The Return of the Demon

All the conditions proposed by Ning Chen were presented in written form, and then the King of Xiliang signed and sealed.

The King of Xiliang's hands were shaking when he signed and sealed.

Because after this incident, no matter how he made amends... the records of him in history books would not be too good.

The negotiation ended in a pleasant atmosphere!

No matter how the Xiliang royal family felt? Anyway, Ning Chen was in a very good mood.

He promised to return the heads of Yu Zhan and others to the Xiliang royal family, giving them the last bit of dignity.

After the negotiation, Ning Chen returned to the camp.

He will stay here for three more days.

Because he added a few more conditions later.

One of the conditions is to give Xiliang three days to prepare half a month's food and grass for 100,000 soldiers and horses.

Three days later, this batch of food and grass will be personally escorted by the Xiliang Prince Tan Tai Xiao.

At that time, the Xiliang Prince and the food and grass will have to stay.

The Xiliang Prince will be sent back to the Great Xuan Imperial City as a hostage.

As for the food and grass, Ning Chen needs to cross Xiliang and go straight to the Tuo Luo Kingdom, which requires a lot of food and grass.

Ning Chen was in a good mood after returning to the camp.

In Tan Tai Qing Yue's tent, Ning Chen looked at her sideways and comforted her: "It's not your fault that the Xiliang army was defeated... They know that it was caused by their own incompetence, so they want to put the blame on you to make themselves feel better."

Tan Tai Qing Yue glared at Ning Chen who was talking nonsense with a cold eye. This man was too vicious and killed people.

"Isn't all this caused by you?"

Ning Chen looked innocent, "What's wrong with me?"

Tan Tai Qing Yue snorted coldly, "Insidious, black-bellied, cruel and ruthless!"

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at her, "You have no conscience now. I have always protected you in front of the Xiliang royal family."

"Protect me? Your words obviously want to cut off my connection with the Xiliang royal family, and want to use the hands of those people to destroy Fengyun Hall... Ning Chen, you are too insidious. Today you deliberately promoted the eldest princess, forcing the monarch and the eldest princess to kill each other."

Ning Chen shrugged Shrugging, "Yes, that's exactly what I meant... But so what? You can see it, and the King of Xiliang and the Princess can see it too, but they can't resolve it... Because the conflict between you, the King of Xiliang and the Princess, has long been unresolved, and I'm just adding fuel to the fire for them."

"You say I'm sinister, black-bellied, and ruthless... When you sit in my position, you'll know that I have to do this."

"If you're not ruthless, you can't stand firm. You must make open plans to establish yourself and conspire to defend yourself. You must be half a gentleman and half a villain to survive in this turbid world."

Tan Tai Qing Yue frowned and said nothing.

Ning Chen was too lazy to argue. The stupidest thing in the world is to try to make other people's thoughts consistent with your own.

He ordered someone to send wine and food.

"When you are happy in life, you must enjoy it to the fullest. Today, it should be clear...Little Tan Zi, come and drink with me."

......

Three days later, the Prince of Xiliang led people to deliver food and grass.

Ning Chen asked Yuan Long to accept the food and grass, and he met the Prince of Xiliang in the tent.

Tan Tai Xiao has handsome features and extraordinary bearing.

This Xiliang prince is very good, but unfortunately he was born at the wrong time.

Because the Xiliang monarch is in his prime and is fighting with the eldest princess, this Xiliang prince is in name only and has no real power.

Moreover, as the prince's biological father, the Xiliang monarch is on guard against him everywhere.

Therefore, when Ning Chen proposed to let the Xiliang prince be a hostage, this great humiliation, the Xiliang monarch agreed without hesitation.

"Tomorrow, I will send someone to escort you to the Daxuan Imperial City."

The Xiliang prince bowed and said, "Thank you, King Zhenguo... Daxuan is a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. I am fascinated by it. I have long wanted to go and see it. I hope that this time I can get some of Daxuan's spiritual energy."

Ning Chen smiled, "You are good at chatting... But have you ever thought that this time you go to Daxuan, you may never be able to return to your homeland."

The Xiliang prince looked dim and nodded slightly.

"I am the prince of Xiliang, this is my responsibility... I will be a good hostage, and please treat my Xiliang people well!"

Ning Chen nodded, "Okay, I will treat you to a drink when I return to Daxuan Imperial City!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ning Chen waved his hand, "Go down and rest, we will set off tomorrow!"

......

In the evening, Yuan Long and others gathered in Ning Chen's tent.

Now that Xiliang is pacified, everything is over.

Next, it's time to fight Tuoluo!

This time, Xialiang was so smoothly conquered, thanks to Wuguo's tying down Tuoluo's troops.

Tuoluo is a common concern of Daxuan and Wuguo, and it must be conquered. This is what he promised the empress.

Ning Chen originally wanted Qi Yuanzhong or Yuan Long to stay and lead the 50,000 troops stationed in Shengguang City.

But Ning Chen was so good at using these people that he was reluctant to let them go.

Finally, he handed the matter over to Shi Xiuwei.

Shi Xiuwei is an old subordinate of General Chen, and he is trustworthy in both ability and character.

Ning Chen looked at the map on the table.

"Come here, all of you!"

Yuan Long and others surrounded him.

Ning Chen pointed at the map and said, "Now, the troops of the Right Capital of Tuoluo Kingdom are restrained by the Wu Kingdom... I plan to take the Beilong Mountains, reach Beilin Pass, and then meet up with General Liang to attack the Beidu Royal Court."

"I calculated that if we hurry, we can get there in more than a month."

This is why he asked the Xiliang royal family for half a month's worth of food and grass for the 100,000 troops.

Because of this 100,000-strong army, 50,000 of them have to stay in Shengguang City... He can only take 50,000 with him, and these grains and grass are enough for the 50,000 troops he took with him for a month.

Ning Chen continued: "Now Tuo Luo Kingdom has almost put all its troops against Wu Kingdom... If we go to Wu Kingdom, Tuo Luo Kingdom gets the news and withdraws its troops and transfers its troops to Beidu Wangting, then Liang Jingwu will be in big trouble."

"Liang Jingwu leads 40,000 troops to contain the troops of Beidu Wangting. If Tuo Luo Kingdom transfers the troops against Wu Kingdom to Beidu Wangting, Liang Jingwu's tens of thousands of troops will not be able to escape at all."

Yuan Long and others nodded.

Tuo Luo's cavalry is very fast. Once chased, Liang Jingwu's troops will find it difficult to escape.

Ning Chen tapped the map, "So, this time we have to go far away and go to Beilin Pass to meet Liang Jingwu and destroy the Beidu Royal Court... In this way, Tuoluo will transfer troops to defend, which can just relieve the pressure on Wu."

"The most important thing is that our shells are almost exhausted, and there are not many firearms such as elixirs and grenades... I have asked someone to send a letter back to the capital in an emergency of 800 miles, and the Ministry of War will send what we need to Beilin Pass."

Everyone nodded.

Yuan Long said: "We listen to the prince!"

Others also had no objection, because Ning Chen's decision-making had never gone wrong.

Ning Chen said: "Since everyone has no problem, go back and rest early, and set off tomorrow... Tuoluo, such a fickle villain, will definitely make them pay a heavy price this time."

Last time he released Zuo Ting Wang, he didn't expect that only a year later, Tuoluo unilaterally tore up the surrender treaty.

This time, Ning Chen would not even let them have the chance to surrender.