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- (The great alliance rewards me with the last sentence of this chapter: "So, thank you!")
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Of course Di Lie is not playing political blackmail, but is serious about it.
The Kingdom of Jin is not the Southern Song Dynasty, and it is absolutely impossible to make it obey simply with the threat of force and verbal intimidation - even if the wild wolf that broke out from the white mountains and black waters is suffering unprecedented heavy losses and is in urgent need of a truce and licking its wounds. , but will never bow easily.
The wounded beast refuses to surrender, what should we do?
Di Lie has only one method: fight!
Beat it until it can't get up and surrenders and begs for mercy. It doesn't matter whether you are convinced or not. You have to take it orally anyway.
Since the Tianzhu army crossed the Yellow River, they pursued for thousands of miles but failed to win a single battle. The tens of thousands of enemy troops were all dealt with by female soldiers. This breath is really uncomfortable to hold in. The whole army has been gearing up for a long time and can't wait to deal with the golden man.
The Tianzhu Army's food reserves may not be enough to enable the 40,000-strong army to attack across the board and penetrate deep into the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom, but it is still enough to support the army in defeating the Fourteenth Youyun Prefecture that is approaching. What's more, the army that attacked Zhuozhou only used two mixed brigades from the First Integrated Division.
On July 29, the strongest fists of the Tianzhu Army - Yang Zaixing's 1st Mixed Brigade and Zhang Rui's 2nd Mixed Brigade crossed the border line of Baigou River and launched a thunderous attack. They divided their forces to directly capture the Yongqing and Guizhou gates in the east and south of Zhuozhou. Yi Ercheng.
In each of these two counties, there are a thousand soldiers guarding the city. The combat effectiveness of these soldiers is not even third-rate. Against the two strongest fists of the Tianzhu Army, one can imagine the outcome.
one day! It only took one day for the two cities to be captured by the Tianzhu Army's swift and violent attack. Immediately, the second brigade attacked from left to right and encircled Zhuozhou. At this time, Gu'an to the east of Zhuozhou was short of troops and did not dare to send reinforcements, while Yizhou to the west was watched by the Second Reorganization Division and did not dare to move at all. The only one who can save Zhuozhou. There is only Yanjing Mansion a hundred miles away.
Zhuozhou is the southern gate of Yanjing. Once Zhuozhou was lost, Yanjing was exposed to the Tianzhu army, unobstructed. What's more serious is that Zhuozhou lost. Yizhou's retreat was cut off. There is no way to retreat back to Yanjing. They can only escape to Feihukou, and there is no need to think about defending the city - how many troops can safely defend the city when their retreat is cut off?
Di Lie’s move was cruel enough. The sword struck out and directly cut off the two rings in the middle of the iron lock of the Jin Kingdom's gate. Capture a city, force a city, drive a city.
Therefore, whether Yanjing is willing or not, Zhuozhou must be rescued, unless Yanjing's left-behind Guo Pharmacist is willing to give up Zhuo and Yizhou.
The Tianzhu Army once again prepared to besiege the city and fight for reinforcements.
However, what is surprising is that the soldiers of Zhuo and Yi Prefectures quickly withdrew from the prefecture city and fled to Yanjing before the Tianzhu Army besieged the city.
Yang Zaixing only had time to intercept the tail of the Yizhou army and wipe out a thousand enemies, but failed to achieve the goal of wiping out all the enemy's effective forces and besieging the city for reinforcements.
On the third day of August, the Tianzhu Army successfully occupied Zhuo and Yi Prefectures.
When Di Lie and Ling Yuan learned about Yaoshi Guo's unexpected move, they burst into flames and blurted out: "The Jin people have long wanted to give up Zhuo Yi!"
Yes, this is Jin Guo’s helpless and realistic choice.
The reality is that the Jin Kingdom can only muster a maximum of 60,000 troops on the front lines of the fourteen states - 60,000 soldiers, evenly distributed among the fourteen states and more than thirty counties. How much can each state and county get? ? Dispersing the troops and garrisoning them at various points is the worst strategy for defensive warfare. The Jin people will understand this.
With insufficient troops and numerous cities, there were only two options before the Jin Kingdom: either risk being defeated individually and divide their forces to garrison; or they could reluctantly give up part of their territory and concentrate their forces to defend a small number of key nodes. Jin Guo obviously chose the latter wisely. When Pharmacist Guo was ordered to leave the capital, he had of course asked Wu Qimai, the leader of the country, for instructions on the situation in Yanjing. He had already made a decision on how to deal with the prefectures and cities in Yanjing, which accounted for nearly half of the fourteen prefectures.
Strive to protect Yanjing and Xijing, Yuzhou can defend it, and if it doesn't, abandon it. Everything is to preserve the strength of the army - this is the southern line strategy of the Jin Kingdom.
To put it bluntly, the current military deployment of the Jin Kingdom in the Fourteenth Province of Youyun is just a paper tiger, pretending to be cool and intimidating, and building momentum for negotiations with its envoys. Xiao Zhonggong and Wu Lingsi's so-called refusal to give up any ground was purely a diplomatic gesture. 所谓外交姿态，就是甭管内里多虚弱，多想跪舔，外表却是一副怒气冲冲、你敢动就揍你丫的表象。
Di Lie raised seven thousand soldiers and pierced the Jin Kingdom's paper tiger with one thrust of his sword. The Jin Kingdom's envoys were instantly forced out of their original shape - if this were not the case, I really don't know how many wars of words would have happened.
In mid-August, when Ling Yuan and Ma Kuo appeared again in front of the anxious Xiao Zhonggong and Wu Ling Simou, the two golden envoys almost jumped up and angrily criticized Tianshu City for not having peace sincerity.It is extremely shameful to negotiate for peace in person and do it secretly.
Ma Kuo waited until the other party's mouth was dry, his voice was hoarse, and he was almost protesting, then he calmly pointed to the hourglass.
The two golden envoys took a look and saw that the quicksand was nearly half gone. In other words, I am afraid that there will be nothing to talk about today.
Ling Yuan, however, spoke with the crispness of a soldier, without any concealment: "The so-called negotiation is nothing more than talking and fighting, and fighting and talking. If you are willing to talk, we will talk; if you are not willing, we will fight!"
Ling Yuan’s sharp words like a dagger severely pierced the diplomatic pretense of Xiao Zhonggong and Wu Ling Simou. In the face of real strength, all diplomatic paper tigers will become nothing more than clouds.
From this moment on, the negotiations between the Jin Kingdom and the Tianshu forces have truly entered the alley. The peace talks have officially entered the substantive stage.
In late August, after ten days of “sincere” negotiations between the two parties, a result acceptable to both parties was finally reached. The general content of the peace treaty is as follows:
1. Clarify national affiliation. The relationship between Tianshu and the Kingdom of Jin is equal, and personnel exchanges are handled as between countries.
2. Delimit the boundaries. The two sides were divided by the actual occupation line, that is, the Yanjing-Yuzhou-Yingzhou-Shuozhou line, with the Jin Kingdom boundary to the north and Tianshu boundary to the south.
3. Exchange of captives. The Kingdom of Jin will search for and return the captives as much as possible according to the two lists provided by Tianshu Fang (clan men and women and captured officials); while Tianshu Fang will release the captured Jin generals Pu Chahu Balu, Chi Zhanhui, Wanyan Te sent five hundred Jurchen soldiers. In return for the repatriation of people from the Kingdom of Jin. As for the release of higher-level personnel, it will be discussed in the next step.
4. War compensation. The Kingdom of Jin paid one-time compensation of 200,000 taels of gold and silver, 10,000 sheep, horses, and camels, and 300 carts of furs to Tianshu City as compensation for the damage to the Lianghe area.
This peace treaty was the least advantageous among the many peace treaties with the Liao, Xia, and Song Kingdoms since the founding of the Jin Kingdom, and it even suffered a heavy loss. The first three items are okay, basically there is no obvious transfer of benefits. As for the last compensation. The compensation for gold, silver and livestock is not much, it is only 1% of the Jin Kingdom's treasury. The main reason is that it does not look good.
The reason for Tianshu City is very good: your Jin Kingdom's iron hoof has ruined the two rivers into a pile of ruins, and the people have been displaced. Just pat your butt and withdraw now?
And two envoys from the Kingdom of Jin. Prefer this compensation. Think of it as a ransom. It's really not a lot of money to redeem several generals of the Jin Kingdom and hundreds of Jurchen soldiers.
Xiao Zhonggong and Wu Lingsi before their mission. I was prepared to be knocked down - if it were the Jin Kingdom, if it gained such a big advantage, it would have to cause the opponent to bleed a lot. From this point of view, Tianshu City is relatively restrained.
In terms of territory, the Jin Kingdom recognized the fact that the two states of Zhuo and Yi, which were occupied by the Tianzhu Army, belonged to Tianshu City, but the other twelve states refused to give way. The Kingdom of Jin has no choice. It is impossible to give in and retreat.
Of the remaining twelve states, the most prominent ones are Yanjing (Youzhou), Yuzhou, Yingzhou, Huanzhou, and Shuozhou. The rest of the states are all to the north of these five states. Can Yanjing pay it back? Of course it's impossible! What about Weizhou? This is the node connecting Yanjing and Xijing in the cloud. If Weizhou is lost, Yanjing and Xijing will be separated and put in danger. The remaining three states of Ying, Huan and Shuo are blocked by Yanmen Pass in the shape of Pin, which is the gate of Xijing Yunzhong. If any one of these three states is lost, the three states will be destroyed, and if the three states are destroyed, Yunzhong will be in danger.
The Kingdom of Jin would rather leave the states behind empty, but also deploy its limited troops in these five state capitals - this is the link closest to the keyhole on the iron chain of the gate of the Kingdom of Jin. Once this link is broken, all the links will be shattered.
In fact, when Xiao Zhonggong and Wu Lingsi planned this mission, the bottom line in terms of territory was to give up the two states of Zhuo and Yi at most - of course, if there is a loss, there must be a gain, and Tianshu City must pay a corresponding price. Either arms, prisoners of war, or money and food As a result, I never expected that the Tianzhu Army would come and take it without warning. Now it's good, the territory was lost, but nothing was gained.
What makes Xiao Zhonggong even more depressed is that before departure, the king's instructions for the peace negotiation are: "The so-called peace negotiation is to take what we want most from the other party's hands; and what the other party wants most must not be let him get it! ”, completely wasted. After returning to the country, I really don’t know how to explain it to the king.
On the surface, no one suffered much loss. In fact, the Jin Kingdom lost both land and money, but it had to swallow this dumb loss.
The only benefit of this peace treaty to the Jin Kingdom seems to be that it gets back a few generals and hundreds of precious Jurchen soldiers. For the Jin Kingdom, which had few soldiers at this time, these generals and veteran soldiers who could take charge of their own affairs were really important.
However, no one in the Jin Kingdom will take it seriously. If a few frightened defeated generals and a group of demoralized surrender soldiers really return to the Jin army, they will not only pass on their negative energy.Measure, what else can be done?
After the peace treaty was drawn up, Ling Yuan and Ma Kuo presented it to the military leader who lived in the backyard of Zhending Mansion and had just returned from the Bazhou front line for review and seal.
When Di Lie looked at the peace treaty carefully, Ma Kuo added: "The Jin people said that if you want to ask for Princess Wei (Mother Zhao Gou) and Princess Xing (Concubine Zhao Gouyuan), you must use Wanyanchang and Wanyansa. Lihe and all the captured gold soldiers were exchanged. If he wanted to welcome back the Second Saint, he had to exchange various firearms, chariots, and places in Daizhou and Hebei in Hedong and the amount of firearms required was enough to equip two reorganized divisions. "
There was a sneer on Di Lie's lips. Is Zhao Gou's family very rare? Used to exchange for the equipment of the heavyweight enemy chieftain and two reorganization divisions! It was like a toad yawning—so loud. To be honest, he wouldn't even want this weird family if they were given away for free! It's just that welcoming back the so-called "Two Saints" - in fact, they are two bastards. After all, it is the political slogan you have to shout in this era. Just like Zhao Gou, even though his heart is extremely unhappy, he shouts louder than anyone else, shouts more sincerely, and shouts at the top of his lungs
Therefore, Di Lie also had to make a gesture and shout slogans - this is why he set the peace negotiation venue in Zhending. If we were in Chang'an, I'm sure some people would be so foolish as to force him to give away equipment and land in order to return those two scoundrels. In the eyes of some clan members and officials, those two bastards, father and son, were priceless treasures, and giving them some arms and land was nothing.
After Ma Kuo finished speaking, he took a careful look at the prince's face and saw no expression. He wanted to say something, but after hesitating again and again, he finally sighed and retreated.
Ling Yuan continued to add: "We tried hard to get the Jin people to hand over Yuzhou, but the Jin people refused to allow it. In the end, they simply said that they had no authority to decide whether Yuzhou should stay or go"
"The Jin people are not stupid. If Weizhou is lost, the chain will be broken. They will never give it back easily." Di Lie waved his hand, "It doesn't matter. If you don't give it now, you will take it later!"
Snapped! The great seal is sealed, and the peace treaty is concluded.
After the peace agreement was concluded, Di Lie formally received the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin. Xiao Zhonggong and Wu Ling were scheming. Only then did they know that the top leader of the Tianzhu Army was actually in Zhending City. Needless to say, the one who made the decision to attack Zhuo and Yizhou must be this king. The two golden envoys were shocked, with chills running down their spines
During the meeting, Xiao Zhonggong and Wuling Simou kept hinting that the Second Saint could be welcomed at a very small price: such as weapons, territory, or technology.
Seeing that the Tianzhu army leader was indifferent, Wuling Simo became anxious and simply made it clear that as long as Tianshu City agreed to send a group of craftsmen who knew how to make firearms, he would be released immediately.
The craftsman is replaced by the emperor! There is such a disparity in the deal. If the clan or civil servants heard about these terms, they would jump up, grab Di Lie's lapel, and shout over and over again, "Change! Change! Change quickly!"
Di Lie glanced at Ling Yuan and Ma Kuo, who were accompanying him on his left. They were sitting upright, looking at their noses and hearts, but they seemed to have heard nothing.
Di Lie waved to Wuling Simou on the right, motioning for him to come closer.
When Wu Ling Simou came within three feet of Di Lie, Di Lie motioned for him to come over and said in a low and clear voice: "I will not trade a useful craftsman for two useless artists! Do you understand?"
Wuling Simou's pupils shrank sharply, his body froze, he leaned less, slowly took five steps back, and suddenly made a surprising move - he paid a solemn salute to Di Lie and said in a loud voice: "Di Lie" The city lord has such great ambitions, and I, the lord of the Great Jin Kingdom, will definitely do my best to fulfill his ambition!"
The air froze for a moment.
Di Lie smiled faintly and raised his glass calmly: "That's it, thank you very much!" (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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