What Fumeng Lingcha can do now is the distribution of property in the city after the war, which is the power delegated to him by Gai Jiayun. As for the rewards of meritorious soldiers, they need to be reported to Gai Zhongcheng later, with Gai Jiayun taking the lead.
For promotion, wait until you go to Chang'an to report your merits and then report it to the Ministry of War. Jiedushi can be promoted first and then report it, but the necessary procedures still need to be gone through.
An hour later, General Fumeng stood in front of the tent, with a group of Yuhou and guards standing behind him, and Li Siye standing beside him. In front of them stood a dense crowd of herdsmen, their everted robes and chests stained with blood.
, waiting blankly for Tang Jun's disposal or reward.
Fumeng gave a chest-hugging salute to the herdsmen, and then said loudly: "Yesterday, you helped the Tang army seize the city wall and open the city gate. You all played a big role. Now the war is not over, so we cannot reward you in time. But I promise here.
, the herdsmen who participated in the war were treated favorably. Those who were willing to join the Tang army were rewarded with money and sent to the Qiuci Tibetan camp. Those who were willing to stay in the city were given fifty sheep and ten yaks each, and could choose a house.
live."
After hearing this, the herdsmen held their chests in gratitude and within a day, the whole city of Talas was chanting the kindness of the Tang army.
This greatly helped the Tang army in terms of momentum. Fumeng Lingcha took advantage of the opportunity to attack Yijian City along the Talas River Valley on the second day. This city was far less well protected than Talas City, and a large number of soldiers from Talas City were concentrated in the city.
The women who came out were old and weak. When they heard that Talas City had been captured, the morale of the soldiers was low, and the black Tuqishi barely organized any decent resistance, they surrendered and let the Tang army enter the city.
Under the low earthen wall, there is a large tent facing south. The tent is made of white wool felt. According to Turkic rules, only high-level nobles can live here.
There were three women sitting in the big tent. They lowered their heads and listened quietly to the noise and the sound of horse hooves outside. When the noise gradually quieted down, the women's bodies trembled uncontrollably. They didn't dare to look up to see what was happening.
Light filtered through the wind-blown door curtain, and then there was the sound of dull footsteps, slow and powerful, like dull war drums made of rhinoceros skin.
The door curtain of the felt tent was opened, and a man in iron armor walked in. Facing Princess Jinhe, he knelt down on one knee with his chest crossed and said in a sincere voice: "The envoy of Shule Town, General Zuo Wuwei's husband Meng Lingcha
See Princess Jinhe.”
Seeing Princess Jinhe being treated with such courtesy, the other two women consciously moved closer to her, naively hoping that they could get protection through this title.
Princess Jinhe knew bitterly and happily that the so-called princess was just a title. Her encounter with Du Xian in the early years of Kaiyuan proved all this.
"General Fumeng, my husband was once canonized by the Tang Dynasty as the Zhongshun Khan of Bijia. He stabilized the Western Region for the Tang Dynasty and drove away the food for the Tang Dynasty. But now that his bones are not cold, you treat his people like this, treat him like this.
His descendants and Ketun?"
After Fumeng Lingcha saluted, he stood up from the ground, still maintaining a respectful attitude, and his voice was calm but as sharp as nails: "He has attacked the four towns of Anxi three times, and made peace with Tubo several times. Such a crime cannot be blamed on anyone."
No one is forgivable. Your Royal Highness, the respect I have for you now is not because you are a member of Sulu's family, but because you have Ashina's blood in your body and you have been personally consecrated by a saint.
The title of princess."
Princess Jinhe sighed faintly, raised her thin lips and asked: "How would you deal with Ke Dun, a sinner?"
Fumeng said calmly: "As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, Sulu committed a serious crime, but the crime was not as serious as that of his relatives. Moreover, the deceased is a big one. As widows, you and the two Ketun should receive preferential treatment."
He looked up at the felt tent with ventilation on all sides, shook his head and said: "This place is no longer suitable for you to live. The imperial court will give you a residence in Qiuci City. At least it will be comfortable and free of disputes, and it will not be deliberately used.
The people are using you as a cover. I will prepare a carriage and maids for the princess and the two Ketuns, and invite Princess Jinhe, Sulu Ketun, and Erwei Ketun to travel!"
After Fumeng finished speaking, he immediately turned around and made an invitation gesture. The Lord and Ketun understood that from the moment the Tang army entered the city, their fate had been arranged, and they would leave the Tuqishi people's land forever and be under house arrest.
Spend the rest of your life.
Three ink carriages were parked outside the felt tent, and a warrior wearing black hammer armor stood outside the door. He held the door curtain open with one hand and shouted loudly: "Princess and the two of you, please get on the carriage!"
The ink cart slowly left Yijian City. This city, which was more like a settlement, had lost all its meaning. The residents of the city knelt on both sides of the dirt road, respectfully seeing off the princess and the Ketuns. The Tang army led hundreds of light cavalry
As they escorted them from side to side, they passed through the Talas Valley. The horses' hooves kicked up boiling waves in the river, and the wheels soaked in the water seemed to have gained eternal life.
Fu Meng Lingcha led his army to rest in Talas City for two days and completed the distribution of the wealth left by Tuqi Shi. There are only three types of valuable things, livestock, horses and people. Yes, people are also a kind of wealth.
The value is far higher than the first two. For the loyal and outstanding Bakhan Khanate, Fumeng Lingzha divided them into the most precious wealth, that is, Tuqishi's 10,000 troops joined the Bakhan Khanate and became Bakhan Khanate.
The nomads of that country. Some of the tens of thousands of livestock in the city were given to the local herdsmen as credit, and the other part was given to the army of Bukhan. The nearly 10,000 horses left by the black Tuqishi gave the Tang army an advantage.
After Li Siye almost recovered from his injury, he and Duan Xiushi once again walked up the Talas city wall. One of them was a scholar who devoted himself to military service, and the other was a warrior with scholarly feelings. He held his hand on the arched parapet on the top of the city and looked into the distance.
, what you see is the scene of the vast western regions with snowy mountains.
"I didn't expect that the Tuqishi Khanate, which dominated the Western Regions, would decline to such a state overnight. This can be said to be the rise of three generations and the demise of one, as has been the case with dynasty changes for thousands of years."
"From the rise of Wuzile, Suoge, to Sulu, there were three generations of heroes in Tuqi and Shi. In the end, they fell into desolation. People perished and the government ceased. The king was lazy and the country was in chaos. This is the tragedy of human rule." Li Siye did not finish the rest of the words, but
He turned his attention to the east, where there is the most majestic and prosperous city in the world. If the empire continues in this situation, the so-called prosperous age will be nothing more than meteors streaking across the sky and passing clouds.
Duan Xiushi looked at Li Siye's profile, and the suspicion in his heart was confirmed again. This seemingly rough and muscular man did have profound thoughts. Even people like Fumeng Lingcha, Gai Jiayun, Du Xian, Ashina Xian and others also had deep thoughts.
There may not be such a precise conclusion.
Li Siye turned around and saw Duan Xiushi with a look of admiration on his face. He felt a little comfortable in his heart. He hadn't felt so admired and watched by someone for a long time. In the past, it was outside the fighting cage, and now it was 1,300 years ago.
The Western Regions. This is fine. After he returns this time, he will recruit Duan Xiushi and Bai Xiaode to his side, no matter what method he uses. Maintaining a proper sense of depth will help him recruit talents.
In the afternoon, the Tang army withdrew from Talas City and began to move troops to join Gai Jiayun in Suiye City. Envoys from various countries in the Western Regions ran to the bank of the Talas Valley to follow the Tang army to Suiye to personally send congratulations to Gai Zhongcheng.
.This includes the envoys sent by the nine surnames of Zhaowu and the governor of Khorasan.
The Tang army sent troops to intervene in Tuqishi's internal affairs. To a certain extent, it once again established the Tang army's status as a suzerain in the Western Regions.