"The war is over."
Li Chao said.
Li Jing was still rubbing his hands, his hands were red and swollen like carrots.
"The war will not end, the Turks will not die, even if they propose peace this time, it will definitely be just a delaying tactic."
"I know that."
Li Jing is an offensive faction, advocating taking the initiative to attack and defending with offense.
But Li Chao understands that the battle is over for the time being, knowing that the Turks don't really want peace, and Datang has to reach a peace agreement with them now.
Winter is coming, the war is more difficult, Datang now does not have the confidence, nor the ability, leaving the defense group built on the front line of the Great Wall, and going to the north to compete with the Turks.
Eight hundred miles into the plug, it has become a no-man's land.
Li Chao poured another cup of tea for Li Jing, "Duke Wei, we don't have the ability to attack north now, we actually need peace more than the Turks."
We need time, we need time to strengthen the defenses on the front line of the Great Wall, we need to continue to transport ordnance and food to the north, there are so many things that need to be done. ” "But."
Li Jing was a little anxious, "But if we negotiate with the Turks at this time, I am afraid that they will make many unreasonable demands, and then they will occupy the Hetao and the north of the dynasty, and we will not agree at that time."
"Of course you don't agree, why do you want us to agree" Li Chao said with a smile, "Even if we negotiate peace now, but we are also the victorious side, Tong Ye Hu has lost 100,000 soldiers and horses, is this record not good enough The Turks are now riding tigers, they can't advance or retreat, at this time in negotiations, we are the one who occupies the initiative, as long as we don't show that we want to make peace, Tong Ye Hu will have to make some concessions in the end." ” Li Chao's bottom line is to use the 800 miles from Yinshan to the Great Wall as a shelving area for both sides, and both sides are not allowed to enter grazing and farming, as a buffer zone, and wait until later to discuss.
In fact, it is to leave an opening for the next time, who has the ability, then who occupies here.
"But we don't have the ability to occupy places such as Hetao Daibei anymore, and the Turks will definitely not be so honest, they will definitely occupy those places."
"Then let's take it first, as long as it is written in the peace agreement that this is a shelving land, then we will have a reason to get it back at any time in the future."
Of course, this is only the worst result of the negotiation, if the eldest grandson Wuji and Tang Jian are a little more capable, they may be able to make Tong Yehu admit to Yinshan as the boundary in the peace treaty.
Li Chao was not too satisfied with such a result.
"Xiangguo, we don't actually have to negotiate peace with the Turks at all, even if we don't have the ability to fight now, the Turks can't fight it, and it is impossible to break our defense line when they come.
We will keep it here, and we will not make peace with them, and see what the Turks can do to us."
Li Chao smiled, war is always just for politics.
It is not alone, Li Chao hopes to reach a peace agreement first, even if he knows that this peace agreement may be torn apart at any time, it is because the war will affect a lot.
For example, the commercial trade between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, and the Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty were also controlled by the Turks.
At present, after the catastrophe, it is a time of weakness, the financial deficit of the imperial court is staggering, and it needs to be replenished and restored, and foreign trade accounts for a large proportion of income.
If the two sides continue to be at war, then trade will be difficult to maintain, and the Silk Road, the export route to the Western Regions, will not be opened, and the Tang Dynasty will suffer the most.
Li Chao did not think that the blockade of the border and the ban on trade with the Turks were a good thing.
Judging from today's trade situation, Datang's trade with the Turks is a huge surplus, exporting a large number of commodities every year, and exchanging a lot of things, but Datang's commodity technology is high, and it is very advantageous in the trade with the Turks.
If you take the initiative to give up the Turkic market, you will not only lose the tariffs of the imperial court, but also damage many merchants, besides, Turkic cattle, sheep, camels, horses, dried meat, milk powder, fur, these are also things that Datang needs very much.
"It seems that the war is coming to an end for the time being."
Li Jing said helplessly.
"Don't worry, Wei Guogong, the Turks can take advantage of this opportunity to regroup their troops and horses, and we can also actively prepare for war.
At that time, it will depend on who is more prepared, I believe that Wei Guogong will definitely be able to train the soldiers more elite and build the city stronger in Hedong."
"Of course, I'm in Hedong, and I will never let the Turks cross the Great Wall, and don't think about a single step."
"That's good, if there is another war next time, I will definitely ask Your Majesty to recommend you to be the boss."
"Commanding the army and the Northern Expedition to the Turks, this still needs to be commanded by you."
Li Jing said very sincerely.
Li Chao shook his head, this time the Turks came to attack, it was also an accident, he was ordered to be in danger, it was a very critical matter, and Li Shimin trusted him more.
But after this battle, Li Chao already wanted to retire.
The so-called meritorious master, this is not a joke, he Li Chao is not the savior of the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to ask him to go out of the mountain as soon as there is something in the Tang Dynasty, if it goes on like this, what does Li Shimin think, what do the subjects of the world think.
Moreover, although he made great achievements this time, he was able to kill nearly 100,000 prisoners in one go.
But as soon as the war is over, this matter will definitely have to be revealed.
Li Chao still has some opponents in the court, such as Hou Junji.
In addition, many of the policies he has promoted in the past two years in the DPRK and China have affected the interests of many people, and this time, there will definitely be many people who have suffered losses because of Li Chao who will jump out.
Even if Li Shimin still believes in him, he may push the boat down the river at this time to weaken Li Chao's prestige.
"When I came north, I thought that when the war here was over, then I would go to my fiefdom.
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His Majesty gave me a fief of three hundred miles, and I thought it was a good place, and I wanted to go there to run a business or two.
I told Your Majesty that I would build three surrendered cities there, and it was time to fulfill my promise. ” Li Jing was surprised.
Although after Li Chao killed the prisoner, he thought that Li Chao might be defiling himself and planning for the future.
But he really didn't expect that Li Chao was actually planning to leave now.
"I impeached Xiangguo on the table, but I don't really have an opinion about Xiangguo."
Li Jing is in his fifties, and he is still quite upright, and he has always admired Li Chao, especially after this war, he admires Li Chaofa.
He didn't want Li Chao to misunderstand him.
"I know."
Li Chao smiled.
"You know" "Hmm."
"When the peace talks begin, I may have to return to Xiangyang, and at that time, Hedong will have to be handed over to you to be responsible."
"Please rest assured."
Li Chao asked Li Xiuning and the others to start packing their luggage and preparing to go back.
"Can negotiations be done?"
"If you don't want to fight on either side, you can definitely do it."
Everything was as Li Chao expected, the eldest grandson Wuji waited for Tang Jian in Baidao, and then the two started negotiations with Tong Yehu together, and the negotiations went smoothly.
Tong Yehu has made up his mind, and he has no intention of going south again.
And the eldest grandson Wuji and they also received Li Shimin's edict early to reach a peace agreement with the Turks as soon as possible.
Neither side wants to fight, and both want to reach a peace agreement first, so that they can go back and prepare safely.
However, the negotiations soon fell into controversy again, and the progress did not move.
After a brief trial, both sides came up with their own conditions and put them on the table.
Tong Yehu proposed that the two sides should be bounded by the Great Wall, and at the same time, the Tang Dynasty should compensate the Turks for the casualties of the fallen soldiers, and pay tribute to the Turkic vassals, among which there is also one clause, that is, to hand over Li Chao to the Turks.
Of course, the eldest grandson Wuji would not agree to such a condition.
They also put forward the conditions of the Tang Dynasty, with Yinshan as the boundary.
The Tang Dynasty and the Turks were brothers and friends, and every year the Tang Dynasty was willing to buy 100,000 cattle and horses from the Turkic government in exchange for tea and silk.
There is no courtier, no tribute, no money and no land cession.
The negotiations were deadlocked for two days.
The eldest grandson Wuji, they will not give an inch.
And at this time, Tong Yehu got the news that several Tang troops had moved.
Li Jing led the army out of the horse, Yunzhou marched, although the scale was not large, only three thousand horsemen, but this move undoubtedly made Tong Yehu very worried.
Further investigation showed that Li Jing was going to lead his army to enter the foot of Baishan Mountain, and he was going to build a city there, and it was said that he was going to build a Datong City.
Tong Yehu suddenly became vigilant, it is a very important location, it is the northern exit of the Yunshuo Basin, if Li Jing builds a Datong city here that is as dangerous as Mayi, then Yunshuo has two strong cities, Datong and Mayi, one south and one north, then the Yunshuo Basin will be firmly controlled by the Tang people.
Immediately afterward, another news was reported.
Guo Xiaoke led the Shuofang Junzhou army to the north, preparing to cross the Yellow River into the Qiantao Plain, where he was to build a city.
Then Cheng Biting Jin also went out of Xiazhou and wanted to enter Fengzhou in Hetao.
On each road, there is a famous general who is personally in charge, and the soldiers and horses that can be led are small troops of two or three thousand.
This made Tong Yehu very puzzled, whether the Tang army wanted to reoccupy the 800 miles of territory, or whether it was ready to fight back.
He was a little skeptical, did the Tang Army have the ability to fight back at this time But he can't bet now, his army is running out.
The negotiations started again, and this time, Tong Yehu no longer asked for the sky, and he changed to pay back the money on the ground.
"It is impossible for Li Xiang to be handed over to the Turks, and it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute to the Turks, and to cede land with relatives, it must be bounded by the Great Wall, otherwise, there is no need to talk about it at all, let's continue to fight."
Tong Ye Hu looked at the eldest grandson Wuji with a confident face, "Is this what you mean, or is it what your emperor means?"
This is Li Xiang's original words, of course, there is no sentence about himself in his original words, that sentence was added by His Majesty the Emperor.
This is the bottom line and attitude of our Datang peace negotiation, if the Great Khan wants to make peace, then we will follow this, if we don't want to make peace, then let's continue to fight. ” Tong Ye Huqi's face turned dark, and Mo Helu and a group of Turkic nobles directly reached out to draw their swords.
Tong Ye Hu finally reached out and stopped them.
Anger doesn't solve the problem.
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"Okay, on your terms, we will sign a truce and peace treaty, but I will only sign it for three years."
Spinning Ye Hu stretched out three fingers, and there was a strong sense of threat in his words.
The three-year agreement meant that he intended to send troops after the expiration of the treaty in three years.
Or, without waiting three years at all, he could send troops at any time.
The eldest grandson Wuji listened to this condition, but he was not the slightest surprised.
"Very good, then let's sign a contract, Tang Tubai Dao three-year non-attack treaty."
At this time, it was Tong Yehu who was surprised.
But the condition was proposed by himself, and he couldn't change it at this time, he thought about it and felt that it was good to sign it.
After signing the contract, everyone went home.
"Okay, sign the contract, but I still have one last small condition, this peace treaty, the representative of the Southern Dynasty cannot be you, nor can it be him, but Li Chao himself has to sign it.
If he does not come, then I will not sign this peace treaty. ” This circumference made the eldest grandson Wuji and Tang Jian frown.
Do the Turks want to trick Li Chao into coming, and then get rid of Li Chao Such a thing, the Turks are not unable to do it.
Now, it makes them a little dilemma. t1706231537: