"Marshal!? Marshal!? In the end, can all soldiers be produced! Five or six thousand people will do! Seeing that Ye Gong didn't reply, and the expression on his face was not very good, the envoy sighed in his heart. The envoy immediately looked at Ye Gong nervously, and asked anxiously.

In fact, the envoy was so urgent, which also made Ye Gong's heart tense, knowing that Zai Ying's current situation was probably more serious than he thought before. Ye Gong looked at the envoy and asked, "How many veterans are there in Zaiying now?" Didn't Ben Shuai leave behind 20,000 soldiers who could still be used? How did you get to this point? ”

The envoy smiled bitterly and explained, "That was when Ling Yin led the army to Baiju. After the invasion of Qin and the return of Shen Gong, the king immediately appointed Shen Gong as a general, responsible for forming and serving as the general of the new army, and went north to Hanshui to resist the Qin army. In order for the new army to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible and keep Yan Ying. Of these 20,000 people, 10,000 people went over, plus 10,000 new soldiers. So now there are only 5,000 palace armor and 5,000 county soldiers left in the Chu State, which can be used. The county soldiers are okay to say, but can the palace armor move? So in reality, only five thousand people can be used! But with him, once Zai Ying is raided! That's really precarious! ”

Ye Gong was silent when he heard this, he knew that what the envoy said was not exaggerated. The reason why Gong Jia couldn't move was not because he was elite and wanted to be the god of the sea, but because of Gong Jia's almost absolute loyalty to the royal family.

It is impossible for King Chu Hui to let people move them, especially in the current situation, everyone knows that in this situation, any bad situation can occur. Therefore, King Chu Hui must also do a good job of fleeing and retreating, and once he needs to escape, these five thousand palace armor is the greatest basis to protect the safety of King Chu Hui and his own family.

Of course, it's not that other armies can't be replaced, but are they as elite as palace armor? Is there a palace armor so loyal? Maybe King Chu Hui fell into a siege, and the first thing they had to do was to tie King Chu Hui out, hoping to get the other party to leave a small life for themselves. That's why King Chu Hui attaches so much importance to the palace armor, but the palace armor is only to defend the palace of the king of Chu, and they don't care about the outer city of Zaiying.

It is easy to transfer 5,000 county soldiers, but there are no veterans in the outer city of Zaiying, in case the soldiers come to the city, can those recruits who have not been on the battlefield be able to hold Zaiying? Will they defend? It's all a problem, and it's a serious problem. Although the envoy did not say these questions, Ye Gong also understood.

The envoy paused, and then said, "Although there are still 50,000 troops, these armies have even been recruited by the old army leaders of the year. These old army leaders may have been heroes on the battlefield more than 20 years ago, killing Wu Manzi, but now there are more than 50 of them, and there are many of them in their 60s, how to fight! I'm afraid they won't be able to wield their weapons in a few strokes before they run out of breath! And if the old army leader is experienced, it is easy to say, but the number is not much, but more than 2,000 people. Most of the others have never been on the battlefield! There is a chaotic battle formation, and it is enough to deal with the Baipu people, and I have never seen blood! If you face a strong army like the Qin army or the Han army, it will be a head for the other party! This requires a certain number of veterans to be able to use them, which is why the king continues to order Yin to transfer troops! ”

When Ye Gong heard this, he nodded with a bitter face, was silent for a while, and said, "The envoy's meaning is understandable!" But Ben Shuai asked the messenger to go down and rest first! Sending troops back to carry Ying, this commander will try his best. However, how many people can be transferred, and which part of the song can be adjusted, Ben Shuai can't give the envoy an answer now. After all, this matter is quite implicated, and Ben Shuai has to discuss it with his generals before he can decide! ”

The envoy did not entangle, and when he heard this, he retreated to Ye Xuan.

After Ye Gong and the other envoys left, they immediately had a headache. Now what he thinks most about is how to secretly transfer troops back to Zaiying. After a battle with the Han army, although the casualties of the Chu army were twice as large as those of the Han army, only about 120,000 people remained. But after the baptism of war, many soldiers have matured.

There is no problem in transferring out 10,000 people, the problem is how to transfer them secretly. If it is openly transferred, it will make the soldiers who are panicked because of the invasion of the Qin army, and the soldiers who are eager to return will definitely be shaken. How will you start a war with the Han army in the future?

But can you keep it secret? That's 10,000 people! It's not hundreds! Yang Zilu's bastard's room is not blind.

Ye Gong sighed and muttered, "It seems that I can only negotiate peace with Yang Zilu!" ”

…… Han Army Camp ......

"Doctor Xu Cheng, I've come to find the widow so soon, the widow thinks, you've already decided, right?" Yang Zilu looked at Xu Cheng with interest. Speaking of this, Yang Zilu suddenly said such a sentence. "That's right! Your envoy, rest well in the barracks! The night and night rushed over from Zaiying, alas! It's hard work! ”

Xu Cheng's face changed suddenly, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "How do you know!" ”

But as soon as the words fell, Xu Cheng regretted it, and a cold sweat broke out! Could it be Yang Zilu's own?

When Yang Zilu saw Xu Cheng's face, he thought of Xu Cheng's thoughts, and sneered in his heart. Yang Zilu showed a confident smile on her face and snapped her fingers. "Smack!"

"Join the Lord!" I saw a person in a black tights suddenly walk out of the corner of the big tent, and knelt down on one knee towards Yang Zilu.

"The Table! Everywhere! The widow is not a trap for you! Yang Zilu waved calmly.

Xu Cheng looked at the man in the black tights, and saw that after he got Yang Zilu's order, he retreated into the original shadows and immediately remained motionless. If you don't stare carefully for a long time, I'm afraid you won't be able to see that there is a person here, and this is because Xu Cheng knows that there is a person here, otherwise if you keep an eye on it for a while, I'm afraid you may not know that there is a person hidden here.

Thinking of this, Xu Cheng couldn't help but feel a cold breath rising from the bottom of his feet, heading straight to the Heavenly Spirit Cover. Although Xu Cheng didn't want to admit it in his heart, he had to say that he was already afraid of the Han Kingdom.

Yang Zilu was very satisfied to see a flash of fear in Xu Cheng's eyes. What a messenger fears the most is that he stays calm, if he has too many mood swings, he will be overshadowed by emotion, and this is an easy opponent to deal with. No! It's a soft persimmon! It's almost up to yourself now!

Yang Zilu asked with a smile, "What kind of answer did Ye Gong give to the widow?" ”

Xu Cheng took a deep breath, barely stabilized his mind, and said, "Regarding the conditions you put forward by Hanhou, Ye Gong can't agree. However, Ye Gong was willing to replace the land with others. For example, a thousand households, in addition to 10 million yuan, 3 million stone grain! If Hanhou is not satisfied, he can negotiate on the basis of this price! ”

Yang Zilu tapped his fingers on the wooden table and sneered: "Is Ye Gong a widow called Huazi?" Those households are not rare, and there are only 6,000 people in a thousand households. Although there are few people in the Han Kingdom, they are not so bad at all! In terms of money and silk, the widow asks for 20 million yuan, and if there is not enough money, he will use cloth instead, and gold can also be used! The food widow wants five million stones! If you say yes, you say yes! If you don't agree, forget it! ”

Xu Cheng thought about it, although Yang Zilu had almost doubled the conditions, it was better than letting Chu cut out such a large piece of land. Xu Cheng nodded and said, "Okay!" However, with so many supplies, the State of Chu can't adjust so much for a while, I hope Hanhou can understand. Within half a year, the state of Chu sent these money and grain to the Han kingdom in batches! ”

"Solve it within a month, otherwise there are so many widows!" Yang Zilu's attitude is very tough.

But the more this is the case, the more relieved Xu Cheng is, and the reason why he did this is to test Yang Zilu's attitude. If Yang Zilu agreed too quickly and did not bargain, then Xu Cheng might have to guard against Yang Zilu tearing up the peace covenant. But now it is different, which proves that Yang Zilu attaches great importance to this negotiation, although he does not dare to guarantee that Yang Zilu will not tear up the peace covenant, but it can also be seen that Yang Zilu is sincere.

Xu Cheng began to bargain with Yang Zilu, and finally after some verbal arguments, Yang Zilu and Xu Cheng reached a consensus that the money and grain would be handed over to the Han State in batches within two months, and at least sixty percent would be handed over within the first month. After negotiating the price, we have to talk about the time of the blood alliance, and when and how the Han army will retreat. Xu Cheng coughed and asked, "Hanhou, I don't know when Hanhou is going to sign the alliance and when he will withdraw from the army!" ”

When Yang Zilu heard this, he thought for a while and asked, "What time is June?" ”

"Sixteen!" Xu Cheng thought for a while and spoke.

"Well, this month is the big month, and the covenant is signed on the twenty-eighth. On the 29th, our Han army began to withdraw 120 miles and retreated to the Huaishui, and the 30th was obscure, believing that at this distance, you should be able to go with confidence! Yang Zilu said.

Xu Cheng thought for a while, and felt that the arrangement that Yang Zilu said was also good. In ancient times, each month was divided into a large month and a small month, the big month was 30 days, and the small month was 29 days. Obscurity refers to the last day of each month, and in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it is not appropriate to use troops on this day. If you move the army, you will offend the gods, and none of them will be better.

Xu Cheng thought about it, although in the current situation, Yang Zilu did not have the tendency to tear up the covenant, Xu Cheng still felt that he needed to 'remind' Yang Zilu. Xu Cheng looked at Yang Zilu and said solemnly: "Hanhou's arrangement is very good!" I just hope that Hanhou won't think about thoughts that shouldn't be thought about when the time comes. Xu Cheng remembered that when the Wu princes were in the battle of the chicken father, they were moving troops in obscurity, although they defeated the Chu State, but it didn't take long for them to specialize in assassinating the king's bureaucrats! The same brother died! Offspring cut off! This is the wrath of the gods! I hope Hanhou is cautious! Be careful! ”

When Yang Zilu heard this, she smiled and nodded. But in his heart, he pouted, the ancients were really superstitious, and this is all involved.

Not to mention, after Xu Cheng went back, he told Ye Gong about the negotiation with Yang Zilu. Ye Gong was also afraid that Yang Zilu would tear up the covenant afterwards, so he immediately found Bu Yin to come over.

This Bu Yin is an official name, Yin is equivalent to the meaning of a doctor and a minister, Bu, naturally it is divination, and it is connected together, and his position is needless to say.

And I have to say that the people of Chu are superstitious, and whenever the people of Chu go to war, they will let Bu Yin dance the Great God Dance to see if they can win. And not to mention, it is said to be quite accurate. When the husband sent to attack the state of Chen, the king of Chu Zhao was ready to lead troops to support the state of Chen, but after divination, Nabu Yin said that if the king went, there would be a great disaster.

But considering the important surname of Chen Guo, King Chu Zhao still chose to fight. Although King Chu Zhao forced his husband to retreat, before King Chu Zhao could return to his master, he died in the city father of Chen State (now south of Haozhou City).

After this Bu Yin divination, he looked at the hexagram and said to Ye Gong: "This is the middle and upper hexagram, it seems that there should be no accidents in the alliance with the Han State!" ”

When Ye Gong heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and sent someone to discuss Bu Yin.

On the twenty-seventh, Ye Gong chose the place, and Yang Zilu chose the time. In the end, it was decided to form an alliance in the morning, ten miles north of Baiju City. Because it is relatively close to Baiju. Both sides brought a thousand men with them, and these soldiers and horses were enough to protect their respective commanders from retreating if something unexpected happened.

But none of this makes much sense. Because Yang Zilu and Ye Gong, who met for the first time at the Huimeng, the two sides talked very happily, and they hated seeing each other late, but I don't know how much of this is true! But no matter what, Ye Gong and Yang Zilu did not clash, which also made the guards of both Chu and Han breathe a sigh of relief.

After the blood alliance, Yang Zilu was very refreshed and immediately returned to the camp to prepare to retreat. The next day, when the sky was dark, Yang Zilu had already retreated with more than 30,000 people in person, leaving only 5,000 people to receive and transfer the money and grain sent by the Chu State.

Although Ye Gong wanted not to leave anyone in the Han army camp, Ye Gong still had five thousand people acceptable. Moreover, although Ye Gong negotiated peace with the Han army, he was not a soldier and did not stay on the front line of Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain. According to the plan, he would leave 40,000 people to garrison the land between Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain, as well as between the Yangtze River and Tongbai Mountain. With the advantage in troops, coupled with natural dangers, Ye Gong really didn't think that the five thousand Han troops could threaten him.

After arranging all this, Ye Gong led an army of 80,000 to set off overnight on the afternoon of the 29th, went south to the north bank of the Yangtze River and took a boat up the river to the area of Dongting Lake, first quelled the rebellion of Baipu, and then went north to support Shen Baoxu.

First, because Baipu is the weakest, the persimmon is naturally pinched softly. Second, Baipu is the closest to Zaiying, and if you are not careful, it is easy for the Baipu coalition soldiers to come to Zaiying City, which is really a shame. Because in addition to the civil strife in Chu, so far, there have been troops in the capital of Chu.

If this kind of thing happens again, I'm afraid that Ye Gong doesn't know how to explain to King Chu Hui, and King Chu Hui doesn't know how to explain to his ancestors, nobles, and countrymen. Unexpectedly let a good Chu State spoil them like this, I am afraid that Ye Gong and King Chu Hui will be so ashamed that they will buy tofu and die head-on.

(To be continued)