Chapter Ninety-Seven: A Compromise
The Yaodong people crossed the sea to fight and invaded on a large scale, and Shifeng City and Suicheng were divided. Stone Wind City could not afford to lose, and Wei Zeng, who was far away in Anyun, had to give up the siege of the Jingshi Division and defeat the enemy who attacked Stone Wind City.
The east wind in March should have brought everything back to life and the earth to flourish. But for the coastline stretching from Yanbei to Xuhuai, it is one war after another.
Two years ago, the Yaodong people had crossed the sea to attack Shifeng City, and Wei Zeng learned a lesson and arranged many battalions and outposts on the coastline of Yanbei. It's just that Wei Zeng lost Guanbei, and the Yaodong people had no worries, and the coastline stretching for thousands of miles became unguardable.
After two years, the Yaodong army came to Shifeng City again. The 30,000 defenders of Shifeng City held on to the city, waiting for Wei Zeng's reinforcements to arrive. This time, the Yaodong people were menacing, occupying a large area of land between Yanbei and Xu Huai, Qi Weilun did not dare to rush into battle, once there was a problem in Shifeng City, the entire Yanbei might not be guaranteed.
When Wei Zeng's army appeared less than a hundred miles from Shifeng City, the Yaodong people retreated. But Wei Zeng, who returned to Stone Wind City, was not happy at all.
"Now that we are fighting on two fronts, the situation is not optimistic. Stone Wind City was not in danger for a while, but it was even more difficult to defeat the Iron Blood Army and the Yaodong people at the same time. There is also Fan Zhiyi and someone's attitude, we are not sure about it. The Yaodong people have cut off, and we have the connection with Suicheng, as long as Fan Yuyi sends troops, the land of Xuhuai can be said to be at your fingertips. Moreover, we now have no time to take care of Kansai, and if one of them were to use troops against us, we might lose all the gains we had made in the past year. How to stabilize the two of them is a more important thing than defeating the Iron Blood Army and the Yaodong people. Once we are attacked by the four of them, there is really no hope. Qi Weiren said.
"It's a bit of a difficult situation right now. I don't know how to deal with it. We've defeated so many enemies and developed so many forces, how do we feel like everyone is coming for us? Wei Zeng said with a sigh.
"Father. I might be able to help with the Kansai issue. I was raised by an adult, and I didn't want to see my father and an adult fighting each other. You send me to Kansai, and maybe I can convince some adult to send troops to help you. Ye Yuan thought for a while and said.
"Do you want to go to Kansai? But we have only been together for a few months, and we are going to be separated again? I don't know when I'll be able to pick you up when you're gone. Wei Zeng said reluctantly.
"I spent a few months with my father. I also know that my father is a man who stands up to the sky. As your son, I naturally have to take up my responsibilities as well. My separation is nothing, sooner or later I will come back, and when the time comes, I will definitely do my filial piety under my father's knees to make up for all that I have lost. Ye Yuan said.
"A person who has raised Ye Yuan for many years must also have feelings. Ye Yuan went to Kansai, maybe he could really convince someone to send troops to support us. However, there are some things that cannot be done solely by feelings, and we promised to cede part of the land in Kansai to him. Maybe he will be willing to help us. Qi Weiren said.
"Father, the situation is very dangerous now, and without a single friend, we can't support it to the end. The Kansai Military Government should not be our enemy. As long as we support this for a while, our father and son will finally see each other again. Ye Yuan saw that Wei Zeng was still hesitating, so he persuaded.
"You're small, but you're also very assertive. Since you've said so. I'll let you go to Kansai. The Father has lost so much and has become weak at times. You have to protect yourself. When our father and son meet again, I will take you to Yishan to hunt. The game of Yishan, you have eaten it once, and you will definitely forget it for a lifetime. Wei Zeng said at the end, his brows stretched and he smiled.
"I understand. When the time comes, I will definitely dedicate the prey I have caught with my own hands to my father. Ye Yuan nodded and said.
A few days later, Wei Zeng led a large army south to fight the Yaodong people, while Ye Yuan was protected by several guards. Head to Kansai. A short reunion, a long separation, but father and son are father and son.
There was chaos in the north, and the northern Yanbei army was facing a two-front battle and was at the bottom of the war. The Yaodong people were menacing, and reinforcements kept coming across the sea, and the entire Yanbei and Xu Huai were plunged into a war. Di Xianlan led the iron-blooded army and took the opportunity to capture a large area of Anyun, and had the posture of completely expelling the Yanbei army from Anyun.
The 200,000 troops of Yanbei are scattered everywhere, and their strength is thin. The large-scale requisition and transfer of Ding Zhuang during the spring ploughing season is also a big blow to agricultural production. Even if Wei Zeng wins this time, I am afraid that the destroyed land, if you want to restore it, it will not be completed in a year or two.
Fan Yuyi, who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, had been watching the battle situation in the north, and finally led his troops north in June.
When Wei Zeng heard the news of Fan Guyi's trip north, he was also shocked in his heart, could it be that Fan Guyi also planned to get a piece of the pie in this chaos?
When the Anyun Iron Blood Army and the people of Yaodong heard the news of Fan Kuan's uprising, they were very excited. With Jiangnan people joining the war, it will be easier to destroy Wei Zeng.
But what the Jiangnan people pointed out surprised everyone.
The Jiangnan Navy Division came to Siqinghai and forced the warships of the Yaodong people to retreat. Fan Jiyi came to Xuhai, but did not launch an attack on Suicheng. Instead, he confronted the Yaodong army.
Yaodong people were really a little crying and laughing when they heard the conditions put forward by Fan Yuyi.
"Fan said that we should stop the war and achieve unity through peaceful means. Isn't that sick? Everyone defeated Wei Zeng together, we occupied Yanbei, they got Xu Huai, and An Yun was good for the iron-blooded army. In this way, everyone can benefit. Settle everything peacefully! Who would be stupid enough to let the handle of the knife in someone else's hand. Ding Zhuqing received the letter from Fan Yuyi and scolded.
"But now Jiangnan people Chen Bing Xu Huai, Siqing Sea is also full of Jiangnan people's sailors. We don't agree, once Fan Yuyi and Wei Zeng unite, we will definitely lose this war. Ding Zhuhuang said.
"It's also said that when we meet such a fool, we are also touching the mold. Wei Zeng could have been defeated, but now there are so many troubles. Ding Zhuqing said.
"In fact, it is also beneficial for us to keep Wei Zeng, and it is not impossible to resolve the dispute peacefully." Ding Zhuhuang said thoughtfully.
"Second brother, you won't be stupid. You can't listen to Fan Yuyi's nonsense. Ding Zhuqing exclaimed.
"Big brother, you think, it is precisely because of the existence of foreign enemies that those four gangs can unite under our command and obey our command. In case the foreign enemy is gone. What will they do to us? At the beginning, they killed the Yanbei envoy without authorization and dragged us into the war, what could they not do? Ding Zhuhuang said.
"The second brother is right, those four gangs are wolf ambitions. If we can't get rid of them, we really won't be able to settle down. Ding Zhuqing groaned.
"Leave Wei Zeng and let those four gangs have scruples. They will not dare to do anything to us. When we get rid of them one by one, it's not too late for us to move forward. The Windrush in Kanbei is still loyal to us, so it is better to support the Windrush against those four gangs. As for Fan Zhiyi's conditions, we agree to it, but we also have to attach some conditions. Ding Zhuhuang said.
Fan Kuyi received a reply from the Yaodong people, so he sent Fu Zuci to Wei Zeng's army to negotiate.
Wei Zeng was originally worried that Fan Jiyi would take advantage of the fire to rob, but unexpectedly, the Jiangnan army launched an attack on the Yaodong people, which was indeed a surprise for Wei Zeng. When Fu Zuci arrived, Wei Zeng personally walked out of the camp to greet him. But there was a conversation between the seats. made Wei Zeng's face gloomy again.
"What Fan Yuyi means is to say, let me give up all hatred and shake hands with the Yaodong people and make peace. If I don't agree, do you Jiangnan people want to be my enemy? Wei Zeng said unhappily.
"More than a year ago, Brother Kuyi and General Wei had a conversation before the battle. General Wei said that he did not want to kill people, and General Wei said that all these wars are for self-preservation, all to protect the people you cherish. Brother Gu Yi thought about these words for a long time after he went back. It is believed that General Wei is not a careerist either, as long as he can solve the problem peacefully. General Wei will definitely agree. Could it be that what General Wei said back then didn't count? Fu Zuci said.
"Everything I said back then came from the bottom of my heart, and there was no lie. It's just that I negotiated peace with the Yaodong people, and I can't accept it for a while. Can Fan Yuyi guarantee that the Yaodong people will not attack us from now on? Wei Zeng said with a slight expression.
"Yaodong's Ding family brothers have agreed to negotiate peace. The conditions they made said that Guanbei must belong to them, and General Wei and Mrs. Wei must personally swear an oath to them to worship the heavens. As long as General Wei agrees to this, they are willing to withdraw their troops from Yanbei and live in peace with General Wei from now on. Fu Zuci said.
"There is no problem with these conditions. But why did you make an alliance and let Zhen'er go? Wei Zeng asked.
"I heard that Mrs. Wei has been in the past few years. Helping General Wei deal with government affairs can be regarded as a good thing in Yanbei. Mrs. Wei's participation in the alliance is naturally also deserved. Fu Zuci said vaguely.
"An Yun's problem, how does Fan Yuyi plan to solve it? Is it also for us and the Predators to abandon all disputes and settle them peacefully? Wei Zeng asked.
"Brother Kuyi told me before I went on an envoy. The world has been suffering from war for a long time, and it is a blessing for all the people in the world to be able to achieve peace at an early date. Anyone who agrees to peace can sit down and talk. Whoever ignores all the people of the world for the sake of ambition should be wiped out. Among these words, of course, Anyun people are also included. Fu Zuci said.
"Fan has a good plan, and if anyone does not agree to peace, he will send troops to conscript. Anyone agrees to peace and sits down to negotiate. It seems that I have no choice, and if I don't agree, it seems that you Jiangnan are going to war with me. Wei Zeng looked directly at Fu Zuci and said.
"There are some things that General Wei knows in his heart, so why bother saying it? It's so sad and angry to say that. Brother Jian Yi told me that it is always much cheaper to coerce everyone so that everyone does not dare to disagree than to let the world shed blood in order to achieve peace. General Wei also understands righteousness, and he understands this truth. Fu Zuci said.
"Well, I agree that as long as the people I'm waiting for don't suffer any more harm, there's really no need to fight anymore." Wei Zeng said.
"With General Wei's words, I will be relieved. On November 20, the Brotherhood of Detention will be on the edge of Suicheng, waiting for the arrival of General Wei and Mrs. Wei. Fu Zuci said.
The Jiangnan army sits in Xu Huai, no one in the north dares to act rashly, Fan Zhiyi's attitude is unclear, once Fan Jiuyi stands on the opposite side of himself, defeat will follow.
Wei Zeng and the Ding brothers both agreed to the peace talks, and both sides of the war retreated and camped, and the battlefield that was originally a fierce battle became quiet for a while.
The fighting in the east was temporarily suspended, and the iron-blooded army in the west sensed that something was wrong and did not dare to act rashly. The envoy from Jiangnan also came to Jingshi, and Xian Jinfei was also happy when he heard that the dispute could be resolved peacefully, because in the face of Wei Zeng's army, Xian Jinfei also had fear in his heart. To be able to stay away from the war and enjoy the blessings of Qingfu, Xian Jinfei naturally has no opinion.
Under the coercion of Fan Yuyi, everyone agreed to hold peace talks, and it seemed that the world, which had suffered from war, finally ushered in the hope of peace. The two sides that were originally at war with each other stopped the conflict on the battlefield and instead sent envoys to each other, and started a diplomatic confrontation.
Fan proposed that when the alliance was met, the parties agreed to stop the war, and then agreed to form an alliance with each other, and each party sent a certain number of civilian officials to form an alliance body to deal with the contradictions between the parties. After the formation of the Union, the tariffs were gradually unified, the government decrees were unified, and finally the military unification was achieved. There is no emperor, there is no central government, everything is done by consultation. This proposal shocked everyone, but because of Fan's military might, everyone chose to accept it.
This endorsement is of course superficial, and everyone has their own big plans. Anyway, we have to get through the danger in front of us, and who can say for sure what will happen in the future?
The Ding brothers need to establish their exclusive status and change the status quo of being constrained by four gangs. The strength of the Predator Army has been weakened, and it will take time to regain its former glory. Wei Zeng was besieged by the Yaodong people and the Iron Army, and if he offended the Jiangnan people again, the situation would get worse. No one had much hope for the future of the Alliance, but everyone was forced to agree to the Alliance.
"Husband, do you think this alliance can really end the war?" Wei Zhen asked.
"It may be possible to maintain peace for a while, but who can say what will happen in the future? War is either a struggle for power or a search for security. There is an alliance to ensure everyone's safety, and there are certainly many people who will support it. But people with power are different from ordinary people, they can do anything in order to pursue their ambitions. What's more, without an emperor, everything is based on consultation, which is really too appalling. I'm afraid it's hard for many people to accept. Wei Zeng said with a sigh. (To be continued.) )