On the north bank of Weishui, Jieli Khan sat on his war horse with a heavy face, and the surrounding guards did not dare to make people dissatisfied.

The elite of 8,000 cavalry only fled back to more than 2,000 people, and were broken by the enemy from three directions at the same time, and the enemy was only 1,005 at most, and all of them were infantry, and the remaining two were cavalrymen with less than 1,000 people, and they were stunned to defeat his two tribes of 3,000 and 2,000 people.

With such a record, how can Jieli Khan not be angry?

Sent a large army to the battlefield, but found something that made him even more angry, there were more than 5,000 corpses of Turkic soldiers lying on the battlefield, but the corpses of the Tang army were not seen.

Whenever he remembered the mocking eyes and words of the Tuli Khan, the Jieli Khan hated to draw his sword against him.

Reality, broke Jieli Khan's illusion and killed Duan Zhixuan, maybe it was just an accident, maybe Duan Zhixuan was arrogant, so he let his subordinates seize the opportunity, but when the other generals of the Tang Army raised their vigilance, they woke up fiercely.

The Turkic cavalry is not the opponent of the Tang army at all, and the elite body of his 8,000 cavalry who can fight with 3,000 people is incomplete, if the Tang army has 30,000 soldiers and horses, can these people he brought back safely?

"Great Khan! The Tang army has come to invite you and the Turki Khan to meet in the bridge. ”

"But Li Shimin personally sent the envoy?" Jieli Khan was stunned, and was hesitating whether to continue fighting, so the Tang people sent an envoy to negotiate, and in his heart Jieli Khan wanted to go, but he was worried that the person who came from the other side was not Li Shimin.

"The Tang envoy said that the Tang army was in charge of the King of Qi, and it was also the King of Qi who was invited to meet this time."

"King Qi?" Jieli Khan was stunned again, and was surprised in his heart, how could it be the King of Qi? "Li Shimin didn't kill King Qi?"

The King of Qi and the crown prince Li Jiancheng are in the same group, and even Li Ai, the clan relative stationed in Youzhou, was killed by Li Shimin, how could he keep Li Yuanji, the king of Qi?

"Why did Li Shimin kill King Qi? Ben Khan heard that yesterday the prince of Qi led 3,000 troops to fight a battle with the Great Khan. Tuli Khan walked in with a smile on his face, he also received an invitation from the Tang envoy, so he came to the Jieli Khan's department, of course, do not forget to be sarcastic.

Tsk, 3,000 people have taken down 8,000 people, and Jieli Khan's face is a little embarrassing.

……

The early morning in September was a little cool, the camp was full of traffic, and there were huge stones used to make tombstones, and on the right side of the south bank of Weiqiao, thousands of graves were quietly waiting for their owners.

The emperor's edict has been delivered, along with the craftsmen who will be the prisoners, and the craftsmen who carve inscriptions for a living in Chang'an City.

In this regard, Li Yuanji smiled slightly, but he didn't care.

Leading the troops to fight, that is the urgency of the situation, and now the matter of brushing up on prestige is naturally left to Li Shimin to do, as for himself, there is nothing wrong with being an idle king in peace and stability.

"Your Highness, the Turks are here!" Wei Chi Jingde walked into the tent and said.

"Can you settle in later?" Li Yuanji raised his head slightly.

"It's been arranged, the elite is in front, the auxiliaries are in the back, if you don't look closely, you can't see the problem at all." Wei Chi Jingde nodded, it was inevitable that he was a little nervous at this time, after all, they were bluffing, if they were seen through by the Turks, there would be no consequences, the entire Chang'an would fall into a war, and the Tang Dynasty would also fall.

"Jingde, would you like to go alone to meet the second Turkic khan for a while?" Li Yuanji asked again.

In order to solve the problem as soon as possible, what can be considered and what should be considered is considered for the Turks.

It is not unreasonable to choose the place of the meeting in the middle of the bridge, at this time, neither he nor the second Turkic khan will agree to negotiate with the enemy camp on the other side, so the location is set in the bridge, and the two sides only carry a small number of retinues to the past, so that everyone can accept it.

Wei Chi Jingde hesitated slightly, but finally nodded, worried about worry, but at this time he couldn't help but go.

On the bridge deck, Li Yuanji and Wei Chi Jingde were dressed in civilian clothes, without any weapons in their hands, not even riding a war horse, followed by two historians, holding knives and pens, ready to record the content of this negotiation at any time.

The Second Turkic Khan was a little reluctant, but finally dismounted and walked, each with two retinues, and a group of six people boarded the Wei Bridge.

"Do you know what a contract is?" The distance between the two sides was about ten steps, and seeing that Jieli and Tuli were on guard, Li Yuanji smiled slightly, and immediately reprimanded.

Jieli Khan's face was slightly embarrassed, of course he knew that every country had this kind of thing, and in the Turks, the contract was also very credible, but this time, the Turkic side violated the agreement between the two sides and rashly sent troops to attack the Tang Dynasty.

But......

So what? The contract was signed with the Turks before Li Yuan raised his army, and now that so many years have passed, and Li Yuan has also stepped down, shouldn't the new emperor sign a new contract when he comes to power?

"My ministry naturally knows, but I want to ask King Qi, according to the contract, what about the gifts that should be given to us in June?" What is a cheeky thing? Although he violated the contract, he also had a valid reason.

"And where is your ministry's gift from last year? And where are the gifts for this year? Although Datang didn't send gifts to your ministry on time this year, it didn't recruit troops to attack your department, right? ”

Jieli Khan's heart suddenly tightened, and he faintly lacked confidence in his heart.

Compared with when the troops were dispatched, when Duan Zhixuan was defeated, the morale of the Turks reached the top, but now Jieli Khan has no confidence, 8,000 elites were beaten by 3,000 people and lost their armor, there are about 1,000 graves on the other side of the river, and there are more than 1,000 soldiers covered in blood.

Li Yuanji put these people in front of him without any scruples, what did he mean? Even if Jieli Khan was not one of those conspirators of the Central Plains Dynasty, he might have become this Khan, which also proved that he was not a fuel-efficient lamp.

With a 5:1 battle loss, looking at the four legions with high morale behind them, if they continue to fight, can they fight this little bit? Will that thunch stab you in the back?

He did have a legitimate reason to enter the Tang realm, but what Li Yuanji said was also true, the Turks had not sent gifts to the Tang Dynasty for two consecutive years, and the two sides agreed at that time to exchange gifts, but the gifts sent by the Tang Dynasty would be heavier than those sent by the Turks.

"That's it! That's it! When the new emperor ascends the throne, everything in the country needs to be bothered, and this matter should not be entangled. The corners of Li Yuanji's mouth rose slightly, waved his hand gently, and said with an indifferent attitude: "It's a guest from afar, this king will give you a chance to choose, if you fight!" This king can let all your troops cross the river, or you can defend it, and this king himself will lead the army to cross the river and fight you in Hebei. Ruohe! Let's talk about the conditions. ”

Jieli Khan's face suddenly changed, and he looked at Li Yuanji in disbelief, but the final result disappointed him, in Li Yuanji's body, he didn't see anything he wanted to see, but he saw confidence all over his body.

Looking at the strength of the four legions behind him, if there was only the first half of the sentence, Jieli Khan would still think that the Tang Army had gathered the strength of the four legions, but adding the latter sentence made Jieli Khan can't help but think of another possibility, will the Tang Army also gather one or two legions on the north bank in advance, or even more troops?

Otherwise, there is no ferry boat on Weishui, close to a Weishui bridge, it is easy to seal it, and even if it is not sealed, it is impossible for the Tang army to break through their defenses, Li Yuanji is so confident, he must be confident.

"Talk, of course talk!" Tuli Khan hurriedly spoke, he and Jieli were not in harmony, the relationship between the two was not much different from Li Yuanji and Li Shimin, this time to fight, obviously not what they wanted, but how to maximize the benefits, Tuli Khan thought all the way, and even gave up the previous opportunity to talk to Li Yuanji.

Interests are important, but the internal Tang Dynasty should also try its best to destroy it, Tuli Khan smiled heartily and said in a low voice: "However, doesn't Your Highness think that with Your Highness's talents, the one who ascends to the throne should be Your Highness?" ”