"Feng Wolf Juxu, Marshal Li is really young and promising......"

"I heard that Marshal Li started planning before the winter last year, and he should be able to make this immortal achievement."

"Marshal Li is less than twenty years old, right? Hiss...... What a reincarnation of the champion! ”

On the way back to the grassland departments to continue to be temporarily stationed, the officers and men of the army talked a lot.

Especially those soldiers mobilized from all sides, they have great respect for Li Yan and have some curiosity.

"From now on, your prestige in the army will only surpass that of the old man."

Cheng Yanjin said to Li Yan with emotion.

"General Cheng praised it."

Li Yan responded humbly, but the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be hidden.

"The Mobei grassland needs at least 20,000 people to be garrisoned, and Xue Yantuo and other troops must not be allowed to take advantage of the fishermen, and Monan also needs to be sent by the imperial court to ......"

"General Cheng, this garrison will be handed over to you, and after the good news is transmitted back to Chang'an, I will follow His Majesty's arrangement."

Li Yan's mind is still very clear.

This laid down Mobei, but it does not mean that Mobei will be swallowed by Datang from now on.

After that, Datang will inevitably have a confrontation with many neighboring countries, and Xue Yantuo and other troops will never sit idly by and watch Datang take over this grassland.

"Okay."

Cheng Yanjin nodded, after all, he is a veteran of a hundred battles, and such a simple truth is naturally clear.

"Ge Dahai, bring someone back the good news and send it to Chang'an!"

After Li Yan finished arranging the messengers, he stopped thinking about the war.

Compared with the war and continuing to make contributions, Li Yan gave birth to the idea of "retirement".

The credit for sweeping the grassland and sealing the wolf is big enough.

After making such a great achievement, even if Li Yan loses his golden finger, it is enough to ensure his life for the rest of his life.

Moreover, as a modern person, Li Yan knows very well the horror of such a thing, if he does not choose to "retire", Li Shimin will let him fight Goguryeo and Tuyuhun in the future, resulting in the continuous accumulation of military achievements, and there is no reward, which is very terrible.

"Why don't you retire bravely and become the Liver Emperor?"

Li Yan sat on the back of the horse in silence and thought about it.

……

A few days later, Ge Dahai led the messenger team to the outside of Chang'an City.

This time, Ge Dahai finally rode not a pig, but a top war horse from the grassland, which looked majestic.

"Turkic top war horses? That's it? It's not half as fast as Lao Tzu's pig! ”

Ge Dahai patted the horse's head and complained.

To be honest, after getting used to the pigs, Ge Dahai no longer looks down on the top war horses.

This is not as comfortable as a pig to ride, and it is so slow to run, Ge Dahai looks down on this kind of grassland war horse.

Hearing Ge Dahai's complaint, the entourage didn't dare to complain at all.

They all knew Ge Dahai's merits in this war, and this was definitely an existence that was able to be promoted to the fifth or sixth level.

"Good news ahead!"

After the complaint, the team led by Ge Dahai also came to the city gate.

He held up Li Yan's token and the letter of good news and shouted to the defenders of Chang'an.

"Where's the good news? As far as I know, there hasn't been any war in Datang recently, right? ”

The soldiers defending the city asked suspiciously.

Obviously, due to the court's disapproval of the results of this Northern Expedition, most people in Chang'an did not know that the Tang Dynasty had launched the Northern Expedition.

It can be said that this Northern Expedition was the most low-key national war since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

Hearing the inquiry of the soldiers guarding the city, Ge Dahai's mood was suddenly a little unhappy.

Feeling that the boss of his own family led the soldiers, in one go, crisscrossed the grassland for six thousand miles, broke dozens of Turkic tribes, and finally captured Jieli Khan, and sealed the wolf Juxu, no one even knew about this Chang'an?

"Li Yan, the commander of Fengzhou, was ordered to take command of the expedition, led people to cross 6,000 miles, captured Jieli Khan, destroyed the Eastern Turks, drank Ma Hanhai, and sealed the wolf Juxu! Is this good news? ”

Ge Dahai is not prepared to be low-key, this is good news, not a secret report, since ancient times, there are many people who spread the good news while shouting along the way in exchange for entertainment, Ge Dahai's high-profile announcement is naturally not a violation.

"What? I'm on the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty? Seal the wolf? ”

The soldiers defending the city only felt dizzy, and this time the Northern Expedition was basically only known to officials above the fifth rank in Chang'an, and he as a defender did not know the cause and effect at all.

Because of this, he was directly stunned by Ge Dahai's words.

"Wait a minute, let me tell you back."

After hearing such exciting news, the soldiers defending the city naturally did not dare to slack off, and he hurriedly went to report it.

With the departure of the city defenders, the good news that Ge Dahai had just announced directly caused an uproar at the city gate.

This news is like a stone, stirring up a thousand waves.

In just a few minutes, the entire area near the city gate was boiling.

"This general? What did you just say? I'm on the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty? The Turks were exterminated? ”

An elderly man was originally queuing up to enter the city, but after hearing Ge Dahai's words, he suddenly walked over excitedly.

"That's right, my general Li Yan is in command, exterminated the Eastern Turks, and hit the king's tent all the way, like the Han champion Hou, drinking Ma Hanhai and sealing the wolf Juxu!"

Ge Dahai proudly repeated Li Yan's deeds, as a participant in this battle, he was full of pride in his heart, and he was awe-inspiring when he said it!

"The Turks have been destroyed...... The Turks have been exterminated! ”

"Yes, yes!"

"My mother-in-law, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson all died at the hands of the Turks last year, General Li Yan is avenging my whole family!"

After Ge Dahai finished speaking, the old man suddenly fell to his knees tremblingly and began to cry bitterly.

At this moment, the old man's mood was extremely excited, and his heart was full of joy that the great revenge had been avenged, and he was so happy that he cried!

"God bless me Datang!"

"General Li Yan? I Datang actually has this god general? ”

"Seal the wolf, seal the wolf!"

Near the city gate, there are many people in the same mood as the old man.

This year is the second year of Zhenguan, and less than a year has passed since Datang experienced the shame of Weishui.

The Tang people's hatred of the Turks was at its peak.

It can be said that this victory brought by Li Yan can touch the heartstrings of almost all Tang people.

In other words, as long as the victory of the Northern Expedition spreads throughout the Tang Dynasty, Li Yan's prestige will exceed that of 99% of the Tang Dynasty's generals.

At that time, Li Yan's reputation as a military general among the people may only be able to compete with Li Jing a little.

After more than twenty minutes of sensation at the city gate, the soldier who was guarding the city just now finally returned.

"Please enter the city, after entering the city, please go to the Xuanwu Gate and wait for His Majesty's summons."

The news of the good news has obviously alarmed the upper echelons, and at the same time that this soldier let Ge Dahai and others enter the city, the news is also being reported layer by layer.

It didn't take long for it to enter the palace......