The snowflakes, which were already sparse, suddenly started to fly like catkins all over the sky, getting bigger and bigger as they fell.
The Turks dragged their families and livestock, fleeing with difficulty on the rugged mountain roads. The procession stretched for miles, and there was an endless stream. From time to time, people or livestock slipped under their feet and fell into the ravines on both sides of the road.
Shattered to pieces...
The animals howled and the tribesmen wept incessantly.
Ashina Simo was riding on his horse, looking up at the sky that was as gray as plummeting, letting the snowflakes fall on his face, and the north wind blew by, cutting them like a knife.
The wolf-headed flag that once dominated the grassland and desert fluttered fiercely in the cold wind and bitter snow. It has long lost its former majestic charm, and what is left is only sad and thin...
After wiping his face that was about to freeze, Ashina Simo looked back at the tribesmen who were still walking meandering among the mountain roads and ravines, got off his horse, and got into a carriage.
It was very warm in the car. There was a large animal skin on the floor, and a low table was placed in the middle. There was a brightly burning brass charcoal stove on it, and there was a wooden box next to it with bone charcoal in it.
Zhao Deyan's white hair was neatly arranged, tightly wrapped in an animal skin jacket, and he was taking a nap against the carriage...
Ashina Simo remained silent. He reached out and took out a puddle of wine from the hidden compartment on one side of the carriage, opened the mud seal, and drank a big gulp.
The wine flowed down his beard and dripped on his chest and skirt.
Very depressed and decadent...
Zhao Deyan opened his eyes in a daze, looked at Ashina Simo for a while, and then suddenly said: "Can't bear it?"
Ashina Simo paused for a moment, then drank another large gulp of wine. He drank so quickly that he choked and coughed repeatedly, and his dark and red face became darker and darker.
Zhao Deyan sat up straight, sighed, and said quietly: "How can we have the best of everything in this world? If you want to gain something, you must give it away. This is the way of heaven. If these Turkic warriors were not sacrificed, how could the Tang Dynasty be at ease?
Accept the old, weak, women and children who survived the Turks? If they cannot be naturalized in the Tang Dynasty, they will be registered as residents. Then the Turks will always be vassals of the Tang Dynasty. They will either live in the Chile River or graze in the Hetao. Their descendants will only be the vassals of the Tang Dynasty.
, one day, they will either perish in the Tang Dynasty, or become extinct in the alien race... The sacrifice now is for future generations to live better! As long as they can be naturalized in the Tang Dynasty, the descendants of the Turks can live in the rich and peaceful Guanzhong.
The Central Plains, and even the picturesque Jiangnan... You, Ashina Simo, may be the last Khan who will be cast aside in Turkic history, but you will also become a god in the hearts of all Turks! Because of you
I am willing to bear the infamy just so that the Turks can happily thrive in the land of the Tang Dynasty. This is harder than death!"
Ashina Simo remained silent, but the big hand holding the wine jar had blue veins popping out.
Two lines of tears suddenly flowed down, dripping along the knotted beard and onto the low table in front of him...
He is the most incompetent Khan of the Turks. He has no ambition to restore the country, let alone conquer the wilderness. He only wants to live in the prosperous place of Chang'an, singing and dancing, and eating with bells ringing.
Now, he has to lead those warriors who are loyal to him on a dead end road, and exchange the death of these warriors for the mercy of the Tang Dynasty, allowing the remaining Turkic women and children to be reorganized into households and become people of the Tang Dynasty...
Is this right or wrong?
The almighty Tengger only cared about the heavy snowfall, and the invincible wolf god didn't even howl...
Ashina Simo was at a loss.
An anxious cry sounded outside the carriage: "Great Khan! The Xue Yantuo people are catching up, and they are less than ten miles away from the rear line!"
Ashina Simo was in a trance again.
The fact that Xue Yantuo tracked him down so quickly meant that both Kang Sumi and his Li Te people had been killed...
He resented Kang Sumi's betrayal back then, and as a result, he himself surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. At this moment, all the hatred had disappeared with the death of the Li Te people, and in his heart he could only feel the sadness of the rabbit dying and the fox dying.
"Go, my Great Khan, use your bravery to lead the last Turkic warriors to block your people's road to happiness!"
Zhao Deyan had a kind face and a gentle tone.
Ashina Simo wiped away his tears, raised his head, and looked directly at Zhao Deyan: "If Fang Jun only knows how to defend Mayi, the guard of Yanmen Pass will not allow Turkic women and children to enter the pass... What can we do?"
Zhao Deyan looked at the majestic Turkic Khan in front of him and was speechless...
There is no turning back when you draw your bow. Things are already here. Even if things develop towards the place you fear, what can you do?
Is it possible to turn back time, go back to the beginning, and do it all over again?
The Turks are really at the end of their rope...
Just like the dynasty of the Han people, every time a country overturned and a dynasty changed, one or two incompetent monarchs would emerge, pushing the declining empire into an abyss of no return.
Today, some of the Turks fled to the Western Regions and traveled thousands of miles, while some surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and are about to become extinct.
The former overlord of the grasslands has fallen to this level in just a few decades. Zhao Deyan should have been happy with having his revenge, but unexpectedly, he felt a bit more sad than he should have...
"The Great Khan can rest assured that although I have never met Fang Jun, since he is Fang Xuanling's son, I guess he is not a fool. Xue Yantuo marched straight into Shuozhou's territory to attack and kill the Turks. If he did not move and stood aside, the emperor would spare his life.
He? So it was inevitable for him to send troops. If he came to rescue the Great Khan, then the Tang army should appear in Xue Yantuo's rear formation at this moment. How could Xue Yantuo dare to ignore the Tang cavalry and still pursue the Great Khan unscrupulously? In this way, it would be
There is only one possibility left - the Tang army must have guarded the Evil Yang Ridge and occupied a favorable terrain. They are just waiting for Xue Yantuo to withdraw his troops and attack him head-on to catch the turtle in the urn!"
Zhao Deyan peeled off the cocoon and analyzed it extremely clearly.
Ashina Simo looked miserable: "That kid just sat back and watched the Turks being killed by Xue Yantuo, and then reaped the benefits? What did he think of our Turks? Are they his bait?"
Although the original plan was to abandon all the Turkic warriors to lure Xue Yantuo's army deep into the Tang Dynasty, the Turkic warriors would fight to the death with Xueyantuo at Yanmen Pass. Based on the comparison of the strength of the two sides, the Turkic defeat was inevitable. With warriors
The price of all the deaths was exchanged for the reward of being naturalized as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty.
At the same time, he created an excuse for the Tang army to start a war, and used the Tang army to completely eliminate this Xue Yantuo cavalry. This was also one of his achievements as Ashina Simo, although the price was a bit too painful...
Things developed exactly as Zhao Deyan expected, and Fang Jun's performance almost met Zhao Deyan's highest requirements.
This kid is really a cruel person, he actually just watched the Turks die...
Zhao Deyan sighed and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, why should the Great Khan still be entangled in his heart and grudge? You have to know that even if he did not use his body as bait this time, the fate of the Turks would not be much better. The Tang Dynasty will never go to war with Xue Yantuo.
And Xue Yantuo's army crossed the Baidaochuan River and came to Monan. Their eyes were on the Chile River. If they didn't kill all the Turks, how could they occupy this fertile land in Monan? Therefore, it must be Xue Yantuo who attacked Dingxiang City brazenly.
, and then the Tang army hurriedly responded to the battle. With the Turkic soldiers and combat power, how long do you think you can resist Xue Yantuo's army? I'm afraid that when the Tang army rescues Dingxiang, you will still become a prisoner of Xue Yantuo's subordinates... Go fight and fight for the descendants of the Turks.
A piece of sky spells out an opportunity to live in the rich land of the Han people, don’t hesitate any longer!”
"promise!"
Ashina Simo smiled bitterly, turned over, lifted the curtain, and got out of the carriage.
The cold north wind mixed with snowflakes hit him head-on, which cheered him up. He grabbed the reins of the war horse and jumped on the horse's back. He drew out his sword and raised his arms and shouted: "Turkish warriors, Xue Yantuo betrayed the covenant and killed his allies.
We will be punished by the gods, and both humans and gods will be angry! Now, we have no way to retreat. We can only use our bodies and flesh to stop Xue Yantuo's killing and give our wives and children a chance to reach Yanmen Pass. The Tang army has already arrived at Wuyang Ridge
Rescue, as long as we block Xue Yantuo's pursuit, we can survive!"
"Great Khan! We are not afraid of death!"
"Xue Yantuo will be punished by God sooner or later if he betrays the covenant!"
"Tujie Erlang is the Queen of the Wolf God. He never flinches and fights to the end!"
"Fight to the bitter end!"
The Turkic warriors gathered around Ashina Simo, with excited expressions and excited blood. In order for their wives and children to reach Yanmen Pass safely, they decided to use their blood to stop the Xueyantuo people!
With tears in his eyes, Ashina Simo shouted: "Turkic warriors, line up!"