Chapter 1378: 1379A hope that was once out of reach

Chapter 1378: 1379A hope that was once out of reach

 Chapter 1378 1379 A once-out-of-reach hope

"What bad thoughts can I have? It's just that Princess Yingyue misses her father and wants him and her brothers and sisters to come and live in Chang'an for a while." Tang Mo was very serious when he met with the special envoy of the Great Qin Empire. He spoke.

It is really overthinking to let Qin go at this time. Not to mention that Tang Mo has been in control of the Tang Empire for so many years and has already been thinking about the emperor. Even when he was an arms dealer before time travel, he also knew that The principle of not leaving any chance to the opponent.

There is not much possibility for the Qin State to make a comeback now. Unless the Tang State makes serious mistakes, more than once or twice, the direction of the war will not change in any way.

"Your Majesty! The Tang Empire has already taken the land of Chu and Dahua. How about leaving some to the Qin Empire? Isn't it enviable that the two countries are divided and the father-in-law and son-in-law are so close?" Qin's special envoy begged bravely. .

He has previously set out many conditions, including recognizing the Tang Empire's rule over the Dahua region, the Qin army withdrawing from the Dahua region, and ceding half of Shu, etc.

In addition, Qin will also pay a huge sum of money to the Tang Empire, and is even willing to surrender and admit that the Tang Empire is the overlord of the Western Continent.

 But these conditions were all personally rejected by the Emperor of the Tang Empire. Tang Mo was not even prepared to use the diplomatic department's excuse to leave a buffer. He directly met with Qin's special envoy and stated his purpose.

That's right, the Tang State wanted to swallow up the Qin State and become the only country on the Western Continent. As for the Orc Empire on the other side of the Qin State, it was just fish on the chopping board.

 The Tang Empire wanted to control the entire Western Continent, and this ambition no longer needed to be hidden at all. Tang Mo even wants to be the master of this world. This is the consensus of many Tang ministers.

This is also the reason why many ministers of the Tang Dynasty were willing to assist Tang Mo, and were willing to change for Tang Mo. They gave up many of their own bad habits and became ministers of the Tang Empire.

In the past countries, they were unable to reach the ultimate goal of being a subject, the ruling class, and the pinnacle of power, and they could not see the hope of realizing their highest political ambitions.

 But now, they find that the dream that was out of reach in the past is right at their fingertips! For this dream, it seems that all the so-called temptations in the past have become boring.

 That’s right, they saw the hope of achieving their life goal—world unification! They saw the future of the Tang Empire sweeping across Liuhe, saw the hope that their names would be recorded in history, and waited for the opportunity to use what they had learned throughout their lives...

That was a stage that they had never dared to imagine in the past. On this stage, the spotlight shone with a seductive light.

In the past, these prime ministers who were very popular in Dahua, the ministers who were content in Qi, the generals who were frustrated in Zheng, and the humble people who were trampled in the mud in Bunas... they will finally have the opportunity to take charge of the entire country. world!

Faced with such an opportunity, who is willing to give up? Who will continue to be obsessed with the gold and silver treasures in front of them, and who will be short-sighted and choose to fall?

They want to be the prime ministers of this world, to be invincible generals, to be great men who lead the times, and to become the brightest stars under the emperor!

 When the entire country was working toward that ultimate goal, not even the emperor could stop the machine from turning. Those who act as chariots with mantis arms will be crushed by inertia.

"I want to ask you a question. I hope you can answer me honestly." Tang Mo stared into the eyes of the Qin envoy and said slowly: "Tell me, if you were me or my subject, would you give up on this? "Is there an opportunity?" He didn't say anything about the opportunity, but the special envoy of Qin suddenly thought of something that he had never dared to think of before. Although he has never touched it, it is buried deep in his heart...

 So the envoy of Qin hesitated, he was silent, and he was confused and didn't know how to answer. He wanted to speak, but something seemed to be holding his throat. His mouth opened and closed over and over again but no sound came out.

At this moment, he really wanted to worship the man in front of him, but after all, he still managed to stabilize his emotions when his knees were about to bend.

Similarly, he lowered his head and remained silent, giving an answer that did not violate his own conscience, an answer that he did not need to say but was extremely clear.

"Go back and tell Emperor Qin that I don't want to see any more killings, and fratricide makes people unhappy. If he can come to Chang'an and end this war, I will be very grateful for his contribution to the Tang Empire." Tang Mo showed great kindness and hoped that the war could end as soon as possible.

This is already the biggest compromise he has made: if Emperor Qin Yingduo is willing to surrender, then the gratitude of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty will be very "valuable". Being able to make Tang Mo feel grateful might sometimes be more useful than sitting on the throne.

It is a pity that Yingduo cannot give up his power. He is working hard to mobilize the army at this moment, hoping to block the Tang army's attack.

Facts have proved that no one is willing to give up what they have in their hands easily. Almost everyone will stubbornly hold on to the wealth and power in their hands and are willing to struggle until the last moment.

There are not many truly wise men, and Emperor Qin Yingduo is obviously not one. He has carried out conscription to a crazy point. Millions of Qin troops were armed and then sent to the front line with weak transportation capacity.

These troops had almost no training and simply "sent out a gun." Most of the commanders are police officers or retired officers and soldiers from the rear. The troops lack artillery and even communication equipment.

Qin State also thought clearly: the radio will be interfered anyway, so it is better not to communicate directly! Wouldn't it be over if we let the troops use their own old tactics and rely on messengers to deliver orders? Anyway, the commanders are all old men. They used messenger soldiers when they fought in the past, and they are more comfortable to use now.

While the Qin army was expanding its army so frantically, the Tang State's 7th Army had already advanced its defense line to a distance of 70 kilometers from Qingluan Port. They also established contact with the 6th Army in the northeast and obtained some supplies.

Further north, the 8th Army was already in front of the Shushan defense line, and the 1st Army behind it had also deployed.

Yingxu was completely frightened when facing hundreds of thousands of Tang troops. Fortunately, someone now helped him share some of the pressure: Zhang Xuan, who had escaped, was appointed as the supreme commander of Shu and took over Yingxu's command.

 (End of this chapter)