Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 68 Peace Talks
  Huan Xi rarely remained rational in the face of the temptation to march straight in and capture Liangzhou.

The straight-line distance between Wuwei and Chang'an on the map is more than 1,400 miles. If you encounter high mountains along the way, you have to detour. The actual distance is close to 2,000 miles.

If something unexpected happened in Guanzhong, Huan Xi, who went deep into Liangzhou, would not be able to come back in time.

At this time, the generals also calmed down in the enthusiasm of the victory. After regaining their consciousness, they no longer asked Huan Xi to pursue, but all agreed with him to stop fighting Qianliang.

Huan Xi immediately ordered people to bring the envoy from Qianliang back to the commander's tent.

Suo Xia secretly looked at Huan Xi in the handsome position.

The other party was still the same as before, with no hint of happiness or anger on his childish face, and it was even more difficult to guess what he was thinking.

"May I ask Duke Huan if he has a plan?"

Previously, Huan Xi ordered Suo Xia to be taken away on the pretext of discussing with the generals. Now that he returned to the commander's tent, Suo Xia, who was responsible for negotiating peace, couldn't wait to ask.

Huan Xi's attitude was completely different from before. He slapped the table and shouted:

"Zhang Chonghua seized the throne in vain, claiming to be prime minister, and now he has invaded Qinzhou. His crimes are too numerous to describe. If he just withdraws his title and I stop my army, wouldn't I be encouraging the people of the world to follow suit?

"In this case, the country will not be a country, and the ministers will not be ministers! I, Huan Xi, will also be guilty of the king! How can I let it go?"

As he spoke, Huan Xi recited a poem:

"The yellow sand wears golden armor in a hundred battles, and Liangzhou will never be returned until it is broken!"

This will make your ambition clear.

Suo Xia was shocked and seemed to understand Huan Xi's determination to capture Liangzhou.

At this time, Huan Xi's general Deng Qiang came out to persuade:
  "My lord, no, no one is at fault. Zhang Chonghua was just deceived by traitors. Now he has repented. I will sincerely ask my lord to put the people of Liangzhou first and stop the army."

Huan Xi was furious and accused:

"Deng Qiang! Are you Huan Xi's general or Zhang Chonghua's minister? If I give up my troops here, how can I see the Queen Mother again?"

All the generals came out to echo:

"Without a painful lesson, how could Zhang Chonghua truly repent, Lord! Never accept Deng Qiang's words!"

Suo Xia was completely frightened by the chorus of Huan Xi and the others.

Just when he was at a loss, Deng Qiang suggested:

"My lord, I have heard that there are many horses in Liangzhou. Why don't you ask Zhang Chonghua to offer 30,000 good horses as an apology? I expect that the Queen Mother will be very happy, so how can I blame my lord!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Deng Xia shouted:
  "Thirty thousand is not enough. According to General Mo, at least one hundred thousand horses will be needed to appease the Queen Mother!"

Until then, Suo Xia finally realized that Huan Xi's accusation was false, and it was true that he took the opportunity to ask for the horses.

But he did not dare to refuse, fearing that Huan Xi would really rush to Liangzhou regardless of the consequences. Now the people in the army were in panic, and how could they resist the Jin army.

Thinking of Zhang Chonghua’s instructions to himself before leaving:
  "Measure Liangzhou's material resources and gain the favor of the Huan family." ’

Suo Xia said quickly:
  "Gong Huan, Liangzhou is willing to donate 30,000 good horses to quell the criticism between the DPRK and China!"

Huan Xi then turned from anger to joy, and he pretended to sigh:

"People's lives are not easy. Since Zhang Chonghua has regretted it, why should I be aggressive!

"That's all, I just hope these 30,000 horses can calm the anger of the court!"

It was said that it was presented to the imperial court, but in the end it all ended up in Huan Xi's pocket.

Not to mention 30,000 horses, Huan Xi would not send even a hair to Jiankang.

As he spoke, Huan Xi changed the topic and said: "Now that I have talked about the court, let's talk about my losses."

Hearing this, Suo Xia was dumbfounded and listened to Huan Xi continue to talk to himself:

"I left a lot of baggage in the camp before, but now it has been looted by the Liang army. I will no longer ask for it one by one. I will only set a total for you. You must pay me two hundred thousand shi of corn!"

Huan Xi opened his mouth loudly, and Suo Xia was about to defend himself. Huan Xi just stared at him coldly and said in a deep voice:
  "If you don't agree, I will lead the troops to get it myself!"

Suo Xia was threatened by him, so he had to swallow his words back in his stomach and reluctantly agreed.

Huan Xi was secretly happy, and made a peace treaty with Suo Xia on the spot, and sent someone to send him back to Hexi. The peace treaty and the peace treaty were handed over to Zhang Chonghua for sealing.

Suo Xia finally caught up with Zhang Chonghua. He originally thought that the other party would blame him for his poor negotiation, but he actually made so many concessions to Huan Xi.

However, Zhang Chonghua was overjoyed. Not only did he have 30,000 troops and horses, but also 200,000 shi of grain.

As long as we can get a truce with Huan Xi and no longer suffer from the disaster of annihilation, we can agree to it.

The worst case scenario is that the people of Liangzhou will have to suffer a lot more, and we will have to share it with them.

Zhang Chonghua said happily:

"Suo Zhonglang really solved my urgent need."

He had even sent people to return to Liangzhou in advance and go to Jiuquan to recruit Xie Ai, preparing to re-employ him and preparing for a fight to the death with Huan Xi.

Now he only needs to spend money to eliminate disasters, and Zhang Chonghua is also willing to negotiate peace with Huan Xi.

He stopped talking nonsense and went straight to sealing the peace treaty, and then sent envoys back to Liangzhou to mobilize troops, horses and food.

As for the issue of prisoners, Huan Xi did not mention it, and Zhang Chonghua did not dare to ask.

Immediately, Suo Xia went to the Jin army's camp overnight and handed over the sealed humiliating peace treaty with both hands. Only then was Huan Xi satisfied with his seal of the General of the Conquest of the East.

The reward from the imperial court has been sent to Huan Xi. As he expected, the imperial court did not grant him the position of governor of Qinzhou. Instead, it tried to recruit Wang Tiao to surrender and let him take charge of Qinzhou.

Of course Sima Yu and others knew that Wang Zhuo was unreliable, and they just wanted to give Wang Zhuo the title of Jin minister so that Huan Xi could not send troops to attack Qinzhou.

However, Wang Zhuo was dead, and the Jin court's expectations had been dashed.

Now that Huan Xi has taken Longyou, he will definitely not give up Qinzhou to others.

While reporting his victory, Huan Xi also sent a petition from the people of Qinzhou.

The content is naturally to request that he serve as the governor of Qinzhou and the military commander of Longyou.

Since he had reached a truce with Zhang Chonghua, Huan Xi would not stay in Longyou for long. He guarded Qinzhou with his general Huan Yi, who was also responsible for receiving war horses, grain and grass, and then led his troops.

Huan Xi was worried about the situation in Guanzhong, and it could be said that he was eager to return home.

For this reason, he abandoned his infantry and took Deng Qiang as his general to return to Guanzhong with his infantry, while he and Deng Xia personally led five thousand fine cavalry to go ahead.

After capturing Longyou and the Battle of Taohe, Huan Xi captured many war horses. Now he has 5,000 cavalry, which can basically support one person and three horses, which greatly improves mobility.

When the five thousand cavalry arrived at Longguan, they learned of the emergency at Tongguan. However, the invading enemy was not Fu Hong, a Di, but the Qiang.

Yao Yizhong's fifth son Yao Xiang led 50,000 troops to attack Tongguan. Wang Meng had already left Yong County and went to the front line to supervise the battle.

Huan Xi felt a little relieved after hearing the news, believing that with Wang Meng here, Yao Xiang would not be allowed to enter the customs easily.

But he didn't dare to relax, and he even spared no effort in horse power. He traveled day and night. Even if his horse was disabled, he had to support the war as soon as possible.

　There is no more left today, so I will make up 2000 first, and I will make up the remaining 2000 tomorrow.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)