Man Tanghong

"Your Highness, all the brothers who were left on the road have been brought back..."

Five days later.

Xue Wanche rushed to the temporary tent to report to Li Yuanji with a serious look on his face.

Li Yuanji said solemnly: "How many were killed in battle?"

Xue Wanche said in a deep voice: "Close to 200 people!"

Li Yuanji closed his eyes in pain and said: "Collect all their identity cards, send people back to Chang'an, and ask the Army Sima to report their merits to them according to their military merits!

Allow their sons and nephews to join my guard and take over their fathers' positions! "

These people all tortured themselves to death in order to save him. Some of them struggled to death, while others fell off their horses and died.

Although they have not made any merit, in Li Yuanji's view, they are meritorious soldiers and must be treated as such.

Xue Wanche looked troubled when he heard this.

Li Yuanji looked at Xue Wanche and said, "What? Are you having difficulty?"

Xue Wanche nodded and said bluntly: "It is not difficult to send their identity tags back to Chang'an and have the military commanders report their merits to them according to their military merits. However, it is not difficult to let their nephews enter your guard and take over their father's position." , I’m afraid it’s a bit difficult.”

Li Yuanji asked in confusion: "What do you mean by this?"

Xue Wanche said frankly: "Even veterans who have been fighting on the battlefield for many years may not be able to pass the examination of your guard, let alone their nephews. Even if you make an exception and let their nephews in, their nephews may not be able to pass." Tenable.

Because your Guards are constantly being assessed and will be adjusted after each assessment.

At their nephew's age, it is impossible for them to stand out in your guard.

In this case, they will be eliminated sooner or later. "

Li Yuanji frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Then let their nephew join the Qianniu Imperial City Guard."

Qianniuhuangchengwei was rebuilt from Zuowei Tunwei, and Zuowei Tunwei was a famous father-son army in the Tang Dynasty, and it has always followed the tradition of replacing father with son.

Now, the Yuan servants who followed Li Yuan in raising troops in Jinyang have gradually aged. Many of them have withdrawn from the army and let their nephews take their places.

It would not be out of place to let the nephew of a fallen soldier in King Yong's guard go to the Qianniu Imperial City Guard, and more importantly, he could still enjoy a piece of the emperor's favor.

After all, even if the Qianniu Imperial City Guards were rebuilt, they would still be Li Yuan's Yuan Cong personal army.

Li Yuan is also a protective person. If he has any good deeds, he will definitely think of his own soldiers.

Therefore, if the nephew of the fallen soldier in King Yong's guard goes to Qianniu Imperial City Guard, he will definitely get better treatment.

"This one……"

Xue Wanche looked troubled and said hesitantly: "It's up to you to negotiate with the eldest princess. I can't be the leader of the Qianniu Imperial City Guard."

Li Xiuning asked Chai Shao to help rebuild Qianniu Imperial City Guard, so even if Li Xiuning no longer serves as the head of Qianniu Imperial City Guard, he still has to ask Li Xiuning for his opinion on some major matters within Qianniu Imperial City Guard.

Li Yuanji nodded and said, "Don't worry about this. I will write to my third sister to explain the situation. She will not embarrass you. Just follow my instructions."

When Xue Wanche heard this, he respectfully agreed, "Here!"

Just when Xue Wanche turned to leave, Li Yuanji thought of Zhao Chengyong again and couldn't help but ask: "By the way, has Zhao Chengyong's fever gone?"

Xue Wanche cupped his hands and said: "The doctor in the army used willow bark to boil medicine for Zhao Chengyong according to the method you said, and Zhao Chengyong's fever has subsided. The other brothers who have fever have benefited from this kindness you gave. Fang also survived the danger."

Zhao Chengyong developed a high fever on the night he arrived here, and he fell into a coma. Half of the other Yongwang guards who came back with him also developed a high fever. The doctors in the army tried their best to save him. It can reduce their fever.

At his wits' end, Li Yuanji, thinking of treating a dead horse as a live doctor, told the military doctors about a folk remedy he had seen in later generations, and asked the doctors to use willow bark to make medicine and boil the medicine for Zhao Chengyong and others to drink.

Now it seems that this remedy is effective.

When Li Yuanji heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and his mood improved a lot, "That's good, let them rest more."

Xue Wanche solemnly nodded and left the tent.

Not long after Xue Wanche got out of the big account, Li Yuanji also got out of the big account.

Outside the big tent, what should have been a meadow of withered grass was now filled with tents. In the distance, there were hundreds of tents blocking a ditch.

That was Li Shimin, Li Lu, Ma Jizhong and the others.

Five days ago, Li Shimin blocked Ashinapil into a ravine, and five days later, Li Shimin was still blocking it.

During this period, Ashinabile led people out of the ravine several times, but was beaten back by Li Shimin.

Li Shimin obviously had the strength to rush into the ravine and capture Ashinabil alive, but he chose not to do so. He wanted Ashinabil to surrender on his own and come out of the ravine on his own initiative.Although this takes some time, it is highly safe and has great significance.

After all, the ravine is now full of Ashinabile's people. No one knows whether Ashinabile will set any traps in the ravine, let alone whether there is favorable terrain for Ashinabile in the ravine. Use it, if you rush forward greedily for merit and are ambushed by Ashinabil, or are completely annihilated by Ashinabil taking advantage of the favorable terrain, it will be like capsizing in the gutter.

Therefore, it is better to go directly into the ravine than to block it outside the ravine.

Anyway, there was only one exit from the ravine, and it was impossible for Ashnabil to escape from other places.

In addition, Datang directly captured Ashnabil alive and Ashnabil voluntarily surrendered, which had a great impact on Datang's subsequent conquest of Suni's lost tribe.

If the Tang Dynasty directly captured Ashinabil, it would mean that the Tang Dynasty negotiated terms with Ashinabil. If Ashinabil insisted on his own opinion, then the Tang Dynasty would not be able to do anything to him.

But if it was Ashinabile who surrendered on his own initiative, it would be Ashnabile negotiating conditions with Datang. At that time, Datang would have the initiative and could easily force Ashnabile to surrender.

As the Khan of Suni's lost tribe, Ashinabil's attitude will directly determine the attitude of Suni's lost tribes towards the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, Datang is not in a hurry now. It can completely consume Ashinabili until Ashinabili becomes weak and Datang gains the initiative in negotiations.

"Da da da……"

Just as Li Yuanji was staring intently at the tent in the distance, there was a sound of horseshoes in his ears.

The sound should be about three riders.

Li Yuanji followed the sound and saw three cavalrymen carrying letter flags rushing towards here quickly.

After the cavalrymen carrying the letter flags arrived at the foot of the hill, they quickly dismounted and hurried up the hill. After passing the pass, they appeared in front of Li Yuanji.

"Your Highness, Su Shuai, Li Shuai, and Xinping County King have all received your orders and have led their troops back to the battlefield. However, they are all worried about your safety, so they each sent three thousand troops to come here. .”

After the leader of the cavalry arrived in front of Li Yuanji, he quickly knelt down on one knee and spoke respectfully.

The attack on Aries City could not be concealed. After receiving the news, Su Dingfang, Li Jing, Ashina Simo and others almost did not hesitate to put down the war at hand and quickly led their troops to Aries City. Rush.

That is to say, brothers Xue Wanshu and Xue Wanshu are in the east, a bit far away, and there is no way to get the news immediately, otherwise, they may also come together.

After Li Yuanji learned about this situation, he immediately sent someone to report that Su Dingfang, Li Jing, Ashina Simo and others were safe, and asked them to continue their ongoing war.

Now it can be known from the feedback from the messenger soldiers that they have received the news and returned to their respective battlefields.

However, it seems that they did not implement all the orders, but had some ideas of their own.

"Three thousand for each? That's nine thousand soldiers and horses! If my prediction is correct, these 9000 people must be their elite, right?"

Li Yuanji stared at the leading cavalry helplessly and asked.

The leading cavalryman did not hesitate and answered directly and decisively: "Yes!"

Li Yuanji sighed and said: "I am very safe here now, why do I need so many elite soldiers?"

The leading cavalry did not accost, and did not need to accost.

Li Yuanji continued: "They are fighting in the most dangerous place now. They need these nine thousand soldiers and horses more than I do. Go back and tell them to send these nine thousand soldiers and horses back. If they insist on sending them to my side, If some talents feel at ease, let them each select a hundred elite cavalry and send them over.

I don’t want anything else, and I don’t want one more person. "

When the leading cavalry heard this, he nodded without any hesitation and said: "Here!"

He is just a person who gives orders, not a person who makes decisions, so he only needs to open his mouth. He does not need to have a brain or his own thoughts.

Li Yuanji waved his hand, indicating that the three messengers could go down and rest.

The three messengers did not hesitate, and were led by the guards to rest in the tent.

After resting enough, eating some food, and bringing some dry food and water, we set out again on the road to deliver the message.

"Your Highness! Mr. Erlang said that the Turks are probably going to kill horses today!"

The next morning, as soon as Li Yuanji got up, a school captain rushed to the big tent to report.

While washing, Li Yuanji murmured, "So, Ashinabile is almost at the end of his rope?"

The captain nodded heavily and said: "Mr. Erlang said the same thing, and Mr. Erlang also said that the Turkic surrender should be in these few days."

Li Yuanji nodded thoughtfully.

Horses are precious property to the Turks, more precious than life. When there is nothing to eat, the Turks would rather let slaves and old people die than kill horses.

Now that the Turks have begun to kill horses, it means that they are really at the end of their rope.