Chapter 153: Post-War Negotiations
Chao Gai said: "It's true, and you won't keep your hostages, and at the same time send your people, wives and concubines and children back." "As long as you send a thousand women in ten days."
"Okay, I promise." The kowtow of King Tamna is the same as pounding garlic.
"But we're not in a hurry, it's not early today, you can leave tomorrow morning after breakfast." It's okay to be idle, so let's ask King Tamna to take a look at our new weapons. Chao Gai said.
"Okay, okay." The king of Tamna has the heart not to agree, but does he have the right not to agree?
Everyone was very happy, rubbing their fists and palms, ready to give the king of Tamna some color. As for Chao Gai's strange request, although the generals were puzzled, no one asked.
Chao Gai, Jiao Ting, and Lu Fang took King Tamluo to the school field, which was originally Wang Shoucheng's school field, and now it is the school field of Yuncheng group training.
King Tamluo looked east and west, and saw dozens of scarecrows in front of him, but he didn't see any horses and weapons, and he didn't know what Chao Gai asked him to see, and he didn't want to ask questions.
The soldier came to report that the bear was ready, and Chaogai said, "Let's start." ”
I heard, boom, boom. There were four loud bangs in succession, thunderous sounds, and four sleeping cow cannons were fired more than ten meters away, and the projectiles whistled and hit the scarecrow in clothes like a hornet's nest. This voice frightened the king of Tamna, and he endured it so that he did not lose his temper. King Tamna also saw the four black iron pipes just now, but he didn't expect that there would be a thunderous sound.
"This is called artillery, this is only the smallest caliber, the big one can open mountains and destroy the earth, and hundreds of warships in our fleet are equipped with this kind of artillery." Chao Gai said.
King Tamna wiped the sweat from his forehead, and obediently banged, what kind of rhythm is this, so many people in Tamna can withstand a few shots, it seems that there is no drama at all.
The power of the artillery was also seen, Chao Gai did not pay attention to the king of Tamna, and the next day he let him and the captured strong man go, Chao Gai promised to travel, and did not take a hostage, so he let them go. It's not that King Tamna hasn't thought about escaping, but where to flee, there's nowhere to go. If you directly say that you want a woman from the clan, you will definitely lose face, so King Tamluo thought of a way, and said that the Great Song Kingdom wanted to recruit female workers, catch fish and touch kelp or something. King Tamluo's clever mouth is very powerful, and he was stunned to say that it was the same as defeating, and he said how good the Great Song was, how good, and the female workers had enjoyed endless blessings in the past.
Xu Guanzhong wanted to assist MCA in dealing with the affairs of Majiazhuang, which killed hundreds of people in this battle, and destroyed a lot of buildings, which can be described as a great loss of vitality, and it will take three to five days to deal with the aftermath.
Chao Gai said: "Let's go and meet the Goryeo general Wang Shoucheng." ”
Chao Xiong was a little worried: "Brother, after all, this is the territory of the Koreans, will it be dangerous for us to order troops like this?" ”
"What they were able to fight last time was down, and this time they can. What's more, the Goryeo soldiers are a defeated rabble, and they will not have too high combat effectiveness. Chao Gai said.
Just do it, rest for a day, Chao Gai led the team straight to the camp of Wang Shoucheng, Tamna Island has a big palm, and it is naturally easy to find Tamna people to lead the way. The camp was in disarray, with nearly a thousand soldiers and strong men killed and wounded, and the rest were only a thousand. After escaping back, Wang Shoucheng was frightened enough, and always thought that Chao Gai would lead his troops to chase after him. In the past two days, Wang Shoucheng also inquired clearly, this army is from the Great Song Dynasty, which is a superpower many times larger than the Goryeo Kingdom. Wang Shoucheng planned to flee back to Goryeo, but the king of Goryeo, Wang Sanpang, was on guard against Wang Shoucheng. Wang Shoucheng knows Wang San Fat very well, this fat man is black-hearted, and even if he is not beheaded when he is defeated, he will be sent to the deep mountains and old forests to pick stones. There was no way to retreat, so Wang Shoucheng had to order a strict defense, but there was not much food and grass in the army, and the soldiers were messy and didn't like to listen to the call.
Chao Gai found a Tamluo man and invited Wang Shoucheng to find a suitable place to talk.
In the camp of the Koreans, Wang Shoucheng listened to the Tamna people who delivered the letter, and Wang Shoucheng said worriedly: "I'm afraid this Chao Gai is not well-intentioned." ”
Wang Shoucheng has a deputy general, and he is still very discerning. He said to Wang Shoucheng: "The general does not need to worry. If Chao Gai wants to destroy us, he can take advantage of the new defeat and press the territory with a large army, and we can't resist it at all with our little strength. Now that our army has been repaired and its combat effectiveness has improved, they will definitely not attack at this time. I think it's better to talk about it, we can choose the location in an open place, and agree on the number of people on both sides. ”
Wang Shoucheng said: "Okay, both sides can only bring twenty people each, and the location will be two miles outside the gate of our army's camp, if they don't agree, they won't talk about it." ”
The Tamna people went over to tell Chao Gai about the matter, and after everyone listened, Chao Xiong said angrily: "Brother, I think this Goryeo general Wang Shoucheng is not to be faced, so he simply led his troops to destroy them." ”
Chao Gai said: "Chao Xiong, use your brains more. Didn't we interrogate the prisoners of war and learn that the Goryeo soldiers suddenly ran out of food and grass supplies? What does this mean? ”
After all, Chao Xiong is also a person who has been to the sea, and he still knows some geographical knowledge, and said: "From Goryeo to this island, the waterway is very close, and Wang Shoucheng's sudden lack of supplies means that there is a problem in his country, it may be a natural disaster in Goryeo, or it may be that people who are not in harmony with Wang Shoucheng are deliberately making trouble." ”
"Yes, military rations have always been a very important thing, and even if there is a natural disaster in Goryeo, there will be no problems with military rations. So the biggest possibility is that there are people in Goryeo who want to deal with this king Shouseong. Goryeo is different from our Great Song Dynasty, Goryeo has few soldiers, and Wang Shoucheng is also a general in Goryeo, and he is the general of the previous Goryeo king, and now that the new king of Goryeo has ascended the throne, he should not deal with Wang Shoucheng, so he deliberately did not give Wang Shoucheng food. Chao Gai analyzed.
Chao Xiong and Lu Fang praised: "My brother analyzed it well. ”
Chao Gai asked the Tamna people in charge of liaison to go back and tell Wang Shoucheng that they could negotiate now, just at the agreed place.
An hour later, just after noon, Wang Shoucheng led twenty cavalry to the negotiation site, which was a small pavilion built by the Tamna people, with stone tables and chairs.
As soon as Wang Shoucheng sat down, he saw four flying horses coming in the distance, and Chao Gai only brought Jiao Ting, Lu Fang, and an interpreter, a total of four people. Wang Shoucheng secretly admired Chao Gai's courage, and hurriedly got up to greet him, after all, they were all soldiers.
The two sides sat down, exchanged a few polite words, and got to the point. Chao Gai said: "General Wang, this island has always been the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, and now it has been named New Jeju Island. ”
"This is our Tamna Island, which will always belong to the great people of Goryeo." Wang Shoucheng shouted.
Chao Gai smiled slightly: "The tug-of-war at the negotiation table is a matter for literati, and we are all military generals." Is there a chance of victory if you don't retreat? What do your soldiers eat, not to mention that the great king of Goryeo is probably looking forward to your early death. ”
Wang Shoucheng was shocked and said, "How did General Chao know?" ”
"I know far more than you think, and to tell you the truth, the Tamna people have taken refuge in me, and they will attack you at any time if I give you the order. You'd better wake up. "Chao Gai is the color of the road.
Wang Shoucheng sighed, the overall situation of the secret path has been decided, and he is powerless to resist at all, but he still has to fight for greater rights for himself.
"If I go back like this, I will die, and His Majesty will not let me go so easily." Wang Shoucheng said, "It's not impossible for me to retreat obediently, but I must ensure that I will not be in danger." ”
Chao Gai said: "I can't interfere in the domestic affairs of Goryeo. ”
"General Chao has misunderstood, there is no need for General Chao to send troops to Goryeo. Our family has a large population in Goryeo, and there are thousands of strong men, so as long as I have enough weapons, I don't have to be afraid. "Wang Shoucheng Road.
"Okay, what weapon do you need?" Chao Gai asked.
Wang Shoucheng said: "What weapons do you have?" ”
"There are knives and spears, but do you have the money to pay the bill?" Chao Gai asked.
"If you don't have money, you can't make an IOU, as long as I have an advantage in Goryeo, I can communicate with General Chao's new Jeju and develop together. All I need is 2,000 knives and 1,000 spears. Wang Shoucheng said happily.
Chao Gai shook his head and said, "At least part of the money must be given, and it must not be all IOUs." ”
Wang Shoucheng spread his hands: "Do you look at me like a rich man?" ”
"I heard that there are more than ten transport ships on your beach, and there are not so many of you now anyway, so I used five to offset the down payment of these three thousand weapons, and I just need to make an IOU of three thousand taels of silver." Chao Gai said.
Lu Fang next to him almost stopped laughing, Brother Chao Gai's business was too ruthless. You must know that the caravan sells a civilian version of the weapon for foreign trade, and the quality is incomparable with that of the military, and it is not worth so much money at all.
Wang Shoucheng thought about it again, but still agreed, and said, "Okay, but quickly." ”
"Don't worry, tonight's weapon will be said, you will take people to withdraw overnight, remember to go home directly after you go back, otherwise your hometown will be careful to let Wang Sanpang be destroyed." Chao Gai laughed and stood up, and then retired with Wang Shoucheng.
That night, the caravan led by Hu Cheng, under the escort of the navy, traded with Wang Shoucheng and obtained five transport ships and an IOU of three thousand taels of silver.
Wang Shoucheng also followed the agreement and immediately led his soldiers to board the ship and return to Goryeo. As for what will happen after Wang Shoucheng goes back, the story will not be mentioned for the time being, and it is said that Chao Gai and others returned to Majia Village to visit Ma Hua and others.
Majia Village, Ma Hua heard that Chao Gai was back, he was very happy, and the elders of the village welcomed him, strictly speaking, Chao Gai was their savior. Xu Guanzhong has completed the task of assisting MCA, and it is time to return to the team.
Ma Hua said: "Thank you for the life-saving grace of Chao Tuanlian, the fathers of Majia Village will never forget." We decided to engrave a stone tablet to record the kindness of Chao Tuanlian. ”
Chao Gai hurriedly said: "Don't worry, it's right to help, let's have the same kind of text, there is no reason not to save it." How is the village settled now? ”
Ma Hua said: "In the past few decades, there have been no battles of all sizes, and everyone is used to it. ”
"It'll be fine in the future, this island will be taken over by Yuncheng Tuanlian. The Tamna people have surrendered and will not fight with you again. As for the Goryeo general, Wang Shouseong has been driven out by me. Are you satisfied with this result? Chao Gai asked.
MCA was speechless with joy, and said, "I'm so satisfied, I'm so satisfied." It's a great thing to be able to live a peaceful life. ”