Chapter 2240 Tolerate humiliation and seek peace, cede land and pay compensation


    Chapter 2237: Tolerate humiliation and seek peace, to cede land and pay compensation


    The authorities are confused and the bystanders are clear.


    Li Shimin also knew that Tang State was in a difficult situation now, but he was in the situation and obviously did not see it thoroughly without Jiang Shang outside.


    Under Jiang Shang''s reminder, Li Shimin should step out of the overall situation and look at the dispute between Qin and Tang dynasties and Guanzhong, but see a completely different scenery... The Tang Kingdom is really in danger.


    Just looking at the beginning of the letter, Li Shimin felt that Jiang Shang was a little alarmist. After all, although the situation in the Tang Kingdom is difficult, its foundation is still strong and it has local advantages. It can fully support the army of 300,000 to fight for a year.


    The Qin army fought in a row without a stop. How long can it last?


    It will only take two months at most.


    Before Ying Hao became emperor, the Qin army would definitely cease to fight, recuperate, digest the results of war, and restore national strength.


    Therefore, as long as the Tang Kingdom survives this period of time, the danger of national destruction will naturally be resolved.


    That''s what Li Shimin thought, but after reading Jiang Shang''s letter, his back was completely soaked in cold sweat, and his face was full of horror and horror. He obviously realized that he was thinking too simply.


    He had far underestimated the danger of the current situation and had invisibly fallen into Li Jing''s plan.


    Yes, the Qin army''s continuous combat capability is not strong, but with Li Jing controlling the bureau, Zhang Liao, Huo Bing, Wei Qing and other famous generals joining forces, plus more than 200,000 elite Qin army, there are too many things to do in two months.


    The Qin army did not need to occupy the entire Guanzhong, it only needed to occupy a city in Chang''an. No, it even needed to occupy Chang''an. It only needed to break the portal and attack Guanzhong, which was already a victory for the Qin army.


    Once the gates of the Tang Kingdom are broken, the Qin army can continuously transport troops to Guanzhong, and even if it is consumed, it will be consumed to death.


    Qin has seven states, more than 20 million people and nearly one million troops. What does the Tang Dynasty use to fight with the Qin army?


    Just twelve counties?


    The national strength of the two sides is too different, and Qin will be invincible innate.


    If you win, you will occupy the three counties in Guanzhong, you will not lose much if you fail. At most, you will only have some troops. With the national strength of Qin, you will be able to replenish it soon.


    What about the Tang Dynasty? Winning won’t get anything, losing more will only lose.


    The longer the war between the Tang Dynasty, the greater the loss.


    After fighting, the Guanzhong was turned into white. The only one who was injured was the Tang Kingdom, while the Qin Kingdom suffered no losses.


    So, from the beginning, this was an arbitrary war.


    Li Shimin thought delaying time would lead to a disaster, but this was actually a dead end.


    There is only one way to fight against Qin from beginning to end, that is, to bring a group of allies to fight against Qin and bear the losses of resisting Qin together. Only in this way can we ensure that we will not be annexed by the Qin army.


    The Tang State is now facing the five siege of Qin army, with no reinforcements outside and no elite troops inside. It is just a mantis armed with the power of one country to fight against Qin.


    In this regard, Li Shi of course knew that he wanted to pull his allies to share the pressure, but the time the Qin army chose was too bad. The princes surrounding him could not directly send troops to support him, and the Tang army could only fight alone.


    Jiang Shang gave a solution to this dilemma in his letter, that is, the whole people will be soldiers and use war to promote harmony. At first, Li Shimin didn''t understand his intention, but after reading it, he understood it all.


    The Southern Han Alliance attacked Qin in the five directions, and the four countries of Shu, Han, Tang and Sui sent troops. Why did Qin attack the Tang Kingdom only target the Tang Kingdom after the war, but did not attack the 30,000 Sichuan, Chu and Sui Dynasty?


    In addition to the closeness of the Tang State to Qin State and its strength has been greatly reduced, the most important thing is actually the only country in the Southern Han Alliance during the Tang State that shook the foundation of Qin State''s rule.


    You should know that the Tang army came to the foot of Luoyang City, and Luoyang was both the Han capital and the future Qin capital.


    The capital of the country was surrounded by the enemy, which was a shame for any country, let alone the Qin State, which was the overlord of the princes?


    Therefore, Qin naturally had to show off his muscles to maintain his dominance in order to maintain his dominance, otherwise it would expose the fact that he was strong outside and did the middle, which would cause a chain reaction of other princes.


    Qin wants to kill the chicken to warn the monkey, and Tang is the most suitable chicken. All countries such as Wei, Song and Wu are warn.


    It has to be said that Qin''s attack on Tang seemed to be to capture Guanzhong, but in fact it has multiple other intentions, and no matter which level it is, it has a profound impact.


    The strategy of Guanzhong is just a means to achieve the goal of Qin. Although it is good, it is nothing if it fails. At worst, it can be done again, as long as the goal is achieved.


    Therefore, for Qin, Guanzhong can be occupied or not, but Tang cannot give up Guanzhong.


    Although the Tang State had twelve counties, the essence was concentrated in the three counties in Guanzhong. If Guanzhong was lost, it would not be able to afford so many troops. It would directly withdraw from the ranks of strong countries and become a poor country and a weak country. Therefore, the Tang State would never give up Guanzhong.


    There are more than one way to keep Guanzhong, but fighting with Qin alone is undoubtedly the stupidest and most thankless one, while Li Shimin chose the stupidest way.


    The fundamental purpose of Qin''s attack on Tang this time was to avenge revenge, to Zhang Xian''s force, and to shock the princes. It was the same as the occupation of Guanzhong.


    Therefore, Jiang Shang suggested to Li Shimin that while the situation had not completely deteriorated, he took the initiative to bow his head to the Qin State for peace and cease to fight.


    Now that Ying Hao is about to be emperor, if Li Tang is willing to bow to Qin, leave the king''s name, and become a vassal state to Qin, or even cede land and pay compensation, the possibility of a ceasefire between the two countries is still very high.


    The battle between Qin and Tang dynasties stirred up the hearts of the people in the world, and other countries were also watching how the play would end. If the Tang State took the initiative to surrender to Qin State and refused to accept it, it would undoubtedly make other princes sad, thus aggravating the union between the various princes.


    This is something that Qin State would not want to see anyway.


    Besides, Jiang Shang did not let Li Tang be a vassal state of Qin, but he just endured a temporary humiliation. As long as the Southern Han allies took a breath, the situation would be completely different.


    If Qin wants to attack Tang at that time, Tang may still be no match for it, but it will never fight alone and fall into such a passive situation.


    In short, the earlier the truce of war, the smaller the losses of the Tang army, and it is not too late to surrender now. Even if the Tang State suffers losses, it is still within an acceptable range.


    Once Fenglingdu, Yuguan and Wuzhangyuan are defeated in any of these three places, if the Tang army wants to surrender, the price they will pay will be too great to bear.


    Of course, facing a tiger and wolf country like Qin, blindly retreating will only encourage its arrogance.


    In response, Jiang Shang proposed that the Tang State be in Guanzhong implement the strategy of the whole people being a soldier, so as to demonstrate his determination to not be afraid of a war and fight to the end.


    Only in this way can Qin realize that Tang is a hard bone, and the cost of swallowing Guanzhong in one bite is too high, even Qin cannot afford it.


    If you seek peace with the song, peace will perish;


    If war promotes peace, peace will exist;


    (This chapter ends)