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The Xixia Kingdom is not as vast as the Chu Kingdom. If the Xixia Kingdom pays out more than 300 million taels of silver at one time to redeem people, I am afraid that the vitality of the Xixia Kingdom will be severely damaged, and the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, Li Ganshun, will be half-lifed.
However, the domestic military and civilians are waiting eagerly. The redemption of prisoners of war has become a major political event in the Xixia Kingdom that affects the morale of the army and the public opinion.
Furthermore, the elite army of the Xixia Kingdom was completely wiped out in the territory of the Chu Kingdom, and the domestic troops were insufficient and the defense was empty.
The more than 3 soldiers in the prisoner-of-war camp were once the most heroic and skilled fighters in the Xixia Army.
If they can be rescued and re-armed into an army, it will also be an important force that can solve Li Qianshun's urgent needs.
This temptation was also something that Li Qianshun and Mou Ning Keren could hardly refuse.
Thinking that when he left Xingqing Mansion, Li Ganshun, the lord of the country, wanted to bow down and save these 3 soldiers at all costs. Mou Ning Keren had no choice but to plead with Lu Xihao and Ma Kuo, hoping that the Chu army would be more generous. , to reduce some of the ransom.
Mou Ning Keren said with a bitter face that Xia Guo is located in a remote and barren land with a sparse population and the country is poor. The more than 360 million taels of silver, Xia Guo really can't get it out.
Before Mou Ning Keren finished crying, Ma Kuo snorted coldly, and said to him: "Your envoy, don't put on a show in front of the two of us. The conditions we put forward are already considering that your country is a poor country, and we will accept it." Offered.
Your envoy, have you heard about the rescue of thousands of women from the Jin army by the commander-in-chief of our army, King Ximen Qing?
To be honest, those women were all redeemed from the Jin Army by King Ximen Qing with his own money!
It should be known that the ransom for a woman in the Jin Army camp is [-] ingots of silver!That is much more expensive than you experienced Xixia warriors!
King Ximen Qingjun was just a white body with no fame at that time, but he faced the conditions put forward by Jin Jun, and he bought thousands of women back without blinking an eye!
The lord of your country is also the lord of a country after all. Could it be that the power of the Xia country is not as good as a person without fame in my Chu country? "
Chapter 25 Handover of Prisoners
Mou Ning Keren listened to Ma Kuo's words, smiled awkwardly, and replied: "The king of Ximen County is a hero in the world, is he an ordinary white man... It is true that the country can't afford this much cash at the moment, so I don't know if it can be used. Cattle, horses and livestock exchange? I heard that your country spends money every year to buy horses from Fan people, and the horses produced by my Xia country are better than Fan horses..."
Ma Kuo heard the words and said: "If your country wants to use Hequ horses to pay off debts, it can also be negotiated. However, live animals such as horses, cattle and sheep also need to be fed with forage, which is a big expense. If you use live animals to pay off debts, I can only do it. I don't know what your envoy would say about the [-]% discount?"
Ma Kuo is going to force Mou Ning Keren to sell the best Hequ horses at a low price.
Mou Ning Keren was so angry that he wanted to walk away.However, Wang Ming was in his body, so he could only endure the humiliation and bargain with Ma Kuo and Lu Xihao in a chattering manner.
Ma Kuo and Lu Xihao were unmoved, and there was not a lot of money.Mou Ning Keren had no choice but to say that he had to send someone back to Xingqing Mansion to report back to the king for instructions.
"Your envoy, please feel free, but I would like to remind you that today's quotation is the cost of the prisoners of your army during these days. If your envoy delays for a long time, the money and food wasted by your army's captives will also be counted in your country. Ransom in progress!"
Lu Xihao is worthy of being a person who has served as a transport envoy, and he has to count pennies and pennies when he calculates it.
Mou Ningke had a headache and scolded, but he could only leave with a smile on his face. He went back to the post house to write a secret letter, and sent his confidant warriors to rush back to Xingqing Mansion.
From Pingxia City on the banks of the Calabash River to Xingqing Mansion on the banks of the Yellow River, not to mention a flat river, but there are few obstacles.
Mou Ning Keren's subordinates rode fast horses and ran back and forth in more than ten days, bringing him back the latest will of Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom.
Li Qianshun told Mou Ning Keren in a secret letter that now the Xixia Kingdom is hitting walls everywhere and urgently needs to be relieved.
Li Ganshun told Mo Ning Keren that the envoy Xue Yuanli who was sent to Bianliang City, the capital of Chu State, failed to reach a peace agreement with Chu State.
Xue Yuanli reported back that the real power of the Chu State was in the hands of Ximen Qing, king of Dongping County, and Ximen Qing, who was in Pingxia City, decided whether the Chu State was in war or peace.
At this time, Xue Yuanli had already left Bianliang City, Tokyo, and was on his way to negotiate in Pingxia City.
In addition, the negotiations between Xixia Kingdom and Jin Jundu Marshal Wanyan Zonghan were not smooth.
When the envoy of the Xixia Kingdom rushed to Datong Mansion to ask Wanyan Zonghan to mediate between Xia and Chu to facilitate the truce between the two countries, he was reprimanded by Wanyan Zonghan sarcastically.
Wanyan Zonghan asked the envoys of the Xixia Kingdom, when he sent envoys to the Xingqing Mansion to mediate, why did Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, insist on expanding the war without listening to his good advice?
Wanyan Zonghan scolded, only after the defeat of Xixia Kingdom did he remember that Dajin Kingdom is the suzerain state, do you really think that Wanyan Zonghan is easy to bully?
Wanyan Zonghan not only refused to help the Xixia Kingdom mediate the war on the spot, but even scolded the Xixia monarch and officials, showing his disregard for the Xixia Kingdom.
The envoy of the Xixia Kingdom who was sent to Datong Mansion was frightened half to death, and hurriedly reported to the lord Li Ganshun.
Li Qianshun had no choice but to send envoys to Huining City, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, on the advice of his counselors, to show his favor to the Emperor Wanyan Wu of the Jin Kingdom by begging for money, and asking him to issue an order to mediate the war between Xia and Chu.
It's just that the capital city of the Kingdom of Jin would be far away from Ningcheng Mountain, which could not quench the near thirst.If the Xixia Kingdom wants to resolve the immediate crisis, it has to rely on itself first.
Therefore, in order to stabilize Ximenqing, the coach of the Chu army, Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, asked Mouning Keren to agree to Ximenqing's conditions and show his favor to him.
Li Qianshun even asked Mo Ning Keren to wait for the opportunity to bribe the Chu army coach Ximen Qing with rare treasures, and strive to reach a peace agreement between the two countries.
What Li Qianshun meant was to seek peace at any cost, to cultivate for him, and to gain time for him to regroup.
After reading the secret order of the lord Li Ganshun, Mou Ning Keren immediately dressed neatly and asked to see Ma Kuo and Lu Xihao.
This time, the two sides quickly reached an exchange of more than 360 million taels of silver for prisoners of war, and signed a formal agreement.
After Mou Ning Keren reached an agreement with Ma Kuo and Lu Xihao, he thanked them for their request to meet King Ximenqing.
After Ximenqing heard the news, he received the envoy of the Xixia Kingdom in the mansion.
Mou Ning Keren presented many precious gifts to Ximen Qing, and brazenly boasted that the king of Ximen Qing was merciful, benevolent and righteous.
Mou Ning Keren expressed the hope that Ximenqing could show compassion to the people of the two countries who suffered from the military disaster, and agreed to Xia Guo's cession of land and compensation for peace.
Mou Ning Keren also said that in the future, Xia Guo would like to serve Chu as his brother, be friendly from generation to generation, and have no second thoughts.
Ximen Qing sneered in his heart, but also perfunctorily said a few words about Mo Ning Keren, saying that he didn't like fighting and killing the most. This trip to the west is to end the war between the two countries once and for all, and to seek eternal life for the people in the northwest blessing.
After Mou Ning Keren praised Ximen Qing insincerely for a long time, he got up and said goodbye. He wanted to go back to China to raise money and send it to the border of the two countries to exchange prisoners of war.
After Mou Ning Keren left Pingxia City, Ximenqing said to Ma Kuo: "Our army is about to attack Xixia. Brother Ma Kuo will go to the Datong Mansion of the Kingdom of Jin to coordinate the Jin army to fight together!"
After Ma Kuo took the order and left, Ximen Qing called the generals and officially announced the start of the War to Exterminate Xia.
Teams of heralds left Pingxia City and rushed to various places on the Five Roads of Shaanxi.The military and political forces on Yongxing Jun Road, Yanyan Road, Huanqing Road, Jingyuan Road, Qinfeng Road, and Xihe Road were all mobilized by Ximenqing, sharpening their knives and pressing down on the border of Xixia Kingdom.
After Wang Jinjun finished repairing, he also brought the newly transported cannons from the rear and came down the river from the Zhenrong Army to Pingxia City.
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Mou Ningke left and returned, and brought back two teams from Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xixia Kingdom.
A team, escorting more than 300 million taels of silver for exchanging prisoners of war, was going to Qudouling on the border between Chu and Xia to exchange prisoners of war with the Chu army.
Another team, however, transported a large number of weapons, armor and horses, and quietly entered the Ghota Village, more than ten miles north of Shangyikou.
Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, ordered Ning Keren to redeem the prisoners of war from the border, and immediately led these people into the Ghota Village.
There, Mouning Keren will rearm the more than 3 people and take them into Weizhou to take on the important task of defending the Chu army.
Mou Ning Keren brought the silver escort team to Qudouling on the border of Xia and Chu for rewarding transfers according to the time agreed between the two countries, and saw that the Chu army was also escorting tens of thousands of Xixia army captives in the south of Chu State on time. to the border.