Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 517 First Battle
Negotiation between countries is a very cumbersome thing, and it is definitely more than once or twice.

The two countries must attack or defend step by step in the endless quarrels and cursing, knocking down each other's psychological defense bit by bit, and finally achieve the interests that the country needs.

This is the case with Li Qinzai and Princess Honghua.

The identities of the two are actually envoys, each representing their own country.

Talk, you scold me, I give you the middle finger, and you wish my family prosperity, I pray to God to bury you quickly...

After finishing talking about business, we continued to greet each other's family and friends until the intermission, and then continued to talk about business.

Li Qinzai didn't know how other people negotiated. It is said that there have been many powerful negotiators since ancient times, such as Zhang Yi, Su Qin, Zhuge Liang, etc. They talked elegantly, citing classics and talking about Confucianism.

Li Qinzai couldn't do it. The education level was limited on the one hand, and on the other hand, the other party was a woman in her 40s, so she really couldn't start a verbal war.

However, in the alternative field of threats, intimidation, and cursing, Li Qinzai felt that he was still capable of fighting.

No, Princess Honghua's eyes were red, and she was about to cry with anger.

The woman in her 40s had a drink with him in the Juyi Hall yesterday, clasping fists and calling each other brother, but today Lihua burst into tears with the rain, the visual gap is a bit big.

"Your Highness, you are an envoy representing Khan Nuohebo, you must be strong." Li Qinzai persuaded sincerely.

Crying in the middle of a quarrel is too boring. You can change players and continue to quarrel. Crying is a bad move.

"Get out!" Brother Honghua roared in a rough voice, and wiped his eyes hard, the tears were gone, and he was returning to blue.

Li Qinzai tentatively asked, "How about... fighting again tomorrow?"

"Don't even think about it, just explain the matter clearly today. Your generals have just set off, and there is still time to change the military order. Will it still be useful tomorrow?" Princess Honghua said angrily.

Li Qinzai smiled: "Your Highness, please speak first."

Princess Honghua gritted her teeth for a long time, and said coldly: "We can't afford [-] cattle, sheep and horses, but for [-] cows, [-] sheep, and [-] horses, I will write to Khan right now." , please send him to Liangzhou City immediately."

"There is no need to discuss the matter of moving to Liangzhou City. Li Qinzai, you are an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, so don't bully others too much. It will not be good for the Tang Dynasty if you insult Tuyuhun like this."

"Tuyuhun has destroyed the country, and there is no buffer zone between Tang and Tubo. You will have to face the threat of Tubo for the next hundred years. Are you sure this is in the interests of Tang?"

Li Qinzai looked at her in surprise.

Gua Po Niang is not stupid anymore, she speaks clearly and logically.

It's a pity that the elbows are still turned outwards. In this era, a woman's position can only stand at her husband's house. This is a helpless rule.

The melon woman with such a clear organization is not easy to mess with, she must fight again next time.When the opponent is in a good state, it is the right way to avoid the edge, and choose a time when she is confused to talk about serious business, so as to make her stunned for a while.

"Let's leave it at that for cattle, sheep and horses. We can temporarily put aside the matter of moving to Liangzhou City."

"Your Highness, I really have good intentions. I really can't bear Khan and His Highness to fall into the hands of the Tubo people and suffer humiliation. At least Datang is very kind and friendly to Khan and His Highness, right?" Li Qinzai laughed. .

Princess Honghua gritted her teeth and said, "Yes!"

Li Qinzai clapped his hands, called an officer from the governor's office, and said, "Hurry up and get out of the city, catch up with the soldiers of the imperial army, and pass on our military order. After entering Tuyuhun, you can fight against Tubo and help Nuohebo Khan to defeat the enemy. Go quickly." !"

The guard clasped his fists, turned around and ran away quickly.

Li Qinzai smiled at Princess Honghua again: "Your Highness, I will do what I say, and as Your Highness wishes, our Tang soldiers will fight Tubo for the first time on the battlefield."

Princess Honghua's face relaxed at this moment, she nodded and said arrogantly: "So, I, Dainuohebo Khan, thank Li Xianbo."

Li Qinzai stood up and said with a smile: "The next official will respectfully send Her Royal Highness back to the post to rest."

"You don't need to send it!"

"Don't send those who need to add cattle and sheep..."

"Li Qinzai, if I have a chance to return to Chang'an, I will make your life worse than death in front of the emperor!"

"...you also need to add cattle and sheep."

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After galloping fast for a whole day, Sun Congdong led his troops to finally arrive at the front line of the battle between the two countries west of Jishi Mountain.

As soon as he entered the war zone, he was stopped by the Tuyuhun army. After Sun Congdong revealed his identity, he was led by the Tuyuhun soldiers to Nuohebo Khan.

Nuohebo Khan is a greasy middle-aged man in his 50s.

His greasy is not talking about dirty jokes and dish skewers, he is literally greasy.Nomads are not good at farming, and mainly eat meat such as cattle and sheep. If they eat too much meat, there will be a layer of oily smell on their face. It looks like a suckling pig just out of the oven. It is so shiny that it makes people want to cut it.

Nuohebo Khan was very pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the Great Master of the Tang Dynasty. Naively, he thought that Tang Jun was sincerely here to help him fight Tubo.

When friends come, there will be good wine, but I didn't say anything, beef and mutton treats.

Sun Congdong and Liu Asi also had thick skins, and they didn't come to help out of sincerity, but it didn't prevent them from eating and drinking, and they didn't feel guilty about eating.

Of course, Nuohebo Khan was also a little disappointed, because Tang Jun's starting lineup was too small.

But it doesn't matter, Tang Jun's willingness to send troops is an attitude, and this is what Nuohebo Khan needs.

With the first dispatch of troops, there will inevitably be a second, and a third, Tuyuhun's pressure against Tubo will gradually be transferred to Datang, and the Khanate will be preserved.

Observing this army carefully, Nuohebo Khan found that in addition to the horizontal knives, hook sickles, and arrow crossbows that the Tang army must have, each of them also carried a long strange weapon with three holes, and each of them carried a strange weapon with three holes on his waist. It was bulging and carried a sheepskin bag, and I don't know what was in it.

Probably the suzerain country is full of love for the vassal country.

The curious Nuohebo Khan asked about this strange weapon during the banquet, Sun Congdong and Liu Asi just smiled, and talked about him from left to right, only saying that Khan would know about it after the battle with Tubo tomorrow.

Early the next morning, the officers and men of the Tang army, whom Nuohebo Khan had placed high hopes on, set out for the front line west of Jishi Mountain after a full meal.

Khan swept away the depression and despair of many days. When he got up this morning, he was not only cute, but also full of ambition. He strongly expressed his willingness to go to the front line with the soldiers of the Tang Army. Khan would personally cheer for the soldiers of the Tang Army.

The horses were galloping, and thousands of Tuyuhun horsemen surrounded more than a thousand Tang soldiers, and after more than an hour, they arrived at a plain to the west of Jishi Mountain.

Seven or eight miles away, it was the Tubo camp with banners covering the sun.

The Tubo people had already lined up and waited. Before the two armies could start the formation, the desolate ox horns were whimpering and blowing.

(End of this chapter)