Chapter 357: The Treacherous Soldier Who Surrendered Without a Fight
"How's it going?"
"Dashuai, what's the matter?"
"Dashuai, what did the Tang envoy say?"
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Wu Lisi had just entered the camp gate on horseback, and before he could even get off the horse, the magnates who were looking forward to wearing it swarmed around, and shouted in a mess, which made the already depressed Wu Lisi even more annoyed, and he really didn't want to talk to this gang of fools, Tie Qing turned over and dismounted, and snorted angrily: "The battle is still down, you will decide it." As soon as the words fell, he ignored the dumbfounded magnates who listened to them, and walked towards his own big tent with his head buried.
"Alas......" The two elder patriarchs of Duliesshet and Dalatier glanced at each other, sighed in unison, shook their heads and left the camp gate, and the group of magnates behind them saw this, and they talked nonsense, and then dispersed as birds and beasts.
It is true that for the victors, it is true, but for the losers, the battle has not been fought, and they have succumbed, not to mention how disturbing it is to be depressed, this is not, although they know the intention of Mo Li's persuasion to surrender, and they also know that if they want to fight, it is just their own destruction, but surrender is a move to keep the vitality of the clan, but Wu Lisi has been stuffy in the tent for a long time, and he still can't make this determination - unwillingness is one thing, What's more important is that although Wu Lisi is the commander who stays behind, he does not have the grasp of the overall situation, as if once the news of such surrender spreads, and the trouble is not done yet, there will be infighting in his own nest first, so I am afraid that even the capital of negotiations with Datang will be lost.
What to do? Cold! After thinking about it, Ulrisi, who couldn't make up her mind, had to send someone to quietly invite the two elder patriarchs, Duriest and Dalatie, to his own big tent.
"Nephew Ori, how exactly are you going to deal with this?" After listening to Ulrisi's presentation and his analysis of the whole situation, Duriessee and Dalatier looked at each other for a long time, and finally it was the older Duriesto who took the lead in asking questions.
"Cope?" Wu Li smiled bitterly and shrugged his shoulders and said: "Our army can neither face the enemy head-on, nor can it hold on, and if we don't hide it from the two uncles, there are only three strategies that can be implemented." β
"Oh? Let's hear about it. As soon as Dalatiyah heard that Arysip had a countermeasure, he immediately came to his senses and asked first.
Woolly snorted for a while, and said in a low tone: "The enemy army is strong, and it is difficult to be sure of victory in a head-on battle, unless our soldiers use their lives and fight to the death, they may be able to defeat the enemy, but the chance of victory is only two ears; The second is to break it, there are two, one is to attack the camp, the other is to surrender, you must take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, in order to have a chance to win, but although these two strategies seem to be feasible, it is a pity that the enemy will not be careless, a certain expectation that it will be prevented, if the war is unfavorable, our clan is afraid that there will be a catastrophe, not far from the extinction of the clan; If you don't fight, you can only ......" Arysia said this, and after a slight pause, he gritted his teeth and said: "If you don't fight, there is no other way but to surrender!" β
Dead silence, dead silence, as soon as Wu Li's voice fell, the big tent immediately fell silent, the two old patriarchs all frowned, no one said anything anymore, without him, the relationship between war and surrender is too important, how easy is it to make up such a decision-war? Once defeated, it will be the annihilation of the clan, not only the old camp, but also the Great Khan on the front line of the Qingshui River will become a rootless wanderer, and even the more than 70,000 prisoners of war who were captured in the battle of Baiye River have the possibility of being killed, after all, the hat of "blood butcher" on Li Zhen's head is not called fun, it is the destruction of how many tribes and countries in the Western Regions have dyed the hat red, and if you really want to bet on the lives of hundreds of thousands of the whole clan, who dares to take it lightly? Down? After all, although the Western Turks are now in decline, they are not without the strength to fight, and although the odds of winning are less, after all, they are not completely cornered, and the determination to surrender is not so good.
After Lorry poured out all the words in his heart, his depressed mood was much lighter, and regardless of the decision of the two old patriarchs, he sat down on his own, closed his eyes, and pretended to sleep, while the two old patriarchs were worried about all kinds of possibilities, and for a time there was nothing to say, and there was a suffocating silence in the big tent for a while.
"Nephew Wu Li, in your opinion, can you talk to the Tang envoy first, and then attack the camp after he relaxes?" After being silent for a long time, Dalatier took the lead in opening his mouth, although he did not say it explicitly, but his words were full of unwillingness.
"It's difficult, I've thought about this strategy before, but it's just ......" Wu Lisi said this, paused, shook his head with a wry smile, and said in an affirmative tone: "It's just that the Tang envoy is not comparable to ordinary people, and if he can think of it, I'm just afraid that he can't hide it, judging from the fact that he has not limited the time for our reply, he doesn't care about the delay of time at all, and he is not in a hurry to subdue our clan, if he wants to make it relax, it is difficult!" β
Duristian sighed and said: "Alas, you can't fight, you can't defend, you can't withdraw and you can't retreat, you can't surrender, but the conditions must be negotiated first, otherwise, you can only fight and die!" β
"Ah, no, Brother Dulies, we still have more than 10,000 elites, and then gather the young and strong of all departments, there will be 30,000 or 40,000 horses, not that we are unable to fight, how can we say that we will surrender, the country will die, why do we regret this fate!" As soon as Dalatier heard that Duriers was about to surrender, he immediately jumped up and shouted.
"Alas, it's not a pity to die, but if you want the clansmen to be buried with you, you don't dare to do it." Duriest glared at Dalatyer and said coldly, "Do you want to kill my clan?" β
"I ......, alas!" Dalatie's face darkened, he raised his head and sighed, stepped aside, and said no more.
"Nephew Wu Li, can you send someone to the enemy camp to test it first, and see what the Tang envoy wants, and I can make a decision." Ignoring the desolate Dalatier, Durielis looked at Orisi, who was sleeping with his eyes closed, and asked politely.
Ullisius seemed to have expected this question for a long time, so she got up and said with a sigh: "Well, the grain in the camp will not be able to support it for a few days, so it is better to determine a countermeasure earlier, and ask Uncle Dalatier to go to the enemy camp with a certain road." β
"Huh?" Dalatier didn't expect that Arysia would pull himself up, and when he heard it, he almost jumped up, and his face instantly became as white as paper, how could he still have the impassioned attitude of shouting for battle before, although he did not make it clear that he would not go, but the look of fear in his old eyes was already obvious.
It's easy to want others to die, but it's difficult to be generous to yourself, this is human nature, not to mention that Dalatya, who is used to being pampered, is really difficult to have the courage to die and be born, this one Yalithia has long expected, at this time, seeing that Dalathiah really showed the essence of lust, Yalathia raised the corners of his mouth, and a sneer appeared on his lips, but he didn't say anything sarcastic, just looked at Dalathier with disdain.
"I ......" Dalatier wanted to say the words "I will go", but the words were about to come to his mouth, but he didn't have the courage to continue to say - since ancient times, it was difficult to die, although Dalatier lived to the age of nearly antiquity, but he still didn't want to die, at this time, seeing the sarcasm in Ary's eyes, an old face that was originally white instantly turned red, and the spectacular red was comparable to the monkey**.
"That's it, Wu Li Si Xian's nephew, the old man will accompany Er on this journey, and see how old and old Tang can do it?" Duriass didn't want to embarrass Dalatyah too much, after all, whether it was a battle or a surrender, Dalatieye, the patriarch of the Hulu House Que Si of the third tribe, was a very important force, and if it made him angry, then I was afraid that it would be difficult to handle, so when he saw that the situation was a little wrong, Durias set up a horse and interjected, covering up the embarrassing atmosphere.
"No, never, you and Lyss are the pillars of my khanate, if the Tang people have no faith, then it will not be a sheep in the mouth of the tiger, and our army will probably be defeated without a fight, so it is better to send someone else." Without waiting for Ary's words to reply, Dalatieye, who had been standing awkwardly awkwardly, suddenly jumped up and expressed his resolute opposition.
Seeing that Dalatyah was not finished, Ulliesi finally couldn't hold back any longer, and sneered: "The Tang people don't need to be like this, just don't fight with me, it's enough to hold the camp for ten days, and our army will all starve to death without fighting!" β
"......" Dalatier blushed and opened his mouth, but at last he could not say anything, so he avoided Arys' gaze and paced to the side.
Douliestian didn't want to see the two arguing, so he tugged on Arisi's arm and said, "Virtuous nephew, it's not early, and if you go early, you can come back early, let's go." β
Ullisi, who didn't want to have a complete falling out with Dalatyer, frowned, stopped talking, and went out of the big tent with Duries, and each took his personal guards and interpreters to the camp of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, which was about three miles away from the old camp of the Western Turks.
"It's Marshsome Llrysip?" Before Lyric and his party could reach the camp of the Triple Alliance, they were stopped by a small group of sentry posts in the middle of the road, and a general dressed in the uniform of a Tang military captain stepped out and asked in a loud voice in fluent Western Turkic lingua franca.
"Yes, it is Wu Lisi, dare to ask the general's surname?" As soon as Wu Lisi saw the Tang military captain, he immediately guessed that the other party was waiting for him to come here, and his heart suddenly sank, and he looked at Mo Li's ability a little higher, but his face was full of smiles and greeted the Tang military captain.
"A certain eagle seventeen is also, my parent Shi has been waiting in the camp for a long time, the marshal please come with so." Eagle Seventeen bowed unsmilingly on his horse and made a gesture of please.
Ulrisius and Duriest glanced at each other, and both saw the deep worry in each other's eyes from their eyes, but they did not say anything to talk, but silently followed Eagle Seventeen, and under the supervision of that small group of traveling sentinels, they walked towards the gate of the camp of the Three Kingdoms Alliance.
Wu Li Si walked and secretly looked around at the camp setting of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, under this look, his heart was even more heavy - as a soldier, Wu Li Si's vision is undoubtedly very accurate, although he only saw a corner of the military camp on the way, but just such a little bit of the leopard in the tube has surprised Wu Li Si, without him, the entire camp is dotted with Diaodou, arrow towers, trenches, inner gates, antlers and other facilities, the tents of each army are scattered, and there are different facilities to divide them, obviously, The preparations for the Triple Alliance's long-term commitment were undoubtedly extremely in place, not to mention the assault, it was difficult to attack the camp of the Triple Alliance at night, which made Lorrisla as uncomfortable as eating a fly raw.
As soon as Wu Lisi and the others walked not far in front of the big tent of the Chinese army, they heard a hearty laughter, and Mo Li, who was dressed in white, had already walked out of the big tent with a feather fan, and glanced at the people who entered the camp, and finally fell on the bodies of Wu Lisi and Du Liesshe, but seeing Mo Li arching his hand in a chic manner, he said with a smile: "Some, Shi Moli, the head of the Yue Wang's Mansion, has seen the marshal of Wu Lisi, and has seen the patriarch of Du Liesshe. β
"You, have you ever seen old decay?" Durlieser didn't expect Mo Li to recognize his identity as soon as he opened his mouth, and he was taken aback and asked with a slight stutter.
"It's been a long time." Mo Li didn't explain much, just smiled and said, "The two of you, please." β
Douliesher and Lyric were shocked at each other, and they both had a bad feeling of completely falling into the other party's calculations, but they were all here, what could they do, so they could only pinch their noses and follow Mo Li into the Chinese army's big tent, and when they saw that the three sheets had already been placed on the table, the steaming dishes were obviously not long after the pot was cooked, and the two of them were shocked again for a while, and their hearts couldn't help but drum.
"Come, please have a full bottle of wine and celebrate our upcoming event." Mo Li flicked his sleeves in a chic manner, picked up the wine bottle in front of him, and said to Durielisher and Orisi with a smile.
Seeing that Mo Li opened his mouth and broke his own intentions, Du Liesshe and Wu Li Si looked at each other, and had to silently raise the bottle and drink it, just put down the wine bottle, in order to seize back the initiative of the words, before Mo left the mouth, Du Liesshe preemptively said: "Mo Changshi, you and I used to have some small misunderstandings, but it was all the mistake made by Yibi Lu, and now he has died at the hands of His Royal Highness the King of Yue, which can be regarded as an explanation to your country, and the old man is now the largest patriarch of the khanate, I am willing to have friendly exchanges with your country from generation to generation, and communicate with each other, oh, Mo Changshi has worked hard from afar, and the old man is willing to offer 500 catties of gold, 10,000 taels of silver, 2,000 horses of silk, and 100 beautiful women. β
The value of the gifts issued by Duliesshi is not low, you must know that although the Chu River Plain is rich in gold and silver, it is not easy to make up a lot of gold and silver, as for silk, the Chu River Plain is not produced, for the Western Turkic Khanate, its value is even higher than gold and silver, so much property almost has to move the empty treasury of the Western Turkic Khanate due to the prolongation of the war out of Thailand and barely make it up, as for the hundred beauties, it is trivial, without him, Chu Heping was originally a place to produce beautiful women, A young woman is caught casually on the grassland, and it can be regarded as a Peugeot, but no matter how it is calculated, this gift is definitely a generous gift, if the two sides exchange status, Durlies and Lyric will definitely be able to accept it first, however, Mo Li didn't care about these gifts at all, and said with a smile: "I don't dare to accept such a heavy gift, and His Royal Highness the King of Yue will not accept it, well, don't talk about this, come, drink well." β
As soon as they saw Mo Li's performance, they knew that these things could not move Mo Li's heart at all, although they had expected it before they came, but when they were rejected on the spot, the two of them still couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, and they each picked up the wine bottle speechlessly, and drank another bottle of it, this time it was the turn of Louli Si to speak, no, the big guy just put down the wine bottle in his hand, and Wu Lisi immediately said: "Mo Changshi, My Western Turkic Khanate is willing to follow the old example of Shaowu Jiu surnamed country with the Tang Dynasty, I wonder if Mo Changshi can accept our respect on behalf of His Royal Highness the King of Yue? β
"Oh? Hahaha......" Mo Li was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed out loud, laughing so much that Durielisher and Lyric couldn't help but be a little stupid, but they didn't dare to attack, so they could only accompany the smiling face in a sneering manner, but the smiles on the faces of the two of them were really no better than crying.
"Mo Changshi, what are you ......" was laughed so hard that Wu Lisi, who couldn't bear it, had to say something half-cut.
"It's a good attachment, if you proposed it two years ago, Your Highness would definitely be able to accept it calmly, but now, this attachment is just a joke, how can you have countless hearts in your heart? That being the case, I don't have to say it again. The smile on Mo Li's face suddenly retracted, and he said with a serious face.
"This ......" Wu Li was choked by Mo Li's words, and his face changed blue and red for a while, so wonderful and beautiful, he couldn't speak.
Seeing that the words were not speculative, Duliess hurriedly took over the conversation and said: "Mo Changshi, my Western Turkic Khanate is really sincere to belong to the Tang Dynasty, with the tolerance of the Tang Dynasty Khan, it will not be more difficult to deal with us, our sincerity can only be expressed by the sun and the moon, and the old man is willing to swear in the name of the wolf god, and all the people of my Western Turks are mainly based on the Heavenly Khan, and they will never be betrayed and never abandoned." β
Mo Li picked up the feather fan that rested on a few sons, shook it gently, and said with a smile: "The loyalty of the patriarch of Duliesto is trustworthy, but unfortunately, it's too late, and so-and-so said, if the patriarch said these words two years ago, it would definitely be successful, but now, the Western Turkic Khanate no longer exists, how can you attach it to it, if you want to ask what you have to say, you will not hide it, Your Highness has an order: Those who do not surrender will die!" That's all there is to say, where to go, wait for your own decision. β
As soon as they heard Mo Li's words completely dead, Duliesher and Lyric were silent, their faces all changed, and in this situation where there was no way out, Rao is two people can be regarded as calm old rivers and lakes, but they can no longer hide the changes in their own emotions, the thick sadness and grief on their faces even if they are hard-hearted people can't help but feel sad, but Mo Li seems not to see it, just gently shaking the feather fan, his face is full of relaxed smiles.
After being silent for a long time, Dulies hoarsely raised his voice and asked in a low voice: "If we wait, Mo Changshi may save the lives of my entire clan, old and young?" β
Mo Li didn't even think about it, and immediately said: "This natural thing, I have already said it, you are the people of my Tang Dynasty, and there is no reason for the court to put the safety of the people at risk, not only the people here, but also those officers and soldiers who were captured by our army in the battle of Baiye River should also be treated equally, but anyone who can obey the laws of my Tang Dynasty is protected by my Tang Dynasty, and anyone who dares to resist the power of heaven can only have one end, that is, a dead end!" β
After the original three small countries of the Western Regions were annexed by Anxi, their people were indeed not discriminated against, nor were they plundered, this is what Duriesher and Arysia both knew, and they did not doubt Mo Li's words, however, since the safety of the clansmen was guaranteed, the two of them naturally had to consider their own interests, and after each made a look, it was Durlies Esher who took the lead in speaking: "His Royal Highness the King of Yue's benevolent heart, the old decay and others can be trusted, but the old decay still has a question, I don't know where His Royal Highness the King of Yue will put the old decay equally? β
Mo Li smiled and said categorically: "There are conventions to follow in this matter, you can be knighted according to the merits of this act, ranging from the duke to the duke, of course, you can only enter Beijing to live, and you are not allowed to leave the capital without the order of the Holy Son of Heaven, so that the two of you can know that even if the former King of Qiuzi is the Taishan of His Royal Highness, he is still not allowed to stay in Anxi, this is customized, and there is no way to change it." β
"This ......" Duliesto hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and said: "The old man is old, the homeland is really difficult to leave, and the old man does not covet the title, can he stay in the grassland as a commoner?" β
Mo Li didn't answer, but shook his head slowly but resolutely, Dulies's face darkened, he closed his mouth, sighed, and said no more.
Wu Li coughed lightly and said: "Mo Changshi, although the old man is the commander who stayed behind, but this matter is not the old man's discretion, if the people are not satisfied, there is a dispute, and the innocent are afraid of being injured, can you let most of the refugees leave first?" β
Mo Li swept the house and sipped it, and said with a faint smile: "If the old general is in a different place, will the old general agree?" β
The answer is obviousβit's impossible! Wu Lisi shook his head helplessly, and after being silent for a while, he spoke: "Mo Changshi, I need some time to deal with the tail of the hand, please be forgiving for some time." β
"Of course, old general, please feel free, I don't mind." Mo Li laughed and said indifferently.
The words have been said to this point, and there is no need to talk about it anymore, Duliessheth and Lyric exchanged glances with each other, got up at the same time, and said respectfully: "Thank you Mo Changshi for your mercy, the old man and others will leave here, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the latest, we will definitely give Mo Changshi an explanation." β
"That's good, the two of you go slowly, and you won't send it." Mo Li got up and sent the two to the door of the Chinese military tent, stopped, and waved goodbye to the two with a smile.
"Stay, stay." Duriesher and Lyric were anxious to go back to discuss what to do, but they did not want to stay longer, and after leaving the big tent, they went back to the camp without mentioning it.
"Mr. Mo, what these two people say is credible?" As soon as Duriessee and Lyricus had left, Eagle Seventeen had come out of the back tent like a ghost, and asked uncertainly.
Mo Li smiled, did not open his mouth to explain, but strode back to the copywriting in the corner of the big tent of the Chinese army, buried himself in a quick book, and finally rolled up a note full of secret letters, carefully put it into a small copper pipe, buckled the hidden button, walked to Ying Seventeen, and ordered with a smile: "Send a letter to Your Highness." β
"Mr. Mo......" Eagle Seventeen hesitated slightly, but still asked tentatively.
"Needless to say, a certain person knows in his heart, this matter is not in the way, you just need to send a letter." Mo Li smiled and patted Eagle Seventeen's thick shoulder, and said in an affirmative tone.
"Yes!" Eagle Seventeen has always been convinced of Mo Li, and at this time, seeing that Mo Li said so surely, he was overjoyed, replied loudly, picked up the small brass pipe, and in a hurry, the person had already left the big tent of the Chinese army......
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