Kutz City in the south of Donton was the most important city and fortress in the southern part of the Dodon Kingdom. The thick city wall and the army in the city became the only life-saving straw. Andrei I lay on his bed with a sallow face, as if he had exhausted all energy in half a year. His subsequent energy, the occasional movement of his dull eyes, and if it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest that proved he was still alive, from many angles he looked more like a long-dead mummy.
The armored general standing outside the door had a gray face. The successive blows made him feel at a loss. Everything was terrible. The more than 300,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty had launched a large-scale northern expedition into the southern region of Duodun. The scattered Duodun army was almost It collapsed at the first touch, with no resistance at all. The Tang Army's rangers even began to wander in the central area of Doton. No army dared to seek death. In fact, there was no army capable of fighting in the kingdom, and morale had been completely destroyed. , even the army that maintained its structure was just waiting blankly, waiting for the quarreling high-level officials of the kingdom to come to a conclusion.
The order from Khabarovsk to depose His Majesty the King has been issued to Kutz City, and the person elected by the nobles to the throne is His Majesty the King's second son, Prince Sheffield, a young man with a timid and withdrawn personality. His only hobby is Even painting, he doesn't even want to see his father and mother more often. Such a person actually wants to be the king of Dodon? !
But all this doesn't make much sense anymore. The arrival of the Tang Army broke everyone's dreams and fantasies. They dreamed that the Tang Dynasty would be able to open up a wide margin, and imagined that the Tang Dynasty would be able to take over the Cook Islands and Crescent Peninsula that no longer belong to Doton. There was no further pursuit of responsibility, but all this was completely shattered, and the Menglai tribe also raised troops again on the northern border and moved southward. Can the demoralized northern garrison defend the north without the command of General Liemei? The Emperor of the Tang Empire, Li Wufeng, has clearly issued a proclamation, requiring the Dodon and Puer troops to lay down their arms and leave the fate of the two countries to be decided by the Tang Dynasty and the local nobles. This is clearly to disintegrate the political systems of the two countries. The evil intention contained in it is self-evident, but even if there is only a hint of temptation, those desperate nobles will prostrate themselves in front of the officials of the Tang Dynasty and wait for the other party's forgiveness.
"Your Majesty, I have to tell you that the Tang army has arrived at Kutz City, and their rangers have crossed Kutz and advanced north. We must make a decision now." Knowing that at this time, we will Telling Andrei I this kind of bad news would undoubtedly make matters worse, but he had nothing to do. Tang Jun had already issued an ultimatum, if he did not answer again. They will launch a fight to solve the problem in the shortest possible time.
"What are they asking for?" Andre, who was lying on the bed, was furious. His consciousness was already a little blurry. When he escaped from Khabarovsk, he had already realized that his body was terminally ill. To be able to maintain it until now is just an idea that supports him. He sincerely hopes to reach a compromise with the Tang Dynasty, even if it means making huge concessions, and this crime of treason will make him a dying man. Someone will bear it.
"Well. They only asked us to put down our weapons and obey their orders. They didn't say much else. They said that they were soldiers and they had no right to make decisions about the fate of the Kingdom of Dodon. That needs to be decided by the center of their empire. ." After swallowing his saliva, he had already had a detailed discussion with the other party's envoy. The other party was not too harsh, but he also did not make any promises to himself. This was what worried him the most, but the initiative rested with the other party. He could only let it happen.
"Heaven wants to kill me! Alas!" A slightly high-pitched sigh suddenly stopped. The body of the naked Andrei moved slightly and then became silent again. The servants guarding the bed were panicked and called out again and again. As he stood, the doctors outside the door also poured in. Only the armor-clad general sighed sadly. At this time, the King had gone, and all responsibilities could only be borne by himself.
On April 5, 702 in the Continental Gregorian Calendar, King Andrei I of the Dodon Kingdom died of illness in Kutz City. On the same day, Kutz Guardsman Serezhkov surrendered to Jin Zhengyang, commander of the ninth legion of the Tang Army who was already at the city, and expressed his willingness to assist the Tang Army. Complete the integration of the troops in the Dodon area as soon as possible.
On April 17, the commanders of the four major corps of the Dodon Kingdom, the Huwei Corps, the Biaowei Corps, the Phoenix Corps, and the Yuanbo Corps, together with the noble leaders in Khabarovsk, held talks and negotiations with the Tang Army’s Northern Expedition coaches Jin Zhengyang, Ying Jianming, and Qu Bo. Later, he announced his surrender and accepted the reorganization. At the same time, a delegation of noble representatives will be selected to go to Zhongzhou, the capital of the Tang Empire, to meet with His Majesty the Emperor. They will also negotiate with the head of the Imperial Government Council on the status and administrative structure of Duodun. Khabarovsk immediately became an undefended city. Sheffield (Andre II), who had just ascended the throne for less than a month, announced his resignation. The Tang Army's Ninth Army and Fifteenth Army temporarily took over the defense of Khabarovsk, while the Thirteenth Army Then they continued to advance north and entered Khabarov City, an important town in the north of Dodon on April 29, and joined forces with the Menglai tribe army of the Bein tribe who had already begun to enter this area.
Compared with the march in the Kingdom of Dodon, the progress of the Third Army in Poole was smoother. In fact, because the main army of Poole had been completely annihilated in the Eastern Front War, the Kingdom of Poole fell into a serious situation after the end of the Eastern Front Battle. In the political crisis, almost all military power was lost, and only one regiment was left struggling to support it in the north. The Roebuck people in the north seemed to have seen hope, and their offensives were getting higher and higher. The entire northern part of Poole only had The only remaining stronghold, Glacier City, is still in the hands of the Puer people, but the Roebuck people seem to no longer want to limit the battlefield to the north, and have begun to gather an army to go south. The entire central and southern Puer army has no regular troops at all. The Kingdom of Poole fell into a state of turmoil against the Roebucks, who had long had a grudge against them.
The Poole nobles clearly realized that if surrender terms with the Tang Dynasty were not reached as soon as possible, once the Roebucks occupied the central part of Poole, most of the land on which the Poole nobles relied for survival would be devoured by the barbarian Bein people. In contrast, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty
The empire will not nationalize the land of the nobles. What Poole loses is only administrative power. This is not a big deal for the desperate Poole people. Without the army, if they want to challenge the Tang Dynasty, , No nobleman from Poole would have such a stupid idea now.
But if they want the noble Pu people to succumb to those ugly and uncivilized Boyin barbarians, the Pu people would rather choose death. In their view, the strength and civilization of the Tang Dynasty have proved that the Tang people are a great nation, and the two tigers are in harmony. There is bound to be a defeat. Since the Liberians lost, they were convinced that they were defeated. It is not a shame to lose at the hands of the Tang people. Moreover, the civilization and development level of the Tang people have far exceeded that of the Liberians, regardless of politics. This has been proven both economically, culturally and militarily, and it is an acceptable reality to admit defeat and surrender to the strong.
While mobilizing reserve forces to actively resist the invasion of the Roebucks, the nobles of Poole also stepped up the negotiation and dialogue process with the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, when the Third Army of the Tang Dynasty entered the southern region of Poole, they encountered almost no resistance, and the people also He just looked at the former powerful neighbor to the south entering his territory with a helpless and self-comforting mood. At least this was much better than those damn Baiin people stepping on this land. They were all waiting for the nobles. The representatives negotiated with the Tang Empire on the interests of the Puer people and fought for more rights and interests for the Puer people within their capabilities.
On April 18, 702 in the Continental Gregorian Calendar, Chief Long Zi of the Third Legion of the Tang Empire and Xu Caifeng, Special Envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Empire, signed the Poole Peace Agreement with a delegation of Poole nobles at the Rose Palace in Heisen City, the capital of the Kingdom of Poole. The agreement stipulated that Zerif IX stepped down, and all administrative rights in the territory of the original Kingdom of Puer were temporarily entrusted by the Tang Empire to officials of the former Kingdom of Puer. The royal family will select an unmarried woman to enter the harem of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Empire. Among the children born in the future are If one person entrusts the hereditary territory of Poole with the title of title, the empire may not deprive him of his title except under certain circumstances, but the administrative power will belong to the center of the empire. The specific administrative system of the Poole region will be determined by a delegation of nobles who will go to the imperial capital to meet with His Majesty the Emperor and consult with the Imperial Council.
Subsequently, under the strong intervention of Long Zizi, the Roebuck people who had begun to enter the central area of Puer had to withdraw from the central area and part of the northern area, all the way to the Glacier City line. This also caused the Luoback people who had obtained the promise of the diplomatic department of the Datang Empire to The Buck people were strongly dissatisfied. On the one hand, they argued hard and on the other hand, they also sent envoys to Zhongzhou to ask the empire to stop the military's actions. However, under the pressure of the Tang army, they had to temporarily follow Long's own instructions. Request to retreat to the north of the Glacier City line.
After learning about the agreement signed by the Pu people and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Dynasty, the Dodon people immediately asked to sign a supplementary agreement. In the supplementary agreement, a clause was added about selecting young unmarried women from the Dodon royal family to become the concubines of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The children will also enjoy the nominal title of Doton, and the terms and forms are the same as those of the Pooles. At the same time, they also proposed that the Crescent Peninsula and the Cook Islands should become designated fiefdoms for the children born, allowing them to have both imperial royal blood and Dodon. Heirs of royal blood enjoyed special interests in both areas.