Chapter 250 Don’t want peace? Then I'll beat you until you accept peace!
Li Yuan cannot understand.
This is a national-level negotiation, and what is being discussed is not trivial matters such as money or goods, but territory.
It is a large territory including the old capital of Chu State!
How could the conversation break down in just a few words?
We are not asking for a high price, we are just questioning your conditions.
Why did you fall out? !
When you first appeared on the world stage, you were just a lobbyist, and you were famous among the princes for your eloquent tongue.
Why did you become a reckless man this time!
Let’s talk about it again!
If we occupy a few fewer cities, or leave Chen City to our great Chu, maybe we will agree!
However, Ying Chengyu really had no intention of talking about it anymore.
Now the Qin army is approaching the city, not bargaining on the street!
The general showed his attitude and sincerity in seeking peace, and also set out a price for peace.
Don’t you agree?
Then fight!
You think that the more than 50,000 Qin troops behind me will have nothing to do!
Seeing that the flying rocks were loaded, Ying Chengyu shouted: "Smash it!"
Chu King Han shouted: "Wait a minute!"
However, how could the Qin army listen to Chu? Wang Han’s order?
The sharp man holding a long gun did not hesitate to use the gun to knock the copper pin out of the bayonet.
The counterweight sank, the tip pole rose, and twenty heavy boulders fell towards Shouchun City!
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
"Your Majesty, please return to the palace to avoid danger!"
"Spread out! Everyone spread out!"
The east wall had just collapsed a few hours ago.
All the Chu troops were still immersed in fear and unable to extricate themselves.
Now that the Qin army's flying rocks are attacking again, this fear has not only been reawakened, but has even been deepened again.
Even the walls of Shouchun City can't stop flying rocks, so how can the walls of Shouchun Palace, which are only 60% thicker than the walls of Shouchun City, resist it!
The Chu army was in chaos on the city, and the guards dragged the King of Chu away from the place with all their strength.
"Boom!"
Looking at the boulder that fell on his original position and the deep crater it created, King Chu's hands clasped in his sleeves trembled slightly.
That is the instinctive fear of death!
Li Yuan hurriedly ran to Chu Wanghan and asked anxiously: "Is the king okay?"
Chu Wanghan forced a steady voice and said: "I am okay."
Li Yuan immediately advised: "This place is dangerous, please return to the main hall and wait for the good news!"
King Han sighed in his heart.
Waiting for good news?
Reinforcements from all walks of life have not arrived, and the walls of Shouchun Palace cannot stop the Qin army from flying rocks.
Why can the Chu army win!
With the battle situation like this, King Chu Han still had no choice.
Breaking away from the guards, King Chu Han walked to the female wall again, looking down at Ying Chengyu outside the city.
The eyes faced each other again, and Ying Chengyu just raised his right hand: "Stop!"
Twenty trebuchets lowered their tip poles and had already loaded the flying rocks, but Ying Chengyu obeyed. The order stopped.
But the baggage soldiers further behind were still trying to push more catapults to arrive outside Shouchun Palace.
Ying Chengyu bowed his hands and saluted: "I dare to ask the King of Chu, but what is your order?"
The King of Chu said in a deep voice: "Even if the Lord of Chang'an breaks through the Shouchun Palace, even kills the few people, and massacres the Shouchun Palace."
"But Chang'an Lord still cannot take all of our territory of Chu."
"On the contrary, he will become our mortal enemy of Chu!"
King Han of Chu was not exaggerating, what he said was true. It's true.
Countries such as Han and Wei can force most of their cities to surrender as long as they capture their kings. This is because the monarchy of Han, Wei and other countries far exceeds the rights of their princes.
But Chu is different.
Even if Ying Chengxuan breaks Shouchun Palace and captures Chu King Han, Ying Chengxuan’s troops can only burn the city and withdraw from the territory of Chu State, just like Bai Qi.
Because the foundation and main military strength of the Chu State did not lie with the King of Chu, but with the princes of various places.
It is not that Qin has never killed the King of Chu, Qin has even captured the King of Chu.
But Chu State only needs to change the king of Chu, and all problems will be solved.
From a strategic point of view, the strategic value of the capital of Chu and the king of Chu is actually not great.
The fierce voice of the King of Chu turned gentle: "Of course, I also know that this battle is actually because our great Chu started a border provocation first."
"Therefore, if Lord Chang'an retreats immediately, I will But let bygones be bygones."
Ying Chengyu shook his head: "Does the King of Chu treat foreign ministers like children?"
"There is no reason in this world to make mistakes and not pay the price!"
"The King of Chu is willing to let bygones be bygones, but I, the Qin Dynasty, do not want to!"
The King of Chu Han shouted solemnly: " Don't you, the Qin State, fear that our great Chu will join forces with the Zhao and Yan states? No? ”
More than 50,000 Qin troops shouted in unison: "No fear!"
Ying Chengyu looked at King Han of Chu again: "I, the Qin Dynasty, am happy to hear the battle!"
"Five Kingdoms We, the Qin Dynasty, are not afraid of attacking Qin, let alone the Three Kingdoms attacking Qin. "The foreign ministers certainly long for peace, but if they can exchange for a war for peace in the world, they will be happy to do so!"
King Chu Han shook his head: "For his own sake, he dragged the entire country into the war, causing the country to be attacked again."
"If I have such an extremely selfish general under my command, I will definitely kill him!"
"I wonder how King Qin will make his decision after learning about Lord Chang'an's decision."
If it were any other A general in Ying Chengyu's position would hesitate when faced with the threat of Chu King Han, and might even agree to Chu King Han's proposal.
Don’t forget what the goal of this army is.
It is to attack the State of Wei to involve the troops of the State of Zhao, and to assist Wang Jian's troops in attacking Zhao!
As a result, he first tore up the overall plan and destroyed the Wei State, and then led troops into the territory of the Chu State and attacked all the way to the outside of Shouchun Palace, which may even trigger the next round of Zongyue's war against Qin. Ignoring pre-war planning, ignoring royal orders, ignoring national interests... a series of charges have been slapped on his head.
More importantly, to this day, Ying Zheng has not issued a royal order to break through Shouchun City!
Whether it is from a strategic or tactical perspective, it is not enough for him to be dragged out and chopped off his head ten times!
But he is Ying Chengyu!
So Ying Chengyu just smiled lightly: "That's why the Kingdom of Chu is becoming more and more decadent, and our Great Qin is becoming more and more prosperous."
"So the King of Chu is just the King of Chu, and he cannot take over the world like my king." Talent!"
One sentence hit King Chu Han in the lungs.
Didn’t King Han of Chu know that there were many talented people in foreign countries?
Of course he knows!
King Han of Chu also hopes to become someone like Ying Zheng.
But the obstacles before him are more than those faced by Ying Zheng in the past.
King Han of Chu did not even dare to think that he would be able to appoint foreigners as important ministers of Chu State at will like Ying Zheng in his lifetime!
Ying Chengxuan continued to speak: "If the King of Chu still wants to alienate the relationship between the foreign minister and our king, the foreign minister advises the King of Chu to save his energy."
"If the King of Chu He also wanted to threaten the foreign ministers with the intention of joining forces, and the foreign ministers also advised the king of Chu to save his energy."
"Now the foreign minister has only one question."
Ying Chengyu shouted: "War! Or peace!"
Chu King Han looked back at the courtiers, but was greeted by Chu King Han There are only drooping heads.
Chu Wanghan could only name him: "What do you think you should do, Ling Yin?"
Li Yuan was shocked.
When Chu Wanghan asked this question, it meant that Chu Wanghan already had the answer in his heart.
He just needs someone to speak out and take the blame for King Chu!
And Li Yuan, his uncle, is the safest candidate to take the blame.
Li Yuan handed over his hands bitterly: "I advise you that our Shouchun Palace cannot resist the Qin army for too long."
"For the king's safety, I beg for peace!"
After Li Yuan finished speaking, there was silence on the palace wall.
No one agreed, but no one refuted it either.
The King of Chu nodded slightly: "Aiqing's advice is reasonable."
"This matter will be left to Li Aiqing."
Li Yuan bowed his hand with an increasingly bitter look. : "Wei!"
Walking to the female wall, Li Yuan shouted loudly: "My king is kind and willing to give peace to Qin and Chu."
"I, the great Chu, are the first to provoke me, so I should repay it with courtesy."
"From today onwards, all lands north of Yingshui..."
Li Yuan's lips wriggled for a long time, and finally reluctantly uttered the last words: "Return to Qin!"
< br>The Chu army on the city breathed a sigh of relief.
They can survive!
As for the loss of all the territory on the north bank of Yingshui River?
What does that have to do with them!
Remembering the promise made by King Chu Han before the war, all the Chu troops cheering in unison raised their hands and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
But their voices were completely overshadowed by the cheers of the Qin troops outside the city. covered up.
"The Lord of Chang'an will be victorious!"
More than 50,000 Qin troops roared with joy: "The Qin Dynasty will be victorious!!!"
After Lu Buwei's reform, the scope of rewards for the military merit system was greatly expanded.
As long as this battle is won, even the cooks in the army can get a share of the credit.
This credit is definitely not enough to get them a title, but it can be exchanged for many rewards, and it can also help them prioritize promotion.
So after the roar, there was joy and laughter among the Qin army.
"Hahaha, our army won again! Our army really won again!"
"Let me just say, regardless of the fact that we were outnumbered before the war, when will the coach lose? Passed? Follow the coach, and you will definitely get military success!"
"It's a pity that we failed to destroy the Chu Kingdom."
"Hey, it's only a matter of time, let's fight this time. After entering Shouchun City, we will enter Shouchun Palace next time!”
Amidst the laughter of the soldiers of the two armies, the gate of Shouchun Palace opened.
As a representative of Chu State, Li Yuan led ten disciples out of Shouchun City.
Ying Chengyu said loudly: "Step back two hundred feet!"
The soldiers of the Qin army, who had been noisy and joyful just now, immediately looked solemn and stepped back, leaving only Ying. Cheng Xi led ten soldiers to stand where they were.
As he walked in front of Ying Chengyu, Li Yuan looked up at Ying Chengyu, his eyes full of reluctance: "Chang'an Lord, what a trick!"
Ying Cheng smiled and cupped his hands: "Thank you Li Lingyin for your approval."
"Although I have been on the battlefield in recent years, my ability as a lobbyist has never been forgotten."
Li Yuan missed it very much. curse.
You also know that you were a lobbyist when you first entered the world!
Have you ever put a knife on someone’s neck to lobby like this?
Your trip and this move have nothing to do with lobbyists!
But when the halberd that was still dripping with blood was forced back behind Li Yuan, he could only say in a strange way: "From now on, no one in the world will question the lobbying ability of Lord Chang'an!"
Ying Chengyu returned the gift happily: "Thank you, Li Lingyin!"
Li Yuan was startled.
You really think I am praising you!
Li Yuan didn't want to communicate anymore. He was afraid that Ying Chengyu might make him vomit blood.
That actually fulfilled Ying Chengyu’s reputation as a lobbyist.
Taking a deep breath, Li Yuan said in a deep voice: "My king's (order) is here."
"Chang'an Jun can use my king's handwriting to collect everything north of Yingshui. City!"
Ying Chengyu took the bamboo slip and looked up at the palace wall: "King Chu is not willing to have a long talk with me, Bingzhu?"
King Chu Han silently took a few steps back, completely leaving Ying Chengyu's sight.
Li Yuan even said with an ugly face: "Please Chang'an Lord withdraw your troops immediately!"
You still want to talk to me, Wang Chang?
My king just wants to kill you!
Ying Chengyu shook his head regretfully: "What a pity."
(End of this chapter)