Chapter 485: Battle Snake Valley 3
"Bang Dang"
As the sound of gold and iron landed, the entire Snake Valley instantly became silent.
More than 3,000 Turkic soldiers, with the fall of Nulba, completely destroyed, originally, this was good news for the Khitan army stationed in the Snake Valley, but unfortunately, at this moment, the faces of all the Khitan soldiers did not have a trace of due joy, instead of horror and fear.
The entire Snake Valley has been completely covered by mutilated corpses, and just a rough glance can be found that the corpses lying on the ground are probably no less than five thousand, and it is conceivable that in addition to the corpses of three thousand Turks, most of the rest are the corpses of Khitan soldiers.
An already doomed war of annihilation, actually achieved like this, I am afraid that no matter who it is, it will be frightened, and even the Khitan soldiers who were ambitious before are also demoralized at this time.
"Huh, it is worthy of being the overlord of the rampant grassland, able to dominate the grassland for more than 100 years, it is really a rare warrior, but it is a pity that ......"
Duan Jian couldn't help but sigh.
In the battle just now, not only the Khitan soldiers felt nervous, but even the outsiders Duan Jian and others were also extremely nervous, three thousand remnants of the army, in the face of several times the enemy, not only did not lose their fighting spirit, but fought back desperately, giving the enemy a major blow, such a situation, how can people not feel admiration, but unfortunately admiration is admiration, Duan Jian has no intention of showing mercy to his subordinates, and even faintly decided in his heart that he must meet to kill all these Turkic soldiers here, after all, the enemy is strong, for himself, It's always a huge threat.
"More than 5,000 people, all destroyed in the first battle, it's a pity, it's a pity, Nulba is also a few fierce generals in the army, he once led a large army to sweep the grassland, and he didn't die in the face of many murderous enemies, but he was buried in such a small place as Snake Valley, which is really sad."
When Ashide Yuanzhen received the news that most of the forward battalion had lost half of it and Nulba had died in battle, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sighed.
"My lord, my Turkic warriors are rampant in the grasslands, never invincible, today these Khitan dog thieves took advantage of my army to go on the expedition, first innocently killed more than 100,000 of my clansmen, and now there are 5,000 of my elites killed here, it can really be described as an undying mortal enemy, the last general will ask for his life, raise the blood wolf flag, and never give up if he does not kill the last Khitan dog."
Hearing Ashid Yuanzhen's sigh, a Turkic general couldn't help but jump out and kneel down to ask for his life.
"Please allow your Excellency to raise the blood wolf flag and fight with the Khitan dog."
One person speaks, and ten thousand people obey
I don't know if it was the death of Nulba and thousands of soldiers in the forward battalion, or the so-called blood wolf flag that stimulated these people, after the Turkic general was born to ask for his life, he fell to his knees one after another, asking for his life to let Ashid Yuanzhen raise the blood wolf flag.
"As soon as the blood wolf flag comes out, it will not stop dying, either the enemy will be wiped out, or the last person in our army will die in battle, it can be said that the stakes are very high, you have all thought about it."
In the face of everyone's unanimous request, Ashid Yuanzhen asked with a solemn face.
"My lord, we have already thought about it, for the sake of the more than 100,000 tribesmen who died tragically, for the warriors of Nulba and thousands of warriors, and for the dignity of my great Turks, at this moment, only by raising the battle flag of the snow wave can we show the bravery and dignity of our Turkic warriors." The Turkic general said angrily.
"Okay, since you have all thought about it, then raise the blood wolf battle flag, and let those who secretly disobey my Turk see how fierce my Great Turkic warriors are, and how noble my Great Turk's face is."
"Someone, bring the battle flag."
An order was given, and soon, someone brought in a huge battle flag from outside.
It was the banner of the Chinese army that was originally set up in the middle of the barracks, and a wild wolf with teeth and claws on it looked extremely vivid, as if it could jump out of the battle flag at any time and devour everything in front of it.
When the battle flag entered the big tent, the eyes of all the Turkic generals in the big tent never left it until it was placed on the table in front of Ashide Yuanzhen.
Looking at the battle flag spread on the table in front of him, Asted Yuanzhen looked solemn, and then raised his hand and pulled out an extremely sharp knife from his waist.
That is a meat cleaver, for the grassland people, food is the most noble thing, therefore, the grassland people are extremely respectful of food, correspondingly, the meat cheating knife used to cut food, is the most noble thing for the grassland people.
"For the glory of the Great Turks, for the dignity of the Great Turks, today we make the most respectful sacrifice to the Immortal Heaven, hoping that the Immortal Heaven can bless us, kill the enemy, and use the blood of the enemy to illuminate the future of my Great Turk."
Speaking of this, I saw Ashde Yuanzhen wave the knife in his hand violently, and then a cold light flashed, and the sharp knife could even cut through the heavy cattle and sheep fur, not to mention the relatively thin human body.
It seemed that the blood that was still hot fell on the battle flag on the desk with the swing of the knife, and at the same time, a scar several inches long also appeared on Ashid Yuanzhen's face.
Along the scars, blood flowed onto the battle flag on the desk, and the battle flag gradually dyed red.
Ashide Yuanzhen was just the beginning, and then, all the Turkic generals in the entire tent waved their swords one after another, cut their cheeks, dripped the blood flowing down on the battle flag, and gradually dyed the huge battle flag into blood red.
Although the battle flag was large, it was still stained red with blood in a short time.
"Come on, raise the flag"
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"What, the Blood Wolf Battle Banner, how could it be the Snow Wave Battle Banner, this ....... It's a big problem, it's a big problem. ”
When the blood wolf battle flag was raised in the Turkic military camp, the Turkic morale that was still a little low before, and it was a burst of fierceness, all the Turkic soldiers, regardless of their status, at this moment, had a trace of death on their faces, and that invisible murderous aura made people feel as if what was in front of them was not a military camp for the existence of living people, but an extremely terrifying existence like a wild beast.
"Lonely Leader, what is the Blood Wolf Battle Flag, what does it do, and how can it be in big trouble."
Seeing that he was just a little lost just now, but now he was as frightened as if he had seen a ghost, Duan Jian couldn't help but ask curiously.
"This .......... This......... Lord Duan, don't you know, if it is an ordinary battle, unless the two sides are mortal enemies, otherwise, as long as they are willing to surrender, the opponent will still accept it, but this blood wolf battle flag is different, it ..... It'......"
"What, that's how it ......."
After listening to Duhuo's explanation, Duan Jian and the others knew what the Blood Wolf Battle Flag was.
The so-called blood wolf battle flag is not just a blood-stained battle flag, it most importantly represents a meaning, that is, the side that raises the blood wolf battle flag, thinking that the side that is fighting with itself is an endless enemy of life and death, and the two sides have only one ending, that is, one of the two sides is all killed, and it is over, otherwise, as long as there is still one person on the side who raises the blood wolf battle flag, then it will also attack the other party at all costs.
Because of the bad life on the grassland, the grassland population is often difficult to develop for various reasons, therefore, the population on the grassland is the most important wealth, just like the Turks and Tiele people, why they will become the overlord of the grassland, that is, because the population of these two ethnic groups occupies the majority of the population of the grassland, they will have strong combat power, and they will get the grassland and other resources needed for life in the evil grassland.
Whether it is the Turkic people, the Tiele people, or even other powerful steppe peoples, most of their populations are not the original native population, and most of them absorb the population of some defeated tribes and gradually grow.
Therefore, in the grassland, when there is a battle between tribes and tribes, often when one side is defeated, they will choose to surrender, and many times some victors will treat these people as slaves, or directly kill their upper nobles, and treat other clansmen as part of their own tribe, rather than taking extremely cruel methods of killing them all.
But the blood wolf battle flag is different, the one who can make one side raise the blood wolf battle flag means that these two opponents are enemies of life and death, and they attack each other in a suicidal way, you can imagine how deep the hatred between the two sides is.
"Hmph, so let's make a fool of myself, we were originally in an endless situation with them, but now it's just one more flag, what use can it be, can that flag still be done, I said Duhuo leader, you are also a big man of the Khitan tribe, why don't you even have this bit of guts, could it be that you Khitans are really afraid of the Turks."
After Yan Ming listened, he couldn't help but say sarcastically.
"It's ....... This can't be said like this, although we are the enemy, but this blood wolf battle flag is the most vicious move on the grassland, a moment of gaffe, although our Khitan people are not as strong as the Turks, but our Khitan warriors are all warriors of one top, and they will definitely not be afraid of the Turks. ”
After being sarcastically ridiculed by Yan Ming, Duhuo no longer seemed to feel a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but blush.
The actions of the two were clearly seen by Duan Jian, but Duan Jian liked to see this, in this battle, what he planned was to make both the Khitans and the Turks lose both, so as to pave the way for the Tang Dynasty to re-enter the northern grasslands soon, and now there is a matter of blood wolf battle flags, even if the Khitans want to deliberately release water, the development of things cannot help them.
"The Duhuo leader doesn't have to worry, isn't it just a battle flag, we are fully prepared in the Snake Valley, even if they are raising ten battle flags, they are doomed to fail, don't worry, you can promise your Khitan tribe, as long as this time after the extermination of the Turkic army, you must play the imperial court, let the imperial court reopen the border city to your Khitan tribe, what do you think."
In order to let the Khitans fight with all their might, Duan Jian had to continue to add chips.
"Lord Duan's words are true."
Hearing Duan Jian's promise, Duhuo no longer stared at Duan Jian with a nervous expression, for fear that he would regret it.
"Hahaha, don't worry, if you say something, you can rest assured." Duan Jian replied with a smile.
"Okay, as long as Lord Duan can really let the Tang Dynasty reopen the border city with our Khitan, I can promise you that I will do my best to help the Lord destroy the Turkic army." Duhuo no longer got Duan Jian's promise, and quickly agreed with his eyes shining.
"Sure enough, the wealth is moving, a little benefit, I don't know if I can get it, I actually get this huge harvest, Sima Gong really said it well, 'the world is bustling for profit, the world is bustling for profit, 'the ancients did not deceive me.'"
Seeing that Duhuo no longer acted as if he saw Jin Shan, Duan Jian thought secretly in his heart.
In fact, this matter is completely Duan Jian's mistake, in the eyes of Duan Jian, the later generations, the so-called opening of the border market is actually at the border of the Tang Dynasty, find a few places, and allow merchants on both sides to do business here.
If you really think so, it is a big mistake, since ancient times, although the number of grassland peoples is scarce, but it is so, they are fierce, in addition to the war horse, a sharp weapon in the era of cold weapons, in the face of relatively weak agricultural civilization, it is extremely powerful.
When the Central Plains Dynasty was strong, it was a little better, they would be restrained accordingly, if they encountered the Central Plains Dynasty when it fell into weakness, whether it was the Five Hu Chaohua or the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, that was when the grassland peoples went south.
Although the grassland people are strong, after many years of dealing, the Central Plains Dynasty also has a sharp weapon to restrain the grassland people, that is, to control the materials and prevent the materials urgently needed by the grassland people from flowing into the grassland.
Whether it is salt, steel, tea and rhubarb, etc., these are all things that the grassland people must have, but there are no things on the grassland, and controlling these things is equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of the grassland people in disguise.
Many grassland peoples often lack these things, and have to launch a battle against the Central Plains, Ashina Gu Duolu is like this, the reason why he did not stabilize the grassland after the army, he went south several times to attack the border pass of the Tang Dynasty, what is needed is these necessities, but unfortunately, the border pass of the Tang Dynasty is well defended, and he has suffered heavy losses in several attacks, but he has not obtained much useful things.
It is precisely because of the rise of the Turks that the Tang Dynasty had to close the border market on the border gate, the main object at the beginning was the Turks, but the border market was for all people of different races, even if the relationship between the Khitan and the Tang Dynasty was not bad, but it was also implicated, for several years, the Khitan tribe that lacked these necessities of life could be described as having a hard time, although they could get these things through some smuggling merchants, but those merchants were vampires who regarded money as their life, and there was no huge benefit, how could they do this kind of head-killing thing, so for so many years, The Khitans can be described as conservative and difficult.
Now Duan Jian promised them to let the Tang Dynasty reopen the border market, but he untied the shackles stuck in the necks of the Khitan people, and Duhuo no longer felt excited, under the temptation of such huge interests, not to mention a blood wolf battle flag, even if it was immortal, I am afraid that he would dare to order the Khitan warriors to shoot him to death.
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