"Lord Wang, how do you want to negotiate peace?" After calming down his excited mood, Wen Du pretended to be calm and asked Li Yuntian.

"Da Ming spent a lot of financial resources for this war, and also lost many soldiers, so as the initiator of the war, you must compensate Da Ming." Li Yuntian stared at Wen Du for a moment, then stretched out his hand and pointed at him and said in a deep voice, "This is the punishment you deserve!" ”

"This matter cannot be decided by the Great Khan." Reparations for land cession are a sign of the defeated, although the Timurid imperial army outside the city has not yet fought with the Ming army, but looking at the overall situation, they have actually been defeated, so Wen Du did not resist this proposal, but his power was limited, so he opened his mouth and said to Li Yuntian.

In all dynasties, only the monarch can be absolute in the matter of land reparations, Wen Du has already achieved his goal by coming this time, Li Yuntian has agreed to negotiate peace, and then Khordu Khan and Li Yuntian need to bargain.

"Okay, go back and tell your Khordu Great Khan, this king knows that you have limited financial resources in Western Chagatai and can't afford much money, so this king wants you to use land to compensate, including the territory of the Western Regions and the coastal ports!"

"Harbor?" Wen Du showed a look of surprise on his face when he heard this, if Li Yuntian wanted the territory of the Timurid Empire, he could understand it, but the port was too outrageous, too far away from the Western Regions.

Although Wen didn't know the intention of Li Yuntian's move, the generals on both sides of the hall subconsciously glanced at each other, they knew that Li Yuntian was also in charge of Daming's sailors and shipping affairs, and those ports must be for the construction of Daming's overseas sea bases.

"Lord Wang, I'm going back to tell my family Khan." Wen Du didn't have time to ponder Li Yuntian's intention to ask for the port at this time, so he bowed to Li Yuntian and said, the top priority is to go back and report to Hordu Khan and discuss countermeasures.

"Tomorrow morning, the king will wait for Khordu Khan at the foot of the hill outside the south gate, and then each side will bring three hundred cavalry." Li Yuntian bowed slightly when he heard this, he knew that Wen Du couldn't make a decision, so he made an appointment with Wen Du to meet with Hordu Khan.

Wen Du bowed to Li Yuntian, and was led away by the guards on the side, his steps were much easier than before he came, no matter what, Li Yuntian agreed to negotiate peace and did not ask Khordu Khan to surrender, which was already very rare.

"Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow will decide whether or not to fight the Timurid Imperial army outside the city." After Wen Du left, Li Yuntian glanced around at the generals in the hall and said in a deep voice, "You must not relax in the slightest before reaching an agreement with Khordu Khan. ”

"Obey the orders of the prince!" Bai An and the others bowed down and said when they heard this, after all, the war is not over yet, and it is not yet time to celebrate.

"Lord, do you think Khordu Khan will agree to those conditions tomorrow?" After returning to the side room from the living room, Lin Xin brought Li Yuntian a cup of tea, and asked with a smile, she was standing on the side in front of the living room just now, so she witnessed Wen Du coming to negotiate peace.

"He had no choice." Li Yuntian took a sip of the teacup, smashed his lips a few times, frowned slightly, put the teacup in his hand on the table and said, although he had done his best, he still felt that the tea was bitter.

Now, Khordu Khan is afraid that he is thinking more about the safety of the Timurid Empire than about the Ming Expedition to the East, he has left the Timurid Empire for more than three years, and if the Ming army is exhausted in Guanxi, the Timurid Empire will definitely fall into civil strife.

Therefore, as long as Khordu Khan is not allowed to surrender and he can retain the dignity of the Great Khan, then Khordu Khan will definitely cede the land that Li Yuntian wants, anyway, he is now unable to control the situation in the Timurid Empire, so he will give priority to ensuring the rule of the Transoxianan region, which is the foundation of the Timurid Empire, and the rest of the places can be abandoned.

"Lord Wang, do you really want to make peace with the Timurid Empire?" Lin Xin hesitated for a moment when she heard this, and asked suspiciously, if she remembered correctly, Li Yuntian once said that he would come to Samarkand, the royal city of the Timurid Empire.

"The negotiation of peace is only a truce, and there is no constraint on whether the two sides will go to war in the future, not to mention that even if a covenant of complementary aggression is signed, there are many incidents of betrayal of the covenant in history, which is not credible."

Li Yuntian smiled slightly, and explained to Lin Xin disapprovingly, "Khordu Khan knows very well that this is just an expedient measure, a covenant is just a talisman expected by the weak, and the strong in this world will never abide by those covenants that are used to hide people's ears!" ”

"However, after experiencing the war in the Western Regions, Daming needs to recuperate, and at the same time, he is also waiting for a rebellion to break out in the Western Chagatai Kingdom, and when they are exhausted, we will attack again, and then we will definitely conquer Samarkand City in one fell swoop!"

Then, Li Yuntian turned his words around and said with a smile, "This peace negotiation is just a scene for us and Khordu Khan to get what we need, and Khordu Khan will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity to get out." ”

Lin Xin couldn't help but smile when she heard this, she knew that Li Yuntian had already set a trap for Holdu Khan, just waiting for Hordu Khan to jump inside, Holdu Khan would not guess Li Yuntian's intention to ask for those ports anyway.

In addition, after Li Yuntian obtained the territory of Central Asia from Khordu Khan, he had enough reason to send troops on an expedition, so that he could avoid the ancestral training of "cautious soldiers with foreign affairs" handed down by Ming Taizu.

Once the Ming army gets the land ceded by Khordu Khan, the territory under its rule will reach Central Asia for the first time, and it will have an important impact on Central Asia, West Asia, and even Europe.

"Indemnity for land cession!" After Wendu returned to the camp of the Timurid Empire's army outside the city, he told Hordu Khan of Li Yuntian's request, and Hordu Khan did not have the slightest surprise, and after muttering a sentence in his mouth, he frowned and asked, "King Zhongwu agreed to meet tomorrow morning at the foot of the hillside outside the southern city?" ”

"At that time, both sides can bring three hundred cavalry to escort them." Wen Du nodded and added.

"Tomorrow you stay in the barracks and sit in the town, and if the Ming army plays any tricks, attack immediately." Holdu Khan groaned for a while, and said to Wen Du in a deep voice, "You must lead the army back, and the crown prince will entrust it to you!" ”

"Now Ben Khan has decreed that if anything happens to Ben Khan, General Wendu will be the regent of the Khanate, and you must assist General Wendu in handling the military and government affairs of the Khanate!" Afterwards, Khorduhan looked at several senior officials at the scene and solemnly admonished.

At this moment, Khordu Khan had to think about the heir to the throne of the Timurid Empire, once he died in Kansai, someone needed to help his son ascend to the throne smoothly, otherwise the great nobles of the Timurid Empire would take the opportunity to rob the imperial power.

At such a critical moment, Hordu Khan trusted Wendusi, and only the famous Wendu could help Hordu Khan's son ascend the throne by force.

"Yes." Several high-ranking officials at the scene couldn't help but glance at each other in surprise when they heard this, and then bowed down to Khordu Khan and said, everyone knows that Wendu has become Khordu Khan's minister.

"Great Khan, we can win by surprise, as long as we kill the Zhongwu King of the Ming Dynasty when we meet tomorrow, then the Ming army is bound to be chaotic, we can take advantage of the chaos to break through the siege and retreat to the country after breaking through the Yumen Pass." Then, after a moment's hesitation, a high-ranking official made a suggestion to Khorduhan.

The senior officials of the Timurid Empire knew very well that Li Yuntian was not only the commander of the Ming army but also the soul of the Ming army, and if Li Yuntian could be killed at the meeting tomorrow morning, it would inevitably cause chaos in the Ming army, and then the army of the Timurid Empire would have a chance to break through the Ming army's barrier and pass through the Yumen Pass.

"By all means, the Ming army will certainly cause chaos because of this, but it will also stimulate the fighting spirit of the Ming army, they will definitely avenge the loyal warrior king of the Ming Dynasty, and our situation will be even worse at that time." As soon as the senior official's words fell, another senior official stopped him.

The so-called mourning soldiers will win, once the Ming army is angered, Khordu Khan and others are afraid that they will die without a place to be buried, and the Ming army in Chisha City will definitely let go of the Northern Yuan after learning the news and annihilate the army of the Timurid Empire with all their might, so this is not a good idea.

Hordu Khan's brows furrowed slightly, the statements of the two high-ranking officials had their own truths, which made it difficult for him to make a choice for a while, after all, tomorrow was the best opportunity to kill Li Yuntian.

"Great Khan, as far as the ministers know, King Zhongwu is a very honest person, since he proposed to meet tomorrow, he must not have any crooked thoughts." At this time, Wen Du thought for a while and then opened his mouth to express his opinion to Holdu Khan, "The minister thinks it is best to reach an agreement with him tomorrow, so that he will not have to suffer from the sword." ”

"Great Khan, our Khanate has a vast territory, losing some is nothing, and the army of the Khanate will open up new territories in the future." After a pause, Wen Du looked at Khordu Khan solemnly and said, "Besides, the places except for the Hezhong region will definitely take the opportunity to attack after learning the news of our army's defeat, and it is just right to give those places to Da Ming, so that Da Ming will be tired of quelling the rebellion." ”

"Just do as you say." Hearing this, Hordu Khan nodded, and said to Wen Du with a sneer, "Daming is far away from the Western Regions, even if those places are given to Daming, they will not be able to rule, and they will eventually fall into our hands!" ”

"Great Khan, the minister has a thing that feels very strange, the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from the sea, why does King Zhongwu want a port?" Wen Du bowed to Hordu Khan when he heard this, and then remembered something, and said with a solemn expression, "As far as the minister knows, the Ming Dynasty has the most powerful fleet in the world, and the minister is worried that he wants to use those ports as a pedal to invade my khanate!" ”

"Now I can't manage so much, those ports are ruled by local forces, and Daming is far away from those ports, and even if you get it, it's difficult to control."

Holdu Khan's brows furrowed, and he replied a little helplessly, he also knew that Li Yuntian would not ask for a port for no reason, and he also knew that Daming had the most powerful sailor in the world, but he was unable to take care of it now.

"Great Khan, tomorrow Chen personally led the cavalry to suppress the Great Khan!" The corners of Wen Du's mouth showed a hint of self-deprecating smile, he knew that even if Holdu Khan knew Li Yuntian's intentions, he couldn't do anything, so he didn't bother to think about this matter anymore, and after a deep groan, he said that he had to ensure Holdu Khan's safety.

Hearing this, Hordu Khan bowed slightly, and if Wendu led the cavalry to press him in the rear, his heart would be much more steady, and he hoped that tomorrow's negotiations would be smoother.