This shows that the Northern Zhou army did not know which mountain was how high it was, nor did it know which river could be easily crossed.

The gap has already manifested itself at the level of the commander's perception of the battlefield, not to mention the strategies and tactics formulated on the basis of this?

At this time, Cao Xiaoda and the others could even understand why He Lou Zigan and Wei Shou would lose so badly, and why they would be suppressed and beaten by Li Xinchen in this battle. Because Li Xinchen stood on a higher position than them and overlooked the battlefield from beginning to end, every move of the Northern Zhou army was actually in Li Xinchen's calculations.

Li Xinchen also noticed the expressions of Cao Xiaoda and the others, and couldn't help but smile: "These two are General Li and General Cao, Jiu Yang." ”

Wei Xiaokuan had clearly written in his reply to Li Xinchen that it was Cao Xiaoda and Li Xun who accompanied him, so there was no fuss about Li Xinchen blurting out at this time. Correspondingly, Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie also stepped forward quickly at this time.

The two of them are Li Xinchen's left arm and right arm, and of course they will not be absent at this time.

After the two sides introduced each other, Li Xinchen was not polite to Wei Xiaokuan, and directly made a gesture of please, and then sat in the position that had been placed.

The two sides sat opposite each other in the lobby, obviously Li Xinchen did not want to suppress Wei Xiaokuan. And Cao Xiaoda and Li Xun also sat down on either side of Wei Xiaokuan, their eyes staggered, obviously each with something on their minds.

Li Xun was naturally a little depressed, he was confident that he would be able to take down Changgu after four or five more attacks, of course, this was when the grain and grass and soldiers and horses were sufficient, but Li Xun was still not angry in his heart after all, if he had the same army and the same grain and grass, he was confident that he could defeat Xiao Shilian who was sitting next to Li Xinchen with his head held high at this time.

And Cao Xiaoda's mind is obviously more complicated, he knows that Wei Xiaokuan also brought him here for the sake of balance, but Cao Xiaoda can't obediently follow Wei Xiaokuan's side without saying a word, after all, he also wants to give Wei Chi Yuan an explanation when he goes back.

This negotiation seems to be a negotiation between the Northern Zhou and the Southern Chen, but everyone knows that it is actually a negotiation between the Northern Zhou and Li Xinchen, an emerging force, and more importantly, the Northern Zhou is not just a whole.

The interior of the Northern Zhou Dynasty is also not monolithic, and now is the time when Yang Jian and Yu Wenxian's struggle for power and profit is the most acute, if anyone can get more benefits from this negotiation at this time, or who bears less responsibility, then they will definitely occupy more advantages.

Therefore, what Cao Xiaoda needs to do is naturally to let Wei Xiaokuan take more responsibility, so that the blame will naturally fall less on Wei Chi Yuan, and Yu Wenxian will naturally be better able to speak in the court.

Although Cao Xiaoda himself admires Wei Xiaokuan very much - not only Cao Xiaoda, including Wei Chi Yuan, no one has ever been dissatisfied with Wei Xiaokuan's own personality - but at this time it is a partisan dispute, and if it is not serious, it is a matter of improper buttocks, and Cao Xiaoda certainly knows which side he should sit on.

And there is also a very important point, the current Li Xinchen is an enemy of the Northern Zhou, who can guarantee that he will not be friends soon? After all, the contradiction between Li Xinchen and the Nanchen court has gradually emerged, and no one can guarantee that Li Xinchen will be able to maintain his status as a loyal minister of Nanchen in the future.

Whether the Northern Zhou wanted to deal with Nan Chen, or the two parties within the Northern Zhou wanted to strengthen their own strength, they inevitably wanted to win over Li Xinchen.

Li Xinchen's ability and ambition are all here, and it is far better to be an ally with such a person than to be an enemy.

Cao Xiaoda and Li Xun each had their own thoughts, while Wei Xiaokuan coughed lightly, Li Xinchen in front of him didn't say a word, it seemed that he respected Wei Xiaokuan, but in fact, Wei Xiaokuan knew in his heart that speaking first was naturally asking for help, Li Xinchen had a good grasp of this point, as if he didn't plan to speak first.

Although he was a little helpless, Wei Xiaokuan also knew that he was able to sit here at this time because Li Xinchen had taken the initiative to give in, so naturally he couldn't have too many requirements, and he smiled and said: "They are all from the army, straight to the point, and the old man is not polite." The old man wanted General Li to get out of the way of Cangxi Valley, and the old man and General Wei Chi led his troops to reach the Sword Pavilion through Cangxi Valley, I don't know if General Li thought it was appropriate? ”

Li Xinchen bowed slightly, this is the bottom line of the Northern Zhou people in the entire negotiation, their main purpose is to protect this army, Wei Xiaokuan is also declaring his bottom line when he says this. If there is no guarantee of this bottom line, then there is no need to negotiate this negotiation.

Since Wei Xiaokuan had already spoken, Li Xinchen said unhurriedly: "This is okay, and even we can provide you with enough food to support the Sword Pavilion, after all, this road is not so easy to walk." But in exchange ······"

Li Xinchen agreed so readily, which made Wei Xiaokuan a little surprised, but a "but" came out, which made Wei Xiaokuan feel relaxed, but he immediately cheered up even more, Li Xinchen's "but" after is what Wei Xiaokuan really wanted to hear.

At this time, Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie, who were sitting behind Li Xinchen's side, subconsciously glanced at each other, and Wei Xiaokuan's little emotional changes were seen by them, or in other words, Wei Xiaokuan was so worried that he couldn't even hide it.

Changing places, the subordinates around him can't be trusted, the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers are tied to one, and the opposite side is an almost demonic existence like Li Xinchen, I'm afraid no one can take care of all their emotions.

And this also shows that the current Wei Xiaokuan is completely under the influence and control of Li Xinchen, Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie are both people who have worked with Li Xinchen for a long time, and naturally know what the situation will be like if they are dragged by Li Xinchen's thinking logic and aura.

There is no doubt that Wei Xiaokuan is like Li Xinchen's prey now, stumbling along Li Xinchen's traction.

Li Xinchen said unhurriedly: "In exchange, the south of Chaotianmen should be under the control of our army." ”

"What?!" Cao Xiaoda and Li Xun were both shocked, and their faces suddenly turned blue.

Li Xinchen nodded solemnly, he knew that they didn't fail to hear their requirements clearly, but were shocked by the conditions they offered.

To tell the truth, Li Xinchen knew that he was also a lion, but Wei Xiaokuan, who was sitting opposite him, seemed to have expected this situation a long time ago, and stared at Li Xinchen quietly, and only after a long time did he say lightly: "Doesn't General Li think that the conditions he offered are too much?" ”

Obviously, Wei Xiaokuan had expected that he would have such conditions before, Li Xinchen stretched out his hand to support the table and stood up:

"General Wei really thinks it's too much?"