There are not many soldiers and horses in the Huashan Army, which is a well-known thing in the world. Compared with the other major forces, the strength of the 70,000 army is indeed small. But that's because they didn't count the town troops from all over the country, and if there is another one, these 70,000 troops are not the kind like them, and they can be recruited from the people at any time.

This is nothing, the key is that since Zhang Ju sent troops, basically the connection between Liangzhou and the rest of the east has been cut off. In this way, the level of seclusion of their information is really surprising.

After all, in this era, there are indeed not many roads leading to the Hexi Corridor.

Therefore, Zhang Ju didn't know at this time that the entire battlefield situation had undergone tremendous changes. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said this, let alone stay outside Yuanwei County forever.

"It seems that General Zhang is really a little lonely! Well, let me tell you some of the latest news! The 50,000 troops of Zhang Ping you mentioned were already defeated by our general a month ago. Today, Taiyuan, Xinxing, Yanmen, Leping and Xihe counties have all become my Huashan military counties! And the Yan Jun you are talking about, they have been outside the party for so long, and they haven't stepped in a single step! As for the Huns, after losing tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Luguan and Xiaoguan half a month ago, they had already fled back to the grassland! Now, among the several armies, there are only your Liangzhou soldiers and horses left! Do you say, "Do we have the ability to gather tens of thousands of troops to trap you to death?" Regarding Zhang Ju's rhetorical question, Zhou Tong refuted one by one.

Although the words were plain, when they heard the ears of the Liangzhou soldiers, they were like thunder, constantly echoing in everyone's minds.

"How is that possible? Such a large army, like the collapse of Mount Tai, was actually disintegrated in a blink of an eye! Could it be really providence, God helps the Huashan army but not us? Zhang Ju muttered to himself at this time.

At this moment, he realized what it means to be dead and despair. With the strength in his own hands, if he wants to deal with tens of thousands of Huashan troops, it is simply impossible.

"Even if we die in battle, we will never surrender!" Zhang Ju thought that Zhou Tong's purpose was to persuade him to surrender, so he looked at Zhou Tong at this time and said almost word by word.

"Hehehe, General Zhang misunderstood! Zhou didn't want to persuade you to surrender! But to tell you, my general has a merciful heart, and he can't bear to let so many innocent people accompany you to die! Therefore, he is now sending people to Guzang City to negotiate with you Zhang Yuanjun! If the negotiation is successful, you can all go home safely for the New Year! Therefore, wouldn't it be better for us to stop fighting and honestly wait for news? Hearing his words, Zhou Tong smiled.

"What? Negotiation? Is this true or false? Zhou Tong's words immediately made those Liangzhou soldiers talk about it in an uproar.

"It would be great if we could go back after the negotiations, I don't want to stay here anymore!" Someone said happily.

"That's it! I've wanted to go back for a long time! Someone immediately chimed in.

"It would be great if we could go back without fighting!"

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The soldiers of Liangzhou were basically very happy with the news, and some even began to think about the picture of returning home to reunite with their families in the near future.

Originally, it was still united, bent on fighting with the Huashan Army, but at this moment, it suddenly became lively, and everyone seemed to be touched.

Zhang Ju and these generals are different, after all, many of them think more. Although I am very happy to hear this news, I will not forget the danger because of this.

"General, what Zhou Tong said may be true?" Some generals couldn't help but ask Zhang Ju quietly.

"With his identity, there is no need to lie to us! What's more, even if the other party really has tens of thousands of troops, if they really want to wipe us out, they themselves will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. In this way, it should be true that the other party has a peaceful heart, but now it seems that we have become hostages in their hands. Even if we go back in the end, I'm afraid that Liangzhou will have to pay a big price! Zhang Ju thought about it for a while, and then said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the surrounding generals were silent. Everyone knew that he was right, but even so, everyone was willing to live. Especially the soldiers behind him, now that they have hope, can they still break it?

When the time comes, I am afraid that this army will all be dispersed, and in this way, it will be even more dangerous than the current situation.

"General Zhang, there will be news in just a few days! I advise you to take everyone back to camp honestly! It's freezing on this day, so it's not good to stay outside all the time! When the results come out there, I'll send someone to inform you! Of course, if you think that you don't have enough food and grass, and you have to send some people up to die to alleviate your food and grass crisis, then I can't do anything! With that said, let the general decide for himself! Zhou Tong saw that the other party didn't speak, so he said to himself, and after finishing speaking, he arched his hand and retreated.

Zhou Tong's last words were not small, because at this time, there were many Liangzhou soldiers who were looking at Zhang Ju and their generals with suspicion.

After all, everyone knows that after such a siege, the food and grass in the army will inevitably be insufficient, and who knows what the generals above will do in order to solve this crisis!

Zhang Ju saw the eyes of the people around him, and also understood that the fighting spirit of the army had been completely disintegrated by Zhou Tong's words. Under these circumstances, he couldn't explain to everyone that he didn't mean that. Otherwise, others will surely ask why they are attacking.

"Pass the order, retreat to ten miles away and set up camp first!" Under such circumstances, Zhang Ju had no better way, so he had to order.

After the blockade, the soldiers of the Huashan Army saw that the enemy army was slowly retreating, and they immediately cheered.

"It's still General Zhou who is powerful, just with a few words, he will retreat from this tens of thousands of troops! Once it spreads, I'm afraid it's another beautiful conversation! Peng Lin bowed to Zhou Tong.

"Yes! I'm afraid that in the future, the name of our Zhou Longxiang will be famous all over the world! Hu Tian also joked on the side.

Hearing the words of the two, Zhou Tong couldn't help but shake his head and said, "You guys! Tell these jokes! I don't want to think about it, is there any difference between you and me? In the final analysis, it is not what I say that makes the other party retreat, but the strength behind us! If it weren't for our strength, would they have retreated directly because of these few fluttering words? ”

"Having said that, no matter what, don't you still have to rely on General Zhou's good eloquence!" Peng Lin laughed.

"Alright, let's not talk about that! In my opinion, in the next period of time, Zhang Ju should not act rashly again. Here, it will be handed over to Hu Tian, although it is said that the other party has retreated, but you must be careful. Otherwise, if something goes wrong with you, we may lose all our efforts! Peng Lin and I have to rush back to Yuanwei County to sit in the town, so that the enemy army will not break through the encirclement! Knowing that the two were joking, Zhou Tong didn't talk about it much, but Zhengsedao.

"Go back with confidence! I'm here and I promise nothing will go wrong! Hu Tian nodded and replied solemnly.

"This time, the general sent Tu Qi as the negotiation ambassador, he was already on the way here, if the time is calculated, he should arrive in Yuanwei County in the next two days. Peng Lin and I went south, and then went back to the county seat of Yuanwei from the south, so that we could meet him. Zhou Tong continued.

The two talked for a while, and then went their separate ways. Zhou Tong and Peng Lin led a thousand men and horses brought out by Yuanwei County, went south along the valley, and first rushed back to the Reverse Water Valley. After leaving the valley mouth on the south side, he turned directly to the east and rushed to Yuanwei County.

It was a much longer journey than they had walked, so it took more time. Two days later, they returned to Yuanwei County and entered the city through the east gate. As expected, Tu Qitou had already arrived here one night, waiting to meet them.

"General Zhou, General Peng, you can be regarded as back! If I don't come back, I'm going to go straight to you, so I can save a little time! After seeing Zhou Tong and Peng Lin, Tu Qi couldn't help but say.

"Hehe, something happened in the middle, otherwise, we can meet as soon as you come!" Zhou Tong smiled and said.

"That's it, the general asked me to meet you before I went to Guzang. The main thing is to talk about the cooperation between our two sides and see how it is more conducive to this negotiation! After all, letting more than 20,000 troops go back is also a big risk for us, and we must get enough benefits! Tu Qi was not verbose, and said straight to the point.

"I see what you mean! The situation here is all right now, especially Zhang Ju's army, which is now completely surrounded. As long as this army is in our hands, Zhang Qian will always have to scruple about three points. On the other hand, according to my estimate, Zhang Ju has not much grain and grass, and even if they save it again, it is estimated that it will not be able to last until the end of the year. Unless they kill all the horses by then, they can still support it for a while. Most of the soldiers in this army have family members in Guzang and other places, so you can start from these two points and force them to comply! In addition, let's contact us at any time, and I will mobilize troops and horses to respond to you! Zhou Tong thought for a while, and then said.

"With General Zhou's words, I have the bottom in my heart! Without further ado, I will set off to Guzang County to try to get this matter done as soon as possible! Farewell! When Tu Qi heard this, he hurriedly said. After saying that, he turned around and left.