Shanglin State kept increasing troops to Yuelin Pass, and the king of Chu failed to take it after attacking several times, and he was extremely anxious.

However, when he came out, it was impossible for him to return in vain, and the situation was stalemate for a while.

The army is outside, and it needs grain and grass, especially the king of Chu was expected to be able to take Shanglin in a short time, so he didn't bring much grain and grass over, seeing that the food was urgent, the king of Chu couldn't sit still.

The strategists offered advice one after another, and some said, "Shanglin has the help of General Xie, and he will definitely not be able to attack for a while, Your Majesty, it is better to return to the court first, and then make plans." ”

It was said, "Now that you retreat, how do you let outsiders view our Dongxuan Kingdom?" In the future, anyone can step on it, no, no. ”

also said, "I'm afraid that if we retreat now, Shanglin and Xie Yutang will see the clues, and it will not be good to catch up from behind, our army will be disheartened, and we will definitely suffer losses at that time." ”

There are many opinions, and each has its own truth.

The King of Chu listened with a cold face, with his character, it would never be possible to go back like this, but if he didn't go back, the next grain and grass would be a big problem, and a large amount of consumption would also greatly increase the treasury of the Dongxuan Kingdom, of course, the King of Chu didn't care about this, but he had to consider his position.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a way." A strategist who had not spoken all this time stood up and bent down respectfully.

The King of Chu looked at him eagerly, "Say it quickly." ”

At the same time, Xie Yutang and the Nine Princes were also discussing this battle.

"Retirement? It is impossible to retreat. Xie Yutang said coldly, with his understanding of the King of Chu, he would never do this kind of thing.

The Nine Princes also nodded approvingly, "It is unlikely that the troops will retreat, it may only be a temporary truce, the King of Chu probably didn't take into account that Shanglin is so difficult to gnaw, and when he reacts, maybe he will fight back." ”

"The spies came to report, but in fact, there is not enough food and grass over there." Xie Yutang took out a letter and handed it to the Nine Princes.

The Nine Princes looked at it and let out a long sigh.

He really didn't want to talk about this imperial brother anymore, to be honest, the elite soldiers of the Eastern Xuanguo Kingdom couldn't exert one-tenth of their ability when they reached him, and as a member of the royal family, the Nine Princes couldn't help but feel a little cold.

Xie Yutang seemed to know what he was thinking, and patted him on the shoulder with relief, "Don't worry, it'll be fine." ”

Just when they were all waiting for the king of Chu's next move, the king of Chu also lived up to expectations, and he sent someone to deliver a letter in front of the battle, stating that the two sides would make a truce and conduct peace talks.

Speaking of which, the king of Chu was the first to send troops to attack the other party, and now the situation is not good for him, so he proposed peace talks, which may not be a good thing for Shanglin.

Xie Yutang and Chi Wan didn't want to see the lives ruined, thinking that as long as the King of Chu was willing to stop fighting, he naturally had nothing to say on his side. What's more, there is really a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, even if the king of Chu is willing to stop fighting for the time being, once he resumes the war, it will be another difficult war, and he may not be able to hold it.

"What do you think?" Xie Yutang informed the Nine Princes and Chi Wan of the news and listened to their opinions.

The Ninth Prince groaned, "I'm afraid it's a fraud." ”

He, the imperial brother, is gentle and humble on the outside, but he is actually quite a brutal person on the inside, and he is not much better than the crown prince, and his credit value here with the Nine Princes has directly dropped below zero.

Regarding the opinions of the Nine Princes, Xie Yutang naturally attached great importance to them, "Lord Wang, please speak." ”

The Ninth Prince said directly, "I don't think he will gain any benefits from peace talks, just because the current war situation is not good for him, so he wants to use a delaying tactic to drag us down, and once he gets supplies, maybe he will start another war." ”

In this case, Xie Yutang also considered it. However, the Ninth Prince's straightforward statement still surprised him a little, "The prince doesn't trust King Chu so much, you can think on the bright side." ”

"He doesn't have any good aspects, when he cooperated with Fanbang and wanted to plot against me, he had no credibility in my heart."

That plot gave the Nine Princes a big shadow, Xie Yutang didn't mention it again, and turned to look at Chi Wan, "Wanwan, what do you think?" ”

Chi Wan also felt that it was a little strange for the King of Chu to propose peace talks at this time.

"If it were a peace talk, what do you think he would ask for?" She asks the most realistic questions.

Xie Yutang thought for a while, "It is estimated that there will be land cuts or compensation." ”

"The king of Chu's appetite is more than that, he wants the whole Shanglin, I agree with what the prince said, he should be a delaying tactic."

After hearing this, Xie Yutang bowed his head and remained silent. To be honest, peace talks are somewhat of a road for them, no matter what the King of Chu thinks in his heart, it is already very good to get a chance to breathe.

"Yutang, what are you thinking?" Chi Wan saw that his expression was wrong, and couldn't help but ask.

Xie Yutang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I think we should agree to his terms for peace talks." ”

The Nine Princes were the first to disagree, "Why?" ”

"If you don't agree, can you beat others?"

As soon as these words came out, the Nine Princes were instantly silenced.

Although Shanglin's side was defended, it didn't mean that the King of Chu had failed, but it just didn't meet his expectations. Once the war starts again and the king of Chu storms the forest pass, then the number of dead and wounded people will only increase exponentially.

The Nine Princes also knew this, and they had nothing to say for a while.

Xie Yutang's gaze swept over the two of them, and said slowly, "King Chu wants some sweetness, when negotiating, let's improvise, if it's too unreasonable, we can completely refuse." ”

Chi Wan frowned worriedly, "I'm afraid that he will make a ghost in the back while talking about peace." ”

Soldiers are not tired of deceit, if the previous king of Chu disdained to do this kind of thing, the current emperor of the Eastern Xuanguo Kingdom no one dared to guarantee it.

Xie Yutang smiled, "Since we know that he may cheat, then we can prevent him in advance so that he can't play tricks." ”

Seeing that the two of them still looked hesitant, Xie Yutang made persistent efforts, "Lord, Wanwan, think about it, if you don't agree to his conditions now, the King of Chu will not give up, and the end is to continue to fight, when the time comes, it will be the people of Dongxuan and Shanglin who will die, I won't tell you, although I said that I sent troops to help Shanglin, but I am still a native of Dongxuanguo, I feel very uncomfortable when I see so many people dying because of the attack on Yuelin Pass, if I can avoid seeing such a situation, I will definitely agree without hesitation." ”

He said firmly, and the two of them were shocked in their hearts, and the Nine Princes smiled bitterly, "Yutang, I'm not as good as you." ”

Chi Wan also said, "Yes, we don't want to see any more senseless bloodshed, Yutang, I also support you, let's agree to peace talks." ”

At this point, the three of them reached an agreement.

On the other hand, the monarch of Shanglin State has been in high spirits recently, originally half a month ago, he was still anxious, but now it is like feng shui taking turns, and the anxious person has become the king of Chu.

Thinking of this, the monarch of Shanglin couldn't wait to sing a song.

How unfortunate he was, you must know that in any way, Shanglin Kingdom and Dongxuan Kingdom are incomparable, but he resisted the attack of Dongxuan Kingdom and forced the other party to a truce.

Who can do it?

The ministers of Shanglin Kingdom also raised their eyebrows and told the monarch one after another, thinking that Dongxuan Kingdom was not so powerful, and they could convince the other party in one go, and they would not dare to covet Shanglin in the future.

There are also some people who look far away, thinking that these people are crazy, Dongxuan Kingdom is a big country anyway, but it is just a temporary loss, and when the other party's morale is restored, they should cry wolf again.

What's more, these victories were still fought under the command of Xie Yutang, if there was no Xie Yutang, they would only be crushed in the Lin Kingdom.

For these people who can't see through clearly, there is only a sigh. Even His Majesty seems to be a little carried away.

When the news of the peace talks between the king of Chu came, the monarch was asking people to step up the training of elite soldiers, and now he had some ideas about Fanbang, thinking of annexing Fanbang to strengthen himself, just taking advantage of Xie Yutang's east wind.

Knowing the request of the King of Chu, the monarch of Shanglin State sneered, threw the letter directly, and said indifferently, "Peace talks? They are the ones who want to attack us, and they are the ones who want peace talks, and what are they when we are, fools, who can play around? Go back and tell you the emperor that it can't be. ”

The envoy hurried away, and some ministers felt that it was not good, which would anger the king of Chu.

But the monarch waved his hand fearlessly, "What about angering him?" If he has the ability, he will come in, and he can't even break through the forest pass, I really don't believe that he can destroy me in the forest! ”

But as soon as he sent the envoy away, Xie Yutang sent a secret letter, indicating that he would accept the peace talks and discuss the affairs of the two countries together. After reading it, the monarch couldn't help frowning.

Some ministers were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, so they scattered the wind and lit the fire and said, "Your Majesty, this Xie Yutang is still from Dongxuanguo after all, this request of the King of Chu is obviously a problem, but he agreed without saying a word, it must not be simple, you have to think twice." ”

After the previous events, the monarch would not make a decision so easily, and when he heard the minister's words to sow discord, he reprimanded people, and the minister was scolded and did not dare to say a word.

The monarch thought that Xie Yutang had been deceived by the King of Chu, so he wrote his guess on the letter and informed Xie Yutang that he should not trust the King of Chu, and the King of Chu was not worthy of trust.

But Xie Yutang told him that if there was no peace talks, Shanglin Guo's fate would be miserable.

In this regard, the monarch felt that Xie Yutang's courage was too small, of course, he did not say so in the letter, but only said in righteous words that the people of Shanglin State would not accept peace talks with an invading country.

On the other side, the king of Chu learned about Shanglin Guo's attitude from the envoy's mouth, and sneered, not impressed, but his generals were so angry that they couldn't do it.

"This Shanglin country is really arrogant, but after a few victories under the command of General Xie, I don't know how many catties and taels I have, Your Majesty, the last general asks to fight."

One by one, the generals stood up.