"How about Zhao Wuxi?"

In mid-July, at the Wu army camp in Pengcheng, the uncle, who had just returned from Zhaoying, knelt in front of King Fuchai of Wu to state his experience of going deep into the enemy's camp. During the period, when Fuchai mentioned Zhao Hou, he called him directly. name taboo.

"The Zhao army is large in number, well-armed, and has not been affected by the long-distance travel, and there is plenty of food and grass, almost every granary is full, and there is still a steady stream of baggage arriving from the direction of Lu and Cao. , I'm afraid it will be difficult to win. But Zhao Hou... Zhao Wuxi seems to be moved by the conditions of Wu State."

Bo Xi remembered the trouble he received in Zhao Ying and Zhao Wuxi's trick to guess the situation of people's hearts, and he was immediately apprehensive. Compared with Zhao Hou, the Wu King in front of him was much easier to deal with.

Although he wasn't sure whether Zhao Wuxi's promise to negotiate was genuine or false, but at this time, in order to protect himself, Bo Xi had to boast that he persuaded Zhao Hou with his incorrupt tongue.

"Zhao Wuxi said that if the king is really willing to be with him in Xuzhou, he can consider it..."

Fu Chai snorted coldly: "Consider? I'm afraid he has long been impatient. The widow has long seen that Zhao's son has no intention of being a servant to the emperor. After he tried his best to be promoted from the Qing family to a prince, he raised his brother. He and his son were placed in Lu, Zhu, and Wei. This was because he wanted to imitate the story of the Jin state and change the entire Central Plains into a world with the surname of Ying, and gradually replaced my surname Ji. But he was always cautious and did not dare to take the risk of the world and call himself the king outright. , so he hoped to defeat Wu State to gain prestige as a step. Now the widow is willing to recognize the king's title with him, but it directly fulfills him. Zhao Wuxi can not only protect the army but also get what he wants, he should swallow it. Get this bait..."

Generally speaking, with the temperament of Fuchai, he would never accept ending the war in this way, but Wang Sunluo said to him bitterly that there is actually a sharp golden hook hidden in the incense bait, and now he is showing weakness to Zhao. for a comeback in the future.

Wang Sunluo said that Wu Guozhi was willing to give a king title in order to make the Zhao family the target of public criticism. Fuchai thought to himself, if Zhao Wuxi couldn't stand the temptation to become king, it would inevitably lead to a series of turmoil. The Central Plains seemed to be surrendered by Zhao, but it was not stable. At that time, when the state of Zheng of Qin revolted, the Han clan rebelled, and the war on the Juguo side of Qi state could not be understood in time, and the fire was everywhere, Zhao Wuxi had no time to embarrass the state of Wu. When the state of Wu turns back and destroys the Yue people and drives away the state of Lu, go north whenever you want! At that point, the tide will turn.

If you want to go, you must hold it; if you want to take it, you must give it. This is what the wise Wang Sunluo learned from the backstab of the Yue Kingdom, and he planned to use it on the Zhao Kingdom as soon as he changed his hand.

"But Your Majesty..." Speaking of which, Bo Xi was a little embarrassed, because even if he humbly said he was willing to give Zhao Hou the title of king, Zhao Wuxi seemed not satisfied. He also asked Wu State to withdraw from Song State and Ju State. Can Xu Guo become independent...

"Dream! Delusional!" Fuchai was furious.

"The former king exposed the frost, cut the thorns, and led the army to the north, and this was the place for the Xu country. Although the country of few people is large, how can it be so uncherished and give to Zhao, like abandoning the grass? Even if the Xu country is abandoned , even if Wu Guo can sleep overnight, I am afraid that the Yue bandits have not been expelled, and the Zhao army has already crossed the Huai River to the river!"

Xu State, a place conquered by Wu Wang Helu and Wu Zixu, has now been incorporated into Wu State for more than 20 years. He can give up allies and foreign countries, but Xu State cannot be lost!

Because now Xudi is not only an important source of finance and troops for Wu State, but also has built Hangou. From Xudi, you can directly reach Dajiang by boat. If Xu State is acquired by Zhao Wuxi, the consequences will be disastrous. Fuchai does not want to go south. At the same time, the northern side was invaded by soldiers, which confirmed Wu Zixu's vicious last words.

"Your Majesty." Bo Xi hurriedly advised: "Zhao Wuxi is insatiable greed, and this minister never thought of it, but this time to negotiate with Zhao State is to delay time, so you can't refuse it categorically, it is better to send an envoy back to talk to Zhao Wuxi. bargain……"

Fuchai thought about it and agreed: "Yes, Dazai is solely responsible for this matter."

Bo Xi was overjoyed, he knew that Fuchai's trust in him had come back a little, although he had changed from the main war faction that strongly supported Fuchai going north to the main peace faction who wanted to make peace...

The real purpose of Wu State's initiative to ask for peace this time was actually to evacuate Song State after the peace talks. Wang Sunluo suggested that Wu Jun could transfer ships from all over the Jianghuai to Pengcheng, and then tens of thousands of troops could leave by boat one after another. Along Sishui to Pi State, and then from Pi State to Huaihe.

The power of water transportation is much faster than land transportation. When Zhao Wuxi reacted, Wu Jun had already escaped from Shengtian! The use of waterways for strategic transfer is Wu Jun's forte. Back then, under the leadership of Sun Wu, the Wu army took a boat to the Huai River, arrived at the rear of the Chu army, and then abandoned the boat and landed on the shore, killing them all by surprise. Now, this coup is used to escape... In this regard, Fu Chai inevitably feels He felt a little ashamed, but the situation in the country was in full swing, and he couldn't bear to worry about his face any longer.

The peace talks continued, the two armies temporarily stopped the attack and confrontation, and the envoys of Wu State had secretly returned to the Zhao camp several times. However, in the middle and late July, the Wu army's troops and ships were frequently mobilized. Before being detected by the Zhao army, they first called Song of Pengcheng. Citizens found out.

On this day, Sima Geng, the commander-in-chief of the Song Army in Pengcheng, angrily came to Wu State's camp to ask to see Fuchai. With a straight personality and easy to get angry, he went straight to the ground and asked Fuchai: "Wu Jun is planning to abandon Pengcheng and return to the south alone?"

...

Sima Ziniu was a disciple of Confucius and the head of the Xiang family. But he has always been upright, and he became more and more unaccustomed to Nanzi's actions, and finally fell to Song Gongjiu under Huang Yuan's persuasion. For more than a year, if he hadn't commanded the battle, I'm afraid that Pengcheng would have been arrested long ago. Nanzi took it.

For the actual controller of the Song army in Pengcheng, Wu people still have some respect and jealousy.

When Bo Xi saw his husband Chai's expression hesitant, and did not intend to pay attention to Sima Geng, he immediately came out to speak for you: "There is absolutely no such thing, why did Da Sima say such a thing?"

"Isn't it?" Sima Geng sneered: "Since the Wu army's attack in the Battle of Tang failed, the king has retreated the entire army to Pengcheng, wasting food and grass every day. All the small fishing boats are forced to be recruited, as far as I can see~lightnovelpub.net~ Wu Jun wants to let the army evacuate the Song Kingdom and return to the mainland! Is this not abandoning the friendly countries, or what?"

"Moving the boat is just to transport rice to the north. Da Sima Xiu has to guess for no reason." Bo Xi told a lie without blinking his eyelids. An excellent obstacle to delay the pursuit of Zhao Jun.

However, just as Bo Xi used rhetoric to bluff Sima Ziniu into disbelief and apologized and left, Wang Sunluo, who was in charge of the evacuation of the army, came in with a solemn expression.

"Your Majesty." His voice trembled a little: "There is bad news."

"Wucheng has fallen? The crown prince is dead?" Fu Chai got down and dragged Wang Sunluo to question.

"No, no, it was a Zhao army cavalry who suddenly bypassed the state of Tan from Donglu and captured the state of Pi two days ago. The most convenient way for our army to retreat has been blocked..."

"What!" Fu Chai couldn't believe it, and Bo Xi, who was behind him, had lost his eyes when he heard this, and collapsed directly to the ground...

ps: There is one more chapter before 12 o'clock (to be continued.)