In a village on the outskirts of Chang 'an, there was no one. Jie Li Khan had led a hundred thousand troops to attack the Central Plains and was now pressing down on Chang' an.
The villagers had all taken refuge in Chang 'an. Everyone hoped that the Great Tang could defeat the Jie Li Khan and end this chaotic world.
At this moment, a young man carrying a halberd on his back stood in the thatched cottage. He respectfully offered an incense stick to a memorial tablet.
"Mother, I'm going, but this is the only time and also the last time. This time, I'll help him get through this crisis, and I'll leave the martial world.”
"In the future, I will accompany my mother every night.”
After saying that, the young man carried the halberd on his back and the long sword on his waist. He left the village step by step, heading towards the bank of the Wei River.
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"Jie Li Khan!"
On the bank of the Wei River, the newly crowned Emperor of the Great Tang, Li Shimin, was glaring at the Jie Li Khan with bloodshot eyes.
He had just completed the Black Tortoise Gate's coup, and before he could enjoy the fruits of his victory, he was beaten to the outskirts of Chang 'an City by Jie Li Khan.
On the other side of the Wei River, Jie Li Khan laughed loudly.
"Li Shi Min, the mighty and invincible King of Qin has suddenly become the Emperor of the Central Plains.”
"As expected, what a good method!"
Jie Li Khan sneered. Anyone could tell that he was mocking Li Shi Ming. He mocked Li Shimin for being the emperor.
After all, he had killed his brother and forced his father to obtain the throne. It was indeed not legitimate.
Li Shi Min was furious. His face was red and his body was trembling, but he didn't explode.
Because he knew that the Central Plains had been through the chaos of the Five Dynasties and the chaos of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Although the Sui Dynasty had unified the world, it had also ended at the speed of light. The Central Plains was still extremely fragile and could no longer withstand a fatal blow.
Therefore, he couldn't be angry. He absolutely couldn't be angry. Otherwise, everything would be over.
If Chang 'an was breached, the situation that the Great Tang had painstakingly stabilized would be shattered.
Countless civilians would be trampled and killed by these bandits. Thus, Li Shi Min could only endure it, even though he was already the Emperor of the Tang Empire.
But the truth was that if he could not bear to do so, the Great Tang could only be destroyed.
"Li Shimin, this Khagan will cut to the chase. Today, this Khagan's army of one hundred thousand is at the gates, and your Great Tang only has one choice.”
"That is to submit to the cavalry of my army and bow down to me, paying tribute year after year.”
"If you, Li Shi Min, agree, my army will retreat immediately.”
Jie Li Khagan said arrogantly.
But what he said was true. With just a single word, they had plundered countless treasures and food from the Great Tang.
It could be said that he was already full. However, if they were to attack Chang 'an by force, they were confident that they could break through.
However, the price was definitely huge. At least half of the 100,000-man army would be lost.
This was not worth it. After all, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse, and if the Great Tang went crazy, it would be bad if both sides suffered heavy losses.
However, Jie Li Khan didn't want to retreat so easily. He needed a reason, a good reputation, to retreat.
This was how the Alliance of Weishui in history was born. The Great Tang's surrender made Jie Li Khan extremely happy, so he finally agreed to withdraw.
And now, this was the request that Jie Li Khan made.
He just wanted to see the Great Tang submit and satisfy his pride.
"This is too much! You're really going too far!"
Qin Qiong bellowed. The valiant generals of the Great Tang had fought many wars and conquered many vassals, but they had never suffered such grievances.
"Your Majesty, we request to fight!"
Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and the other generals all roared in anger. Clearly, they could no longer hold it in.
Li Shi Min clenched his fists tightly. If he was still the King of Qin, would he still talk nonsense now? He would have done it long ago.
However, Li Shiming was now the Emperor of the Great Tang. He had to consider more things for the sake of the country and its people.
"Apothecary, Li Ji, what do you think we should do now?”
Li Shi Min asked.
The two of them looked at each other and sighed. When the Jie Li Khagan raised his army, they had discussed how to deal with it countless times in the Imperial Court.
In the end, there was no other way but to negotiate.
Now that Li Shi Min asked this question, there was only one meaning. He wanted to fight, he wanted to kill the Jie Li Khan on the other side of the river.
But the gap between the Great Tang and the Jieli Khagan was too great. Although both sides would suffer heavy losses in a fight, it was not something the Great Tang, which was riddled with wounds, could endure.
"Your Majesty, there is no other way. Unless we have an equal number of troops, we might have a chance of winning by relying on our native advantage.”
"However, with the number of soldiers we have at our disposal, unless we have a Divine General who can dominate thousands of soldiers and horses, charge into the enemy army and take the head of Jili Khan, we have no chance of winning.”
Everyone was silent. Out of the ten thousand soldiers, he took the head of Jie Li Khan by himself? Was this possible?
Other than the legendary generals of the storytellers, no one in reality could do it, right?
Even Qin Qiong and the other top generals of the Great Tang were ashamed.
In the eyes of the world, they were the enemy of ten thousand people. It was also rumored that they could take the head of a general among ten thousand troops.
But in reality, that was just bragging.
The most they could do was to calmly kill their enemies or even retreat while surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops.
It was impossible for him to kill Jili Khan in the midst of an army of one hundred thousand.
Even so, their strength was like that of gods in the eyes of ordinary people.
But so what? If a general could ignore an army, what was the point of having an army?
Therefore, the two choices that Li Jing and Li Ji had given were equivalent to not saying anything.
Facing Jie Li Khan's oppression and the hundred thousand strong army, Li Shi Min finally gave in.
"Talk, I'll talk to you!"
These few words were like tears in Li Shimin's eyes. The Great Tang, the majestic Central Plains, had never been so humiliated before.
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