In the north city of Heyang, when the news came that Jin Yong City had been lost, brother Zhu Hunyuan was immediately dumbfounded.
"Master Hu Lu is really old and foolish! In the old days, Dugu Yongye was able to hold back a hundred thousand thieves outside the city with only a few thousand defeated troops. But now the enemy is even smaller and the defenders are stronger. He can't hold it for a long time."
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When he heard that the scouts came to report that Jin Yong City had been captured, Zhu Huntian couldn't help but spoke. Then he looked at his brother and said, "Jin Yong City has been captured. If the country is held accountable, will they be angry with Heyang? Also,
, then since Li Boshan captured Jinyong City, will he attack Heyang again? Brother, how should we respond?"
But when Zhu Hunyuan heard this, he frowned deeply, looked to the south and sighed: "The former refused to send troops at Hu Lu Mingyue's request. It is the Heyang defenders who have their own responsibilities and cannot go out lightly."
.But the survival of Jinyong City is also related to the safety of Heluo. How can I refuse to save him even if I die?
It’s just that I was trapped in a lack of troops, and I had a plan in my mind to wait for the Pingyuan King’s Brigade to return and then join forces to attack the enemy. As a result, Taishi Hulu was captured so easily, making all my plans fail!”
He also meant to excuse himself by saying this. Although Heyang is a relatively independent system, it geographically forms a complete offensive and defensive system with the defenses between Heluo. Jin Yong City was trapped for a long time and he was in Heyang.
Yang here has always been indifferent. If the court really wants to investigate further, he may not be able to absolve himself of the blame.
Of course, no matter what reasons are used to prevaricate and deal with the court's investigation, it is only a matter for later. What is imminent is whether Zhu Huntian and Li Boshan will be able to continue to attack Heyang after capturing Jinyong City.
In the past few years, the defense of the three cities in Heyang has been strengthened. If it were another opponent, Zhu Hunyuan might still be confident that his words were infallible. But if the opponent were Li Boshan, he would feel uneasy.
"Although Li Boshan has captured Jinyong City, the Pingyuan King's Brigade will return soon. He thinks he would not dare to attack Heyang directly. What's more, it has been many days since the Qiang Division went west. After the death of Black Otter, the situation in Guanxi will change drastically.
Li Boshan will certainly not be able to stay in Heluo for long, so what benefit will he gain from attacking Heyang?"
After pondering for a long time, Zhu Hunyuan spoke again. This was not only his analysis and judgment, but also his hope.
Although he felt that Li Boshan would most likely not attack Heyang, Zhu Hunyuan still personally inspected and strengthened the city defenses of the three cities, including chipping away the ice on both sides of the river bridge and along the Yellow River to avoid being attacked by the enemy.
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At the same time, he sent many scouts to patrol around Jinyong City to spy on the enemy, and ordered the scouts to report any disturbances to the enemy. When he learned that Li Boshan was leading his troops south, Zhu Hunyuan breathed a sigh of relief at first.
, and immediately became a little nervous, worried that Duan Shao, the king of Pingyuan, was no match for Li Boshan. If Duan Shao was also defeated by Li Boshan, the situation in Heluo would be even more corrupt.
What happened next was that whatever you were afraid of came, soon the news came that Duan Shao's army was defeated in the north of Yiyang and retreated to Jiuqu City, which immediately made Zhu Hunyuan even more restless in Heyang.
Don't know what to do with myself.
Just when Ke Zhu Hunyuan was full of worries and didn't know what to do, he didn't expect that a team of envoys from the Wei army came to Heyang Nancheng to ask for an audience with Ke Zhu Hunyuan. But Zhu Hunyuan was full of suspicion after hearing the news, but
It was also the first time that the officials led the envoys of the Wei army to the north city of Heyang to meet them.
The envoy of the Wei army was Li Qianzhi of the Li family in Longxi who had just gone to Xiangyang with Li Licheng not long ago. But Zhu Hunyuan had been in charge of troops all year round and was not very familiar with the personnel of Yedu. However, his younger brother Zhu Huntianhe often stayed with his subordinates in Yedu.
When people come and go, when they see Li Qianzhi, they can't help but be stunned, and then they ask in surprise: "Li Jun doesn't live in the countryside in Yexia, why did he come from the south?"
After hearing this, Li Qianzhi smiled and said: "In the Western Dynasty, the King of Taiyuan was a relative of someone from the same clan, and the Prince Consort must have known about it. The former King of Taiyuan was in charge of affairs in Xiangyang, and his family members were in short supply, so he sent envoys to summon relatives and friends, and he left Ye to join him.
Although I have returned to the Western Dynasty now, I have not forgotten the kindness of the emperor who once inherited Yedu. Now that the two countries are at war, I asked the king to be my envoy, hoping that the two sides can reconcile and communicate."
But when the two Zhu Hunyuan brothers heard what Li Qianzhi said, they each felt suspicious. After looking at each other, Zhu Hunyuan still asked: "Since Li Jun said this, could it be that he was begging for King Li?"
Come with me?"
"The two of you naturally know why the East and West are divided. Today, Wei Zuo is separated from Guandong. The Qi family wants to win the country and the people of Guandong want to return. However, my king has high ambitions in guarding Wei industry in Guanxi. In the past, there were frequent wars between the East and the West.
, it almost became a feud. Taishi Yuwen of the Western Dynasty and Emperor Taizu of Guandong established their own careers and were incompatible, which also deeply disturbed the scholars and people of the two countries."
Li Qianzhi first briefly described the origin of the hostility between East and West, and then changed the subject and said: "But now that these two heroes have abandoned the world, why should this feud continue? Kanto is already in the new era, and Kansai
New people and new styles are also needed. The reason why King Jin of Taiyuan was stationed in Heluo and frequently engaged in battles with the Qi Division was because he was ordered by Grand Master Yuwen to bring in troops for reinforcements. After entering the country, he found out that the Chinese and foreign divisions had already gone west. This was not Wang Zhi’s original intention to stay here.
, are all forced by the situation..."
But after the Zhu Hunyuan brothers heard this, their expressions became a little strange. It turns out that the two sides have been fighting frequently during this period, and you had no choice but to find trouble for our Qi army?
What he said was a bit confusing, but the meaning revealed made the brothers Zhu Hunyuan couldn't help but think about it. Yes, the confrontation between the East and the West began when Xiaowu moved westward, and Gao Huan and
Yu Wentai and Yu Wentai are attacking each other. But now that several important parties have passed away, is there any need to continue this hatred? Is there really no possibility of easing the relationship between them?
But Zhu Hunyuan held a similar view to Hu Lujin before him, that is, he felt that Li Boshan could not be stationed in Heluo for a long time, especially after the death of Yu Wentai, the order of Kansai would inevitably undergo huge changes.
At such a critical moment, as one of the few powerful ministers in the Western Wei Dynasty, Li Boshan's best interest was to seize the center of power instead of staying on the border to abuse people wildly.
However, during the past period of time, Li Boshan stayed here in Heluo and repeatedly attacked the entire army. They were either defeated or frightened, and he had no intention of leading the army to evacuate.
Now the meaning revealed by Li Qianzhi's arrival is in line with the logic of normal people. It seems that Li Boshan is already satisfied after a series of great victories, and does not want to continue fighting, and is ready to take advantage of this great victory to return to Kansai to fight for
The power has been seized.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Hunyuan said directly: "The former two countries fought because of the black otter's provocation. Now it is not allowed by nature. King Li is a hero in the world. He enters the Western Dynasty to take charge of the national affairs. He is a hero."
Why. If you are still trapped in the old destiny of Black Otter, staying in Heluo and not leaving, it can be said that you have made a small loss and failed to live up to the expectations of people inside and outside. Now that Li Jun has come to speak, you can see and feel it. If you have any advice, you might as well speak out!
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After Li Qianzhi heard this, he stopped talking in circles and directly put forward three conditions. The first is that the Qi army between Heluo and Luo must unconditionally withdraw to Hebei, including Duan Shao's troops who are now entrenched in Jiuqu City. The second is that
Return all the Western Wei personnel and materials captured in the previous Battle of Mangshan. The third is to deliver the relatives and friends of the Kansai civil and military forces who are still stranded in the Northern Qi to Kansai.
After these three points are met, the Western Wei Dynasty will release a group of prisoners including Zhaojun Wang Gao Rui, and will no longer fight with the Northern Qi Dynasty, and enter into a non-aggression contract with each other.
But Zhu Hunyuan was already prepared, thinking that even if Li Boshan wanted to stop his troops, the conditions he proposed would be extremely harsh. After hearing these three conditions, his temples couldn't help but beat with anger for a while. He
The Luo area was their key business area in Northern Qi. How dare he easily agree to the other party's request to cede it to the Western Wei Dynasty? Not to mention that he couldn't agree, he didn't even dare to send a message!
"Li Jun used to be in charge of our country, so he should know the actual strength of our country. Nowadays, King Li seems to be invincible in Heluo. What he took advantage of is that our armies are not cooperating and the country is not doing its best. Now.
The personnel in the Western Dynasty are in chaos, even if our country intends to secede Heluo, can King Li concentrate on governing it?"
But Zhu Hunyuan looked at Li Qianzhi and said in a deep voice: "Since King Li sent you to ask, he must also have the intention of asking for peace. If you want to stop the war, you need to be sincere. If not, when our Central Division Brigade comes back here,
When discussing the outcome with King Li, how can he ignore the chaos in Guanxi?"
The two sides discussed the matter again, and Li Qianzhi's attitude also softened, and the brothers Ke Zhu Hunyuan were also very concerned about it. After reaching a preliminary consensus with each other, Ke Zhu Hunyuan even arranged for his brothers to Ke Zhu Huntian
He personally returned to Jinyang to report the matter.
"After returning to the country, you should not go directly to His Majesty the Emperor, but go to pay homage to the Empress Dowager first. Your Majesty has a strong temperament, and it will be difficult to endure defeat and seek peace. However, now that all the cities and fortresses between Heluo and Heluo have been lost, the Pingyuan King's tens of thousands of troops have been attacked.
Difficulties in Yiyang, even if the army from the country comes south again, these difficulties and difficulties will always exist. Fortunately, Li Boshan is eager to regain control of the power and refuses to continue fighting with me. This is a good opportunity for the two sides to stop the war."
At this point, Zhu Hunyuan lowered his tone and said: "The Li family in Longxi is a famous family in the world, and there are many relatives, friends and old alliances in Guandong. If Li Boshan can gain power this time, the relationship between East and West will not be as tense as in the past. If you can
Wandering around in the game to make things happen will be of great benefit to you in the future."
But after Zhu Huntian heard this, he nodded and said: "Brother, don't worry, I will try my best to facilitate this matter after returning to China. No matter whether the two sides will be in peace or fighting in the future, there is no need to rush to study now!"