Sang Doubei, who thought he had made all preparations, ordered the city gates to be opened and the representatives of the Jizhou Army to enter the city. The opponent only had 500 cavalry. He did not believe that in front of more than 10,000 Guzhou Army in the city, there were still
Can it turn the world upside down?
The lobby of Lincheng Yamen was the place where Sang Doubei chose to negotiate with Han Ce. Here, soldiers were standing, and each of them held a sword and a gun, looking like he would kill someone if they could not reach an agreement. But in this regard, Han Ce
When he walked into the lobby, his expression remained unchanged, making him feel as if he was visiting his own back garden.
Han Ce does have his own confidence. This time he is not here to force Sang Doubei to surrender, but to give the other party a chance. He believes that the Guzhou General Soldier will make good use of it and will not refuse this good offer. Then
What else is there to fear?
Zhou Jinwen followed Han Ce with a bright silver gun in his hand. This man with great skills and most importantly a careful mind is now the commander of the first battalion of Shanshan Guard. He is trusted by Tang Ao and Feng Xun. This time, in order to ensure that Han Ce
In order to ensure the safety of Mr. Ce, he was sent out to carry out the mission of personal protection.
"Governor of Jiji Province Shi Hance has met General Sang." As soon as he entered the lobby, Han Ce saw Sang Doubei. They had met several times before when this man returned to Daliang City to perform his duties.
"It turns out it's Han Changshi, please take a seat." Sang Doubei said without squinting, as if he wanted to prove his composure at this time. But he didn't know that the more he behaved like this, the more he proved his confidence.
insufficient.
Han Ce was well prepared for this. He sat down generously, then picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip, nodded and said, "The tea is not bad."
Han Ce behaved so naturally that Sang Doubei was a little embarrassed and his face turned ugly. He knew that he had to say something, otherwise, where would the majesty of his commander-in-chief be? "Han Changshi, I don't know why I came here.
What's the matter? Haha, you don't think that after a victory, Guzhou is yours. Let me tell you, if you came here to persuade me to surrender, then there is no need to say anything. Guzhou only has soldiers who died in the battle, and there is no surrender.
The soldiers are brave."
What Sang Doubei said was tough and encouraging. Lu Feng and others standing behind him involuntarily puffed up their chests. But soon, Han Ce's next words made those who were still
The Guzhou soldiers who did not fully stand up straight lowered their heads in shame. "Oh, are you serious? But I don't know who the more than 20,000 infantrymen our Jizhou Army captured in this battle are?"
"Uh..." Sang Doubei's face instantly turned red. He was not only angry, but also ashamed.
Fortunately, Han Ce kept his mission in mind and did not embarrass Sang Doubei on this matter. Instead, he said with a change of voice: "Yes, although the Guzhou Army lost a battle, it does not mean that they have any ability."
None of them are gone. If we fight again next time, the victory or defeat is unknown. In this way, His Highness King Ji felt this, so he sent Ben Shi to come here in order to reconcile the conflicts. Thinking that our Jizhou and Jizhou have been together for generations,
We are all citizens of Daqian, why must we fight? Why can't we live in peace?"
Sang Doubei's face looked better when he heard Han Ce say that he was fighting a battle and the outcome was unknown. But then he heard Han Ce say that King Ji said that we are all neighbors and are all citizens of Daqian.
, when he wanted to fight, he thought that the other party was preparing for the next attempt to persuade him to surrender. But after hearing the last sentence and getting along peacefully, his whole face softened a lot in an instant.
Sang Doubei doesn't quite understand what this sentence means. If it's a fight, how can it mean "peaceful coexistence"? Could it be that the Jizhou Army is going to call off its troops and have a truce? But is this...possible? At least replace it with
He holds the initiative on the battlefield and will never give up easily.
"Han Changshi, I don't know what you meant by what you just said. Can you explain it clearly?"
Facing Sang Doubei's doubts, Han Ce nodded and said: "The meaning is very simple. His Highness King Ji is not ready to fight anymore. The future Guzhou will still be the Guzhou of General Sang. Let's take the two sides as occupying it now.
The land is the boundary. To the east of Fengcheng is the land of His Highness King Ji, and to the west of Fengcheng is the land of General Sang. Well, speaking of it, General Sang did something unethical before and withheld a large number of goods purchased by His Highness King Ji from the barbarian land.
War horse, this is what caused His Highness's displeasure."
There really is a truce.
Although Guzhou has to pay the price of three counties based on the current land between the two sides, it is still better than having the entire state swallowed up by Tang Ao.
The important thing is that the Jizhou Army is now in danger of victory and can launch another attack, and it is very likely that it can occupy the entire Guzhou. But they did not do so, which is already a huge concession. Sang
How could Doubei still take advantage of the lost three counties without knowing what is good?
The development of things was completely beyond his expectation, and it was still developing in the best direction. At this moment, Sang Doubei felt indescribably happy. After hearing Han Ce talk about the last time he buckled a horse, he expressed his gratitude
Sincerity, he immediately patted his chest and said: "Hey, speaking of what happened last time, it was all a misunderstanding. It was just the young generals below who made their own decisions. The commander-in-chief only knew about these things after the fact. I wanted to explain, but
Unfortunately, we have never found an opportunity. Now that Han Changshi is here, I would like to ask you to tell King Ji that we did something wrong. For this reason, I am willing to send the thousands of horses that were detained.
, at the same time, there are thousands of war horses in the horse pen of my commander-in-chief, and I also sent them as compensation to express my apology."
What does it mean to be ignorant, and what is meant by the young general below making his own decisions? This is just an excuse. How could Han Ce not understand, but he would not correct the other party on such a matter. He had already expressed his intention to return the war horse.
In addition, thousands of war horses were compensated. This attitude was already very good, and even exceeded Han Ce's expectations.
In line with the idea of giving up as soon as possible, Han Ce immediately nodded and said: "That's very good. The misunderstanding must have been cleared up. King Ji will not blame General Sang anymore. We can still be good neighbors in the future."
right?"
"That's right, we can definitely be good neighbors." Sang Doubei couldn't help but nodded, almost patting his chest to ensure it.
After Han Ce made it clear that he was a friend rather than an enemy, Sang Doubei also changed his attitude towards greeting him, and immediately asked someone to arrange some good wine and tea. The two sides got drunk before resting. At the dinner table, Han Ce also proposed that the Jizhou Army would be in the future.
I will also buy horses and other items from the barbarians, hoping that Sang Doubei can make it easier.
"No problem, the detention will never happen again in the future." In order to ensure that he had a chance to breathe and to allow the Jizhou Army to stop their advance, Sang Doubei naturally agreed. The Battle under the Fengcheng City
, the vitality of the Guzhou Army has been severely damaged, and it will be difficult to launch any offensive in a short period of time. Now the only way to tide over the difficulties is to pretend to be honest, so how can it stimulate the Jizhou Army?
After the meal, the two parties enjoyed themselves as guests and hosts, and reached an agreement and recorded it in the record. At this point, Han Ce's mission was successfully completed. The main force of the Jizhou Army could finally retreat from the Fengjun area to Jizhou and go all out to deal with it.
The trouble that Beidi may bring.
Before Han Ce returned from Lincheng, he sent someone to pass back the news that the negotiations had been reached. Then Tang Ao ordered the army to start retreating. At the same time, he called Feng Wanli, the commander of the Quartet Army, and made it clear to him that the main force
The army can return, but his Quad Army needs to decide to stay.
The three counties of Guzhou have just been occupied, and there are many wastes waiting to be done here. Whether it is military development or reconstruction of people's livelihood, there are too many tasks to be completed. Tang Ao urgently transferred his student Ning Feng from Jicheng to Bai County to manage
It covers the three counties of Guzhou, and also includes Baijun and Songjun of Jizhou.
The local area was handed over to Ning Feng for management, while Feng Wanli was retained in the army. "General Feng, the Quartet Army performed well this time, but after all, the strength is still too small. Now that you leave the Quartet Army here, not only do you have to
Let you keep an eye on the Guzhou Army to prevent us from suffering a sudden attack. We also need you to keep an eye on Baijun and Songjun. Once Beidi wants to send troops again, they will probably enter from these two places. Of course, in Beidi, the generals
Before He Lianjie and others are redeemed, Beidi will not mobilize troops. This will give you the opportunity to develop and grow. You must seize this opportunity and strive to continue to expand the Quartet Army. If it can be expanded to 10,000 people, it will be
The best thing is, again, the military strength can be increased but the combat effectiveness cannot be reduced. Is it possible?"
These words gave Feng Wanli the power to lead the army alone and prepare for war alone. This is the first army assigned to the Jizhou Army. They will not grow under the wings of King Ji in the future, fully giving him the power to lead the army alone.
While he was free, it also put a lot of pressure on him.
Feng Wanli took a deep breath. Feeling that he had a heavy responsibility, he immediately expressed his position: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, Feng Wanli will do his best to do these things well and not let His Highness down."
"Okay, I believe in your ability." Tang Ao patted Feng Wanli on the shoulder and said with a look of trust.
At this point, Tang Ao led the main force of the Jizhou Army back to Jicheng, leaving behind 5,000 soldiers of the Quartet Army and 5,000 prisoners of the Guzhou Army. Considering that everyone was Han, Tang Ao was particularly kind to them and did not kill any of them.
At the same time, he also said that as long as these people work hard for a year, they can regain their freedom. At that time, these people will be judged as good or bad based on their performance in the past year.
This is equivalent to giving the five thousand captured soldiers a new hope in life. Unless Feng Wanli squeezes them too hard, these people should be used by the Jizhou Army in a year.
In fact, Tang Ao's series of actions had already shocked the more than 20,000 Guzhou Army prisoners.
On the night of the victorious battle, Tang Ao was rewarded with silver and was at the banquet. When all this fell into the eyes of these prisoners of war, they were all envious. They were both soldiers, why couldn't they even get paid?
When you get it, you won’t see meat twice a year, but how come the Jizhou Army soldiers are treated so well?
