Ten miles east of Jinji Fort, there is Longtou Village.
This is a small village of Xiyuan barbarians, which also belongs to the Xiyuan barbarian branch. At this time, it had already become the base of the Tang Dynasty's expedition camp.
The red flag is flying high and the tents are lined up.
Wu Huaiyu personally led a hundred cavalry to Jinji Mountain for reconnaissance. Five hundred barbarians came down the mountain to intercept them, but they were killed and fell into disgrace.
Pang Yanzhang's three-way communication at the foot of the mountain made Wu Huaiyu's reputation spread far and wide again.
Not only was the barbarian temporarily depressed,
However, the morale in the Tang army's expedition camp was high.
Wu Huaiyu also used this battle to officially announce the beginning of the Tang Dynasty's crusade.
The coach took action himself, and no one would suspect that it was a feint.
"Are you Huang Cheng?"
In the military commander's tent in the camp, Wu Huaiyu was sitting on a horse, drinking tea and looking at the defeated general who was tied up by the big five flowers.
This man was the barbarian general who was knocked off his horse and knocked to the ground by him.
What is somewhat surprising is that he is actually the governor of Puppet Si Tongzhou, the former military commander, and the son of Huang Gan, the puppet king of Sino-Vietnam in Huangjiadong.
I thought he was just a barbarian like a small gang leader, but unexpectedly he caught a big fish.
This Huang Cheng is extremely embarrassed. His armor has been stripped off, leaving only a pair of calf-nosed shorts. He is not tall, but he is also strong. He is about thirty years old, with darker skin, and there are many bruises on his naked body. There are few scars, and the wound on his shoulder and back when he was thrown off the horse by Huaiyu is also very eye-catching.
There are also dark and purple scars on his waist and legs where Wu Huaiyu slapped him with a horse stick.
This guy even had some injuries on his face, obviously from being beaten after being captured.
He was quite unconvinced, his bull's-eyes were staring wildly, and he was breathing heavily.
"Kill or behead them as you please, but don't get too proud too early. We will definitely defeat you." Huang Cheng gritted his teeth.
Huaiyu got up and walked over,
He held his head high and his chest high, with a generous and righteous expression.
Huaiyu smiled and said, "He is a tough guy."
"You speak Chinese quite well, where did you learn it?"
Seeing that Wu Huaiyu had no intention of hitting him, the man's expression softened a little, "I have stayed in Guizhou for several years before,"
Huaiyu lowered his head and looked at his injuries. After being captured, the Tang army gave him simple treatment.
"Your injury still needs to be treated and you need to use some medicine, otherwise it will get worse,"
"You don't need to be pretentious," Huang Cheng said.
"Since you speak Chinese very well and have stayed in Guilin for a few years, I think we can have a good communication,"
"What's there to talk about? You Central Plains people bully us like this and don't even treat us as human beings. We have to fight back. If I fall into your hands, it's because I don't have the ability. But the law of heaven is still there and we will never I won’t bow my head.”
This is quite a good thing to say.
Wu Huaiyu directly asked someone to fetch the medicine box.
"Don't move, I'll help you deal with it."
He personally re-cleaned his wound and cut out some of the rotten flesh. This process was not pleasant, but Huang Cheng did not move or even hum. He just gritted his teeth.
But his lips were trembling, his forehead was covered with fine sweat, and his body was in great pain.
They cut out the rotten flesh, cleaned up the blood stains, applied medicine, and bandaged it. Then they gave him medicine for oral use and prescribed some more medicine.
"Pay attention to the wound and change the dressing in time. It will recover quickly and it will just leave a scar."
Huang Chengwang Huaiyu's eyes changed a little, and there was no longer such hatred.
After a long time, he finally said, "You are better than Hou Junji."
Huaiyu untied the rope from his body,
Huang Cheng didn't move.
"Stretch your muscles and bones. If you are tied for a long time, your qi and blood will be blocked."
Huaiyu also poured him a cup of tea.
Huang Cheng looked at the tea cup and hesitated for a while, but finally took it. He seemed to be very thirsty, so he took the cup and drank it in one gulp.
"This is Snow Valley Longya, a top quality tea. It's such a waste for you to drink a cup of milk in one sip."
"Thirsty." Huang Cheng said directly.
Huaiyu smiled and poured him another glass, but he still drank it in one gulp.
"This tea is really good. It would be even better if it were replaced by wine and some meat."
"Haha, yes, please wait a moment."
Huaiyu called Shi Shouxin and asked him to get wine and meat.
The Chinese army's tent was very large. In addition to Huaiyu and Huang Cheng, there was also a group of soldiers guarding the tent.
When Shi Shouxin got Lingxi wine and five-spice braised beef, Huang Cheng didn't mean to be polite at all, and just ate and drank.
This guy had a great appetite and a good capacity for drinking. He ate more than half of the five kilograms of braised beef in one go and drank a bottle of wine.
"Slow down, this is not a farewell meal." Huaiyu said with a smile.
In fact, if you put aside your identity, not to mention the officers and soldiers, Huang Cheng is also an ordinary person. He also has to eat, drink, and have sex, and he also has seven emotions and six desires.
In other words, all barbarians are actually like this.
However, what everyone usually cares more about is status. In Lingnan, Li Li seems to be born to be on the opposite side of the imperial court.
Huang Cheng sat down cross-legged after eating and drinking. He wiped his mouth, looked at Huaiyu, and said calmly, "I am your defeated general. It is because I am not good at it. I will admit it even if I am captured alive. But, I don't
I will surrender to you, let alone attack our tribesmen on your behalf,"
Huaiyu chuckled.
"I know why you are rebelling this time. Although our positions are different, I can still understand you, although I do not support what you do,"
"However, I am still willing to make some amends for this regrettable situation. This is also the attitude of the court."
"The cause of this incident all started with Hou Junji. You should also know that I have dismissed Hou Junji and sent him back to Chang'an for questioning. I will make up for the mistakes he made."
Huang Cheng was surprised.
But he remained silent.
Hou Junji was indeed the trigger of this great rebellion, but the massive rebellion of the barbarians was not entirely due to Hou Junji.
The Xiyuan barbarians to the west of Yongzhou are mainly Xiyuan barbarians, among which the Huangdong barbarians are the most powerful.
The Xiyuan barbarians were located to the west of Yongzhou and submitted to the central court of the Tang Dynasty. The imperial court also granted them the privilege of autonomy in Jisi and established thirty Jisi prefectures. Originally, they were not in conflict with each other.
However, with the unification of the Central Plains, the imperial court naturally strengthened its control over Lingnan, and even further penetrated the Youjiang River Basin west of Yongzhou.
The contradiction between the two parties is getting deeper and deeper, and the conflict has intensified. This time it is just a general outbreak.
Huang Qian and other big bosses were not willing to sit back and wait for death. They also wanted to take this opportunity to have a head-on confrontation with the Tang Dynasty court.
If they win the battle, they will naturally be able to guarantee their autonomy in the Youjiang River Basin west of Yongzhou. If they fail to win, there is nothing to say, but even if they lose, it will not be worse than the original trend.
As early as last year when the Wuzhou raccoons rebelled on the Yunkai Mountains, the raccoons on the left and right sides of the river had already begun to prepare for action.
Different people stand from different angles and have different positions, all competing for their own interests.
Huang Cheng is the son of Huang Gan, the king of China and Vietnam, and Huang Qian is not only the leader of the Huang family, but also the leader of the rebel 21 Prefectures.
The other six Da Dong Lords who arrogated the title of king were also canonized by Huang Gan. Although this alliance is still relatively scattered, at least it has a shelf.
By now,
Even if Wu Huaiyu chopped off Hou Junji's head and sent it to Sanjisi Prefecture to show his head to the public, the barbarians would not be able to calm down the war, because the arrow was on the string and had to be fired, and there was no turning back when the bow was fired.
"I'm not trying to persuade you to surrender, nor am I planning to make you switch sides and attack your father,"
Huaiyu said calmly, "There is a reason for this rebellion, and both sides are responsible, so I am willing to give you another chance."
