Chapter 748: War and Peace
"Thank you, Wu Anjun!"
Guo Hao saluted Bai Qi, and then asked someone to call Chen Xi, Li Ru and Jia Xu.
To be honest, ever since the Three-legged Golden Crow was bitten by the Xiongnu wolf, the Han Dynasty would always have some trouble unless it was a critical moment.
But this time the trouble was a bit too big, and he had to consider what to do.
"We were defeated in the southern battlefield, a terrible defeat. Only one-third of the army survived. It is estimated that there are only a few dozen people left in Guan Yu's three-talented army. The inheritance is not far from being cut off!"
"Now Liu Xuande has ordered a full retreat, Guan Yu and others are trapped in enemy territory, Liu Xuande wants to negotiate peace with the Kushans and temporarily suspend the war in the southern battlefield. What do you think?"
The news about Guo Hao was like a bolt from the blue for Li Ru and Jia Xu, as they had always been the backbone of instigating war.
The unstoppable attack of Guan Yu and others also gave them the upper hand in previous arguments with Chen Xi.
After all, this is completely different from what Chen Xi said, that the surrounding empires are quite powerful and should not be underestimated.
Guan Yu's army was the weakest among all the Han Dynasty troops, but he was able to push forward all the way to Peshawar, the capital of Kushan.
This undoubtedly directly refuted the argument that Chen Xi had always emphasized that the surrounding environment was dangerous.
But now, just from the news they heard, they knew how devastating the defeat was on the southern battlefield.
They knew Liu Bei well and knew he was definitely a capable man. But now that he was forced to retreat completely and had to consider peace talks with the other side, they already knew that bad things were going to happen.
"It's not realistic to transfer troops from the north. The climate and soil differences between the north and the south are too great. Even if our army transfers troops from the north, the journey is too long." Chen Xi said after pondering for a moment.
"Where are the reinforcements we sent out before?" Li Ru asked with a frown.
When Liu Bei asked for help before, they sent the Xianzhen Camp to reinforce, but now if the battlefield is completely defeated, the Military Soul Corps alone may not be able to withstand the opponent's offensive.
"We should have just entered Yizhou. The road to Shu is too difficult to enter!" Jia Xu answered his question.
"The Kushans also have a Military Soul Legion, and it's an amplifying legion. According to the preliminary estimate of Marquis Huaiyin, it can allow seven legions to reach the level of pseudo-three talents!" Guo Hao continued to throw out explosive news.
This time even Chen Xi was surprised. The amplification legion was a field that the Han Dynasty had not yet touched upon.
"What did Marquis Huaiyin say?" Chen Xi asked.
"Difficult!" Guo Hao shook his head. "Marquis Guanjun said that he doesn't understand this either. At present, it seems that only General Wei understands this."
"Trouble!" Chen Xi frowned. His requirement for the Han Dynasty was that it should have what others did not have, and it should have even more of what others had.
Now others have it, but they used to have it but now they don’t, which is a big loss.
"The military formation can make up for some of the disadvantages, but this is not important. The two great army commanders that emerged during the war are probably the most difficult to deal with !"
Li Ru made a quick analysis. Based on the intelligence from Kushan and the testimony from Guan Yu, he quickly figured out Mu Jianlian's actions.
The other side actually risked the fall of the capital to pave the way for Rahul and Arvind. This is simply cruel.
However, he was just working backwards from the results, so it was naturally easy. When the plan was first being carried out, he had no idea about it at all. It must be said that Mu Jianlian was one step ahead of them in terms of planning.
"I apply to go to Kushan! And let Feixiong go with me! Kushan has masters, and those counselors in Yizhou may not be able to handle them!" Li Ru's face was extremely solemn.
He didn't know that Mu Jianlian had passed away. He only knew how dangerous a strategist who could gamble with an entire country could be.
Li Ru boasted that except for himself, everyone else was a fool. What he lost was not wisdom, but ruthlessness.
The other party was so ruthless that he was willing to gamble on a possibility by using the entire country, the Military Soul Corps, and the command of two large legions. Li Ru searched the Han Dynasty carefully and didn't think that there was anyone else who could do the job except himself.
"I called you here because I decided to temporarily cease fire!" Guo Hao shook his head and directly rejected Li Ru's idea. "I have already informed Liu Xuande about this matter. He will handle it with full authority. We need a result that both sides can accept!"
"There is one thing I have to say!" Guo Hao looked at the three people in front of him.
"The reason why I insisted on the Eastern Expedition plan is not only because of hatred, but also because Japan has something that the Imperial Will urgently needs. In the previous battle to annihilate the Huns, the Imperial Will had some problems, and it is unlikely to heal on its own. Now we can only use other people's things to make up for it!"
Guo Hao's words made Li Ru and Jia Xu silent for a moment.
They themselves were surprised that the final counterattack of the Northern Huns did not cause much trouble. It turned out that the trouble was so big that they had not even encountered it.
"I don't think there is any problem?" Chen Xi looked at Guo Hao suspiciously.
"It's like breaking your arm. It's hard to heal in a short time!" Guo Hao gave an example. "It's not fatal and can be healed, but it will interfere with your normal work. The same is true for the current Imperial Will."
"Of course, if the Kushans go too far, then we will attack them from the north this time!" Guo Hao changed the subject. To be honest, he didn't really want to negotiate peace, but the disastrous defeat of Guan Yu and his men this time still reflected some problems.
The Southern Allied Forces lost seven out of ten of their men , a disastrous defeat. With such heavy losses, if they still had to recruit young and strong men to fight, it would not be impossible to fight, but the cost would be a bit heavier.
After all, a group of new recruits go to the battlefield after a short training and have to become elite soldiers who have experienced many battles, so the number of casualties will not be small.
It would be better to hold off for a while, accumulate strength, and wait until they have made up for their shortcomings so that they can free up their hands and feet to settle accounts with the Kushans.
Of course, they were just seeking safety. If the Kushans really intended to fight to the death, the Han Dynasty would fight them to the end.
"The Kushans should agree. They have just experienced a civil war in their country and are in urgent need of stability to develop and divide interests. Continuing the war is not in the best interests of the other side." Jia Xu knocked on the table and expressed his opinion.
"The Brahmins have fallen, and we all need to recuperate. Why don't we just continue this peace talk and trade with each other!"
"You mean, to add sand to the Kushans?" Li Ru instantly understood what Jia Xu meant.
Trade is almost inevitable. When the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty were fighting to the death, they still traded with each other. What's more, now that the Kushans and the Han Dynasty are winning and losing against each other.
Even though the Han Dynasty lost the last battle badly, the Kushans lost even more in all the previous battles combined.
When everyone has concerns, mutual compromise is the best way.
Anyway, with Chen Xi around, the Han Dynasty will only develop faster and faster, and the Kushans will definitely not be able to catch up with them.
