Shortly after Duan Shao's letter was sent, Hu Luguang hurriedly returned to Xialuju from the Qinshui River Valley. After seeing Duan Shao, he immediately asked: "Does King Duan know that the Supreme Lord has summoned King Changshan to meet with Liaoyang?"
What's going on at the driving station? Will there be any news later?"
Seeing Hu Luguang's caring expression, Duan Shao became more and more certain that the relationship between him and the two kings was unusual, and the connection between them might be beyond his expectation.
However, this had little to do with Duan Shao, and if not for this, it would be difficult for him to take this opportunity to transfer Hu Luguang away from the front line. Therefore, when faced with Hu Luguang's urgent inquiry, Duan Shao just sighed and said:
He said in a deep voice: "I am on the front line now, and I don't know much about the changes in the situation in the country.
I have no idea why the Supreme Lord suddenly transferred to Liaoyang, or why he summoned the two kings. At present, the hearts of the people in the country are unstable, and the slightest disturbance can make people uneasy. Now I invite the King of Xianyang to return to the camp to discuss what we and the soldiers on the border should do
Taking into account both internal and external aspects?”
After Hu Luguang heard this, he was silent for a long time. After a while, he spoke again: "Things have to be urgent. The army and brigade must enter Qin Valley to fight the thieves before things can turn around. Military affairs should be given priority in everything.
The remaining matters need to be postponed. King Duan may report this matter to His Majesty, because Your Majesty is eager to kill the thieves and knows that he should keep quiet at home to fight against external enemies!"
After Duan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh to himself. Hu Luguang was not unsmart, especially in terms of military strategy. Sometimes even Duan Shao felt that he was not as good as him. But there was something wrong with this person's character.
However, he is quite paranoid, stubborn, narrow-minded and short-sighted, and his understanding of certain things is too simple. He does not have the scheming and effortless means of his father Hu Lujin.
His people's entry into the Qinshui River Valley can indeed be called a breakthrough, but it is not enough to turn a corner. Especially in the Western Wei Dynasty, Duan Shao could not feel the enemy's sense of crisis and urgency. Hu Luguang also thought
Using this as a reason to dissuade the emperor from temporarily giving up on the personnel actions that had already been launched seemed a bit naive, if not stupid.
But Duan Shao naturally has no obligation to explain the hidden meaning of the current situation in the country to Hu Luguang at the moment. After hearing this, he just sighed: "If things really go as the king said, then it would be best. But you and I are both on the same side.
General, I don’t know enough about the details of the personnel in the court, so I would like to ask the King of Xianyang to come to the court to inspect and report. I hope that the court can consider sending more personnel and materials to the front line to prepare for a large-scale counterattack against the Qiang thieves in the future.
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"But Qingu is still not stable enough..."
Hu Luguang couldn't help but look embarrassed when he heard this. He was somewhat reluctant to enter the court at this critical moment. However, he was worried that the personnel changes in the court would delay the military counterattack and delay the war. At the same time, King Changshan helped him
It's quite deep, and now it seems that he will be implicated in the matter, which makes Hu Luguang worried about him.
"Although my son De You is not a talented person, he has already created a situation that King Xianyang worked hard to create. It should not be difficult to maintain it for a few days based on this. I only hope that King Xianyang can achieve a harmonious situation both internally and externally when he enters the court."
situation!"
Although Hu Luguang was still hesitant, Duan Shao already tacitly agreed with him. After proposing a plan to replace him, he also encouraged Hu Luguang.
Hu Luguang still didn't know that Duan Shao had secretly started negotiations with the Western Wei Dynasty. He really thought that Duan Shao was also worried that the chaos in the country might interfere with the war on the front line. After hearing what Duan Shao said, he nodded heavily and said
: "In this case, I will seize the time to return to the DPRK and my party, hoping to achieve a stable result!"
Now that he had decided to return to the court to perform his duties, Hu Luguang did not stay any longer, and Dangjie led a group of close associates to leave Xia Liju and head straight for Yedu.
The reason why he agreed so simply was because he hoped that after putting aside the internal disputes, the junior high school could seriously consider launching a counterattack based on his results, so that he could gain greater personnel power and no longer have to accept Duan's demands for everything.
Shao's moderation.
After sending away Hu Luguang, Duan Shao had a firmer control over the personnel on the front line. In order to allow the negotiations between the two parties to reach a phased result as soon as possible, he directly sent his confidants as envoys to communicate directly with the Wei army camp.
, instead of just scouting and sending messages as before.
Although his need to stop the war was more urgent, Duan Shao did not blindly cater to the Wei army's request. He did not evacuate the soldiers in the Qinshui Valley immediately, but made another request, hoping that the Wei army could temporarily retreat to Wu.
Sioux City, don't stop at the north bank of Tongda River.
After Li Tai heard the envoy's request, he hesitated for a moment and agreed, but at the same time he also pointed out that the Tongtan River would be the boundary for the two sides to stop fighting. Once the Qi army was organized to cross the Tongtan River,
So no matter where the peace talks between the two parties go, whether or not they have made an agreement, they will all be invalidated and they will enter a state of war again.
Duan Shao also agreed with this. At least for now, he has no intention to launch a counterattack, nor does he have the strength. Using Tongtan Water as the battle line is in line with the current situation.
So the main army of the Western Wei Dynasty withdrew to Wusu City after staying in Tongda River for many days, and the Qi army in the Qinshui Valley also retreated to the Fajiu Valley. There was a certain buffer space between them, and no longer
Just like the tit-for-tat confrontation before, the battle is about to break out.
The peace talks between them have reached this stage, which is actually more beneficial to the Qi army. As a defeated army, they are already under greater pressure. With the Wei army continuing to maintain the coercion of the garrison, they want to regain their support.
It is also very difficult to restore morale. Now that the main force of the Wei army has withdrawn to the rear, its officers and soldiers are naturally relieved.
But Duan Shao did not dare to relax. He knew that Li Boshan was full of tricks and seemed to be retreating. He might be planning some attack secretly, so he kept all the troops on high alert.
The peace talks had progressed to this point, but then they encountered obstacles, that is, Duan Shao simply could not meet the requirements put forward by Wei Jun.
Although this kind of negotiation usually involves asking for a high price and then paying back the money, when Duan Shao got the conditions plan for the strike of the Western Wei Dynasty brought back by the envoy, he still couldn't help but gasp.
Furious, Li Boshan not only wanted to ask for a high price, but also wanted to dismantle their Northern Qi State!
The Western Wei Dynasty mainly made territorial demands. It is naturally the most basic condition for the Northern Qi Dynasty to recognize its long-term occupation of the captured territory and city, and it is a prerequisite for continuing peace talks. If the Northern Qi Dynasty refuses to agree, then
Just keep hitting until you can't hit it anymore.
In addition, the Western Wei Dynasty also used the withdrawal of troops and a strike as a bargaining chip to demand that the Northern Qi Dynasty cede more territory to it, including but not limited to the three cities of Heyang, Shouyang in Huainan, Zhongli, Guangling and other important towns. This condition is exaggerated.
Even Duan Shao felt it was ridiculous. Not to mention whether he could agree to it, even if he could do it, how could he dare to make such a generous gift?
Is Li Boshan crazy for making such an impossible request? Or does he regard the peace talks as a joke and make such unrealistic jokes to ridicule Duan Shao?
However, Li Boshan's next operation made Duan Shao even more confused.
Originally making such an unrealistic request made Duan Shao feel that the other party was just making things difficult and ridiculing him. However, before Duan Shao had time to refuse and bargain, the Western Wei Dynasty took the initiative to show that it was willing to accept this unrealistic request.
With the importance and sincerity of a peace negotiation, they are willing to take a step back, abandon Wusu City and withdraw their main forces to Qinyuan.
When Duan Shao heard about this situation, he still doubted that he had heard it wrong. After asking the Wei envoy again, he determined that the Western Wei Dynasty would abandon Wusu City and withdraw to Qinyuan without any further action from him.
After understanding this, Duan Shao was immediately confused again. He could understand why the Western Wei Dynasty chose to continue to withdraw its troops. Perhaps the logistical pressure was too heavy for the Western Wei Dynasty to bear, or perhaps it wanted to withdraw its army in order to facilitate the withdrawal.
Redeploy the next offensive.
But what he couldn't understand was that Li Boshan made so many unrealistic demands before, giving people a feeling of being arrogant and difficult to communicate. However, his current approach seemed polite and sincere, and he didn't even ask himself anything.
The additional request directly stated that the troops should be withdrawn to Qinyuan. The attitude before and after was completely opposite, which is really confusing.
Is it possible that Li Boshan feels that the situation in Northern Qi will take a turn for the worse in the future, and that even the requirements that seem extremely harsh now may be realized in the future?
Thinking of this, Duan Shao's eyes suddenly froze, but after pondering for a while, he still shook his head slightly.
Although the current situation and atmosphere in the junior high school are indeed not good, even he, the top dignitary in the country, is somewhat unclear about the direction of the next situation. If Li Boshan, an outsider, can make any firm prediction,
This kind of wisdom is beyond the realm of ordinary people. Duan Shao would be willing to do anything even if he was manipulated at his fingertips.
Maybe the other party just has some trend judgments and is willing to make some preparations and investments for this. After all, after winning the previous war, the Western Wei Dynasty had a great advantage in the confrontation between the two countries and made some forward-looking decisions.
Prejudgment is also a privilege possessed by the strong.
Duan Shao has yet to come up with a conjecture that can convince him. The scouts in front have already sent back the news that the Western Wei army burned the city in Wusu and left.
Although it was a bit regretful that Wusu City was destroyed, Duan Shao couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief after learning about it. The Western Wei Dynasty destroyed Wusu City so completely, it seems that there is really no plan to do so in a short time
In the short term, the attack will be launched from the direction of Wusu City.
Not to mention how ridiculous the conditions Li Boshan proposed before, and how many minefields were laid in the subsequent negotiations. At least for now, the Western Wei army abandoned Wusu City and withdrew to Qinyuan, which directly reduced the border defense pressure that Northern Qi had to bear.
These are the results Duan Shao obtained through negotiation. Even if the country wants to pursue him based on this, he will be able to respond.
Especially now that Duan Shao can concentrate on waiting for the upcoming changes in the country, this is also the main reason why he started peace talks privately.