The third prince said: "Okay, horses, cattle and sheep are not a problem. How many do you want?" Song Ning replied, "How about one cow or one horse per person? If not, two sheep will do. Your country's captives total ten thousand.
There are more than two thousand people, and the third prince has the final say."
When the third prince heard Song Ning's words, he nodded and said, "The price is not a problem, but how do I know whether your army will suddenly use firearms on our army when the two armies are accepting prisoners on the day of the transaction?"
Song Ning said, "Please rest assured, Third Prince, that our army is short of food now. If we suddenly use firearms, wouldn't it mean that the cattle, sheep, and horses will also be blown up? Our army will not do such a thing, injuring the enemy by one thousand and injuring ourselves by eight hundred."
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The third prince snorted coldly and said, "Messenger, I have never visited your granary. How do I know if you are short of food and grass? Who knows if your country is using this as an excuse to annihilate our grassland army?
?Does your country think this king is stupid?"
Song Ning was a little surprised when she heard the third prince's words. It seemed that this silly prince was not so easy to fool, so Song Ning coughed and continued, "Then what do you think the third prince has to say?"
The third prince said, "After three days, the captives, cattle and sheep will be exchanged. The armies of both sides are not allowed to move. They are only allowed to send 500 people to the junction of twenty-five miles to exchange captive cattle and sheep. Both parties must sign a contract. After the exchange of prisoners,
No one on either side is allowed to use force for five days."
Song Ning smiled and said: "Okay! The third prince is really thoughtful. Just as the third prince said, no one is allowed to use force during the five-day exchange of captured cattle and sheep!"
The third prince said: "In this case, the envoy please inform the marshal of your country to make preparations in advance."
Song Ning nodded and said, "Song takes his leave."
Both parties were very satisfied with this negotiation.
Su Zhong succeeded in squeezing out the oil and water from these prisoners who could not stand up, and saved himself the trouble of digging a hole.
The third prince felt that he could save the army's losses and save his own life, and he was even more happy.
After Song Ning left, the fourth prince came in again, looked at the third prince and said, "How is third brother?"
The third prince asked: "Do we have enough cattle and sheep for our army?"
The fourth prince said, "In these days, Khan has never been harsh on our food and grass. There is no shortage of cattle, sheep and other supplies, and there is even fine salt and other supplies."
The third prince nodded and said, "That's very good. Go and count the number of cattle and sheep immediately."
The fourth prince looked at the third prince and said, "Could it be that the third brother has reached an agreement with the envoy from Zhou Kingdom?"
The third prince laughed and said: "If there are no accidents in the exchange of prisoners and cattle and sheep in three days, your head and mine can be saved."
When the fourth prince heard this, he immediately flattered him and said, "Third brother is wise!"
The third prince said: "You go and choose five hundred soldiers, but you can't tell them the truth, otherwise we will definitely be at odds with the soldiers. We must tell them this..."
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three days later
The junction between the grassland and the Zhou army
Although both sides only sent 500 people, it could be said to be a mighty force.
A large number of cattle and sheep were driven here on the grassland, and the Zhou Kingdom was even more impressive, with a series of ox carts.
The five hundred people on this side of the grassland were particularly solemn.
Yesterday, the third prince told them that they negotiated with the Chu people based on reason and vowed to exchange for the people captured by our army. They would see them alive and see their corpses dead. They would never allow any grassland people to be trampled by Zhou!
Originally, the roar of firearms, which was like thunder from the sky, shocked the warriors of the three tribes to death. Some uninformed people almost thought it was the wrath of heaven.
It can be said that the last battle with Zhou State directly brought the morale of the grassland army to the bottom.
Most of the prairie armies that fought against the Zhou Kingdom saw firearms for the first time. Facing the prairie army that saw firearms for the first time, the lethality of firearms was secondary. The most important thing was not the firearm itself, but the quality of the firearm.
The momentum, the explosion that was like thunder from the sky, was particularly terrifying.
Because such a sound of rolling thunder can instantly break the will of the prairie people and make them panic.
But now, thanks to the impassioned words of the third prince, the morale of the prairie army has been inexplicably revived!
Yes, the third prince would rather pay such a high price and promise the soldiers to live or die, and would never allow any of their captives in the grassland to be trampled by the Zhou Kingdom.
If you follow such a leader, you will be willing to die!
But here in Zhou State, there are no such rich emotions as in the grassland. They are just happy from the bottom of their hearts. They have been pretending to be sick cats for several months, and they are finally proud and proud!
When the prairie people got closer and saw that the Chu people were using ox carts to pull prisoners, they couldn't help but feel that Zhou's treatment was really good, and the prisoners were still riding in ox carts.
But when they saw the captives who were almost mummified on the bullock cart, their eyes were not so beautiful. Fortunately, these captives were all alive.
His Highness the Third Highness is truly merciful and merciful. Even though they have become like this, His Highness still never abandons them and still allows them to return to the embrace of the grassland.
But soon the five hundred people in the grassland could no longer laugh, because when the Zhou people exchanged prisoners, cattle, sheep and war horses, they told them that the "car" and the Zhou people regarded it as a friendly gift without taking any penny, but they wanted the oxen that pulled the cart.
Take it back.
At this moment, the grassland people looked at the Zhou people who were driving back their cattle, sheep and horses and wanted to cry without tears.
In other words, do they need 500 men to pull back these cars filled with prisoners?
among the passes
Su Zhong stood on the city tower and looked at the cattle, sheep and war horses being driven in. He could hardly open his mouth from ear to ear. He just said that with Su Zhong's decades of fighting career, he would definitely be able to learn from these nearly disabled prisoners.
Squeezing out a lot of oil and water!
Look at these cows, sheep, and war horses, how cute they are!
prairie tent
The third prince looked at the car being pulled into the camp and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. He walked over quickly. When he saw the prisoners in the car who were wrapped in gauze like mummies, his mind suddenly went crazy.
Blank: "No!"
The third prince shouted, his knees softened and he knelt on the ground. Hot tears flowed out of his eyes and fell on the ground.
It's over, it's all over!
It turned out that Zhou Guo was teasing him!
Thinking of this, the eldest prince gritted his teeth and cursed: "Damn Zhou Guo! This prince is not done with you!"
On the ox cart, a prisoner who was relatively close to the third prince said: "Your Highness, don't be sad for us. Reorganizing the army and defeating the Zhou Kingdom is the first priority."
The third prince burst into tears at this time, but he really wanted to say something, it's not for you that I'm so sad, please don't be sentimental, I just feel that I won't live long...