No, no, no, my big man has no intention of annexing Cao Wei now, Zhuge Liang muttered to himself, but he is satisfied with the current situation.
"It would be easy for your country to end the war..." Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "If your country immediately withdraws the troops and horses attacking Hongnong, I, the Han Dynasty, can withdraw the troops and horses attacking Weijun and Yuyang."
As the saying goes, quit as soon as you see fit. Now that the main force of the Han Dynasty is in the Western Regions, Zhuge Liang will certainly not really break out a full-scale war with Cao Wei.
But when He Yan heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched.
Because Zhuge Liang gave the conditions for a truce, the result is that the big man is now taking advantage of the situation.
When He Yan was negotiating with the Han Dynasty in Chang'an, Xu Yi, a regular attendant of Cao Wei Sanqi, also walked into the Wuchang Palace.
"Your Majesty!" Xu Yi said: "As the saying goes, the world today seems to be dominated by the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Wu, but in fact it is the Western Shu Kingdom that dominates."
"Right now, your country is uniting with Western Shu to invade our territory of Wei... Your Majesty..." Xu Yi sighed before saying, "Does Your Majesty know that Your Majesty is pushing Wu and Wei into the abyss?"
"Oh???" Sun Quan pretended to be confused and asked: "What do you mean by this?"
"Your Majesty!" Xu Yi cupped his hands and said, "If Han and Wu unite to destroy the Wei Dynasty, will your Majesty be able to defeat Western Shu?"
No, Sun Quan replied in his heart, but he smiled and said: "In the Han-Wu alliance, there is no need for me, Wu, to defeat the Han. As long as your country is destroyed, I, Wu, will divide the world equally with the Han, divide and rule it."<
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"Hahaha!" Xu Yi laughed and asked: "Your Majesty, the world will eventually be unified, how can we divide and rule?"
Of course Sun Quan also knew that, but what could he do in the face of strong men?
"Your Majesty!" Xu Yi said again: "If Your Majesty and the Wei Dynasty unite, mutually restrict the development of Western Shu, and continue to maintain the current strong momentum, this will not only benefit our Wei Dynasty, but also your country's only choice now;" said
After he paused for a moment, he said with certainty: "If Your Majesty insists on having your own way and continues to be an enemy of Wei Dynasty..."
Xu Yi's final tone was obviously a little heavier. Sun Quan sneered and said, "If I become an enemy of your country, what can Cao Rui do to me?"
Of course, Sun Quan knew the so-called truth of lips dying and teeth cold, but the Han was too strong at the moment. If Wu and the Han were enemies, they would most likely be attacked by the Han. Compared to Cao Wei, Wu was more afraid of the Han.
There are no other reasons. First, the Han Dynasty is too strong. Another point is that the Han Dynasty is now attacking Wu from the north and south. As long as Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang are willing, they can go down the river and attack the Wu Kingdom by water. Similarly, they can also attack Wu by land from the south.
Attack from the north to harass Wu's back.
"Your Majesty!" Xu Yi replied in a deep voice: "If your country decides to become an enemy of our Wei Dynasty, our Wei Dynasty will definitely fight to the death against your country even if it risks being destroyed."
Xu Yi felt that the pros and cons of the Han-Wu alliance had been explained very clearly. Sun Quan was not a fool, so he could naturally hear it clearly.
In the current situation of the Three Kingdoms, Soochow may temporarily gain some benefits by uniting with the Han Dynasty, but at the same time, it will also help the Han Dynasty speed up the pace of unification.
Cough cough cough——
Sun Quan suddenly coughed twice, then smiled lightly and said: "If your country wants to form an alliance with me, it is not impossible..."
Knowing this, Xu Yi breathed a long sigh of relief and said to himself that Sun Quan was not stupid either. He was waiting for Sun Quan to propose his alliance conditions.
"Unless your country stops attacking Hefei immediately!" Sun Quan said loudly: "Otherwise, hum -" Sun Quan snorted, then laughed loudly and said: "If your country continues to attack Hefei endlessly, I will not wait for your country to attack.
They will also raise an army that will overwhelm the country and march north to attack Wei."
As expected, Xu Yi understood.
After all, Hefei has been eaten by Soochow. It is naturally difficult to make him vomit it out now.
The Wei Dynasty is very concerned about the ownership of Hefei, but now it is surrounded by enemies on both sides. If it continues to struggle like this, it will be very difficult for the Wei Dynasty to even have a place in the Three Kingdoms, let alone its re-emergence.
Time, Wei needs time now.
After three months of tug-of-war negotiations, the chaos in the Three Kingdoms finally returned to temporary calm, but the result made Wei feel a little uncomfortable.
According to the results of the negotiations between the three countries, Hefei was officially assigned to Soochow, and Shanggu was assigned to the Han Dynasty. In order to show true peace, the Han Dynasty made concessions and returned Hongnong to Cao Wei.
"Prime Minister!"
In the East Palace of Weiyang Palace, Prince Liu Chen asked Zhuge Liang puzzledly: "We, the great Han, are taking the initiative now, why did we still return Hongnong to Cao Wei?"
Liu Chen did not understand. According to his understanding, the Han Dynasty had strong soldiers and horses. Even if the Wei and Wu alliance came to attack, the Han Dynasty could deal with it calmly.
However, the prime minister, who had a very tough attitude at the beginning, finally accepted Cao Wei's peace terms, occupied Shanggu, and returned Hongnong.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Back to your highness, it is easy for my big man to seize Hongnong, but occupying Hongnong will also make the big man no longer peaceful!"
"Why?" Liu Chen asked.
"Hongnong is the gateway to Luoyang, and Luoyang is the capital of Cao Wei;" Zhuge Liang sighed: "If we are unwilling to return Hongnong, Cao Wei will definitely continue to send troops to attack because they want to protect the safety of their capital."
In this peace negotiation between Cao and Wei, they did not blindly accept the conditions of Han and Wu, especially when it came to the Han. The only requirement was that the Han must withdraw its troops from Hongnong, otherwise the Wei would mobilize all the troops from the country to attack Hongnong.
Zhuge Liang was not intimidated by these words.
But he also understands that the Han Dynasty cannot break out into a full-scale war with Cao Wei yet, but it is okay to harass him from time to time.
Time——
That's right, big men also need time now.
Because the emperor Liu Chan re-counted the population, although on the surface it seemed that it was carried out smoothly just by killing the Chen family and the Yuan family, in fact, because of the re-count of the population, there was actually an undercurrent surging in the country.
There is also the implementation of Dahan’s new currency, and Dahan will also need time to adjust.
Of course, what's more important is that Emperor Liu Chan is far away in the Western Regions. Zhuge Liang doesn't want the Han Dynasty to fall into crisis now, so he has to temporarily abandon Hongnong to achieve temporary peace with Cao Wei.
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August 23, the fourth year of the Han Dynasty (AD 243).
Outside the Assyrian city, a large cavalry team arrived.
This made the Assyrian city defenders and residents extremely nervous.
"The Han people are coming!"
"The Han people are coming!"
There was a commotion in the city. The hottest topic in Assyria in the past few months was the arrival of the Han people from the east.
They no longer brought exquisite porcelain, silk and other oriental specialties as before. This time they brought swords.
Assyria is adjacent to the Sassanid royal city of Ctesiphon. From Assyria, you can reach Ctesiphon by marching all the way south for up to ten days.
In the early morning of August 23, hundreds of thousands of Han cavalry finally appeared outside Assyria.
"Your Majesty!"
Zhang Bao said with a smile: "At the end of this battle, I will be the original vanguard. Please give me your permission."
A few months ago, the Han Emperor Liu Chan led 200,000 Han troops into Sassanid. This was the first time the Han army had conquered such a long distance.
If you want to destroy the Sasanian Dynasty, this will be a long-term battle.
Liu Chan didn't want to spend too long in the Western Regions. After all, the Central Plains had not yet been unified. His purpose this time was to make the Sasanians fearful, rather than to completely destroy the Sasanians.
But how can we make Sasan fearful?
Heart-breaking——
Yes, this is the strategy proposed by the imperial censor Xu Shu, but this heart-killing is not to kill the hearts of the Sasanians, but to penetrate directly into the hearts of the Sasanians.
Where is the heart of Sassanid?
Ctesiphon!
Ctesiphon is the royal city of Sassanid. The so-called king of kings, Shapur, lives in Ctesiphon. Liu Chan’s idea is very simple. He will make a long-distance attack and directly attack the royal city of Sassanid. As long as the royal city of Sassanid is conquered, the Sasanian king will be defeated.
Shan was shocked.
Once the Han army breaks through the Sasanian royal city, the Sasanians will definitely not dare to underestimate the Han people in the future.
It's just that Taixifeng is far away in the depths of Western Asia. If Liu Chan wants to lead an army of 200,000 to attack Taixifeng, he has only two options. One is to go all the way to the west, and the other is to detour to the north and cross the vast border, and then enter the Media.
Plain.
Liu Chan chose the latter. If he chose the former, he would have fought through the cities one by one. Although he led an army of 200,000, he could not withstand the Sasanian resistance all the way.
It is relatively easy to choose a detour to the Gobi Desert in the north, but the distance is more than twice as long as the previous one, and you still have to resist the scorching heat.
However, he was lucky. In the past six months, Liu Chan still led his army through the vast border and entered the Medi Plain a month ago.
After entering the Media Plain, Liu Chan was very happy with his choice, because when he first entered the Media City in the Media Plain, the Han army encountered a tenacious blockade. If he had chosen to go all the way west to fight like this.
Perhaps he is still far away from Ctesiphon now.
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This chapter has been completed!