After hearing this, Qiao Che was convinced that Bai Yutian was not angry and was not mocking him, and he immediately felt relieved.
However, everyone was puzzled and didn't know what Bai Yutian was going to say.
Bai Yutian laughed loudly, turned his back to everyone and took two steps forward.
"Come and see." Bai Yutian walked to the table and pointed to the flat map of Jiangbei on it.
Everyone looked puzzled and hurriedly gathered around to check.
Bai Yutian pointed to the location of the Chanzhou Mountains. This mountain range runs through Chanzhou and part of Huaizhou, and contains many steep peaks.
Although the road is difficult and dangerous, it is also very secretive.
Originally, everyone's intention was to fortify the exit of the mountain range and deploy soldiers in advance.
If Nanchuan planned to build the plank road openly and assassinate Chencang secretly, they would use their plan and give them a heavy blow.
But Qiao Che's words just now reminded Bai Yutian.
How could Nanchuan not have thought of such an obvious loophole?
The general who led the army in Nanchuan this time was called Yu Xiaobei. He was a fierce general from the Yu family in Nanchuan, who was brave and resourceful.
Although he suffered several defeats at the hands of Kou Wang, he cannot deny his ability.
If Nanchuan was ambushed early in the mountains, they would have no way to retreat and the losses would be even more severe.
They already have the advantage and there is no need to take such a risky approach.
In this case, there are only two possibilities.
Or, they really want to ask for peace and intend to stop the war.
Or, they were planning to make a sneak attack from somewhere else and attack Dazhou.
However, the Chanzhou Mountains are the gateway to Chanzhou, and it is not easy to march elsewhere.
Unless these people take a long route and attack from elsewhere, their logistics supplies will inevitably be unable to keep up. In this regard, they can only fight quickly.
If these people take a long detour, their goal is probably to attack Kou Wang from both sides, seize Chanzhou, and at the same time annihilate Kou Wang and his entire army.
After Bai Yutian explained, he only heard a sound of cold air coming from the crowd. Even Yuncheng was not surprised. He was careless and did not think of this level.
"Your Majesty, should we let General Deng garrison other cities?" someone asked.
However, Bai Yutian's answer was somewhat unexpected, "No, we still have to let Deng Yongle and Kou Wang meet up."
"If the Nanchuan Army really breaks through the defense line, it will be difficult to resist it with Kou Wang's strength."
Bai Yutian has bright eyes, and Kou Wang, like Jing Ling, is a rare young general who is brave, resourceful, and capable of leading troops, and must not be lost.
"We should be prepared for two things, not only to defend other places in Chanzhou, but also to be careful of the Nanchuan Army's pincer attack."
Bai Yutian stretched out his finger, walked around on the map, remarked several key locations, and had his confidants personally bring the news to Chanzhou.
At the same time, Bai Yutian also ordered Yuncheng to reply to Nanchuan, saying that Bai Yutian had agreed to the request for peace talks with Nanchuan and could negotiate with Nanchuan.
Nanchuan responded quickly, saying that they were willing to send envoys into Tailin City to discuss peace talks in person.
Three days later, the Nanchuan envoy arrived at Tailin City.
There were only a dozen or so Nanchuan envoys, and they didn't seem to be very alert.
Yuncheng personally sent someone to greet him. Of course, the scale this time was completely different from when the envoy from Shanu Kingdom came to visit.
Moreover, Bai Yutian had no intention of agreeing to the terms of the peace talks in the first place. He asked the Nanchuan envoy to come purely to buy time for Kou Wang and others to recover their strength.
Kou Wang and others also knew Bai Yutian's good intentions. Although it was shameful to put the Nanchuan envoy into the hinterland, they still did it.
At the same time, he was secretly accumulating strength and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.
This defeat was Kou Wang's first defeat in his military career, and it also gave him a lot of experience and lessons.
"The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty has been admired for a long time."
The Nanchuan envoy is called Yu Xiaodong, and he is the biological brother of Yu Xiaobei. There are four brothers in Yu Xiaobei, namely east, west, south and north, and Yu Xiaodong is the eldest brother among the four.
Yu Xiaodong naturally has considerable courage and courage to dare to bring only these people to Tailin City.
"Haha, let's forget about the polite words. Let's talk about your master's conditions."
Bai Yutian's eyes were sharp and he bit the word "master" very hard.
The first is to say that Yu Xiaodong is just a slave and he should pay attention to his identity, words and deeds; the second is to deny Yu Xiang's status as emperor and let him understand the situation on both sides.
Yu Xiaodong was a little stunned. He didn't expect Bai Yutian to be so eager, and he didn't expect Bai Yutian to stumble him as soon as he arrived.
"Humph!" He snorted coldly in his heart, quite disdainfully.
The dignified Zhou Dynasty considered itself orthodox, but in the face of Nanchuan, it was defeated steadily and suffered heavy losses. Now that it had to negotiate peace, it was too much to maintain its orthodoxy.
If the Dachuan Kingdom had been able to form an alliance with the Nanyuan Kingdom, the Great Zhou Kingdom would have been unable to resist it.
Although he was very disdainful in his heart, Yu Xiaodong did not dare to show it.
After all, the other party was the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty. If he was disrespectful in any way, he would probably die without knowing it.
"Your Majesty has long heard of the benevolence of the Zhou Emperor. When you see him today, he is truly worthy of his reputation." Yu Xiaodong responded tit for tat without flinching.
The people around him couldn't help but snorted coldly. Their eyes were full of hostility when they looked at Yu Xiaodong, and the entire hall was filled with a depressing atmosphere.
Except for Yu Xiaodong, almost everyone in Nanchuan was very uncomfortable. Their bodies were very stiff and they did not dare to move.
Yu Xiaodong looked calm and relaxed on the outside, but he was also very nervous inside.
He paused and then said: "The peace talks between Dachuan Kingdom and Dazhou Kingdom and the temporary truce will be of great benefit to both parties and can develop rapidly."
"Therefore, Your Majesty only wants the land of Huaizhou in the Great Zhou Dynasty and retreats to Huaizhou City."
"As for the Great Zhou Kingdom, it only needs to recognize the Dachuan Kingdom."
"As for financial compensation, both parties will suffer losses, so it is better to give up."
There seems to be no problem with Yu Xiaodong's conditions, and Dazhou can bring peace with almost no losses.
But in fact this is not the case.
The Great Zhou Dynasty recognized the existence of the Dachuan Kingdom, which was a shame to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Isn't it equivalent to forcibly dividing a part of the ancestral territory?
Moreover, allowing Nanchuan to occupy Huaizhou would reduce the actual scope of Zhou's control. Once Nanchuan consolidates Huaizhou, it will be even more difficult to regain it in the future.
"Haha, you are still not sincere. Don't forget that the land under your feet is the territory of Da Zhou, and your blood is the blood of Da Zhou."
"Now, you want to deceive the master and destroy the ancestors, and tear the Zhou Dynasty into pieces!"
"Don't talk about me, even the ministers and the people will not agree!"
Bai Yutian's answer was decisive and unquestionable.
These words made Yu Xiaodong's face change drastically, and his eyes were full of resentment.