Chapter 1000 Dividing the Profits
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Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "Please sit down!"
Zhi Shisili sat down. At this time, Fang Xuanling also walked in and sat behind Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan frankly asked Zhi Shisili: "After this battle, how many young and strong are there in Zhishi's troops?"
Zhang Xuan hit the vital point of Zhishili. Zhishili sighed and said, "I led 30,000 young and strong tribes to follow Khan south. In the end, the entire army was almost destroyed. The young and strong tribes of Zhishili lost half. I really don't know how to explain to the tribe members and their wives and children that Khan's southern expedition was a huge mistake. Not only did he lose his life, but he also severely injured the Turks. We will all become the sinners of the Turks."
Zhang Xuan pondered for a while and asked again: "Captain, can you tell me who will succeed the Khan?"
"Of course, it was Khan's brother Ashina Duo who inherited the Khan throne. His strength was second only to the Khan in the Turks themselves. This time, Khan's power was completely destroyed, and no one was Duo's opponent. But he became a Khan, and our Zhishu army would be sad after our life." Zhishisili couldn't help but sighed softly.
"Why?"
"For the sake of the ranch dispute, Yinshan ranch has always been the ranch of the Zhenghuo tribe. Last year, Duo's wife and brother-in-law were supported by Duo and led the tribe to Yinshan to force half of our ranch. The two families fought. Hundreds of people died, and Duo's wife and brother-in-law also died in my hands. Duo was furious and wanted to lead the army to attack, but was stopped by Khan."
"But now that Chu Luo Khan has passed away, your new Khan succeeded to the throne, and the Zhihu tribe has been severely damaged. What should your tribe do?"
Zhi Shisili shook his head sadly, "I don't know what to do?"
Zhang Xuan looked at him for a moment and said, "I can let you and your tribe go back, but I have a condition."
Zhidui Sili knew that Zhang Xuan saw that he would not be that simple. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Please tell me, Your Highness!"
"I want you to swear to Changshengtian that from now on, no soldiers or soldiers in your tribe will invade Hetao."
This is another important reason why Zhang Xuan values Zhishi's power. The pasture of Zhishi's unit is located in the north of Hetao, close to the Hetao area. Zhang Xuan hopes to use Zhishi's power's oath to restrain his tribe from invading Hetao.
Zhishili immediately understood what Zhang Xuan meant. This oath was not heavy. He could accept it. Zhishili immediately knelt down and put his palm on his chest to swear to Changshengtian, "I swear to Changshengtian that I will last forever. Zhishili will never invade Hetao, nor will other tribes allow them to invade the south. If you violate this oath, Changshengtian will punish me from the fire!"
Zhang Xuan was overjoyed. He felt the sincerity of Zhidui's thinking power, and smiled and said, "Of course, the Northern Sui Dynasty will open the market in Hetao, and use daily necessities to exchange for your cattle and sheep. I believe we will get along well."
"Thank you for your kindness!"
"You have a good rest for two days, and then you can lead the tribe back north."
Fang Xuanling next to him said, "In addition to your 1,000 people, there are more than 4,000 prisoners of war in the army, you can bring them back to the grassland together."
Zhi Shisili was moved in his heart. He nodded silently and asked again: "Can your highness allow me to bring the body of the Khan back to the grassland?"
Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, I will prepare a pair of ice coffins, you can take him back!"
Zhishi's soul was pouring out tears. He knelt down and kowtowed three times to Zhang Xuan, got up and left the tent.
At this time, Fang Xuanling sighed and said, "This person is true, loyal and worthy of admiration. But when he brought the body of the former Khan back to the grassland, the new Khan probably won't trust him anymore."
Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "He is as clear as a mirror and knows his choice. Since he cannot become the confidant of the New Khan, he will become the opponent of the New Khan. Once he brought the body of the former Khan back to the grassland, he will officially join the opposing faction of the New Khan. The Turkic faction is fierce, and the Turkic New Khan will not do anything to him easily. I will let him go back just to make the Zhishu army a barrier to Hetao and give me ten years."
"Your Highness is far-sighted, but it is better to be a humble position!"
At this moment, soldiers outside the tent reported, "Report to the Grand Marshal, the Taiyuan envoy has arrived, and I will ask for the Grand Marshal outside the camp!"
Zhang Xuan laughed: "It seems that Li Jiancheng is very anxious! He sent someone to ask for the spoils so soon. Are you afraid that we won't give it?"
Fang Xuanling also smiled and said, "I'm afraid they don't want a little spoil, but they also want to talk about the ownership of the four northern counties."
Zhang Xuan sneered and said, "He talks about him, and we talk about us. The military advisor will have a good talk with him according to the plan we agreed on in advance."
Not long after, Wei Zheng, the envoy sent by Li Jiancheng, was led by soldiers and had a lot of thought. This time he was sent by Li Jiancheng to Sui Ying to discuss the funeral. He suggested that Li Jiancheng hand over the matter to Chang'an for handling, but this time Li Jiancheng did not accept his advice and insisted on solving the legacy of Bingzhou by himself, which made Wei Zheng very embarrassed.
At this time, the curtain was lifted, and Fang Xuanling quickly walked into the big tent and smiled, "Let Mr. Wei wait for a long time."
Wei Zheng quickly stood up and said, "I'm here in a hurry and disturbed Military Advisor Fang. Can His Highness King Qi be there?"
"I'm sorry, Your Highness has not returned from inspecting Loufan Pass yet."
"I see!"
Wei Zheng smiled and did not ask any further. He had just inquired about the soldiers who led him into the tent. However, the soldiers said that their commander was in the camp. Of course, Wei Zheng knew that Zhang Xuan didn't want to see him, so Fang Xuanling came forward.
However, Wei Zheng himself did not want to see Zhang Xuan. There was room for maneuver in negotiations with Fang Xuanling, and Zhang Xuan was the highest decision-maker. Once he spoke, it would be like to draw a conclusion, and things would be difficult to change. Now the time to draw a conclusion is not yet ripe, and at least it should be negotiated between the court and the court.
At this time, the two personal soldiers served them again, and Wei Zheng smiled and said, "I heard from General Wang that even the Turkic Khan died in Loufan County, this is a rare victory! It will inspire the hearts of the Han people in the world, and the reputation of His Highness King Qi will spread all over the world. I want to congratulate the Northern Sui Army on this great victory."
Fang Xuanling said lightly: "This is the result of the unity of our two armies, not the credit of the Northern Sui family. His Highness, King of Qi, said that without the sacrifice of ten thousand Tang soldiers, there would be no final victory."
Wei Zheng nodded and sighed: "Your Highness of the King of Qi is really the lord of righteousness!"
After a few greetings, Wei Zheng brought the topic to the main business. "This time I came to the army on behalf of His Highness the Crown Prince to discuss the aftermath. General Wang is just a general who leads troops and does not care about non-war affairs, so His Highness the Crown Prince sent me to have a good talk with the army."
Fang Xuanling smiled slightly, took out a scroll and placed it on the table, and said slowly: "Even if Mr. Wei doesn't come, His Highness King Qi will send someone to Taiyuan. Since Mr. Wei is here, I will tell Mr. Wei about the specific results of this Loufan Battle."
"I'll listen carefully!"
Fang Xuanling said calmly: "This time the Turkic army entered Loufan County, with a total of 110,000 cavalry. Our greatest result was war horses. Not to mention the removal of injured horses, we captured a total of 73,000 war horses. Because the Turks themselves were cut off from food, they did not harvest cattle and sheep, but they obtained 8,000 large tents, 100,000 sheepskins, 40,000 sets of leather armor, and more than 100,000 arrows of weapons. Here is a detailed list, please check it out by Mr. Wei."
After saying that, Fang Xuanling pushed the scroll to Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng picked up the scroll for a long time and couldn't speak. The other party had already drawn the boundary, limited to the spoils south of Loufan Pass. As for the north of Loufan Pass, it was not within this range at all. Although Wei Zheng could understand that the battle in Mayi County was indeed not related to the Tang army, his arrival this time was mainly to talk about the ownership of the northern part of Bingzhou, which included Mayi County and Yanmen County. The other party isolated them in advance and asked him to speak.
Although Wei Zheng felt very embarrassed, he still wanted to bring up the matter of the prince's explanation. He put the scroll on the table and smiled and said, "I believe that Your Highness, King Qi, is a broad-minded person and will not care about the stolen goods with the Tang army. The division plan will be drafted by you!"
Fang Xuanling was not vague at all. He shook his head and said, "Although His Highness, King Qi, is broad-minded, he will also adhere to principles. He will divide it according to the principle of sending troops and the principle of meritorious service. If you cannot accept it, you can propose it and we will negotiate in detail."
Wei Zheng pondered for a moment and asked, "The war has ended. I wonder when your side will withdraw its troops back to Hebei?"
"We will withdraw the army of Taiyuan County within half a month, mainly to evacuate grain and food from Jiaocheng County. It will take some time, but I think half a month is enough."
"I am not just referring to Taiyuan County, but also Loufan County, Mayi County and Yanmen County. We want to know when your army will evacuate from these three counties?"
Chapter completed!