Early the next morning, the Ming soldiers in the ancient city of Dunhuang opened the south gate and came to the hillside outside the south gate, where they methodically erected a pergola as a meeting place for Li Yuntian and Khordu Khan.

In the distance, the soldiers in the Timurid imperial barracks looked with great interest at the Ming soldiers who had built pergolas, they had already learned about the negotiations between Li Yuntian and Khordu Khan, so their hearts were full of hope.

To tell the truth, after more than three years of war, the army of the Timurid Empire is still stuck in Kansai, which has made the soldiers feel extremely tired psychologically, and no one wants to continue this damn crusade, God knows when they will lose their lives.

Originally, after eliminating the main force of the Ming Western Expeditionary Army in Blue Leaf City, the soldiers of the Timurid Empire thought that the Ming Dynasty was powerless to resist, and they couldn't wait to plunder the beautiful and rich Daming Jiangnan region described by the imperial court.

But who would have thought that the army of the Timurid Empire, which was so powerful all the way in the Western Regions, would be blocked in Guanxi, and the loyal warrior king of the Ming Dynasty firmly dragged Wendu, the god of war in the minds of the soldiers, in Guanxi, and Jiayuguan was also attacked by the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty with a lot of effort.

Even after entering the Guannei, the soldiers of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty only occupied half of the northwest, and they hurried to Guanxi again without even having the opportunity to attack the Lanzhou defense line, to have a decisive battle with the Ming army in the ancient city of Dunhuang.

For the veterans of the Timurid Empire, who have experienced a series of battles, they have realized that the Ming army in the ancient city of Dunhuang has strong strength, otherwise they would have prepared to attack according to the previous practice of the Timurid Empire, and sent people to persuade them to surrender, but now the generals of the Timurid Empire have unexpectedly remained silent, neither persuading them to surrender nor preparing to attack the city, everything seems very abnormal.

At three o'clock, a group of cavalry lined up neatly drove out of the south gate of the ancient city of Dunhuang.

The cavalry is divided into two parts, the front part is the Kansai cavalry, which is composed of the cavalry of the Xiaowu Army Guanxi Battalion and the Guanxi Qiwei, and the rear part is the cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army, which is composed of the Datong Battalion of the Xiaowu Army, the Mongolian cavalry and the Jurchen cavalry.

Li Yuntian rode a black tall horse in the middle part of the cavalry, surrounded by Harbara and other generals, and Bai An stood on the gate tower of the southern city to press Li Yuntian.

Seeing the cavalry of the Ming army coming out of the city, a group of cavalry of the Timurid Empire immediately drove out of the camp in the distance, if you pay attention to it, you will find that the camp of the Timurid Empire has been full of heavily armed cavalry, and Wen stood expressionlessly on the lookout at the gate of the camp to observe the situation of the pergola under the hillside, and once the situation changed, he immediately sent troops to the rescue.

Li Yuntian arrived in the pavilion first, sat down at a table in the pavilion, and waited silently for the arrival of Khordu Khan.

To tell the truth, Li Yuntian really wanted to see the great khan of the Timurid Empire, and actually fulfilled the long-cherished wish that Timur, the founding khan of Timur, failed to fulfill, led the army to the east, and broke through the Jiayu Pass to reach the Lanzhou area, this feat is already shocking enough to go down in history.

It is a pity that Khordu Khan had bad luck and met Li Yuntian, who possessed the time, place, and people, so that he finally fell short and had to return with hatred.

In order to show respect for Khordu Khan, and at the same time to match this solemn occasion, Li Yuntian put on his county king python robe, so that the status between the two would be equal.

In a sense, Khordu Khan, like the Great Khan of Eastern Chagatai, was equal to the county king of the Ming Dynasty because of his tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

It didn't take long for the Timurid Imperial cavalry escorting Khordu Khan to arrive at the pergola, and on one side of the pergola lined up to confront the Ming cavalry on the opposite side, although there were six hundred cavalry and military horses on the scene, but the scene was silent and a little terrifyingly quiet, which shows that both sides sent the elite of the cavalry this time.

When Li Yuntian looked at Holdu Khan, who turned over and dismounted and walked to the pergola surrounded by several guards, Holdu Khan was also secretly observing Li Yuntian, and was quite surprised by Li Yuntian's youth, which completely exceeded his expectations, and felt extremely disappointed to lose in the hands of such a "young" opponent.

In fact, Li Yuntian, who has passed the age of establishment, is not a few years younger than Khordu Khan, which may make Khordu Khan's heart feel much more comfortable.

"Khan Khan, I didn't expect us to meet in such a situation." Waiting for Holduhan to enter the pergola, Li Yuntian stood up and said with a smile, although the two are enemies, basic social etiquette is still needed.

"King Zhongwu, Ben Khan has admired your name for a long time, and now it seems that the prince really lives up to his reputation, and he is the first person among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty." A smile also appeared on Holduhan's face, and he opened his mouth to compliment Li Yuntian, this kind of polite words were familiar to him.

"Great Khan of Khordu, those scenes between us will be exempted, this king came this time to discuss the matter of peace, presumably General Wendu has already told you the peace conditions proposed by this king." Li Yuntian smiled slightly when he heard this, stretched out his hand to signal Hordu Khan to sit down, and then looked at Hordu Khan quietly and said.

"I don't know where the prince wants?" Since Li Yuntian entered the negotiation process straight to the point, Hordu Khan also saved Li Yuntian from having a false quarrel with him, and asked after a deep sigh.

"What is the Great Khan willing to give to this king?" Li Yuntian didn't answer, but asked quietly, since Hordu Khan wanted to touch his bottom line, then he also wanted to touch Khordu Khan's bottom line.

"Ben Khan knows that this time the Ming Dynasty has spent a lot of manpower and financial resources, and if he can't satisfy those adults in the Ming court, the prince will not be able to explain to them."

Hearing this, the corners of Horduhan's mouth couldn't help but show a wry smile, Li Yuntian kicked the ball to him again, but he didn't have the confidence to kick it back, so after thinking about it, he said methodically, "The area east of the Hezhong region can all belong to the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"The Great Khan is so sincere, the next thing is much easier for the king." Li Yuntian couldn't help but bow his head slightly when he heard this, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, so that the Ming Dynasty could obtain nearly one million square meters of territory in Central Asia.

"In addition to those pure lands, this king also wants some ports along the coast, as well as a bay in the western part of your khanate!" Subsequently, Li Yuntian stared at Khordu Khan and made his request.

"You mean the Persian Gulf?" Horduhan was taken aback when he heard this, he realized what kind of place the bay Li Yuntian was talking about, and he never expected that Li Yuntian would take a fancy to such a distant place.

"Daming has the most powerful sailor in the world, and he can become the new master of the Persian Gulf." Li Yuntian nodded, affirming Khordu Khan's opinion.

"King Zhongwu, Ben Khan doesn't understand why you want it when there is a lot of war in that place?" A puzzled look appeared on Khorduhan's face, and he looked at Li Yuntian puzzled.

Although Khorduhan led his army to conquer the Persian Gulf, as soon as he left there, the local forces would fall into a scuffle, which was a headache for him.

"The trade of the Ming Dynasty will be extended to the Xiyi countries in the future, so the Ming Dynasty needs to have a reliable foothold on the way to sea, and the Persian Gulf can just become an overseas province of the Ming Dynasty." Li Yuntian pondered for a moment and gave Khordu Khan a reasonable answer.

Of course, the Persian Gulf also has an important military value, and the Strait of Hormuz below it controls the sea lanes, which is a natural necessity for Li Yuntian, who is a strong promoter of shipping.

However, Khorduhan could not have imagined that it was not its military value that made Li Yuntian want to own the Persian Gulf, but its economic value, otherwise Li Yuntian only needed to control the Strait of Hormuz.

People today would never have imagined that the Persian Gulf is rich in oil reserves, and once it has the Persian Gulf, it is equivalent to choking the lifeblood of the world's industrial development in the future.

"The Persian Gulf can give it to you."

Although Khordu Khan knew that the Persian Gulf had important military value, the strength of the Timurid Empire could not control it at all, otherwise the Persian Gulf would not be in constant war now, and the sailors of the Timurid Empire were very weak compared to the army, and there was no way to block the Strait of Hormuz, so he agreed after a little contemplation.

"Great Khan of Holdu, this king hopes that the Great Khan will ensure that the above places are handed over to our Daming."

Li Yuntian had long known that Hordu Khan would agree, because Hordu Khan had no other choice now, in order to reduce the trouble of the Ming army in the process of receiving them, and also in order to swear sovereignty over those places, he had to get those areas from the hands of the Timurid Empire, lest the soldiers of the Timurid Empire leave a mess for the Ming Dynasty.

"King Zhongwu, Ben Khan has lost a lot of troops in Guanxi and the northwest, and it is difficult to control the situation in the Khanate with the current forces alone."

Hordu Khan hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and a wry smile appeared on his face, "For this reason, Ben Khan hopes that you can hand over the captives captured in Kansai and Northwest to Ben Khan, and Ben Khan will also hand over the captured Ming soldiers to you, so that Ben Khan can have the strength to fight those rebels." ”

"In addition, Ben Khan will withdraw his forces in the Hetao area and put an end to this war between you and me once and for all." Then, Khordu Khan looked at Li Yuntian solemnly and said, there are still more than 100,000 Timurid Empire troops in the Hetao area, this is the most important other military force in his hands, and he naturally has to take advantage of the negotiation with Li Yuntian to take it back, otherwise it will be difficult to escape the fate of destruction.

"Great Khan, this king can exchange prisoners with you, but the people in the Hetao region must stay." Li Yuntian knew Khordu Khan's intentions, but how could he let Khordu Khan easily get his wish, after all, Da Ming was the winner of this war, if he handed over those prisoners to Khordu Khan like this, how could he be worthy of those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country on the battlefield.

Therefore, Li Yuntian decided to hand over the prisoners in Guanxi and Northwest to Khordu Khan, and exchanged prisoners with Khordu Khan, and the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army captured by the Ming army were imprisoned in the territory of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and he wanted to exchange those people back.

In addition, Li Yuntian did this to ensure that Khordu Khan had enough strength to rule the Timurid Empire, it is certain that Khordu Khan returned from the Ming Dynasty in four years without success and suffered heavy losses, and there would definitely be a rebellion in the Timurid Empire, and he did not want to see the place that Khordu Khan promised to the Ming Dynasty to be occupied by rebels, so that things would become more troublesome.