Li Shimin was very happy. In the north, Xu Yunyan was the champion and led the Tang army. He defeated the Turkic Khan and defeated him. Less than a thousand of the 200,000 soldiers and horses fled.
Li Shimin was very happy, and the generals next to him even exclaimed.
"Did the Turks bring 200,000 pigs? We were beaten like this by a general before we even took action!"
However, Li Shimin knew Xu Yunyan's abilities and knew that these 200,000 soldiers and horses were real Turkic cavalry, so he looked at the people in front of him and asked.
"I wonder how the champion arranged it, and he actually fought so beautifully?"
After Li Shimin asked, all the generals looked at the messenger who came to deliver the letter. The messenger also felt proud and immediately started talking.
Although he only heard about it and did not really understand the battle, this hearsay, coupled with his exaggeration, made Li Shimin and others feel worried. After finally defeating the Turks, Li Shimin felt relieved. One breath.
Originally, they had the advantage and won, but when they heard the news, they almost heard that they were defeated. But fortunately, they won in the end. Li Shimin was very happy and said it directly after looking at the message.
"You go down and receive the reward. The champion of this battle bows to greatness and is about to have a good discussion with all the ministers on how to reward the champion."
After Li Shimin said something, the messenger immediately went out to collect the reward. It was not that he cared about the reward, but that His Majesty was so happy that he did something that Your Majesty should not do, which made the messenger extremely happy.
But just after the messenger left,
Finally, Li Shimin looked at the generals and commanders around him and said again.
"Everyone, please tell me how to divide Xu Yunyan."
But before they can give the reward, it may be that the messenger took too long to tell them the story, or something was delayed, or the latter messenger came faster.
Li Shimin heard another report from someone guarding outside the military camp.
"Your Majesty, there is a messenger from the north outside the camp asking for urgent permission."
Li Shimin didn't think it would be a problem at all, but waved his hand, "Let him come in."
It has not yet been discussed how to reward Xu Yunyan. Everyone who saw this new messenger had only one thought in their minds.
That is, after Su Dingfang and Xu Yunyan reunited, thousands of soldiers and horses should have captured the current Khan of the Turks.
It was just this new letter that shocked everyone.
This is Tang Sergeant's fault, but the red feathers on his back used to convey information have turned white. Even his red cloak has turned white, and there is a circle of white cloth wrapped around his head. .
What's the fuss about? Why does he look like he's here to send a message of mourning?
The content of the letter seemed to be that someone had been killed in action.
However, Li Shimin didn't think that any important person would be killed in the battle. In the end, less than a hundred people were left in the tens of thousands of Tang troops. It is reasonable for the soldiers who came to deliver the message to look like this. Maybe he had relatives who died on the battlefield.
These are all heroes of the Tang Dynasty!
But just when Li Shimin was thinking this, the messenger who came in plopped down and knelt on the ground.
"His Majesty!"
When Li Shimin was about to speak, he said something directly.
"Are you
Coming to deliver a letter? Tell me that the Turkic Khan Zhishisili has been captured? "
The messenger had something to say but was blocked by Li Shimin, so he nodded helplessly.
"Yes, your majesty is wise, Zhi Shi Si Li has been caught, but now Zhi Shi Si Li is a dead man."
Li Shimin laughed happily after hearing what the messenger said.
"It doesn't matter if you die, as long as we solve the problem of Zhi Shi Si Li, we can be said to have won this battle!"
As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, the generals guarding him couldn't help but sigh with emotion that they had won. He even felt that he should take advantage of the opportunity of such a great victory to turn the Western Turks into the same existence as the Anbei Protectorate. They even thought of a name, Anxi Protectorate.
As for the candidate for the Protectorate, he might as well be the Champion. Although he used to be the Protector of Anbei, now that the Anbei Protectorate is on the right track, other people can be arranged.
The Anxi Protector's Palace they planned has just been restored. A person with identity, status, and ability should be arranged to be the guardian of the Anxi Protector's Palace. The Anxi Protector's Palace cannot be allowed to have another accident.
However, when he saw the person in front of him constantly thinking about how to arrange Xu Yunyan and how to maximize the results of the battle, the messenger in front of him immediately started to hesitate.
"But...but..."
He looked at the messenger in front of him and said what he wanted to say. Li Shimin waved his hand, and the scene immediately became quiet. Li Shimin looked at the messenger in front of him and asked curiously.
"What's wrong? Is there anything you haven't finished yet?"
The messenger looked at Li Shimin and said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, the younger one is here to deliver a message."
"I know you
Came to deliver a letter. "
Li Shimin was very curious, wasn't this messenger the one who delivered the letter? Is there anything else that can happen if I don’t deliver the letter?
Then Li Shimin looked at the messenger, "Hasn't this letter of yours been delivered? The Western Turkic Khan Zhisi Sili, who is an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, has been captured. Is there any new information, or is it the remaining Western Turkic people?" Did all the tribes surrender?"
Li Shimin imagined that their military strength and speed were so great that they could gain a large territory of the Western Turks without even using a single soldier. Such an achievement was so honorable to their ancestors that the messenger finally started talking about it.
"Your Majesty! Champion Hou and General Su are going to pursue Zhisi Si Li together."
Li Shimin nodded, "I understand, you want to give credit to Su Dingfang and the champion, Li Ying, right? I will award them as appropriate. There are also many soldiers of the Tang Army, especially those who died on the battlefield for our Tang Dynasty. The formation will not treat them poorly." Their."
But just as Li Shimin finished speaking, the messenger in front of him shook his head.
"Your Majesty, it's not us who want to ask for credit for the general. The champion has always taught us that as soldiers we should protect our home and country. How dare we ask for a reward for sparing no effort for the sake of the fellow villagers behind us?
But..."
Seeing the messenger getting up here again, Li Shimin felt even more unhappy.
"How do you, a soldier, do it? Why do you say it directly? Why are you so hesitant every day?"
Li Shimin spoke, and the messenger in front of him finally gritted his teeth and spoke to Li Shimin.
"But Your Majesty, Champion Hou and General Su went to pursue Zhisi Si Li."
This sentence came out again. Li Shimin shook his head helplessly, "Just say what you want to say directly and focus on it. You have said this to me twice. He
They will all receive corresponding rewards. "
Li Shimin promised again, and the messenger immediately started speaking.
"Your Majesty, the person who defeated Si Li Duan was cunning and took a different route from his troops. However, the champion saw through his plan and forced him to a mountain. Zhu Si Li did not want to be a prisoner, so he jumped The cliff died.
Just...just..."
"Don't worry, I won't blame you."
Li Shimin looked at the messenger in front of him and said this anxiously, then reassured him.
"Don't worry, I won't punish them. Even if they catch Zhishu Sili and kill him, I won't deal with him."
After Li Shimin's assurance, the messenger immediately started talking.
"It's just that when Zhi Shili wanted to jump off the cliff, the champion went to pull him and wanted to treat him as a living person and give him to His Majesty as a gift, but who knew... who knew..."
Seeing the hesitant expression of this information, Li Shimin couldn't help but shudder.
"What on earth do you mean?"
Li Shimin raised a trembling hand and pointed at the courier on the scene. Looking at the courier's white cloak and a white cloth on his head, and the red feathers behind him turned white, Li Shimin asked uncertainly. With.
"Tell me, who had the accident?"
All the generals present were shocked.
Seeing the messenger's appearance, they thought it was because too many soldiers of the Tang Army were killed. However, the messenger kept talking about the loss of Sili, which made everyone even more worried.
Did something really happen to someone?
The messenger immediately lowered his head and started crying
Come.
"Your Majesty, when the champion was catching Shisi Si, he jumped off the cliff. The champion also went to catch him and he slipped and fell down the cliff."
"What?"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment.
"How is it possible? How is this possible? Are you serious? Has the champion passed away, or has there been an accident? I don't believe he will die. He has survived the storms and waves. Do I have to let a small Western Turk have to catch him? A champion?"
Li Shimin was extremely reluctant and could not believe that what was happening in front of him had such a result, and the messenger burst into tears.
"That's how it is, Your Majesty. We only found the dead body of Zhi Shisi and the armor of the champion. The champion is missing. He is missing!"
The messenger burst into tears, and Li Shimin's heart was bleeding when he saw the messenger.
"How is this possible? Since you haven't found it, then look for me again! Find me the Champion Hou sooner or later. If the Champion Hou is not found, who dares to say that the Champion Hou is dead?"
Li Shimin was furious here, but all the generals in front of him knew that as long as his armor was found, something must have happened to the champion.
Otherwise, why would the general throw down his armor during the battle, and fall off the cliff with him? If he loses Sili, he will die. How can the champion still be alive?
After Li Shimin got angry, he saw that the messenger was still crying, so he immediately came to him and comforted the messenger in front of him regardless of his status as an emperor.
"Don't cry. Go back and deliver the order. Find it for me. You must find it no matter what."
The messenger was there crying and saying, "Your Majesty, we have been looking for it for a long time, but we can't find it at all. We can't find it!"
now su
The general had no choice but to build a tomb for the champion, bury the flags of the wise kings of the Turks and the Khan as a burial companion, and escort the coffin back to Chang'an, hoping to allow him to return to his hometown. "
After the messenger finished speaking, Li Shimin also had two lines of blue tears in his eyes.
"I don't believe it! Why do champions always die so young? I don't believe it!"
As soon as Li Shimin said these words, all the generals present looked at me and I looked at you.
yes! There is never a long-lived champion.
Since Hou Huo Qubing, the champion at the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Hou Ying, the first champion, died young, no one who has won the title of champion has lived long.
Neither the descendants of the champion nor Jia Fu, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai in the Eastern Han Dynasty, lived long lives.
Now Li Shimin has awarded another champion, and he has made great achievements in battle. He did not expect that he would die so young again.
While these generals were lamenting here, Li Shimin finally couldn't bear it and leaned back and almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, the guard next to him had quick eyes and hands, and supported Li Shimin while Li Shimin looked at them.
"You guys should retreat first, I'm tired and I need to have a good rest.
When Su Dingfang brings the champion's coffin to this place first, I will pay my condolences to the champion. "
