Of the three places, Gaoping Province is located south of Junozawa, with Surabaya to the east and Jishui to the west. It can be said that this place is a major transportation route, and whether it is a water or land route, it is basically under the control of Gao Pingguo. In addition to being at the source of Surabaya, Rencheng and Lujun are located in the southern part of the hills of Shandong. The terrain here is much better than in the north.

Because it is located in the Yimeng Mountain area, after passing through the Yimeng Mountain, it will enter the relatively flat Dongguan and Donghai counties in the east. This is also for the future needs of the march, in advance to make sufficient preparations.

In case of any time in the future when the Yan State is to be attacked again, if you only need to break through from this direction with all your might, you will be able to form a three-sided encirclement of Qingzhou with the Tang army on the north bank of the Yellow River and west of Mount Tai.

At that time, unless the courtiers of the Yan Kingdom left from the sea by boat, it would be absolutely impossible to escape again.

When Liu Xiaohai's side launched the attack, Xi Chao had just arrived at Peng Chengguo to return to Huan Wen.

After learning about Li Xin's reply, Huan Wen couldn't help but be silent for a while, and sighed for a long time: "Time has changed, if this is the case, then it is also a helpless thing!" If it weren't for the distinction between the family and the country, if it weren't for each being its master, the relationship between Bengong and Li Hantang would be able to become a year-old friend! ”

When Huan Wen learned that the Tang army was attacking the three places, he immediately led the army north from Guangqi County to Changyi County, the capital of Gaoping State, to block the Tang army's attack.

At the same time, after Murong Ke, who was in the county, heard the news, on the one hand, he sent additional troops and horses to the eastern part of Taishan County to strengthen the defense. In addition, he sent an envoy to meet Li Xin in order to reach a peace.

Because Huan Wen's side is in the south of Gaoping Kingdom, it is not far from the battlefield, so he quickly rushed to the territory of Gaoping Kingdom. But when he wanted to continue north, he was blocked by Chen Kang's army.

There are only 10,000 troops under Chen Kang's command, and facing Huan Wen's 50,000 troops is naturally at an absolute disadvantage. But at this time, Zhao Ji, who was in the Xingyang area in the west, also began to increase his troops and made a big move south to Xuchang, especially in the north of the Yellow River, and there was news that Li Xin was going to lead his army south in person.

In this way, Huan Wen also had to think about the safety of the rear, especially the consequences of a large-scale war with the Tang army. After all, in case he had a big battle with the Tang Army, he ended up paying a lot of costs in vain, but it was Yan Guo who got the benefits, which was not something Huan Wen was willing to see.

Since both sides had no intention of going to war, in this way, Huan Wen and Chen Kang did not fight, but temporarily confronted each other.

Liu Xiaohai's progress was very smooth, and he successfully won the predetermined goals, and occupied several footholds in the Yimeng Mountain area, laying a good foundation for future plans.

Although for Murong Ke, Huan Wen and others, they understood Li Xin's purpose very clearly, but they were powerless to stop it. Especially for Yan Guo, as long as there is a chance to breathe, the most important thing is to take a breath first.

It just so happened that at this time, the envoy of Yan State had already rushed to Yuancheng County and officially met with Li Xin.

It was still Liang Chen who came, because this time he made a great contribution to promoting Huan Wen's peace, so that Murong Ke could see his ability. That's why he was sent to negotiate peace with Datang again.

"This king heard that you have already negotiated peace with Huan Wen and reached an agreement between them, in this case, how can you negotiate peace with my Datang? It's better for us to maintain relations with enemy countries, so that everyone can be more relaxed! After meeting Liang Chen, Li Xin didn't seem to be enthusiastic about the peace talks.

After peace is negotiated, there will be a general peace on the borders between the two sides, or at least, there will be no major fighting. But if the state of the enemy is maintained, then it is normal for one of them to use any means against the other.

For example, if you don't like it today, then I'll attack you directly, and there's no problem at all. And if a peace is negotiated, the side that attacks without reason will inevitably bear the moral loss. Although morality may not seem worth caring about in the eyes of the powerful, it can sometimes be very useful.

In particular, many people cherish their feathers, so they want to do their best in everything, and if it is not necessary, they will not destroy their reputation and leave a bad reputation.

Seeing this, Liang Chen knew that this time the peace negotiation might be even more difficult than when he was against Huan Wen. After all, when negotiating peace with Huan Wen's side, there was at least one more thing in common between the two sides, that is, they were both wary of Li Xin.

And between Tang and Yan, it is now completely hostile, and the Tang Dynasty is bent on swallowing up all the Yan Kingdom. However, Yan Guo did not have a bargaining chip in his hand that could impress Li Xin, so it was not easy to get him to stop entering the army.

But no matter how difficult it is, you have to work hard, so after thinking about it for a while, Liang Chen said: "Although my Dayan and the Jin family negotiated peace, this does not prevent Tang Yan from making peace between the two countries. After all, this is not a question of choosing one or the other, Tang and Jin are not enemies now, if Tang Yan agrees to make peace, the world will be peaceful, and it will be good for everyone! ”

I have to say that Liang Chen pointed to a key point, that is, although there are cracks in the relationship between Tang and Jin, it has not completely turned around. Therefore, there is no need to stand in line for Yan Guo.

Otherwise, if Tang Jin is a mortal enemy and wants the other party to be fast, then no matter which one of them makes peace, then Yan Guo will inevitably make enemies with the other party. After all, the matter of negotiating peace is not something that is said with red lips and white teeth, but must be achieved with practical benefits.

Especially Yan Guo's peace conditions for the Jin family, Datang will inevitably refer to it. After all, although Li Xin has not yet been proclaimed emperor, in fact, everyone in the world basically treats him as an emperor.

In this way, if you Yan and Jiang Zuo negotiate peace as a brotherly country, but negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty but the conditions are even worse, it means that you are looking down on the Tang Dynasty and despising the Tang Dynasty. Such an approach, let alone wanting to negotiate peace, is afraid that it will be self-defeating and will expand the war.

"Since the people of the world are mentioned, then this king will also give you a chance, if you do win a condition that satisfies this king, this king can negotiate peace. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll only be able to let you go back first! Li Xin looked at him for a while, and then said lightly.

"Yes! When Dazai-sama sent his subordinates here, he had already explained. Tang and Yan live next to each other, and they should be able to communicate with each other and tie the same friendship forever! If His Royal Highness is willing to negotiate peace and stop the army, then Tang and Yan will become a country of marriage, and send envoys to Chang'an every year in the future to congratulate and greet them as a sign of friendship. I wonder if Your Highness is willing? ”

"The country of in-laws? Who do you want to marry? Hearing this proposal, Li Xin couldn't help but be surprised, frowned and asked.