The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 344 The Final Concession
Pang Tong sat at the front of the commander's tent, and Zang Ba and Sun Guan sat on either side of him.

Xin Pi walked into the commander's tent and bowed to Pang Tong, Zang Ba and Sun Guan respectively: "I have seen General Pang, General Zang and General Sun."

"Xin Gong is not at Yuan Xiansi's place, how come you have time to come to us?" Pang Tong bowed his hand and asked, pretending not to know what Xin Pi meant.

"General Pang asked this, did he not get an order from General Lu?" Simpi asked Pang Tong.

"Order? What order?" Pang Tong asked in surprise.

"My lord sent a military order, saying that he and the Marquis of Chu have reached an agreement, and the two families will attack Cao Cao together." Simpi asked, "Did General Pang really not get this order?"

"I really didn't get it." Pang Tong pretended to be astonished and asked Simpi: "Dong Xin couldn't have tricked me into coming here, could he?"

"How could I deceive General Pang about this kind of thing." Seeing no pretense on Pang Tong's face, Simpi said in surprise, "Could it be that the order from the Marquis of Chu was sent here late?"

"Maybe there is such a thing, but I didn't get the order from the Marquis of Chu, so I absolutely can't retreat." Pang Tong said: "If Duke Xin designed to deceive us, I can't bear the responsibility of defeating the army."

"General Pang thinks it will take a few days before Chuhou's order can arrive?" Simpi asked.

In fact, Lv Bu's order had already arrived, and Pang Tong was just trying to kill Xin Pi's vigor and let his momentum decline a bit, so that he could further negotiate terms with him.

If Pang Tong, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan were a little unsteady, Simpi would probably see a mistake.

However, the three of them pretended to be very calm, showing no flaws at all, which really made Simpi a little at a loss.

Looking at Pang Tong in astonishment, Xin Pi then looked at Zang Ba and Sun Guan.

There was still no flaw on their faces, Simpi said, "How about... I'll come back in two days..."

"That's fine." Pang Tong said, "If Duke Xin doesn't have time, I can send someone there."

"General Pang." Sim Pi was about to agree, when Zang Ba said, "How about asking Xin Gong to stay in our barracks for a while, and when the order of Chuhou is issued, we can directly invite him to come to discuss, wouldn't it be better?"

Zang Ba proposed to keep Xin Pi, Pang Tong nodded, and asked Xin Pi, "What is Xin Pi's plan?"

Simpi was quite surprised, and asked Pang Tong, "What does Mr. Pang mean?"

"What can I mean?" Pang Tong smiled slightly, and said to Xin Pi: "I just want to ask Xin Gong to stay here. Once the Chuhou orders are issued, we can have a discussion."

"I think it's safer to go back to the barracks first, and then General Pang will send someone to summon me when the order from Marquis Chu arrives." Simpi said, "Wait until then..."

As he was talking, a guard's voice came from outside the tent: "Report to General Pang, the Marquis of Chu has sent someone to send military orders!"

Of course, the guards outside the tent were arranged by Pang Tong in advance.

Hearing the guard's words, Pang Tong said to Sim Pi: "It seems that Duke Xin doesn't have to worry about the lack of orders from the Marquis of Chu. If we really mention the strike with the Yuan family, we have a lot of things to discuss."

"That's why I came here." Simpi heaved a sigh of relief.

From his expression, Pang Tong could see that his focus had changed from whether he could persuade Pang Tong to retreat and get more benefits, to worrying about his own safety.

That's exactly what Pang Tong wanted.

He shouted out of the tent: "Send in the order of Marquis Chu."

The guard lifted the curtain and came to Pang Tong with a letter in both hands.

Pang Tong took the letter, unfolded it, read it, and handed it to Zang Ba, who was at the side, and he said to Xin Pi: "What Gong Xin said is true, we were enemies in the past, but after today, we may become allies! "

"The eldest son asked me to come here because he was discussing with General Pang about withdrawing troops." Simpi said, "The eldest son thinks that since the two families have agreed to stop the troops, General Pang should immediately withdraw from Mount Tai and return to Xuzhou."

"Withdraw from Mount Tai and return to Xuzhou?" Pang Tong asked with a smile: "How did Duke Xin say such a thing? You know, Mount Tai has always been under the command of the Marquis of Chu. Earlier, Yuan Xiansi sent troops to Mount Tai, which led to today's battle. Now that the two sides have stopped fighting, why do you want us to withdraw?"

"Mount Tai originally belonged to Qingzhou." Simpi said: "The Marquis of Chu won Mount Tai, and he didn't pay much attention to the governance here. Compared with Xuzhou and Yangzhou, the people of Mount Tai have a very poor life. The eldest son believes that the only way to hand over Mount Tai Our Yuan family, the people here can have a stable life and become rich day by day..."

"Whether the people are rich or not has anything to do with our withdrawal from Mount Tai?" Pang Tong interrupted him: "I really don't understand what Gong Xin said. If the two families want to stop fighting, of course they must show some sincerity."

Originally, he never thought that he could get the whole Mount Tai in his hands. Xinpi's purpose was to keep the existing cities, and then push the Xuzhou army to withdraw from Qingzhou. His mission was to complete.

Pang Tong expressed sincerity, and Simpi asked, "May I ask General Pang, what kind of sincerity do you want us to show?"

"It's very simple." Pang Tong said: "Mount Tai belongs to us. There is no doubt about it. Now we have to consider the cities around Qingzhou. General Chen Shuzhi led troops to successively capture the cities of Qingzhou. I used to practice soldiers and horses there. It stands to reason that those cities in Qingzhou also belong to the Marquis of Chu. How about asking Yuan Xiansi to withdraw from those cities, and we will stop fighting here and attack Cao Cao together later?"

Not only did Pang Tong not intend to give up the territory of Mount Tai, but he also said that he wanted to keep the city of Qingzhou that was destroyed by Chen Dao. Simpi frowned immediately: "I think it is General Pang who is really dishonest, not me."

"How could I be insincere?" Pang Tongtong said with an innocent face: "Mr. Xin came to see me first. At first I didn't say anything until I got an order. When I got the order from the Marquis of Chu, I immediately discussed with Mr. Xin how to stop the army. Why do you talk about it now?" Am I insincere? If Gong Xin says so, I think it's hard to say whether the peace talks can last."

"Could it be that General Pang wants Chu Hou and my lord to form an alliance, but we continue to fight on Mount Tai?" Simpi's face turned cold, and he asked Pang Tong.

"Did I mean that? Mr. Xin should understand better than me." Pang Tong said: "Mount Tai belongs to us in Xuzhou, and Mr. Xin will row them over as soon as he opens his mouth. If we are defeated, you can row them whatever you want. I also admit it. But the problem is that we have not lost the army at all, and Xin Gong came here and asked us to give up Mount Tai. No matter where it is said, this reasoning does not make sense."

"But it is absolutely impossible for General Pang to ask us to draw out those cities in Qingzhou." Simpi said, "We don't need the whole Mount Tai. We also ask General Pang to order Chen Shuzhi to lead the troops back. Of course, the defeated city will remain in the hands of our army safely."

"Xin Gong thinks it's safe, but I think it's a great shame." Pang Tong sneered, and he asked Xin Pi: "May I ask Xin Pi, did you get more cities in Mount Tai, or did we get more in Qingzhou?"

Speaking of the number of broken cities, of course the Xuzhou army captured more in Qingzhou.

Simpi was so asked by Pang Tong that he didn't know how to respond.

Pang Tong sneered twice, and said to Simpi: "Dong Xin, since you have not captured as many cities as we have, why should we give up all the cities and hand over the cities that belonged to us to you?"

"If you don't even agree to this request, maybe this alliance will be ruined on Mount Tai." Simpi said threateningly: "I have put forward our bottom line, if General Pang still doesn't agree, I don't know What should I say?"

"Then don't say anything." Pang Tong suddenly stood up and said to Sim Pi: "The so-called general is out, and the military order is not accepted. Although Chuhou gave the order, we have no further discussion on the humiliated peace negotiation." How about this, please Yuan Xiansi to set up troops, we will fight a few more times. In the end, whoever can capture more cities from the other side will be up to whoever distributes them in the end."

Since Yuan Tan led troops to Mount Tai, the two sides have fought several times, but Yuan Jun has never really taken advantage of it.

In fact, they suffered a lot in specific battles.

Especially in the competition between the two sides for cities, the Baijun army led by Chen Dao entered Qingzhou, attacked the city and seized land all the way, and captured many cities from Yuan Jun.

Although the two sides had victories and defeats for each other, after careful calculation, it was the Xuzhou Army who really benefited.

If the fight continues, Yuan Jun may suffer even more losses.

"According to General Pang, what should we do?" Seeing that Pang Tong's face showed no sign of giving in, Simpi's attitude finally softened.

"If Yuan Xiansi is really sincere, then one city will be exchanged for another. You return the cities you occupied on Mount Tai to us, and we will return the corresponding number of cities to you." Pang Tong said: "This is the most appropriate and fairest way."

"How is that possible!" Originally, he wanted to get some benefits from Pang Tong, but unexpectedly, he was killed by Pang Tong. Simpi was taken aback, and quickly waved his hands and said, "Our eldest son will never agree to this method."

"Then tell me, what do I want before he agreed?" Pang Tong frowned tightly, and his eyes became a little more stern.

Simpi replied: "The worst thing is that we return the city of Taishan, and you return the city of Qingzhou to us."

Pang Tong chuckled, and the expression on his face became extremely rich. He said to Xin Pi: "How many cities have we occupied? How many cities have you occupied? If we want us to hand over all the cities and exchange them with you, this method is also thanks to Xin Pi. You dare to say it when you think about it!"

"This is our last concession. If General Pang does not agree..." Simpi's words revealed an obvious threat.

"I don't agree, what can you do to us?" Pang Tong sneered: "I have already said, either continue to fight, or follow the method I said. If you return one, we will return one..."

"It seems that General Pang really wants to continue fighting." Simpi asked with a frown.

"It's not that I want to continue the fight, but that you don't have the sincerity to negotiate peace." Pang Tong said, "If you really want peace talks, at least what the two sides offer is equal, so there is a need to continue the talks."

He frowned tightly, leaned over and stared at Simpi: "Could it be that at this time, do you still want to bully the weak? You know, to bully the weak, the first thing to do is that the other party is really weaker than yourself. But whether you are stronger than us, Yuan Xiansi knows clearly , Xin Gong should be more clear. If you stay on Mount Tai for too long, even if Yuan Benchu ​​will not order you to retreat, what else can you do besides losing more cities?"

"We can continue to push forward until we reach Xuzhou." Xin Pi said, "Although you have gained a lot of benefits from stealth, we can advance to Xuzhou..."

"Then give it a try." Before Simpi finished speaking, Pang Tong interrupted him with a sneer: "I'll draw a limit for you, if you break through this limit, so what if I give you the whole Mount Tai? If you fail to break through, wherever we have attacked these days, you will give us the city."

Continue to move forward, Simpi is really not sure.

In the early stage of entering Mount Tai, although they advanced all the way, in the later stage, it was difficult for the army to push forward.

In particular, Pang Tong's recent defense of dangerous points made Yuan Jun unable to find any way to attack.

Xin Pi didn't say a word, and Pang Tong asked: "Xin Gong, are you going to go back and tell Yuan Xiansi to continue fighting, or what?"

"General Pang, can you back down a step?" Simpi said, "Returning the city to each other is the true sincerity."

"It's okay to return the city." Pang Tong's tone softened a little: "It's just after one exchange for one, and the excess is redeemed with money."

"How much?" Simpi frowned and asked.

"Fifty thousand hangers for each city." Pang Tong said, "This price should not be too much."

[-] yuan to buy back a city cannot really be said to be too expensive, and it can even be said that Pang Tong has already given a very low wholesale price.

But Simpi still couldn't agree.

He thought for a while, and said to Pang Tong: "I really can't agree to General Pang's request. I have to go back and ask the eldest son for instructions before I can give a reply."

"I'll wait for Gong Xin." Pang Tong sat down and shouted out of the tent: "See off!"

Then two guards came in, one of them said to Simpi: "Xin Gong, please!"

Knowing that it would be meaningless to continue talking, Xin Pi bowed his hands to Pang Tong, turned and left.

When Xin Pi left, Zang Ba asked Pang Tong, "General Pang, will Yuan Xiansi agree to these conditions?"

"Of course not." Pang Tong said, "I didn't think he would."

"Since you know you won't agree, why do you still mention it?" Sun Guan also asked suspiciously.

"Bringing this up is just to give Yuan Tan a chance to bargain." Pang Tong said, "After fighting for so long, if you quit as soon as you say it, and don't let them get some benefits, wouldn't it just make them cheaper?"

(End of this chapter)