Chapter 657: Peace Talks and Withdrawal
Under the city of Hefei, the war is still going on, and the news of the Jiangdong rebellion cannot be reached here for the time being.
But since there are pervasive Inhumans, this situation will not be hidden for long. Although Inhumans don't dare to act recklessly because of the threat of deletion, it is still possible to spread some news.
In the big tent of the Chinese army outside the city, Liu Feng is convening the generals to discuss the matter.
The rebellion in the rear was expected, so Liu Feng even left He Qi in Wu County, Gu Yong was still in Huiji as the guard, and Ling Cao also led troops to be stationed there. On the surface, Jiangdong's troops were already stretched thin because of the continuous transfer of troops to Hefei, but in fact, Liu Feng always hid an elite army, and even in the most difficult time in Hefei, he was never transferred.
"General Bai, how is the battle on the front line?" The big tent of the Chinese army, Liu Feng asked Bai Jiandao.
"Everything is normal, with the generals and colonels here, even if there is news, it can stabilize the morale of the army, and it will be safe for a while." Bai Jian replied.
"That's good." Liu Feng nodded and looked at everyone present, "Now the situation is obvious, the intensity of the war is far greater than expected, the original envisaged war for a year or more is no longer feasible, and it is difficult for both sides to hold on." If everything is normal, maybe we can only grit our teeth and persevere, and wait until the day when Yuan Highway can't hold on, but now we have a better chance, so that we may be able to end the war as soon as possible. This time I convened everyone to discuss how to use the Jiangdong rebellion as an excuse to defeat Yuan Shu's army in one fell swoop. ”
Yes, Liu Feng gathered the generals here, not for the Jiangdong rebellion, after all, when he was preparing for war against Yuan Shu, he had already expected it. Instead, he wanted to take this opportunity to defeat Yuan Shu's army and end the war in Hefei in one fell swoop.
"From the point of view of troops, there is not much difference in the comparison of forces between the two sides, and even Yuan Shu still has a victory, a head-to-head duel, we are not completely sure, even if it wins, it is a tragic victory, and the follow-up is simply unable to hold on, and completely transform this place into our own territory. So if you want to win big, you can only be surprised. Xun You said.
"The strategy of winning is nothing more than sneak attacks, ambushes and the like, the Yuan army has its back to the strong city, there is Yuan Shu to supervise the battle, Ji Lingsu will be good at fighting, and what we can do is limited. Most likely, it is to lure them away, and then choose a suitable place to ambush and destroy the enemy's living forces. Then he returned to Hefei, frightened Yuan Shu, and achieved the goal of occupying Hefei. ”
"But it's very difficult to do that." Zhang Hong frowned and said, "And how can we guarantee the success of the ambush?" ”
"This requires us to work together, and it is also the opportunity for us to succeed in Hefei, otherwise, even if we don't worry about the rear, if we continue to play for the first half of the year, the impact on people's livelihood will be too great." Liu Feng said in a deep voice, "In order to ensure success, all the formations, scrolls, and items that can be used are taken out and used, and the Yuan army must be defeated in one fell swoop." ”
The tone has been set, and the next step is to discuss how to implement it, and this discussion will last all day.
So there were rumors from the outside world.
It wasn't until late at night that the strategy on how to defeat Yuan Shu with minimal losses was settled, racking their brains and thinking about it for a long time, everyone was tired, but their spirits were very high, and it was obvious that the problem had been solved.
Although no one can guarantee that the strategy will succeed, they have done their best.
"Then, tomorrow, send someone to Hefei to meet Yuan Shu for peace talks!" Under the candlelight, Liu Feng's voice was a little hoarse.
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When something is made public on a small scale, there is no secret.
On this day, Liu Feng sent an envoy to Hefei early in the morning. Soon, the news that Liu Feng was about to withdraw his troops spread.
On this day, the fighting between the two sides did not end, but on the contrary, the conflict intensified. Xu Chu rushed into battle several times to break the deadlock, but was blocked by Wu Yin. But after each battle, the morale of the Jiangdong Army declined.
In the afternoon, the envoy brought a reply from Yuan Shu, who not only demanded that Liu Feng's army withdraw from Jiujiang, but also asked Liu Feng to return to Lujiang and return to the situation of dividing the river and ruling the river. In addition, Liu Feng will pay 10 million gold in compensation.
Obviously, this is a lion's big mouth, and there is no sincerity at all. The next day, Liu Feng sent a messenger again, saying that he could withdraw from Lujiang and pay 3 million gold for disturbing the people, asking Yuan Shu to end the war and not pursue it. But once again, Yuan Shu rejected Liu Feng's proposal.
In Yuan Shu's view, Liu Feng was already at the end of his rope, the Jiangdong rebellion swept through several counties, and the remaining He Qi did not dare to send troops to suppress it, and the local Taishou and county commanders were just guarding the city and letting the rebels plunder, no matter how rude he was, Liu Feng could only grit his teeth and admit it. Otherwise, as long as he dragged the army outside the city, it would be enough for the Jiangdong forces to be destroyed, and no matter how bad it was, he would lose two counties.
Liu Feng did not agree, and Yuan Shu continued to strengthen the attack, and for two consecutive days, the number of losses rose in a straight line.
Finally, Liu Feng sent an envoy for the third time to fulfill Yuan Shu's request, but asked to wait for the army to cross the Yangtze River before handing over to the Lujiang River. As for the indemnity, it will not be paid until the Jiangdong rebellion is put down.
Yuan Shu naturally would not agree, once Liu Feng's army crossed the river, what area would he threaten, and only agreed to give Liu Feng two days to march, and if he did not transfer the jurisdiction of Lujiang on the third day, he would attack Liu Feng's retreating army. As for the indemnity, it must be paid in full before reaching the north bank of the Yangtze River. For this reason, Yuan Shu specially explained that the Jiangdong Army was not allowed to evacuate from the waterway, otherwise he would do his best to fight Liu Feng directly at the cost of losing both sides.
Liu Feng waited for another day and finally agreed to this condition.
The peace agreement was established, and the two sides finally ceased fighting, and in just a few days, Liu Feng lost hundreds of thousands of people. The remaining soldiers and horses will be 4 million.
When the news broke, countless players regretted it. At the forum, some people scolded Fang Xuan, accusing Liu Feng of being reckless, unable to see his position clearly, and not measuring his own strength to start a war with Yuan Shu. Some people also say that Liu Feng did not understand the people's livelihood and governed Jiangdong in chaos, which led to the rebellion. Even Liu Feng's supporters, Jiang ASEAN, took the opportunity to leave.
Of course, there are also people who blame the Inhumans who started the rebellion, thinking that it is not easy to have a representative player who can be compared to the aboriginal princes, but he has been stabbed in the back. But since it happened, I can only sigh.
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On the day of the retreat, countless players came to watch, and the scouts patrolled back and forth, separating the Inhumans, but from time to time some people shook their heads and sighed, as if another force was about to disappear.
The army will not be able to pull out the camp overnight, and even if an agreement is reached, Liu Feng will not rest assured of Yuan Shu, but will leave a large army behind. Most of the baggage was hit by the ship and headed south along the fertile water, including of course some of the soldiers who were secretly hiding. Most of the soldiers had to be evacuated by land.
It was not until the next morning that the soldiers after the break saw that the reinforcements had not moved, so they relieved themselves and set off to chase the army.
At this same moment, Yuan Shu was already ready to summon the generals under his command. 8)