After the military order was issued, Zhao Ziliang and Wang Tianyuan also led their own guards cavalry to chase and kill the Tubo army, and other generals and colonels also joined them, leaving Sima Chen Qing in the center to coordinate the various departments, count the results, and collect prisoners. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The battle lasted until dark, and the Tang army returned one after another, camping near the battlefield to rest. For three consecutive days, the Tang army pursued and encircled the fleeing Tubo army.

"King, Dazaru Gong has been caught!" Li Siye walked into the big tent and reported to Zhao Ziliang.

Zhao Ziliang, who was listening to Wang Can's briefing, couldn't help but stand up and ask, "Where is it?" Who captured him? ”

Li Siye said: "On the way back to the camp, there were more than a dozen ministers and generals of the Tubo army who were captured with him, and all of them were served by Ma Sui!" ”

"Ma Sui? He is indeed a wise general! Let's go, go out and have a look! Zhao Ziliang said and walked towards the outside of the big tent, and other generals and officials also followed out of the big tent.

When I walked to the gate of the camp, I saw a large group of Tang soldiers and horses coming slowly from a distance, more than a dozen Tibetan ministers and generals were tied up all over their bodies, pushing and shoving, and a large number of Tubo soldiers were tied behind and their hands were led by Tang soldiers.

The young horse then jumped down from the horse and walked quickly to Zhao Ziliang, bowed down on one knee and said: "King Qiyu, the last general Ma Sui was ordered to chase down the Tubo army rout, and encountered the Tubo marshal Dazarugong, after the battle, the last general captured 17 Tubo generals and ministers, including Dazarukong, and 732 Tubo soldiers, and came to pay the order to the marshal!" ”

Zhao Ziliang stepped forward with a smile and helped Ma Sui up and said to the surrounding generals and officials: "Ma Sui understands military strategy and is talented, he is a rare talent, and he is a good horse!" ”

Ma Sui immediately hugged his fists and said: "Maxima also needs Bole's appreciation to show his talents, and the end will be able to have today, thanks to the king's exceptional promotion and reuse!" ”

"There are also reasons for your efforts!" After Zhao Ziliang finished speaking, he patted him on the shoulder and walked to the bound Dazaru Gong.

"You've won!" Dazaru Gong said in unfamiliar Chinese, he was not afraid of Zhao Ziliang at all, and looked at Zhao Ziliang with a very calm gaze.

Zhao Ziliang looked up at the sky and took a deep breath, looked at Dazaru and sighed: "You Tubo people occupy the convenience of the plateau terrain, when they are prosperous, they will send troops to attack our Tang Dynasty, and when they are weak, they will send envoys to sue for peace, and our Tang army soldiers are not adapted to the plateau terrain, and every time they fight here before, they will not be able to fight anymore!" It's a pity that I don't have time anymore, I issued a holy decree to the first emperor ordering me to lead the army back to Beiting, otherwise I must lead the army to kill Luo and completely destroy the great disaster of Tubo! ”

Dazarugon's face changed several times when he heard this, and he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

Zhao Ziliang continued: "Now that Tubo Zanpu Sisongde is dead, those Tubo nobles and lords in Luoshu City are also fighting endlessly for the establishment of a new Zanpu, I heard that no one in many forces obeys anyone, and everyone wants to set up their favorite prince, the chaotic Tubo is good for my Datang, and the stable and unified Tubo is not good for my Datang, so I will not break the current situation in Tubo, once Tubo has a tendency to reunify, I will do everything I can to stop it!" ”

Dazaru sighed: "I'm sorry why the Tang Emperor didn't kill you!" If the Tang Emperor kills you, why did I end up in this field? ”

Zhao Ziliang asked, "Do you have any last words?" ”

Dazarugon's face changed: "You want to kill me?" You don't send us captives to Chang'an to sacrifice prisoners to the new emperor? ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled, "Other border generals like to ask the emperor for merit, so they escort the captured captives to Chang'an to offer prisoners to gain the emperor's favor in the hope of getting promoted and gaining fame, and the emperor is also willing to surrender, so as to declare to the world that his martial arts are not inferior to the ancestors, my merit is already great enough, and my title and official position have reached the top, even if I escort you to Chang'an to offer prisoners to the future new emperor, the new emperor will not give me any further promotion, so I don't need to do this!" ”

Dazarugon's face turned pale, and he said for a long time: "Bring me a bowl of barley wine, I hope I can remember its taste before I die!" ”

Zhao Ziliang looked at Dazaru Gong, stretched out his hand and waved, shouting: "Barley wine!" ”

A cavalryman took a water bag from his waist and threw it over, Zhao Ziliang didn't look at it, reached out and grabbed the flying water bag, opened the stopper and smelled it, and then handed it to Dazaru Gong and said, "The best barley wine!" ”

"Thank you!" Dazarugon stretched out his bound hands, took the water bag, and poured wine into his mouth.

Zhao Ziliang stepped back with his waist knife and waved his hand. A lieutenant rode forward and slowly pulled out his waist knife and raised it above his head, at this time Dazarugon had already drunk the last drop of barley wine, and after the knife flashed, Dazarukon's head fell to the ground, and the Tibetan captives behind saw it kneeling down and crying.

Zhao Ziliang turned around and turned on his horse and shouted, "The king is rare! ”

Wang Tianzhi immediately stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "King, the last general!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "From now on, the land of Longyou will be handed over to you, and all the officers and soldiers of the Central Plains Army who came with me in this western expedition will be under your command!" I have already promised King Bailan that all the captured materials of the Tubo army will belong to them, and our Tang army will not take anything! I, Zhao, am a man of my word, I don't want to lose my trust to others, I hope you will give me a face and fulfill my promise! ”

Wang rarely hugged his fists and said: "The king represents the highest authority of our army, since the king has made a promise, it is rare for my king to fulfill this promise, otherwise won't the Qiang people look down on us?" ”

"Excellent! There are still ten days left before the time stipulated by the Emperor's holy decree, and within these ten days, the defense handover of the Longyou regions will be completed, and the officers and men of the Beiting Army will gather in the direction of Linqiang one after another! ”

Returning to the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhao Ziliang said to Sima Chen Qing: "Pass the order, our Western Qin army will soon return to the Western Qin garrison, maybe many people will not be able to return to the Central Plains in their lifetime, if the soldiers are unwilling to go, they can put it forward to the army leaders and generals at the next level, and the military leaders and generals will make statistics, and hand in the statistical results as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes, King!" Chen Qing agreed and asked: "If the soldiers who don't want to go don't want to stay in Longyou, these people are bound to retire and return to their hometowns, is there any severance pay?" ”

"Yes, each person will be given 100 severance pay for retirement!"

Chen Qing asked again: "King, back then, we had 40,000 soldiers of the Beiting Army who came to the Central Plains to participate in the counterinsurgency, and now these 40,000 former Beiting soldiers are only afraid that there are only more than 30,000 people left, and the rest are recruited from the Central Plains. ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Of course you can, although we go back to Beiting, the matter of migrating displaced people and refugees from the Central Plains will not stop, the families and relatives of these soldiers can be given priority to be taken care of, and the soldiers who are willing to go can each get twenty acres of fertile land, and if they have military exploits in the future, they will also have the opportunity to be rewarded with fertile land!" ”

"Understood, the last general will pass on the order!"

On the fifth day of the first day of November, a messenger came from Chang'an, the crown prince Li Heng ascended the throne as the emperor, changed the Yuan to Shangyuan, and next year was the first year of Shangyuan, and the new emperor ascended the throne to grant amnesty to the world and reduce taxes.

On the seventh day of November, the defense handover affairs were all completed, and more than 80,000 officers and men of the Western Qin Army were assembled in Linqiang. Among them, more than 4,000 chose to stay in Longyou to continue their service, and more than 8,000 chose to retire and return to their hometowns. In addition, there are 30,000 soldiers of the Western Qin Army in Hexi, and more than 10,000 of those people choose to stay or retire and return to their hometowns. In total, whether it is the original Beiting Army officers and soldiers, or the Beiting Army officers and soldiers recruited in the Central Plains, a total of 90,000 troops choose to follow Zhao Ziliang back to Western Qin, once this force returns to Western Qin, it will also bring huge military pressure to Western Qin.

That night, Zhao Ziliang ordered the slaughter of cattle and sheep to reward the soldiers of the whole army, and countless fires were lit in the huge camp outside the city, illuminating the entire camp as if it were daytime.

Aromatic beef and mutton were boiled in an iron pot, and a jar of wine was brought out. The soldiers of the Western Qin Army sat in a circle in a group of eleven people, and each soldier had boiled meat, steamed buns and a bowl of wine in front of them, and the entire camp was full.

Suddenly, there was a loud shout: "The handsome is so good - all stand up!" ”

There was a bang in the whole camp, everyone stood up, and Zhao Ziliang and all the officials and generals walked up to the front stage one after another to sit down.

"Sit down!"

The soldiers sat down cross-legged again, and Zhao Ziliang walked to the front of the stage with a wine bowl and said loudly: "All the soldiers of the army, tonight is the last night we get together!" After statistics, together with the soldiers of the Qin army who are now in Hexi, there are more than 90,000 soldiers who are willing to follow me Zhao to Xiqin, I thank you here for believing in me and being willing to continue to follow me, I will not treat you badly! In addition, more than 10,000 people chose to stay in Longyou and Hexi to continue their service, and more than 10,000 people chose to retire and return to their hometowns! ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ziliang sighed: "These people are unwilling to go to Xiqin with me, and I can't force you to follow me for the rest of your life." But no matter what, you have followed me Zhao Ziliang from birth to death, and you have dedicated your youth and blood to protect the prosperity and stability of the Tang Dynasty, most of you are scarred, and these scars are proof of meritorious service! You are meritorious, no matter what others think of you, you are the most loyal and fearless warriors in the eyes of my Zhao Ziliang, and I am proud to have these warriors of you! ”

Many people can't help but cry when they hear these words, as the saying goes, men don't flick when they have tears, but they haven't reached the sad place!

Zhao Ziliang continued: "Whether it is the soldiers who continue to stay in Longyou and Hexi, or the soldiers who are ready to retire and return to their hometowns, you used to be soldiers of the Beiting Army, and you will be soldiers of the Beiting Army for the rest of your life, I hope that no matter where you are in the future, do not forget that you were once a member of the Beiting Army, and retain the spirit of the Beiting Army, even if you are about to retire and return to your hometown, please don't forget, you are still soldiers, but your battlefield in the future is different from the past, no matter how difficult you encounter in the future, Don't forget that you have a fighting heart, a heart that lives and fights endlessly・・・・・・"