Because Du Qi believes that Li Shimin has the ability to handle these things. But when Li Shimin heard Liu Heita's conditions, Du Qi saw the embarrassment in Li Shimin's eyes. The reason was very simple, and he could not make a decision easily when it involved the lives of more than 10,000 soldiers of the Tang army.
Du Qi reminded: "Your Highness, just refuse directly. As long as it is an unfair condition, you can't agree to it. Right now, before the tens of thousands of troops, it is more related to His Highness's reputation. Your Highness can neither abandon the soldiers of the Tang Army, nor damage the army. Wei. Even, through this exchange of captives, we will show the momentum of Datang."
After Li Shimin heard it, he nodded, and he had a plan in mind.
Li Shimin clenched the loudspeaker, raised his head and said, "Liu Heita, this king cannot agree to your conditions. You said that the Turkic soldiers need to be compensated for the damage. That's fine. My Tang army fought in Sanjiangkou, and it's also broken." The damage is huge, and compensation is needed. How about you, Liu Heita, offering two thousand horses as compensation?"
Liu Heitai was very angry when he was rejected.
Unexpectedly, Li Shimin refused.
Liu Heikai snorted, and continued: "Li Shimin, you have a good idea. It's your fault that you lost soldiers on the Tang side. It's your Tang soldiers who deserve it, and they deserve it."
Li Shimin said: "According to your standards, the Tang soldiers deserved to die, and the Turkic people deserved to die even more. You, Liu Heitai, didn't give you any compensation. Why do you ask me to give more compensation to Tang Dynasty?" .¡±
After a pause, Li Shimin continued: "Liu Heita, my condition is very simple, that is, if you release all the captives, this king will also release the Turkic cavalry. If you don't want to, then we can go to war, and this king will accompany you to the end. "
Seeing that Li Shimin refused again, Liu Heitai looked at Zhu Zhou, and said, "Prime Minister, Li Shimin refused both conditions. What should we do now?"
Zhu Zhou said: "Your Majesty, this is a simple matter. When something like this happens, we can only scare the opponent with blood. Just escort some soldiers of the Tang army up. If Li Shimin disagrees, they will be killed one by one. In short, follow the original plan. "
"Understood!"
Liu Heitai nodded and agreed.
He gave the order, and not long after, some captives were brought up, saying: "Li Shimin, this king's condition has been fulfilled. Pay a thousand horses and release everyone, and you can exchange everyone. This, absolutely It's worth it. If you refuse, then don't blame me for being ruthless, and I will execute your Datang soldiers."
Li Shimin frowned.
It is difficult to decide when it comes to the life and death of soldiers.
Once it is not agreed, it will lead to the death of soldiers, and once it is agreed, it will cause huge losses. If there were no external conditions to intervene, Li Shimin would choose to confront Liu Heita without even thinking about it. No matter how Liu Heita killed people, he would not care.
It's different now.
It's in front of all armies.
Seeing Li Shimin's hesitation, Du Qi was aware of the embarrassment of the person involved, and reminded: "Your Highness, this is not the time for women to be kind. Your Highness first stated that he would not abandon or give up any soldier, and then reiterated that His Highness has done the same in the past."
"Finally, adopt the strategy of stopping killing with killing."
"Liu Heita kills a soldier, we kill a Turkic man. Your Highness can grit his teeth, regardless of the death of the soldier, but Liu Heita cannot. It is impossible to let his Turkic cavalry be killed without losing his mind, and it is impossible to give up. his soldiers."
"In the end, if you lose your mind, you will be anxious and make Liu Heitai succumb."
Du Qi said: "In the end, we can return the captured soldiers."
Li Shimin nodded, indicating that he understood.
Today, that's the only way to do it.
There is no other way.
Li Shimin took a deep breath, organized all the words, and clenched the loudspeaker again, shouting: "Liu Heita, it is impossible for you to threaten me in such a tyrannical way."
"I, Li Shimin, have fought on the battlefield for many years. I have never abandoned any soldier, nor will I abandon any soldier at will. I will not give up any of the more than 10,000 soldiers captured by you."
"However, if you dare to kill someone, I will never give up."
"If you kill a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, I will kill a Turkic soldier. At worst, one for one. It is true that this kind of killing is not what this king wants to see, but this king has no choice."
Li Shimin said: "This king was born in the army, and he values ??soldiers. He will not abandon any soldier, nor will he give up any soldier. But you, Liu Heitai, insist on going to extremes, and I, Li ShiminI can only accompany to the end. "
Strong words came from Li Shimin's mouth.
The soldiers under Li Shimin's command were even more moved when they heard Li Shimin's words.
The Tang Army prisoners in the city were also excited.
They are more full of hope.
Because Li Shimin responded strongly, there might be a chance, and they might be able to go back safely.
Liu Heikai looked around inside and outside the city, and found that both the captives inside the city and the Tang army outside the city were all morale high because of Li Shimin's words. He had sharp eyes and said coldly: "Li Shimin, it seems that you are determined to fight to the end. For a mere thousand horses, you are unwilling to release the captives, and you are unwilling to exchange the captives of Datang. All this is caused by you."
"kill!"
Liu Heita brazenly issued an order.
The soldiers on the side swung their knives and chopped them down, only to hear a cracking sound, and blood spattered.
The head of a Tang army prisoner was chopped off.
The chubby head fell to the ground with a plop, and it stopped after rolling around a few times with bright red blood. The soldier's body shook twice before falling to the ground.
Liu Heikai picked up his head, grabbed the hair on the head, and threw it out with all his strength, saying: "Li Shimin, take a look, this is what you will end up with for disobeying this king's order. This king only needs compensation for a thousand horses, and I demand It¡¯s not too much. If you give, then both sides will release people immediately. If you don¡¯t give, I will kill all the soldiers of the Tang Army in this city.¡±
Li Shimin clenched his hands tightly, holding the reins tightly. He looked at the soldier's head that flew out from the tower and landed in front of him with a plop, with a cold expression on his face.
"kill!"
Li Shimin also gave an order.
When the order came, a Turkic soldier was pulled out and his head was chopped off.
The Turks died tragically on the spot.
Li Shimin looked up at Liu Heitai on the tower, and responded: "Liu Heitai, don't try to challenge this king's bottom line. This king has been fighting for many years, and he has already become hard-hearted."
"How can a person who is used to seeing life and death be frightened by such a trick of yours."
"Every time you kill one more soldier now, I will record a crime for you. When I defeat you, Liu Heita, I will liquidate them one by one. Liu Heita, you said that I disagree, but you forgot that you ordered the killing first."
Li Shimin said: "Liu Heita, no matter what you want, I, Li Shimin, will accompany you to the end."
Liu Heita frowned.
Feel that things are tricky.
Originally, the purpose of killing Datang soldiers was to intimidate Li Shimin. But his actions, not only did not scare Li Shimin, but instead contributed to Li Shimin's tyrannical response.
In particular, Li Shimin's Tang army was full of righteous indignation.
The fighting spirit has been ignited.
Tang Jun was full of feelings and emotions of revenge.
However, Liu Heitai was not the one to admit cowardice. With a wave of his hand, another soldier escorted the soldiers of the Tang Army up. Liu Heitai didn't believe in evil, and Li Shimin dared to fight him all the time.
When he was about to give another order, he saw that Zhishuisili had already hurried over.
With a solemn expression, Zhi Shimin said, "King of Han, you must not persecute Li Shimin anymore. Just now, Li Shimin has already killed one person. If you continue to persecute, it will only lead to Li Shimin killing more people. In any case, this is inappropriate. Therefore, please agree to Li Shimin's conditions immediately, the two sides will exchange soldiers and return the captured Turkic cavalry."
Liu Heitai was very displeased when he heard this order-like words, because he was persecuting him again because of his obsession with losing his mind.
Once he agreed to the substitution, he lowered Li Shimin's head.
It is tantamount to admitting defeat to Li Shimin. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com