Chapter 22: Han Dynasty seeks peace

After summoning five talents, Deng Sheng stopped summoning him. He then went to Qilin Pavilion and met Zhang Bin. After some conversation, he appointed him as a leader and accompanied the king. At the same time, he went to Jiang Wan's office, met Fan Zhongyan, and promoted him to Jiang Wan's deputy.

At the same time, a fierce debate was taking place in Chang'an, the capital of the Han king.

After the fall of Wuguan, Chang'an immediately organized troops to recover the lost territory. However, just as the army was about to set off, news of Fan Yi's defeat and death came. The whole country was shocked. Fan Yi, one of the three generals of the Han Dynasty, had great military achievements and was a descendant of Fan Kuai, the founding general of the Han Dynasty. The Fan clan was also a very prominent general in the Han Dynasty. When Fan Yi died, the 200,000 troops were wiped out. The Han military was furious and wrote to the King of Han to lead troops to fight Deng again. However, the civil officials strongly opposed it. In the battle of Deng State, Han State lost its troops and generals. More than one-third of the troops were all lost to Deng State, and the strength was a bit pale. And more importantly, most of the troops sent to Deng State this time were from Chang'an, Xianyang and other passes. The troops in the central city were wiped out this time, which made Guanzhong's troops empty. What's even more terrible is that Wuguan, the southeastern gateway of Guanzhong, fell into the hands of Deng. Deng can cross Wuguan at any time and attack Guanzhong. Guanzhong is the core of Han. If Guanzhong suffers losses, it will be a little worse for Han. Therefore, in the eyes of civil officials, the most important thing at present is to negotiate with Deng and recover Wuguan. As for directly sending troops to recover Wuguan, they dare not think about it. Everyone knows the steepness of Wuguan and it is not easy to take it down. What's more, the strength of Han is greatly damaged, and the surrounding countries will not miss such a good opportunity. If they continue to get along with Deng, Han will fall into the point of being attacked from both sides.

"King, General Fan's troops were wiped out and he sacrificed his life for his country. This is a great humiliation of the great Han Dynasty. My minister Zhou Shen asked for an order to lead a large army to fight against Deng State again." After receiving the news, the general of the Han State, Zhou Shen hurried back to Chang'an and asked the King of Han to fight against Deng State again, intending to fight against Deng State again.

"You must not be a great king." Cao Qun, a farmer in the Han State, quickly opposed it, "Your king, our country has suffered heavy damage now, and Qin, Zhao, Wei, and Shu are eyeing each other, and the troops and horses in various places cannot be mobilized. Guanzhong is empty and unable to fight again. Only now, we should negotiate peace with Deng State, take back Wu Pass and recuperate. "Cao Qun believes that the most important thing for Han State at present is to make peace with Deng State, take back Wu Pass and recuperate, rather than to make a big fight again to attack Deng State. Fan Yi's defeat this time shows that Deng State is not simple and cannot be taken in a short time. If you fall into anxiety, the surrounding countries will attack them. I am afraid that the Han State will really be in danger of national destruction. Besides, Fan Yi is defeated, how can you ensure that Zhou Shen will definitely win? If you lose again, the Han State will really be in a bad mood.

"Does the Prime Minister ask my great man to swallow his anger? Even if the Prime Minister wants to, hundreds of thousands of soldiers of my great great man will not be willing. I agree with General Zhou's opinion and send troops to fight Deng State again." General Pingdong of Han State Xu Jie has always been disgusted with these civil servants' timidity, not to mention that his younger brother Xu Kang died in Deng State even more angry.

"What do you think about Xiao Xiang?" Han King Liu Xie sat on the throne. He was 36 years old this year. He had been in power for eighteen years. He worked hard to create a hegemony again. This time, attacking Deng State was his first step in dominance, but reality slapped him hard, woke him up and hurt him. At this time, he was no longer as calm as before, but instead was a little panicked.

Prime Minister Xiao Qi was an important minister of two dynasties. During the reign of the previous Han King, he became the prime minister of the Han State. This time, he had thirty years, and had a high prestige in the country. He was also a descendant of Xiao He, the founding prime minister of the Han State. The Xiao family was prominent in the Han State for more than two hundred years and was very powerful. Under normal circumstances, as long as Xiao Qi put forward the opinions, Liu Xie would adopt them.

Xiao Qi is nearly 70 years old and has white hair. At this time, he is squinting and watching the quarrels. After hearing Liu Xie's words, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "King, this battle has been too great for me, and it is difficult to recover its vitality without several years of hard work. It is really not appropriate to fight again. The old minister agreed with Cao Sinong's view and should be harmonious."

"Xiao Xiang, this..." Xu Jie was a little surprised. How could Xiao Qi advocate peace talks? In the past, he was the most fierce, and he always advocated fighting to the end of the enemy country. What's wrong with this today?

"General Xu, I know that General Xu Kang died in battle. You are extremely sad. I feel that I am not better than you. But the current situation of our Han Dynasty really cannot fight again. General Fan Yi, General Xu Kang, and all the soldiers who died in Deng State will avenge them, but not now. I hope you can understand." Xiao Qi's attitude was very firm, but he could not fight anymore. In the past, he was tough in the enemy country because the Han State suffered a small loss, but this time it was really a trauma. This is not as simple as losing thousands of people, tens or twenty thousand people, but a total of 200,000 people, and more than one-third of the soldiers and horses of the Han State. Since the founding of the Han State, except for the battle between Gao Wang Liu Bang and Pengcheng, he has never tried to lose so badly.

Xu Jie wanted to say something, but Zhou Shen was caught by Zhou Shen. Zhou Shen knew that Xiao Qi did not agree to fight again, so it would be useless to say it. Xiao Qi's position in Liu Xie's heart is incomparable to anyone.

"Okay, since that's the case, I'll send someone to Deng State to discuss peace talks. Zhao Xin, I'll order you to Deng State to discuss peace talks. You will be fully responsible for this peace talks." Since Xiao Qi agreed to the peace talks, Liu Xie decided.

"Here!" Zhao Xin, the Great Honglu, stepped out.

Wancheng

The war has ended for a month. Deng Sheng thought that the Han Dynasty Congress sent troops to fight for Wu Pass. Deng Sheng even planned to increase the troops to Wu Pass for a while. Unexpectedly, a whole month passed and the Han Dynasty had no movement at all. Instead, he received news that the Han Dynasty sent an envoy to Wancheng, which made Deng Sheng puzzled.

"Cui Qing, Yao Qing, Zhang Qing, what do you think the Han Dynasty is trying to send people to come this time?" Deng Sheng found several of his think tanks and analyzed the Han Dynasty's intentions.

Zhang Bin smiled and said, "King, I think the Han Dynasty sent people to this time for peace talks."

"Peace talks? Will it be possible with the character of the Han Kingdom?" Deng Sheng was puzzled. In his impression, the Han Kingdom's attitude was always very tough. No matter who he fought, he would not admit defeat. Even the former alliance of Gate was for Yin Xiangyu, not sincere. This time, Zhang Bin actually said that Han Kingdom was here for peace talks, which made him unable to believe it.

Zhang Bin said: "King, the Han Dynasty was tough in the past because the losses were not great and harmless. But this time it was different. The 200,000 army was wiped out, and a large number of top talents died. No matter how strong the Han Dynasty was, it could not withstand such troubles. As long as there were sensible people in the Han Dynasty, they would know that they could only negotiate peace now."
Chapter completed!