"Peace?" After hearing Wen Du's proposal, the senior officials in the big tent couldn't help but look at each other, never expecting that Wen Du would make such a shocking proposal.

"Will King Chungmu negotiate peace with us?" Holduhan's brows furrowed slightly, then he opened his eyes and looked at Wendu quietly.

Although Wendu was defeated by Li Yuntian twice in succession, he was still the most capable general in the Timurid Empire, so he was deeply respected by Khordu Khan.

Now, the army of the Timurid Empire is in a very difficult situation, and Khordu Khan has to rely on Wendu to open up this situation.

It is especially important that in these armies of the Timurid Empire, the generals under Wendu account for nearly half, so it is natural for Khordu Khan to pay attention to them.

Besides, Wendu has always been loyal to Hordu Khan, and Hordu Khan also believes in him very much, otherwise how could Wendu have such great military power?

If Li Yuntian is willing to negotiate peace, then in Khorduhan's opinion, this is the best way to get out of the current predicament, but it is not clear what price to pay.

"Great Khan, King Zhongwu is a smart man, and naturally knows that the biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty is Da Yuan and not our Khanate, so he will definitely give priority to dealing with Da Yuan."

Wen Du thought for a while, and replied to Holdu Khan in a deep voice, "In addition, the minister feels that King Zhongwu is not the kind of person who chases fame and fortune, and now that the battle has reached this point, Daming has actually won, and he will definitely use the smallest price to achieve victory." ”

"Great Khan, the minister thinks that the reason why King Zhongwu appears here is also because of the meaning of peace." As he spoke, Wen Du hesitated for a moment and opened his mouth to express his guess.

"What do you think?" Hearing this, Hordu Khan bowed slightly, feeling that Wendu was reasonable, and then looked at the senior officials present, wanting to ask for their opinions.

"Great Khan, the minister agrees with Lord Wendu's opinion, if you can negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty, it would be best." Several high-ranking officials couldn't help but glance at each other, and then a middle-aged man bowed to Khordu Khan and said in a deep voice, "In Yichen's opinion, it is imperative to leave Guanxi now and avoid being flanked by the Ming army!" ”

"Since you have made this suggestion, there must already be a way to negotiate peace with King Chungmu?" Hearing this, Khordu Khan knew that none of the high-ranking officials present wanted to start a war with the Ming army, and it was obvious that they could not afford the consequences of losing the war, and not only would they lose their lives, but the Timurid Empire would also collapse, so he pondered for a while and looked up at Wendu.

"Great Khan, the minister is going to go to the city to meet the king of Zhongwu and personally discuss the matter of negotiation with him." Wendu bowed to Khordu Khan and replied methodically, preparing to serve as the envoy of the Timurid Empire's peace talks, and at the same time wanted to meet the people of the Ming Dynasty Zhongwu who had defeated him twice.

"Okay, Ben Khan will allow you to play." Hordu Khan was secretly relieved to see that Wen was going out in person, and he was very relieved that Wen Du was doing things, and then said in a deep voice, "You must be careful." ”

"The Great Khan can rest assured that the ministers will handle this matter well and live up to the Great Khan's trust." Hearing this, Wen Du hurriedly got up and solemnly bowed to Holdu Khan and said.

In the ancient city of Dunhuang, Li Yuntian checked the military map of Guanxi in his residence, his brows furrowed slightly, he could go to support Zhang Hao and Niu Shihao in Chisha City one day earlier after he finished handling the affairs of the Timurid Imperial Army, and then encircled and annihilated the Northern Yuan army.

Although Li Yuntian wanted to negotiate peace with the Timurid Empire, this matter had to be raised by the Timurid Empire, so that he could not only negotiate with Khordu Khan smoothly, but also suppress the other party in momentum.

Li Yuntian knew very well that Khordu Khan was definitely more anxious than himself, and the longer he stayed in Kansai, the more unfavorable it would be for him, so peace was the best choice for Khordu Khan.

"Lord Wang, it's time for lunch." Lin Xin walked in with a tray, smiled and put the food on the tray on the table on the side, because the battle situation in Kansai had been firmly controlled by Li Yuntian, her state of mind at this time was very relaxed.

"You say, will Khordu Khan make peace with this king?" Li Yuntian sat at the table and pulled a few mouthfuls of food in his mouth, and then looked up and asked Lin Xin, who was peeling cantaloupe for him on the side, if Khordu Khan insisted on going his own way, then he would have to fight in the ancient city of Dunhuang.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates feel that Khordu Khan will definitely negotiate peace with the prince, and once there is a war with the prince, his belongings will be folded in."

Lin Xin knew that Li Yuntian was concerned about the war in Chisha City, and wanted to rush to Chisha City as soon as possible to encircle and annihilate the Northern Yuan soldiers, so Wan Er smiled and said, "Lord Wang, Wen Du, the god of war of the Timurid Empire, has twice been defeated in your hands when the army is superior, and his subordinates think that Khordu Khan will definitely not dare to fight the prince." ”

"I hope Wendu's mind is sober and he won't provoke another war for the sake of honor." Li Yuntian couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard this, he thought that he was a little anxious, even Lin Xin saw the current situation clearly, what else did he have to worry about, the only variable now was Wen Du, if Wen Du wanted to take revenge on him, then this battle might not be avoidable.

"Lord Wang, we've been away from the capital for so long, when can we go back?" Lin Xin cut the cantaloupe into several long strips and put them on the fruit bowl, and asked after placing them on Li Yuntian's table, in the blink of an eye, they had been in Kansai for a year and a half, and her complexion had darkened a lot under the wind and sand of Kansai, and her skin had lost its former smoothness.

"Although we won the war, the Western Regions were devastated after the war and needed to be rebuilt, and if we are lucky, we may be able to spend the Spring Festival in the capital next year." Li Yuntian thought about it and smiled at Lin Xin, "The weather in the Western Regions is indeed a bit worse for you, and after the Northern Yuan army is annihilated, the official will let someone replace you, and you go back to Beijing to accompany your parents." ”

"Lord Wang, your subordinate is your adjutant, how can you be a deserter?" Lin Xin smiled when she heard this, although she wanted to leave Kansai, she would definitely not leave Li Yuntian, otherwise she would not have run away from the Ryukyu Kingdom back then.

Li Yuntian couldn't help laughing, chatting with Lin Xin while eating, to be honest, he was really reluctant to let Lin Xin go, there was really no suitable candidate to take her place except Lin Xin.

As for Lei Ting, when Li Yuntian was not in the capital, he had to sit in the lecture hall and deal with the complicated affairs of the lecture hall, so once Lin Xin left, Li Yuntian could only assign the affairs at hand of Lin Xin to the staff officers below.

It's also strange to say, maybe it's to take care of Li Yuntian's diet and daily life, the two personal adjutants around Li Yuntian are women, first Lei Ting, and now Lin Xin, and they also shoulder the heavy responsibility of a secretary.

What is particularly important is that the person who becomes an adjutant must not only be talented, but also have the absolute trust of Li Yuntian, and he has no intersection with all forces in the imperial court.

In fact, there are many people who meet the first two points, but if there is no anxiety with all the forces in the imperial court, it will be more difficult, so Lin Xin, who is from the Ryukyu Kingdom, will stand out and become Li Yuntian's adjutant.

"Lord Yu, Khordu Khan of the Timurid Empire has sent an envoy to see you in the city." In the afternoon, when Li Yuntian convened Bai An and the others to discuss the matter, a guard walked in quickly and said to Li Yuntian in a deep voice.

"Oh?" Hearing this, Li Yuntian couldn't help but look at the guard, and then a fine light flashed in his eyes, he had already guessed the other party's intention, so he asked quietly, "Who is the envoy?" ”

"Lord Yu, the other party claims to be Wendu, the privy envoy of the Timurid Empire." The guard replied in a deep voice.

"Wendu?" A smile appeared on the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, he also wanted to meet this god of war of the Timurid Empire, who had been entangled with him on the battlefield for a long time, so he bowed slightly to the guard, "Open the city gate and let him in." ”

"Lord Wang, if the other party is cheating, it will be dangerous as soon as the city gate is opened." Bai An and the others were taken aback when they heard this, and hurriedly opened their mouths to persuade.

"Don't worry, the Timurid Empire is now unable to fight with our army, and will never do such a stupid thing as a sneak attack." Li Yuntian knew that everyone was worried, so he smiled disappreciatively, "Street fighting is our forte, and this king is worried that they won't come!" ”

Bai An and the others breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that Li Yuntian had already dealt with it, as Li Yuntian said, the Ming army was eager for the army of the Timurid Empire, which was good at field warfare, to enter the city to fight, and then the Ming army would let them taste the power of street fighting with inferior attack.

When the south gate of the ancient city of Dunhuang slowly opened, Wen Du, who was waiting outside the city on horseback, was taken aback, he didn't expect Li Yuntian to dare to let him enter the city in this way, he thought that he would take a hanging basket to the city, after all, it was the time of the war.

Because he came to negotiate peace, Wen Du did not bring too many troops with him this time, only more than a hundred cavalry followed him.

To be precise, the more than 100 cavalrymen were only responsible for escorting Wendu to the city gate, and then returned to the Timurid Empire's military camp outside the city, without thinking that they could enter the city at all.

However, since the Ming army had opened the city gates, Wen Du naturally couldn't let those cavalry go back, otherwise it would seem that the Timurid Empire was weak-minded.

After Wendu and his party entered the city gate, the two gates of the south gate slowly closed, and the streets of the city were full of Ming soldiers with armor on both sides, including Han Chinese, Mongols, and people from the Western Regions, who looked at them vigilantly.

The last battle of the ancient city of Dunhuang has caused serious damage to the buildings in the city, and there are ruins and broken walls everywhere as far as the eye can see, and only about 30% of the buildings are intact.

Looking at the damaged buildings on both sides of the street, Wen Du's heart was full of emotion for a while, if he had captured the ancient city of Dunhuang before the arrival of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Ming Dynasty, he would not have fallen to this point.

What made Wen Du feel extremely annoyed was that it was completely possible for him to take the ancient city of Dunhuang with superior forces in his hands at that time, but he never expected that those Ming soldiers would resist as if they were crazy, and then the Ming army would eat away from their advantages step by step, and end up in a big defeat and escape.

In Wendu's view, the battle of the ancient city of Dunhuang was not only the most tragic battle he had ever encountered, but also the most important battle, because the defeat of this battle led to the collapse of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty's plan to conquer the Ming Dynasty, and the cost was really huge.

As the saying goes, the past is gone, and what Wen Du wants to do most now is to see Li Yuntian, and he can't wait to know who the Zhongwu King of the Ming Dynasty is.