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However, Cheng Yanjin seemed to be in good spirits, although he did not catch up with the Khan, but he persevered and chased hard. Always followed behind the more than 10,000 Turkic soldiers. Catch up during the day and sleep at night. Anyway, they also knew that the destination of the Turks was the tooth tent, and as long as they chased in the direction of the tooth tent, it would always be right.

The Khan is accustomed to enjoying a life of glory and wealth. This is a desperate escape, which can be said to be tragic. Many Turkic soldiers, unable to bear the hunger, fatigue and endless running, gradually fell behind.

But if they fell behind the ranks, they would be immediately killed by the cavalry that caught up with the Zhou army.

The Turkic cavalry that was still following the Khan became fewer and fewer, and by the time they were only a few dozen miles away from the Turkic tent, their group was no more than 4,000 people.

However, although they looked embarrassed, their faces were full of joy. Finally returned to his hometown Turkic tent. There are still more than 50,000 Turkic cavalry stationed in the tooth tent, and with them to respond, they can deal with the tens of thousands of cavalry of the Zhou army behind them.

The Khan was already seriously ill and hot, and he was barely trying to hold on. This kind of experience of outlaw is something he has never experienced before, and it really makes his body unbearable.

But fortunately, the tooth tent is not far from here, as long as the Turkic cavalry there comes, they can fight again.

But before they could reach the tent, dozens of horsemen came from the north. When the Khan saw this, he recognized that the person he had sent to inform the Tooth Tent that they should send an army to meet him.

And there was a woman by Timur's side, but it was his Kedun.

Seeing these two people, the Khan was not only not happy, but his heart sank, because he saw that Timur and Yesui both looked sad. The Turks behind him were all covered in blood and looked embarrassed.

At this time, when she saw her husband, Fang cried loudly: "Khan, the concubine is useless, she failed to keep her tooth tent, and she has failed to live up to your trust. ”

"What's wrong? What happened? The Khan was only a little frightened.

He also said sadly: "Khan, Li Jing, Luo Cheng, Luo Shixin and others of the Zhou Dynasty led 200,000 cavalry, set out from Xiliang, first attacked the tent of the Western Turks, and slaughtered most of our people there. Then he disguised himself as one of our men and climbed over the gold mountain, and attacked the ******'s tooth tent a day ago. Our army was defenseless, and only realized that something was wrong when they arrived in front of the tooth tent, and hastily sent troops to meet the battle, but they were outnumbered and defeated by Li Jing. The tent has been breached, several little khans and members of the royal family have been killed, and there have been numerous casualties. Fortunately, the concubine was a woman, and they didn't pay too much attention to it, so they barely escaped with dozens of horses. Now the tooth tent has fallen into the hands of Zhou Jun! ”

When the Khan heard this, he immediately fell from his horse, then spurted out a mouthful of blood and shouted: "This is really the death of God!" ”

Only then did he realize that Yuming had already had the strength to defeat himself in Hedong. The reason why he had to drag on with him for more than a month was to attract the Turkic army, prevent him from returning to the steppe, and give Li Jing's army time to conquer the tooth tent.

This emperor of the Zhou Dynasty was really calculating, and he was not satisfied with guarding the land east of the river at all, not allowing the Turks to attack the Central Plains, but to destroy the Turks.

Just when Timur and Ye were so frightened that they hurriedly dismounted and helped up the Khan of Shooting, they heard the sound of golden drums all around, and a large number of cavalry of the Zhou army killed from all directions. ”

At this time, the Khan was lying in Yesui's arms, and he also had more breath and less breath. He pointed at the Zhou army general and asked tremblingly, "You...... Who are you? ”

"Haha! I don't even know our handsome Li Jing, no wonder you are so defeated, and I don't know how you became a Turkic khan! Luo Cheng, who was standing on the side, laughed and said: "Shooting, not only your ****** tooth tent was broken by us, but your old nest in the Western Turks was also taken away by General Luo Shixin." Nowadays, there is no longer a place for the Turks to stand on the steppe. Wherever our army passed, the other tribes expressed their obedience to the leadership of our Great Zhou and broke away from the Turkic jurisdiction. ”

His words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, so that the seriously ill and angry Khan was so angry that he spurted out a pool of blood, and then kicked his foot and stopped moving.

"Khan!" He also shouted, hugging the corpse of the Khan and weeping bitterly.

Timur, on the other hand, drew his saber and shouted hoarsely: "Avenge the Khan!" Fight with these Central Plains people......"

He then raised his saber and rushed towards Li Jing.

Li Jing squinted at him and did not speak. Luo Cheng, who was beside him, raised his hand, and dozens of Zhou cavalry behind him bent their bows and arrows in unison, aiming at Timur.

The rest of the Turks did not rush along, staring at Timur's back, knowing that he had chosen to accompany the Khan to his funeral.

"Shoot the arrows!" With Luo Cheng's order, Timur, who had just run less than ten steps, was instantly shot into a hedgehog and planted on the steppe, and the blood from the wound dripped on the fragrant grass, making all the Turks frightened.

"Although this person has a lot of blood debts, he also does not lose a man!" Li Jingzong stepped forward, looked at Timur's corpse, and said slowly: "Bury him and the body of the shooter!" It's time for us to return to the Central Plains and report to Your Majesty!" ”

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When Li Jing returned to Luoyang, Yu Ming was also leading the army to return at the same time. After the surname Dongdu learned that the emperor drove the imperial expedition in person, broke the Turkic army, and took advantage of the victory to attack the steppe, raided the Turkic nest, and occupied the Turkic tent, they all cheered. It has been a long time since the Central Plains Dynasty has won such a shocking victory in the war against the alien races of the northern steppe.

After receiving the welcome from the people, Yu Ming led the generals into the palace and came to the palace.

At this time, he got another good news: the officials of Longxi and the envoy of Tubo sent Li Shimin's body, and the former enemy of Yuming finally died. It could no longer pose a threat to the rule of the Zhou dynasty.

According to Longxi officials, Li Shimin fled from Chang'an after the Xuanwumen Incident and fled westward, only Liu Jing still followed him.

They knew that they could not gain a foothold in Guanzhong, Longxi, Hedong and other Li lords' nests, and only by going to the Western Regions and away from the controlled areas of the Zhou army could they find a place of refuge.

Originally, Li Shimin wanted to go north to seek refuge with the Turkic Khan.

But he didn't expect that the Khan would send an army of 800,000 to the south to attack the Central Plains so quickly.

As a result, Li Shimin had to change the line and march to Mayi County in the east of the river, wanting to meet the Khan of Sheku, find a position under him, and then rely on the Turkic forces to make a comeback and reconquer the world.

However, because he and Liu Jing were all under control, and the cities, officials, and officials in various places were strictly investigated, they had to hide and hide, and go out day and night, resulting in slow travel.

After waiting for more than a month, when they arrived in Yuanyuan, they had already heard that the Khan had been defeated, and that the 800,000 Turkic army had suffered heavy casualties, and that the Khan had fled back to the steppe.

After Li Shimin and Liu Jing heard about it, they knew that the Turkic trip was impossible, and even if he saw the Khan of Shotku, he was absolutely powerless to help them revive the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, Liu Jing suggested that he go to the west to find Tubo Zampu, hoping that the Langri Songtsen, who had just unified Tibet, would help them attack the Great Zhou.

However, they never expected that after arriving in Tibet, Langri Songtsan analyzed the situation. thought that it would be difficult for him and Zhou Jun to win, and they might even suffer a catastrophe.

So, Langri Songzan planned to arrest Li Shimin and Liu Jing, send them to the Eastern Capital, and hand them over to Yuming to show their merits.

After Li Shimin got the news, he was so frightened that he fled overnight. However, because he and Liu Jing did not lose the complex terrain of Tibet, they both fell off the cliff and died.

Langri Songzan then packed Li Shimin's body in a thin coffin and sent it to Longxi, and then the officials of Longxi sent troops to escort him to the eastern capital. I hope to get along with Da Zhou.

Yu Mingzi was very happy and rewarded the Tibetan envoy, saying that the two countries could trade freely and become brotherly states.

After dealing with Li Shimin and Tubo, Yuming began to reward the meritorious generals.

Li Jing has already reached the rank of lieutenant and cannot be promoted again. But Yu Ming promoted his official to one level, which can be regarded as another level. At the same time, he was also given the title of founding generalissimo, and his name was recorded in the Great Zhou Heroic Martyr's Book.

And Wei Chi Jingde, Guo Yi, Lin Mo, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Luo Cheng, Luo Shixin and others were also promoted to generals, and officials were promoted from second to second.

The rest of the meritorious soldiers of the army, such as Red Sleeves, the eldest grandson Wujian, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and others who are engaged in logistics and intelligence work, have all been rewarded, and the rewards are very rich, which can be said to be very happy.

After the reward, Li Jing said in a straight line: "Your Majesty, although our army won a big victory this time and broke through the Turkic tent, it can be regarded as a heavy blow to the Turks. It can shock them for twenty years at most. In another twenty years, even if the Turks fall and other steppe tribes rise, they will still become a major problem in my Central Plains. We can't afford not to be prepared. ”

Li Jing's words were deeply believed by all the ministers. From the Spring and Autumn Period, the Beidi, Xirong and other foreign races in the north of the Central Plains repeatedly invaded the border. In the Warring States period and the Qin and Han dynasties, the prairie became the world of the Huns. At that time, the Qin, Zhao, and Yan kingdoms also built the Great Wall, and after Qin Shi Huang unified the world, the Great Wall of the other countries was connected to defend against the attack of the Huns.

Later, during the period of the country, there were foreign races such as Wuheng, Donghu, and Xianbei, which continued to invade the south, and Cao Wei often had wars with them. After the Western Jin Dynasty unified the world, a large number of grassland aliens moved into the Central Plains to multiply, and finally caused the Wuhu Rebellion, which made the Central Plains chaotic in recent years, until the Sui Dynasty unified the world, it came to an end.

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