Sun Shixu would never reveal this idea in front of the soldiers of the Jingnan Army.

In this vicious battle, the Jingnan army suffered more than 7,000 casualties, including more than 4,000 killed. The casualties left on the battlefield by the Southern Tang Army were counted as more than 6,000, of which more than 4,000 were killed.

Sun Shixu was not victorious, and Liu Renzhen was undefeated.

Sun Shixu won, with 20,000 against 30,000, with a newborn calf against a hundred famous generals, and fought hard for five hours, who dares to say that Sun Shixu did not win?

Liu Renzhen won, and perhaps by now, the Southern Tang Army he led was the first army that could calmly retreat under the nose of the Black Flag Army.

Judging by the casualties, the two sides were tied.

According to the strategic intent, it was undoubtedly Sun Shixu's victory, he completed the task of being unscrupulous for a hundred miles, and resisted the attack of the Southern Tang Army.

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The Southern Tang Dynasty monarchs heard the battle report of Yuezhou.

Without the slightest hesitation, he quickly sent envoys to Shu and Chu, asking the emperor of Shu to mediate on the one hand, and negotiating peace with Chu on the other.

The second day of the first month of April.

The envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty came to Tanzhou.

Seeing the king of Chu Baili Wuji, he expounded the evil consequences of the conflict between Chu and Tang and the benefits of peaceful coexistence between Chu and Tang. and conveyed the sincere request of the Southern Tang Emperor Li Yu to return Yuan and Hong, and the Southern Tang Dynasty will give corresponding compensation. At the same time, he asked for the return of the captured Zhennan Jiedu envoy Zhou Zong, and said that he could be compensated with 10,000 taels of silver.

The sky is full of flowers, and the tongue is extremely powerful.

But there is a good saying that what you can't get on the battlefield can't be imagined at the negotiating table.

Baili Wuji heard that Zhou Zong was so valuable, and he was a little curious, after this person was captured by Baili Kang, Baili Wuji didn't care, and he didn't think of this person until today.

If this person was a great talent, he would not have sold him for 10,000 taels of silver.

So, he ordered Bai Likang to bring this person to the palace.

"Zhou Envoy, please take a seat." Baili Wuji is right.

"King Xie Chu, standing some."

Baili Wuji saw that he didn't sit, nor did he force it, he loved to stand and stand.

"Zhou envoy Jun Guigeng?"

"Back to the King of Chu, I am not confused."

"When this king heard that you were at odds with Song Qiqiu, the left minister of your country, and others, he was demoted to the envoy of Zhennan Jiedu?"

"Yes."

"Does Zhou Envoy know that Nantang used 10,000 taels of silver to ransom you back?"

"That's His Majesty's grace." Zhou Zong saluted in the direction of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

"What if the king does not agree to redeem it?"

"Only death." Zhou Zong's face itself is upright, and now he has a righteous face, but he has some immortal wind dao backbone.

"Why don't Zhou envoys stay in Chu State, how about it?"

"King Xie Chu is very loving, a certain wife and children are still in Hongzhou, and I hope that the king of Chu will be sympathetic and let him go back."

"This king is now thinking, if Zhou Envoy Jun refuses to stay, should he order the Chu army in Hongzhou to kill Zhou Envoy's family, and then kill Zhou Envoy Jun to reunite your family?"

"You ......." Zhou Zongxin thought it was true, but he looked at him angrily.

Baili Wuji originally came to see him with a righteous face, but he just wanted to tease him.

But he didn't think about it, after a breath, Zhou Zongwei sighed: "If so-and-so stays, can the king of Chu let go of so-and-so's family?" ”

Baili Wuji was stunned, this righteous face turned out to be such a result.

Hey, in fact, it's no wonder, who doesn't have a small family, pity the hearts of parents all over the world. It's a pity that 10,000 taels of silver.

Baili Wuji regretted bringing Zhou Zong to the palace in his heart.

……。

The monarchs and ministers of the state of Chu discussed all night behind closed doors, and according to the guards, there was almost a fight inside.

The next day, Baili Wuji ordered the envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty to convey the goodwill of the Chu State, Yuanzhou was originally the territory of the Chu State, and the Chu State had indisputable sovereignty, as for Hongzhou, it could be returned, but due to the malicious attack of the Southern Tang Dynasty, countless Chu soldiers lost their lives, and the people of Chu State were subjected to huge mental pressure, in view of this, the Southern Tang Dynasty must compensate the Chu State for five million taels of silver.

The envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty was stunned when he heard this, the total annual income of the Southern Tang Dynasty last year was only more than 5 million taels, and the Chu State wanted the annual income of the Southern Tang Dynasty as compensation.

Hurriedly said: "King Mingjian of Chu, this compensation figure is too big, the foreign ministers are bold, and I ask the King of Chu to consider it." ”

Baili Wuji smiled and said: "The war was imposed on Chu by the Southern Tang State, so the Southern Tang Dynasty must compensate, of course, this king does not mind continuing to occupy Hongzhou, and does not rule out the possibility of continuing to go north, please tell the Southern Tang Emperor that if you want to stop the war and redeem Hongzhou, five million taels, one tael can not be less." ”

……。

April 30.

After the mediation of the Emperor of Shu and countless negotiations.

The state of Chu and the Southern Tang finally made a peace agreement.

The core content is that the Southern Tang Dynasty compensated Chu with 5 million taels of silver, of which 3 million taels were used as military expenses, and 2 million taels were used as the price for redeeming Hongzhou, and after the delivery of 5 million taels of silver, the Chu army withdrew from Hongzhou. Yuan Zhou was ceded to the State of Chu from the date of signing the agreement. The captives of the Southern Tang Dynasty were returned for compensation, among which Zhou Zong, who was the former Zhennan Jiedu, was not among the returnees. The two countries shall withdraw their respective troops from the date of the signing of the agreement and shall not fight again.

Since then, the Chu-Tang War has ended.

This local war, which was initiated by the Emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, ended in a complete victory for the Chu State after Ding Siji's several moves. Not only did he get the land of Yuanzhou, but he also got five million taels of silver. However, the soldiers of the Jingnan Army suffered more than 7,000 casualties.

In total, more than 20,000 people of the Southern Tang Army were killed and wounded, and more than 8,000 people were captured.

The results are not unimpressive.

It's not that Baili Wuji doesn't want to fight again, but that he can't afford to fight again.

Even if the Chu State has a strong military strength, it can't afford to spend a national war with the Southern Tang Dynasty, since the night when the Southern Tang Dynasty sent an envoy to Tanzhou for the first time, Xu Shiming and other five governors have clearly told Baili Wuji that if the fight continues, the soldiers of the Chu State will have no military salary.

Although Baili Wuji knew that this was a bit exaggerated, he knew in his heart that since he became the king of Chu, he had been constantly fighting and consuming the strength of the Chu State, and he did have some reckless military meaning.

When the word "ruthless" came out of Xu Shiming's mouth, Baili Wuji was a little shocked in his heart, and it was impossible for Xu Shiming to say such disrespectful and slanderous words to himself at an emergency moment.

Xu Shiming and others agreed that with the current strength of the Chu State, even if it could win a short-term war, it would leave endless troubles. Baili Wuji himself also knows that since the army in Badong, it has always been won by gambling until now, and every war is based on the strength of all parties to have a different heart, so as to take advantage of the weakness, if it is really in terms of strength, it is impossible for Baili Wuji to destroy Chu and Han in any case. Without the support of national strength, if it is delayed for a little and falls into a protracted war, the Black Flag Army will have no supplies, and no matter how strong the combat strength is, it will inevitably end up in ashes.

Luck can't be with you all the time, maybe it's time to start accumulating strength.

The Khitan in the north has grown, and it is up to strength to fulfill the wish to regain lost territory, not luck.

After a night of discussion that night, Baili Wuji finally nodded and agreed to the suggestion of Xu Shiming and others to stop the war.

Within a few years, it can only be defended, and it is not easy to go to war.

If you don't go to war, won't you lose your job? Baili Wuji felt deeply worried in his heart.

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