Old Li Jing snorted coldly: "Jie Li, Dingxiang is my city in the Central Plains. It has been occupied by you for many years, and it should be returned. Your son will be treated well. As long as I see Xiao Rui return safely, I will Return your son and let you return to the grassland safely. Otherwise..."
"Otherwise what? Li Jing, Shao Hu is bragging, Xiao Rui massacred hundreds of members of my royal family, I cannot let him go!" Jie Li said angrily.
Li Jing said disdainfully: "Okay, I guess you don't need this son. Tomorrow I will kill Ashina Dumin to sacrifice the flag, and I will lead the troops out of the city to fight you to the death. The forces are equal. If you can return to the grassland safely, I will He is not called Li Jing if he is handsome! This Dingxiang City is the burial place of your father and son."
Jie Li said angrily: "Okay, okay, if you dare, let's fight to the death today. If it's Li Er, then that's it. How can you, an old man like you, be worthy of threatening me?"
The generals around him, such as Zhi Huan Si Li and others, quickly grabbed Jie Li and persuaded him: "No, Khan, don't be impulsive. Now we have the advantage of besieging the city and trapping the enemy. We just wait for the news from the grassland and the other half of our troops return to break through." Xiang is just around the corner, we must not fight on an equal footing with the Tang people, their soldiers and armor are excellent and we have no advantage."
"Yes, Khan, wait a minute, if the military advisor captures Xiao Rui, will Li Jing still not submit obediently?"
A group of people dragged Jie Li back, and then sent someone to inform Li Jing that the war would be suspended for the time being until both parties found Xiao Rui.
After getting off the city and going back, Li Ji asked in a low voice: "Pharmacist, if Jie Li agrees, do you really plan to leave the city for a decisive battle tomorrow?"
Li Jing laughed loudly and said: "How did I fool you? There is still enough food and grass in the city for half a month, and the casualties in defending the city are very small. I am not stupid enough to give up my advantage and go out of the city to die. It's just to scare Jie Li, now both sides are waiting for Xiao Rui The news, is it war or peace? It all depends on whether this kid is dead or alive, and whose hands it falls into."
In whose hands? The battle outside Yumen Pass has come to an end. The one who can capture Xiao Rui in this world may not be born yet.
After an angry shout, Xiao Rui single-handedly fought all the way to Zhao Deyan. The blood-stained gentleman's sword was placed on Zhao Deyan's neck, forcing him to let go of the remaining troops in Yumen Pass.
Zhao Deyan's face was pale, and his whole body was trembling. He was an enemy of ten thousand people. This was a real general who was an enemy of ten thousand people. The legendary killing of an enemy general's head in the midst of an army of ten thousand people was actually true? I am afraid that only Xiang Yu, the Overlord of the year, and Li Yuanba, the King of Zhao in the West, had this ability. Now there is Xiao Rui, and he is so hidden!
Seeing that nothing could be done, Zhao Deyan waved his hand feebly and ordered the withdrawal of troops.
Xiao Rui took back the Junzi Sword and said in a cold voice: "Zhao Deyan, go back and tell Jie Li that if you know the truth, you should make a big sweat on the grassland. If you dare to invade the Tang Dynasty without a long-term vision, I, Xiao Rui, will kill him."
A Turkic general next to him was dissatisfied and said: "I, the Great Khan, have 200,000 string-controlling warriors around me. How can I be afraid of you alone?"
Xiao Rui reached out and pulled out the scribe's sword from Zhao Deyan's waist. He threw it away and pierced the opponent's chest. He fell to the ground and died on the spot. The surrounding guards were trembling, and no one dared to resist.
"I was able to massacre your royal court with three thousand cavalry, not because of the fighting strength of three thousand people, but because I saved these three thousand cavalry. If I am the only one, what about the two hundred thousand troops? Kill a thousand in one day, One day I will be able to kill them all! If you don’t believe me, you can try it.”
Who can bear this? No matter how scared the Turks were, they were still indignant at this time.
Zhao Deyan quickly said: "Xiao Prince Consort's martial arts skills are the best in the world. There is no need to try. I will tell the truth to the Khan. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
"get out!"
Seeing Zhao Deyan leading more than 10,000 remaining soldiers to the north, Xiao Rui drove his horse to the Yumen Pass defenders.
In just two quarters of an hour, there were 5,000 veterans, now less than 2,000. And all of them were injured, Xiao Rui couldn't help but feel sad. He turned over and dismounted, with a look of shame on his face: "Everyone, Xiao Rui mismanaged his command..."
Before he finished speaking, more than a thousand veterans all knelt down on one knee, performed a military salute, and shouted in unison: "Wonderful victory, Wonderful victory!"
Um? ? ? What's going on? Xiao Rui was stunned.
Guard Huo Anshun wrapped up his broken armor and said with tears in his eyes: "Prince-in-law, how many years has it been? How many years have we been guarding the border? This is the first time in my life!"
What first time?
"This is the first time we have defeated the prairie barbarians head-on. We usually stand guard at the top of the city waiting for help, but today we actually saw them retreating. Our life was not in vain, our life was not in vain..."
Xiao Rui said with a smile: "Don't worry, whether it is guarding the border or killing the enemy, you have all made great contributions to the imperial court. This time, Xiao Rui will personally go to the imperial court to report your merits."
Um? ?
Everyone was silent, and Huo Anshun hurriedly explained: "The Prince Consort has misunderstood, we don't care about the credit. The brothers fought with no thought of surviving. They have been guarding the border and guarding the city all year round, and as time goes by, their passion has not cooled down. , who doesn’t want to go back to the grassland once? This time, the Prince Consort led us to fulfill our wish, we are moved, this time, it’s worth it!”
All the veterans knelt down to Xiao Rui again: "Ten thousand years of the Tang Dynasty!"
As if being assimilated by their emotions, Xiao Rui also raised the Junzi Sword in his hand and shouted: "Ten Thousand Years of the Tang Dynasty!"
After the mountain call passed, Huo Anshun directed his men to collect Paoze's body and take it back to the pass for registration and burial. In addition, the corpses of the Turks were also collected and piled together for burning to avoid the outbreak of plague.
Returning to Yumen Pass, we reunited with Su Lie and others. Xiao Rui ordered that the five thousand old soldiers at Yumen Pass came to the rescue this time, which was a life-saving grace for us. Therefore, in addition to the pension from the court, our group of old soldiers who died this time The second generation of officials should also have a thank you gift. Everyone had no objections, and ordered that they would provide heavy compensation and at the same time take care of the families of the veterans who died.
Xiao Rui was the most arrogant and wrote the document directly. From now on, the Xiao family caravan traveled to the Western Regions and left 30% of the income for the Yumen Pass border garrison.
"Prince-in-law, you can't help it... I'm guarding the border for the Tang Dynasty, not for personal reasons. You..."
"General Huo, General Huo..."
Huo Anshun hurriedly tried to dissuade him, but as he spoke, he fell down and everyone was so frightened that they scrambled to rescue him.
"General Huo, you were injured so badly, why didn't you tell me earlier? Why are you holding on? Your intestines are leaking out!" Su Lie shouted excitedly.
Huo Anshun's face turned pale and he smiled calmly: "When I saw the Prince Consort frightening off the Turkic cavalry, I couldn't hold it in any longer. But I still want to go back to the pass to take a look... Prince Prince Consort, don't bother. After today's battle, I won't be able to hold on anymore." Huo Anshun is worth it!"
"You! If I had told you earlier, I might have saved your life. Who doesn't know that Xiao Prince Consort is the number one miracle doctor in Chang'an? You dragged yourself to death." Su Lie said angrily.
Taking out the golden needles and pricking five golden needles to overcome the tribulation, Xiao Rui said sadly: "Tell me, what else do you wish for? You still have one more time to burn incense."
Huo Anshun waved his hand to summon a twenty-year-old young man, and said in a difficult tone: "This is my adopted son Huo An, let him continue to guard Yumen..."
"Father..." Young general Huo An cried hoarsely.
Xiao Rui held Huo Anshun's hand firmly, "Don't worry, as long as I, Xiao Rui, am here, I will protect Huo Anshun from now on."
"An'er, please remember that you will be loyal to the Tang Dynasty in this life..."
"Yes, kid, remember this!"
After saying that, General Huo let go and left, and there was a lot of crying at Yumen Pass!
Three days later, Xiao Rui completed the funeral of the Yumen Pass defenders. Witnessed by the leaders of the Western Turkic tribes, he personally erected a huge stone tablet outside Yumen Pass with a line of words written on it: "Those who offend our Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are." !——Xiao Rui”
As Xiao Rui's reputation grew, there was no war at Yumen Pass for the next three hundred years because of the existence of this stone monument.
