I have to say that Lu Zhongtian calculated everything very well. He chose the best timing. He deceived Yuan Zhenqian's Northwest Army and the Jurchen army to the death, but it was not entirely a move to punish Yuan Zhenqian by the hands of the Jurchens, he knew that Yuan Zhenqian would be defeated, and he also knew that although Yuan Zhenqian would be defeated, he would also gnaw at the Jurchens when he died.

After the battle, he collected 20,000 soldiers and horses, while the Jurchens lost 30,000 or 40,000 main cavalry. Under the advantages of the other, he was not worried about the Jurchens launching a siege. Other words. At this time, the Jurchens were most embarrassed, they had little confidence in the siege, but they absolutely refused to withdraw, and the Jurchens at this time were extremely conflicted. And Lu Zhongtian seized this excellent opportunity to talk to Wanyan Agu about a big business to carve up the world.

To be fair, Lu Zhongtian has not had the heart to be the emperor for so many years, and the reason why he has this idea is because of the changes in the current situation. When Guo Xu gradually drifted away, when he gradually grasped all the power of the Great Zhou, Lu Zhongtian thought that the time had come for the Great Zhou to run out of energy, and to vacate the cage and replace it with a bird. Lu Zhongtian is a person who will do whatever he should do without hesitation, and the opportunity to become the master of the world is right in front of him, how can he sit idly by? Especially when he learned that Guo Xu was going to ask Lin Jue for help, the last bit of compassion he had for Guo Xu completely disappeared.

He was determined to replace it, but he also understood that the Guo family had been sitting in the Great Zhou for more than 100 years and had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If he rashly replaces him, he will attract the disgust of the people and set himself on fire. Therefore, he has to rely on external forces and dangerous situations to extract millet from the fire. Taking advantage of the embarrassing situation of the Jurchens at the moment and reaching an agreement with them that they cannot refuse, it is very likely that they will realize their dream of being an emperor and not be blamed by the people. He wants to pretend to be a person who is forced to be helpless, a person who is willing to save the people of the world with infamy behind his back, which not only gets actual benefits, but also can deceive people's hearts. It's much better than forcing your way up.

Therefore, he wrote this letter and asked Liu Zhenbang to come to negotiate with Wanyan Agu at a critical juncture. He was not worried that the contents of the letter would be exposed if the negotiations failed, because he had not signed the letter, and no one believed the bizarre and absurd advice of the letter. Who would have believed that Lu Zhongtian would brazenly put forward such a ridiculous condition? Only he knows the deep logical tricks, and knows that doing so is his best choice.

After hearing Yan Aguda's words, Li Guoqiu on the side was stunned and hurriedly came up to read the letter. General Wanyan Agu stuffed the letterhead into his hand and said with a smile: "Look, military advisor, has this deal been done?" ”

Li Guoqiu quickly read the letter, and the content of the letter was indeed the same. I can't help but be amazed

Dumbfounded.

"How? Strategist, this deal is a sure win for us. Wanyan Agu laughed. Indeed, Wanyan Agu Da did feel that he wanted to destroy the Great Zhou, and it seemed that it was already a luxury to completely occupy the land of the Great Zhou. Even now, when he has won many victories, waved his army to smash the city of Bianliang, and smashed the Northwest Army, Wanyan Aguda felt the haste of his dispatch this time. The main problem was that the Liao people were finished so quickly, resulting in their own army having to fight independently, and they were missing their right-hand men. Originally, it was expected that the Liao would provide greater assistance on the flank, but now it is no longer possible. If you attack Bianliang, even if you capture it, you will wipe out your family, so how can you continue, I am afraid that you can only rob some property and leave in the end, otherwise you will inevitably die here. At this time, the other party suddenly proposed such generous conditions, how could Wanyan Aguda not be moved?

But for Li Guoqiu, he is not willing to stop there. Wanyan Aguda promised him to take the entire territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty and allow him to carve out the territory of the Southern Tang Kingdom to restore him. But if such an agreement is followed, won't everything come to naught? Lu Zhongtian had a good calculation, he wanted to be the emperor, but he was busy in vain.

"Great Chief, can you take a step to speak?" Li Guoqiu said.

Wanyan Agu nodded loudly, turned around and entered the inner tent. Li Guoqiu followed closely behind him. When he came in, as soon as he entered the inner tent, he said hurriedly: "Great chief, how can you stop here? Has the Great Leader forgotten his ambition before sending troops? There are not many soldiers and horses left in the Great Zhou, and they only need to break through Bianliang. At this moment, for the sake of these small profits, isn't it because of small losses? The big leader is a person with big ambitions, and he should have a big pattern. With such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to dominate the world in front of us, how can we not seize it? Li Guoqiu said in a deep voice.

Wanyan Agu frowned and said: "Military Division, I understand what you said, but under the current situation, how to attack Bianliang?" You and I have been deliberating all night, and there is no good way. At present, the supply of food and grass materials for our army is already very difficult, and if Bianliang cannot be captured for a long time, things will be very troublesome. Either they have to rest after taking Bianliang, or they will move to other state capitals to sweep up supplies to replenish the army, and even so, it won't last long. Now that Lu Zhongtian has put forward such good conditions, why not do it? I don't want to wipe out my old roots, I don't want to go back to the point where I was chased everywhere. It is not easy for me to have today. ”

Li Guoqiu said: "Did you lose your dream of competing in the world because of this?" ”

Wanyan Agu Dao: "Of course not, we just agreed for the time being, so we can have a chance to breathe." The land of Yanyun belongs to us, it is a strategic place, and we can attack again at any time. We can ask the Liao people for soldiers, horses, grain and grass, and ask Lu Zhongtian for compensation for the property, grain and grass, and then reorganize and expand the army to go south again. It's not

It's just a delaying tactic. ”

Li Guoqiu frowned and said, "Is the big leader really thinking so?" I'm afraid that the big leader is afraid, and I know that it is not easy to conquer the Great Zhou, so I retreated. I'm afraid these words are also used to prevaricate me. ”

Wanyan Agu's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Strategist, don't forget your identity, how dare you talk to me like this?" I know what you're thinking, you're just worried that your restoration of the Southern Tang Dynasty won't succeed. Strategist, today I have made it clear, I did promise you to take the land of the south in the future to help you restore the kingdom of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but all this is based on the premise that I can successfully occupy the land of the southerners and conquer them. You don't want me to risk the restoration of your south, you can do whatever it takes, but I have my plans. It doesn't hurt if you want to use me for your purposes, but first you have to help me succeed, and we help each other. If you think I'm a fool and make me desperate for your sake, you're wrong. If you think I can't help you succeed, take care of yourself, and I won't stop you. ”

Li Guoqiu's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly bowed down and said: "The big leader is angry, he has no such intention in the next place, he is eager to speak, and he doesn't choose what to say, and he hopes that the big leader will forgive his sins." It's not because of the restoration of the country, but because I feel that it's too cheap for Lu Zhongtian, and we get too little. Since Lu Zhongtian wanted to achieve such a big goal, the price he paid was too small. What he got was the throne of the emperor who replaced the Great Zhou, and he was only willing to give it to the land of clouds and the land of Western Xia. The land of Western Xia is far away in the northwest, and it can't fight with our eight poles, what's the use? Only by destroying the Liao State can the land of Western Xia be held in his hands, which may be the bait for Lu Zhongtian to harbor evil intentions and hope that we and the Liao people will fight first. If you want to recuperate, you also need a larger territory, the Liao country is about to be squeezed dry, what else can be squeezed out? ”

Wanyan Agu frowned and said, "Then what do you mean?" Don't ask me to attack Bianliang City. ”

Li Guoqiu said: "If Lu Zhongtian is really sincere, why is he unwilling to cede the land of Jingdong to the big leader?" The big leader might as well ask for more, Jingdong West Road, Jingdong North Road, Hebei East and West Road, see if he gives it. If Lu Zhongtian is sincere, these are not his things, and he should give them. When these four roads are in hand, it is called a place of recuperation. The south can attack Huainan Road, the west can directly attack Bianliang, the north is connected to Zhongjing Liaoyang, and the east is backed by the sea, even if it is a country, there is no problem. ”

Wanyan Aguda nodded slowly and said, "That's right, I was almost fooled by him." With such a big territory in Da Zhou, he only gave two bones and wanted to send Lao Tzu away, so he wanted Lao Tzu to help him so much, Lu Zhongtian, this old thing, looked down on people. Yes, just do as you say, if you want him to be in the land of Jingdong and Hebei Four Roads, if he refuses, he is insincere, and Lao Tzu will not let him get his wish. ”