"Recruiting you back? So soon?" Xiao Han was a little surprised by the news. He thought that Li Shimin would not recruit Tang Jian and himself back until the war was over.
"Hey, it can't be said soon!" Tang Jian shook his head and sighed: "Now the Turks are basically finished, and only a few tribes in the west have not surrendered. Wait for Li Jing to defeat them, and then capture Jie Li
, this war is over!"
"Then there's no need to be in such a hurry, right?" Xiao Han muttered, took the imperial edict naturally, opened it and took a look.
The content of the imperial edict was as expected. The whole article was filled with various words of praise and condolences to Tang Jian, which made Xiao Han's teeth sore! The only thing that was interesting was the big seal printed on the signature.
If you receive orders from Heaven, you will live forever!
"Tch, little plum is so pretty that she was uploaded to the national jade seal so quickly."
Seeing this big seal, Xiao Han couldn't help but curse in his heart again!
"When does Mr. Tang plan to set off?"
"I'll probably leave tomorrow."
Tang Jian smiled, then raised his head and looked at the vast and fertile grassland around him, feeling some emotion in his heart.
It’s been more than half a year since I came out this time, is it time to go back?!
"Leaving tomorrow?"
When Xiao Han heard Tang Jian's words, he touched his nose and suddenly smiled and said: "Then I will ask someone to help you prepare so that I can send you back!"
"Send me back?" Tang Jian frowned slightly and glanced at Xiao Han in confusion: "Aren't you coming with me?"
Xiao Han waved his hands and said with a bitter smile: "How can I go back? I was bragging before I came here. If I don't kill Jieli here, I won't go back! If I run back secretly now, my spine must not be pierced?"
"Are you still afraid of these?" Tang Jian rolled his eyes. He knew that Xiao Han had boasted in front of the emperor, saying that this time he would definitely destroy the Turks and hack Jie Li to death!
But he always thought that this was a joke! Could it be that if Xiao Han can't catch Jie Li in this life, he will never return to Chang'an in this life?
"This is not fear, this is attitude!" Xiao Han proudly puffed out his chest and said with dignity: "A gentleman's words are hard to catch up with! Especially a gentleman like me, how can I do such a stupid thing like breaking my promise and getting rich?
"
"Tsk, tsk..." Tang Jian stared at Xiao Han, who had a serious look on his face, and was amazed, but soon, his eyes seemed to be attracted by another place: "Eh? Where did this handsome young lady come from?"
"Where? Why didn't I see it?"
Xiao Han, who had been upright just now, broke through instantly and turned his head to look back with a wretched look! But apart from the empty grassland behind him, where could there be any handsome young lady?
"A gentleman, hum, a gentleman..."
Just as he was still looking around for the beautiful woman, Tang Jian's sneer came, followed by Xiaodong who couldn't help but chuckle.
"laugh!"
Xiao Han, who finally realized that he had been tricked, immediately became angry and did not dare to attack Tang Jian. He could only kick Xiaodong on the butt: "Go and get the dogs and the others up, let's go!"
"Go? Where to go?" Xiaodong had long been accustomed to Xiao Han's fists and kicks, and he ducked aside without any injuries at all.
"Where to go? Before the imperial edict comes down, go and chop Jie Li to death!" Xiao Han snorted angrily and strode away.
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In the endless wilderness of Mobei, a lonely Turkic man was lying on the back of a black horse, walking staggeringly on the rugged and winding earth and stone road.
In the sky, several vultures flew past, with a clear target. Not far behind the man, there was a large pile of blood and corpses, quietly waiting for them to enjoy.
There is no doubt that the person lying on the horse is none other than the former lord of the grassland, the Great Khan who was supported by countless Turkic tribes, Jieli!
Since the battle at Qikou, Jie Li, who was running away in embarrassment, could no longer remember how many times he had been attacked!
At the beginning, the enemies he encountered were only Tang people, but gradually, those former subordinates and former subjects gradually turned into enemies. In the end, even the guards around him drew their swords against him! Think about it!
He used his head to go to the Tang Dynasty to exchange for glory and wealth!
"You want to kill me? Bah!" He spat out blood-foamed spit, and slapped the horse's butt with a ferocious smile.
The black horse beneath him felt pain, screamed in surprise, and galloped down the path carrying his master!
The sky, I don’t know when it became cloudy.
The fast horse galloped by, and the north wind blew up, which was a bit cold and a bit moist.
Jieli on the horse discovered this, opened his mouth greedily, and breathed in the air that hit his face.
He had not had any water for several days, and he had never felt that the humid north wind could be so delicious! It was even as good as the wine that his concubines drank with their small mouths.
“Fine wine, mutton…”
Thinking of fine wine, Xie Li naturally thought of the luxurious life he once had!
A few months ago, I was sitting with millions of soldiers. When I gave an order, the color of the heaven and earth changed, and the ghosts and gods trembled! At that time, who would have thought that I would be in such a miserable state?!
How on earth did he end up like this?
This question has puzzled Jie Li for a long time. Even today, he still can't figure out why all this is happening!
In the battle of Dingxiang City, he fought his way out of the siege single-handedly, and quickly gathered an army of hundreds of thousands again, didn't he?
But why after the battle at Qikou, there were obviously tens of thousands of soldiers around him! Later, there were fewer and fewer soldiers! Even now, he is the only one left! He has become a complete loner!
"Why are you betraying me? Why?!" Jieli, who couldn't think of all this, suddenly became angry. He grabbed the horse's reins with his big hand and unconsciously exerted strength!
"hope……"
Beneath him, the already exhausted black horse was suddenly restrained by the reins. He neighed and became unsteady on his feet. His strong body swayed, and then he fell heavily on the wasteland!
Jieli on his back was caught off guard, and he fell heavily in an instant. His body rolled on the ground several times, and finally he barely stopped after hitting a big rock.
"hiss……"
Jieli was knocked dizzy and lay on the ground for a long time, and finally he forced himself to sit up.
Fortunately, the weather was cold, he wore a lot of clothes, and he was in good health. If it hadn't been for this, he probably would have gone to hell to meet the King of Hell without the help of Tang people.
"Horse!" Jie Li shook his dizzy head, and gradually saw the war horse not far away clearly. He was suddenly startled, and without even bothering to check his own injuries, he rolled and crawled towards the black horse.
In the wilderness, horses are a person's life! Without horses, just trying to get out of here with just one pair of legs is simply a dream!
"God bless you, don't let anything happen to you!" Rushing to the black horse, Jieli prayed to the sky while carefully checking the horse's condition.
