Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 23 Ultimatum

Seeing his father's painful expression, Khalid couldn't bear it. His father may be really old, and even his courage to face reality seems to have weakened a lot. It seems that Li Wufeng's swords not only let the nobles of the country Terrified, his father was more or less affected by this aspect, but he couldn't think of any better way to change the current situation. There are living examples in front of him. The ashes in the country were wiped out, and the Guldan regime fell to the ground with a flick of a finger and became history. The Luobei people were silent and looked around. Who else can save their country?

"Father, we have come to this point, there is no other way for us, if Li Wufeng really wants to invade us, we would rather die than die." Khalid sighed secretly in his heart In a tentative tone, he said that he didn't want to die, and he hoped to fully enjoy the happiness of life in his prime, but his father's stubbornness prevented him from saying clearly that he didn't want to leave a bad impression in front of his father.

"Khalid, do you think so?" Haibal trembled all over, raised his head and stared at his son.

"Father, I don't want to do this either, but right now we seem to have only one way to go." Harriet slightly tilted his head with some guilt, "If we go to surrender to Li Wufeng now, I'm afraid our The end is worse than that of Mott."

"Worse than Mot people?" Haibal chewed on the meaning of this sentence over and over again, the muscles on his face twitched subconsciously, not paying attention to the strange expression on his son's face, "Li Wufeng really wants to kill everyone Absolutely, then we have no choice but to fight to the death, but Li Wufeng is an extremely cunning opponent, there is a saying in Tanghe that kills three thousand and hurts himself eight hundred, even if he can conquer us, he still has to pay the price."

Khalid immediately heard the weakness and a little looseness in his father's words, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. After he came down to court, many nobles who had made good friends with him came to him, hoping that he could judge the situation Come up with a solution to the current crisis, otherwise once Li Wufeng's army approaches the city, it will be too late, and it may be difficult to fight for a decent surrender. When avoiding their father, the nobles spoke very bluntly. They didn’t want to fight, especially a battle that was sure to lose. They just wanted to enjoy life. After the changes in their own country, their resistance to the Northwest was actually superficial in many cases. Although Harriet didn't fully understand what the nobles were thinking, he could feel that the nobles hoped to be with the Northwest. Peace in the Northwest, no matter what means are adopted.

"Father, do you think we can send an envoy to negotiate with Northwest? At least we can understand their thoughts, maybe things are not as bad as we imagined?" Khaled Cautiously suggested that he was still not sure of his father's true thoughts, so he was extra cautious when speaking.

"Negotiation? The Northwest hasn't made any moves yet. Why should we negotiate? Doing so will only show them our fear, and I'm afraid it will stimulate their desire for aggression." Haibal finally put Thinking back to reality, the suggestion made by my son is probably what a group of nobles desire in their hearts, but they have not realized Li Wufeng's brutal nature, so asking for negotiations without preparation is not a fat gift for nothing Would you please Li Wufeng, the jackal, to taste it?

"But if we wait until Li Wufeng's army enters our country, I'm afraid we will have to pay a higher price for peace." Khalid said worriedly.

"Well, what do you think should be done?" Haibal also wanted to see if his son had a better way.

"Now that the Northwest has achieved a great victory in the battle against the Motts, we can send an envoy to congratulate and express our hope that all countries in the Western Regions can live in harmony with the Northwest. What do you think, Father?" Khaled came up with his own ideas.

"Khalid, your idea is certainly good, but I'm afraid you underestimated Li Wufeng too much. We sent envoys to congratulate him, which can be dismissed as general diplomatic affairs. If it's just a general discussion with him, I'm afraid He's not interested at all." Haibar is still full of worries, and he is not optimistic about doing this.

The room fell into silence. Obviously, both of them could not predict the upcoming situation. Fortunately, the urgent information sent by the attendants outside the hall shattered their illusions.

Holding this concise and concise information in his hand, Khalid couldn't help sinking in his heart, his face became ugly, Haibal immediately noticed, "What's the matter?"

"Father, the border intelligence agencies have discovered the massing of large-scale armed forces in the border area between the south and Northern Luzon, and the Northwest Army stationed in the territory of the Mote people in the north has also begun to enter the territory of the Luobei people in the north." The dry words even made Khalid feel bitter in his mouth, and the Northwesterners were finally going to make a move.

"What should come is finally coming." Haibal sat down in his chair and muttered to himself. He seemed to be ten years older all of a sudden, but after all, he has experienced decades of ups and downs. Immediately returned to normal, cheered up and said: "Khalid, you go to rectify the army immediately, and notify Lord Abhiyev and others to come to me for discussion."

Before Harriet could reply, footsteps of attendants sounded again in the hall, "Master Abhiyev, Minister of State, urgently asks to see His Majesty."

In front of everyone was the secret letter handed over by the Northwest Diplomatic Commissioner in Loulan. It is more appropriate to say that it is a secret letter than an ultimatum: "Since your country has always been concerned about the Northwest County of the Tanghe Empire and Northern Luzon The SAR has adopted a state of hostility and has repeatedly violated our territory and the safety of the people. The Tanghe Empire’s Northwest Military and Political Governor’s Office and the Northern Luzon Governor’s Office require your country to accept us before March 31, 697 in the mainland calendar. The following conditions: First, disband the army, and only retain the necessary security and security forces. The number of security and security forces shall be agreed by both parties; , Tianfang language and Tang language are both official languages; third, one member of the direct family of the Loulan King went to the Northwest to study; fourth, citizens of Northwest and Northern Luzon enjoy the same treatment as Loulan citizens in Loulan; Garrison, the number of garrisons will be discussed separately. If you agree to the above five conditions, we can make the following guarantees accordingly: first, to ensure the succession of your throne and the non-change of regime; thirdly, your country’s commodity personnel will enjoy reciprocal preferential treatment when entering the northwest and northern Luzon regions; fourthly, your country’s officials will generally be appointed and dismissed by your country, except for the head of the public security and security force, who can only be appointed and dismissed with the consent of the northwest ;Fifth, we guarantee that your country will no longer be oppressed and threatened by other countries or forces. Please agree on the above content and notify us before March 31, otherwise, we will regard the two sides as automatically entering the war Status. Military and Political Jiedu Mansion of the Northwest County of the Tanghe Empire——Governor of the Northern Luzon Special Administrative Region of the Tanghe Empire”

Like a heavy boulder pressing down on everyone's hearts, everyone felt the murderous aura coming from this secret letter. This is simply asking Loulan to surrender the whole country. How can people accept it? But what is the unacceptable outcome? The two sides automatically enter a state of war, isn't that a blatant declaration of war? Can the army of one country in Loulan withstand the attack from the north and the south? Needless to say, the answer is no, even the 200,000 troops of the Motts were defeated in front of Li Wufeng, not to mention that Loulan only had an army of less than 60,000 people, and they had to face the attack from both sides.

"Everyone, everyone has seen Li Wufengde's ultimatum, what do you think?" At this time, Haybal has regained his usual composure in front of the ministers ~IndoMTL.com~ There is no trace of worry or fear at all , Khalidye on the side had to admit that his father's performance in this aspect was indeed worthy of his own study.

There is still silence in the hall. Almost no one can bear such harsh conditions. Even if they are afraid of the Northwest Bingfeng and know the disparity in strength between the two sides, these conditions are indeed too strong. Kneeling in front of the Northwesterners is no different from surrendering. The ministers who looked at each other exchanged glances and invariably chose to keep silent. Any opinion expressed at this moment may lead to fierce attacks. If they agree, it will definitely bring down the reputation of traitors. If they disagree, the attitude of the other party is so tough, and the balance of power is clear at a glance. , Who can afford the consequences of subjugation?

"Why, are you all dumb? Don't you usually talk eloquently? Why don't you say a word when it's time for you to share your worries about state affairs?" Haybal slightly raised his tone, and his tone was also Gradually got heavier.

"Your Majesty, the old minister and the ministers are considering whether our Loulan army has the power to fight the Northwest Army? If not, I'm afraid we will have to find a way to negotiate with the other party." Abhiyev knew that at this time only He was in the early stage, but the laments in his heart couldn't help but one after another. He didn't agree with some of the policies of the king at that time. He joined Bega in supporting Usun Said's restoration, which greatly stimulated the hostility of the people in the Northwest. Excessive pro-Luobei people also made the Northwesterners feel that Loulan is a thorn in their backs that must be removed. The king's original intention was good, but he ignored the power gap between the two sides. Compared with the Northwest and the Tanghe Empire behind it, Loulan has fewer people. In line with his usual cautious style.