Chapter 40: Two Foxes
Surrounded by the Turks, Luo Shixin, Li Shiji, Wei Chi Jingde, and Xue Wanche did not attack immediately, but gathered together to discuss things.
Li Jing is not here, and the status of Luo Shixin and Li Shiji is respected in the army. Luo Shixin and Li Shiji talked about official positions, and Luo Shixin was slightly higher than Li Shiji, so they gathered in Luo Shixin's camp account to discuss.
Luo Shixin and Li Shiji sat left and right, Xue Wanche set his head slightly, and Wei Chi Jingde stayed in the west to avoid a Turkic breakthrough.
Jieli was like a turtle in an urn at this time, but in the final analysis, there were still 40,000 soldiers. With their strength and the current situation of the Turks, it is no longer a problem to win the war, but the real problem is how to capture the profits.
Running away from Jieli, even if he completely annihilated the 40,000 surrounded Turkic soldiers, it would be useless.
How the Third Route Army cooperates and how to contain it has become the key to the key.
Xue Wanche said: "Before the chief manager left, he specially left the general order, and after trapping Jieli, he gave priority to the tactical style of the two chief managers and listened to the opinions of the two. β
Luo Shixin and Li Shiji did not speak, thinking about what tactics to use to accurately capture Jieli.
At this time, Luo Shixin unexpectedly received news from the Turkic envoy.
Luo Shixin, Li Shiji, and Xue Wanche glanced at each other, and they were all surprised.
After a moment of silence, Luo Shixin said, "Bring him in and speak." β
A short time later, a rather burly Turk strode in.
His gaze swept over the hall: "Ashina Simo has seen two great generals......
Luo Shixin nodded. Li Shiji said: "It turned out to be the king of Heshun County, and he was goodbye to the past." It's been many years, right? β
Ashina is the surname of the Turkic royal family, and Ashina Simo is a member of the Turkic royal family. At the beginning of Wude, when the Turks had not yet torn their faces in the Tang Dynasty. Ashina Simo visited the Tang Dynasty many times, and can almost be regarded as the diplomatic ambassador of the Turks at that time. At that time, the Turks were extremely strong, and the Tang Dynasty was only Fang Gang who had just conquered Guanzhong, and his foothold was not stable. For the Turks, there is a certain amount of knotting, and Ashina Simo is specially canonized as the king of Heshun County.
Until the rise of Datang is fast. aroused the jealousy of the Turks, and the two sides broke off contact.
Li Shiji once had a relationship with Ashina Simo in Chang'an. There was a brief conversation with each other.
Ashina Simo said: "It's been five or six years, and at that time, you and I had a good conversation, but I didn't want to change into what we are today in just a few years. As you old saying. The winds of change. Time has passed. β
Luo Shixin listened to Li Shiji and Ashina Simo reminiscing, and also understood what Li Shiji meant. Li Shiji is quietly telling him that as a Turkic royal family, as a diplomatic ambassador of the Turks and the Tang Dynasty, and also a prince of the county, Ashina Simo's purpose of coming here this time should be treated with caution.
Hearing the meaning of his words, Luo Shixin said quietly: "If it weren't for the fact that you Turks deceived people too much, they went south for many years, destroying my homeland and killing my people. How could there be today? Let's talk about it, this decisive battle is imminent. What are you here for? β
Luo Shixin's tone was unceremoniously, and Ashina Simo did not feel embarrassed, as a defeated, his mentality could still be corrected, and he sighed melancholy: "What the general said is reasonable, the sins suffered by my Turks today are all deserved." Many years ago, I persuaded the Khan not to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, and the wisdom of the Tang Dynasty monarch was comparable to that of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty hundreds of years ago. If we are enemies of the Tang Dynasty, our Turks will be wiped out like the Huns back then. The king of Khan was instigated by his adulterous concubine, and did not listen to me, and sent troops many times, so that today he is in a desperate situation. A qiΔ is all self-inflicted by the Turks, and has nothing to do with others. Now our Turks have suffered a fiasco and suffered a catastrophe, which is even more miserable than the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty......"
Speaking of this, Ashina Simo rolled out of tears in his eyes and cried.
Historically, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing drove the Xiongnu out of the grassland and fled in all directions, but after all, there was a place to escape, and the Turks now have no place to escape.
Luo Shixin's face stiffened, and he couldn't imagine that a big man would cry when he said he would, and he was still a burly man.
Ashina Simo wiped his tears and choked up: "Now the King of Khan is surrounded by the Tang Heavenly Corps, just like a lamb in the sheepfold, only the share of the knife. The Khan King now regrets the past, and in his dreams he is saying that he is sorry for the Turkic Khan kings and the wolf god ancestors. Now that the king of Khan knew his mistake, he specially sent me to apologize for my sins and ask for surrender, and was willing to attach myself to the country. As he said this, the whole person fell to his knees, his head hit the ground, and he did not move.
Luo Shixin and Li Shiji looked at each other, made eye contact, and told each other's views.
Li Shiji nodded slightly.
Luo Shixin said: "This, I can't be the master. Go back and tell him to appoint a messenger with your sincerity. I will send someone to escort you to Chang'an to ask for guilt, if Your Majesty agrees to your surrender, you can talk a lot, if not. Hmph, that's no wonder we're ruthless, in our current situation, defeating you is like pinching an ant to death. β
"General Xie Kaig!" Ashnasimo knelt on the ground again.
Luo Shixin waved his hand and asked people to send Ashina Simo away.
Ashnasimo left the Great Tent not long ago.
"Haha!" Li Shiji suddenly laughed, "God really helped me, the Turks surrendered without a fight, and we also avoided the casualties of fighting to the death, and surrendered without a fight, it is really no better." β
Luo Shixin smiled without saying a word, and praised Li Shiji in his heart for being worthy of being a fox, and he was really cunning and cunning.
Xue Wanche stood up at this time and said: "Since the Turks have decided to surrender, the last general will return to the camp and pass on the good news, so that the brothers will be happy and happy." β
Luo Shixin made a boo gesture, then shook his hand at Xue Wanche and asked him to return to his seat.
After a while, Fang Cai smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry!" We're making a show, don't you see it? β
Xue Wanche said with a confused face: "What does the general mean by this?" β
Li Shiji asked: "Could it be that General Xue really thinks that Jieli is a sincere surrender?" Hmph, now they are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. In accordance with their habits, we let them go today and let them beg as they call it. It won't be long before I will be the enemy of my Datang again. β
"Dogs can never change their!" Luo Shixin followed Li Shiji's words, and snorted coldly: "Although Jieli is defeated now, there are still many troops, and there is still the possibility of a comeback. If he is not completely killed, the Turks will definitely be the second Xiongnu. β
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched the Hun and Han Wars, the Battle of TongguΓ² Henan, the Battle of Hexi, and the Battle of Mobei, driving the Xiongnu away from the grassland Mobei, so that the Xiongnu were temporarily unable to go south, but only more than ten years, the Xiongnu attacked again, causing a certain danger to the Han Dynasty. There is the victory of Chen Tang, and there is also the defeat of Li Ling and Li Guangli, although there are many victories and few defeats in the face of the Xiongnu, it is difficult to achieve the glory of the past years again after all.
With lessons from the past, how could Luo Shixin and Li Shiji let them go and forgive their crimes because of Jieli's surrender?
It's just that both of them are treacherous people, and when they see an opportunity, they are like foxes, silently making a tacit cooperation and trapping the Turks.
Xue Wanche said in a deep voice: "The two generals are saying that the Turks are faking their surrenders?" β
Luo Shixin stood up and said: "It doesn't matter whether it's a real surrender or a fake surrender. The important thing is to prevent the Turkic resurgence, only by killing all the Turkic soldiers beside Jieli and capturing him to the Central Plains can we prevent the Turks from making a comeback. Therefore, no matter what heart he has, this final battle must be fought, and it must be fought beautifully. β
Xue Wanche is not a stupid person, and he also understands what Luo Shixin means.
The purpose of Luo Shixin and Li Shiji is to make Jieli let down his guard, so that Jieli thinks that the Tang Dynasty has agreed to their request and agrees that they will send envoys to beg for surrender, and will not use troops against them for the time being.
Xue Wanche looked at the two people above, and had only one emotion:
The heart is black!
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Jieli got the news from Ashina Simo, and the taut strings finally relaxed, and he let out a long breath, and sat on the grass in a daze, remembering his father back then. In order to please the Sui Dynasty, his father heard the emperor of the Sui Dynasty patrolling the border and personally cut the weeds on the side of the road for the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and now it is his turn, compared to his father, he seems to be more miserable.
His father was only mowing the grass, and he was leading the entire Turkic surrender to the ......
"I'm a Turkic sinner...... Jieli couldn't help but sigh, regained a little bit of spirit, and asked Zhao Deyan to prepare a pen and paper and write a letter of surrender in person.
Grinding and grinding writing feelings, nearly 1,000 words of writing well, blowing dry ink, with Ashina Simo as the messenger, sent to the Tang Dynasty.
"That should be fine!" Jieli was a little disheartened, and the situation in front of him made him have no second way to go.
Zhao Deyan also breathed a sigh of relief at this time and said: "No matter what the final result is, Datang will not agree to our request, at least until the news is delivered, we are safe." The people of the Central Plains pay attention to faith and righteousness, and pay attention to the soldiers who do not fight and surrender, and they are very happy about our begging surrender. β
"yes!" Jieli said: "I have been so humiliated, the Turks have become slaves of the Tang Dynasty from the moment I repair the book, what reason do they have to be unhappy?" β
Zhao Deyan persuaded: "The Khan has soldiers to have hope, and the 30,000 soldiers who are still following the Khan are all the last hope of the Turks." As long as they are there, the Khan is not afraid that there will be no chance of a comeback. It's just ......" said this, he sighed and said: "I can't serve the Khan King in the future, if the Khan King makes a comeback, don't forget that there was once a Central Plains person, and he also worked hard to contribute to the rise of the Khan King, but it's a pity that the ambition is great and the talent is sparse, and he can't return to the sky." β
He knew that for a traitor like him, Datang would not tolerate him. (To be continued......)
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