Chapter 589: Strike Separately
Above the lobby, everyone couldn't help but be silent, and Huan Wen and the others couldn't refute his words for a while. "Therefore, please also ask General Huan to think twice! If General Huan is willing to quell the fighting, how about the two countries of Yan and Jin taking the place they currently occupy as their national borders and not invading each other? Seeing that Huan Wen seemed to be pondering, Le Song hit the railway while it was hot.
"Go down and rest first! This matter will be considered by this father, and then I will reply to you! In the end, Huan Wen had to use the strategy of delaying the army, and was ready to discuss it with his staff first.
"In this case, I will stay in the city for a few more hours, and I will go back to my life before the evening, please decide as soon as possible!" Hearing this, Le Song bowed down and said, and then Shi Shiran turned around and walked out of the lobby.
Above the lobby, there were only Huan Wen and Xi Chao, Wang Xun, Xie An and others left.
"General, although what Le Song said is rude, it is reasonable! If they do, we'll be overjoyed! After being silent for a while, Wang Xun said first.
"It's hateful, if this duke has an army of 100,000 in his hands, why are you afraid of him being so threatening!" Huan Wen slapped it heavily on the table and said angrily.
It's even worse than swallowing it back in one gulp! I came all the way here, only to find that I might have to run in vain, which is really unpleasant.
As he said, if he had 100,000 troops in his hands, he could directly divide his troops and take the junction with Tang Yan first. In that case, even if Yan Guo wanted to play that scoundrel trick, it would be of no great use.
Unfortunately, this time he didn't have many troops to do so.
"General, so far, unless Li Xin's side indicates that he will not get involved, otherwise, let's stop!" Xie An said.
"A lot of benefits are in front of you, and if you want Li Xin not to take it, it's unlikely. After all, Li Xinnai is now the lord of the Tang Kingdom, and he is no longer the small army leader of the past! What's more, since the Yan army has sent an envoy to us, in my estimation, I am afraid that they will also send someone to Li Xin's side! Xi Chao shook his head and said slowly.
As the so-called two goods are sold, among the threats that Yan Guo is facing now, Datang is much more threatening to them. Under such circumstances, with Murong Ke's wisdom, it was absolutely impossible to send only one messenger to the horse.
After all, it was useless to just retreat the Jin army, if the Tang army was bent on destroying it.
I have to say that Xi Chao's guess is very correct. Because when Le Song and Huan Wen met, in Ji County, the envoy sent by Murong Ke, Li Feng, a regular attendant of the loose cavalry, was also lobbying Li Xin.
"So, you Dazai-sama want a truce?" Li Xin looked at the messenger in front of him and asked.
"That's exactly what it means!" Li Feng nodded.
If that's the case, of course it's a good thing! This king is also unwilling to use his sword and soldiers every day, so that the people will not be able to live in peace, and the soldiers will not be able to rest! It's just that we have just taken Hanoi and Ji County, as well as Xingyang, Henan and other places, are you really willing to stop there? Li Xin then asked.
"It's true, even if you don't want to! What's more, it is common sense for a soldier to win or lose! If you lose, you must be determined to win, I am afraid that there will be no end to the war in the world! If His Royal Highness the Tang King is willing to stop the army, in the future, our two countries will use the land they occupy now as the boundary and will not interfere with each other! I don't know what His Royal Highness King Tang thinks? ”
Whether he was telling the truth or not, at least at this point, it seemed that they were making an excuse for themselves not to do it again. It seems that Yan Guo has suffered a big loss, and it stands to reason that he should be able to get back to the field.
But the problem is, they can't do it at this time! In that case, it would be better to say something nice and cover up the past. Of course, both sides actually understand in their hearts that today's peace talks are just for the sake of a bigger war in the future.
Unless one of the two sides is completely eliminated, war will never be avoided.
"This king heard that General Huan led his army to the north and was trying to attack Chenliu County! You must be proposing peace at this time, right? Li Xin thought for a moment and suddenly asked.
That's just one of the reasons! No matter when, the soldiers are unlucky, after all, it is still rare! Li Feng smiled and replied.
"Do you think that if this king joins forces with General Huan, will there be more benefits?" Li Xin looked at him and laughed too.
"This ...... I never thought about it. But before coming down, Lord Dazai once confessed that if His Highness pressed forward step by step, it would be a disaster for the Yan Kingdom to destroy the country, and we would fight to the death! Even if Yan Guo is handed over to Jiang Zuo, it will definitely not let Datang get a cent! Li Feng looked at Li Xin and said almost word for word.
"Oh, the king understands what he means! When I go back and tell you Dazai-sama, I will say that this king agrees with his proposal. But if Yan Guo violates the peace agreement and has a soldier crossing the border, then don't blame the king for turning his face! Li Xin nodded, and even agreed!
"Yes, I will definitely give Dazai-sama a good impression in the future! I'm going to say goodbye here! When Li Feng heard this, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief and bowed down.
"Walk slowly! Tu Qi, send Lord Li for this king! Li Xin nodded.
After Tu Qi sent Li Feng outside the door, he asked them to send them all the way out of the city.
"Your Highness, now that the situation is very good, let's just agree to the other party's peace, and there are no conditions, isn't it a little too simple?" After Tu Qi came back, he asked.
"Are you trying to say that a little too compromised?" Li Xin glanced at him and said lightly.
"Don't dare!" Tu Qi hurriedly replied.
"The war has come to this point, and it has been a great gain for us. The battle between Hanoi County and Xingyang County was an accident. It wasn't planned in the first place, so the previous preparation was insufficient. It's almost enough to take these places, and if you want to get more, you have to use more power than that! What's more, what Murong Ke said was also right, if they fought again, it would be a disaster for them to destroy the country, and they would inevitably resist with all their strength! Our current strength can't do this! Since the other side has the intention of ceaseing the war, let's push the boat with the flow, wouldn't it be just right! Li Xin said leisurely.
In any major war, Li Xin will inevitably plan in advance. Although it is impossible to envision all the details, there is no problem in general preparation. For example, logistics, soldiers, and other things, if they are prepared in the morning, there will be no panic when the war comes.
This time, they were able to launch an attack on Hanoi County and Xingyang County entirely because they had already stockpiled a certain amount of materials in Shangdang and Henan in the past, and the soldiers were also mentally prepared for war.
But these materials can only be used to fight a small-scale battle, a real war to destroy the country, especially for a big country like Yan, not to mention that Shangdang and other places are not prepared, that is, the entire Tang Dynasty is not ready.
Not to fight unprepared battles has always been Li Xin's creed. He will not risk his country and soldiers, everything that needs to be done, he will go on step by step.
Even then, it may take more time!
The two envoys sent by Murong Ke finally completed the task satisfactorily and returned to Xiaohuang County to meet Murong Ke in person.
For this time, it was easy to eliminate the war invisibly, especially Li Xin's side agreed to the peace so easily, which really surprised everyone.
"Dazai-sama, then Li Shin agreed so easily, isn't there some conspiracy in it! From the point of view of the following officials, it seems that we need to be more vigilant! Murong Chui didn't trust Li Xin very much, so he reminded.
"Defense is naturally necessary, but don't worry too much! Li Xin's integrity has always been good, and in addition, it makes sense for him to agree to peace! Judging from this incident, this king understands that Li Xinzhi's ability is actually far above Huan Wen! Murong Ke waved his hand and said.
"What do you mean by that?" Huangfu really listened to it, and was a little puzzled.
"Think about it, both sides agreed to strike the army, but Huan Wen was forced by us, for fear that Li Xin would benefit from the war with us, so he had to agree. But Li Xin is different, he has just won many benefits before, and the situation is very good. In this case, he saw the hidden worries in the future, so he simply agreed to us, not because of our coercion! Adjust your strategy in time because of your own needs, and always have the initiative in hand, such an enemy is the most terrifying! Murong Ke said with emotion.
"What do you mean by Dazai-sama?" Sun Xi was puzzled.
"What Li Xin is worried about is that even if he can go to the next county, it will not help the whole situation! They are not ready for an all-out war with us, so it is better to take this opportunity to retreat for the time being! Thus gaining more time to prepare for the future! Murong sighed, his face a little unsightly.
"Even so, although we know that he is doing this to better attack us in the future, but in the current situation, we must also have a certain amount of time to rest. Therefore, it had to be negotiated for the time being. Taking advantage of this rare time, we must restore our national strength as soon as possible! Otherwise, once Li Xin does it again, we will only be beaten passively! Murong Ke nodded, agreeing with his statement.
In this way, the three sides all stopped fighting and agreed on mutual non-aggression based on the areas currently occupied by the three sides. At this time, Murong Ke sent two messengers to lobby Huan Wen and Li Xin separately, and the matter was also known to everyone.
But in any case, if things get to this point, it seems that they can't fight for a while. Although anyone with discerning knowledge knows in their hearts that such an armistice is only temporary.