Seeing that everything had settled, Jia Xu glanced at Chelton opposite.
"Okay, I understand. We lost. I will report the specific matters to His Majesty the Emperor, but there is one thing I hope you can agree to."
Chelton also shook his head. He never expected that it would be like this. Bando, who had always been so brave, was actually killed by the enemy within three or two moves. This was both embarrassing and humiliating. It was really embarrassing.
Arrive at grandma's house.
"explain."
Chelton said something again, but Jia Xu was slightly stunned and didn't know what he wanted to say.
"I hope that when I go to report to His Majesty, Your Excellency will not continue to expand westward. We should be friendly neighbors, not enemies."
Chelton saluted Jia Xu with clasped fists and expressed his request.
"I can only wait for you for half a month at most. If the time passes, I will think that your country is not sincere in negotiating peace with us. Then it will be an all-out war. I will definitely lead my army to continue to attack westward."
To be honest, Jia Xu really doesn't want to start a full-scale war with the Kushan Empire, so he is only given half a month.
Because this time is neither long nor short. Although half a month is enough for him to report to the emperor of the Kushan Empire, it is impossible to gather a large army to fight on the eastern front.
If the other side doesn't want to start a war, they will definitely send Chelton back. If the Kushan Empire is being conceited and deliberately delays the deployment of troops, then don't blame yourself for taking the initiative and messing up the Ganges River area.
"Okay, I will definitely give you an answer within half a month."
The time given by Jia Xu was very subtle, but he was unable to refute it now. Three cities were in the hands of the Han, and Bando was defeated and died. Except for the word "complete defeat", he could not think of any words to describe it.
"see a visitor out."
Chelton did not hesitate and left Balbo City directly. After rounding up the envoys outside, he headed towards the capital of the Kushan Empire.
"Military advisor, do you really want to sell these two cities to the Kushan Empire?
We fought hard to win it, and the three cities are inseparable from each other, so I am not willing to give it away like this."
Although Chelton left, Gao Shun obviously did not agree with Jia Xu's approach. In his view, the three cities were each other's horns and could be attacked, retreated or defended.
If we really want to send away the two cities and leave only one city, Banerbo City, once the enemy's army presses the border and the isolated city is difficult to defend, it is likely to be directly surrounded by the enemy.
"Gao Shun, although the three cities are horns with each other, it also means that more troops are needed to garrison. We only have so many troops now.
Seventy or eighty thousand people may seem like a lot, but if they are divided into three and garrisoned in three places, the city defense will be empty.
Once the enemy's troops press the border, they divide their forces to attack two cities, and the main force storms one city, unable to withstand it at all.
Rather than giving the enemy a chance to defeat them one by one, it would be better to sell both cities to the Kushan Empire and then defend Banerbo City with all their strength.
In this way, even if the enemy really wants to go to war with us, they must attack Banerbo City first. If we are well prepared, we can use Banerbo City as an outpost to launch an attack on the Kushan Empire."
Jia Xu shook his head slightly. He naturally knew that the three cities were the horns of each other and could provide the greatest assistance to each other. If he had an army of 200,000, he would never return a single city to the Kushan Empire, but he
No, with only more than 70,000 soldiers and horses in hand, he had no choice.
"But you want two hundred thousand taels of gold, which is too expensive. I don't think the other party will pay for it. So what should we do then?
Is it easy to send the city there?"
Now Gao Shun didn't understand. Two hundred thousand taels of gold was not a small amount. The other party would definitely not agree to this request. Didn't he block his own way?
What kind of medicine is sold in Jia Xu’s gourd?
"My two hundred thousand taels of gold are not to let them buy the city, but to buy their time. If they don't agree, send troops immediately. Taking advantage of their empty eastern front, we can fight as much as we can until the end."
They couldn’t resist talking anymore.”
Although he also understood that it was not the right time to start a war with the Kushan Empire, he did understand that the two could not coexist at all, so he wanted to give the opponent a heavy blow now.
"promise."
Now that Jia Xu has said this, Gao Shun has nothing to talk about. He believes that Jia Xu will never suffer a loss, because he has always been the one to scheme against others. Except when he went to Jincheng and was tricked by Zhao Yun, he has never seen Jia Xu suffer.
What a loss.
After a period of running around, Liu Biao finally entered a valley in Jingzhou under the escort of a thousand guards.
"Sir, this is our secret base."
Looking at the unremarkable valley in front of him, Zhang Lin was filled with pride.
"This is just an ordinary valley. Is this a secret base?"
Liu Biao's face was full of doubts, and he didn't understand why Zhang Lin was so proud.
"You'll find out when you go in."
Zhang Lin smiled slightly and took the lead and walked forward.
Zhang Lin came to the entrance of the valley, and suddenly a strange whistling sound sounded. Countless bandits rushed out of the forest and killed them like waves.
"The enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking, the entire army is on alert."
Looking at the charging bandits, Liu Yu shouted, and a thousand cavalry immediately surrounded Liu Biao's chariot. At the same time, they unsheathed their swords and looked ahead, ready to attack at any time.
"Be patient and don't be impatient."
Liu Biao took one look at the situation in front of him and immediately lowered his hand, signaling the guards to be calm and wait and see what happens.
"who?"
Sure enough, the bandits who rushed out of the dense forest did not launch an attack, but stayed there. Then the crowd lined up and a man appeared beside Zhang Lin on horseback.
"The people who rebel against Yuan are the soldiers who restore the Han Dynasty."
Zhang Lin wore a grimace mask and directly said the agreed-upon code.
"But Lord Zhang Linzhang?"
Upon hearing this secret signal, the man immediately's eyes lit up.
"I am Zhang Lin, and this person behind me is our new master, Mr. Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng, a relative of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Why don't you get out of the way?"
Zhang Lin nodded, and then directly revealed Liu Biao's identity.
"It turns out to be Mr. Liu Biao. Little Huang Qi has heard about it for a long time. It is truly a blessing to meet him today."
Hearing that the person in the carriage was actually Liu Biao, who was also the princess of the world after they overthrew the Chinese, the young general Huang Qi did not dare to neglect and saluted directly to the carriage.
"Huang Qi?
Huang family branch?
Is your father Huang Yuan and Huang Deyuan?"
Liu Biao was also stunned when he heard the other party's name. You must know that the Huang family's influence in Jingzhou is intricate and its power should not be underestimated. Now the enemy has actually contacted the Huang family, which shows that this time they are definitely not making a small fuss.
"It's my father."
Huang Qi was stunned when he heard Liu Biao's words. Although he had some reputation in the Huang family, he was still far behind those big names like Huang Zu, and Liu Biao actually knew him.
"I understand. Get out of the way. I want to see what's going on in this valley."
Liu Biao nodded. He knew that Huang Yuan was not surprised. After all, he was the Jingzhou Shepherd who was in charge of Jingzhou. His first task at the beginning was to deal with these Jingzhou aristocratic families, and he knew all the characters in each major family very well.
"Get out of the way."
Huang Qi gave an order, and the bandits immediately gave way to the passage.
"please."
Zhang Lin took the lead, and Liu Biao, escorted by a thousand guards, entered the valley directly.
After walking on the mountain road for a while, Liu Biao felt suddenly enlightened. It turned out that there was really something special in this small valley. Not only were thousands of soldiers and horses training here, but there was also a blacksmith shop to make ordnance and armor.
"Sir, how is it?"
Zhang Lin looked at Liu Biao who was a little surprised, and couldn't help but look complacent.
"Yes, from the outside it looks like a small valley, but I didn't expect it to be transformed into a military camp inside."
Liu Biao also nodded, the business here is really good.
"There are 6,500 soldiers and horses here, and there is a complete craftsmanship camp that can make swords and weapons."
Zhang Lin waved his hand and told the situation here.
"Six thousand five hundred people want to resist Yuan Shu, but it's just a drop in the bucket. I think there should be more such secret bases than this one."
Looking at the bustling base in front of him, Liu Biao couldn't help but frowned. These people had big plans. There was definitely no way they could only have a place like this. Moreover, this place was not built overnight. It could be built in a short time. It must have been built before him.
It existed when he ruled Jingzhou.
"There are seven more secret bases like this, some large and some small, with a total of about 50,000 soldiers and horses trained. This does not include the like-minded people who are heading here. After all the companions arrive, they will be matched with Jingzhou
Among the local aristocratic families, we have at least 100,000 troops."
Speaking of this, Zhang Lin no longer hid it, and directly said that the strength of their command may be more than 100,000 troops.
"An army of one hundred thousand?
You are so kind. If Yuan Shu had come to attack, would I have surrendered to Yuan Shu with an army of 100,000?"
Hearing Zhang Lin's words, Liu Biao immediately became angry. Why, when I begged you to send troops to deal with Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, you hid them and did not increase the number of troops. Now you have all taken out all your wealth. It's really good.
"The so-called present is different from the past. It was then and now is now. Why do you care so much about it?
As long as you understand that these troops are your capital to make a comeback and resist Yuan Shu, it will be fine."
Zhang Lin naturally knows why Liu Biao is angry, but this is not the past. These are all in the past tense. As long as they support Liu Biao now, it will be fine.
"Okay, now you can tell me who the leaders are. I don't believe that you, the chief eunuch, can have such great energy and connect such a powerful force."
Liu Biao knew that Zhang Lin was just a chess piece pushed out by the opponent, a puppet walking in the sun. What he wanted to know now was who were the conspirators on his side.
"Now that it's all over, I'm not afraid to tell you that the initiator of this uprising is Yangquan Township Marquis, Huang Wan and Huang Situ."
