Chapter 1722: Xia Liao's commander, Tuoba intervenes to die
Chapter 1722: Xia Liao’s commander-in-chief, Tuobajie, dies
"Are you a general of the Song Dynasty?"
Tuobajie sneered and said, "You Jin people, when did you become so cowardly that you obeyed the orders of the Song generals?"
Tu Dankening walked out with a smile and said, "It is true that he is a general of the Song Dynasty, but he is also a general of Fengguo who has been proclaimed by His Majesty the Kingdom of Jin, and he is also married to the princess of the Kingdom of Jin.
If your Xia and Liao kingdoms can join forces, why can't the generals of the Song people help us, the Jin Kingdom, fight?
As for obeying his orders, that is natural. In the battle on Xijing Road, he was able to defeat your soldiers and horses and flee. This time you were defeated in his hands, so we are naturally willing to obey his orders."
The expressions of both Tuobajie and Tuobajie changed.
"Are you Shen Tang, Zhongwu Hou of the Great Song Dynasty?"
"It is this prince!"
"Since you and Tu Dankening are here, does that mean that Zhang Hua was also defeated on Fengxiang Road?"
Tuobajie asked in shock.
"good!"
Shen Tang nodded and said, "Zhang Hua only had 20,000 to 30,000 troops left and retreated outside Jingyuguan. Fengxiang Road and Lintao Road also returned to the hands of the Jin Kingdom.
Now that you have also been defeated, this battle will be over soon."
"The Jin people are also your enemies. If you help them attack us, what good will it do to you?"
"Aren't you afraid that after the Jin Kingdom recovers, you will become a tiger breeder?
If the Jin people go south, you will regret it."
"The Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom do have hatred, but which one of the Song Dynasty and your Liao Kingdom and Xia Kingdom is not an enemy?
Now that the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty have common interests and demands, they can naturally join forces.
As for whether we will be enemies or friends in the future, this is not something we can control. We can only talk about the future in the future."
"You will definitely regret it!"
Xiao Ji roared angrily.
"I don't know whether we will regret it, but I can tell that if you don't surrender, you will definitely regret it! If you surrender, although you can't be guaranteed generous treatment, all of you will survive. Come down.
But if you must fight to the end, I admit that your desperate counterattack will indeed bring us some trouble."
"However, I can guarantee that none of you will survive!"
"Ci does not command troops, you can take a guess as to whether I can do it."
Shen Tang's words made Xiao Ji's expressions change. Even the soldiers behind them had different expressions. After all, there are only a few people who can face death calmly. Fighting to death on the battlefield may be their fate, but Ming Ming Unless they are die-hards or die-hard soldiers who continue to resist despite knowing that they are going to die, there are definitely not many such people.
Tuobajie and his two men turned back to look at the soldiers and horses under their command, but saw that except for a few people, most of them looked away.
Look at the remaining more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. Most of them were injured when they fled all the way here. Many of them even abandoned their weapons and armor. Moreover, they have experienced a lot since the retreat. There are many battles, big and small, that almost never stop.
Now among the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, how many are still willing to fight to the death?
Even if it is a desperate fight, how much damage can it cause to the opponent?
Tuobajie closed his eyes weakly. He could die, or he could watch his men die in battle, but he couldn't let his men die in a meaningless way knowing that he was dying.
The long sword in his hand fell to the ground feebly, and then he stepped forward and walked directly in front of Shen Tang.
"You can make the decision here?"
"Shen Tang is the commander-in-chief of the army personally appointed by His Majesty. Not to mention others, even I am under his control, so he can naturally make the decision!"
Tu Dan Kenning said.
"Well, I can ask all my men to surrender to you, but I have conditions!"
"explain!"
Shen Tang responded without hesitation that it would be a good thing if he could avoid this final battle! Ci was not in charge of the army. He could accept that his soldiers died on the battlefield, but it would be better if he could have as few casualties as possible.
People who are forced to die can burst out with unimaginable power. Instead of fighting to kill all the more than 10,000 remnants of Xia Liao and causing thousands of casualties to his subordinates, it is better to agree to some small conditions. Let him surrender directly.
Moreover, Shen Tang believed that if Tuobajie was a smart man, he would never put forward excessive conditions.
"First of all, you must swear that as long as we surrender, you will not kill my soldiers at will."
"Marquis Zhongwu of the Song Dynasty, General Shen Tang of the Kingdom of Jin swore an oath that when the troops of Xia and Liao surrender, if anyone kills the surrendered soldiers without mercy, he will be killed without mercy!"
Shen Tang said without hesitation.
Tuobajie's expression softened a little. In this era, oaths were even more trustworthy than contracts, so he did not doubt that Shen Tang would deceive him.
"Secondly, you cannot deliberately mistreat the soldiers and horses under my command. If they are injured, you should try your best to heal them. Of course, if they cannot be healed, it is their fate."
"This is natural, I have never been interested in mistreating surrendered soldiers.
Of course, they will become our ambush, but they will not lack the food, drink, clothing, etc. they should have.
As for medical treatment, I will let the military medical officers take charge. Those with minor injuries will be fine, but those with serious injuries, please forgive me for my inability to do anything."
Tuobajie nodded, "There are only these two conditions. I hope you won't break your promise!"
After that, he turned around and walked to his soldiers and horses, and said calmly, "Originally, I brought you here to make achievements, but I never thought that not only would I lose the battle, but I would also prevent countless men from returning to their homeland! It's Ben. I can’t stand you handsome!"
"It's just that there is no right or wrong in war. You and I are all soldiers, and we should obey orders first.
So, if it were to happen again, I would still make this choice.
This battle... was defeated. It was not a crime of war, and the weather did not allow it."
"You don't need to keep fighting. At least you can save your life for the future."
After saying that, he bowed down in the direction of Xingqing Mansion in the northwest, "I, Tuobajie, have been deeply favored by the emperor, but now I have disappointed your majesty!"
"I have no face to see His Majesty again. I can only look at the tower and kowtow!"
After three bows, Tuobajie shouted, "Brothers, you and I are destined to see you in the next life!"
The long sword beside him was caught in his hand, and his neck was cut directly! The blood flowed, but it seeped into the ground under his feet, and his body slowly fell to the ground.
"Commander!"
Tuobajie's personal guards rushed out, surrounded his body and cried!
After a long while, one of the guards stood up and said, "The commander-in-chief has gone, how can my subordinates live alone? They will be with you whether life or death!"
After saying that, the long sword sank into his body, and he fell beside Tuoba Jie.
When the other guards saw this, some stood up silently and chose death! Since ancient times, loyal ministers have died like this!