After a battle, only a few of the 24,000 Kucha troops managed to escape.
Almost all the rest were captured by the Tang Dynasty.
And Li Chengqian's words directly sentenced these prisoners to death.
The massacre lasted from the afternoon until late at night, and all the soldiers were killed.
This brutal massacre blunted the swords in the hands of the soldiers responsible for the execution. It took three batches of soldiers to kill the prisoners.
The funny thing is that no one in the Kucha army thought of resisting at that time, but just begged for mercy.
Of course, this is not because Li Chengqian was cruel.
Mainly, he keeps his promises.
Don't forget, Li Chengqian said when he came here, don't be unreasonable, just kill people.
If Li Chengqian did this, Feng Guangyao and Liu Qi would naturally not be polite.
From the day when Kucha decided to send troops to attack Gaochang and massacre the people of the Tang Dynasty, Kucha was destined to never have peace again.
As Feng Guangyao and Liu Qi led their troops through the Yanqi Kingdom and entered the territory of Qiuci, the entire Qiuci Kingdom was filled with smoke.
Destroyed villages and small cities can be seen everywhere.
Large quantities of gold and silver jewelry looted from Qiuci were sent back to Jiaohe City in carts. After just a few days, these gold and silver jewelry had piled up like mountains.
When the guys who stayed behind in Jiaohe City saw these things, they were a little dumbfounded.
When had they seen so much gold and silver jewelry?
Even the entire Liangzhou treasury doesn't have that much, right?
After seeing this much gold and silver, many soldiers couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
Damn it, why didn’t you go with them in the first place?
If they could follow Liu Qi and Feng Guangyao into Qiuci territory, wouldn't they also be able to enjoy spicy food now?
After all, at the beginning of this battle, Li Chengqian wanted to stimulate the soldiers' desire to fight.
Therefore, a special order was issued.
During this battle, every penny of gold and silver snatched back will be recorded.
After the gold and silver were transported to a safe area, three-thirds of them were handed over to the Liangzhou Army's internal treasury.
The other seven points will be handed over to the soldiers in full after the war.
If a soldier is killed in battle, the three points that must be handed over will not be deducted, and the government will send someone to give it intact to their families.
It can be said that if this war is over.
Almost every soldier of the Liangzhou Army will be extremely rich.
Li Chengqian's order has obviously achieved unprecedented results.
All the soldiers worked hard to plunder and harm Kucha.
According to Li Chengqian's words, this time he was either here to lead troops to fight, or he was here to lead the big guys as robbers.
And this obviously gave some people hope of causing trouble for Li Chengqian again.
After all, Li Chengqian received so many whips when he massacred hundreds of Shiwei people.
Now, he personally led his soldiers to become robbers. Shouldn't he be severely punished again?
However, this time Li Chengqian learned wisely.
Before he went on the expedition, he wrote a letter to Li Shimin.
It reads: "For many years, our land in the Central Plains has been bullied by foreigners, and Longyou Road has been invaded and plundered by foreigners one after another."
"If these people are not taught a lesson this time, they will definitely make the same mistake again in the future."
"Therefore, I decided to personally lead the army into the Western Region and let the enemy pay with blood."
"Others don't want to be a sinner for the ages, but I am willing to do it. I am even more willing to use my reputation to exchange for a hundred years of peace in Longyou Road."
These words are majestic and full of sentiments about the family and the country, sacrificing a small family for everyone.
Li Shimin was also moved by what he saw.
At that moment, he said directly: "What's going on?"
"These barbarians from the Western Regions are only allowed to rob us Central Plains people, but we are not allowed to rob them?"
Li Shimin sneered directly and said: "No one is allowed to mention this matter again, otherwise it will be punished for the crime of deceiving the emperor."
His words were equivalent to giving Li Chengqian a gold medal to avoid death.
He also said to Li Chengqian from the side: "Don't worry, your father will help you from behind."
This time, Li Chengqian completely let himself go.
Simply send Cheng Huailiang back to Longyou Road and mobilize 10,000 Liangzhou troops, 5,000 to garrison Jiaohe City, and 5,000 to provide logistical escort for the army.
…
March of the ninth year of Zhenguan.
This should have been a spring season.
But because of some people's thoughts, the entire northern part of Qiuci was full of chaos.
Qiuci court.
King Bunaqiong of Qiuci was also furious and scolded all the ministers.
"Thirty thousand people, a full thirty thousand people."
"Even if there are 30,000 pigs, how many days will it take them to catch them?"
"Besides, they only have a few thousand people, but they actually lost this battle?"
"They are all a bunch of useless trash, losers..."
He was also furious.
He really didn't expect that his troops would be so vulnerable.
Of course, until now, he didn't think there was anything scary about Datang.
I just felt that my own people were too vulnerable and were frightened by the enemy.
At this moment, he had completely forgotten.
Zhao Youlin personally wrote to him and told him back then.
The military strength of the Tang Dynasty cannot be underestimated, and with advanced firearms at hand, it cannot be defeated by more people.
Bunachon raised his head and looked at his Zhenguo General, Bonatou, and said: "Bonatou, my general, is it time for you to give me an explanation?"
statement?
Can I give you a rough explanation?
Bonatou also felt bitter at the moment.
It was you who miscalculated the situation and advocated attacking Jiaohe City and massacring the merchants of the Tang Dynasty.
And he, Bonatou, has always been a peacemaker.
But now, this guy started asking about himself.
But now that someone has spoken, as a minister, he must speak.
"Report to the king."
"The current situation is really not optimistic."
"As far as we know, the Liangzhou Army is the infantry army of the Tang Dynasty."
"But this team is different from the ordinary Liangzhou Army. Most of them are cavalry."
"And this cavalry team is not only good at attacking cities, but it can still explode with amazing combat power even in places such as mountains and hills that are not suitable for cavalry combat."
"A few days ago, I also sent troops to encircle and suppress us, but they did not confront us head-on."
Bonatou looked up at Bunaqiong and said, "There are too few cavalry in our army and we cannot pursue them at all."
After hearing these words, Bunaqiong's face became even more gloomy.
He said: "I don't want to hear about how powerful Datang is, I just want you to give me a solution to the current predicament..."
Seeing him press like this, Bonatou was helpless.
He sighed and pretended to be brave: "If the king insists on asking, then I can only tell the truth."
"Your Majesty, our country is the party at fault in this matter."
"After the war started, the soldiers were very war-weary and no one wanted to fight."
"I believe that we should send envoys to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty while the hostility between the two countries is not yet deep."
Bonatou really didn’t want to fight this battle.
Others may not know how powerful Datang is, but he has seen it with his own eyes...
