Chapter 258: Bargaining Chips
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When Liu Xiu slashed and killed the last enemy soldier in front of him, he looked left and right, and there were no more standing enemy soldiers around him except for his own soldiers. He slammed the sword in his hand into the ground and raised his head to the sky and roared.
The resentment that blocked his heart and suppressed him breathlessly was finally able to vent now. In fact, all the soldiers above and below the Zhutian Army had the same feeling as Liu Xiu at this time.
After the battle, the next thing was to clean up the battlefield, collect materials, and bury the corpses, these work, the people of Jianyang helped to assist, saving a lot of effort from the soldiers of the Zhutian Army.
Back in the barracks in the city, Xu Xiling had already prepared the bath water for Liu Xiu, and after he took off his clothes and sat in the big wooden barrel, the original clear water turned into blood.
After washing the blood stains on his body, Xu Ying helped Liu Xiu re-medicate and bandage the wounds on his body.
After handling it properly and changing his clothes, Xu Xiling walked in from outside, and also brought a letter. It was from the capital, and the letter sent by Xi Cheying was sent.
Liu Xiu took the bamboo slip, unfolded it, and smiled bitterly. A day away! If this letter could have been delivered one day earlier, there would have been no defeat for Xiao Chang'anju.
He rolled up the bamboo slip, handed it to Xuying on the side, and said, "Burn it." ”
This letter is from the hand of Xi Cheying, and once it is leaked, Xi Cheying will be worried about his life. For the sake of safety, this letter cannot be kept any longer. Xu Ying took the book and was about to go out, Liu Xiu said, "Burn it here." ”
Xu Yingleng for a moment, didn't say a word, took the lampstand, poured the oil in it on the book, and then took out the fire fold and lit the book. Looking at the burning book, Xu Xiling said quietly: "Senior sister's letter is late. ”
Liu Xiu said: "Cheying has done a good job. ”
was able to successfully find out such important news, and this nail buried in the National Teacher's Mansion did not disappoint. It didn't work, it's not Xi Cheying's problem, it can only be said to be fate, it's creation and making people, and the Zhutian Capital Department should have this catastrophe.
Liu Xiu's personality is more generous and benevolent, and because of this, his style of dealing with things has always been extremely calm and rational, and the situation of anger towards others rarely happens to him.
Xu Xiling originally wanted to excuse her senior sister, but when she heard Liu Xiu's words, she wisely swallowed the excuse back into her stomach.
At this time, she excused Xi Cheying, which can actually show that Xi Cheying's work is unfavorable, and at the same time, it can also show that she attaches great importance to love and righteousness, indirectly stepping on Xi Cheying, and elevating herself.
It's just that in front of Liu Xiu, her small tricks are not ineffective, but they have no chance to use them at all.
She changed her words and asked, "Lord, today's battle was a complete victory, will the Jingshi Army attack Jianyang again next?" ”
Liu Xiu nodded and said, "It will be, but it won't be right away." ”
The annihilation of the 5,000 soldiers and horses will inevitably arouse a high degree of vigilance on the part of the Jingshi army, and it is also necessary to carefully investigate their own situation, which will delay a lot of time.
I hope that during this time, Liu Jia, who went to Xinshi and Pinglin to discuss the alliance with the Green Forest Army, can make some achievements!
If Liu Jia can bring reinforcements from the Green Forest Army, Jianyang can still be preserved, if Liu Jia can't bring reinforcements, when the main force of the Beijing Division Army advances to Jianyang, he has no other choice but to retreat, after all, the difference in strength between the two sides is too great.
A few days after the Battle of Thorn Yang, people began to come to Thorn Yang one after another to join the Zhutian Army, and the strength of the Zhutian Capital expanded to as many as five or six thousand people in just a few days.
It's just that the current 5,000 or 6,000 troops, a considerable part of which are new recruits, have not been trained, have never been on the battlefield, and still less have combat effectiveness at all.
The complete victory in the Battle of Thorn Sun did provide Liu Jia with a lot of bargaining chips.
After Liu Jia rushed to Xinshi and Pinglin areas, he was warmly received by the Green Forest Army, and the leaders of the Green Forest Army, Wang Kuang, Wang Feng, Chen Mu, Liao Zhan and others, personally received Liu Jia.
Wang Kuang and Wang Feng are the leaders of the Xinshi Army, Chen Mu and Liao Zhan are the leaders of the Pinglin Army, and at present, the two armies of Xinshi and Pinglin have been merged into one place, Wang Kuang and Chen Mu naturally became the commanders of the whole army, and Wang Feng and Liao Zhan still serve as deputy generals.
In fact, the Green Forest Army had long been willing to form an alliance with the Pillar Heavenly Army, but the previous Pillar Heavenly Army didn't care about them at all.
In the past, the Green Forest Army sent envoys several times to find the Zhutian Army to show goodwill, but Liu Xuan did not receive him, making it clear that he wanted to draw a clear line with the Green Forest Army.
Later, the Zhutian Army was defeated in Xiaochang'an and almost wiped out, which surprised the Green Forest Army. The Green Forest Army couldn't understand that the 100,000 Beijing Division Army had obviously entered Nanyang and arrived in Wancheng, and the Zhutian Army had less than 30,000 troops, including many family members and dependents, so they dared to send troops to Wancheng and fight against the 100,000 Beijing Division Army.
Is it crazy? Facts have proved that the Zhutian army is crazy, and after the first battle, he was defeated by the Jingshi army, and almost all his lives were killed in Xiaochang'anju. The Green Forest Army didn't know about it, they were well-informed, and they heard it as soon as the 100,000 Beijing Division Army entered Nanyang
The rumors of the news, and the Pillar Heavenly Army did not grasp this information at all.
After the battle of Xiao Chang'anju, many generals within the Green Forest Army were secretly glad that they had not formed an alliance with the Zhutian Army at the beginning, otherwise, they would inevitably be affected by the Zhutian Army.
At this time, the Green Forest Army was divided into two factions, one group continued to advocate an alliance with the Zhutian Army, and the other group opposed the alliance.
It was Wang Kuang and Wang Feng who advocated the alliance, and Chen Mu and Liao Zhan who opposed the alliance. The Green Forest Army is not monolithic, and there are big problems in itself, because the Green Forest Army is not an army, but a mixed army cobbled together by multiple armies.
One is Wang Kuang and the other is Chen Mu.
To be more precise, there is a third main general in the Green Forest Army, that is, the main general of the Xiajiang Army, Wang Chang.
It's just that the Xiajiang Army commanded by Wang Chang and Cheng Dan is not in the area of Pinglin and Xinshi now, so at present, there are only two main generals in this Green Forest Army, Wang Kuang and Chen Mu.
Wang Kuang's opinion is that in the past, the Zhutian Army was strong, and it looked down on its own side and disdained to form an alliance with its own side, but now that the Zhutian Army has suffered a defeat, it is the time when the situation is weak, and at this time, it will be a matter of course for the Zhutian Army to talk about an alliance with the Zhutian Army.
Chen Mu's opinion is just different, in his opinion, the Zhu Tianjun is arrogant, there is no one in his eyes, defeat is a matter of time, and the alliance with the Zhutian Army will definitely implicate him in the future.
The opinions of the two main generals were diametrically opposed, and they could not reach an agreement, and there were naturally great differences within the Green Forest Army.
Soon, however, the differences between the Green Forest Army were resolved. News came from Jianyang's side that the remnants of the Zhutian Army would annihilate the 5,000 Jingshi army that pursued to Jianyang in one fell swoop.
This news is even more shocking than the Zhutian Army sending troops to attack Wancheng. That's 5,000 Beijing Division, even if the current Green Forest Army is allowed to fight, there is no complete certainty that it will be able to win, and after the Zhutian Army suffered a big defeat, only a small remnant of the defeated army remained, and it was even able to wipe out the 5,000 Beijing Division
Think, unimaginable! Through this battle, it can also be proved that the Zhutian Army is still very powerful, and its combat power is also terrifyingly strong. Chen Mu, who was originally strongly opposed to the alliance with the Pillar Heavenly Army, softened his attitude, thinking that the alliance with the Pillar Heavenly Army might be for his own side
Not a bad thing.
As a result, the Green Forest Army had not sent an envoy to Jianyang to find the Zhu Heavenly Army, but the Zhu Heavenly Army first sent Liu Jia, the envoy, and rushed to Xinshi.
Liu Jia's status in the Zhutian Army is not low, he is not only a relative of the Liu family, but also has the title of general, and is one of the core members of the Zhutian Army.
Hearing the news of Liu Jia's visit, Wang Kuang was overjoyed, and went out of the camp with Chen Mu, Wang Feng, Liao Zhan and others, and connected Liu Jia to the camp of the Green Forest Army.
Outside the city of Xinshi, the camp of the Green Forest Army, the Chinese military tent.
After everyone sat down, Chen Mu first spoke: "I have heard about the battle of the Zhutian Army in Xiaochang'an, and it is reported that General Liu's family members were also unfortunately killed in this battle, and I hope that General Liu will mourn." ”
His words sounded like nothing was a problem, but in fact he was pouring salt into Liu Jia's wounds.
Although Chen Mu's attitude has softened and is in favor of an alliance with the Zhu Tian Army, it is not yet clear who will listen to whom after the alliance, so in the process of negotiation, his own side will have to overwhelm the Zhu Tian Army in momentum.
Hearing Chen Mu's words, Wang Kuang's face changed slightly, he smiled indifferently at Liu Jia, and said: "With 30,000 soldiers and horses, the Zhutian Army dares to directly attack the 100,000 Beijing division army, which is magnificent!" ”
Liu Jia smiled bitterly, if he had known that Wancheng had 100,000 Beijing division troops, he would not have sent troops to Wancheng no matter what.
He first looked at Chen Mu and said: "General Chen, although our department suffered a defeat in Xiaochang'an, it finally moved back to a city in Jianyang, although it is not a brilliant record to kill 5,000 Beijing divisions, but at least it is also angry. ”
He said it easily, but in the ears of everyone in the Green Forest Army, there was a burst of fever on his face, especially Chen Mu, whose face was so gloomy that he was about to drip water.
At the beginning, Zhen Fu only led a few thousand county troops, and they defeated the Pinglin Army and the Xinshi Army, and the Zhutian Army annihilated the 5,000 Beijing Division Army this time, and in Liu Jia's mouth, it was just a bad breath.
originally wanted to be ashamed of Liu Jia, but in turn he was ashamed of Liu Jia. After speaking, Liu Jia didn't pay any attention to Chen Mu, turned his head, looked at Wang Kuang, and said: "General Wang, say a thousand ways and ten thousand, the defeat in this battle is all due to the weak strength of our department, if our department can have tens of thousands more soldiers and horses, even if it is to defeat 100,000 Beijing division troops."
, that's fine! ”
Even if you have a request for others, you can't put yourself in an inferior position, and you have to try to get the most benefits, which is a negotiation skill.
When Wang Kuang heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "General Liu is reasonable!" As he spoke, he stretched out his index finger and said, "This finger can't be pierced!" ”
He put away his index finger, shook his fist vigorously, and said, "If it is five fingers and they are held together, let alone a person, even if it is a tiger, it can be beaten to death!" ”
Seeing that Liu Jia nodded again and again, expressing his agreement with his words, Wang Kuang continued: "The Zhutian Army is brave, but after all, the people are lonely, if the Zhutian Army can join forces with my Green Forest Army, the county soldiers, the county army, and the Jingshi army, what are they afraid of?" ”
Liu Jia hadn't mentioned the alliance between the two armies, but Wang Kuang took the initiative to bring it up. Of course, this is related to Liu Jia's negotiation skills, but the most critical point is that the Zhu Tianjun's victory in Jianyang showed the strength of the Zhutian Army, and at the same time, the Green Forest Army was impressed by the Zhutian Army and was eager to win it over.