Iron Mountain Fortress.
Jieli's temporary home base has now become the base of the Tang army.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were busy coming and going, counting the spoils of war, and sorting out the Turkic prisoners.
Khan's tent has now become Xu Fenglei's handsome tent.
"General Manager, we have already done a rough inventory."
Zhang Gongjin bowed his hands towards Xu Fenglei and said respectfully,
"In this battle, Jieli Khan once again fled without fighting, taking only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses with him. The rest became the spoils of war for our army!"
"From Dingxiang to Tieshan, our army has captured more than 100,000 Turks, hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, and countless war horses!"
"This is an unprecedented victory!"
As he talked, he became excited!
There is only one word to describe the march to this point, and that is - devastating!
The achievement of such a victory is inseparable from the god-level prediction of the general manager Xu Fenglei. If Li Ji had not arranged for an ambush at Yinshan Baidao in advance, Jieli Khan would have fled back to Mobei long ago with his escape ability. , disappeared.
"Ha...not bad."
The corners of Xu Fenglei's mouth raised slightly, he put his hands on his hands and said with a smile,
"It seems that this Turkic family is still very rich. I think from now on, the people of the Tang Dynasty will have a mouthful of beef and mutton in their mouths during festivals, hahaha..."
When all the generals heard this, they all laughed heartily, and the tent was full of joy.
"This battle is like chasing a rabbit, it's boring, it's really boring!"
Yuchi Gong hummed and said,
"The whole journey is like catching a thief. The thief drops stolen goods along the way, so we will pick them up and chase them all the way."
"Until now, I, Old Hei, haven't even shown off my skills! I haven't killed a single Turk kid, and my knife is almost rusty."
Before coming here, I thought it would be a tough battle.
After all, he was fighting deep into the enemy's country, and he was even prepared to commit his life to the Turks!
Who would have thought... I'm here to stay healthy!
"It's best not to show your skills."
Li Jing stroked his beard and said,
"War is about consumption and death. If you can reduce consumption and deaths, you will lose one point. This is the most important thing for the coach to consider."
"For this, our chief manager deserves everyone's admiration."
"If he hadn't planned and acted later, how could we have such a smooth battle?"
The generals heard the words.
After this battle, no one doubted Xu Fenglei's military ability, only full admiration.
This battle is going to make us a god!
His Majesty's vision is vicious, and he is very accurate in judging people, so he has to obey!
"Okay, okay, don't praise me anymore. You all have contributed a lot to the situation we are in today."
Xu Fenglei grinned, looked at Li Jing, and said seriously,
"Especially the pharmacist. I plan many decisions with the pharmacist. The pharmacist often does the arranging of troops and formations. I just use my brain and talk."
"If there is merit, half of the credit belongs to the pharmacist, and the other half belongs to everyone!"
"The results of this second phase of battle are remarkable. I will write a letter immediately and submit it to Your Majesty to report your military merits!"
He is very self-aware.
Those wonderful strategies were not thought up by him, but he used the prophet trick and plagiarized the wisdom of the historical God of War Li Jing.
The army was able to direct the troops like an arm, and they all relied on generals such as Li Jing to help dispatch troops.
I am just like the original Li Xiaogong, just a little better than the mascot.
However, as soon as the truth was told, the eyes of the generals became more and more admiring.
"Thank you, Chief Manager!"
"Thank you, Chief Manager!"
"Oh! Master Chief Steward, you are my god!"
The General Manager is worthy of being a General Manager, he is high-spirited and has a military air!
When such a person is the coach, who would not follow him wholeheartedly?
Tsk tsk.
A drop of suet fell into the pile of firewood, and hot smoke came out.
The rich aroma of barbecue penetrated into the nostrils of the generals, causing them to sniff and subconsciously caress their stomachs.
"Come on."
Xu Fenglei stood up and invited,
"I had hot pot a few days ago, and today I'm going to have barbecue to slow down the taste!"
"On this grassland, there's nothing else. Just this meat. It's enough. You can eat as much fat and tender meat as you want. Let's eat more in these few days. When we return to Chang'an, we won't be able to eat such authentic food. !”
As soon as he got up, all the generals got up.
As usual, everyone gathered around the grill, just like Turks, tearing it up without any image, and then threw it into their mouths.
"Ouch! It melts in your mouth, melts in your mouth!"
"Don't tell me, this Turkic lamb meat is really tender. I don't get tired of it no matter how many times I eat it!"
"Hiss--hot! Come on, I'll give you a piece!"
"..."
The cold wind howled outside the tent, but it was as warm as spring inside.
Just as he was eating and drinking, the curtain was gently opened, and a figure slowly walked in.
"Yo!"
Yuchi Gong's eyes were sharp, he held a piece of lamb kidney and went towards it, and said enthusiastically,
"Maogong is back! Hahaha... During the battle at Qikou, you must have captured Jieli Khan alive!"
"I really envy you. Such great achievements are robbed of you. Come on, come on. Are you freezing? Come on, give me a piece of sheep kidney to replenish your body!"
Li Ji: "..."
Looking at the lamb kidneys swinging in Yuchi Gong's hand, Li Ji sniffed, but had no appetite. Instead, he shook his head with a wry smile.
He pushed Yu Chigong away, took two steps forward, and knelt on one knee in front of Xu Fenglei.
"General Manager, I have let you down again!"
Li Ji said with a look of shame,
"Jieli was indeed defeated and fled to Qikou, but as soon as he saw our army arrayed, he decisively fled westward. In addition, the chiefs of various Turkic tribes came up to surrender. I hesitated... and let him get away again!"
"The last general did not do well in the battle and allowed Jie Li to escape many times. He is really guilty. Please ask the General Manager to handle him according to the military law!"
After hearing his report, all the generals fell silent, and the roast mutton in their hands suddenly lost its aroma.
Jie Li ran away, indicating that the war was not over yet and they would continue to pursue.
If he was lucky enough to escape back to Mobei, even if he was the only one to escape, it would still be a serious problem for Datang!
"Damn it, you let go again."
Yuchi Gong muttered,
"Then it's really better to let me..."
His voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone to hear clearly in the quiet tent.
Li Ji lowered his head depressedly.
Although he was unhappy to hear this, he had no reason to refute.
Xu Fenglei looked down at the frustrated Li Ji, looked at the generals in the tent, and suddenly smiled.
"Hey! What did I think it was? It turns out this is it!"
He laughed and helped Li Ji up, and handed him the lamb leg in his hand, saying casually,
"Come on, try this lamb leg. It tastes so good that it melts in your mouth!"
Li Ji slowly raised his head and silently took the leg of lamb.
Although the chief steward did not punish him, he could not eat the leg of lamb...
"Jie Li ran away again, I can't blame you."
Xu Fenglei patted Li Ji's shoulder and said calmly,
"This is also within my expectation."
"Don't worry, if you keep trying again and again, this old boy will soon be exhausted. Even if we don't chase him, someone will tie him up and deliver him to us like a fool."
Li Ji was shocked.
"What do you think the chief executive said?"
he asked hurriedly.
The other generals also turned their attention to Xu Fenglei.
Is the Chief Manager really Zhuge Liang? Can this be expected?
"Jieli can't escape back to Mobei, so he can only run to the west. And in the west, does he have a place to stay?"
Xu Fenglei analyzed,
"The answer is - there really is."
"To the west of Qikou and northwest of Lingzhou, there is a grassland tribe whose leader is Sunishi Khan."
"This Sunisu is the half-brother of Qimin Khan. In terms of seniority, he can also be regarded as Jieli's uncle."
"Qian Donkey is at the end of his rope. If he wants to escape, he can only flee to Sunisu. If he wants to go west again, he will end up in Tuyuhun."
Li Ji suddenly realized.
"I see!"
He held the leg of lamb and said hurriedly,
"Then, Chief Manager, do you want to send troops to pursue us? The general has left five thousand cavalry at Qikou, on standby at any time!"
Xu Fenglei smiled and waved his hand.
"Didn't I say it? We don't need to bother now."
He responded,
"I have sent a letter in advance, ordering the King of Jiangxia to lead his troops to Suni, which has lost its troops."
"Come, come, eat, eat, don't worry."
Li Ji looked at the leg of lamb in his hand, glanced at Xu Fenglei again, and suddenly grinned.
"Ha... Hahaha, haha! I, Li Ji, have never served anyone in my life. Even Manager Li Jing, I only admire him."
He couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said sincerely,
"But this time, Chief Manager, I really admire you!"
"You...are truly a god!"
…
That night, the snowstorm fell again, a bit heavier than usual.
Yesterday, Jieli was holding his beautiful maid in his arms and chewing meat. Now he could only drink snow water in embarrassment and drive his horse forward with difficulty.
"Father Khan... more and more people are falling behind, and many of the horses have died from exhaustion and freezing."
Yu Gushe braved the wind and snow and said bitterly,
"We are almost reaching our limit!"
Jieli's face was as cold as frost and he glanced behind him.
"Those who can keep up, follow them, and those who can't, let them go!"
He said coldly,
"At this point, I have nothing to lose!"
The continuous escape not only affected his body, but also severely affected his self-confidence and frustrated his spirit.
The Tang army behind him didn't know when he would catch up.
He didn't dare to have any more luck, and he only had one belief in his heart to support him -
Stay alive!
As long as you save your old life, you still have a chance!
As for the others?
Let them go, he doesn't care whether they die on the road or run away!
Da da. Da da da.
The hoofs of the war horse stepped heavily on the snow. Under the moonlight, the footprints were half deep and half shallow, which meant... the horse could no longer hold up.
Fortunately, after several hours of trekking, a river finally appeared in front of us.
"Father, there is water!"
When Yugushe saw the flowing water, he shouted excitedly,
"There must be a tribe ahead!"
"drive!"
He doesn't want to ride any more, he wants a stove, he wants warm food!
"The lost tribe of Suni has not been here for many years."
Jieli didn't stop Yu Gushe, he just held the cold reins and whispered,
"I wonder if this uncle of mine will take me in..."
Once upon a time, he didn't even bother to take a second look at a small and marginal tribe like Sunisi.
But now...
But I have to lower myself as a Khan to plead with this little uncle.
"well!"
"How could this happen? How could this happen..."
A feeling of powerlessness arose in Jie Li's heart.
He felt like a bug caught in a spider's web.
No matter how you try to escape, it's all in vain...
"Father Khan, Father Khan!"
"In front of you is the Sunishi tribe. My son reported your honorific title. Now they are going to invite Sunishi Khan!"
"We can finally take a break!"
Yu Gushe shouted, with a smile on his face.
The Turkic soldiers who followed the escape also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.
There is no way, in this situation, you can only have this little potential, and it is good to have a place to rest and take a breath.
If they just run away aimlessly like this, they will freeze to death in the snow sooner or later!
"well……"
Jieli's expression softened slightly, he waved his hand and said,
"Go and count how many of us there are..."
"Sunis is not a big tribe, so it may not be able to host a large-scale army. We..."
"Back to Khan, we still have less than 1,500 people, all of them are bodyguard cavalry." The general behind him said dullly.
Jie Li: "..."
This number made him a little confused.
A person without a horse cannot move at all.
Many of those with horses died of exhaustion and freezing, or quietly broke away from the team and fled.
The original team of tens of thousands of people surrendered in large numbers following the chiefs, and thousands more escaped as they ran.
In the end, only this little bit was left, which became his last possession.
"Okay... okay!"
Jieli's figure shook and he sighed,
"It's Ben Khan who is worrying too much."
"drive!"
Outside the tribe, Sunish Khan was already standing waiting with a group of his cronies.
Seeing Jieli's war horse slowly appear in the field of vision, Suni rushed to meet it.
"Meet the Great Khan!"
He performed a standard Turkic salute, stretched out his hands, and welcomed Jieli off his horse.
"Uncle Sunishi, I..."
Jieli's lips moved. He didn't know how to speak, so he could only address him with as much respect as possible.
"No need to say anything, I understand, I understand!"
Sunisu pulled Jieli's arm and lamented,
"My Great Khan, you have suffered!"
"You are the king of the grassland and the eagle in the sky. Temporary injuries are nothing. I believe that you will be able to soar in the sky again!"
"Come, follow me into the tent, and I will immediately arrange for you to kill sheep and cattle!"
Seeing how enthusiastic he was, Jie Li couldn't help but look a little touched.
"Uncle Sunisu, we have never been in contact with each other very much. I didn't expect you to be so kind to me..."
He couldn't help but hold Sunisu's hand and said solemnly,
"Only when you are in trouble do you know who is the real person!"
"Uncle Sunisu, if Jieli can fly again one day, I will definitely crown you as the Turkic King and expand your territory tenfold!"
When I say these words at this time, I am by no means trying to make a fool of myself, but I mean it sincerely!
"Hey, what are you talking about? We are all relatives! How can I stand by and watch when something happens to my relatives?"
Sunishi held Jieli's hand tightly, glanced behind him, and suddenly asked,
"Great Khan, how many more troops do you have with you?"
"I can prepare meals for my brothers."
(End of chapter)
