Lu Qian smiled faintly and then said, "It seems there are some smart people out there!"
"How far is the army in the Western Region from here?" Lu Qian asked the scout who came to report.
"At most half a day's journey, they are already resting not far from us. They don't seem to be preparing to attack," the scout said.
Lu Qian smiled and said, "I'm going to find out how many soldiers and horses they have..."
The scout nodded and walked out.
"Then let's get ready!" A group of generals looked at death as they prepared to mobilize troops.
"What I said was to ask them to send food and grass over! I didn't mean to go to war with them. I said I would bring back one hundred thousand troops alive." Lu Qian stopped them and said.
Everyone looked at Lu Qian with puzzled faces and said, "No war? What do we call the Western Expedition?"
Lu Qian asked Zhang Bao to go out with a few people and keep an eye on the outside so that no other people could come in.
Then Lu Qian said to the generals, "The Western Expedition? It's just a joke! You don't naively think that it was really the people from the Western Region who killed General Huo and the others, do you?"
After the generals heard Lu Qian's words, they were slightly stunned, "Isn't it?"
"Of course not, what happened at the birthday banquet. It was all a play directed and performed by His Majesty and the Second Highness! The purpose was to eradicate the powerful ministers and consolidate the imperial power!" Lu Qian had his own plan, so he took the birthday banquet as his own. The truth was told.
Although the generals looked surprised, they all froze in place, seeming to digest the news.
"Didn't I explain it to you? Your Majesty just wants you to die, so that no one is left! In this way, no one can stop him from reorganizing his army! The prince does not have the support of the Huo family army! I will take you to the Western Regions , It’s just to avoid the edge temporarily! I had previously arranged for people to go to the countries in the Western Region to deliver the news, saying that the Huo family army was going to bloodbath the thirty-six countries. If you don’t want to die, you can have one last peace talk before entering the Western Region." Lu Qian said to Said to them.
"Peace talks?" Everyone looked at Lu Qian and said.
"Of course, the countries in the Western Region definitely don't want to offend Daxia! So there will definitely be peace talks! During the peace talks, we can also rest! If it goes well, let the countries in the Western Regions show some sincerity, apologize, pay tribute, etc. Then we can go back and say yes Thirty-six countries in the Western Region have been conquered. When the time comes for victory, Your Majesty will have no other excuses." Lu Qian told the generals his plan.
This plan is of course to fool them! Lu Qian had other plans.
After hearing Lu Qian's words, the generals showed expressions of sudden realization.
"What do you mean! You never wanted to start a war with the Western Region from the beginning to the end? Just to help the prince preserve his strength?" A veteran said.
Lu Qian said with a sincere look on his face, "Yes, General Huo and I are sworn friends. His whole life, he hopes that Xia Xingbang will ascend the throne and become emperor! Therefore, I must help him preserve his strength!"
When Lu Qian said this, everyone was convinced.
Seeing this, Lu Qian continued to fool them.
With one sentence and one trick, everyone slowly fell into his trap.
He completely regarded Lu Qian as the savior of the entire Huo family army.
Of course, it is true that Lu Qian wanted to save the lives of their 100,000 sergeants.
After Lu Qian completed brainwashing the generals, everyone still remained vigilant.
Don't be attacked by people from the Western Regions.
It was late at night when there was a sound outside.
A soldier came forward and said to Lu Qian
"General Lu, there is a man outside who claims to be your apprentice and wants to see you."
Chen Qi is here?
Lu Qian said to the soldiers, "Please come quickly!"
Chen Qi, this cheap apprentice, had been accepted in Huaibei before, and there had been correspondence during the period.
Lu Qian also gave him some advice, making him a very important person in Huaibei.
His prestige is even higher than that of Min Zhan.
This time he received a letter from Lu Qian asking for food and fodder.
On the one hand, they raised food and grass, and on the other hand, they gave Lu Qian a plan.
That is the strategy of the current peace talks.
He set out early to mediate in the Western Region.
After Chen Qi came in, he knelt on the ground and saluted Lu Qian without saying a word.
Lu Qian helped Chen Qi stand up.
"Chen Qi, thank you for your hard work!"
"Master, I kept you waiting for a long time! I was delayed in Shanshan City for a while..." Chen Qi said.
Lu Qian smiled and raised his eyebrows and said, "Everything is just right. If you had come one day later, you would have run out of food..."
Chen Qi said, "The place where I store my grain is not far from here..."
With that said, Chen Qi came over with a map.
Lu Qian called Zhang Bao and gave the map to the generals, asking them to get the food and grass.
"In this peace negotiation, what are the chances of them paying compensation and recognizing themselves as a vassal state?" Lu Qian asked Chen Qi.
When Chen Qi saw what Lu Qian said, he said with a hint of bitterness, "Master, I'm afraid I'll hurt you this time!"
"What's wrong? What happened?" Lu Qian said to Chen Qi.
Chen Qi looked ugly and said to Lu Qian, "We know too little about the Western Regions... The Western Regions have long been different from what they used to be! This time, I'm afraid we're going to hit a wall..."
"What's the matter? Aren't the Western Regions all scattered and small countries? Do you still dare to fight with the elites of the Huo family army? We have dispatched 100,000 elites!" Lu Qian was actually a little surprised.
"The Western Regions were really scattered before, but in the past ten years or so, a female emperor has appeared in the Western Regions. She has almost changed the situation. She has unified the scattered Western Regions! This time I heard that Daxia sent 100,000 elite soldiers , they immediately organized an army of 200,000 people!" Chen Qi said.
"What about the unification of the Western Regions? Didn't more than 30 countries come to celebrate Queen Mother Dou's birthday this time? You mean, not far from us, they came with an army of 200,000?" Lu Qian He didn't look good now either.
Suddenly, I felt like I had hit an iron plate.
Chen Qi nodded and said, "Yes, the empress said before they set off for the expedition! If we are reasonable, they can talk to us. However, they will not accept slander and unequal treaties. If we go too far, they can go to war!"
"Have you ever met the empress?" Lu Qian asked Chen Qi.
Chen Qi shook his head, and then said, "No! I just met their prime minister, and the prime minister's meaning was very clear. They don't cause trouble in the Western Regions, and they are not afraid of trouble..."
"According to your opinion, it is almost impossible for him to surrender to Daxia?" Lu Qian asked.
Chen Qi nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I saw during this period! Even if Daxia mobilizes the whole country to attack the Western Region, it may not be possible to capture it. After all, there is a natural barrier like the desert!"
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