Chapter 2505 Qin and Sui negotiations, cede Wuwei County


    Chapter 2502: Qin and Sui negotiations, cede Wuwei County


    Yang Guang took the initiative to withdraw his troops and sent envoys to seek peace, but the Qin army would not stop the troops because of this.


    After Li Jing''s army in the Western Expedition, they joined forces with Meng Tian and headed straight for Anding County.


    At this time, Yang Guang retreated into Anding''s army, and with the number of county soldiers in Anding''s local county soldiers, Yang Guang, who had not been completely forced into a dead end, was more inclined to negotiate and avoid war. In addition, the reinforcements from the rear had not arrived yet, so he did not want to fight to the death with Li Jing and Meng Tian in Anding County.


    In addition, Li Jing and Meng Tian’s offensive were a bit too fierce.


    On the first day, Li Mu captured Quegu City;


    On the second day, Long Qi captured Pengyang City;


    On the third day, even the capital was surrounded by Jingcheng, Li Jing personally led his army to capture.


    Yang Guang finally recovered the lost counties of Anding County in Meng Tian''s hands, but in just three days he lost another clean sheet and lost more than 10,000 troops.


    The Qin army was in full swing at this time and the offensive was too rapid. Yang Guang did not dare to confront each other head-on, so he took the initiative to give up Chaona, Yinpan, Sanshui and Wu family and led the entire army back to Wuwei County.


    However, before the withdrawal of the troops, Yang Guang not only ordered the burning of the treasury, but also burned all the fertile land that was about to be harvested, which also caused a large number of hungry people.


    Yang Guang''s purpose was obvious, that was to use these people to delay the speed of the Qin army''s advance.


    The Qin army has always attacked the heart as the main and the city as the auxiliary, and if they want to win the hearts of the people, they must provide relief to the victims, which will inevitably increase the consumption of military rations.


    If the military rations are insufficient, the Qin army''s logistics will not be able to keep up, and naturally they will not be able to enter Wuwei County in the short term.


    Yang Guang''s plan was an open plan. Even though Li Jing knew it was a plan, he had to use military rations to provide disaster relief after occupying the peace. After all, this is the best way to win over the hearts of the people.


    I have to say that Li Jing is very good at fighting and his internal methods are not weak.


    Li Jing ordered Gongsun Xuanyuan to lead a 50,000 army to confront the Sui Kingdom at the junction of Anding Wuwei, but he scattered the 100,000 army to station in Anding. First, to help the victims to provide disaster relief, and second, to prevent the victims from rebelling, and at the same time mobilize food and grass to the rear to provide disaster relief.


    The Qin Dynasty only has one and half of the territory in Liangzhou, among which half of Liangzhou was half of the county and half of the county. It was previously stolen by the Sui army. Although it has been taken back, it is still full of holes.


    The Qin Dynasty had not much chassis in Liangzhou, and was subject to land and manpower. Even if the governor Qin Ji and the governor Meng Tian implemented the military camp, the food and grass they hoarded were limited after all, and at most they could only support the 60,000 Qin troops in Liangzhou.


    Now, the Qin Dynasty not only has 150,000 troops in Liangzhou, but also 100,000 victims from Anding County. A total of 250,000 people have to eat. Relying on the little grain storage in Liangzhou, I can''t hold on for even a month.


    The Qin Dynasty had already passed the time of shortage of food, and it was also seized a lot of it in Guanzhong, so it could be transferred directly from Guanzhong.


    However, considering that the previous wars have also caused great damage to various parts of Guanzhong, the restoration and construction of Guanzhong will also require a lot of food and grass. Therefore, Li Jing, the governor of Yongzhou, did not put all the pressure on Guanzhong.


    Li Jing only transferred 20,000 stones of grain and grass from Guanzhong for emergency response, but applied for a grain and grass transfer order from Bingzhou to let Bingzhou bear the food and grass consumption of 150,000 troops and 100,000 victims.


    The grain and herbs of the Western Expedition Army were originally supplied by Yongzhou, so after receiving the news, Wu Qi, the governor of Yongzhou, did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered the supply of grain and grass to be changed from Guanzhong to Liangzhou.


    After receiving the news, Fang Xuanling, the governor of Bingzhou, first reaction was whether the order was sent to the wrong one. After all, this Western Expedition had nothing to do with him in Bingzhou.


    As the governor of Yongzhou, you Li Jing, who asked for food and grass, but you didn’t want to go to Sizhou, who was closer, but came to Bingzhou for asking for food and grass?


    Is this a bit too far?


    However, when Fang Xuanling learned that the Western Expedition Army had entered Liangzhou and transferred grain to provide relief to the victims, he suddenly realized.


    Bingzhou borders Beidi County. If you want to provide disaster relief and there is not so much food and grass in Guanzhong, it is indeed faster to transfer grain from Bingzhou than Sizhou.


    As soon as he thought of this, Fang Xuanling did not hesitate and decisively ordered the supply of grain to Liangzhou. The first batch had 50,000 stones, and the second batch had as many as 100,000 stones.


    The Qin Dynasty had 100 kilograms of stone, 150,000 kilograms of grain and grass, which is 1.5 million kilograms of grain.


    A pound of rice can produce at least two kilograms of rice, and if you add more water, you can produce five kilograms of porridge.


    In other words, 1.5 million jin of grain can produce 3 million jin of rice and 7.5 million jin of porridge.


    Based on the consumption of half a kilogram of rice per day, tens of thousands of people consume 5,000 kilograms per day, and twenty-five thousand people consume 25,000 kilograms per day.


    Even if the Qin Dynasty gave the victims a meal every day, instead of porridge, the 150,000 stones of food and grass in Bingzhou was enough to consume the 150,000 troops and 100,000 victims in Liangzhou for four months.


    I have to say that Bingzhou is really rich now, otherwise Fang Xuanling would not have been so generous. He gave 150,000 stones of grain and grass to Li Jing for free.


    With these four months, with the ability of Liangzhou Governor Qin Ji, the governor of Liangzhou, had already completed disaster relief, allowing the victims to resume production and no longer worry about food.


    As for the war between Qin and Sui Dynasty?


    The envoy of the Sui Kingdom has entered Luoyang and started the previous negotiations between the two countries. How could it be delayed for four months?


    Luoyang, in the main hall of the palace.


    Under the gaze of Ying Hao and the civil and military officials of the Qin Dynasty, Cheng Gongying bowed and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Report to the Emperor of Qin, my lord is willing to ced Anding County in exchange for the two countries to rescind the troops and repair them."


    As soon as this said, a sneer came from the Qin Dynasty. Even Ying Hao, who was sitting on the dragon throne, could not help but raise the corners of his mouth.


    Yang Guang was afraid, and he happened to take advantage of this to blackmail him.


    Ying Hao gave the Prime Minister Wang Meng below a look. After understanding it, Wang Meng stood up and said lightly: "It seems that your country does not have much sincerity in peace talks."


    When Cheng Gongying heard this, her heart suddenly stumbled. She knew that the Qin Dynasty wanted the lion to speak loudly, so she pretended to be surprised and said with a sad and angry look:


    "What does Prime Minister Wang mean?"


    Our Great Sui Dynasty was a small border country, with only ten counties in total.


    In order to stop the military and repair the Qin Dynasty, we are willing to cede one county and one eighth of the territory.


    Isn’t this sincere enough? ”


    Liangzhou has a vast land and sparse population. The largest northern county is followed by Anding County. Therefore, Cheng Gongying said that one-eighth of the territory was ceded, which was not nonsense.


    "But half of An Ding is owned by my Great Qin. I cut off my Great Qin land to me. Does the Sui envoy think this is appropriate?" Wang Meng asked sharply.


    “Uh, this…”


    Cheng Gongying was speechless, but Wang Meng took advantage of the victory and chased him: "Besides, the news of the Sui envoy is behind. Now that the stability has been occupied by our Great Qin, the Sui State is even less qualified to cede it."


    “That’s right, that’s…”


    The ministers of the Qin Dynasty all agreed and started to cheer.


    "What? So..."


    Cheng Gongying forced the word "fast" back, but he never expected that An Ding would be thrown away so soon.


    With his wisdom, it is naturally not difficult to guess that An Ding should have been given up by Yang Guang. After all, Sui State still has 90,000 troops on the eastern front. If he had defended his strength with all his might, it would never have been possible to lose An Ding so quickly.


    Alas, lord, can’t you just persevere? How do you ask your subordinates to fight for benefits?


    Cheng Gongying wanted to fight for Sui State and pay as little as possible, but Yang Guang knelt too fast, which made him unable to make the fight. "The Sui envoy, the war between Qin and Sui has started. The whole mistake is in the Sui Dynasty. If there is really a sincere peace talk, please cut off the other land." Wang Meng said lightly.


    "That''s right, at least three counties must be stolen for me, otherwise my great Qin soldiers will never give up." Xun Yu said.


    "There are too few three, I''m sending the beggar. I want to say that I will cut off at least four counties." Qin Wu sneered.


    "There are not many four. You must know that the Sui State has these ten counties. According to this governor, at least five counties can be cut off, haha." Qin Qiong said with a smile.


    The civil and military officials burst into laughter and looked at Cheng Gongying like a fat sheep slaughtered.


    At this time, Cheng Gongying''s face turned blue and red, which was extremely difficult to see.


    He knew that there was no major bleeding this time, and it was probably difficult to do anything about it, but there was nothing he could do. This is the sorrow of the small country.


    Besides, when the Qin and Sui meeting started this time, it was Sui State that took the initiative to provoke peace. After being beaten and hurt, Sui State also took the initiative to seek peace.


    People are the slaughter and I am the fish. What can I do if I do?


    Although Cheng Gongying knew that this peace talks would be bleeding, he was still shocked by Daqin''s appetite.


    Checked five counties? So what is the difference between the Sui State and the destruction of the country?


    He shouldn''t go back, just go to Qin.


    Cheng Gongying knew that Daqin was asking for a price everywhere, but he didn''t speak so loudly. After thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said:


    "This peace talks, our Sui State came with sincerity, but if the Qin Dynasty thought that the Sui State was weak and could be bullied and wanted to slaughter it at will, it would be a big mistake.


    Although our Sui Kingdom is weak, it is not bloodless. If the Qin Dynasty wants to continue fighting, the 160,000 Sui army will definitely be with us, even if it is the last soldier. ”


    After saying that, Cheng Gongying was completely afraid of death and war. Seeing that Qin Emperor above still said nothing, he gritted his teeth and said:


    "If the Qin Emperor is grateful for the suffering of the people and does not want the people of the two countries to continue to suffer casualties, please forgive me for the offense of our Sui Kingdom this time. Our Sui Kingdom is willing to ced the three cities of Wuwei and pray to stop the troops and repair them with the Qin Dynasty."


    After saying that, Cheng Gongying gave a big gift and crawled directly on the ground.


    Ying Hao was stunned when he saw this scene. He couldn''t help but look at Cheng Gongying, and there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes.


    He had not spoken before, not because he was watching a show, but in this situation, as the emperor, he was the best speech, and Wang Meng and the others would naturally win the greatest benefits for the Qin Dynasty.


    If he spoke, it would be like he would end up in person. It was obviously unnecessary, and Cheng Gongying would not be so proud of her.


    But now that Cheng Gongying is coming straight to him, Ying Hao is not suitable for pretending that he can''t see it.


    "Sui envoy asked to get up."


    Ying Hao stretched out his hand to help him, and then said coldly: "I am naturally grateful for the suffering of the people, but the King of Sui started a war for no reason, and my great Qin soldiers could not sacrifice in vain.


    Let’s do this. As long as the Sui State cedes Wuwei and Jincheng counties, I am willing to give Yang Guang another chance to stop the war with the Sui State. ”


    After saying that, Ying Hao deliberately yawned and said to himself, "Prime Minister Wang, let me leave the negotiations with Sui to my dear. I am a little tired, so I will go back to the harem to rest first. Come on, and let''s go back to the palace."


    "Give me a greeting to Your Majesty."


    All the ministers saluted in unison, only Cheng Gongying wanted to cry without tears.


    This Qin Emperor''s appetite is too big, right?


    The Sui State actually wanted to cede two counties?


    And are they the two richest counties in Liangzhou?


    But the kind of emperor is really the kind of minister.


    After Ying Hao handed over the battlefield to the ministers, he went directly to Li Xiuning''s Yuxiu Palace.


    Ying Qi and Yinglin were each holding a small wooden sword and practicing sword skills under the guidance of Li Xiuning, and the company was the Longquan Sword Skill of the Li family.


    The two children were already so tired that they complained. When they saw Ying Hao coming, they threw away the wooden sword in their hands and ran over, saving Ying Hao''s thighs from the left and right. The father and father were shouting endlessly.


    "I will meet your Majesty."


    After Li Xiuning came up, he bowed and bowed, and Ying Hao smiled and said, "The beloved concubine is exempt from gifts." Then he shared the matter in the hall with Li Xiuning.


    After hearing this, Li Xiuning covered her face and smiled, "Your Majesty is so bad. She left on purpose and did not give Sui envoy any chance. She left Sui envoy alone to face all the lords. She couldn''t beat you and couldn''t say that she was afraid she would cry because she was angry."


    "It''s not that, after all, a member of a country is exaggerated when he is angry, and at most he is angry and vomits blood." Ying Hao said with a smile.


    Li Xiuning also laughed.


    After the couple chatted for a while, Ying Hao expressed his intention.


    "I''m going to Guanzhong for a trip, beloved concubine, go with me."


    Li Xiuning''s face froze, and a complex look appeared on her face.


    She knew that the Qin army had captured Yongzhou, and the second brother Li Shimin, who made her hate her, was also killed in this battle.


    But after learning about this, Li Xiuning not only felt much pleasure in her heart, but instead felt a little empty and sad.


    Seeing Li Xiuning''s expression, Ying Hao knew that her hatred for Li Shimin was not as deep as she showed, so he gently hugged her in his arms and comforted him: "It''s not your fault, it''s Shimin who is sorry for you first."


    This time, the Qin army was able to win Guanzhong so smoothly, but Li Xiuning still had a contribution. If she hadn''t instigated Li Maozhen and his sister in advance, and many Tang ministers, Chang''an would definitely not have been so easy to take.


    Although Guanzhong has stabilized, Changsun Wuji, Li Ku and others still refuse to surrender.


    Ying Hao would go to Guanzhong at this time, and he had his intentions, and he wanted Li Xiuning to come and persuade these people to surrender.


    At the same time, negotiations between Qin and Qin have also begun again.


    Cheng Gongying naturally refused to agree to the conditions for Ying Hao to cede the three counties, and Wang Meng could only let him feel what the general trend is and what the iron fist of the Qin Dynasty is.


    After three days of negotiations, Cheng Gongying''s face was bloodless, and her hair turned one-third white. It was obviously bullied by Wang Meng.


    Faced with the fearless and aggressive Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, in order for the negotiations to continue, Cheng Gongying could only continue to compromise and give in.


    After talking about cede the two counties, after talking about cede one county, Daqin refused to give in and compromise, as if he was unwilling to go directly to war.


    Cheng Gongying had no choice but to agree to ced the ten cities of Wuwei, plus half of the Anding County, which originally belonged to the Sui Kingdom, to give the Qin Dynasty a total of fourteen cities, and to compensate for money and food.


    (This chapter ends)