Chapter 618 Three Feet of White Silk Hanging Yin Mountain
Su Lie couldn't care less about his fatigue,
After the battle, I immediately started looking for Jie Li, but unfortunately I never found him.
"Only Jieli's golden armor and his wolf shawl were found."
"Do you know the trace of Jieli?"
“Maybe I’ve crossed the Black Mountain via a trail,”
Su Lie frowned.
A cavalryman came over and said, "General, General Yuchi is here."
Yuchi Gong also had a share in this victory. Xue Wanshu led the heavy cavalry to break through the Turks' defense. Su Lie and Li Keshi led the light cavalry to sweep away. Yuchi Gong also came from the south. The two most elite cavalry met and jointly strangled the Turks.
soldiers.
More than 100,000 Turks were beaten into a pot of porridge by 10,000 Tang cavalry, plus the Sogdian servants led by Kang Sumi and the surrendered Turkic troops.
Chase and kill all night long.
More than 100,000 people dispersed into birds and beasts,
The results of the battle were great. Thousands of people were beheaded and tens of thousands were captured. However, there were still at least 100,000 people scattered in the wind and snow, and they could not be pursued for a while.
"Have you caught Jie Li?" Yuchi Gong galloped over on his horse and shouted from a distance.
Su Lie stepped forward, shook his head and sighed, "I only found Jieli's golden armor and wolf bandanna. This guy's golden cicada escaped from his shell."
"Would it be hidden among the prisoners? Let's look carefully."
"Will do,"
A careful search followed, but Jie Li was still not found. Not only Jie Li, but also Zhi Huan Si Li, Ashina Simo, Zhao Deyan, etc. were not caught.
In fact, most of the nearly 50,000 people captured were old, weak, women and children, and most of the young and strong warriors ran away.
This is also a disadvantage when fighting deep into the grasslands. When these grassland tribes find that the situation is unfavorable, they immediately run away and are difficult to annihilate.
"Damn it, you actually let him run away."
Yuchi Gong was a little annoyed, but also a little helpless. If the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, what could he do?
"When the princes of the imperial court made plans, they were still too conservative,"
Su Lie smiled and did not answer. It cannot be said that the imperial court was too conservative when formulating the plan. After all, this Northern Expedition was also the first time he went out to fight, so he must be more cautious.
There was nothing wrong with letting Yuchi Gong lead a five thousand fine cavalry to raid the Evil Yang Ridge and pin them twenty miles south of the Dingxiang Khan Court. Using this force to contain and even exhaust the Turks was not wrong. It could even be called a stroke of genius.
The original plan was to use Yuchi Gong to contain the opponent for two or three months, which would greatly consume the exhausted troops, and then the main force of the Tang army would come over to close the net.
But Jieli took the initiative to run away after only half a month. This was really unexpected by everyone. I thought he could carry on for at least a month.
"Report!"
"Xianggong Li has arrived."
Li Jing came quickly,
After he received the flying pigeon message sent to him by his son Li De, and learned that Jieli had abandoned Dingxiang and left, he immediately set off from Mayi, personally leading his Qingqi to go ahead.
But after all, we were hundreds of miles away,
Despite the wind and snow all the way, he still couldn't catch up. By the time he arrived, the battlefield here was almost finished.
Li Jing, whose beard was covered in ice, ignored Su Lie and Yuchi Gong, who was tired from the journey. As soon as he saw Su Lie and Yu Chigong, he immediately asked about the result of the battle.
"Teacher, please go to the tent to keep warm, drink a cup of hot milk tea, and listen to the students' reports." Su Lie helped Jing dismount.
"Well, let's talk as we walk,"
Su Lie made a brief report, and Li Jing couldn't help but nod his head in appreciation, "Very good, this battle was fought very well. General Yuchi and Su Lie both did a great job. Jie Li became a lost dog."
"It's a pity that the students failed to capture Jie Li."
Li Jing waved his hand magnanimously, "Jie Li can't run far, just keep chasing."
"Students have sent out light cavalry to pursue and hunt,"
Soon someone reported that Jieli had been captured by Princess Yang and Zhao Deyan of Kedun Yicheng, and traces were found in Baidaozhong Creek. From the discarded materials, it was determined that Jieli should have escaped from Baidaozhong Creek, but judging from the traces
, they ran away for a long time.
"We are already following the traces."
Princess Yicheng Yang and Zhao Deyan were escorted back. Li Jing was cooking on the fire, drinking hot milk tea and eating stewed horse meat. Yang was a little embarrassed.
"Give me a cup of milk tea to warm myself up," Ke Dun said to Li Jing,
Li Jing raised his head and glanced at him, and said slowly, "When I was the mayor of Mayi County, the princess wanted to kill me, but now I didn't expect that the princess has become my prisoner."
Princess Yicheng sat down by herself and poured herself a cup of milk tea.
Still maintaining his grace, he took two sips and held it in his hand to keep warm. "Back then, you and Pei Ju secretly made a secret appointment with Hu Xi from Shu to go to Mayi in the name of mutual trade. However, you secretly ambush soldiers and horses and lured him to death. After the incident, you also used it as a sign of rebellion.
He started sweating profusely by telling lies, and even threw dirty water on me, saying that Shi Shu Hu Xi had a secret affair with me.
Li Jing, are you doing this as a gentleman?
Isn’t it normal for me to want to kill you?”
Li Jing also held the tea cup and asked, "The affair between Shi Shu Hu Xi and the princess has spread from the grassland to Taiyuan. Who doesn't know about it? Is this considered an injustice?"
The princess sneered, "It is useless to talk about the past. Now that I have fallen into your hands, you can do whatever you want. I only have one request: keep my body intact and bury me at the foot of Yinshan Mountain after my death."
Shishu Huxi was a favorite of Shibi Khan, a Sogdian Hu, who had always been in charge of Turkic trade and financial affairs, and indeed had a close relationship with the princess.
Pei Ju, who was in charge of foreign affairs in the Sui Dynasty at that time, believed that the Turkic Shibi Khan was getting stronger and stronger, and suggested that he should divide his power and get rid of his left and right arms. First, he wanted to marry Shibi Khan's younger brother with a clan daughter, but the guy didn't have the guts.
Failure to do so will only lead to dissatisfaction.
After that, Pei Ju continued to do nothing and lured Shi Shu Hu Xi to Mayi to ambush him. He also said that he had an affair with the princess and that he was going to betray Shi Bi. However, Shi Bi Khan found out the inside story and the result was that
The siege of Yanmen.
Sui and Tu were also completely torn apart.
At that time, Li Jing was the magistrate of Mayi County and Li Yuan was the consolation ambassador of Hedong. They were also directly facing the Turkic threat. Li Yuan and Li Jing often discussed together how to deal with the Turks. Li Yuan also recruited troops and trained an elite Turkic-style cavalry.
However, during this process, some of Li Yuan's actions showed Li Jing that he was self-reliant, so he later put himself in prison and transported him to Jiangdu in a prison car to meet Yang Guangmi. However, he had just arrived in Chang'an.
Li Yuan also followed and attacked Chang'an City.
After the Li Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, Princess Yicheng had been waiting for the opportunity to return to the Sui Dynasty. She repeatedly persuaded the Khan to invade the Tang Dynasty. In the fourth year of Wude, she attacked Yanmen and detained the general Sun Shunde.
In the fifth year of Wude, Mayi was captured again.
Since then, the abrupt relationship has become worse and worse, the two sides have continued conflicts, and the fighting has become more and more fierce.
It can be said that during the wars in those years of Tutu, Princess Yicheng played a role in fueling the flames.
Even if Chuluo Khan hadn't died suddenly on the way, the Tang Dynasty might have really moved its capital that time.
Li Jing scooped out a bowl of horse meat for the princess.
But the princess didn’t eat it,
"The last meal on the road should not include good wine or meat. I want to eat mutton. Remember to add more pepper and a pot of good wine."
Li Jing asked Su Lie to do as she asked.
"Princess, does she know where Jieli escaped?"
"I don't know, and I won't tell you if I know."
"Jieli abandoned the princess, does the princess not hate him?"
"Husband and wife are birds of the same forest. When disaster strikes, they fly separately. Isn't it normal?"
Waiting for the mutton and fine wine to be delivered,
The princess finished eating calmly and elegantly, and made another request, "I need to take a bath and change clothes. Please boil me hot water and bring me my luggage."
Li Jing agreed.
Su Lie was a little puzzled when he took the princess down.
"Won't the teacher send her to Chang'an?"
Li Jing said, "I have sent people to escort Xiao, Yang Zhengdao and others to Chang'an. As for Princess Yicheng Yang, let her be buried here."
"Is this what the saint means?" Su Lie asked in a low voice.
Li Jing did not answer.
Su Lie understood and stopped asking.
After a long time,
The princess came back again. She had bathed, changed clothes, and put on makeup. This princess, who had been befriending the Turks and living in the grasslands for thirty years, was actually still very young, in her forties, and she was particularly charming.
He married Qimin Khan and his three sons Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan and Jieli Khan.
When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty established Qimin Khan, he married Princess Anyi. However, Princess Anyi was dissatisfied with the soil and water of the grassland and died of illness in less than a year. Emperor Wen then chose another daughter from the clan and named her Princess Yicheng, and sent Sun Sheng to escort her to marry Qi.
civil.
She married Qimin Khan for ten years, Shibi Khan for nine years, Chuluo Khan for one year, and Jieli Khan for another ten years.
On the grassland, I experienced thirty times withered grass,
Princess Yicheng's father, Yang Xie, was just a poor relative of the emperor and little-known. Princess Anyi died of illness a year after marrying Turks. The emperor wanted to choose another daughter from the royal family to marry, but the royal family was unwilling. Finally, Yang Xie was chosen.
He was reluctant in every possible way, but in the end he still did not dare to disobey the will.
Back then, Princess Yicheng was unwilling to go to the Turks, thinking that she would not survive long on the grasslands, not to mention that Qimin Khan was an old barbarian from the grasslands.
Who would have thought that thirty years would pass in the blink of an eye.
He also served four Khans.
"Please give me three feet of white silk!" The princess' expression was indifferent, neither sad nor happy.
Li Jing waved his hand, and the soldiers brought the tray. On it was three feet of white silk. In addition to the three feet of white silk, there was also a pot of poisonous wine for the princess to choose.
The princess looked at the poisoned wine and said, "General Li is kind."
"Emperor Shizu Ming was killed in Jiangdu and his country was destroyed. I heard that he wanted to drink poisoned wine to commit suicide but the rebels refused, so Linghu Xingda had him hanged. He was only fifty years old.
I am almost fifty. Although I am committed to reviving the Sui Dynasty, I will never see this day again. Please give me three feet of white silk."
Li Jing nodded.
The soldiers tied the white silk around the princess's neck.
"Can I ask, how will Li Shimin deal with Zhengdao and Empress Xiao?"
Yang Zhengdao is the grandson of Yang Guang and the posthumous son of King Yang Jian of Qi. His father and brother were both killed in Jiangdu. He was taken by his grandmother Xiao Hou. He was first forced to follow Yu Wenhua and go north, and then fell into the hands of Dou Jiande. He was then asked to punish Luo by Princess Yicheng.
The Khan sent envoys to welcome back the Turks, settled them in Dingxiang, and established him as King of the Sui Dynasty. He also assigned all the officials and people in the Central Plains in the Turks to Yang Zhengdao.
However, this man is actually just a puppet in the hands of the Turks, and he is only a young man now.
However, since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the royal family of the Sui Dynasty has withered away, and Princess Yicheng still hopes that the Tang Dynasty can leave some blood for the Yang family.
"I have sent people to escort them to Chang'an,"
The princess asked Li Jing to help her write to the emperor, asking the emperor to protect Yang Zhengdao and Empress Xiao, and then decided to die.
Three feet of white silk was hanged to death in Baidao City at the foot of Yin Mountain.
After his death, Li Jing had a coffin built and buried in Baidao City.
"Report, Shi, the governor of Bingzhou, and Li Ji, the general manager of Tongmo Road, arrived with their troops,"
Li Ji came even later and didn't even drink the soup. Hearing that Jie Li had run away, Li Jing ignored his fatigue and simply stopped resting, so he led his army to continue crossing the Baidao in pursuit.
But when they crossed the Yin Mountain hard, they saw a Youzhou military flag flying on the black city in the north of the mountain.
Wu Huaiyu was one step ahead of him and had already arrived here.
"Is Duke Yi in the city?" Li Jing asked while standing at the foot of the city.
