"Report! Great Khan, the military advisor has sent a secret report!" The messenger was a smart man. He handed over the secret message and quietly bowed and retreated. Did he not know the contents of the secret message? No, it was because he knew the nature of the Great Khan too well.
It would have been those blind people who might have shouted out the good or bad of the incident before they even reached the gate of the camp. If it's a happy event, that's it. If it's a bad event, wouldn't shouting like this destroy morale? Looking for death!
The content of the letter roughly means: The battle in the west was defeated, Xiao Rui's strength was misjudged, and the problems of the Western Turks were misjudged, which resulted in more than 30,000 casualties in the Yinan tribe, and only 10,000 remnants survived; Tiele's tribe had 50,000 The people were killed to pieces by the Western Turks, and eventually half of the survivors fled to Tiele's hometown in the north. Xiao Rui has returned to the Central Plains from Yumen Pass safely, but the arrest failed.
"Where's the knife? Where's Ben Khan's knife?" Jieli threw away the parchment letter and looked everywhere for the knife.
knife? Who dares to hand him the knife at this time? Afraid of the enraged Khan, the first person to be hacked to death would be the person handing him the knife. Fortunately, the messenger just ran fast, otherwise he would have been kicked to death if not hacked to death!
"Xiao Rui was not captured, and Dingxiang City was lost. The Tang army not only harvested tens of thousands of horses from Youzhou, but also killed countless members of my grassland tribe, slaughtered my royal court, and captured hundreds of prisoners. How was this battle fought? ? Didn’t we go to Youzhou to raise an army to investigate the crime? Why has Hao Duan Duan’s advantage become like this? "
Jieli roared, not only he couldn't figure it out, but the wise kings and leaders below were all confused. Yes, it was obviously our advantage. One hundred thousand troops went west to raid Youzhou, why did it become like this? What went wrong?
"Qibi Heli! It's this guy. If he hadn't disgraced us and been captured and exchanged for war horses, how could we have been defeated today?" Zhihu Sili grabbed hold of him and hid in the corner. What force does Qibi have?
Qibi Heli knew that he was in the wrong, and he was huddled in a dark corner shivering, not wanting to be mentioned, but unexpectedly, he still couldn't run away! Dead!
"Great Khan, please spare my life, Great Khan! The general has been convicted. I shouldn't be greedy for credit. I wanted to bully Youzhou of the Tang Dynasty with the help of a sudden victory, and make a name for myself with military exploits. I didn't expect to be deceived by the Khitan." It’s too bad, it’s too bad…”
Qi Bi Heli was so frightened that he poured out all his true thoughts. At this moment, everyone really understood that the war that had been going on for a long time was all because of this guy's selfishness?
"Great Khan, you killed this guy and caused us such a big loss. We lost our troops and generals, and the royal court was massacred. What a shame and humiliation!"
"Great Khan, kill Qibi Heli! I'll do it!"
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There were a lot of chatter and excitement, and everyone was shouting for death. No one interceded for the former Turkic pioneer. This shows that Qibi Heli is not very popular at ordinary times.
Qibi Heli really wanted to be scared to death. How could I still have the nerve to live on the grassland in the future? The eyes of the prairie people were so terrifying, they all wanted to eat me.
After all, Jie Li was a talented man. After being furious, his mind was able to regain his clarity. At this time, everyone asked Qibi Heli to kill him, but he stared at them without saying a word, "Do you think you should die?"
Qibi Heli's face turned pale with fright. When he heard the question, he kowtowed without hesitation, "The last general deserves to die, the last general deserves to die! No need to sweat profusely..."
As he said that, he was about to draw his knife and kill himself, but Jieli shook his head and said: "In this case, it is worth dying. Tonight you sneak into Dingxiang City with two hundred soldiers and rescue the eldest prince. I will spare your life." Otherwise, if you can kill fifty Tang troops with your life, it will be enough to atone for your sins. I can absolve your tribe of the guilt of sedition."
Qibi Heli struck his chest hard with his right hand: "If we can't save the eldest prince, he will die at the top of Dingxiang City."
Jieli's mouth curved slightly, "City top? Haha, if you touch it from the top of the city, you will really die. There is a secret passage under Dingxiang City. I sent people to dig it secretly. Even the eldest prince I don’t know, otherwise I wouldn’t have been captured. Tonight, you lead people through the secret passage, sneak into the city, and set fire to start a rebellion. We should work together internally and externally to recapture Dingxiang, and at the worst, we must rescue the eldest prince."
Everyone was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it. The Great Khan actually built a secret escape tunnel? How can it be? When Dingxiang was captured and the Great Khan stationed all the food and treasures here, and all kinds of arrogance and humiliation to the Tang Dynasty, had he ever been afraid of it? What the hell did you secretly build a secret path?
Jie Li didn't explain, and Qibi Heli let out a long sigh of relief. In any case, although he was forced to become a dead soldier, he could find a secret passage to get in, and it would be slower than killing him by storming the city.
In Chang'an City, good news spread frequently. Outside Yumen Pass, the Prince Consort led 3,000 cavalry and 5,000 veteran border guards at Yumen Pass. They defeated the 20,000 elite Turkic cavalry. It was a tragic victory that made the barbarians around Yumen Pass tremble. They all sent envoys. I am paying homage to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the gift-giving team has now entered Yumen Pass.
Xiao Prince Consort even took advantage of his momentum and strung stones outside Yumen Pass to scare the barbarians.
As soon as the news came out, the government and the public were shocked! Everyone was still worried about Xiao Rui's life and death, and the Xuanjia Army sent there didn't even arrive. They don’t need support at all, eight thousand versus twenty thousand? What concept? Can the champion Hou Huo Qubing do it?
In Chang'an City, the people talked about it after dinner. In the past few days, whenever there was news related to Xiao Rui, the people all liked to gather together and listen carefully. Many veterans listened to the battle scenes described by the storyteller, and shouted loudly and excitedly. In response to the applause, some people even came to the door of Xiao's house and asked to re-enlist in the army. Even if they were to lead Xiao's concubine's horse, as long as they could kill a barbarian with him and have fun.
In the Xiao Family Manor, the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan laughed heartily. He finally let go of his worries and knew that Xiao Rui was fine.
By the way, he quickly sent an order, asking him to write letters diligently on the way back, focusing on detailing his experience in the invasion of the Turks, as well as the mediation of the Western Turks, the killing of Hongyumenguan and other scenes.
To put it bluntly, the old man is bored and wants the freshest story from Xiao Rui.
Princess Xiangcheng sighed feebly. Grandpa Huang was becoming more and more playful. Brother Rui finally escaped from danger. He should return to Chang'an as soon as possible. How could he have time to write a picture book while riding on the road?
Pei Ji whispered: "Princess, don't worry, I have already warned the people sent, saying that the princess is very worried about the prince-in-law, so that he can come back safely as soon as possible."
Pei Ji is a cunning old man who has been the prime minister for many years. Regardless of whether it is true or not, at this time, he coaxed Princess Xiangcheng to salute and thank her. Not only did she not care about it, but she also put down her worries and turned to follow several other The girls went to celebrate.
During the continuous celebrations in Chang'an City, news came from Dingxiang in the north that the war was not going well. Dingxiang City was accidentally attacked at night and suffered heavy losses. Not only were the prisoners rescued, but the city was also lost. Li Jing and Li Ji, with their 60,000 defeated troops, had withdrawn to garrison Yanzhou. The two men's confessions are also on the way.
