As soon as Zheng Hui finished speaking, he immediately looked at Huang Degong expectantly. Those burning eyes were full of unspeakable longing.

Unexpectedly, Huang Degong looked cold, as if he was not interested in his conditions at all.

In the tent, the candlelight flickered, but it was an oppressive silence.

Zheng Hui saw that Huang Degong was groaning and didn't say a word, and his heart became more and more anxious.

He waited patiently for a while, and when he saw that Huang Degong still didn't speak, he interjected in a low voice: "General Huang, is it because you are dissatisfied with my Zheng family's conditions?" If so, what are the terms of your army's peace, but I can say as much as I can. ”

Huang Degong's eyelids jumped, and he smiled faintly.

He raised his head slightly, and said to Zheng Hui in a calm voice: "General Zheng is right, our army is indeed dissatisfied with such conditions as you wait. Now the northern border of Annam and the coastal area are occupied by our army, and there is no need for you to give it again. It would be too insincere for you to offer such conditions. From the point of view of our army, if you really have the sincerity to negotiate peace, you should not only open such conditions. ”

"Mayor Huang, what do you mean......" Zheng Hui's face was ugly, and his lips curled.

"Our army believes that if you really want to negotiate peace, you need to give up Thang Long City and the place to the south up to the Tuojiang River. Only when you do this can you see sincerity. Our military can agree to negotiate peace with you, otherwise, it will be difficult to negotiate this matter. Huang Degong's voice was cold, but he had a decisive power that could not be changed.

"This, the land of this Tuojiang River, can be given to you, but this Thang Long City is my capital of Annan, how can it be ceded to your army, if this is passed back, I am afraid that the head of the family will ...... him" Zheng Hui heard Huang Degong's words, his face was flustered, and his forehead was even more cold sweat.

"It's not negotiable." Huang Degong coldly interrupted his words: "If you don't agree, our army is already under the city, and we will attack the city from all sides in the near future." At that time, this Thang Long City, which has no reinforcements outside the food and grass, will also be successfully taken by our army, and there is no possibility of giving up. It's just that when the city is broken, the Zheng family is all war criminals of our army, but it is not as easy to talk as it is now. When the time comes, all your people and assets will be ......."

"Mayor Huang! I know what you mean, but this matter is important, and it is difficult to make decisions in Xia, can you let you go back to the city first, discuss with the head of the family, and then give General Huang an answer? Zheng Hui replied with a bitter face.

Huang Degong nodded: "Yes, you go back and report to your master, I will give him a day to reply, if there is no reply by dawn tomorrow, our army will immediately start attacking the city and will never break its promise." ”

Zheng Hui whispered repeatedly, hurriedly retreated, got out of the account, immediately returned south into the city, and then entered the palace to meet Zheng Zheng and Zheng Hua.

After listening to Zheng Hui's report, Zheng Zheng looked gloomy and sat down on the chair with a very depressed look.

Zheng Hua, who was next to him, was furious, his face was angry, he jumped up and yelled: "Family master! Tang Jun is so deceitful that he is almost going to shit on our heads, what kind of bullshit are we talking to them! In my opinion, we are in this Shenglong City, fighting the Tang Army to the death. Even if you die in battle, you will not live up to this life! ”

Zheng Hua finished speaking with high spirits, but found that Zheng Zheng, the head of the family, and Zheng Hui, the general, were silent, as if they were not listening to what he said.

Zheng Hua was furious, and couldn't help but shout again: "Family Master, General Zheng, the Tang Army is so persecuted, do you really want to accept their humiliating conditions?" Could it be that this stealing life really makes you yearn for it like this, and you don't have the courage to fight against the Tang Army? ”

Zheng Hui glanced at him and said coldly: "Since Vice General Zheng is so bloody and brave, then please lead the soldiers and horses in the city and go out of the city to fight against the Tang Army." Ben is going to be old, and he doesn't want to do it anymore for the sake of death. ”

Zheng Hua couldn't help but blush when he heard his words full of sarcasm, and said sharply: "What did you say?!" Do you think someone wouldn't dare?! Please ask the head of the family to give an order, and quickly order a certain family to lead the elite in the city to go out of the city to fight to the death with the Tang army! A certain family will not die, and have a ...... with the Tang Army"

"Enough!" Zheng Qi lightly interrupted Zheng Hua's impassioned words and replied softly: "Zheng Hua, the Chinese have a good saying, death is heavier than Mount Tai, and some are lighter than Hongmao, it is easy to die, but what is the value of seeking death like this?" ”

"Head of the house, you ......"

Zheng Zheng waved his hand, his face was full of complicated and painful looks: "Zheng Hua, if you are just a brave man and do nothing, such an action, in addition to speeding up the demise of my Zheng clan, will wipe out my entire clan, and there will be no chance to turn over, what good will it be?" Could it be that if my Zheng family takes the old road of destruction of the emperor of the Li Dynasty, you can feel at ease? ”

Zheng Zheng stood up and paced back and forth in the hall for a long time before standing on the spot and muttering, "If it really comes to this point, I will be the eternal sinner of the Zheng family." If you want to compete with Tang Junqiang, this matter must not be done. ”

"Family Master, do you really want to give up Shenglong City to Tang Jun? If this is the case, our army will only have a few cities left in the south, and in this way, the strength will be greatly reduced, but I am afraid that even the Nguyen clan in the south may not be able to defeat it! Zheng Hua's voice was indescribably sad. Zheng Zheng didn't look back, and let out a low sigh: "The Tang army is forced to the front, and the Ruan clan is behind, and my Zheng clan is indeed very dangerous." But there are priorities, and Encore only wants to vent his anger for a while. If we do not agree to the conditions of the Tang army, once the Tang army begins to attack the city tomorrow, it will be too late for us to regret it. However, if we can reach a peace agreement with the Tang army, even if there are only a few cities in the south, if we can get the help of the Tang army, we will be able to compete with the Ruan clan. ”

"What the head of the family said is that if you can reach an agreement with the Tang Army and temporarily give up this Shenglong City, what can you do?" Zheng Hui hurriedly said on the side: "As long as we can reach an agreement with the Tang army, then the 20,000 soldiers and horses in this Shenglong City can be safely withdrawn, and we will rely on these soldiers and horses to deal with the Ruan clan in the south with all our heart." If the action is done properly and the Tang army is helping, the future competition with the Ruan clan may not be defeated. ”

When Zheng Hui said this, he snorted coldly and said: "What's more, now that the Tang Army is gaining momentum, the soldiers and horses are strong, and our army is weak and lonely, it is indeed difficult to compete with it, but in the long run, our army may not have the opportunity to compete with the Tang Army, or even drive them away completely." ”

As soon as Zheng Hui said this, the eyes of Zheng Zheng and Zheng Hua all converged on him.

Zheng Hui smiled faintly: "Everything in the world has ups and downs. The Tang Army is so powerful and invincible now, but it may not be without decay and uselessness in the future. Thinking about the Ming Dynasty's annexation of my Annan, it seemed to be a success in one fell swoop, but in the end, it had to obediently retreat from my Annan more than 20 years later. Therefore, I am thinking that as long as we can hold out until the day when the Tang army is weakened, we will be able to work hard again, seize the original land, and reproduce the glory and glory of our Zheng clan. ”

Zheng Hui's words can be said to have reached Zheng Zheng's heart.

Zheng Zheng nodded frequently, and finally said loudly: "Very good!" Zheng Hui, in your opinion, our army agreed to withdraw from Thang Long City and transfer Thang Long City to the Tang Army. It's just that the soldiers and horses in this city, as well as my Zheng family's belongings, must be brought to the south smoothly by me and others, as the basis for fighting against the Nguyen clan. ”

Zheng Hui surrendered his hand: "What the head of the family said is very true, then go to the outside of the city to communicate with the Tang army now, and strive to reach a peace agreement with the Tang army as soon as possible." ”

Zheng Hui received Zheng Zheng's order, and immediately hurried out of the city, and then came to the account of Huang Degong, the chief general of the Tang Army, and expressed Zheng Zheng's opinion to him.

He told Huang that Zheng Zheng had now agreed to cede Thang Long City and all the land up to the north bank of the Tuojiang River to the Tang army, but with one request, that is, the Tang army would allow him to take away the 20,000 soldiers and horses in Thang Long City, as well as the private property that Zheng had accumulated over the years.

After listening to Zheng Hui's story, Huang Degong was very happy in his heart.

Hmph, I originally thought that the Zheng clan would be unwilling to be humiliated and fight against the Tang army to the end, but I didn't expect that these guys finally saw the situation clearly and knew that they had to cut the land and sue for peace in time to protect the clan and the remnants. I have to say that they can make such a decision, which is still very decisive and self-aware. Since the other party is willing to completely bow down, then you can be more generous and give them more preferential conditions.

Huang Degong immediately agreed to negotiate peace with Zheng on this basis. In addition to the above, Huang Duc Gong also generously agreed that the grain, grass and ordnance in Thang Long City could also be taken away by the Zheng army, so as to ensure that when they reached the south, they would have enough strength to compete with the Nguyen clan in the south.

Hearing this, Zheng Hui was as happy as if he had won a horse ticket, and immediately thanked him again and again, with a happy face.

Soon, the two sides reached an agreement on the final Tang-Zheng peace agreement.

Specifically, it is as follows.

1. After the signing of the agreement between the representatives of the two sides, the Tang Army and the Zheng Army immediately ceased fire and were no longer hostile.

2. The Zheng army assigned all the northern and southern borders of Anbei, including Thang Long City, as well as the coast north of Taiping Port, and the land on the north bank of the Tuojiang River in the south, to the Tang army, including the local people on its land, all of which were incorporated under the Tang army.

3. The Zheng faction, like the Mo clan, has since become a vassal force of the Tang army, and acts under the orders of the Tang army. The Tang army could provide assistance to the Zheng clan if necessary to help it resist the Nguyen attack in the south.

4. If necessary, the Tang army can conscript the Zheng army to fight for it, and the Zheng family must fully cooperate, not oppose, and not hide privately.

5. The Tang army allowed the Zheng clan to take away all the soldiers and horses under him, as well as the grain, grass and ordnance in Thang Long City, and as for the lives and personal belongings of the Zheng clan, they were fully protected to ensure that all of them were successfully transported to the south by the Zheng clan.

After the agreement was signed, the guests and hosts were very happy. Zheng Hui didn't want to stay any longer, and immediately returned to the city to return to Zheng Zheng.

Seeing Zheng Zheng leave the tent in a hurry, Huang Degong's face finally flashed a bright smile.

He knew that if Zheng Zheng agreed to such conditions, it would be a great benefit to Tang Jun.

Now that this agreement has been reached, the Tang army should no longer have any worries, and after leaving a small number of troops, the whole army can retreat north with confidence, enter Guangxi from Annan, and attack western Guangxi with the second town of the Tang army in eastern Guidong, so as to wipe out all the remnants of the Hongguang puppet dynasty in Guangxi in one fell swoop, and fully realize the strategic goal of occupying Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi provinces.

As for what Li Xiao, the king of Tang, said in his letter, if Huang Degong wants to seize the opportunity to destroy the entire Annan and Champ, this is a goal that must be achieved in the long term. But for the recent Tang Army operation, there is no need to be a fat man in one bite.

After all, the main task of the Tang army now is to pacify the Hongguang puppet dynasty in China and eliminate rebel forces such as Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng.

What's more, now that the Tang army has taken nearly half of the land from Annam, not only does it control the entire Red River Plain, but even its capital city of Shenglong is firmly under its own control, which is very helpful to the future development and progress of the Tang army.

Moreover, now that the agreement has been signed, and the Tang army has left the Zheng clan in the remnants of the southern land, then whether they are reluctant or not, they will have to fight to the death with the Ruan clan in the south in order to continue to survive and not be annexed by the Ruan clan.

If they can fight with the Ruan clan and let the Tang army finally benefit from the fishermen, it will be really a good thing for the Tang army.

What's more, the Tang army got hundreds of thousands of local people from the newly acquired land, considering that these people have their own traditional culture, and they have not been able to become kings for a long time, and they have always received anti-Chinese education, so it is not easy to naturalize them in a short time. Therefore, these people of Annam can no longer stay in the local area, but must be divided into several departments, all of them will be sent overseas for resettlement, and then transfer Han Chinese immigrants from the hinterland, so as to achieve long-term peace and stability in the local area.

It will take a lot of time for such measures and arrangements to take place, so it is the most realistic and wise decision to be able to temporarily keep the Zheng family's lineage, let the Annan War end as soon as possible, and make the entire Annan situation stable again, so that he can calmly transfer troops back to China, and then go all out to attack Guixi.

Half an hour later, the four gates of Thang Long City were opened, and the head of the family, Zheng Hui, led his troops to slowly come out of the north gate of Thang Long City and bid farewell to the Tang Army.

Huang Degong sat on his horse, cordially comforted a few of them, and asked Zheng Zheng to take his subordinates all the way south to settle down at Zheng Ruan's junction.

Zheng Zheng was full of emotion in his heart, but his face was full of gratitude, after he said goodbye to Huang Degong respectfully, he took 20,000 people and all the Zheng clan people to the south, like a long snake, wandering south, gradually disappearing.

Next, the Tang army held a grand ceremony to enter the city, and all the Tang army, with their banners swaggering and their military appearances, entered Thang Long City.

The continuous cheers resounded through the capital of Annan, Shenglong, and the Tang army and the people in the city all deeply understood at this moment that a new era had finally arrived.

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