The battle for the throne in Kowloon starts with the steady prince

Chapter 108 Knowing it's a trap, I have no choice but to jump in (Seeking monthly votes and to continue reading)

Baizhou, the main hall of the governor's mansion.

As soon as Prince Ning, Qin Changfeng, finished speaking, the expressions of the Han Dynasty envoys changed drastically.

Threat!

That's a completely unreasonable threat!
However, in theory, the Han Dynasty delegation should have immediately stood up and left, but in reality, the envoys looked at each other and hesitated.

Clearly, the bottom line for the Han Dynasty envoys this time was not that high.

“King Ning of Qin, you don’t need to keep talking about war. Our Han Dynasty has just won a battle and is not afraid of war.” Leng Tingyu took a deep breath and said calmly.

"hehe."

Qin Changfeng looked disdainful and didn't say much. After all, everyone in the world knew how the Han Dynasty had won this victory.

Seeing that Qin Changfeng was not taking the bait, Leng Tingyu felt somewhat helpless. However, Emperor Shouguang had already given Leng Tingyu an ultimatum before coming here.

The war must end.

The Han Dynasty initiated this war, but how it ends is no longer up to them to decide. Despite having just won a battle, the Han Dynasty can only sue for peace.

Leng Tingyu felt incredibly frustrated.

“How about this,” Leng Tingyu said, “the Han can return the 50,000 prisoners of the Qin Dynasty, or it can cede the land of Songzhou.”

Upon hearing this, the entire delegation of envoys from the Great Han Dynasty was stunned, staring at Leng Tingyu in disbelief.

Is this an act of treason?
Once this ceasefire agreement is signed, Leng Tingyu will become a traitor. Will he ever dare to appear on the streets of the Han Dynasty again?
Aren't you afraid of being condemned by everyone, afraid of becoming a public enemy?
"Hmm," Qin Changfeng nodded upon hearing this, "That shows some sincerity."

At this moment, Leng Tingyu continued, "However, Great Qin must make us relocate the people of Meizhou, Songzhou, and Baizhou."

These words immediately surprised many of the Han Dynasty envoys and Qin soldiers present.

However, that's normal.

If the people of the Han Dynasty were incorporated into the territory of the Qin Dynasty, governing them would certainly require considerable effort.

However, Leng Tingyu's proposal to relocate the Han people is something that both sides can accept.

"Okay." Qin Changfeng nodded after hearing this.

In fact, as long as the Han Dynasty agrees to cede Songzhou, the Qin Dynasty's demands will be met. The next step is to see how much they have to pay and whether they can even get some extra benefits.

Leng Tingyu continued, "Furthermore, Songzhou cannot be ceded for no reason. How about selling it to Great Qin for two hundred million spirit stones in one go?"

"Absolutely impossible!" Qin Changfeng shook his head immediately.

When he was just putting on an act with Emperor Qian Yuan of Great Chu, Qin Changfeng only dared to offer 700 million spirit stones.

Leng Tingyu is asking for 200 million spirit stones right off the bat; that's outrageous!

"Then 150 million spirit stones?" Leng Tingyu took a step back.

"Don't even think about it," Qin Changfeng said calmly. "If you don't give it to us, we'll take it ourselves. You want us to pay for it? No way!"

Leng Tingyu frowned. "Our Han Dynasty has already made many concessions."

"In my opinion, we can back down a bit more," Qin Changfeng said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the delegation of Han envoys clenched their fists and gritted their teeth.

The Qin soldiers all nodded, feeling that Qin Changfeng had boosted the prestige of the Qin Dynasty.

Leng Tingyu took a deep breath. "Prince Ning of Great Qin, why not ask Emperor Daxing for his opinion? 120 million spirit stones, this is our last bit of sincerity."

"No need to ask, I'm in full charge of this matter," Qin Changfeng said. "Not a single penny!"

"Then there's no need to talk." Leng Tingyu stood up and turned to leave.

The delegation of envoys from the Great Han Dynasty all stood up and left the governor's mansion in Baizhou.

Qin Changfeng watched Leng Tingyu and the others leave and said calmly, "If you leave now, I won't be so lenient next time."

Upon hearing this, Leng Tingyu paused for a moment, but continued walking on her own.

He Cuicheng, standing to the side, consulted Qin Changfeng, saying, "Your Highness, should we...?"

He Cuicheng's idea was to detain the Han envoys and use them as leverage to exchange for 50,000 Qin prisoners. Qin Changfeng shook his head, "There's no need."

Clearly, detaining the Han Dynasty envoys meant that there would be no more peace talks.

This is not a good thing for the Qin Dynasty.

After all, although the situation in Qin is currently very favorable, it still has two enemies.

Stabilizing the Han Dynasty now and then launching a full-scale attack on the Chu Dynasty later would not be a bad plan.

“I’ll ask my second brother,” Qin Changfeng said.

……

……

Songzhou border.

The camp was empty. Xiao Dashan shouted into the air: "A silver bottle suddenly breaks, water gushing forth; iron cavalry charge forth, swords and spears clashing; the song ends, the plectrum is drawn across the heart; the four strings sound like tearing silk; east and west boats are silent; only the autumn moon shines white on the river..."

puff! !

Qin Changge emerged from underground.

Xiao Dashan was speechless. "Your Highness, you are the best in the world. Why do you have to do this?"

Qin Changge rolled her eyes at Xiao Dashan, "Your title of number one in the world doesn't count!"

Xiao Dashan said, "His Majesty has sent someone to deliver another imperial decree."

"understood."

Qin Changge stepped out of the tent, where the imperial eunuch who was delivering the imperial decree had been waiting for some time.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Changge, Xiao Dashan, and other soldiers from Yunzhou received the imperial decree.

The imperial eunuch delivered the secret letter to Qin Changge.

Qin Changge opened it and was somewhat surprised, "The Han people actually still have backbone?"

Xiao Dashan asked curiously, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Qin Changge explained, "The second brother asked me to send troops to attack Songzhou, which obviously means we couldn't reach an agreement."

Xiao Dashan exclaimed in surprise, "You actually dare to fight?"

It should be understood that the Han Dynasty only had Songzhou left, which was actually unwinnable. If they could have won, the situation wouldn't have deteriorated to this point.

The best option now is to negotiate peace as soon as possible, and then rely on the natural barrier to survive for a few more years.

However, the Han Dynasty refused to negotiate, so the two countries went to war again.

"This should be the final battle. If we can win, then there's no need to talk anymore. Or if we gain the upper hand, then there's no need to talk anymore. But if we fall behind, I'm afraid the Han Dynasty will have other ulterior motives."

Qin Changge said calmly.

Xiao Dashan asked, "Your Highness, how should we fight?"

Qin Changge said, "We'll be the vanguard, with 50,000 troops against the 500,000-strong army of the Han Dynasty, a tenfold difference in strength."

"hiss--"

Xiao Dashan hesitated for a moment, "Although it's always said that the Han army is invincible, the numerical disparity is so great, I'm afraid..."

Qin Changge said, "We still have Qingzhou troops behind us. If we can't take it, the boss's Yuzhou troops can be mobilized at any time."

Xiao Dashan was stunned. "So, we're just cannon fodder?"

Qin Changge shrugged. "Isn't it obvious? The Yunzhou soldiers obey orders but not proclamations, the Qingzhou soldiers are the second-in-command's direct subordinates, and the Yuzhou soldiers are also the imperial army."

Xiao Dashan said, "Your Highness, are we just going to throw our lives away like this?"

Qin Changge took a deep breath. "The second brother's plan is too clever. Even though he knows it's a trap, he has no choice but to jump in."

(End of this chapter)