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Chapter 214 The Price of Peace

"Assault, assault, rush into the city!"

As soon as he saw the cavalry of the Tang army rushing out of the mountains and forests in large numbers, Gar Tsangpo knew that something was wrong. Although he was flustered, he was not in a state of confusion. Tired, under the sudden attack, it is neither able to fight head-on with the Tang army's ambush, nor to retreat from the Tang army's ambush. Disrupting the incoming army will inevitably lead to the defeat of the entire army. Now, the only chance to reverse the defeat is to chase after Li Xian's troops and rush into the city. At this time, he defeated him in one fell swoop and took Li Xian in his hands as a hostage for threat. In view of this, Gar Zanpo not only refused to withdraw his troops, but brandished a machete and issued an order to attack.

"Fire arrows!"

Gar Zampo is worthy of being a wise general, and his calculations are extremely smooth. If everything goes according to his plan, there may be a possibility to reverse the defeat in one fell swoop, but the reality has given Gar Zhampo a heavy blow Attack——Just as the Tubo army was desperately launching an assault on the open city gate, a loud shout suddenly sounded like thunder. Suddenly, rows of soldiers holding bows and crossbows suddenly appeared on the seemingly deserted city. Khotan soldiers.

It's over!Gar Zanpo, who was sprinting in the middle of the army, saw the large number of Khotan crossbowmen standing on the top of the city, and his heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley. Unfortunately, the Khotan officers and soldiers obviously had no time to sympathize with Gar Zanpo's despair. I was in the mood to die, but when I heard the bursts of bowstrings, countless steel arrows and arrows with carved feathers fell into the charging Tubo army array like pouring rain, and bursts of excitement were aroused in an instant. With the sound of howling, countless Tubo cavalry became the souls of the arrows before they even figured out what was going on. The originally slightly scattered charge formation fell into chaos.

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

Seeing that the former army was in disarray, Gal Zampo knew that the defeat was irretrievable, so he couldn't care less about the mission of capturing Li Xian alive, so he roared and twisted his horse's head recklessly, Leading a group of personal guards, he circled an arc on the chaotic battlefield, and turned around and ran along the way he came. He took the lead in running away, and the officers and soldiers under him who were already in a mess had no chance of fighting. Courage, all crumbled away, trying to escape the fate of death.

"Boys, kill, kill all the thieves, kill, kill, kill!"

Since receiving Li Xian's message from the flying eagle, Li Jinxing, the leading general on the right, has led [-] elite cavalry in this mountain forest for two days, and he has long been suffocated. Yi, waving the one-legged bronze man, roared again and again and led his troops into the chaos of the army. Wherever they passed, people turned their backs on their backs, and there was no single enemy. The Tubo officers and soldiers were frightened.

The number of cavalrymen of the Tang army who came out of the mountains was not many, only [-] cavalry, which seemed to be less than one-third of the Tubo army, but the Tang army was an army waiting for work, so how could the Tubo army, who was tired of veterans, be able to compare? Come on, under this crazy killing, the poor Tubo officers and soldiers are like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. They don't even have the power to fight back. After being charged by the Tang army, they are already dead and injured, and more than two thousand people have become hell The souls of the dead, the corpses of the soldiers and horses on the battlefield are scattered all over the field, and the blood flows like a river. Its appearance can be described as extremely horrible.

"Blow the trumpet and withdraw the troops!"

This time, Li Xian did not go into battle in person, but stood on the dilapidated city wall, watching Li Jinxing's troops kill the Tubo rebels with a calm expression, until he saw the smoke and dust billowing in the distance, he didn't worry The general order was issued slowly, and as soon as the words came out, the messenger blew the horn to withdraw the troops, and within a few moments, the Tang army's elite cavalry who were killing happily stopped their galloping horses and slowly retreated under the city wall , Formed on the spot, what was put out was not a defensive formation, but a triangular assault formation, completely ignoring the tens of thousands of Tubo troops rolling in.

The Tubo army came very quickly, but they did not launch a sudden attack as soon as they arrived. Instead, they suppressed their speed three miles away from the city. The city crushed the past, although the speed was not fast, but the momentum was not small, and it was assumed that it would fight the Tang army to the end at all costs. As the army marched, a sense of sadness and grandeur became stronger and stronger. At the end, It is as real as it is, and it makes people feel a sense of suffocation.

Good guy, he is still playing psychological warfare at this time, tsk tsk, amazing, amazing!Looking at the Tubo army that was slowly advancing forward, Li Xian's face remained calm, but his heart was a little turbulent, because he had already guessed what Gar Qinling's intention was - the Tubo army posed like this The stance of fighting to the death is not for war, but for peace. To put it bluntly, it is to force peace with war!

Li Xian is not against peace. In fact, the Tang Dynasty has been fighting against foreign countries for these years, and the treasury is already a little empty. Coupled with the large-scale drought this year, the extremely powerful Datang actually has no ability to launch a large-scale war again. If it is forced to fight, it will definitely be militaristic, and it must hurt the country. Besides, Anxi has not yet fully settled down, and Datang will need a relatively long period of time to rectify its internal affairs and accumulate strength. The words of peace are in line with the actual needs of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, then again, this kind of peace cannot be prayed for, but it must be fought with iron and blood. The root cause of Li Xian risking his life and leading his troops into Tuyuhun.

Li Xian needs peace, and Gar Qinling also needs peace. It is not only the need to clean up Tuyuhun, which was smashed to pieces by Li Xian, but also the need to rectify the internal differences in Tubo. Even without Li Xian's attack, Gar · It is also impossible for Qinling to launch an offensive against Datang in a short time, but right now, this time may have to be postponed, but no matter what, since both sides can no longer fight, then With the basis of peace talks, as for who can take advantage, it depends on whose negotiating skills are better.

"So-and-so, Gar Qinling is here, please His Royal Highness King Zhou come to the battle for a while!"

Sure enough, as Li Xian expected, the Tubo army advanced to a mile away from the ruined city, and then stopped. Immediately afterwards, Gar Qinling came to the city alone with empty hands, facing He cupped his hands at the head of the city, and issued an invitation in a sincere tone. Although the voice was peaceful, the words spread throughout the battlefield, which fully demonstrated the depth of his internal strength.

"Your Highness, you can't go, be careful of fraud!"

"Your Highness, the dog is deceitful, don't move lightly."

"Your Highness, Rong Mo will go on your behalf!"

Upon hearing such an invitation from Gar Qinling, Li He and other generals who gathered behind Li Xian feared that Li Xian might make a mistake, and spoke up one after another to advise him.

"It doesn't matter. Although the world is big, there are not many people who can hurt the lonely. You are here to be on strict guard. If you go alone, you will go back."

Although Li Xian guessed the intention of Gar Qinling's invitation, he didn't intend to break it out. Instead, he laughed and waved his hands. After giving an order, he strode down from the top of the city and rode his horse towards Kar Er Qinling came straight to the place less than ten feet away from him, and then reined in the horse under his crotch, and didn't make a sound, just looked at him with a smile on his face.

"Your Highness is a young hero, I have to obey."

Looking at Li Xian's young and handsome face, Gar Qinling shook his head with a wry smile, and sighed full of emotion.

"The general is over-reputed. If you have anything to say, just say it straight. Gu never likes to go around the corner."

Li Xian was not moved by Gar Qinling's emotion at all, and said in a flat but unquestionable tone.

"Alright, let's just say it bluntly, our two countries are brotherly countries..."

Gar Qinling heard the meaning of Li Xian's words, and he couldn't help but frowned slightly, but he didn't object, nodded, and opened his mouth to set the tone first.

"Wait a minute, I don't agree with what the general said. The former Zanpu Songtsen Gampo of your country has always been a vassal in our Tang Dynasty, and the relationship between each other is the suzerain. Why do you come to the brother's remarks? Don't mention it again!"

Li Xian did not intend to call the Tubo people brothers and sisters, even if it was false, it would not work, so he interrupted Gar Qinling's words with an incomparable force.

"It's true, it's just that at this time and at that time, your two countries are now standing side by side. Is this true? If the war continues, it may not be what His Highness would like to see. If we can get along peacefully, Why don't you do it?" Gar Qinling choked on Li Xian's forceful words, but after all, the city was deep, so he didn't get angry, but continued calmly.

"The general's words are justified, and Gu also thinks the same way. It would be a good thing if we can turn hostility into friendship, but there is one item that I ask the general to do first, and it will not be too late to talk about peace." Li Xian was originally a master negotiator, and at this time If the initiative is in his hands, Gar Qinling is not allowed to say otherwise, so he replied very forcefully.

"Oh? Please tell me, Your Highness, I just listen to it."

Although Gar Qinling was extremely dissatisfied with Li Xian's toughness, he didn't show it, but replied calmly.

"General, if you want to talk about peace, it's okay. Please hand over the soldiers captured by our Tang Dynasty in the previous battle of Dafeichuan. Otherwise, you don't need to talk about peace. If you want to fight, my Tang Dynasty will accompany you to the end!" Li Xian was tough all the way to the end, and there was no room for Gar Qinling to bargain at all.

"Yes, but there is also one condition. I have heard for a long time that Princess Taiping of your country is very virtuous, and my Zanpu is also an outstanding person. If she can marry her, it will be a good story for Princess Wencheng back then. I wonder what your Highness thinks?"

According to the practice of Tubo, the prisoners of war are the slaves of the tribes, and they are private property. No matter how powerful Gar Qinling is, he would not dare to openly let the tribes hand them over for free. If this is really going to happen, Gar Qinling Ling had to bleed a lot, but in the face of Li Xian's strength, Gar Qinling could only bite the bullet and agree, but soon made corresponding demands.

Gar Qinling's request is not too much. After all, there are many things about Tang Dynasty and pro-foreigners. In fact, in the previous life, around this time, the Tubo people really went to Luoyang When they proposed marriage, they specified that Princess Taiping was the one they wanted to marry, but Gaozong and Empress Wu were reluctant to marry their own daughters to foreigners, so they used Princess Jincheng to make up the numbers.If Gar Qinling said this to others, it would not be a big deal, but to Li Xian, it would be an out-and-out insult—in Li Xian's view, putting the burden of peace on On the shoulders of the princesses, the injustice itself has reached the extreme. Besides, marriage marriage has never been able to bring real peace, and what you get is just a false truce. In exchange for Gou'an, anyone who dares to offend Tang can just fight!

"I don't agree with you. If the general really wants to make peace, I can give you peace. You only need to return all the prisoners of war to my Tang Dynasty. I promise you a period of five years. Don't talk about the rest. If you don't accept it, then it will be done." Already!" Li Xian didn't mean to save face for Gar Qinling at all, he sneered, and gave the ultimatum, until Gar Qinling frowned into a big word "Chuan", The expression on his face is also constantly changing...

(End of this chapter)