At the foot of the Great Wall, there is a deserted mountain range, but it is easy to hide. Xue Shao and the others found a col to hide and wait for an opportunity to act.

Two thousand miles round-trip, everyone was already tired. I thought that I would be able to breathe a sigh of relief after returning safely, and return to the familiar Great Wall Pass to enjoy the taste of my homeland and welcome the praise of heroes, but when I came back, I saw the war raging in Shuozhou.

Xue Shao and the others could not know the detailed battle situation in Shuozhou, but judging from the size of the Turkic army, it was indeed a little scary.

The grassland is vast and full of tribes. Since the records of the civilization of the Central Plains, the wars between nomads and agricultural peoples have never stopped. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong sent Li Jing to lead an army of 300,000 to pacify the Turks and conquer the steppe in one fell swoop, which is definitely a glorious page in the history of the Central Plains.

Out of the overall needs of stabilizing the pattern and harmonizing the nation, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin said after pacifying the grassland, "Since ancient times, China has been noble and lowly, and I love it as one", and since then, the Tang Dynasty has implemented the "fetter politics" of tribal autonomy.

The Tang Dynasty nominally ruled the steppe for fifty years, but in reality it was still the tribal chieftains of the Turks who governed their people.

In recent years, the Tang Dynasty has cultivated martial arts, and the grassland has also followed to recuperate. In the past, they only knew how to bend bows and shoot arrows, and they learned a lot of advanced things from the Central Plains, whether it was the political system, military technology, education, literature and history, medicine, farming, smelting, and forging, which were closely related to military affairs, and even music, food, clothing, and many details of life such as marriage, the Turks learned a lot from the Central Plains.

But deep down in the hearts of the Turks, they have never regarded Datang as an elder and friend, but an eternal enemy. They have always used the historical allusions of the Central Plains to motivate themselves, and they have never forgotten the shame of destroying the country 50 years ago.

There is an old saying that is very explicit and heart-wrenching, but it is the most appropriate way to describe the Turkic people in front of us - if you are not of my race, your heart will be different!

At the beginning, after Emperor Taizong Li Shimin pacified the Turks, he had no choice but to implement the politics of restraint and let the steppe people govern themselves. Fifty years later, that expedient measure finally revealed its greatest drawback. The Turks have never really integrated into the Chinese nation, they have always wanted independence and rebellion!

It took the Turks fifty years to recuperate and go undercover, and today, it has finally exploded.

Thinking of this, Xue Shao secretly shook his head, the Turks used the "wolf" as a totem, but some behaviors were done by the "white-eyed wolf".

"That person, come here!" The captured Turkic woman shouted loudly.

"Shut up, impudent bearded girl! You are now a prisoner of our ranks, not in your Turkic tribe! The moon slave who was in charge of supervising her on the side shouted very unhappily, "Even if there is something, I can only respectfully ask the marshal to borrow a step to speak!" ”

The sergeants were all amused when they heard it, and the loyalty and maintenance of Yue Nu to Xue Shao was definitely ubiquitous. If anyone dared to offend Xue Shao, she would never tolerate even the slightest bit.

"Hu Nu? Hum! The female captive sneered, "I think you also have a bit of Hu blood!" ”

"So what?" Yue Nu said indifferently, "Appearance, bloodline and life experience are not up to you to decide, but I know what is courtesy, righteousness and shame, and what is loyalty, filial piety and benevolence." Do you understand? ”

"......" the female captive rolled her eyes twice, "I don't bother to pay attention to you!" - Tell him to come and talk to me! ”

"Not really!" The corners of the moon slave's mouth curled up, and her eyes glared at her, and she grimaced, "What can you do to me?" ”

"The villain has a will!" The female captives were angry, but there was really nothing they could do.

"I still am!" The moon slave was even more proud, "The tents of your tens of millions of people were smashed into a mess by more than 100 of us, and you were captured alive in the midst of the ten thousand armies, and you came and went freely on your territory for thousands of miles. What stinky stinking shelf do you Turkic rebels have to put on display, and you are embarrassed to claim to be the descendants of the invincible wolf god? Besides, you can't beat me, you can't scold me, and your breasts aren't as big as mine, so you don't obediently shut up in front of this general? ”

The sergeants all laughed and praised together, "General Anda, majestic!" ”

Along the way, the-for-tat stumbling between the moon slave and the female prisoner has become a big fun for them.

"So many people bullied me as a tied captive, what is there to be so prestigious!" The female captive scolded loudly, "Ugly monster, if you have the ability, you let me go, I will fight alone with you until death!" Otherwise, you will let me go back to the tent, and watch me lead the army to attack you, and take you all prisoners, so that you will lose convincingly!" ”

"Little she-wolf, it's really hard-mouthed!" Yue Nu sneered, "If it weren't for the brigade commander to stop me, I would really want to untie you, and then beat you up - I will tear your broken mouth first!" ”

Xue Shao heard the movement a little away, walked over to stop the ridicule of the moon slave and the sergeants, and asked the female prisoner, "What are you looking for me?" ”

The female captive's expression was very cold and stubborn, "I want to talk to you alone!" ”

Xue Shao smiled, "Just say it here." There has never been any estrangement between me and these brothers. I won't have any personal consultations with you, a captive. ”

"I'm going to make a deal with you!" The female captive said.

"What deal?"

"You let the four of us go back, and I promise that the Turkic army will evacuate from Shuozhou and negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty!" The female captive said, "This is a good deal, isn't it?" ”

"Sounds good." Xue Shao said with a smile, "But we Central Plains people all pay attention to a 'duty' and dare not easily trespass." I am only a brigade commander commanding 100 people, and I have no right to decide such a military matter. Why don't you wait until I bring you back to Shuozhou so that you can meet our marching commander, or send you to Chang'an to meet our Emperor and His Majesty and Prime Ministers, and then you can talk about this topic again! ”

"You! ......" the female prisoner was angry, "you coward! ”

The moon slave and the sergeants all laughed, "A coward can lead a hundred people to attack the black sands?" ”

"That's just the courage of a horseman!" The female captives were even more annoyed.

Xue Shao smiled: "Okay, I've come over more than a thousand miles, and I'm about to enter the Great Wall, so don't be impatient." ”

The ......" The female captive bit her lip and was helplessly silent for a moment, and then said: "If you let us go back, many people will die!" There should be a lot of your brothers and sisters and good friends in Shuozhou City, right? If our people knew that you had captured us, they would have captured thousands of Han Chinese in exchange! ”

"Ho-ho!" Xue Shao smiled, "The premise is that they can break into Shuozhou, right?" ”

"Absolutely!" The female prisoner said categorically, "I am not afraid to tell you that our khan and the mastermind are in one place, and the army is extremely strong. Now he has united eighteen major tribes such as Murowei, Servant and Tiele, and there are already 150,000 iron horsemen under his command! The grassland people are all dissatisfied with the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and this number will definitely increase! It won't be long before we have a million heroes! If we really want to start an all-out war, we have no cities and no homes, we can come and go freely on the grassland, and it is you Central Plains people who will really suffer the most damage! ”

"It seems that you are indeed not an ordinary woman, and these truths are still very pertinent." Xue Shao smiled indifferently and said, "But I thought that no matter whether you are allowed to go back or not, the rebellion and independence of the Turks will not stop. This is a historical trend, and it is not something that you can determine with your red mouth and white teeth. Even if the four of you can really stop the sword soldiers when you go back, it will only be temporary. Previously, you had obediently been a subordinate of the Tang Dynasty for fifty years, and there was nothing to pick up in your behavior, but your hearts have never been truly surrendered! ”

"......" The female prisoner blinked her eyes and did not argue, and there was a hint of surprise in her expression.

Xue Shao smiled indifferently and continued: "Therefore, the rebellion of the Turks is deep in their hearts, not just in their actions. Even if the four of you swear to the sky that you will no longer rebel and no longer launch a war against Datang, it is still a self-deceptive delaying tactic. Even if the four of you think this way from the bottom of your heart, you will not be supported by everyone when you return, and you will no longer be nobles and leaders, because you have deviated from the hearts of the majority of the Turks! ”

The female prisoner's eyes widened, "Listening to you, you don't look like an ordinary six-rank petty officer!" ”

Yue Nu sneered on the side, and Xue Chuyu and Guo Yuanzhen also laughed and said nothing.

"Well, the girl really has good eyesight!" Xue Shao said with a pretentious matter, "I won't hide it from you until now." Actually, I'm evil! ”

"Whew!" The female prisoner spat in annoyance, "The grassland people all know that the way is evil, he has never been defeated in the army for more than 30 years, and even the grassland tribe under his command is ashamed of himself - he is at least fifty years old, how old are you!" ”

The sergeants laughed loudly.

Xue Shao touched his chin and said with a smile: "Okay, in fact, I am the concubine of the Tang Dynasty and the husband of Princess Taiping." ”

"Bah, bah, bah!" The female prisoner snorted three times in a row, "I have been to Chang'an many times, more than half a year ago, when the war did not break out, I just went once, I know the Lantian boy you said!" ”

Xue Shao and the others laughed even more now, "Do you still know the Dao Lantian Prince?" ”

"Isn't it the marital gouache man who only rolls on a woman's belly and specializes in the wind and moon field?" The female prisoner showed a look of disdain and said: "I really can't figure out how the people of the Central Plains can respect such a frivolous prodigal son, a waste like Lantian Gongzi, except for coaxing women and eating, drinking and having fun, nothing else will be." What is the use of such waste? If someone sends him to the steppe as a slave trader and gives me money, I don't want it! That kind of waste, I don't even have the qualifications to lick my feet! However, I don't mind marrying Princess Taiping's concubine to my female slave, yes, the big fat female slave who is in her forties and still hasn't slept with a man once - don't you Tang people like fat women? ”

"Cough, cough......" Xue Shao coughed a few times in a row, scratching his head.

The sergeants laughed so hard that their stomachs cramped.

The moon slave was furious, "I tore your broken mouth!" ”

"Where did I recruit you to provoke you?!" The female captives were annoyed.

Xue Shao stopped the moon slave, "Okay, don't provoke her again." Hello everyone, rest and be quiet. ”

At this moment, a scout who had sent out to inquire about the news hurried back—

"Brigade commander, the Turks have withdrawn!!".

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