Chapter 2502: Qin and Sui Dynasties negotiated and ceded Wuwei County
Yang Guang took the initiative to withdraw his troops and sent envoys to sue for peace, but the Qin army would not stop because of this.
After Li Jing's western expedition army joined forces with Meng Tian, the two armies joined forces and headed straight for Anding County.
At this time, Yang Guang retreated to Anding's army, plus Anding's local county soldiers. Although the number was 90,000, Yang Guang, who had not yet been completely cornered, preferred peace talks to avoid war. The reinforcements from the rear have not arrived yet, so they don't want to fight Li Jingmengtian in Anding County.
In addition, Li Jingmengtian's offensive was a bit too fierce.
On the first day, Li Mu captured Quaigu City;
On the second day, Long Qie captured Pengyang City;
On the third day, Li Jing personally led his troops to attack Linjing City, where Lian Zhi was located.
Yang Guang finally recaptured the lost Anding counties in Meng Tian's hands, but he lost them all again in just three days and lost more than 10,000 troops.
The morale of the Qin army was high at this time, and the offensive was too fast and fierce. Yang Guang did not dare to confront the enemy head-on, so he voluntarily abandoned Chaona, Yinpan, Sanshui and Wushi, and led the entire army back to Wuwei County.
However, before withdrawing his troops, Yang Guang not only ordered the burning of the treasury, but also burned all the fertile fields about to be harvested. This also caused a large number of hungry people.
Yang Guang's purpose was obvious, he wanted to use these people to delay the Qin army's advance.
The Qin army has always focused on attacking people's hearts and attacking cities as a supplement. If it wants to gain people's hearts and minds, it must provide relief to the victims, which will inevitably increase the consumption of military supplies.
If there is not enough military rations, the Qin army's logistics will not be able to keep up, and naturally it will not be able to march into Wuwei County in the short term.
Yang Guang's plan was a conspiracy. Even if Li Jing knew it was a plan, after occupying Anding, he had to use military rations to provide disaster relief. After all, this was the best way to win over the people.
It has to be said that Li Jing was good at fighting and was not weak in domestic affairs.
Li Jing ordered Gongsun Xuanyuan to lead an army of 50,000, and Chen Bing confronted the Sui State at the border of Anding and Wuwei. However, he dispersed the army of 100,000 to various places in Anding, one to help the victims with disaster relief, and the other to prevent the victims from rebelling on Wei Er Road, and at the same time mobilize to the rear. Food and grass relief.
Da Qin only had one and a half counties in Liangzhou, half of which was taken away by the Sui army before. Although it was taken back now, it was still riddled with holes.
Great Qin's base in Liangzhou was limited by land and manpower. Even if the governor Qin Ji and the governor Meng Tian implemented military settlements, the grain and grass hoarded were limited after all, and they could only support the 60,000 Qin army in Liangzhou at most.
Now Daqin not only has 150,000 troops in Liangzhou, but also 100,000 victims of the disaster in Anding County. A total of 250,000 mouths need to be fed. Liangzhou's small grain reserves alone cannot last even a month.
Da Qin has already passed the time of food shortage, and besides, it captured a lot by occupying Guanzhong, so it can be transferred directly from Guanzhong.
However, considering that the previous wars also caused considerable damage to various parts of Guanzhong, the subsequent restoration and construction of Guanzhong will also require a large amount of food and grass. Therefore, as the governor of Yongzhou, Li Jing did not put all the pressure on Guanzhong.
Li Jing only transferred 20,000 stones of grain and grass from Guanzhong for emergency response, but applied for a grain and grass transfer order from Bingzhou, asking Bingzhou to bear the grain and grass consumption of the 150,000-strong army and the 100,000 disaster victims.
The food and grass for the Western Expedition army was originally supplied by Yongzhou, so after Wu Qi, the governor of Yongzhou, received the news, he immediately ordered to change the supply of food and grass from Guanzhong to Liangzhou without any hesitation.
After Fang Xuanling, the governor of Bingzhou, received the news, his first reaction was whether the transfer order had been sent to the wrong person. After all, this western expedition had nothing to do with Bingzhou.
You, Li Jing, are the governor of Yongzhou. When you want food and grass, you don't go to Sizhou, which is closer, but you come to me and ask for it in Bingzhou?
Isn't this a bit too far away?
However, Fang Xuanling suddenly realized when he learned that the Western Expeditionary Army had entered Liangzhou and that the grain adjustment was to relieve the victims.
Bingzhou borders Beidi County. If you want to provide disaster relief and Guanzhong does not have so much grain, it is indeed faster to transfer grain from Bingzhou than from Sizhou.
After thinking this, Fang Xuanling did not hesitate and decisively ordered to provide food to Liangzhou. The first batch amounted to 50,000 dan, and the second batch amounted to 100,000 dan.
In Da Qin, for every one hundred kilograms of stone, 150,000 kilograms of grain and grass were produced, which is 1.5 million kilograms of grain.
A pound of rice can produce at least two pounds of rice. If you add more water, you can produce five pounds of porridge.
In other words, 1.5 million catties of grain can produce 3 million catties of rice and 7.5 million catties of porridge.
Based on the consumption of half a catty of rice per person per day, 10,000 people consume 5,000 catties per day, and 250,000 people consume 25,000 catties per day.
Even if Da Qin gave the victims food instead of porridge every day, Bingzhou's 150,000 stones of grain and grass would be enough to consume Liangzhou's 150,000 troops and 100,000 victims for four months.
It has to be said that Bingzhou is really wealthy now, otherwise Fang Xuanling would not have been so generous, and 150,000 stones of food and grass were just given to Li Jing for free.
In these four months, with the ability of Qin Ji, the governor of Liangzhou, the disaster relief had been completed long ago, allowing the victims to resume production and no longer worry about food.
As for the war between Qin and Sui?
The Sui envoy has entered Luoyang and started negotiations between the two countries. There is no way it will last four months.
Luoyang, inside the palace hall.
Under the gaze of Ying Hao and all the civil and military officials of the Qin Dynasty, Cheng Gongying bowed and said, neither humble nor arrogant: "To the Emperor of Qin, my Lord is willing to cede Anding County in exchange for the two countries to stop fighting and repair."
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of sneers in the Great Qin court, and even Ying Hao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, could not help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
Yang Guang was afraid, so he took this opportunity to blackmail him.
Ying Hao glanced at the Prime Minister Wang Meng below. Wang Meng took the initiative to stand up and said calmly: "It seems that your country does not have much sincerity in peace talks."
When Cheng Gongying heard this, his heart suddenly thumped. He knew that Da Qin was about to open his mouth, so he pretended to be surprised and said with a look of sadness and anger:
"What does Prime Minister Wang mean by this?
Our Sui Dynasty is a small border country with no more than ten counties in total.
In order to reconcile with Da Qin this time, I am willing to cede one county and one-eighth of the country.
Isn't this sincere enough? "
Liangzhou has a vast territory and is sparsely populated. Beidi County is the largest, followed by Anding County, so Cheng Gongying's claim that he ceded one-eighth of the land is not nonsense.
"But half of Anding belongs to our Great Qin. Does the Sui Dynasty think it's appropriate to cede my Great Qin's land to my Great Qin?" Wang Meng asked sharply.
"Um, this..."
Cheng Gongying was immediately speechless, but Wang Meng took advantage of the victory and pursued it: "Besides, the news from the Sui envoy fell behind. Now that Anding has been occupied by our Qin Dynasty, the Sui Kingdom is even less qualified to cede it."
"That's right, that's right..."
All the ministers of the Qin Dynasty joined in and made a fuss.
"What? So..."
Cheng Gongying forcefully suppressed the word 'quick'. He never expected that Anding would be lost so quickly.
With his wisdom, it was not difficult to guess that stability should have been given up by Yang Guang on his own initiative. After all, the Sui Kingdom still had 90,000 troops on the eastern front. If they defended with all their strength, they would never have lost stability so quickly.
Alas, my lord, can't you just hold on? How can you let your subordinates strive for benefits?
Cheng Gongying wanted to fight for the Sui Kingdom and pay as little as possible, but Yang Guang knelt down too quickly, which made him lose the confidence to fight for it.
"Envoy of the Sui Dynasty, the fault of this war between the Qin and the Sui Dynasty lies entirely with the Sui Dynasty. If there is sincerity in peace talks, please cede other lands." Wang Meng said calmly.
"That's right, at least three counties must be ceded to me in Great Qin, otherwise our great Qin warriors will never give up." Xun Yu said.
"Three is too few. We are sending beggars. I want you to cut off at least four counties." Qin Wu sneered.
"Four is not that much. You should know that the Sui Kingdom has ten counties. According to the governor, at least five counties will be cut off, haha." Qin Qiong said with a smile.
All the civil and military officials burst into laughter and looked at Cheng Gongying like a fat sheep being slaughtered.
At this time, Cheng Gongying's face turned green and red, which was extremely ugly.
He knew it would be difficult if he didn't bleed heavily this time, but there was nothing he could do. This was the tragedy of a small country.
Moreover, it was indeed the Sui State that took the initiative to start the war between Qin and Sui. After being beaten and hurt, it was the Sui State that took the initiative to seek peace.
Humans are cutters, and I am fish and meat. What can I do?
Although Cheng Gongying knew that this peace negotiation would inevitably lead to a lot of bloodshed, he was still shocked by Da Qin's appetite.
Cede five counties? So what is the difference between the Sui Kingdom and the Subjugated Kingdom?
He shouldn't go back, just surrender to Qin.
Cheng Gongying knew that Da Qin was asking for a price, but he was not so open-minded. After thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said:
"We, the Sui State, come to this peace negotiation with sincerity, but if Great Qin thinks that the Sui State is weak and can be bullied and wants to slaughter it at will, then it would be a big mistake.
Although our Sui country is weak, it has not lost its blood. If the Qin Dynasty wants to continue fighting, the 160,000 Sui troops will definitely accompany it to the end, even to the last soldier. "
After saying this, Cheng Gongying showed an attitude of not being afraid of death or fighting. Seeing that Emperor Qin above him was still silent, he gritted his teeth and said:
"If the Emperor of Qin is grateful for the suffering of the people and does not want the people of the two countries to continue to suffer casualties, please forgive me and the Sui State for this offense. I, the Sui State, are willing to cede the three cities of Wuwei and pray for peace with the Qin Dynasty."
After saying this, Cheng Gongying made a big salute and prostrated directly on the ground.
Ying Hao couldn't help but be startled when he saw this scene, and looked at Cheng Gongying with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
He had been silent before, not because he was watching a show, but in this situation, as the emperor, it was the best way for him to speak. Wang Meng and the others would naturally strive for the greatest benefits for the Qin Dynasty.
If he opened his mouth, he would be punished personally. This was obviously unnecessary, and Cheng Gongying was not so proud.
But now that Cheng Gongying is coming straight towards him, it is inappropriate for Ying Hao to pretend not to see him.
"Sui envoy please rise."
Ying Hao stretched out his hand to help, and then said coldly: "Of course I feel sorry for the suffering of the people, but the Sui King started the war for no reason, and the sacrifice of our Qin soldiers cannot be in vain.
Well, as long as the Sui State cedes the two counties of Wuwei and Jincheng, I am willing to give Yang Guang another chance to call off the troops and make a truce with the Sui State. "
After saying this, Ying Hao deliberately yawned and said to himself: "Prime Minister Wang, let's leave the negotiation with Sui to Aiqing. I'm a little tired, so I'll go back to the harem to rest. If someone comes, I'll drive back to the palace." .”
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
All the ministers saluted in unison, but Cheng Gongying was the only one who wanted to cry but had no tears.
Doesn’t Emperor Qin’s appetite seem too big?
You actually want Sui to cede two counties?
And they are also the two richest counties in Liangzhou?
But what kind of emperor there is, there are what kind of ministers,
After Ying Hao handed over the battlefield to the ministers, he went directly to Li Xiuning's Yuxiu Palace.
The two children, Ying Qilin and Yinglin, were each holding a small wooden sword, practicing swordsmanship under the guidance of Li Xiuning, and they were practicing the Li family's Longquan sword technique.
The two children were already tired and complaining. When they saw Ying Hao coming, they threw away the wooden swords in their hands and ran over quickly, protecting Ying Hao's thighs one on the left and the other on the right. Their father screamed endlessly.
"I see you, Your Majesty."
Li Xiuning also bowed and saluted after coming up to her, while Ying Hao smiled and said: "My beloved concubine, no courtesy." Then he shared what happened in the hall with Li Xiuning.
After hearing this, Li Xiuning covered her face and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is really evil. He left on purpose and did not give Sui Shi any chance. He left Sui Shi to face all the adults alone. He couldn't defeat you and couldn't speak out. I'm afraid he would be angry and cry."
"No, after all, he is a high-ranking official of a country. It is exaggerated to cry when he is angry. At most, he vomits blood." Ying Hao said with a smile.
Li Xiuning also laughed.
After the couple chatted for a while, Ying Hao revealed his purpose.
"I am preparing a trip to Guanzhong. My beloved, please go with me."
Li Xiuning's face couldn't help but froze, and there was a complicated expression on her face.
She knew that the Qin army had captured Yongzhou, and that her second brother Li Shimin, whom she hated so much, had also died in this battle.
But after learning this, Li Xiuning not only felt little pleasure in her heart, but also felt a little empty and sad.
Seeing Li Xiuning's expression, Ying Hao knew that her hatred for Li Shimin was not as deep as shown, so he gently held him in his arms and comforted him: "It's not your fault, it was Shimin who felt sorry for you first. "
This time the Qin army was able to take Guanzhong so smoothly, but it was also due to Li Xiuning. If she hadn't instigated the rebellion of Li Maozhen's brother and sister, as well as many Tang officials in advance, Chang'an would never have been so easy to take.
Although Guanzhong has stabilized now, Changsun Wuji, Li Kui and others still refuse to surrender.
Ying Hao had his own reasons for going to Guanzhong at this time, and he brought Li Xiuning with him because he wanted Li Xiuning to persuade these people to surrender.
At the same time, negotiations between Qin and Qin began again.
Cheng Gongying naturally refused to agree to Ying Hao's conditions for ceding three counties, but Wang Meng naturally could only let him feel what the general trend was and what the iron fist of Great Qin was.
After three days of negotiations, Cheng Gongying's face was pale and his hair had turned one-third gray. It was obvious that he had been bullied by Wang Meng.
Facing the emboldened and aggressive Prime Minister of Qin, Cheng Gongying could only continue to compromise in order to continue the negotiation.
After ceding the land of two counties and talking about ceding one county, Great Qin refused to give in and compromise, as if it would go to war directly if it refused.
Cheng Gongying had no choice but to agree to cede the ten cities of Wuwei, plus half of the Anding County and four cities that originally belonged to the Sui Kingdom. A total of two counties and fourteen cities were given to Da Qin, and he also paid compensation for money and grain.
(End of chapter)
