Chapter 180: Yuzhang ends

Cui Hao was willing to lower the conditions, but Zhang Chao was not satisfied. Whatever Cui Hao said just now was to scare Zhang Chao. Although Yuzhang is a mess now, it was just because of the incident after the Vietnamese army entered the field. If Deng's army continues to fight, with Deng's current strength, unless the troops are increased, it will be impossible to break the deadlock. Moreover, the matter of Princess Tai'an is Deng Sheng's death order.

Cui Hao thought for a while and said, "Okay, for Princess Tai'an to be able to return to China, for the sake of Senior Zhang Xiang, we are willing to reduce the amount of compensation. As long as we return to China, we only need 300,000 gold, 2 million stones of grain, 150,000 silk, and 500 warships, but Lujiang County has no need to discuss it."

Zhang Chao thought about it and it was acceptable that the number was not much different from what he expected, but it was absolutely impossible for Lujiang County. So he said, "Cui Xiang, this amount is acceptable, but Lujiang County cannot be given up. If Cui Xiang insists on Lujiang County, then our country can only accompany you to the end."

"You..." Cui Hao pretended to be dissatisfied. After solving the matter of Princess Tai'an, Cui Hao was relieved. As for Lujiang County, Cui Hao certainly knew that Wu would not give up. The reason why he bit Lujiang to death was to lead the matter later on.

"Cui Xiang, calm down." Su Hong advised Cui Xiang: "Cui Xiang, why not let me talk to Zhang Xiang."

"Hmph!" Cui Hao snorted coldly, nodded, and stopped talking.

Su Hong smiled and said to Zhang Chao: "Zhang Xiang, in fact, the matter of Lujiang County is not something that cannot be discussed. As long as your country can agree to a condition in our country, then we will give up Lujiang County. What do you think?"

"Conditions? What are the conditions? Please tell me the truth." Of course, Zhang Chao would not agree in a daze, but when he heard that Deng could give up asking for Lujiang County, he asked Su Hong what conditions he needed.

Su Hongdao: "As long as your country is willing to borrow a road for our army and make way for our army in Ai County, we are willing to give up Lujiang County. What do you think about Zhang Xiang?"

"What! Borrowing the way? Is it possible that your country wants to attack Xiang?" Zhang Chao said in shock. Deng State proposed to borrow the way, and it was Ai County, which borders Hunan State. Even a fool would guess what Deng State wanted to do.

Su Hong nodded and said, "Zhang Xiang guessed well. In the battle of Yuzhang, Xiang Guo was dissatisfied with the situation. My king was very dissatisfied, so it was imperative to send troops to Hunan. If Zhang Xiang felt embarrassed, then we would not force it. If we don't give in, just give Lujiang to our country."

"This..." Zhang Chao was a little confused. Xiang and Wu were in-laws, and to a certain extent, they were allies of Wu. With Xiang, Wu did not have to face the pressure from Deng. However, Wu was already too busy to take care of himself, so he still had to care about so much. As the saying goes, a fellow Taoist who died will not die. As long as Deng no longer forces Lujiang, what does the life and death of Xiang have to do with Wu?

So Zhang Chao nodded and said, "Okay, our country is willing to use the road."

Cui Hao, Jiang Wan and Su Hong looked at each other and smiled. This was done.

Cui Hao said: "Okay, since Zhang Xiang has agreed, even if we have agreed to this condition, we will inform our king of the matter and seek the consent of our king. Zhang Xiang will send people back to Wu as soon as possible. As long as the peace agreement is reached, our two countries will really turn wars into jade."

Zhang Chao nodded.

After the talk, Zhang Chao immediately left Jingyang Palace, returned to the inn, wrote a memorial, and sent someone to send him back to Wucheng.

On the other hand, after learning about the entire negotiation process, Deng Sheng was very satisfied and praised Cui Hao and the other two.

On June 15, the 14th year of Qianyuan, Deng and Wu reached a ceasefire agreement.

In the palace of the King of Wu, Princess Tai'an held her son's ashes in her hand, took her daughter and her personal maid Lian'er and got on the car to Chaisang. The King of Wu came to see her off in person, whether to show sincerity or to miss the relationship between husband and wife in the past, and Ma also came.

The King of Wu watched Princess Tai'an leave, but Ma Shi was very happy. The woman finally left and no longer had to worry, and a smile appeared on her face.

All of this was seen by the King of Wu's eunuch. The eunuch sneered in his heart. This woman didn't know that she was about to be in trouble. As the King of Wu's eunuch, he was also very clear about the terms of peace talks between Wu and Deng. Xiang would definitely not be able to withstand Deng. As long as Xiang was destroyed, this woman's ending would probably not be much better than Princess Tai'an.

On the fifth day of the seventh month of the 14th year of Qianyuan, Princess Tai'an and her group arrived in Chaisang, and Yang Yanzhao led the generals out of the city to greet them.

"My minister Yang Yanzhao, lead the generals of the Eastern Expedition to welcome His Highness the Princess and welcome His Highness back to the country!" Outside Chaisang City, Yang Yanzhao drove the road to Princess Tai'an.

"Welcome to your highness to return to the country!" Yang Yanzhao took the lead and all the generals shouted together.

At this time, Princess Tai'an slowly walked out of the car with her daughter, came to Yang Yanzhao, smiled, and said, "General Yang doesn't have to be too polite. Speaking of which, I can return to my hometown thanks to General Yang."

At this time, Princess Tai'an was filled with emotion. To be honest, she had hated her heart when she was married to Wu by King Wuzhuang, but for the sake of Deng, she could only bear it silently. However, she was really moved to see her relatives and the Chinese people who fought for her, the princess who married far away.

"The princess laughed at me. This is all the credit of the soldiers. I am ashamed of it. By the way, I have arranged my residence for the princess to rest. After the princess has rested, I will send the princess back to Wancheng. Both the king and the queen mother missed the princess very much." Yang Yanzhao said.

Princess Tai'an nodded and brought her daughter and maid to the residence arranged by Yang Yanzhao. After resting for a night, she was escorted back to Wancheng by the troops arranged by Yang Yanzhao.

After seeing off Princess Tai'an, Yang Yanzhao summoned the generals to discuss the matter. A few days ago, Yang Yanzhao received the order from Deng Sheng to lead his troops south to Ai County, breaking from Ai County into Changsha County, Hunan, and heading straight to Linxiang, the capital of Xiangguo. However, in order to welcome Princess Tai'an, he was delayed.

"Everyone, the king has an order to let us go south to Ai County, raid Changsha, and approach Linxiang City, the capital of Xiangguo. We have not fought the battle of Yuzhang well. This is a good opportunity for us to make achievements. We must not let go of the achievements of destroying the country." Yang Yanzhao said seriously in the central army's tent.

In the Battle of Yuzhang, Deng's performance was a bit unsatisfactory, and it could even be said to be very poor, so Yang Yanzhao was also holding back his anger and planned to make up for his merits in the Battle of Destroying Hunan.

"General Yang, I wonder what the court has made to do with this battle?" Yao Guangxiao asked.

Yang Yanzhao said: "This time, the court decided to send troops from two groups, one by General Chang Yuchun of Nanjun, commanding the troops of Nanjun from north to south to attack Xiang State, and at the same time restraining the main force of Xiang State. Our army broke into Changsha from Ai County, heading straight to Linxiang City, and destroyed Xiang State in one fell swoop."

"That's good. General Chang was restraining the main force of the Hunan Army in the north. We attacked from Ai County and easily attacked Linxiang City." The generals were overjoyed. The Hunan State had only 70,000 or 80,000 troops in the country. In the battle of Jiancheng, Murong Ke suddenly destroyed 30,000, leaving 40,000 to 50,000. This time, the Deng army's two troops combined had 170,000 to 180,000. It was not too easy to attack a Hunan State.

Yang Yanzhao was also very happy. Since the Battle of Destroying Jing, he has never participated in such a battle of destruction. As long as he can conquer Linxiang before Chang Yuchun, the first contribution of this battle will be his own. Isn’t it easy to restore the official position at that time?

However, Yang Yanzhao still had to be cautious. If Chang Yuchun rushed to capture Linxiang in front of him, his contribution would be gone. So he said to everyone: "I know that you are all very happy, but if you are happy, you still have to do your best in this battle. If the Nanjun army takes the lead in capturing Linxiang, the contribution would be gone."

"General Yang, don't worry, our army's strength is twice that of the Nanjun army, and it is closest to Linxiang City. If this is taken first by the Nanjun army, then we will have no shame to see anyone." Zhang Fei said carelessly.

"Yes, general, don't worry. We will definitely take the lead in taking Linxiang City." Everyone agreed.

Seeing this, Yang Yanzhao smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, since you are so confident, then we will rectify our troops. Ten days later, we will go south to Ai County and attack Xiangguo!"
Chapter completed!