Kublai Khan sat silently on a "cold bench" in the military tent in Beitian Pass. Outside the tent, Zhe Lemi and Fan Wenhu were taken to their camps by the generals of the Zhao army and the Song army respectively.

They stayed for a while, but compared to Zhe Lemi, Fan Wenhu received the opposite treatment. Di Qing took Fan Wenhu to an empty tent. There was nothing there, not even a stool, so he let him sit on the ground.

He was not given water or food to drink, and his treatment was basically low-level, low-level treatment.

Except for the three of them, everyone in the negotiation tent was asked to leave by the two hosts of the negotiation. Without the orders of these two people, no one is allowed to enter the tent, let alone eavesdrop or dare to violate military orders.

Anyone who does this will be immediately beheaded without mercy.

Moreover, the negotiating tent was not guarded by a single army, but by soldiers from the Song and Zhao armies, who surrounded it in a circle and turned their heads to face all directions. The soldiers in the inner circle were not allowed to approach the tent for thirty steps.

So this circle looks larger, with more people and denser crowds.

At this time, Huang Taiji was stepping up preparations to cede the area south of Lingjiang. He tried his best to save some important places. If he could not save them, he would burn the city immediately and move all the important things north. As for the people, let them

Escape everywhere.

The implementation of this policy completely stirred up the people south of Lingjiang River. They all denounced Huang Taiji's actions as unreasonable. Their children fought on the front line and were defeated. Not only did they ignore them, but they also destroyed everything. This is

What to do?

"Your Majesty, those people are coming to the door one after another. Now the outside is overcrowded. If this continues, it will be unbearable." Academician Liu Yong pointed to the large number of people outside the tent and said to Huang Taiji.

"..." Who doesn't want to be a wise king? Huang Taiji had this idea in his mind at this time, but he had to give up if he lost. For national reasons, the purpose of burning the city was to let Zhu Yuanzhang know what was in my heart, Huang Taiji

On this condition, aren't you trying to steal my territory? I'll take over the city and let's see what you do.

Soon, the people outside the tent began to take force measures against these people despite the risk that the people would rush over at any time. Nian Gengyao couldn't stand it anymore. He led his people to persuade and comfort them. How could they calm them down?

What to do? Fortunately, we can calm down their hearts, but what these people want is for Huang Taiji to come out and talk to them in person.

Now it was easy to handle. As long as Huang Taiji was called out, all the problems could be solved. Nian Gengyao hurried into the tent and grabbed Huang Taiji's hand to pull him away. However, Liu Yong was confused and directly took Nian Gengyao away.

I stopped him and asked him what he wanted to do.

"Your Majesty, only you can calm down these people by personally coming forward. The general has already convinced them that if Your Majesty doesn't pay the bills, the people will definitely make a fuss." Nian Gengyao was sober-minded at this time and had a thorough understanding of everything.

With his analysis, while everyone was still confused, he already knew the cause of the matter.

Huang Taiji wanted to resist at first, but could not withstand Nian Gengyao's persuasion. He plucked up the courage and decided to go out and face the people. Now that the matter had come to this, he gave up.

However, Xiang Yu, who was on the main battlefield in the Central Plains, was defeated by Liu Che's ambush and returned. Yelu Abaoji and Xiao Tianzuo were seriously injured, Wanyan Aguda was slightly injured, and Xiang Yu was also shot by Wei Qing. Fortunately, he was not injured.

No vital damage was done.

"Your Majesty, something happened! Something big happened!" Suddenly, Fan Zeng ran over quickly, looking at him in a hurry as if something big had happened.

"Father, don't panic, what happened?" Xiang Yu knew how to be calm now, but it was rare for Fan Zeng to be like this.

"Why am I panicking? You can see for yourself!" Fan Zeng threw his phone to Xiang Yu and asked him to take a closer look at their current situation.

After catching the mobile phone, Xiang Yu glanced at Fan Zeng's mobile phone. It clearly said, "Chu State's military expenditure has been overrun recently and has shown signs of negative growth." This matter is indeed a big deal. He looked at the signature again and saw that it was a left-behind prison sentence.

It was issued by Cao Jiu of the country.

Due to frequent wars, the five countries also ceased war during this period due to overspending of the national treasury. There is also news that Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty was plotted by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the treasury was basically handed over to others. The frontline troops had no money to fight, so they had to

Armistice and surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"...Brothers are highly motivated to fight. It would be a bit bad to suddenly stop the war." Xiang Yu's purpose was to fight Liu Bang, but in the end he stopped fighting because of the problem of the treasury. Isn't it a pity?

"Oh... Your Majesty, you are still fighting after this?! Unless you don't regard the Chu army as brothers and just let them die!" Fan Zeng tried his best to dissuade Xiang Yu from continuing to fight, and also mobilized a lot of generals to persuade Xiang Yu.

Retreat and recuperate is the most important thing.

Judging from this incident, Xiang Yu's maturity was just a flash in the pan. When getting along with Fan Zeng, Xiang Yu's disadvantages gradually became apparent again.

"Your Majesty, look at our brothers. They are bleeding like rivers. If the fight continues, can you bear to see them die?" Army Commander Mayelü Xiezhen stepped forward and paid his respects.

"We beg your Majesty to withdraw your troops and make a truce!" the generals bowed.

The pressure from everyone made Xiang Yu feel the uncertainty of this war. Moreover, someone analyzed the certainty of this war for Xiang Yu, that is, the confrontation would not have much results and would only be a waste of treasury expenses and soldiers.

"Your Majesty, if we continue to fight, it is unlikely for us to achieve a staged victory, and we may even be taken advantage of by the Han army." Jin Wushu analyzed the factors of this war. If

It would be meaningless to continue fighting, and it would be impossible to win the battle.

If the Chu State fights again, it will be like surrendering to the other side like the Qing Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty. Of course Xiang Yu will not accept it, and it is impossible to accept it, so retreating is the only way now. If the Chu State retreats, there will be a lot of room for the Chu State to

If it continues to develop, not to mention it can accumulate military strength.

"... Send the order, the Chu army retreats fifty miles back, abandons all the important roads in Chong'an County, and gathers the army to the north of Zangliao County. We will not fight." Xiang Yu finally thought clearly, the temporary victory or defeat does not count.

What, the real hero is the one who beats the opponent until he is left alone.

Xiang Yu's correct decision did not cause further losses to the Chu State after all. Fan Zeng nodded slightly. It seemed that Xiang Yu's decision needed to be more decisive. Not only that, he also had to take the initiative to think about the problem. Only in this way can he make real progress.

Liu Che saw that something was not right about the position of the Chu army. Why were the flags in the military tent gone? Did the other party have some intention, or was they planning to raid their central camp?
Chapter completed!