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The war has continued until now, and Cao Cao is exhausted mentally and physically.
The Marquis of Dongyang's life is so good. He has so many generals and counselors who are loyal to him, and he is like a fish in water in the tide of history.
Now Yangzhou is divided into three groups of soldiers and horses, one is commanded by Zhang Liao and attacks Luoyang, and the other is commanded by Chen Deng and attacks Youzhou.
The last road is the main force commanded by Liu Ke personally, confronting Chen Liu.
Among them, Gan Ning¡¯s Chishui Army and others were active on battlefields in various places, performing a series of dazzling operations without any mistakes.
The only flaw was Runan, which was discovered by Zhou Yu, and Sun Cejun played a decisive role in capturing Runan.
"It's a pity that Le Jin didn't do enough and actually lost Xu County. Then the Allied forces' disadvantage continued to expand.
It has reached a point of no return.
Cao Cao didn¡¯t know how to win at this moment. It was really difficult.
Can¡¯t give up¡
Cao Cao still has not given up on his dream of domination.
¡°My lord, Sima Yi is here to visit!¡± a guard reported.
Cao Cao was very surprised. Although Sima Yi was capable, he was ambitious and Cao Cao didn't like it.
Why is he here at this time?
"Let him in." Cao Cao said.
Then Sima Yi walked in slowly, cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, my lord!"
"Zhongda, why did you come here late at night?" Cao Cao said.
It was getting dark at this time.
"Lord, our army has been defeated in this battle." Sima Yi said.
Hearing these words, Cao Cao felt a pain in his heart. He wanted to argue that he had not failed.
However, there are only two people now, what's the use of showing off?
"Zhongda, what do you want to say?" Cao Cao said calmly.
"My lord, let's negotiate a peace. Pay a certain price and sign an armistice agreement with the Marquis of Dongyang." Sima Yi said.
An armistice agreement?
pale and weak.
Without strength, without an army, everything is empty.
"However, if we can get the Yangzhou Army to retreat, what's the harm in giving it a try?"
Cao Cao was already afraid and couldn't sleep at night.
"What's the success rate?" Cao Cao asked.
Sima Yi was silent for a while. Under normal circumstances, he likes to hold back on what he does and not say everything.
But now the situation is special.
"It depends on the appetite of Dongyang Hou and the determination of the lord. If I come as an envoy, the success rate is more than 70%." Sima Yi said confidently.
Seventy percent is not low.
"Why do you want to stand up?" Cao Cao asked a question that was not related to the peace talks.
"I believe that your lord's perseverance will definitely get him out of the shadow of failure. We, the Sima family, are loyal to our lord. We will be both prosperous and devastated," Sima Yi said.
Cao Cao doesn't want to distinguish between truth and lies. As long as the war can be stopped, Cao Cao is willing to pay some price.
"I'll leave the peace talks to you. Don't make any announcement about this matter until there is definite news." Cao Cao said, very helpless.
"Follow your orders!" Sima Yi said.
After coming out, Sima Yi breathed a sigh of relief. Cao Cao put too much pressure on him.
Even though Cao Cao is slightly worse than Dongyang Hou, he is still a great leader.
The reason why Sima Yi stood up was because he didn¡¯t want to serve in Cao Cao¡¯s army just now, but Cao Cao¡¯s army was simply gone.
However, there is no right time to defeat Dongyang Hou.
In this case, it is better to negotiate a peace and reduce losses.
Chenliu stationed the main force of Cao Cao's army. Once Chenliu fell, there would be no room for recovery.
After a series of battles, Sima Yi already understood that it was impossible for Cao Cao to defeat the behemoth of Yangzhou.
After getting the tokens and seals, Sima Yi took a few guards and headed to the Yangzhou military camp.
He had no expectations for the first day of talks. He was just testing it out to see the attitude of Marquis Dongyang.
Liu Ke remained calm after learning the news.
Cao Cao sent an envoy, and he was about to give in.
"Fengxiao, what do you think?" Liu Kedao said.
"It all depends on the Lord. Let's see what conditions Cao Mengde can give." Guo Jiadao.
Liu Ke smiled slightly, already having an idea in his mind.
"Let Sima Yi come in."
Sima YiHe brought him into the camp and said, neither humble nor arrogant, "Greetings to the Marquis of Dongyang!"
"Sima Zhongda, whose knowledge is known all over the world, is really a pity that he did not stay in Yangzhou to serve." Liu Kedao.
"The Marquis of Dongyang is joking, you have so many talents under your command, how can you use a little guy like me? Look at Guo Fengxiao and Zhuge Kongming around you, who is not a genius in the world? There are also Pang Shiyuan, Jia Wenhe" Sima Yi gushed. Continuously, he praised everyone.
It¡¯s a pity that Liu Ke doesn¡¯t accept his high hat.
"If you have anything to do, just tell me."
Sima Yi didn¡¯t beat around the bush and said:
"As long as the Marquis of Dongyang retreats, my lord is willing to pay any price."
This means blowing out the cowhide first, and then bargaining later.
At any cost?
It looks empty at first glance.
But it seems generous.
"Mengde can give me whatever I want, it just depends on whether he is willing or not," Liu Kedao said.
"As expected, Marquis Dongyang speaks quickly," Sima Yi said.
"If Mengde wants peace, he can pay 30 million gold every year, and hand it over once every year of peace. As the defeated party this time, Cao Cao's army needs to pay 50 million gold, which will not be included in the annual tribute. "Liu Kedao.
The Marquis of Dongyang really knows how to speak like a lion!
Cao Cao can get it, but can¡¯t the army support it? No need to develop other aspects?
Sima Yi was very embarrassed and said: "Ten million gold per year."
¡°I don¡¯t accept bargaining,¡± Liu Kedao said.
"I need to report this matter to my lord, and I would like to ask the Marquis of Dongyang to give me a few days of grace." Sima Yi said.
Since the military camps on both sides were so close, Liu Ke did not refuse.
"The second condition is that Meng De declares to the world that Yuan Benchu ??will break the covenant and return to Jizhou. The two families will sever all relations and will no longer have any contact with each other." Liu Kedao.
Sima Yi¡¯s face turned green. This condition was more difficult than the first one.
If we take it literally, Sima Yi can agree on the spot without saying anything. But behind the words, there is a surprising intention.
That is, Dongyang Hou is going to attack Jizhou!
Not mentioning the relationship between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, if the power of Dongyang Hou continues to expand.
The situation of Cao Cao's army becomes more and more dangerous as time passes.
"Marquis of Dongyang!" Sima Yi still wanted to fight for it, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Liu Ke.
"This is my condition, can you agree?"
Sima Yi hesitated.
Now that Yangzhou has an absolute advantage, Sima Yi does not dare to speak loudly.
¡°If you cannot agree to both conditions, then keep the status quo and don¡¯t mention the peace talks again,¡± Liu Kedao said.
Sima Yi cupped his hands and said: "The Prime Minister represents the imperial court, and I would like to ask the Marquis of Dongyang to save some face."
Since hard power is not enough, let¡¯s use soft power.
"Going against the imperial court will have a bad reputation, right?"
"As long as you agree to my two conditions, you can declare to the outside world that I have defeated." Liu Kedao.
Sima Yi didn¡¯t know what to say.
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