Chapter 508 Peace is never dawn

At the intersection of the Northern Xinjiang Jingliufu and Beiliao, a caravan slowly moved forward, making this land that seemed a little lonely in recent months more angry. The caravan was under the banner of Yuanqian Trading Company, which is a famous horse and fur merchant in Beiliao. Before the Northern Liao and Dongping fought, they had already started to operate silk and other products, and began to engage in businesses closely related to people's livelihood. Yuanqian Trading Company has always been vigilant about the introduction of many Beiliao's precision products made in recent years, and when dealing with foreign trade, it was very cautious about the entry and exit of silver and money. This alone is enough to make people see the official background behind them. At this time, Yuanqian Trading Company appeared in this sensitive area full of crisis, which surprised the scouts of Dongping.

After entering the patrol line of the Dongping Army, Yuanqian Trading Company had encountered three groups of scouts. The scouts did not contact them, but monitored several miles apart. After a while, an airship slowly floated more than ten miles away, quietly monitoring. After that, the scouts slowly withdrew and performed their original tasks.

Seeing the Dongping army treating their team seriously in such a document, which did not seem to be threatening, an old man in the caravan couldn't help but sigh.

"Mr. Song, look, although the Dongping army only has a few scouts and has no contact, this series of actions shows the style of a strong army. With the airship in the air, our Northern Liao army has nowhere to hide. How can we fight this battle? Is it really like the boy Gao Senqi said, and we can only try to find bad weather or nighttime? Faced with such a strict army, night battles cannot be taken advantage of, right?"

The guy called Mr. Song showed a faint sarcastic meaning on his face and said, "What the Gao boy meant is that when fighting in chaos and night battles, the other party could not see all his actions. He was sure to use three to four times the number of people to fight."

A silence stayed between the two. The old man sighed and said, "It would be better if you don't fight such a battle."

Mr. Song sighed and said, "Didn't we come here for this?"

The old man is Chen Chengze, the commander of the Left Army of the Northern Liao Yulin Army. He is also a friend who has been playing with the Northern Liao Kingdom since childhood. Although it seems that his position is not high, he avoids suspicion himself and has always stayed in this position that is not idle but does not have any real power. When it comes to the idea of ​​a major national event, he often exchanged opinions with the ruler before the ministers expressed their opinions.

Mr. Song is a pure strategist like Jiang Yan, who is beside the Lord Chunnan Kingdom. But this guy named Song Yi is not best at military strategy, but management. He has made half of the country in Yuanqiu Trading Company. He can continuously provide sufficient funds for the Northern Liao royal family and always give the Northern Liao kingdom from an economic perspective. He is also deeply trusted.

This time, such two people appeared here with caravans in order to find ways to contact Ye Tao or people of similar levels to see if there is any opportunity for peace talks between the two countries. In fact, they all understood that Bei Liao did not have many bargaining chips, and the requirements given to them by the king were also quite low. It was quite basic conditions to pay tribute to Dongping and ask for the removal of the throne. Although Chen Chengze and Song Yi did not have the power to make any decisions, they could still bring the conditions of Dongping back.

The scout camp naturally reported this situation layer by layer. At the beginning, he just asked if he would intercept it and knock it out. Although the other party was under the banner of a caravan, the guards were obviously soldiers and elites, and obviously had other intentions. However, the name of Yuanqian Trading Company ran to the scout general post of the front camp, and he could naturally notice the difference. The other party was not a caravan, but was seeking contact, and Yuanqian Trading Company represented what it meant. After a tense contact, the front camp continued to report the information to Zhongjun Town, while organizing the front line troops to block the other party.

When Chen Chengze saw a cavalry brigade with a reflective steel in his sight, he knew whether his party was a meat bun to beat a dog. It was a result. The one who came to stop them was the Tieyun Cavalry. They did not launch an attack formation. More than 500 cavalrymen lined up neat and loose teams, and two cavalrymen in special armor stood in front. Seeing these two people holding up the red pennant flag representing the messengers in front of the formation that were passed by various countries at the same time, Chen Chengze breathed a sigh of relief. He would not fight, and since the other party was willing to negotiate, he had hope of completing the task. The most important thing was that they had at least survived now.

The caravan was allowed to be released after staying in place for two days and stayed in Zhongjun Town to wait. But along the way, the people responsible for contacting them were several people from the Yunzhou Trade Bureau, who seemed to deliberately treat them as an ordinary caravan. Chen Chengze was a little dissatisfied at first, but Song Yi said: "They also have to cover up to prove that they have our existence in their hearts. How many people dare to let this matter know about it now?"

After hearing Song Yi's words, Chen Chengze couldn't help but sigh. In the Northern Liao Dynasty, he only mentioned the peace talks briefly in the court, and there was no more voice. And when he set out from Yanjing, he met the team transporting goods, and on the way west, they were almost intercepted by their own people. Fortunately, Gaosen Banner was not crazy, and he had always had full respect for these two elders, so he notified the Western Army to let go. However, Gaosen Banner also ordered the matter, and this matter was definitely not allowed to be circulated to avoid disrupting the morale of the army. In the Northern Liao Dynasty, he did not have any enthusiasm for peace talks, even if they knew that there was so little chance of winning the battle with Dongping.

As for Dongping, there is no need to say. Dongping is sure to win now, and I wonder how many people are looking forward to gaining personal achievements in the battle of beating the dog.

When he arrived at Zhongjun Town, Song Yi didn't feel anything like a military person, but Chen Chengze was very surprised. The army could actually operate quickly and nimblely, and the one who commanded everything was not one or two people, but an entire officer team. And the one who allowed all systems to operate smoothly was actually a female officer who was a maid.

After staying in Zhongjun Town for two days, and having traded several times with the Trade Bureau and some Dongping merchants, Song Yi was finally told that they would meet Ye Tao in the morning of the next morning, half an hour.

Now Ye Tao is in Zhongjun Town with his whole family, so he can no longer squeeze into the command post. The temporary strategic residence is set up not far from the command post. It is a coalesce made of four courtyards that are built up after being opened. Ye Tao has not been involved in architecture and engineering for a long time. He has tried his best and pinched different styles of courtyards together without any awkward feeling. He added a little simple corridor and aisle, and re-arranged the garden, and it becomes warm and comfortable, which is very suitable for the life of a whole family. This courtyard is also very convenient for the security work of the guards. Controlling several commanding heights, everything is at the control of everything. Ye Tao's skill in architectural design now makes those craftsmen who are in charge of reconstruction work admire it. This is the real master's method and the style of a magic craftsman.

When meeting Chen Chengze and Song Yi, it was in this courtyard. Ye Tao did not make the two feel wronged. Although they did not have a high-sounding greeting and did not meet formally in the living room, the pompous appearance in the side hall was still very consistent with their identities. The most important thing is that although Ye Tao was obviously in a strong position, he was not aggressive. He listened carefully to Song Yi from the beginning to the end, telling the embarrassment of the current Northern Liao Dynasty Bureau and the royal family's attitude of seeking peace. Also coming here, the Dongping officials who participated in the talks were of good rank, but Ye Tao stopped them from interrupting at will to express their opposition several times.

It was not until Song Yi finished speaking that Ye Tao responded lightly: "Mr. Song, I understand what you convey. If you really hope to avoid the situation of being miserable in life, you should express it. If you just treat your contact here as a test or a backup method, I think it would be better to avoid it. If possible, I don't want to continue fighting, but I must achieve a goal, and the Northern Liao must disappear. I understand that you want to keep something for the family, but this condition conflicts with my goal. What I can accept is that Northern Liao surrenders, incorporating them into Dongping, including military power, financial power, etc., no one in any place enjoys privileges. Of course, if you accept such a request, I will naturally make arrangements. I believe you also think that we must be on guard against one's hands, but in terms of property, it can be made appropriately."

Chen Chengze widened his eyes and said with anger: "You might as well say that you want to conquer Bei Liao with troops, and there is no room for maneuver."

Ye Tao smiled and said, "What do you think of is your business. I just told my position truthfully. In my opinion, peace has never been a dawn of hope, but a fire that cleanses everything and looks forward to Nirvana and rebirth." Ye Tao's dullness was a hint of heat. He was indeed the Ye Tao who did not love war, but he understood the huge difference between temporary peace and permanent solution to trouble.

Song Yi sighed. Ye Tao's position was not beyond his expectations. He was indeed very frank. It was only a matter of time before Dongping attacked and destroyed the Northern Liao. People like Ye Tao would definitely not sit idly by and watch the Northern Liao become a trouble, especially this trouble is not difficult for him now. Song Yi sighed and said, "So... we are not going to be in vain this time. It would be a big fuss when we come here again later. I wonder what arrangements Ye Zhenglu has to let me convey the news to you?"

What happened like this? Ye Tao felt a little strange. Could something big happened in Beiliao?
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