I'm a marquis in Datang

This is the worst deal.

Li Shimin was quick-witted, and immediately had a plan to deal with it, and said: "Liu Heitai, just listen. The soldiers of my Tang Dynasty, whether they are soldiers under the king's command or soldiers belonging to Xue Wanche who were captured by you, are all great soldiers. General Tang."

"As long as I am a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, this king will not abandon me."

"Since you want to exchange for Turkic cavalry, this king has allowed you. Now, you immediately release all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and let them leave the city. As long as they leave the city, this king will release the captured Turkic cavalry."

Li Shimin said: "This is the promise of the king. As long as you fulfill it, the king will fulfill the promise. But according to what you said, it is impossible for me to release the Turkic cavalry because you have prisoners. The king has fulfilled his promise, but you have torn it up, when the time comes, this king will find someone to reason with."

Liu Heikai said: "Li Shimin, this king still has this reputation. You should release the Turkic cavalry immediately. After releasing everyone and the horses, this king will release the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty."

"There is absolutely no such possibility!"

Li Shimin directly refused.

It is impossible for him to pin all his hopes on Liu Heitai.At this point now, all the captives must be exchanged, otherwise the morale of the army will be affected.

ring.

So Li Shimin had no choice.

Only people can be exchanged.

However, Li Shimin could not allow Liu Heita to make a condition to release the captured Turkic cavalry, which was also a fair exchange between the two sides and the release of the captives.

Liu Heitai gritted his teeth and said, "Li Shimin, this king gave you a chance, but you didn't obey. If you don't care about the lives of Tang soldiers, then this king will kill you."

Li Shimin said: "Liu Heitai, this king has already said that the exchange must be fair. This king will not give up any captured Datang soldiers, nor will I let you manipulate them."

Liu Heikai rolled his eyes and said, "Li Shimin, if you want to release the captives at the same time, that's fine. But this time you ambushed the Turkic army on Luoyuepo, causing great losses. In addition to releasing the Turkic cavalry and horses, you also If you have to give a thousand horses as compensation, then this king agrees to release them at the same time."

He gave the final conditions.

After Liu Heitai finished speaking, he was already looking forward to Li Shimin, with a look of expectation in his eyes.Once Li Shimin agrees to the conditions, for him, Li Shimin's influence will be weakened.Even in this round, he overwhelmed Li Shimin.

Chapter 433

Tooth for tooth

Du Qi stood aside from the beginning to the end.

He didn't speak.

Because Du Qi believes that Li Shimin has the ability to handle these things.However, when Li Shimin heard Liu Heitai's conditions, Du Qi saw the embarrassment in Li Shimin's eyes. The reason was very simple. He could not make a decision easily because it involved the lives of more than 1 Tang soldiers.

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 is your business that you damaged the soldiers on the Tang side, and you deserve it right, yes.

They should be damned. "

Li Shimin said: "According to your standards, the Tang soldiers deserved to die, and the Turks 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 Li Shimin's refusal, 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.

If you don't agree, it will lead to the death of soldiers, and if you agree, it will lead to the death of soldiers.

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 is in the presence of hosts.

Seeing Li Shimin's hesitation, Du Qi was aware of the embarrassment of being the person involved, and reminded: "Your Highness, now is not the time for women's benevolence. Your Highness first declares that he will not abandon or give up any soldier, and then reiterates 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, even if you lose your mind, you will be anxious, which will 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, then clenched the loudspeaker, and shouted: "Liu Heitai, 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 given up on any soldier, nor will I abandon any soldier at will. I will not give up on any of the more than 1 soldiers captured by you."

"However, if you dare to kill, 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: "I was born in the army, and I value soldiers. I will not abandon any soldier, nor will I give up on any soldier. But you, Liu Heitai, insist on going to extremes, and I, Li Shimin, can only accompany you 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 prisoners of the Tang army in the city were also excited.

They are more full of hope.