Where does Najia Yanzhang still look like a high-spirited general?
With disheveled hair and unkempt beard, he looked even worse than a beggar.
When Jia Yanzhang saw Zhao Youlin, he was also full of self-blame.
He immediately rushed forward: "Your Majesty..."
"No need to say much, I understand..."
Zhao Youlin raised his hand and patted Jia Yanzhang on the shoulder, then turned to look at Li Chengqian: "King Qin, are you going to fulfill another of your promises next?"
"rest assured."
"I will definitely do what I promised."
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Come with me and see if your brothers are still alive."
After saying that, he didn't care what Zhao Youlin and Jia Yanzhang's expressions were, and walked straight away.
And what else can Jia Yanzhang and Zhao Youlin say?
The current situation is already obvious, Li Chengqian is the one who takes the initiative.
They must listen to Li Chengqian.
Therefore, the two of them immediately followed Li Chengqian's pace without hesitation and walked towards the valley.
There were Tang soldiers stationed on guard duty and on patrol everywhere along the way.
Under the completed fortifications, there is a school ground of Datang.
Obviously, even though the people inside were starving, Li Chengqian still had no intention of relaxing his vigilance.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Youlin couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You are really good at what you do."
"This is not absolute."
"This is called nip in the bud."
Li Chengqian walked forward with his hands behind his back, and said slowly as he walked: "Although they have lost part of their combat effectiveness, they are still a group of soldiers."
"What if some people send people in to cause trouble, or arrange for people to lead them out of the encirclement?"
"Although I'm not worried that they can really break out, the damage caused to my men will be more than worth the loss..."
When he spoke, he turned back He glanced at Zhao Youlin.
At this glance, it was obvious that there was something profound.
And Zhao Youlin also smiled knowingly.
"Fortunately, I didn't think so at the beginning, otherwise I would have fallen into your trap."
Someone had suggested to him at the beginning, asking him to send people into the valley and then lead the people in the valley to break out.
Judging from the current situation, if he really does that, there is only one outcome waiting for his brothers, and that is the annihilation of the entire army...
And the reason why he said that Li Chengqian was setting a trap for him.
That's because Li Chengqian didn't have a legitimate reason to massacre these Turkic troops.
You know, Turks are different from Qiuci.
Qiuci is at best a Western Region effect.
They provoked the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty could deal with it as they wished. Li Chengqian could massacre the city as he wished.
Because they simply do not have the ability and strength to resist.
But what about Western Turks?
If Li Chengqian wanted to kill these people and reduce the casualties of his own soldiers, he would either starve them to death, or trick them into surrendering and then trap them and kill them.
But if Li Chengqian did this, it would make the Western Turks hate the Tang Dynasty even more.
It is very likely that the Western Turks will unite to fight Li Chengqian or the Tang Dynasty to the end.
That would be a good thing for Zhao Youlin, but it would be more of a loss than gain for Datang.
Rather than doing this, it is better to use these people to seek more benefits for Datang.
Thinking of this, Zhao Youlin couldn't help but shook his head and said: "In the final analysis, you are still smart."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian just smiled lightly and didn't say much.
He led the two men to the fortifications and ordered the soldiers on the left and right to open the gates of the fortifications.
Then, the three of them walked into the fortification.
Although the corpses in the valley have been cleared away.
But the strong smell of blood is still pungent. You don't need to experience it personally. Just smelling this smell can make you feel how tragic the war was.
And walking further, you can vaguely see the soldiers of the Turkic Army.
At this moment, these people no longer had the strength to stand up, and all of them were starved and emaciated.
Some people have even starved to death.
At this moment, when they saw someone coming in, everyone subconsciously looked this way, but no one took any action.
Perhaps, for them, the best relief would be for Tang Dynasty soldiers to come and kill them.
Li Chengqian put his hands behind his back and said, "Okay, I brought you to this place. As for how you let them go, that's your problem."
"However, I can't give up this valley to you."
"Although we have made peace, the matter between me and Qiuci has not been resolved yet."
"So, I have to stand here."
What he meant was to let Zhao Youlin lead these people out by himself.
Only in this way can it be shown that Datang won this battle and was not forced to negotiate a peace.
Likewise, only in this way could Li Chengqian slap those people in the Tang Dynasty who were ready to join him at any time in the face.
Of course, at the last level, he still deliberately wanted to embarrass Zhao Youlin.
These people are so hungry that they can't walk. How can they get out on their own?
But if we go back now and ask someone to pick them up, I'm afraid Li Chengqian will still have to pay for the toll.
Thinking of this, Zhao Youlin sighed lightly and said: "It's okay for me to take them out myself, but you have to provide me with some food no matter what, so that my brothers can eat before leaving, right?"
"Want food?"
"Are you dreaming?"
"We have a hostile relationship. Although we have made peace, we are still hostile."
"What if you suddenly What if I jump up and bite you back?"
Li Chengqian tilted his head: "If you and I changed places, would you give me food?"
"But..."
Li Chengqian paused, then looked at Zhao Youlin and said, "I'm not that unkind. I'm willing to provide you with food for five thousand people for two days."
"But the premise is that you must disarm us."
"Hand over your weapons, armor, and battle flags."
While speaking, Li Chengqian's eyes were always fixed on Zhao Youlin's face.
Although this condition is just a matter of words, it is very embarrassing.
To surrender to others is equivalent to surrender.
And asking Zhao Youlin to surrender to Li Chengqian with his soldiers was obviously unacceptable to him.
However, looking at those soldiers, Zhao Youlin still sighed.
He said: "Okay, I agree to what you said. Isn't that just surrendering my arms?"
Hearing this, Jia Yanzhang next to him became anxious.
"Your Majesty, you can't do this."
"Even if we all die here, we still don't want you to surrender to this Tang thief..."
Jia Yanzhang has been following Zhao Youlin for some time.
Of course he knew what was most important in Zhao Youlin's heart.
Dignity, this is what Zhao Youlin values most.
But asking him to surrender to Li Chengqian, his life and death enemy, is equivalent to asking him to give up his dignity.
At this moment, Jia Yanzhang wanted to slap himself twice.
If I hadn't been careless and underestimated the enemy, and my intention was not to trap those Liangzhou troops to death, but to annihilate them all regardless of the cost, how could there be any follow-up events?
Jia Yanzhang looked directly at Zhao Youlin and said: "Your Majesty, you can't, you can't..."
"Nothing is impossible."
Compared to Jia Yanzhang's impatience, Zhao Youlin seemed very calm.
He said: "After all, a loser must look like a loser..."