Chapter 2239: Give up Chang'an and cease the war
"What does Li Shimin think?"
Wen Zhong appeared next to Jiang Shang: "Junior brother, you have clearly shown Li Shimin a way to survive, but he chose a difficult road to death. I don't know whether to call him stupid or courageous."
"He has his own agenda."
Jiang Shang stroked his beard gently, shook his head and said: "Li Shimin is a man of great wisdom and courage, but it's a pity that he was born at the wrong time. Regardless of whether Li Tang can escape this disaster, even if he can escape, he will just linger on. Sooner or later he will perish. The front line of the confrontation with Qin."
"What a pity." Wen Zhong sighed.
"Let's go, brother Wen Zhong, it's time to go to Luoyang. Haven't you long wanted to meet the King of Qin?"
"Indeed, King Qin Ying Hao is a natural talent, but it's a pity that he is not from the Liu family."
A look of regret appeared on Wen Zhong's face, and then he smiled and said: "Most of my disciples from the Shangqing Dynasty served as officials in the Qin Dynasty, and my junior brother has even become the best in the world. I should be able to meet many old acquaintances when I go to Luoyang this time. .”
Jiang Shang couldn't help but remain silent. He was a disciple of Yuqing, and Yuqing had a very bad attitude towards Qin, which was completely opposite to that of Shangqing. There were no disciples of Yuqing serving in Qin, so he was destined to be alone when he left.
But even so, Jiang Shang still wanted to go. He wanted to see what kind of person Ying Hao was.
Ever since Jiang Shang and Wen Zhong were born, Ying Hao had been looking for their whereabouts, but there had been no progress, and now Jiang Shang and Wen Zhong came to their doorstep.
If Qin Hao knew, he would definitely be overjoyed, but unfortunately he didn't know, otherwise he would keep Jiang Shang and Wen Zhong at all costs.
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Lantian, inside the Qin army camp.
"Report...to the general, the envoy from the Tang Army has come to ask for an audience."
Li Jing, who was looking at the sand table, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then said: "Pass it."
"promise."
After a while, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty came in and saluted: "Li Shangyin, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, comes to see the general."
The visitor was none other than Li Shangyin, who together with Du Mu were known as "Little Li Du".
Li Jing didn't waste any time and asked directly: "Why did the Tang envoy come here?"
"I came here to discuss with the general that the two countries can get back on good terms, stop fighting, and shake hands to make peace." Li Shangyin said, neither humble nor overbearing.
Li Jing was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"Hahaha, aren't you just here to seek peace? Why do you say it so grandly?"
After speaking, Li Jing said to the generals: "Have you heard that Tang Guo wants to sue for peace with our army, but it is obvious that it can no longer persist."
Hearing Li Jing's words, all the generals also laughed. After all, whoever can fight is willing to sue for peace.
Li Shang looked sullen and was about to retort, but Li Jing said: "Sir, since it is for negotiation, you could go directly to Luoyang. Why did you come to Lantian instead? I will just focus on fighting."
"Luoyang is seven to eight hundred miles away from Chang'an. This..."
Li Shangyin looked embarrassed, but Li Jing already understood.
It was just that the trip to Luoyang and back was too long, and he was worried that the war situation would change during the negotiations, so Lantian came here and asked Li Jing to convey the Tang Dynasty's desire for peace talks.
Li Jing immediately sent a letter to Luoyang by flying pigeon to convey Li Tang's wish to negotiate peace.
Ying Hao was surprised when he received the summons. He had guessed that Li Tang would come to ask for peace, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.
The Qin army's five-pronged attack on the Tang Dynasty seemed massive, but so far only one of the Qin troops had entered Guanzhong, and that was Huo Qubing's cavalry regiment.
Although the Tang State lost Xiao Pass, it still had Wuzhangyuan. As long as Wuzhangyuan was defended, Huo Qubing's cavalry would not be able to reach Chang'an.
In addition, important places such as Yoguan, Tongguan and Fenglingdu are still in the hands of the Tang army.
The Tang State has not yet been forced into a desperate situation. With Li Shimin's acting style, logically speaking, shouldn't he surrender quickly?
"It's really weird."
Ying Hao muttered in confusion, but when he saw the price Li Tang was willing to pay, he suddenly sneered in his heart.
"You only want me to withdraw my troops after paying such a small price? Li Shimin has a pretty good idea."
Ying Hao sneered and ordered: "Send an order to Li Jing and let him take full responsibility for the negotiations with Li Tang. I can temporarily let Li Shimin go, but Li Tang must give up Chang'an City."
"promise."
After the soldiers left, Jia Xu stood up and stepped forward, saying: "My lord, Huo Bing will temporarily change the plan and ask Wei Qing to lead 30,000 men to support Ma Chao in order to delay Yang Guang's unification of Liangzhou.
Although it was for the sake of the overall situation, it was too bold for Huo Bing to handle such a big matter without reporting it. "
After hearing what Jia Xu said, Ying Hao rubbed his temples with a headache. Obviously this was not the first time he had impeached Huo Qubing.
A genius commander like Huo Qubing is indeed reassuring to use, but he always puts his own ideas first and habitually ignores military orders. This really makes people love and hate him.
For example, this time, if Huo Qubing hadn't sent 30,000 troops to support Ma Chao, the Qin army would have had at least 60,000 cavalry in Wuzhangyuan. Even with Li Shimin's courage, he wouldn't have dared to fight the Qin army.
In the Battle of Guanzhong, the Qin army only had two months of fighting time. Huo Qubing's cavalry regiment had been marching for more than half a month and had used up one-third of the time. There was only more than a month left to fight. At this time, there was no doubt that the troops would be divided. It will affect the progress of the Guanzhong War.
Therefore, many people impeached Huo Qubing, but this was because they were present at the scene in person and did not know the real situation in Liangzhou. If they knew it, they would definitely not say so.
"Well, Huo Bing's move was actually ordered by me. Before the war, I was worried about the deterioration of the situation in Liangzhou, so I gave Huo Bing the right to adapt to changes."
Now that things have come to this, only the lord Ying Hao can take the blame for his subordinates. Otherwise, Huo Qubing will have lost his great merit, and in the end he will definitely end up with a balance of merit and demerit.
Speaking of which, it was always his subordinates who took the blame for Ying Hao and who allowed Ying Hao to take the blame for him. I am afraid that Huo Qubing and Li Cunxiao were the only two people in the entire Qin Kingdom.
Jia Xu could tell at a glance that Ying Hao was trying to offend Huo Qubing, and said helplessly: "My lord, you are so partial to General Huo Bing, aren't you afraid that he will show favor to you?"
"It's really the king's instruction. Oh, by the way, how's it going in Liangzhou?"
"..."
"Not long ago, news came back from Wei Qing that Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Xing had defected to our army. Ma Chao's situation was no better than Yan Xing's. Perhaps he was hesitating whether to join our army now, so Wei Qing proposed to send envoys to persuade Ma Chao to surrender. "
After hearing this, Qin Hao looked thoughtful, and then said: "There is no need to send envoys to lobby Ma Chao."
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All the ministers present were puzzled. They didn't understand that Ma Chao was already on the verge of surrender. He was obviously a force that could be recruited, but why didn't the lord take the initiative to win over this force?
(End of chapter)
