In order to end the war in Hedong as soon as possible, Yang Hao agreed to all the conditions previously put forward by Chai Shangyan, that is, not to disband the local regiments, militia groups, Serbian troops and other civilian armies; It was promised that when Hedong was attacked by the surrounding feudal towns, the Fengzhou and Zhenwu armies would send troops to support it; The total number of Hedong garrisons of the Xining Army and the Zhenwu Army was controlled within 20,000 people, and the garrisons in various places informed the Hedong authorities of their numbers and lists of major generals.

This is not the bottom line of the negotiation, Yang Hao told Qu Qingquan and others that if necessary, the Xining Army can give up Lanzhou, Qu Qingquan hopes to use his own credit for helping Chai Shangyan trap Lu Qi to fight for more benefits for Fengzhou at the negotiation table, but everything is beyond his expectations, Chai Shangyan suddenly became tough,

During the negotiations, he secretly ordered the four battalions of the Hedong Right Army to enter Taiyuan City, strengthen the security of each gate, and prepare for a decisive battle with the Xining army, and then he began to ask for a price at the negotiation table, first asking Yang Hao to guarantee that he would be the queen of Taiyuan and Taiyuan Yin, and then asked Yang Hao to give up the garrison in Jinyang, and reduce the military expenses of the Xining Army in Xinzhou, Daizhou, and Lanzhou from fifty percent of the taxes of each state to two percent, and for the interests originally transferred to Liu Wei, Chai Shangyan did not put forward any meaning, obviously he intended to split the Yang-Liu alliance, Qu Qingquan even suspected that Chai Shangyan and Liu Wei had done something unseemly in private.

Negotiations are once again at an impasse,

Back at his residence, Xiong Lindai scolded him: "Chai Shangyan is rude and unwise, this kind of person will definitely not end well." ”

Cheng Keling snorted and said: "I think he is rude, but there is one, saying that he is not wise, hehe, then it will be a matter of opinion." ”

Li Xuzhou glanced at the taciturn Qu Qingquan, and asked with a smile, "What do you think about Master Qu?" ”

Xiong Lindai also glanced at Qu Qingquan, and snorted coldly: "What can Master Qu do, Master Qu is a person who sings with a red face, do you still have to go to fight with Chai Shangyan with a red face." ”

Li Xuzhou waved his hand to him: "The war in Lanzhou is tight, we know, Chai Shangyan can also know, this is his confidence to bargain with us, I think we must defeat Dong Bacheng's sharpness, Chai Shangyan can be convinced." ”

"What Mr. Li said is light, the snow covers the mountains, and the supplies from Fengzhou cannot be transported, and the soldiers on the front line are fighting with hunger, and the full man does not know that the hungry man is hungry." As soon as Xiong Lindai finished speaking, Cheng Keling also joined the siege: "Yes, Fengzhou's supplies can't be transported, but Shuozhou has grain, why can't Liu Envoy Shuai take us a little, is this what the allies do." ”

"Hey, this ......" Li Xuzhou held back for a long time and couldn't speak, "Although Shuozhou is decided, there are many people in Shuozhou, and their own people and prisoners have to eat, and General Yang ordered that not a single soldier or soldier should be killed, and he has to eat if this person is alive." ”

"Okay, what's the use of." Qu Qingquan glanced at the secret letter on the table, gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to Lanzhou to persuade the adults to take back their lives." ”

Li Xuzhou said: "This, is this necessary, Lord Yang's meaning has been made very clear." ”

Xiong Lindai sneered: "Mr. Li is naturally in a hurry to settle down for safety, but my Fengzhou soldiers can get such a little bit of hard work, if Mr. Li wants to sign, it is okay, please ask Liu Envoy to let out Shuozhou." ”

Li Xuzhou was also angry, stood up suddenly, and said with disgust: "Is what you mean by Lord Yang, or what you Lord Xiong means, if it is Lord Yang's meaning, I will immediately return to Shuozhou to report to Liu Envoy Shuai to know." ”

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Cheng Ke led up and said: "Okay, two, now we are sitting in the same boat, it should be this, we are in the same boat, how can we blush and have a thick neck for a little thing, in my opinion, Lord Qu doesn't have to go back, what does my lord mean, this secret letter has been said very clearly, why bother to do it many times, alas, Mr. Li, do you want to ask Envoy Liu for instructions." ”

Li Xuzhou waved his hand and smiled proudly: "Envoy Liu has given me full power, so I don't need to ask for instructions." He glanced at the grizzled Qu Qingquan and Xiong Lindai, who were secretly proud in his heart,

Qu Qingquan jumped up: "I'll go back to Lanzhou to meet the adult, and I will never sign without the permission of the adult himself." Xiong Lindai said: "I'll go with you." ”

Cheng Keling stopped Xiong Lindai and said to Qu Qingquan: "You are the chief representative, I have no right to stop you, but please remember that if you don't delay for a moment, dozens of soldiers will die on the front line, so you can do it yourself." ”

Qu Qingquan didn't say much, grabbed his gauze hat and strode out of the room,

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After Lanzhou was besieged for half a month, there was also a phenomenon of food shortage, Dong Bacheng's grain preparation was very sufficient, but a series of several strange fires burned down his four large warehouses full of grain.

Because of the lack of food, Dong Bacheng paid special attention to the progress of the negotiations in Taiyuan, he had secret channels to get the progress of the negotiations in the first time, and he also continued to transmit information to Taiyuan to cheer up Chai Shangyan, but Chai Shangyan's recent series of actions made him a little unclear So,

Yang Hao's strategic attempt to attack Langu to lure him to war, and then encircle and annihilate in the Langu area, Dong Bacheng saw it very clearly, originally he was ready to plan and rely on his military advantage to give Yang Hao a major blow in Langu and completely drive out of Hedong, but after the battle, he found that the Xining Army at this time was essentially different from the Tiande Army two years ago, this is an army with unlimited vitality,

Their techniques and tactics are novel and flexible, their style of work is tenacious and spicy, and the training quality of the army seems to be above their own, and their mobility far exceeds that of themselves, so Dong Bacheng had to temporarily adjust his strategy, and in the offensive and defensive warfare in the movement, in order to defend against danger, he took advantage of favorable factors such as weather and terrain to exhaust the enemy and weaken the enemy, and then chose the opportunity to launch an attack.

However, Yu Chongchong's advance speed was far beyond his imagination, the important towns north of Taiyuan fell one after another, Chai Shangyan booby-trapped Lu Qi, and privately made peace with Yang Hao, Lanzhou became a lonely city, and what he didn't expect was that Yang Hao stood up under extreme disadvantages, which eventually led to the reversal of the entire battle situation.

Dong Bacheng very much hopes that Chai Shangyan can help him at this time, as long as he makes a little concession at the negotiation table, he can get a chance to breathe, but what Chai Shangyan is doing at the moment is more and more incomprehensible to him, he has become extremely tough, and he will not give up an inch of land at the negotiation table, and he has pulled out a posture of vowing not to give up until the goal is achieved,

What are the benefits of him doing this, Dong Bacheng thought big, and he didn't find any answers.

Also distressed is Yang Hao, Chai Shangyan's sudden change, obviously with the secret support of some forces, he is using the current situation to seek the greatest interests for himself, it is not completely impossible to take Lanzhou City, as long as the six longbow formations are concentrated, within an hour, the entire Lanzhou will be turned into a sea of fire, 21,000 garrisons and 70,000 people will be wiped out,

Yang Hao can't make such a determination, even if he is in a dilemma, he can't make such a determination, in addition to using the longbow array, he can also take a strong attack to break the city, but the casualties will be very large, so big that Yang Hao can't bear it, when he and Dong Bacheng fight for both defeats, some people will stand up and profit, such an ending Yang Hao is unacceptable, but in addition to these two, is there a third way?

The withdrawal of the army is already a difficult trend to ride a tiger, and it is not easy to retreat with all your body.

Qu Qingquan rushed over overnight, he tried not to make concessions to Chai Shangyan, Yang Hao listened to his narration patiently, and asked rhetorically: "Don't give in, do you have any way to break the deadlock." ”

Qu Qingquan said: "Withdraw the army from Lanzhou, concentrate the main force under the city of Taiyuan, and force Chai Shangyan to unconditionally agree to all our conditions, Dong Bacheng Na, he can completely persuade him without moving." ”

As soon as Qu Qingquan's words came out, Zhang Bozhong, who was sitting on the side, laughed out loud, it was that kind of contemptuous smile, Yang Hao felt that this idea was very new, so he said: "You talk carefully, how do you persuade Dong Bacheng." ”

Qu Qingquan cleared his throat and said: "Dong Bacheng is a famous general in Hedong, known as a loyal, brave and upright person, he loves soldiers like a son, and also cherishes the people very much, which can be seen from the fact that he deliberately separated the military and the people in order to prevent the longbow formation from accidentally injuring people's lives, such a person will be a reasonable person, as long as the adults use both grace and power, Dong Bacheng will make a way for the adults." ”

Yang Hao frowned and said: "The truth is this, but you haven't told me yet, how can you convince Dong Bacheng." ”

Qu Qingquan walked to the front of the Lanzhou city defense map, pointed to a pavilion opposite the gate of the Lanzhou Thorn History Mansion and said: "Here is the military flag of the Hedong Front Army, the adults can order the longbow array, shoot down this small building, and then ask Dong Bacheng to go out of the city, Dong Bacheng will come to the appointment, and then the adults can know the benefits and persuade him to stop the army and truce." ”

Yang Hao said: "Is it appropriate to openly threaten him like this, it is said that Dong is short-tempered and a person who would rather bend than bend." ”

Qu Qingquan said: "If it is only about his safety, he would rather die than come to see the adults, but if it is related to the safety of the soldiers and civilians in the city, his subordinates believe that he will definitely come." ”

Zhang Bozhong laughed disapprovingly: "I never believe that when Shiliang General Dong Bacheng will, because of this trivial matter, he will be willing to call the army and truce." ”

Yang Hao smiled and beckoned Zhang Lang: "Call Xiong Wuguo." At the same time, he said to Zhang Bozhong: "Qingquan is from Hedong, maybe he knows Dong Bacheng better, let's die as a horse doctor." ”

As soon as Xiong Wuguo entered the door, Yang Hao pointed to the map and asked, "Can you shoot the flag on the top of the attic with your arrows?" Xiong Wuguo measured the distance and said, "You can shoot it, but it will cost thousands of good arrows." ”

Yang Hao said: "I'll give you 10,000 arrows, you'd better be able to collapse this small building." Xiong Wuguo said confidently: "In half an hour, your lord will definitely be able to see the pavilion collapse." ”

This pavilion with the flag of the former army in Hedong is less than 200 meters away from Dong Bacheng's signing room, starting from the first rain of arrows that fell, the soldiers and civilians in the city are panicked as the end is coming, Dong Bacheng walked to the eaves of the corridor to watch, Li Yufang persuaded him to avoid being injured by mistake, Dong Bacheng smiled: "Don't worry, Xiong Wuguo is still very capable, and the arrow will not fall here." After speaking, he asked the attendant to bring two chairs and said to Li Yufang: "Let's just watch here and see what the hell Lord Yang is going to do." ”

Li Yufang was anxious and helpless, so he had to bite the bullet, and sat under the eaves of the porch to watch, and in half an hour, the small building was densely shot with feather arrows, the wooden beams and pillars were broken by the feather arrows, and the adobe bricks were also broken by gravity, and finally after an hour, it collapsed violently, and the smoke and dust spread everywhere.