At noon the next day, we went to Huixizhai.
In the commander's tent, when Liu Jiangsheng and Zhu Kuangcong came to Li Yuan with faces full of shame and knelt down to apologize in front of all the generals, Li Yuan, who had just seen Luo Erhu, the slight joy on his face instantly disappeared and turned gloomy. Face listened to their report on the killings last night and the causes and consequences.
The generals all showed different expressions, but their surprised glances were almost the same. Peng Shiyu, who was sitting silently aside, especially when he heard that all three thousand soldiers of the Xiang family were dead, could not help but tremble all over and his eyes were filled with tears. The blood was so red that it almost bled.
Suddenly there was a sound of joints cracking due to clenching his fists. Li Yuanyuan could feel something strange about Peng Shiyu. Although this young master of Xizhou has lost his strength on the surface in recent days, he is actually very determined in his bones. , It's just a matter of sizing up the situation and forbearing.
The Xiang family is one of the five major clans in Dongxi, and its leader Xiang Zongyan took the lead in surrendering. This can be said to be a major support for Peng Shiyu to regain control of Xizhou. Now, the Xiang family's youth has been almost wiped out at the hands of the Tang army overnight. Xiang Zongyan and his Wei general Xiang Ming and his two men are still alone in the camp. I don’t know what they will think...
There was a suffocating silence in the big tent, and Li Yuan also had a headache. For these barbarian soldiers who surrendered, after all, the order to "wait for the commander to decide" was not intended to leave a gap for the soldiers below to take advantage of. But it is true that the disposal method has not been considered clearly.
It is understandable that Xiang Zongyan and the Xiang clan behind him were the main culprits of the poisonous miasma scheme offered by the former Chaoda Hongyou, which led to the death of all eight thousand elite soldiers of the Tang army and the almost death of Luo Erhu.
As the saying goes, blood debts must be repaid with blood, so even though Xiang Zongyan led his troops to surrender, Li Yuan did not treat Xiang Zongyan the same way he treated Peng Shiyu, but directly tied him up and took him back to the camp. Both sides knew full well that this war was over. Afterwards, the Xiang family will always have to pay the price for the previous misery of the Tang army.
The difference in price is just a choice between Xiang Zongyan and the Three Thousand Tribes.
Li Yuan originally thought that he had some merit to Zongyan, not only informing him of the important information that the poisonous miasma had been exhausted, but also allowing the Tang army to capture Huixi Village without any effort, so after repeated discussions with Peng Shiyu, he decided to wait until the war was over. After the situation in the three states stabilized, only Xiang Zongyan was killed, leaving three thousand young men of the Xiang family to survive the tribe.
However, since the situation in Xizhou City is still unclear, there is no guarantee that what Xiang Zongyan said is true. Therefore, how to deal with these three thousand young men can only be put aside for the time being, and their lives will be saved for the time being, and the decision will be decided after the war.
But he never expected that someone would make a decision for him overnight. In the final analysis, Li Yuan had no sympathy for these barbarian soldiers, but he regretted leaving the defense task to Liu Jiangsheng and Zhu Kuangcong. Although last night's battle greatly relieved the anger that had been accumulated for a long time among the lieutenants and soldiers, in the end, it was a violation of orders. If he, the commander of the three armed forces, does not deal with the aftermath in time, if a chain reaction occurs in the future, it may not be a good sign.
Asked again about Liu Jiangsheng's specific situation last night, Li Yuan felt angry and funny after hearing this. This sworn brother's behavior this time was as "calm" as ever. He just said that after entering the stronghold, he was eager to inspect Luo Erhu and was too deep in emotion. Therefore, there was no time to stop the situation outside the stronghold, and Zhu Kuangcong also took over everything. He admitted without changing his face that he had dealt with it at the last moment, and kept claiming that it had nothing to do with Liu Dushi.
Zhu Kuangcong has always been reckless, but this time he finally found an excuse, and there are many soldiers who corroborated it. It was indeed the barbarian soldiers who took the sword first to provoke him, but in the final analysis, if we want to investigate the responsibility for violating orders, it is not Zhu Kuangcong who should bear the brunt. , but as the commander-in-chief, Liu Jiangsheng was suspected of dereliction of duty just by his words.
Li Yuan understood Liu Jiangsheng's state of mind very well. When this honest man learned about Luo Erhu's death, he showed an extremely sad expression for the first time. He was completely different from his easy-going normal state, with a murderous look on his face. Although Luo Erhu was miraculously "resurrected", the hatred of the three brothers, including Li Yuan, for the barbarians was deep in their bones.
Therefore, Li Yuan already had some happiness hidden in his heart, but due to the majesty of the coach and the presence of Peng Shiyu, he had to act in a pretentious manner.
Liu Jiangsheng and Zhu Kuangcong must be dealt with, especially the reckless Zhu Kuangcong. Although this person is indeed loyal and brave, and based on the situation last night, I have to admire his decisiveness, but in any case, the crime of arrogance must not be taken lightly. , if you indulge and ignore it, you don’t know what trouble it will cause in the future.
Speaking of killing prisoners and surrendering, Li Yuan didn't want to think too much about it since the targets this time were barbarians with deep hatred. However, if he killed surrendered Han people in the future, he would have to think twice. After all, it would affect important matters in his heart. ...
As for Peng Shiyu, he still needs to use him to continue to govern the three states to stabilize Langzhou's rear area. The alliance with him is still important, so Li Yuan still needs to give him an explanation in person, and this expedition is also nominally In order for Peng Shiyu to regain his foundation, he also seemed to regard the Dongxi tribes as his own people. In one battle, he wiped out three thousand young men of the Xiang family, which was equivalent to genocide. It also cut off Peng Shiyu's newly attached arm.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan had made a decision in his heart. Looking at the two people kneeling in front of him with their heads bowed, he frowned, clapped his hands and yelled: "You are so brave! I ordered you two to lead the way." The army came to take over the defense. Where was the military order to kill the prisoners?! Even though the battle last night was started by barbarians, it was ultimately the two of you who mishandled it! Fortunately, our army suffered no losses last night, otherwise I would have suffered a heavy blow. punish!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the commander's seemingly harsh words made all the generals laugh secretly. Liu Jiangsheng remained silent, but Zhu Kuangcong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and grinned in apology: "Commander! You! What I mean is, I will never be guiltless..."
Li Yuan felt helpless, and immediately glared and scolded: "Shut up! You are so shameless! I haven't investigated you for violating the marching order yet!"
"Commander, the general has no choice! It was the barbarian soldiers who provoked him first, and the general had no choice but to deal with it at the last moment. Besides, it was also a great victory last night..."
Li Yuan laughed coldly: "Bah! What kind of bullshit victory, killing all unarmed prisoners of war, and you still have the nerve to talk nonsense? How about next time you attack the city, you kill three thousand more enemies to show me?"
Zhu Kuangcong was so happy that he knelt down on his knees, but he still straightened his waist, grinned, nodded and said with a smile: "I will obey your orders! Commander, just take a look. If I am the vanguard, I will , the end will definitely be——"
"Pioneer?" Then Li Yuan snorted softly, turned around and sat down, then waved his big hand and shouted angrily: "Okay, I'll satisfy you! Come here and strip off his armor for me! Zhu Kuangcong, today If you get up, you will be reduced to the first flag-bearing soldier, and then attack Xizhou City, but you can carry the battle flag for me..."
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