As soon as Wang Lang was sent away, Tao Qian was shocked, and secretly luckily formed an alliance with the champion Hou Gaoshun in advance, otherwise the enemy is current, and he is even more unconfident now.

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Wang Lang was so anxious that he hurried up and arrived in Yangzhou County in only three days.

Yuan Shu received the news, and he was very happy in his heart, the judgment of the military advisor Yang Hong was really right, and at the smallest cost, he forced Xuzhou to come to the peace talks, so that he could ask for the price, blackmail fiercely, and obtain the greatest benefits.

Yuan Shu immediately sent someone to find the military advisor Yang Hong, and explained it to him in detail, and Yang Hong was the main talker to earn the most benefits for Yangzhou.

What he values most is the 10,000 Danyang soldiers recruited by Yangzhou, and this time he has to get it no matter what, which can not only strengthen his own strength, but also greatly weaken Xuzhou's self-preservation, and prepare for him to seize Xuzhou in the future.

Wang Lang arrived and was ushered into Yuan Shu's reception room, where everyone was already waiting.

Yuan Shu's face was dark, and after the courtesy greetings between the two sides were over, he reprimanded impatiently: "Jingxing, you Xuzhou is too deceitful!" That's how you treat allies? We are kind enough to help you expel Liu Bei and recover the territory, but you will take revenge and break the covenant, do you want to deceive the war knives in the hands of our Yangzhou soldiers? ”

In this case, Wang Lang had already estimated that this must be a small trick played by Yangzhou to raise the price, so he smiled indifferently: "Haha, the road is too much!" My lord is a benevolent and righteous elder, how could he do such an unrighteous act? Otherwise, what face will you face the thousands of people in Xuzhou, and what face will you face the heroes of the world? This is all Cao Bao's personal behavior, and when this matter is good, my lord will punish him severely. ”

Yuan Shu pretended to be angry and said: "I am very disappointed in Xuzhou's move, if there is anything, I will talk to Yang Junshi!" He waved his sleeves and left.

Wang Lang didn't care about this kind of trick.

After Yuan Shu left, Yang Hong explained: "Don't blame Jingxing, my head of the family is just angry, but this time Xuzhou has done too much, whoever encounters it will be furious, and he will raise an army to ask you for an explanation, otherwise how can Yangzhou have face?" ”

Wang Lang changed his respectful demeanor just now, and said solemnly: "Yang Junshi, don't say it so high-soundingly, let's open the skylight and say something, what are Yangzhou's requirements?" ”

Yang Hong's face was stunned and very embarrassed, he didn't expect Wang Lang's face to change so quickly, but he still quickly stabilized his expression, and said slowly according to Yuan Shu's explanation: "Okay, since Jingxing is so refreshing, then I will say it directly, first, Xuzhou must immediately release the detained Yangzhou officers and soldiers and apologize to our Yangzhou officials; Secondly, Cao Bao and the officers and soldiers who participated in the hostile Yangzhou were handed over to our Yangzhou for handling; Third, Xuzhou paid 500,000 stone of corn to Yangzhou for military expenses within a month; Fourth, we will not return the captured Xuzhou officials and civilians, as well as the captured booty; Finally, the migration of the people of Xuzhou to Yangzhou must not be restricted! ”

Wang Lang knew that Yang Hong was asking for a sky-high price, so he immediately said strongly: "I hope that Yang Junshi will not be difficult for others, treat our Xuzhou as a fat sheep to be slaughtered, or put forward practical conditions, if an agreement cannot be reached within three days, Yangzhou does not withdraw from Xuzhou as soon as possible, it will inevitably lead to a war between Xuzhou and Yangzhou, this is not what we Xuzhou is willing to see, but we Xuzhou have to face, I hope to see the sincerity of your peace talks." ”

Not only Yang Hong, but also the other officials present were also shocked by Wang Lang's anti-guest-oriented tough attitude, Xuzhou's military is at a disadvantage, how can he be so confident?

Yang Hong asked angrily: "Jingxing said so, could it be that we Yangzhou was defeated?" ”

"Haha, Yang Junshi is too worried, the war has not started yet, how can you say victory or defeat?"

Yang Hong asked rhetorically: "Xu Sheng's 10,000 Danyang soldiers betrayed, Cao Bao's 30,000 troops were surrounded, Guangling City was a lonely city, and it was possible to go down every day, what capital does Xuzhou have to fight a decisive battle with Yangzhou?" ”

Wang Lang said with a smile: "Haha, Yang Junshi underestimated our Xuzhou too much, my father-in-law has been running Xuzhou for several years, and has 100,000 troops in Xiapi, Pengcheng, Donghai and other places, all of whom have experienced the test of war and have made outstanding achievements in the operation to exterminate the Yellow Turban Thieves; In addition, there are tens of thousands of guest soldiers of Gongsun Zan stationed in Pei County, which are elite soldiers who survived the war in Liangzhou; How can it be said that Xuzhou has no capital of the First World War? ”

Everyone ridiculed: "Xuzhou expelled Liu Bei, Gongsun Zhan must have the feeling of a rabbit dead and a dog cooking, how can he help the war?" ”

Wang Lang smiled: "Haha, ridiculous! Liu Bei rebelled first and was expelled last; At the beginning of his most difficult time, Xuzhou kindly took them in, provided money, food and salaries, and treated his officers and soldiers well, but he did not serve Xuzhou, but instead plotted against the Xuzhou generals and occupied the territory of Xuzhou; For such a ruthless and unrighteous person, Gongsun Chan hates that he can't be captured and killed with his own hands, how can he hate my father-in-law? ”

The strength of Gongsun Zhan's cavalry was second to none among the Kwantung princes, and Yang Hong had already seen it when he followed Yuan Shu to participate in the princes' alliance; If Gongsun Chan led the troops south, even if Yangzhou resisted, it would suffer heavy losses, and the Liangzhou soldiers would plunder and bring a disaster to the people of Yangzhou.

Everyone thought to themselves that if Gongsun Zhan's cavalry went south with the Xuzhou army, it would be difficult for Yangzhou to resist, no wonder Wang Lang's attitude would be so tough.

And Yangzhou also has its own difficulties, only Jiujiang County and Danyang County can be completely occupied, and the other counties are only nominally under the management of Yuan Shu, relying on the trust of the Shi family to the Yuan family, and cannot be completely controlled, if Yuan Shu touches their interests, they will not follow Yuan Shu to the black; Externally, there are also irreconcilable contradictions with the Liu Biao forces in Jingzhou in the west, and now we must stabilize relations with Xuzhou, gain time, and stabilize ourselves.

Wang Lang overwhelmed everyone in Yangzhou in momentum, and the next thing was easy to do.

There are two focal points of the negotiations, one is that Yuan Shu is optimistic about the Danyang soldiers in Xuzhou, and the other is that Yang Hong asked Xuzhou to compensate 500,000 stone of corn as military expenses. Yang Hong pressed forward step by step, and Wang Lang did not give an inch.

After two days of difficult negotiations, an agreement was finally reached.

Yangzhou stopped plundering the people of Xuzhou.

both sides release the prisoners and their paraphernalia; Yangzhou did not return the captured horses of the Xuzhou cavalry.

Yangzhou lifted the siege of Guangling City and Cao Hong's military camp.

All Yangzhou soldiers withdrew from the Xuzhou jurisdiction within three days of receiving the notice.

Xuzhou presented 2,000 Danyang soldiers and 100,000 stones of corn to Yangzhou.

The two sides continue to maintain friendly and good-neighborly relations.

After making an agreement, Wang Lang sent Pegasus back to Xiapi City to report to Tao Qian; At the same time, together with the people sent by Yuan Shu, he went to Xuyi County to convey orders to supervise the withdrawal of Yangzhou troops from Xuzhou jurisdiction.

Tao Qian was quite satisfied with the agreement reached, and did not exceed his psychological expectations, so that he controlled the whole of Xuzhou; After a little thought, he successively issued orders: send his fellow countryman to become the Taishou of Guangling County, and go to take over Guangling County, and the Danyang soldiers recruited by Xu Sheng left 3,000 people to defend Guangling City; Lü You was changed to an infantry captain and led the infantry under his jurisdiction to garrison Xuyi County; Cao Bao led all the infantry and 5,000 Danyang soldiers back to Xiapi; Ling Beijia allocated 100,000 stone corn to Yangzhou.

A farce ended smoothly, and Sun Jian and Yuan Shu made a lot of profits; Tao Qian got a devastated Guangling County, although he was unwilling, he could only accept it helplessly.

Guangling County left tens of thousands of victims looted to nothing, waiting for relief.

After Zhenrong took office, he saw the devastated and miserable situation, and he wanted to cry without tears in his heart, and he was relatively speechless with Wang Lang.

Wang Lang also lost the joy of the success of the peace talks, his heart was very dull, in troubled times, human life is not as good as a dog!

Tao Qian received reports from Wang Lang and Zhen Rong, and strengthened his determination to follow Gao Shun closely, and immediately sent someone to send a letter to Gao Shun, hoping that Gao Shun would take over the army in Xuzhou in advance.