"My nephew wants to share the worries of his elders without losing his life, so he mustered up the courage to give it a try."
Hearing Chen Ze's response, Cao Sheng couldn't help but look at Chen Ze carefully.
Cao Sheng, wearing a battle armor, circled around Chen Ze a few times, his expression becoming a little weird: "After your serious illness, your kid really seemed to have become a different person. It made me become a different person." It’s extremely strange.”
"This is not like what came out of your mouth, Chen Houzhao!"
Cao Sheng was also quite puzzled for a while. A few months ago, Chen Ze fell seriously ill and he went to visit him at his residence. He was indeed suffering from a fever and was completely unconscious, accompanied by violent She had a cough and had difficulty breathing at every turn. Many doctors had been called and they diagnosed her with lung fever. She had been given a lot of heavy medicine, but the situation had not improved.
At that time, Cao Sheng felt that there was a high probability that Chen Ze would not survive. The disease was indeed very serious, and the doctors felt a little helpless. However, he never expected that the disease would be cured soon, but after he recovered, I found that something was not right. Chen Ze's temperament changed drastically, and he seemed to have forgotten a lot of things. He opened his mouth and asked about the dynasty and who the emperor was. He felt a little crazy.
I originally thought that my brain was burned out, but based on the current situation, not only was it not burned out, it actually made me smarter and sensible.
Not to mention, Cao Sheng has never heard of Chen Ze causing trouble since Chen Ze fell ill, nor has he heard of another conflict with any powerful family. What is even more unexpected is that after Chen Ze went to Qingzhou, he actually Caught the traitor and helped the Cao family save face.
Previously, Cao Sheng had always believed that Chen Ze was a blind cat who met a dead mouse and caught someone by mistake. However, the reply he received from Cao Xiong during this period was different.
Chen Ze really did a lot of things in Qingzhou. He decentralized a large number of officials, established the Qingzhou University, and recruited tens of thousands of students in Qingzhou to study in Qingzhou City. Both father and son found it incredible. .
He suddenly changed from an ignorant and stubborn boy to a courageous and knowledgeable young man. This change is really confusing.
"Are you really Chen Houzhao?"
"Uncle, I don't know how to answer this question?" Chen Ze said with a face that didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Of course it's Hou Zhao!"
"You shouldn't! Chen Houzhao is not as sensible as you, let alone as courageous as you!"
"Uncle, I know that I was really ignorant before. After I got seriously ill and went through hell, my nephew suddenly had an epiphany, and many things suddenly became clear."
Cao Sheng nodded slightly: "Are you really sure about this peace negotiation? Then Xu Qianfang is not easy to talk to."
"I'm not sure, but I can only give it a try now. It would be best if we can negotiate peace."
Cao Sheng said no more. Since this was Chen Wuping's order, and his own sons had been released for peace talks, Cao Sheng followed the order.
Wutong County is not far from Hanzhou City, and the two-day march has reached the scope of Wutong County.
Chen Ze couldn't figure out why tens of thousands of troops were sent to suppress it before. One look at the terrain of Wutong County and he knew that it would be a fierce battle if it really happened.
The terrain is very steep, mostly with cliffs, and Wutong County is located in a notch. If you want to go to other places through Wutong County, you must cross the city.
During the Dali period, there was no Wutong County, only Wutong Pass. Later, an important pass was slowly built into a city.
And if you want to enter Wutong County, there is only one road to choose from, and it is only wide enough to allow three or four carriages to pass. Under these conditions, if you want to conduct a siege, there is almost no advantage for the attacker. It is simply unrealistic to launch a large army to forcibly attack the city.
Soon after, the army began to set up camp, and its position was twenty miles away from Wutong Pass.
Spies have been sent out to investigate the situation first, and Cao Sheng and Chen Ze are waiting for news in the camp.
Half an hour later, the spies reported back.
There are already a large number of soldiers and horses stationed at Wutong Pass, roughly estimated to be at least a thousand people, and a lot of ballistae have been set up at the pass, ready to go.
When Cao Sheng heard about it, he immediately summoned his subordinates to formulate a combat strategy, while Chen Ze could only wait.
If you want peace talks, you must first send a message to the other party that you are willing to negotiate.
At the beginning, Chen Ze must not be allowed to go directly to Wutong Pass as a messenger. If someone from Wutong Pass accidentally shoots Chen Ze to death, they will be dead. Therefore, they usually send troops to contact him in advance and send letters.
What Chen Ze is waiting for now is Lu Qingyun's autograph letter, and he will try to negotiate peace after getting Lu Qingyun's autograph letter.
As for combat deployment and the like, Chen Ze couldn't come to the table to discuss it together, not to mention he didn't have any combat experience.
The war cannot be fought for a while.
After all, both sides must be well prepared before fighting. After all, the troops and horses need to be repaired and the logistics must keep up.
Cao Sheng's 10,000 men and horses were marching in a hurry. He did not bring any logistics troops, and only brought three days' worth of dry food. Next, he needed logistics to replenish supplies quickly, and the logistics manpower, at least 40,000 to 50,000, would be transported from the granary. , the battle can only start when the logistical support is sufficient, which will take at least three or four days. At this time, Cao Sheng and his group of generals need to deploy a combat plan and place sentries everywhere to prevent their homes from being stolen.
Once the peace talks fail, war is imminent.
Chen Ze saw that the army was already preparing for battle, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart.
What he was worried about was that Xu Qianfang had no idea of peace talks. Without talks, war would be inevitable.
And since there is going to be peace talks, both sides must have their own demands.
What the palace requires is that Xu Qianfang disbands his troops on the spot, surrenders his weapons, and does not pursue other people's responsibilities. However, Xu Qianfang needs to return to the palace for trial.
It is unlikely that the palace will leave such an unstable factor, and Chen Ze feels that there is a high probability that he will not survive.
The main reason was that Chen Ze did not expect that Xu Qianfang would not leave any escape route for him and killed most of the officials as soon as he captured the county seat. The possibility of surviving in this situation was too low.
If they just captured the county seat and placed officials under house arrest, there would be more room for maneuver, but this time it was Xu Qianqian who cut off his own escape route.
But if Xu Qianfang really wants to revolt, the timing is not right at this juncture. What's more, Wutong County doesn't have much food in stock at all, which is not enough to raise troops and train them. It won't take up much time at all. Even if he has tens of thousands People and horses are destined to die if they leave Wutong County.
Hanzhou is the base camp of the Zhennan Army.
Therefore, Chen Ze felt that Xu Qianfang was more likely to be forced into helplessness, so there should be the possibility of peace talks.
