Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2229 Guan Yue Emerges from the Mountain, Heading East

The news that Wang Yingkan told them shocked Jiang Chaoyu and Jiang Xiaobai.

However, they did not doubt the veracity of the news too much, nor did they suspect that Wang Yingkan was deceiving them.

After all, there's no need to deceive about this kind of thing; it's too easy to find out.

Even if they agree to the other side's conditions, returning the prisoners cannot be accomplished in a single day. They will have enough time to receive news from the other side before that happens.

But it is precisely because they know that this news is most likely true that they understand even more the impact of this battle on the overall situation.

Xuanyuan Huang is finished. Even if they do send troops to help the Great Yan, it will be difficult to save them.

Surrounded on three sides, suffering repeated defeats, and with their morale shattered, how long can they hold out?

Before that, even if they were willing to send troops, the Great Yan might have been finished before they even defeated Li Jing.

Besides, even if Xie Guanyin's side has been trying to persuade them, why should they help the Great Yan?
The interests behind this weren't enough for them to so quickly provoke an enemy like the Han Dynasty, after all, their backers weren't exactly peaceful either.

"I have come here today with sincerity, and I sincerely wish to befriend Your Highness, not because my Great Han is afraid of war!"

"I hope Your Highness will understand this!"

"Furthermore, Emperor Song is indeed brave, but his nature is like a raging fire, and his greed is also heavy. Cooperating with him is like asking a tiger for its skin. Today he can betray the Ma family, but if there are benefits to be had in the future, who knows what he might do... Hehe, I have misspoke."

Wang Yingkan paused skillfully, leaving room for endless imagination, before returning to the main topic, saying, "The intention of our Great Han is absolutely not to make Your Highness abandon your allies, but only to hope that Lord Jiang can see the situation clearly."

"Returning the family members, taking back the city's grain and provisions, and easing relations with our side would be entirely beneficial to Your Highness."

"In this way, Your Highness can not only secure real benefits, but also avoid being drawn into the war between the Han and the Song dynasties, and moreover... gain one more potential friend and avoid one future threat."

"As for Zhao Song, if he is dissatisfied with the easing of relations between Your Highness and us, that would prove that his intention to cooperate is not sincere, which is not good for Your Highness. As for what to do, I believe that Your Highness, being wise enough, will make his own decision."

After Wang Ying finished speaking, he bowed and said no more, handing over the power of decision entirely to Jiang Chaoyu.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chaoyu, Jiang Xiaobai, and the others were constantly changing their expressions as they quickly analyzed the pros and cons of the situation.

Originally, Wang Yingkan's purpose in making this trip was twofold. First, he wanted to use the last remaining area of ​​Yangdong Road, which was under the control of the remnants of the Ma family, to exchange for the other party's family members.

Anyway, this place was free; there was no need to cut flesh from their bodies.

Furthermore, this land currently offers them no benefit, so it would be better to use it to exchange for Ma's family members, thereby winning over the hearts of this army.

Secondly, if this area were transferred to Jiang Chaoyu, the profits of Jiang Chaoyu and the Zhao and Song families in Yangdong Road would be completely unbalanced. Over time, this would inevitably cause psychological imbalance on the Zhao and Song side.

Thirdly, the fact that this area fell into Jiang Chaoyu's hands meant that the possibility of Zhao Song's troops being able to cross Yangdong Road to reach Guangyin or Guangyang was once again blocked.

However, with the great victory at the front, the last objective was no longer important.

Therefore, Wang Yingkan intended to give them a sharp rebuke to sow discord between Jiang Chaoyu and the Zhao Song dynasty. At the same time, as long as the Han dynasty displayed sufficient strength, Wang Yingkan didn't believe Jiang Chaoyu would actually provoke them at this juncture!

Behind them, there are also a host of problems!
They might be happy to take advantage of things like this, but if they were to actually fight a real battle with a force like the Han Dynasty, it would go against their interests!
Especially given that the Great Yan Dynasty is on the verge of destruction, this becomes even more unrealistic.

After a brief discussion and deliberation with Jiang Xiaobai, Jiang Chaoyu finally agreed to the Han's exchange request.

After all, these family members are of limited use to them, so it's better to use them to exchange for this part of the territory and get the real benefits first.

As for Zhao Song, Jiang Chaoyu didn't care how the other party viewed this matter.

Both sides have their own interests, and they only need to take care of their own interests; there is no need for them to take care of the other side's interests.

As for the Han Dynasty, although they had prepared for the worst and even Li Jing had come personally to set up defenses, avoiding conflict with Jiang Chaoyu would still be beneficial for them.

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In Dawu, if we were to name the most shocking or even infuriating event in recent times, it would undoubtedly be the death of Prince Wu Changsheng of the imperial clan.

This prince is a role model for the Great Wu army.

He died in battle on the desolate land, something no one expected!
According to legend, Emperor Dawu almost fainted upon hearing this news.

Regarding Wu Changsheng's death in Cangdi, nearly 90% of the officials of the Great Wu Dynasty expressed the same attitude: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

The remaining, insignificant minority, even if they had differing opinions, were drowned out by the mainstream tide.

But Da Wu has been fighting for many years. It has only been a little over a year and a half since it began to recuperate at the beginning of last year.

Although the people of Dawu were indignant, they were unwilling to send hundreds of thousands of troops on a long and arduous expedition at this time.

Even in their anger, they remained clear-headed. The reason their north had been stable in the last two years was because the Murong family, which had split after Murong Yuan's death, had been nearly exhausted internally.

Therefore, the two in the north shifted their main focus there, and were finally able to catch their breath after years of fighting.

However, the wolfish ambitions of the north have never subsided. Even after resolving the issues in the north, they still will not give up on the south.

The Qin Dynasty to the west has been recuperating and rebuilding in recent years, accumulating enough money and supplies to support several major wars.

If the Great Wu does not seize this hard-won opportunity to sort out the domestic situation and recover from the losses of years of war, it is uncertain whether such an opportunity will come again.

Therefore, although everyone was chanting the slogan of "an eye for an eye," when it came to large-scale military intervention, they all showed signs of difficulty.

Ultimately, after discussing it, the emperor and his ministers decided to reinforce the eastern front, but they could not increase the troops without restraint; they had to keep the increase within a certain scale.

In addition, they also wanted to persuade Guan Yue, a formidable general, to come out of seclusion.