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Chapter 1091 Borrowing a knife to kill

The Turkic envoy had already done his homework in advance, and then he told Xue Shao about the requests and conditions issued by the Turkic side one by one.

It's just three points.

In order to kill prisoners, the Turkic Khanate apologized to the sect leader of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He will send a special envoy to Luoyang to express his guilt letter to the world, and will offer 20,000 cattle, sheep, livestock, 5,000 good horses, 5,000 war horses, and precious objects such as gold and green jade. In this way, the "war criminal" Wang Yu will also go to Luoyang with the Turkic envoy to be tried. This is an explanation to the Great Zhou court.

In addition, the Turks were willing to release 5,000 Han slaves. These people were atomic people who were captured by the Turkic army to the grassland when the Turkic army invaded the border in previous years. They included craftsmen and men, women and children. Most of them were private slaves of Turkic nobles, or forced to join the army and became military slaves who worked for the Turkic Khanate. This is an explanation to the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Finally, it was the Turks' explanation to Xue Shao himself. As long as Xue Shao was willing to withdraw his troops and make peace, they were willing to return Xue Linyu and Xuan Yunzi.

From the heart, Xue Shao felt that the conditions offered by the Turks were actually quite good.

After hearing this, Xue Shao smiled and said to the Turkic envoy: "Okay, Yuanzhen, now he calls Shiyugu, his mind is always good. His three conditions take into account the face of the Great Zhou court, the wishes of the people of the Great Zhou, and the thoughts of me, Xue Shao."

"My country's den unanimous agreement is that as long as the two countries can stop the war, the creatures will no longer be miserable. Any conditions can be negotiated." The envoy said even more beautifully.

Xue Shaotongchang smiled and said, "Precisely because Yuanzhen's brain is so good, will there be any fatal traps under such tempting conditions?"

"Mr. Xue has been worried too much." The envoy quickly bowed and argued sincerely: "When my envoy came, Mohedagan had solemnly reminded me. He said that Mr. Xue was as wise as a sea and as sharp as a torch. Even if he dared to deceive the world, he would not dare to show off his axe in front of Mr. Xue and cheat. These three things are absolutely deceitful, and I hope Mr. Xue will understand it."

"Huh!" Xue Shao laughed, "I didn't expect that Yuanzhen would come to flatter me."

The Turkic envoy began to smile and seemed to be flattering, "Who doesn't admire the heroes of Xue Gong in the world? As a result, he was always convinced by Xue Gong's former enemy!"

Everyone in the camp laughed.

"You messenger, really good." Xue Shao also smiled, "Just like this skill of blowing and slapping horses is perfect, and it is hard to defend against!"

"Mr. Xue laughed. Everyone laughed." The messenger smiled and bowed to the generals of the camp.

"You go down and rest first. After I discuss with the generals, I will give you a clear reply."

The Turkic envoy thanked him so much that he left first.

Niu Ben couldn't hold back any longer. As soon as the messenger left, he shouted, "That birdman hid his knife in his smile. It must be nothing good!"

All the generals burst into laughter.

Niu Ben became even more annoyed, "What are you laughing? Isn't what I said right?"

"Yes." Xue Shaoqian patted his arm, "If he was not a Turkic envoy, I would like you to beat him up."

The generals laughed again.

After laughing and making a fuss, Xue Shao looked serious and said to the generals: "I want to accept the conditions proposed by the Turks to seek peace. What do you think?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the generals were shocked!

Because Xue Shao's attitude towards the battle has been so tough that he is going against the will of heaven. Now his attitude has suddenly undergone such a huge change, which is really a bit unexpected.

For a moment, everyone was stunned and speechless.

Xue Shao looked around everyone for a moment and said, "Since all the generals have no objection, I will send an order to stop the march for the time being. The entire army is divided into three local camps. After I agree on the details of the alliance with the Turkic tent, I will make the next plan to disperse the tent, and all of them will be withdrawn!"

By this time, the generals had not yet reacted, but Xue Shao had issued an order to expel the guests, so everyone had to come out one after another with surprise and confusion.

Niu Benke was anxious and walked out of the handsome tent and ran back a few steps, "Shi Shuai, you..."

"If you believe me, you don't have to say much." Xue Shao pushed him back with one sentence.

Niu Ben was stunned for a while, nodded, and turned around and left.

Xue Shao sat down alone and was silent for a while, and sent someone to call Xue Chuyu.

"What are the discussions of the generals?" Xue Shao asked bluntly.

Xue Chuyu answered truthfully, all the generals were puzzled why Xue Shuai's attitude changed so suddenly and so huge? Could it be that it was because of the eldest son Xue Linyu and the red confidante Xuan Yunzi?

Xue Shao smiled, "What do you think?"

"I firmly believe that Xue Shuai will not give up halfway. He may be planning to break the enemy or have other far-reaching plans." Xue Chuyu replied.

Xue Shao just smiled indifferently and said, "The entire army was divided into three units to camp, and the generals were stationed in the army as usual. After the Turkic envoy left, I want you to lead the jumping army to control the army alone. Is there any problem?"

"Du Zhenjun?" Xue Chuyu was a little surprised, "Shi Shuai, what do you mean is that you are not in the army then?"

"Yes." Xue Shao said, "At that time, I want you to be responsible for commanding the entire army. Fight a beautiful defeat."

"What?" Xue Chuyu was even more surprised, "Lost?!"

"You heard it right, it was a defeat." Xue Shao said, "In addition to the jumping army, I will also hand over half of the cavalry of the entire army to you. After the defeat, I immediately retreat to the Heisha Jikou. I don't have to worry about the speed of running as fast as possible."

Xue Chuyu and Xue Shao have fought side by side for so many years, and this is the first time he has received such a detached military order. He said in shock and confusion: "What, can you be considered a beautiful defeat?"

"I forgot that you have never fought such a defeat." Xue Shao said, "But this time, I insist that you flee in a hurry after fighting hard, and lose all the patrols. In this way, it can be said to be a great defeat. If the casualties are reduced to a very low level, you will be defeated beautifully. I have seen all the generals and corpses in the army, only you, Xue Chuyu, can have this ability. Even me, not even me. In addition, Yuan Zhen has always been deceitful and suspicious. You are the god of war in this world, and the Jumping Army is the strongest combat power of our army. Only if you, Xue Chuyu, are defeated, he may still believe it."

Xue Chuyu took a deep breath and said, "Shi Shuai, we will suffer a great loss. We are so dangerous, are we really sure to win?"

"Of course not." Xue Shao said, "If I have the confidence to win, why should I delay it until now, and why should I take risks?"

"So... I understand!" Xue Chuyu clasped his fists solemnly, "I will take my leave, let's prepare!"

"Wait a minute!" Xue Shao stood up, walked up to him, stared at him, and said, "This battle is a big deal."

"I will understand." Xue Chuyu nodded.

Xue Shao said: "You and my brothers have been fighting together for many years, and they have fought for bloody victory in all kinds of battles. But this time I want you to win a big defeat, and your reputation for life may be ruined. Don't you want to ask what's going on?"

Xue Chuyu's face was always very serious and showed a smile, "What should I tell me, Xue Shuai will naturally tell me. I won't ask about the others."

"If you ask, I will tell you."

"I won't ask." Xue Chuyu bowed his fists and turned around and left.

Xue Shao grabbed him and pulled him back.

The two faced each other, and Xue Shao almost gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Come back alive!"

"Yeah!" Xue Chuyu strode.

Xue Shao sat down and looked up at the sky with fatigue. He slowly closed his eyes and murmured to himself, "I can't bear to leave the child, I really can't trap the wolf!"

A few days later, the Turkic envoy who stayed in the Zhou army camp for a few days rushed back to Yudu Jinshan with a copy of the letter of harmony drawn by Xue Shao and went to seek reply to the Turkic tent.

In history, when the two armies confronted the front line, both sides did their best to bargain. The envoys went back and forth without six or seven or eight times, making it difficult to reach a real compromise. In view of this, Xue Shao decided to first retreat most of the civilians and some infantry to the mouth of Heisha. When the Turkic envoy left, he also saw that Xue Shao's troops were retreating to Heisha in batches.

This news naturally reached the ears of Shiyu Valley.

"I can't believe it." Shiyugu said to the envoy, "You did see with your own eyes that the troops under Xue Shao's command retreated?"

"It's true!" The envoy said with confidence, "Xue Shao also told me personally that in order to show his sincerity in the alliance, he first withdrew some of his troops and horses and returned to Heisha temporarily. He hoped that the den would keep his promise."

"If Xue Shao's intention to destroy me is not dead, he will not really withdraw his troops. This must be a fraud." Shi Yugu sneered and said, "But it's okay, I will make a plan. You can take a thousand women, children, and Han slaves to see Xue Shao again, remember to find out his movements and the reality of the army."

The messenger nodded in confusion, "These rules of alliance?"

"It is said that the dental tent is being urgently discussed and dealt with, and it will be implemented soon." said Shiyugu, "The thousand women, children and Han slaves who returned first are to express my sincerity in peacekeeping with the Turks."

The messenger went back to see Xue Shao as he was told completely, following Shi Yugu's instructions.

A thousand women, children and slaves finally had to return home. They were all very happy and wept and wept. Many people knelt in front of the military commander's tent and could not stand up, and cried endlessly.

Xue Shaoxian personally came forward to comfort and settle the women and children, and sent troops to escort them to the mainland, and then came to meet the Turkic envoys.

The messenger still had a signature smile on his face, "It's really touching to pay homage to Xue Shuai!"

Xue Shao had a gloomy face and snorted coldly.

The messenger was a little confused and hurriedly said, "But what did you do wrong and made Xue Shuai so unhappy?"

"You have been delaying for a long time and sent these thousand women and children." Xue Shao said in a deep voice with anger, "If you don't want to make peace, please send troops to fight. Don't treat me, Xue, as a beggar!"

"No, Shuai Xue must not misunderstand!" The envoy said quickly, "The alliance is full of problems, and the tent is negotiating day and night to resolve the problem urgently. Everything is easy to discuss. Shuai Xue must not ruin major events because of a momentary anger!"

Xue Shao sneered, "It is you who want to make peace. Now, you are the ones who are procrastinating and not showing sincerity. If I really get angry, I will be angry with you. Can you blame me?"

The envoy smiled bitterly, "In the opinion of Mr. Xue, how can we really show that we have the sincerity to be at peace?"

"Send my son Lin Yu and Xuan Yunzi first." Xue Shao said unquestionably.

"This..." The messenger looked very embarrassed.

"I know you can't make the decision. Go back and tell Shiyugu that if you can't see these two people for a day, there is no need to talk about the alliance. It's easy to leave, don't send it away!" Xue Shao said this firmly, stroking his sleeves and leaving.

The left and right scouts were together, and almost like kidnapping, the Turkic envoy was bombarded out of the military camp. The envoy was helpless and ran back to the front of the Shiyu Valley.

Shiyugu pondered for a moment, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Xue Shao is so crazy and rebellious that he makes all his rude requests. Why did Mohe Dagan laugh?" The envoy was very puzzled.

"You don't understand Xue Shao." As Xu Yugu said, he stood up and walked slowly. "He has always been talking about military affairs and his relatives do not recognize him. Now he is so eager to get his precious son and confidante, and he even never mentions Wang Yu's affairs. That can prove that he is already homeless and does not want to fight this battle again."

"Oh?" the messenger was stunned, "How could this be?"

Shinyugu pondered for a moment and said, "In recent years, the court in the southern country has not been stable. The empress has grown old and the trend of fighting for the throne for the throne has become increasingly fierce. Not long ago, the empress's confidant Zhang Changzong was killed, which triggered a huge shock in the court. A group of people led by Wu Sansi and Zhang Yizhi and others took the opportunity to point the finger at Xue Shao, and brought down several of his confidant generals. They include the party Jinpi and Guo Dafeng who have been guarding the capital for many years, and even the scout leader Guo An who has followed Xue Shao for many years. From this, it can be seen that Xue Shao's situation is not very good. His biggest enemy is not my Turkic, but his own people behind him."

"Why are we completely unaware of this?" the messenger was amazed.

Shiyugu smiled, "How can the southern country easily let the grassland know such a secret?"

"Too……"

Shiyugu slowly paced and murmured to himself: "He may be invincible on the battlefield. But this time, we really found a good helper. Since the court in the South wants to kill him so much, why don't I help him?"

The messenger's eyes lit up, "What does Mohedagan mean?..."

"The most feared thing about the Southern court is that Xue Shao holds heavy troops and cannot lose his tail. Otherwise, the empress, Wu Sansi and others will be used to the same deeds and will be wiped out by Xue Shaoyi." said Shi Yugu. "A veteran commander like Xue Shao, no matter how powerful the enemy on the battlefield, will not be defeated. However, a person like him has a fatal weakness, which is controlled by the court. At this time, what Xue Shao wants to do most is to return to the court, shock the court, fight against political enemies, and protect his party members. If we can hold him back, the longer he will be his team will be more chaotic. When his team is chaotic, our army will then storm and attack him, and his confidence in winning will be greatly improved. Even if he cannot capture and kill Xue Shao himself, he will lose his former reputation and powerful army after returning to the court. Sooner or later, he will die!"

"Borrowing a knife to kill someone is a great opinion! Mohe Dagan is really a great opinion!" The messenger was surprised and hurriedly said, "Then how should we reply to Xue Shao now?"

"Pick up the least important person first and send it back to him." said Shiyugu.

"That Xuan Yunzi?"

"Wrong. Xuan Yunzi knows too much, so he must not let it go now. Return his foolish son who is just right first!" said Shi Yugu, "When you get there, try your best to deal with him with your perfect tongue. In short, just a flip-flop!"

"yes!"

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