Chapter 207: Peace Negotiation (1)
Late at night, Wugong County, Jieli Khan's camp.
Jieli Khan sat on a white tiger-skin chair in a white leather robe, his face gloomy. Jieli Khan's henchman Bo Ti stood behind Jieli Khan and asked cautiously: "Great Khan, are we really ready to withdraw our troops?" Don't you attack Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty? Although Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is not as Li Yi said, there are only 30,000 troops, but there are not many troops, at most 150,000 horses, and my Great Turkic Khanate has more than 300,000 troops, which has obvious advantages. Li Shimin sent a large army to attack Li Yi in Youzhou, this is his biggest mistake, and it is also a good opportunity for my Great Turkic Khanate to be hard to find, and now Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, may be broken by my Great Turkic Khanate at any time, Great Khan, can you bear to miss such a great opportunity to sit on the throne of the world? ”
Jieli Khan picked up a bowl of wine with a gloomy face and drank it all, then slammed the bowl on the ground and said angrily: "Bo Tie, do you think I don't know Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, I can break it at any time; Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, is about to be captured alive by me; I am about to become the master of the whole world, annex the entire Tang Dynasty, expand thousands of miles, and become the most prominent Khan in the history of my Great Turkic Khanate? I know all of this. But they, the Turks, Qibi He Li and the leaders of my Turkic tribes outside the tent, will they allow me to smoothly capture Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, capture the Tang Emperor Li Shimin alive, destroy the Tang Dynasty, expand the land for thousands of miles, and make me the most prominent Khan in the history of the Great Turkic Khanate? They won't. Even if I forcibly order them not to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty and the army not to withdraw their troops, will they really have the strength to attack Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty? Will those of them who are in a hurry to withdraw their troops and return to the grassland be willing to stay under this Chang'an city for a little longer? In the end, don't you expect my descendants to fight and die? Even if I win in the end, Li Shimin will definitely lose, but I will not win. Both sides are hurt, and the ones who can really get the benefits are Tuli and Qi Bi He Li, who don't make the effort and stand to watch the excitement. ”
Jieli Khan raised his head and looked at Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty not far away, and said with sadness: "This southern expedition has made me completely understand that all the tribes of my Great Turkic Khanate are standing under my Khan banner on the surface, but their hearts are still the same as in the past, and they are all divided." If you can't really get them together. In their hearts, they only care about the interests of their respective tribes as before, and without the Great Turkic Khanate, then no matter how brave and good our cavalry is, our horse's hooves will not be able to really get out of the steppe and completely defeat the Tang Dynasty. This time, I am determined to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty and decide to withdraw my troops, I just want to beat their hearts together like iron on the grassland, and truly unite them under my sweat banner. Then chase the Central Plains. ”
Bo Tie put his hand on his chest, bowed to Jieli Khan, and said, "Great Khan, forgive the ministers for being stupid, I didn't know the Great Khan's hard work until now." Please rest assured. The ministers must assist the Great Khan, bring the various tribes together in a real way, and let the leaders of the various tribes completely submit to the Great Khan, but the Great Khan's orders are obeyed. After that, he marched south again and completely annexed the Tang Dynasty. ”
The temporary bridge, also known as the Xiwei Bridge. It is a small bridge on the Wei River outside Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and the only passage connecting Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and Wugong County.
In the early morning, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin led Li Xuan, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Cen Wenwen, Cui Gan, and Lu Chengqing to ride horses to the bridge, and behind them were more than 3,000 Tang soldiers who had just experienced the Yao Valley ambush and the bloody battle of the Wei River.
At the head of the bridge, Li Shimin and his entourage stopped the war horse and watched with attention.
On the opposite side of the bridge, there was no one.
Shangshu Zuo Servant Shot and Shangshu Fang Xuanling of the Ministry of Officials asked the Tang Emperor Li Shimin with a little worry: "Your Majesty, there is news from Tang Jian that Jieli Khan is going to negotiate peace with me in the Tang Dynasty early this morning and discuss the withdrawal of troops. Why is it all this time? None of the Turks appeared, could it be that there was a deception in this? ”
Li Shimin raised his head and looked at the sky, the sun was slowly rising. Li Shimin said: "The Turks believe in shamanism and worship the sun. Now that the sun is rising, they should worship as usual. Wait, I'm sure they'll be there soon. I was at the head of this bridge, waiting for Jieli to come and sue for peace. ”
After hearing Li Shimin's words, everyone smiled. Since Tang Jian came to the news that Jieli Khan asked for peace, they all understood: Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, had achieved results. When the brave meet on a narrow road, the Turks can't stand it anymore, and the Turks are afraid and want to withdraw their troops.
At the same time, everyone present understood in their hearts that Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, now has only more than 10,000 soldiers, and even the Turks can't stop a full-scale attack, and it is a veritable empty city. However, it was such an empty city, but the 300,000 Turkic army chose to make peace with the Tang Dynasty and withdraw its troops from the Tang Dynasty.
This is a contest of wisdom and courage between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, between countries, and the result is: the Tang Dynasty won.
Soon, the rumbling sound came from the direction of Wugong County, gradually getting closer and closer, the sound became louder and louder, the earth seemed to tremble, and the war horses of Li Shimin and the seven of them also seemed to be extremely anxious, neighing and spinning in place restlessly.
Soon, the dense Turkic army of more than 300,000 people like black clouds on the horizon slowly walked towards the bridge in a neat line.
Cui Gan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, looked at the bridge and said to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin in a little panic: "Your Majesty, now that the enemy is strong, the minister proposes to demolish the bridge to ensure that Your Majesty is well-thought." ”
Tang Emperor Li Shimin smiled slightly and said, "Cui Aiqing don't panic. Isn't it the 300,000 enemies of the Turks? I have also rushed to kill in the midst of a million troops, so why am I afraid? Cui Aiqing, you haven't led troops, fought in battles, and there are some things that you don't understand. The temporary bridge, at this time, cannot be dismantled under any circumstances. Remember, if you are hunting and you encounter a tiger head-on, you must not run, as soon as you do, the tiger will definitely pounce and you will definitely die; Be calm, as long as you don't move, the tiger will never dare to move. Just like today, we can't panic, we have to be calm. Today, on this bridge, we will be a tiger hero, and a dozen big tigers who came to sue for peace. (To be continued......)
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