Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2241 Endure humiliation and seek peace, cede land and pay compensation

Chapter 2237: Enduring humiliation and seeking peace, ceding land and paying compensation

Father, like son.

Li Shimin also knew that Tang Guo was in a very difficult situation, but he, who was inside the situation, obviously did not see it as thoroughly as Jiang Shang, who was outside the situation.

Under Jiang Shang's reminder, Li Shimin should jump out of the overall situation and look at the Qin-Tang Guanzhong dispute again, but see a completely different scene... The Tang Kingdom is really at stake.

Just reading the beginning of the letter, Li Shimin still felt that Jiang Shang was a bit alarmist. After all, Tang State is in a difficult situation, but its background is still strong, and it has local advantages, which can fully support an army of 30 for a year.

The Qin army fought continuously and couldn't stop for a moment. How long can they last now?
It's only two months at most.

Before Ying Hao proclaims himself emperor, the Qin army will definitely cease fighting, recuperate, digest the results of the battle, and restore national strength.

Therefore, as long as the Tang Kingdom survives this period of time, the danger of subjugation will naturally be resolved.

Li Shimin originally thought so, but after reading Jiang Shang's letterhead, his back was completely drenched in cold sweat, his face was full of horror and horror, and he obviously realized that his thinking was too simple.

He had far underestimated the danger of the current situation, and he had already fallen into Li Jing's scheme.

That's right, the Qin army's continuous combat capability is not strong, but with Li Jing controlling the bureau, Zhang Liao, Huo Bing, Wei Qing and other generals teaming up, plus more than 20 elite Qin troops, they can do a lot in two months thing.

The Qin army does not need to occupy the entire Guanzhong, it only needs to occupy the city of Chang'an, no, it does not even need to occupy Chang'an, it only needs to break through the gate and enter Guanzhong, which is already a victory for the Qin army.

Once the Tang State's gate is broken, the Qin army can continuously transport troops to Guanzhong, and even if it is exhausted, it will consume Tang State to death.

Qin State owns the land of seven states, more than 2000 million people, and nearly a million troops. What does Tang State use to compete with the Qin army?
Just rely on twelve counties?
The difference in national strength between the two sides is too great, and Qin is inherently invincible.

If you win and occupy the three counties in Guanzhong, you won't lose much if you lose, at most it's just a few troops, and Qin's national strength will soon be able to replenish it.

On the contrary, what about Tang State?If you win, you will get nothing, if you lose, you will only lose more.

The longer the war in the Tang Kingdom dragged on, the greater the loss.

Fighting back and forth, turning Guanzhong into a piece of white ground, only the Tang State was injured in the end, and Qin State did not suffer any losses.

So, this has been an unequal war from the very beginning.

Li Shimin thought that delaying time could save the day, but it was actually a dead end.

There is only one way to fight against Qin from the beginning to the end, and that is to bring together a group of allies to fight against Qin and bear the losses of fighting against Qin together. Only in this way can we guarantee that it will not be annexed by the Qin army.

The Tang State is now facing a five-way siege by the Qin army. There are no reinforcements outside and no elite soldiers inside.

Of course, Li Shi knew about this, and he also wanted to share the pressure with his allies, but the timing chosen by the Qin army was too inappropriate, and the neighboring princes could not directly send troops to support, so the Tang army could only fight alone.

For this predicament, Jiang Shang gave a solution in his letter, that is: all the people are soldiers and promote peace through war.

At first Li Shimin didn't understand what it meant, but after reading it, he understood everything.

The Southern Han Alliance attacked Qin from five directions, and the Shu Han, Tang, Sui and four countries all sent troops. Why did Qin only target Tang after the war, but did not attack Shu, Chu, Sui and Sui [-]?
In addition to the fact that Tang State is close to Qin State and its strength has been greatly reduced, the most important thing is that Tang State is actually the only country in the Southern Han Alliance that has shaken the foundation of Qin State's rule.

You know, the Tang army hit the city of Luoyang, and Luoyang is both the capital of Han and the capital of Qin in the future.

The capital of the country is surrounded by enemies. This is a shame for any country, let alone Qin, which is the overlord of the princes?
Therefore, Qin naturally wanted to show off its muscles in order to maintain its hegemony, otherwise it would expose the fact that it was a strong outsider, which would cause a chain reaction of other princes.

Qin State wanted to kill chickens to scare monkeys, and Tang State was the most suitable chicken. All countries such as Wei, Song, Wu, etc. were monkeys to be warned.

It has to be said that Qin State's attack on Tang Dynasty this time seems to be to seize Guanzhong, but in fact it has multiple other intentions, and no matter what level it is, it has far-reaching effects.

Raiding Guanzhong is just a means for Qin to achieve its goal. It's good to succeed, but it's okay to fail. It's a big deal to try again, as long as the goal is achieved.

Therefore, for the State of Qin, Guanzhong may or may not be occupied, but it is impossible for the State of Tang to give up Guanzhong.

Although the Tang State has twelve counties, the essence is concentrated in the three counties of Guanzhong. If Guanzhong is lost, it will not be able to afford so many troops. It will directly withdraw from the ranks of powerful countries and become a poor and weak country. It is absolutely impossible to give up Guanzhong.

There is more than one way to keep Guanzhong, but fighting Qin Guo alone is undoubtedly the most stupid and thankless way, and Li Shimin chose the stupidest way.

The fundamental purpose of Qin's attack on Tang this time was to avenge and avenge shame, to show force, and to deter the princes. The occupation of Guanzhong was incidental.

Therefore, Jiang Shang suggested to Li Shimin that before the situation deteriorated completely, he would take the initiative to bow to Qin for peace and a truce.

Now that Ying Hao is about to proclaim himself emperor, if Li Tang is willing to bow his head to Qin, relinquish his title of king, profess his vassal to Qin and become a vassal state, or even cede territory and pay compensation, the possibility of a truce between the two countries is still very high.

The Qin-Tang Guanzhong War stirred up the hearts of the world, and other countries are also watching how this drama will end. If the Tang State voluntarily claims to be a vassal and the Qin State refuses to accept it, this will undoubtedly make other princes feel sad, and thus intensify the alliance among princes from all walks of life.

This is what Qin Guo does not want to see anyway.

Besides, Jiang Shang didn't want Li Tang to be a vassal state of Qin all the time, but just endured the humiliation for a while. As long as the allies in the Southern Han Dynasty were relieved, the situation would be completely different.

If Qin State wants to touch Tang State at that time, Tang State may still be no match, but it will never fight alone and fall into such a passive situation.

All in all, the sooner the war ceases, the less Tang Jun's losses will be. Moreover, it is not too late to surrender. Even if Tang Guo suffers losses, it is still within an acceptable range.

Once Fenglingdu, Yaoguan, Wuzhangyuan, any of these three places are defeated, if the Tang army wants to be subdued at that time, the price to pay will be unbearable.

Of course, in the face of a country of tigers and wolves like Qin, blindly retreating will only fuel its arrogance.

In this regard, Jiang Shang suggested that the Tang State should implement the strategy of all the people in the Guanzhong area, so as to demonstrate his determination not to be afraid of a war and fight to the end.

Only in this way can Qin State realize that Tang State is a hard bone, and the price of swallowing Guanzhong is too high, even Qin State cannot afford it.

If you seek peace with music, peace will perish;
If war promotes peace, there will be peace;
(End of this chapter)