Although Yu Dan was not convinced, no one here objected at the moment, so he could only swallow his anger for the time being. However, he still had his own confidence in letting others take over the Ronggong tribe. After all, he had been there for decades. Although he was not the head of the tribe now, his sons and grandsons had grown up. If you, a mere little prince, want to take over the Ronggong tribe, you can only wait for your turn!
"Besides punishing Yu Dan, I've called you all here today for another important matter. Our military operations against the Tang army have all been unsuccessful. Everyone, please speak freely and see how we should respond."
After resolving this matter, Naruto said very helplessly that in the past, he felt that he still had the ability to fight against the Tang army, but after the harm caused by these people, the grassland lost more than 100,000 troops, most of whom were capable and warlike soldiers. For them, Tuyuhun, this was definitely a heavy blow, especially the loss of the Yudan tribe, which might not be made up for more than ten years.
Now he has a piece of news that is blocked, that is, the two thousand-man teams of the Wangting tribe have disappeared. It seems that they were killed by the Tang army. But Naruto cannot tell anyone. He just said that they are doing some special tasks for him. If the people present knew about it, everyone's fighting spirit would definitely be greatly reduced.
And the matter of the eldest princess...
Thinking of these things, Narut felt his head swelling. If he had not made such a decision earlier, there might not be so many things happening now.
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world. When he fell out with Datang, he should have known that this would happen.
"Prime Minister, what do you think?"
Five minutes had passed and no one in the tent stood up to speak, so Naruto could only call out names. In addition to his strong power, Prime Minister Midu had always been the think tank of their Tuyuhun.
"In reply to the Khan, I believe we should still negotiate. I said last time that we are no match for the Tang Dynasty. The reason we have achieved some victories in the past is because the Tang Dynasty did not regard us as its main opponent. If they regard us as their main opponent, we will have no chance of winning."
Prime Minister Midu said honestly that he had brought it up last time, but unfortunately everyone from top to bottom was blinded by victory. They thought that this time would be the same as before. When they attacked the border cities of the Tang Dynasty, the marshals of the Tang Dynasty could not stand such pressure and eventually chose to withdraw their troops. Then they would be able to win again. Unfortunately, this time was different from the past. Instead of withdrawing their troops, the marshals of the Tang Dynasty sent people deep into the grassland, which brought us huge losses.
"If we were to negotiate now, their demands might be even more excessive. Last time they put forward conditions that we couldn't accept. Will they back down this time?"
Prince Sangjier said with some concern that to be honest, although he and Prime Minister Midu were in opposition, this guy stood on the same side as Prime Minister Midu in terms of attitude towards the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Highness, you also understand that if victory is within your reach, would you retreat?"
After Prime Minister Mi Du's words were spoken, many people below began to discuss the matter. They all knew that none of the demands put forward by the Tang army last time were something they could agree to, but if the Tang army did not retreat, how could we negotiate with them?
"Then why should we negotiate with them?"
Sangjier said with some confusion, since we cannot accept the conditions of the Tang Dynasty, then we should continue to fight. Although it will be more difficult to fight, it is much better than agreeing to those humiliating conditions.
"Your Highness, you may need to review the recent military reports. Over the past month, Tuyuhun has suffered losses totaling 150,000 men, over 100,000 of whom are young warriors. This represents nearly one-tenth of the Tuyuhun grasslands. This has only been a month. If the war continues, Tuyuhun cannot afford these losses. The Ronggong tribe's disastrous defeat has shaken the very foundations of Tuyuhun."
Prime Minister Midu's words made Sangjier blush. After all, he had been the crown prince for a short time, and he had not seen many military intelligence reports. He did not have a thorough grasp of the entire war situation. But no one had the time to care about the crown prince. What they heard was the numbers behind it. In just one month, one-tenth of the young and middle-aged men were lost. If they continued to fight like this, Tuyuhun would not only be destroyed as a country, but would most likely be exterminated.
Prime Minister Midu's meaning was very clear. If we didn't sue for peace now, the Tang army would continue to fight deep into the enemy's territory. Perhaps we could destroy one of their armies, but then again, would destroying that army be a big loss for the Tang? They could always organize another army, but for us Tuyuhun, could our dead be resurrected?
"What if we all retreat three hundred miles into the interior of Tuyuhun?"
The Tuyuhun Khan said with some unwillingness to give up.
"That would be even more in line with their wishes. If we do this, I guarantee they will push the walls of Liangzhou City forward another 300 miles. By then, Tuyuhun will have even less room to survive."
Prime Minister Midu said with some pain that when a small country faces a big country, no matter how many conspiracies and tricks you have, you can only use them when the big country is not paying attention to you. If the big country puts all its national strength on you, these conspiracies and tricks will be useless in the face of absolute strength.
"Great Khan, haven't you sensed the Tang army's resolve? A month ago, we captured two of their county towns, but after entering, we didn't find any civilians except the garrisoned soldiers. They have the ability to relocate all the residents of the two county towns, which means they are determined to fight us to the death this time. What's the point of having two empty cities? We still have to retreat. Burning down the entire city is useless. The Tang Dynasty is simply too vast. They have enough space to retreat, but we don't. Tuyuhun is only a thousand miles from south to north. If we don't negotiate now, by the time they get here, we won't even have a chance to talk..."
Prime Minister Midu knelt and said that he believed this was the last chance to save Tuyuhun...
