Chapter 176 Li Zhi’s despair

Now that the action plan has been established, the next thing will be easier to do. After choosing a good and auspicious day, the troops assembled in Liangzhou City also began to leave the city.

Since the army went south, many troops have been guarding the city and have never had the opportunity to take a walk on the grassland. Now that Li Xiang's people have taken over the city's defense, other troops finally have the opportunity to gallop on their horses.

Prime Minister Midu also received the report from his subordinates, so he also rode his horse to the vicinity of the city. When he saw the Tang army lined up in front of him, the corners of Prime Minister Midu's mouth twitched.

This is a naked show of force, but what can it do? Now the Tang army is strong and has defeated our Ronggong tribe. They are now going uphill, and armies from all over the country are also coming in a steady stream.

On the other hand, in Tuyuhun, Li Xiang had caused a mess everywhere, especially the Ronggong tribe, the third largest tribe, which could not even find 10,000 cavalry at the moment.

The most terrible thing was that the news that the eldest princess had been captured spread out, causing a panic among the tribes on the grassland.

Thinking of these fatal things one after another, Prime Minister Midu could only close his eyes helplessly. Tuyuhun seemed to be more powerful before, and he could also bring a lot of trouble to Datang, but it was just trouble. That's all, if Datang treats him head-on, Tuyuhun is really no match.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, Tang Jun did this before the negotiation, which had a profound impact on me. I should have some countermeasures!"

Some of his generals said worriedly, when I looked back just now, I saw that many soldiers in our queue did not dare to stand up straight. The pressure from the Tang army was too much on us.

"Are we going to send out the army? Are we going to fight tit for tat with others? Our people who can fight are all here, but the Tang army is still coming from all over the country. If we use force to be human, then I'm afraid we won't be able to fight until next time. Today, they have ten times the number of troops. We are not here for confrontation, we are here for negotiation to end this."

Prime Minister Midu gritted his teeth when he spoke, almost breaking the roots of his teeth. How could he be willing to be so humiliated? Secret spies in the territory wrote several letters a day, all telling Tang Dynasty's determination to fight decisively. Does Prime Minister Midu dare to act rashly?

At this moment, pulling out our own cavalry to fight tit for tat can indeed make us feel a little better. But tomorrow, when ten times the strength of their troops arrives, what else can we pull out?

"Order the entire camp to pull out and retreat thirty miles."

Prime Minister Midu saw that the troops in the city were still coming out, so he could only order his troops to retreat. Out of sight, out of mind!

After Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin got the news, they both felt that Prime Minister Midu was not a simple person. He could knock out his teeth and swallow at such a juncture. This person had patience.

We are not afraid of those who show their teeth and show their claws, because everything about that kind of person is written on their face. What we are most afraid of is this kind of sinister person.

"It seems that when someone goes to the capital to apologize, Prime Minister Midu must go with him."

Cheng Yaojin touched his beard and said.

"You and I want to go together. Their khan will definitely not go. He should invite a prince, and then let the prime minister go with him."

Although Qin Qiong does things openly and above all, when it comes to the lives of the people on the border, some things must be planned in the long term. If something goes wrong with Prime Minister Midu, then Tuyuhun may not have the brains to find another prime minister. This will save us a lot of trouble.

"This kind of person will be patient and cannot be given time. Otherwise, there will be another war in the future. We must be more ruthless at critical moments."

Cheng Yaojin squinted his eyes and said, "It is possible to kill the prime ministers of other countries in the Tang Dynasty. This is a matter that risks the disapproval of the world. But Tuyuhun has just been defeated, so there is not much danger, but if this person is allowed to If he continues to take charge of Tuyuhun, there will definitely be a war within ten years.

"There is no need to report it to the emperor. If anything happens, we two brothers will take care of it."

Qin Qiong knew that he could not tell Li Shimin about such a thing. If he told Li Shimin, he would probably drag Li Shimin into trouble. If the two of them did such a thing, Li Shimin would definitely punish them. After all, he had to give an explanation to the world, but this matter After the incident, whoever is punished more heavily will be rewarded more heavily.

Li Shimin is a smart man, but you have taken the blame for the entire Tang Dynasty. Can Datang give you chills?

"This is natural. It's still the old rule. I'll defend the city while you negotiate with Li Xiang's boy."

Cheng Yaojin knew that he was not good at conspiracies. Even though Qin Qiong was a decent person, he was more interested in winning than he was. He had to leave the negotiations to him, not to mention that Qin Qiong was the leader of this war.

"More patrols should be carried out. Don't let anything happen at the most glorious moment. Tuyuhun still has the strength to fight."

Although Qin Qiong knows that the chance of this is very small, we still have to be fully prepared. If we are arrogant and domineering at the negotiation location, and the other party overtakes us, we will be very embarrassed.

Three days later, preparations for Liangzhou City were completed, and the negotiation location was still twenty miles outside the city. Generals Li Xiang and Qin Qiong set out with their troops. It was still Li Xiang's 6,000 people. They had already verified it on the grassland. His status can be said to be that of a mighty soldier of the empire.

Li Zhi watched Li Xiang go away on the city wall. He also had mixed feelings in his heart. Last night, he even wanted to send a message to the people in Tuyuhun, telling them that the Tang Dynasty had never thought about actually fighting this. battle.

But in the end, as a descendant of the Tang royal family, he had not yet taken the step of betraying the Tang Dynasty. Even though he was an enemy of Li Xiang, he was not crazy enough to do so.

"Your Highness, an urgent letter has arrived from the imperial court. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please read it personally."

When Li Zhi was having mixed feelings, Cheng Chumo next to him sent a letter, which was not in the form of an imperial edict. This meant that it was a private letter from the royal family. Although it was written by the emperor, it did not alarm too many people. It read The King of Jin personally opened...

Li Zhi looked at Cheng Chumo in confusion. Why was there an autographed letter from his father at this time? But he didn't have much time to think about it, so he could only take the letter and find a place where no one was around to open it.

this?

How is this possible?

Li Zhi was stunned by the content inside, and he felt a sense of despair...