In the following days, there were reports of encounters with the Jin army in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Yongxing Army and Yan Yan, and although they were injured by each other, they did not hurt their muscles and bones. And Wanyan Sticky Han and Wanyan Lou's room sent a small group of light cavalry horses at the same time as leading the troops to gather are also violent, and it seems to be a fierce offensive, but in fact, from the location of the battle on the map, although the Jin army allocated a few troops and horses to deploy, it is also convenient to close at any time, Xiao Tang and even Liu Fa and others can also see that this is the strategic intention of the Jin people is to deliberately provoke their own side to gather troops and horses to launch a general attack and fight a decisive battle with it.

This is also in line with Xiao Tang's thoughts, and a general battle can be completed once and for all, not only to completely eliminate the hidden dangers of the Jin army lying behind his own forces, but also to intervene in the northwest of the Song Realm in one fell swoop to take root and strengthen his power. And both armies intended to fight a decisive battle to level each other in one fell swoop, and each other's commanders were not in a hurry to immediately assemble heavy troops to start a big battle, because both sides were also waiting for the other side's reply, but they both thought that they could use the same sharp knife to stab each other in the weakness

It wasn't until Le He and Duan Jingzhu were first brought in from the north that they told Xiao Tang about the results of negotiations with Li Qianshun, the lord of the Xia State. The Western Xia generals were ordered by the marshal of the Jin State and the right of the state to gather heavy troops to assist the Jin army in the fight against Xiao Tang.

On the eve of the war, the two countries of Jin and Xia will naturally finalize the date and place of the decision to lure the rebel army of Xiao Tang's army to fight, and suddenly attack southward when the decisive battle is stalemate. After the Jingkang disaster, the Xia State took advantage of the situation to recapture the dangerous land of Hengshan that had fallen during the last national war, and intended to encroach on the northwest territory of the Song Dynasty. And since he "obeyed" Wanyan Sticky Han to assist the Jin army to discuss Xiao Tang's will, the Xia army will also communicate with the Jin people during this period of time, and roughly know the military deployment of Wanyan Sticky Han and Wanyan Lou in advance. Of course, if you really make a move, which side of Xia Guo really wants to be ruthless, then it will be another story

Even if it was Wanyan Muhan's side, he didn't wonder if Xiao Tang would also send an envoy to win over Xia Guo, but he didn't have much choice. Alone with Xiao Tang in a decisive battle, which will win or lose, it is still unknown, even if it is lucky to win, it will inevitably suffer a big loss of troops, when the north is unharmed, and the Xia State has been in conflict with its own country due to territorial disputes, and the south is a temporary truce and peace talks, but it is also inevitable to remember the Song army that recovered its own territory and is like this, and only by still using Jin Guoyu to deter Xia Guoken as a help, through this agreement to deliver the territory, and can stabilize the situation in Guanxi, Longyou and even Hehuang Prefecture.

As for Li Qianshun, the lord of the Xia State, who is very good at using foreign policy, Xiao Tangxin said that he has been trying to take advantage of the current situation to expand his national strength, and it is precisely because of his own appearance that he can contain the Jin State and will not be unrestrained to become bigger. As for his former queen Yelu Nanxian, who was very affectionate to each other, and his eldest son Li Renai, who was the most caring and caring, Xiao Tang could also predict that even if Li Qianshun was an emperor who was not sympathetic to family affection for national affairs, his lover and beloved son died because of the destruction of Liao by the Jin State, which must have affected Li Qianshun's choice to some extent.

However, there was a life-and-death fight with Xia Guo back then, Xiao Tangxin said that whether it was himself or Li Qianshun and Brother Cha, the two sides were able to reach an agreement temporarily, and it was definitely because they were driven by their own interests. As Lehe relayed, in the early stage of negotiations with the monarchs and ministers of the Xia State, Li Qianshun's side would certainly be excessively demanding at first, and the initial article was: The bargaining for money is successful, and the Xia State will occupy the entire Hetao area of more than 2,000 miles from the west to the west of Haoyanshui, the east to the Shanxi Bianguan, the west to Ningxia, and the entire Hetao area of more than 2,000 miles from east to west, and now occupied by the Jin army, about thousands of miles from northern Shaanxi, the Xi, Qinhe prefectures, Qinghai Huangyuan, and even the Hedong Baguan area currently occupied by the Xiao Tang Dynasty's righteous army are all ceded to the Xia State

This is not counting, the Xia side also requires Xiao Tang to be "openly autonomous", the king will be a vassal to Xia, although to fulfill the obligations of tribute, pilgrimage, etc., but also retain the autonomy of the territory under their control If it really involves the title of self-established emperor, in terms of the friendship of the state, it must also be the country of uncles and nephews to the Xia State, and each has fulfilled the obligations of diplomatic relations, and the army of Xiao Tang must withdraw from the territory claimed by the Xia State, and never garrison troops in the states near the border between the two sides, nor shall they build military fortresses on the border, no matter which side is in war and dispute with the Jin and Song countries, Send messengers to and fro with each other, and help each other as appropriate

Le He relayed that even if he aroused the angry and white face of some angry brothers in the tent, he scolded "Xia thief Di Rong", "into his eighteenth generation ancestors", "so shameless, first be a slave of Liao and Jin, but dare to be strong and bigger". And Xiao Tang only smiled faintly when he heard this, and said in his heart that the diplomatic relations between the two countries should be counted according to the age of their respective kings, which is really normal, and Li Qianshun is not deliberately trying to take advantage of himself, but the Xia Kingdom is still a little self-aware, and he has not supported the two emperors of the Later Jin Dynasty and Liu Zhiyuan of the Later Han Dynasty at the beginning. But even if one day he will achieve hegemony in the future, what kind of title of "nephew emperor", Xiao Tang still does not intend to lose this person.

The heroes must be able to bend and stretch in order to achieve great things, but they have not been forced to that role yet. Although it is impossible for Xia Guo to assist Xiao Tang in vain, it is clear that he wants to be a strong party at the negotiation table, even if he wants to teach Xiao Tang to make a meaningless submission posture, but in the future, they can take the initiative when they have any more negotiations with each other. But even if you fight for this breath, Xiao Tang has no room for tolerance at all, just because you once established the country and became the emperor, but successively submitted to the Song, Liao, and Jin Dynasty, and even your Li Qianshun's great-grandfather Li Yuanhao once claimed to be the son emperor of Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, and he has been a vassal state for a long time, and now I want to live the addiction of the suzerain's kingdom in my country?

Be your mother's spring and autumn dream.

At the negotiation table, Xu Guanzhong was also taught to say, "Although the lord of my family is now in charge of the civil, financial, and military powers, he is still nominally the marshal of the Song Dynasty, and in what name is it to stand on his own, the stakes are very high, and it is too early.

As for the conditions for dividing the territory demanded by Xia Guodu, the other party asked for a sky-high price, and Xu Guanzhong and Chai Jin, who had to be entrusted by Xiao Tang with full authority to negotiate matters, also kept the bottom line, and refused to make too many concessions. The matter involves the great interests of both parties, and when Xia Guo is still excessively demanding, he can't grasp the key point that Xiao Tang has no choice but to submit. Later, Xu Guanzhong and Chai Jin also made a statement: It's a big deal, my lord led the army back to Hedong to defend and recuperate, and the Jin army under the command of Wanyan Sticky Han is still under the nose of your Xia Kingdom, plus there is still the Song army in the south, not to mention that the Jin army now has a strong enemy of my lord, and it is not able to invade the Song Dynasty in the south, of course, it will not be unavoidable, and will be willing to give up some territory to your Xia Kingdom to appease, how to pit you and how to pit you, how can you get the slightest benefit from your Xia Kingdom?

Li Qianshun pondered the situation, and also knew that what Xu Guanzhong said was true, and in desperation, he probably figured out the hole cards that the other party could finally accept, although after all, he still could not bypass the condition of cutting the land and fighting for the Xia Kingdom, and the two sides had basically reached the conditions for secretly cooperating with the Jin army: after the war, among the territories occupied by the Jin army, the territory of the Huangshui basin such as Lezhou, Jishizhou, and Kuozhou, as well as the Guanxi and Longyou seven or eight hundred miles of land that the Song court originally forced into the Xia realm, including the Dingbian Army, Zhenwucheng, and Huaide Army, also belonged to Xia.

When Xiao Tang heard this, he thought in his heart, because the appearance of his own forces contained the Jin army in the northwest frontier, and the territory that the Xia State could encroach on seemed to be greatly reduced compared to the territory obtained by the Jin and Song Dynasty during the attack in the official history. What's more, now that an agreement has been reached to teach the Xia Kingdom to be enterprising, sooner or later, they will also be taught to take it back in their hands.