In order to properly handle the prisoner problem, Xue Shao had to stay in Yinchuan Juntun for a few more days.

In this matter, Xue Shao can't help but be cautious. Because he had the ambition to completely solve the Turkic problem in his heart, he did not want his actions to be ungrounded, so he was questioned and isolated by these Paoza brothers and followers around him.

"Be ambitious, diligent and pragmatic", this is the eight-character evaluation given by Li Duozuo behind Xue Shao's back. Few people can understand Xue Shao's difficulties like Li Duozuo, because the other generals rarely mingle in the palace, their hearts have long been filled with the heroism of happiness and revenge, and their eyes only stay on the battlefield. Among them, even Guo Yuanzhen and Xue Chuyu are included.

However, Guo Yuanzhen was a "very level" Jinshi general after all, and he quickly understood and accepted Xue Shao's ideas, and began to fully support his ideas. This made Xue Shao feel very relieved and appreciative, because Guo Yuanzhen did not have his own overall view of history that "spanned thousands of years".

What about Xue Chuyu? He may have really understood, but it didn't matter. Because he, like Niu Ben, was the purest and most selfless ironclad of all Xue Shao's robe brothers and followers. In their opinion, the problem of a few captives is not entangled at all, and it is right to listen to Xue Shao - anyone who does not listen to Xue Shao should be spanked!

With the strong support of Li Duozuo, Guo Yuanzhen, Xue Chuyu and Niu Ben, Xue Shao's proposition was finally implemented. Although there are still some voices of confusion and dissatisfaction in the army, they are already minor local problems. It is impossible to understand 100%, what Xue Shao has to do is to win the support of the majority of people.

After settling the interior, Xue Shao officially received the captive chieftain of the Tongluo Division, Shena Si.

Shena Si saw Xue Shao and was very scared. Although he didn't fall to his knees and cry bitterly like in third-rate film and television, he hadn't raised his head to look at Xue Shao once since he walked into this room. He just stood dumbfounded, with a helpless posture of resignation.

"You may be seated." Xue Shao's voice was calm.

Only then did Shena Si pluck up the courage to glance at Xue Shao, and then quickly moved his eyes away, and sat down on a horse in silence.

"Is this the first time we've met?" Xue Shao asked.

Shena Si nodded.

"That's good."

Shena raised his head and looked at Xue Shao in confusion, "Young Marshal Xue, what do you mean?" ”

"Heh, your Chinese language is very good, and it saves me a lot of effort." Xue Shao smiled and said, "If we have ever met, it will be mostly in Dujinshan. Do you understand? ”

Shena Si was slightly stunned and nodded, "Understood." ”

"Tell me about it?"

Shena sipped in a tone of compromise and said: "If we meet in Du Jinshan, it will prove that I betrayed the Tang Dynasty for the second time and lived up to the kindness of Xue Shaoshuai's righteous release." ”

"Very well, it seems that you do get it." Xue Shao smiled indifferently and said, "I really won't hide it from you, if I catch those people who were released back by Yudu Jinshan, no matter what the situation is, it will be a dead end." It is necessary for me to let all the grassland people know that Xue Shao's tolerance has a clear bottom line. ”

Shena Si lowered his head a little nervously, but immediately his heart lit up - listen to this tone, he is going to let me go this time?

"Don't guess, I'll let you go." Xue Shao said indifferently, "If you can lead the army to surrender at the crossing of the Yellow River, I should give you a chance." ”

"Thank you, Young Marshal Xue!" Shena Si was a little excited, and quickly stood up and stroked his chest and bowed.

"You may be seated." Xue Shao smiled slightly and said, "But I have one condition. ”

Shena Si sat down and looked at Xue Shao a little nervously, "Young Marshal Xue, please speak." ”

"How many soldiers and horses did you send to the battle with Luo Bu this time?" Xue Shao asked first.

"More than 10,000 rides." "Yuanzhen gave the death order, and almost all the young riders of our clan joined the battle. In the tribal land, only some old and weak women and children are left. ”

Xue Shao smiled indifferently, "You haven't thought about it, what will you do if they lose this battle?" ”

"Have you thought about it......," Shena lowered her head with frowns, "we will face the danger of extinction." ”

"So you're more cautious than you're a thief." Xue Shao smiled, "I listened to what Guo Yuanzhen said." ”

Shena suckled bitterly and sighed, "Hey! ”

"Let's not mention the past." Xue Shao said, "Now most of the young people in your Tongluo Department are in my hands. I'll let you go back, but you can only take a thousand horsemen with you. ”

"Huh?" Shena was stunned.

"Listen to me." Xue Shao said, "I want you to take this thousand horsemen and relocate all your tribal people to settle in Liuhu Prefecture from now on." ”

Shena Si was completely stunned.

Xue Shao said indifferently: "You should be able to imagine how much my subordinates want to kill you all and avenge the blood hatred of the people who died in battle." Even if I want to give you a chance with the Luo Division, you must be able to pass the countless soldiers under my command. Otherwise, the public will be angry, and even I may die with you. ”

"This ......," Shena Si began to get nervous, "I'm afraid it can't be done!" ”

"Why can't it?" Xue Shao asked.

Shena spread out her hands with a look of embarrassment, "We have to take the old and weak women and children, cattle and sheep tents, and cross the Yin Mountain to Fengzhou in the south, and we can't go at all on the way." Gu Lulu and Yuan Zhen, it is impossible to let us go south! ”

"They're definitely not going to want to do that. But now, they can't stop it either. Xue Shao said, "Don't forget, all the attention and strength of Gu Lulu and Yuanzhen are in the Datang Hebei. As long as you're moving fast enough, they're hard to stop. Even if there is an obstacle from a small group, a thousand horses are enough to sweep away. In addition, I will send Xue Chuyu to lead the Jumping Army to meet you—are there any questions? ”

"......" Shena gritted her teeth and was silent.

"It's not me threatening you, it's already your best choice." Xue Shao said, "I'll give you a month. If I miss this deadline, I will have to execute all the remaining Tongluo captives. ”

"Huh? ......" Shena Si stood up in horror and looked at Xue Shao in a daze.

"Everyone should pay the price for their actions." Xue Shao said indifferently: "No one wants to leave their hometown with their background. But I believe that this is far better than extermination. In addition, you will soon be able to adapt to life in Datang. It won't be long before you will be proud of yourself as the people of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"......," Shena slurped, but couldn't speak. It can be seen that his heart is quite struggling.

"You have time to think about it, think about it and give me an answer." Xue Shao said, "But this time will be counted within a month's period." ”

Shena Si shot all over his body as if he had been electrocuted, "Young Marshal Xue, without further ado, I'll set off immediately!" ”

Evening.

Xue Shao and Guo Yuanzhen stood on the city tower, watching Shena Si take his thousand tribal cavalry and rush out of the gate of the Yinchuan Military Fort.

"Running so fast!" Guo Yuanzhen smiled, "Shena Sip is very shrewd. After the battle of Qingyang Mountain, several grassland tribes are afraid that they will be removed from now on, and he and Luo Bu have suffered very little loss. ”

"Shena Si is afraid of death, and he is even more afraid of being exterminated, we must make full use of his psychology." Xue Shao said, "Although he is very reluctant, I believe that he will take his tribe and people south as soon as possible." ”

"Hey, it reminds me of what happened in bed!" Guo Yuanzhen laughed a few times and said, "This woman, for the first time, she always cried in pain like killing a pig." In the future, she will be earth-shattering again, like killing a pig! ”

Xue Shao laughed and said, "You have a good analogy - Shena Si is indeed like a big girl going to bed for the first time, and it will be very painful." But in the future, he will taste the sweetness and enjoy it. ”

"Yes." Guo Yuanzhen pursed his lips, "From a grassland barbarian to a Tang people, can you still lose him?" ”

After dark.

Xue Shao, who has been busy for a few days, plans to go to bed a little earlier today. Tomorrow we will start to reorganize the soldiers and horses to prepare for the recovery of Lingzhou, and it is necessary to recuperate.

Just as he was about to strip and go to bed, the scout came to report that Cheng Boxian, the general of Qianniuwei, asked to see him.

Xue Shaozhi scratched his head, here it is again!

I can't help it, I still have to invite him in to meet him.

Cheng Boxian came in, with a sneer on his face, "Young marshal, I am also responsible, there is no way." How many points are you going to take? ”

Xue Shao also sneered, "You're so anxious, let me go to see Xuan Yunzi?" ”

"There's no way, I have to explain to the Queen Mother when I go back to the capital!" Cheng Boxian hugged his fists and shook them again and again, "I can't reply and say, I threw people in front of Xue Shaoshuai and didn't care about her anymore, and I came back, right?" ”

"That's fine, right?" Xue Shao said with a smile.

Cheng Boxian had a bitter face, "Okay, I also want to see Young Marshal Xue take the holy decree from Xuan Yunzi, right?" ”

"Oh, yes." Xue Shaozuo suddenly realized, "The holy decree hasn't been received yet!" ”

"Now what? I'll go with you! Cheng Boxian almost made a "slave" face and came to beg hard.

Xue Shao pursed his lips, "Okay, for your sake." ”

When the two of them arrived at the medical shed, they heard the wails of some wounded soldiers from a distance. But the situation is much better than a few days earlier, the whole medical shed is in good order, especially the care is clean and hygienic. and the previous scene of Zhang Cheng and Wu Yuan's operation, it is like a cloud.

Xuan Yunzi has a habit of cleanliness, and Xue Shao has known it for a long time.

The people in charge of guarding this place were Xue Shao's subordinates, and when they saw Xue Shao coming, they hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

"Where's Xuanyunzi?" Xue Shao asked.

"There." Pointing to a corner of the medical shed, Bu Qu said, "Changing the dressing of a wounded man who was shot in the knee. ”

"I'll tiptoe around. When she's done, call me. Xue Shao said.

The subordinated song hurriedly said: "Young marshal, I'd better go and inform me first, right?" Otherwise, she may not be finished at dawn. ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, "So long?" ”

"She's been like this for the past few days." "My subordinates hardly saw her sleep, and she was busy. ”

Cheng Boxian immediately made a strange expression for Xue Shao to see, Xue Shao already felt a little uneasy in his heart, and when he saw his expression, he immediately straightened his face, "Why do you look like an old matchmaker?" ”

Cheng Boxian laughed dryly twice, "Then you can treat me as an old matchmaker with a salivating face - why don't I arrange a little wine and side dishes, and the young marshal will accompany Xuanyunzi for a drink, so that she can take a rest?" ”

"Go, Mrs. Cheng!" Xue Shao said angrily.

Cheng Boxian left with a smile.

Xue Shao took a few steps closer to the medical shed, and looked at Xuan Yunzi from a distance through the dim light of a few oil lamps.

At this moment, she is no longer the Xuanyunzi who used to be dressed like a fairy. She was dressed in a rough khaki cloth uniform, her hair was hastily tied up with a pair of chopsticks, her sleeves were pulled up with her face facing the sky, and her hands and feet were quick and busy, like a tireless classical housewife.

Xue Shao looked at it silently for a long time, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, "Xuanyunzi, why are you suffering?" ”