After hearing Ouyang Ming's words, Queding Tangwu took a breath of cold air.
Yesterday afternoon, Nie Chen led the cavalry and drove straight in, chasing him all the way. In less than two hours, they reached their headquarters where most of the Queding troops were, plundered the treasures, and captured a large group of people. their people.
They are all his children.
So in the future, if he fights against the Northern Tribes and Wang Ting, and Nie Chen attacks from behind, won't he lose his hometown again?
Moreover, he was indeed frightened by Nie Chen. From now on, he would focus on the north and withdraw most of his troops to the north. He could also assemble a large army nearby and launch an attack on the north.
The reason why Ouyang Ming mentioned this was because he was worried that something like what happened a few days ago would happen. Queding suddenly sent a large army to fight and arrived in one day, without giving Weihu County any time to prepare. This was not good.
Expanding the depth of space is beneficial to everyone.
"Okay, I agree to this."
Queding Tangwu nodded.
At this time, the bookboys Xiaolan and Azhu who were following behind Ouyang Ming also took out the pens and papers they carried with them, and lay directly on the top of the city wall to start grinding and writing.
The treaties were made in duplicate. Each of them had one copy and wrote down the first article.
"The big leader Gao Yiming sees it, then let's discuss the next one."
Ouyang Ming said slowly.
Queding Tangwu looked at the tribesmen below who were surrounded and slaughtered, and felt extremely distressed. He really wanted to urge the other party to speak quickly, and then quickly cease the fighting and release them.
It's just that he can't show it, because once he shows that he is anxious, the other party will definitely ask for a high price to force him to agree.
"Big Chief, according to the second point, we should discuss post-war compensation."
"How much money do you want? As I said just now, we don't have much money, and you have robbed me of all my money."
"It's okay, Chief. We understand that if you don't have money, you can use things to offset it.
For example, horses, cattle, sheep, cowhide, etc.
How much do you think this army of hundreds of thousands below, you, and your children are worth? "
"I...it's better for you to say it. You tell me a price first, and I'll see if I can agree to it!"
Queding Tangwu's head is covered with black lines.
"Well, there are probably about 150,000 people below. Let's calculate it based on the price of one horse per person. Then your children will be priced at 100 horses each. As for you, it will be priced at 10,000 horses." Horse, what do you think?"
Seeing Ouyang Ming's smiling expression, Que Dingtangwu was so angry that he wanted to hit him with his fists.
"Ouyang Ming, what do you mean? The value of a human being cannot be compared to that of a horse!"
"Oh? Does the big leader mean that I will be missing?"
"No, that's not what I meant. What I meant was...people are not as valuable as horses. The women of those tribes don't have to do anything else except give birth to children. The most important thing for us barbarians is people.
But do you know how much energy it takes for us barbarians to raise a horse?
What's more, we don't have that many horses at the top of the bird now, only tens of thousands at most. How can we get you hundreds of thousands of horses! "
"That's okay. The big boss can't give it all at once. You can pay it back in installments. You can pay it back slowly. There's no need to rush. It's just the interest..."
"Wait a minute!"
Quedingtangwu really lost his temper and quickly advised,
"Just give the horse as you want, in installments, but there is no interest. We barbarians are not as smart as you Central Plains people. If we ask you to calculate the interest, we may not be able to pay it back in our lifetime."
I heard that there are some profit-making companies in the south, but they are all deceptive.
Instead of calculating interest now, it would be better to add some cattle and sheep, and then write down as much as you can on a piece of paper. "
"It's easy to say, then 180,000 horses, the first batch will be 50,000, and the rest will be paid off in five years, 5,000 cattle and sheep each, 3,000 cowhide, no interest, black and white writing.
What do you think? "
"Okay, deal!"
Queding Tangwu pointed to the battlefield below and said,
"Let the army stop first, and if the fight continues, we will suffer casualties on both sides, which is not good for anyone.
The more people die, the less you will get. Why bother? "
Hearing this, Ouyang Ming looked at Nie Chen and asked for his opinion.
Nie Chen nodded.
Indeed, if we continue to fight, we can indeed annihilate all the enemy troops, vent our anger, and make the soldiers happy, but our own casualties will not be small.
He only has such a small amount of wealth in Weihu County. It would be difficult to recruit troops if there were too many dead, but he could not afford to lose them.
And he didn't want to hit the top of the crippled bird. He had to rely on the top of the bird to resist the barbarians from the north. If the top of the bird was crippled and destroyed by the three northern tribes, all his current efforts would be in vain.
Nie Chen shouted to the messenger below,
"Tell Liang Peng that the encirclement has been withdrawn and the war is temporarily suspended. Tell those barbarians that their leader is interceding for them and will not allow them to take action."
"As you command!"
The messenger quickly ran over and told Liang Peng.
After Liang Peng heard this, he looked towards the city in surprise. When he saw Nie Chen nodding, he immediately gave the order and conveyed the order to Lin Guangyue Dongwen.
The messengers rode horses, waved flags, and shouted while running around the outside of the battlefield.
After hearing the shout of the messenger, Feng Jun immediately stepped back a few steps, switched from offense to defense, put his shield on the ground, and stood ready.
When the barbarians saw this scene, they were also shocked. They didn't know why they huddled together, waiting for the orders from the big shots inside.
The leaders who commanded the troops inside heard Feng Jun shouting that their big leader asked for a cessation of fighting. They all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the big leader might be negotiating with the enemy's commander, about a truce and letting people go.
They were all tired from fighting and had no hope of defeating the enemy. Queding Quyang did not know where to run. No one was there to command them, and they did not dare to break out and retreat rashly.
Now I hear news that the big leader wants a truce, then let’s truce. Don’t worry about whether it’s true or not. If it’s beneficial, it’s true.
The battlefield fell silent.
Liang Peng stood on the general platform and looked at the battlefield calmly, and secretly asked people to go back to the camp to bring in crossbows, stone bullets and other items, ready to attack at any time when the order was given.
Lin Guangyue, Dongwen and others were watching with eager eyes, ready to pounce again at any time.
On top of the city, Queding Tangwu felt relieved when he saw this scene and said to Nie Chen,
"I admire Lord Nie for his high righteousness and compassionate heart. Let's continue our discussion."
Ouyang Ming smiled and said,
"Okay, now that the relocation and compensation matters have been settled, chief, let's talk about some things that are beneficial to your barbarians, shall we?"
"Oh? Is it good for us?"
"Yes, you barbarians have low productivity. All living supplies and war supplies must be looted, but looting will kill people, especially when encountering an army as strong as ours, more people will die, and the gain outweighs the loss."
