"My country is looking for you to negotiate?" Fei Ze heard that it was indeed related to his country's envoy.
"Exactly. Guess who is talking to me?" Ding Kui deliberately played it off.
"Based on our army's recent actions, it should be Xiang Ban."
"He is a legion commander, and his military position is not equivalent to mine."
"You are the honorary commander of the Eighth Army. It is impossible for our country to send a division commander." Fei Ze was confident.
"Hahaha, I really can't hide it from you. Xiang Ban asked me to talk alone."
The commander-in-chief of the Northern First Army was ordered by Dai Gu to negotiate privately with Ding Kui. This was also the intention of the commander-in-chief of his country.
The Northern Route Army's vitality was severely damaged. Although the establishment of the two legions was restored after emergency replenishment of troops, their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. It was difficult for them alone to withstand the attacks of the Eighth Army and the Twentieth Army.
Ding Kui wanted to know what kind of medicine was sold in his country's gourds, so he agreed to Xiang Ban's request.
The two sides agreed to have a one-on-one interview, and no one was allowed to bring more than one person with them. The meeting place was a lake on the border between the two countries. The lake was surrounded by mountains and dense forests, which could not accommodate too many troops, and it was not conducive to cavalry operations. There was no need to worry about the other party's setup.
Fall into the trap.
In fact, Xiang Ban is more dangerous than Ding Kui. He is negotiating with the master knight alone. If he doesn't take advantage of his words, he can crush him with one hand.
The two came to meet in an open space by the lake.
Ding Kui came riding on a thunder horse with tiger stripes. This peerless horse had just grown, but it had already shown extraordinary qualities. Its speed was comparable to most of the land monsters that Ding Kui had seen.
"General Ding is indeed extraordinary." Xiang Ban kept glancing at the tiger-striped war horse as he spoke.
It is very rare for a legion commander to be able to ride a leopard-bodied Thunder Horse. There are at most one or two tiger-striped Thunder Horses in the southern countries. He was lucky enough to see his king riding one when traveling. His mount was only a pure-blooded Thunder Horse.
Thunder Horse.
"Haha, if my horse is just luck." Ding Kui looked at the man in front of him, "I am lucky enough to meet him today. I have met all the five commanders-in-chief of the Northern Route Army."
"Hmph, are you thinking that when you defeat me, you can trample the Northern Route Army under your feet?" Xiang Ban felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
He defeated the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Northern Army Corps on the battlefield, and only his 1st Northern Army Corps completely defeated his country's Northern Route Army. All the army-level officers who invaded Nanqiu County were captured alive. This was the formation of the Northern Route Army.
The biggest shame ever.
"There are never winners in wars. Although we won, we still had to suffer huge losses. I wish none of this had happened."
Ding Kui opened his palm, and a fighting spirit dragon rose from his palm, then flew to the stone next to it, circling up and down around the stone. After a while, the stone was chipped into a stone bench.
"Please sit down and talk." After saying that, he controlled the fighting spirit dragon to fly towards another boulder.
Xiang Ban thought: Is this a demonstration? He has such control over his fighting spirit and is still so young. He may have a good chance of being promoted to a legendary knight in the future. There is no need to have a grudge against such a person.
"Thank you!" He sat down on the stone bench.
Ding Kui got another stone bench, sat down in front of Xiang Ban, and said, "To put it bluntly, if I pull my men out to fight against your army, can you win? However, if I defeat you, my country will still have the chance to win."
I don't have the confidence to defeat a kingdom like other legions, so I think peace is the only way out for us."
"I came today just to talk about the armistice." Xiang Ban admitted that he could not defeat Ding Kui.
"The truce is a good thing, but what troops are included in the truce you are talking about? Our own country? The Northern Route Army? Your army?" Ding Kui guessed a little about the other party's intention.
"As for me, I can't represent my country. I'm afraid you can't represent Shaodian State either? The Northern Route Army has authorized me to talk to you about the truce at the border between Jiangzhou and Nanzhou." Xiang Ban did not go around in circles and explained directly.
Intention.
Ding Kui understood that his country had no intention of stopping cooperation with the rebels, but he was unwilling to start an all-out war with Shaodian and wanted to control the scale of the war within a certain range.
"Humph, you are the one who started the war. What kind of disaster have you caused to Nanping County? Now let's just forget about fighting if you don't want to fight? Our army has traveled a long way here, and you can just go back with just a word?" He was not willing to cease the war unconditionally.
"You did a lot of looting in Beiluan County. The Eighth Army Corps didn't go very far from Nanqiu County to Nanping County.
A truce between your and our armies is beneficial to both countries, and we are not making any more money than you are.
I know that your Eighth Army can fight, but our country does not have an army that is good at fighting. If we insist on fighting you to the death, we may not be able to win.
This time I invite you to talk in private, just because I hope everyone can talk openly. If you have conditions, you can raise them but don't go too far."
Xiang Ban did not expect Ding Kui to accept the truce easily.
"If Meng and your country hadn't been fighting for the island, your elite army would have arrived a long time ago, right? I don't need to capture your country's territory. I will go to Beiluan County when I have time. There are no three legions stationed there permanently.
Can you guard against me?
Your Central and North Route Army has colluded with our rebels, so they will not fail to rescue the rebels in Zhongwangzhou. I'm afraid they won't be able to spare time to come to Beiluan County. Your country's money and food losses in Bingjiangzhou are far greater than those in Nanmazhou.
Big, who can consume whom?
I am not a militant and am willing to bring peace to the people of the two countries, but," Ding Kui paused, "I have to give an explanation to the soldiers, to the commander of the legion, and to the commander of the theater, hundreds of thousands of troops have gathered.
The border cannot be left at will."
"Just tell me directly, what do you want to explain?" Xiang Ban is impatient and can't stand Ding Kui making so much foreshadowing.
"Compensate! Or you can put it another way. With the reward, the soldiers can give up the military exploits they are about to receive, calm down their military morale, and be able to explain to their superiors. They can also compensate the people on the border, so that everyone is willing to accept the armistice." Ding Kui decided.
After all, he has the initiative to knock on his own country.
"How much?" Xiang Ban is not a good negotiator. He only wants to complete his task as soon as possible. The pressure placed on him by the Dominator Knight is really not small.
"Four million gold coins." Ding Kui didn't hesitate.
Xiang Ban frowned and said, "This is equivalent to a county's tax for one year. Do you think I can spend that much money?"
"A county can pay for a state's military expenditure. No matter how you calculate it, it's appropriate. If you can't come up with it, Jiangzhou will definitely be able to come up with it! A month less military pay for the North Route Army is almost enough.
You say it's too much, but I think it's too little. A soldier can get millions for ten gold coins. What about the compensation for the people? What about the cost of rebuilding border villages and towns? I have to count them one gold coin at a time."
In fact, Ding Kui didn't make any detailed calculations and didn't think about paying compensation before he came.
"I can't make the decision on this matter. The frontline will definitely not be able to get so many gold coins at once."
"It doesn't matter. You can go back and apply. If you don't have any cash, you can use food, grass and supplies to top up the amount. I will definitely agree to it if I join Jiangzhou Mu."
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