The Qin army's military intelligence was strong, and Yan Qi's letters quickly reached Xiao Yuan through the falcon.
Wu Palace, in the study room.
There was a large military map hanging on the wall. Xiao Yuan was standing in front of the map with his hands behind his back. Summarizing the situation on the entire battlefield, he said: "After the Southern Expedition, the Ling Army took advantage of the opportunity to invade the four counties of Xuandi. These four counties The loss puts us in a certain passive situation in the southeast battlefield in the future, and it will be difficult to recover."
Counselor Wang Su heard this and said: "As the saying goes, every gain must come with a loss. Your Majesty, don't worry too much. We have achieved an absolute victory in the Jiangnan War Zone. From the perspective of the entire world, comparing the two, we are in an advantage." ."
"Master Wang, are you implying that I am too greedy?" Xiao Yuan asked with a smile.
"How dare you, a humble minister?" Wang Su hurriedly lowered his head.
"Okay, what you said is not unreasonable. If we want to pacify Jiangnan, we should expect the Ling Army to join the war, and we should be prepared for failure in the Xuandi War Zone." Xiao Yuandao: "Now Su Yi's troops are on the right track. Pointing to the capital of Chu, it is almost time for the Yanqi tribe to put an end to the scourge of the Southern Barbarians."
Just as he said this, Xu Hu stepped in, clasped his fists and bent down and said, "Your Majesty, General Lin Chu wants to see you."
"Let him come in." Xiao Yuan didn't look back, his eyes still stayed on the map.
Not long after, Lin Chu entered the room, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, Commander Yan is writing this letter."
"Oh? Show it to me." Xiao Yuan turned around.
After the small bamboo tube was handed over, he opened it and took out the rolled letter inside. Xiao Yuan shook his hands and read it.
The content of the letter first reported on the current war at Nanping Pass, and then explained the specific situation of the barbarian army's request for peace. After reading it, Xiao Yuan frowned slightly, handed the letter to Wang Su and said, "You should also take a look."
The latter took it respectfully, read it quickly, his face changed slightly and said: "More than six thousand girls, Your Majesty, this is it!"
Xiao Yuan raised his hand and interrupted him: "I understand what you mean. It is related to national issues. These more than 6,000 girls have been saved, but they cannot be used as the basis for the Barbarian King to negotiate with us."
"Then, what the king means is..." Wang Su was slightly confused.
Xiao Yuandao: "The negotiation requires an initiative. This initiative cannot fall into the hands of the Southern Barbarians. Moreover, the Southern Barbarian King and the 50,000 barbarian troops must not leave the Central Plains easily, otherwise, it will definitely cause trouble in the future!"
After saying that, he added: "You can order Tian Shou, on behalf of my king, to go to the Southern Barbarian tribes and inform the barbarians that the women from the Central Plains will be released immediately, along with the looted gold and silver property. If there is any disobedience, we will send out troops immediately." Nanping Pass, pacify the southern frontier."
His meaning is very clear. He wants to save people, but the Qin State will not compromise with the Southern Barbarians, nor will it negotiate any terms with you, the Southern Barbarian King. He will directly send envoys to the Southern Barbarian tribes and resort to force. How dare you not let people go? , Qin will send troops to fight in southern Xinjiang.
Xiao Yuan is not an indecisive person. He made this decision with the eyes of a hero.
However, when Wang Su heard this, he was slightly worried and said: "The Chu Kingdom is not yet settled, the war in the south of the Yangtze River has not been completely resolved, and the Ling Kingdom is still stationing troops in Xuandi. If we go to fight in southern Xinjiang again, we may lose our military strength."
"Don't worry." Xiao Yuan said directly: "Now is indeed not the time to resolve the southern Xinjiang issue, but you have to believe that the southern barbarians do not dare to accept this battle. As long as he does not dare to accept this battle, he must be released."
After hearing this, Wang Su pondered for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
After deciding this matter, Xiao Yuan also returned to Wang's case, unfolded a silk book, picked up the brush and dipped it in ink, and wrote down smoothly.
After Wang Ling finished writing, he also checked it, closed the silk book and handed it to Lin Chu: "Send it to the Yanqi Department."
"No!" The latter stepped forward and took it respectfully with both hands.
Letters from various countries need to be sent quickly, but the Qin army has falcons. In less than two days, Xiao Yuan's order has been sent to Yan Qi.
The king's order made it very clear that there was no need to discuss any conditions with the barbarian king to continue the siege strategy against the southern barbarian bandits. He ordered Tian Shuo, on behalf of the Qin State, to enter the southern barbarian tribe and rescue the Central Plains women.
After Yan Qi read it, he handed the Wang Ling to Tian Shou and said, "Your Majesty has no intention of negotiating with the Barbarian King at all, or in other words, he wants to let us take the absolute initiative."
Professor Tian took the letter and read it. He did not have any fear about going to the Southern Barbarians. Instead, he said with excitement: "I, Wang Xiong, have a great strategy. When dealing with foreign enemies, I have never made any compromises or concessions. As a minister, It is an honor for Tian to serve such a monarch."
However, Yan Qi was somewhat worried and said: "Sir, the future of this trip is uncertain and may be somewhat dangerous."
"Hey? Don't worry, Commander Yan. Tian Shou is an official of the imperial court. How can he be concerned about the affairs of the country and put his personal safety at risk?" Tian Shou said without any concern.
This civil servant is worthy of recognition. He is definitely not the kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Not to mention his character, his talents are also very good.
Hearing what he said, Yan Qi couldn't help but take a deep breath, stood up and said seriously: "Sir, Yan Qi sincerely admires your righteousness. I just wish you a safe journey."
"Have a nice trip, sir!" As soon as he finished speaking, all the generals followed suit and clasped their fists.
Tian Shou stretched out his arms, bowed his hands, and saluted all the generals. He also looked serious and said, "Generals, you are polite. I will live up to the king's orders when I go here."
Xiao Yuan decided to ignore the Southern Barbarian King and went directly to the tribes in southern Xinjiang to threaten them with force and adopt a tough attitude. Taking into account Professor Tian's safety and communication issues, Yan Qi not only sent hundreds of accompanying guards to him, but also sent several more elites from the Snow Clan to exchange news at any time.
Afterwards, Tian Shou, carrying the ceremonial guard of the Qin envoy, left Nanping Pass and entered the southern barbarian territory.
This team is not very big, but it is not small either. It is mighty and the speed is neither urgent nor slow. Throughout the ages, no matter whether it is hostile or peaceful, it is rare to kill envoys. If you do so, you will put yourself in a position of credibility. Low down, no one from other countries will dare to interact with you in the future.
No matter what happened, the Southern Barbarians would not dare to attack and kill Tian Shuo, otherwise they would anger King Qin Xiao Yuan, and then he would risk everything and send troops to Nanping Pass.
Everyone understands this truth. Therefore, Tian Shui and the others did not receive any life threats. Instead, they were welcomed by the Nanman tribe when they were about to arrive in Nanqi.
Nanqi, the heartland of southern Xinjiang tribes.
At this time, the temporary person in charge of the Nanman side was the leader of the Baimi tribe.
This man is somewhat smart. As early as when the King of Nanman planned to gather troops to invade the Central Plains at the request of the King of Chu, he stood up and expressed his opposition. He believed that the Central Plains Empire had millions of troops and his own army was not strong enough. He should not participate in the battle between Qin and Chu. Otherwise, It will set you on fire.
As a result, the Barbarian King was dissatisfied with him and kept him in the country, threatening to deal with the White Elk clan after returning home.
At present, he brought many clan members with him. After seeing Tian Shi, he also gave a polite salute and said: "Welcome the Qin envoy to Nanqi."
