"If the navy slows down its attack on Longcheng, how can the rebel army ignore the rear and not return for reinforcements?" Xiang Yan looked at Jin Yao and asked.
"The rebels can't, but don't forget, they can't do it alone!" Jin Yao said calmly.
Xiang Yan's eyes became serious.
Yes, this is the son of Qin State, Jun Chengyu of Chang'an.
The rebels will take care of their wives and children, and care about the safety of Dragon City.
But will Cheng Yu care?
Won't!
Xiang Yan knew the result. Compared with Chu State, Dragon City was not equal in the eyes of the people in Qin State. To exchange hundreds of thousands of people in Dragon City for the entire Chu State, everyone knew how to choose.
"The navy stayed, the Chu army withdrew, and Chu recognized the existence of Lord Long. However, Longcheng was ceded to Pengze, and the navy was allowed to settle in. Lord Long became a minister, paid tribute, and married into the royal family!" Xiang Yan took a deep breath!
He decided to accept peace talks, but the conditions would be set by the State of Chu.
"If you don't claim vassal status, don't pay tribute, don't cede territory, don't make peace with each other, you'll be alone in Songyang, and you'll be buried in Dragon City!" Jin Yao said coldly.
Xiang Yan looked straight at Jin Yao and saw the determination in Jin Yao's eyes.
"To cede land, Peng Ze cuts water and governs it; to become a minister, listen to the announcement but not the tune; to pay tribute, one hundred stones of citronella are given every year; and the royal princess marries the dragon king!" Xiang Yan spoke again, but also relaxed the conditions.
The entire Pengze Lake only has half the naval force, and the title of vassal is only in name. Chu State only needs such a name and will not interfere with the administration and management of Dragon City; paying tribute is only in name, and as for tribute, it is only in name.
It's nothing more than the city's lemongrass. For this, Chu State has to pay for a direct princess.
This is already the most lenient condition that Xiang Yan thinks, and it will even cause Chu State to suffer even more, losing a princess. As long as Longcheng nominally recognizes them as a vassal state of Chu State.
"After our ancestor Xiaogong, has the general ever seen the young master of Qin who cut off territory, bowed his head, and declared himself a vassal?" Jin Yao looked at Xiang Yan and asked.
Xiang Yan was silent when he looked at Jin Yao. The history books record that during the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin, the State of Wei was hegemonic and its troops were directed at Yueyang, the capital of Qin at that time. The State of Qin had to cede all the defenses east of Hangu Pass to the State of Chu, resulting in
The Qin State had less than three counties left.
However, even in such a crisis situation, the people of Qin were still unwilling to surrender and surrender!
"There are some things that I can do now, but after I did them, Qin's spine was broken!" Jin Yao looked at Xiang Yan and continued.
He can now choose to surrender strategically for Dragon City.
But future generations will no longer care about the reason why he surrendered. They will only say, look, the young master has become a dragon. For the sake of his family and country, he can surrender and create a great world. Why can't we?
Because of the precedent, the crest bone has already been bent, and the lower limit has been infinitely lowered.
Therefore, there are some things you can do and some things you cannot do.
With the first one, there will be the second, third, and even become an excuse for weakness.
"If this is the case, Yan will not be able to explain to the king, nor can he convince the courtiers of Chu!" Xiang Yan also knew Jin Yao's thoughts, but he also respected the Qin people's character.
However, just because of this, he could not convince the Chu court officials at all!
He is not Gongshu Cuo, who does not have the power to dominate the government and the public, and Jin Yao is not Qin Xiaogong.
"But the general can control Chu's army, right?" Jin Yao said calmly.
"The King of Chu is critically ill. The general knows about it, but the courtiers of Chu do not!"
"so what?"
"With the emperor and his ministers, who does the general think is qualified to inherit the throne of King of Chu?"
Xiang Yan fell silent after listening to Jin Yao's words.
After the King of Chu finished the package he had given him, his posthumous affairs had been arranged, and he became the minister of the King of Chu.
The King of Chu's request was to let him control all the armies of Chu State, but the matter of Dragon City was put behind him.
This is also the reason why Xiang Yan can now control the Royal City Guards and the Kuaiji Navy.
Therefore, the King of Chu asked him to ensure the smooth transfer of the throne without any complications.
"If I'm not wrong, the heir chosen by King Chu..." Jin Yao paused and looked at Xiang Yan.
Xiang Yan also looked at Jin Yao warily. The King of Chu had indeed chosen his successor, and there was a succession edict in his kit. However, apart from him, only the person involved knew about this. How did Jin Yao know about it.
"Mr. Changping, Xiong Qi!" Jin Yao said word by word.
Hearing Xiong Qi's name, Xiang Yan's eyes flashed with fierceness, and he took out his spear directly, slashing towards Jin Yao again.
"You know too much. We must not let you go back alive today, otherwise it will be a disaster for Chu State!" Xiang Yan said sharply.
Lord Changping is still the prime minister of Qin. If Cheng Yu spreads his conjecture back to Xianyang, with his position as Lord of Chang'an, the King of Qin will definitely listen. Then it will be difficult for Lord Changping to return to Chu!
"Hit again?"
Li Mu, Yingbu and others who were watching from a distance were dumbfounded.
Is this what you have repeatedly promised, this time for peace talks instead of a fight?
But there was no other way, so Xiang Yan and Jin Yao took action. They could only rush to rescue with their personal guards and troops.
Then the war of yesterday is repeated again.
But this time, both sides were well prepared, and they were no longer forced into a battle like yesterday.
Both sides selected generals to take command, and ordered the armies to go to the rescue in an orderly manner.
"Fight, fight to the death, this time the navy will be involved in the battle!" Jin Yao looked at Ying Bu, Meng Tian and others who came to the rescue, and directly dismissed them, asking them to pass the news back to Li Mu
.
It was also to let Li Mu know his purpose.
When he came out this time, he was fully prepared. If Xiang Yan agreed to negotiate peace, then everyone would be well and withdraw their troops.
If Xiang Yan does not agree to negotiate peace and the negotiation fails, then he will raise his threat to Chu to the extreme, forcing Xiang Yan to mobilize all his troops to kill him.
In this way, the Dragon Guard commanded by Li Mu could drag the entire Chu army into the water, forcing the navy to disembark and fight.
The Chu army was crippled in one battle and could no longer pose a threat to Dragon City!
Of course, the consequence of this is that Long Wei will also be completely disabled.
This is a lose-lose strategy, but it is also the only way to break the situation. Otherwise, if the navy's mobility is used, one hundred thousand dragon guards may be restrained by the navy.
"Compassion does not command troops, what a ruthless strategy!" Li Mu instantly understood Jin Yao's thoughts after receiving the message from Meng Tian and Ying Bu.
But this is the only way to break the situation, but I don't know how Jin Yao angered Xiang Yan and made Xiang Yan ignore it and must kill Jin Yao.
But, is Xiang Yan really an angry person?
Obviously not, Xiang Yan's ability would not be too bad if he could become another person with the title of Lord Wu'an among the princes. It was just that he was defeated by Shouchun when he encountered the Qin army whose number was several times his own.
"The navy didn't move!" Li Mu was also a little surprised.
As soon as the battle started, the navy actually weighed anchor and sailed towards Longcheng. The Chu army did not choose to use the entire army to fight in a melee and rescue, but only a small force came forward to rescue.