Gradually, the gray sè and white sè teams disappeared, but the black dragon turned into several small dragons, rushing back and forth in the gray sè and white sè teams. Soon, the gray sè and white sè teams retreated like cháo water. These are just the sensations of Mullin watching from a distance on a high slope. When he saw that Liu Ziqiu's army had won and was rushing into the camp of the association, he hurriedly led his 5,000 men and horses down the mountain. After passing through the battlefield outside the camp of the tribe of the association, the tragic scene was shocking, and the hearts of these fierce steppe men were pounding.

At this moment, Liu Ziqiu was leading his subordinates to drive the men, women, and children in the camp led by the association out of the tent. A group of men were escorted from the side of the cart, and the black-armored samurai on the horse held a crooked saber high, and when he saw the man who was higher than the wheel, he slashed it with a knife, and the head fell to the ground, and blood gushed out.

Mu Lin's heart trembled when he saw it, and he was secretly glad that he didn't fall out with Liu Ziqiu. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at his daughter beside him, only to see that Mu Duoli was also looking at him and smiling silently. At this time, Liu Ziqiu rode out to meet him, Mu Lin gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and asked, "Lord Liu, how are the casualties?" ”

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand with a sad face, and said, "Liu still underestimated the strength of the tribe at the rate of association, and the casualties were a bit big." This battle lasted too long, and more than 500 soldiers were killed and more than 300 were seriously wounded. After going back, Liu has to sum it up, the battle can't be fought like this! ”

Listening to Liu Ziqiu's words, Mu Lin almost didn't fall off his horse. With 10,000 against 30,000, almost all the other party was annihilated, and there were only more than 1,000 people on his side who were slightly injured, and Liu Ziqiu was not satisfied with such a result, and he didn't know what he wanted to train the army to. He didn't know that Liu Ziqiu had promised that Liu Ziqiu would ensure that all the wives and children of the dead and disabled soldiers would have no worries about food and clothing, and no one would be allowed to bully them. The greater the number of casualties, the heavier the burden on Liu Ziqiu. Of course, it is precisely because of the formulation of this policy that the soldiers will have no worries when they fight, and they will work harder for their lives.

Mu Lin finally regained his strength and asked, "Lord Liu, what are you going to do with these captives?" ”

When he said this, Mu Lin's eyes as he looked at the women and children had already faintly shone up. The male captives who were taller than the wheels had been beheaded on the spot according to the rules of the steppe, and the remaining women and children were often used as slaves. But Liu Ziqiu's army came from afar, and I am afraid it will be difficult to bring them all back to the West Sea. According to Mu Duoli, Liu Ziqiu's army only ate, drank and had fun in the Dumi tribe, and did not take a single person or horse with them. If Liu Ziqiu didn't want to take these people away, Mu Lin had the intention of "taking them in", but he hesitated and didn't dare to say it clearly.

Mu Lin didn't know that today's situation was different from that of the Mi tribe. In the Dumi tribe, Liu Ziqiu did not execute the men who were taller than the wheels according to the rules of the grassland, so when the army withdrew, with the help of those men, the women and children could still survive on the grassland, but it would be more difficult. But this time, in order to deter Mulin and his men, Liu Ziqiu ordered the rules of the grassland to be enforced. Without men, it would become a luxury for these women and children to survive, so Liu Ziqiu had no intention of leaving these women and children alone.

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand very casually and said, "Father-in-law, these trophies will be used as a dowry gift from my son-in-law, and I hope that my father-in-law will not refuse." ”

Mu Lin was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood, and arched his hand: "Thank you, Lord Liu, I will treat them well like my own people." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, all the captured women and children, the seized cattle, sheep, and forage were driven to the camp of the Mulin tribe. By the time we arrived at the camp, it was completely dark. In order to entertain Liu Ziqiu and his soldiers, Mu Lin ordered this grand bonfire to be held outside the camp.

Drinking the mellow Ma Nǎi wine and admiring the unrestrained Hu Xuan dance, Mu Lin was a little drunk, completely ignoring Mu Duoli being next to him, and said: "If Lord Liu does not dislike it, I am willing to send another daughter to the adult to serve the pillow for the adult." ”

It is also common in the steppe for several daughters to marry the same man, and the bond between the two parties can be further strengthened in this way.

Liu Ziqiu laughed when he heard this: "You are still addicted to being an old man, what am I going to do if I marry so many of your daughters?" Mu Duoli alone is enough! ”

Mu Duoli was overjoyed when she heard this, and couldn't help but lean into Liu Ziqiu's arms again.

Liu Ziqiu had a straight face and continued: "Father-in-law, just now outside the camp of the association rate, there are still a thousand remnants of the enemy who have already left. They have also seen your men, and I am afraid that word will soon reach the ears of the Digis. How are you going to deal with this? ”

Mu Lin was ruthless and said, "The old man has already thought about it, so he will do what Master Liu wants!" ”

Liu Ziqiu stroked his palms and said, "Okay! Without further ado, tomorrow we will send troops against the tooth tent! When you conquer the tooth tent, you will be the new khan of the Eastern Turks! ”

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The Eastern Turkic tent is located in the Har and Lin steppe between the Egen River and the Duluo River, where the water and grass are abundant, but no herdsmen of any tribe are allowed to graze here, but there are two exceptions, that is, the tribe of Princess Yicheng and the tribe of Ashi Dehongzhan, who has just become the queen tribe. Both of these were medium tribes, each with 5,000 jīng soldiers, and this time they only sent 1,000 cavalry to the battle, and most of the troops remained in the camp. Of course, these two tribes are in a special position, and no one will compare with them. There were originally 20,000 of the most sharp cavalry in the tooth tent, all of whom were warriors selected from various tribes. This time, Du Jishi invaded the south in a big way, taking away 10,000 jīng Rui's tooth tent guards, and also left half of the men and horses on the tooth tent side. The 10,000 jīng soldiers in the tooth tent and the tribes of Princess Yicheng and Hongji formed a horn trend.

There was no snow or strong winds for several days, a rare occurrence in the grasslands in winter. The guards, who had long been stuffy in their tents, appeared on the grassland, galloping on horseback, chasing the occasional frightened hares and foxes, and the eagle eagles that swept by the sky from time to time became their targets. Not far away, the beautiful prairie girl of Qing Chūn is singing unrestrained love songs loudly, looking for her favorite lover in the galloping procession.

Suddenly, the ground trembled in the distance, and countless cavalry galloped over in black.

This is the sacred Turkic tooth tent, except for the tribe of Princess Yicheng and Hongzhan, only the tooth tent guards can march here. The warriors and maidens who were chasing and frolicking stopped and looked at the team inexplicably, perhaps thinking that it was the return of the southern expedition of the Agishi.

However, when they saw the Great Sui Dragon Banner at the front, they finally realized that something was not quite right. The trumpets sounded, and the warriors inside and outside the camp gathered in a hurry. But it was too late, the cavalry came too fast, and the arrows rained down, whether you were a fierce warrior or a pretty girl, just come all the way. The Turkic warriors, who had not yet had time to assemble in formation, suffered heavy casualties for a while.

The identity of the tooth tent guards made them impossible to back down. Even without formation, they must fight bravely until they die. The battle was a hundred times more tragic than the battle outside the camp of the association. Although it was a sneak attack and occupied a superior force, Liu Ziqiu's subordinates suffered much greater casualties this time than the last time. The battle lasted for two hours, and there was no warrior from the Tooth Tent Guard in the entire grassland who could continue to stand, and some innocent girls from the tribes of Hongzhan and Princess Yicheng also suffered from the pond fish and died tragically. In the case of killing red eyes, this kind of thing is also unavoidable. However, until the end of the battle, no reinforcements from Princess Yoshisei and Hongzhan were seen.

Liu Ziqiu looked at the corpses everywhere and was silent for a long time, then said: "Come here, cremate them all." ”

The Han people pay attention to burial, but most of the nomads on the grassland advocate cremation, which saves Liu Ziqiu a lot of trouble. As long as the remains of the fallen soldiers are cremated, they can bring their ashes back to the West Sea, fulfilling their promise that they will definitely return home. The cremation of the remains of enemy soldiers can also prevent the epidemic of plague. This war was originally fought because of different positions and was forced to do so. But these soldiers were innocent, they had no grudges against each other, and they didn't even know each other, so they fought to the death. Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but think of that ancient poem, one will be a success!

At this time, Mullin and his men rushed over. He was very active in this battle, and repeatedly asked him to take the lead. But Liu Ziqiu considered the strength of the tooth tent guard, so he still didn't agree to him. Fortunately, Liu Ziqiu did not agree, otherwise with the strength of Mu Lin's subordinates, I am afraid that they would be defeated and returned, and even the morale of Liu Ziqiu's army would be frustrated.

Seeing the tragic scene on the battlefield, Mu Lin couldn't help but be speechless, and said, "Lord Liu, are you going to the tooth tent now, or are you going to attack Yicheng Notary and Hongzhan them?" ”

Liu Ziqiu thought for a while and said: "I am the minister of the Great Sui, Princess Yicheng is the royal family of the Great Sui after all, it is inappropriate for me to go, and the two places will be handed over to my father-in-law, I believe that my father-in-law will not disappoint me." ”

He has a father-in-law, but he doesn't have much respect for Mullin in his heart. Of course, he not only wanted to weaken the Eastern Turkic tribes, but also to build up a force loyal to him in the steppe, and Mullin was the best candidate. As long as Mulin became a Turkic khan, the Ashina people would inevitably oppose it with all their might, and the Turkic civil strife on the Mobei steppe would be protracted. As long as their civil strife is not quelled, they will not be able to continue their southward invasion of the Central Plains.

Seeing Mu Lin's team rushing to both sides, Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "Let's go, everyone follow me to the tooth tent to have a look!" ”