As the sun set, piles of fires were lit outside Yunnei City, and thick smoke rose upwards.
It was the Sui army burning corpses, and the disgusting smell was wafting in the air.
But the taste of victory was so sweet that it made all the Sui soldiers smile. No matter how unpleasant the smell was, it was within their tolerance range for them now.
In this battle, the Heng'an town army won a great victory.
Count the casualties.
The Sui army killed 341 people and injured 129 people, but buried a Turkic army of more than 20,000 people inside and outside Yunnei City.
At this point, it is really just a matter of numbers.
The Turks who entered the city were completely wiped out.
There were more than 16,000 Turkic corpses carried out from the city. Only more than 1,000 people chose to lay down their weapons and surrender to the Sui army. More than 10,000 Tiele soldiers confirmed their belief with their blood and lives.
of bravery and tenacity.
At the same time, it also verified how backward and primitive their rough and direct fighting style was when facing the Sui people.
The Sui army also harvested herds of cattle, sheep and war horses, and these were the only things they had. Scimitars, bows and arrows, for the Heng'an town army, could only be scraps of copper and iron, but they could be presented and turned into
Achieve military success.
Li Wu had already returned with a thousand cavalry. He had not gained much, and the Turks who were running away like crazy had no intention of joining their main army. They fled directly towards the Yunzhong Grassland.
If they were defeated and went before the Turkic Khan, their fate would be no better than dying at the hands of the Sui people, so they chose to go home directly.
This is the fragility of the tribal alliance. When they win, they will try every means to fight for the spoils. When they fail, they will fall apart almost immediately.
One by one, the knights sat on their horses a little tiredly, galloping to chase the enemy, which was also a strenuous job.
When they saw that Yunnei City was safe and sound, they all cheered loudly.
The Sui soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield outside the city responded to them. The faces of the Sui soldiers were filled with relief and joy after the war. It is conceivable that after this battle, the Heng'an Army will definitely look different.
The eight-sided building is surrounded by swords and guns and is heavily guarded.
Soldiers came and went, saying hello and talking. From time to time, bursts of laughter could be heard, but no matter whether they were talking or laughing, they were trying to control the volume, making the place look a bit noisy, but full of a sense of order.
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Because this is where the central force of the Heng'an Town Army is located. After a big battle, the murderous spirit of the soldiers is still there, but it also makes the heart of the Heng'an Town Army tainted with a lot of solemnity and majesty.
Li Wu led his people here and looked up. He dismounted his horse and strode into the building.
The main hall of the eight-sided building has been completely reduced to a place where the Heng'an Town Army handles military affairs.
Heng'an Town General Li Bi was not there, only Li Po was sitting high in the hall, listening to the generals' reports, saying a few words from time to time, and seemed a bit busy with people coming and going.
Heng'an Town Army didn't have many rules yet, so Li Wu poked his head to take a look. He joked with Huang You who was guarding outside, and then walked in.
Li Po looked up at him, nodded slightly, and said hoarsely, "It's been a hard journey since you got back, so sit down and talk."
Li Wu seemed to vaguely understand something, and immediately stood up straight, and beat his chest fiercely, "Report to join the army. The general will lead people to chase the enemy, but he has not caught up with many, and the Turks have fled to the Yunzhong Grassland."
Li Po's exhaustion could be seen by everyone. Li Bi threw everything after the war to him, and there was no way to retreat with Shengyi's fists.
Li Bi's meaning has become more and more obvious. Heng'an Town Army does not need two minds. Taking this opportunity, she just gives Li Po another chance to decide whether she will change her position to another position or continue to serve in Heng'an Town Army.
Military positions still need to be discussed in private between two people.
If Li Jing, who was far away in Yanmen, knew about his daughter's decision at this time, Xu would be furious.
He has high hopes for this daughter. It is indeed a bit inappropriate for a woman to join the army, but in Kansai people, men are not popular, and there are not a few women who are the head of the family.
For example, Dugu Xin, the great general of the Shangzhu Kingdom, raised three good daughters. As long as one of them stayed at home, he would now be the pillar of the Dugu family. Even if he became an official, there would be nothing unusual about it.
During the reign of Emperor Wen, there were really many female doctors in the court.
Of course, that was also because of the years of war and the loss of some of the noble families in Kansai. Emperor Wen felt sorry for these families and had no heirs. This was the result. These women were not allowed to be recorded in the annals of history.
But speaking of it, it is the thing that Kansai people are most proud of. My son served the country and died in battle, but my daughter is not inferior to him.
In fact, this situation will continue until it reaches its peak decades later, when women with amazing talents and beauty control the power, strategize, and drive heroes like calling eagles and dogs. Their majesty is unimaginable for future generations.
No matter how Confucian scholars later tried to cover it up, the figures of some women still appeared from time to time in this period of history, and they could only say a few sour words, such as Si Chen.
Therefore, later people who compiled history actually came up with a rather ridiculous method. Except for the women at this time who had a given name, which was so widely circulated that they could not be erased, the other women no longer recorded their names, but only recorded them.
It's just their last name.
Many strange women only had one surname left, and their names could not be known by later generations. It really makes people blush for these historians who are full of righteous words and open their mouths.
But Li Jing must not care about that much now. He is in Yanmen and is truly experiencing the power of the Turks. Together with the emperor, he is in a precarious situation.
Li Bi's idea is actually very good. She understands what her father means very well, but as she and Li Po get along with each other for a long time, she understands better. Although Li Po talks and laughs all day long, most of the time he is just talking about everything.
Not feeling full of joy.
But in her eyes, this is a man from Kansai who is upright and can be relied upon with confidence. Would such a person be so timid as to marry into the Li family and be content with being ordinary?
Impossible, then she was faced with a choice, whether to follow her father's wishes and firmly hold on to the military power of Heng'an Town, so that the Li family could have a reliance in this increasingly chaotic world, or to give up the military power to protect her future.
husband-in-law, laying the foundation
So, after thinking about it over and over, she seemed to think that there was no conflict between the two.
Li Po will be Li's son-in-law in the future, and he may also be Li's support. Instead of having a bad fight between the couple in the future and eventually parting ways, it is better to give in now and trust each other in another life.
Women and men are different after all, especially these days, there are more infatuated women and fewer infatuated men.
The two of them didn't say anything explicitly. There are some things that don't mean much if they are spoken out. What is needed is a tacit understanding. Li Po is undoubtedly a smart man and knows this intention very well.
Although this is really far from his ideal, and his busy official duties have made him lament the misery of his life, but he is a person, although he is a little hypocritical, but he will never refuse the sincere kindness of others.
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Especially when a woman has made a lot of sacrifices. If you, a grown man, still babble about being self-reliant and self-reliant, then you really take yourself too seriously.
Therefore, he sat firmly here, letting all the generals of Heng'an Town who came to report military affairs understand that from now on, he would be in charge of Heng'an Town.
Of course, he was always kind to his own people, and he was always thinking about how to compensate.
It would not be good to marry someone else's daughter, take over someone else's property, and then dig their grave.
Well, now Li Jing has no soldiers and no one, and Li seems to be uncomfortable staying in Chang'an. It's not difficult to make up for it, right?
But, Li Jing, that’s Li Jing.
It seems that the day when he will become famous is not too far away. If you want to help him in times of need, you have to do it as early as possible.
These messy things have begun to give Li Po a headache. As the saying goes, the hardest thing to bear is the kindness of a beautiful woman. In fact, this is almost the case.
The tangled parts are really hard to describe.
And when he sat firmly in the lobby, his smile disappeared. If the leader of an army wants to smile playfully and call others brothers, it would be too inappropriate and the style of painting is wrong.
But he was obviously not used to it yet, so he looked at Li Wu with a somewhat gloomy and melancholy look. Li Po didn't realize that poisonous feeling, but Li Wu felt a little cold on his back.
Then I started thinking fiercely, what did I do wrong to make this person angry?
Therefore, Li Po took full charge of military affairs for the first time, which did not give a good impression to his generals. They felt that this person was a bit sinister, and they would probably be very sad in the future.
Li Po felt good about himself. There was a man named Li right in front of him, and he was related to Li Jing. Although he was not close, he was not too far away either, so he could win over him.
In fact, there was no need to win over him. Li Wu, Chen Er and others had been getting along with him for more than a day or two. They had walked to Yunnei Racecourse together and had been to Liaodong together.
It’s no longer an ordinary friendship, “Are you tired?”
Li Wu was a little scared by him, but his attitude was correct, "I will not be tired in the end, but it's a pity that I can't make more achievements."
Li Po nodded slightly, "Since you are not tired, you can choose some people tomorrow to explore the situation in the south. You don't have to go too far. You can reach Cangshui in the west and Shenwu in the south. I want to know how many soldiers and horses the Turks left behind.
Here, has all the luggage gone to Yanmen?"
Haha, some red envelopes have been given out. You can try your luck. There are not many people grabbing them. It is really incomparable with cities and other places. Now I can only say that the foundation of the people in Acao is too poor, so you should live an honest life. To be continued
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