"Since Brother Ling Wang knows that continuing to fight will only increase casualties, why bother to resist stubbornly."
Xiao Yuan said neither lightly nor seriously: "It is better to surrender as soon as possible so that Lingzhou can be at peace as soon as possible."
King Ling said: "I said that as long as the King of Qin agrees to this condition, the whole city of Lingzhou will put down their weapons and welcome the King's brother in."
Xiao Yuan shook his head slightly: "I am sorry that I cannot agree to this condition. If Brother Lingwang insists on this, then there is no need to continue this meeting."
On the Qin side, the attitude is clear. Lingzhou must be recovered, and the same goes for the Eastern Territory. Now that all countries have been wiped out, it is impossible to allow the existence of separatist forces.
King Ling covered his mouth with a handkerchief, coughed violently a few times, and said with a pale face: "To be honest, King Qin, with the current defense of Lingzhou, it is absolutely impossible for the Qin army to conquer Lingzhou in a short time, and the blood of tens of thousands of soldiers will inevitably be shed." Chengguan, therefore, as a brother, I still hope you will give it more consideration."
Then he added: "Besides, after Lingyang goes to the Eastern Territory, he will bow his head and bow to his vassal, and will never have any objections. Prince Qin can rest assured about this."
It’s strange that you can rest assured! After Xiao Yuan was silent for a moment, he changed the subject and said, "Brother Ling Wang's health seems to be getting worse and worse."
Under the white handkerchief, there was a little red blood spilling out.
"Yes." The Spiritual King put away his handkerchief and looked haggard: "People are getting old..."
Xiao Yuan was silent for a moment again, then stood up with his sleeves slightly stretched out, and slightly cupped his hands: "Brother Ling Wang, take care of me."
"Brother Wang..." The Spirit King stretched out his hand and shouted.
Xiao Yuan paused slightly.
"Brother King Qin, please think twice."
Xiao Yuan stood there for a moment, said nothing, handed over his hands, and turned to leave.
Looking at his back, the Spirit King sighed softly and stood up with difficulty.
"Your Majesty..." Yin Dian quickly stepped forward to help.
In this meeting under the city, King Ling put forward conditions that were equivalent to separatism. This was to further prevent the unification of the world, which Qin could not agree to in any case.
After both parties left, several cases were moved back by soldiers, and the entire Lingzhou was still surrounded by heavy soldiers.
The Qin army's big tent.
Xiao Yuan walked first, followed by a large number of senior generals.
As he walked, he said to Shangguan Wenruo beside him: "Immediately send a letter to the Prime Minister, and order the Ministry of Civil Affairs to appoint officials to take office in various places to further accelerate the pace of comprehensive occupation of Ling Kingdom. This war has been going on for too long and is consuming all the time. He spent countless amounts of money and food, causing the people to have no means of livelihood and suffering."
"Yes." Shangguan Wenruo responded and said respectfully: "After the official takes office in Lingdi, will he immediately implement Qin's policy?"
Xiao Yuan thought for a while: "With the raging war, people in many places were displaced, leaving thousands of acres of fertile land uncultivated. The first thing to do in recovering the spiritual land is to let the people who fled famine return to their homes and resume farming as soon as possible. We must not let this happen. The people of Lingdi are starving and dying everywhere."
This is not a simple matter. Shangguan Wenruo said: "But Your Majesty, it was difficult to collect food during the war in Lingdi. Every county, every household, and the people no longer had food rations. Otherwise, there would not have been a large-scale fleeing of famine. If you want to Restoring mulberry farming cannot be done in one word.”
"Leave this matter to the Prime Minister." As he spoke, Xiao Yuan stepped into the tent.
The generals filed in behind him, and then stood on the left and right.
From the position directly above, Xiao Yuan got straight to the point and said: "Today in the city, King Ling's purpose is clear. To put it simply, he is using the 100,000 troops stationed in the east as the basis to ask us to open the main road and release the eldest son of Ling Kingdom, Ling. Yang enters the Eastern Territory, and King Ling will lead the entire Ling Province to surrender."
As soon as he finished speaking, the generals below inevitably began to whisper and discuss in low voices.
Xiao Yuan did not stop it and allowed the generals to discuss.
After a short while, Su Yi was the first to stand up and said seriously: "Your Majesty has wiped out all the countries and united the mountains and rivers. How can there be separatist forces at this last moment! Such demands of King Ling are extremely unreasonable. ! If the Young Master of Ling Kingdom is allowed to go to the Eastern Territory, Chang Zhen will definitely take him as his master and bring chaos to the world!"
"Moreover, the eastern border is intertwined with the barbarians. The terrain is complex, the mountains and rivers are dangerous, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the Lingguo master is allowed to sit there, there will be endless troubles!"
This is a question that a military strategist should consider.
Xiao Yuan had the same idea as him, but a civil servant came forward and said: "If you don't agree to King Ling's surrender conditions, let's not talk about how long it will take to conquer Lingzhou City in bloody battles. It will also be very difficult for the Eastern Territory alone. Deal with it, even if the Ling Kingdom is destroyed, Chang Zhen will definitely support his troops and respect himself."
"Then fight!" Su Yi said neatly: "After destroying the spirit, take advantage of the opportunity to advance eastward and completely wipe out Chang Zhen's troops."
"The Battle of Qinling has been going on for several years. Not only did it consume countless amounts of food, grass and weapons, but many of the soldiers also felt homesick. After the bloody battle in Lingzhou, it would not be consistent with the law of war to travel long distances and fight thousands of miles." The civil servant said, and said to the court. Xiao Yuandao: "I still think that the first priority is to capture Lingzhou lightly and destroy Lingguo. As for the Eastern Territory, we can wait and deal with it later."
"That's wrong." Wei Qing stood up and said, "Chang Zhen's army sounds like it has a hundred thousand troops. It seems difficult to fight, but it is not. As long as the Spirit Kingdom clan is destroyed, the Eastern Spirit Army will Without their backbone, they don’t know why they are fighting. On the contrary, if the Lingguo Young Master is allowed to go to the Eastern Territory, then they will get the support of some noble clans, and they will continue to recruit troops and expand their strength. This is the danger of raising tigers!"
With that said, he cupped his fist towards Xiao Yuan and said in a loud voice: "I think the East Territory is easy to fight now! After that, it will be hard to fight! Please think again, my king!"
"What Wei Qing said is very consistent with Gu Yi!" Xiao Yuan pointed at Wei Qing, with obvious appreciation in his tone.
Previously, the counselors unanimously suggested to postpone the attack and wait for the Spirit King to seek peace. This was correct, but no one expected that the Spirit King would propose such a condition.
Shangguan Wenruo pondered for a moment and said: "It is definitely impossible to let the Lord Lingguo go to the east. But, Your Majesty, can we negotiate terms with King Ling again?"
"What else is there to talk about!" Peng Shuang said angrily: "Is it because there are 100,000 spirit troops in the east that we are tied up and can't move to Lingzhou City? If so, we have really become the spirit king. The thief’s refuge!”
Then he added: "As far as I'm concerned, it doesn't matter what he does, just beat him first and then talk about it!"
The civil servants looked at each other.
The generals came out one after another. Ning Zhan clasped his fists and said: "General, I think General Peng is absolutely right! This Lingzhou City must be attacked!"
"The last general agrees! If we don't attack Lingzhou, the spirit thieves will be hard to destroy!"
"I beg your Majesty to give the order! The last general is willing to be the vanguard!"
The generals asked for battle one after another, but Xiao Yuan did not think too much about it, because as a monarch, he could not agree to King Ling's request, and immediately said: "Tomorrow, we will launch the first round of offensive against Lingzhou from four aspects. "
"At the same time, send an order to Tang Yue to use the Taoshan front to further cut off the connection between Lingzhou and the east."
