Chapter 214 The Price of Peace

"Attack, assault, kill into the city!"

As soon as he saw the Tang cavalry rushing out of the mountains and forests, he knew that the Tang army was not good. Although he was panicked, he was not confused. In his opinion, after his long-distance attack at this time, the people and horses were all tired. Under the sudden attack, he was not only unable to resist the ambush of the Tang army, but also extremely difficult to get his whole body from the ambush of the Tang army. If you retreat, if you turn around and escape at this time, it will not only will it be difficult for the Tang army to take advantage of the situation to cover up, but also be more likely to mess up the next army, which will inevitably lead to the defeat of the whole army. Now, the only opportunity to reverse the defeat is to chase Li Xian's troops into the city and take advantage of the remnants of the Tang army to gain a firm foothold. At that time, he defeated it in one fell swoop and took Li Xian in his hand as a threatening hostage. In view of this, thegarzanpo not only withdrew his troops, but also waved his machete and issued an assault order.

"Fighting arrows!"

Gar Zanpo is worthy of being a wise general. His calculation is extremely smooth. If everything really goes according to his plan, it may really have the possibility of turning the defeat in one fell swoop, but the reality has dealt a heavy blow to Ghal Zanpo - just as the Tubo army desperately launched an assault on the open gate, a sudden shout It sounded like thunder, and in an all of a sudden, rows of Yutan soldiers with bows and crossbows suddenly appeared on the seemingly empty city.

It's over! As soon as the Kar Zanpo sprinted in the middle of the army saw a large number of Yutan bow and crossbowmen standing up at the top of the city, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom. Unfortunately, Yutan officers and soldiers obviously did not have time to sympathize with the desperate mood of gar Zanpo, but listening to the sound of bows and strings, countless steel arrows and carved feather arrows were like pouring heavy rain. The ground fell into the array of the Tubo army in the charge, which suddenly aroused the sound of howling. Countless Tubo cavalry became the dead soul under the arrows without even knowing what was going on. The originally slightly scattered charge formation completely fell into chaos.

"Withdraw, withdraw quickly!"

Seeing that the former army had collapsed, Gar Zanpo knew that the defeat was irreparable. He didn't care about the mission of catching Li Xian alive. He roared, regardless of twisting the horse's head and leading a group of guards. He circled an arc on the chaotic battlefield and turned around and ran wildly along the road. He was in such a His head fled, and his officers and soldiers, who had been in a mess, did not have the slightest courage to fight. They all collapsed and scattered, trying to escape the fate of death.

"Children, kill, kill all the thieves, kill, kill, kill!"

Since receiving Li Xian's letter from the flying eagle, Li Jinxing, the general of the right-wing army, has led 3,000 elite cavalry in this mountain forest for two days, and he has been suffocated for a long time. When he saw that the Tubo army was about to escape, he waved the one-legged bronze man, roared repeatedly and led his troops into the chaotic army. Wherever he passed, people turned upside down. There was no one-in-one enemy, and the Tubo officers and soldiers were so scared.

The number of Tang army's cavalry who killed out of the mountains and forests is not large, only 3,000 cavalry. It seems that only one-third of the Tubo army is not enough, but the Tang army is a division waiting for work, and it can't be compared with the Tubo army, which is tired of the division veterans. Under this crazy killing, the poor Tubo officers and soldiers are like lambs to be slaughtered, even one There was no strength of his hands. He was killed and injured when he was charged by the Tang army. More than 2,000 people became the souls of hell. On the battlefield, human and horse corpses were everywhere, and the blood flowed into a river. It can be said that it was unbearable to see.

"Blow the trumpet, stop!"

Li Xian did not go to battle in person this time, but stood on the broken city wall and looked at Li Jinxing's army to cut and kill the Tubo soldiers indifferently. It was not until he saw the smoke and dust rolling in the distance that he slowed down the general's order. As soon as he said this, his own messengers sounded the horn of the end of the army. He was killing for a few hours. The cheerful Tang army cavalry strangled the running horses one after another, slowly retreated to the bottom of the wall, and arrayed on the spot. It was not a defensive array, but a triangular assault array, and did not pay attention to the rolling tens of thousands of Tubo troops.

The Tubo army came very fast, but it did not launch a rapid attack as soon as it arrived. Instead, it suppressed the speed three miles away from the city, slowly lined up the formation, and slowly pressed towards the waste city. Although the speed was not fast, the momentum was not small, and it was to follow the Tang army at all costs. In the posture of fighting to the end, while the army marched, a tragic atmosphere gathered stronger and stronger. At the end, it was like substance, which made people feel a sense of breathless suffocation.

Good guy, at this time, you are still playing psychological warfare, tut, awesome, awesome! Looking at the Tubo army slowly pressing forward, although Li Xian's face was still calm, there was a little light in his heart, just because he had guessed the intention of thegar Qinling - the Tubo army did not pose for the sake of fighting desperately, but for peace. To put it bluntly, it was to force peace with war!

Li Xian does not oppose peace. In fact, the Tang Dynasty has been fighting against the outside world over the years, and the treasury has been a little empty. Coupled with this year's large-scale drought, the powerful Tang Dynasty actually does not have the ability to launch a large-scale war again. If it is forced to fight, it will definitely be a poor army, and it will have to hurt the country. However, besides, Anxi has not yet fully settled down, and the Tang Dynasty also needs a relatively long time to rectify the internal and accumulate strength. If there is a phased peace, it is really in line with the actual needs of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, the words come back. This peace cannot be prayed for, but with iron and blood. Go to fight it out, which is also the root of Li Xian's risk of death to kill Tuyuhun.

Li Xian needs peace, and the need for peace as well. It is not only the need to clean up the Tuyuhun who was smashed by Li Xian, but also the need to rectify the internal differences in Tubo. Even without Li Xian's attack, it is impossible for the gar Qinling to launch an offensive against the Tang Dynasty in a short time, and now? I'm afraid this time will have to be postponed. However, in any case, since the two sides can't continue, there is a basis for peace talks. As for who can take advantage, it depends on whose negotiation skills are better.

"Someone, the gar Qinling is here. Your Highness the King of Zhou, please fight for a while!"

As expected by Li Xian, when the Tubo army advanced one miles away from the abandoned city, it stopped. Then he saw that thegar Qinling came to the city with empty hands and a single horse, arched his hand to the head of the city, and sincerely issued an invitation. Although the voice was peaceful, the words spread all over the battlefield, which was enough to show that The depth of internal strength.

"Your Highness, you can't go. Beware of fraud!"

"Your Highness, the dog is treacherous, you can't move lightly."

"Your Highness, let the last general come for you!"

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Hearing that garqinling issued such an invitation, Li He and other generals gathered behind Li Xian were afraid that Li Xian would make a mistake, so they made an admonishment one after another.

"It doesn't matter. Although the world is big, there are few people who can hurt the orphans. The princes are on high alert here. If you go alone, you can go back."

Although Li Xian guessed the intention of the invitation of gar Qinling, he did not intend to say it. Instead, he laughed and waved his hand. After telling a word, he walked down the city, ran to the gar Qinling and went straight to a place only a foot away from it. Then he strangled the ** war horse without saying anything. Just looking at each other with a smile.

"Your Highness, young hero, I have to accept it."

Looking at Li Xian's young and upright face, gar Qinling shook his head with a wry smile and sighed with emotion.

"The general has passed the reputation. If you have anything to say, you can say it directly. I don't like to go around the curve."

Li Xian was not moved by the emotion of the garqinling, and said in a plain and unquestionable tone.

"Well, let's put it bluntly, you and our two countries are brothers..."

Ger Qinling heard the meaning of Li Xian's words, and his eyebrows frowned slightly, but he did not object. He nodded and opened his mouth to set the tone first.

"Wait a minute, what the general said, I really don't agree with it. In front of your country, I have always been a minister in the Tang Dynasty, and they have a relationship with each other as a suzerain. How can't you say this again!"

Li Xian did not intend to call him a brother to the Tubo people, even if it was false, so he interrupted the words of gar Qinling extremely strongly.

"It's true that it's just that from time to time, our two countries are now at the same time. Isn't this true? If the war continues, I'm afraid it's not what Your Highness is happy to see. If you can live in peace, don't do it?" Thegar Qinling was choked by Li Xian's strong words, but after all, the city was deep, and he didn't have an attack. He just continued calmly.

"The general's words are reasonable, and Gu is also the same idea. If they can turn each other into jade and silk, it will be a good thing, but it's not too late to ask the general to do it first, and then talk about peace." Li Xian was originally a master of negotiation. In addition, he had the initiative at this time, which was not allowed for Gar Qinling to say, and replied with an extremely tough word.

"Oh? Your Highness, please talk about it. Just listen to it.

Although gar Qinling was extremely dissatisfied with Li Xian's toughness, he did not show it, but replied peacefully.

"If the general wants to talk about peace, please hand over the captured soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in the previous battle of Dafeichuan, otherwise you don't have to talk about peace. If you want to fight, I, the Tang Dynasty should accompany you to the end!" Li Xian was tough all the way to the end, and he didn't give any room for gar Qinling to bargain.

"Yes, but someone also has a condition. I have heard that the princess of peace in your country is virtuous for a long time. My family Zanpu is also a hero among people. If I can marry her, it will be a good word of Princess Wencheng in those years. I don't know what your Highness thinks?"

According to the practice of Tubo, prisoners of war are slaves of various tribes and private property. No matter how strong the gar Qinling is, they dare not openly let the tribes hand over the people for free. If you really want to achieve this matter, the gar Qinling must be bloody, but in the face of Li Xian's strength, the gar Qinling can only be hard. I promised, but soon I put forward the corresponding requirements.

The requirements of gar Qinling are not too much. After all, there are too many things about the Tang Dynasty and relatives. In fact, in the past life, it was almost around this time that the Tubo people really went to Luoyang to propose marriage, indicating that it was Princess Taiping who wanted to marry, but Gaozong. Queen Wu was reluctant to marry her own daughter to a foreigner, so she took Princess Jincheng to make up the number. If the words of garqinling are said to others, it is not a big deal, but for Li Xian, it is a complete insult - in Li Xian's opinion, putting the burden of peace on the shoulders of the princesses is extremely unfair. Besides, it is impossible for peace to bring real peace, so What you get is just a false truce. At this moment, why does the Tang Dynasty have to sacrifice the happiness of the princesses in exchange for peace of peace? If there is anyone who dares to break the Tang Dynasty, just fight!

"I don't dare to agree. If the general really wants peace, I can give you peace. I will only hand over all the prisoners of war back to my Tang Dynasty. During the five-year period, don't mention the rest of the words. If you don't accept it, then it's done!" Li Xian did not mean to save face for gar Qinling at all. He sneered and gave the ultimatum. Hearing that gar Qinling's eyebrows were wrinkled into a huge word "chuan", and the expression on his face was constantly changing...