Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1433 You loser!

On the east side, Yuchi Gong and Li Mengchang led thousands of cavalry and finally arrived on the battlefield, completing the encirclement with Su Dingfang's and Qin Qiong's troops.

On the small battlefield, the Tang cavalry from several directions had a tacit understanding and did not launch a fierce attack. Instead, they left space in a leisurely manner. Sometimes they charged into the formation with fine cavalry, and sometimes they covered it with bows and arrows, destroying the confidence of the Turks bit by bit. and hope.

After several consecutive deadly battles, the Turks were at the end of their strength. Now they were trapped and out of horses. The morale they had inspired not long ago was completely destroyed. They quickly lost all hope. Large numbers of Turks jumped off their horses and knelt down to beg for mercy.

A calm and bloody strangulation was carried out between Mount Heng and Mount Wutai. Occasionally, small groups of Turks who fled eastward were also chased by Tang Qi and were wiped out on the banks of the Hutuo River.

Su Dingfang commanded the battle calmly, ordering one group to collect the prisoners, and another group to attack southward with Yuchi Gong on the east side, forcing the remaining Turkic forces to the north.

Tian Liuan led 3,000 infantrymen and arrived at the battlefield in the afternoon. The battlefield on the north side had already entered Hengshan Mountain. It was difficult for cavalry to move forward, and infantry attacks were more flexible and convenient.

Ten miles east of Fanzhi County, Li Shan, who was surrounded by Han Liang, Wen Daya and Wen Yanbo who had just arrived, looked distant. Ma Zhou on the side was grinning strangely, and Li Kai looked helpless. .

"Back in Changlepo, His Highness once asked the Crown Prince. He ruled the world with a long spear and a saber. Should he also use a long spear and a saber to govern the world?" Han Liangyi said righteously, "Your Highness..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Shan stopped him in an understatement, "Gu Shang mentioned that we should use long swords and sabers to resist foreign enemies, and treat our subjects with benevolence, righteousness, and punishment."

"Tens of thousands of Turks broke into Yanmen and plundered the east of the river. The land of Dai was ruined as a result. Shouldn't we treat them with long spears and sabers and treat them with benevolence and justice?"

"Countless families have been destroyed, countless wives have been separated, and countless people have never seen their parents again..."

“If you repay evil with kindness, how can you repay kindness with kindness?”

Ma Zhou sneered at the side and whispered to Li Kai: "Outsiders rarely know that Huairen's words are sharp."

Li Kai nodded in agreement and said with emotion: "When Huairen was appointed to Dai County, he spent a lot of energy to revive Dai County. How can we bear to be in such a miserable situation now?"

Thinking of the Xia City they saw when they passed by Dai County yesterday, both Ma Zhou and Li Kai felt sad. It was Ma Zhou who was responsible for presiding over the establishment of Xia City. Later, Li Kai became the county magistrate and devoted a lot of energy and time to Xia City. .

Two months ago, Li Daoxuan made an emergency retreat south. Before leaving, he set fire to grain and grass in Yanmen Pass and Dai County. The grain and grass warehouse in Dai County was located in Xia City.

For this reason, the Turks plundered the Dai Dai land, and Xia City was burned to the ground. It no longer looks like it did back then.

Therefore, today's war is about to end, and so many Turks have been captured... Li Shan will naturally not let them go lightly.

But Li Shan's reputation in this regard is really not very good, not only on the grasslands, but also in the minds of the Turks. His reputation with the Tang army is also not very good.

The three temples outside Yanmen Pass, on the banks of the Cangtou River, and outside Baiquan County made everyone believe that Li Huairen, the heir to the throne of Wei, would definitely raise his butcher knife to kill the prisoners... In the battle of Jingzhou, more than 2,000 Turks were besieged. , had it not been for the intervention of Kang Guogong Shi Danai, who was born in Ashina, he would not have surrendered, or would not have dared to surrender.

Now thousands of Turks dismounted and knelt down to surrender, but they were forced to do so. Everyone was trembling with fear and sweating profusely. Everyone knew the name of Li Huairen of the Tang Dynasty who killed prisoners.

Therefore, Han Liang, Wen Daya and Wen Yanbo who came over were all trying to persuade Li Shan not to kill the prisoners... Wen Yanbo, the most friendly person, did not hesitate to bring Bai Qi out to talk about the matter.

In fact, everyone knew it well, even Li Kai knew it well. The reason why these people admonished Li Shan was largely due to Li Shimin, the prince of the East Palace.

During the Battle of Jingzhao, Li Shimin treated many captured Turkic leaders with courtesy, which showed Li Shimin's attitude of using barbarians to control barbarians.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the process of Li Shimin becoming the Khan of Heaven, a large number of foreign generals made great achievements. Driven by Li Shimin, they conquered the grasslands and allowed Datang's troops to reach as far as the Western Regions. But Li Shan himself, although he still has half of the Hu blood in his body... maybe more than that. His great-grandfather Li Mu also returned from the grassland, but Li Shan has an orthodox Han mentality.

"Your Highness, killing prisoners today is nothing but a trivial matter." Wen Daya, who had rarely said anything, suddenly said: "But killing prisoners today will be counterbalanced by Tang soldiers tomorrow."

Li Shan remained expressionless and didn't say a word. Of course he understood the meaning of this sentence. Kill prisoners today, and the Tang army will conquer the grasslands tomorrow. Unless they are in a desperate situation, the enemy will not and will not dare to surrender, and countless Tang soldiers will die as a result. , even if the Tang army was defeated, the captured Tang soldiers would inevitably be killed.

Li Kai whispered: "How about a small punishment and a big warning?"

"Choose some Turks and kill them to fight against Jingguan. The rest will be surrendered." Ma Zhou said with a smile: "If you don't kill any of them, the Turks won't believe it either."

Li Shan turned to look at Zhang Baoxiang, "Select the Turkic generals here. By the way, bring Ashina Jishe and that guy."

Well, Ashina Guishu is the most well-behaved. After the defeat, he immediately dismounted and knelt down.

Half an hour later, all the unarmed Turkic generals turned pale and looked at each other with suspicion.

Li Shan made it clear that he would select two direct tribes of Tuli Khan, kill them all, and allow the rest to surrender.

Each of these Turkic generals is actually a tribal leader, and they all have their own tribes, including Ashina Jishesu.

Several eyes have fallen on Ashina Kushori. If we talk about a distant relationship, this is the brother of Tuli Khan.

Ashina Jisheli was sweating profusely, and suddenly shouted to Li Shan: "I have done a good job, I have done a good job!"

Ignoring the curious or disdainful looks, Ashina Jushe led continued to shout: "If I hadn't taken away the troops from Tanglingang, Yuanping, and Guo counties, Your Highness wouldn't have been able to defeat the enemy so quickly."

Ma Zhou burst into laughter, and several others also smiled, but it really is true... Ashina Jishelu's actions directly led to the defeat of Tuli Khan. Otherwise, the Turks would not have been able to concentrate their troops. That’s great to say.

Therefore, what Ashina Jishesu means is that I am really no longer a direct descendant of Tuli Khan.

Li Shan remained expressionless and only ordered: "Let him pick two tribes and drive them to the Hutuo River so that the Turkic generals can take action."

The corner of Ma Zhou's mouth twitched. He was too lazy to kill the prisoners himself?

At this time, more than a hundred cavalry suddenly came galloping from the northeast, led by Duan Zhixuan and Xue Zhong.

Xue Zhong had a proud look on his face, while Duan Zhixuan had a strange look on his face, but he didn't say what he wanted to say.

After a while, Li Shan's face, which had just turned sunny, turned gloomy.

As the war came to an end, several generals from the Daizhou Army became impatient, including Li Daoxuan, Xue Wanche, and Xue Wanjun.

Xue Wanche personally led the dismounted Tang soldiers over the mountains and ridges to intercept the fleeing Turks, beheading more than a thousand people and cutting off the mountain roads.

Dugu De and Liu Rengui, who had made great achievements in Dingxiang, Xinzhou, led their troops and trapped Tuli Khan on a hilltop.

Li Shan felt a headache, a real headache. Why is this good brother who is sworn to Jinlan such a waste? You can't escape even if I let you run away? !