Quietly, it was already late April. The envoys sent by Kaifeng City to Daliang for help came in waves, but there was always only one reply from Daliang, there was no reinforcement, and if you wanted to add an edict to the official and enter the lord, you would get it and ask for it. There is only one requirement of the King of Wei, even if the whole army of Jin is killed in battle, even if there is not one out of ten soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng, Kaifeng must not be lost!

Under such a request, Jin Contempt knew that any soft-heartedness would put Kaifeng at risk of breaking the city. Whether old or young, rich or poor, the coefficients in the city were all incorporated into the reserve by Jin Contempt. In order to save supplies, the Jin even pooled the grain of the whole city and implemented a rationing system, with each household providing a minimum amount of food every day. Although it does not starve to death, it is enough to make people lose their strength. If you want to be fed, it's also very simple, you have to contribute to the guard unsealing. Whether it's carrying stones, sealing city gates, making arrows, or digging trenches, you can do it.

Jin Contempt has decided to build several more lines of defense behind the city wall, even if the city is broken, he can also rely on the defense line to block layer by layer. This sealing city is the burial place of his 50,000 army, but before that, he will definitely pull enough Han soldiers to accompany him to the burial!

At the beginning, such a rampant expropriation naturally made the people of the whole city angry, but Jin Contempt was unmoved, and just cleanly killed hundreds of people who made trouble. In the face of the bloody butcher's knife, all the surviving people closed their mouths sensibly! After having tasted the taste of starvation, even the most reluctant people will honestly participate in the defense of the city.

Obviously, defending the city at the head of the city is the most dangerous, but it is also the most rewarding. Jin Contempt took out all the treasures in the treasury and used them to reward those who defended the city. Each South Korean soldier is based on the level of his position. With different prices, the Wei army can rely on the number of kills. Get different rewards accordingly. These specially marked treasures are the only currency available in the city. It can be exchanged for the most urgent food and even precious meat. In this period when military merit determines a qiē, this also means that those who have meritorious service in defending the city can do almost whatever they want, except for killing people.

Kaifeng City has gone crazy, and in order to boost morale, Jin Contempt made this strategy and kidnapped the people of the whole city to his chariot! In the face of the continuous offensive of the Korean army, no one in the city knew whether they could survive tomorrow, and it became the norm to be drunk and dream.

The South Korean army suffered fifteen thousand casualties. There is still no way to open the lockdown. Meng Fu, who led the army, simply left 50,000 Han troops to besiege Kaifeng, and led the main force of the army straight to Daliang City.

It would not be wise to storm a country that would fight back with all its troops, and before breaking the will of Wei, Korea knew that this was not the best time to destroy Wei. Peace talks have become another means in addition to war, and more colloquially, war is nothing more than a continuation of politics. If the desired benefits can be achieved at the negotiating table, there is no need to go to war. War is the most threatening only before it starts. Once the sword and axe are added, the opponent has a slight upper hand. There are great variables. South Korea will not fail to comply with the principle of going to war and plotting. It was with this purpose that the pawn Chen Xiao went to Daliang, trying to break the fighting spirit of the Wei State and let Korea obtain the desired land at the lowest cost.

Facing Chen Zheng's visit. King Wei accepted the other party's request with a complicated expression. The King of Wei was also unable to, although Xinling Jun had been sent to Linzi by himself to lobby the King of Qi, but there was no good news for a long time. King Wei couldn't put all his hopes on Xinlingjun. If there was still a possibility of reconciliation with Korea, the King of Wei did not want the war to continue forever. Even if Wei was victorious in the end. It's also a pyrrhic victory, not to mention. The King of Wei now sees no possibility of victory for the Wei State!

After the two met, Chen Xiao looked arrogant and gave a salute to the king of Wei, and Xingshi asked: "My king regards Wei as a state of brothers, and regards the king as a brother, how dare Wei collude with Qin and raise troops to crusade against Luoyang?!" Could it be that the king must put my king and the king of Zhao in the place of death and be willing to stop?! ”

King Wei was apprehensive and looked at Duan Ganchong, the senior doctor beside him. Duan Ganchong motioned to King Wei to make a comeback. When Wei learned of Chen Zheng's visit, he concluded that this was a signal of reconciliation released by South Korea. Whether Wei can grasp it depends on his own appearance.

Duan Ganchong persuaded the king of Wei with the matter of the king of Yue, Gou Jian, and tried his courage, and at present, the state affairs of the Wei state are difficult, and in order to protect the society, the king of Wei needs to make some sacrifices. This kind of sacrifice naturally involves the shelf and momentum of King Wei. Of course, the sacrifice is not unlimited, otherwise it will be ridiculed by other countries if it spreads, and South Korea will intensify its blackmail of Wei. The specific operation section of Ganchong will echo on the side.

According to the designed lines, King Wei Shili said apologetically: "This is all a widow and a fool for a while!" If the king of Han can ignore the past suspicions and relieve the siege of Daliang, the widow is willing to hold the prince hostage to South Korea, but South Korea is the first to look forward. The land of Hangu Pass is also handed over to South Korea, and I hope that the two countries will be friendly and work together to resist Qin! ”

The crown prince of Wei was hastily elected by the king of Wei, and he was only five years old, which in the eyes of Wei was enough to show the sincerity of Wei. As for the land cut, it is very stingy. This is also because Wei doesn't know the bottom line of South Korea, and if too much land is promised out at once, South Korea will ask for more! Anyway, South Korea has already conquered Hangu Pass, and Wei Guo will first make a favor and show that he will not fight! The rest of the conditions will be discussed slowly.

After hearing this, Chen Xiao shook his head again and again, and said: "Hangu Pass, Shaanxi and Jiao Eryi have already returned to South Korea. The king's words are inevitably suspicious of being generous to others! And husband, this time in Luoyang, my king almost died, if it were not for the blessing of the gods of Sheji, the country of South Korea would be unsafe. Now, the whole country of South Korea is full of righteous indignation, and they want to break through the girder to eliminate this hatred! If the king is only willing to pay this condition, then this matter of peace will not be said! ”

King Wei's expression was grim, and he had already decided to negotiate peace with South Korea. It's just that South Korea is really not satisfied with the conditions put forward by Wei. Then South Korea, how much meat does it have to cut off and how much blood does Wei have to be willing to put it?!

King Wei deliberately put on a sad face, and said with a painful face: "Then what does Korea think should be?" ”

Chen Xiao said lightly: "The lesson of the car ahead, the teacher of the car behind." In order to prevent Wei from colluding with Qin again, Wei must avoid suspicion no matter what, and it is bound to not be able to border Qin again. Therefore, in addition to Hangu Pass and Shaanxi, Jiao Eryi. This Hedong county should make up for the losses of our South Korea in this battle of Luoyang! ”

King Wei's heart trembled, and the other party said lightly. It is necessary to divide the Hedong County and the 80,000 people of Hedong County, which Wei State has managed to hold. If you agree to this, then the land that Wei has earned over the years has completely made a wedding dress for Korea. To know. At the beginning, in exchange for Shaanxi and Jiao Eryi and thanking South Korea for sending troops to help Wei take Hangu Pass, Wei paid 200 li of land, although these 200 li of land is vast and sparsely populated, but it is also a real 200 li of land! Therefore, in fact, compared with seven years ago, the Wei State has lost two hundred miles of land in vain!

King Wei glanced at Duan Ganchong and motioned for Duan Ganchong to come out and refute it. If the king of Wei spoke out against it at this time, it would represent the opposition of the Wei state, this kind of bargaining thing. It can only be done by courtiers.

Duan Ganchong immediately spoke: "The Wei State is willing to send the young Prince of Wei to Xinzheng as a hostage, does the Dianke still think that the Wei State is not sincere?" Hedong is already an enclave of Wei, and if your country wants to take it, Wei will naturally not be able to stop it. But the world will also think that today's South Korea, skillful and robbing, especially the Qin State of the past, will be vigilant and jealous. If Qin and the five Shandong countries jointly attacked South Korea, how would South Korea respond? It is better to stay in Hedong to show the benevolence and righteousness of Korea. The whole country of Wei should be grateful, but South Korea is the first to look forward. And Hedong is in the hands of Wei, and Korea can not lose a single soldier, and use it as a buffer for Qin, Zhao, and Han. Taiyuan, Shangjun, and the soldiers of internal history. If you want to enter the Central Plains, wouldn't it be better if you can't borrow the road from Hedong? ”

Chen Xiao glanced at Duan Gan Chong. Shaking his head and refusing: "This is the words of the doctor's family." In South Korea's view, Hedong held the Central Plains. If you want to protect the safety of the three rivers, it is necessary to protect the east of the river. But if the Qin State invades on a large scale. Wei did not notice it for a while, and our rescue in Korea was not timely, and Hedong would inevitably change hands. At that time, not only will Wei lose its troops and generals, but we in South Korea will also have to deploy a large army along the river (Yellow River), which will cost the people and money! ”

The implication is to question the combat strength of the Wei army, and more deeply, South Korea hinted that it was not at ease to hand over Hedong to Wei, and was worried that Wei would collude with Qin and stage another drama to lure wolves into the house.

These 80,000 people, a county, Wei naturally refused to give up lightly. Or, you can give up, but get the assurance you want. Therefore, finding that Chen Xiao was resolute, Duan Ganchong changed his angle and asked: "If we are willing to sacrifice the whole county of Hedong, can Korea persuade Chu and Zhao to withdraw their troops?" ”

If only South Korea asks for a county, and Zhao and Chu only ask for a few cities, such conditions are not impossible! Duan Ganchong thought secretly in his heart.

Chen Xiao nodded affirmatively and said, "Yes!" But there are conditions. After all, since the two countries have already sent troops and suffered a lot of losses, if Wei does not compensate some, Zhao and Chu will definitely refuse to withdraw their troops! ”

Duan Ganchong frowned and said, "I want to hear about it!" But in my heart, I was silently praying that the other party should not open his mouth. But reason told sù himself that it was impossible for South Korea not to open his mouth and take the opportunity to completely solve the big problem in the heart of Wei. This is not only a negotiation skill, but also an irrefutable fact, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and the Central Plains can only have one hegemon.

"The Wei soil north of the river (Yellow River) all belong to Zhao, and the Wei soil between the chasm and Suishui belongs to Chu."

"This is absolutely inappropriate! The king will never agree! Doctor Duan Ganchong said eagerly to King Wei. If, according to Chen Xiao, the Wei State will lose half of its territory, what is the difference between this and the destruction of the country?! The only difference from the destruction of the country is that the Wei State can still survive and survive as the last country.

King Wei was rarely annoyed and angry, and said angrily: "Don't deceive people too much! ”

Chen Xiao was not annoyed, but said lightly: "The king thinks that Wei has any other choice?" ”

Duan Ganchong jumped out and said: "We have a river and a natural moat, and the army of Zhao patrols Hebei, and it is difficult to cross the river and go south. Chu is greedy for life and afraid of death, as long as we can persuade Qi to send troops to seize the land of Huaisi, Chu will inevitably retreat. When the time comes, only South Korea will be left alone, and what do you think is the chance of South Korea's victory? South Korea is strong, and our Wei State is indeed not an opponent. But Daliang City has been in operation for decades, and it is one of the best fortified cities in the Central Plains. ”

Chen Xiao smiled after hearing this, stared at Duan Ganchong, and then inadvertently glanced at King Wei, and sighed: "Could it be that the Wei State thinks that the Great Liang is unbreakable?" ”

Just when King Wei and Duan Ganchong were puzzled, Chen Xiao shook his head and pointed to the direction of the river (Yellow River) outside the city and said, "Although Daliang City is strong. But there is a dead hole, did the king ever know about it? ”

King Wei shook his head in disbelief. "The widow doesn't know. ”

"The so-called success is also water, and defeat is also water. The girder is the chasm, the water (three points of water plus one year. Nian hui, four sounds) water, Suishui, Danshui four rivers confluence, built according to the water, can be described as a moat. However, once the enemy army crossed the river and reached the city of Daliang, they could attack Daliang with water. The terrain of the girder is one or two zhang lower than the river water, and the enemy army can dig a ditch and flood the girder. Even if the king's Liang has 100,000 troops and abundant grain and grass, once the city of Daliang is broken. What's the use? Chen Xiao said amazingly.

King Wei and Duan Ganchong's faces changed greatly, this is indeed the death hole of Da Liang, but I didn't expect South Korea to know it for a long time. If the Han army really crossed the river, once this strategy was adopted, the Wei army would only have to go out of the city to fight the Han army in the field! Field battles with the South Korean army? The Wei army really has no confidence in victory! But just like that, he was tied up and agreed to South Korea's conditions, and Wei was unwilling. Therefore, for a while, the monarchs and ministers of Wei did not speak.

Less. Doctor Duan Gan Chongcai laughed a few times and said, "Lord Pawn is serious! The Great Liang has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of Qinwang's divisions are coming! How could it be so light that the Korean army successfully crossed the river? ”

Chen Xiao didn't break it down, but said lightly: "Your Majesty! The safety of the beam is all in the king's thoughts! This condition. What does the king think? ”

King Wei showed hesitation, neither wanting to offend South Korea, but also not wanting to agree to South Korea's conditions. I can only ask for help, as if I have to look at the doctor Duan Ganchong. Duan Ganchong shook his head slightly, signaling that he should not agree lightly.

I want to say a word before the king of Xinling leaves. As if he had opened his mind, the King of Wei suddenly said, "The land of Wei. All of them are the ancestors of the past dynasties, who overcame the thorns and thorns, and opened up the blue wisps of the road! Although the widow is not a night, he will never dare to cut off the social system of the Wei State! In the state of Chu, the widows were willing to return all the land they had encroached upon before. Zhao State, north of Dunqiu, can be ceded by widows. Everything else is not a thought! In the eyes of the widows, it is not half beneficial for South Korea for Zhao and Chu to stretch their hands to the Central Plains, right? Why not preserve the strength of Wei and make Wei an eastern barrier for Korea to contain Zhao and Chu? ”

Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said nothing. King Wei took the opportunity to say: "If Korea has to force the widow to cede the Wei land between Hedong, Hebei, the chasm, and Suishui, the widow will have no choice but to submit to the Qi State, and presumably the Qi State will not sit idly by and watch Korea dominate the Central Plains." At that time, the primordial spirit will be devastated, and it will be the Qin State that will benefit in the end! Wei will either become the eastern barrier of Korea, or it will become the life-and-death enemy of Korea, all in the heart of Korea! ”

Chen Xiao's tone finally loosened and said, "The king's words also sound reasonable!" King Wei's face was overjoyed, but Chen Xiao's tone changed and he said, "However, how can Wei prove his intentions?" We in South Korea believe it, but it doesn't mean that Zhao Guo will also believe it! ”

Duan Ganchong frowned and asked, "Then according to the meaning of the pawn, how can we Wei State do to win the trust of Zhao State?" ”

In Duan Ganchong's view, this should be South Korea deliberately embarrassing Wei. Who doesn't know that now Zhao Guowei is the head of South Korea! As long as South Korea agrees, then Zhao Guo has absolutely no objections. Duan Ganchong subconsciously believed that South Korea was trying to set up a trap for Wei.

"The method is simple, now that Zhao has conquered Chaoge, this land is cut, at least it must be cut to Chaoge!" Chen Xiao said the first request first.

King Wei and Duan Ganchong both nodded secretly, this is not relevant to what they said about the north of Dunqiu, but there are only dozens of miles more land.

Seeing that the monarchs and ministers of Wei State did not object, Chen Xiao continued: "In addition, the three Jin Dynasty are now united, and the first thing is to resist Qin, if Wei State does not turn against Qin, Zhao State will naturally not believe that Wei State is really anti-Qin!" Of course, we in South Korea will not let Wei suffer, and Wei will also get a share of the Qin land it occupies. ”

King Wei and Duan Ganchong looked at each other and smiled bitterly, even if they got the land of Qin, it would be an enclave. For the Wei State is like chicken ribs, the food is tasteless, and it is a pity to abandon it. This seems to be a means that Korea intends to use to bind the Wei state.

Chen Xiao naturally knew what the monarchs and ministers of Wei were worried about, so he said in a surprising voice: "This newly occupied Qin land must not be much at first, in line with the principle of fairness, so that we, King Han, are willing not to claim Hedong County, but leave Hedong County to Wei, so that Wei can pass through Qin!" ”

King Wei's first reaction was that this was a conspiracy from Korea! Just now, Chen Xiao also swore that if Wei did not hand over Hedong, he might collude with Qin again! Therefore, we must not let Wei and Qin cross the border! But now he is willing not to go east of the river, so that the Wei state can pass through the Qin state. So inconsistent, it's no wonder that there is no conspiracy!

But then Chen Xiao explained: "The king may have misunderstood! We don't want all the counties in Hedong in Korea, but in order to reinforce your country in time and prevent the Qin State from attacking Hedong, we still hope to occupy several cities east of Anyi! Of course, in order to quell the opposition at home, and for the safety of your country, I hope that several cities north of the river and west of Chaoge can also be obtained! ”

Although Chen Xiao said it tactfully, King Wei heard the unquestionable and refusal tone. It seems that this is the real purpose of South Korea. On the one hand, it pushed the Wei State to the front line of resistance against Qin, and on the other hand, under the banner of maintaining the stability of the Three Jin Alliance, it occupied the land of Hebei that was comparable to the rich Cheng Dù in Hedong! (To be continued......)