Chapter Forty-Three: The Victor King, the Loser
Luo Shixin faced more than 70 cavalry who came to stop him, and the five-hook god flew bright silver spears like poisonous dragons out to sea, and under the cover of the rising sun, like mercury pouring on the ground, directly crashed into the enemy's crowd.
At this time, the Turkic soldiers knew that he was the Tang Dynasty general who made the entire grassland cold, but this group of soldiers were all veterans who followed Jieli before he became a Turkic Khan. The most important thing is that loyalty is impeccable, even if he knows that he can't resist it, he still chooses to attack and meet the battle after receiving this order to resist.
These detachments are indeed commendable, but in the face of absolute strength, the value of courage is not reflected.
The soul-chasing spears took away the living life, and the blood stained the earth: the Turkic knights, who were the best for life, turned into lifeless corpses and scattered on the ground.
The more than seventy Turkic cavalry did not change anything, and Luo Shixin's speed did not stop because of them, but because of the acceleration of the red horse's burst.
Leaving more than 20 corpses, Luo Shixin forcibly broke through the interception of more than 70 people, came to Pei Qingyi, Wang Hu, and Hou Jie, looked at Jie Li, who was held hostage by Hou Jie, and said with a bit of mockery: "If you offend my Tang Dynasty, the ends of the earth will also capture you and escort you back to Chang'an to wait for your fate, where can you escape?" ”
At this time, the sound of horses' hooves next to him sounded neatly and urgently, and the remaining dozens of attached guards who left Luo Shixin behind shouted and rushed from Luo Shixin's back with guns and spears!
Pei Qingyi, Wang Hu, and Hou Jie saw that their faces changed suddenly, and they wanted to support them, so they were not in a hurry.
Jieli is one step ahead. Exclaimed: "Don't ......" He was being ridiculed by Luo Shixin, and his expression was full of eyes, and there was a bit of arrogance in his disdain. Contempt for a qiē is a look, ignoring the enemy behind him at all.
More than a dozen spears kept accelerating, stabbing at Luo Shixin's back like a poisonous snake.
The cold light flickered.
Just when the spear and spear reached his body, Luo Shixin moved, and with a faster and more domineering move, he killed the Turks behind him within his attack range.
Domineering is the essence of Luo Shixin's martial arts, no matter who or anything. It is absolutely not allowed to be sharp!
Pei Qingyi, Wang Hu, and Hou Jie, as their own people, were also dazzled by Luo Shixin's hand.
Pei Qingyi had already stepped into the martial arts with half a foot, and when he saw that the spear in Luo Shixin's hand naturally moved, he killed the enemy effortlessly. Domineering is natural, just as the sea is unstoppable and the sky is unclimbable, and it is as natural as understanding.
Then there was another sound of horses' hooves!
This time it's no longer Turkic. Instead, Xi Junmai arrived with the Jiesheng army.
"Don't struggle. It's all down! At the moment of Luo Shixin's arrival, Jieli was no longer optimistic about his future. Xi Junmai came at this time, and he saved his last bit of hope, so he could only choose to accept his fate.
The Eastern Turkic Khan Jieli was captured by Pei Qingyi, and the remnants of the Turkic army of 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses were annihilated by the surrounding 70,000 troops.
Wei Chi Jingde, who killed two batches of Jieli stand-ins in the south, learned that Luo Shixin had captured Jieli in the north, and remorsefully jumped straight to his feet and scolded his mother until he learned more. When I found out that it was not Luo Shixin but Pei Qingyi who captured Jieli, my heart was much better.
He is also the top general of Datang. Wei Chi Jingde's mentality is that it doesn't matter who he loses, he just can't lose to Luo Shixin.
Ashina Sheer of Wuyuan City learned that he had fallen for the tricks of the Tang army at the beginning, and now that the overall situation has been decided, he alone is powerless to return to the sky, and led more than 10,000 defenders to open the city and ask for surrender.
Ashina Sheer served as a tribal leader at the age of eleven, he was deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains, not only wise and brave, but also honest and noble, serving as a pioneer for ten years, never collecting taxes, nor getting a stitch from the hands of the tribesmen, and won the love of the tribesmen. The Turkic anti-Central Plains attitude was fierce, but Ashina Sheer had a long-term vision and saw that it was not allowed to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, and persuaded Jieli many times but was not adopted.
Even in the Central Plains, Luo Shixin and Li Shiji had heard that there was such a number one person in the Turks, and when they saw him surrender, they replaced Li Jing and cautiously accepted Ashinasheer's letter of surrender.
Both of them had heard of the name of Ashina Sheer, and Luo Shixin was even more aware of the actions of this Turkic general in the Tang Dynasty, and did not regard him as a foreign race.
Seeing that the Tang Dynasty was so magnanimous, Ashina Sheer also had to sigh: "In the face of such a fierce enemy, my Turks can not be defeated." ”
With the surrender of Ashina Sheer, the duel between the Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Turks also came to an end.
Since the official dispatch of troops on March 1, as of April 6, Ashina Sheer surrendered the city, especially less than 40 days before and after, the invincible northern overlord Eastern Turks actually let the Tang Dynasty annihilate.
This battle shook the entire northern steppe and caused an uproar in the north. Even the Turks were defeated in a battle and could not hold out for forty days, how many days could their small tribes hold out?
In the north, Xue Yantuo, Hui Hui, Fugu, Tongluo, Bayegu, Qibi, Hunbu, Sijie, Hu Xue, Xi Jie, Aqiu and other dozens of grassland tribes in the north have shocked the Tang Dynasty's powerful strength in the world, and everyone is in danger, for fear of becoming the next Jieli.
Luo Shixin revised the book of his exploits and battle situation to Li Jing, indicating his intention to withdraw the army.
But he was instructed to go to the Turkic Khan's court, and not only he but also Li Shiji received the same instruction.
Luo Shixin and Li Shiji could only follow Li Jingxin's instructions, hand over the army to Wei Chi Jingde, and he escorted Jieli and led the army back to the division first.
The two of them each led the guards to the court of the Turkic Khan.
Just when they were chasing Jieli, Li Jing had already appeased 300,000 Turkic people with his talents, and escorted them to the Shuobei grassland, where everything was well organized.
"I've seen the Boss!" Luo Shixin and Li Shiji came to Li Jing's handsome tent.
Li Jing's face was full of red light at the moment, and the Tang Dynasty defeated the Turks in this battle, annihilating this grassland lord in one fell swoop, which can be described as a great achievement, enough to last through the ages. As the commander of the three armed forces, his name will go down in history. is how indifferent he is to fame and fortune, and in the face of this big victory, he can't help but be happy and excited.
"Approaching step by step, fighting and capturing, playing beautifully!" He had already learned a series of events from the war report.
How meticulous his mind is, how high his military literacy is, just looking at the battle report, he almost knows the situation in his mind.
The indisputability between Luo Shixin and Li Shiji, and marching for the sake of the overall situation, is the key to achieving such results in this battle. For the battle they fought, they were highly praised.
"The chief manager has won the prize, if there is no great manager to force Jieli to escape, it will be difficult for us to obtain such a result." Li Shiji said politely, and Luo Shixin also nodded in agreement, if Li Jing, who had no last resort, laid out this overall situation, it would not be so easy for them to win.
Luo Shixin was straightforward, and asked why they came over: they were already in the northwest, as long as they followed the route of Li Jing's troops to Wuyuan, they could turn back to Datang, and there was no need to make another trip.
Li Jing said with a smile: "How could this celebration banquet be held without the two of you?" ”
Luo Shixin and Li Shiji looked at each other when they heard this, confused.
They have achieved such an achievement, this celebration banquet must be indispensable, and it is almost conceivable how they will be treated ceremoniously after returning to Chang'an, but that is all after returning to the division, and now they are still in the Turkic Khan's Court, what kind of celebration banquet will they make.
"This is also what the emperor and His Royal Highness the crown prince meant." Li Jing elaborated on the reason.
When Luo Shixin heard this, he suddenly sighed and said: "This king is more defeated than this, when Jieli Jun came to the grassland in the past, how could any tribe dare to do this?" Now that he has been defeated by my Tang Dynasty, so many tribes have emerged to denounce his crimes. If it is we who lose, I am afraid that they will change their faces and sing praises to Jieli. ”
It turned out that the Tang army had achieved an unprecedented victory, and the northern grasslands were all frightened by the strength displayed by the Tang Dynasty, and they couldn't wait to clear up their relationship with the Eastern Turks. unanimously denounced Jieli, listing more than a dozen of his major sins and hundreds of minor sins. Reprimanding and scolding fell into the well, and despised the objects they hugged their thighs in the past.
Under the call of Xue Yantuo, more than a dozen tribes on the grassland, such as Xue Yantuo, Hui Hui, Fugu, Tongluo, Bayegu, Qibi, Hunbu, Sijie, Huxue, Xijie, and Aqiu, have been writing to thank Datang for removing the tumor on the grassland for them, and at the same time, they also intend to celebrate the achievements of Datang in the grassland and thank all the Tang soldiers for their efforts.
This sycophant slap was so obvious that Luo Shixin really blushed for those tribal chiefs.
Just like Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai, one is willing to fight, and the other is willing to suffer.
Regarding the interest of the grassland tribes, Li Yuan, Li Shimin, father and son are also happy to act as righteous messengers on the grassland and accept their kindness.
Li Shiji said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is planning to take this opportunity to expand his influence on the grassland!" ”
Li Jing bowed his head and said: "My Datang is in ruins, and for this war, I almost did my best to do my best." It is difficult to fight again in the short term, and there are no tribes in the north that are worthy of my Tang Dynasty's action. Those small and medium-sized tribes, hiding in Mobei, specially went deep into Mobei and fought with them, which did not conform to the actual situation. The above means that as long as they are willing to submit to Datang, obey Datang's orders, and pay tribute to my Datang every year with some materials, they will not be held accountable for anything in the past. ”
Luo Shixin also has no opinion, although he thinks that he can wipe out all the foreign peoples on the steppe like the Turks, in exchange for real peace and stability, but this is obviously not in line with reality.
The world is too big, and Mobei is too big.
Small and medium-sized tribes have no scruples, and letting the deepest part hide is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and with the current situation, it is really impossible to do such a thing as total annihilation.
"The banquet was held five days later, and recently Xue Yantuo and the chieftains of the various tribes of the grassland would arrive. Until then, you can rest well. (To be continued......)
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