Chapter 928 Things are fixed
In Heyang North City, when the news came that Jin Yong City had been lost, brother Zhu Hunyuan was suddenly dumbfounded.
"Master Hu Lu is really old and stupid! In the old days, Dugu Yongye was able to hold back a hundred thousand thieves outside the city with only a few thousand defeated troops. But now the enemy is even smaller and the defenders are stronger, so he can't hold it for a long time." !”
When he heard that the scouts came to report that Jin Yong City had been captured, Zhu Huntian couldn't help but said something. Then he looked at his brother and said, "Jin Yong City has been captured. If the country is held accountable, will it anger Heyang? Also?" , Then since Li Boshan captured Jinyong City, will he attack Heyang again? Brother, how should we respond? "
But when Zhu Hunyuan heard this, he frowned deeply, looked to the south and sighed: "The former refused to send troops at Hu Lu Mingyue's invitation. It is the Heyang defenders who have their own responsibilities and should not go out lightly." . But the survival of Jinyong City is also related to the safety of Heluo. How can I refuse to save him?
It's just that they are trapped in insufficient troops, and they have a plan in mind to wait for the Pingyuan King's Brigade to return and then join forces to attack the enemy. As a result, Grand Master Hu Lu was able to capture the city so easily, making all my plans come to nothing! "
He also meant to excuse himself by saying this. Although Heyang is a relatively independent system, it geographically forms a complete offensive and defensive system with the defenses between Heluo. Jin Yongcheng was trapped for a long time but he remained indifferent here in Heyang. If the court really wants to investigate deeply, he may not be able to absolve himself of the blame.
Of course, no matter what reasons are used to prevaricate and deal with the court's investigation, it is only a matter for later. What is imminent is whether Zhu Huntian and Li Boshan will be able to continue to attack Heyang after capturing Jinyong City.
In the past few years, the defense of the three cities in Heyang has been strengthened. If it were another opponent, Zhu Hunyuan might still be confident that his words were infallible. But if the opponent was Li Boshan, he would feel uneasy.
"Although Li Boshan has captured Jinyong City, the Pingyuan King's Brigade will return soon. He thinks he dare not attack Heyang directly. What's more, it has been many days since the Qiang Division went west. After the death of Black Otter, the situation in Guanxi will change dramatically. Li Boshan will certainly not be able to stay in Heluo for long, so what benefit will he gain from attacking Heyang?"
After pondering for a long time, Zhu Hunyuan spoke again. This was not only his analysis and judgment, but also his hope.
Although he felt that Li Boshan would most likely not attack Heyang, Zhu Hunyuan still personally inspected and strengthened the city defenses of the three cities, including chipping away the ice on both sides of the river bridge and along the Yellow River to avoid being attacked by the enemy. utilized.
At the same time, he sent many scouts to patrol around Jinyong City to spy on the enemy, and ordered the scouts to report any disturbances to the enemy. When he learned that Li Boshan was leading his troops south, Zhu Hunyuan breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then he couldn't help but become a little nervous, worried that Duan Shao, the king of Pingyuan, was no match for Li Boshan. If Duan Shao is also defeated at the hands of Li Boshan, then the situation in Heluo will be even more corrupt.
What happened next was that whatever you were afraid of came, soon the news came that Duan Shao's army was defeated in the north of Yiyang and withdrew to Jiuqu City, which immediately made Zhu Hunyuan even more restless in Heyang. Don't know what to do with myself.
Just when Ke Zhu Hunyuan was full of worries and didn't know what to do, he didn't expect that a team of envoys from the Wei army came to Heyang Nancheng to ask for an audience with Ke Zhu Hunyuan. But Zhu Hunyuan was full of suspicion after hearing the news, but he still immediately led the Wei army envoy to Heyang Beicheng to meet him.
The envoy of the Wei army was Li Qianzhi of the Li family in Longxi who had just gone to Xiangyang with Li Licheng not long ago. But Zhu Hunyuan had been in charge of troops all year round and was not very familiar with the personnel of Yedu. However, his younger brother Zhu Huntianhe often stayed with his subordinates in Yedu. When people come and go, they can't help but be stunned when they see Li Qianzhi, and immediately ask in surprise: "Li Jun doesn't live in the countryside in Yexia, why did he come from the south?"
After hearing this, Li Qianzhi smiled and said: "The king of Taiyuan in the Western Dynasty was a relative of someone from the same clan, and the prince consort must have known about it. The former king of Taiyuan was in charge of affairs in Xiangyang, and his family members were in short supply, so the envoys summoned relatives and friends, and he left Ye to join him. Although he has returned to the Western Dynasty, he has not forgotten the kindness of the emperor of Yedu. Now that the two countries are at war, I asked the king to be my envoy, hoping that the two sides could reconcile and communicate. "
But when the Zhu Hunyuan brothers heard what Li Qianzhi said, they each felt suspicious. After looking at each other, Zhu Hunyuan still asked: "Since Li Jun said this, could it be that he was begging for King Li?" And come?"
"The two of you naturally know why the East and West are divided. Today, Wei Zuo is separated from Guandong, and the Qi family's desire to win the country is also the hope of the people of Guandong. However, my king's ambition to stay in the Wei industry in Guanxi is also high. In the past, there were many wars between the East and the West. , it almost became a feud. Taishi Yuwen of the Western Dynasty and Emperor Taizu of Guandong established their own careers and were incompatible, which also deeply disturbed the people of the two countries. "
Li Qianzhi first briefly described the origin of the hostility between East and West, and then changed the subject and said: "But now that these two heroes have abandoned the world, why should this feud continue? Kanto is already in the new era, and Kansai New people and new trends are also needed. The reason why King Taiyuan was stationed in Heluo and frequently engaged in battles with the Qi Division was because he was ordered by Grand Master Yuwen to bring in troops for reinforcements. After entering the country, he found out that the Chinese and foreign divisions had already gone west, which was not his original intention. , all due to being trapped by the situation..."
But after Zhu Hunyuan brothers heard this, their expressions became a little strange. It turns out that the two sides have been fighting frequently during this period, and you were forced to do so, but our Qi army was just looking for trouble?
What he said was a bit confusing, but the meaning revealed made the brothers Zhu Hunyuan couldn't help but think about it. Yes, the confrontation between the East and the West began with Xiaowu's westward migration and the mutual attacks between Gao Huan and Yu Wentai. But now that several important parties have passed away, is there any need to continue this hatred? Is there really no possibility of easing the relationship between them?
But Zhu Hunyuan and Hu Lujin held a similar view, that is, they felt that Li Boshan could not be stationed in Heluo for a long time, especially after the death of Yu Wentai, the order in Kansai would inevitably change dramatically.
At such a critical moment, as one of the few powerful ministers in the Western Wei Dynasty, Li Boshan's best interest was to seize the center of power instead of staying at the border and abusing food like crazy.
However, during the past period of time, Li Boshan stayed here in Heluo and repeatedly attacked the entire army, causing them to be either defeated or in fear. He had no intention of leading the army to evacuate.
Now the meaning revealed by Li Qianzhi's arrival is in line with the logic of normal people. It seems that Li Boshan is already satisfied after the consecutive victories and does not want to continue fighting. He is ready to take advantage of this victory to return to Kansai to fight for power.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Hunyuan said directly: "The former two countries fought because of the provocation of the black otter. Now it is not allowed by nature. King Li is a hero in the world. He enters the Western Dynasty to take charge of the national affairs. He is a hero. Why. If you are still trapped in the old fate of Heluo and stay in Heluo, it can be said that you have made a small loss and failed to live up to the expectations of people inside and outside. Now that Li Jun is here, you can see that he has learned something. If you have any advice, you might as well speak out! "
After hearing this, Li Qianzhi stopped talking in circles and directly put forward three conditions. The first is that the Qi army between Heluo and Heluo must unconditionally withdraw to Hebei, including Duan Shao's troops who are now entrenched in Jiuqu City. The second step is to return all the Western Wei personnel and materials captured in the previous Battle of Mangshan. The third is to send relatives and friends of the civil and military officials in Guanxi who are still stranded in Northern Qi to Guanxi.
After these three points are met, the Western Wei Dynasty will release a group of prisoners including Zhaojun Wang Gao Rui, and will no longer fight with the Northern Qi Dynasty, and enter into a non-aggression contract with each other.
But Zhu Hunyuan had already been prepared, thinking that even if Li Boshan wanted to stop his troops, the conditions he proposed would be extremely harsh. After hearing these three conditions, my temples couldn't help but beat with anger for a while. The Heluo area was their key business area in Northern Qi. How dare he easily agree to the other party's request to cede it to the Western Wei? Not to mention that he couldn't agree, he didn't even dare to send a message!
"Li Jun used to be in charge of our country, so he should know the actual strength of our country. Nowadays, King Li seems to be invincible in Heluo. What he takes advantage of is that our armies are not coordinated and the country is not doing its best. Today's situation The personnel in the Western Dynasty are in chaos. Even if our country intends to secede Heluo, can King Li concentrate on governing it? "
But Zhu Hunyuan looked at Li Qianzhi and said in a deep voice: "Since King Li sent you to ask, he must also have the intention of asking for peace. If you want to stop the war, you need to be sincere. If not, when our Central Division Brigade comes back here, How can he ignore the chaos in Guanxi when discussing the outcome with King Li?"
The two sides discussed the matter again, and Li Qianzhi's attitude softened somewhat, but brothers Zhu Hunyuan were also very concerned about it. After the two sides reached an initial consensus, Ke Zhu Hunyuan even arranged for his brother Ke Zhuhuntian to return to Jinyang in person to report the matter.
"After returning home, you should not go directly to His Majesty the Emperor, but go and pay homage to the Empress Dowager first. Your Majesty has a strong temperament, and it will be difficult to endure defeat and seek peace. However, now that all the cities and fortresses between Heluo and Heluo have been lost, tens of thousands of Pingyuan King's troops have been attacked. Difficulty in Yiyang, even if the army from the country comes south, these difficulties will always exist. Fortunately, Li Boshan is eager to return to power and refuses to fight me. This is a good opportunity for the two sides to stop fighting. "
At this point, Zhu Hunyuan lowered his tone and said: "The Li family in Longxi is a famous family in the world, and there are many relatives, friends and old alliances in Guandong. If Li Boshan can gain power this time, the relationship between East and West will not be as tense as in the past. If you can Wandering around in the game to make things happen will be of great benefit to you in the future.”
But after Zhu Huntian heard this, he nodded and said: "Brother, don't worry, I will try my best to facilitate this matter after returning to China. No matter whether the two sides are in peace or fighting in the future, there is no need to rush to learn now!"