A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 88 Alliance under the City
Outside Xinzheng City, the coalition camp

The Korean envoy followed a side general towards the general's camp. Along the way, the drill sounds of the soldiers on both sides resounded through the sky: "Ha!" and "Kill!". The guards on both sides stared eagerly at Ambassador Han who was walking forward. The weapons in the hands of the guards on both sides were crossed, only a punch away from Ambassador Han's face.

Ambassador Han did not dare to move at all while walking on the road. The distance of tens of meters seemed like a day's walking. Ambassador Han's back was already covered with sweat, and the sweat on his forehead was flowing down like beads.

We will soon arrive at the entrance of the military tent, but in front of the military tent is a bronze cauldron that has been burned red. The water inside is constantly rolling and steaming due to the high temperature.

The Han envoy nervously asked the general leading the way: "General, I wonder what the purpose of placing a cauldron here is?"

The general turned to look at the Korean envoy, and said pointedly: "Our general's temper is not very good. People often make him angry, and he likes to cook people the most. Recently, his temper has become worse and worse, and he is being cooked. If there are too many people cooking, it would be more convenient to just set up a cauldron outside the door."

After saying that, he looked at Ambassador Han, who was sweating profusely, and the sweat was pouring out of his forehead as if it were free, and asked with concern: "I wonder why Ambassador Han is sweating so much?"

Ambassador Han was suddenly called, his body shook uncontrollably, and then he forced a smile and said: "Ah! Haha! Your cauldron is burning too hot. You are so close that you can't help but sweat!"

The general said, "Really? In that case, please go ahead! The general has been waiting for a long time." After saying that, he stepped around the bronze tripod and entered the military tent.

Ambassador Han stabilized his mind, then took a few deep breaths, coughed twice, cleared his throat, and entered the military tent pretending to be calm.

As soon as he entered the military tent, he saw dozens of generals on both sides looking at him. The mental preparation he had just done suddenly became useless again. He wanted to continue walking forward, but his feet were out of control and he could not move at all.

In the military tent, a veteran general from the Qi Kingdom in a purple military uniform was sitting in the main seat, and a middle-aged general from the Bai Kingdom in a white military uniform was sitting in the deputy seat. The generals in the account are arranged on both sides. From the perspective of the Han envoy, the generals of Qi are all purple on the left, and the generals of Bai are all white on the right.

Tian Ji and Sun Tao were so frightened that they dared not move when they saw the Han envoy coming in. They looked at each other as if to say, are they too scared? We can't just stand there like this! Didn’t you see that the eyes of those generals were dry? Helpless, Tian Ji gave Sun Tao a look.

Sun Tao received it, coughed lightly, and when he saw the generals looking away, he said, "Envoy Han! You are too far away, please come forward and speak!"

Only then did Ambassador Han react and he breathed a sigh of relief. Unknowingly, he had a crush on Sun Tao, who was wearing a white military uniform. After hearing Sun Tao's words, Ambassador Han strolled forward and walked to the saluting position. He saluted Tian Ji and Sun Tao and said:
"Wei Lun, the Korean doctor, is here to discuss peace with the generals on the order of our king!"

Tian Ji asked with a dark face: "It seems we didn't say we wanted peace talks!"

Han Shi looked at Tian Ji's expression, thought of the bronze tripod outside the door, and stammered: "This..."

At this time, Sun Tao said: "Please tell Ambassador Han in detail why we should accept your peace talks and what conditions you can offer!"

At this time, the Han envoy looked at Sun Tao gratefully, and Sun Tao smiled back. The Han envoy said: "Everyone in the world knows that South Korea is a big country with a population of no less than three million. The country is rich and has a strong military. What's more, the Korean army The craftsmen can be said to be the best in the world, and only the skills of the Mohist family can match it!

I once heard that the tiger is the king of beasts, and all the beasts in the mountains and forests must surrender to him. One day, the tiger became ill and weak. In the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that a gust of wind could blow it down, so there was The beast wants to take this opportunity to attack the tiger and become the new king of beasts.

But even if the tiger is sick, it is still a tiger! As expected, the beast did not get any benefit. Instead, the tiger bit off its hind limbs. At this point, the wild beasts in the mountain forest did not dare to take a step near the tiger's cave even after the tiger died for three years.

Although South Korea has lost 300,000 experienced troops, we still have a population of several million, and South Korea's military craftsmen are still there. Just like a sick tiger, it is not easy to mess with!
Although you are all experienced soldiers now, if you want to capture Xinzheng, you will inevitably bear a huge price. General, please consider it! "

After Tian Ji heard this, he said expressionlessly: "What are your conditions?"

Although Ambassador Han was talking eloquently just now, when he saw Tian Ji's cannibalistic face, he couldn't help but feel his heart pounding, so he told Korea's bottom line at once, for fear that Tian Ji would find out that he was lying to him, and he would be deceived. After cooking, he changed his envoy, but he knew that at this time, the King of Han would not make the decision for him.

The Han envoy said: "My king said that if your country can stop the march and return to the army, in addition to bearing the military expenses of your army and the pensions of the casualties, you can send your two sons to the two countries as hostages."

After hearing this, Tian Ji still had no expression on his face and stared at Ambassador Han. Ambassador Han was so stared at that he trembled and said, "General Tian, ​​this is really the bottom line of our country!"

Sun Tao saw that Ambassador Han was not lying, so he said: "Doctor Wei, we still need to discuss your conditions in detail. Please go down and rest. After we have discussed it, we will tell you the answer!"

The Han envoy said gratefully to Sun Tao: "Thank you, General Sun. The envoy is resigning!" Then he saluted Tian Ji and hurriedly exited the military tent. When he walked to the door, he almost fell down.

When it was estimated that the Korean envoy was far away, a roar of laughter suddenly broke out in the military tent.

Tian Ji smiled and said to Sun Tao: "You are so good at acting as a good guy!" Sun Tao replied: "What the hell, the general's bad guy is still in trouble!"

Tian Ji said: "Now that the play is over, let the generals return to camp! General Sun and I still have important matters to discuss!"

"Here! I will retire at the end!"

After the generals had finished leaving, Tian Ji said: "Since the monarchs of our two countries have entrusted us with such an important matter as negotiating a peace, we need to go all out!"

Sun Tao agreed, and then said: "Since Ambassador Han has already stated the bottom line, let's add one more!"

Tian Ji asked: "What to add?"

Sun Tao said: "Let South Korea give us two countries military craftsmen!"

Tian Ji said: "Wonderful! This not only weakens South Korea's power, but also strengthens our country's strength. However, I think the capital can be returned to South Korea. This will not cause too much loss of South Korea's national power and prevent Qin and Chu from sitting on each other's side. big."

Sun Tao thought for a while and said, "I agree!"

Tian Ji looked at Sun Tao again and said, "Then I'll leave it to you to talk to the Han envoy! After all, you are his benefactor!"

Sun Tao smiled and said: "Don't worry, general, leave it all to me!"

Then he went out to the camp to discuss a new peace treaty with the Han envoy. The Han envoy was still hesitant at first, but after hearing that Tian Ji had cooked another person just now, he immediately agreed.

King Han received the new peace treaty from the Korean envoy and saw that it was not very different from his own bottom line. He also listened to the Korean envoy's jealous words about what he saw along the way, how elite the coalition soldiers were and how well-equipped the weapons were. After thinking for a moment, King Han agreed.

Five days later, on an auspicious day, the three kingdoms of Qi, Bai, and Han held an alliance meeting in the outskirts of Xinzheng. The attendees included the King of Han, General Tian Ji of Qi, and General Sun Tao of Bai.

The covenant stipulates: A: South Korea is obliged to pay all the military expenses of the White and Qi countries to help South Korea put down the Pangjuan Rebellion and the pensions of the soldiers who died in the war. Due to the large amount, it must be paid off in three years.

B: In order to have good relations with Qi and Bai, South Korea sent its sons Gao and Gong Zili to exchange and study with Qi and Bai respectively. (Among them, Gongzi Gao is the legitimate son of King Han, and Gongzi Li is the eldest son of King Han)
C: South Korea unconditionally supports Qi and Bai with one hundred military craftsmen each to help the allies improve their technology.

Ding: One month after the Qi and Bai armies withdrew from South Korea, the capital was returned to South Korea for the coalition forces to repair. A year later, the South Korean troops who wanted to return to South Korea were repatriated.

After the alliance was signed, the two armies returned home.

On the way back home, a general from the Bai Kingdom asked Sun Tao puzzledly why he gave up the capital that his soldiers had fought so hard for. Sun Tao said: "First of all, this war is a battle of cooperation between Qi and Bai. If we occupy the capital, Qi will definitely not agree. Our country will inevitably replace cities with Qi in order to maintain the relationship between Qi and Bai.

So which one should be replaced? Is it beneficial to the Bai Kingdom to exchange a city that has been governed for many years for a city that has no foundation? "

General Bai understood and apologized to Sun Tao. Sun Tao looked at the general and said: "I know that the original general was to safeguard the interests of the country. What crime was he guilty of? Besides, Beijing is too close to Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea. Too far from the beam.

If our country holds on to the capital, the King of Korea will surely have sleepless nights. By then, it will never be possible for Belarus and South Korea to be reconciled. Moreover, since this war, the interrupted rise of South Korea will no longer be the target of our country, Belarus. , our goal is Zhao and Qin! You even have to beware of Chu's backstab! "

After hearing this, General Bai said to Sun Tao: "I have completely surrendered to the general. My vision is still limited to war, but your vision is to the world. No wonder the head of the family often said that the Yuan family's military strategy and the Sun family's It’s different, it turns out to be here!”

Sun Tao said with a smile: "This is all the blessings of our ancestors. Your Yuan family's military training and military command methods developed over hundreds of years are also worthy of our Sun family's learning!"

Bai Jiang said with a smile: "Haha! Learn from each other."

Four hundred and thirty-two years of the Bai Kingdom
The three kingdoms of Qi, Bai, and Han fought in Wanghan Valley. The Qi, Bai, and allied forces annihilated South Korea's 300,000-strong army. For a time, the situation in the world moved to unknown depths. South Korea was the first to become king, and South Korea, which was expanding from the west to the south, was defeated from a powerful country in the world. It has become a second-rate country even slightly inferior to Bai Guo and Zhao Guo, and South Korea is still burdened with debts from Qi and Bai Guo for three years.
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The situation in the Warring States Period was really unpredictable. Who would have thought that the Wei State, which was the first to conquer all the invincible enemies in the world, would end up being destroyed before it entered the middle period. The State of Qi, which was beaten by several countries continuously and lost its city and territory, became a powerful country after King Qi Wei succeeded to the throne. The Bai Kingdom, which had been trapped in the Taihang Mountains for hundreds of years, seized the opportunity and played the big game of the Warring States Period to the end? The Qin State, which lived far away from the border with Rongdi and Wu, became a first-class country with the help of Shang Yang. At first, South Korea, which was not favored by others, became a powerful country in the world under the governance of Shen Buhai. However, it became a second-rate country overnight. This is the charm of the Warring States Period, an uncertain charm.

——Published by: Warring States Period Yi Mo Xia published on -blog-
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