The sky is cloudless and the sun is high, but it cannot bring any warmth to the snow-covered earth. The cold wind takes no time to wreak havoc on the vast snowfield, blowing snow from the trees and falling, and blowing snowflakes flying all over the sky. This world
It adds a bit of chill and chill.
In an open area, countless people are hunched over trying to dig through the snow. Behind them is a clear passage, about ten meters wide, winding away, like a black python slowly swimming forward, in this white field
The world of ice and snow looks particularly abrupt.
After digging for three days in a row, we were not very far away from Yingzhou. The Turkic army was waiting behind us. Khan sat on his horse and looked far into the distance. He said with a cold face: "Speed up and send everyone up to this Khan.
In two hours, Ben Khan will be standing outside Yingzhou City."
Someone immediately ran to deliver the order.
Soon, a large group of people were driven over. They were all young men from the Xi tribe, holding simple digging tools in their hands, but no one dared to resist. In the past three days, thousands of people had been beaten to death.
Everyone rushed forward in a rush and joined the excavation team. Many people followed and went to the front to dig in sections, which made the efficiency much faster.
No one noticed that there were countless Tang troops lying on the hillside in the distance. They were all wearing thick woolen coats and their white clothes blended in with the snow. Qin Huaidao was among them, observing this scene carefully. Next to him was Fang Yiai, who couldn't wait to
He asked: "General, go ahead, the rider on the horse must be a big shot."
"That's mine." Cheng Chumo whispered.
"Whoever kills it belongs to whom." Fang Yiai said disdainfully.
"Keep your voice down and listen to the general's orders." An Guogong reminded.
Everyone stopped talking and looked at Qin Huaidao, their eyes full of fighting spirit.
Qin Huaidao motioned for everyone to shrink down, surrounded the city, and drew a line on the ground with his fingers. He said at the same time: "Assume this is the tunnel they dug. An Guogong's three thousand soldiers pressed down, spread out the formation, and let the diggers go."
, only attack Khitan soldiers." After saying that, he drew a line next to him and looked at An Guogong and the three brothers of the Cheng family.
Everyone nodded and said nothing.
Qin Huaidao continued: "Two thousand forbidden troops bypassed the people who were digging the tunnel and went to the other side to form a flanking attack. They must move quickly and don't rush too close to avoid being accidentally injured by crossbow arrows."
Then draw a line on the other side.
The two Yuchi brothers nodded knowingly, their eyes wild.
Qin Huaidao continued: "After eating the leading troops in one fell swoop, the two armies quickly pushed back and swept forward in a V-shaped row, trying to kill about 20,000 of them. The remaining enemy troops will definitely escape, taking the dug channels and
If you are riding a horse, your speed is faster than ours, don’t chase, defend on the spot and protect supplies.”
"Just let them run away?" An Guogong was unwilling.
"Yes, let them go back, don't forget that there is also the Xiwandan tribe in the Khitan territory." Qin Huaidao reminded.
"General, are you driving tigers and devouring wolves?" An Guogong reacted, his eyes lit up, and he said with some excitement: "As long as about 30,000 people are released, in order to survive, they can only rob other tribes' cattle and sheep, and Xiwandan
After a big fight with our troops, both sides will be injured, and then we can reap the benefits, the general is wise."
"So, it is most important for those Khitan people to bring some supplies." Qin Huaidao reminded.
"I understand, those are the trophies of the Khitan's looting of the Xi tribe. Apart from cattle and sheep, there are many good things, which are convenient for us." An Guogong said excitedly.
Qin Huaidao looked at the Cheng brothers and Yuchi brothers, and warned: "Everyone, the key to this battle is speed. Eat 20,000 people as soon as possible, protect the supplies as soon as possible, and don't be destroyed by the enemy. Those who dug the tunnel should be the Xi tribe.
So many people need food to bring back."
"General, are you going to take them in?" An Guo Gong asked in surprise. In An Guo Gong's opinion, the law of the jungle is the law of the jungle. Keeping these captives will only waste food and is of no use.
Qin Huaidao didn't explain much, nodded and warned: "You must act quickly!"
"Follow the order!" Everyone agreed and went back to their respective departments.
Soon, troops one after another rushed down the hillside on sleds. Although the gentle slope was not steep enough, it also accelerated the starting speed. Each one hit the ground with a stick and lowered his body forward, gliding away.
Seeing that she had nothing to do, Fang Yiai became anxious: "General, what are we doing?"
The dignified Yulin Army always sat there and watched, and the soldiers also had resentments, but their good discipline prevented them from showing it. They just looked at Qin Huaidao, their eyes a little fiery and eager.
Qin Huaidao smiled and said: "Didn't you say that the man just now was a big shot? I leave it to you to live."
"Haha, the general is wise." Fang Yiai was overjoyed and shouted to everyone around him: "Brothers, the general trusts us, we can't be cowardly, rush down and capture him."
"Follow the order!" Everyone was overjoyed and rushed down quickly.
Qin Huaidao did not charge. He stood up and looked at the rushing army. He felt a little excited and said to Luo Zhang who was accompanying him: "After this battle, the Khitan has nothing to worry about. With these Xi tribe prisoners in hand, nothing unexpected happens."
If we can win two places, we will be able to answer the question to the imperial court."
"Then we still want to attack Goguryeo?" Luo Zhang asked curiously.
"We will decide based on the situation."
"If you want to see it, just win it in one fell swoop. Although the Khitan and the Xi tribe have contributed a lot, they are far behind compared to Goguryeo. Goguryeo is the heart of the Holy Sage. If we win it and take the greatest credit, my uncle will become a new generation."
Military God." Luo Zhang said sincerely.
"But it's also a great achievement that shocked the Lord." Qin Huaidao said casually.
Luo Zhang was startled, his expression changed slightly, and he said: "That's right, even if he didn't take down Goguryeo, my uncle is still suspected of having great achievements and shocking the master. It's hard for the Holy One to reward him. After all, my uncle is too young. Is there any way to deal with it?"
"Don't worry, I know it well." Qin Huaidao smiled confidently, pointed to a person in front and added: "Did you see the man riding a maroon horse? He is in his forties, wearing a white mink scarf, holding a
He has a sword, not a sword common in the Khitans, it should be Khan. If you catch him, it will be considered a great achievement. Khan's war horse should be good, you need to change to a better horse."
"Here!" Luo Zhang agreed and hurried away.
Qin Huaidao remained unmoved and continued to watch the battle. As a general, as long as he won the battle, the credit would be great enough. He didn't need to compete with everyone else. What's more, if he really wanted to join the battle, the soldiers would be distracted in order to protect themselves.
General, it is best to stay in the command position rather than fighting on the front line.
In front, the soldiers rushed down and took advantage of the upper wind, and the crossbow arrows were as dense as rain, whizzing away. On the other hand, the Khitan army was squeezed into a passage less than ten meters wide. There were so many people that there was no place to hide.
It's impossible to turn around and run around. They are all like living targets. Although they can fire back with bows, they are limited to the soldiers on the periphery. The people in the middle cannot shoot. They will hit their own people. Unless they are thrown into the sky, the accurate aim is not enough to rush down.
For the soldiers, it is equivalent to nothing.
A shot of crossbow arrows came, and the people in Zhang Gong's counterattack team fell down. Before others could react, another shot of crossbow arrows came, and then the continuous crossbow arrows, like peeling off bamboo shoots layer by layer, shot and killed batches of people and fell.
Under attack by more than 5,000 people, and under the dense rain of crossbow arrows, the Khitans who were shot turned around and ran away, howling like ghosts and wolves.
Seeing this scene, Qin Huaidao smiled, his eyes shining with pearls of wisdom.
Luo Zhang rushed down on his sled and saw this scene. He was not in a hurry to take action. He fixed his eyes on the target. Although he didn't understand why Qin Huaidao concluded that the opponent was Khan, he decided to take it.
Soon, Luo Zhang caught up with the attacking troops and saw that the Khitan was fleeing back crazily. The target was mixed in and crowded. Many people were knocked down and trampled to death. They participated in the one after another, but there were people protecting the target, and even
He used his knife to kill the person who was blocking him, and felt happy that it turned out to be a big fish.
The next moment, Luo Zhang rushed through the formation, continued forward, and rushed directly towards the tunnel dug by the Khitans. His body rose into the air and slammed into the people around the target. The sled was long enough, and a large piece fell down after the collision. Luo Zhang quickly
He pulled out his legs, detached himself from the sled, pulled out a knife and slashed wildly.
The snow in the passage was very shallow, and there were no restrictions on movement, but there were many people. They squeezed and pushed. Luo Zhang cut down a few people and came to the target, but more people rushed up to block him, so he had to give up the arrest and continue to kill. These
No one was Luo Zhang's opponent. Several of them fell down quickly, leaving an opening.
The opportunity was rare. Luo Zhang rushed forward, pulled the man off his horse, put the knife across the opponent's neck and shouted: "Don't move, or I will chop you to death." After saying that, he pulled the opponent back and came to the edge of the passage, with his back against the thick snow.
Blocked by snow, the enemy has no way to sneak around and attack from behind. He only has to face the enemy from the front.
Several guards wanted to come to the rescue, but they tried to avoid him and shouted something.
Luo Zhang didn't understand a word and just ignored it.
At this time, the attacking troops arrived, and a barrage of crossbow arrows roared towards them, airtight. Countless people screamed and fell down. Luo Zhang pulled the target and threw himself into the snowdrift behind, completely submerged.
Luo Zhang was wearing a white coat. The attacking troops knew he was one of their own, so they deliberately avoided the area and continued to pursue him. Luo Zhang stood up, lifted the target out of the thick snow, and shouted: "Be honest if you don't want to die."
"Surrender, I surrender." The other party said quickly, speaking fluent Tang dialect.
"What's your identity?" Luo Zhang asked.
"Khitan Khan, Brother Ku, this general, please inform your army not to kill anymore. We are here to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. We have no malicious intentions." The other party said quickly.
When Luo Zhang heard that it was really a big fish, he was overjoyed. He looked around and saw that the team had already attacked. Fang Yiai and Li Yixie grabbed a few people and pressed the Khan forward to greet them. They heard Fang Yiai curse.
: "Unfortunately, it's not their Khan. Who did you arrest?"
"Sorry, this is the Khan." Luo Zhang said with a smile.
Fang Yiai became even more depressed when she heard this, and cursed: "You are so lucky!"
Luo Zhang smiled and said nothing, not pointing out that it was Qin Huaidao who reminded him. He looked up and saw Qin Huaidao gliding over, and shouted: "General, the Khitan Khan is here."
Qin Huaidao came roaring on the sled, stopped suddenly, looked at the Khan, and the Khan quickly said: "This general misunderstood, we are here to surrender."
"Surrender?" Qin Huaidao looked at the other party with sharp eyes, as if he could see through his heart.
Khan quickly said: "Yes, surrender, we have no ill intentions."
"Why attack the Xi clan?" Qin Huaidao frowned and asked coldly.
"They attacked me first, the Khitan. Please ask the general to tell you that we are really here to surrender. You can take me to see the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. Please also ask the general to restrain the army and stop pursuing them." The Khan said quickly.
Qin Huaidao suddenly thought of something, his eyes became cold, and he sneered: "If you can't defeat me, surrender, do you think that the Tang Dynasty can't do without you, and you need you to contain Goguryeo? Do you think that with your existence, Shiwei further north,
Mohe won’t go south?”
"you……"
The Khan's face changed drastically, as if his thoughts had been seen through. Then he thought about it, so what if he had been seen through. Without the Khitan to restrain it, the Northeast would be more chaotic. He said: "General is wise. As long as I, the Khitan clan, are here, there will be no chaos in the east. Please don't worry, General. Khitan
I am willing to fight for the Tang Dynasty and be the vanguard of the Tang army, just like before."
When they first attacked the Eastern Turks, the Khitans were the vanguard.
Qin Huaidao knew about this and sneered: "When you are full-fledged, you will go south again and loot our people of the Tang Dynasty again. When you can't defeat me, you will surrender. You will surrender and rebel again. If you rebel and surrender again, take advantage of it. If there is no advantage, surrender."
, it’s a good plan, you can surrender if you want, just show your sincerity.”
"What kind of sincerity does the general want?" Khan saw that the trick of surrender was as effective as ever, and the Tang army was as benevolent and righteous as ever, with good face and great peace of mind.
"Covenant between Khitan and Goguryeo."
The Khan's face changed drastically. He stared at Qin Huaidao and hesitated to speak. He instinctively didn't want to admit it, but if he didn't admit it, the other party might not accept surrender and he would die, but admitting it would also be very troublesome, and he was in a dilemma.
Qin Huaidao saw the other party's thoughts and said coldly: "Since there is no sincerity, everyone will obey the order." A huge murderous intention broke out. If he really accepted this person's surrender, how would he face the murdered people of the Tang Dynasty?
"Here!" everyone shouted.
Khan became anxious upon hearing this and said quickly: "Wait a minute, how do you know this?"
"This is not important. I will give you one last chance. Do you want to tell me?"
"Survey the alliance and possibly accept the Khitan's surrender?"
"You are not qualified to negotiate terms with me. I will kill you. I will look for you slowly. It doesn't matter if I can't find it. If I have that thing, I will do whatever I have to do." Qin Huaidao said coldly.
Khan felt something different from Qin Huaidao. At least, he was not as good-looking as the Tang army generals he had encountered before. He would be benevolent and righteous in vain. In the past, when he said he surrendered, he would give him good food and drink. He was afraid that he would be injured if he bumped into him.
But this man had murderous intentions and didn't care about his own life or death.
Faced with life and death, Khan hesitated.
"Don't want to say it? Then don't say it." Qin Huai said coldly, and he was about to give an order.
Khan panicked and didn't want to die, so he quickly said: "I said, in my arms."
Luo Zhang quickly searched his body and took out a piece of fine silk. Fang Yiai took it and handed it to Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao opened it and saw that it was indeed an alliance. The two parties formed an alliance. The Khitans took Yunzhou and Goguryeo took Yunzhou, but Youzhou was given to the Wang family of Taiyuan. There were signatures and fingerprints from the three parties on it. One of them was named Wang. With this thing, Taiyuan
The Wang family is completely finished.
At this moment, Qin Huaidao was determined, put away the silk, and asked: "At the beginning, Baiqisi was chasing Wang Tongbiao of the Wang family in Taiyuan. Later, a cavalry appeared. Who is it?"
"The Xiwandan tribe." The Khan decisively betrayed the Xiwandan tribe.
When Qin Huaidao heard that he knew the Wandan tribe, he still asked: "The reason?"
"The Wang family of Taiyuan and the Xiwandan tribe have close dealings, and their relationship is not cheap. The Xiwandan tribe wants to seize the power of the Khan. Zheng was worried that he had no chance to show his favor to the Wang family of Taiyuan, so he sent troops. I was worried that some time ago
The Wang family of Taiyuan came to lobby, saying that as long as an alliance is formed, they will provide strong support. In order to keep the Khan's throne, this alliance was formed. This Khan has no choice but to ask the general to take warning and never dare to do it again from now on."
Seeing that the situation was very close to what he had guessed, Qin Huaidao asked, "Where is Wang Tongbiao?"
"That bastard ran away." Khan said angrily: "I originally wanted to trick him into coming over and sending him to the general, but this man was cunning and ran away with his 10,000 black-clothed troops. I was anxious to surrender.
There was no pursuit."
Qin Huaidao could tell that the other party was lying. They were just bullshit trying to trick people into surrendering. Joining forces was the real thing. If they were defeated, they would just talk nonsense, but he didn't point it out. He asked: "Where are you going?"
"To the east, the details are unknown."
The most likely way to go east is to go to Pingzhou and join forces with the Goguryeo army. But just in time, he turned around and took a pot and shouted: "Captain Fang, take people to watch them, search them, don't hide weapons, Captain Li, go and inform those Xi
clan, let them continue to clear the passage, and I, the general, will accept them."
"Follow the order!" The two men quickly accepted the order.
Qin Huaidao looked forward. The pursuit had stopped. Most of the Khitan people had successfully escaped. The soldiers were collecting the scattered horses, cattle and sheep, and guard supplies. So many good things could not be lost.
Everything is within plan.
The Khan hesitated for a moment and asked: "General, how are my people?"
"He's not dead, your wife and children are also alive."
"Thank you, General, for not killing me." Khan said gratefully, feeling much more relaxed.
Qin Huaidao waved his hand and slid forward.
Luo Zhang was worried about Qin Huaidao's safety, so he pushed Khan to Fang Yiai, picked up the sled board, and chased him along the passage. Only then did Khan seriously look at the sled board. He was shocked and couldn't imagine that such a simple thing could actually
Sliding in the thick snow, wouldn’t it mean that the Tang Dynasty would no longer be able to defend itself against the prairie winter?
Khitan cannot stop it, nor can Shiwei or Mohe to the north, so what value do I have?
Without the value of containing various ministries, would Datang still accept its surrender?
Thinking of this, Khan became nervous. After enjoying the power and wealth, Khan was reluctant to die.
Qin Huaidao was not sure about Khan's change of mind. He walked all the way and came to the material storage area. An Guogong came up to him excitedly: "General, you have made a fortune. There are so many materials, more than He Da He's Ministry. The quantity cannot be calculated at the moment. It's still...
There is a lot of silver, grain, cloth, salt, etc., and there are countless arrows."
"Then don't count them. Let all the horses and donkeys go north and return at any time." Qin Huaidao did not expect to capture more than He Dahe's tribe. He smiled happily and said that with so much supplies, he would not have to worry about fighting for several months.
Duke An Guo agreed with all his heart. This battle felt more like a dream, with no difficulty. He returned and loudly issued an order: "The general has ordered that all supplies be loaded on horses, donkeys, etc."
The order was conveyed quickly.
Tent after tent was dismantled and placed on horseback, bags of supplies were loaded on donkeys, and patches of cattle and sheep were gathered together. The faces of the soldiers were filled with joyful smiles. This battle was fought without any pressure.
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From time to time, everyone glanced at the direction of Qin Huaidao, as if it was the sky, the sun, and the God of War. With him around, there was no fear of any difficulties or opponents.
An hour later, all the supplies were packed on their backs, gathered together, and ready to go. Even the killed Khitan horses were not spared. They were all meat. There were so many people, no supplies could be wasted.
Qin Huaidao saw that there were many children and women among the Xi tribe prisoners, shivering with cold, and gave an order for them to come over on their own, strip off the clothes of the killed Khitan warriors, put them on, and hand over the trophies they found.
The soldiers all had stolen gold and silver jewelry hidden on their bodies, which was also a large amount of loot.
This move made the Xi people feel at ease, and their despairing eyes became a little brighter.
Two hours later, the tunnel was dug to the boundary of Yingzhou, with the Ice City in sight.
Khan saw the towering Yingzhou and the ice city that suddenly appeared next to the Yingzhou city. He suddenly felt that he was ridiculous. Can such a majestic city be captured by just tens of thousands of Khitan people?
Also, what about Goguryeo’s soldiers and horses? Didn’t they agree that Goguryeo’s soldiers would surround Yingzhou?
Thinking of this, the Khan realized that something was wrong, and asked Fang Yiai, who was in charge of guarding: "This general, I remember that Goguryeo sent 50,000 troops to surround Yingzhou. Where is the person?"
"I went to your grassland and slaughtered several tribes." Fang Yiai said.
"What?" Khan was shocked, and the other prisoners also changed their expressions, their eyes full of anger at being betrayed.
They agreed to form an alliance and carve up the Tang Dynasty together, but little did they know that the other side stabbed them in the back. An army of 50,000 entered the grassland, and the Khitan warriors were fighting outside. Which tribe could stop them?
At this moment, Khan was so angry that his face was livid and furious. His red eyes stared eastward, full of hatred. He was convinced by Qin Huaidao and was attacked by the Tang army. After all, he made the mistake first, but this kind of betrayal cannot be forgiven.
Even more unacceptable.
Endless anger burned in his heart, and Khan, like a crazed hungry wolf, suddenly shouted: "I will general you."
Qin Huaidao was not far away and came over after hearing the sound: "Are you looking for me?"
"General, I swear to the God of Heaven that I sincerely surrender. I only hope that the General will give the Khitan people a chance for revenge. I am willing to lead the Khitan warriors into Goguryeo to avenge their hatred. If there is any violation, the sky will strike with thunder, and humans and gods will be angry." Khan said murderously.
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Qin Huaidao saw that the other party was Zi Cheng, not Ben Khan, and the gods worshiped by the Khitan people swore an oath. It was the most solemn and sacred oath. It showed that he had made up his mind. After thinking about it, he said, "Let's see how you behave."
"Thank you, General." Khan said gratefully.
Qin Huaidao looked at the other party, with a slight expression to prove that he was not lying. He motioned Fang Yiai to one side. After asking, he found out that it was the reaction after learning about Goguryeo's invasion of the grassland. He then warned: "Captain Fang, there are rules in the army."
, From now on, military affairs are not allowed to be revealed at will. If you don't understand the rules, you can ask Li Yixie. I won't do this next time."
"Here!" Fang Yiai didn't expect that she had broken the rules with her casual words. She felt tight in her heart and quickly agreed.
It was an unintentional mistake. Qin Huaidao could not say anything more and signaled Fang Yiai to leave, but his thoughts came alive. The Khan wanted revenge and wanted to perform meritorious service to survive. It was believable, but his status was special and he could not lead troops, otherwise there would be future troubles. Khitan
Soldiers can be used, but Qingzhuang, one of the prisoners of the Xi tribe, can definitely be used. He whispered to Luo Zhang beside him: "Luo Zhang, how about I give you an army to lead?"
"It's all up to my uncle to make the decision. If he needs it, he has no shirk." Luo Zhang agreed nonchalantly.
"When I return, I will give you an army and train it according to your Luo family's art of war." Qin Huaidao said with a satisfied smile.
"Would it violate the court regulations and cause trouble?" Luo Zhang reminded.
"Wouldn't it be better to be in trouble? Your Majesty won't have to reward me, and I won't have to worry about my great achievements." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, his eyes sparkling.
Upon hearing this, Luo Zhang understood that this was self-destruction. He thought about it and said, "Okay, listen to uncle. It's just a pity for uncle's great achievements."
"Having more credit is hotter, but fame is different. It's time for you to become famous. The Luo family's reputation needs you to support it." Qin Huaidao said in a low voice.
Luo Zhang thought of his decadent father at home, and his eyes turned red.