Three days, continuous fierce battles.

Due to the effective reconnaissance and careful arrangement in advance, the Sixth Route Army of the Tang Dynasty launched an attack on the enemy forces around Dujin Mountain almost simultaneously. The soldiers and horses of those tribes with the surname Tiele were originally fighting on their own and did not communicate with each other, coupled with the sudden attack of the Tang army, they were unable to fight against the Tang army alone, so they were defeated in turn.

Xue Shao, who commanded in the center, no longer had to take the lead in the battle like the Black Shaw Raid. This may be exactly what Pei Xingjian wants, he doesn't want Xue Shao to risk his life again. In case something happens to the prospective horse, no one can afford to wait.

Xue Shao remembered what Wu Zetian once said, those who work under are wise, and those who are above are laborers.

In half a year, Xue Shao himself changed from a "laborer" pawn to a "laborer" commander, and the first battle of the fledgling fought quite beautifully.

Many prisoners were taken to the location of the Chinese army by the Sixth Route Army. This was what Xue Shao had asked them in advance. For the tribes of the grassland, it is impossible to kill them all, and it is the best policy to defeat them and then surrender them.

The Turks in Yudu Jinshan finally noticed the movement around them and stopped the civil war in a panic. Just when they were still hesitating to join forces to resist the enemy because of new hatred and old hatred, the Tang Sixth Route Army had already formed a siege for the west and south foothills of Dujin Mountain. To the east is a ridge that is difficult for birds to cross, and to the north, there is Xue Yantuo's 30,000 army eyeing over.

The Turkic rebels in the capital of Jinshan have become turtles in the urn!

According to Xue Shao's instructions, Cheng Wuting and others immediately occupied the camp of the Tiele tribe surnamed Jiu on the spot after the victory, guarded various strategic routes, waited for the deep ditch and high fortifications, and built fortifications while recuperating and recuperating.

Anyway, the cavalry of the Turks was not good at storming cities. In the face of the deep ditch dug by the Tang army and the dense bow and arrow, they could only forget the foreign sigh and retreat many times and did not dare to attack.

Xue Shao now, what he needs is time. He not only had to use Fu Nian to persuade the chiefs and generals of these steppe tribes to surrender, but also to use the method of besieging but not attacking to drain the sharp energy of the Turks. Now the initiative is all on the side of the Tang Army that has implemented the encirclement, and if our side does not move, the enemy army that is caught in the encirclement will inevitably panic.

After two more days, the important prisoners of all armies were taken to the camp of the Chinese army.

The three armies were invigorated and their morale was like a rainbow.

Everyone no longer had the slightest doubt about Xue Shao's tactics, this battle was too easy and too beautiful. Even the captured Tiele chieftains were eager to know who the commander of the Tang Army who commanded this battle was?

At first, they unanimously believed that Pei Xingjian was personally in command. But after arriving at the camp of the Chinese army, when these steppe chiefs saw Xue Shao standing proudly on the platform of the generals, with a red flag marking the commander of the Tang Army behind him, coming to receive their prisoners, the Turkic chieftains were dumbfounded.

Many of them had seen Xue Shao, just when Xue Shao took Ai Yan with him as an envoy to see Ashdwin Fu. None of them thought that the gentleman who came to Yudu Jinshan and kept asking for good food and drink, would actually beat them so embarrassed!

At this time, the grassland chiefs finally woke up one after another—it turned out that from the very beginning, we had fallen for Xue Shao's plan. Ashdwin's father and son were separated by him and killed each other; This was followed by the civil war for power in Yudu Jinshan and the repeated exodus of the Tiele tribe, and the entire grassland coalition army fell apart and could no longer compete with the Tang army. Next, they were all broken by each other, and then they were all reduced to prisoners!

The chiefs privately discussed—

"This man is so scheming!"

"When Cheng Wuting killed our army, I only thought that Pei Xingjian came in person, otherwise who could command the evil? Who would have expected that it would be this young man who was in the middle! - It's incredible! ”

"Where did this man come from?"

The translator beside Xue Shao quietly told Xue Shao about the discussions of these chiefs.

Xue Shao smiled when he heard this, and waved his hand, "Check the tie-up of the leaders, and please go to the tent of the commander of the Chinese army to set up a banquet and entertain you." I'll be there for you! ”

When the chiefs heard this, they were both surprised and delighted—

"You're not going to kill us?"

"Don't you want to poison us?"

"If I'm going to kill you, why bother to bring you here?" Xue Shao said with a smile, "The leaders don't have to be suspicious, please enter the account and have a banquet." It's already full of roasted whole lamb and dragon paste fruit wine, so you might as well drink two glasses first and be shocked! ”

"Good!"

"I'll think I'm a dead man a long time ago, and now I have wine and meat, and I'll talk about it after eating!"

"It's been tied up for a few days, and it's suffocating me! If you want to die or live, you have to eat first! ”

Dozens of chiefs and generals were loosened one after another, and they rushed into the tent of the Chinese army commander like a swarm.

The generals around Xue Shao couldn't help but laugh together when they saw these people embarrassed and anxious. Immediately, Xue Shao led several generals into the tent, and saw that the chiefs were fighting for food and drinking, and the scene was chaotic, not to mention eating, and there were no even the most basic rules.

Obviously, they have forgotten their identity as a leader and only regard themselves as prisoners, and now these delicacies are eaten for one meal and one less meal, where can they take care of any face and dignity?

Xue Shao, Xue Chuyu and the others looked at each other and smiled, tacitly.

That's right, only those who are at the end of their rope and have the consciousness of death can really surrender. If they were persuaded to surrender when they were arrogant, they would either sit on the ground and raise the price and not lose their heads, or they would not surrender and wait for the Tang army to leave, and they would immediately turn their faces and rebel again.

The rule of carrots and sticks is very applicable here.

Xue Shao didn't stop their scramble and chaos, he just raised his hand. The subordinates understood, and immediately went to invite Ashina Fu Nian.

When Fu Nian entered, he was startled by the chaotic scene in the tent. He didn't rush to stop it, but just turned his head to look at Xue Shao, only to see Xue Shao with his hands crossed on his chest, as if he was still enjoying the chaotic scene in front of him.

Fu Nian sighed bitterly, and Xue Shao won again. If the army is scattered, it can be regrouped; If the will is destroyed, it is really defeated!

The Tiele people did not receive much Confucian education, and in their opinion, life and death were of course the most important, followed by cattle and sheep and wealth. Now the will of these chieftains of the Tiele tribe has been broken by him. Right now, even if there is no surrender from me, as long as Xue Shaoken gives them a way to live, they will willingly serve Xue Shao!

Some of the Tiele chieftains who were in the robbery saw Fu Nian, and immediately screamed, and spit out the food in their mouths. Soon, the other Tiele people also saw Fu Nian, and they stopped eating and drinking indiscriminately and looked at Fu Nian in a daze.

The originally chaotic scene was inexplicably quiet.

Xue Shao stood up and said with a smile: "Everyone, you might as well sit down and eat and drink slowly." ”

Fu Nian begged for misfortune and sighed angrily, and sat down first. The Tiele chieftains sat down with shame on their faces.

Xue Shao asked a few pawns to clean up, and the tent was finally no longer so messy.

Then, he walked himself to the center of the tent, "Everyone, let me introduce myself." My surname is Xue Mingshao, a native of Fenyin, east of the Tang River, and the current general of the Right Guard Xun, and the commander of the march of the former army of Heisha Dao. ”

Most of the chieftains of Tiele have served in the Tang Dynasty for many years and know Chinese, and they are all shocked when they hear this, "It's just a five-grade Zuolang general, a long history of marching?" ”

Fu Nian said, "He is also the nephew and quasi-concubine of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he is about to marry Princess Taiping." In addition, he is also a close disciple of Pei Xingjian and the only protégé. ”

"Wow, no wonder!!"

The chieftains of Tiele let out a cry of exclamation, as if they were still a little glad - we have been defeated unjustly!

Xue Shao couldn't help laughing, did you defeat me as a person, or did you lose to my identity? …… The spirit of Ah Q is really long-standing and ubiquitous!

Xue Shao raised his hand, and the chiefs stopped shouting with interest. Xue Shao said: "All of you here are invited by me. Although the way of inviting people is different, the purpose is the same. ”

"What's your intention?" The chiefs asked, babbling. That's what they're most concerned about right now.

"For peace." Xue Shao said four words.

When the chiefs heard this, they were overjoyed - their lives could be saved!

So they immediately shouted passionately, saying that they had been coerced by Ashdewin Fu in the past, and they had to follow, and now that the Tang Dynasty has come to quell the rebellion, they will definitely abandon the darkness and turn to the light.

and many, many words, praising the merits of the Tang Dynasty and the two saints, as well as boasting of Pei Xingjian and Xue Shao's invincibility in the world.

Hearing this, Xue Shao got goosebumps all over his body.

At this point, Xue Shao's heart already knew that it was not difficult to persuade these Tiele people to surrender. They were originally grass on the wall, and the wind blew on both sides. Now that he is a prisoner of the ranks, there is no reason not to surrender.

With such a group of villains, there is really nothing to talk about. Xue Shao handed over the rest to Fu Nian.

Not long after Xue Shao walked out of the tent, Xue Chuyu said, "General, these Hu people can't be trusted. ”

Xue Shao nodded.

"They are capricious and capricious. Once the Tang Dynasty retreats, it is difficult to guarantee that they will make trouble again. Xue Chuyu said, "Instead of this, it's better to cut the grass and eradicate the roots!" ”

"I think. However, it really can't be done right now. Xue Shao said, "The grassland is thousands of miles away, and the tribes are scattered, how to cut the grass and eradicate the roots?" Killing these chiefs will only provoke greater hatred. In fact, the root of the steppe rebellion lies in the instigation and initiation of the Turkic tribes. Our priority now is to extinguish this root cause. Without the initiators, these Tiele people would not be able to make big waves. ”

"Do you want to launch a general attack on the Turkic rebels in Dujinshan?" Xue Chuyu said.

Xue Shao squinted his eyes and thought for a while, "Battle, there must still be a fight." However, the two Turkic factions in Yudu Jinshan still have the strength of tens of thousands of troops, and if our army attacks head-on, it is inevitable that we will suffer heavy losses. Therefore I intend to ......"

Xue Shao leaned into Xue Chuyu's ear and whispered a few words to him.

Xue Chuyu's eyes lit up, "That's it, it's wonderful!" ”

Xue Shao smiled, "Good students entertain those Tiele chieftains, let them eat and drink well and feel at home." In addition, each person will enjoy some silk and satin, which they like the most! ”

"Okay, I'll do it!" Xue Chuyu happily celebrated.

Xue Shao breathed a sigh of relief, dog bite dog, a mouthful of hair.

The finale is finally about to be staged.