Before Hong Jixun's voice fell, the lobby became lively with a "whoosh".

Naha is located in the north, adjacent to Liaoyang, which is really a big problem in Liaodong. The threat he posed to Liaodong was actually greater than that of Liaoxi. Deng She said: "On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore? "If Liaoxi is still outside the Liaodong Gate, then Naha is really on the side of the couch.

This is really just a matter of listening to the Japanese people, and hearing about Shen Yangping.

Deng She was overjoyed, unexpectedly happy, overjoyed, he clenched his left hand into a fist, struck lightly on the palm of his right hand, and laughed heartily.

One of the generals bowed down and said loudly: "Congratulations to the general, congratulations to the general." If Naha is willing to admit defeat, then I will have no worries in Liaodong. You can concentrate on using troops in Gaozhou. Although Polo is strong, can he be stronger than my carefree warrior? The war in Shangdu is just around the corner! ”

When the crowd looked, it was Lu Qianxi who spoke. In order to enhance the mobility of the troops, Deng She also transferred his cavalry and participated in the operation to support Shangdu. His mind is quite clever, and he can immediately connect the peace from Naha to the current war.

Deng She smiled: "What General Xiao Lu said won my heart. ”

While he was happy, he couldn't help but want to know the details, stroked his beard, laughed with the generals for a while, and couldn't wait to ask Hong Jixun: "What did the military newspaper in Liaoyang say in addition to saying that Naha was asking for peace?" Is there any mention of the terms of his peace? Who is the messenger? Did the news reach Pyongyang? Does Mr. Yao know? ”

Hong Jixun said: "The military newspaper said: The envoy sent by Naha to sue for peace was Zhang Deyu, and a total of three conditions for peace talks were proposed. Because of the importance of the matter, Lord Chen did not have time to send the letter to Pyongyang, and directly forwarded it to the lord. ”

"Zhang Deyu?" Dunshe nodded. The last envoy to Pyongyang was also Zhang Deyu, who can be described as Naha's courageous, high-ranking and powerful confidant. With him as the messenger of peace, Naha's sincerity seems to be still credible. He asked, "Three conditions?" What are they? ”

"First, Shenyang is holding peace talks with Liaoyang, not with our Haidong Province. The treaties of peace talks should be secret and not made public. ”

It stands to reason that Nahachu is the left prime minister of Mengyuan Liaodong Province, and if he wants to negotiate peace, it should correspond to Haidong Province. However, the Mengyuan court and the Anfeng court had a hostile relationship, so Nahachu was only willing to negotiate peace with Liaoyang, and was unwilling to negotiate peace with Haidong Province. It is tantamount to denying the existence of Haidong Province.

"Second, Liaoyang and Shenyang each retreated ten miles, and the middle zone was set up as a no-man's land, and there was no defense on either side. From the date of the signing of the peace treaty, envoys were stationed in each other's cities. On the one hand, they exchanged messages, and on the other hand, they were taken hostage. Therefore, this messenger must be close to the person. Nahachu was willing to send his second son to Liaoyang. ”

Among the generals, Zuo Che'er sneered and said, "Ten miles each?" Naha's abacus is also a little fine. He is defeated, how can he be on an equal footing with me? ”

"Thirdly, in the northern part of the country, Naha made a wish to open up trade with Liaoyang and allow the buying and selling of horses. And he offered three hundred horses, furs, and some money. ”

Compared with the interior, Liaodong is considered barren, but compared with the north of Shenyang, Liaodong is considered rich. Naha was willing to open up trade and allow the buying and selling of horses, and it seemed that Liaoyang took advantage, but even if he did not open trade, Liaoyang could get horses from elsewhere.

For example, Tamna Island, which has been coveted by the Japanese Tojiro for a long time, has pastures on it and tens of thousands of military horses. As long as it is defeated, it still cares whether he is willing to open up trade? As for his "offering of three hundred horses", it is not worth mentioning.

"Fur, money", what is the use of fur? The value of the Yuan Dynasty's money was depreciated severely, and many people in private transactions would rather barter than accept the Yuan Dynasty's money. Moreover, some separatist forces such as the Anfeng court have already begun to issue their own currency, and in their occupied areas, the money of the Yuan Dynasty has no status. Sending 10,000 yuan of money is not as affordable as sending 100 taels of silver.

Conversely, the area north of Shenyang can gain a lot from opening trade with Liaoyang. Not to mention anything else, the grain, ironware, and salt tea of Liaodong and Haidong can greatly enrich their strength. Of course, Dunshe would certainly not agree to trade these things, but once the trade routes were opened, they could not stop people from smuggling. The disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

Hearing this, not only Zuo Che, but also all the generals in the hall made a noise.

Some shouted, "It's too much of a deception." Some shouted, "Who is this who has come to ask for peace?" It's just that let's go and make peace. Some pulled out their waist knives and slashed them into the air a few times: "Why bother with such arrogant things that don't know how to advance or retreat?" After saving Shangdu, he returned to the division by the way and completely destroyed him. ”

"What does Mr. Hong think?"

"The minister heard that Nahachu used to call Guan Duo a thief, and now he often calls the lord a thief. Arrogance, honesty. However, in the opinion of the minister, he will not be ignorant of what is good and bad to do. Why didn't he seek peace sooner or later, but came to make peace at this time? - You must know that the previous battle of Liaoshen has been over for more than half a month. ”

"Sir, mean?"

"The minister thinks that the reason why he sued for peace is probably not because of his previous defeat, but because our army successfully captured Gaozhou. On the one hand, as soon as Gaozhou came into the hands of our army, our army closed the gate of Liaodong. How could Nahachu not be worried? So he suddenly sent messengers to make peace with me.

"On the other hand, our army confronted Polo Timur in order to rescue Shangdu. Polo Junsheng. He was afraid that if he suffered too much loss in the process of suing with me Liaoyang, in the end, Polo won, and he would lose more than he gained. Therefore, he asked for a price all over the sky, seemingly ignorant of good and bad, but in fact he used this to delay. ”

Lu Qianshi said: "He is afraid of suffering losses and wants to delay, so why is he in a hurry to negotiate peace with us?" Wouldn't it be better for him to make a decision on whether to negotiate peace, when we have a win or lose with Polo? ”

"The Polo army is prosperous, and our army is also strong and strong. Polo won, and it will naturally be beneficial to him. What if my army wins? There is Gaozhou to close the gate of Liaodong, and there is no strong enemy outside our army, who will be the next one to deal with? Fools can also see that it is either a family treasure or a Naha. At that time, he will come to negotiate peace with us again? Does it work? Therefore, he had to take precautions.

It is precisely because he has these kinds of concerns that he is undecided. The peace treaty with him is so strange and unreasonable. ”

Hong Jixun peeled back the cocoon, and through the content of the treaty combined with the current situation, he clearly analyzed Naha's concerns and inner contradictions. When they heard this, they all felt that it made sense. Someone asked: "But this treaty of his is so deceitful, is he not afraid of arousing the anger of our army, and he will be cleaned up first?" ”

Hong Jixun glanced at the general who was speaking, he was impatient to explain, seemed to be smiling or not, and said, "Didn't this official Shicai speak?" The current focus of our army is Polo, how can we clean him up first? ”

He waved at Deng She and said: "After Naha became a famous general, there are not no talents under the account, and it is estimated that the intentions of our army, they have long analyzed it clearly, and it is expected that our army will not give up Polo and take Shenyang first. Therefore, he had the confidence to give Liaoyang such an impudent treaty.

"In the opinion of the minister, the lord does not need to be angry. If he comes to ask for peace, let's just go and talk to him. As long as our army rescues Shangdu and defeats Polo, this treaty of his, needless to say, he himself will definitely take it back honestly. ”

Dunshe was not angry. He smiled and said, "Naha, treacherous one. The two ends of the first rat are opportunistic,......" he shook his head, "It seems to be smart, but in fact it is clever, and I don't take it."

......, tell Chen Hu and promise to negotiate peace with him. The first point he put forward will not be discussed first, and the second point is that our army will not retreat, Shenyang will retreat, and the vacated no-man's land can be left undefended on both sides. I don't send protons in Haidong, Shenyang sends them, but his second son can't, he wants his eldest son. Thirdly, it is okay to open up trade, but he must give me 3,000 horses every year. No money, silver and copper coins, 10,000 taels a year.

"In addition to these three, plus the three in my province.

"First, all Han Chinese, beauties, and Jurchens living in Shenyang and north of Shenyang must all move to Haidong within three months. Second, not only do you want to send protons, but all those who have more than 1,000 households in the army and more than five civil officials need to send one proton to my proton camp. This does not require that he must be the eldest son, as long as he is not a concubine. Third, Naha was asked to select 3,000 elite horsemen and rush to South Goryeo on the same day to assign unified command to Wenhwaguo. ”

Naha asked for a sky-high price, and Deng She paid it back on the spot. The terms he proposed for peace talks were a hundred times harsher and rude than those proposed by Naha.

The generals applauded loudly, no matter what kind of Taishi King Mu Huali was, what kind of Mengyuan Liaoyang Provincial Zuo Prime Minister was, no matter what he had 100,000 iron horsemen, his prestige was prominent, and the treatment of his defeated generals should be like this. Hong Jixun smiled at him and said, "Obey the orders of the lord." ”

Although Naha's quest for peace is not as good as destroying Guan Duo in the first place, nor is it as good as expanding the territory in South Goryeo, but from a spiritual point of view, it makes people very happy.

Naha is a descendant of Mu Huali, who is Mu Huali? One of Genghis Khan's four masters, Genghis Khan's personal praise: "I have a chariot with you, and I have arms in my body." Genghis Khan's trust in him and his importance were even to the point that "in the north of Taihang, I have been through my own strategy; South of Taihang, Qing Qi is reluctant". Mu Huali has such a powerful position, and his prestige is prominent, and everyone in the north and south of the river knows it. Even the Jin people at that time called him "Emperor Quan".

Now after the former Qianghu, after Mengyuan's "Emperor Quan", Nahachu took the initiative to bow to Haidong, what a glory. More than ——, years ago, Zhu Yuanzhang once captured Nahachu, and if he let him go, he didn't kill him, wasn't it just because of Mu Huali's prestige? What's more, when Zhu Yuanzhang captured him, he was just a small household, with no more than a few thousand. And now he is the left prime minister of Liaoyang Province, with 100,000 troops at the peak. The meaning is very different.

Captured the king of Goryeo, Willingnaha out.

Deng She made a decision to kill and raised his eyebrows. However, both he and Hong Jixun knew in their hearts that the terms he proposed would definitely not be accepted by Naha at the moment. If he wants to accept it unconditionally, the key is still in the battle situation in Shangdu, and see who wins and who loses between Di Haidong and Polo Timur.

Deng She turned back to the topic, said the decision he had made, and said: "There is a lack of food in the upper capital, and it is difficult to support it for a long time. Naha is asking for peace, at least for the time being. Since Polo Timur did not move, our army took the initiative to attack. ”

Zuo Che'er was in a hurry, but he was stunned when he heard this.

What kind of measures should be taken against Polo, offensive or defensive? Including whether the initial rescue should be carried out, there has always been controversy among the generals. Although Hong Jixun's strange strategy of "seizing Gaozhou first and then waiting for the situation to be decided" can be regarded as basically setting the strategy of "taking defense as offense", with the development of the war situation and the change of the situation, the controversy between the generals not only did not stop, but had a tendency to become more and more intense.

One of the changes in the situation of the battle is the lack of food in Shangdu, and the other is some recent movements of Polo's troops. During the days of confrontation between the two armies, the original main battle faction asked to see Deng She for three or two days and resolutely asked for battle.

Although those who opposed the rescue of Shangdu at the beginning did not propose to abandon Shangdu and return to Pyongyang at this time, they all switched to the camp of insisting on defending as an offensive and opposing the initiative to attack. Zuo Che'er did not participate in the pre-war military meeting held in Pyongyang, but he also supported this view.

After learning about the rebellion of King Yang Zhai, Deng She proposed whether Polo should be "preemptive" or "preemptive", which is actually a summary of these two opinions. However, when these two opinions have been stalemate for many days, the two military reports sent by Hong Jixun have intentionally or unintentionally further promoted the development of the war situation and obviously increased the bargaining chips of the main attacking side.

Deng She weighed the pros and cons and finally made the decision to choose to take the initiative.

"Take the initiative?

"General, although the rear of our army has been stabilized by Naha's sue for peace. However, in the past few days, Tanma returned, and Polo Timur first moved to Yixing Prefecture in the east of Xinghe with a partial division, echoing Daning; Later, troops were used to control the ferries along the Luan River. If our army attacks now, there will be the obstruction of the Luanhe River in front, and the threat flank of Yixing Prefecture in the back. ”

Yixing Prefecture is between Daning and Xinghe, and is one or two hundred miles away from each of the two places. The Luanhe River is between Gaozhou and Shangdu, Chahannaoer and Xinghe, when April, the rain gradually sufficiency, and the river water also rises, and it is not easy to pass.

"Although Polo Timur has a geographical advantage, as you analyzed before, he has at most 50,000 soldiers, and if he is condensed into a group, it will not be easy for our army to do it. But now he has taken the initiative to divide his troops, why can't our army seize this opportunity, avoid the real and make it false, and use our strength to attack the enemy's weakness?

"We now know that his sudden attack on Shangdu was not for Shangdu itself, but because of the rebellion of King Yang Zhai. The lesser of two evils. As long as our army wins a great victory in the local area, annihilates the Polo Division, and deals a heavy blow to it, he will definitely put away the idea of attacking Shangdu, and the day of his withdrawal is just around the corner. Why not?

"And there is a lack of food above, and I can't afford to delay."

The two opinions of the generals in the hall were originally evenly matched, but after Deng She's speech, most of them began to support the initiative. One by one, they refuted Zuo Che'er and echoed Deng She, expressing their approval.

The left car struggled to stop, but it was helpless.

Deng She smiled: "Marshal Zuo is so stubborn. ”

When Zuo Che'er was a pro-soldier by his side, he never listened to orders and rarely expressed his personal opinions. After being released for a while, I have rich practical experience, and I dare to refute Deng She. Having said that, Deng She was not angry, which is a good thing, which shows that Zuo Che'er has learned to think independently.

He didn't take Zuo Che'er's opposition seriously, and asked Hong Jixun, "What does Mr. think?" ”

"The minister thinks that our army should strike first."

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1, praised by Genghis Khan himself.

"Sui Bingyin, Taizu is the emperor's throne, and the first order Mu Huali and Borshu are about 10,000 households. He calmly said: 'The country is calm, and you have the most power. I have a chariot with you, and I have arms in my body. You should take this as a whole, not for the original intention. ’”

Mu Huali "undertakes to be exclusively worshipped", and he does not need to be invited to attack all matters of gold, and he can be autocratic. At that time, the people of the Jin Dynasty called him "Emperor Quan", which means acting emperor.