My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 168
After much thought, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua ordered the withdrawal of troops.

After the retreat, everyone was stunned when the results were tallied. In less than a morning, the Mongolian army lost more than [-] people.

At noon, in Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's tent, more than a dozen tribal leaders and generals above ten thousand captains all gathered together.

"Khan, we can't keep fighting like this."

Pai Wutu of the Jungar tribe was the first to attack.

"We have lost more than half of our troops. If we continue to fight, the warriors of the Jungar tribe will be wiped out."

"So are we……"

"Our tribe has suffered more than [-]% casualties, and we can no longer fight."

Seeing that there was a leader, the tribal leaders no longer had any scruples and started shouting one after another.

As a nomadic nation that started off by plundering, the tribal alliance between Mongolia is actually very fragile.

Once it encounters strong external factors, this alliance will easily fall apart, and Tuo Tuo Bu Hua certainly understands this.

The reason why these people were willing to honor him as the Great Khan before was because they were intimidated by the power of the Chahar tribe and because Totu Buhua could lead them to continuously win battles and reap benefits.

But once they saw that Tuo Tuo Bu Hua had lost the battle or that the losses exceeded what they could bear, how to stop the losses in time became their first consideration.

Tuo Tuo Bu Hua also knows that the reason why these people are willing to support them is because they can bring them benefits, but this support is not unlimited. Once the loss exceeds the bottom line they can bear, backlash will follow.

So he rarely got angry, but said calmly: "Since you all said that you can't fight anymore, what should you do next?"

"Withdraw troops!" The leader of a small tribe said without thinking.

"Withdraw the troops?" Another leader sneered: "That's easy for you to say. Our tribe only has 3000 or [-] people. Of course we can just leave, but have you ever thought about what we will do?"

"that is!"

Someone next to me echoed: "This time I brought almost all the young and strong men in the tribe. Of the tens of thousands of people, only half of them have gone back.

And I went back empty-handed. How do you ask me to explain to the people in the tribe when I go back?

There are still four or five months left, and it will snow on the grassland.

Without enough young people, how can we survive this winter? "

At the mention of winter, everyone frowned.

The winter on the grassland is very cruel and extremely long.

In some places, it lasts from October to May of next year, and the temperature can reach minus 10, 5 degrees, or even minus [-] degrees. The freezing period lasts for five months and the cold period lasts for seven months.

Such a long winter is like a gate of hell for the nomads.

Once there are not enough food reserves and materials to keep out the cold, there is a possibility of freezing or starving to death.

If a white disaster (snow disaster) occurs again, a natural phenomenon like a large-scale snow disaster caused by heavy snowfall over a long period of time, many people will die.

Of course, what is more terrifying than the white disaster is the black disaster. Once this thing appears, livestock will be short of water, epidemic diseases will be prevalent, fat conditions will decline, female animals will miscarry, and even a large number of livestock will die.

Think about it, the weather is [-] or [-] degrees below zero, but there is not a single snowfall, resulting in not even a single weed growing on the grassland. What kind of scene it is like, maybe the entire tribe can be wiped out in one winter. .

Everyone couldn't help but shudder when they thought of such a situation.

Tuo Tuo Bu Hua turned his attention to Qing Ge Tai. This Zuo Prime Minister has always been known for his resourcefulness. He has often made suggestions in recent years. He also regards him as his right-hand man.

Seeing Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's gaze, Qing Geertai pondered for a while and then said: "Great Khan, we can't continue fighting for this plan.

If we continue to fight, even if we can capture Xuanfu, almost all of our people will be dead. Such a victory is meaningless to us.

Therefore, the only solution for the present is peace talks with the Daxia court. "

"Peace talk?"

Tuo Tuo Bu Hua frowned at first, and then relaxed, "Do you think the Great Xia court will negotiate peace with us? You know, we killed a lot of them during this southern invasion."

"so what?"

Qinggertai sneered: "Do you think Daxia still wants to fight us now? Don't forget, until now, their Shenyang City is still surrounded by tens of thousands of troops from Houjin Kingdom."

"Yup!"

Qinggeltai's words made the leaders of the surrounding tribes wake up from their dreams.

Although so many of them died, life in Daxia was not easy. Just thinking about the feeling of fighting on two fronts makes you realize how uncomfortable it is.

"That's right... Although we suffered heavy losses, how could Daxia ever feel better?
Whether it was Xuanfu or Tongguan, the total number of troops lost in Daxia was not one hundred thousand but sixty or seventy thousand, right?
Maybe the Daxia court wants to negotiate peace with us more than us. "

As soon as their thoughts became clear, everyone's mood immediately changed, and some people even started shouting.

"Yes...let the Great Xia court compensate us for our losses during this trip south.

We want grain, cloth, tea, and salt. "

"Yes, they still have to return the more than [-] captives in Xuanfu City to us. Those are the slaves we snatched. They can't take them away in vain!"

Seeing these tribal leaders changing their dejected expressions into greedy faces, Qinggeltai was almost angry.

He shook his head helplessly and stopped talking, for fear that if he continued talking he would be pissed off by these idiots.

Tuotuo Buhua pondered for a long time. Although he was still unwilling, his reason told him that peace talks with Daxia were the most correct thing to do now.

If he continues to insist on his own way, disaster awaits him and Chahar Buluo.

"can!"

A trace of determination flashed in Tootho Buhua's eyes, "I leave the peace talks with the Daxia court to you. This matter should be done sooner rather than later. You will go to the city in person immediately and discuss the truce with Jia Yu in the city."

"Yes!"

…………

An hour later, at the gate of Ximen City

"What...you, the Great Khan, want to negotiate peace with Daxia?"

Jia Yu, who was sitting on the chair, almost stared out of her eyes.

No matter how much he calculated, he never expected that Tuo Tuo Bu Hua would give in so quickly. Brother, you still have at least 5 people on hand, so you still have the capital to continue fighting.

keep going……

He looked at the person opposite and asked with some confusion: "Are you really that kind of Prime Minister Zuo?"

"It's guaranteed." Qinggertai suppressed the anger in his heart and cupped his hands, "General Jia, we have already fought this battle, and our great Khan will not take such a small thing to mean it." Did I lie to you?"

"That's true." Jia Yu nodded. How could Tuo Tuo Bu Hua send an unknown person over to negotiate such a big matter.

If he really does this, will he still be shameless if word spreads in the future?
He sat up straight and said with a faint smile: "Tell me, how does your Khan plan to negotiate peace?"

Qinggeltai said seriously: "General Jia, the reason why our Khan went south this time was just to survive.

After all, life on the grasslands is difficult. In order to survive, the herdsmen have no choice but to go south to clear grass and valleys. I believe you can understand this. "

"Yes, I can indeed understand." Jia Yu sneered: "When the day comes when I run out of money, cattle and sheep, can I also lead an army to the grassland to kill tens of thousands of herdsmen and hunt grass and grain?"

Qinggetai's old face turned red immediately. Breaking grass in the valley was a tradition of nomadic people since ancient times.

To put it bluntly, it is a saying that because they had no food or water and saw the prosperity of the Central Plains dynasty, the nomads who suffered from pink eye went south to plunder.

But now that Jia Yu pointed it out to his face, Qinggeltai felt a little embarrassed.

He coughed lightly: "Okay, Jia Jiangjun, these are just small things, we don't have to worry about them.

The opinion of our Great Khan is that we can withdraw our troops, but the Great Xia Dynasty must also agree to several conditions, otherwise we will not be able to give an explanation to each tribe. "

"and many more……"

Jia Yu stopped Qinggertai, "Qinggertai, I want to make a statement first. I am just a general leading the army. It is my duty to fight in battle, but I have no right to negotiate with you.

If you really want to have peace talks, that is the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple. I really want to talk to you. The day when my army commander returns to the DPRK, it will be time for Zhengdang to be imprisoned.

Qinggeltai, since you are the prime minister of Zuo who is undressed, you must also be a person who reads poetry and books, so you don't understand this truth. "

"Is there still this?"

Qinggeltai cupped his hands and said, "I'm really sorry. I was indeed negligent in this matter. Please ask Jia Jiangjun to inform your emperor as soon as possible and ask him to send someone to negotiate."

Looking at Qinggertai's sincere look, Jia Yu secretly sneered in her heart: "Who said the Mongolian Tatars are honest? Even the negotiation has to be buried in a trap. If I am really stupid to negotiate with him, then it is really... The old man hanged himself because he thought his life was too long."

Seeing Jia Yu's cold face, Qinggeltai also knew that his little thoughts had been seen through by the other party.

But he didn't care. The two countries would do anything to fight. If they could dig a hole for the other side, why not dig it? If the other side really fell into the trap, they could only blame the other side for being stupid.

However, he immediately made another request, "Jia Jiangjun, since the war between the two of us has ceased, can you return Ke Dun, who has been stripped of his skills?

After all, our Great Khan and Ke Dun have a deep love for each other. After learning that Ke Dun was captured by the general, our Great Khan was sad for a long time.

Of course, if Jia Jiangjun has any requests, he can also put them forward. As long as they are not too excessive, our Khan will agree. "

"No!" Jia Yu answered without thinking.

Seeing Qing Geertai's shocked look, Jia Yu quickly explained: "It's okay if she is an ordinary person. Namuzhong is not an ordinary person. Since she is a kedun of your family, she cannot be released at will. .

Otherwise, I cannot afford to be blamed by the court in the future. "

Qinggeltai frowned. In his original imagination, releasing Namu Zhong should not be too difficult. After all, for such a major event as the armistice, the ownership of a woman is really an insignificant matter. Jia Yu will not understand this

But how did he know that the guy in front of him had been a groom every night these days, playing real-life role-playing games with the promiscuous Ke Dun, and was addicted to playing the role of Khan. How could he easily turn this man who was once known as the most beautiful woman in the grassland? The beauty is put back.

Qinggeltai, who was rejected by Jia Yu, asked unwillingly: "Is it really impossible to put Ketun back first? Our Khan said that as long as you are willing to put Ketun back, we are willing to give you 10 cattle." A sheep might be worth [-] taels of silver."

"Really not!"

Jia Yu still rejected him flatly, "If you want to return Namu Zhong, you can wait to discuss this issue during negotiations.

But one thing you can rest assured is that now your officer Ke Dun is taking good care of her, and her mood is also very stable. "

Qinggeltai naturally didn't understand this joke of later generations, but he always felt that Master Jia's expression seemed a bit strange.

After thinking about it again and again, he said: "Well, I hope you can keep your word. If our Ke Dun makes any mistakes, you will know the consequences yourself."

"Of course!"

Jia Yu made a promise on the spot that he would take good care of their Ke Dun.

After Qinggeertai returned, Jia Yu summoned the generals to discuss matters and told them Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's intention.

The generals were surprised when they heard this, although they were unwilling to do so, but everyone also knew that although they had the upper hand now, it was unrealistic to completely annihilate the Mongols.

The reason is simple. The Mongols are not fools. If they cannot be defeated, they will definitely run away.

If these people really go deep into the grassland, that will be the home ground of the Mongols.

Once these people enter rashly, they will most likely get lost in the vast grassland, and then be dragged to death by the Mongols using kite tactics.

But just like this truce, I feel a little unwilling.

Everyone was silent for a while.

Jia Yu saw this and laughed and scolded: "Okay, don't act like a pussy.

When we come out this time, we have fought battles and made great achievements. What else are you dissatisfied with?
Since the Mongolian Tatars want peace talks, let's talk... But that's not something we should worry about. We'd better report it to the court quickly and let Your Majesty make the decision. "

After everyone thought about it, what the adults said did make sense.

When they come out this time, based on their achievements, everyone can be promoted and make a fortune, so what else is there to be dissatisfied about?

Since we know that the Mongols cannot be completely destroyed, it is not bad to have such a result.

Seeing that everyone had figured it out, Jia Yu was relieved.

My family knows their own affairs, but they seem to be marching in high spirits all the way here, beating up the Mongolian Tatars and running away like rats.

But the price they pay is that most of the ammunition they carry has been consumed. If they continue to fight, their ammunition will not be able to support them at all. They might as well just stop it.

Furthermore, Jia Yu also fully understands the principle of shooting the first bird.

He has already had enough limelight this time, and if he continues, it will be too much.

(End of this chapter)