The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 573

Jiyu City, Tuyuhun Khan Court.

With the defeat of the Western Qin forces, north of Jiyu City, there was no longer any force that resisted the Sui army. The tribes, large and small, that stood in front of the Sui army were all bloodbathed without exception. The Qiang tribe had no choice but to lead their tribes closer to the Khan Court.

No matter how much interest they have with Murong Fuyun, but at this time, with the continuous killing of the invading Sui army, they can only seek protection from the powerful Murong Fuyun, and obey Murong Fuyun's orders honestly.

The bloody massacre by the Sui army also made Tuyuhun officially move towards unification after moving south, but neither Murong Fuyun nor Tianzhu King Murong Ke were happy about such a unification.

Before the Sui army invaded Tuyuhun, there were about 50 herdsmen in Tuyuhun, and there were 30 tribes allegiance to the Khan Court.

Today, there are less than 30 herdsmen in the various tribes of Tuyuhun. Among them, not many were actually wiped out by the Sui army. Most of them were frozen to death or starved to death. They lost the protection of young and strong, and were annexed to death by force from surrounding tribes; some herdsmen of other tribes survived the bloodbath of the Sui army, but they also lost their daily necessities such as cattle, sheep, war horses, winter clothes, and grain. After this winter, they pointed their butcher knives at the surrounding tribes and seized winter supplies by force.In other words, the invasion of the Sui army caused the Tuyuhun tribes to fight for living supplies and wealth, prompting more people to die in this season.

The Tuyuhun Khan Court and the north of Jiyu City, after this battle, were destroyed by the Sui army. The remaining population flocking to Jiyu City was deliberately retained by the Sui army. Most of them were women and old people. Although there is no statistics on the number of strong men, but the majestic Tuyuhun Khan Court can now gather [-] string-controlling people is the limit.The key is that with the influx of a large number of people who have lost their food and property, food has become the biggest problem that plagues Murong Fuyun. The conflicts that occur over a morsel of food are staged countless times in Jiyu City every day. Unable to calculate.

Tianzhu King Murong Ke came to the palace, looked at Murong Fuyun who was discussing with Mr. Sani, and said loudly: "Khan, if this continues, we won't wait for the Sui army to attack. More than half of it is for food. And it won't be long before the soldiers will join the conflict for their relatives. In the end, the hatred of each tribe will accumulate. Once a large-scale conflict breaks out, we don't need the Sui army Come and fight, and you will die cleanly."

"You said, why don't I know?" Murong Fuyun looked at his brother bitterly, and sighed, "But the war of destroying the country that Yang Guang launched back then made me lose the courage of the Tuyuhun people by the Sui army." Yes. We have managed to gather people's hearts and morale these years, and because of the Sui army's violent invasion, the ice melted and disintegrated, and everyone's fearful memory of the Sui army came to mind again. Rumors abounded in the city, saying that the Sui army was invincible The fear of the unknown has brought the spirits of countless soldiers to the brink of collapse. We have [-] soldiers in name, but in reality, less than half of them dare to fight. The rest would rather freeze to death or starve to death. If you die from civil strife, you don't want to go out of the city to fight against the Sui army. If you force the order to fight, I'm afraid civil war will be staged in the city immediately. Tell me, what can I do?"

"Big Khan!" Murong Ke bowed and saluted, and said loudly: "If the mighty Tuyuhun Khan Court with [-] string-controlling men dare not even fight, how can I save face? I think even if this Sui army cannot be wiped out, They should also be driven out of Tuyuhun. Otherwise, the Khan loses his majesty, how can he control and order all the ministries?"

"Face?" Murong Fuyun looked at Sani and sighed, "The face of the Murong family has already been wiped out by the Sui army. For us, the most important thing now is to survive. I mean Pai People go to negotiate with the Sui army to see if they can let them leave, as long as they are willing to leave, we can give him cattle, sheep, war horses or women."

"What if they don't agree? Even if they agree to retreat, the conditions offered are not something we can afford."

Murong Ke frowned, and stared at Sani fiercely. He didn't need to guess, he also knew that this ghost idea was the meaning of this old guy, and said coldly: "The Sui army has lost [-] to [-]% of its troops. It's the end of the battle, and they can't stand the cold weather here. Their morale is not necessarily higher than ours. In my opinion, we should give full play to our superiority in strength and go out of the city to fight a fierce battle with the Sui army. This Sui army The army wants to defeat our army, which has the right time, place, and people, and it is as difficult as climbing the sky. When we defeat it, we can take advantage of the situation to seek peace and compensate a certain amount of money. Here. So we can tidy up the interior and get through the winter."

"Can't fight!" Murong Fuyun looked at the sky outside the tent, and said shyly: "There are not many troops loyal to us, if we defeat all the troops loyal to us, Tuyuhun will definitely change his name and surname."

"We have 8 people, how could we not defeat the Sui army which is less than [-]?" Murong Ke frowned, dissatisfied with Murong Fuyun's cowardice and fear of fighting, he bowed his hands and asked: " If you don't fight, what is Da Khan going to do? Could it be that he is sitting in Jiyu City and waiting to die?"

Murong Fuyun glanced at his younger brother and said in a deep voice: "If the Sui army does not retreat, we will have to move south."

"Moving south?"

A frightened and angry look flashed in Murong Ke's eyes, and he said sharply: "Now the world is frozen and snowy, and the Sui army is watching the tigers outside. If we move south at this time, how many people will die? If Da Khan decides so, I would rather go with Even if the Sui Army fought to the end, they would never live in such a humiliating way!"

Murong Fuyun was furious, and said sharply: "If you want to die, then go fight it yourself, don't take my Tuyuhun son Lang to follow you to die!"

"Hmph!" Murong Ke looked at Murong Fuyun in disbelief, his lips trembling and unable to speak, then he snorted, turned around and strode away.

"Ugh!"

Looking at Murong Ke who was striding away, Murong Fuyun sighed, looked at Sani beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Please represent me, sir, to seek peace from the Sui army, no matter how much you pay."

"Khan, don't worry!" Sani stood up, bowed his hands, and said in a concentrated voice, "I will lead my people to the Sui army to seek peace."

……

"Xue Shuai, the imperial court just sent an eagle letter."

Two days later, in the snow-covered Sui army camp, Xue Wanche and Yu Chigong patrolled all directions with their personal guards. A school lieutenant hurried over and handed over a stack of translated letters to Xue Wanche.

"Is there a new order?" Xue Wanche wiped the ice and snow from his beard. They have been running between killing and running for several months. It is difficult for everyone to see the old style, and it is even hard to see that Xue Wanche is a young man in his 20s. Young man, the handsome face in the past was covered by a thick beard, making it impossible to see the original outline.

"The last general hasn't looked at it carefully yet." The general shook his head.

Xue Wanche unfolded the paper and looked at it, his eyes quickly flicked, and a smile rose from the corner of his mouth. After a long time, he looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Old Xue, what made you so happy?" Yu Chigong looked at Xue Wanche in surprise.

"We won!" Xue Wanche laughed loudly: "Xiao Xian surrendered unconditionally to the Sui Dynasty. During the southern tour, he personally led Du Fuwei's No.11 Army to defeat Li Mi's main force in Xiang'an County, Lujiang River, and wiped out 11 enemies. Then at the junction of Jiangdu and Lujiang, we broke through the eight-door golden lock array of the Wei army. Our No.[-] army of the Sui Dynasty successfully entered Jiangdu County and controlled Li Mi's tens of thousands of troops to the south of the Huai River. After the spring, we will concentrate all Strength, annihilating all kinds of rebels... The Holy Majesty is quite satisfied with our achievements, let us temporarily let Tuyuhun go, so as not to take advantage of Tubo. The Holy Majesty asked us to return to Lintao County nearby after receiving the order to participate in the Great Court Meeting, participate in Unification war next year. We can go home."

Come back home?

After Qiu Shili was at a loss for a moment, a surprise expression appeared on his face, and tears fell from his eyes unconsciously.

After surrendering to the Sui Dynasty, he has been holding important positions in the Western Regions. For so many years, he has been unable to reunite with his relatives.This time he came out for so long, and spent every day in the midst of killing and assault, his heartstrings were tense every moment, and it also made him forget the existence of home.Although Tuyuhun's army was killed by them so that they did not dare to go out of the city, they were also on the verge of collapse. Home was a rather luxurious word for them. After the surprise, it was followed by an inexplicable sadness.

"Man, why are you crying!" Xue Wanche patted Qiu Shili on the shoulder, laughed and looked up at the sky, not letting the tears roll down.He is indispensable in every battle outside the territory, but this time, the conditions are harsh and the mind is exhausted. It is definitely the first time since he joined the army. As the commander of this battle, the pressure on Xue Wanche's shoulders is too great.

"Shuai Xue!"

In the distance, dozens of scouts came rushing forward, shouting loudly from a distance: "There is a Tuyuhun army approaching quickly, judging by its momentum, it seems that it is preparing to fight our army."

"Haha, it's just in time!" Xue Wanche took a deep breath, and the moment he turned his head, he wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and laughed loudly: "But I don't know, how many people Murong Fuyun sent to die?"

"There are a lot of people, it looks like there are as many as [-]." The famous school captain Su Rong reported.

"Thirty thousand? It's just in time!" Yuchi Gong smiled boldly, and said: "Our army has rested for two days, and everyone is full of energy. As long as we pass on the news of returning to the court, the soldiers will definitely develop twelve percent fighting power .”

"This is the so-called return to the teacher!" Xue Wanche agreed with Yu Chigong's words, and said loudly: "Send an order to prepare for the battle, and tell the soldiers that as long as this battle is over, we can return to the court and enter the capital to accept the Holy Majesty." A reward! Before we leave, we must let these Tuyuhun people know that those who offended me in the Sui Dynasty..."

"Even if you are far away, you will be punished!"

A group of generals from the Western Regions shouted excitedly in blunt Chinese, waving their weapons desperately, almost roaring into the sky, with an indescribably heroic and majestic momentum.

Not far away, Niu Jinda heard the news, and when he saw the general whose morale had soared, he was a little dazed, and looked at Xue Wanche puzzled, but after listening for a while, he immediately realized: "Old Xue, you mean we Can I go home now?"

"That's right!" Xue Wanche put down the paper in his hand, let it flutter in the wind like a butterfly, and said loudly: "The Holy One has ordered us to return to the court immediately, but [-] Tuyuhun troops are heading towards us Come here, so this is a farewell battle, and it is also the most glorious battle for us."

"Soldiers, prepare for battle!"

Xue Wanche was carrying the horse, with blazing flames in his eyes. Before leaving, he wanted to make the scared Tuyuhun people tremble again, and let him once again show off Tuyuhun in the name of Xue Wanche and Tai Sui.

It makes him frightened when he hears of 'Sui'.

In order to have several years of peace in the southwest of the Sui Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)