Just when the Yizong Department came into contact with the Hun cavalry, it was about two hundred miles away from the battlefield, and in the direction of the north of Yuyangsai, two light horsemen galloped day and night. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Big order in ...... The two cavalrymen, who were in the ...... of Da Dan, almost ran to the military ministers crying, and reported: "The big thing is not good...... And the slave united with the Zhelan tribe to hold King Zuo Xian hostage and captured Qilian Mountain, this slave supported King Zuo Xian as Shan Yu, and he was the general of Zuo, and declared to the outside world...... Da Dan Yu has already died in the Han Dynasty......"

When the military minister heard this, a mouthful of blood spit out of his mouth violently, and the whole person was a little unstable.

Several nobles around him hurriedly supported him: "Da Dan Yu ......"

The military minister opened his eyes, looked back at the Han Dynasty border plug behind him, the Yuyang plug, grabbed the placket of a nobleman's clothes, and said to him: "You! Let me go to Yuyangsai, meet the general of the Han Dynasty, and talk to him, what conditions do I need before I am willing to let my army out of the fortress......"

And the betrayal is almost a bolt from the blue.

For the military minister, the behavior of being difficult is not only a betrayal, but also a death to his death.

The loss of Qilian Mountain made the entire Hexi Corridor change hands immediately.

The Xiongnu could no longer return to Mubei or go to the Western Regions through Hexi.

If you want to return to the north of the curtain, now, the Xiongnu have to cross the vast Mongolian Plateau, cross the desert and the Gobi, and walk thousands of miles, just like their ancestors more than a hundred years ago.

Such a thing, even in the past, was extremely difficult.

For millions of years, countless nomads died on this migration route, until the Xiongnu defeated the Yueshi and took control of the Western Regions, which solved this eternal problem.

From then on, the people who drew the bow did not need to take this road of death, and could migrate from Hexi, where water and grass were abundant and the scenery was beautiful, to the north of the Makubei or the Western Regions.

But now, once this place is lost, even if the military minister and his army can withdraw from the Han border safely as he expected before, they will have to face the test of Hanhai and the endless pursuit of the Han cavalry.

From the swallow thistle to the Hanhai, there are 4,000 miles of long grassland.

The cavalry of the Han army will definitely be on this road, so that the Huns will continue to lose blood.

Now, the military minister knew that his only choice was to make peace with the Han Dynasty.

No matter how harsh the conditions put forward by the Han Dynasty, he had to agree.

Otherwise, the Xiongnu regime will probably fall apart immediately.

Only by obtaining a peace treaty with the Han Dynasty could he have the ability and time to go back and suppress the rebellion of the Zhelan tribes, recover Hexi, and at the same time suppress the various powerful factions that must now be on the move.

"Quick!" The military minister suddenly remembered another thing: "Immediately send someone to inform the king of Xia, let the king of Xia also send an envoy to negotiate with the Han Dynasty, and then send someone to immediately inform the ...... of the trouble."

"No......" The military minister suddenly changed his words, turned his head to look at Hu Yan Dangtu: "Zuo Da Danghu personally went to ask for Yang, he must be stable, and he can't let Xu Junjun lose anything!" ”

The army has now become the only hope of the military ministers and one of the few capital that can be relied on in the future.

The military minister believed that as long as this terrible cavalry was there, then no matter what happened on the grassland in the future, he could rely on the Xu army to stabilize the situation and suppress the rebellion.

Whereas......

If Xu Junjun had an accident and was lost here, then ......

Thinking of this, the military minister roared, "Why don't you go quickly? ”

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And almost at this time, under the city of Pinggang, a team of guests was ushered in.

Raising the festival in his hand, Yang Shi looked at the Han army archers on the city tower with some anxiety, he had to speak again, shouting: "On the order of the Great Hun Zuogu Liwang, the envoy Yang Shi asked to see the Han Dynasty's right Beiping County Shouji Gong and the Ming Dukes......"

"What are the Huns doing?" Above the city tower, the county guard of Beiping County on the right discussed with his county lieutenant Chen Jun: "Will there be fraud?" ”

Chen Jun looked at the city and said, "I thought that there should be no fraud...... Why don't you let him into the city? ”

Ji Ban also looked at it and confirmed that Zuo Jin had no one else except for this Xiongnu envoy who was holding a knot like a Han envoy, and he also put his mind at ease and said, "Put down the hanging basket and bring the Xiongnu envoy up!" ”

"No!" Immediately an officer took the order.

But the soldiers on the city tower looked at Ji Ban and Chen Jun with red eyes.

In this battle, until now, the county soldiers of Youbeiping County have suffered heavy losses.

It can almost be said that apart from Pinggang, there is not a single complete city still in the hands of the Han army.

And in this process, the biggest responsibility is the county keeper and the county lieutenant Chen Jun.

If it weren't for the fact that these two people still didn't care and neglected their duties after the imperial court notified the invasion of the Xiongnu army, the situation in Youbeiping County would never have been eroded.

You must know that the defensive strength of Youbeiping County has always been the strongest among the Yanji counties.

Since 150 years ago, General Qin Kai waved his army north, expelled Donghu, and established a county here, Youbeiping County is a militarized county.

In the whole county, there is no city and no blockage, no people and no army.

There is also a Qin straight road through the county, connecting Liaodong and Andong and Jicheng.

Since the establishment of Youbei Pingjun, it has never been so embarrassed as it is today.

Now, except for this Pinggang City, which is still in the hands of the Han family, all other places have fallen.

Even, if it weren't for the urgent rush of soldiers from the two counties of Liaoxi and Liaodong, desperately blocking the southward road of the Hun cavalry, and involving a large number of Hun troops, now, I am afraid that even Pinggang would have been lost!

And Pinggang, but it is the largest military fortress in the entire Yan Ji and even the entire northeast region of the Han family!

This city, since General Qin Kai built it, has never fallen into the hands of Hu Cai.

Even if the world was in turmoil at the end of Qin, Zang Ba, the king of Yan, could rely on this city to deal with Hu Qi.

And the reason for the dereliction of duty of the county guard and the county lieutenant has long been known.

It's nothing more than these two people, who have never been compatible.

Encountering this, both of them wanted to dig a pit for each other, and by the way, let themselves be on top.

The result is mutual retreat.

Repeated mistakes in command and repeated issuance of various contradictory orders, just like the defenders of Nazi County, who could have withdrawn.

But the county guard told them to hold out for three days.

If so, that's fine!

However, the county lieutenant sent an order asking them to abandon Zixian and withdraw to Pinggang.

These two contradictory orders directly caused the two captains of the Zixian garrison to weigh up.

There is no way to defend with peace of mind, and there is no way to retreat in an orderly manner.

In the end, Zixian was attacked by the Huns, and the city was reduced to ashes.

It's just that the two thousand defenders are pitiful, they are all good sons and husbands!

Ji Ban and Chen Junzi also knew how big a basket they had poked.

Therefore, these two people have been desperately taking credit these days, even pointing to the deer as a horse, embezzling the military exploits of their subordinates, coercing and enticing, and forcing the military judge in the county to revise their report.

I want to escape the punishment and reckoning after the war.

Even, if it weren't for now, fools knew that surrendering to the Xiongnu would have no future, and these two people might have knelt in front of the commander of the Xiongnu army and surrendered the entire Youbeiping to them.

At this moment, they ignored the eyes of the soldiers on the entire city tower, in their eyes, this Hun envoy had become a life-saving straw.

As high-ranking bureaucrats of the Han family, the feudal officials of a county, they are very aware of the terrible things about the current Han system.

In other matters, the people below may be able to fool the princes of the court and hide it from the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven.

But the affairs of the military state should not be completely concealed.

After the war, the Son of Heaven would definitely send the Imperial Historian, Shizhong, Shangshu, and the Si Cao of the Prime Minister's Mansion to form a joint investigation team to be stationed in various counties, go deep into the localities, visit soldiers and officers, and inquire about the entire course of the war.

At that time, even if they have the ability to reach the sky, they will not be able to hide it.

Now, their only hope is God forbid, pie in the sky, and a miracle happens.

And this time the Huns came, in their eyes, it was already a miracle.

Ji Ban and Chen Jun knew very well that the Huns came at this time, not to subdue the softness, but to negotiate.

After all, the battle has been fought so far, the Huns have suffered setbacks on all fronts, and the imperial court's official newspaper has even publicly announced the great victory in Shanggu and the annihilation of the entire army of the Huns.

Victory, for the Han family, is already just around the corner.

And the two of them can't wait to get a piece of this victory cake and whitewash themselves as much as possible.

In their report to the imperial court, these two even took credit for the reinforcements of Liaodong County and Liaoxi County.

It's not that they're mad, it's just fear and fear.

And now, this Hun envoy has undoubtedly become their last straw.

Therefore, as soon as the sheep food was taken to the city tower, Ji Ban and Chen Jun immediately couldn't wait to come to see him.

"What is the matter with the messenger?" Chen Jun still asked a little reservedly, but that Ji Ban didn't care about eating at all, he almost looked at the other party with blank eyes: "Your envoy is here, but he was ordered by the king of your department?" ”

When sheep food heard this, it was also a little unimaginable.

He was even a little suspicious of his own eyes - was this still what an official of the Han Dynasty looked like?

If it was in the past, sheep food would definitely be able to use this to pit these two stupid hats.

But now, the Huns' desire for peace is higher than that of Ji Ban and Chen Jun.

Before leaving, King Zuogu Li also repeatedly demanded that no matter what, he must negotiate the terms of peace with the Han Dynasty, as long as the Han Dynasty army can get out of the way, then the Huns can pay any price!

"It is ......" Yang Shi bowed his hand like a Han scholar: "My lord Zuo Gu Li Wang deeply felt that the war has been going on for a long time, the two countries have been fighting continuously, and the war has injured Li Shu, making the two countries lose peace, and he can't bear it, so he sent a small envoy to negotiate a truce with your country!" ”

"My lord has a saying: If your country is willing to reconcile with my Great Huns, then my lord will immediately release 2,000 Han Dynasty people, as sincerity, and return your country's Zixian, Xuanyang and other ten cities ......" Yang Shi said softly.

But in the eyes of Chen Jun and Ji Ban, it is like a natural sound.

They almost couldn't resist saying yes right away!

The Xiongnu released the captives and returned the fortress?

As long as it comes true, it will be a huge feat in any case, and it will even be enough for the two of them to buy a group of literati, whitewash them, whitewash themselves, and even shape them into virtuous figures who can influence Yidi.

It's just that......

Ji Ban and Chen Jun glanced at each other, they were completely incapable of answering each other now.

Because, now, the main force of the Han army in Beiping County is not their subordinates and subordinates.

It was the county soldiers led by Sun Xuan, the county guard of Liaodong County, and Wang Fu, the county guard of Liaoxi County.

And the troops possessed by the right Beiping County are now only 5,000 defenders in this Pinggang City.

The other troops were consumed in the war because of their indiscriminate command and mutual promotion.

Thinking of this, the two also sighed.

That Gongsun Xuan and Wang Fu are not easy to talk to.

The former is a native of Qi and a ram faction, and what he believes in is Huayi's distinction, great revanchism, and now, people are fighting heavily, let him stop, except for the Son of Heaven, no one has that ability.

As for the latter?

That's even bigger.

Wang Fu's eldest brother is Wang Touchlong, the contemporary mountain capital!

Thinking of this, the two couldn't help but hang their heads.

With these two people here, the two of them and their subordinates are now red-eyed for their exploits.

How easy is it to get them to listen to you?

As soon as Yang Shi saw this situation, he immediately said: "Two Ming dukes, my lord has a word, if the two of you can promote this Han-Hungarian friendship and peace between the two countries, my lord is not only willing to release all the captured Han Dynasty people and soldiers and return all Han Dynasty cities, but also is willing to compensate your country for this......

"Compensation?" When Ji Ban and Chen Jun heard this, they were moved.

If there is compensation, then ......

"It is ......" Yang Shi knows that the problems faced by the Xiongnu now, especially the problems faced by his masters.

It can only be described as urgent!

Therefore, he gritted his teeth and said, "My lord is willing to persuade my country to cede Makunan to your country......"

"In addition, my lord is willing to pay your country 5,000 horses, 3,000 cattle, 100,000 sheep, 5,000 male slaves, and 3,000 female slaves every year, thinking that the cost of harmony is ......."

Speaking of which, the sheep food was also distressed, and the land was cut and reparated, which was something that the Han Dynasty did not agree to when it was the most embarrassed.

But now, the Xiongnu had no choice but to pray to the Han Dynasty to raise their noble hands.

Even, Yang Shixin had to rejoice that he seemed to have taken good fortune and met these two high-ranking officials in the Han Dynasty who were 'relatively friendly' to the Xiongnu, and could influence the Han Dynasty's monarchs and ministers and decision-making through them.

But Ji Ban and Chen Jun listened to it with great joy.

If so, if they can make this happen, won't they become heroes of the nation?

Maybe you can make a lot of political capital?

As for other people's opinions?

What does it have to do with them?

"Good!" Ji Ban almost couldn't wait to reply: "If your lord is really like this, it is really a blessing for the people of the two countries!" Please tell your lord that I will make this happen, but for the sake of sincerity, please release the three thousand of our people first! ”

That's for sure!

He had to have an excuse to coerce Nagongsun Xuan and Wang Fu.

At the same time, he also needs this matter as evidence to ask his backer to come forward.

"It's a deal!" Sheep eat without thinking.

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Sending away the Xiongnu envoys, Ji Ban ordered to summon the Pinggang officials, and immediately took out a pen and paper to write a letter to his backer.

In a short time, he wrote an article with a full expression and a full expression, and then, using his prerogatives as a county guard, forcibly mobilized carrier pigeons, which were supposed to be used only for emergency communication with Chang'an and Jicheng.

At the same time, Chen Jun also sent a carrier pigeon into the air.

The two carrier pigeons, one headed south, flew to Qinghe County, where Wei Qihou was located.

The other one flew to Linzi in Qi State. (To be continued.) )