Qin Kan opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer.

Zou Ji is right, the soldiers and horses of the headquarters have fallen outside the pass, and after he returned to the camp, he immediately rushed to Xingshi to ask for the guilt, where is the heart to wait on the front line?

"Humph! Throw down the robe and run away, is this the so-called general? Someone came, passed on the general's order, ordered troops out of the camp, and went to meet the trapped brothers! Zou Ji shouted.

"Yes!"

The drums beat, and a quarter of an hour later the army regrouped and headed for Chenbu Pass.

Behind, Qin Kan, who was left aside, frowned.

What's wrong with this......

……

A few days later, news came back from the western border, Qin Kan led his troops to advance and was surrounded by the coalition army, but fortunately with the help of Zou Ji's army, he avoided the danger of annihilation of the whole army, held Chen Buguan, and kept the coalition army out.

After the news spread in the Jin Dynasty, Zou Ji's image immediately became taller, and everyone praised him as a hero-like figure.

Poor Qin Kan, fortunately held the western border for a year, and he had no credit overnight, but he was put on an incompetent hat.

After this war, the defense affairs in the area of Chen Buguan mainly fell into the hands of Zou Ji.

Qin Kan led the remnants of the defeated army to assist in guarding the pass.

Hua Wenqi, who was far away in Wangji, was even more worried.

He couldn't be clearer about what Zou Ji was like, and combined with Qin Kan's letters to him, a sense of crisis rose in his heart.

Now, Zou Ji has as many as one million soldiers and generals available for deployment, and his personal prestige is high, and he is in the limelight in the entire Jin Kingdom, and only he can check and balance.

If this Zou Ji really harbors evil intentions, then the Jin Kingdom is really finished!

Almost at the same time, he received a letter from Yang Mu.

The situation is grim and ready to come out.

Obviously, Cangguo is inclined to let King Ning ascend the throne as emperor, if Zou Ji has no contact with Cangguo, he will not believe it.

"Retreat, this huge Wangji, let the countries fight to the death."

Hua Wenqi sighed, immediately ordered the drums to gather the generals, and then announced that he would immediately prepare for the withdrawal of the army.

In early December, the Jin army withdrew from Wangji.

The Cang army and the Chu army were stationed in the land of Wangji, and as for the ownership of Kyoto, it was temporarily managed by the two parties.

As soon as the news came out, the whole world was boiling.

The Jin army withdrew from Wangji, what does this mean?

Doesn't it mean that the goal set by the Cangcheng Alliance has been achieved?

From this moment on, the Jin Kingdom will no longer be hegemonic!

You must know that if a country wants to become a hegemon, it is not just a comparison of national strength, but also a little bit of prestige, so that the surrounding countries have the heart of submission, and then through an alliance, all countries express their following, which can be regarded as establishing hegemony.

The overlord, who exercised part of the power of the Son of Heaven, is nothing more than a weakened version.

After this defeat, the prestige of the Jin State is no longer there, and even if the national strength is restored again, it is impossible to achieve the influence it had before.

As a result, the following month saw a frequent exchange of letters from various countries.

The Triple Alliance also withdrew from Jincheng, settled in several cities in the rear, and signed an armistice.

King Ning, among the people of the royal family, was busy reorganizing King Qin's army and preparing for the next ascension to the throne.

Ruan Guo no longer insisted on letting King Xing ascend the throne, after all, in the entire battle of Jin, the Four-Nation Alliance did not have too outstanding performance, and even Jincheng was led by Cangguo to defeat the coalition army, and now there is Zou Ji guarding Chen Bu Pass, and the general trend is impossible, and it is impossible for Ruan Guo to withdraw when dividing the results.

To put it mildly, even at this time, Yang Mu begged Ruan Guo to withdraw his troops, Ruan Guo would never agree.

Therefore, in this case, Cangguo once again issued an edict in the name of the Son of Heaven - in February, the second Cangcheng Alliance will be held!

As soon as the edict spread, there was another shock.

The parties who sent troops were a little itchy.

Obviously, this is a meeting to divide the results of the war.

Some of the smaller countries to the west set off immediately.

Ruan Guo and Wei Guo hurriedly set out on the road with many ministers and people who were good at negotiations.

In order to avoid unforeseen complications, the state of Chu also suspended the war against the state of Wu and concentrated all its energy on this peace.

This peace negotiation will be another confrontation!

……

Cool snowflakes hit the cheeks, and as far as the eye can see, the snow mist is boundless.

The winter of the Jin Kingdom was wet and cold, with heavy snowfall, but there were patches of water stains on the body.

Time was in a hurry, and the monarchs of the countries embarked on the journey of the alliance.

Compared with the first Cangcheng Alliance, this time the journey is obviously much shorter, because it can be interspersed directly from the territory of the Jin State, or from within Wangji, such as the monarchs of Ruan, Wu, Wei, Cao, Lan, etc., are the first to set off on the road, and they are directly interspersed with Cangguo.

On snowy days, the convenience of the relaxation road and track is once again reflected.

If it is an ordinary dirt official road, not only is it ten times more difficult to walk, but it is also necessary to guard against whether there are dark pits.

But when I arrived in Cangguo, it was different, I sat directly on the track, and let the horses wrapped in cloth on their hooves pull in front, which was much faster than the flat road on a sunny day.

It was safe, fast, and convenient, and the monarchs of various countries moved their minds.

……

In Cangcheng, Yang Mu had just returned to the palace not long ago.

At this time, it was already eight years of Taiding, and unconsciously, he lived in Leyuan City for a year.

As soon as he returned to the palace, he didn't even rest in the harem, so he summoned ministers such as Kong Shangxian and Fan Hongji to discuss state affairs.

When the monarch and the ministers met, the courtiers naturally wanted to congratulate each other first.

The role played by the Cangguo is very important, in the hearts of the people of the entire Cangguo, this war is equivalent to the Cangguo beating the Jin State down, the people are called a happy and happy, when they see the foreign caravan, their eyes have changed, and their demeanor and speech reveal a sense of self-confidence that seems to be born, and a sense of superiority begins to emerge from their bones.

Of course, Yang Mu didn't have much energy to enjoy the sycophants, and his return to the palace was not very public, and now most of the people didn't know that he had returned to the palace.

After some exchanges between the monarchs and ministers, it was summed up in a few points.

First, the price of food has risen.

Not only is it as simple as raising prices, ordinary civilian families have begun to go to the mountains to find wild vegetables to eat, and those who are richer are also cutting back on food and clothing.

Under the control of the government, although the price of grain has only risen three times, it is still priceless, and as soon as a batch of rice enters the market, it will soon be sold out, even if a large number of wine-making and other grain-consuming workshops are shut down, it is still a drop in the bucket.

In many areas, it is dependent on the government's regulation and distribution, which ensures that there is no large-scale famine and no people starve to death.

Second, the Ministry of Commerce and the Treasury suffered heavy losses.

In the past year, due to the impact of the war, a large number of caravans have ceased to operate, and most of the orders from the Ministry of Commerce come from some small countries.

The treasury has also been consumed, and in the past few months, because of concerns about the future of the war, the household department has not dared to approve large sums of money, and many of the original plans have been put on hold.

Third, it's manpower.

In the past year, millions of people have been requisitioned and mobilized by the people for logistical support, so that agriculture is deserted, and now it is about to be the spring ploughing season, even if the front line has been armistice, millions of people are still needed, and the people are overwhelmed.

If spring plowing is not done in time, this year's harvest will be greatly affected, and the life of the people of Cangguo will definitely be very difficult in the coming year.