The combat effectiveness of the Western Turkic warriors was strong in the end, and in the face of the defective captives, there was no panic, and under the leadership of their respective commanders, they wielded scimitars, like the scythe of death, and carried out orderly slashing. The captives were cut their throats like wheat, and these well-trained Turkic warriors still had no expression on their faces.

They are the elite of Tong'e's lineage, the killing machines that have been trained for many years, they no longer have normal human emotions, and will only obey Tongluo's will and complete his orders.

Blood soaked their armor, turning from bright red, to dark red, and finally solidified in the cracks of their armor. Tong'e looked at this scene, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a weird smile, as if she was enjoying it very much.

The horn sounded to collect the troops, and the captives who dared to defect had died cleanly, and the remaining ones who did not dare to defect, under the reprimand of the Turkic warriors, quickly retreated to the remote camp of the Turks, where their wives and children had long been looking forward to it...... The Turks drove the tribes they had subjugated by force, and the plundered population marched together. In addition to being hostages, forcing men to fight for them, and blackmailing men not to escape, women and children can also vent for the Turkic warriors, which is an old routine handed down from the time of Datou Khan......

The battered women and children stared nervously at the blood-stained faces, begging for one of their own men to appear...... But most people are destined to be disappointed. Those men who were lucky enough to return returned to their families, hugged their wives and children tightly, gasping for breath, their eyes full of happiness, glad that they had lived one more day...... Although I don't know whether tomorrow will be life or death, at least I can reunite with my wife and children today.

As for the poor people who did not wait for their own man in the end, they either hugged their heads and cried, or sobbed, or stood there with a blank face...... In fact, it makes no difference how they react, because in this world, no one pays attention to their pain. From time to time, there are people who can't think of it, picking up stones on the ground and smashing their heads to find death, and the people next to them don't stop them. Rather than living like a walking corpse, death may be a relief for them.

The Qiuzi people on the city wall, when they saw that the Turks had retreated, all fell on the city wall without strength. Just now, a lot of carrier pigeons fell, they already knew the news that the Tang army was coming, and now the sun was falling, as long as they held on for a few more hours, the Tang army would come to their rescue.

Right now, under the city walls, there are dead bodies. The captives were already frightened, and it was impossible to storm the city again. And the Turks are all cavalry, and the dead corpses will make their horses unable to run, and cleaning up is not something that can be completed in an hour, so for the time being, they can still take a breath.

Their families took the opportunity to climb the walls and bring them food. Although the smell of blood in the air made it impossible for them to eat. But they had to eat so they could keep their strength up for the fight. Someone told the family the news that Tang Jun was coming, and the faces of the women and children also showed a look of joy. Many of them had never actually seen Tang Jun. It's just that from the mouths of the merchants who come and go, I have heard of the bravery of the Tang Army and the richness of the Tang Dynasty. Today, this has become their only belief, the belief to persevere.

Soon it spread ten to hundred, and finally everyone knew. The atmosphere in the city was more cheerful than ever, and even the families who had lost their loved ones seemed to feel less sad......

Turkic battalions.

The atmosphere in the camp became very solemn, and the leaders of the upper echelons and the soldiers of the lower echelons couldn't help but whisper and talk about the battle just now. It's not that they are worried about whether they can win the war, this time the Western Turks poured out, and there were 150,000 cavalry, and there was no suspense in the battle. They just can't understand why Tong'e is wasting time in Qiuci, although Qiuzi is rich, but now the grain and grass are enough, and militarily, Qiuci's self-protection is still insufficient, and he is not capable of echoing Datang. Instead of wasting time here, it is better to directly wave the army eastward and fight to the death with the Tang Dynasty.

"Greetings to the Great Khan!"

A voice sounded, and all the generals stood up, and Tong'e stepped in, followed by Ah Shimu.

Everyone looked at him, and even after destroying several countries, he had established the majesty of Tong'e, and the nature of the Turks made them like a great khan like Tong'e even more, rather than a pacifist like Ni Yi.

Tong'e sat down on the main seat, looked at the generals, and did not speak. just blindly turned on a face, staring straight out of the tent with his eyes...... He seemed to be waiting for something, and the atmosphere in the big tent became more solemn.

"The messenger has arrived!" With a sudden shout, Tong'e's expression finally changed. He glanced at Ah Shimu, who got up and walked to the door of the big tent and brought in a person.

"See the Great Khan!"

"No courtesy." Tong'e looked at the messenger and said, "Your master, do you have something to say?" ”

"The master has a letter, please look at it." The messenger took out a letter from the placket of his close-fitting clothes and handed it to Ah Shimu, who handed it to Tong'e, who opened the letter, looked at it, and her face became even more gloomy.

He drew his scimitar, and the light of the knife was like lightning, and the messenger screamed, and his left ear fell off.

"Go back and tell your master that if he dares to break the treaty, the warriors of the Western Turks will directly march north. If he can withstand Ben Khan's wrath, he'll try! Get lost! ”

The messenger fled in a hurry, and Tong'e took a deep breath and said; "Each went back to the camp to prepare for the war, and after dawn, if the Tang army did not come, give up Qiuzi and go straight to Gaochang! Ben Khan wants to see if they can save Gaochang or not! ”

……

In the big tent, the oil lamp flickered on and off, and A Shimu was roasting a leg of lamb for Tong'e, and A Shimu's barbecue technology was obviously first-class. Under the scimitar, the leg of lamb turned into leaves and scattered one by one on the plate, which turned out to be the same size.

"Great Khan, how much will you eat?" Ashwood asked softly, handing over the plate and knife.

"When no one is around, you don't have to call me a great sweat." Tong'e took a sip of wine and said, "You are my righteous son, and you will not change because of your identity." ”

"Thank you, Great Khan." Ah Shimu still didn't change his words, it is true that Tong'e is indeed his father-in-law, but after Tong'e became a great khan, he was moody, and he had to be cautious. Otherwise, if you say something wrong, it is likely to become the cause of your death in the future.

Tong'e glanced at Ah Shimu and didn't correct him, and said quietly: "It seems that this time, it's a little difficult." ”

"Huh?!" Ah Shimu never expected that Tong'e would say this, his eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Great Khan, we have an army of 150,000, and our grain and grass are enough, it is impossible not to win?" ”

"I'm that bastard, let the messenger tell me. The person who came to the aid was Li Mu, the Marquis of Luoyang, who had been named a hussar general by the Tang Emperor and led 20,000 soldiers and horses to help. ”

"It's only 20,000, so Yi Nan doesn't dare to fight?" Ah Shimu was incredulous, a terrifying possibility popped up in his mind, and he said in a trembling voice: "Great Khan, should Yi Nan lie to us from the beginning, he has already colluded with Datang......"

"No," Tong'e waved his hand and said, "Yi Nan is greedy, and if he has the opportunity, he will definitely not let it go." He retreated because the person who came was Li Mu, and he was afraid of Li Mu, so it was so. ”

"Why are you afraid?"

"Do you remember Camel Valley?" Tong'e looked at Ah Shimu and said, "According to legend, the divine object with the power of heavenly thunder was created by Li Mu. Li Mu came, that thing must have been brought, Yi Nan was afraid, so it was not surprising. ”

"His original plan was to send a force of cavalry to attack Ma Yi. But Li Mu was not fooled, and their army advanced slowly, so that he had no chance to take advantage of it. Tong'e said with a gloomy expression: "Li Xiaogong is cunning and cunning, and only sent Qian cavalry to reinforce it, and the strength of the Dingxiang Protectorate has not been damaged, and he has no chance to go down there." Seeing that there was no meat to eat, it was normal for him to raise the intention of retiring from the army. A villain like him, if he didn't have this mind, would be strange. ”

"To deal with Datang, you have to attack from both sides to be effective. If Yi Nan does not send troops, even if we have 150,000 troops, we will be consumed in Dingxiang, and it will be winter in a few months. We can't afford to drag it out, so he has to go to war. ”

Tong'e said fiercely: "Now we have no head-to-head confrontation with Datang. It's also a deterrent to Yi Nan, if he doesn't send troops, I will really send troops north. Li Shimin must also be happy to see us fight with Xue Yantuo. Anyway, I don't want to go back this time to the east. How can the Turkic people, who are sons and daughters of the Eternal Heaven, live in the yellow sand? We can't get the grassland of the Tang Dynasty, so we will grab the grassland of Xue Yantuo! The children of Eternal Heaven must live in a place where water and grass are abundant! ”

"I want to be the vanguard of the Great Khan!" Ah Shimu said enthusiastically, it was Tong'e's will that made him willing to remain loyal to him even though he knew his cruelty. "Great Khan Rong!" Ah Shimu said loudly: "Please give me 5,000 warriors from the Great Khan, and I will destroy the Tang reinforcements tonight." ”

Five thousand against eight thousand, the use of 'extinction' instead of 'victory' is enough to show Ah Shimu's confidence. Afraid that Tong'e would not agree, Ah Shimu stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "Ah Shimu dares to make a military order, if he can't win, he should kill himself in front of the battle!" ”

Tong'e looked at Ah Shimu: "The military order can't be set up casually, and if you can't finish it, you will lose your head!" ”

Ah Shimu Zhengse, said loudly: "There is no joke in the army, if you can't finish it, you won't have the face to live in the world!" ”

"That's what you said! Good! Tong'e got up and handed his scimitar to Ah Shimu: "You take my scimitar and choose people yourself, if the Tang army comes to attack tonight, cut off their heads, 8,000 heads, I will remember your first merit!" ”

"Thank you Great Khan for your trust!" Ah Shimu was excited, Tong'e's scimitar, just like the sword of Shang Fang in the Tang Dynasty, not only represents power, but also a glory.

"It's good to have faith." Tong'e looked at Ah Shimu and instructed: "Don't be brave in battle, use your brain." We must plan carefully, and we must not waste the precious lives of our sons. ”

"Rest assured, Ashmu knows what to do."

Tong'e patted Ah Shimu on the shoulder and said, "Go, Ben Khan is waiting for your good news." ”

"Don't worry, Ashmu won't let you down!"

……

The lights were bright, and the defenders lit countless torches, and even used rockets to ignite the wooden beams thrown under the city, illuminating the city as bright as day. This is to guard against the night attack of the Turks, but also to show the Tang army the way, the vast desert steppe, if there is no light, it is easy to get lost. The brutal siege warfare has trained the defenders so quickly that they almost don't need to command, they know what to do when to make the enemy have no chance.

Despite this, Moham, the king of Qiuzi, personally ascended to the top of the city and inspected every place, reminding the defenders not to take it lightly.

Moham was a greasy fat man with a waistline longer than his height, and anyone who saw him at first sight would not like him. But his prestige in the Western Regions is one of the best. It's like seeing a god, reverent and fanatical, not only because of his noble status as the king of Qiuci, but also because he single-handedly created the commercial capital of Qiuci, giving the most gentle protection to the merchants and people on the Silk Road.

In the castle, you can not only trade goods, but also various places for consumption. There are many caravans going back and forth, and Qiuzi is the end point. They will deliver the goods here, so that although they make less money, it is still cost-effective without crossing the desert.

Generations of kings of Qiuzi have pursued this policy and accumulated a lot of wealth. They used this wealth to expand the city and market of Qiuzi. In terms of the scale of the city, it seems to be the first in the Western Regions.

Without such cities, they would not have been able to withstand the attack of the Western Turks. It is also because of this scale that Moham is confident that Datang will definitely come to the rescue. If there is no Qiuzi, the Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty may be broken.

Moham was a little excited, and at night, he received another letter from the flying pigeon. The pigeon was painted black, perfectly concealed in the darkness of the night, and the Turks did not find it.

The letter is not from Dingxiangdu Protectorate, but from the legendary Hou Ye.

Although Moham is the king of Qiuzi, he is a merchant at heart. The merchants who came and went spread Li Mu's various methods to the gods, and Moham had long longed for it, wanting to see what the god of wealth in the mouth of this merchant on the Silk Road looked like.

Looking at the vast night, Moham rubbed his hands nervously.

According to the agreement, in two hours, the Tang army will come. It only takes two more hours to be saved. The losses in this battle, Moham has not had time to count, but he doesn't care, as long as Qiuzi City is there, the money will be endless. When the Turkic siege was lifted, he would continue to build the city, doubling the width and height of the walls of Qiuzi. Let Qiuzi become an impenetrable fortress completely!

This is all an afterthought, and we still have to be vigilant for the time being, and survive these two hours.

Suddenly, there was a sparkling light in front of him, which was the direction of the Turkic camp. Moham frowned and muttered, "What are they doing?" ”

With his words, I saw that the stars were getting brighter and brighter, and Moham frowned and looked at it, and suddenly realized, not good, the Turks still want to attack the city!