Li Yuntian's residence in the ancient city of Dunhuang was the same one he had lived in the last battle with Wendu, and it was not damaged due to the desperate protection of the Ming soldiers.

At this time, the stools on the left and right sides of the front courtyard hall were already full of senior generals of the Ming army, the generals of the Ming army in Kansai were sitting on the left side, and the generals of the Northern Expeditionary Army were sitting on the right side.

Li Yuntian naturally sat upright on the chair at the top of the hall, his lower left was An Yonghou Bai'an, and the lower right was his eldest brother-in-law, the head of the Mongolian Dayan tribe and the king of Anyi, Harbala.

Halbara had promised Nuomin that he would take good care of Li Yuntian in the Western Regions, so he would naturally stay by Li Yuntian's side, although he was a Mongol, he had long been considered part of the Xiaowu army by the outside world.

Li Yuntian is now putting up such a big battle to welcome Wendu, which can be regarded as giving face to Wendu, the god of war of the Timurid Empire, and at the same time to let the generals know that the Timurid Empire has no intention of fighting with the Ming Dynasty, and wants to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty and share the joy of victory with everyone.

The courtyard outside the hall was lined up with the Kansai Ming Army and the Northern Expeditionary Army, and at such an important moment, Li Yuntian naturally wanted to let these two large parts of the Ming Army be witnessed.

Wen was brought into the courtyard by one of Li Yuntian's guards, and after noticing the Ming soldiers on both sides who had high morale and strong bodies, his mood suddenly became extremely low, according to the current situation, if the two sides carried out, the people of the Timurid Empire would not have the slightest chance of winning.

Not only the Ming soldiers in the courtyard, but Wen has seen the strength of the Ming army in the city all the way after entering the city, whether it is the Ming army in Kansai or the Northern Expeditionary Army, in his opinion, they are all elite soldiers who have experienced a hundred battles, and it is not easy to defeat these brave soldiers.

Now, Wendu can finally meet the commander of the army that made him sink in the sand in Guanxi - the loyal warrior king of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your lord, the privy envoy of the Western Chagatai Khanate, Wen Du, came to visit the prince on the order of the Great Khan of the Western Chagatai Khanate." At the door of the hall, Wen Du stopped, and the guards who led him in went in and reported to Li Yuntian, who was sitting at the top of the house, in a deep voice.

"Let him in." Li Yuntian bowed slightly when he heard this, and said quietly and loudly.

The guard then hurried back to the doorway, bowed to Wen Du who was standing outside the door, made a gesture of please, and led him into the hall.

Seeing Wen Du come in, the generals of the Ming army on both sides of the hall looked over, and they all wanted to know what Zunrong would be the first battle of the Timurid Empire, after all, Wen Du, who could open up a large area of territory for the Timurid Empire, was by no means idle, if it wasn't for Li Yuntian, I am afraid that the Ming army would lose in Guanxi.

Wen Du's eyes were focused on Li Yuntian, who was sitting in the top seat, his eyes were full of surprise, no matter what, he didn't expect that the Zhongwu King of the Ming Dynasty would be so young, and he looked like he was in his twenties.

"The privy envoy of the Western Chagatai Khanate, Wendu, paid a visit to King Zhongwu." Suppressing the shock in his heart, Wen Du came to Li Yuntian and bowed down and said.

"Privy Envoy of Wendu, why are you here?" Li Yuntian looked at Wen Du and said with a serious expression.

"King Zhongwu, this great battle in the Western Regions has lasted for more than three years, and countless people have lost their lives for it, and our Khordu Khan is already tired and doesn't want to see the soldiers fighting and bleeding on the battlefield anymore, so he sent his official to negotiate peace with King Zhongwu." Wen Du raised his head when he heard this, and said solemnly to Li Yuntian.

Hearing this, there was a commotion in the hall, and no one expected that Wen Du would come to negotiate peace, and thought that he had come to declare war on the Ming army.

"Peace?" Li Yuntian couldn't help but sneer, stared at Wen Du expressionlessly and asked, "Now that you have been trapped in Guanxi, you will be wiped out by this king sooner or later, what are the conditions for making peace with this king?" ”

The generals who were originally talking there in a low voice suddenly quieted down when they heard this, and they all looked at Wendu, and now Khordu Khan can be said to be at the end of his rope, and there is no other choice but to surrender.

"Great Khan of Hordu believes that King Zhongwu will not make unnecessary sacrifices!" Wen Du had already prepared, and replied in a deep voice when he heard this, "Now there are more than 100,000 warriors of my Khanate outside the city, if the prince wants to stop their progress, this place will inevitably be stained red with blood!" ”

"King Zhongwu, compared with our Western Chagatai Khanate, Dayuan is the old enemy of the Ming Dynasty, the Western Chagatai is far away from the Ming Dynasty, and it may be difficult to have another war after this battle, and the Great Yuan is different, it is located in the northern territory of the Ming Dynasty, if it cannot be annihilated in one fell swoop, it will become the henchman of the Ming Dynasty in time."

Saying that, Wen Du Yufeng turned around, looked at Li Yuntian solemnly and said, "Lord Wang, Dayuan is your biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and we Xichagatai are willing to become your friends from afar." ”

"Friends?" Li Yuntian immediately sneered when he heard this, it was undeniable that what Wen Du said was the truth, but how could Li Yuntian make Wen Du satisfied, so he looked at Wen Du coldly and said, "Do you think that our Ming Dynasty will be afraid of you?" ”

"Wendu, this king has asked people to bring you a message, you Xichagatai will pay the price for this war, and this king will lead the army into Samarkand City."

Under the gaze of the iron-faced Wen Du, Li Yuntian said with a cold expression, "Wen Du, I think you know better than this king, although your Western Chagatai Khanate is as powerful as the Ming Dynasty on the surface, it is actually very fragile, and the tribes and countries that you conquer after this defeat are bound to rebel en masse, and this king will arrive at the city of Samarkand smoothly at that time." ”

"This king naturally knows that the Northern Yuan is the biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and they are now blocked in Chisha City by the Duke of Yiguo and the Marquis of An Yong, and they will be surrounded and annihilated when the Duke of Zhongguo leads the army to arrive. Even if there are some fish that slip through the net, it will not hinder the overall situation, these lost dogs will inevitably be hunted down and killed by various departments on the grassland, so there is no need to worry at all! ”

Looking at Wen Du, whose face was becoming more and more ugly, a sneer of disdain appeared on the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, "Of course, this king really doesn't want to see senseless bloodshed again, but if this war ends inexplicably, how can this king explain to the court, and how can he be worthy of the soldiers who died in battle?" ”

Wen Du's forehead couldn't help but ooze beads of sweat, he never expected Li Yuntian's attitude to be so tough, and he had to admit that Li Yuntian was right, the Ming Dynasty had already lost a lot of manpower and financial resources in this battle, and now that the Timurid Empire had been cornered, how could it be easy to negotiate peace? Otherwise, Li Yuntian really had no way to explain to the outside world.

However, this does not mean that there is no possibility of peace, if the Timurid Empire can pay enough price, the two sides can still sit down and talk, but this will make the Timurid Empire very passive, definitely not a scene that Wendu wants to see.

"King Zhongwu, isn't there any room for relaxation?" After frowning a few times, Wen Du asked Li Yuntian expressionlessly, waiting for Li Yuntian to make a bid.

"Yes, that is, you surrender, and this king can guarantee your safety." Li Yuntian bowed his head slightly, and said quietly.

"Impossible, in this case, our Great Khan and the warriors of the Khanate would rather die on the battlefield than accept this humiliation!" When Wendu heard this, he immediately refused, and if Khordu Khan surrendered to Li Yuntian, he would not only lose his reputation, but also cause the Timurid Empire to collapse in an instant, and the conquered countries and tribes everywhere would inevitably revolt.

Therefore, even if he did not have an army of more than 100,000 in his hands, Khordu Khan would choose to die in battle, because surrender would be equivalent to burying the Timurid Empire with his own hands.

"In that case, there will be no war." Hearing this, Li Yuntian replied coldly, "Go back and tell your Great Khan that if he wants to go to the Yumen Pass, then he must pass through this king's pass." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have the confidence to keep Hordu Khan there?" As he spoke, Li Yuntian looked at the generals sitting on both sides of the hall and asked in a loud voice.

"Yes!" Hearing this, all the generals present raised their right fists and shouted in unison, now the morale of the Ming army is high, and there are cavalry to help, so they are not afraid of the Timurid Imperial army outside the city at all.

Wen Du saw that the generals in the hall were high-spirited, and their fists couldn't help but clench together, even if they broke through the Ming army in the ancient city of Dunhuang, then they would be blocked by the Yumen Pass, and it was not easy to break through the Yumen Pass heavily guarded by the Ming army, once the Ming army in the ancient city of Dunhuang arrived at them, there was no way to escape.

In fact, it was not the Ming army in the ancient city of Dunhuang that blocked the way of the Timurid Empire, but the Yumen Pass guarded by the Ming army, and the most important pass in the west of the Guanxi will block them to the east of the Yumen Pass, so that the Ming army in the ancient city of Dunhuang will take the opportunity to attack, and the two sides will have a life-and-death battle in front of the Yumen Pass.

"Lord Wang, the war is devastated, and I feel that there is no need to fight anymore at this time, even if you Daming wins, you will suffer heavy casualties." After a while, Wen Du's clenched fists slowly stretched out, looked at Li Yuntian and said in a deep voice.

He knew that now was not the time to be rash, and he had to be patient in the face of the aggressive Li Yuntian, otherwise the Timurid Empire's army outside the city would face annihilation, and he really couldn't imagine what terrible things would happen to the Timurid Empire after Khordu Khan's death here.

"You're right, if there is a war, the Ming will lose many warriors, and countless families will be shattered."

Li Yuntian saw that Wen Du looked like he was swallowing his anger, a subtle smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, and after a deep groan, he looked at Wen Du, "When this king left Beijing, the emperor issued a holy edict, if this war continues and there is no point in it, this king can negotiate peace with you." ”

Hearing this, Wen Du's heart couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, he also thought that it would be more troublesome for Li Yuntian to discuss peace and invite the orthodox emperor of the capital, after all, it was a serious crime to negotiate peace privately on the battlefield, and he never expected that Li Yuntian would already have a holy decree to negotiate peace, so things would undoubtedly become much simpler.

Due to the young age of the orthodox emperor, the Empress Dowager Zhang gave him a lot of power before Li Yuntian left, and was fully responsible for the war with the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan.

If the situation was critical, the Empress Dowager Zhang instructed Li Yuntian to abandon Kansai and send some money to ensure the safety of the area east of Jiayuguan.

In the view of the Empress Dowager Zhang, in order to ensure the interests of the Ming Dynasty, some territory can be sacrificed, and all dynasties have ceded land and sought peace.

In fact, Li Yuntian's words not only said to Wen Du, but also told Bai An and others that it was completely legal to negotiate peace with the Timurid Empire, and there were no worries.