The headquarters of the camp behind the mountain was set up in the governor's mansion of Jizhou, and the military meeting was naturally held in the lobby of the governor's mansion. The lobby was still the same lobby as last night, but today was not the scene of drinking and chatting last night. More than ten military generals gathered together
When they gathered together, there were guards standing outside the door with swords and guns drawn, looking solemn and awe-inspiring.
There are three tables in front of the screen in the main hall. Zhao Jing, the general manager of the camp, is sitting in the middle. On both sides are Gao Xinggui, the deputy general manager of the camp, and Li Chengzhong, the chief military officer of the camp. Under the hall are the generals and envoys from various passes, all sitting staring at them.
The three camp generals behind the case listened carefully to the instructions.
Li Chengzhong was in a very good mood, which couldn't be better. He had a bill in front of him, and the generals in the hall only had an embroidered pier. There was tea on the bill, and the generals in the hall had nothing.
Putting his hands on his knees. This is the difference, Li Chengzhong was secretly proud.
Zhao Jing lectured the generals in a leisurely manner. Reading was the most important thing in the old Zhao family. Zhao Jing had a profound knowledge and a strong scholarly spirit. His words were convoluted and quoted from time to time, which made the generals feel dizzy.
You should also join in the fun, listen attentively, and cheer when appropriate. Most people stared carefully at Zhao Huaiming, the envoy of the Xiongwu Army, and Zhao Rang, the envoy of the Jingsai Army. Both of them are direct descendants of the Zhao family and have read poetry extensively.
As long as they can understand the book, they will know when to cheer and when to applaud. When they are better able to cheer, everyone can follow.
Zhao Jing reviewed the harassment and plundering of various border areas by the Khitan people over the past year, verbally commended the achievements of the generals at various passes, and encouraged everyone to make persistent efforts to eliminate worries for the general's southern expedition. Then, he turned to the camp in Hebei.
He severely pointed out the bad intentions of the Xuanwu Army's invasion, criticized the Wei Bojun who joined forces with the Xuanwu Army to invade the north, and denounced its "wolfish ambitions". At the same time, he predicted the inevitable result of the victory of the general Liu Rengong.
After some preparations, Zhao Jing analyzed the current situation of the Lulong Army in a heavy tone, detailed and explained the disadvantages and disadvantages of the simultaneous war in the north and the south, and finally concluded that it would be extremely disadvantageous to start a war in the north and the south at the same time.
If this is not changed, the Lulong Army may even be in a dangerous situation of defeat. Therefore, Zhao Jing proposed to negotiate a peace with the Khitan people. He believed that reaching a peace agreement with the Khitan people at the Shanhou Camp was in line with the current situation and allowed the Lulong Army to continue under the current harsh conditions.
The final trend is the inevitable result of the Lu Long Army accumulating strength for the future.
After a pause, Zhao Jing talked about the wonderful process in which he endured the humiliation and repeatedly argued with the Khitan envoys despite the infamy. With his unremitting efforts, he finally reached a preliminary agreement on peace. In his opinion, these peace terms were moderate.
It was feasible. Here, he put out the terms of the peace negotiation and asked the generals for their opinions.
In the preliminary agreement reached with the Khitan people, the most important items were three: one was to stop the troops, the second was to open the market, and the third was to relocate.
To cease the troops means that the two sides no longer fight each other, and the Khitans retreat twenty miles from the wall. From now on, they will not enter the wall, and the Lulong army is not allowed to step out of the wall to provoke.
The opening of the market means that the two sides open a mutual market, which is located at the Xiongwu Army in Jizhou, to exchange the materials they need. The Lulong Army mainly provides food, porcelain, cloth, salt, etc., while the Khitan people provide cattle, sheep, furs, mountain goods, etc. Zhao Jing emphasized,
He had a fierce argument and confrontation with the Khitan envoys for this purpose, and finally refuted the Khitan envoys with his righteous words and made them speechless. He did not allow the other party to succeed in exporting iron weapons. All the generals cheered in unison, and Zhao Jing bowed his head in humility.
To move to Xi means to let the Xi people withdraw from Raoleshui and completely retreat from Dayakou to Dawang Town. Dawang Town is within the sphere of influence controlled by the Zhao family. Zhao Jing plans to set aside fifty miles of pasture in the Xun River Basin of Dawang Town for the Western Khitan people.
Xi people survive. Zhao Jing pointed out that the reason for adding this clause is to avoid further disputes between the two tribes and disrupt the established peace negotiation strategy...,
Huli and Salanna, who were invited to participate in the military meeting by the camp behind the mountain, were sitting in the lobby. When Zhao Jing talked about this clause, Li Chengzhong looked at Salanna, but saw Salanna's face
Full of disappointment and loneliness, Hu Li looked at Hu Li and stared straight at Zhao Jing, his eyes full of anger.
Zhao Jing smiled slightly and explained specifically to Huli and Salanna: "The migration of your two tribes inland is also a good intention of someone. The prince and princess must not misunderstand. With tens of thousands of people from your two tribes, I want to
If you want to support yourself outside the customs, you may risk the disaster of annihilation. Zhao specially selected a land with rich water and grass for you and others to rest, which can be considered as compensation. Although there is less grassland in Fifty Miles, Zhao can mobilize farmers to teach you and others.
The skills of farming can also make up for the shortcomings. If you are willing, Zhao can also ask the Jiedu Mansion for orders and grant King Zhubulu and King Saola the title of court official."
As soon as the terms were announced, Li Chengzhong's originally good mood turned extremely bad.
By suspending his troops, he limited the possibility of the Lulong Army taking the initiative to attack, and gave the Khitans a large area of land outside the border wall. Although these places were originally under the control of the Khitan troops, after the terms were determined,
It truly belonged to the Khitan in name only. The generals of the Lulong Army headed by Zhao Jing did not realize this, but he knew it very well.
Although the mutual market does not include the output of iron tools, based on what Li Chengzhong knows, the iron smelting level of the Khitan people has already caught up with that of Guan Nei. Zhao Jing thought that he controlled the opponent's lifeline, but in fact, this was nothing at all in others' eyes.
.Furthermore, war horses are not included in the export goods of the Khitans. This is what the Lulong Army really needs most.
Yi Xiyi was even more unbearable and directly sold the Western Khitans and the Xi people to each other. As the most natural allies of the Lulong Army in recent years, the Western Khitans and the Xi people played an extremely important role in containing the Khitans.
, their existence is an important force for the Lulong Army to stabilize the border pass. Allowing them to move into the pass is equivalent to clearing all obstacles in the opponent's hinterland. If the Khitans raise troops to invade again in the future, they will have no worries.
The reason why Zhao Jing vigorously pursues the peace negotiation strategy is because of the old Zhao family's calculation. As the general manager of the camp behind the mountain, Zhao Jing's main responsibility is to secure the border defense line behind the Lu Long Army. As long as he can do this, he can
He had made a great contribution and fulfilled his duty. As a large number of troops moved south, all the armies at the border were very weak, so Zhao Jing naturally wanted to pursue the strategy of "conquering the enemy without fighting".
As for the mutual market and relocation to Xi, when the Khitan people proposed it, Zhao Jing was overjoyed. The location of the mutual market was set at Xiongwujun, which was the territory of the old Zhao family. It was directly controlled by Zhao Huaiming, the envoy of the Xiongwujun, and the benefits derived from the old Zhao family
It must be extremely rich. After the Western Khitans and Xi people moved to the Xun River Basin in Dawang Town, in just a few years, the old Zhao family could completely control these two tribes, and the Zhao family's status in the Lulong Army also increased.
It will surely rise accordingly.
Both the cessation of troops and mutual trading do not harm the interests of the generals. Few people have the vision of Li Chengzhong who came from a later generation and studied various traitorous clauses of the Qing Dynasty, so everyone does not think there is anything wrong with it. As for the strategy of emigrating to Xi, there are those who have outstanding vision.
A few people saw the disadvantages, but in the face of the huge benefits of being able to stop fighting, they couldn't care less.
Li Chengzhong looked at Gao Xinggui, and Gao Xinggui looked at him unmoved. Li Chengzhong sighed secretly and turned his eyes to Li Chengyue. Li Chengyue knew what he was thinking, but shook his head gently.
Li Chengzhong had no choice but to stand up and speak on his own: "General Manager Zhao, generals, I have a few questions to ask. The Khitan people have said that they should stop the army. We can't even go out of Guancheng. Doesn't it mean that we are giving away thousands of miles of rivers and mountains outside the Pass? Negative.
Defense is always the most unsuccessful defense. We can't fight outside the border. We can only defend blindly. How to defend the wall well? Have you asked the commander at the beginning of the mutual market? In the mutual market, if the other party does not have a horse to trade, we will not get what we need most.
Are you willing to give away the homeland they have held for generations? The Xi and West Khitan people are our good friends.
It is also an important force to resist the plundering of the Khitans. After they move inland, when the Khitans attack Guanqiang again in the future, they will have no worries. Have you considered this issue? "…,
As soon as Li Chengzhong finished speaking, Zhao Rang, the envoy of the Jingsai Army, sneered in the hall. This sneer made Li Chengzhong very unhappy. He only heard Zhao Rang say: "General Li's words are wrong." It is clear that Li Chengzhong is called General Li instead of Li Yuhou.
Zhao Rang did not pay attention to Li Chengzhong's official position as the camp's chief minister. He only listened to him loudly: "The Khitan people have long occupied the city outside Guancheng. How can we say that they have given it away? General Li wants to take the initiative.
, I wonder if all the generals here can agree? By the way, I heard that General Li defeated the Khitans at Bailang Mountain, but I don’t know how many soldiers the general still has to fight?" There was a hidden sarcasm in the words, which made Li Chengzhong frown.
, but I don’t know when I have offended the other party.
The mutual trade was set up in Xiongwu Army City. Zhao Huaiming, the envoy of Xiongwu Army, also stood up and refuted: "The mutual trade is of course fair. Although the Khitan people do not sell horses, we also do not sell iron! As for the inward migration of the Western Khitan and Xi people,
We invited Prince Huli and Princess Salanna here today, isn't it just to ask for their opinions?"
Hu Li immediately stood up and said angrily: "General Manager Zhao, we Western Khitan people disagree!"
Zhao Jing had been smiling, but when he heard Hu Li's voice, he immediately straightened his face, snorted in his nostrils, and said slowly: "If you don't agree, let it go. The Khitan envoy also said that even if this cannot be achieved,
You will still negotiate peace with me, the Lulong Army. But now that we have made peace, you will not be able to leave the customs at will once you have received your food and supplies. King Zhubulu and King Saola will not come to see you again then."
The reason why the Western Khitans and Xi people are still struggling to support themselves outside the Pass is inseparable from the large amount of material support provided by the Lu Long Army behind them. Once Zhao Jing cuts off material support for the two tribes, the situation of the two tribes will surely become even more difficult.
.This was tantamount to seizing the fate of the two clans, and Huli was immediately so angry that he could not speak.
But Salanna slowly stood up and said: "Outside the pass is the home of our Xi people, and the grassland is the foundation for our herding. We Xi people are not afraid of fighting the enemy. Even if we fight to the last person, we will not give in. Thank you Zhao
The general manager and the generals have given us a helping hand over the years, so Salanna said goodbye." After that, without looking back, he left the Governor's Mansion side by side with Hu Li.
Zhao Jing stared at the two people leaving, took a deep breath, then smiled again, and said to the generals in the hall: "Forget it, we can't care too much about those who don't understand current affairs. Do you have anything else to say?
What did you say?"
Li Chengzhong suppressed the heavy feeling in his heart and asked: "Mr. Zhao, does the commander know about the peace negotiations?"
Zhao Jing nodded: "This is natural. How can I dare to make the decision without the commander-in-chief's consent?"
Li Chengzhong was speechless and asked: "I wonder what the Khitan people say about Yingzhou?"
Zhao Jing smiled: "Don't worry, Zicheng. The north of Yingzhou is bounded by Bailangshui fifty miles to the north and to Yiwulu Mountain in the east. Zhao has already negotiated an agreement, how can Zicheng suffer a loss?" To be continued. If you like this
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