Perhaps the saying "the king never dies" really has its reason.
Just now, Li Shiji saw that the situation was not good, so he had to give up the cavalry he was good at, and was forced to use unfamiliar firearms to stop the Turks' crazy offensive.
The result is that although those firearms made of black powder are powerful, they have a fatal flaw, that is, the smoke is also extremely large!
Especially when dozens or hundreds of thunderbolts were thrown together, the billowing smoke almost enveloped the entire battlefield!
When the howling north wind blew away the diffuse smoke, Li Shiji suddenly discovered that in addition to countless Turkic corpses on the ground, the main and most important goal of his trip, Jieli Khan, had long since disappeared.
Trace!
"I...Xiao Han belongs to your ancestor!"
The duck that had been put in the pot to be cooked suddenly grew wings and flew away at the last moment!
Li Shiji, who was so depressed that he almost vomited blood, could only vent his anger on Xiao Han and the Turks who had no time to escape.
Because we really don’t know where Xiao Han is now, we can’t deal with him! So the Turks who didn’t have time to escape were in bad luck!
On the battlefield, these Turks, who were frightened by the power of firearms, were quickly defeated and captured by the Tang people. Then, the furious Li Shiji ordered that all of them be beheaded, leaving them to report their merits in the future.
However, everyone here knows that even if they chop off 10,000 heads and send them to Li Shimin, they won't be as valuable as the one around Jie Li's neck!
After talking about the extremely depressed Li Shiji, let’s talk about the lucky Jie Li.
Just like in Dingxiang City, Jieli once again relied on his shameless face and the rare BMW behind him. After abandoning more than two thousand soldiers, he fled westward with only dozens of followers and fled.
Moreover, because Li Shiji was frightened by the magic weapon descending from the sky, he ran without stopping, bypassing a large circle and running to Qikou north of Yinshan Mountain (today's northwest of Siziwang Banner in Inner Mongolia).
When they arrived at Qikou, they reached the real hinterland of the Turks. At this point, Jieli, who couldn't run anymore, breathed a sigh of relief. He re-established his tent here and asked the surrounding Turkic tribes to come to defend him. After thinking about it, he decided again
He sent his confidant Zhi Shisi to quickly go to Chang'an to plead guilty to Li Shimin, and made a flattering appearance of being willing to join the Tang Dynasty.
But will Jie Li really surrender?
Xiao Han felt that this was almost more difficult than getting a dog to get rid of its habit of eating shit!
Today's Jieli is clearly just stalling for time! When the water and grass become lush again next year and the war horses become majestic again, Jieli will still be the same ambitious Jieli!
Shuofang City, Post House.
After Tang Jian learned that Jieli had sent an envoy to Chang'an and expressed his willingness to surrender, he smiled happily, and then began to pack his bags and prepare items.
Perhaps it wasn't until this moment that he really felt relieved! He had been waiting hard for several months in Shuofang, and finally got what he wanted!
"Please prepare more cotton-padded clothes and spirits! Don't bring water. There is so much snow outside. If you grab a handful, it will melt into water. Why bring it?"
Tang Jian was busy in the backyard of the post house, while Xiao Han was licking fried beans and leaning on the courtyard wall to watch the excitement.
"Hey, Old Tang! You have to take advantage of the postmaster's recuperation at home to clear out the posthouse for him, right?"
"Hey? That's a rooster that was raised to crow. Why did you catch it too?"
"Ahem, if I remember correctly, I made this sledge for skiing, right? Why did you requisition it too?"
The impatient Tang Jian could tolerate Xiao Han's gesticulation at first, but later, he still couldn't hold it back. He grabbed a ball of snow and threw it at the chattering Xiao Han: "Get out! I don't have time to play with you!"
"Hehe...it didn't hit!"
Xiao Han quickly dodged the snowball, and then smiled straight at Tang Jian!
That silly smile, coupled with the black mouth ring eating fried soybeans, looks exactly like the second idiot from next door.
However, I don’t blame him. It’s just that the old man selling fried soybeans in Shuofang City was too stupid. He didn’t know to soak them in water before frying them. As a result, the skin of the fried soybeans was burnt.
The mouth was all dyed black.
"You...you, hahaha..." Soon, Tang Jian also noticed Xiao Han's strange appearance, and the resentment in his heart was immediately wiped away, and he couldn't help but point at him and laugh.
"Me? What's wrong with me?" Xiao Han was laughed at inexplicably and didn't know what happened.
It wasn't until he looked at himself up and down, and then accidentally saw the black hand holding the beans, that he suddenly understood. His old face turned red, and he rushed back to the room to wash his hands and face.
Get water, boil it, wash your face.
After Xiao Han finally finished his work, Tang Jian outside had already packed up the rituals in the yard and returned to his room.
"Squeak..."
After washing his face, Xiao Han pushed open the door of Tang Jian's room. He originally wanted to continue making a few jokes. Unexpectedly, when he entered the room, he found that Tang Jian was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the room, staring blankly at the surrounding furnishings, his face filled with emotion.
An expression of sadness and reluctance.
Seeing Tang Jian like this, Xiao Han couldn't tell any of the jokes he had prepared. After thinking about it for a long time, he could only ask in the end: "Have you packed it up? When are you going to leave?"
Tang Jian raised his head and smiled at Xiao Han at the door, his tone still calm and gentle: "Come on, I will set off as soon as His Majesty's order comes."
Xiao Han frowned when he heard this, looked at Tang Jian's face, hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help but asked: "Old Tang, how do you know that His Majesty will definitely let you see Jie Li in person?"
To be honest, this sentence has been buried in Xiao Han's heart for a long time!
The reason why he stayed in Shuofang for so long and refused to leave was precisely because he knew the direction of history and the final fate of Jie Li! He also knew what kind of credit those who participated in this war would receive.
Therefore, he stayed here, waiting for the last chance to participate and become a witness to this historical event.
But Xiao Han also knew: Tang Jian couldn't know everything he knew!
But the problem is that he made the same choice as himself: stay in Shuofang and wait for the opportunity! And he was fully prepared before the opportunity came.
If everything Tang Jian did was just because of his judgment on current affairs and his understanding of people's hearts, then he would be too terrible!
"Haha... Do you think there is anyone more suitable for this job than me?"
Faced with Xiao Han's sudden inquiry, Tang Jian smiled, and then he looked at Xiao Han deeply with a meaningful look: "When will the things Xiao Hou prepare for me these days?
