Invincible son

Chapter 713 712 [There are heroes]

The choice Pei Yue gave was naturally not aimless.

The Tiancang River is the natural moat that separates Daliang from the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Most of its waters are under the control of the Southern Zhou Navy. There is only one section of the river that is always in the hands of the Daliang Navy. That is what Pei Yue said. Among the options, the waters between Wufengdu and Shennvdu are about [-] miles long.

The water potential of this section of the river is gentle and the river surface is wide. The most powerful Dingzhou navy water village in Daliang is here.

The water village was built on the north bank, backed by Puqi, the second largest city in Dingzhou, and facing the three cities of Jiangling across the river. There are two pontoon bridges connecting the north and south banks on the water. The South Camp of Dingzhou Town can rush to help Jiangling in a very short time.In terms of the overall combat power of the navy, the Southern Zhou Dynasty is naturally far superior to Daliang. However, the Dingzhou Navy abandoned the river for thousands of miles and gathered all the warships to guard the two pontoon bridges. It has never lost in the past ten years.

After Gu Liang captured Jiangling City, he spent all his energy training an elite navy in the water stronghold, and gathered the strength of Dingzhou, Sizhou, and Yaozhou to build a batch of sturdy warships that will be used in Dingzhou. The state navy forged a small but fine sword.Although this sword can't fight with the enemy on the vast Cangjiang River, it is enough to hold the flat waters of more than [-] miles.

No matter Fang Xiexiao, Xian Chunqiu, or the Southern Zhou emperor, they knew very well that the prerequisite for retaking the three cities of Jiangling was to cut off the support of the Liang army on the north bank.The Southern Zhou navy had thought of many ways, just taking advantage of the current and wind, they used a large number of fire boats to attack the Dingzhou water village no less than ten times, but all of them returned in vain.

Although this fact made the Southern Zhou Dynasty very depressed, the Dingzhou Navy and even the Daliang Southern Army were not easy, because the Southern Zhou Dynasty could fail countless times, but the Dingzhou Navy would be cut off from the three cities on the south bank if it lost once. connect.

How long can the three isolated cities hold on with only [-] to [-] soldiers in the city without support from the rear?
Before Xu Ziping set off, the Emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty discussed with several close officials many times, trying to guess the true intention of the Northern Liang Emperor.

There should be no doubt that the other party tried to take advantage of Fang Yunhu to grab benefits. The key lies in what he wants and what he can give.

After detailed deliberation and analysis, the bottom line given to Xu Ziping by the Emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty was to give up the harassment of the water village in Dingzhou, North Liang, so as to calm the disputes between the two countries and establish a peaceful and friendly relationship.

Xu Ziping was shocked by Pei Yue's words at this moment, but felt that this matter was extremely difficult.

The so-called bottom-line person, of course, cannot be handed over easily, and it would be best if he could be appeased with money.

Thinking of this, Xu Ziping cheered up and said calmly: "Pei Hou, as the boundary between the two countries, the Tiancang River is logically shared by the two countries, so why talk about exclusive waters? However, since this trip is for the purpose of concluding the The two countries have made a friendly covenant and are willing to make some concessions. On behalf of me, I solemnly declare to His Majesty that I will not take the initiative to launch an offensive against the navy in the future."

Pei Yue looked at him indifferently, and suddenly let out a chuckle.

He is indeed not good at citing classics, but if it is only about negotiation, he may not be weaker than those learned people around him.In his previous life, he earned a career from nothing, and he had a lot of experience in negotiating with people, so he knew that he had grasped the pulse of the other party as soon as he heard it.

Xu Ziping's attitude was not firm, because Pei Yue adopted a progressive strategy to reduce the opponent's psychological resistance step by step. In essence, it was still a routine of asking prices all over the sky to pay back the money, and behind him was Emperor Kaiping. Unreserved support, so the strength of this battle without gunpowder is very different.

To Xu Ziping's surprise, Pei Yue did not force him to express his opinion immediately, but only heard the young dignitary say indifferently: "Master Xu, I will give you a few days to think about it. You should think about it after you go back. Of course, even if you don't Agree to my conditions, and I will also guarantee the safety of everyone in your mission."

The implication is that if Xu Ziping refuses to agree, there is no need to talk about it later, including the marriage between the First Prince and Princess Qinghe.

In fact, Xu Ziping has already noticed that his spirit is not good after the confrontation. The main reason is that Pei Yue puts too much pressure on him. Seeing that he is willing to postpone it now, he can't help but feel relieved.Not only he, the envoy, but also many other Southern Zhou officials expressed their gratitude.

Pei Yue had a panoramic view of these reactions, and then, as always, he was domineering, got up and left without greeting anyone.

"Pei Hou, please stay."

After walking out of the main hall, suddenly there was an urgent voice behind him, Pei Yue turned his head and saw Sheng Duanming, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, chasing after him.

He asked blankly, "What's the matter?"

Sheng Duanming looked at him with complicated eyes, raised his hand suddenly, saluted very solemnly, stood up and replied: "Your official has a narrow vision and a shallow mind, and has repeatedly slandered Pei Hou's temperament. Today I know that only a true hero can be true. Like Pei Hou This kind of hero can go straight to the sky, it is not only His Majesty's discerning eyes, but also God's blessing for me."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Pei Yue's response, he turned around and left, even though he was old, he was still able to straighten his back.

Pei Yue was stunned by his hand, recalling what he said, this was the first time in his memory that he won the praise of a civil official in person, especially this kind of upright and old-fashioned veteran.

"Hey, old man."

Pei Yue smiled and left the post house.

Compared with the laughter and laughter after the show on Daliang's side, after the Southern Zhou Mission returned to their residence, the atmosphere seemed extremely heavy.

Xu Ziping sat on the teacher's chair, took the handkerchief from Xu Churong, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and involuntarily showed a wry smile at the corner of his mouth.

Although Xu Churong did not participate in today's negotiation, she already understood the detailed process. After seeing the distressed expression on her uncle's face, she said solemnly: "Uncle, the conditions given by the north are too harsh."

Xu Ziping turned his head to look at her, shook his head and sighed, "What can I do?"

The initiative is in other people's hands, it's fine if the other party is stupid, but judging from today's confrontation, Pei Yue is obviously not as simple as the arrogant and powerful he showed.

Xu Churong was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "But now the north itself has a lot of troubles, even if we don't agree, would the emperor of Beiliang dare to send his troops south?"

Xu Ziping said in a low voice: "Never underestimate our enemies."

Xu Churong remembered the impression Pei Yue gave her when they first met outside the city, and couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of this sentence.But she didn't continue to persuade, because she knew that her uncle was extremely determined, and it was impossible to change his course. It seemed that the signing of this covenant was imperative, and the princess sister's marriage was also...

She was not too impatient, thanks to Xu Huiyan's precepts and deeds to her, this seemingly naughty and savage girl had a calmness in her heart that outsiders didn't know.

Even if it can't be done in Beiliang Capital, after returning to Jian'an City, she has many ways to destroy this marriage.

Xu Ziping didn't notice the change in his niece's expression, or he didn't even pay much attention to the negotiation now, because after Pei Yue pressed his bottom line, the follow-up matter was just a process.What he was thinking about now was the future situation between the two countries. Famous generals in the north emerged one after another. Leaving aside Wang Pingzhang for the time being, Gu Liang was not yet old, and a young man like Pei Yue had already stood on the high ground.

Seeing is the time when the wind is surging and heroes are born in large numbers.

However, the situation in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty was chaotic, the talents in the army were withered, Xian Chunqiu was already old, and only Fang Xie Xiao was left to support him independently.

As for the famous Fang family's five tigers...

They obviously can't support the overall situation, and only Fang Yuntian, who leads the Pingjiang camp, can be regarded as a piece of jade in the rough.

Xu Ziping could understand why many people in the country did not approve of the marriage, even his cousin Xu Huiyan, the chief minister of the cabinet, did not publicly express his support.After all, in their opinion, it is not a ridiculous and shameful idea to entrust the fate of the country to a submissive woman and expect Princess Qinghe to block the Xiongbing soldiers of Beiliang?
however……

Xu Ziping breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes became firm again.

As long as they can buy a few more years for Da Zhou, there may not be a turning point in the future.

(End of this chapter)