The reason why the two are so different may be because their responsibilities are different, after all, the Tang family has always been deep into the enemy's interior, and they can only be flexible and changeable in order to save their lives safely.

"Hehe, it's hard for Lord Tang!" Li Jing smiled and said, "You two don't talk nonsense, save Lord Tang from losing face and being embarrassed!" ”

"Yes, General Li!" Eldest Sun Chong responded, but fortunately, only he and Eldest Sun Chong knew, and the two of them didn't have time to talk to others. If it spreads, this Tang Jian may have a pimple in his heart in the future.

"In this battle, although we didn't catch Jieli, but we have greatly injured the vitality of the Turks, according to the report of the spies, Jieli began to flee to Suni Lost, there is a department led by Li Daozong, the king of the city of the head of the Datongdao marching army, waiting there, we are not wasting our energy to pursue Jieli of the lost dog." Li Jing smiled proudly, everything was under control.

Cheng Chu asked in confusion: "General Li, in fact, we can catch up with the army if we send troops now, and the last general will definitely be able to capture Jieli alive." ”

Li Jing will not doubt Cheng Chumo's words at all, but he can't be too greedy, there are six route armies in total, and they have already eaten a lot of meat, so they have to give some soup to the other army to drink.

"There is no need, you cooperate with Su Dingfang, take care of the prisoners of war, clean up the battlefield, and you don't need to think about other things." Li Jing said in a deep voice, and did not explain.

Cheng Chumo wanted to say more, but he was dragged away by the eldest grandson, and he kept chattering while walking, secretly scolding Li Jingyi for delaying the fighter plane and having a problem with his brain.

"Brother Chongxian, why are you pulling me?" Cheng Chu was puzzled, and even a little annoyed, if he could catch Jieli, it would be much better than cutting down a hundred Turkic soldiers.

"Be quiet! General Li did not send troops, so there must be a deep meaning. If you think about it, our group fought several great battles, and the captured Turkic soldiers and civilians, although not yet determined, were by no means less than 100,000. If we catch Jieli Khan again, you let the other armies work for a while, and come out to drink the wind! When we eat meat, we have to give someone some soup to drink! Changsun Chong reminded him, not wanting Cheng Chumo to make a mistake.

The Tang Dynasty established the country with force, and opening up the territory is the greatest military achievement, if there are too many military achievements, it will also attract hatred. As the commander of the Sixth Route Army, Li Jing naturally knows this better when he dispatches various armies. Equalization of interests is the long-term solution. If Li Jing is greedy for merit and takes all the military merit, then the next time he uses troops, it is estimated that some people will oppose it.

Cheng Chu listened silently, suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "I understand, in the past, my father used to scold those commanders at home for giving him fewer tasks, fewer combat achievements, and not being happy to kill. ”

"That's not it, those of us who are juniors can't go beyond the elders. Work hard and see how much we can earn this time. The eldest grandson said with a smile, he was a little impatient and made a fortune from the war.

Cheng Chumo was not interested, and said: "Hey, you can't kill, it's boring!" ”

The eldest grandson Chong rolled his eyes, and the whole street: "I said Brother Cheng, I said that I was stable, but I was thinking about fighting and killing, let's go, I saw a lot of cattle and sheep, and the brothers will give you some delicious food later." ”

Cheng Chumo is very coaxing, Changsun Chong said a few words, and he smiled, it was not easy to eat the food made by Changsun Chong himself.

"Do you want to roast a golden whole sheep today?" Cheng Chu swallowed his saliva silently, thinking of the oily, yellow suckling sheep that the eldest grandson had made last time, and he wanted to drool.

"Okay, I'll give you a leg of mutton then." Changsun Chong promised and said that if it weren't for Cheng Chumo's reminder today, it is estimated that he would have been seriously injured if he didn't die, because at that time, a Turkic person cut off Changsun Chong's face directly, and there was no mask on his face, but there was nothing in front of him.

"Two!" One is enough, Cheng Chumo asked for two.

"As long as you can outcompete the others, you're two." Changsun Chong shrugged, and the other people were also rice buckets, how could it be that both legs of mutton were given to Cheng Chumo.

The two talked and laughed and went to the Huotou camp, and the shadow of war disappeared beside Changsun Chong, but from time to time they would think of the little soldiers who saved him.

After cleaning up the battlefield, an astonishing result was obtained: Li Jing's army eliminated more than 10,000 Turkic troops, captured more than 100,000 people, obtained hundreds of thousands of livestock, and killed Princess Yicheng of the Sui Dynasty, captured her son Dieluoshi, and the big chiefs of the tribes under him were all handsome and surrendered, and the Tang army won a complete victory over the Eastern Turks, pacifying the area from Yinshan to the Gobi Desert.

It is said that Jieli led more than 10,000 remnants of the army to escape into the Gobi Desert, but was intercepted by Li Jibu stationed at the crossing.

After Jieli, who was like a lost dog, was defeated, he took less than a thousand troops and defected to Suni in the northwest of Lingzhou, planning to defect to Tuyuhun.

After eating the delicious golden roasted whole sheep, Cheng Chumo was satisfied, and after a fight, he ate two legs of mutton, but the wound on his arm broke open.

Li Yexu walked over with a smile and whispered beside Eldest Sun Chong: "Brother Eldest Sun, Lord Tang has woken up and said that he wants to see you." ”

The eldest grandson Chong's face stiffened, and he said, "Did Lord Tang say why he wanted to see us?" ”

Li Yexu shook his head again and again, and said, "I don't know, it's just that I went to send some roast mutton to my grandfather just now, and I ran into it, just let me bring a word." ”

The eldest grandson Chong didn't have time to wash his hands, just rubbed it, and was about to go to General Li's camp.

"Wait, bring a leg of mutton over, Lord Tang explained." Li Yexu hurriedly said, how can you say that Lord Tang is also a grandfather of the country, and he is only a few years older than his grandfather, so Lord Tang's orders have to be obeyed.

The eldest grandson rushed to Cheng Chumo's side, snatched Cheng Chumo's leg of mutton, and said, "Brother lends you a leg of mutton to bribe Lord Tang." ”

Although Cheng Chumo was reluctant, his brother was in difficulty, and he couldn't help it, and said: "Tomorrow, my brother will have to give me another golden roast sheep." ”

The eldest grandson Chong agreed, and Cheng Chumo asked him to take it.

After Tang Jian drank the medicine, he had already woken up, but he had a slight fever, and it was not a big deal, seeing that the eldest grandson Chong smiled and said: "Thanks to the virtuous nephew who is attentive, he found the old man in the tank, otherwise the old man estimates that there is really no return this time." ”

The eldest grandson Chong was respectful and whispered: "Lord Tang, the kid has never told others that he rescued you from the tank. ”

"Haha!" Tang Jian laughed, his voice was a little hoarse, but it was very powerful, "What's this, the old man can live, it's better than anything, if the old man pays attention to the so-called face, he would have been cut down by the Turks a long time ago, and his life is gone, and it is impossible to talk to the virtuous nephew here." "Tang Jian is a person who can see clearly, as an important official in charge of foreign affairs, Tang Jian wants to save face on the surface, but those small means in private can't be put on the table, but it is very useful, this time he hid in the water tank and lived his life, so he was even more firm, people are shameless, and the belief that the world is invincible.

Changsun Chong is no longer squirming about Tang Jian's straightforwardness, you don't care anymore, I am still worried about something, and said: "At that time, I thought that vat was very good, and I wanted to get it back to marinate the salted meat." ”

"Fortunately, you are interested, otherwise the old man would be in a coma inside, and he doesn't know when he will be saved. This kindness, the old man wrote it down, and returned to Chang'an to repay it. Tang Jian said with a smile, it can be regarded as a record of the kindness of the eldest grandson Chong.

Li Jing looked at it, stepped forward and said: "Now that a lot of Turkic tribes have been captured, Lord Tang still has to rest and take care of his body, and he still needs your help to manage these Turkic captives!" ”

Changsun Chong asked softly, "What are you going to do with these captives?" “

When Tang Jian heard this, he saw that the eldest grandson Chong was interested, and replied: "After Jieli Khan is captured and escorted to Chang'an, he will be released after the surrender ceremony." ”

The eldest grandson was embarrassed and said, "Dare to love us for working in vain this time?" ”

"What do you think about the virtuous nephew?" Tang Jian asked, the Turks have broken their muscles and bones, and their purpose of sending troops to the Turks has been achieved, why is Changsun Chong still indignant.

Changsun Chong took out the charcoal and notebook he carried with him, and said: "General Li, Lord Tang, this time we have sent a total of 160,000 troops, not counting those who transport grain and grass for logistics, counting the sprinkling, it is estimated that there are 180,000 people." We have been away from Chang'an for five months, and it has cost about 700,000 yuan. This does not include pensions for the dead and wounded, as well as rewards for those who have made meritorious service. If you count it, that's a million. We spent so much money, we have to find a way to transfer it back. Otherwise, we will follow the old path of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although the country is big, the belligerent will die, and a few big battles will consume the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, so we have to emancipate our minds and change our thinking. ”

When Li Jing heard this, he still didn't understand much, and asked: "Fighting a war is indeed a matter that costs money, and we all know this. Although the country is big, the warlike will perish, this sentence is reasonable, but although the world is peaceful, forgetting the war will be dangerous, and it is also a lesson given to us by our ancestors, and the battle must still be won. ”

"That's the reason, as long as someone infringes on or endangers the interests of Datang, we should teach a lesson." Tang Jian echoed and said, as a diplomat, he knew the benefits of a strong country, and when he went outside, those vassal states were eager to kneel down and lick their toes.

Changsun Chong shook his head, he had said so much, these two people didn't understand it, so they had to continue to explain: "The war has to be fought, but we can't make a loss-making deal." ”

"But fighting a war is a loss-making business!" Tang Jian was puzzled, he had never heard that there was still money to be made in war.

"Of course you can, first of all, we receive a large number of cattle and sheep from the Turks, which is money; secondly, the gold, silver, jewelry, and booty of the nobles' homes; The most important, and long-neglected of all, are prisoners of war. We can't let these people back into the grasslands, otherwise in three or two years, they will form combat effectiveness again and cause us harm again. Changsun Chong said solemnly, now is the time when Datang is short of people, and a lot of wasteland is undeveloped, which is a big waste! (To be continued.) )