Chapter 300 Negotiation

After she left, the carriage started again. The thin man grabbed He Lingchuan's intact arm and said eagerly: "Home? Home! You kid can do it. You are about to become famous and you can still accept the kindness of a beauty!"

The envy of singles is beyond words.

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There were two thunders in the sky.

He Lingchuan sat up and stretched.

This is the only benefit of drinking alcohol in a dream. You won’t have a headache when you wake up.

Hu Min helped him hold a celebration banquet at Yixiang Tower. Originally there were only four people, but for some reason, the more people drank, the more people there were. In the end, even the wickers and door panels came.

Seeing the way the two of them were flirting together, He Lingchuan concluded that they were already having an affair.

Of course, this was before he got drunk.

How many bottles of wine have you drunk? He Lingchuan himself didn't remember it, but he returned to reality as soon as he opened his eyes.

Having said that, Sun Fuling's promise has not yet been fulfilled.

no chance.

He Lingchuan rubbed his face, got up and opened the tent door to see that it was still raining heavily outside. God has been pouring water on the ground for several days. Isn't it tired of it?

He asked the local soldiers and it was said that the flood season in northern Xia was now entering. It would rain for three to forty days continuously, with only a short break in between.

In comparison, the rainy season in Blackwater City has never been so long.

Clearly this weather poses challenges for grain storage. But this was not the top priority right now. As soon as He Lingchuan finished dressing up, He Chunhua sent someone to call him.

When He Lingchuan went to the Chinese army's tent, there was a meeting inside. He waited in the deputy tent for a while and heard the main discussion about camp relocation.

At present, it is basically certain that the main flood season of Hanhe River has arrived early. After a few days of heavy rain, the river banks are prone to loosening and collapse, so it is best for the Yuan army to retreat another hundred feet.

In terms of the stationing location, the ground south of the Han River guarded by the Yuan Army is soft, but there are rocky mountains to the north. In previous years, floods would flood the south bank first and then the north bank.

So Zhao Pan was also very nervous at this time. The camp had to be moved, and it had to be moved as soon as possible, but it couldn't retreat too far, so that the enemy on the other side would take advantage.

It's up to him to figure out the middle ground.

After the meeting ended, He Chunhua walked out and saw his son.

"Dad, what's going on?" He had been so absorbed in practicing for the past two days that he forgot that this was the front line.

He Chunhua spread a crumpled letter on the table: "You have to come with me."

The letter was wet and the words on it were soaked, but it did not hinder reading:

At two quarters of Shenshi (3:30 in the afternoon), Baiming Valley Xianglong Peak, if you don't come, the front line will be defeated.

Could this be it? He looked up at He Chunhua and heard his father say: "Hong Chenglue insists on meeting us."

really.

"To be precise, he wanted to see his wife and make sure she was safe and sound." He Chunhua said solemnly, "The day before yesterday, I ordered people to shoot a dozen arrows into the surrounding woods to send a message asking him to withdraw from Xiazhou. Hong Chenglue received it indeed, What you see is his reply."

He was sure that after the grain transport team arrived at the front line, the Xunzhou Rangers were still nearby to monitor them.

Sure enough, the arrow book he sent people to shoot everywhere would reach Hong Chenglue's hands.

"If you don't go, the front line will be defeated?" He Lingchuan asked curiously, "This man has such a strong tone. Can he easily accomplish what the tens of thousands of Xunzhou troops on the opposite side cannot accomplish?"

He Chunhua remained silent, his eyes flashing.

"But dad still wants to meet him for a while?"

"I would rather believe that he is there." He Chunhua is a cautious person, "Besides, he only has more than a hundred horses, so why should I be afraid of him?"

"Go get ready and we'll set off in an hour."

He Lingchuan hesitated to speak and could only accept the order and leave.

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An hour later, He Chunhua led more than 600 riders and rushed to Baiming Valley in the rain.

In addition to the 400 people from the grain transport team, Zhao Pan allocated another 200 elites to him. He Lingchuan saw that they all carried large bows on their backs.

"Archers are the best in places like Baiming Valley." These were Zhao Pan's exact words.

There was also a carriage accompanying him, and Hong Chenglue's wife Ajin was lying in it. Of course, this is no longer a shabby civilian carriage. Before departure, her mother-in-law helped her take a bath, change her clothes, and apply a little makeup to make her look better.

Ah Jin was very quiet and let her do what she wanted.

After another hour, the team arrived at Baiming Valley.

When he got here, He Lingchuan understood Zhao Pan's painstaking efforts. Baiming Valley is surrounded by mountains, with many exposed rocks, numerous strange rocks, and countless holes in the mountains.

This kind of terrain is conducive to concealment. It's no wonder that Hong Chenglue decided to meet here.

The locals led the way. Xianglong Peak is the first short peak you can encounter when you first enter Baiming Valley. It is not difficult to climb.

He Chunhua sent a few scouts up, and the feedback they received was that everything was normal and there was no ambush.

However, He Chunhua did not go up the mountain and only asked the team to stop on the flat ground at the entrance of Baiming Valley.

He asked someone to move a chair from the carriage, and Damajintao sat down.

The meaning is very clear: I came to Baiming Valley as promised, but I won't go inside, so it can't be all up to you. If you want to see your wife, come out and meet her yourself.

The terrain of Baiming Valley is complex, and He Chunhua definitely can't let Hong Chenglue lead him around. Who knows what weird arrangements are on Xianglong Peak?

The elite troops he brought with him went to nearby high points to establish control, and the archers laid an ambush.

It was also God's favor. As soon as He Chunhua arrived at Baiming Valley, the rain stopped.

The fragrance of green mud lingers, and birds begin to chirp in the forest.

The valley is secluded and there are no people in sight.

Too anxious to eat hot tofu, He Chunhua simply closed his eyes and rested.

After two quarters of an hour, the ground five feet in front of He Chunhua suddenly moved, and gravel bounced everywhere. The guards immediately stepped forward and surrounded He Chunhua.

The stones and sand on the ground quickly gathered together. In less than ten breaths, the ground sank into a large pit more than ten feet wide and several feet deep. A stone man who was two heads taller than a person crawled out of the pit and walked towards He Chunhua with heavy steps.

The guards showed their weapons and shouted: "Stop!"

He Chunhua waved his hand: "Let it come over." This thing seemed to have no malice.

The sturdy stone man continued to move forward a few steps before stopping. His voice was as low as if it was run over by a stone mill: "Lord He!"

He Chunhua raised his eyebrows: "Hong Chenglue?"

"Where is my wife?"

"Let's talk about business first." He Chunhua's eyes wandered in the distance. The stone man was just summoned by the other party using puppetry to talk. But this kind of magic has a limited control distance, and Hong Chenglue himself should be hiding not far away. Zeng Feixiong should be leading his men to search for Hong Chenglue's location nearby.

"I don't want your life, and I don't need you to make things difficult for me. As long as you leave Xiazhou for a year and don't come back." He Chunhua said slowly, "Your wife is a distinguished guest here. I will provide her with good food and drink. I guarantee that she will not feel uncomfortable at all. It's even better than living with you. After a year, I will return her to you."

Hong Chenglue was moving around in Zhao Pan's rear area, which was a huge disaster for Xiazhou. He Chunhua hated him for burning military rations, but was more worried that he would continue to cause endless damage in the future.

This guy was slippery and difficult to catch. So I just had to settle for the second best and drive him out.

"No." Hong Chenglue refused directly through the stone man, "Give Ah Jin back to me now, otherwise I will help the Xunzhou people defeat the enemy and defeat Zhao Pan within half a month."

He Chunhua couldn't help laughing.

Nian Zanli, who had a large army, was not far from the north bank of the Han River. Even he could not cross the natural barrier of the Han River and could not break through Zhao Pan's defense line. How could Hong Chenglue dare to make such a promise?

Hong Chenglue did not say anything and waited quietly for him to finish laughing.

The stone man was expressionless, which made it even more difficult for He Chunhua to guess his thoughts.

Negotiation is an art. If you can't see the other party's facial expression, you will miss a lot of information. He Chunhua was very dissatisfied with this: "You are sure to defeat General Zhao, but you dare not show your face in front of me? You come out and speak first. I don't believe in people who hide their heads and show their tails!"

The stone man stopped talking.

After a while, there seemed to be a figure flashing in the distance.

The father and son of the He family looked intently, and two figures appeared on the small mountain peak more than ten feet away in front of them.

That was Hong Chenglue?

He Lingchuan had never seen Hong Chenglue, but recognized the other person as Dong Rui.

This man is really more dead than Xiaoqiang. He can't be caught or killed no matter what.

He Chunhua glanced around, and naturally someone sneaked towards the small mountain peak quietly.

The stone man spoke again: "Master He, don't play these little tricks, you can't catch me."

How do you know if you don't try? He Chunhua smiled and said: "General Hong is really courageous. But you are also a Yuan people, why do you help Nian Zanli, a defeated general, to attack Yuan Kingdom? How about this, as long as you are willing to withdraw from Xiazhou, I will release your wife within three months."

The battlefield situation changes rapidly. If Hong Chenglue really leads his troops to withdraw from Xiazhou, it is hard to say whether he will come back later.

Therefore, the focus of the game between the two sides now is actually on Hong Chenglue's "retreat".

With his retreat, He Chunhua has the credit of "not sending a single soldier and persuading the enemy general to retreat", and has an explanation to the front line, Xiazhou, and the royal court, and his prestige is intact.

And this retreat also brought trouble to Hong Chenglue himself. First of all, the soldiers he led were all Xunzhou cavalry, not Beijia troops. The two sides had been running in for less than ten days. In addition, due to the abandoned mine incident a few days ago, the people of Xunzhou were already dissatisfied with this leader, and they had been muttering in private that "those who are not of my race must have different hearts."

If Hong Chenglue withdrew from Xiazhou for personal reasons, how could the people of Xunzhou obey his order?

Secondly, guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines was the order of Beijia. His unauthorized withdrawal was a violation of the order, which was a taboo in the army. Hong Chenglue had just returned, so he had to cut off his retreat?

But the key point that He Chunhua grasped was real.

Others could not imagine the bond between him and his wife.

He Chunhua was going to cut off his future. Hong Chenglue, who had always been used to making dilemmas, hesitated visibly at this time.

Dong Rui nudged him with his elbow: "Hey..."

Hong Chenglue immediately raised his hand and interrupted him.

When He Lingchuan saw this, he realized that his claim of "helping Xun people defeat Zhao Pan" might not be supported by evidence.