Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 620 Land cession and compensation
On the 23rd day of the first lunar month in the first year of Kaiyun, the Khitan army attacked Liyang.

In addition to sending Zhang Yanze to lead troops to urgently assist Liyang, the Later Jin Emperor Shi Chonggui also wrote a letter to the Khitan, asking for peace.

At that time, Chen Yun had just come out of retreat and was considering how to get enough time to practice.

Suddenly, a notification sounded under the gray sky in the early morning.

"Master Chen, General Zhao wants to see you."

"Please invite Zhao Shuai in for a chat."

"Here."

The guards go out.

Chen Yun straightened his clothes and sat at the desk waiting for Zhao Yanshou.

A moment later, Zhao Yanshou hurried in from outside.

As soon as he came in, he said with a happy face: "Mr. Chen, happy news, great happy news."

"Don't be anxious, sit down and talk slowly." Chen Yun pointed to the side, motioning Zhao Yanshou to sit down, and asked, "What's the happy event?"

Zhao Yanshou sat down and said, "Your Majesty sent someone to deliver the news that the Jin court sent envoys to ask for peace."

Hearing this, Chen Yun's eyes lit up.

If the Khitan emperor agreed to temporarily reconcile with the Later Jin Dynasty at this time, it would definitely be a great joy for him.

First of all, if the Later Jin Dynasty wanted to make peace, it could not just talk about it, it had to pay some actual price.

For example, ceding some territory, compensating for some war losses, etc.

In this way, the Khitan side can expand its territory further south. With a place to station troops, it will be much easier to start a war next time than this time.

With the compensation for war losses, the Khitan army would be able to make up for the loss of some manpower and material, which means that its own strength has not been weakened.

On the contrary, the Later Jin Dynasty not only lost a lot of soldiers, but also suffered a lot of economic losses due to the war.

This was equivalent to a loss of one while the other gained, which indirectly weakened the military strength of the Later Jin Dynasty.

Secondly, once a temporary ceasefire is achieved, Chen Yun will have enough time to reach the immortal realm.

He calculated the time last night after entering the void and using spiritual light to refine his yang spirit.

It would probably only take me ten months to have a high chance of successfully reaching the divine realm.

Chen Yun believed that if he could cultivate to the immortal realm, the next time the Khitan army made a comeback, it would be easier to break the sacredness of the Later Jin's support.

These thoughts flashed through my mind.

Chen Yun asked calmly, "Why does the Jin court want to seek peace again for no reason?"

Zhao Yanshou laughed and said, "Master Chen, you don't know. The Jin court did not come to ask for peace for no reason. It was because our army had the upper hand that they had to send envoys to ask for peace. Our army was divided into two divisions, the east and the west. I led 50,000 Lulong soldiers as the vanguard of the east division, and your majesty personally led more than 100,000 strong troops to follow, leaving Youzhou and heading towards Weizhou. We broke through Beizhou, a key water and land crossing point, and stationed troops in Yuancheng and Nanle. Now the vanguard is attacking Liyang, and your majesty's large army is attacking Weizhou. You already know all these things."

Chen Yun nodded slightly, indicating that he was indeed aware of these situations.

"Whether it's Beizhou, Weizhou, or Liyang, their military positions are all very important. As long as we capture one of the cities in Weizhou or Liyang, we will have the hope of attacking Kaifeng directly. The Jin court is frightened and naturally wants to ask for peace. This is one reason."

Zhao Yanshou introduced the war situation in detail. "Secondly, the Western Division of the Great King Yelu Anduan is a detachment. They led the army into Yanmen Pass and headed towards Taiyuan to support our main force to move south. Now they have surrounded Xinzhou and Daizhou. Qingzhou has Yang Yuanguang to help. Our army can be said to be flourishing in both the east and west. As long as we cross the Yellow River, we will have a chance to destroy the Jin court. Therefore, the Jin court is afraid and wants to take this opportunity to pay compensation and seek peace."

Chen Yun studied military tactics and understood military affairs.

Naturally, we know that under such circumstances, the possibility of destroying the Later Jin Dynasty is very high.

Because the strategy used by the Khitan army this time was to imitate Li Cunxu's surprise attack on Kaifeng.

This is a successful experience, and there should be no problem with it.

Chen Yun's expression changed slightly.

As the saying goes, the mistakes of the past are lessons for the future.

Li Cunxu once successfully launched a surprise attack on Kaifeng. I believe many people have studied this classic battle.

Then the Later Jin Dynasty most likely had ways to defend against this kind of surprise attack.

In other words, if the Khitan army continued to attack the Later Jin according to the current policy, I would not say it was 100%, but there was an 80% chance of failure.

As for why the Later Jin Dynasty asked for peace when it had a way to deal with the surprise attack.

Chen Yun estimated that the Later Jin Dynasty did not have the confidence to complete a strategy to deal with the surprise attack.

After all, the risk is too great.

If it cannot be completed, the country may be destroyed.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, the Later Jin Dynasty took the initiative to seek peace.

Chen Yun thought carefully for a while and analyzed it from various angles, and felt that a temporary ceasefire would be better.

Just as he was thinking about it, Zhao Yanshou said, "Your Majesty is unsure about the decision for the time being, so he wants you to go to Yuancheng to discuss how to respond."

Chen Yun felt that he needed to make a trip.

So as to prevent Yelu Deguang from rejecting the proposal of Later Jin.

He stood up and said, "Shan, then you and I will go to Yuancheng."

Zhao Yanshou said hurriedly: "I will ask someone to prepare the carriage and horses right away."

Chen Yun waved his hand and said, "No need."

Zhao Yanshou opened his mouth before he could speak.

Chen Yun stretched out his hand and waved it. A beam of light enveloped the other party, and the teleportation technique was performed.

……

The scene before my eyes flashed.

Chen Yun and Zhao Yanshou came from the Khitan military camp near Liyang City to Yuancheng where the Khitan troops were stationed.

At this time, Yuancheng was full of fully armed soldiers stationed there. There was no civilian on the streets, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.

Chen Yun knew that the Khitan army would definitely massacre the city, and his brows couldn't help but frown.

Zhao Yanshou didn't care about these. He said to Chen Yun with a look of amazement: "The Immortal's Dharma is truly earth-shattering. We were originally near Liyang, but in an instant we were transported to Yuancheng. It's truly astonishing."

Chen Yun walked towards the commander-in-chief's office with a blank expression, "Follow me."

Zhao Yanshou hurriedly followed.

Soon, the two arrived at the commander-in-chief's mansion, which served as Yelu Deguang's temporary palace.

After the soldiers informed them, the two were welcomed inside.

As soon as he entered, Yelu Deguang led a group of generals and counselors to greet him.

Afterwards, everyone came to the living room and Chen Yun was pushed to the seat of honor.

At this time, everyone had just sat down.

The main seat was occupied by Yelu Deguang, the upper seat was occupied by Chen Yun, and Zhao Yanshou and other military officers and counselors sat on the left and right sides.

Chen Yun took a sip from his teacup and pretended to be confused, "I wonder what important matter has your Majesty asked General Zhao to ask me to come here?" Yelu Deguang blushed and said, "Mr. Chen, I have something important to discuss with you."

Chen Yun put down his teacup and said, "Please go ahead."

Yelu Deguang looked at the twenty or thirty soldiers and counselors below who were all delighted, and said, "Today, the Jin court sent envoys Sang Weihan and Jing Yanguang to ask for peace. I have not yet responded, so I want to discuss it with you first."

Chen Yun had known about this for a long time. After thinking for a while, he asked, "What conditions did the Jin court offer?"

Yelu Deguang said frankly: "In addition to compensating our army for the losses in the war, the Jin court is also willing to cede the Beihe states, just to withdraw the troops. What do you think, sir?"

Just as he had guessed, the Later Jin Dynasty really ceded territory and paid compensation.

Chen Yun had thought about this before coming here, so he naturally had no objection to it. "I think this is fine. If the Khitans have the Beihe states as their base, they won't have to send troops all the way to attack the Jin court next time. In addition, they can get money and compensation, which can also enrich the national treasury and provide more armor for the soldiers. I think we can agree to this. Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Yelu Deguang said: "I thought the same as Mr. Chen at first, but then I thought carefully that the Jin court was so easy to ask for peace, it must be that the national strength is extremely empty. Now my Khitan army is strong and powerful. As long as we cross the Yellow River, the possibility of destroying the Jin court is very high. If we miss this opportunity, we don't know when we will get it again. Therefore, I think we should reject the Jin court's proposal and continue to send troops to seize the Yellow River crossing, so as to destroy the Jin court in one fell swoop!"

"Yes."

"Now or never."

"The Jin court is weak and its national strength is definitely depleted. This is a great opportunity for us to destroy the Jin court. We must not miss it."

A number of generals and counselors spoke up, expressing their desire to continue the war.

When Chen Yun saw the happy expressions on everyone's faces, he thought they were ready to accept the Later Jin's proposal to cede territory and pay compensation, but he never expected these people to be so warlike.

In fact, if he could really destroy the Later Jin Dynasty in one fell swoop, it would not be impossible for him to delay for some time to temporarily buffer the attack on the Immortal Realm.

The problem is that Chen Yun had previously analyzed that the strategy of surprise attack on Kaifeng was unlikely to succeed.

If the Khitan army was allowed to continue attacking the Later Jin Dynasty, it would most likely not only fail to get compensation but also be severely beaten by the Later Jin army, and the losses would be maximized at that time.

He said very rationally: "Your Majesty, I think that continuing the war may not be beneficial to the Khitan."

Although Yelu Deguang was almost overwhelmed by the current advantage in the war, he knew that this expedition could be so successful entirely because Chen Yun invited a large number of saints and monks to help. For example, at Yanmen Pass, the saints of Guanjiang Temple led by Erlang Shen were shining brightly, so he could not ignore Chen Yun's opinions.

He humbly asked, "Mr. Chen, why do you say that?"

The other generals and counselors all looked at Chen Yun's face.

Chen Yun organized his words and said seriously, "This time we are imitating Li Cunxu's surprise attack on Kaifeng. Am I right?"

"Yes."

"exactly."

Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou and other generals and advisers responded.

Chen Yun asked in return: "As military commanders and counselors, do you know how to learn classic battles?"

Yelu Deguang was startled. "As the saying goes, we should learn from history. We will naturally read various battle cases and study them thoroughly."

Chen Yun asked again, "Do you think the generals and counselors of the Jin court will learn?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yelu Deguang's expression changed slightly.

Zhao Yanshou seemed to have thought of something and his brows suddenly frowned.

The remaining twenty or thirty soldiers and counselors were all thoughtful.

Chen Yun continued calmly, "Therefore, I think the Khitan Army's strategy for this expedition was wrong from the beginning. We should accept the Jin court's peace terms of ceding territory and paying compensation, stop the war for the time being, and then calmly think about how to attack the Jin court next. If we continue to attack like this, I dare to assert that there is a high possibility of failure."

At this point, he added, "Of course, the final decision will depend on your majesty. This is just my personal opinion. It's up to you whether you listen to it or not."

Yelu Deguang understood that what Chen Yun said made sense, but he had seen the hope of destroying the Later Jin Dynasty so easily, and he was unwilling to give up now.

Not to mention that the Khitan emperor Yelu Deguang was unwilling to accept this.

Even Zhao Yanshou and the twenty or thirty soldiers and counselors present all had the same mentality.

It's like you reach out to pick peaches, and then someone tells you that the peaches are not ripe. Would you still continue picking them?
Most people would probably pick them and try them, since it doesn’t matter if they’re not ripe.

This was the idea of ​​Yelu Deguang, Zhao Yanshou and a group of generals and advisers.

In fact, they still did not understand what Chen Yun meant.

What Chen Yun meant was that the peaches that the Khitans were going to pick now were not unripe, but were sprayed with pesticides. Picking and eating them would be fatal!
Yelu Deguang took a deep breath and did not give an answer immediately. "I will think about it carefully. I will trouble Mr. Chen to give me some advice today."

Chen Yun glanced at Yelu Deguang and knew that the other party would not have the heart to give up such a huge advantage.

He was just following the army to deal with the sacred ones from the Later Jin Dynasty. He had no obligation to care about what happened to the mortal army, so naturally he would not continue to persuade them.

Chen Yun stood up and said, "Okay, Your Majesty, please consider this carefully. Regardless of whether there is a truce or not, I will still do my best to help you."

Yelu Deguang stood up and said, "Good, I will consider it."

Chen Yun ignored him and turned his head to look at Zhao Yanshou. "General Zhao, follow me back."

Zhao Yanshou stepped forward and said, "Yes."

Chen Yun waved his sleeves, and the light of Dan covered the other party. He used the teleportation technique again and disappeared in front of everyone.

Wait until Chen Yun and Zhao Yanshou leave.

Yelu Deguang's cousin, Yelu Mada, who was almost like a god of war in the Khitan army, said, "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

All the soldiers and counselors looked towards the highest decision maker.

Yelu Deguang frowned and said, "Mr. Chen's words make sense. I should listen to his strategy. However, now our army has almost completely surrounded the northern line of the Jin court. As long as we cross the Yellow River, we will have the hope of completely annihilating the Jin court. It is a pity to give up like this."

So far, Yelu Deguang has not announced his final decision.

Yelu Mada was more bellicose and advised: "Mr. Chen's analysis makes sense, but the Jin court has suffered a series of disasters this year and the national strength is empty. Even if there are ways to deal with it, it may not be implemented. I think we should continue to attack."

"Correct."

"I support."

"We have finally come to the point of destroying the Jin court, how can we just give up?"

Those generals were warlike people, so naturally they all supported Yelu Madar's proposal.

Deep down, Yelu Deguang wanted to continue attacking the Later Jin Dynasty.

Now that I hear everyone speaking in this tone, I am even more inclined to continue the fight.

He took a deep breath and made the final decision: "Continue to send troops to seize the Yellow River crossing. We will not stop until the Later Jin is destroyed!"

……

On the other side, the Khitan vanguard army camp.

Although Chen Yun brought Zhao Yanshou back, he had been using his "omniscience" ability to pay attention to the situation in Yuancheng.

He was the first to know the final decision of Yelu Deguang and others.

"Alas, you still don't listen to me."

Chen Yun shook his head helplessly. "Well, wait until they suffer and then they will know who is right and who is wrong. Then, they will definitely regret it!"

(End of this chapter)