Chapter 396 Peace Talks
"Helian Wuqin brought Tiele Khan's soldiers to besiege us and wanted to kill Bagta..."
The soldier who was being held had an anxious tone in his voice, and his face was covered in dust and blood.
He briefly recounted the whole story, saying that Bagta was taken away by the Han people who sneaked into the military camp, and Tiele Khan and their evil soldiers were unable to catch up.
As per tradition, those who failed to defend the Baghta were punished.
But now the ground is covered with their corpses, all killed by Tiele Khan, so there is no point in talking about punishment.
Hulong saw that the military camp looked like it had been burned, killed and looted, and he also heard that Helian Wuqin had wanted to kill Bagta Hulong before.
He became more and more angry, and his eyes were almost on fire.
If he were young and reckless, he would lead his troops and catch up with Helian Wuqin at all costs, chop off the idiot's limbs, dig out his eyes, and throw him into the fire.
But he still had a trace of rationality in his anger.
If he led his men to fight Helian Wuqin's army, he would lose a lot of troops again.
Not far to the south, Da Qi is eyeing them covetously.
When the two armies were fighting, if Da Qi got the news and came, it would definitely take this opportunity to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
"Helian Wuqin, Tiele Khan, Great Qi..."
Hu Long clenched his fists, his knuckles crackling with force, and rolled a few words between his teeth.
He suppressed his anger, thought for a moment, and then got on the horse again.
Someone asked, "Khan, are we going to chase the Tiele Khans?"
Hu Long's face darkened as he said in a deep voice:
"Go meet the Da Qi people."
The Hunxie army, filled with anger, once again rushed towards the direction of peace talks.
…
There is a makeshift tent on the open grassland.
The tent was not small, and Xue Yucheng, Xue Che, Deputy General Zhang, Yun Jin and others were inside. Wei Dashuan and Qin Xiao did not come, they stayed in the military camp to handle affairs.
They had been waiting here for a while, but had not seen any sign of the Hu people.
Just now, a soldier came from the Da Qi military camp to report the latest news brought back by the surprise attack team.
Xue Che felt relieved when he heard that Su Zhizhi and others had successfully rescued Kong Wu.
Xue Yucheng was also relieved, but was even more surprised by another piece of news the soldier brought:
"Helian Wuqin betrayed the alliance?"
Lieutenant General Zhang and Yun Jin also looked a little confused.
Deputy General Zhang: "Are they fighting among themselves at this time?"
They usually only see people fighting among themselves after winning a battle because of uneven distribution of spoils.
The Hu people have been defeated and are about to negotiate peace, so why are they killing each other now?
Yun Jin couldn't help but sigh:
"I've finally figured it out. Helian Wuqin poses no threat to us on the battlefield, but he's a huge knife that pierces Hunxie."
Deputy General Zhang murmured a question, and after hearing Yun Jin's sigh, an idea suddenly came to his mind.
He slapped his head with his big palm, a look of sudden enlightenment on his face:
"Could it be that Tiele Khan already has a grudge against Hunxie? Their real purpose this time is to retaliate against the Hunxie Kingdom! So they would rather suffer mutual destruction than drag the Hunxie people into the fire pit."
Xue Che: "Why do you say that, Uncle Zhang?"
Deputy General Zhang analyzed:
"Think about it, Hunxie was fighting us and was about to withdraw his troops like in previous years. But the Tiele Khans were not satisfied with their defeat in Chang'an, so they allied with Hunxie and sent troops together again."
"After tricking Hunxie into sending out his troops, Helian Wuqin refused to fight himself, relying entirely on Hulong's command. He retreated quickly, and when the peace talks came around, he took the opportunity to burn down Hunxie's camp, leaving the Hunxie people unable to hold out."
The more Deputy General Zhang thought about it, the more he felt his analysis made sense:
"If this isn't a grudge, what is it? Someone without a grudge wouldn't do such a stupid thing."
Xue Che: "...but they did join forces to invade our northwest before, it doesn't seem like they're faking it."
Deputy General Zhang: "Tiele Khan's original plan was probably to first join forces to invade the northwest of Great Qi, take advantage of Great Qi, and then stab Hunxie."
Yun Jin speculated, "The Hunxie people must be in a state of panic today. Hu Long might be leading his troops to hunt down Helian Wuqin, so he probably won't come today. Well, let them fight to the bitter end!"
"Not necessarily." Xue Yucheng shook his head.
"Hulong and Tumusoruo are both impulsive and reckless. How could they have harassed our northwest for several years?"
Xue Che: "Is it possible that Hulong will still come to negotiate?"
Xue Yucheng nodded: "I guess he will come, let's be prepared for both situations."
Xue Yucheng still led his troops to wait at the place of peace talks, but at the same time he also sent several scouts to the north to investigate the situation.
Be prepared for peace talks and also be prepared for war.
Soon, a scout came back to report:
"General! The evil ones are coming!"
Xue Che walked out of the tent and saw the Hu people's large flags fluttering in the air.
Hulong came riding a tall horse and leading the troops.
Tumuso, who had suppressed some of the Tiele Khans, also led his men to rejoin the team.
When they were approaching the peace talks tent, the soldiers of the Great Qi stopped them and indicated that no more than three people could enter to negotiate.
"snort."
Hu Long sneered.
Hulong naturally would not risk his life, so he sent Tumusuo.
"Tumuso." Hulong asked Tumuso to come closer.
He whispered something to Tumuso.
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Tumusuo's eyes:
"Khan, this—"
Hulong interrupted Tumusuo: "Do as I say."
"Yes, Khan." Tumuso said no more and went to see Xue Yucheng with two men who were good at fighting and could speak Chinese.
Under the strict surveillance of the Da Qi soldiers, Tumuso entered the peace negotiation tent and was asked to lay down his weapons outside the tent.
Tumuso held his breath, put down his weapon, and strode in.
There was a long table inside the tent.
Xue Yucheng sat behind the long table, with Xue Che and other generals standing behind him.
Although Xue Yucheng was injured, his majestic aura remained unchanged:
"Hunxie has been harassing our northwest for years. What sincerity do you have in offering peace talks now?"
Tumusuo felt aggrieved and wanted to show some strength, but Xue Yucheng continued to ask:
"Why are you the only ones here? Why aren't your allies here?"
Tumuso choked in his throat.
He looked up and saw several generals standing behind Xue Yucheng with teasing eyes.
Tumusuo does not speak Chinese, but naked ridicule and hostility can transcend language.
He understood that the Great Qi had already known about Tiele Khan's betrayal of the alliance.
Tumuso asked his men to translate in a gruff voice:
"Did you secretly instigate the Tiele Khans to betray the alliance?"
Generals of the Great Qi: ...
Xue Yucheng: "If it was us who ordered it, the Tiele Khan would have no need to flee. We would directly attack Hunxie from both sides together with the Tiele Khan. You would not have the chance to sit in front of me."
Tumusuo was silent for a moment, he knew that Xue Yucheng was right.
He just couldn't figure out the reason why Tiele Khan did this, so he deliberately tricked him.
Xue Yucheng stared at Tumusuo coldly, raised his hand and signaled Yun Jin to state their demands for peace talks.
Tumusuo spoke first:
"Our Khan has said that we are willing to send all our troops to help the Great Qi destroy Tiele Khan! From then on, we will submit to the Great Qi."
"This is our greatest sincerity."
As soon as these words were spoken, the tent fell silent.
Xue Yucheng raised his eyebrows slightly.
Xue Che and several other generals also looked surprised.
The tent was blown away with a loud rustling noise.
But no matter how loud it was, it couldn't drown out the words uttered by Xue Yucheng:
"Kill Helian Wuqin, and we will accept your sincerity."
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