The Human Emperor Chapter 1166: Two billion!
Chapter One hundred and sixty-six
"And we have another option, is to abandon other cities, go straight to Caliphate's capital Baghdad, more than 2,200 kilometers, with our ability, enough to hit near Baghdad. Although not necessarily able to attack The next city, but it directly threatened the Caliphate imperial capital, shaking the entire Caliphate Empire, leaving them with the most disgraceful sum is more than enough. This shame, I am afraid Caliphate can spend 1 billion taels of gold can't buy it. "
"In addition, if I didn't guess wrong, Caliphate People will presumably agree to our request and send billions of taels of gold to win time for other Great Armys, and try to defeat us behind it. So anyway, this Billion taels of gold, one of them! Definitely! Will! Out! "
At the end, Wang Chong looks confident and has a powerful voice. Wang Chong never fights with no certainty. The method of adding compensation to a war is very novel in this world, but it has long been the norm in another world, and has even caused the rapid rise of several nations in another world.
War requires benefits. This protracted war has continued to the present. Wang Chong needs a satisfactory number as the answer sheet, and it should be handed over to the people in the field, including the Great Tang people.
And it seems to be responding to the Wang Chong's voice. At this time, there was a whimper, and a sound of broken wings was introduced into the ear. the next moment, in the eyes of everyone, a huge golden beak Saker Falcon fluttered down from the sky, flew into the hall, and landed on the golden conference table in front of everyone. On the feet of this Saker Falcon, a rolled stationery is particularly eye-catching.
"wēng!"
Seeing this Saker Falcon, there was a moment of silence in the hall. Everyone was shocked, showing a surprised look. Several people even stood up.
A billion taels of gold, will Caliphate People really agree?
At this moment, everyone held their breath. Alas, a thin palm stretched out from the side and took off the letter under the foot of Caliphate Saker Falcon. It only took a moment and the look of Yuan Shurong suddenly became excited:
"Sir, one billion taels of gold, Caliphate People agreed! They really agreed!"
"What?"
A stone stirred up a thousand layers of waves. When I heard Yuan Shurong's words, everyone in the hall looked severe shake, and they all stood up in shock.
"Let me see!"
The stationery of Caliphate People first came to the hands of Gao Xianzhi, then to Cheng Qianli, Xi Yuanqing, Lou Shiyi, Li Siye, etc., all in the hands of everyone in the hall. In the hall, except for Yuan Shurong, few people recognized the Caliphate text.
This matter is really shocking, shocked by the asking price of Wang Chong billion taels of gold, and even more shocked by the response of Caliphate People. It doesn't matter if you don't know the text already on the stationery, everyone just confirms it this way. Winning one billion taels of gold in a war is unimaginable even for Gao Xianzhi.
—— The benefits of his attack on Stone Country are far from comparable. It's just like a little witch seeing a big witch, the difference between cloud and mud.
Wang Chong A simple act that suddenly overshadowed all his previous actions.
"Great!"
Cheng Qianli clenched his fists fiercely, his expression was exhilarating, and his words were so many words that he could not speak as much as shock and impact from a reply from Caliphate People. At this moment, everyone suddenly understood the Wang Chong's strategic intention.
"One billion taels of gold! If we write the report, report the Ministers of Civil and Military Affairs of Royal Court, Royal Court, including up and down, absolutely no one can believe it. Even if the Minister of Wen, including the Ministry of Officials, think about us greatly Change! "
One billion taels of gold, this is an astronomical figure. Even a deputy Protectorate like Cheng Qianli can't help moving. Many soldiers died in the Talas's War battle. Pensions alone are huge sums. Cheng Qianli also thought about what to do before. As the Leader of these soldiers who died in battle, each general would protect his subordinates and fight for as many benefits as possible for them, but now everything is solved.
"However, Caliphate People also made some requirements in the letter."
At this moment, a voice came from the ear, Yuan Shurong frowned slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face:
"According to the conditions of Caliphate People, I hope to be able to sign a treaty with us to stop the truce. Caliphate People promises to no longer violate Great Tang, but I hope we can withdraw from Khorasan and return them to the territory from Khorasan to Samarkand. Threatening to attack other cities. "
"wēng!"
When I heard Yuan Shurong's words, everyone in the room was silent and looked at each other, no one spoke. From the perspective of Great Tang, the requirements of Caliphate People are not unacceptable. In exchange for the territory that originally belongs to Caliphate People in exchange for one billion taels of gold, this transaction will not lose money in any case. And Great Tang hit all the way to Khorasan. Since the Qin and Han dynasties, this kind of thing has never happened before. This is an unprecedented achievement.
At the same time, for soldiers, fighting in depth, unfamiliar territory, unfamiliar life, staying here for a long time may not be a good thing for Great Tang.
"I object!"
A stern voice came suddenly, Su Hanshan suddenly spoke, and looked coldly:
"If we really agreed to Caliphate People's requirements, wouldn't we have succumbed to everything. We need to have everything for the first time. At that time, we were able to occupy the unfamiliar Western Region. Now, we can also occupy Khorasan and control it here. Anyway, it's all worth trying! "
"Of course it is impossible to agree!"
Wang Chong laughed when he heard:
"Now it is Caliphate People 觊觎 Central Plains and we are defeated, and in turn attacked Khorasan, under siege. This war is that Caliphate People spent one billion taels of gold to compensate us for our losses in the war, not an equal deal. It seems this Mu His Majesty Tahsim does not quite understand his situation, nor does he understand what a defeated person should be. General Cheng, you lead Great Army across Tigris River, attack Shandar City, the closest to us, and withdraw almost Khorasan when it is almost occupied Let them understand their situation. "
"Understand, leave it to me!"
Cheng Qianli laughed.
The development of this war to now already is beyond his understanding, but for Wang Chong, Cheng Qianli has absolutely no trust, so no matter what Wang Chong says, he will not hesitate to implement it.
Next, we discussed some specific issues of urban defense. After the meeting, everyone quickly dispersed.
"Wang Chong, Caliphate still have a lot of experts, do you think they will keep their promises?"
When everyone leaves, only Wang Chong and Gao Xianzhi remain in the room, and the latter can't help but say.
"Sir Protectorate, you also said that there are still many smart people in Caliphate. How could they really make peace with us? This is just a trick for them!"
Wang Chong cuts the railroad.
Caliphate is a country of battle. It is a pleasure to conquer. From the beginning, Wang Chong and already concluded that they could not really negotiate peace, and where did the peace agreement come from.
It's just that the billion taels of gold that Wang Chong wants, whether Caliphate People is willing or unwilling, must be handed over. This is not the time for them to ask for help.
...
From the Chamber, Wang Chong boarded the city wall on the west side of Khorasan, and looked far away. Outside the wall, the whistling sound of Tigris River came from far away, and the sound came in. This wide river is a natural barrier. Urds City is an invisible line of defense.
From the moment we first arrived at Khorasan, when we saw this river at first glance, Wang Chong felt its important military value. To a certain extent, Abu Muslin was right, Urds City was extremely difficult to break.
"General, have you ever thought about it, when the Caliph Moutassem III of Caliphate was thundered, a few hundred thousand troops were sent out, and there were no governors and generals who knew how to deal with it at that time. How to deal with Caliphate People There can be no real peace talks, and even if the other party agrees, General will probably have a hard time getting out. "
A voice suddenly came from behind, the voice was heavy.
"hē hē, so we and Caliphate People, General know already. don't tell me Great General also thought that we would let Khorasan, withdraw troops from here?"
Wang Chong smiled slightly and didn't turn back.
He is on the high wall of Khorasan, of course, not to appreciate the magnificence of Tigris River. There are too many rivers like Central Plains. The invitation of Bakrham is the reason why he appeared here.
"Of course not, otherwise I would not be here."
Bakrham speaks in a somewhat jerky Caliphate. Bakrham does not speak the language Great Tang, nor does Wang Chong speak Khorasan. In order to communicate, the compromise between the two is to communicate in Caliphate.
"... But in the uprising army, we now have such doubts. If you retreat, people will be trembling. This wave of forces that we managed to gather will soon disappear, and the Caliphate People will definitely chase us. Slam, everyone will lose a lot of money by then. "
Bakrham paused, and continued, deep anxiety in his eyebrows. He didn't care about the negotiations between Great Tang and Caliphate, and the billion taels of gold was not the focus of his attention. Even to a certain extent, Bakrham believed that this was still a good thing, because they would only stay if Great Tang benefited from this.
Caliphate People is too powerful. Except for Oriental Great Tang, there is no Empire that can compete with it.
This time, so many insurgents are willing to come out, also because they saw the hope of resisting Caliphate from Great Tang, so if Great Tang withdraws from Khorasan, the impact on everyone can be imagined.
"This matter depends on the prestige of General to appease. Great Tang will not retreat, at least I will not easily."
Wang Chong smiled slightly:
"As for the matter that Caliph will dispatch a few hundred thousand troops, General will not have to worry about it, Caliphate People will not have a chance, at least within three months, absolutely not!"