However, Lou Chang was obviously not a fool to become a doctor. Seeing that Zhao Kuo had caught him and the situation was extremely unfavorable to him, he immediately changed his strategy, clasped his fists with both hands, fell to the ground with a plop, and said He said: "The lower official made a mistake and asked the general to punish him."
Of course Zhao Kuo couldn't kill him, at least not at this time.
The reason for using the topic is, firstly, to eliminate the frustration in the hearts of myself and the soldiers under my command, and secondly, to save the face of others, especially Qin Prime Minister Fan Sui, so as to facilitate the subsequent negotiations.
No longer paying attention to how Lou Chang, the kneeling doctor, was cursing in his heart, Zhao Kuo looked directly at Fan Sui and said coldly: "There are still at least 112,000 Qin army remnants in Shangdang territory. They want to leave! Yes, Accept my three conditions!"
"This?" This time it was Fan Sui's turn to be stunned, but who was Fan Sui? He immediately retorted: "General, our king has reached an agreement with King Zhao. The general's words are to make King Zhao not believe it." Land. General, please be careful what you say."
"Oh? Really?" Zhao Kuo sneered and said, "I will abide by my king's order. However, the king's order I received only said that he would be released to the Qin army, but he did not say how or when he would be released. "
Without waiting for Fan Sui to continue to refute, Zhao Kuo continued: "If Prime Minister Fan is not in a hurry, I would be willing to keep the Qin troops in Shangdang. The Prime Minister knows that I, the Zhao people, have always been hospitable, so I just want to keep a guest." Half a month is not too much."
"You!" Fan Sui immediately retorted.
But Zhao Kuo still interrupted: "Of course, if the Prime Minister is in urgent need, I should also consider the homesickness of the Qin army. Why not release one man in one day? What will the Prime Minister think?"
"Hmph!" Fan Sui's eyes were like daggers, he narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Zhao Kuo and said coldly: "General, aren't you afraid that the prime minister will return to Handan and come to your king to take a copy of your book?"
"If the prime minister has any doubts, of course he can appeal to my king." Zhao Kuo was not afraid at all, and even wanted to laugh a little: "It's just that Handan is a long way, so the prime minister should leave as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Fan Sui took another deep look at Zhao Kuo. Obviously Fan Sui could not return to Handan. Between this time and again, Zhao Kuo might have led his army southward. Fan Sui knew: He must reach an agreement with Zhao Kuo today no matter what.
Then Fan Sui looked at Pingyang Jun and Lou Chang.
Lou Chang, who had been frightened by Zhao Kuo, had not recovered yet, and was obviously unable to resist Zhao Kuo's edge.
Seeing Fan Sui's eyes, Pingyang Jun sighed in his heart. As an envoy, he was not only here to convey the king's orders, but the most important thing was to facilitate the withdrawal of the Qin army.
Even if he knew that Zhao Kuo was not easy to mess with, Lord Pingyang could only bite the bullet.
After thinking for a while, Pingyang Jun finally found a reason that was not a reason, and then said to Zhao Kuo: "General! My king's intention is to release the Qin army as soon as possible. After all, the autumn harvest is approaching. If the army hangs alone, Dang, Zhao Guo will be sad this winter."
This statement is true, but the same situation will also happen in Qin. And if the Qin army is to be eliminated, it will only take a few days, and it will not delay the autumn harvest. What's more, after the Qin army's grain and crops in Guanglang City and Jiepailing were confiscated, Zhao Kuo was now very wealthy!
Obviously Pingyangjun's reasons are untenable.
But there is one thing that Lord Pingyang is right about: His Majesty's intention is indeed to release the Qin army as soon as possible.
Although Zhao Kuo could delay, Zhao Kuo was not sure of a fight to the death. Since there is no way to fight decisively, delaying will only give the Qin army a chance to make a comeback.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo's words are not to shirk, but to force the Qin army to agree to his three conditions. As for what conditions...
Zhao Kuo knew that he could not force the Qin State into a hurry, and Lord Pingyang's words were obviously a good step forward. Zhao Kuo immediately did not refute, but instead reasoned with Lord Pingyang: "Your Majesty, I will not obey unless it is right." Qin really doesn’t want to talk about the king’s order!”
"Your Majesty, just imagine, if the Qin Army's more than 100,000 troops entered Jiepailing all at once, how could we withstand the tens of thousands of troops in the middle of Jiepailing? And once the Qin army occupied Jiepailing, Guanglang City would be behind it. The food and supplies can arrive in only half a day, will the Qin army leave Shangdang?" Zhao Kuo immediately
Make a very likely assumption.
As soon as these words came out, everyone present at Zhao was shocked!
yes! Today's Qin army is indeed in critical condition, but it is in critical condition, but it is by no means without any combat capability. What's more, the extremely hungry rabbit bites people, not to mention the Qin army who is a tiger and wolf army. If the Qin army was really allowed to come out from the border ridge so casually, and if the Qin army suddenly counterattacked, Zhao Guo would have no place to cry.
When Fan Sui heard this, his heart suddenly jumped. Although he had no such plan, God knows whether King Qin had such an idea in his heart. He could counterattack and regain the initiative on the battlefield. At the worst, he could occupy half of Shangdang's country. He would fight Shangdang again after he regained his strength in the coming year. It’s exciting to think about!
In fact, even King Qin had no such plan, what about Bai Qi? Will Bai Qi let go of such a good opportunity?
Fan Sui shook his head in his heart. He was inexplicably excited when he heard it. How could Bai Qi miss it? As for whether he could have imagined it, Fan Sui believed that Bai Qi's ability was not weaker than that of Zhao Kuo.
Of course, although he was 70% to 80% sure that his army would do this, on the surface, Fan Sui absolutely could not and did not dare to admit it.
Soon, Fan Sui pretended to be angry and said: "The credentials have been handed in. How could I, the Qin Dynasty, do such a thing? General, don't slander our Qin men."
Seeing Fan Sui's dry rebuttal, the Zhao people present seemed to believe Zhao Kuo's judgment more and more. The Qin people were definitely up to something! And how often does your Qin country dare to do such a thing? Even the king of Chu State detains you whenever he wants. The credibility of your Qin State has long been trampled on by you and is worthless.
Even Lord Pingyang couldn't help but wavered and said: "Prime Minister Qin, please calm down for a while. Why don't you listen to the general's request? Maybe the general has a way to have both ends."
Hearing this, Fan Sui knew that he was in the wrong, and then nodded slightly and said, "Then just listen to it."
After Zhao Kuo heard this, he immediately raised a finger, looked at Fan Sui and said slowly: "First of all, the Qin army needs to be divided into batches and disarmed to pass through Jiepailing."
"This is absolutely impossible!" Before Zhao Kuo could explain, Fan Sui refused!
After the words fell, Zhao Kuo didn't say anything more. He just looked at Fan Sui quietly, as if to say: If you don't disarm, then just freeze!
Fan Sui also stared at Zhao Kuo with eyes full of anger and without giving in. His meaning was very obvious: He wants us Qin people to put down their weapons, unless they die!
"Then die!"
This was Zhao Kuo's silent answer.
