"In November of the second year of Jinglong of the Tang Dynasty, Shi Zhangqian, the marching commander of the Anxi Army, led five hundred dead soldiers to attack Yezhi City. Dozens of thieves such as the chief of the Tutu Cavalry Shi Suo Ge, the shaman Xia Da, the special service Ma Lun, and Ye Hu Aslan. Provoked Ge's corpse to come out. There are 12,000 cavalry soldiers in the city, and they are all at a loss for what to do! The Chinese soldier joined the army, and the king said: If you don't come down early, in the hope of forgiveness from the Holy Lord, when will you wait? The Turks surrendered, and the four towns of Anxi were settled! ——— "New Tang Dynasty Book Volume 124"

In all the internal and external wars of the Tang Dynasty, Ye Zhicheng suppressed the rebellion, regardless of the scale, influence and intensity, it was not ranked. Therefore, later historians only used more than 130 words to summarize the entire battle and the aftermath process. How the specific coach planned, how the athletes sacrificed their lives and forgot to die, how bad the weather was at that time, and why the more than 12,000 Turks were at a loss for what to do, and why it was Wang Zhilian who persuaded the first Turks to surrender instead of Zhang Qian, all of which were omitted!

History is always serious and cold, just like the blue-gray bricks at the head of Chang'an. The memories of the parties are vivid and vivid.

Many, many years later, when the children and grandchildren asked about the envoys of the five states of Gua, Sha, Yi, Xi, and Ting, why did they suddenly shout out the words that made the blood of countless young people boil? The latter put down the wine glass and shook his head with a wry smile: ", the old man didn't shout like that at the beginning." What the old man shouted at the beginning was that Suo Ge is dead, surrender and be exempted! ”

As for why he shouted like this, Wang Zhilian replied in public: "There are not many people in the Western Regions in the first place, and we can't kill them all!" What's more, the old man was also tired of killing that night. ”

And in private, especially after drinking, he would answer with a wry smile: "The old man would have that sentence at that time, and he still learned it before he went on the expedition." As soon as I was nervous, of course I shouted it out! ”

It turned out that he had experienced no less than 100 large and small wars in his life, and he had written countless bloody poems about the Wuzhou Festival, and he would also be nervous! When the juniors heard Wang Zhilian's secret for the first time, they were all shocked and their eyes were round. And as they come into contact with more and more secrets, they are no longer surprised and become more and more confident in their lives.

Historians will not tell the juniors, but the parties will tell: everyone has a time when they are young, and that classic night raid is actually full of omissions and accidents from planning to execution. If God hadn't opened his eyes at that time, if Suoge's rule had not been so brutal, if the morale of the Tuqi Shi people had not been extremely low, even if everyone could successfully behead Suo Ge that night, it would be difficult to get out of the way.

Historians will not tell the juniors, but the parties will tell: that time, the other parts of the Anxi Army actually paid a very huge price. There were 500 people, more than 1,000 horses, and more than 500 simple heating stoves that could be used in the field. Outside Yezhi City, there were only 327 brothers left who could participate in the battle.

The attrition caused by frostbite is as high as three and a half. And of these three and a half miles, nearly one percent are left with lifelong disabilities! It was also because the other units of the Anxi Army won successive battles at that time, their morale was bursting, and their monthly military salary could cover the income of ordinary people for a whole year, and Zhang Qian himself repeatedly created "miracles", which did not lead to the collapse of morale before fighting. Change another team, change the time, change the coach, and want to create the same miracle, it is impossible!

In addition, historians will not tell the juniors, and the parties will quietly tell the juniors: the good news reached the south of the Tianshan Mountains, and he was worried about how to break through the natural danger of Bodaling, and provided support for Zhang Qian in time. wrote a letter in his own hand, scolding Zhang Qian for not knowing the severity. Perform the act of a dead soldier as a general, and disregard the safety of an army! and swore that after the two armies met, they would make Zhang Qian look good.

Of course, the old general did not say a word about the good news sent to Chang'an. On the contrary, Zhang Qian, who praised Zhang Qian's loyalty and bravery, fully affirmed the deterrent effect of this battle on the tribes of Anxi, and implored the imperial court to leave Zhang Qian in Anxi and serve as the deputy commander of the Anxi Army to determine the four towns.

In addition, historians will not tell the juniors, but the parties will quietly tell the juniors: in Zhang Qian's pre-formulated battle plan, the surrender of the Tuqi Shi and the recovery of Yezhi will be a matter of a few days later. That night, the last task of the group was to take Suo Ge's corpse and head to break out of the encirclement, join the wounded soldiers outside the city, and return to Broken Leaf overnight.

However, after everyone came out of Yezhicheng Prefecture, they didn't encounter any obstacles along the way! The Turgish people encountered along the way either dispersed in a hurry, or took the initiative to get out of the way and watched everyone leave. As a result, the Tang soldiers walked all the way to the city gate and found a fatal problem. The fire burned half of the sky red, and also illuminated Yezhi City as bright as day. The sewer that advanced to the city first could no longer escape the sight of the defenders. And there were a few troops of Turquoise soldiers who were no less than the Tang Army, standing on the city wall and the enemy tower, looking at everyone directly, not knowing where to go.

Drilling sewage drains in front of so many enemy troops is a shame and difficult to ensure safety. In case a stunned young man emerges from among the Tuqi Shi people and takes the lead in launching a counterattack, the Tang Dynasty athletes who line up into the sewage canal will be caught in the urn.

And it is equally dangerous to open the city gate and leave. Although Ye Zhicheng is small, it has all kinds of organs. Inside the city gate, there is also an urn city and an iron fence that may fall at any time. Everyone rushed into the urn city, as long as the turks dropped the fence in time, they could also make everyone unable to advance or retreat!

Everyone raised their hearts to their throats, and everyone turned their eyes to Zhang Qian, expecting him to show everyone where to go. And Zhang Qian, instinctively, was ready to seize the enemy tower at any cost, control all the defensive facilities, and forcibly protrude outside the city. At this moment, because of excessive nervousness, Wang Zhihuan shouted out the Tuqi Shi words that he had learned improvised before going on the expedition: "Suo Ge is dead, surrender and forgive himself!" ”

The more than 290 brothers behind him were as nervous as he was. Therefore, it is impossible to tell whether Zhang Qian ordered to shout this, or Wang Zhilian shouted it on his own initiative. Instinctively, they tore their throats in unison and repeated loudly: "Suo Ge is dead, surrender and forgive!" ”

"Suo Ge is dead, surrender and be exempt!"

"Suo Ge is dead, surrender and be exempt!"

"Suo Ge is dead, surrender and be exempt!"

……

The roars of more than three hundred Tang warriors in unison echoed in the night sky repeatedly.

"Dangchang!" A scimitar fell from the enemy tower and landed on the stone-paved street with a particularly crisp sound. Immediately after, another sound. Immediately, "Dangchang!" "Dangchang!" The voices continued. At the head of the city, most of the Turks took the initiative to lower their weapons and knelt on their knees. Only a very small number of people, still holding weapons in their hands, did not have the courage to attack the Tang army, but looked left and right in a panic, looking for a way to escape.

"My general is the favorite courtier of the Tang Emperor, and if he can pardon your crimes, he will definitely be able to do it. Wait now to surrender, and all crimes will not be pursued. If you continue to resist, you will be regarded as Suoge's cronies and chase to the end! Zhang San, translate this sentence to them! Luo Huaizu is the oldest, and he knows the most about people's hearts, so he didn't have time to ask Zhang Qian for instructions, so he commanded loudly.

The last sentence is for the gang leader Zhang San. The latter joined the army in Gumo, because he could speak Turkic, Turkish, and Dawan dialects, and was discovered by Luo Huaizu, and this time he was specially taken by Zhang Qian. Therefore, upon hearing Luo Huaizu's order, this person did not hesitate to translate it into a language that everyone on the city wall could understand. "My general is the favorite courtier of the Tang Emperor......"

"Dangchang!" "Dangchang!" "Dangchang!" …… Before the words fell, the last few weapons also fell on the city wall, and all the commanded soldiers knelt down and bowed to Zhang Qian.

After Suo Ge inherited his father's throne as the king of Huaide County of the Tang Dynasty, he used killing and war to unite people's hearts. Recently, the Turgish have been defeated one after another, spit out all the previous war dividends, and all the servants have been scattered, and his prestige has naturally plummeted! And he himself, tonight, was taken by Zhang Qian at home, according to the rules of the Tuqi Shi, the person who took his head should be the new Khan, and accept the support of all the subordinates!

"Hurry up, say a few words, strike while the iron is hot!" Luo Huaizu pulled Zhang Qian's arm with his hand and urged in a low voice. "They have no master, if you say it well, from now on, they will only look at you!"

"All the crimes, to Suo Ge alone!" Zhang Qian had never seen this kind of battle, and he was really a little uncomfortable. He took a deep breath and announced on his head. "You have all been deceived by Suo Ge before, and you are all victims, and I promise that no one will be held accountable!"

"Da Shuai said, all crimes are committed by Suo Ge......" Zhang San was very discerning, and immediately tore his throat open, and translated Zhang Qian's meaning truthfully with Tuqi's words.

At the head of the city, the Turgish warriors bowed their heads and thanked them. But his voice was not very high, and he even had obvious doubts on his face.

"It's good that you can be the first to surrender, Zhang is very happy. Zhang must let you pay and there will be a return. Although he didn't adapt, Zhang Qian tried hard to adapt himself. He took another deep breath and announced loudly. "You, all those who kneel on the city wall tonight, each of you will be rewarded with a penny, and follow me to the broken leaf collar. On the day of arrival, cash on the spot. Those who do not want to receive money can receive the same amount of food! ”

"The marshal knows that you are having a hard time, so I will reward each of you with a penny and go to Broken Leaf City to receive it. The premise is that from now on, you must be sincere and loyal to the commander. Zhang San thought about it, and according to the habit of Tuqi Shi, he added oil and vinegar to Zhang Qian's words.

"Xie Dashuai!" On the city walls, cheers erupted. All the Turgians secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and their faces were instantly filled with the joy of being fake.

"All of them, open the city gate for Zhang and accompany Zhang out of the city!" After taking a deep breath for the third time, Zhang Qian's mind quickly flashed a series of stories of heroes in the feudal era, and he simply drew a scoop according to the gourd, "From now on, you and others who are willing to go with Zhang can be directly under Zhang, no matter which general of the Turkey Cavalry originally belonged to." As long as you are willing to abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty and are willing to fight for the Tang Dynasty, Zhang swears that you will be treated as no different from the Tang people! ”

"The commander said that he wants you to open the inner and outer gates, and then come down and go out of the city with him." Zhang San opened his throat, and his shouting was full of pride. "From now on, if you are willing to follow Da Shuai, Da Shuai can recruit him as a ...... of his own soldiers!"

As the words fell, there was a sudden silence on the city. The Turgish soldiers looked at each other, their hearts full of surprise, joy and confusion.

"Little Mohe, willing to be loyal to the big handsome. From today on, the villain's life is handsome. The handsome man will cut whoever the villain asks, even if he asks the villain to commit suicide, the villain will never hesitate! Suddenly, a Thirshi warrior dressed as a small arrow leaned over and picked up his sword, cut the palm of his hand, and swore to the sky.

"The little Huangquan is willing to be loyal to the big handsome!"

"The small Si Kelu, together with a hundred subordinates, is willing to fight for the big commander!"

"Little ......"

The oath sounded one after another in the city, and one by one, the low-level Turquoise officers who led the team picked up knives and cut their palms, swearing allegiance to Zhang Qian.

Without Zhang San's translation, through his body movements and facial expressions, Zhang Qian also guessed the other party's thoughts. After a moment's hesitation, he strode onto the road, risking being attacked by the Turgish warriors, pulling up the first Turgish warrior who took the lead in cutting through his palm, and then pulled up the surrounding Turgish warriors one by one.

Guo Jing took more than two dozen elites, clasped his fingers on the Qingzhang crossbow, ready to shoot at any time. Luo Huaizu and Wang Han quickly followed, quietly protecting Zhang Qian's left and right sides. The warriors of the upper turret horses on the road and the city walls began to cheer loudly. Immediately, he turned the wheel and shook the iron fence of the urn city. ran off the road in a chaotic manner, pulled out the latch together, and pushed open the gate of Ye Zhicheng.

Zhang Qian pulled the small arrow Mo He and another big arrow called Si Kelu, and walked off the horse with a smile. Then arrange for the brothers to go out of Yezhi City in batches. The Trolls, who had been standing on the city wall, all walked down empty-handed and formed a formation behind him.

After most of the Tang athletes withdrew from the city gate safely, Zhang Qian finally adapted to the situation in front of him. Turning his head, he shouted at the empty long street, "You elect three elders who are worthy of your word, and in five days, go to Broken Leaf City to see me." Suo Ge is dead, and he bears all the blame alone! However, where to go in the future, Zhang will give you another chance to choose, and you will do it yourself! ”

After that, he instructed Zhang San to translate his words into the Turkish language as they were, and shouted them to the Turkish people in the city. Then, regardless of how many people in the city heard it, he strode out of the city, surrounded by Mohe, Sikeru, Nik and other Turgish warriors.

That night, the Tang Jian'er of Zhang Qian's subordinate was stationed in a sheltered place outside Yezhi City together with more than a thousand Tuqi warriors who had just taken refuge. With the help of tents and simple small stoves for burning fierce oil, although the group was too cold to sleep safely, there was no further attrition due to frostbite. On the second day, taking advantage of the good weather, Zhang Qian ordered everyone to pack up the tents first, and then ordered the Turkic soldiers to return to the city to get their respective mounts, and then everyone turned back to Broken Leaf City.

Because the number of men had more than tripled, there were not enough sleds, and only the wounded and baggage could be carried, and the others could only ride horses, so the march of the men was much slower than when they came. But the whole process was unusually smooth, neither intercepted by any forces, nor encountered a blizzard.

On the fifth day, everyone successfully returned to Shattered Leaf City. Zhang Qian immediately set about settling the wounded and the newly surrendered Turk soldiers, cashing in the rewards, and appointing new brigade commanders and captains, and was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground. When he was finally able to stop and take a breath, the Turkey Elder of Ye Zhicheng couldn't wait to come to the door.

"The villain's name is clumsy, and he is one of the Ye Hu under the Suo Ge tent. Thanks to the grace of Zhang Dashuai, he pardoned our crimes, and the villain and the whole clan are grateful! "The elder who took the lead was a gray-haired middle-aged man, his sallow face was wrinkled, and his blue eyes were bloodshot," the villain was ordered by the big marshal to come to break the leaves today and listen to the big marshal's teachings in person. From now on......"

"So, after Suo Ge's death, the Turks in Yezhi City elected you to be their chief?" Zhang Qian didn't like to listen to people's nonsense, so he waved his hand and asked straight to the point.

He thinks he is kind and pleasant, however, the rumors about a certain demon king thundering in his palm and blowing up wherever he goes, are too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Immediately, the gray-haired and clumsy Hago fell to his knees and denied it repeatedly, "No, no, the villain is not a chief. The villain was only the best when Tang Yan said it, and he was elected to apologize to the marshal. The chief of the Turgish is a big handsome, and the villain can only be a big handsome messenger, a big handsome, a big handsome butler! ”

"Is it me, Chief?" Zhang Qian paused, then shook his head and smiled, "I don't dare to be the chief of the ten Turkish people." In this way, the position of the chief is vacant, and it is left to the Tang Emperor to designate it personally. As for you, as you wish, be the chief steward of the ten Turkish. In the future, if any Turk commits a crime, he will be asked of you! ”

"This ......" Ye Hu's clumsy forehead, cold sweat rolling. However, he didn't dare to question Zhang Qian's decision, and hesitated again and again before reminding in a very low voice, "Dashuai, it's not a small disobedience." Rather, it is the Tuqi Shi people who are currently in Yezhi City, and they only have one surname. The other nine surnames have long since dispersed! ”

"Only one surname?" Zhang Qian knew that the Tuqi Shi people who stayed in Yezhi City were all descendants of Suo Ge. But he didn't expect that Suo Ge's descendants were really only his own clan left. Rang Leng, blurted out in confusion.

"There is only one surname, translated into Tang Yan, which should be surnamed Huang, the yellow of loess. But there are also some people with the surname Hei, whose status is slightly lower, and they are regarded as a side branch of the surname Huang! And clumsily raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and reported honestly, "If the big marshal wants to order the ten surnamed Tuqi Shi, the villain is willing to pass the order for the big marshal, so that the ten surnamed Da Ai Jin will all come to Broken Leaf City to meet you after the beginning of spring." However, villains, villains can really only take care of their own affairs, and the other surnames have caused trouble, and they can't be counted as villains in the future! ”

"Is that so?" Zhang Qian's brows furrowed slightly, and his face showed a little disappointment. He originally thought that after he killed Suoge, he would be able to completely solve the problem of the rebellion of the Turgish. Now it seems that the truth is still far from what was expected. Suog died, but only knocked out the core of the Turgish rebellion. If he wants the other nine surnames to swear allegiance to Datang again, he still needs to spend a lot of effort, and even fight a few more fierce battles!

"The little ones can help the marshal to persuade them, and come and obey the marshal's orders. If anyone dares not to come, the marshal can pass the message to the various departments who are willing to come, and take everyone to the door to ask for the guilt. In the past, when Uzhil Khan was in power, he did this. It's the same with Suoge! "I was afraid that Zhang Qianqian would be angry with him, and he hurriedly added on the side.

"Yes, yes, Dashuai, in the future, we will crusade against those who disobey, and we are willing to go out for Dashuai!"

"I am a stun in Yezhi City, and they are all convinced by the big handsome! Willing to die for the handsome, never regret it! ”

The other two elders who came with him to listen to the "teachings" also spoke loudly beside them. Obviously, they have done similar things in the past, and they are all familiar with the road.

"Well, the three of you will go and give an order for General Ben, and ask all the subordinates to come to Broken Leaf City to see me on March 15 next year!" Zhang Qian thought about it and nodded decisively. Immediately, he glanced at the other two elders and asked with a smile, "What do you call the two elders, and what position do you hold in the tribe surnamed Huang?" ”

"In Xia Wanqiu, I am willing to listen to the commander's dispatch. It turned out that he didn't know right from wrong, and he served as Burke under the Suo Ge tent and acted for the tiger. Now that I have decided to change my mind, please give me the next chance! ”

"In Xia Nolei, he was originally one of the elders, but now, no matter what he does, he will listen to the arrangement of the marshal!"

The two elders who came with him, Tang Yan also spoke very fluently. Immediately knelt up straight and said in a loud voice.

"The three villains, after they go back, they will immediately send people to send a letter to the other ministries and send a letter to the other ministers, asking them to come to Broken Leaf City on March 15 next year and wait for the commander to dispatch. Please also ask the marshal to send a guard to Ye Zhicheng as soon as possible, and allow us to wait and plant the banner of the marshal at the head of Ye Zhicheng! Without waiting for Zhang Qian to respond, he hurriedly added on the side, the expression on his face was how pious and religious.

"Please send the commander to me and others, and allow my Huang family to be loyal to the commander!" The two elders, Wan Qian and Mo Lei, also kowtowed together, lest Zhang Qian doubt their sincerity and abandon Ye Zhicheng.

Zhang Qian was flustered again, and it took a little effort to barely understand their thoughts.

Right now, it is actually the weakest moment for the Huang surnamed Tuqi Shi Department. Suo Ge was killed, and the samurai below were demoralized and panicked. If after the beginning of spring, other big tribes take the opportunity to attack, and it won't take much effort to swallow the tribe surnamed Huang Tuqishi in one gulp. At that time, the samurai and the shepherds, perhaps, will have a way to live. And they, the elders and upper-level figures, must be the objects that the other party must cut down and eradicate.

Therefore, instead of waiting for others to annex it, it is better to take refuge under Zhang Qian's tent first. After all, Zhang Qian's knife was faster than any tribal leader, and according to the past practice, after accepting their allegiance, the officials of the Tang Dynasty basically would not interfere in anything within their clan, and their status was still high.

This time, however, they may well have miscalculated. After figuring out why the three Turquoise Elders were so anxious to plant the Datang flag at the head of Ye Zhicheng, Zhang Qian smiled and shook his head slightly, "Yi Zhi is no problem, you can plant the Datang flag when you go back." But the allegiance is not to me, but to the Tang Dynasty, Zhang is a Datang official, and he cannot accept your allegiance in his personal name. ”

"The villain understands, the villain understands!" I thought that Zhang Qian, like Guo Yuanzhen, just wanted to say a few words, and the others nodded again and again.

"Guard, I'll send one right away. The three of you, and you are clumsy to be the county governor of Yezhi County, responsible for assisting the town guard and county order, and handling daily government affairs. Wan Qian had been a Burke before and knew how to manage the clan. He served as the county lieutenant and was responsible for the security of Yezhi County and a radius of 100 miles. Morey, just do the Tocao, in the future, you will be responsible for the unified collection of taxes for the Huang clan, and they will be deported to the broken leaves. According to the original rules, the tax rate was halved for non-Tang people to take one leg for four livestock. If there is a lawsuit, no matter what ethnicity the two parties are involved, it will be the responsibility of the town guard, and the three of you shall not intervene. ”

"Yes!" The three of them, Wan Qian and Morey, agreed in unison, without the slightest hesitation on their faces.

In their opinion, the so-called county order, county commander and county lieutenant are all just titles. How to control the internal control of the Huang surnamed Tuqishi, of course, is still up to the three of them. Even if the new county commander and town guard are Zhang Qian's hardcore descendants. Without the cooperation of the three of them, they can only make a tablet, and no one will listen to what they say.

However, Zhang Qian's next words quickly made them feel a wisp of foreboding in their hearts. "In Yezhi City, are there still Tang slaves? If so, send them all to Shattered Leaf City. The mistakes you made under Suo Ge can be ignored by Zhang. However, from now on, no family is allowed to keep Tang people as slaves, otherwise, Zhang will inevitably take away his family wealth, reduce all his children to slaves, and govern his body in the way of others! ”

"Dashuai, Dashuai has orders, I'll wait, I'll naturally obey!" The three Turkey Elders were stunned and kowtowed at the same time.

Immediately, he was stunned for a long time, and clumsily raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead. He stammered and explained, "But, but slaves have a long history, and many are of mixed blood. I'll wait, I'll wait for a while, it's hard to distinguish which one is a Tang person and which one is not! ”

"It's very simple, let's distinguish it now." Zhang Qian already had the answer in his heart, and immediately smiled and ordered loudly, "Those who can speak more than 30 words of Tang dialect can be regarded as quasi-Tang people, and you will all send Zhang to Broken Leaf City!" No matter how carefully you distinguish the specifics, Zhang will naturally send someone to be responsible, and you don't need to worry about it. This matter should be done before notifying the various ministries to break the leaves and obey the order, and there should be no delay. Zhang will send a team of people to follow the three of you back to Yezhi City to supervise. If the person sent by Zhang has an accident in Yezhi City or on the road, Zhang will be regarded as a war! ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!" And clumsy, Wan Qi and Morey raised their hands to wipe their sweat, and agreed with a white face.

Fighting Zhang Qian, Sensei said that it was difficult for them to gain the support of their clansmen. Even if they can get it, they have no hope of winning, and it will cheapen the other surrounding tribes. And handing over all the slaves who could speak Tang Yan, for the Tuqi people surnamed Huang, the loss was far smaller than starting a war, at least it would not break the bones of the entire tribe.

The same words were passed on to the other nine surnames. If they are willing to do so, Zhang will naturally give them some benefits. If they insist on working against Zhang, at the beginning of spring next year, Zhang will definitely lead his brothers to the door to greet them! Tapping the table with his hand, Zhang Qian continued to announce with a smile, his young face full of confidence, "In addition, Zhang has a "Broken Leaf Tang People Protection Order" here. You can take a copy and circulate it later. is still the same sentence, after reading this order, you carefully weigh the pros and cons, and you are still willing to surrender to Datang, Zhang is not to blame. If you feel that this order makes you and others wronged, you can raise troops to rebel again, and Zhang is ready to give you a go! ”

There weren't many Tang people in the Western Regions, however, some of them were slaves. When the slaves were freed by the arrival of the Tang army, they would always remember the kindness of the Tang Dynasty and fight for freedom. Unless, by nature, they like to be slaves and cheap bones, or they are born without a conscience!

In any era, the cheap bones without conscience and conscience are in the minority.

Zhang Qian is convinced of this!