When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 631: Qin and Chu negotiate peace, Zhang Ji goes to Chu to meet the Queen Mother of Chu

The retreat of the Chu army also meant the victory of the Qin army, but Zhang Ji would never choose to let go of this opportunity to beat the drowned dog!

"Three armies cover up the enemy!"

Zhang Ji pointed at the retreating Chu army, drew his halberd and made a false strike. The sound of being blessed by internal force spread throughout the battlefield. The Qin army seemed to be a tiger and wolf smelling the blood of its prey. It roared and bit the prey and refused to let go, until they pursued it to the foot of Xiang City. Only then were they shot back with random arrows by the Chu army who stayed behind at the top of the city.

A mighty Qin-Chu war also ended with the Chu army's defeat. The Tenglong Army, directly commanded by the Xiang clan, was completely crippled by Zhang Ji after experiencing the trauma of Wucheng.

The Tenglong Legion that surrounded the Qin Army's vanguard cavalry was surrounded and strangled by the Qin Army after Xiang Qu was beheaded. Among the 50,000 Tenglong Legion, 17,000 people were killed and 14,000 were captured, leaving only 19,000 people in a panic. Fleeing back to Xiangcheng, he almost dug up the roots of the Tenglong Legion at once.

In addition to the Tenglong Army, the Chu army suffered 22,000 casualties and 30,000 prisoners.

In other words, of the 200,000 Chu troops who went into battle, 39,000 were killed and 44,000 were captured. Nearly half of the Chu army was lost in one battle!
But what really pained Xiang Yan was not these soldiers, but the Tenglong Legion and the generals and officers who suffered heavy casualties.

The Tenglong Legion is the foundation for the Xiang family to settle down and live, and it is also the source of Xiang Yan's right to speak. Otherwise, why can't the Ji family and other nobles with private soldiers serve as generals of the Chu Kingdom?

Moreover, only 19,000 of the 50,000-strong Tenglong Army are left. They have been completely crippled, but the roots are still there. As long as the training method is still there, after three to five years of training, it will become an elite force again. It is nothing more than investment. Just manpower and material resources.

What hurts Xiang Yan the most is the damaged generals and officers.

When Xiang Yan was counting the number of returning generals and colonels from each battalion, it was this sporadic number that really hurt her!

More than forty generals and officers have not returned!

A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find!
Zhang Ji carried out an efficient and brutal beheading operation on the generals of the Chu army when he rode alone into the battle. Moreover, these generals who followed Xiang Yan to send troops, whether they were from temples or nobles, were all supporters of Li Yuan and Xiang Yan. But now they are All lost here.

Xiang Yan couldn't help but think of an old incident in Qi State.

In the Battle of Qi Wu Ailing, it was rumored that the defeat was actually caused by Tian Qi deliberately letting his younger brother Tian Shu take the officials who supported the Qi Kingdom to die, eliminating all the opponents in the country, and paving the way for his son Tian Heng to finally usurp the Qi Kingdom throne. Obstacles cleared.

Nowadays, Chu's main war faction that dares to compete with the tiger and wolf Qin is suffering heavy casualties on the front line. Doesn't that mean that the cowards who are lingering and flattering Qin will occupy the temple and take power?

The state of Qin has the Chu clique, and although the state of Chu does not have the Qin clique, there are still many peace factions who advocate having good relations with Qin and even submitting to Qin.

"Ling Yin...this battle cannot continue."

Xiang Yan sighed, looked at Li Yuan aside, and shook her head.

In fact, the way to solve the problem facing Xiang Yan and Li Yuan is very simple. Just fight another battle and win.

However, the Chu army that had just experienced a major defeat had no chance of defeating the Qin army. No matter how unwilling they were, they had to admit... This time the Chu army was defeated, completely defeated!
"If nothing can be done, let's negotiate peace."

Li Yuan took a deep breath, slowly opened his closed eyes, and made this difficult decision.

"Not aggressive enough, but more than successful, even the Qin army cannot support the massive resource consumption of opening up the third-line battlefield for a long time." Li Yuan sat back at the commander's desk, looked at the sheepskin map hanging on the wall, sighed quietly, and then started Write the Letter of Credence for Peace.

Unlike Xiang Yan, who was uneasy about his own status, Li Yuan's status was quite stable. His supporters were not only the war faction, but also many people from the peace faction.

King Han of Chu is his nephew, Queen Mother of Chu Li Yanyan is his sister who was raised by his mother, father and brother. The war faction supports him, the peace faction also has many people supporting him, and the temple faction supports him. , the aristocratic faction is also willing to cooperate with him, which is also Li Yuan's confidence. It is impossible for him to end up in a narrow position like Chun Shenjun.

For Li Yuan, the defeat was nothing more than compromising more with the noble faction and the peace faction, and while compromising, he used the other party's resources to restore Chu's national power.

When Li Yuan sent an envoy to Xianyang to deliver the peace treaty certificate, the Qin State was once again divided into two factions over whether to negotiate peace.

They are also the main war faction and the peace faction.

As the general logistics officer responsible for allocating materials for the three battlefields of the Qin Army, Zuo Prime Minister Wei Zhuang was naturally aware of the depletion rate of the inventory in the treasury, especially after Wang Jian determined the strategy of attacking the beams with water and invested even more massive amounts of money in building dams. funds.

Wang Wan, who is also a advocate of peace, also supports Wei Zhuang's point of view.

As the main combatant, Qiang Yu, who was transferred back from Longxi County, believed that he should take advantage of the Chu army being severely damaged and continue his expedition south!

Of course, there is also an unpleasant sound in the temple.

It was not the unpleasant sound that Zhang Ji often heard, but the sound of being despised.

Many Chu officials actually proposed to ask for money and silk from the Chu State as a condition for peace negotiations, taking this opportunity to replenish the national treasury.

It sounds like he is thinking about Qin wholeheartedly, but such a proposal is simply nonsense in the eyes of other Qin courtiers.

Prime Minister Zuo Wei Zhuang and imperial censor Wang Wan advocated peace, but they also proposed to tear off a piece of Chu State's flesh at the negotiation table. How attractive is a mere piece of money to the Qin State today?

Only land!

Qin must use Qin's sword to obtain more land under the sun for Qin's plow! "Chen Jun!"

"Absolutely impossible! This is the capital of my Chu country, how can it be handed over to others!"

In the Chu army's camp, Yao Jia didn't care at all about the murderous Chu army soldiers outside the tent. He picked up the tea cup leisurely, blew gently, and then took a sip of the not-so-hot tea, taking his time. He looked at Xiang Yan who flatly rejected his proposal.

"The general has been in a bad mood recently. I hope the envoy of Qin will not blame him, but he suddenly ceded the entire Chen County, and Li Yuan can't explain it to the King of Chu."

Yao Jia nodded, but said nothing and just continued to drink tea.

As a diplomat with a distinguished background, how could he not understand the situation Li Yuan had set for him?

Xiang Yan sings the white face, Li Yuan sings the red face, a simple trick.

Seeing that Yao Jia was not moved at all, Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

In fact, a Chenjun was still within his affordability, but he still wanted to bargain again, even if it was just to cede one less city.

However, Yao Jia was uncharacteristically different this time. He did not have the sharp words and wise sophistry of famous disciples, and his words were particularly strong and domineering.

"Before Yao Jia came, the King of Qin once said that in the past during the Changping War, the Qin State had to supply the Qin army on the front line. The late King Zhaoxiang once set an example by eating clear porridge for both meals during the daily eclipse."

"The King of Qin said that although he does not have the skills of the late King Zhaoxiang, as a descendant of the late King Zhaoxiang, he still has the courage and perseverance to lead by example!"

"If Yao Jia's words cannot convince Ling Yin and the general, then let Qin Jian negotiate!"

"Farewell!"

Yao Jia flicked his sleeves and turned around to leave without even glancing at the icy cold glow on the spear blocking his way.

The two countries were at war and he did not kill the envoys. He did not believe that the Chu people dared to break the rules.

Besides, who said that famous disciples are good at rhetoric but not good at martial arts?

Famous disciples may not necessarily be outstanding in head-to-head combat, but when it comes to escape techniques and life-preserving skills, famous disciples dare to dominate among hundreds of schools!

"Wait a minute!"

"I agree to the Qin envoy's request."

Li Yuan looked at Yao Jia with a sinking face. The Chu army's defeat on the battlefield made him lose the capital to negotiate. Fortunately, the Qin State did not want to completely fall out with the Chu State and start an all-out war.

As for the cession of Chen County, in fact, less than half of Chen County was in the hands of the Qin army.

The Qin army controlled five of the twelve counties of Chenjun, Chenxian, Guling, Yangxia, Zhexian, Kuxian, Xinyang, Ruyin, Xixian, Xincai, Pingyu, Shangcai and Xiangcheng, especially Chen County is the most important among them.

Therefore, there is no point in clinging to a Chenjun and not letting go.

Moreover, I heard that the Qin army is about to complete preparations for the water attack on Daliang, which means that the Wei State will not be able to hold out for a few more days. If the Wei State is destroyed, then the situation faced by the Chu State will be even worse, and then there will be no Chen Commandery. This will make the Qin army retreat.

"Your Majesty is indeed a cheerful person. How about signing a formal armistice as soon as possible? Then, both our Qin Army officers and soldiers, as well as those of your country, can return to their hometowns as soon as possible and reunite with their parents and wives."

Yao Jia saw that Li Yuan would not argue further and saved him a lot of trouble, so he did not mind reciprocating the favor and completed the peace negotiation as soon as possible according to Li Yuan's ideas.

"Okay, then in order to sign the credentials as soon as possible, why don't Yao Shangqing and his general go to Qin to sign a peace treaty, while I take your country's Lord Luonan to Chu to sign a peace treaty?"

Yao Jia paused slightly, but did not refuse.

Whether it is a covenant or a peace treaty, either the kings of the two countries choose a place, sign a covenant or peace treaty each, and then exchange it face to face as a voucher.

But in the current situation, King Han of Chu is young, and it is inconvenient and even unsafe for either Ying Zheng or Xiong Han to come to the front line at this moment. Therefore, they usually choose to send envoys to each other's capital to sign a peace treaty with the other's monarch, and then With peace treaties in their respective capitals.

It is not uncommon for the chief generals of the two armies to serve as envoys to sign a peace treaty.

However, Zhang Ji, who was suddenly delayed in returning to China, felt a little unhappy.

Why do you want to push the peace negotiation to him, a general?
Yan Lingji has already given birth, and as Feiyan and Moon God predicted, she will be a great son. It's a pity that he has missed the child's full moon feast, and the child is almost half a year old.

Out of guilt for Yan Lingji and his son, Zhang Ji also wanted to return to Xianyang as soon as possible to be with his family.

But there is no other way. Since Yao Jia has agreed to Li Yuan, it doesn't hurt for him to go to Shouchun.

It would be nice to meet the legendary and charming Empress Dowager Li Yanyan of Chu!
(End of this chapter)