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Seeing his father's painful expression, Khalid was also a little unbearable, his father may be really old, and even his courage to face the reality seems to have weakened a lot, it seems that Li Wufeng's knives and guns not only frightened the nobles in the country, but his father was more or less affected by this aspect, but he couldn't think of any better way to change the current situation, a living example was in front of him, the army of 200,000 Mott was wiped out in one day, and the Guldan regime became history with a flick of his fingers, and the Luope people were silent, looking around, who else could save their country？

"Father, we have come this far, we can't have any other way, if Li Wufeng really wants to invade us, we would rather be broken than destroyed, only to die. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Khalid sighed secretly in his heart, and said tentatively, he didn't want to die, he wanted to fully enjoy the happiness of life, but his father's stubbornness made him unable to say it clearly, he didn't want to leave a bad impression in front of his father.

"Khalid, what do you think?" Haybar shook his whole body and looked up at his son.

"Father, I don't want to do this, but at the moment we seem to have the only way to go. Harriet tilted his head slightly, "If we go to give in to Li Wufeng now, I'm afraid that our fate will be worse than that of the Mott people." ”

"Worse than the Mottes?" Haybar chewed on the meaning of this sentence repeatedly, the muscles on his face twitched subconsciously, and he didn't pay any attention to the strange look on his son's face, "Li Wufeng really wants to kill everything, then we can only fight to the death, however, Li Wufeng is an extremely cunning opponent, the Tanghe people have a saying, kill three thousand, lose eight hundred, even if he can conquer us, but he will also have to pay the price." ”

Khalid immediately heard the weakness and a hint of relief in his father's words, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, after the next dynasty, many nobles who had befriended him had already come to him, hoping that he could judge the situation and come up with a solution to the current crisis, otherwise once Li Wufeng's army came to the city, it would be too late, and it would be difficult to fight for a decent surrender. When avoiding their father, the nobles' words were very explicit, they didn't want to fight, especially not to fight a battle that was sure to be lost, they just wanted to enjoy life, not to mention that after seeing the changes that the rapid economic development of the northwest had brought to the surrounding areas, including their own country, their resistance to the northwest was actually only superficial in many cases, although Harriet didn't fully know what those nobles thought in their hearts, but he could feel that the nobles wanted to make peace with the northwest, no matter what means they used.

"Father, do you think we can send an envoy to negotiate with the Northwest, at least we can get a sense of what they think, maybe things are not as bad as we think?" Khalid suggested cautiously, he was not sure what his father was really thinking, and he was very cautious in what he said.

"Negotiations? There is no action in the northwest at present, so why should we negotiate? This will only make them see that we are afraid, and we are afraid that it will further stimulate their aggression. "Hayibar finally returned to reality, this suggestion made by his son was only what the nobles longed for in their hearts, but they didn't realize the murderous nature of Li Wufeng, so they were unprepared to ask for negotiations, wouldn't it be for nothing to send fat meat for Li Wufeng, a jackal, to taste?

"But if we wait for Li Wufeng's army to enter our country, I am afraid that if we want to seek peace, we will pay a greater price. Khalid said worriedly.

"Well, what do you mean?" Haybar also wanted to see if there was a better way for his son.

"Now taking advantage of the great victory in the battle against the Motts in the northwest, we can send an envoy to congratulate and express our hope that all the countries of the Western Regions can live in peace with the northwest, and first probe the details of the other party before reasoning, what do you think, father?" Khalid came up with his thoughts.

"Khalid, your idea is good, but I'm afraid you underestimate Li Wufeng too much, we sent an envoy to congratulate him on the fact that he can be used as a general foreign affairs to dismiss, if it is just a general discussion with him, I'm afraid he will not be interested at all. Haybar is still worried, and he is not optimistic about doing so.

There was silence in the room, apparently unable to predict what was coming, but the urgent information from the attendant outside the foyer shattered their illusions.

Holding this concise and concise information in his hand, Khaled's heart couldn't help but sink, and his face became ugly, and Khayibar immediately noticed it, "What's the matter?"

"Father, the Border Intelligence Agency has discovered a large build-up of armed forces in the border area to the south with Northern Luzon, and the Northwest Army stationed in the Mote territory to the north has also begun to enter our Rope territory to the north. The dry words made even Khalid himself feel bitter in his mouth, and the Northwesterners were finally about to do it.

"It's finally coming. Haybar sat down in his chair and muttered to himself, suddenly he seemed to be ten years old, but after all the ups and downs of decades, Haybar immediately returned to normal, and cheered up: "Khalid, you go and put the army in order at once, and inform Lord Abshiyev and the others to come to me for consultation." ”

Before Khalit could reply, the footsteps of the attendants sounded in the foyer again, "Minister of State, Lord Abshiyev, urgently requests to see His Majesty. ”

In front of everyone was a confidential letter handed over by the diplomatic attaché of the Northwest in Loulan, and it would be more appropriate to say that it was a secret letter than an ultimatum:" In view of the fact that your country has always been hostile to the Northwest County of the Tang River Empire and the Northern Luzon Special Region, and has repeatedly violated our territory and the safety of the people, the Northwest Military and Political Authority of the Tang River Empire and the Governor's Office of the Northern Luzon Empire demand that your country must accept the following conditions from us before March 31, 697 in the Gregorian calendar on the mainland: first, disband the army and retain only the necessary security guard troops, the number of which shall be agreed upon by both sides; second, the Loulan Kingdom shall be fully opened to the northwest and northern Luzon, and the tariffs shall be adjusted to the same level as that of the northwest hinterland, with Tianfang and Tang as the official languages; third, one direct member of the Loulan royal family shall go to the northwest for study; and fourthFifth, it was agreed that the Northwest would garrison troops in Loulan, and the number of garrisons would be discussed separately. If you agree to the above five conditions, we may accordingly make the following guarantees: first, to ensure that your throne will not be inherited and that there will be no change of political power; second, to ensure that your country's land integrity will not be violated and that your personnel will be safe; third, your country's commodity personnel entering the northwest and northern Luzon region will enjoy reciprocal preferential treatment; fourth, except for the commander of the public security guard force, who can only be appointed or dismissed after the consent of the northwest; and fifth, we guarantee that your country will no longer be oppressed and threatened by other countries or forces. I would like to ask your country to agree on the above and inform us of it by 31 March, otherwise we will automatically enter a state of war between the two sides. The Military and Political Envoy of the Northwest County of the Tang River Empire -- the Governor's Office of the Northern Luzon Special Administrative Region of the Tang River Empire"

It was like a heavy boulder pressing down on everyone's hearts, and no one could help but feel the murderous aura rushing to their faces in this secret letter, which was simply a demand for the whole country of Loulan to surrender, how could it be acceptable? But what was the outcome of not accepting it? The two sides automatically entered a state of war, and was it not an open declaration of war? Can the army of Loulan be able to resist the attack of the army from both the north and the south? The answer is no, even the 200,000 troops of the Mott people were defeated in front of Li Wufeng, not to mention that Loulan only had an army of less than 60,000 people, and he had to face a flank attack from both sides.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of Li Wufengde's ultimatum?" Hayibar had regained his usual composure in front of the ministers at this time, and he did not see any worry or fear at all, and Khaledye on the side had to admit that his father's performance in this area was indeed worth learning from.

There was still silence in the hall, such harsh conditions were almost unbearable, even if they were afraid of the northwest soldiers, and no matter how clear they were about the disparity in strength between the two sides, these conditions were indeed too difficult for the strong, and it was simply that the entire Loulan people knelt down in front of the Northwest people, which was no different from surrender. The ministers who looked at each other exchanged glances with each other and invariably chose to keep silent, expressing any opinion at this moment may lead to a fierce attack, agree, it will definitely fall into the reputation of betraying the country, disagree, the other party's attitude is so tough, the balance of power is clear at a glance, and who can afford the consequences of the loss of the country?

"Why, is everyone dumb? Isn't everyone usually talking, why is it that everyone is worried about state affairs at this time, but they don't say a word?" Hayibal raised his voice slightly, and his tone gradually became heavier.

"Your Majesty, the old ministers and the ministers are considering whether our Loulan [***] team has the strength to fight with the Northwest Army? If not, I'm afraid we will have to find a way to negotiate with the other party. Abshiyev knew that only he was the only one who came out at this time, but the lament in his heart couldn't help but be one after another, he didn't agree with some of the policies of the lord at that time, and united with Bega to support the restoration of Usun Said, which greatly stimulated the hostility of the Northwest people, and the excessive pro-Luo people also made the Northwest people feel that Loulan was a thorn in their back that must be removed. The original intention of the lord of the country was good, but he ignored the difference in strength between the two sides, Loulan was smaller than the northwest and the Tang River Empire behind it, and it was originally a risk to contend with the other party in one fell swoop, which was not in line with his usual cautious style.

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