Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2228 A weak nation has no diplomacy; one should learn from Gan Jiang.

Yangdong Road.

At this time, Li Jing had led 20,000 cavalrymen into the Zhennan Army camp, and some time had already passed.

Although it is true that the more than 100,000 troops of Zhennan Army, after joining the Han Dynasty, could not continue to be a private army as before.

However, Li Jing was not in a hurry to strip the Ma family of their military power, and instead maintained the status quo.

This matter cannot be rushed. Being too hasty may actually cause discord between the two parties in this special situation.

Ideally, we should wait until after the great battle, when the Zhennan Army has been completely dispersed, and then integrate it into the various armies.

Under these circumstances, this army could no longer remain Ma's private army.

Therefore, the issue of military power should be addressed after the war.

During this period, Li Jing mainly dealt with Ma Qianli's funeral arrangements and also tried to improve his relationship with the Zhennan Army so that the Ma family of Zhennan could truly integrate into the Han Dynasty system.

At the same time, and more importantly, there was the allied forces of Jiang Chaoyu and Zhao Song in the south.

Li Jing is already actively preparing his troops and establishing a defensive line. If Zhang Bin's plan fails, then a real confrontation is inevitable.

As long as they hold out until the Eastern Front ends and until the Great Yan war is completely over, Jiang Chaoyu and Zhao Song will absolutely not dare to be relentless.

Fortunately, although Di Qing suffered a defeat, it was a case of good fortune amidst misfortune.

After all, if Xuanyuan Huang hadn't left Qingnan, the Qingnan battlefield wouldn't have seen such a major breakthrough.

On Di Qing's side, even though they suffered a major defeat, their soldiers were routed and fled in all directions, and not many died in battle.

In short, compared to the gains on the Qingnan battlefield, this loss is insignificant.

The Tokaido region is now surrounded on three sides by the Great Han.

Li Jing believed that even if things didn't go smoothly for him, Yue Fei would be able to end the Great Yan War by the end of the year.

Moreover, whether things go smoothly for him depends on Wang Ying's abilities on the other side.

Of course, at this time, Wang Yingkan had already arrived in the original Zhennan City and met Jiang Chaoyu, who was now stationed in Zhennan City.

Wang Yingkan did not make a big fuss about this trip; instead, he kept a very low profile.

After all, there's still the Song Dynasty right next to them!

If the people of Zhao Song knew of his arrival, they would inevitably have to expend more effort.

As for Jiang Chaoyu, he obviously did not inform Zhao Song about the sudden dispatch of someone from the Han Dynasty to contact him.

He was only willing to take the bait offered by the other party in order to gain control of Yangdong Road's territory and form a temporary relationship of mutual benefit.

However, to put it bluntly, it's just that their interests are currently aligned, which doesn't mean their relationship is particularly good.

“I, Wang Yingkan, have come by order of my lord to pay my respects to Your Highness and congratulate you on your great victory and the spread of your fame.”

After meeting Jiang Chaoyu, Wang Yingkan calmly bowed and began by offering her a high hat.

Jiang Chaoyu snorted coldly and said, "While I and Zhao Kuangyin's men are fighting to the death here, you Han people have gotten a great advantage!"

Jiang Chaoyu and his men were clearly very unhappy that the Han army had taken advantage of the opportunity they had created to seize the more than 100,000 remnants of the Zhennan Army. They obviously saw the Han army as someone who could reap the benefits.

"Your Highness is mistaken!"

"If the remnants of the Ma clan are not taken in by our Great Han, does Your Highness think you can take them in?"

"At that time, Your Highness will probably have to endure a bitter battle!" "However, now that the remnants of the Ma clan have entered our Han Dynasty, Your Highness will not need to waste your troops!"

“After all, as far as I know, Your Highness’s brothers and nephews are not without their own problems!” Wang Yingkan said without hesitation.

"However, since the Ma family is now a subject of our Great Han, his affairs are naturally also the affairs of our Great Han."

"The reason I have come here today is, firstly, to address the families of those in the Ma family's army who were unfortunately captured by Your Highness. On the battlefield, swords have no eyes, so it is only natural that Your Highness captured them."

"But now that the war has ended, these women, children and the elderly are nothing more than a burden that consumes food supplies for Your Highness. Killing them will not help, but will only increase your reputation for tyranny."

"If Your Highness is willing to show leniency and hand them over to the foreign minister to be taken back, our Great Han will surely be grateful for Your Highness's benevolence, and the remnants of the Ma clan will also remember this kindness. This is the first step in turning hostility into friendship." Wang Yingkan said, revealing their purpose.

Of the Ma family members in Zhennan and the families of the civil and military officials, perhaps only two or three out of ten survived.

However, only by redeeming them can the shackles on the Ma family of Zhennan be removed.

At the same time, this method can win over the hearts of this army.

Jiang Chaoyu hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse immediately.

These family members are indeed of little use, but if they can be exchanged for some benefits, it wouldn't be a bad thing for him.

"Hmph, easy for you to say. I fought hard to conquer this place, how could I just hand it back for nothing? You think you can just leave with a few words?"

The implication is that they're about to start discussing the benefits.

"Of course, it wasn't returned for nothing."

Wang Yingkan immediately replied, "Our Great Han is willing to give the remaining land of the Ma family to Your Highness to fulfill the friendship between our two families, and in return, to bring back a family."

This offer caused a stir among Jiang Chaoyu's generals. To obtain real territory and provisions without losing a single soldier sounded extremely tempting.

After all, the Han Dynasty was no weakling.

Or rather, with the Great Qian Dynasty already effectively divided, the Great Han Dynasty had far surpassed their individual feudal lords.

Only by uniting all the princes and nobles could they rival the current Han Dynasty.

Most people present would be happy to acquire territory without fighting.

"You Han people are quite generous, but we are currently locked in a fierce battle with Xuanyuan Huang in the east. Your sudden kindness must be for some other purpose, right?" At this moment, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly spoke up in a nonchalant tone.

"What the young master says is quite true; the battle between Han and Yan is indeed raging!"

"However, I suppose the Crown Prince hasn't received the latest battle report from the east yet!" Wang Ying said with a smile.

A weak nation has no diplomacy; the amount of influence it wields depends entirely on the strength of the country behind it.

Just as he was about to meet Jiang Chaoyu, the latest battle situation from the front lines, reported by Luo Wang, gave Wang Yingkan even more confidence.

"Our General Yue has achieved a great victory in Qingnan Road, and the Great Yan army has been almost completely wiped out!"

"Now, the Great Yan only has the East Sea left!"

“Both Your Highness and the Crown Prince are knowledgeable in military affairs, so they must understand the significance behind this!” Wang Yingkan continued slowly and deliberately.

Upon hearing this news, both Jiang Chaoyu and Jiang Xiaobai were shocked.

With the split of the Great Qian Dynasty, their intelligence agencies also deteriorated, and they were indeed not as fast as the Luo Wang in terms of information.

Therefore, they only learned of this news from Wang Yingkan.

(End of this chapter)