Alexander, on the other hand, was no longer able to do so. Originally, he had 500,000 heavy troops, even if he continued to fight like 30,000 a day, he could hold on for a lot of time. However, 30,000 were sent for each battle. It is possible that less than half of them came back, so when he persisted for half a month, he was surprised to find that the last group of people who shot were going to the battlefield again. After the cycle, reinforcements did not arrive in time, and he had to send the elite forces of the Second Legion.

As soon as these elite forces came out, they indeed posed a great threat to the soldiers of the Celestial Empire, and some of them were even able to defeat three enemies with one, or even five enemies. It's just that the good tiger can't stand the wolves, and after this big battle every day, in the end, these elite forces will die one less and one will die, and there will be nothing at all in the later stage. On the contrary, it is the army of the Celestial Empire, which has grown up rapidly under the tempering of these elites, and they have become elites.

Under the trade-off, the Celestial Empire army won more and more victories. Now it is often the case that everyone has sent 30,000 troops to a chaos, and in the end there are still more than 20,000 in the Celestial Empire, but the Rus Kingdom does not even have 10,000 horses, which is still the reason for running fast.

It's okay to say this once. But every time this happened, Alexander had to wonder, is it necessary for this battle to go on like this?

After discovering that the Celestial Empire's army was becoming stronger and stronger, and that each of them had become a division of a hundred battles, and that he was indeed going to continuously transfer troops from various cities to the tiger's mouth, Alexander wisely made the decision to truce. At the same time, he wrote to the emperor, talking about the difficulties and problems encountered here, of course, in order to show that he was not incompetent, he hyped up the strength of the Celestial Empire's army.

Great Ross City.

The carriage of the city lord's mansion Terekin had just stopped in front of the mansion, and a person who looked like a butler ran over and said, "Master, someone is asking to see you, this is a post." ”

"Hmm." When Terekin noticed that the butler had inadvertently revealed the few blooms of gold, his eyes turned red, and the color of greed came out of his eyes.

Just to see each other, you have to pay such a big price, and it's not easy to think about this person's identity. "Arrange it, go to the side hall and wait for me." Terekin nodded, and agreed to meet.

The butler agreed, and went to prepare. After waiting for a while, Terekin returned to the backyard and changed into a set of relaxed robes when he came to the side hall, and saw Zhang Qiang drinking tea there at a glance, and couldn't help but glare angrily, "Mr. Zhang, do you dare to come to me?" ”

It was Zhang Qiang who came. After hearing Terekin's somewhat nervous voice, he turned around and laughed, "Why don't you dare?" Is it true that your country is still looking for me? ”

"This... This..."Terekin was a little speechless for a moment. Although the wanted warrant has long been revoked due to time reasons, but now the two countries are still at war, this Zhang Qiang is the envoy of the Celestial Empire, what is the matter if such an identity appears in his own home?

It seems that he had long expected that Terekin would be very embarrassed, so Zhang Qiang said hehehe: "Terekin, I know what you have in mind. But I advise you not to do anything drastic, and it will not do you any good to hand me over now, but will hurt the major matter of peace talks between the two countries, and this consequence must be something that a small city gate general cannot afford. But if you listen to me, I can give you a creation and make your position one step higher. ”

After saying this, Zhang Qiang sat down again with a smile, and said in a tone that was not serious: "Actually, if I dare to appear here today, I am not afraid that someone will arrest me, are you right, Lord Teregin?" ”

As soon as Zhang Qiang talked about the major event of peace talks between the two countries, Terekin's expression changed greatly. These days, the most heard in the court is about settling the war in the city of Adan in the south.

Some people say that if they want to continue fighting, will a dignified Rus's power be afraid that a small country that has just been established for a year will not succeed?

Naturally, some people say that they can't fight anymore, the entire Second Army has been abolished, and the troops transferred are basically there to go and never return, although it is said that the Celestial Empire will also pay a certain price for this, but no one will feel good under such a defeat, but it will be cheaper for some other small countries to take advantage of the fisherman.

The first thing to look at in the war is interests, and the Celestial Empire only set up a frame outside Adan City, and did not mean further, which shows that people want to talk together. What's the point of taking the initiative to provoke others now, shouting and shouting to kill? The important thing is that General Alexander also mentioned many times in his letter that the bravery of the Celestial Empire's army is beyond imagination, and if you want to become an enemy, you must have the strength to destroy its roots in one fell swoop, otherwise, it is better to be a friend.

If the Rus Kingdom had used all its strength, there was hope that they would be able to destroy the growing Celestial Empire in one fell swoop, but in doing so, their interests in the north and west of the empire would be greatly reduced, which was far from the result they wanted.

That is, if the Celestial Empire cannot be destroyed in one fell swoop, then only peace talks remain. It's just that who to send to talk, how to talk, and what kind of price to pay, the ministers didn't think of it. In the past few days, everyone in the court has also passed the buck to each other, I am afraid that everyone knows that this is not a good thing, and it is to bow their heads if they say that it is a peace talk.

As soon as Zhang Qiang came, he directly said about the peace talks, which is enough to prove that he still knows a thing or two about the affairs of the Rus Dynasty. In fact, how could this person have been operating here for so many years without eyes and ears?

This time, Zhang Qiang was ordered by Emperor Zhang Chao to infiltrate Russ City in order to solve the border problem. Zhang Chao is not going to fight, the effect that should be required is all there, and the next thing is to recuperate, after all, the cost of this battle is still very large, and almost half of the treasury of the Celestial Empire has been moved. This is thanks to the discovery of those treasures in Buyeo Country, otherwise, I am afraid it would be difficult to continue.

The ancients fought wars in one thing in common with modern wars, that is, they cost money, which is why a country will not send troops easily. Most of the army is used for deterrence, and no one wants to waste money unless it is absolutely necessary.

Why doesn't Zhang Chao want to live a stable life? It's just that a few princes with different hearts are on his side, and if he can't solve them, he has to open one eye and close one eye when he sleeps, which makes him dislike.

The treasury was running out of money, Zhang Chao was like this, and he believed that the Rus country would not be much better, so he privately sent Zhang Qiang to be a lobbyist and help sign a non-aggression treaty between the two countries. And the reason why Zhang Qiang was asked to do this is that in addition to the fact that he has lived here and is familiar with everything here, there is also a layer of intention, that is, where this person falls, he will get up from there. And through this person, he will interfere in the internal affairs of the Rus Empire.

As the emperor, Axiong Fuqiang made outstanding contributions to the development of the Rus' state, but in his later years, there was one major event that always made him uncertain, that is, who would inherit his throne.

Whether it is the eldest prince Anatoly or the second prince Ivan, they are all qualified candidates for the monarch. To say that one dynasty is enough to have this one, but two of them popped up all of a sudden, which is a headache.

Zhang Chao, who knew about this situation, decisively decided to start from this aspect, he wanted to help one side fight the other, he wanted to let the Rus domestic chaos, so that at least no one would be in charge of his own affairs, so that he could enter the Central Plains safely, and first unify the country completely, as long as the backyard is safe, he can enter the affairs of others.

Zhang Qiang's trip with such a purpose, appeared in Terekin's mansion, and it was Zhang Chao's will, even if the second prince had some disadvantages in the battle for succession, then help this person. It's better to send charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake. is saying that Zhang Liang, who was killed by the eldest prince, is difficult to cooperate with this person.

Of course, the second prince is too greedy, but Zhang Chao is not afraid. As long as you have weaknesses, it's really hard and soft, and that's what makes people feel difficult to deal with.

After talking about Terekin, after hearing Zhang Qiang talk about peace, he was surprised at first and then quickly calmed down, "So, Mr. Zhang is here to negotiate peace with our Rus Empire on behalf of the Celestial Empire?" ”

Facing Terekin's temptation, Zhang Qiang shook his head directly, "No, no, no, it's not me who came to negotiate peace with you, but you who talks with us, who finds whom is very important, don't turn it upside down." ”

Zhang Qiang came up and debunked Terekin's little trick, which made the little old man with a mouthful of big yellow teeth have a red and white face, "Well, whoever is looking for someone is not the same, then please tell Mr. Zhang about the purpose of your visit." ”

"Well, General Terekin is also a smart man, so I'll say it bluntly, this time the peace talks can be facilitated by the second prince, so it must be a great achievement." Zhang Qiang whispered in Terekin's ear.

"What? What kind of identity and dignity the second prince is, how can he do such a thing? Terekin was about to jump up when he heard this, in his opinion, if the second prince did this, it would not be a merit but a shame. A defeated prince who took the initiative to negotiate peace, will there be any hope and opportunity to seize the throne of the emperor in the future?

Terekin's reaction was completely expected by Zhang Qiang, and he said unhurriedly, "Don't worry." I know that the reputation of the organizers of the peace talks is not very good, but it also depends on what the result is, if we do not want you to pay a penny in compensation, but will we return the generals and hostages who captured you, then may I ask, is this a great merit? ”

"It's... Is this possible? Telegin asked this sentence speechlessly for a while, but after asking, he denied it. Even if Zhang Qiang appeared in front of him, it means that this matter is true. And if that's the case, it's a big deal.