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Chapter 1105: Chapter 448 Dual Assistance_2 Chapter 1105: Chapter 448 Dual Assistance_2 “`

Therefore, even if we wanted to dispatch troops to reinforce our homeland immediately, it isn’t possible.

But the situation back home is critical, and we must not neglect to lend assistance.

“Over there at the Yuzhou battlefield, over these past two months, with the intimidation and temptation employed by Qingyunzi, Jin Country’s stance has gradually softened.

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The alliance of the three nations pays an unexpectedly strong amount of attention to Tang Kingdom.

The temptation of more than thirty million people within the seven prefectures of Tang Kingdom is also very substantial.

Therefore, after deliberation, Jin Country has already begun to subtly indicate a willingness to cede Xianyun Prefecture.

However, Jin only wants to cede the land of Xianyun Prefecture, and not a single one of the three million residents—they are insistent that we evacuate them all back to the homeland.

If we do not agree to this condition, then Jin would rather withdraw its troops and engage Great Chu in a decisive battle to the death than give in…”

Lu Yuan recalled the progress in negotiations with Jin relayed by Qingyunzi a few days earlier, and his thoughts gradually cleared.

After a series of soft and hard tactics, as well as military threats,

Jin Country has at last begun to soften its stance on the issue of Xianyun Prefecture.

But softening does not mean full compromise or acceptance of all Chu State’s conditions.

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Backed by the alliance of three nations, Jin’s position is far more confident and strong than that of the formerly isolated and unsupported Zheng Kingdom.

Last year, when Zheng Kingdom ceded Haiyang Prefecture, they too wanted to take their population of more than two million people with them.

But upon slight intimidation by Chu State, they immediately gave up that demand, leaving both population and land to Chu State, which was extremely compliant.

However, faced with a similar demand, Jin has made concessions, but not complete ones.

In matters of core wealth and territorial population, they are unwilling to budge an inch.

After so many years of war, nations have slowly come to realize through incessant warfare and elimination that population is the core productive force, the most important foundation of a country.

It is a wealth far more important than the land itself.

Three million people can provide a nation with over five hundred thousand troops, and a large sum of money and tax revenue, essential for supporting a country’s standing in the world.

With these three million people, Jin will be one step above Zheng as a hegemon.

Without these three million people, Jin too will fall from the hegemon’s position and become a second-rate nation just like Zheng.

How could Jin possibly take a step back on an issue that affects its core interests?

If they really did concede, they would be on the brink of life and death.

And a fight with Chu would lead to the same outcome anyway.

So why retreat at all?

It’s precisely because they couldn’t reach an agreement on this matter that, no matter how Qingyunzi used his methods, the issue of ceding Xianyun Prefecture remained unresolved.

The progress was stuck there, causing anxiety.

However, Qingyunzi also made a promise, saying that he could achieve their goal through a limited war.

That is, to defeat Jin’s defenders in Xianyun Prefecture and directly occupy the prefecture.

By establishing this reality, even if Jin did not agree to the terms, they would ultimately have to accept them.

To accomplish this, it would take approximately one million troops and two to three months of war time to see results.

The specific planning had already begun at the Yuzhou Expeditionary Camp.

War was about to erupt.

Faced with Chu State’s movements, Jin Country has begun to withdraw some of its forces back to Xianyun Prefecture from the front line against Tang.

Both countries are preparing and assembling for the war over the jurisdiction of this prefecture.

The flames of war in Yuzhou are becoming increasingly intense due to Chu State’s imminent entry into the fray.

Originally, Lu Yuan had no objections to launching this war.

After all, doing nothing with the 1.5 million-strong army stationed in Yuzhou is a waste of money and resources.

Since peaceful means can no longer achieve the original goal,

then it is normal to employ some military force to complete the strategy.

But now a memorial submitted from the homeland has given him new considerations.

“Even if we win the major battle against Jin, we would only obtain a ravaged Xianyun Prefecture and the remaining population of around two million people after the turmoil.

On our side, we might lose tens to hundreds of millions of people.

When comparing the two, the gain in terms of population is practically nonexistent.

The real gain for the Yuzhou Camp would just be the land of Xianyun Prefecture, with no other additional benefits.

The one who truly benefits is the besieged Tang Kingdom.

With Jin facing Chu’s entanglement and blows, the force they could dedicate to encircling Tang would naturally be greatly reduced, or even absent.

Under such circumstances, Tang could inevitably catch a breath and might even make it through the year.

This was originally in line with the interests of Chu State and the prerequisite for the Yuzhou Camp to be willing to engage in combat.

But now back home, there are much more important interests at stake, and Yuzhou’s interests must take a secondary priority.”

Lu Yuan weighed the pros and cons and soon came to a decision.

He immediately sent a message to Qingyunzi, instructing him to cease preparations for war.

Then he had him send messengers to start discussions with Jin about ceding only the territory and not the population.

It’s just three million people, after all.

Perhaps for Jin, it’s a crucial part of their hegemonic standing.

But for Chu State, a mere three million people are insignificant.

Consider that back home, there are more than sixty million people, all of whom are Chu people.

Three million Jin residents who are hostile to Chu versus sixty million Chu residents who support Chu—the choice between the two is obvious to any rational person.

“Once the negotiation terms are reached, we can have Qingyunzi withdraw five hundred thousand troops from the Yuzhou Camp in a show of sincerity, allowing Jin to migrate their people with ease.

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