The Liang army could not capture Xiangyang, no matter how good the situation was, the three brothers of Huan and Wen did not dare to fight a decisive battle, and they could not drive away the Liang army.

Both sides have an urgent need for an early truce.

Li Yue's attempt to provoke Huan Wen was unsuccessful, and within two days, the messenger came again, this time not Chang Xuan, but Yuan Hong.

Huan Wen went straight and straight, and also got nine reciprocities, first, the Liang State needed to recognize the Jin family as the orthodoxy of the world, second, the Liang army retreated, third, returned to Jiangling, fourth, released the captured Jin army and the captive people, fifth, the Liang army was not allowed to go south for ten years, the sixth returned to Fancheng, and the seventh ......

"How can this be reasonable, could it be that the Great Sima of Huan thinks that I am really helpless?" Li Yue's face was furious.

But there was not the slightest anger in his heart.

When you do business and quote yourself, you have to allow others to quote, right?

What's more, Li Yue's price is ten times harsher than Huan Wen, if he agrees, it will be equivalent to the death of the Jin family.

Both sides put orthodoxy first, but in fact, the bottom line of this negotiation has been clearly defined.

"Of course, Your Majesty has countermeasures, but then the army of the country will go south, and the grain and grass will cost a huge amount, for Your Majesty, it will be no different from the worse, the city of Xiangyang is strong, the grain and grass are sufficient, the army and the people are united, Your Majesty can only capture it for at least a year, at that time, Fu Jian will clean up Guanzhong, and the strength will skyrocket, and the drought in Kanto, hum, dare to ask Your Majesty why can you resist the revenge of the two countries of Qin and Jin?"

Yuan Hong is different from Chang Xuan, with a clear position and a posture of seeing death as home.

Li Yue's heart was shocked, the news of Liangguo's drought next year, Jiangdong actually knew, which was equivalent to finding out his hole cards.

After thinking about it, there was no snow this winter, and folk rumors were spreading, and it was impossible for Jiangdong not to know.

Liang Guo has Taishi Cao, and there must be people in Jiangdong who are good at celestial phenomena.

But it doesn't matter if they know, the impact of the drought is not as big as they thought.

Qingzhou, Huaibei, Yanzhou, Cangzhou these areas have successively snowed a few times, as long as Huaibei is not drought, Liang can survive, this place has almost become the granary of Liang country.

Besides, there is still a lot of grain in the treasury.

It is still uncertain what this year's drought will be, and it is impossible for such a large Kanto region to have a drought.

"Hmph, in that case, why bother talking about it? Invite Da Sima to come and fight it out! Li Yue's tone became more and more tough.

Jiang Ling squeezed it in his hand, and he didn't panic in his heart.

"Soldiers, unknown, the saint had to use it as a last resort, for the people of the two countries, and I hope that Your Majesty will calm the wrath of the thunder......"

This side is tough, and that side is soft.

Now Huan Wen's only reliance is Xiangyang, surrounded by fifty or sixty thousand Liang troops, which is equivalent to being pinched by Li Yue in his hands.

Once Li Yue launched a ruthless attack, regardless of the cost of casualties, attacking this city would be equivalent to cutting off Huan Wen's lifeline, could he not panic?

Since Yuan Hong took a step back, Li Yue also took a step back and put Huan Wen's list on the case, "Jiangdong's treachery came first, and I had to ask the teacher to ask for the guilt, now that Da Sima has sincere peace talks, he might as well be open and honest, and save each other some tongues." ”

"Your Majesty is really refreshing, Da Sima is willing to offer 1 million stones of corn to eliminate the misunderstanding between the two families, as long as Your Majesty withdraws the army and returns Jiangling and Fancheng!" Yuan Hong stared at Li Yue nervously.

"A Gangneung is only worth a million millet? Your big Sima is really good at doing business, and I can collect two or three million stone of grain for a year in Jiangling. ”

Jiangling was the capital of Chu for more than 400 years, but if it can be selected as the capital, most of the land is fertile, otherwise it is difficult to support the population of the capital.

The reason why Jingxiang was able to suppress Jiangdong was not only because it was located in the upper reaches, but also because it was self-sufficient, and the power of money and grain was not controlled by Jiangdong.

Li Yue spent a year and a half in Jiangling, and Huan Wen couldn't stand it.

A million grains, or corn, this is called Hanako.

"If Your Excellency is not sincere, then please go back, it's just a drought, and it can't shake my beam!" Cui Hong said on the side.

Yuan Hong's face was blue and white for a while, just go back like this, it will definitely be difficult to explain to Huan Wen, "Please show your majesty!" ”

Speaking of this, Li Yue was no longer polite, "Three million stone rice, in exchange for a Jiangling city, the grain will be delivered by water, and Chaohu Lake, when will it be delivered, and when will it be returned to Jiangling." ”

Three million stones is not Li Yue's mouth open.

In the past few years, the east wind of the river has been smooth and the rain has been smooth, the Gengxu soil is in full swing, the tax of the Jin family has increased greatly, and three million stones are only a dime a dime to Jiangdong.

"This ......" Yuan Hong saw Li Yue's resolute expression, and it was not good to bargain again, "Rong will return to Da Sima next time." ”

"Someone, prepare a fast boat for Mr. Yuan." Li Yue nodded.

Such a big matter is not something that a staff member can decide.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yuan Hong retreated.

"Three million stone rice, I'm afraid that Huan Wen is willing to take it, and Jiangdong is unwilling to give it out." Cui Hongdao.

"That's their business, they don't want to give three million stones, then I will besiege Xiangyang for a long time and reclaim Jianghan!" Li Yue has actually made a lot of concessions and is no longer entangled in the struggle for orthodoxy.

If Huan Wen still doesn't know each other, then he can only fight again.

Xiangyang is indeed strong, but there is only one Xiangyang City in Jingxiang, and other cities may not be able to block the elite of Black Cloud.

It's just that Li Yue doesn't want to spend his energy on Jingxiang.

Everything has priorities and value for money.

was talking to Cui Hong, when he suddenly heard bursts of crying outside, miserable and sad, and grief-stricken.

Li Yue frowned, and before the New Year had passed, he began to cry and mourn, sounding gloomy, "What are you crying in the city?" ”

The guards hurried away, and came back after a short time to report: "Today is the Shangyuan Festival, the prisoners of war and the people in the city miss their families, so they cry and disturb Your Majesty, and their subordinates will take people to ......."

Li Yue almost forgot about this, "No need, I'll go and take a look." ”

Fancheng is not large, and more than 10,000 prisoners of war are crowded in a few temporary fences, like livestock.

Jiangdong is so rich, but the people and soldiers are in rags, many people in the winter are barefoot and unkempt, some people huddle together and cry, some people are expressionless and numb, like a walking corpse......

Li Yue recalled the scene when he met the cavalry of the Zhao Dynasty in Heiyun Mountain and plundered young men and women.

"The people were all taken captive from Gangneung, and there were many follow-ups." Dou Feng explained.

Li Yue stared at the people and captives for a long time, "No one gave three days' food, and they were all released." ”

"Let it go...... Put? Dou Feng was stunned.

Cui Hong also glanced at Li Yue in surprise, but quickly reacted.

"Let it go, you lead two thousand horsemen, escort them back to Jiangling, and order Qin Biao to no longer escort the people." Li Yue is not soft-hearted.

First, there is a great drought in Kanto, and it is not a simple matter to open so many mouths to eat.

Second, the reason why Jingxiang is difficult to conquer is not only the strength of the city, but also the hearts of the people.

Letting them go back is tantamount to promoting the benevolence and righteousness of Liang Guo, and they can cooperate with Honglusi's propaganda in the future.

Next time, it will be much easier.

Back then, Yanghu relied on this hand to break the hearts of Jingxiang's people, allowing Du Yu and Wang Jun to easily go down the river.

Attack the city for the bottom, attack the heart for the top.

One practical action is more effective than 10,000 slogans.

(End of chapter)