuanjun's soldiers and horses, he just did his duty to protect the territory and the people!" β
"Are you loyal to your duty?" Yang Qiu sneered; "How dare you say it!"
"Wasn't Chen Yuanjun also a self-led Liangzhou pastor that day?"
"Bold!"
"Dog thief, the lord is also what you can beak?"
In the sound of "choking", the generals in the tent pulled out half of the blades together, if Chen Cheng hadn't stopped him immediately, he was afraid that Zhang Jie would have been hacked to death on the spot.
"People are right, weren't we the self-led Liangzhou pastor at the beginning?" Chen Cheng laughed and said, "Zhang Jie just told the truth. β
He said to Zhang Jie: "I still have that condition, give up Chen Cang within three days, and send troops to pacify Guanzhong with me, and wait until after the war, you can seal Duan Xuan and simmer as Feng Yi's Taishou." If not, when the city is broken, the others may be able to live, and he will surely die. β
Zhang Jie lowered his head and said, "Yes, I will convey this to my lord." β
"You can go back."
After Zhang Jie left, Chen Cheng said to the generals in the account: "We must be prepared with both hands, if Duan Xuan surrenders, we will control Chen Cang, and then fight a decisive battle with the Lu Bu army who rushed over on the eastern plain, and strive to complete the battle." In this way, maybe the people in Guanzhong will be able to replant some crops and not go hungry in winter. β
Yang Qiu asked; "What if he refuses to open the city and surrender? Now within a radius of ten miles, the larger trees have been cut down, and if you want to make a catapult, you have to cut down trees from more than ten miles away. By the time we assemble the catapults, LΓΌ Bu's army should have arrived. β
"If Duan Xuan is really stupid enough to see the situation clearly, then we will solve both him and Lu Bu here!" Chen Cheng said calmly: "That's better." β
Duan Xuan waited in the city for a while, although there was no wave on his face, but his heart was extremely anxious, and when Zhang Jie finally came back from the camp of the Xiliang Army, he was silent for a while, and then asked, "What did Chen Yuanjun say?" β
Zhang Jie secretly admired the lord's calmness in his heart, and replied: "Chen Envoy Jun said that if we surrender Kaicheng within three days, we can make the lord Feng Yi's guard." β
Duan Xuan's heart was relieved, his best expectation before was just a Taishou, and now that he has reached his psychological expectations, he can naturally breathe a sigh of relief. But then, he was a little dissatisfied, and asked, "Is there nothing else?" β
Human beings are always like this, they have to look forward to Shu, and they will never be satisfied. Duan Xuan said in his heart: Feng Yi is too guarded, but he has 50,000 elite soldiers and strong generals under his command, shouldn't he give out some rewards? I heard that Chen Yuanjun has always been generous to his subordinates, and every reward is hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands, so many of his own people, it's not too much to ask for 200,000 yuan, right? Even if you don't have 200,000, it's not bad to have 100,000.
He's not in a hurry now, and his head is much better. Before, Lu Bujun's rapid approach was regarded by him as a crisis, but now that he thinks about it, this may not be a turning point. Can't you use the existence of Lu Bujun to ask for a little more benefit from Chen Yuanjun's hands?
During the period of chaos in Guanzhong, he jumped from Chen Cangshou to Fufeng Taishou, and did a lot of things that he didn't dare to think about or dare to do before, and his mind was completely different from before. After experiencing turbulent and turbulent times, the authority of the imperial court disappeared in Duan Xuan's heart, and ambition also spread.
Even a guy like Lu Bu can claim to be the general of the expedition to the west, and even the thief of Xiliang can be whitewashed and become a pillar of the imperial court, why can't he himself? Take advantage of the chaos in the world and work hard, not necessarily without the opportunity to be the king and hegemonic!
Zhang Jie was stunned by Duan Xuan's question, and then replied: "Chen Yuanjun said this, and didn't say anything else." β
Duan Xuan thought for a while, and said: "Later, you will go to the camp of the Xiliang Army again, and say that Fufeng has poured in many refugees, so let Chen Yuanjun support us with a batch of food first, and then give us some money, so as to calm the hearts of the army and the people." β
"Huh?" Zhang Jie was a little stunned, "But the conditions have already been negotiated, and if you make additional requirements at this time, will it anger Chen Yuanjun?" β
Duan Xuan said unhappily: "So you have to make it clear to Chen Yuanjun that I didn't ask for it for myself, but to appease the generals and soldiers in the army." Chen Yuanjun has led the troops to fight for so many years, don't you know what is going on in the army? Without military pay and food, how could the soldiers give up the city in peace? He'll understand! β
"Understand ........", Zhang Jie is a martial artist, and he has never thought about too many twists and turns, but he feels that his own brain is a little insufficient now. What the lord said seems to have some truth, but why doesn't it sound so right?
He stammered, "That's not big, is it?" β
"Hmph", Duan Xuan said: "If you can't do it, then I'll send someone else!" β
"This .....", Zhang Jie grabbed his hair and said, "Then I'll go again." β
When Zhang Jie came to the Xiliang Army camp three miles away, it was still full of people, and thousands of soldiers were building camps under the leadership of officers at all levels. He knew that Chen Cheng's troops and horses would build the camp very strong when they set up camp, otherwise, they would not have let Huangfu Song kick the iron plate last time by the Liuchuan River.
Looking at the busy but orderly Xiliang people, Zhang Jie had mixed feelings in his heart. Because Fufeng County is the front line of resistance to the Xiliang Army, the soldiers and horses in the county have always been elite. However, now it seems that the so-called elite is only relative. was beaten by Zhang Liaohang once in the east, and probably won't be able to please him in the west, right?
In the big tent, after Chen Cheng and the generals set a general strategy, they let everyone swallow it, leaving only Zhao Yun and Yang Qiu, ready to discuss specific tactics. Sometimes, strategy can be made public, but when it comes to specific tactics, it is always necessary to keep it secret and sudden.
Han Sui walked out with everyone, and seemed to inadvertently walk to Li Xiangru's side, and he said in a low voice: "I haven't seen you for a long time, why have you lost so much weight?" β
Li Xiangru smiled on his face, his spirit was indeed much better, he looked down at his stomach, and said with a smile: "Are you really thin?" β
As he spoke, he patted his stomach and said with a smile: "For more than a year, I haven't drunk anymore. The beauties in the house were also distributed to the soldiers under their command. Every day, I would ride a horse to hunt or take the family dog outside. If you eat less and move more, you will naturally lose weight. β
Han Sui saw that his old friend seemed to be a different person, his eyes flashed, and he said, "Could it be that you have figured it out?" β
"Figure it out ........", Li Xiangru said with a smile: "Sort of, I'm in my fifties, what else can't I figure out?" Originally, this Longxi Taishou didn't want to do it, but he was beaten back by Chen Yuanjun to resign, so he could only bring the soldiers and horses in the county over. Alas, actually, I just came here to make up the numbers. I'm old and don't think I'm old, what soldiers do I bring? It's okay to ride a horse, but it's really not okay to go into battle and kill the enemy. β
Han Sui said slightly angrily: "You know that what I said is not this!" β
Li Xiangru said in surprise: "What do you want to tell me?" β
On the side, Ma Teng walked over, Li Xiangru greeted the other party with a smile, and said, "General Ma, I saw Meng Qi's martial arts a few days ago. Not to mention anything else, I lost to you when it comes to giving birth to a son! β
Ma Teng and Han Sui are sworn brothers, and they fought with each other, but later became ministers in the same hall, and Han Sui intended to get close, and the relationship eased a little. A smile appeared on Ma Teng's face, and he exchanged a few words of greeting with Li Xiangru, who said knowingly: "Ha, you have something to say, I won't listen here." There are still a lot of things to deal with in the army, farewell! β
Han Sui watched Li Xiangru scatter away, and his heart was unexpectedly lost.
In the big tent, when Chen Cheng and Zhao Yun were discussing, the guards came to report: "Duan Xuan's envoy Zhang Jie asks to see you!" β
Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Bring it in." β
He pulled a blanket in his hand, covered it on the map, and when Zhang Jie came in, he asked, "Why did the messenger go and return?" β
Zhang Jie said a little shyly: "The lord has an order, so he has to come." β
"Oh, what's the matter with Duan Xuan? But you don't have to wait three days to decide to surrender today? β
Next to him, Zhao Yun lowered his hands and stared at the map covered by the blanket, as if he was still thinking. Although Yang Qiu was older than Zhao Yun, he was not as calm as the other party, and he had already laughed at this time.
Zhang Jie lowered his head and said, "Not really." β
"It's not about surrendering, so what's the matter?"
Zhang Jie looked at his toes and whispered: "My lord said that he wants Chen Envoy Jun to send a reward to appease the people and soldiers in the city. β
"Reward.?" Chen Cheng clasped his hands around his chest and said playfully, "How much does Duan Xuan want?" β
Zhang Jie's voice was even quieter, almost inaudible, "200,000 yuan of money, 50,000 stones of grain and grass." β
"What?"
As soon as Chen Cheng showed a playful expression on his face, Yang Qiu was already furious, "Is Duan Xuan crazy?" Dare to open your mouth and ask for so many things? β
He turned around and said to Chen Cheng: "Lord, Duan Xuan is so rude, we don't need to talk to him, when the catapult is done, we will level Chen Cangcheng!" β
Zhao Yun also came back to his senses from his thoughts, and said with some surprise: "With so much money and food, wouldn't it be better to reward the warriors in the army?" It doesn't cost so much money to lay down Chen Cang. β
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