Chapter 264: Iron Fist Suppression (11)
Alev gritted his teeth and said, "The entire seven western states of Longyou have more than one million people in Dashi and Western Regions. Can you kill them all? Are you not afraid of causing war with the Dashi Empire?"
Li Xun raised his head and laughed, as if he heard a huge joke.
Alef said angrily: "What are you laughing at?"
Li Xun stopped laughing, looked at Alef, and said coldly: "First of all, you have to understand that Dajin and Dashi are two countries with the same power and territory. We long for peace, but we are not afraid of any foreign enemies' challenges. Moreover, you should know better than me about the current situation of the Dashi Empire. They dare to break out with my Dajin easily?"
Alef pursed his lips and was silent.
Li Xun didn't say anything, looked at Alef quietly, giving him enough time to think about the gains and losses.
Alef looked at Li Xun: "What if I don't follow?"
Li Xun sneered: "It's easy to resolve. When the war is over, I will drive everyone except the Han people across Mulang River. It's your hometown, and maybe it will be more suitable for you."
Alef's face changed drastically: "How many people do you know will kill if you do this?"
Li Xun said calmly: "I don't want to do this unless I have no choice but to do it. You stay, farming, paying taxes, and producing trade. For us, there are only benefits and no harm. But it is not a solution to continue like this. Since we cannot join forces, we should separate completely. Although this will be a big blow to Longyou, we have a large population in the Great Jin Dynasty and gradually migrate to the people here. In a few years, Longyou will surely prosper again."
Li Xun said these words, in fact, were a bit scaring Alev. If he really did this, it would definitely cause turmoil in the entire Longyou. In the seven states in the western Longyou, there were more than one million people in the Dashi people and the Western Regions. There were many contradictions and differences between the two sides in terms of culture and politics. Once the conflict broke out, it was impossible to always deal with it with high pressure. As Alev said, would they be killed all of them? The Jin Dynasty has always used etiquette and great states to show the four sides. Such inhuman things are definitely not possible. Since the problem cannot be solved by force, we can only find other ways to find common ground that both sides can accept.
Alef looked at Li Xun silently, and from the other party's serious face, he felt that what Li Xun said was not a false statement.
Alef sighed: "Can we really live in peace with the Han people?"
Li Xun said seriously: "You should not just look at the problem. The five counties in Wuzhou, Wuhua, Shenchi, Wuzhuo and Linxia are all in chaos. Wu'an County has the largest population and the most important location. It is closest to Shenchi County. Why is it not messy here alone? From this point of view, you should see that our policies are the same, and we do not tend to one side. As long as we maintain fairness and justice, why can't we live peacefully and live a peaceful life?"
Seeing Alef's face appearing intent, Li Xun finally said: "Longyou is just a corner of the world for the Great Jin Dynasty. How vast is the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty? What does Longyou count as? Similarly, the Dashi Empire has a large population, and what is the millions of residents left in Longyou count as a matter of them? Since everyone has no choice, why can't they develop in the better? A powerful empire can accommodate all rivers and seek common ground while reserving differences. As long as your beliefs do not harm the country and involve politics, who will have trouble with that leisure and trouble? As long as you follow the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty and be at peace, you and the Han people are all the people of the Great Jin Dynasty, and there is no difference."
After hearing what Li Xun said, Alev closed his eyes and nodded silently.
Opening his eyes again, Alef looked directly at Li Xun: "I hope that all you say are the truth."
"I don't have to lie to you, it's not good for me."
Li Xun shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Alef, tell me your decision."
Alef said: "There are thirteen leaders of Tianlan, who have great appeal and influence in the three prefectures of Longyou West Road, and four of them are friendly to the Jin Dynasty. I will call them to Wuzhou to discuss peace together."
"You must be fast. In three days, our reinforcements will arrive. A war may break out at any time. At that time, the direction of the situation will not be decided by you or I."
Li Xun nodded, after saying this, he turned around and walked out the door.
"General Li, can this war be avoided?"
Li Xun stopped, did not look back, was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Since they dared to do it, they would have to pay the price."
Alef was silent, with a dull look on his face. He already knew Li Xun's attitude.
Li Xun's attitude is very simple and direct. Without experiencing the painful price, they would not know that the word "fear" is "fear". Since some things have happened, it is impossible to recover them.
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Li Xun originally thought that there should be a reply in Suzhou in as early as three days, but only a day has passed, that is, after the conversation between Li Xun and Alev, late at night that day, Wang Renzi's reinforcements came, with a total of 5,000 people, who had entered Xiazhou and were rushing to Wuzhou as quickly as possible.
Early the next morning, Li Xun summoned everyone to discuss the matter.
"Reinforcements are coming soon, there are not many people, only five thousand. How can we fight this battle?"
Li Xun sat upright at the first seat, glanced at everyone, and asked out loud.
Fan Zhongyun did not speak at the first time. He was thinking about the current deployment of troops. Yuanhe and Shan Qiu led 5,000 troops to confront the mob. Zhao Wei led 2,000 troops to Linxia County. The two combined were 7,000. The 5,000 reinforcements from Suzhou were about to arrive. To add up, there were 12,000 troops. Wu'an City currently has nearly 6,000 troops. Fan Zhongyun was mainly thinking about this aspect. Can some troops be drawn from Wu'an City, 3,000 troops, and several troops and horses combined together, 15,000 troops, with excellent equipment and strong combat power. How big is the chance of winning with more than 100,000 mobs with poor equipment and poor training?
You Chong looked at Fan Zhongyun and Gan Tuyuan, both of them were silent. He had something in his heart, so he first said, "Governor, since Alev agreed to mediate, we might as well keep our troops and wait for the chaos within the other party. There is no need to fight, and the war may be over."
Li Xun nodded and said nothing.
Fan Zhongyun glanced at You Chong. Everyone here knew that his plan was the safest, but he did not see that Li Xun was thinking. What Li Xun wanted was not a peaceful solution, which could not solve the fundamental problem. War was cruel and ruthless, but at the same time... it could also solve many problems at once.
Chapter completed!