When Luo Tianbao heard what Kalubi said, he immediately smiled and said, "The Third Manager's words are serious. So, do you really intend to make peace when you come here this time?"

"That's natural, otherwise no one would be willing to make this trip. To be honest, we are currently fighting in the west, and it will be difficult to deal with both of you at the same time. So my Majesty thought that we and Jin Doubao have no deep hatred after all.

Why is it that the two families are fighting like this? Why don't we make peace for the time being and it will be convenient for everyone?"

"Haha, Emperor Wu Ping is afraid that if we attack Xinjing in one go, his throne will not be guaranteed, right?"

"Sima is joking. Yes, we did suffer some losses in Hezhou, but you are really so sure of winning? Haven't you guys been able to defeat Mengcheng for so long? Not to mention that there is Songzhou behind, who really wants to kill us.

We are in a hurry, give up the west route, and use all our strength to deal with you. I am not saying that to say a big word, but I am afraid that I won’t be able to withstand the rebels just by attacking them, right?”

Luo Tianbao was silent for a moment after hearing this. He knew in his heart that Kalubi was telling the truth. Through this confrontation, Luo Tianbao further realized the strength gap between the rebel army and the Dayou army. This gap could not be eliminated in a short time.

Even if the Great You Army did not give up the west route and did not withdraw its main force, Luo Tianbao was not sure that he would be able to hit Xinjing in one go. What he just said was nothing more than bluffing and a negotiation technique. In fact, it was Luo Tianbao alone.

Yan Ye felt that negotiating peace with the other party at this time was an option. Thinking of this, Luo Tianbao immediately changed his mind.

"You have to try to find out whether you can withstand it or not. However, we don't want to see lives destroyed and soldiers on both sides bleeding for no reason, so we can negotiate a peace, but the conditions you offer must satisfy us."

"Hey, this brings us to the main topic, but I am a deputy after all. You should discuss the detailed conditions with Gao Shaoqing."

At that moment, the envoy Gaozhuang came forward to introduce the specific terms of the peace negotiation to Luo Tianbao and others. Dayou recognized the control of Yi and Jizhou by the rebel army, while Hezhou was divided equally between the two families, and each other returned the prisoners of war captured by each other.

From now on, we will not invade each other.

After hearing this, Luo Tianbao thought about it and found that this condition was actually acceptable to him personally, but negotiation was a bargaining process and he could not agree so readily, so Luo Tianbao insisted that the entire Hezhou must be placed under the control of the rebels and rebels.

The Dongzhou Army was the only one. The two sides argued about this for a long time. Finally, Gaozhuang and Kalubi proposed that they did not dare to make decisions on such a big matter without authorization and needed to go back to Xinjing for instructions. Luo Tianbao thought that he would also have to fight Yichang.

After saying hello, the two sides agreed to a temporary truce and then proceed to the next round of negotiations.

After sending Gao Zhuang and others away, Luo Tianbao immediately called a meeting with civil and military personnel. Most people agreed to negotiate, so Luo Tianbao wrote a detailed letter about the matter and sent Qi Gui to Yi personally.

Chang, I have to say that Qi Gui's efficiency in doing things is really high. He came back within a few days and brought a personal letter from Lin Yunfei.

Luo Tianbao opened it and saw that his father's intention was similar to his own. They were both willing to cease the war and accept the price offered by Dayou Army. However, Luo Tianbao was asked to try his best to gain more benefits. At the same time, he was asked to notify Dongzhou Army to participate in the negotiation. After all, now

The two sides are allied forces, and if the Dongzhou Army and Dayou Army do not cease fighting in the future, it will also have an impact on the situation in Hezhou. Luo Tianbao was officially authorized by Lin Yunfei as the general representative of the negotiations, and he can make arbitrary decisions on the spot without asking for instructions.

In this way, while Luo Tianbao was waiting for the response from Dayou Army, he sent someone to inform his senior brother Xiahou Suiliang to send someone to participate in the negotiations. Soon there was news from both sides. First, there was a response from Dayou Army, and they were willing to do it on the original conditions.

After making some concessions, Lang Yue also arrived in Mengcheng as a representative of the Dongzhou Army, so the three parties held formal talks at Luotianguan on the outskirts of Mengcheng under the auspices of Luo Tianbao.

Dayou is relatively sincere about this meeting and is willing to cede 70% of Hezhou's territory to the coalition forces. As for how to allocate it, it is the coalition forces' own business. Luo Tianbao and others feel that this proposal is acceptable, but Lang

However, Yue refused to give up and insisted that Dayou must cede the entire Hezhou. For this reason, the two sides argued for a full day and no one was willing to give in. In the end, the first meeting broke up unhappy.

Because they were allies, Luo Tianbao could only stand on Lang Yue's side during the negotiations, but in his heart he was quite dissatisfied with the other party's position. After all, it was the rebel army that defeated the main force of Dayou Army this time, and the Dongzhou Army was just following Lang Yue's side.

They are just picking up the bargain behind. Even so, the territory they have seized now is only 30% of Hezhou. Now they actually want Dayou to give up the entire Hezhou. This seems a bit greedy. What if the negotiation breaks down? Therefore, Luo Tianbao made an excuse that night.

Treating guests to dinner, he invited Lang Yue to his camp to persuade the other party to make concessions.

The scale of the banquet was not large. Lang Yue only brought two soldiers. Besides Luo Tianbao, only Li Congyun, Shen Hexi, Pan Hong and other leaders of the rebel army were present. After drinking for three rounds, Luo

Tianbao got to the point and explained his attitude to Lang Yue in a relatively tactful manner.

Lang Yue seemed to have been prepared for this, and said calmly at the moment: "So Sima thinks our conditions are too greedy?"

"That's not true. I just think there may be room for discussion on this matter."

"Sima, in fact, the conditions I mentioned are not only for our Dongzhou Army, but also for you. Hezhou is located in a strategic location and extends in all directions. If we don't occupy such a territory, the rebels will be free to attack us in the future.

It’s a huge disadvantage, not to mention that our coalition forces managed to occupy so much territory, is Sima willing to give it to others so easily?”

"What Military Advisor Lang said is not unreasonable, but as you said, Hezhou is very important. We are not willing to give in, and the rebels are naturally even more unwilling to give in. If the negotiations continue in this way, there will be no results, and if time drags on,

As time goes by, the rebels will be able to gather strength, and it may be difficult for us to even hold on to the territory we have gained now."

Lang Yuewen pondered for a moment, seemed a little tempted, and then said: "What Sima said is not unreasonable. For the sake of suppressing the rebels, we can make a concession. The rebels can keep Mengcheng and its surrounding area, and

The territory under Hezhou will be divided equally between our two families."

Luo Tianbao couldn't help but change his expression after hearing this. It was only then that he realized that the reason why Lang Yue insisted on such harsh conditions from the beginning was not for Dayou, but for the rebel army. She knew that her father and son were eager to promote peace, so she wanted to

Taking the opportunity to extort money, no need to ask, this must be the intention of his senior brother Xiahou Suiliang. Luo Tianbao couldn't help feeling that his senior brother was good at everything else, but his selfish and calculating behavior made people a little bit confused.

Unable to bear it, Luo Tianbao was a little hesitant at the time. If he didn't give in, the peace negotiation would definitely be difficult to succeed. But if he gave in, he felt a little unwilling.

Luo Tianbao Gu Nian's relationship with his master was inconvenient, and others didn't care. Shen Hexi had an upright character. In the past, she had to speak up for many things that she couldn't understand in the Dayou Army. What's more, the Dongzhou Army was just a bunch of rabble in her eyes. At that time, she
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