Wei Xiaokuan was speechless for a moment, but Li Xingchen then said: "South of Jiameng Pass, Zitong, Jiange, what is the situation in various places? General Wei must know better than Li. There are not many noble troops left in these places. Even if
It’s not impossible that I want to turn north to attack these passes after trapping your troops. I think I’m pretty capable at attacking tough targets.”
When Li Xingchen said this, Xiao Shilian followed up excitedly: "Shizhong's words are true. Baidi City, Hezhou, Luzhou and other places are not known as 'Xiongguan Mandao', and they were easily taken down by us."
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Facing the sudden raised voices of Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian, Wei Xiaokuan was not in a hurry, but said calmly: "If General Li has this confidence, then he might as well give it a try. I am stupid and am willing to watch from the sky.
Can General Li give me the ending that General Li said?"
Li Xingchen laughed. This old guy doesn't take tough things, but this is also what Li Xingchen expected. None of these veterans who have been on the battlefield for so many years have a somewhat stubborn temper, so the more threatening he is, the more resistant and dissatisfied he will be.
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Of course, Li Xingchen did not just prepare these for Wei Xiaokuan. He smiled and said: "The old general's words are wrong. The road to Shu is difficult. Now the entire line from Cangxi Valley to Mianzhu Pass is under the control of our army. Just rely on Jiameng Pass."
With the Hejiange pass, does the old general really think that he can stop our army from marching north?"
Wei Xiaokuan looked at Li Xingchen with some surprise. For a moment, he didn't know what Li Xingchen wanted to express. Li Xingchen's voice became solemn: "Maintaining the garrison in Jiange and other places is just adding to the burden of Guanzhong and Hanzhong. Old General, step back, our army
Without leaving Jiameng Pass, your army will not enter the Shu Road, which will avoid the difficulty of transporting grain and grass, and your troops can continue to guard the exit of the Shu Road, and still have the dangerous pass in your hands, isn't it very appropriate?"
Wei Xiaokuan sneered: "General Li is too naive. Jiange and Jiameng Pass are such important places, how can you just give up if you say you give up?"
As he spoke, Wei Xiaokuan also stood up while supporting the table. The old general looked directly at Li Xingchen with bright eyes: "I can answer you clearly. I would rather let these tens of thousands of soldiers die generously on the battlefield than treat such people like this."
The pass is surrendered to others!”
Li Xun and Cao Xiaoda, who were sitting next to Wei Xiaokuan, also stood up after Huo Ran. Listening to Wei Xiaokuan's words, they felt a rush of blood rushing into their hearts. At this time, they even wanted to follow Wei Xiaokuan on the battlefield.
Perhaps this is where the courage and heroism of famous generals lie.
Wei Xiaokuan stood up on his left and right. Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie did not show any weakness. At the same time, they stood up and looked at each other with cold eyes, as if they would fight if they disagreed. Xiao Shilian snorted and said:
"Wei, don't be arrogant. Let's compete on the battlefield if you have the ability. But let's see if you have the ability to break through this long valley?!"
Pei Zilie did not stop Xiao Shilian this time. The other party dared to speak so rudely on Li Xingchen's territory. Pei Zilie was not a peacemaker, he also had a temper.
And Li Xingchen suppressed his hand at this time: "Why should the old general be angry? It is certain that there will be dissatisfaction and conflicting opinions, but if the old general insists on doing this, then there is no need for us to continue talking. It is better to see the outcome on the battlefield."
Wei Xiaokuan frowned and looked at Li Xingchen, his mood calmed down a little.
He didn't know what Li Xinchen really wanted, but he vaguely felt that he couldn't follow Li Xinchen's rhythm like this, and now Li Xinchen's sudden surrender made Wei Xiaokuan not feel much sense of accomplishment, because he didn't feel
Li Xingchen would give in because of this. From Li Xingchen's firm tone just now, he could tell that Li Xingchen was bound to win the Jiange area.
But if this is the case, it stands to reason that Li Xingchen should insist on not giving in. Why is it happening all of a sudden? This only shows that Li Xingchen must have other things to say.
In fact, before arriving, Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi Jiong had already reached an agreement. It was no more than wishful thinking for Jiange and other places to defend Jiange after the army retreated north. Therefore, Wei Xiaokuan had no intention of defending Jiange at this time.
As a bargaining chip, I exchanged some things from Li Xingchen that the Northern Zhou Dynasty needed more now.
But at least tens of thousands of troops and horses alone are not cost-effective at all, so Wei Xiaokuan still needs Li Xingchen to provide a little more.
Wei Xiaokuan made a calm gesture towards Li Xun and Cao Xiaoda beside him, and said coldly: "General Li's words were not sincere. In this case, the negotiation becomes meaningless, so I said that on the battlefield
There is nothing wrong with seeing the difference. Since neither of us wants to take a step back, there is no point in talking."
Li Xingchen stared closely at Wei Xiaokuan. Although Wei Xiaokuan didn't say it clearly, he knew what Wei Xiaokuan meant.
Jiange and other places can be given, but the conditions between the two parties are not equal now, so Wei Xiaokuan cannot agree.
Li Xingchen smiled and said: "What is the general trend of the world now, even the veteran general knows better..."
As he spoke, Li Xingchen winked at Li Ping, who was standing not far from him. Li Ping understood, and walked straight over to step aside.
Wei Xiaokuan and Cao Xiaoda subconsciously glanced at each other and cheered up, knowing that what Li Xingchen wanted to say next was actually the key to the entire negotiation. Wei Xiaokuan also waved his hand. His guard captain was a little worried and was about to argue.
What? Wei Xiaokuan's voice suddenly became sharp:
"Take your people and go out and wait."
The guard captain did not dare to say anything more, so he walked over and took the other guards out.
Li Xingchen nodded to Wei Xiaokuan with satisfaction, and lowered his voice a little: "To be honest, the imperial court is very suspicious of our generals who are out on expeditions, and it is common knowledge throughout the world that the rewards and punishments in the Bashu War are unknown."
Wei Xiaokuan's breathing also became rapid. He did not expect that Li Xingchen was so bold and could say such words directly from his mouth.
What does this mean? It means that the imperial court is no longer in Li Xinchen's heart. Of course, Wei Xiaokuan was not naive enough to think that Li Xinchen would rise up now, let alone that Li Xinchen would directly join the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Obviously Li Xingchen was expressing his position and testing Northern Zhou's attitude.
"I need allies from outside," Li Xingchen said clearly, "to support my position in the Chen court. Does General Wei understand?"
Wei Xiaokuan paused for breath and nodded immediately.
The cunning rabbit dies and the lackey is cooked. Li Xingchen needs the "support" of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to prove that he still has the value of existence.
Correspondingly, Li Xingchen, who showed this attitude, was destined not to become the enemy of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in a short time, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty could freely deal with Nan Chen.
You must know that Xiangyang is still surrounded by the Nanchen army.