Chapter 698
After reading it, he breathed a sigh of relief. The content of the letter did not make up his mind to kill him, but just wanted to hear his opinion.
Subconsciously, he wanted to advise to stop, after all, this side has already made preparations for negotiations, and if there is an unexpected move, most people in the capital will be blocked by Song Guo, including the Gao family.
Just as he was about to reply in this way, he hesitated again, got up and wandered in the study, Fan Zhuan's gaze followed him back and forth.
Still the same sentence, Niu Youdao just wanted to hear his opinion, not let him speak from the standpoint of the court, nor let him take into account his personal gains and losses, after thinking twice, Gao Jiancheng decided to reply pertinently, and asked Fan Zhuan to find a pen and ink again Zhi Yanlai personally drafted the manuscript.
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"600,000 captives?" Luo Zhao asked in surprise, he was on horseback in the marching army.
After being angry and vomiting blood before, a monk cast a spell to recuperate, but there is no big problem with his body.
Song envoy Qian Liansheng heard the news, and asked here to confirm whether there were really 600,000 prisoners of Song State in the hands of Yan Jun.
When attacking Yanjing here, it is natural to pay attention to the internal situation of Yanjing, and has established a relationship with Song Dynasty envoy Qian Liansheng long ago.
The reason why Qian Liansheng sent a message to ask here is that Luo Zhao is presiding over the battle, so he must be familiar with the battle situation, and secondly, Luo Zhao's troops have approached Yanjing, and the distance between the messages is short, so he can learn the real situation immediately.
As the representative of Song State in charge of affairs in Yan State, it is natural to have a good idea of things in order to bargain with Yan State.
Of course, at the same time, Qian Liansheng also sent a message back to China to inquire about the situation, which was also to report the situation. It's just that Luo Zhao's side is close, so he received the news of Qian Liansheng first.
Wen You and the others all shook their heads. In fact, they only know about the defeat of Jiang Fang's men and horses, and they haven't figured out how many prisoners Meng Shanming has captured in a short period of time.
But one thing is certain, I believe there are still some captives. After all, so many troops have been defeated, how can it be avoided that there will be no captives, and the number is temporarily uncertain.
The main reason is that when the Song army was defeated in Qunluo Mountain, the scope was a bit wide. The prisoners were also captured by Meng Shanming's various ministries around Qunluo Mountain. The captives were not kept together. , unless there are spies placed in Meng Shanming's command center.
The marching horses of the army are not the place to talk about such things. Luo Zhao got out of the marching team on his special mount and stopped on a flat ground outside the official road. Wen You and others followed.
Several people jumped off their horses, and Su Yuanbai asked, "Six hundred thousand? Can the Yan army capture so many prisoners? Is there any fraud?"
Luo Zhao thought about it and shook his head, "There shouldn't be any fraud, nine out of ten it's true."
Su Yuanbai was surprised, "Why do you see that?"
Luo Zhao: "Since we are going to negotiate, we must verify it. There is no need to cheat. It is difficult to capture so many prisoners with ordinary tactics, but Meng Shanming used water attack. The army was washed away by the water, and it was impossible to gather an army to fight back. , and lost the morale and morale of the army, it is entirely possible for 600,000 people to be captured."
This is the difference between knowing war and not knowing war. He can make judgments about things that others have no concept of.
However, as soon as these words came out, everyone felt quite heavy. They did not expect Yan Guo to have the bargaining chip first.
Dong Yinglai said: "Great Governor, the Yan army has taken the 600,000 sons of the Song Kingdom as hostages, and Yanjing may not be able to do so."
Just at this time, a flying cavalry came to report, "Great governor, the imperial court's decree has arrived."
The so-called decree is an urgent summons, and it is inconvenient to send people to set up a serious order at this time. The army is fighting, and everything is kept simple.
Luo Zhao took a look at the letter, was a little silent, and passed it on to several people for reading.
After watching it, several people knew that, as expected by Luo Zhao, the imperial court really wanted to withdraw troops here to help stop Meng Shanming's army.
Chang Fei said: "The news from our side is probably still on the way." The implication is that the court's decree has arrived first.
Luo Zhao narrowed his eyes and said, "The news that Qian Liansheng sent back the request from the Yan Kingdom to negotiate should still be on the way."
Su Yuanbai said: "Governor, if the Yan army really has 600,000 hostages in their hands, there is no way for our Song Dynasty to sit idly by. It is already inappropriate to continue marching into Yanjing. It is better to withdraw according to the order. lest you be charged with resisting the decree!"
Luo Zhao's cheeks were tense, and he said word by word: "The general is out, and the king's life will not accept it!"
Several people looked at each other, and Dong Ying came to advise, "Great Governor, why bother to go your own way? You also know that the war is unfavorable. If you resist the order again, I am afraid that many people will attack you. We It's also for your own good."
Luo Zhao sighed: "If the battle is like this, I will die forever. I don't care about the consequences anymore. I will deal with them afterwards! I am not a civil servant, so I don't have to do anything to be safe. As long as there is no accident, I can hang out. I am a general , Can you hang out on the battlefield? So those civil servants will never be able to really conspire with our soldiers on the battlefield. Withdraw? How to withdraw now? Now that the battlefield situation is favorable to Yan, why does Yan still negotiate with Song? Our army threatened Yanjing, and they were forced to negotiate!"
"Withdrawing now is the real court of death! Once Yanjing's threat is lifted, do you think the other party still needs to negotiate with us?"
One sentence hit the point, making everyone look dignified.
"How likely is the result of the negotiation to be implemented? There is a chance to annihilate three million main forces of the Song Dynasty. As an enemy army, anyone will be jealous. If I were Meng Shanming, once the threat of Yanjing was lifted, the court's will It can be regarded as farting, and it will definitely tear your face. I Song Jun can't easily cross the Dongyu River, and the consumption can also exhaust our food and grass, and then consume us to death."
"What is the meaning of the 100,000 cavalrymen of the Shang Dynasty Zong coming and going like the wind and staring at us like wolves? They are looking for the best opportunity to make a move, and they want to cooperate with Meng Shanming to put my three million men to death. .”
"There are 600,000 hostages in their hands, and we have no bargaining chips in our hands. We just withdraw like this? What else are we talking about? Once the threat from Yanjing is lifted, it will be strange for them to let us go? Then there will be an eradication of us." Even if Meng Shanming resists the decree and tears his face, Yanjing will turn a blind eye and close one eye. What kind of negotiation? People will forget it immediately, and our food and grass can return to threaten Yanjing. ?”
"So we can't withdraw. We can only talk if we hold Yanjing! Besides, the court doesn't seem to know that we have 600,000 hostages in Yan's hands. The news of Qian Liansheng has not yet reached the court. What about the matter, just withdraw first like this? Can any of you tell me how to withdraw?"
Even though he said a thousand things and ten thousand things, he was still trying to win the support of the three major factions.
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Inside Song Guo's embassy in Yanjing, Qian Liansheng, who was waiting anxiously, received Song Jing's message almost at the same time as Luo Zhao.
What Song Jing meant was that he was allowed to negotiate peace on the condition that the Yan State withdraws its troops from the territory of the Song State, and that the Song State will not attack Yanjing and withdraw its troops from the territory of the Yan State.
In fact, if we don’t talk about the withdrawal of the Song State, the Song State can’t break the jar like the battered Yan State. It is impossible to let Meng Shanming mess around in the Song State, let alone push the Song State to the point of life and death. .
The purpose of the talk was to hold possible hopes, and also to help the three million troops led by Luo Zhao to retreat smoothly.
The letter did not mention the 600,000 captives at all. Qian Liansheng was secretly surprised. Did the court not know about this matter or was Yan Guo talking nonsense? Based on his experience, the court of Yan Kingdom shouldn't talk nonsense about such things.
Fortunately, Luo Zhao's distance was closer to his side, and Luo Zhao's reply arrived quickly.
Luo Zhao said that the situation is complicated, and it is not yet possible to confirm whether the opponent has 600,000 prisoners. The court probably does not know about it, but based on his judgment of the battle situation, it is entirely possible to estimate that 600,000 prisoners .
Luo Zhao made it clear that he would not follow the order to withdraw the troops, and asked him to use the excuse that Song State wanted to verify the 600,000 captives, so that Yan State could cooperate with the verification.
It is indeed to let the state of Song confirm the situation of the captives, and it is also to stabilize the court of the state of Yan. If the matter is true, it can prevent the Yan army from killing the 600,000 captives. Next is the bargaining chip for the Song Dynasty!
Luo Zhao directly stated that he wanted to resist and did not obey, and Qian Liansheng was forced to cooperate. Moreover, as a negotiator, he also knew the importance of bargaining chips. In addition, it was really necessary to verify the 600,000 prisoners. Guo is what he says, and he can only cooperate with Luo Zhao.
Qian Liansheng immediately went to Da Sikong's mansion to meet Tong Mo and talk, and Shang Jianxiong handed over the negotiation to Tong Mo.
The court of the State of Song was shocked when it received the news from Qian Liansheng that the State of Yan requested negotiations. They knew that there were still 600,000 captives, and immediately sent a group of monks to verify it. A way to stabilize the court of Yan State.
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In Qunluo Mountain, after winning a water attack, the Yan army rested for a day, and when the ground was a little dry, they were officially ready to set off.
Gong Lince, who received the news from Yanjing Mengxuan, entered the tent of the Chinese army, and saw that Meng Shanming was arranging the next steps for the generals, so he waited aside for a while.
After the arrangement here was finished, Gong Lince revealed his intentions, saying that the imperial court was going to negotiate with 600,000 captives, and told them not to move those captives rashly.
Hearing this remark, all the generals were in an uproar, all indignant, and most of them were blasted out by Meng Shanming.
When the idlers retreated, Su Qitong was very dissatisfied and said: "Master Gong, the current situation is extremely beneficial to our army. Our country of Yan has become so dilapidated, what is there to be afraid of? Now the internal defense of the country of Song Emptiness, Song Guo should be afraid. In order to protect Yanjing, he let go of 600,000 elite soldiers of the Song Army. What is the difference from raising a tiger? You have to take advantage of the momentum to disable Song Guo before you can stop!"
Zhang Hu was also dissatisfied and said: "Song Jun wants to attack, just attack, what do those people in Yanjing do, don't they have long legs, don't they know how to run? Not when they are required to support them, but they are faster than anyone else when they are hindered! How many brothers have been killed here, and finally turned the situation upside down. Now Song Guo is a lamb waiting to be slaughtered when facing our army. The war was first provoked by Song Guo, so how can we let it go easily! How can we let people go through negotiations? To prepare for withdrawal, I will be the first to say no!"
These people and the imperial court are not in the same group. To them, the life and death of Yanjing is none of their business. It's no wonder that they give up such a great opportunity to revenge for a mere Yanjing!