Seeing that Li Jing only ordered the gold medal after receiving the person, Zhao Deyan cursed secretly, "You are so damn cautious. We are all surrounded by you. Are you still afraid that we won't give the person?"
It wasn't that Old Li Jing was cautious, but that he also wanted to kill a few more barbarians.
Zhao Deyan looked at Xue Li next to Xiao Rui. Although the two were half-sworn brothers, they were both riding side by side in an imposing manner at this moment. At first glance, they looked a bit like real brothers.
"Xue Xiangguo, you hid so deeply and deceived us so hard. The Liang Kingdom has been living in the cracks. Although it is weak, it is still a country. You just voted for the Tang Dynasty? You don't want the most powerful minister who leads the military and political affairs? What benefits can Datang give you?"
Xue Li laughed loudly and said: "What do you mean by surrendering to the Tang Dynasty? Xue Li is originally from the Tang Dynasty. So that the military advisors will know. I am Xue Li, a native of Longmen, Jiangzhou. He was orphaned when he was young. When he was young, he met his brother Xiao Rui by chance. My brother took me with him. He traveled all over the Tang Dynasty and taught me how to learn literature and martial arts. After returning to Chang'an, he took me to the Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion. I was adopted as an adopted son by the Song Dynasty Duke and his wife, and they treated me as if they were their own."
"I was successful in my studies the year before last, but if I want to go out and seek fame, I still have one exam to pass."
"With the approval of my brother, I sneaked into the Liang Kingdom alone. I originally wanted to capture Liang Shidu with one person and present it to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty as a congratulatory gift. Later, I saw that the Liang Kingdom had benefited a lot from the Turks, so I chose to seize power in secret. , laid in wait for many days, not just for Liang Shidu. It was just for today, to destroy the Turks."
Most people in the Tang Dynasty did not recognize Xue Li, so they were pleasantly surprised. They secretly thought that Xue Li was so powerful. He could do such a big thing at such a young age...
No, it’s not Xue Li who is great, it should be the champion Hou Xiaorui. Not only is he capable, but the younger brother he taught is also so strong? Is that human being?
Jie Li laughed loudly and said: "Okay, what a hero born in a young man! He wants to destroy our Turks, he is ambitious. I will give you ten years of hard work, but it depends on whether you are capable enough. If you expose it openly today, then the Liang Kingdom will not exist. It is necessary. At the end of this battle, the Turks will be the first to destroy your Liang Kingdom."
Old Li Jing raised his eyebrows and said sternly: "Great Khan, have you forgotten the existence of the Tang Dynasty? Since Xue Li is ours, then the Liang Kingdom is naturally under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. You want to attack my territory of the Tang Dynasty? Haha , then I can’t let you go today.”
Jie Li's expression changed, "Li Jing, do you want to break your promise and force me to stay here?"
The generals on the Tang Dynasty changed their aura one after another, and became murderous, making the atmosphere in the field tense.
Before Old Li Jing could speak, Xiao Rui laughed loudly, "There is no need to force him to stay at this time. Today Datang won a small victory. It can only fulfill the bet and win back the prince. But the war between us is not over yet." Woolen cloth."
Jie Li was confused and said: "Xiao Rui, what do you mean? Aren't you here for the prince? Are you going to continue to ignite the war? If we continue to fight, both sides will suffer, and it will be no good to anyone!"
Xiao Rui mocked: "Khan, have you forgotten something?"
Forehead……
Jie Li looked at Xiao Rui puzzled.
Xiao Rui joked: "The grudge between you and me is not over yet. When you kidnapped my wife and children, and hired someone to assassinate me, this revenge has not yet been avenged. Why do you think I came thousands of miles away?" "
Zhao Deyan interrupted: "Master Hou, we hired someone to assassinate you, but it was a personal enmity..."
personal enmity?
Xiao Rui smiled and said nothing. Instead, he looked at Old Li Jing.
Before Old Li Jing could speak, Qin Shubao, who was covered in wounds, shouted angrily: "Xiao Rui is our champion of the Tang Dynasty. Jieli paid to assassinate him, just to provoke the Tang Dynasty. This is not a personal vendetta!"
"That's right, revenge, revenge!" Cheng Yaojin followed.
Everyone present raised their weapons and chanted along.
Jie Li looked at Old Li Jing, "Marshal Li, do you insist on continuing to fight?"
Old Li Jing stretched out his hand to hold everyone down, and said seriously: "Yes, assassinating the champion prince, kidnapping the princess, neither of them can be good."
Jie Li nodded, "In this case, Jie Li is here. Champion, I order you to take it now."
Fang Yiai raised her hammers and was about to attack, "Brother Xiao, I'll do it!"
Xiao Rui grabbed him, then looked at old Li Jing and said loudly: "Jie Li, I think you are the master of a country, so I'm going to kill you like this for fear that you won't accept it. Go back and let you regroup and come to Japan." When the marquis attacks Dingxiang City, destroys the Turks and captures you, Jieli, then the enmity between you and me will be settled."
"Khan, let's go, keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood. This place is dangerous, don't stay for a long time."
Jie Li's face was livid, he took a deep look at Xiao Rui, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I am waiting for you to come and destroy the country!"
Tang Jun made way and watched Jie Li walk into Dingxiang City.
Everyone here looked at Xiao Rui. Xiao Rui spread his hands and said, "What do you want to see me do? Listen to the commander-in-chief! I won the battle, a big victory! Did everyone forget to be happy?"
Everyone was amused by this.
Hou Junji raised his uninjured right hand and shouted: "Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng!"
The whole battlefield roared like a tsunami, and all the Tang troops shouted Wan Sheng.
Old Li Jing ordered everyone to start cleaning the battlefield, collect the loot, collect the corpses of his comrades, and return the injured to the camp for treatment.
After final statistics, the Tang Dynasty, including Li Ji's Bingzhou Army, Xuanjia Army, and Su Lie's 10,000 cavalry, had a total of 150,000 troops and horses. Excluding Hou Junji's 20,000 cavalry who were first lost, this battle The decisive battle involved hundreds of thousands of people and resulted in 60,000 casualties. There are still 70,000 soldiers and horses left who can fight.
The left and right wings suffered heavy losses, especially the 20,000 Zuo Wuwei led by Qin Shubao on the left, who fought to the end with King Xian of the Right and lost more than half. If it hadn't been for the support from the Xuanjia Army, they would have been defeated and the losses would have been even heavier.
The Tang Dynasty's 130,000 soldiers and horses lost 60,000 (those who were injured and killed reduced the number of soldiers by 60,000).
The Turkic side had 160,000 people participating in the battle, and suffered even greater losses. King Xian's troops on the right lost 10,000, and King Xian's troops on the left lost 15,000. Of the 60,000 soldiers and horses who entered the Liuhe formation in the middle, only less than 20,000 escaped, and the final attack The 50,000-strong army suffered the least losses, and nearly 40,000 were withdrawn.
In other words, the 160,000 Turkic army lost 80,000 people. However, because 40,000 elite soldiers survived in the end, even if more than half were lost, the main force was still there.
If you count the sudden 30,000 troops, it would be even more. Almost all of Tuli's 30,000 people were reimbursed, and even Tuli became Xue Li's prisoner.
Originally he was the main force in the plan, imitating Zhou Yu's defeat of Huang Gai in the Battle of Red Cliff, and was the main figure who ultimately achieved great success.
In this battlefield, Tuli failed to learn the essence of Huang Gai, and became a tragedy of being betrayed by all parties in turn. First Xiao Rui tricked him, and then he became Zhao Deyan's decoy. In the end, only one out of ten of Tuli's 60,000 troops was left, and the Tuli tribe would only be annexed in the future.
In the Tang Army's camp under Dingxiang City, a celebration banquet was held that shook the mountains, but there were wailings in Dingxiang City, and morale was extremely low.
The Turks were originally a loose alliance of kingdoms, composed of various tribes on the grasslands. Now they suffered heavy losses in a war. Many people attributed the failure to Jieli's command error. They did not dare to say it openly, but they complained secretly.
Ignoring the complaints of his soldiers, Jieli climbed to the top of Dingxiang City and looked at the firelight of the Tang army celebrating their victory in the distance, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.
Zhao Deyan arranged the treatment and pension matters and followed the traces to the top of the city.
"Military advisor, do you think I have a chance to defeat Xiao Rui in this life?"
"Of course, it all depends on people. As long as Xiao Rui is not a god, there is always a chance to win against him."
"But it is rumored that he is a man who descended from the stars in the sky and is versatile in both civil and military affairs. The name of the champion has proven that his martial arts are unrivaled in the world. Today's battle proved that not only is his personal martial arts superb, but his strategic planning is also rare in the world... Such a person is rare in the world... ?Is he a mortal?"
Zhao Deyan fell silent and muttered: "It's strange. Outside the Yumen Pass, my subordinates saw him killing everyone with their own eyes. He had the temperament of an invincible general. Why didn't he take action at all today? Even if Tuli was about to kill him, No action. Just let a young guard use his name to charge, is it just to take command? "
"I always feel like something is not right. A strong general should aspire to fight with passion. Why would he rather let others take his place but not move himself?"
"unless……"
Jie Li had never seen Xiao Rui take action. Listening to Zhao Deyan's analysis, he asked curiously: "Unless what?"
