Wu Qiu Xiu actually regarded Pingshu Lingqiu's second city as a big bargaining chip, and would not take it easily until the critical moment. However, as soon as he met Huan Fanfang, he asked Huan Fan to give him a warning and was beaten hard, and Wu Qiu Xiu was also panicked.

Wu Qiu Xiu was even more surprised when he heard the news of Sima Yi's death, but this was a huge surprise, which also meant that Youzhou's strategy would undergo greater changes. In this case, it would be more important to get along with Bingzhou, so Wu Qiu Xiu directly revealed his trump card. In order to show his sincerity, he was willing to ced Pingshu and Lingqiu to Bingzhou, hoping to achieve the result he wanted.

Huan Fan was a little surprised when he heard this, but if you think about it carefully, it was not a heavy gift. Pingshu Lingqiu's two cities were under the jurisdiction of Youzhou Dai County, but the two cities were both located west of Taihang Mountain and were closer to Bingzhou in terms of geographical location. For Youzhou, if the Bingzhou army wanted to attack, it would be difficult to defend these two cities. Since they were useless, it would be better to sell a favor to give Pingshu and Lingqiu to Bingzhou in exchange for friendship between the two sides.

This is Wuqiu Jian's wishful thinking. If he really wants to use any strategic location to exchange for peace, he will definitely not agree.

Huan Fan naturally realized the other party's plan at once, but he did not point it out. Compared with Youzhou's cemetery and seeking peace, Cao Liang hoped to reach an offensive, defensive and mutual assistance alliance with Youzhou. After all, the biggest enemy of Bingzhou is the Sima family now. As long as Wu Qiu Jian is willing to stand on his side and no longer obeys the Sima family, Cao Liang will be more satisfied with this result.

If you want Wuqiu Jian to surrender Youzhou, it is completely unrealistic fantasy. First of all, the Bingzhou army did not show enough strength to crush Youzhou. Secondly, Youzhou did not face the dilemma of life and death. Under such circumstances, if you expect Wuqiu Jian to recruit Youzhou to surrender, Cao Liang thought he did not have that charm.

However, Wuqiu Jian was willing to cede the two cities of Pingshu Lingqiu, which also shows that Wuqiu Jian was eager to get along with Bingzhou. Wuqiu Jian wanted to rebel against the Sima family, but he was struggling to be alone, so he was eager to find an ally and strengthen his strength so that he had the courage to break away from the Sima family.

Before Sima Yi was defeated in Bingzhou, Wu Qiu Jian obviously thought that Cao Liang could not compete with Sima Yi, so Wu Qiu Jian would rather obey Sima Yi than form an alliance with Cao Liang, although he knew that after Cao Liang was defeated, Sima Yi's next target of attack would be him.

But this is such a situation. Wuqiu Jian dared not raise an army to resist Sima Yi, which shows how deeply rooted his fear of Sima Yi was.

The result of the Battle of Bingzhou was also considered to have allowed Wu Qiu Jian to see the hope, so while withdrawing troops, he couldn't wait to send his younger brother Wu Qiu Xiu to Bingzhou to repair the broken relationship between the two sides.

The cedescending the two cities of Pingshu Lingqiu is the greatest sincerity that Wuqiu Jian can show so far. Relatively speaking, these two cities are useless to Youzhou, but have different meanings to Bingzhou. First of all, after obtaining Pingshu and Lingqiu, Bingzhou can use the Taihang Mountains to build a defense line in the northeast direction of Bingzhou. It is difficult for Youzhou to threaten the security of Bingzhou from this direction.

And more importantly, after taking down Lingqiu, the Bingzhou Army will add another path to the east, which is also in line with Cao Liang's previous strategic needs.

Huan Fan is a negotiator. He is very clear about what he needs in this regard and what his opponent also needs. In fact, the demands of both sides coincide. In this case, the possibility of reaching an agreement is also very high. Huan Fan deliberately threatened him just to extort more interests from more opponents.

Of course, Huan Fan also knew what it was appropriate to stop. If he asked for several counties in Youzhou like a lion, the negotiations between the two sides would definitely be broken down and there would be no way to reach an agreement.

Since Wu Qiu Jian was willing to come out with Pingshu and Lingqiu, Huan Fan accepted it with a smile, and the subsequent negotiation process between the two sides became smoother.

The change in Huan Fan's attitude made Wu Qiu Xiu both surprised and happy. After all, judging from Huan Fan's attitude at the beginning, there was not much hope for a reconciliation, so Wu Qiu Xiu could not wait to offer a big gift. Unexpectedly, the negotiations after that were smooth sailing. Wu Qiu Xiu felt a little regretful and felt that he had been deceived by Huan Fan.

However, he soon felt relieved. After all, cedespite the two cities of Pingshu Lingqiu, which was within their plan. Huan Fan did not seek other places with impetuousness. Anyway, these two places were a pity for Youzhou, so he simply gave it to Cao Liang, which was a favor.

However, the subsequent negotiations were also very difficult. It was not that there were any major differences between the two sides, but that many small details needed to be negotiated by both sides.

Huan Fan asked Wu Qiu Jian to issue a manifesto to challenge Sima as soon as possible, and formally draw a clear line with Sima. Wu Qiu Jian's two ends of the rat made Huan Fan very dissatisfied. Since you want to form an alliance with Bingzhou, you can't always eat what is in the bowl and look at what is in the pot, and do the business of stepping on two boats.

Once this manifesto was issued and made public, Wuqiu Jian would have no way out. He had to work with Sima to the end.

Obviously, Wu Qiu Jian is still a little weak in this regard. He always fantasized about being able to make friends with Cao Liang on the one hand, and not offend the Sima family on the other hand, and being able to get along with everyone. However, Huan Fan clearly told him that such a third path does not exist, either to stand on the side of Bingzhou and to stand on the side of Sima family. Only one of these two can be chosen. If Wu Qiu Jian insists on not leaving the Sima family, then Bingzhou will never form an alliance with him. At the same time, the Bingzhou army will also go east to Youzhou, and the new and old accounts will be settled together.

Wu Qiu Xiu hesitated for a while, and finally agreed to Huan Fan's proposal, claiming that after he returned to Youzhou, he would discuss the date of the rebellion with Wu Qiu Jian.

At the same time, Wu Qiuxiu expressed concern because once they issued a manifesto to attack Sima's family, it would inevitably cause Sima's anger and would be attacked by Sima's army. At that time, Youzhou would need assistance from the Bingzhou army.

In response to this, Huan Fan immediately said that Wu Qiuxiu didn't have to worry. Since the two sides formed an offensive and defensive alliance, it was a matter of helping each other. If Youzhou was attacked by Sima's army, Bingzhou would definitely not stand by and would definitely raise troops to help.

After receiving Huan Fan's promise and guarantee, Wu Qiuxiu finally felt relieved, and the subsequent negotiations became more smooth.
Chapter completed!