"Zixi, why are you here?" Seeing Bai Zixi, Bai Boxian was a little surprised.

"Father, Bai Du is about to turn into a battlefield, right?" The young Bai Zixi looked at Bai Boxian, who was high above, he only knew that Bai Guo was now at war with Chen Guo, but because of Bai Boxian and the protection of others, he felt that war was a distant thing.

He didn't know why Ah Ning had returned, and Ah Ning had never brought the pressure of the battlefield to him.

"Yes. Bai Boxian's voice was full of annoyance, why did those people let Bai Zixi in? He didn't want Bai Zixi to know about what they were talking about now.

In particular, what Chen Fangsheng said in the hall just now, the content of the agreement. That's to let Bai Zixi, who doesn't know anything, go to Chen Guo as a hostage, and let him die!

Bai Boxian held his forehead, and the palace people next to him hurriedly stepped forward to support him, his pressure was too great.

Bai Boxian pushed away the palace people with one hand, he couldn't show a gesture of disunity in front of the courtiers, he couldn't collapse.

Bai Baexian, who is constantly fighting in heaven and man, has not made up his mind, as the heir of the royal family, even if he doesn't understand anything, even if he is still young, it is also one of their fates to go to the enemy country as a hostage.

Bai Boxian wanted to negotiate peace, and giving up Bai Zixi was the only choice. Chen Guo didn't care how binding Bai Zixi was on Bai Guo, all they cared about was not giving up any opportunity to defeat Bai Boxian.

If Bai Boxian is a hard-hearted person, then Bai Zixi's proton is dispensable. But if Bai Boxian still cares about a trace of father-son affection, then the agreement between the two countries can be longer.

Of course, Chen Guo would not be so stupid as not to eat the meat in his mouth, and he would not let Bai Guo have enough time to recover, which would be tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain for Chen Guo.

Even if they have the cold city in their hands, they will have to pay a heavy price if they want to destroy the white country and seize the resources of the white country.

Chen Fangsheng listened to Bai Zixi's petition to Bai Boxian outside the main hall, and sighed in his heart, this son is so kind-hearted, if he really becomes a king, he will be a generation of Ming monarchs.

It's a pity, he is destined to be a political victim, otherwise it would be good to be able to accept this son as a disciple.

Chen Fang had a heart of love for talents, but he knew that Bai Zixi's road had come to an end.

Chen Fangsheng still remembered Chen Meng's black charcoal-like face when he set off from Cold City, why did he suddenly want to negotiate peace when he could take the White Kingdom in one fell swoop?

In order to appease the soldiers fighting in the front, Chen Fangsheng had to patiently explain the reason to Chen Meng, which actually had to blame Chen Meng himself.

Chen Guo has been preparing materials for the attack on Bai Guo, because Chen State lacks mineral deposits for smelting troops, and Bai Guo has rich mineral deposits in the territory.

Now the princes of all countries are preparing to compete for the world, and Chen Guo naturally cannot stand alone under this general trend.

And Chen's national strength is much stronger than that of neighboring countries, and if he has the mineral resources of Bai, he may not have the strength to compete for hegemony.

King Chen has his own ambitions, so attacking Bai Guo has long been in his plan, even if the general of Bai Guo Xu Dingbang is still there, it cannot stop King Chen's determination to send troops to Bai Guo.

The general trend of the world is in full swing, and the ruling power of the Zhou royal family is weaker than one day, if you still have the mentality of being in a corner of peace, you are destined to be swallowed up by other princes and kings.

Xu Dingbang's death just gave King Chen a chance to send troops, otherwise it would be impossible for Chen Guo to prepare all the supplies for the whole country in a short time.

Chen's army has been in the ascendancy since the beginning of the war, although there have been some damage, but the results are also huge, especially the death of Bai Yingwu and the capture of Hancheng.

It can be said that since then, King Chen has been waiting for the good news that Chen Meng has captured the white capital, after all, there is no danger to defend in the white country, and no one can compete with Chen Meng.

The reason why the neighboring countries are weak is actually because there are no Qi Refiner generals in the army

, thousands of armies are easy to get, and it is difficult to find a general, so they have to secretly unite with each other and always be vigilant not to be annexed by the Chen State.

Chen Guo has not moved these small countries for a long time because there is Bai Guo on his side, and if Chen Guo attacks these small countries, they will definitely be attacked by Bai Guo.

Although the white country is weak, there are qi refining generals, and the ancestors of the white country are military generals, and although the fief is small, it has a lineage.

In addition, the cold city in the territory of the white country is a number of fortresses, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. When Chen Guo took the cold city, he had already paid the price that made King Chen's heart ache and he couldn't sleep.

But anyway, it's worth the money.

There is no danger to defend the white country that no one can use, and even if King Chen is far away in the capital of the Chen country, he feels that the white country is already in his pocket.

The annexation of the White State after the destruction of the White Capital was already a step-by-step thing, but it should not be, and Chen Meng suffered a defeat at this time.

If it is a small defeat, it is the biggest defeat that the Chen army has suffered since the war between the two countries.

After World War I, Chen's army was reduced by thousands.

Although this battle did not affect the final result of Chen's destruction of Bai, it disrupted Chen's subsequent deployment.

The White State has seven large cities, and even if one large city has a garrison of 1,000 men after the attack, it will cost 7,000 men, and even if it can absorb the defeated army of the White State after the war, it is not a small number.

However, Chen Guo did not have so many troops. Even if Chen Guo only garrisoned the border cities, Chen Guo and Bai Guo would have at least 10,000 soldiers and horses in so many big cities.

And even if Chen Guo incorporated all the people into the army, he only had 15,000 men and horses, and it was still the number before the war with Bai Du's army.

There will be losses in the battle between the two armies, and the Bai clan must have gathered all their forces to fight this last battle with Chen Guo at this time.

Even if Chen Guo can defeat the White State, what can he use to defend his victory? or even to defend Chen State?

No matter how weak the surrounding small countries are, they are still wolves, and no matter how strong Chen Guo is, he is also a wounded tiger.

If King Chen wanted to fully accept the land and resources of the White Kingdom, then he would have to disperse his limited forces to various places.

But once he did this, Chen Guo had to fall into a dilemma. At that time, if the vassal states around Chen State attack Chen Guo's idea, then even if Chen Meng is in charge, it may not be able to deter the surrounding Xiaoxiao.

No matter how powerful Chen Meng is, there is only one person. No matter how small the small princes are, they can also grab food in the mouths of fierce beasts when they unite.

Therefore, in order to maintain the deterrent effect of Chen Guo on the surrounding princes, Chen Guo's army must not be damaged again.

Besides, with the cold city in hand, all the three armies of the White Kingdom were disabled, and it would take a lot of effort to destroy the White Kingdom as before.

However, it is easy to destroy Bai Guoyi, but it is difficult to ensure a complete result. Even if the Chen army's army was too damaged because of Bai's final counterattack, even Chen Guo himself would have a big problem.

Therefore, it is more in the interests of Chen Guo not to fight.

Maybe this battle is a battle for survival for Bai, but for Chen, it is not necessary.

The cold city is in the hands of Chen Guo, and Chen Guo can enter the army at any time and conquer the white country!

The purpose of keeping Bai Guo is to let the Bai clan guard the land for Chen Guo, and when Chen Guo recovers some vitality from the war just now, then he can receive his spoils of war without risk.

This is the real reason why Chen Guo negotiated peace, not that Chen Guo could not win, but that the current Chen State could not completely eat the seven big cities of Baiguo.

According to the inference of King Chen and a group of advisers, in another two or three years, Chen Guo will be able to recover some vitality.

And these two or three years are too short for Bai Guo, even if Bai Boxian tries his best to accumulate strength, it will be declining.

If Bai Guo does not negotiate peace with Chen Guo and wants to fight Chen Guo to the end, that is what will give King Chen a headache.

At that time, although the Bai clan was destroyed, King Chen could only control the land of three or four big cities, and the rest would either be beyond the reach of the whip and could not take care of it, or it would fall into the hands of other countries adjacent to the Bai country.

King Chen is definitely unwilling to make a wedding dress for others, and it is not so easy to take it back.

Chen Fangsheng's visit has only one purpose, that is, to make every effort to promote peace talks between the two countries.

If this battle is not fought, Chen Guo can still ensure that there is enough strength to deter the surrounding countries, and the Bai clan's thousands of men and horses are enough to defend their territory.

In the final analysis, King Chen wanted the remnants of the Bai clan to help him defend the country, and that's it.

Even if the Bai clan knew their intentions, would Bai Boxian refuse this last straw?

Two or three years is short, but it's not like you can't do anything.

Chen Fangsheng was worried that Bai Boxian refused to negotiate peace and wanted to be an unyielding king.

But before in the main hall, Chen Fangsheng was already moved when he saw Bai Boxian's discussion of peace, and he only needed a little push.

Chen Fangsheng had already done everything he should have done, and he did not hesitate to provoke Bai Boxian for this, but Bai Boxian still wavered.

Chen Fangsheng asked himself that he could not interfere with the final result of the court meeting in the White Kingdom, but he saw Bai Zixi who was playing in front of the main hall.

When he knew that this carefree child was the prince who was going to Chen Guo as a hostage in the agreement, he moved his mind.

The reason why Bai Zixi will go to the palace is all his credit, and now it depends on how Bai Boxian chooses.

"Will a lot of people die in a war?" Bai Zixi asked again, and the answer was obvious, in the battle of the country, many people here would fall to the ground, and his Bai clan might be wiped out!

"Don't make trouble, my father still has important matters to discuss with the ministers, you go down first. Bai Boxian didn't want Bai Zixi to continue asking, he was just a child who didn't understand anything, and he didn't even know what was going on when he died, and asking again would only make Bai Boxian more upset.

"If Zixi is willing to go to Chen Guo, then many people don't have to die?" Bai Zixi continued to ask, without the slightest intention of going down.

"For the time being, Your Highness Zixi. Qi Ren bowed down and replied to Bai Zixi's words.

"Presumptuous!" Bai Boxian casually picked up a thing and threw it on Qi Ren's head.

Qi Ren looked panicked, he seemed to be wrong about Bai Boxian's intentions. He always thought that Bai Boxian was willing to negotiate peace, and the reason why he couldn't make a decision was because he needed an irrefutable reason to silence those who were trying to fight the main battle.

But he found that part of the reason for this was because of Bai Zixi.

Bai Boxian was angry not because of Qi Ren, but because he had no choice, and he was not a ruthless person.

Bai Zixi had high hopes for him, and everything he did was to hope to put a white country free of internal and external troubles into his hands, but he couldn't do it.

And now, for the sake of the White Country, he must let him die!

Even if the final result can't be changed, but he wants to give it a try, if he can save Bai Guo by sacrificing one person, how can he refuse?

"Then the father will let the son go. Bai Zixi's words were firm: "The gentleman outside the door told Zixi that if Zixi went to Chen State, there would be no more wars, and no one would die." ”

That is just a lie to deceive ignorant children, and it is true that Chen Guo will not send troops to attack Bai Guo after the peace talks, but this is for a time limit.

Chen Fangsheng knew, Bai Boxian also knew, but the naïve Bai Zixi didn't know.

"Zixi went to the Chen National Assembly, and it was very hard. ”

"Zixi is not afraid. ”

"Then you can go. ”