Chapter 181: Live for Yourself
At the bottom of the note, Prime Minister Midu left a sentence, if he did not receive a reply from the Khan within three days, it would mean that the Khan had agreed, which was also to save a little face for their Khan, and there was no need for the Khan to personally order the signing of this humiliating peace treaty.
The mood of the two sides of the dinner in the evening was also different, the soldiers of Datang were very relaxed, because they had won on the battlefield, but for the people of Tuyuhun, they were facing delicious food, which was really difficult to swallow at the moment.
When the army approached Liangzhou City, some people within Tuyuhun had predicted that we should never treat Datang with force, which would put us in a dangerous situation, but at that time, Tuyuhun did not pay attention to this, and always felt that this would be the same as before, and they would win with blackmail, but I didn't expect that this time Datang changed its attack method and brought a huge disaster to the entire grassland.
Somewhere in Liangzhou City.
"Isn't that a harsh celebratory sound?"
Zaterk's treatment is not bad, since he and Li Xiang established a cooperative relationship, Li Xiang has not treated him badly, and all the supplies are according to the level of the general, so after the eldest princess was sent here, life is still good, except for not being able to get out of this door, there are no other restrictions, and the maids have been sent back.
"I just don't understand, how did we end up in defeat? In the past, we were not as good as Datang, but in the process of clash with Datang, we occupied the vast majority of victories, but now we ......"
The eldest princess looked at her brother, tears were also in her eyes, although Zaterk was on Li Xiang's side, but seeing that his nation and country had failed, he was really not happy in his heart, although he hated his father and younger brother, but when facing the whole Tuyuhun, he still hoped in his heart that Tuyuhun could win, but unfortunately it was impossible.
"I'm from Chang'an, so I naturally know how we failed, all because of that demonic ......"
Others may attribute it to the gap between Datang and Tuyuhun, or the determination between the ruling class of Datang, but Zaterk didn't look at it that much, all his eyes were focused on Li Xiang, and he believed that Tuyuhun's current fiasco was directly related to Li Xiang.
"But how can the power of one person have such a big impact?"
The eldest princess also knew that Li Xiang was very powerful, after all, she herself was captured by Li Xiang, but if it was placed at the level of the war between the two countries, Li Xiang should play an extremely limited role.
"Among all the Tuyuhun people, I should know this kid best, not to mention the magical army under his command, I have never seen it in Datang, this time it is also the army under that kid who brought the greatest loss to our grassland, you said that if it were not for him, we might also lose, but Datang will definitely not win so easily."
Zaterk drank the wine in his cup, this is not a celebratory wine, this is a bitter wine, he has already learned from the guards that Li Xiang has already negotiated with General Qin Qiong out of the city, according to the current battlefield situation, it will only take half a month at most, this negotiation should come to an end, Tuyuhun will lose a large grassland in the north, and from now on, they can only be attached to the Tang Dynasty.
After Zakirk said these words, the eldest princess was also thinking about the army she saw that day, which she had not seen before, especially when attacking the Ronggong tribe, the kind of thing that could bloom and explode was so powerful that the cavalry of the Ronggong tribe had never organized a threatening charge at all.
After the defeat of the third largest tribe in the grassland, the entire grassland was bleak and sad, and even some small tribes had no heart to resist, in their opinion, even the Ronggong tribe was defeated like this, not to mention them, if the Great Khan forced them to go on the expedition, then this part of the people may surrender to the Tang Dynasty in advance, and then the rule of the entire grassland will collapse.
"Is it possible that this negotiation will not be successful? Or maybe they are asking too harsh and we will reject the negotiation again. ”
The eldest princess is unwilling in her heart, Tuyuhun survives in the gap between the two empires, which is also extremely difficult, it is easy to have everything now, if you lose it, for a weak country, I am afraid there will be no chance to get it back, a strong country has a chance, but a weak country has only a little chance.
"Prime Minister Midu is a smart man, he knows how to weigh the pros and cons, this is Tuyuhun's last chance to make peace, once Tuyuhun gives up this opportunity, then the Tang Dynasty may only wave its army south, and then the entire Tuyuhun will be ruined, and the fate of the Turks will be our example."
Zaterk said extremely bitterly, he had seen the Turkic khans and princes when he was in Chang'an City, after the defeat of the war, all the people were brought to Chang'an, although Li Shimin did not abuse them, but they were taken care of extremely strictly, except for their own guild hall, they were not allowed to go anywhere in Chang'an City, if Tuyuhun was defeated, maybe their lives would be the rest of our lives.
"Then brother, you ......"
The eldest princess hesitated again and again, but decided to ask clearly, in fact, since she was sent here, the eldest princess had all kinds of questions in her heart, after all, she was a prisoner of war on the road, although Li Xiang did not do anything excessive, but the treatment of the eldest princess was not very good, and it was basically the same as other prisoners.
But after arriving at this courtyard, not only did all the maids be allocated, but also the three meals a day were not bad, of course, there was no way to compare with the previous time, but compared with other prisoners of war, this day was already in the sky, and the eldest princess was also a smart person, and she did not make any form of compromise to Li Xiang, so only her brother made a compromise.
"I'm not a warrior on the grassland, when my father Khan gave up on me, I had to live for myself, I lived in Chang'an for more than ten years, and I did so many things for Tuyuhun, but in the end, what did I get in exchange, everyone betrayed me, so no matter what choice I have, no one can accuse me."
Zaterk said very firmly, in fact, deep down, he also knew that he was a traitor, but he had to be firm in his convictions, and use such words to tell others, and at the same time tell himself that he was doing the right thing......