Yuchijiong was naturally grateful for Yu Wenxian's trust.
But no matter what, in the previous battles, there would be no direct contact between Yuchi Jiong and Li Xingchen. But now that the two sides plan to reach some agreements, especially in the military field, Yuchi Jiong has no room for avoidance. .
This is why, as an envoy of the Han Dynasty, Xu Shanxin did not go directly to Yecheng, but came to Luoyang first. He wanted to discuss with Yuchi Jong face to face a strategy for military cooperation between the two sides in order to achieve mutual benefits.
Now Yu Wenxian is still in Jinyang and has not returned to Yecheng, and even if he really goes to discuss with Yu Wenxian, he must focus on the opinions of Yu Chijiong, the general guarding the front line, so Yu Wenxian simply makes preliminary arrangements with the big man The task of negotiation was entrusted to Yuchi Jiong.
This also made Yuchi Jiong somewhat nervous. He didn't know whether this was Yu Wenxian's true trust in him or a new test of him. Now that Xu Shanxin came up and sent greetings from Li Xingchen and Yuchi Chifan, Yuchi even more Jiong knew very well that Xu Shanxin and even the Han Dynasty court behind him would definitely make a fuss about this matter.
Li Hui, who had been silent until now, took a step forward, approached Yuchi Jiong, and said in a low voice: "When soldiers come to block it, when water comes to cover it up, the general might as well listen to what he wants to say first. If what he says is closely related to the general himself, then The general simply made excuses to refuse first, then moved the meeting to the military camp and had a frank discussion in front of everyone."
Yuchi Jiong was startled for a moment, but he seemed to understand what Li Hui meant. If the big man wanted to play a conspiracy, he might as well use a conspiracy to retaliate. Yuchi Jiong's family was in the hands of the big man. This was not a secret in the first place, and since Yu Wenxian Let Yu Chijiong preside over the preliminary negotiations, so this issue must have been taken into consideration, so bringing it out and talking openly and honestly in front of everyone seems to be a good solution.
After all, Yuchi Jiong has been fighting in the army for many years and has a high prestige. In the army, not only the children of the Yuchi family, but also some of the royal relatives of the Yuwen family, such as Yu Wenzhou, who was granted the title of Duke Shao, also have great trust in Yuchi Jiong. If If the issue of Yu Chijun's family can be put on the table as an honest bargaining chip, then no one will object, and it can also prevent some insidious villains from making irresponsible remarks.
"Forget it, this is the only way." Yuchi Jiong sighed secretly in his heart.
Not being able to protect his family was a shame for Yuchi Jiong, but in order to avoid unnecessary trouble and even suspicion between the emperor and his ministers, some things are still necessary. Since it has happened, there is nothing wrong with it. Easy to admit.
However, after entering the meeting hall, Xu Shanxin seemed to have forgotten the matter and said straight to the point: "I came here this time on the order of His Majesty to discuss with the old general the coordinated operations to the west and south of Luoyang. This matter has been clearly explained in the previous correspondence, so I think there is no need to say anything more."
In fact, the cooperation between Li Xingchen and Yu Wenxian is simple to say. Li Xingchen "purchased" the control of Huaizhou from Yu Wenxian at a discount on the equipment Yu Wenxian was short of for siege, such as trebuchets and crossbows. Huaizhou (today's Biyang) ) is located in the southeast of Nanyang, and is now under the control of Yu Wenxian. If Li Xingchen can capture Huaizhou, he can occupy all strategic locations on the south side of Nanyang, forming a semi-encirclement situation.
Of course, Li Xingchen will also agree with Yu Wenxian to attack Guanzhong together. At that time, Yu Wenxian will attack Tongguan from east to west, and Li Xingchen will attack Wuguan from south to north. Both sides will enter Guanzhong and divide the current territory of Yang Jian. Of course, the previous one is still
It is really a rough agreement, and the latter is just the preliminary idea of both parties.
No matter what they plan in their hearts, at least when both parties make an agreement, they still have to write that they are the protectors of peace. As for actually entering the customs, of course it will be a crazy grab for territory, and even a full-scale conflict may break out. This is also tacitly understood
of.
"You want to trade a city with some catapults and crossbows. Does your Majesty have a big appetite?" Yuchijiong narrowed his eyes slightly.
And Xu Shanxin smiled: "Why did the old general say this? We are just taking what we need. According to someone's knowledge, after your country destroyed the Gao family's Qi Kingdom, it almost destroyed all the workshops in Yecheng and other places.
, even if it is reorganized now, I am afraid it will be difficult to produce a sufficient number of siege equipment for a while, otherwise your army would not have been trapped under the fortified city many times before, and even lost the Taolin Sai that it originally captured.
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In the previous conflict between Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian, the battle lines between the two sides were once pushed to Tongguan. Yu Wenxian even led an army to directly press against Puban, the northwest gateway of Guanzhong. Unfortunately, due to the lack of catapults and other siege equipment,
, resulting in the only way to adopt the most primitive ant attack method, and there was no way to make progress for a long time. In the end, Yuchi Jiong and Yu Wenxian had to retreat respectively, and Yang Jian even took the opportunity to counterattack, taking Taolinsai and Han in succession.
In Guguan, Yuchi Jiong finally stabilized his position with the help of Luoyang City.
In the final analysis, it was because Yuchijiong did not have enough siege and defense equipment. Facing the well-equipped Yang Jian's army, they had no advantage in advancing or retreating. Otherwise, they would not be huddled in the fortified city of Luoyang and difficult to advance westward.
Indeed, as Xu Shanxin said, such a transaction can be regarded as each getting what he needs.
Looking at the aggressive Xu Shanxin, Yuchi Jiong didn't know how to refute for a moment, but Li Hui next to him said lightly: "The words are so good, but I don't know how sincere your country can be. After all, if both of us are
If we cooperate, we probably don’t want to stop there.”
Xu Shanxin nodded: "We will first take out five catapults and ten crossbows. After taking over the city, we will take out five more catapults and twenty crossbows."
"Don't you think ten catapults are too few for your country?" Li Hui raised his eyebrows.
Xu Shanxin smiled and said: "That's wrong. The principle of this catapult is actually very easy to understand. As long as there is enough time, the craftsmen who come to your army are not just doing it for free. So we actually came up with the thunderbolt chariot."
Come and exchange technology with your army."
Yu Chijiong frowned and said coldly: "If we want to understand and produce a suitable one in a short time, it is not easy. And if we want to attack Tongguan, at least we need dozens of Pili Chariots. How can ten Pili Chariots be able to defeat it?
use!"
"Old General, there is a Huaizhou City there. We can reach out and grab it if we want." The smile on Xu Shanxin's face gradually disappeared, "Now that my Majesty the Han Dynasty is personally in charge of Xiangyang, the army can completely sweep eastward to sweep Huaibei. However,
It's just that Your Majesty doesn't want to fight with your country yet, so he hopes to solve it through this kind of fighting. The old general must understand!" (To be continued)