Chapter 212: Negotiable
Of course Wanyan Pingqiu had ulterior motives, he was not arrogant enough to want to annex the entire Great Zhou.
He also knew that this kind of patchwork alliance was not reliable at all, and he just used it as an excuse to get a piece of the pie in Yanyun County.
The little Prince Mo Luo sent troops to attack Yanyun County. He originally had the mentality of watching the excitement, and wanted to wait for both sides to lose, and then come out to reap the benefits of the fisherman, but the result was far beyond his expectations.
The 20,000 cavalry led by Mo Luo swept across Yanyun County, almost taking the entire county into their pockets at a small price!
Not only captured tens of thousands of civilian husbands and young men, but also plundered a large amount of food materials, gold and silver treasures.
Really several did not expect.
I didn't expect the officers and soldiers of the Great Zhou in Yanyun County to be so vulnerable, I didn't expect the Xianbo cavalry to be so brave and powerful, I didn't expect Li Wanjiang not to send troops to expel them... If I had known, I would have sent troops first.
Now this result is not what Wanyan Pingqiu would like to see, let alone the gold, silver and treasures of the territory they seized with envy, once the Xianbo people's power grows, it will be a very serious threat to Mo Jie!
So something must be done about them.
Knowing that it would be embarrassing to beat others, and it would take a lot of effort to fight on his own, so he found an excuse to form an alliance and go south.
He even said to divide Dazhou's territory equally, he just wanted to divide Yanyun County that was conquered by the little prince Moluo equally!
The other tribal leaders thought the same as him, and when they saw him take the initiative, they immediately expressed their full support!
So the pressure was put on Hungu, the territory of Xianbo, which made him very passive.
Of course he does not agree to form an alliance, but everyone agrees. If he is the only one who opposes it, wouldn't he become the public enemy of all tribes?
If he agrees, then the large piece of land that his youngest son Mo Luo has conquered will be divided up by these shameless guys who have not worked hard.
It's not worth it.
What worries him the most is that Prince Moro has almost taken away half of the elite of the tribe. If Wanyan Pingqiu and other tribes attack him, it will be difficult to deal with.
After much deliberation, we can only choose the lesser of two evils.
So he immediately wrote to Mo Luo, asking him to withdraw his troops and come back immediately. Prince Mo Luo disagreed, thinking that it would be a pity to give up the territory that had been won with great difficulty.
Tu Hungu said that our hometown may be lost at any time, are you still thinking about Yanyun County?
Originally, I didn't agree with you to openly fight with Da Zhou, but you just didn't listen!
Yanyun County is so big, and our population is so small, even if it is captured, can you swallow it? Even if you swallow it, can you digest it?
Prince Mo Luo thinks that his father is too timid, and he Wanyan Pingqiu is not so courageous, if he dares to attack us, we will fight with him!
Let's do it and see who reaps the fisherman's profit?
Either Li Wanjiang from the south, or the Ross people from the north!
So the final result is that the big guys die together, it's just a matter of who dies.
Wanyan Pingqiu would not be so stupid.
Tu Hungu said that Yan Pingqiu is not stupid, but he is greedy, and in the face of interests, this kid can do anything!
Besides, even if he doesn't make mistakes, can you guarantee that the leaders of the other tribes will not make mistakes?
Now we Xianbo have become the target of public criticism!
There will be arrows from the back at any time.
Prince Mo Luo still didn’t care. If it’s not possible, we Xianbo family can move to Yanyun County. This place is also sparsely populated, and there are both grasslands, farmlands, and cities. It’s no worse than our residence. Much stronger?
You almost vomited blood in such an old-fashioned way, you brat, you want to throw away the land left by your ancestors? Don't you know that the roots of our Xianbo people are rooted in this grassland?
Do you know how much your Lao Tzu and your Lao Tzu's Lao Tzu paid for this lush grassland?
Taking a ten thousand step back, even if I agree with your suggestion, will our clansmen agree?
I don't even need other people to attack us, we will rebel against ourselves first!
Get the hell out of here right now, boy, otherwise I will send someone to take over your military power, deprive you of the title of prince, depose you as a common man, and go herd sheep for the rest of your life!
This was the whole content of the letter. In the last letter, Tuhungu had issued an ultimatum to his youngest son.
Unless Prince Moro betrays his father and clan, he will inevitably choose to retreat.
Do you think Xiao Chen and Zhuge Xiaosheng were unhappy after learning about this?
The little Prince Moro might also be holding his breath, that's why he sent troops to attack Xiao Chen, firstly to take his anger out on him, and secondly, to snatch some supplies back by the way.
Unexpectedly, he hit a hard nail. Presumably at this moment, he will regret this rash decision very much, right?
"It seems that the old man needs to step in." Chen Jisheng suddenly said without thinking.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Chen didn't react for a while.
"Of course I went to negotiate with that little Prince Moro." Chen Jisheng said, "Although the old man doesn't know much about military affairs, he also knows that this battle with him will not go on. If we don't fight, then we must sit down." Have a good talk."
"How do you plan to talk to him?" Xiao Chen said.
"The current situation is quite unfavorable to him. Strictly speaking, we still have the initiative. In this case, of course we have to put forward some conditions for him. First of all, he can't take away any of the people in Yanyun County!" Chen Jisheng is a hardliner. .
He has always been so tough.
"We also need to sign a non-aggression treaty with him, and draw a clear border line with them... These are real, and we have to do things that are practical. It would be best if he could be named in his father's name." Send the letter of surrender or the letter of confession to the emperor..." Chen Jisheng wrung his fingers.
"I heard that the little prince Moluo is arrogant. I'm afraid he won't be able to write the confession. It's better to change it into a confession. As long as he is willing to admit his vassal in the book, he can have an explanation to Li Wanjiang. Anyway, the big man before. Back in the day, they had always been courtiers." Ye Baiqing said.
"Well, not only do you have to be a vassal, but you also have to make an offering, but this is just a matter of situation, and we are not short of what he has. Throughout the dynasties, our rewards are much more than their tributes." Chen Jisheng said.
"What the old man and Bai Qing said are both reasonable, but these conditions are not important, what is important is to agree with him something that cannot have a formal contract..." Zhuge Xiaosheng said.
"Well, Xiaosheng means to negotiate with him openly, but form an alliance with him secretly?" Chen Jisheng stroked his beard and laughed.
"Yes, if he can agree to our requests, then we can definitely consider forming an alliance with him, which will be very beneficial for us to gain a foothold in Yanyun County in the future." Zhuge Xiaosheng said.
"From the perspective of the overall situation, we can also consider giving him some benefits, such as opening and closing the exchange market." Ye Baiqing said.
"The opening and closing of the mutual market is not only beneficial to them, but also quite beneficial to us." Chen Jisheng said.