Chapter 359 - 165: Three Thousand, Break One Hundred Thousand!_6

Fang Qingyun teased, "Junior brother, if your elder brother hasn’t guessed wrong, you’re planning to have the two of us go negotiate with the enemy army as well, aren’t you?"

"Correct!"

Chen Sansi said candidly, "It’s just that if only Sha and Deng go, there’s no full assurance of success in our plan. However, if you two elders also joined, there would be enough confidence. But before that, I want to ask elder brother, if we encounter danger, do you have any means to save your own life?"

His Sword Qi Skill was taught by Fang Qingyun.

This elder brother even compiled a translation dictionary for the language and characters of the Immortal Realm.

Furthermore...

He was the disciple most trusted by their teacher, probably without a rival.

Nobody could compare.

Whatever it was, it would have been discussed between the two of them.

On top of that, as the fourth elder brother was disabled, it was impossible for him not to have any means of survival at his disposal.

"Yes."

Fang Qingyun nodded, "But it really is just for survival. Currently, I’m a cripple, not to mention techniques like Sword Qi Skill, I can’t even practice Martial Arts anymore."

"Then..."

Chen Sansi asked, "If someone in the Profound Image Realm was to kill you, how long could you hold on?"

"It’s uncertain."

Fang Qingyun said, "I’ve used it a few times, it’s very fragile now. But I should be able to hold on for a while."

"Junior brother, no matter what you want to do, just go ahead with your plan if necessary. As generals, we should be decisive without hesitation. You don’t need to worry about our safety," said Fang Qingyun.

"Elder brother is right, hesitation leads to defeat!"

Wang Zhi agreed, "But from what you’ve said, junior brother, it seems like this negotiation is very likely to fail?"

Chen Sansi did not deny it, "Since that’s the case, I’ll trouble the two elder brothers to make this trip."

In the battle of Ming State, he learned from General Yu Song’s death how to weigh choices and would not have any more hesitations:

"Besides, the matter of ceding territory is no small matter. We can’t decide it on our own, we need Meng Dashuai’s commander seal for it, and cooperation from your Highness and others, so I’ll trouble elder brother to write a letter to inform them."

"No problem."

Fang Qingyun immediately agreed.

"Hold on."

Wang Zhi froze, "Sanshi, I just realized something. Sha Wenlong and Deng Feng are well-known generals from inside Hulaoguan, what am I going there for?"

"You also have a name."

Chen Sansi said, "Your name is Tang Ruoshan."

"What is that?"

Wang Zhi didn’t understand.

"Elder brother Six," Fang Qingyun said, "The general from the battle of Silver Pine Cliff was you. Junior brother is taking this opportunity to grant you a chance to earn merit before returning."

Xuanxiang Realm.

Every radish has its hole.

If there were secret Dead Soldiers...

They would not appear on the battlefield but rather in certain assassinations.

And only Tang Ruoshan, to Nan Xu, would seem more credible.

"Return? How do I return?"

Wang Zhi waved his hand, "Let me go if you want to, but as for the rest, ever since I followed you all, I’m not as happy as I was in Po Yang."

"The problem with your meridians should be curable."

Chen Sansi pondered.

Last time when they were extorting the Incense Fire Divine Sect, maybe something to treat the meridians would appear.

It all depended on whether they were willing to give it up.

"Alright, that’s settled then."

Chen Sansi finalized the plans, "Two elder brothers, go get ready."

...

Yong Yue Prefecture.

"Good, what a valiant double incursion into enemy camp!"

Meng Quji put down his spear exhaustedly, barely back to the Central Army, and began listening to the Deputy General reading out the battle reports sent from Hulaoguan, "It’s unexpected, Hulaoguan’s three thousand men claiming continuous victory, now even slaying an Admiral! It’s just a pity the forces are too inadequate; otherwise, why should Hulaoguan worry us?"

"Yes, the Nanxu Army has set out, fearing they’ll soon start besieging in earnest."

Zhan Taoming saw the latter part, "Eh? Request for peace? Meng Dashuai, take a look, what do they mean by this?"

"Most likely it’s a ploy for benefits, after all, the best solution is to delay the enemy from besieging," Meng Quji deduced, "Stamp it for them."

...

Nanxu Camp.

"Request for peace?"

Fan Shuzhen looked at the letter sent by the messenger, "Strategist, the Sheng people say they don’t want to fight a mutually detrimental war with us and promised that after the war ends, they’ll trade Lanzhou and Mo State for Lingzhou."

"Lanzhou and Mo State, just to exchange for Lingzhou?"

You Jingzhi said, "If that’s the case, wouldn’t we gain the most fertile lands of the two Southern states without doing anything, and so what’s the point of continuing the fight?"

"Indeed."

Fan Shuzhen was very tempted, "Strategist, with these two states, it would be enough for us to recuperate in secret, and our hundred thousand army wouldn’t have to suffer any more losses. In a few years’ time, they could grow to a hundred and fifty thousand strong!"

A hundred and fifty thousand strong!

Who could then contest him for the throne?!

"Wait."

Ran Jingxuan pondered, "Wouldn’t this be too big a loss for Dasheng? What they’ve gained from this war, the three Eastern states combined, isn’t as valuable as Lanzhou and Mo State, isn’t it somewhat unreasonable?"

"Reasonable, I think it’s very reasonable!"

Fan Shuzhen had an epiphany, "I get it! They’re aiming for Ziwei Mountain! I can understand the thinking of the Emperor of Shengren, there must be treasures on Ziwei Mountain!"

"If Lord Eight thinks so, it must be true," Ran Jingxuan knew.

The reason the Sheng people took such a big risk in this war was precisely for Lingzhou.

Fan Shuzhen suggested, "There are no downsides to talking, at the very least we could rescue our fourteenth brother first."

"Lord Eight, be wary of falling into a trap," Ran Jingxuan said with mixed certainty, "I suspect their plan is not a sincere offer to negotiate but merely a stalling tactic to buy time."

"What if it’s true?"

Fan Shuzhen argued, "Wouldn’t we have struck a huge bargain? The value of Ziwei Mountain to us is far less than that of the two states. Even if there are treasures up there, we wouldn’t be able to find them, after all, Qing Country has searched for more than a century!"