"No wonder Jieli would choose to negotiate peace at this time, so how should we choose?"
Li Deliang nodded and asked with a stunned look on his face.
Li Shimin didn't speak, Li Shentong didn't speak either, and Changsun Shunde and Yu Wenshiji also remained silent.
Everyone's eyes almost fell on Li Yuanji in an instant.
Li Yuanji said without hesitation, "Of course I agree to Jie Li!"
Li Shimin curled his lips and said nothing, Li Shentong nodded with satisfaction, and Changsun Shunde and Yu Wenshiji were all smiles.
Li Deliang said in confusion: "Why did you agree to Jie Li? Let Suni lose Jie Li and block him in Qingzhou. Wouldn't it be better for us to capture Jie Li in one fell swoop and wipe out all the previous humiliation in one fell swoop?"
Li Yuanji said nothing, but gave Li Shentong a look, asking Li Shentong to explain to Li Deliang.
Li Shentong said with a bright smile: "Looking at the immediate benefits, letting Suni block Jieli in Qingzhou and allowing us to capture Jieli can indeed wipe out all the previous humiliations in one fell swoop.
But from a long-term perspective, doing so will do more harm than good to Datang.
A Turk with only one khan poses a much greater threat to the Tang Dynasty than a Turk with several khans."
Li Deliang was immediately clicked, and said with bright eyes: "So we must keep Jieli to fight with Suni and let them fight fiercely. We, the Tang Dynasty, can just use this to gather strength and send troops to the north.
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Li Shentong nodded with a smile and said: "Not only that, the Tang Dynasty can also canonize Ye Hu, who has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, as a Khan, so that he can take the opportunity to attract more Turks to join the Tang Dynasty.
Under this situation, we, the Tang Dynasty, will one day be able to take the Turks as the vanguard and defeat the Turks."
Li Yuanji chuckled and said, "I believe this day won't be too far away."
"Hahaha……"
Li Shentong smiled even happier.
Li Deliang and others also laughed heartily.
Only Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were unhappy.
There is no way, the more capable the younger brother is, the less hope they have of making a comeback.
Although they have clearly understood that it is almost impossible for them to make a comeback, they still fantasize about it.
So of course they were not happy when they saw their younger brother's achievements growing.
But if you are unhappy, you should not pour cold water on it, because it is related to the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty. As a member of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, if you say something wrong, you will be criticized by the people of the world.
Li Yuanji had no time to care about Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's displeasure, and immediately said to Changsun Shunde: "Mr. Changsun, you have been on many missions to the Turks, so I will trouble you to go there this time."
Changsun Shunde not only did not refuse, but laughed loudly and said: "This should be the most annoying trip I have taken in these years. In the past, I was ridiculed by the Turks and made things difficult for me in various ways.
Now we can finally ridicule the Turks and make things difficult for them."
Li Yuanji nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. Changsun, this time you go to negotiate peace, our conditions are very simple, that is, Jieli will hand back all the territory that invaded our Tang Dynasty, that is, all the territory south of the Great Wall.
If he agrees, we will make peace; if he does not agree, we will send people to discuss it with Sunishe."
Changsun Shunde was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "This is to cut flesh on Jieli's body. It's not enough if Jieli doesn't agree."
The others also laughed.
Being able to recover all the places south of the Great Wall through diplomacy would be of unimaginable benefit to the Tang Dynasty.
As long as the Tang Dynasty regained the Great Wall and had the Great Wall as a barrier, the Turks would no longer be able to invade the Tang Dynasty anytime and anywhere.
Moreover, there are various military fortresses such as beacon towers on the Great Wall, which can be used with a little repair.
From now on, the Tang Dynasty can use very few troops to guard the borders of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no need to send so many soldiers and horses to guard the borders.
The food and grass saved in this period could allow Datang to do many things that benefit the country and the people.
Li Yuanji followed with a smile and said: "Mr. Changsun, this is our bottom line, there is no room for concession. If Jie Li does not agree, we will send our troops north and retake all the territory south of the Great Wall with our own hands."
That's what they say, but whether or not to fight depends on Datang. Datang has the initiative and cannot help but gain advantage.
Changsun Shunde bowed respectfully and said loudly: "My eldest son, Sunshun Shunde, obeys the order!"
After saying that, he laughed again.
Li Yuanji also smiled even more heartily.
Li Jiancheng had a gloating expression on his face. Li Shimin's face was uglier than eating shit. Changsun Shunde was his wife's uncle. Now he obeyed Li Yuanji's orders as his will. This shows that he recognized Li Yuanji's identity as a ruler. How could he
Happy.
"Summon Hamul to see you!"
After Li Yuanji had laughed enough, he sent someone to summon Hamul.
One wants to do justice and save money, and the other wants to take advantage of the situation.
So the two sides quickly reached preliminary negotiations.
The Tang Dynasty sent Sun Shunde as the chief envoy and Yu Wenshiji as the deputy envoy to form an envoy and rushed to the place where Jieli's Golden Wolf Tent was to discuss peace negotiations with Jieli.
The next day, after preparing everything, Changsun Shunde and Yu Wenshi took five hundred followers and set off with Hamul.
After they set off, Li Yuanji took everyone into Huai'an City.
The city of Huai'an was occupied by the Turks for more than a month and was devastated by disaster.
All the decent shops in the city were looted by the Turks, and the not-so-decent shops were also ransacked, and all kinds of houses were damaged to varying degrees by the Turks.
More importantly, many people in the city were tortured by the Turks.
Especially women, almost all suffered at the hands of Turks.
When Li Yuanji entered the city, he heard many mournful wailings and saw many families setting up mourning halls.
Su Dingfang and his soldiers were burying the naked woman with tears in their eyes.
Later movies and TV dramas glorified the crimes committed during the invasion of aliens in a very serious way.
So much so that many people think that alien invasion is just what it is.
In fact, the reality is a hundred times more miserable than what is depicted in movies and TV dramas. Just the fact that cities are massacred at every turn is enough to overshadow everything depicted in later movies and TV dramas.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Looking around, in addition to broken walls and ruins, there are densely packed corpses, blood flowing into rivers, flesh piled up into mountains, intestines and stomachs flowing across, and brains scattered all over.
This is massacre.
Fortunately, Jieli did not go on a killing spree in Huai'an City, otherwise the city would not just be filled with mourning and mourning.
But there was no sound, it was as quiet as a ghost, and as cruel as a demon city.
"Dingfang..."
When Li Yuanji walked up to Su Dingfang on horseback, Su Dingfang buried a girl in a pit with tears in his eyes.
Seeing Li Yuanji, Su Dingfang raised his head, squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying and said: "Your Highness, I have ordered all the concubines under my command to live in more than ten rooms in the school. Please forgive me."
Li Yuanji's heart twitched and asked: "How much did you pay?"
Su Dingfang grinned and said: "I have taken over more than a hundred houses..."
Li Yuanji's eyes were a little red and he said: "Help me and my eldest brother, and my second brother can also take some. Our family has a big business and we can afford it."
Su Dingfang nodded with tears in his eyes: "Okay!"
"I accept it!"
At this time, Yu Wenbao stepped forward to show his loyalty.
Li Yuanji glared at Yu Wenbao fiercely and said: "Get out!"
Yu Wenbao was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse and fled back to the queue like a rabbit.
"When I conquer the Turks in the north, I will make you my general!"
Li Yuanji made a promise to Su Dingfang and also announced it to the Turks.
Su Dingfang nodded heavily and said: "I will definitely live up to His Highness's high expectations. I also ask Your Highness to move to the county government office for a short rest. After I have buried all the corpses, I will go to the county government office to report the military situation to His Highness."
Li Yuanji got off his horse, picked up a handful of loess, threw it into the pit, and said: "I will accompany you."
Su Dingfang nodded and did not refuse.
When all the women were buried, some of them couldn't help crying, and then the wails suddenly became one.
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Li Yuanji followed Su Dingfang to the county government office amid wailing sounds.
The county government office has been repaired by people sent by Su Dingfang, and it is barely habitable.
After Li Yuanji sat down in the county government hall, Su Dingfang began to report all the military information.
Mainly to reward merit, such as Luo Shixin's achievement of ascending to the throne for the first time, Hou Junji's decapitation of his troops, and Yin Kaishan's merit of annihilating the enemy.
Su Dingfang did not mention a word about his own contribution.
It’s not that Su Dingfang doesn’t need credit, it’s not that Su Dingfang doesn’t like credit, and it’s not that Su Dingfang is worried that his achievements will overwhelm his master.
With Li Shimin here, the generals of the Tang Dynasty did not have to worry about their superiority.
No matter how great your contribution is, can it be greater than Li Shimin's contribution to unifying half of the country?
The reason why Su Dingfang didn't mention a word about his own contribution was because he was the commander-in-chief of the army. He had a share of the credit for the establishment of the army. There was no need for him to rush to take credit for himself.
"Go back and tell all the generals that the credit for this attack on the city will be verified by the Army Sima and the Ministry of War. I will definitely reward you based on your merit."
Li Yuanji said seriously after Su Dingfang reported the military situation.
After Su Dingfang thanked him, he retreated.
A night of silence.
The next day, at noon.
Changsun Shunde sent a message back, saying that Jieli was only willing to agree to half of the conditions of the Tang Dynasty. He was only willing to cede all the territory north of Shizhou and south of the Great Wall to the Tang Dynasty. There was no chance of anything from Suizhou to Lingzhou.
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Li Yuanji directly asked the person to go back and send a message to Changsun Shunde. The bottom line he said was the bottom line, and there was no room for negotiation.
If Jieli does not agree, then Tang Dynasty will immediately send troops to the north to take back these territories personally. It will be up to Jieli whether he can stop it.
The visitor immediately went back to send a message to Changsun Shunde.
After three days of negotiation, a shocking result was obtained, that is, Jie Li actually escaped with his people while talking.
"Immediately! Immediately! Let Liu Hongji's troops leave Xiaoguan, Su Dingfang's troops leave Qingzhou, Li Shenfu's troops leave Suizhou, and Niu Xiu and Kan Leng's troops leave Weizeguan!
When the willows weep over the river, I want all the south of the Great Wall to belong to my country, the Tang Dynasty!
Anyone who cannot fulfill this order should come to see me!"
After Li Yuanji learned that Jie Li had escaped, he gave the order decisively.
Jie Li has just been beaten into a lost dog. Whether he can subdue Sunisi is still unknown. The most important thing is, if you don't beat up the lost dog while Jie Li's vitality is seriously injured, how long will it take?
But after this order was conveyed to the entire army, Li Xiuning became a little unhappy.
After she rushed to Gyeongju with her carefully selected 10,000 people, she found that nothing happened to her. How could she be happy?