"There is a truce?" Guo Tao's face looked very bad, but he was helpless.

He knew that the other party's intention was to be spent on this trip, but what if he didn't go? There will be a battle between Xuzhou and Caizhou, and he couldn't stop it. His only hope was not to fight too much. The losses of either party were not what the court wanted to see.

"It's almost done." Jiang Feng seemed very calm, "Don't worry, Mr. Guo, we will reach an agreement with Caizhou and Nanyang according to the wishes of the court. Uh, it's okay to form an alliance, because we have a common enemy."

"One city and one place are so important to the prince?" Guo Tao still couldn't help but mock the other party, "Isn't it better to keep these troops and compete with the Shatu people?"

"I also want to let go so directly, and I can't explain it." Jiang Feng was telling the truth. The Caizhou army repeatedly provoked wars. If he did not fight back, he would probably not be able to convince the public. Especially when the troops were obviously superior, there was no reason not to teach the other party a lesson. Even Jiang Feng knew that there would be no more war with Caizhou for a long time in the future.

"What about now? Can you explain it?" Guo Tao suppressed his anger.

Xuzhou did not hide the situation of the war. The two sides fought fiercely in Songcheng for ten days and suffered great losses. Of course, the victory belonged to Xuzhou, and Caizhou suffered even greater losses. Nearly 20,000 elite troops were annihilated, and Xuzhou suffered more than 10,000 losses.

"Mr. Guo, there is no need to be so angry. Please understand my difficulties." Jiang Feng half true and half false. "My subordinates are from all sides. The Duke also knows that the influence army, Taining army, and Pinglu army gathered together. Without a few battles, it cannot show my attitude or prove themselves. Therefore, it is inevitable to fight against Caizhou, but I also know that this requires a degree."

"Do you know how? But why is this battle so fierce?" Guo Tao still couldn't breathe and was unhappy. "You both sides lost more than 20,000 people. Is it necessary? Isn't this let Shatu people laugh at the side?"

"Mr. Guo, how could the things on the battlefield be expected before? I didn't expect that, probably Caizhou didn't expect them either." Jiang Feng sighed in a fake manner, "It's over, and both sides will not fight again, so let's talk."

"Talk? You intend to capture Songcheng, how can you talk?" Guo Tao's face became even more ugly. "You plan to let Caizhou give up Zhecheng, Gushu, Xiangyi, and Ningling?"

"The Caizhou army in Gushu County has evacuated and has taken the initiative to give up." Jiang Feng said lightly.

Guo Tao was shocked, "Where is Ningling?"

It would be fine if Gu Shu is given away, but if Ning Ling is also given up, it means that Caizhou really intends to give in.

"That's not." Jiang Feng laughed, "Mr. Guo, do you want Xuzhou to control Songzhou, or Caizhou to control Songzhou?"

Guo Tao coughed dryly and shook his head, "That's the business of you two. As long as you don't fight and form an alliance, anyone can control it."

Jiang Feng smiled, knowing that the other party was insincere, and probably the court still hoped that Caizhou would control Songzhou. For the court, a relatively balanced situation was in line with their interests, but they never thought that when the Shatuo and the Khitans entered the Central Plains, a more powerful vassal vassal could bear the responsibility of carrying the tripod.

However, Jiang Feng had no intention of talking to Guo Tao on this issue. As the other party said, the rest was to talk about it.

"Mr. Guo, I have already asked Your Majesty to ask Your Majesty to give you a marriage." Jiang Feng paused and said again: "I hope the court can issue an order as soon as possible."

Regarding the marriage with Li Jin, Guo Tao also openly talked with Jiang Feng. Jiang Feng did not pretentiously and agreed to the matter readily.

For the court, having such a strong vassal to become a son-in-law has both a favorable and a disadvantageous side. Of course, from the current situation, there are more favorable factors.

The embarrassing situation in Guanzhong will become increasingly serious. The Dangxiang people are entrenched in the north, the Shatu people enter the Central Plains, and the collapse of Daliang have all brought about an unprecedented drastic change in the entire situation in China and Turkey. The court needs to make correct responses, otherwise it is very likely to gradually disappear like the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Guo Tao had to consider more, and even the royal marriage is used for transactional benefits, which is also the obligation and responsibility of being a member of the royal family.

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"Yang Heng, you take Xie Ke, Cao Xiangfeng, Zhu Zitai and others to go to Songcheng to understand the specific details of this battle in Songcheng, and to understand every day and every battle. The key is to understand the experience and lessons of the victory and defeat in detail, and the problems that arise in all aspects." Wang Miao paused in his words, "In addition, you must also grasp the problems that arise in the cooperation between the infantry, the equipment troops and the magician troops in detail. This is very important."

"Master Privy Councilor, the battle situation in Songcheng has stabilized. Do you need to draw some troops back?" Yang Heng nodded and asked another question: "There are too many troops stationed in Songcheng, and the pressure on transportation of supplies is probably too great. In addition, the destruction of the western urban area of ​​Songcheng has also caused quite a lot of refugees. In addition, the fact that the green and yellow forces are not in contact now, there are also problems with food transportation."

"Cui Zhongmao asked for a slowdown, and he had to wait until the negotiations were almost over before considering it." Wang Miao admired Yang Heng's agility and was a good seedling. "The pressure on Songcheng is still to be sustained for the time being, but we can consider allowing Songcheng to transfer some refugees and population to Shanfu's side."

"Has the prince decided to establish a Danzhou?" Yang Heng's eyes lit up, "What should I do with Songcheng?"

"Stop asking so many questions. Write an order according to this opinion. Please sign and approve the first throne with the prince." Wang Miao smiled and taught a lesson: "Some things don't need to be too clear, everyone can understand them. Caizhou also knows that we need to distinguish our primary enemy."

"Are the conditions for going north ripe?" Yang Heng hesitated for a moment, "This battle consumed a lot. The news from the Logistics Department feedbacked that the grain prices in Huainan have risen a bit sharply. The news from Wuwentang said that the people's hearts are also fluctuating, and it may be related to the transportation of large amounts of grain in the north. If the reserved grain continues like this, it may be difficult to persist until the summer harvest."

Wang Miao also sighed in his heart that the consumption of war was too great, far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

After the battle in Songcheng, everyone only saw how much military rations and weapons were consumed, but they did not see that Big Head was not this at all.

The same number of Masters, people ate and horses, suffered losses from transportation, and the deaths and disabilities of tens of thousands of people after this war were killed. This requires the Ministry of Political Affairs to provide pensions, so the Ministry of Political Affairs hated the war so deeply.

In fact, he did not advocate fighting fiercely in the battle of Songcheng, but he also knew that if this battle was not fought, many things would be more difficult to deal with, so he had to fight. But now, the consumption was too high, whether it was food, supplies, weapons and arrows.

Although Xuzhou looks vast and strong, the territory of Yanyunyi and Pingluzhou is still far from being transformed into strength. Fortunately, Pinglu Town still has some accumulation and has been collected, so Xuzhou dares to fight this battle. However, after this battle, if you want to fight north or advance south, you can't hold on.

But no matter what, the expansion of territory is a good thing.

Population, land, production, minerals, and resources are all real and can eventually be transformed into war potential. At this time, what Xuzhou needs most in the future to dominate the world is now the best time to take this part.

This is what Jiang Feng and Wang Miao saw, but many people are confined to their own eyes and only see the immediate benefits.

Perhaps in a short period of time, the prefectures like Yanyunyi and Pinglu seem more like burdens and drags, and cannot bring substantial benefits to the Xuzhou General Administration, but this view is too shallow.

Not to mention how significant the strategic depth brought by Pinglu and Yanyunyi provinces to the entire Xuzhou and Huainan are, I just think about why the Tuyuhun people are so enthusiastic now?

If there is no control over Yanyunyi and Pinglu Town, how can Xuzhou's influence penetrate into Heshuo? How can he get Shatuo people from all directions?

If you can't do these two things, why should the Tuyuhun people sell their war horses to Xuzhou at such a cheap price? And why should they have such a long hope to form an alliance with Xuzhou?

Also, how could the court be so humble to Xuzhou?

If you don’t have this strength, why would the court put so many titles on you? Why would you turn a blind eye to your various actions and even take the initiative to provide you with justice?

The current situation of Yanyunyi and Pingluzhou is indeed not good, and even Xuzhou Sizhou and Haizhou are not good. This is not good, mainly because of water conservancy facilities, the holes left by road traffic are too big, and the damage caused by ants thieves to the local area requires huge investment to recover.

Xuzhou is still quite good, and it is separated from Huainan and the natural conditions are good, so it is easier to recover. However, the situation in Yanyunyi and Pingluzhou is different. Without three to five years of large investment and construction, it will not be useful at all. In other words, within three to five years, these two lands will basically have inconsistent input and output.

In addition to the investment in money and property, what makes Jiang Feng even more troublesome is the "reformation" of these places. He must "reform" Yanyunyi and Pingluzhou into his own basic base and make these two places the base for his future battle to dominate the world.

It is not only about money and food, but also about the "transformation" of the entire regime structure. It is very difficult to get the gentry in these places to tie them together with them and make their interests consistent with them.
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