Chapter 203: Pulling Together

On the second day, Tang Jian, the secretary of the Tang Honglu Temple, as an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, entered the county seat of Wugong and entered the sweat tent of Jieli Khan with the wealth of the treasury of the Tang Dynasty.

In the sweat tent, Jieli Khan sat on his pure white tiger skin chair, looking at Tang Jian, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, with a suspicious face, and Tuli, Qibi He Li and the leaders of various tribes sat on both sides of Jieli Khan's head.

Tang Jian bowed to Jieli Khan with a calm expression and said, "Respected Great Khan, now you are leading 400,000 troops to Chang'an City, the capital of my Tang Dynasty. My Emperor of the Tang Dynasty once said: Once the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks starts, it will not only be a disaster for the armies of the two countries, but also a disaster for the people of the two countries. For the livelihood of the world, I, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, am willing to contribute all the wealth in the treasury of the Tang Dynasty to the Khan, in order to seek a good alliance between the two countries. If the Khan refuses to allow it, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty can only organize all the people of the Tang Dynasty to resist the Great Khan to the death and fight to the end like the Tang warriors on the Weiqiao Bridge yesterday. ”

After listening to Tang Jian's words, Jieli Khan secretly judged in his heart: Even if Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, did not have only 30,000 troops as Li Yi said, it should be empty. Otherwise, why didn't the Tang Emperor Li Shimin personally lead hundreds of thousands of Tang troops to fight against him? On the contrary, while letting the five thousand foot soldiers challenge him, he also asked this Tang official named Tang Jian to contribute the entire Tang Dynasty treasury to himself, what does this mean? This just shows that Li Shimin is empty-hearted, and his Tang Imperial Capital Chang'an City does not have many troops at all. It's just that this Li Shimin has always been cunning in his soldiers, but I don't know if Tang Jian came with the Tang Mansion Treasury this time, is there any conspiracy?

Tuli, Qi Bi He Li's eyes lit up. They knew their situation better than anyone else, and they knew that they were in high positions and in power now, but they knew that they were deeply feared by Jieli Khan. Jieli, a hungry wolf, dreams of getting rid of them. The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden; The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. Wisdom. That's where they are now. Once Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty is eliminated by Jieli, Jieli will definitely rely on the prestige of getting rid of Li Shimin and get rid of them in one fell swoop. Now that Li Shimin has a weak heart and has donated all the wealth in the treasury of the Tang Dynasty, then they must help Li Shimin, and only by keeping Li Shimin can they keep their wealth, power, and status, and of course, their most precious lives.

The leaders of the Turkic tribes stared at the wealth in the treasury of the Tang Mansion brought by Tang Jian, and they were unwilling to let these treasures leave their sight for a moment.

This invasion of the Central Plains is for these things. Jieli tried in vain to swallow the Tang Dynasty. They don't want to dominate the world. slaughtered the Tang Dynasty and achieved Jieli's martial arts achievements, what good is it for them, or these gold, silver and jewelry.

With these jewels, you can recruit troops, you can buy weapons, and when your soldiers are strong, you can grab territory. Expand your territory, capture your population, and expand your power. What is the use of occupying an empty city of Chang'an. There is no pasture nearby, so there is no way to herd sheep or horses, and it is a waste of troops to occupy it. Only Jieli is the guy who is ambitious and talented. will pursue those things that have no substantial benefits and are vain.

Besides, Datang is so easy to fight? Yesterday's Tang army of 5,000 foot soldiers withstood the 26 charges of our Great Turkic warriors. He who killed more than 10,000 of my Great Turkic warriors. That's a group of real warriors, but they are only the second-line army of the Tang Dynasty, not the most elite army of the Twelve Guards stationed in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. According to the calculation and analysis, Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, would have killed many, many great Turkic warriors. Now, Li Shimin took the initiative to sacrifice the Tang Mansion Treasury to seek peace, what else is going to be fought in this battle? Do you have to kill and injure countless people to fight Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty that has no value, to achieve the exploits of Jieli Khan? He couldn't get anything, and he lost a lot of warriors in his tribe. Isn't that a loss? Who wants to fight such a useless battle?

In the big tent, Jieli Khan looked at Tang Jian, his face was contemplative, he was suspicious, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

He Li stood up and said, "Great Khan, the minister thinks we should withdraw our troops. has obtained so many treasures in vain, and this attack on Datang can be regarded as a fruitful harvest. Take it when you see it, Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, has become an empty city, and there is nothing to gain. Could it be that the Great Khan is really ready to let my Great Turkic warriors fight with the Tang Dynasty for a worthless empty city, and the corpses are everywhere? ”

Several of Jieli Khan's henchmen knew that Jieli Khan's trip was to slaughter the Tang Dynasty and become the lord of the world, so they would not take these treasures in their eyes at all. So they collectively accused Qi Bi He Li and said: "Short-sighted. Now is the best time to destroy the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Emperor Li Shimin took the initiative to offer these treasures, which proves that Li Shimin is empty-hearted, and Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, does not have much strength. After conquering Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the Great Khan is the lord of the whole world, and my Great Turkic Khanate is the first power in the world. In the future, the wealth obtained by the leaders will definitely be much more than that of the Tang Mansion. ”

Tuli slowly stood up, walked up to the leaders of the tribes and said, "In the future, we don't know what will happen. What we are concerned about now is what is the reality of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty? Conquering Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, how much does it cost our Great Turkic Khanate? More than 20 days ago, it was the Great Khan who told us that Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, only needed 30,000 Tang troops to capture Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and we could wantonly rob the wealth in the treasury of the Tang Dynasty, and our tribes unanimously agreed to send troops. But now Datang only needs 30,000 troops? In just a few days, our Great Turkic Khanate has lost 90,000 warriors, and the 80,000 men and horses of the Left Route Army of our Great Turkic Khanate have been wiped out, and not a single one is alive. Now that the wealth of the Tang Mansion is in front of our eyes, I can't help but ask my tribal leaders and warriors if they are still willing to risk their lives to charge into battle and continue to attack Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, which has strong soldiers and no value? ”

The leaders of the tribes chimed in: "Yes, there is no benefit, the warriors in the tribe are definitely not willing to risk their lives to attack the Tang Dynasty again." The warriors don't want to fight, so what can we do as leaders? You can't take a whip and whip the warriors to attack. The leaders were in a state of turmoil, and they all stood up and demanded the withdrawal of their troops.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Jieli Khan hurriedly ordered that the discussion be stopped and discussed another day. (To be continued......)

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