After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2172 If you want to take something, you must give it first

Chapter 2172 If you want to take something, you must give it first

"Just like Duhua said, the more Mouguo wants something, the less they should act like they care about it, and they should satisfy the other party's wishes." Du Shan's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he was obviously more determined in his thoughts. "Yaguo's current wish is naturally to negotiate peace, not to fight!"

In the past, Ya State always provoked Mou State and always showed off in front of Mou State, but this time, it was slapped hard by Cang Yan, which set a bad precedent, and then it was invaded by Mou State and suffered a terrible defeat.

To this day, Yaguo no longer wants to fight.

To outsiders who don't know the truth, it really seems like Cangyan and Mouguo had discussed it and took turns to teach it a lesson.

"If you want to take it, you must give it first." Du Shan said seriously, "So what Mou State has to do now is to pretend that it doesn't want to fight anymore. Return the prisoners today, negotiate territory tomorrow, and extort some compensation the day after tomorrow. You can always find some important or unimportant conditions to negotiate from the corners. Anyway, these things are best discussed slowly. The purpose is to let Ya State continue to maintain the illusion that Mou State really wants to negotiate with it and will withdraw its troops once the negotiation is successful."

"What are the benefits of doing this?"

"Bejia." Du Shan pointed at the sand table. "The Mou Kingdom was beating the Ya Kingdom, but its eyes were always on Bejia. Bejia has always wanted to control the rhythm of this war. If the Mou Kingdom could make Bejia think that the Mou Kingdom could reach an agreement with the Ya Kingdom and withdraw its troops at any time, then Bejia would not go all out on its western battlefield!"

He Lingchuan nodded: "That makes sense."

This is easy to understand. When Baiqiuyuan was taken away by him, Yaren was unwilling to accept it. While gathering a large army, he clamored to take back the holy land. However, once the Mou Kingdom sent a large army to invade from the west, King Ya immediately felt the pressure and quickly signed an agreement with Emperor Jiuyou.

On the other hand, if Mou Jun had not come, Yaren would not give in so easily.

The same thing applies to the State of Mou. If it can end the war against Ya unexpectedly, it will be able to get rid of the disadvantageous situation of fighting on two fronts and concentrate its forces to deal with Bega on the western front.

The furious and focused Mou Guo was like a lion, and Bega didn't want to face him alone.

Moreover, Beijia also knew that Yaguo was almost crippled and wanted to end the war as soon as possible. The man was in love and the woman was willing. As long as Mouguo showed some sincerity, wouldn't the agreement be reached?

He Lingchuan tested Du Shan again: "But these are just your inferences, how do you verify them?"

War is chaotic on the surface, and different people may come to completely opposite conclusions when looking at the same event.

Du Shan's inference needs to be supported by evidence.

"That's not difficult. If I'm not wrong, within 20 days, Mou will definitely return to the negotiation table, and the conditions will be relaxed by then." Du Shan said with a smile, "A while ago, the content of the agreement offered by Mou was insincere. It was just to deliberately irritate people and ask for an exorbitant price, so that it could control the rhythm. Now it can let the opponent lower the price."

"You are right. The new chief minister of the Mou Kingdom is quite capable, but he is not as honest as Guo Shaoping."

Judging from the system of Mou State, this strategy was most likely proposed by You Huan.

Falsehoods and truths, intrigue and deception are common in the military.

Thinking of this, Du Shan was filled with energy.

He Lingchuan looked at him and smiled, "Not bad, not bad. If you judge others by yourself, you will be able to see him clearly."

Du Shan was embarrassed.

Thirteen days later, the latest intelligence from the Muya battlefield was delivered to He Lingchuan's desk.

Mou State took the initiative to propose negotiations and retracted several of its previous outrageous conditions, which seemed to be more sincere. So the two countries returned to the negotiation table and prepared to start another round of bargaining.

You wouldn't have thought that this time, it was the Ya Kingdom that put forward several high demands, such as the Mou army must retreat to the west of Moshan Mountain.

Mushroom Mountain is on the border between the two countries. This is the request of Yaguo, the Mou army must completely withdraw from the border of Yaguo.

Several consecutive victories made it a little too proud of itself and it felt that it was doing well again.

After all, Bega is also cooperating with it on the western front.

It is obvious that Mou State would not agree, and its representative slammed the table and left.

Therefore, the negotiations will inevitably be shelved again and then restarted after a few days.

And this routine is likely to continue to repeat.

Another piece of information came from the Yangshan Islands.

Fu Shanyue wrote to He Lingchuan, saying that recently, some foreign merchants had purchased large quantities of anthelmintics from the Yangshan Islands and placed large orders, which sold out all the related drugs in Yangshan at once. Fu Shanyue became suspicious and sent someone to track and investigate, and found that it was a senior official of the Mou State behind it.

However, the drug output of the Yangshan Islands itself is far from enough, and it needs support from the Golden Plains.

The Yangshan Islands have no snow all year round and high temperatures in summer, which is a typical island jungle climate. Snakes and insects are rampant on the island. When He Lingchuan was in charge of the Yangshan Islands, Dong Rui and Lingguang not only developed many prescriptions for repelling insects and avoiding plague, but also guided residents to grow and make medicine. After swallowing several medicines, the smell emitted by the body can make insects and ants retreat, which is very useful.

"Medicine to repel insects and ants?" He Lingchuan smiled when he received the letter. "It seems that there are well-informed people in Mou State who are already preparing supplies for the war later."

"Wow!" the Soul Mirror exclaimed, "Du Shan was right. The Mou Kingdom is playing tricks on the Ya Kingdom."

"You can't say it's just a joke. The supplies and lives that Mou State has been losing on the battlefield are real, and it has to bear them with gritted teeth. At the same time, it has to carefully conceal its strategic purpose and not let Bega find out, or let Bega confirm this inference. Fortunately, large-scale wars are inherently slow. Fighting is followed by negotiations, and then fighting again. Mou State's intentions are hidden in it. If it weren't for the accurate intelligence of the poisonous flower, even I would have found it difficult to detect."

Isn't the battle between Beijia and Mouguo the best example of the grinding method? Beijia has long been accustomed to it, so it is easier to be misled.

"However, You Huan's calculations are more ruthless than I expected, and he is very patient." He Lingchuan looked at the letter in his hand and said slowly, "Sure enough, the Mou Kingdom wants more than just the dignity of a great power."

"What else does it want?"

"Like me, it also wants the strategic security of the surrounding areas! It is tired of Ya State's repeated aggression. Since Guo Shaoping has declared war on Ya, You Huan must win thoroughly after taking over, and cannot give up halfway like the previous two times." He Lingchuan shook his head, "Mou State's victories on the battlefield these times were hard-won, but it has repeatedly rejected Ya State's peace talks. In fact, it is telling Ya State, 'It's important without you'! It's a pity that Ya State doesn't understand."

The soul-stealing mirror was no longer the simple mirror it once was. It pondered over these words and shuddered: "It, it..."

He Lingchuan said the cruelest words of this war: "It wants to completely destroy the Ya Kingdom!"

Want to swindle all the rich old man’s property!