Shuhan

It's already March.

Spring is getting deeper, and the cold left over from winter has been dissipated a lot.

Now there is no need to put on thick fur clothes. You only need to wear a single suit to get through the day.

The wind whistles and the rain rings.

The rain in spring is continuous.

For Liu Chan, life was very comfortable.

He often meets with local wealthy families, opens martial arts halls, recruits talented local students in Xunyang, and handles state affairs.

At night, I rest with a beautiful woman in my arms.

As Xiao Qiao and Zhou Che were both pregnant, the beauty serving Liu Chan was replaced by the beautiful concubine Hu presented by Liu Yan.

of course

Now Liu Chan has stopped having sex.

After all, everything that should be there is already there.

Even if the mortality rate in this era is very high, as long as you have more children, you will definitely leave a lot of heirs.

Liu Chan counted with his fingers and found that Zhang Peilan and Guan Yinping in Chengdu were almost ready to give birth.

It’s a pity that I can’t be there in person!

Liu Chan sighed, but he quickly calmed down and turned his attention to the military report document on the slip.

The offense of the Xunyang defense line did not go smoothly.

The Wu army guards stationed at Jigong Mountain and Yuping Mountain are all die-hards and will not surrender no matter what.

Liu Chan can be said to have used all he has learned throughout his life.

No attempt to alienate the enemy, no attempt to disturb the morale of the troops, no attempt to lure them with generous benefits will succeed.

It is impossible to attack a stronghold.

But with these nails always behind him, even Liu Chan would feel a chill in his back.

Especially now that Wu Jun is in front, Liu Chan wants to pull out this thorn quickly.

"Your Highness, Wu Jun has come to challenge again."

In the lobby, Liu Chan was handling affairs, but Ah Huinan, wearing armor, broke in angrily.

Behind Ah Huinan, Wenpin, Zhang Bao, E Huan and other generals were standing outside the door from a distance.

Ah Hui Nan is the vanguard of feelings?

"The challenge comes as a challenge. We don't need to pay attention to it. If they dare to attack the city, we can just hold it. There is a continuous spring rain outside. The Wu army came to challenge in the rain. Fortunately, they are not tired."

The continuous spring rain is very annoying.

Before it rained, Liu Chan would often go hunting in the fields. On the one hand, he wanted to attract the powerful local nobles, and on the other hand, he inspected the place.

Since the rain, Liu Chan has basically never been out of Xunyang.

"Their scoldings are really too bad. They just scolded us, but they came to scold His Highness! This is something that the general cannot bear."

Liu Chan looked at Ah Hui's angry look and said jokingly: "What? Now you can also use the provoking method?"

"This is not a way to provoke the general!"

Ah Huinan became anxious on the spot.

"What are you afraid of, those Jiangdong rats? How can I stand it when I see them so rampant? Your Highness asked us to go out of the city to fight, and I will definitely beat the shit out of Wu's army!"

"The courage of a general is known to oneself alone."

Liu Chan put down the bamboo slips in his hand and said with a smile: "But why did the Wu army provoke? It was just asking for a fight. Now outside Xunyang City, the Wu army is far more numerous than our Han army. It is not a rational choice to rush out of the city to fight. "

"Then we will watch Wu Jun continue to run rampant?"

"As long as he dares to cross the red line, our army will fight. If he dares not to cross the red line, we don't need to pay attention to it. The whole country of Wu has come with nearly a hundred thousand soldiers, and countless civilian auxiliaries. He won't last long. ."

Liu Chan's so-called red line is the newly sown farmland behind Xunyang City.

If he dares to attack, he will fight.

But definitely not pursuing it deeply.

The strength of Wu's infantry is obvious to all. Basically, when they come to fight, they will be beaten up by the Han army and then leave in despair.

But Liu Chan had no plans to stay away from Xunyang and fight with the Wu army in the field.

If you stick to it you will win, so why take the risk?

"This"

Just as Ah Huinan was about to say something, Liu Chan's face turned gloomy.

"I think you are looking for something to do. Go and copy the "Prince's Words and Actions" ten times for me and send it over in three days!"

Copying books?

"what?"

Ah Hui'nan's face suddenly turned bitter.

"Your Highness, I'll just leave it alone. I think it's better to forget about copying the book."

The Record of the Prince's Words and Deeds is a thick book that needs to be copied ten times. So doesn't he have to copy it at home every day for the past three days?

How uncomfortable is this?

"You come here when someone else encourages you to come over? You're being used as a weapon and you don't know it yet, just go and go~"

Ah Hui shook his head and walked out of the lobby with a depressed look.

"How is it?"

Wenpin immediately stepped forward to ask.

"Has His Highness agreed?"

Zhang Bao crossed his arms and said with a smile: "If His Highness had agreed, this guy wouldn't have this expression."

"It's a pity that I see the credit dazzling in front of my eyes every day, but I can't get it."

"Hey~"

Ah Huinan sighed deeply and said, "His Royal Highness just said that each of us should be punished to copy the "Prince's Words and Actions" five times, saying that we are just looking for something to do."

Copy the words and deeds of the prince five times?

Zhang Bao's face turned pale and he immediately said: "I'm here not to have nothing to do. I have military affairs to deal with. You guys can chat slowly while I leave first!"

After saying that, he immediately rubbed oil on his feet and left.

"Cough cough."

Wenpin also coughed.

"Actually, the reason I came here today is to hand in a report."

After saying that, he left naturally.

Ah Hui Nan turned to look at E Huan.

"What are you doing?"

"Me me me~"

This Nanzhong Lu Bu was thinking hard, but he couldn't think of anything, so he had to say: "Don't you just want to copy the record of the prince's words and deeds five times? I will just copy it."

For Liu Chan's famous generals, he would send teachers to teach them writing knowledge.

They are not required to become doctors in classics, but they are required to be able to read military reports and maps.

If he fails to meet Liu Chan's requirements, he will be punished at least, with a few wrenches and his salary deducted, or he will be abandoned and responsible for logistics instead of leading troops.

is the reason

Even barbarian generals like E Huan and Ah Hui Nan were already good at simple writing.

"Copy it five times? You, E Huan, want to copy it ten times!"

Ah Huinan left angrily, and kept muttering: "You have no loyalty. It will be over if I don't deal with you in the future."

E Huan was left alone in the wind.

Across the river, Chai Sang.

The atmosphere in the city lobby was very stagnant.

"How long will our army have enough food and grass?"

After asking for a battle but failing, Sun Quan was already confident of victory, but now he felt a little panicked.

He knew he couldn't continue like this.

"King Qi, there are still twenty days."

Half a month ago, the army had enough food and grass for a month. Half a month later, there were only twenty days left?

In other words, the food collected in this half month is only enough for the army for ten days?

"Can't we get enough food and grass?"

Zhuge Jin looked bitter, but he still said calmly: "The food and grass can be requisitioned, but there are more and more Wu troops gathered in Chaisang."

There was so much food and grass requisitioned, but there were many more mouths to eat.

After going back and forth, the food and grass in the army were naturally not enough.

"How much more food and grass can be requisitioned?"

Zhuge Jin smiled bitterly and said: "The surrounding counties and counties have already collected grain and grass twice, and there is no more grain to collect. If we go further, we will have to transport grain and grass, and the gain will not be worth the loss."

In other words, the food and grass problem in the army is now very serious.

"I can't fight, so what should I do now?"

Xu Sheng immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, if we can't fight, we can only attack by force."

storm?

It is a way out, but Xunyang City is strong and a strong attack may not be able to defeat it. Lu Xun also stepped forward and said: "The risk of a forceful attack is too great. In my opinion, perhaps we should dismiss some of the soldiers from the field and let them go back to the field."

The time for spring plowing is almost over.

Now is the last period of time. Once the seeds are planted, although it will be a little later than in previous years, the harvest should not be affected too much.

"If we send them back, our army will no longer be able to maintain its numerical advantage. Wait, wait."

Sun Quan was still somewhat confident about the Wu State that he managed by himself.

"We can't wait any longer, Your Majesty. Why don't we negotiate peace with Han? While my army is here, we may be able to negotiate a good deal."

Negotiate peace?

Peace negotiation again!

"I have an army of 100,000 here, why do we need to negotiate for peace?"

Sun Quan patted the document in front of him hard, his expression very angry.

"Tomorrow, prepare to attack Xunyang. You, the commander-in-chief, will be in charge personally. Lu Xun, Xu Sheng, and Sun Huan, the three of you will lead a partial division and go to Xunyang's defense line to cut off the Han army's retreat!"

How could Sun Quan be willing to fight without a fight?

"Please, Your Majesty, think twice!"

Lu Xun immediately knelt down.

"If we do anything that we are not sure about, it will only bring disaster. We, the Kingdom of Wu, have so much capital left. If we no longer have these capital, our country will really be destroyed."

Yes!

The country is going to perish.

Sun Quan sat back dejectedly.

Seemingly after a long ideological struggle, Sun Quan let out a long sigh and asked:

"Who can be the envoy to negotiate peace?"

After Xunyang City was lost, it was difficult to recapture it from the Han army.

Sun Quan actually had this awareness in his heart.

But

He is not reconciled!

Therefore, the whole country's troops came to fight the Han army.

But no matter what, Liu Chan didn't even give him a chance to play at the card table.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't.

It was like clenching a fist, but hitting the cotton with one punch.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to serve as an envoy."

Lu Xun stepped forward immediately.

"Come on, go ahead."

Sun Quan waved his hand and said at the same time: "Dismissal 50,000 civilians, and send 20,000 field soldiers back to their bases, that's all."

There is not enough food and grass, so the problem can only be solved by reducing the number of people eating.

Without these 70,000 men, the army's food and fodder will be able to last for a few more days.

"It's all gone~"

Sun Quan sighed, and his whole body became a little desolate.

He was originally a middle-aged man, but now he has a sense of twilight.

When the others saw this, they had no choice but to step back.

There is nothing they can do!

The next day, Lu Xun crossed the river in white clothes and soon arrived in Xunyang City.

Liu Chan, who knew Lu Xun was coming, immediately summoned him in the lobby.

"The envoy pays homage to His Highness."

Seeing Liu Chan again, Lu Xun had a different feeling in his heart.

Unlike when I met Liu Chan a few years ago, the young man in front of me was already springing up like bamboo shoots after a rain, growing like crazy.

Now, he looks even more heroic.

But he accomplished nothing.

Comparing people to each other is really irritating.

"Envoy please arise."

It hasn’t even been a month yet!

Sun Quan couldn't stand it anymore. It seemed that the situation in Wu State was even worse than he imagined.

"Why don't you tell me clearly what the envoy is here for today."

Lu Xun did not hide it, and immediately said: "My king wants to negotiate peace with the Han Dynasty."

Negotiation.

The smile on Liu Chan's face began to become unbridled.

"Since we are negotiating for peace, have you agreed to the conditions that I, the great man, have given me before?"

condition?

Lu Xun was silent for a moment and said, "I, the State of Wu, cannot accept the previous conditions."

Can't accept it?

"Then why did the envoy come here? Please go back! Remember, you must have a begging attitude when asking for help."

"I know that Your Highness wants to buy war horses. We, the Wu State, can send 3,000 war horses to the Han State every year, and send 300,000 shi of money and food every year. How about that?"

Liu Chan shook his head and said, "Too few."

"This is already the limit of the conditions of our country of Wu. If the Han Kingdom continues to press us, then our country of Wu will offer Hefei and invite the Wei army to come."

The land of Hefei is important, but preserving the Kingdom of Wu is of course even more important.

Whichever is the lesser of two evils.

When it came time to cut the meat, Wu could only do this.

Liu Chan naturally knew not to push Wu Guo into a hurry.

Giving Hefei to the Wei State was inconsistent with the interests of the Han State.

of course

Not grabbing the maximum benefit is not Liu Chan's character.

"From now on, we will send you three thousand horses, five hundred thousand stones of grain and grass, craftsmen and musicians, and Meiji every year. We will pay tribute in accordance with the regulations of the vassal states, and allow Han to trade. In addition, we will compensate our Han army for military expenses and compensation for soldiers killed in battle."

Liu Chan only added a request of 200,000 shi and compensation for battle losses.

Five hundred thousand stones.

Based on the current situation in Wu State, there may be a food shortage next year, and five hundred thousand stones of food and grass will be given.

Coupled with military compensation and pensions, it was even more difficult for the Wu State to afford for a while.

"The conditions of the Lord are still too harsh."

"I know that there is a shortage of food in the country of Wu, and the country of Wu has missed the agricultural work. Next year will be a year of great famine. I am very kind-hearted. Why not do it like this. If the country of Wu sends one person, one stone of food and grass can be reduced. For ten people How about reducing the tribute of a war horse?"

Do you want people from my country of Wu?

This Liu Gongsi is really sinister.

The people are the foundation of a country.

If there are no people left in Wu State, what kind of country can we talk about?

Lu Xun knew that Liu Chan was trying to draw out the firepower.

"I dare not agree to this matter."

Liu Chan waved his hand and said: "Then go back and let the King of Wu make the decision! You have already made a huge concession. If you, the Wu Kingdom, take advantage of it, I, a big man, will not mind and will really destroy your Wu Kingdom. "

Lu Xun took a deep look at Liu Chan, cupped his hands, and said, "In that case, the envoy will take his leave."

Although Lu Xun was angry, deep down he was also relieved.

At least his coming to negotiate peace this time is still effective.

As for these conditions, this is what King Wu has to consider.

After Lu Xun left, Zhang Bao stepped forward immediately, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Your Highness, are these conditions too few? Are you going to be sent away by him like this?"

Wenpin was also unwilling and said: "This is the best time to destroy Wu. If we miss it, we don't know when it will be next time."

"Your Highness, please think twice!"

"The last general is willing to lead the army and pacify the land of Wu for His Highness!"

"With only three thousand, we can take away the head of Sun Quan, King of Wu!"

The generals in the hall had strong opinions, but Liu Chan just smiled and waved his hands, and their voices disappeared.

"In the near future, you will know why Gu did what he did. Now, you all prepare your armor, there will be a war waiting for you."

Is there still a fight?

Zhang Bao, Wenpin, Ah Huinan and others looked at me and I looked at you, and for a moment they all felt a little suspicious.

Could it be that His Highness has already used a trick again?

For a moment, the originally noisy lobby suddenly became quiet.

Of course Liu Chan would not tell them that the Han Dynasty had begun the Northern Expedition.

If he doesn't take advantage of this time to reach an alliance with Wu, the subsequent peace terms will not be so generous.

Anyway

You have to trick people as early as possible! (End of chapter)