Cheng Yaojin, wearing Mingguang armor, came with Ma Shuo on horseback and led his army. Behind him, all the Tang soldiers were holding spears, with many Beishan Xihu heads stuck on the spearheads.
The craftsmen who built the city and the people all stopped their movements and looked at the Tang army returning from the bloody battle.
On the construction site, there is an isolated city gate, and the foundation of the city wall is still being laid. This city gate has been built first.
"The Emperor inherits Tiande"
Cheng Yaojin stopped his horse in front of the city gate and looked up at the words on the city gate.
The emperor inherits heaven's virtue, and the emperor inherits the kindness of heaven and earth to nurture all things. This is also the origin of the name of this new city. Those four words were inscribed by Wu Huaiyu, the governor of Youzhou and the governor of Anton.
Cheng Yaojin turned over and dismounted, followed by countless Tang army soldiers dismounting together.
"Pick those Xihu heads with lime, and then build them up in the capital for viewing." Lao Cheng ordered, and then passed through the isolated city gate and entered the city.
There are also large construction sites in the city, with stones, wood, horses, mules, etc. everywhere.
"Where is the Grand Governor?"
"The Governor went to the north bank to inspect Jehol Fort."
Chengde City is on the south bank of the Luan River, and there is another Wulie River flowing into it to the north. A new Rehe Fort is also being built at the foot of the west bank of the Wulie River.
There are two forts on the two rivers and three banks, and even a fort is planned to be built on the east bank of the Wulie River.
Cheng Yaojin rushed to Rehe Fort again.
Rehe Fort is named after the hot springs where it was built. As you ride on horseback, you will see wooden piles on both sides of the road, with plugs on the wooden piles.
Dugu Yanyun's death stoked a hornet's nest and caused various Tang armies to take deadly action.
"Erlang."
When Cheng Yaojin arrived, Wu Huaiyu was talking to Su Lie. Su Lie came over from the Baihe River and thoroughly combed the Baihe River Basin.
It's too late to escape, and it's too late to register as a householder.
Now the Tang Dynasty does not need them to surrender, nor does it need them to register households.
Fight as soon as you come up. After conquering the tribe, draw lots.
Eleven kills.
Everyone lined up, no matter men, women, old or young, in groups of ten. One person was selected at a time and executed on the spot. The rest were not slaves.
Most of the Xihu troops in Beishan had already fled before, leaving only small tribes, or some old, weak, women and children who fled into the mountains. But this time they ambush and annihilate five thousand Tang troops, which also brought disaster to themselves.
Wu Huaiyu is teaching Su Lie a lesson.
Because Su Lie and the others not only killed them on the eleventh day, but the angry Tang army also killed the old, weak, sick and disabled people after the eleventh day, because these people could not be sold for much money, and they were burdensome to carry with them.
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Every time they conquered a tribe, they erected a small temple and a monument to explain it.
Now the Baihe River Basin, including the Chaohe River Basin, has been wiped out by guys like Su Lie, Gao Wei, Li Tu Diji, and Wu Fuyu.
Fengning has imprisoned tens of thousands of prisoners and is selling them at auctions.
"Those Beishan taunts should all be killed."
Old Cheng Bing left Lulongsai and marched along the Luan River. After hearing that Dugu Yanyun's entire army had been wiped out, he was shocked and angry. This demon king was already murderous. He was the governor of Luzhou, and the Tieshan barbarians and others were captured by him.
There was nothing left from the slaughter,
Previously, Wu Huaiyu said that he would give Beishan Xihu a choice. Those who were willing to move north were free to move north, and those who were willing to stay were organized into households and became subjects of the Tang Dynasty, and their fields were distributed and granted. The Tang army was not allowed to plunder them, and only those who resisted would be attacked.
But now they actually dare to ambush more than 5,000 Tang troops. Is this okay?
Fight all the way,
Cheng Yaojin did not engage in any eleven-day massacre, but slaughtered several tribes one after another. Those who refused to surrender were slaughtered. For those who surrendered, he only kept the young ones and sent them to slave camps, and cut down the rest.
In Cheng Yaojin’s eyes,
Southern barbarians, eastern barbarians, northern barbarians, and western rongs are not human beings.
If they were submissive, they could be tolerated, but if they dare to show their teeth, they would all be suppressed.
"The land west of the Luan River has now been cleared. Please allow us to cross the Luan River to encircle and suppress those Beishan Xi rebels who have fled north."
The tributaries on the east bank of the Luan River, the Xiaoluan River, the Suotou River, the Goat River, the Lao Niu River, the Pu River, the Parrot River, the Yudai River, etc. Many Beishan Xihu are now hidden in these mountains, rivers and valleys, and some have even crossed the ridges.
By the time we reached the dam, we had entered the territory of Tuli Khan.
Wu Huaiyu did not reply immediately.
Now the planned plan for the Northern Expedition has basically been completed. The west of the Luan River and the south of the Puhe River have all been captured by the Tang army. Most of the 20,000 to 30,000 troops from Beishan Xihu have fled, leaving only 30,000 to 40,000 troops.
They have also been wiped out by those killing gods and demon kings, and they have all become slaves or ghosts.
The Rehe Fort that Wu Huaiyu built now has actually crossed the boundary and exceeded the boundary previously drawn by him and King Xi.
After crossing the Luanhe River, we arrived at the north bank of the Wulie River.
Cheng Yaojin wanted to lead troops across the border to pursue him, and even proposed to simply move the border further east, so that the upper reaches would be bounded by the Yangtze River or even the Suotou River.
The Suotou River is the Yisun River in later generations. Although it is almost a hundred miles due north of Chengde, the upper reaches of the Luan River and the Suotou River are in the shape of a Y. The distance between the two rivers in the upper reaches is more than 200 miles, and in the middle
There is still a long way to go downstream.
Although there are mountains between these two rivers, the area is extremely vast.
The area between Luanhe River and Suotou River is roughly equivalent to the area from Tanghe River to Luanhe River.
This is equivalent to doubling the territory Datang demanded from Xi.
"This is what they should give. We killed more than 5,000 troops, a county prince, and a general."
"If Kedu's attitude had not been so submissive, the whole Kumoxi should have been destroyed directly this time."
"Let's not talk about that for now. Let's kill Beidun's Beishan Xihu first."
Wu Huaiyu said coldly, "Kedu has personally led Xi's five armies to go south. The Khitan army and the Turkic army have also come over. Each of you will lead your troops to the north and encircle and suppress them together. This time, no one will be spared."
Those whom King Xi could save were very frightened.
He never thought that these Beishan Xi tribes could be so capable and could actually join forces to annihilate more than 5,000 Tang troops and even kill a general.
When he heard the news, he was not proud at all, but filled with endless fear.
He immediately sent Yiluohe to deliver orders to the five tribes, asking all tribes to be young and strong and use all their strength to encircle and suppress the Xi tribe in Beishan.
Even if the Beishan Xi tribe on the south bank of the Luan River crosses the Luan River, they are not allowed to take them in, even if they are relatives.
Before, he thought that by destroying the Xi tribe in Beishan, he could annex most of Beishan Xi and strengthen himself, but now he can only destroy these people.
While expanding mobilization, he personally came to the south to plead guilty.
Kedu was very frightened, fearing that the Tang army would take the opportunity to destroy the Xi tribe. Although Beishan Xihu could annihilate Dugu Yanyun and five thousand Tang troops, he also found out clearly that Dugu Yanyun only underestimated the enemy and fell into the trap, and the other Tang armies did not suffer at all.
Influence, those 5,000 Tang troops were actually only 3,000 regular Tang troops.
The Tang army really wanted to destroy Xi. If the five of them united, they couldn't muster 50,000 soldiers. How could they defeat the Tang army?
The ignorant are fearless,
But the person who can be saved has been to the Central Plains many times and even conquered Goguryeo for Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. He knew the vastness and power of the Central Plains and also witnessed the rapid rise in strength of the Tang army in just a few years.
Dugu Yanyun's entire army of five thousand men and horses was wiped out. This does not mean at all how powerful they are at ridiculing people, nor does it mean that the Tang army is incapable of doing anything. It can only mean that they broke the sky.
Xiren's heaven is about to fall.
The person who could be saved hurriedly rushed to see Wu Huaiyu day and night, but no one saw him. Wu Huaiyu just asked someone to pass on a word,
"First destroy Beishan and rebel, and we will discuss the rest of the battle after that."
Wu Huaiyu also asked his adopted son to give him a map. There was a red line on the map, which was drawn along the Luanhe River, but now on this red line, there was another line drawn, which was the Xiaoluanhe River.
There is also a paragraph written on the map.
Originally, the middle line of the Luanhe River was used as the boundary, but now, Wu Huaiyu said that the entire Luanhe River Valley belonged to the Tang Dynasty, including the Xiaoluanhe River Valley.
After accepting the map, Kedu left some gifts such as mink fur, deer patch, ginseng, gold, silver, and a horse, and then hurried back.
If the Grand Governor said that Beishan Xihu should be destroyed, then he would immediately help to destroy Beishan Xihu.
Those who can be saved are desperate.
The five Xi tribes are also working hard, and they all know that if they don't destroy those Beishan Xi Hu who are trying to break the sky, they will also be buried with them.
Even if you are a dead Taoist friend and not a poor Taoist, you will understand how to ridicule him.
If Kedu wanted to sell Beishan Xihu to the Tang people before, some tribes were not very happy and had some criticism of Kedu, but now, they have the same attitude.
When one's own survival is faced with challenges, one cannot care about anything else.
The Khitans in the Songmo Governor's Palace and the Turks in the Anbei Governor's Palace also sped up their actions. A great general died and five thousand Tang troops were annihilated. This matter was so big that they were even scared and they just wanted to do it as soon as possible.
Those who dared to commit suicide in Beishan were ridiculed to appease the anger of the Tang Dynasty.
For a time, Beishan Xihu became a rat in the bellows.
Attack from all directions, sparing no effort.
Beishan Xihu has nowhere to hide,
After several battles, there were heavy casualties, and Beishan Xihu had to break up and be reduced to pieces, but even so, no one planned to let them go.
The five troops of Kumoxi pursued them the most fiercely, and the Khitan and Turks also pursued them relentlessly, not to mention the Tang army.
The impoverished Beishan Xihu even had a tribe capture the leader of the previous alliance, and also captured the Turkic Tutun sent by Jieli. They only hoped that the Tang army would let them go.
But when faced with their envoy's request, Tang Jun only replied, "Give them a chance. With ten Xihu heads, they can exchange for a chance of survival."
"We will give them as many chances to survive as possible."
Ten for one.
If you kill ten Beishan Xihu, you will be pardoned and become a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, but you will be moved to Lingnan for resettlement.
The three Beishan Xihu heads were pardoned for the crime of death and distributed to the Tang army as slaves under the protection of Anton.
Five Beishan ridiculed Hu's head and pardoned the death penalty, which can become the Tang Army's trilogy.
This condition is too harsh.
But there was no room for bargaining. This was the condition given by that tribe after they captured the alliance leader and the Turkic Tutun. Other Beishan Xihu did not have this condition, so they had to double it.
Within the territory of Qianli Xi, tens of thousands of Beishan Xihu tribesmen were surrounded and suppressed by various ministries. From early spring to midsummer, the mountains in Xidi were blooming with flowers, and the last Beishan Xihu group was also wiped out.
Beishan Xihu killed a hundred thousand people,
None of the remaining fifty or sixty thousand were captured and sold into slavery.
Only a handful of people survived. They exchanged the heads of countless Beishan Xi clan members for the chance of survival.
In the mountains and river valleys, where the mountain flowers are blooming, there are one Beijing temple after another, and one monument after another to extinguish the Hu.
The five troops of Kumo Xi also paid nearly 10,000 casualties to annihilate Beishan Xi, but in the end they did not dare to keep even a single prisoner, and all the livestock, money and silk they seized were sent to the Tang camp. They only hoped that the Tang Dynasty could forgive them.
Don't involve them.
As for using the Luanhe River as the boundary and the entire Luanhe River Valley returning to the Tang Dynasty, the Xi people also agreed, and the Xiaoluanhe River was also included in the Tang Dynasty.
In the upper reaches of the Luan River, the Bashang Grassland and the Tuli Anbei Governor's Palace are also bounded by the Luan River. The two sides are bounded by the center of the river. The east bank of the river belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and the west bank belongs to the Turks of the Anbei Governor's Palace.
After more than a hundred days of fighting, Beishan Xihu was completely wiped out.
During this period, no one from the Chang'an court came.
Just quietly watching the conquest and suppression of Youzhou, it seemed as if Dugu Yanyun and the five thousand Tang army soldiers were not completely wiped out in Dashigou.
Jehol Fort.
This castle was originally on the Xijing side, but Wu Huaiyu made up a boundary agreement. The tributaries on the north bank of the Luanhe River and their estuaries for twenty miles were all owned by the Tang Dynasty.
This was another overbearing treaty, but Kedu still agreed. Twenty miles from the mouth of the tributary river was just twenty miles, and there was no dispute over that point.
Moreover, Wu Huaiyu also said that the Tang army would set up border markets at the mouths of the rivers on the north bank to facilitate the Xi people to trade with each other and save them the trouble of crossing the river.
What else can Xi Ren say?
"Gong Lu, I'll leave this to you. I'll go back to Youzhou soon,"
"Why is there no movement over there in Chang'an?"
Cheng Yaojin also had many connections in Chang'an, but he wrote a lot of letters to Chang'an, but he didn't get any news. He even wrote several memorials to the emperor, explaining how Dugu Yanyun was destroyed.
But there was no reply.
The quieter it is, the more likely something big will happen.
"Don't worry, nothing major will happen. The battle is over and the results will definitely come out. When I return to Youzhou, the envoy from Chang'an will probably arrive soon."
Wu Huaiyu was mentally prepared, and it was estimated that the court would call him back to Chang'an.
Some things definitely need to be explained face to face.
The calm during this period must be abnormal. There are probably many people attacking Wu Huaiyu in Chang'an. After all, the casualties were so heavy and a general was killed, but Li Shimin must have been suppressing this matter.
But this matter has to be dealt with,
He was not afraid. He was mainly responsible for Dugu Yanyun's death. Although Wu Huaiyu, as the commander-in-chief, was indeed responsible, he was not the main responsibility.
Besides, there are no casualties in wars. This time, the Tang army destroyed Beishanxi, expanded the territory for hundreds of miles, and killed more than 100,000 people. The results were still very rich, and the casualties were acceptable. It just means that an entire army was wiped out.
Without the titles of two armies, this kind of thing is really not easy to accept.
"Then you can come back early. Autumn is about to begin. The Northern Expedition to the Turks will begin at any time. We are still waiting for you to lead the Eastern Route Army." Lao Cheng was worried about Wu Huaiyu.
It would be fine if they only lost a few thousand soldiers and horses, but a great general was brought in. Dugu Yanyun had grown up with the emperor since he was a child. The emperor even called him his cousin, and he was the son and daughter's in-laws, so he couldn't come to Youzhou.
It's gone in a month.
"We can all testify for you that Dugu Yanyun attacked without authorization, but you sent the Thirteenth Company to kill him back, and he chased him all the way, but he didn't listen, and he was defeated and died in the end. It's not your fault."
