Chapter 171: Forcing You to Sue for Peace

Five days later, one hundred and fifty miles outside the city of Liangzhou.

Prime Minister Midu, as the plenipotentiary negotiator of Tuyuhun, can kill flies with the wrinkles on his brows at this moment.

He had already sent someone to send a letter to the two generals in Liangzhou City, expressing Tuyuhun's willingness to end the war, of course, he didn't say it so clearly, but the other party has never heard back, and now he has received a secret report from Tuyuhun in Datang, the entire Datang is mobilizing for this war, don't they really want to talk about peace?

"The prime minister doesn't have to worry too much, he thinks that the Tang Dynasty is just making some gestures, and their current financial situation is not good, last year and the year before last, the two expeditions to Goryeo, almost all the money in the Tang treasury were spent, and it would be quite unfavorable for them to continue fighting."

One of his advisers saw that Prime Minister Midu was sullen all day, and hurriedly said his analysis.

Before receiving these secret reports, Prime Minister Midu had the same idea as them, Datang was only strong on the outside, but in the process of the Eastern Expedition to Goryeo, they had already consumed most of their money, don't look at Tuyuhun is the opponent of Datang, and now it can be supported, Datang needs at least five years to recuperate.

But these letters in their hands are not fake, they come from several places in the Tang Dynasty, and thousands of miles of land have been mobilized, if it is just a bluff, then this is too vain, not to mention the mobilization of so many state capitals and counties, this is not a matter of one sentence.

Moreover, the two generals in Liangzhou City ignored his beliefs, and Prime Minister Midu was even more suspicious, could it be that Li Shimin had already ordered the war to be carried out to the end? Do you have to destroy our Tuguhun?

If this is the case, it will certainly cause indelible trauma to Datang's society, but Datang is a big country across the north and south after all, their land area and the people can slowly recuperate, as long as they endure the pain of this moment, then Tuyuhun will disappear, this is the difference between a big country and a small country, no matter how powerful a small country is, it can't play a big country in the face of real strength.

"Bring pen and ink."

Prime Minister Midu hesitated again and again, feeling that he still had to write a letter, although if he wrote another letter, Tuyuhun's status would drop a lot, after all, no one wanted to take the initiative at this time, but if the Tang Dynasty was determined, then this letter had to be written, and before the Tang army did not support the southwest, he had to sign this peace agreement.

"Please think twice, Prime Minister."

Since these people present were able to stand in this tent, it showed that their brains were extraordinary, and of course they could understand what Prime Minister Midu meant.

"Ink ......"

The Prime Minister did not listen to the persuasion of these people around him, because he naturally had a scale in his heart, in this situation, if he missed such an opportunity, I am afraid that he will regret it in the future, and the current Prime Minister will miss the previous meeting, if the last negotiation can be accepted, maybe there will not be such a big loss on the grassland.

"The prime minister is entrusted by the khan to deal with this matter with full authority, and the prime minister will bear all the consequences."

Prime Minister Midu knows what these people are thinking below, they are all afraid of taking responsibility, after all, the signing of this agreement, we stretch out our head is a knife, shrink our head is also a knife, if you are too eager, Datang's knife will be cut down deeper, at that time, everyone's face is not good-looking, they are also afraid of the Khan to be held responsible.

After the Prime Minister finished speaking, he didn't care about the reactions of these people, and wrote his second letter with all his thoughts, this letter was more active than the first letter, and even a little humiliating and suing for peace, because the Prime Minister knew very well that if he negotiated before the start of the fight, he might be able to keep Tuyuhun, and when the army of the Tang Dynasty came, even if you want to take this knife, I'm afraid there is no chance, think about the Turks back then, you should know what the result is.

On the surface, Li Shimin and the various ethnic groups outside the border are one family, but the defense of the Tang border has never weakened, and there is an increasing trend, so it can be seen that Li Shimin has not relaxed on them, he is just getting by on face, coupled with the fact that this new emperor and eldest grandson have adopted a tough policy towards various countries, and the current Datang is really likely to destroy Tuyuhun.

In this case, Prime Minister Midu cannot be allowed to hesitate, and if he hesitates for one more day, it is likely that Datang will gather tens of thousands of troops, and Tuyuhun will be in danger at that time.

After the letter was written, Prime Minister Midu handed it over to a safe subordinate and asked him to send it to Liangzhou City quickly, hoping that this letter was not too late, so that the two generals still had room to reply, the distance between Liangzhou and Chang'an was not close, and a few days passed back and forth.

A few hours later, General Qin Qiong got the letter, and a room full of people laughed, everything was in Li Xiang's plan, and they all put their hearts in their stomachs, and they were originally afraid that Prime Minister Mi Du would see through Li Xiang's plan, so we had to really send troops outside, which is indeed a bit difficult for the current Tang Dynasty.

Although the generals outside plundered a lot of things, but compared to the huge military expenditure, this can only offset a part, if the army is going out, then it must be destroyed Tuyuhun, this will take at least more than three months, the imperial court's finances can not support it at all, everyone knows this.

What's more, except for Li Xiang's army, which does not need logistical support, the other armies all need to transport supplies from Liangzhou City, and when the time comes, a soldier fighting will need two logistics personnel, and the people in the border area will also suffer from military disasters.

They have already lost their homes, and if they are forcibly conscripted into the army now, I am afraid that it will provoke a popular uprising, so weighing all aspects of the situation, in the end we can only play a show for the Tuyuhun people, let them humiliate and sue for peace, and then we pursue the greatest interests.

"Count the days, and you should reply to him in ten days."

Qin Huaiyu counted with his fingers, the letter arrived in Chang'an, and then delayed in Chang'an for two days, and then returned to us, and replied to him after ten days, this speed is already fast, too early or too late is easy to change, Prime Minister Midu is also a cunning person......