Chapter 579: The Secret Covenant of Humeng (Page 1/1)

After the banquet, the peace talks between Xia and Khorasan also officially began. Luo Shichang, representing the Xia Kingdom, felt Khorasan's aggressiveness at the beginning.

Because according to Khorasan's conditions, the Xia Kingdom needed to cede the land of Sha, Gua, Su, Gan, and Liang. The entire Hexi is also handed over to others.

You must know that there are not many state capitals in Xia Kingdom. Cutting off the land of the five states at once can be regarded as making Xia Guo hurt. Moreover, the five prefectures of Hexi are different from other states and counties, and they are in the shape of a long corridor, which is an important trade route connecting the Central Plains and the Western Regions.

Every year, merchants who cross the border will pay high tariffs to the Xia Kingdom, which will benefit the Xia Kingdom a lot. Therefore, without these five states, the treasury of the Xia State will be missing an important source of revenue. Many families who relied on Hexi business to make a living also suffered a big setback.

Before the envoy, Luo Shichang was ordered to take back at least two prefectures in Gansu. If the sand melon is bitten by the stubborn end, it is okay to cede it. But now Khorasan not only wants to occupy the four state capitals permanently, but also wants the Xia state to cede Liangzhou, which has not been captured. Luo Shichang is also under a lot of pressure in his heart.

But in any case, the peace talks will continue. Luo Shichang met Gao Lianghui, who had just returned from Suzhou, and hoped to get some ways to let Khorasan relax from his mouth.

"Now the court thinks that Khorasan and Xia are separated by a desert, and they will not occupy the land of Xia for a long time. According to what Jin Qing saw, can Khorasan have the appearance of retreating? Luo Shichang asked out loud.

Gao Lianghui's word is Jin Qing! After coming to Suzhou to negotiate peace with Khorasan, no progress has been made. It was not until Luo Shichang sent an envoy to Khorasan on behalf of the lord of Xia that Gao Lianghui arrived from Suzhou. In fact, he has long been out of Suzhou.

Instead, he went to Shazhou and saw his father Gao Yi! Father and son meet each other, family reunion, and enjoy the joy of family! It's just that because the people in the affairs department have been helping Gao Lianghui hide his traces, no one else knows about this stubble.

Listening to Luo Shichang's questioning now, Gao Lianghui thought for a while and said: "If there is no defeat in Ganzhou, this matter is true. But now, Khorasan is afraid that he will not retreat. ”。

"Hey! Ganzhou was defeated, and our Xia Kingdom lost tens of thousands of troops. And the people's livelihood is withering, and this year's tax is not as good as in previous years! The treasury was empty, and the household department could not come up with the money to raise the soldiers and horses. Luo Shichang sighed.

The Xia State was plagued by many disasters, and there were many delays in agricultural affairs. Many fields are overgrown with barren grass, and there have been evil things in the Weizhou area where the people have no food to eat and gather people to rebel. Grain prices in Huaizhou and Jingzhou have also skyrocketed, and many people are hungry.

If you don't send troops to suppress the place, then the Xia Kingdom will be in chaos. Therefore, Khorasan, the evil wolf, must be carefully served.

Gao Lianghui had also heard of such a situation at the top of Khorasan. However, the Department of Affairs has expanded the number and scale of the Xia Kingdom and collected a lot of information. The unstable situation in Weizhou and Huaizhou was also learned by the high-level of Khorasan for the first time.

This is great news for Khorasan!

Because of the internal civil unrest, Xia Guo was even more unwilling to resist the edge of Khorasan. In the face of the terms of peace talks like the opening of the Lion of Khorasan, there is not much room for bargaining.

And on the Khorasan side, there is still a quasi-letter. It was an agreement with Mongolia, and as long as it was reached, Xia Guo had to agree even if he didn't want to.

At this occasion, tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry galloped on the northern steppe. Viewed from above, it looks like a dark cloud moving at high speed. Ma Er, the defender of Wurahai City, suddenly changed his face in an instant, and hurriedly sent troops to Xingqing Mansion to report the emergency.

Borshu is the main general of this southward journey! Although it was at the request of Hu Luoshan, he sent troops to the Xia Kingdom. But in fact, Mongolia is a drunkard, not meant to drink. Because to the east of the Black Mountain Weifu Military Division of the Xia Kingdom is the Xijing Road of the Jin Kingdom.

After capturing this place, you can also use this as a springboard to attack the Jin Kingdom.

In addition, Khorasan also has a promise! As soon as Mongolia defeated the Montenegrin Weifu Military Division, the first batch of firearms would be delivered to Mongolia immediately. so that it can come in handy when attacking the Kingdom of Jin.

In this way, Mongolia agreed.

Because the city of Wurahai was breached several times, the defenders of the Xia Kingdom in the city trembled with fear when they saw the Mongolian cavalry. Ma Erhu didn't want to be a loyal minister and a good general, so he didn't fight, and fled with his personal wealth.

The leaderless defenders of the Xia Kingdom surrendered to the Mongols again.

It was also the city of Wurahai that had been demolished several times, and it was no longer possible to defend it with the city walls. In addition, after the Black Mountain Weifu Military Division was disabled, it has not been replenished. Even military salaries are still in arrears. Therefore, Ma Erhu has no soldiers in his hands, and no money in his hands.

In the face of the menacing Mongol cavalry, there was no heart for a fight.

The battle report here soon spread to the Xingqing Mansion of the Xia Kingdom. Up and down the court, everyone was shocked. There were difficult wolves in the south, but now the tigers in the north have come out of the mountains again. can make Xia Guo suffer at both ends, and the country is worried.

The office of the affairs department located in Xingqing Prefecture also immediately spread the news to Ganzhou. Because he is behind enemy lines, he acts relatively secretly. So Khorasan got the news and it was going to be a day slower.

But Lee Seungji is not in a hurry!

The peace talks on Xia's side are almost dominated by Khorasan! When to cease the war and when to start the war, it is up to Khorasan to decide. Even now, the Khorasan cavalry that invaded Liangzhou has not withdrawn!

Under the city of Liangzhou, you can often see the snooping Khorasan iron horse. This made the city very worried, and the gates of the city were locked for several days, fearing that a large force of Khorasan cavalry would suddenly kill the city.

So he put Luo Shichang and others aside and met with several representatives of Khorasan businessmen. These were the merchants of Khorasan in Malu, Puhua, Xunsgan, Shaye and other places, and after the arrival of spring, they followed the footsteps of the Khorasan army, entered Huihe, and arrived in Suzhou.

Although the trade route to the Central Plains was not completely opened, they crossed south of the Qilian Mountains and started trading with the Tubo tribes in the land of Hehuang. Many of Khorasan's goods were sold to these tribesmen in exchange for large quantities of cowhides, sheepskins, tendons, and other things that could be used. There are also some well-known medicinal herbs, which have also been purchased by these Khorasan merchants.

Anyway, as long as it is profitable, Khorasan merchants will not refuse.

At the same time, Khorasan's specialties, such as white salt, which is extremely pure, and commercial goods such as fresh meat and canned fruits, cotton cloth, and glass products, all flowed into these tribes with little contact with the outside world. There were also some businessmen who took the risk to go to the border towns of the Central Plains and made a lot of profits.

Because they tasted the sweetness, these merchants begged Khorasan to take the land west of the river for themselves. In this way, it will be more convenient for them to go to the Central Plains.

Li Chengji met with them at this moment, also to know whether the income of these merchants could make up for the manpower and material resources expended by Khorasan in permanently occupying the land west of the river.

After all, there is a natural geographical barrier between Hexi and Huihe! If a firm rule is to be established here, it is necessary to garrison a large army to prevent the Xia army from counterattacking. This is a big expense.

Therefore, this is not only a political account, but also an economic account, which needs to be carefully calculated.

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