"You can't decide my conditions. If King Zhelan comes in person, perhaps we can discuss it!"
Zhao Muyun deliberately turned around and gestured to the people around him to leave.
Hu Yan Gu saw Zhao Muyun's expression and knew that he didn't want to talk to him at all. He kept saying, "Captain Zhao, don't go away. Tell me!"
"King Zhelan gave me full authority to come and talk to you. I can make the decision."
"Oh, really?"
Zhao Muyun stopped and turned around, smiling slightly, "I won't make it difficult for you. If you want to redeem her, there are three conditions!"
"First, retreat! Your entire army must withdraw from Shuozhou!"
"Second, return the three states of Yun, Sheng, and Feng!"
"Third, a compensation of 100,000 taels of silver and 10,000 fine horses!"
Anyway, they are asking for a sky-high price and you have to pay back on the spot. The higher the conditions, the more room you have to bargain!
Zhao Muyun now only needs to hold off the Tartar troops for one day.
When tomorrow comes, Fan Nan will counterattack, the Tartars will be defeated and retreat, and Zhao Muyun will defeat them here and expand the victory.
By that time, the Tartars were defeated, and Dayin's troops took the opportunity to go out and recapture the three states.
To make matters worse, King Zhelan was facing the danger of genocide, so there was no room for negotiation.
What!
Huyan Gu almost fell off his horse.
Zhao Muyun’s conditions were indeed exorbitant!
The first one might be acceptable, but the second and third ones are simply going to take their lives and put them in a dead end.
"Captain Zhao, I came here with full sincerity for our king, but you put forward such unacceptable conditions. You have no sincerity at all!" Huyan Gu shouted.
"I had no intention of talking to you guys in the first place, you guys came to me on your own initiative!"
"You keep asking me what my conditions are, and now that I've told you, you can't accept them."
Zhao Muyun spread his hands, unable to help.
"But how can you put forward such conditions? If you ask us to give up the three states, where will we survive?"
"Then it has nothing to do with me!"
Zhao Muyun's voice turned cold. "The three states were originally our Dayin territory. You forcibly occupied them. I just asked you to return them. What's the problem with that?"
"If you want our three states, you're leaving us no chance of survival!"
Hu Yan Gu said angrily, "Those families, even if they are doing it for the tribe!"
Zhao Muyun looked even more indifferent:
"Haha, you Northern Di Tartars are willing to abandon your wives, children, and elders just to survive, so I have nothing to say!"
"I told you long ago that there's no need for us to talk! You'd better go back and reorganize your troops before we fight!"
He is good at talking, but he is not good at leading troops in battle.
Even if he ordered Timur's men to attack, it was estimated that few of them would be willing to use their full strength.
What's more, Huyan Gu heard that the Wuhuan people recruited by Zhao Muyun actually killed the hostages.
Hu Yan Gu was met with dismay and could only say bitterly:
"Zhao Muyun, don't think you can act recklessly just because you have our family. Just wait!"
Zhao Muyun laughed: "I'll be waiting for you!"
After saying that, Zhao Muyun left with his men.
Huyan Gu was so angry that he was puffing his beard and glaring, but he had no choice but to watch Zhao Muyun and others leave.
"Lord Wang Xiang, why don't we consider his three conditions?"
An attendant came forward and said, "Since he has put forward the conditions, it means there is room for negotiation."
Hu Yan Gu's eyes turned and he said, "I was angry just now, but now that I hear what you said, it does make some sense."
When he came from King Zhelan, he was not told the bottom line of the negotiations, but was just asked to come and talk first.
I guess King Zhelan thought that Zhao Muyun only wanted money, but he didn't expect that he also wanted land.
"Even if we return the three states of Yun, Feng, and Sheng to them, what will happen? Can they hold on to them?"
The attendant added, "As long as we rescue our families, we can do whatever we want!"
"That's right!" Huyan Gu slapped his head, "Quick, go call them back!"
......
at the same time.
In the Tatar camp outside Shuozhou City, King Zhelan personally escorted Pei Lun's staff out with a smile on his face.
The staff member did not stop for a moment, jumped on his horse and returned to the city. He came to Pei Lun and could not hide his excitement:
"Sir, it's just as you said. King Zhelan has agreed to withdraw his troops!"
After confirming this, Pei Lun immediately opened his mouth and rubbed his hands, saying, "So, Zhao Muyun really did capture the family of King Zhelan?"
"It's absolutely true!"
The staff member said, "We proposed that they withdraw their troops and return the prisoners, and King Zhelan readily agreed."
Pei Lun nodded: "Then what we need to do now is to immediately order Zhao Muyun to return King Zhelan's family as promised."
"Sir, will Zhao Muyun listen to us?" asked the staff.
"He's just a small sergeant, and he dares to disobey my orders?"
Pei Lun's face turned cold. "Before, Fan Nan was here, and we all endured it silently. Now Fan Nan has been dismissed and investigated, and Yang Jian has died in battle. What else can Zhao Muyun do to be so arrogant? If he dares to disobey orders, he will be executed!"
"Sir, I don't see it that way."
The staff member said, "I've heard of this Zhao Muyun before. He was originally a disciple from a farming family outside Wuzhou City. Three months after joining the army, he and another Dunjun beheaded three Tartars. This incident was known to everyone in Shuozhou Zhechongfu."
"Later, he rescued Fan Nan in Black Camel Mountain, thus gaining Fan Nan's favor."
Pei Lun's eyes lit up. "No wonder Fan Nan specifically mentioned Zhao Muyun and insisted on sending him to find the whereabouts of the Wuhuan people! So, Fan Nan is intentionally giving him a chance for a promotion!"
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