Zhang Da's words made King Ping fall into deep thinking.
He had already heard about Gui Yunzheng's revolt and received the message. However, he had been confronting the Northern Army and never expected that Gui Yunzheng would point the finger at him.
However, under the current unclear situation, Ning Hou proposed peace. It seems that there are other changes behind this. Ordinarily, if Guiyun Zheng's army marches out of Shangluo to capture Jingxiang, it will really benefit the court. Ninghou can just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. What does it matter whether he talks about peace or not? And if so, under Gui Yunzheng's fierce attack, no matter how high the Xiangyang city is and how deep the water of the Han River is, it may not be easy to defend. Unless, unless something happens on Ninghou's side, unless Gui Yunzheng has another army that threatens Ninghou.
When King Ping thought of this, he became even more worried.
If the situation has reached this point, it will be very bad. Even if the Northern Army did not come to attack, Xiangyang would never be able to survive. Moreover, if Gui Yunzheng really led his army down the river, advancing both by land and water, Xiangyang would be difficult to defend. Yunyang Mengye, Gucheng Zhang Tuizhi, these are all famous generals! If even they can't stop them, Xiangyang will be in danger.
"General Zhang, you can make arrangements for the peace talks tomorrow. I think there may be other reasons for Ninghou's move. If I use troops, I will leave Tongguan and attack Zhongzhou. Gui Yunzheng is a man who knows how to fight and will not be defeated. This was unexpected. Besides, I had already heard that Tongguan had been lost and that the general Wang Liang and others had surrendered to Guiyunzheng. Therefore, I thought that if Marquis Ning suddenly proposed peace, there must be a group of soldiers and horses that had threatened their flanks. . If this king’s prediction is correct, I’m afraid that Gucheng is no longer mine at this moment, and Chanyang to the north may have been pointed by Guiyun Zheng’s army!”
Ping Wangguo is not a fool, and this analysis coincides with the current situation.
"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense! I will go meet Song Zhe tomorrow. I believe there will be an answer."
Zhang Da handed over his hand again, his expression even more solemn.
"Let's do that, General Zhang. Send someone to Gucheng quickly. Report any news immediately! In addition, regardless of whether we negotiate peace or not, both the land and water armies must be on strict alert in recent days. Don't leave lightly! Anyone who disobeys the order ,cut!"
King Ping solemnly made arrangements again.
The situation may be very unfavorable, and he has to make some choices after understanding it. Otherwise, it would be really uncomfortable to be surrounded by several people. There is no doubt that this land of Jingxiang is in danger of changing hands.
So everyone took orders and retreated.
The night gradually deepened.
Taoist Master Xingyue didn't say a word when he was in the hall. He was not a member of the military, so there was no need to mess around. As soon as he returned to the room, he immediately called Qiu Feng and Dong Er.
"Listening to what Prince Ping said today, there have been new changes in the war. I guess it was Zheng'er who sent troops to Chang'an to disturb the war situation here. We are not here to be his lackeys. We are not here in Prince Ping's palace. Therefore, Feng'er and Brother Dong, we need to be careful. Tomorrow I will go with Zhang Da to the center of the river to negotiate peace. You should wait for the opportunity to gather all the brothers together, lie down in the old place, wait for the opportunity, and then do something."
"Well, everything must be arranged by the Taoist Master."
The two of them quickly replied respectfully. Although Xingyue Dao is not what it used to be, it is still a big tree with deep roots. In the past few days, they have successively summoned many brothers and they are all hiding in Xiangyang City.
"You must be more careful about those ruthless and nameless senior brothers, as well as the Wan family and his son, and don't let them catch you by the tail!"
Taoist Master Xingyue reminded softly that Prince Ping had been busy with the war recently, and Qiu Feng had successfully returned from his mission to Prince Fu's Mansion, which made him less wary of him, but from time to time, he could still feel that someone was watching faintly from behind. them.
