The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 445

After listening to the messenger's report, the anger in Sade's eyes had reached its peak.One hand tightly clutched the handle of the knife at his waist, wishing he could draw the knife immediately and order the whole army to attack the city.

After a long time, Sade took a few deep breaths, and slightly let go of the handle of the knife, "Go and tell them, this matter can be discussed. But they want the entire Western Region, and we will never agree. At worst, everyone will die. Ben Khan can promise, Ceded the land thousands of miles east of Wushi Kingdom to Hengshan, and at the same time, opened up the western commercial roads and allowed them to trade freely."

"Ah?" The envoy's face changed, "Your Majesty, won't the countries of the Western Regions be chilled by this? This is absolutely unacceptable."

Sade looked at him coldly, "Ben Khan naturally knows the consequences, but the top priority is to resolve the domestic rebellion first. As for the Western Regions, as long as the Khanate stabilizes, the countries are just fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered."

"But the problem is, we used to have only one wolf in the Western Regions, but now another wolf has broken into Hengshan." The envoy said worriedly, "The countries in the Western Regions have a choice, so how can they let us slaughter them?"

"Huh! If someone from various countries chooses to oppose our Khanate, then don't blame Ben Khan for not caring about the past friendship." Sade snorted coldly and said murderously, "After this negotiation, it will be It's time for countries to stand in line. If any country moves closer to Hengshan, this Khan will destroy that country and punish its clan."

Soon, the messenger went to the city with Sade's conditions.

After hearing the envoy's reply, Hou Mingfeng couldn't help but fell into deep thought, and immediately arranged for the envoy to rest temporarily, and called the generals to discuss the matter.

"Marshal, this matter must never be agreed." Jin Jiuyuan immediately stood up and objected, "If it only occupies a thousand miles of the Western Regions, it will be far from our strategic goal in the Western Expedition. The mission of our army in this Western Expedition is Open up the Western Regions to connect with the Western countries, and open up business channels. If you agree to the conditions of the Western Golden Wolf Khan, then my business in Hengshan will be in their hands. Once the situation changes, we can cut off our financial resources at any time. In this way , I, Hengshan, was very passive in the Western Regions."

Hou Mingfeng nodded slightly. He also considered this point. The Western Regions are already barren. If you can't control the commercial roads, what's the use of the thousands of miles of land?However, the confrontation between the two sides for more than 20 days now consumes a lot of energy. If there is any further delay, when the Xijin werewolf recruits soldiers from various countries to help, then our army will be passive.Once the opponent is provoked to put all their eggs in one bet and fight to the death here, how can one's own army implement the jurisdiction over the Western Regions under the condition of heavy casualties?
"My commander also understands what Master Jin said." Hou Mingfeng said in embarrassment, "It's just that under the current circumstances, our army should not continue to stand in a stalemate here. Either we need to go out of the city ahead of time to fight the enemy, or we need to negotiate with the other party." , to get the result we want. Since Mr. Jin disagrees with the conditions proposed by the other party, how should we deal with it?"

"Commander, what else do we need to do? The final general is willing to lead the army out of the city to fight against the Xijin werewolves." Shi Shouyi suddenly stood up and said loudly, "As long as we defeat them completely, the Western Regions will be in our army. Is it a waste of time to compare with them?"

"General Shi, don't you hear that it is good to subdue the enemy without fighting." Jin Jiuyuan shook his head and said, "Since we can get what we want without using weapons, why should we use weapons rashly?" Now that the West Golden Wolf is in civil strife and has no time to look south, it is our opportunity to blackmail, no, it is a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation to deter the other party and force them to compromise. Commander, you generals, you must seize this opportunity , so that our army can obtain maximum benefits with minimal losses."

Shi Shouyi frowned slightly, "Master Jin, this is a businessman's opinion. It may be profitable in the short term, but in the long run, it will definitely not benefit Hengshan. The Western Golden Wolf is too strong, and it will always be a big disaster. Why not take this opportunity to weaken their power."

"Hehe, isn't General Shi's words also the opinion of a reckless man?" Jin Jiuyuan sneered, "Xi Jinlang has such a huge background, even if the 20 army is wiped out, it won't take long for the other party to recruit another 20 army Come on. Looking further, if the Western Golden Wolf is really weakened, it will not be a good thing for us. If the Western Regions do not have the threat of the Western Golden Wolf, how can they easily submit to us? Our army wants to accept it smoothly The Western Regions, I’m afraid it will take a lot of trouble. Moreover, without the Western Golden Werewolf in the north, stubbornly resisting the eastward advance of the Western countries, I am afraid that the Western Regions will have turned into a hell on earth. I have just arrived in Hengshan. Will I be ready to take over? Are the werewolves of Xijin ready to resist the invasion of the West? Commander, generals, the situation in the Western Regions is complicated, and it cannot be resolved by just relying on one or two wars. This is all I want to say, and I hope you generals will think twice."

"I...."

Seeing that Shi Shouyi was still arguing, Hou Mingfeng immediately said first, "General Murong, in your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

Murong Kang was slightly taken aback, seeing Hou Mingfeng looking at him, he couldn't help but smile wryly.Although he is now the deputy commander of the Western Expedition Army, he knows very well in his heart that this is just to win over the tens of thousands of Dingxi Army under his command.After he became the deputy commander, he immersed himself in his work and didn't express his opinions easily. He only hoped that after helping Hengshan digest the Dingxi Army, he would retire for the elderly.Now his only hope is placed on his third son Murong Tan, hoping that he will make more military exploits in the Hengshan Army, gain a firm foothold in Hengshan, and continue the Murong family.

"Commander, all generals." Murong Kang thought for a moment before replying cautiously, "What the two adults said just now makes sense. Our army must show the determination and momentum to fight to the end, so that the Xijin werewolf will feel disappointed." It is impossible to force us to give in, so as to bring it back to the negotiating table. At the same time, in the negotiations on the Western Regions, we can actually make some small concessions, so that the other party can see that there is an opportunity for negotiation. Then, the two sides fought with each other and argued hard. The general just wants to know, commander, generals, what is the bottom line of my Hengshan? Regarding the Western Regions, what is the minimum range we can accept?"

When everyone heard the words, they were all silent.The development of the current situation has exceeded their original plan.At this time, they were thousands of miles away from Hengshan, and they had no time to contact at all.At this time, for the negotiation, the people present need to make up their minds.And where the speed is, everyone has no idea.

"General Murong, what do you think is our bottom line?" Jin Jiuyuan looked at him thoughtfully and asked respectfully.

"Just as Mr. Jin said just now, the strategic goal of our army's western expedition is to open up the Western Regions and continue the trade route. This is our bottom line." Murong Kang stared at the crowd sharply, and said loudly, "The ones that got through The business route must be fully controlled by us, and cannot be handed over to others. This is the minimum we can accept. Everything we negotiate with Xijinlang must be carried out around this goal, and the rest can be discarded."

"General Murong's words are really enlightening, please accept Jin's worship." Jin Jiuyuan stood up excitedly, and bowed deeply to him respectfully.

"My lord Jin absolutely can't do that. These are all nonsense and cannot be taken seriously." Murong Kang hurriedly waved his hands to avoid it, and said with a wry smile.

Hou Mingfeng looked at Murongkang with piercing eyes, and thought in his heart that he still underestimated him, he is indeed a member of the Murong family who has guarded Shazhou for more than a hundred years.

"What General Murong just said, do you have any objections?" Seeing that everyone was thinking, Hou Mingfeng immediately asked.

"The last general thinks it's feasible." Everyone echoed.

Immediately, Hou Mingfeng appointed Jin Jiuyuan as the negotiating envoy to negotiate with Xi Jinlang Khan.

(End of this chapter)