Hearing that it was Xue Rengui who caught it himself, Feng Daiwen was also very happy that he could make such a great achievement, and heard that Li Jing was not far from here, so he stayed in the tent and waited with peace of mind.

Cheng Yanjin learned that his two sons were doing well, and happily ran to brag with Feng Daiwen every day, Feng Daiwen really couldn't stand his nagging, and every time he bragged about how he was back then, he carried a horse lance to kill Wang Shichong in an army of 100,000 people, and almost took Dou Jiande's head to drink. In the end, Feng Daiwen was bored and proposed to fight, and the two fought with wooden sticks, beating Cheng Yanjin to the pain all over his body for two consecutive days before stopping.

On 21 March, Li Jing also felt that under the Yin Mountain, Li Jing, who had already received Feng Daiwen's handwritten battle report, directly began to discuss the matter in Feng Daiwen's tent.

"The battle of all parties has ended, Dingxiang and Yunzhong have also been taken, Princess Yicheng committed suicide, Su Dingfang took 20,000 Hui people, and 30,000 Xue Yantuo people also arrived near Yinshan, everyone can put forward any opinions." Li Jing first introduced the current form, and then asked.

"The goal of the expedition is to eliminate the Eastern Turks, although Jieli and Tuli have been caught, but there are still many tribes scattered in the grassland, it is not easy to take them one by one, the last general suggested that the prisoners should be released first, and a small force of troops and merchants will be left on the grassland to continue to sweep slowly one by one. The specific decision will be made by the general manager. Li Ji thought for a while and suggested.

"Yes, Ben Shuai also thinks so, leave a few thousand people in the team, just hone this batch of small ones, and the others will go back to catch up with the spring ploughing, and the two will not be delayed." Li Jing nodded in agreement.

"The chief manager is thoughtful, so please ask the chief manager to give an order." Li Ji said. After all, some of them have left great achievements this time, and there are still many people who are just a little hard work, and the two of them, as the general manager, must make enough money for the military in a rare big battle.

"Well, the younger generation stays in the grassland, a combination of literature and martial arts, two thousand people in each group, and there is no problem if you can't fight and escape." Li Jing thought about the arrangement for a while. Looking back, Feng Daiwen said with a smile: "You don't have to stay to defend the country, tomorrow you will take 5,000 people back to Chang'an first, you see that you want to bring those people to guard, choose yourself." ”

Unconsciously, Feng Daiwen has opened a big distance from the younger generation, thinking of his own son, the gap is not ordinarily big, Li Jing and Li Jixin glanced at each other with feeling, and sighed at the same time.

"The last general obeys the order, the chief of Qiqi, why don't you let Xue Yantuo and the Hui people help us fight those remaining large tribes." Feng Daiwen suggested.

"I'm afraid they won't be dedicated, and it's not good if they are made strong on the grassland." Li Jing thought about it.

"Governor, the last general means that we hire them to fight, and everything that is defeated is theirs, and the merchants are asked to buy, prisoners, cattle and sheep, hehe, I'm afraid we don't need to make a move, there are no Turks in this steppe, we will buy the population, and they can increase their strength there." Feng Daiwen explained with a smile.

"Yes, yes, after they taste the sweetness, it will be difficult for them to stop, and it will spread, and I am afraid that this side of the frontier will not be quiet in the future," Li Ji agreed.

"And in the future, Datang can use this kind of expedition, yes, hire them to help fight." Li Jing also said appreciatively.

"Not only the Turks, but also other Goguryeo, Tubo, these captives can be wanted, and they will soon promote intensive cultivation in the whole Tang Dynasty, but there is a shortage of a large number of people, road construction, grazing, and there are not enough millions of prisoners in the future." Feng Daiwen said with a smile.

"Haha, the old man and the others are old, and they can't follow in your footsteps, so I can only back you up, and I will take my grandchildren at home after this expedition." Li Jing said with a smile.

"Duke Wei, the junior intends to return to Chang'an this time to propose to the sage to streamline the government soldiers, and ask for your support." Feng Daiwen is colorful.

"Specifically, you can talk about it first, and the old man will take a closer look." Li Jing also sat up and asked.

"Streamlining the government soldiers, all of them will use professional recruitment in the future, and the elite soldiers who have been trained together for a long time will inevitably have better combat effectiveness than the gathered government soldiers," Feng Daiwen said.

"That's inevitable, but recruiting soldiers costs a lot of money, and I'm afraid many people in the court won't agree. In addition, how to arrange the government soldiers who do not want it? Li Jing asked.

"The government soldiers were changed to reserve soldiers, responsible for local security, working with guards and prisoners, escorting grain and grass, etc., and there was not much grain and grass to transport in the streamlined army, and there was not much labor to be transported in the future. As for money and food, hmph, isn't it enough to capture so many prisoners, it's enough to catch it again, and the renewal of weapons and equipment itself is the responsibility of the imperial court. Feng Dewen explained.

"A good idea, count it in one fell swoop, the old man agrees, a letter will be written, and the specific one has to be Weiguo, you have to see if the saint agrees." Li Jing thought for a moment and said.

"It's really good, and the old man supports you." Li Ji clapped his palms and said with a smile.

Feng Daiwen smiled very happily when he saw that the two military bigwigs supported him, and continued: "Thank you for your support. ”

"This is a good thing for everyone, and we naturally support it, so how can I thank you." Li Jing said with a smile.

On March 23, Feng Daiwen set off back to Chang'an with 3,000 rattan armor troops, saying that this expedition brought out 30,000 people, but less than 1,000 people were killed in battle, more than 1,400 people were seriously injured, and the others were all minor injuries, or the kind that would be good for a few days of rest, which can be described as a brilliant victory.

Feng Daiwen lit Feng Daihuo, Xi Jun bought it, and Chen Xiong escorted him all the way, and if he could grab something in their hands, I am afraid that it would take at least 50,000 troops to surround them before they could be completely destroyed.

Li Jing also sent a piece of news that Tuyuhun was red in the wealth of the Western Regions, and originally Qinghai was the largest income for Tuyuhun, but now the Tang Dynasty sold a large amount of salt to the grasslands and the Western Regions, which was equivalent to cutting off his financial route.

Seeing that Su Dingfang took the caravan to the Western Regions, he thought that the Tang Dynasty was too deceitful, and sent the three Tianzhu troops to lead 30,000 troops to steal the merchant group, which was discovered in advance by Qin Qiong, who was stationed in Longyou Road, and set up an ambush on the mountains on both sides, and used elephant soldiers to assault in the middle.

Qin Qiong led his troops to chase and kill for more than 300 miles, and only collected his troops until Qinghai Lake, and only more than 700 remnants of the 30,000 Tuyuhun soldiers and horses fled back. The rest were either captured or killed.