Xiao Guan doesn't want it. If you give Xiao Guan to me, I'm afraid the old general won't be able to explain to Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian when he goes back." Li Xingchen stood in front of the map and pointed, "But outside of Xiao Guan, all the northwest lands
, all belong to XX, XX can give you three days to evacuate all the officials in the remaining city. As for the local officials, you can choose to stay. XX will not deprive them of their official positions, and the army in the city will disarm and reorganize on the spot.
If they are not locals, they will be allowed to go home and will be given travel expenses and customs clearance documents."
Yu Yi was standing on the other side of the map, his face turning blue and white. It wasn't because the conditions offered by Li Xingchen made him feel humiliated - in fact, judging from the current situation, Li Xingchen was able to offer such conditions.
Merciful. After all, now Li Xingchen has actually controlled the northwest, and only a few cities such as Anding are still in the hands of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and there are not many soldiers and horses in the cities.
People's minds changed. At this time, it was obviously impossible for the Northern Zhou Dynasty to continue to control the city across the vast rural areas controlled by Li Xingchen, and most of the officials and troops in the city were locals. Therefore, once Li Xingchen cut off several cities in the northwest and Guanzhong,
If they have contact with each other and control most of their family members outside the city, it will naturally be difficult for these people to maintain their loyalty to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. What's more, the general trend of the world is now here. At least Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian do not have the upper hand now.
!
Therefore, Li Xingchen's request is not excessive.
At this point, Yu Yi looked at Li Xingchen with some suspicion. It stands to reason that this guy also has the character of a lion, so why is he so cautious this time?
In fact, Li Xingchen didn't have his own difficulties. His foundation in the northwest was too weak. He only really relied on local aristocratic families such as the Anding Niu family and the Tianshui Liang family. And would these aristocratic families be harmonious in the face of real interests?
Li Xinchen continued to be consistent, Li Xinchen really didn't know.
Therefore, if this war continues, Li Xingchen is not sure whether these aristocratic families in the northwest will still support him, especially if Li Xingchen fails, it is not impossible for these aristocratic families to become helpers.
Therefore, Li Xingchen also needs a temporarily stable environment to allow him to clean up the chaos in the northwest and adjust the civil affairs and people's livelihood in Bashu. After all, Bashu has been working hard to supply the army this year. For a region that has just settled down, this is obviously not a good situation.
It's a good thing that Li Xingchen can't let the war continue until next year.
Therefore, Yu Yi could no longer fight, so how could Li Xingchen continue to persevere?
Looking at the troops and horses around Li Xingchen, we know that he is actually almost at the end of his rope. Therefore, Li Xingchen did not ask for prices as much as he did in Cangxi Valley. At that time, the entire situation was in Li Xingchen's hands, and more
The reinforcements from the Ba people are still arriving. Apart from the possible shortage of food and grass, Li Xingchen has almost nothing to worry about. On the contrary, Yuchi Jiong and Wei Xiaokuan are anxious to support the Xiangyang battlefield and do not want to lose too many troops on the battlefield.
Cangxi Valley, coupled with the overt and covert fighting in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, made the two veterans equally tired, so they naturally gave Li Xingchen an opportunity to take advantage of.
But now Li Xingchen does not have the favorable conditions as before. If Yu Yi is really annoyed and the negotiation collapses, Li Xingchen will not be comfortable in the future.
Seemingly understanding this truth, Yu Yi took a deep breath
No matter how miserable Li Xingchen was, he at least still had an advantage. Yu Yi had no intention of raising the bottom line and said in a deep voice: "The Marquis of Hanzhong is also a cheerful person. In this case, we have made an agreement. I will withdraw my troops from Xiaoguan from now on. As for the northwest
I'm afraid we have to wait until I report the situation to the court before we can make a decision..."
As he spoke, Yu Yi glanced at Li Xinchen subconsciously. This was actually him testing Li Xinchen. If Li Xinchen agreed, at least Yu Yi could withdraw the army to Xiaoguan first. Even if the court did not agree, then the army would
There will be no losses, and there will be a chance to fight again.
However, Li Xingchen had obviously expected this and smiled slightly: "That's fine, but the old general is old and frail, so it will be quite troublesome to come and go. In my opinion, it is better to let the young general carry the old general's memorial.
It is safer to go back. Of course, in order to show sincerity, the general’s other branch in Jieting can also be left alone."
Yu Yi really wanted to punch Li Xinchen directly. Although Helan Division's army was not at a disadvantage now, it was still alone and certainly no safer than in Xiaoguan. This was equivalent to Li Xinchen letting Yu Yi and Helan Division
They stayed as hostages. Once they could not reach an agreement with the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they would definitely be the target of Li Xinchen's decisive action to eradicate them.
Yu Yi was the chief disciple of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Master Helan was also the Prince Consort. With their identities, the Northern Zhou court must have some scruples in acting. For Yu Wenyun's small court, which was already in turmoil, it could no longer withstand the setbacks.
The losses were heavy, and they could not withstand the blow to morale.
Therefore, once Li Xingchen "detained" Yu Yi and Helan divisions in this way, the Northern Zhou court would definitely take this into consideration. What Yang Jian needs most now is reputation. For Yang Jian, who was born in a poor family
, the decline of the Dugu family is a reminder for him. If he cannot win the war against Yu Wenxian, then he will inevitably lose Yu Wenyun's trust in him. Coupled with the betrayal of the Hongnong Yang family, Yang Jian has no
Any reliance, even if a few people like Gao Xi still want to support Yang Jian, the families behind them will have to consider it.
Neither the Gao family nor the Zheng family are well-known families, and they do not have the capital to be able to rise again within two generations after experiencing several blows like the Hongnong Yang family, so it is unclear what choice they will make when the time comes.
One can imagine.
Yu Yi's expression was solemn, and Li Xingchen looked at him intently. It was necessary to keep Yu Yi, and Li Xingchen kept Helan Division just in case. Although he had studied the history of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, he was definitely not meticulous enough.
Know the stage of each person's life and death.
However, the Lantian Yu family declined quickly, which shows that Yu Yi will not live long, and it is almost time to let go. If something bad happens to Yu Yi during the negotiation, he may be exploited by Yang Jian.
, and then transformed into the anger and morale of the Northern Zhou army.
Li Xingchen has never doubted Yang Jian's ability. This legendary figure who counterattacked from a humble family to become an emperor definitely has sharper insights and the ability to control the situation than ordinary people. Once he discovers a small wave, he will definitely change everything.
Into a huge wave!
Therefore, all Li Xingchen can do is to ensure that there are no problems in all aspects and not give Yang Jian this opportunity at all! (To be continued)