Chapter 2268 Qin and Tang Luoyang Treaty (Central)
Chapter 2265: The Treaty of Luoyang in Qin and Tang Dynasties (Chinese)
"Lord, Han Fei believes that the battle in Guanzhong is over. If he continues to fight, even if he can conquer Chang''an, it will be more than worth the loss for our army." Han Fei said seriously.
Qin Hao knew that even if he couldn''t fight this time, he would definitely fight next time, but Han Fei''s words aroused his interest. After all, it would not be worth the loss.
"The fertile land of Guanzhong has more than three million people, and is known as the ninth largest granary.
Li Tang obtained Guanzhong and supported more than 300,000 to 400,000 troops with his mere 12 counties, and squeezed into the ranks of powerful countries.
If our army got Guanzhong, it should go further, so how could it be more than worth the loss? Ying Hao asked back.
"If we get Guanzhong, our army will indeed go further in terms of strength, but it is not the case in the overall situation."
At this point, Han Fei slowed down his speech and said earnestly:
"Lord, our army''s expansion speed is too fast. In just one year, it captured the entire Hebei. The overall power is more than doubled. Before it has been completely digested, the war in Guanzhong has been launched, which has caused panic among most princes."
“That’s right.”
Jia Xu stood up and continued, "Don''t look at Cao Wei''s calmness on the surface and dare not have any dissatisfaction, but he has been secretly helping Li Tang.
As for the Song and Wu countries, they have already clearly supported Li Tang on the issue of negotiations.
The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu were all allies, but they all stood on the side of Li Tang, let alone hostile countries such as Chu, Shu, Sui and Ming. ”
As soon as Jia Xu finished speaking, Zhuge Liang also stood up.
"Lord, the purpose of attacking Tang this time is to kill the chicken and warn the monkeys, so that all the princes can realize the strength of our army, so as to shock the princes in the world, and our army can rest and digest the results of the war with peace of mind.
But if it is too shocked, it will intensify the joint efforts of the princes, and it will be more than worth the loss.
Opening the Guanzhong portal and occupying more than ten counties in Guanzhong is enough.
If the entire Guanzhong is forcibly occupied, it will definitely cause the princes to become more frightened and form an alliance to resist our army. It will be difficult to rest with peace of mind at that time. ”
“Yes, lord…”
Liu Bowen also stood up, and then other civil officials also made suggestions, the general meaning was to be the case for the overall situation, so it would be better to stop as soon as possible.
Seeing this, Ying Hao couldn''t help but fall into deep thought.
For the same thing, the two civil and military factions of the Qin army had two completely different attitudes.
The military''s attitude is that if you have such a good opportunity, you will never give up until you break the Chang''an and occupy Guanzhong.
The attitude of civil officials is based on the overall situation. In order to appease all princes, especially the ally of Wei, Song and Wu, they can take a proper step back.
Perhaps, this is the difference between literati and military generals.
Ying Hao weighed the pros and cons, but finally got his true heart and turned to the civil minister.
The Qin army was not afraid of the joining forces between the princes, but they needed rest and recovery.
From the launch of the Hebei War, to the present, the Qin army has experienced several battles of hundreds of thousands of people, and has consumed the accumulated foundation over the years. It is obvious that it is impossible to fight against all the princes with its own strength.
Of course, the princes also had conflicts with each other, and it was not that easy to join forces.
But if the Qin army is too strong, it will force all the princes to unite, which will be more than worth the loss.
"What Han Fei said is reasonable. In the face of the general trend of the world, in order to take into account the overall situation, he can give up the small profits in front of him."
Ying Hao took a deep breath and said, "Where is Zhang Yi?"
"I''m here."
Zhang Yi immediately stood up, and Ying Hao replied: "The negotiations between the two countries will be fully held to you." "Promise, Zhang Yi will live up to the lord''s expectations."
"Remember, this king can allow Li Tang to retain Chang''an City, but Li Tang must ced Zuo Fengling.
With Zuo Fengling in his hands, the counties captured by Guanzhong can be connected into a whole, and our army will completely gain a foothold in Guanzhong.
In addition, in order to show sincerity, Li Tang wanted to marry the princess, so the marriage partner must be Li Xiuning, and the other two children must be sent back together. ”
At this point, Ying Hao heard this, looked at everyone and asked, "Dear Military Advisors, look, are there anything else to add?"
"Li Shimin must hand over the two traitors Qin Hai and Sima Yi to our army for the destruction." Liu Bowen said in a deep voice.
"Yes, I almost forgot about this. Qin Hai and Sima Yi must hand over it."
Although Ying Hao said this, he did not think that Li Shimin would be so weak that he handed over Sima Yi and Hu Hai.
Sima Yi has already served in the Tang Dynasty and his official position is not low. If Li Shimin handed over him, will anyone dare to surrender to him in the future? Isn''t this digging a grave?
Of course, in negotiations, we naturally asked for a lot of money to pay it back locally. Even if we had to get back Hu Hai, a traitor, it would be a profit for Qin.
Just as everyone was making a fuss, Kong Xuan, who was standing aside as a guard, suddenly spoke, "Why don''t you add Kong Peng?"
He already knew that his younger brother had shown his skills in the Guanzhong battlefield, causing considerable trouble for the Qin army, so when he saw this opportunity, he naturally wanted to capture his younger brother through diplomacy.
"General Kong Xuan, although Kong Peng betrayed the Kong family, he was not a traitor to our army, and he did not join the Tang Kingdom. The reason for forcing Li Shimin to hand him over is not sufficient." Jia Xu said.
"It''s okay, it can be included in the negotiation regulations. At worst, it''s a verbal battle with Li Tang."
Ying Hao showed a sinister smile on his face and sneered: "Anyway, the negotiations will not end, and Li Jing''s attack on Chang''an will not end either."
In terms of negotiations, the Qin army was not in a hurry, and Li Tang should be in a hurry.
Of course, the Qin army cannot ask for too much price and cannot exceed Li Tang''s bottom line, otherwise there will be no sincerity in peace talks. In that case, it will only make all countries even more uneasy, and feel that Qin will not even give Li Tang the chance to surrender.
After hearing the conditions everyone put forward, Zhang Yi couldn''t help but smile bitterly.
There are some conditions that if he wants Li Tang to accept it, he must give up his benefits.
But which benefit should we give up?
After thinking about it, Zhang Yi decided to take a step back in terms of war reparations. After all, after such a big war, Li Tang''s finances may have bottomed out, and it is not realistic to expect Li Tang to lose money.
Besides, the Qin State did not lack the amount of war compensation for Li Tang. It would be better to reduce the war compensation in exchange for Li Tang''s promise to other conditions.
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Li Shangyin held talks with Zhang Yi again. He knew that this negotiation was related to the survival of Li Tang, so he was both nervous and looking forward to it.
When Li Shangyin heard that Qin finally let go and allowed Tang to retain Chang''an, he felt relieved in his heart and said that there was no vain in trouble these days.
Chang''an is the core of Guanzhong. If it is lost, the Tang army will completely withdraw from Guanzhong.
Li Shimin could accept defeat, accept surrender, and accept his own throne, but he could not accept his withdrawal from Guanzhong.
Without Guanzhong, the national strength of the Tang Kingdom will be greatly reduced and completely fall out of the ranks of strong countries, which is something that all the senior leaders of the Tang Kingdom cannot accept.
"The Qin State said before that I did not allow me to keep Chang''an, but now it has been loose. It seems that I still have sincerity in peace talks."
Li Shangyin thought to himself, but when he learned about the conditions, his face turned red with anger.
(This chapter ends)