#673 - The Invisible Battlefield (IV)

You don't understand.

Clearly, the implications of these three words were so profound that Yan Huaiqing was stunned for a moment.

After a while, he seemed to vaguely understand something, but he wasn't sure, so he widened his eyes slightly and stared at Wei Changtian, waiting for an explanation.

However, Wei Changtian didn't continue, but gently put down the teacup in his hand and turned to look at Chu Xianping.

The latter immediately understood and coughed dryly, saying:

"Ahem."

"Your Highness, your father is doing well in Liangzhou, and his health is fine, so you can rest assured."

"Now, let's talk about the peace talks first."

"Since you took the initiative to propose these peace talks, why don't you start by telling us your thoughts."

"If both sides find it feasible, then it won't be too late to discuss your father's matter."

"What do you think?"

Only when the talks are almost done, or when the negotiations reach a deadlock, will Wei Changtian and Yan Huaiqing come out to make a final decision.

So Yan Huaiqing would not personally explain his thoughts at this time.

"Alright, since that's the case, then I'll talk about it."

Under Yan Huaiqing's signal, Xu Heng slowly stood up and then stated the Great Jue's plan to end the war.

"噼哩 噼哩."

The charcoal in the brazier was burning vigorously, red like agate.

The room was silent, and only Xu Heng's powerful voice echoed in everyone's ears.

Listening to his words, the expressions of Wei Changtian and the other two remained unchanged.

But this does not mean that they are very satisfied with the plan given by Great Jue.

On the contrary, this plan is completely unacceptable to them.

According to Xu Heng, Great Jue hopes that the Tiangou Army and the Shu Army will withdraw from this war, including the Wei family, and no longer participate in the Yuanzhou war.

In exchange, after the Jue-Ji coalition defeats the Great Ning garrison and occupies the entire territory of Great Ning, it will not continue to advance south to attack Great Shu, and will also persuade Great Qian and Great Hui to no longer continue to advance east after occupying Xin Feng.

In other words, Yan Huaiqing hopes that Wei Changtian can withdraw from this great battle in exchange for the safety of Great Shu.

"Young Master Wei, you don't have to worry about us breaking our promise at that time."

On the other side of the brazier, Xu Heng looked at Wei Changtian and said very seriously:

"Now the Holy Emperor of our dynasty is in your hands, and once you agree to this matter, His Highness the Crown Prince will immediately send a letter to the other three countries, persuading them to send a member of the royal family to Great Shu as a hostage."

"Even if you still feel it's not enough, you can directly say what kind of guarantee you need."

"As long as it's not Young Master deliberately making things difficult, I think we can discuss it."

“. . . ”

Each of the four countries sends a member of the royal family to Great Shu as a guarantee that they will not invade Great Shu in the future.

If Wei Changtian feels that hostages alone are not enough, other conditions can also be negotiated.

Soon, Xu Heng finished speaking, and the room fell into complete silence.

This plan is undoubtedly very beneficial to the four countries of Great Jue, and it can also be regarded as giving Wei Changtian and Great Shu enough face.

To be honest, before the war started, the four countries did not take Great Shu seriously.

Because although Great Shu has established a new dynasty, in their view, it is still the former southern border of Great Ning, and its national strength is not strong at all.

But after the "Immortal Pool Raid", the four countries became vigilant after seeing the power of gunpowder.

This also includes the Qian-Hui coalition forces fighting Xin Feng on the western front.

After all, these explosives can be dropped on Immortal Pool today, and they can also be dropped on their heads in the future.

It is hard to say whether this asymmetrical "tactical strike" can determine the outcome of the war, but it can definitely create a lot of trouble for them.

More importantly, the four countries have not yet found a good way to deal with such "air raids and bombings".

So, I might as well use this method to exclude you from the battlefield.

Anyway, as long as we can swallow Great Ning and Xin Feng, then this battle will not be in vain, and losing Great Shu will not affect the overall situation.

“. . . ”

Obviously, Yan Huaiqing must have communicated with the other three countries beforehand, at least with Great Qian and Great Hui, the two major powers, so he can now give such a plan.

As for what Wei Changtian thinks about this...

He lowered his head and played with the edge of the teacup, with a slightly sarcastic smile on his lips.

Seeing this, Chu Xianping immediately understood his attitude, and then sneered, stating forcefully:

"Your Highness."

"Forgive my ignorance, but I couldn't hear the slightest intention of peace talks from General Xu's words just now."

"The so-called peace talks naturally mean to stop the war."

"But according to General Xu, this war is going to continue."

"So I really don't know what's the point of saying this."

"Why doesn't the general explain it more clearly?"

Looking askance at Xu Heng, Chu Xianping's tone was playful.

The latter also looked back askance and said in a deep voice:

"Young Master Chu, this war is going to continue, but it's not with your Great Shu, isn't that clear enough?"

"Oh, so that's what you mean."

Chu Xianping showed a look of sudden realization: "But the general should know that the current Emperor of Great Ning, Ning Wenjun, was actually helped by our Young Master to ascend the throne."

"In other words, Great Ning, like Great Shu, is backed by Young Master Wei."

"Since your country is unwilling to be enemies with Great Shu, then why are you targeting Great Ning?"

"Hmph, of course I know what Young Master Chu said, but Great Ning is not the same as Great Shu..."

With a cold snort, Xu Heng was just about to argue again.

However, he only said half a sentence when Chu Xianping interrupted coldly:

"General Xu, I used to be a Great Ning person, now I am a Great Shu person, and I have been by the Young Master's side for several years."

"So I know much better than you what is the same and what is different between Ning and Shu, you don't need to waste your breath!"

"You only need to tell me, is Great Jue determined to use troops against Great Ning!"

“. . . ”

Chu Xianping's sudden change in tone stunned Xu Heng at first, and then his face turned livid.

He stared at Chu Xianping and then said word by word:

"I'll just say yes, what can you do?"

"Nothing."

Chu Xianping slowly stood up, looked at Xu Heng straight in the eye, and answered equally slowly and coldly.

"It's just that we'll continue fighting."

“. . . ”

It's just that we'll continue fighting.

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense, and even the charcoal in the basin seemed to dim for a moment.

Without a doubt, Chu Xianping's current performance is strong enough, and his momentum is not only not inferior to Xu Heng, a second-rank master, but even faintly surpasses the latter.

Wei Changtian was already used to such a scene of pretending to be a big shot, and he hadn't even listened to the conversation between the two just now, his attention was always focused on Tang Chen.

The "Heli" that can create wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, the "Soul Capture" that can capture people's souls, the "Lock Dragon" that can lock people in a square inch...

Obviously, each Son of Heaven has a special ability, and Tang Chen's ability is likely to be "mind reading".

So, Wei Changtian wanted to observe how he used this ability.

“. . . ”

His fingers circled the edge of the teacup again and again, his eyes lowered, and only the young man in black was in his peripheral vision.

At a certain moment, Wei Changtian's fingers paused for a moment, and his pupils also contracted slightly.

After waiting for so long, he finally saw it.

A dark shadow slowly emerged behind Tang Chen, gradually transforming into something that looked like a pig and a leopard with an elephant's trunk.

Then, this thing slowly opened its hollow eyes and looked towards Chu Xianping.