Chapter 1136: Love is a last resort

"When will Da Ming release them?"

Khordu Khan knew that Li Yuntian did not leave the Timurid Empire's troops in the Hetao area to embarrass him, but to give an explanation to the imperial court, so he asked after a deep sigh and no longer forcibly obtained the troops in the Hetao area.

After all, now that the Ming Dynasty has an absolute advantage in the battlefield war, Li Yuntian will inevitably be criticized by the outside world if he just lets the army of the Timurid Empire leave.

Therefore, the Timurid Empire army that left behind in the Hetao made this victory of the Ming Dynasty perfect, knowing that it was more than 100,000 prisoners, which would silence anyone who wanted to criticize the matter.

"When Da Ming takes over those territories and ports, he will let them go home." A smile appeared on the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth when he heard this, it seemed that he had reached a consensus with Khordu Khan on the matter of the prisoner, and the two sides had swept away the last obstacle to this peace negotiation.

"Don't worry, Daming has always been hospitable, as long as they know the rules, they will be properly accommodated." Saying that, Li Yuntian smiled and comforted Khordu Khan, "You know, Ben Khan has always treated prisoners preferentially. ”

"King Zhongwu, this king has brought you a small gift, I hope you can like it."

A smile also appeared on Holduhan's face, and he waved to a guard behind him, things went much smoother than he imagined, Li Yuntian did not take the opportunity to make excessive demands, which made him secretly relieved, compared to those territories and ports, he valued money more, as long as there was money, he could recruit troops to lay down more territory.

Seeing this, the guard hurriedly stepped forward, placed an ornately decorated Damascus scimitar in his hand on the table in front of Hordu Khan, and then bowed down.

Seeing this situation, Harbara and other generals standing behind Li Yuntian suddenly became nervous, and their right hands involuntarily pressed on the handle of the waist knife, and the surrounding cavalry clenched the crossbow on their backs one after another, and shot him into a hedgehog as long as Khordu Khan made a rash move.

Li Yuntian didn't care about this, because he couldn't detect the slightest murderous intent from Khordu Khan's body, and the negotiation between the two was very pleasant, unless Khordu Khan was full of food, he would definitely not be unfavorable to himself, and besides, Khordu Khan was not sure that he could kill him.

"This is the king's favorite scimitar, and the prince is a person whom the Khan admires, and deserves it." Under the nervous gaze of everyone, Khorduhan picked up the Damascus scimitar and handed it to Li Yuntian with both hands.

"Since this matter is the intention of the Great Khan, then the king is disrespectful." Li Yuntian didn't refuse, and took the Damascus scimitar with a smile, first, he couldn't refuse Khorduhan's good intentions, and secondly, she also had to bring a gift back to Lei Ting.

Since Li Yuntian and Khordu Khan had already negotiated the main conditions, all that remained was some detailed issues, such as how to exchange prisoners of war and the placement of the Timurid Empire's troops in the Hetao area.

In a friendly and pleasant atmosphere, Li Yuntian and Khordu Khan signed the agreement to negotiate peace in the afternoon, after all, both of them are very short of time, there is really no need to waste it here, this is probably the fastest agreement signed in the history of the Ming and Timurid empires.

The most important point in the agreement is naturally the placement of the Timurid Empire's troops in the Hetao area, in order to make the more than 100,000 troops of the Timurid Empire in the Hetao region surrender to the Ming army, Hordu Khan will send Wendu to deal with this matter.

Li Yuntian promised Khordu Khan that the generals of the Timurid Empire in the Hetao area could return to the Timurid Empire, and many of the generals of the Timurid Empire in the Hetao area were descendants of Hordu Khan, and Khordu Khan needed them to charge into battle for him in order to maintain the situation in the Timurid Empire.

Early the next morning after the agreement was signed, the Timurid Empire's troops stationed outside the ancient city of Dunhuang set off for Yumen Pass.

"Lord Wang, this time I can negotiate with Xichagatai and the prince to be high!" On the tower of the city gate in the south of the ancient city of Dunhuang, Li Yuntian, Bai An and others watched the departure of the Timurid Empire's army.

At the signing ceremony of the peace conference yesterday afternoon, Bai An, as a witness, was also fortunate to fall in the signature, which was the best reward for the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army, and also made Bai An's career reach its peak.

According to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the king could not be crowned without the merit of opening up the territory, and the agreement between Li Yuntian and Khordu Khan enabled the Ming Dynasty to obtain a vast territory and excellent overseas ports without the need for an expedition, which was absolutely a great achievement.

Although Bai An's previous Western Expeditionary Army was defeated in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, his signature on this agreement was enough to increase the rank of official and be crowned a duke, which was definitely a blessing in disguise for Bai An, and at the same time saved the reputation of the Western Expeditionary Army.

Bai An's words made the generals on the scene look at Li Yuntian with a smile, and now the battle situation in Kansai is coming to an end, and only the Northern Yuan is left to deal with, which makes everyone's mood feel much more comfortable, and some can't wait to go home to reunite with their families, and at the same time accept the rewards of the imperial court.

"This is everyone's credit, this king just did what he had to do." Li Yuntian knew the thoughts of the generals, smiled disappreciatively, and looked up in the direction of Chisha City, and he could breathe a sigh of relief after eliminating the Northern Yuan army there.

"Order down, set off tomorrow, and rush to Chisha City!" Then, Li Yuntian raised his head and glanced at the people on the city gate, and gave an order in a deep voice, inferring from the time, the army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty should have arrived in Chisha City, and now it may have fought with Zhang Hao and Niu Shihao and others.

"Yes!" When Bai An and the others heard this, they all bowed to Li Yuntian, and replied in unison that this battle in Chisha City would be the last battle of the Ming army in Guanxi.

At this moment, outside the city of Chisha City.

Surrounded by a group of generals, Ah Dai Khan and Tuhuan climbed a hill and looked at the silent Chisha City with an expressionless face.

In fact, it was not only Chisha City that blocked the way of Adai Khan and Tuhuan, but also Chisha Mountain behind Chisha City, and the Ming army laid heavy troops in these two places, forming an iron gate to block the advance of the Northern Yuan.

According to the previous battle plan, Zhou Zheng led 70,000 people to sit in Chisha City, and Niu Shihao led 100,000 people to defend Chisha Mountain.

This also means that there are not many regular troops of the Ming army in Qinglong City, and it is the militia who are responsible for defending the city, but neither the Timurid Empire nor the Northern Yuan are interested in attacking Qinglong City, and those militias alone can block them under the city with tall walls.

Although Adai Khan and Tuhuan had long expected that the Ming army would not let them leave Guanxi easily, they did not expect such a serious illness, their strength had already surpassed the Northern Yuan army, and the main force was dominated by the fierce Northern Expeditionary Army, which made the two feel very troubled.

In this way, the Ming army's military strength against the Timurid Empire will be limited, which is very bad news for the Northern Yuan.

The reason is very simple, the Timurid Empire is the culprit who led to the great war in the Western Regions, and it is also the main force on the battlefield, it stands to reason that the army should go all out to deal with the Timurid Empire, you must know that only the Timurid Empire has the strength to compete with the Ming Dynasty.

But the reality in front of them made Adai Khan and Tuhuan feel extremely disappointed, and the Ming army obviously regarded the Northern Yuan as the main enemy, so they gathered heavy troops to block the Northern Yuan's escape.

Moreover, since the Ming army took the Northern Yuan as the main target, it had no intention of fighting hard with the Timurid Empire, which meant that the Ming army was likely to negotiate peace with the Timurid Empire and then concentrate its forces to attack the Northern Yuan.

This made Ah Dai Khan and Tuhuan shudder, although the two of them were psychologically prepared in this regard, but when this situation really came, they were still shocked, I am afraid that such a major strategic choice can only be made by the loyal warrior king of the Ming Dynasty, who else dares to let go of Khordu Khan like this?

Shocked to shocked, Adai Khan and Tuhuan did not have time to sigh on this matter, the top priority of the Northern Yuan army was to pass through the Chisha City area, whether it was to return to Mobei or to Hetao, they must cross this threshold.

What gave Ah Dai Khan and Tuhuan a headache was not only the Ming army, but also the factional disputes within the Northern Yuan.

If the people in the Northern Yuan were united, things would be much easier now, but unfortunately, after entering the Kansai region, the power struggle between Adai Khan and Tuhuan became more and more intense, and both sides wanted the other party's people to take the lead and open the way for the large army, which made the matter stalemate.

Everyone knows that the forward troops who go to the lead are absolutely unlucky, and they want to preserve their strength as much as possible in order to compete for hegemony in Mobei in the future.

"Great Khan, time is running out, we should launch an offensive as soon as possible, as long as we pass through the Chisha Mountain, then we can get rid of the pursuit of the Ming army." After staring at the direction of Chisha City for a while, Tuhuan said to Adai Dahan with a serious expression, there is no time to delay any longer, once the reinforcements of the Ming army arrive, then the army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty will suffer a catastrophe.

Unlike at the beginning of the war, even the Ming army in the northwest was mainly veterans, and after two years of tempering, it had already been reborn, once the cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was pinned down by the cavalry of the Ming army in Guanxi, it would bring a heavy blow to the infantry of the Northern Yuan.

Therefore, in any case, the army of the Northern Yuan must pass through Chisha Mountain before the reinforcements of the Ming army arrive, otherwise the Northern Yuan will have no future at all.

"Taishi, you and I will each send a force to attack Chisha Mountain, and we will contain the Ming army in the city under Chisha City!" Adai Khan also knew that the longer he stayed here, the more dangerous it would be, and after a long silence, he said expressionlessly, "If anyone dares to escape, there will be no mercy!" ”

"Obey the order!" Hearing this, Tuohuan's face changed slightly, and then he bowed to Adai Khan and agreed to Adai Khan's proposal.

Obviously, these Northern Yuan soldiers who were sent to attack the Ming army in Chisha Mountain were used as cannon fodder to open the way for the follow-up troops, and their back road had been cut off by Adai Khan and Tuhuan, unless they could break through the Ming army's defense line, there was only one way to die.

Adai Khan looked at Chisha City with a cold expression, he was forced to do this helplessly, if he couldn't open a passage, the Northern Yuan army would be annihilated.