"This time I go south, I plan to walk around, the lingering mist and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, the vast smoke in the Dongting, and even the beautiful flowers in the south of the Five Ridges... Wherever I die, I will be buried there. From now on, I will never see you again."
Zhao Deyan walked back into the carriage and lowered the curtain. The coachman raised his whip and gently pulled a whip. The tip of the whip made a slight crackling sound. The horse pulling the carriage flicked its tail, walked briskly, and moved forward slowly.
OK.
The guard just bent down to salute and watched the carriage leave.
From Zhao Deyan's last words, he heard endless freedom and relief, a kind of indifference and relief for the rest of his life after going through all kinds of disasters.
Such an outstanding figure of a generation who single-handedly turned the Turks upside down and ultimately destroyed the country, even in his twilight years, still has an aspiration that makes people look forward to it.
When Zhao Deyan gradually walked away, the guard straightened up, returned to the pass, and went to find Ashina Simo who had been recovering from his injuries. He discussed whether he could send troops to support Dingxiang as Zhao Deyan said, and try his luck and make some money.
A feat of killing the enemy Anbang...
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Xue Yantuo's tooth tent.
The heavy snowfall for days finally stopped, but in the entire camp, there was no such joy as in the past where children were playing and everyone was smiling.
The faces of all Xueyantuo people showed fear, uneasiness, and unbelievable astonishment...
Who would have thought that it was Xue Yantuo who originally sent troops to Monan, intending to seize Xiang and force Tang Dynasty to accept the marriage request. This made Xue Yantuo's dominance in Mobei more stable. However, the situation was reversed, and a hundred thousand troops led by the second prince
All the news said that the Tang army went out of their way to conquer Wuchuan Town and reached Mobei. Now even the Zhao Xin City in the southern barrier was breached.
Master Nishu was killed on the spot, and tens of thousands of clan members were slaughtered!
This did not bring much anger to the people of Xue Yantuo, only endless fear. After all, the power of the Tang Dynasty's armor is the most powerful in the world, and the story of the East Turks being destroyed by Li Jing's thousand-mile raid is still circulating on the grassland moraine. Who can
Knowing that Xue Yantuo today, will the scene in East Turkestan be repeated?
Inside the tent, the atmosphere was depressing.
"Bang!"
Faced with the news brought back by Qibi Kele, Yinan Khan could no longer maintain his previous calmness. He threw the gold bottle on the table in front of him to the ground and said angrily: "Are they all wine bags and rice bags? One hundred thousand
There is no news about the army, there is no news whether it is dead or alive. The heavy troops stationed in Wuchuan Town are impregnable, but they were captured in an hour? You have mistaken me!"
He is truly furious!
Any ruler who wakes up in the morning and is told that the border gate has been occupied and that the enemy troops are marching straight in and are already approaching the city will probably not have a gentler temper than Yinan Khan...
If Qibi Kele, the guard of Wuchuan Town, hadn't knelt in front of him, Yinan Khan would have thought that this must be a joke played on him by that boring bastard.
How is it possible?
Qibi Kele knelt in the tent, bowed his head and sobbed: "I am guilty of death! It is not because I shirked my responsibility, but because the Tang army was recently equipped with strange firearms, which were extremely powerful, the thick walls of Wuchuan Town collapsed in an instant, causing the military morale to drop.
In the chaos, even though I had the will to fight to the death, my soldiers were scattered and there was nothing I could do... When I retreated to Nuozhenshui, I tried to gather my soldiers to fight to the death with the Tang army, using my own flesh and blood to repay the kindness of the Great Khan Nobuyoshi, but I never thought,
The firearms of the Tang army were fired in unison, with lead bullets like rain, and swords like forests. The tens of thousands of troops were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, with no power to resist..."
He is really wronged!
Who could have expected that he would come across a thermal weapon that would be used on a large scale in warfare?
Who would have thought that Xue Yantuo's soldiers, who were brave and skilled in fighting across the desert north, would be like cowardly lambs waiting to be slaughtered in the face of an indestructible and overwhelming hail of bullets?
Who could believe that the impregnable Wuchuan Town, which was almost impossible to capture, would crumble and collapse with a loud bang?
A big defeat, I really don't blame him.
However...how many people can understand him, a poor man who was completely crushed by the giant wheel of history?
Yinan Khan has always attached great importance to the Qibi tribe, and regarded Qibi Kele as a rare famous general in Xue Yantuo. Therefore, although Qibi Kele was defeated in Wuchuan Town and was angry in his heart, he still restrained himself and looked embarrassed.
, but he didn’t do any more harsh things, he just kept silent and soothed the anger in his heart.
What's more, now is not the time for questioning, the Tang army is advancing furiously, Zhao Xincheng has been lost, and the troops have reached Yudujun Mountain. Xue Yantuo's core area is in danger. How to discuss a way to defeat the enemy is the top priority.
However, he could restrain himself, but the rest of the people in the tent were unable to restrain themselves and did not want to restrain themselves...
Tizhen Daguan looked around, sneered, and sneered: "The Tang army is known to the world for its bravery. Even when Jieli Khan dominated Mobei and marched across Daqi, wasn't he eventually destroyed by the Tang army? Therefore, Qibi
Even if the general is defeated, we can understand that no one is at fault? But after the defeat, he still shirks the blame like you do, blaming some of the blame on the so-called firearms. This is inevitably disgusting. Prairie Son,
With a broad mind, soaring in the sky like an eagle, looking down at the world, and not daring to admit when you make a mistake, what kind of hero is that?"
He was the confidant of Yimang, the eldest son of the concubine Yinan Khan, and worked hard to help Yimang ascend to power.
Now among the legitimate sons of Yinan Khan, Bazhuo was expelled to Beihai and faded out of the core. Dadu's life and death are unknown and his whereabouts are unknown. It is also a disaster. The biggest obstacle to Yimang's succession to the throne is only his eldest son Tuli.
Tu Li lost, and Qibi Heli was the staunchest supporter of Tu Li lost!
If we can take the opportunity to suppress Chibikol, it will clear the path for Yimang to succeed the Great Khan to the greatest extent...
Qibi Kele's face turned red and he glared at the official Tizhen, but he did not argue with him. Instead, he faced Yinan Khan and said sincerely: "Khan clearly knows that the weapons of the Tang army are powerful in the world, and their power is definitely not fabricated and exaggerated by the generals."
, if you take it lightly, it will definitely lead to the same mistakes as the generals, and it will be too late to regret it!"
Yinan Khan pondered for a moment.
He didn't want to deal with Qibi Kele, but Qibi Kele lost Wuchuan Town, leading to the destruction of tens of thousands of troops. If such serious consequences cannot be severely punished, what will happen if similar things happen to others in the future?
Although Xue Yantuo did not have the strict military discipline and national laws of the Tang Dynasty, he still understood the principle of "a bowl of water is equal".
Otherwise, how can we convince the public?
However, the Qibi tribe is a tribe with strong military power under Xue Yantuo. Qibi Heli would rather die than surrender. Now if Qibi Kele is punished severely, it will inevitably lead to resentment among the entire Qibi tribe. This is when the Tang army invades in large numbers and troops are approaching the city.
At this time, civil strife may occur...
A powerful-looking young man sitting on his lower left saw the hesitation on Yinan Khan's face, so he glanced at the official Tizhen coldly, snorted, and said in a deep voice: "Since ancient times, how can we talk about victory or defeat?
Hero? General Qibi has always been good at fighting. He is a famous general with both wisdom and courage. Looking at the Xueyantuo clan, who else dares to say that he is stronger than General Qibi in war? Since General Qibi was defeated, it shows that the bravery of the Tang army is astonishing. We
It is more important to discuss strategies to defeat the enemy, rather than making bad accusations and harboring evil intentions here!"
Official Tizhen's face darkened, and he was sullen in his heart, but he did not dare to openly confront Tu Lishu.
Yimang is the eldest son of a concubine and is not the son of Yinan Khan's first wife. However, because of his gentle temperament and courtesy, he always treats his tribesmen very kindly. Therefore, he has a high prestige among the Xueyantuo tribe and is deeply valued by some veterans who want to support him.
The next Khan.
For many years before Tuli lost his adulthood, he continued to exist as the next generation of Xue Yantuo Khan. After all, the environment on the grassland was harsh and children died in many cases. No one knew whether Yinan Khan's legitimate sons would survive.
adult.
However, Tu Lishuo has a fierce and decisive temper, and is quite heroic. He is the object of support of the radicals in the Xueyantuo tribe. Moreover, the Yinan Khan also loves this eldest son very much, even though he is a Yinanke official.
Khan's confidant, but if Tu Lisui found a reason to kill him secretly, Yinan Khan would probably let it go in the end, and he wouldn't do anything to Tuli Shui...
Therefore, Tizhen officials are deeply afraid of sudden gains and losses.
He turned to Yi Nan Khan and said in a deep voice: "Great Khan, the way of governing a country is only fairness. There are rewards for merit and punishment for delinquency. This has been the case for thousands of years. Now General Qibi has lost territory and lost his army. He has suffered a huge defeat.
, if we cannot punish them and serve as a warning to others, how will we deal with those who have made mistakes in the future?"
Yinan Khan looked troubled, and this question just touched his heart.
He couldn't bear to deal with Qibi Kele, but if he didn't deal with it, it would be difficult to convince the public.
Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly saw someone striding in from outside the account and loudly said: "To report to the Great Khan, there is a Han man who claims to be the Chief of the Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty. He has one hundred thousand urgent military affairs and has come to offer it to the Great Khan...
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There was silence in the tent, and everyone present looked surprised.
The history of Shanyu, the governor of the Tang Dynasty?
Are they not officials who were ordered by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to manage the remnants of the Eastern Turks?
A serious court official, I heard before that he was a son of an aristocratic family!
As a result, he traveled thousands of miles to come to Xue Yantuo and said that he had military contributions... Was he planning to betray the Tang Dynasty and completely surrender to Xue Yantuo?
Thinking of this, everyone got excited.
Although they didn't quite believe Chibikole's description of the strength of the Tang army before, they were still somewhat afraid of it. Now that officials from within the enemy have come to surrender, they will definitely be able to know themselves and the enemy, and be victorious!
Even Yi Nan Khan was in a daze at this moment.
Is it possible that Xue Yantuo is truly destined to conquer the Tang Dynasty?