In this endless wilderness, where any color that does not match the white color can be clearly seen due to the wind and snow, in front of the Tang army's march, there are so many black shadows flashing past.
Seeing these dark shadows, Xu Yunyan, Zhang Gongjin, and Chai Shao couldn't help but change their expressions.
"Are there Turks lying in ambush around here, waiting to rescue Jieli?"
As the three of them muttered like this, the cheerful Tang army that was marching forward instantly changed into a prepared formation, with the cavalry on the outermost edge and the infantry on the inside, always on guard against the enemy in any direction.
Now the Tang army that was sending Jieli away has crossed the Yinshan Mountains, and going forward is the direction of Dingxiang. Is it possible that there are still Turkic troops near Dingxiang?
Everyone here carefully moved towards Dingxiang. The closer they got to Dingxiang, the more oppressive the atmosphere felt.
"How could this happen? Could it be that there are really Sujue people who cut off their escape route?"
But just as the three of them were looking at Dingxiang City in the distance with serious faces, some sporadic wandering cavalry appeared from all around them.
"What do these Turks want to do? Fight if they want, and rob if they want. Why are they so far away from us and delaying our army's progress?"
The people in the distance were not Tang Army armor at all, but looked like Turks. This made Zhang Gongjin and Chai Shao very unhappy. Chai Shao ignored the majesty of the arrogant general and cursed here, while Zhang Gongjin looked at He shook his head.
"General Chai, please don't get angry. These Turks just want to make us confused and then pursue us victoriously. We can't get into the ways of the Turks."
Xu Yunyan and the others were on guard here, but these Turks did not disappoint them, and rushed towards them in a mighty manner.
Looking at the group of Turks rushing over, there were ten or seven here and seven or eight there, Xu Yunyan and others couldn't help but wonder.
With this small manpower, we want to fight against us. Do we want to fight a hundred people at once?
While everyone was muttering here, Zhang Gongjin had already given the order. The archers were readying their bows and arrows, and were about to shoot life-threatening arrows at the Turks in the distance.
But before the Tang army could take action, the Turks in the distance were talking in stilted Chinese.
"Spare your life! Don't shoot arrows, don't shoot arrows, we surrender, we are here to surrender."
Forehead?
The three of them were a little speechless at this moment. What does this mean?
surrender?
Just when they heard the Turks saying surrender with these foot-licking words, and the attacks in the hands of many Tang soldiers were a little slower, they came to the Tang army's formation, turned over and dismounted, and said there.
"We surrender, please don't kill us all."
This man was speaking words of surrender here, and in just three or two sentences he uttered a few sentences that were a mixture of Chinese and Turkic paintings, leaving everyone very confused.
Fortunately, among the many soldiers of Sergeant Tao, there were still some who could understand Turkic dialect and were there to translate.
After he translated it, everyone suddenly realized.
It turns out that the Tang army conducted a large-scale northern expedition against the Turks. The Turks had no place to live and were constantly looking for land to survive on the grasslands. This made the Turks constantly wandering around on the grasslands. If there was grass and no wind and snow, they would be displaced. It’s okay to be homeless, but now there is white snow everywhere, and the eyes are so white that there is no other color, making this Turkic man cry bitterly here.
"We really have no way to survive. Please accept our surrender. As long as we can survive, we are willing to do anything." It turns out that this is what happened. The Turks on one side are asking for surrender here, while the Turks on the other side are asking for surrender. The people who asked for surrender were exactly the same as them. The current chief generals of the Tang army, Chai Shao, Zhang Gongjin, and Xu Yunyan, were close together.
Is this true surrender or fake?
Xu Yunyan and Zhang Gongjin and Chai Shao looked at each other a little hesitantly.
How to determine this?
Finally someone made the decision.
"Whether he really surrenders or pretends to surrender, let's drive them away."
Chai Shao spoke mercilessly here, and Zhang Gongjin was indeed a little confused.
"If they really surrender, I won't accept it and don't help them. Maybe they won't survive this winter."
"So what? When the Turks attacked our Tang Dynasty, why didn't we think that they were so crazy? Many of our Tang people couldn't survive this winter. Even after this winter, they didn't have much rations for the coming year. ."
Chai Shao kept disagreeing here and refused to forgive the Turks, insisting on letting them fend for themselves. Zhang Gongjin looked at here and said that Chai Shao then turned to look at Xu Yunyan.
"General Li, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Chai Shao looked at Zhang Gongjin fiercely after he asked Xu Yunyan, meaning that he should think carefully before speaking, but don't just say anything.
Seeing Chai Shao's appearance, Xu Yunyan spread his hands and said, "What do you mean? Naturally, we want them to surrender. We might as well change the direction of their tribe and guard them all like soldiers before we make a decision."
Although Chai Shao was very dissatisfied when Xu Yunyan said this, Zhang Gongjin did twitch the corner of his mouth and didn't look unhappy at all.
"General Li, if you send troops rashly, if they set up an ambush, what will we do?"
"This and this."
Xu Yunyan scratched his head, pointed at the Turks in front of him who were kneeling and crying, and said, "Look at them, they are all shivering from the cold and their faces are pale. I believe they are not here to pretend to surrender. They will freeze here." You might actually freeze to death."
Xu Yunyan was gambling here, and Zhang Gongjin also gave Chai Shao a fist after discovering this scene.
"We can take a look."
"General Chai, we can give it a try. I will lead the team to the front to have a look. If it is really an ambush, our cavalry can escape easily. If it is not an ambush, this group of Turks will surrender to us in the Tang Dynasty. It will be a while." Good story."
Xu Yunyan said this after Zhang Gongjin supported her. Zhang Gongjin also wanted to take risks. After Zhang Gongjin said his plan, Chai Shao could only sigh when he looked at him.
"It's up to you. You and I are both the same generals, and I can't control you."
In the end, Chai Shao had no choice but to compromise. Although he said he had no control over Zhang Gongjin, his status was a little lower than Li Jing, but much higher than other generals.
"Then thank you General Chai for making it happen."
After Xu Yunyan said this for Zhang Gongjin, she and Zhang Gongjin looked at each other.
"General Zhang, which direction are you going? I am leading dozens of my men to the other direction."
"Isn't this right? I'll give you five hundred horses."
Zhang Gongjin's good-natured temper was revealed again, and he was preparing to dispatch a part of the cavalry, but Xu Yunyan, who was saved, fell into the trap of the Turks.
Xu Yunyan shook his head at this.
"General Zhang, since we have made up our minds and they are here to sincerely surrender, why are they so cautious?"
After Xu Yunyan declined, he hurriedly led the dozens of cavalry assigned to him by Li Jing to guard a group of Turkic soldiers and rushed towards their tribe.
Since you want to surrender, you must look like you are surrendering.
With this in mind, Xu Yunyan led the team to the tribes of Turks who requested surrender. The first time he came to the tribes, he saw from a distance that the tribes were full of Turks huddled together to keep warm due to the cold.
This scene made Xu Yunyan feel deeply. The most painful thing about the war was originally them.
They were able to stay warm and rest in the tents, but now because of the war, they no longer had a place to get a chance to camp safely, and there were no tents for them to camp, which made Xu Yunyan couldn't help but sympathize with them.
It has always been said that the Turks are so brave and good at fighting, but after their brave and good fighting Turks warriors were completely lost, all that was left were just the old and the weak.
Xu Yunyan was watching like this on his horse, while the soldiers of the Tang Army who came with him were cheering here. Look, this is the Turkic people who once opposed us and caused them a lot of trouble, and here they are now.
Seeing these Tang army soldiers cheering and applauding here, hanging colorful flags, waving, singing and dancing, Xu Yunyan did not think they were cruel or inappropriate, but instead said to them.
"Since we have surrendered, we, the people of the Tang Dynasty, will help us if we can. We will take them to join the Chinese army. At least we can let them survive. We will talk about the rest later."
Some people couldn't figure it out and looked at Xu Yunyan here to ask.
"General, why should we help them? They often come to attack us. We haven't discussed it clearly with them yet, and now we have to help them. I don't accept it. I can't figure it out!"
One soldier was shouting and wondering, while another was talking directly.
"My parents and brothers died at the hands of the Turks, why should we help them?"
Xu Yunyan looked at them here, "This may be the difference between us and wild beasts. We are humans, not cold-blooded beasts."
Xu Yunyan just said this, and took the lead to rush towards the camp. In the camp, several women and children gathered together, looking anxiously at the Tang army in front of them, and in their arms there was a frozen man whose face was red and turned purple. The children are dying there,
Xu Yunyan couldn't help but let out a long sigh when he saw this, and directly took off his cloak and threw it to them.
And these people hurriedly knelt down to kowtow to Xu Yunyan out of gratitude and gratitude, making Xu Yunyan turn to look at the thick-bodied compatriots of the Tang Army.
"When is the time to retaliate? As long as we let them go, they will become our people of the Tang Dynasty, and there will no longer be a Turkic nation. Don't you think this is appropriate?
At that time, both the grasslands and the mainland were as close as one family and would not fight each other. Do you think it is appropriate to do this? Or should you kill them all and let their descendants who survive bear a grudge against us and face us again in life and death? ? "
Xu Yunyan's words finally made these people hang their heads here in deep thought.
When will this constant melee end? It is the best choice if the two parties can become as close as one family and have no contact with each other.
Just like this, a bizarre scene occurred. The Tang army on Xu Yunyan's side actually helped them move their camp and move closer to the Chinese army.
On the other side, Zhang Gongjin looked at the same group of people and did not help them. Instead, he allowed them to follow him back to the Chinese army camp and go to the warm south to escape the severe cold of winter and seek a chance to survive.
