Not only that, but he was also asked to pay a large sum of money to redeem the captives and compensate for all the military losses in this war.
One had to know,
Gongsun Yue had the idea of taking advantage of Qin Mu, but who would have thought that he would actually have to pay back all the soldiers he had lost? This was already painful enough, let alone making up for Qin Mu's losses.
Such a sum of money was probably an astronomical figure.
Moreover, they wanted to occupy Chang City. This was not a negotiation at all. It was simply extortion. Gongsun Yue couldn't help but get angry. He wanted to personally lead his troops to battle.
At this moment,
Fan Fang smiled bitterly and said,
"General Gongsun, please calm down. Now wasn't the time to start a war with Qin Mu! At present, the defensive strength of our Beiping County is already insufficient. All the main forces have been brought by our lord to deal with Dong. If we start a war with Qin Mu at this time, our army will suffer a huge loss.”
"That's right! General, this is not a good time to start a war."
"I agree with you, Mr. Fan.”
Even the surrounding generals began to persuade him.
After all,
If a war really broke out, wouldn't they be the ones to die in the end even though Gongsun Yue was leading the army in name?
They didn't want to witness the terror of the seven repeating crossbows. Moreover, even if they had a slight chance of winning, they would still fight.
Judging from the current situation, there was no chance of winning at all.
Since that was the case,
What else was there to fight in this battle? Wouldn't that be throwing his life away for nothing?
"Hmph, could it be that everyone is afraid of that Qin Mu? If you are afraid, you can choose not to participate in the battle. I can pacify Liaodong Prefecture alone. You only need to wait for my triumphant return in Peiping.”Gongsun Yue coldly snorted as he looked at the surrounding generals.
Everyone was at a loss for words.
In recent years, with Gongsun Zan's conquests, when had they ever been afraid?
However, there was no chance of winning this battle.
Moreover, when the lord left, he had asked them to guard Beiping Prefecture well. Just losing Chang City was already embarrassing enough to see Gongsun Zan, not to mention that if war broke out, the entire Beiping Prefecture would be lost.
"Cough cough…General Gongsun, please think about the big picture. Currently, our main forces are all gone. If we rashly attack, our Beiping will be completely lost. Liu Yu, the Overseer of Youzhou, will definitely use the excuse of inciting war to suppress us. At that time…the consequences would be unimaginable.”Fan Fang advised again.
For some reason, Qin Mu's words from before appeared in his heart.
The Gongsun Family was not a good leader.
That's right, although the Gongsun family was a big family, it was precisely because of this that the restrictions were even deeper, because even Gongsun Zan could not make full decisions.
Gongsun Yue was too impulsive and would cause trouble almost every time. If this continued for a long time, the consequences would be serious.
Of course,
In just a moment, he threw the thoughts in his mind out.
The surrounding generals also opened their mouths to persuade him,"General, you must not send troops.”
"Our army doesn't have many soldiers at the moment. Even if we gather all of them together, we still won't be a match for Liaodong Prefecture.”
"Once this battle begins, regardless of victory or defeat, our army will be annexed.”
"That Liu Yu won't just sit back and do nothing. Perhaps he's already mobilized his troops and is preparing to wipe us all out.”
At this moment, all the strategists and generals began to persuade him.
Previously, when Gongsun Yue marched into Liaodong County, they were unable to stop him, which resulted in today's disaster. Therefore, they had to stop Gongsun Yue's impulsiveness no matter what.
Otherwise,
Decades of painstaking effort would probably be destroyed in a single day.
Hearing their words, Gongsun Yue couldn't help but furrow his brows. A hint of viciousness flashed across his eyes as he said,
"Are you all going to watch as Beiping County cedes a city? If that's the case, where will our Gongsun family's reputation go?”
"General, please prioritize the overall situation."
"General, which is more important, ceding a city or losing a county?”
"General Wan Wang, please consider this carefully."
Hearing this, everyone knelt down.
Gongsun Yue, who was originally furious, heard their dissuasion. The rage on his face immediately turned into dispirited. That's right, how could he not understand that this battle could not be fought at all? At least not now.
Before Gongsun Zan returned with his main force, any battle would put Beiping County in a crisis.
In the past, Liu Yu did not touch them because of righteousness. After all, who would dare to send troops at this time?
However, if they were to start a war with Qin Mu, the latter could step forward to mediate. At least on the surface, Liu Yu was still the governor of Youzhou, his superior.
Therefore, even if the latter secretly played some tricks to weaken the Gongsun family's strength, it was inevitable.
As for Qin Mu?
This man had been conferred the title of Northguard Marquis. Even Liu Yu probably couldn't do anything to him.
So,
Regardless of whether they fought or not, the Gongsun Family would suffer in the end.
Finally, after a long time.
Gongsun Yue waved his hand. Now that things have come to this, I'll leave it to you to handle! Fan Fang, send someone to tell Qin Mu that I agree to all the terms of the treaty. Chang City will be the territory of Liaodong Prefecture in the future.”
"This subordinate will obey."
Fan Fang nodded, and the generals in the room were also shrouded in a layer of mist.
Although…
His general had already agreed, but it was precisely because of this that the Gongsun family's reputation would be ruined.
In the past, they had been running amok in Youzhou, but now, they would have to restrain themselves a lot, while a new noble was rising.
That was the person who had stepped on their Beiping County to rise to the top-Qin Mu, the prefect of Liaodong County.
"Everyone, you can leave first! This general is tired. If there is nothing particularly important in the next few days, don't disturb me. You can handle it yourself!"
Then,
Gongsun Yue waved his hand, signaling for everyone to leave.
In the room, they also stood up and bade farewell. Then, they left the Gongsun family mansion and went home.
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