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He won't tie himself to any particular group.
Chapter 1793 Pharmacist Guo
Pharmacist Guo felt extremely uncomfortable being stared at and scrutinized by a man.
He had no choice but to continue.
"Our emperor was misled by treacherous officials, which is why..."
Zhao Yuan had no interest in these polite words.
He interrupted Pharmacist Guo directly.
"Stop saying such useless things,"
"Just tell me directly what your emperor sent you here for."
Pharmacist Guo had originally prepared a detailed explanation,
Seeing this, he had no choice but to say...
"Our emperor is willing to withdraw his troops in exchange for your captured soldiers."
"Hahaha!"
Zhao Yuan and the surrounding Liang generals laughed for a while.
Seeing that Pharmacist Guo's face was turning bright red, he then spoke.
"If your emperor is unwilling to withdraw his troops,"
"Then let him come over,"
"This time I definitely won't blow up the bridge,"
"Wait until Yelü Yanxi crosses the river,"
"Send him to heaven again."
Guo Yaoshi naturally knew that Yelü Yanxi had no intention of heading south.
The reason for letting him cross the river this time was only to redeem Yelü Dashi and Wuyan Guang.
After the great war,
Zhao Yuan then stood by the river.
Yelü Dashi and Wuyan Guang were both taken to the riverbank.
The Liao people also saw the two captured generals.
That's why Yelü Yanxi sent someone.
Seeing that Zhao Yuan was not threatened, Pharmacist Guo had no choice but to say,
"Then what would it take for the King of Liang to release our soldiers?"
Zhao Yuan gestured to the soldiers beside him to hand the register that had just been filled out to Guo Yaoshi.
"These are the numbers they just mentioned,"
"Let's give each of the remaining prisoners two horses,"
"I'll waive the difference for you,"
"Let's count a total of 15,000 warhorses."
"If you agree, we will build the pontoon bridge now,"
"Just bring the horses over here."
"What if they disagree?"
"I will not kill these soldiers either,"
"Just send them all to our country to do hard labor."
"You have half an hour,"
"If there is no reply,"
"We're about to call it a day."
When Guo Yaoshi saw Zhao Yuan say this,
I also know that if I stay any longer...
Zhao Yuan had no choice but to clasp his hands in a fist and say, "It's time to ask them to leave."
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will go back and report to my Emperor."
Boats are crossing the river.
Crossing the Baigou River, which is dozens of feet wide, takes only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
When Yelü Yanxi heard Guo Yaoshi say that the Great Liang only needed 15,000 warhorses,
I already have a plan in mind.
However, he couldn't say it directly.
Looking at the general beside him,
"What do you think?"
On the condition of withdrawing troops,
Make the Liang army retreat.
He didn't really take this condition seriously.
They used to be able to extort money from the Song Dynasty.
The main reason was that the Song Dynasty feared war.
However, the Great Liang Dynasty called on the entire nation to resist foreign aggression.
It's clear they won't compromise with them.
Moreover, the Great Liang had just won a great victory.
It is even less likely that they will threaten us.
The Liao generals had long harbored the idea of paying a ransom to buy back Yelü Dashi and his men.
But no one wanted to say it out loud.
Xiao Fengxian's eyes darted around.
He respected the way of the Imperial Brother, King Yelü De.
"If we do not agree to Liang's request,"
"Then we must mobilize troops."
"Your Majesty is well-versed in military affairs,"
"In your opinion, if we wage war against Liang again,"
What are the chances of winning?
Yelü De thought it over again.
"The firearms of the Liang Kingdom were extremely powerful,"
"If it explodes, our warhorses will be frightened."
"Our country's fighting strength lies entirely in our cavalry,"
"Without warhorses, our fighting strength is reduced by half."
"Until we figure out a way to counter Liang's firearms,"
"Going south, I'm afraid the chances of success are slim."
Seeing that the groundwork had been laid, Xiao Fengxian then spoke as well.
"Lin Ya Dashi is the leader of the clan,"
“Wuyan Guang is also a general of our Liao Kingdom,”
"We cannot abandon them."
"Since we cannot defeat the Liang Kingdom,"
"Then we have no choice but to redeem them."
Some generals spoke to the emperor's favorite ministers,
They all chimed in with the same sentiment.
Fifteen thousand warhorses
That's not much for them.
Although the Liao Kingdom only assembled an army of 50,000 this time,
However, they had assembled 100,000 warhorses.
In preparation for war losses.
Yelü Yanxi had previously only thought about redeeming Yelü Dashi and Wuyan Guang.
But when the time came...
He hesitated again.
In previous years, he led an army of 700,000 to be defeated by 20,000 Jin troops at the Battle of Hubudagang.
His prestige was greatly diminished.
Originally thought that the Central Plains were in chaos,
Southerners are weak.
He could use the southern expedition to expand his territory.
Re-establish authority
But now it seems they've kicked a hornet's nest.
The personal expedition failed once again.
Two generals were also captured.
If another ransom is paid to the Liang Kingdom,
His prestige will probably be completely gone.
Xiao Fengxian also noticed Yelü Yanxi's worries.
Kneel down,
"We are incompetent,"
"Unable to deal with Southern firearms,"
"To bring shame upon the Emperor,"
"I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
Many Liao generals heard this,
They hurriedly knelt down.
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Yelü Yanxi saw that Xiao Fengxian had given him a way out.
He sighed as well.
"Bad luck,"
"The southerners suddenly invented such powerful firearms,"