Chapter 627 Destroy the country and capture the king to avenge the shame
When Jieli was discovered seven miles away from Su Lie's tent, he ran away without hesitation. He had no intention of resisting.
escape.
He had only one thought,
He didn't even care about his sons. He didn't even put on his armor. He jumped on his horse under the protection of the attached guards and fled north. He fled to the camp prepared in advance in the desert. He didn't even get off his horse and called the thousand spirits.
The rider then continued to flee deeper into the desert without looking back.
He ran from night to day, and from day to night, without stopping.
Fortunately, we had prepared well in advance, so the escape this time was not so embarrassing. We had at least a thousand elite cavalry, and even prepared many spare horses, as well as a month of dry food.
The horses were rotated and marched all the way, not daring to stop for even a moment,
"I'm sweating profusely. I've been running all day and all night. Let's take a rest," Fuli's guard persuaded. Riding three horses at a time couldn't stand this kind of running. It was freezing cold and the grass hadn't melted yet, and even riding three horses in turns couldn't stand it.
Stop, many horses have fallen to the ground vomiting blood,
Jie Li Dong's face turned purple. He looked at the cavalry around him. They were all very tired, so he had no choice but to nod, "Find a shelter from the wind and take a break as soon as possible."
"Just rest here tonight,"
Even the Turkic knights who were on horseback, or the elite thousand knights selected from Yugushe's command, were also exhausted. Especially in this weather, each horse ran for hundreds of miles without stopping, and everyone was freezing.
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After receiving the order, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and quickly dismounted.
Many knights couldn't get off their horses for a long time.
Some knights directly killed the horses and bled them. They filled the empty water bags with warm horse blood and drank it in large gulps to quench their thirst and ward off the cold.
Anyway, many horses never get up once they stop.
Those who are thirsty drink horse blood, and those who are hungry eat horse meat.
Cut off the steaming horse meat and eat it raw,
Jieli took a piece of horse liver handed over by the captain of the guard, took out a knife and sliced it into pieces with a stiff and clumsy hand, then picked it up and ate it raw.
The cold wind howled.
In the desert Gobi,
After a good meal, more than a thousand people finally regained some energy, set up tents, hugged each other to keep warm and rested.
Jieli fell into a deep sleep.
early morning.
The fog is thick,
Su Dingfang pursued all the way. In order to be able to quickly and not be easily discovered, Su Dingfang only brought three hundred elite cavalry forward this time.
Horses have their hooves bound, and people have their hooves bound.
Taking advantage of the heavy fog, we quietly approached Jieli temporary camp.
When they directly touched the ground only two miles away from the camp, Jieli's patrol guard discovered that he blew the horn in panic.
Jie Li, who was sleeping in the camp tent, sat up suddenly.
Hearing the sound of the alarm horn, he immediately yelled and got out of the camp.
"withdraw,"
It's a pity that although Jieli still moved very quickly this time, he couldn't get away from Su Dingfang after being approached by Su Dingfang in the Gobi Desert.
After running for more than ten miles, Su Dingfang still caught up with him. He shot down Jieli's mount with an arrow. He rode up to catch up with him. He knocked Jieli to the ground as he got up and ran away. Then he leaned over and grabbed him.
Capture him like an eagle catching a chicken,
After confirming that it was Jie Li, Su Dingfang was overjoyed. He punched Jie Li, who was still trying to resist, so hard that his face was bruised and several teeth fell out. Then, he cut his hands behind his back and tied them up with cowhide ropes, and even tied up his legs.
, just put it on yourself and bring it back immediately,
"Where's Yugushe?"
"I have no idea."
In the temporary camp in Jieli, the Tang army stewed horse meat and roasted it over the fire.
Su Dingfang interrogated Jie Li.
Yugushe did not run with Jieli. Jieli did not take his son with him. As soon as he heard the alarm, he immediately left with dozens of horses and went straight to the camp he had set up in the desert earlier.
Just escape all the way north.
The results of the interrogation of other people were similar.
"Give me a good time," Jie Li was in a low mood and ashamed. He ran around, but he didn't run away after all.
Su Dingfang chuckled. After so much effort, he finally caught someone. How could he kill him casually?
After a good meal and a short rest, Su Dingcong escorted the prisoners back.
Halfway through, I met Gao Rong and Gao Ning's cousins who arrived with Qianqi.
"Have you caught Jieli?" Gao Queer asked loudly as he watched him escorting many Turkic prisoners.
"The Turkic Khan is here!" Su Dingfang said with a smile.
The Gao brothers quickly rode over and after careful confirmation, they were all overjoyed, "Finally we have captured this prisoner. The Duke of Jin should be satisfied now."
desert snowfield,
The fierce wind in the vast sea,
The Tang army returned singing a triumphant song.
Qikou,
Wu Huaiyu was overjoyed when he got the good news from Su Lie. He thought Jie Li could escape again. In a place like this, it would be really difficult to catch Jie Li if he really wanted to escape.
This time it was a bit of luck. After all, when Jieli was in Qikou, he most likely ran to Mobei, and there was only one way there.
When Su Dingfang escorted him back to Jieli, Li Jing, Li Ji, Yuchi Gong and others also came to greet him.
After seeing Jie Li with their own eyes, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
This Northern Expedition was finally a complete success.
In the camp, Tang Jian was warming himself by the fire in the tent while writing bullets for the Emperor of Chang'an. He was getting very angry while writing. It was not that he couldn't understand Li Jingwu Huaiyu's idea of capturing Jie Li, but even if you wanted to do this,
Then when I set off from the Black City, can you guys give me some information?
Why did we have to carry out such a sudden attack, without any preparation, and almost died.
Now he can only sit sideways and write bullets with half of his butt, because that half of his butt was hit by a Turkic arrow. Fortunately, it was only shot in the butt. The arrow was not smeared with horse dung or human urine after inspection.
The arrow is not even rusty,
Moreover, the arrow was not too deep, and it did not damage any bones. It was just a flesh wound. It would not be a serious problem if it was bandaged and given medicine, but this incident made people suffocate.
After all, he was the Duke of Ju with a title of 600 households, and he was also the governor of Lizhou and the minister of Honglu Temple. Those guys really didn't take themselves seriously at all.
"Tang Gong."
An Xiuren opened the tent and came in, and a gust of cold wind came in.
"Good news, Jie Li was captured by Su Dingfang."
"ah?"
Tang Jian was surprised, "Really?"
"That can still be false. Jieli is in the camp right now. Although his nose is bruised and his face is swollen, and he is missing a few teeth, he is definitely Jieli, alive, alive."
"Could it be a substitute?"
"We've known each other for a long time, Jie Lina. We can't tell the difference between the real thing and the fake one. I guarantee it's fake."
Tang Jian put away the half-written bullet, stood up, and touched the wound on his buttocks, making him grin. An Xiuren came up to help him up.
"Let's go and take a look together."
The two envoys who were granted the title of Duke rushed to the Chinese army's tent and saw Jie Li.
At this time, all the senior generals and commanders in the camp came over to look at Jie Li, as if he were looking at a rare object.
Jieli lowered his head in shame, looking decadent.
Li Jing had a few words with Jie Li, but he didn't ridicule him much. He only said that he had sent people to ask for surrender, but why he pretended to surrender and was repeatedly untrustworthy.
"Khan goes back to his tent and rests peacefully. Tomorrow the commander-in-chief will personally escort Khan back to Chang'an!"
Yugushe was not found,
He took about two or three thousand horses and ran away, running faster than Jie Li. Wu Huaiyu and others sent people to chase him for a day and a night, but they gave up after they failed to catch up.
In this battle, they raided Qikou, captured Jieli alive, beheaded tens of thousands of people, captured more than 50,000 men and women, and captured many livestock. The harvest was still very large.
Although Yugushe ran away, his tribe's population was basically wiped out. This Jieli's son inherited the tribe's population, livestock, etc. from the previous Yugushe, and was defeated and moved south from Mobei. Now he is directly wiped out.
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Cows and sheep were slaughtered in the camp, and the whole camp celebrated.
The next day, Li Jing, Li Ji and others led troops to escort Jie Li and others south, while Wu Huaiyu was responsible for leading troops to clean up the aftermath.
After discussion, at Wu Huaiyu's strong request, the 50,000 people captured this time were still left to the emperor and the imperial court. The rest of the 20,000 troops dispatched this time were divided into three groups. Of course, the remaining 50,000 people were also given to the black city and the white city.
Several troops from Dingxiang were also divided.
The same applies to livestock, money, silk, etc.
This method of division was deeply supported by the soldiers. Everyone could get a share and make a fortune.
War horses, armor and weapons, etc., are all registered and stored in the warehouse.
The wind in Qikou is very strong,
The snow has not melted yet and it is very cold.
But the soldiers ate large pieces of stewed horsemeat and drank hot soup, and they felt warm in their hearts. Even though they couldn't spend this year at home with their wives, children, and parents, they had shared so many good things, let alone such an agreement.
If you destroy a large country, there will still be rewards for meritorious service, and you may even be dismissed from office.
This battle was really enjoyable,
The casualties were not big, just tired and cold, but the harvest was amazing.
"The soldiers who represent the country are like gods!"
"The Duke of Jin is also an excellent commander,"
"Our General Gongsu of Linqing County is so powerful. Five thousand cavalry in Baidaochuan defeated 200,000. In Qikou, he was the vanguard to defeat the enemy in two battles. In the end, he chased Jieli alive in the desert."
"Our Duke of Hubei, General Yuchi, is even more impressive. Five thousand cavalry made his first contribution in Dingxiang..."
This battle was fought very well,
The Dingxiang Road Camp and the Heng'an Road Camp fought particularly well. Li Ji missed the great success of Tongmo Road, but he still had hard work, and he also made great contributions to the mopping up in the north of Yinshan Mountain and Poqikou.
"It's just the other three camps, nothing happened."
"There is hard work even without credit,"
Riding several fast horses, they galloped south to Beijing to report their victory.
It was February 15th, the fourth year of Zhenguan.
Looking forward to the great meeting in the sun,
The emperor has issued a special decree that today all civil and military officials in the capital who are in the ninth rank or above must wear onion-pleated clothes before attending court.
early morning.
Zhang Liang, the censor's doctor, took charge of the affairs of the Censor Gao, and Ma Zhou and the officials of the three courtyards went to the west veranda of the palace. They were summoned by the official Zhu Yi and urged all the officials to go to work.
Under the leadership of the supervisory censor, all officials took their places in the palace according to their rank.
The emperor sits on the throne when he goes to court.
All the officials felt that today's court meeting was different.
The incense burners, incense tables, and sleeping mats in the palace seem to be different, and the ceremonial guards displayed seem to be more solemn.
Singing praises at ceremonies,
All officials pay homage.
The meeting between Japan and Korea at the end of the lunar month has always been a meeting but no discussion. It is possible to announce an edict but not do anything.
Today's Wangri Festival makes everyone feel like something big is happening.
The emperor sat on the throne with a smile on his face.
"Tell you good news, great news,"
"Li Jing, Wu Huaiyu, and Li Ji sent back good news from Qikou outside the Great Wall. They have captured the Turkic Khan Jieli alive!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall applauded and cheered.
"I heard that the Lord is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the Lord will humiliate his ministers and die."
"In the past, when the country was founded and the Turks were strong, the Supreme Emperor professed his vassalage to the Turks for the sake of the common people. I was heartbroken and aspired to destroy the Xiongnu. I could not sit still at the table and was unwilling to eat.
Now, if we temporarily move our troops to the side, we will be successful in all directions. It is a shame to be singled out by Jizhen!"
Li Shimin was so excited as he spoke that he stood up and wet his clothes with tears. In fact, the emperor only said that he felt uncomfortable when Li Yuan surrendered to the Turks. But in fact, as soon as he ascended the throne, Jie Li led his troops to the foot of Chang'an, and he was forced to fight with Jie Li on the Wei Bridge.
White Horse Covenant, that is even more of a shame.
Now, after three and a half years, I have finally avenged my past humiliation.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling stood up and took the lead in shouting. He was equally excited and burst into tears. He had been holding this anger for more than three years and more than a thousand days and nights, enduring the humiliation and burden, and finally took revenge.
Even Wei Zheng, the servant who always liked to criticize the emperor, was so excited that his beard was trembling and he shouted long live.
Above the Golden Palace, Baiguan Mountain shouts long live, the sound moves the clouds and the night,
That morning, all the people in Chang'an City said they heard the sound of the mountain shouting "Long Live the Mountain". Many people in Chang'an Lifang also followed the call of the mountain.
The whole city of Chang'an is shouting long live!
Long live the emperor, long live the Tang Dynasty!
