The capital of Xiahou Clan, Fortress No. 87, Elders' Meeting.

Sunlight streamed into the house along the gilded window frames and shone on the Xiahou clan's emblem, which had a white background and a pointed pine tree in the shape of a sword.

Once upon a time, this emblem and flag represented the strongest combat power in the Northern Wilderness, and represented the frightening army of hundreds of thousands beneath the flag.

At the head of the conference table, Xia Houtan, the number one elder of the Xiahou clan, sat upright and nodded slightly to Xia Houzhi, the elder in charge of military affairs, indicating that he could speak.

Xia Houzhi cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Everyone knows that Jin Qinhuan's mud-legged people have captured the Jing clan, and even the Lu family has turned against them. Now the Pei family is in constant civil strife. The entire Northern Wilderness, only

We, the Xiahou clan, are fighting against these rebels.

We, the Xiahou clan, are the governor of the Northern Wilderness and the masters of this land! And the rebel army is now wreaking havoc in our fields. This is absolutely intolerable, but it is also good. Before, we hindered the control of other clans.

Due to their status and identity, we cannot attack them. Now these people have either been defeated by the revolutionary army or have become their lackeys, which makes it convenient for us.

As long as we can defeat the revolutionary army, we will occupy the entire Northern Wilderness and become the legitimate overlord! We will also become the most powerful tyrant with comprehensive strength and territory! By then, the entire Federation will surrender under our feet! So, this time,

War is a disaster, but it is also an opportunity!"

"Yes, our Xiahou clan has a strong overall strength. Those uncivilized revolutionary troops are definitely not our opponents. Although we don't know where they found a group of ugly reinforcements, everything is in vain, at least for now.

Look, their casualty ratio is much lower than ours, and they didn’t even capture a single Xiahou clan’s fortress, so we have nothing to fear.”

The third elder Xia Houjin sat up straight: "Historically, the refugees have been slaves of the fortress people. Now they dare to be so disrespectful to us. They should be taught a lesson! But now the two armies are at war. I don't understand Zhi Gong.

Why should we emphasize this matter so much?”

"I wasn't shooting without aim." Xiahou Zhi smiled: "Early this morning, the revolutionary army contacted us and proposed to have formal negotiations with the Xiahou family."

"Hahaha, what a joke!" Another elder said with a look of disdain on his face: "What do we have to talk about with a group of refugees? I feel that the revolutionary army is negotiating with us at this time because they have seen that our Xiahou family is not as unworthy as the Jing clan.

One blow, not as spineless as the Lu family, knowing that they can’t defeat us, so I thought I’d give in!”

"Fight! We must not talk!" Another person also expressed his opinion: "From the time the two sides fought until now, we have been gaining the upper hand. Now they are besieging the two fortresses guarding the capital, and they cannot attack them for a long time. I think they are just making excuses.

Delay and buy time to mobilize reinforcements, we must not be fooled!"

Xiahou Tan listened to the overwhelming opinions and said slowly: "I think there is room for negotiation between the two sides. As everyone said, the Xiahou family has not suffered a loss in this war so far, and has been gaining the upper hand. According to the current situation,

If the situation continues to develop, our victory will be the inevitable result. The revolutionary army's request to negotiate with us without gaining the upper hand is nothing more than two things, either delaying or giving in.

We don't care what they think. As for the Xiahou family's demands for negotiation, we need to let the revolutionary army hand over the Jing clan's territory and then return to Jinqinhuan without holding them accountable. As long as the revolutionary army can agree to this condition,

Both sides can end the war."

"Mr. Tan! What do you mean by this?" Xiahou Jin is a militant faction. Hearing Xiahou Tan's words, he was the first to express his objections: "We, the Xiahou family, are the governor of Beihuang! Now the revolutionary army is attacking us regardless of life or death.

Provocation is an unforgivable crime! Why should we let them live?"

"This is not to let them live, but to maximize our own interests." Xia Houtan shook his head slightly and explained: "In our plan to dominate the Northern Wilderness, the revolutionary army was never the target. Our previous battle plan was

Annexing the Jing clan and blocking the Lu family, the Pei family was always in a state of war.

Now that the Jing clan has been destroyed, if we can capture the Jing clan's territory from the revolutionary army, we can encircle the Lu family and purge them as traitors. In this way, we can annex one-third of the land in the Northern Wilderness.

, and then turned around to control the outcome of Pei's war and take them into his own pocket.

As long as we have completed the unification of the Northern Wilderness, it will be easy to deal with the revolutionary army that collapsed in Jinqinhuan! The Xiahou family can dominate the Northern Wilderness because of their elite soldiers and generals. Instead of spending a lot of money fighting this defensive war, we

We might as well take the opportunity to expand our territory! Otherwise, even if we defeat the revolutionary army, we will still lose our troops. Without the troops, the plutocrats are just like a tiger without teeth, and will be targeted by others."

Another person raised concerns: "But, will the revolutionary army agree to withdraw?"

"Only people at a disadvantage would do such things as suing for peace. The revolutionary army has lost troops and generals in our territory and cannot attack for a long time. If they continue to fight like this, they will collapse faster than us." Xia Houtan was full of confidence.

Said: "What we want is just the Jing clan's territory. The revolutionary army can loot the fortress and take away the resources they need. In fact, this is the most satisfactory result for both parties. Although I don't want to admit it,

This is a deal. Of course, if the revolutionary army takes advantage, they will pay it back double in the future."

After listening to Xia Houtan's words, the others began to whisper one by one. After a while, Xia Houjin said: "Mr. Tan, since we want to negotiate with the revolutionary army, I apply to be the person in charge of the mission to negotiate with them!"

Xiahoutan smiled and said: "It's okay, Jin Gong is a hardliner, and negotiating with Jin Qinhuan can also represent the attitude of our Jing clan."

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One day later, the fighting around Fortress No. 71 and No. 74 subsided, and both sides mobilized tens of thousands of troops to go to a Gobi called Dasha Valley between the two fortresses to negotiate again.

In order to express the sincerity of the Revolutionary Army, Ning Zhe personally led the negotiations as a diplomat. However, Hu Yihan, Zhang Fang and others did not go there, lest the Xiahou family saw too many targets to attack and would take risks and take military action.

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In the center of the canyon, there is a tent set up by the Xiahou family, where negotiations between the two parties were also held.

As Ning Zhe's special car arrived at the scene, the first official meeting between the revolutionary army and the chaebol began.
Chapter completed!