At the beginning of the fifth month of the twelfth year of Tianbao, Duan Xiushi, who was left behind in Beiting, personally led the Han navy to dispatch, and sent a messenger to inform the Xigarlu Yehu that they were not allowed to accept the Absi tribe who had returned.

In mid-June, Duan Xiushi led his troops over the Altai Mountains and encountered the Absi tribe on the alpine meadows, and the two sides were about to enter a state of fighting.

While Duan Xiushi ordered his troops to stand by and wait, he himself came to the front of the two armies and shouted at Absi.

Li Siye gave him the task of taking over the rest of Absi's army as a whole, but Absi and his wife had to be escorted to Chang'an, because his rebellion had already been convicted, and even Li Siye could not protect him under the pressure of the imperial court. The room for maneuver is so small that it may collapse in minutes and cause a big war. Surrendering without a fight is the highest level of military theory, but it is too difficult to achieve.

The Absi Department was originally attached to the Tiele Department of the Later Turks, and there were tens of thousands of elite cavalry under their command, and it was precisely because they were coveted by An Lushan that they were forced to rebel by conspiracy. Now, in the process of pursuing them, An Lushan lured down many of Absi's subordinates, providing him with a solid foundation of strength for his future rebellion.

If all of the rest of Absi's troops can be absorbed, it will make Beiting's military strength improve to a higher level, and Li Siye sent three official letters in a row, asking Duan Xiushi not to let them slip out of his mouth no matter what.

"Absi Ministry, I am Duan Xiushi, the envoy of the Beiting under the command of Li Siye, the envoy of the Three Towns Festival, and I want to ask Li Xianzhong, the king of Fengxin, to come out and talk, which is related to the life and death of your tribe."

The army on the opposite side of Arbus was pressed by black, like a silent flock of crows, and this forbearant silence gave people a sense of suppressed grief and indignation, like a dull powder keg on fire.

"King Fengxin, this is Beiting, not Shuofang, nor Hedong and Fanyang of An Lushan, if you don't think about yourself, don't you think about your tribe and your family? Our doctor knows your grievances, but the matter has come to this point, so why should you fight the court to the end? ”

"Fart, it's Absi, it's not called Li Xianzhong! Your emperor gave me the bullshit, believe in the king, and I'll go back! Arbus let out a roar of rage like a bear in the crowd: "You Tang people are cunning and deceitful, deceive me Abs is helpless!" Your Beiting and An Lushan are a raccoon dog on the same hill, if you want to fight, you will fight, why bother to act here. The men of my Tiele tribe will never endure humiliation and steal their lives, even if they fight to the last man, they will not repeat the mistakes of the past! ”

"Never steal a living?" Duan Xiushi asked loudly: "I heard that An Lushan has incorporated many of your subordinates, did you ever think that when they surrendered, they would not bear the humiliation and steal their lives?" An Lushan is your great enemy, they abandoned you and surrendered to the enemy, what can Abu Siye do to protect you? ”

There was another silence in Arbus's military formation, followed by a bustling commotion in the ranks, and the formation slowly parted to both sides, and a man on a black horse and a black fur slowly walked out and stood still in front of the array.

His face was sallow and gloomy, his eyes were bloodshot and hidden anger, and the golden bright light armor on his body was originally given by the saint himself, but now it has become damaged, which shows that he must have experienced countless bloody battles along the way.

He looked at Duan Xiushi on the opposite side and asked hatefully: "Why does General Duan humiliate me again and again, if you want to take my head to receive merit from your majesty, just come and take it, why rap here!" ”

Duan Xiushi sighed, his tone full of regret: "If I'm just greedy for your head, why bother with you here, do you know why Ge Lulu Ye Hu didn't appear here today?" Why didn't you use it as a coercion against you? Because Dr. Li knew the general's grievances. The king was also an official in the court in the past, and he should know that my doctor has always had a disagreement with An Lushan, and the so-called enemy of the enemy is our friend. If one day someone can redress your grievances and seek justice, it must be Dr. Li! ”

"Yes," Arbus said with a puzzled look on his face, as if his heart had loosened. "So you're coming to recruit me on behalf of your family, Doctor Li? Do you dare to surrender to a rebel like me? Will you save me alive after surrendering? ”

"I can't." Duan Xiushi replied crisply, causing Absi's eyes to widen in shock. The Tang people were really shameless, and kept saying that they would give him a way to live, but what was put to him was a dead end.

"King Fengxin doesn't have to look at me like this, and I can't promise you what Dr. Li can't do. But your people can have a way to live, and your two young sons, Dr. Li, can also protect them. As long as the general is willing to let your men lay down their weapons, your Abs bloodline can continue. ”

This situation made Arbus feel extremely ironic, and then laughed angrily: "Dr. Li's conditions are really generous, very good, very good, ha!" ”

His subordinates fell to their knees and admonished Abs: "Ye Hu, don't do it! The court can't be gullible, we are willing to follow Ye Hu to lay down a world in this desert north, and never be a dog again! ”

Duan Xiushi took the opportunity to loudly bewitch: "Believe in the king, you should believe in me and believe in Dr. Li." Except for our North Garden, you can no longer find any place in the world, and no one has more favorable conditions than us. ”

The subordinates are still struggling to advise, and some of them even shed tears, so that Absi, who was holding the reins of the horse, was also full of confusion, this is the end of the hero's road.

"You don't need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind, rather than annihilating the whole army, it is better for me to change a way of life for you. Everyone, lay down your arms! ”

Arbus's men began to roll over and dismount, throwing their horned bows and scimitars to the ground. Duan Xiushi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he stepped forward alone, opened his arms and said with a smile: "I asked the nearby Shatuo tribe to send some sheep, tonight we will eat meat and drink wine at the foot of this golden mountain, there is wine today and drunk tomorrow, then tomorrow will be stormy!" ”

"Okay." Arbus is really a man, he put away the grief and anger on his face, and replaced it with a rather reluctant smile, the months of running for his life have also made him physically and mentally exhausted, and he feels extremely relaxed to take off his defense at this moment.

That night, a bonfire was lit under the vast golden mountain, and Han Haijun and the rest of the Abs sat together, slaughtering the sheep and roasting the whole sheep on the fire. Drunken people danced on the grass and sang like weeping.

Abs and his princess sat on a tree trunk together, called his two young sons to his side, stroked the children's heads one by one, and then sighed faintly and said to Duan Xiushi: "I don't know how General Duan will place our children?" ”

"When Dr. Li ordered me to come, he had already thought of a way, in order to ensure their safety, they could not stay in Anxi, Beiting, or any place in Hexi."

Abs's face sank for a moment: "What? Are you going to kill us after all?"

"King Bongxin, you have misunderstood." Duan Xiushi hurriedly explained: "Dr. Li has already placed the Yonghui Army in the Sogdians' homeland, and he is going to let your two children go to the Yonghui Army for training first. These tribes of yours are separately organized into the Jiaohe Army in Beiting, and when An Lushan's conspiracy is revealed in the future, he will inevitably rehabilitate you, and when the time comes, take your children back to Beiting, and the two of them will serve as the military envoys of the Jiaohe Army, do you think this is good? ”

Absi nodded and said, "It's worthy of Dr. Li, and it's really thoughtful." ”

In the early morning of the second day, Duan Xiushi's class returned to Beiting and immediately sent someone to deliver an official document to Liangzhou, announcing the success of recruiting the remnants of Absi. Originally, there were more than 60,000 people in the Absi Division, but after the losses of fleeing and fighting against the Hui, and after An Lushan led the army to pursue and lure them down, now there are only 12,000 people left. However, these 12,000 people were eliminated after the bloody battle, and those who were not recruited by An Lushan were comparable, so that the total strength of Beiting Jiedu in the three towns of Longyou reached 32,000 people, and accumulated strong strength for the northwest feudal towns controlled by Li Siye.