Man Tanghong

Time is like the white clouds in the sky, changing positions without knowing it.

At the sounding of the third trumpet, a black dot appeared on the northwest horizon.

At first, the black dot was like an arrow, cutting a path among the densely packed herd of cattle, sheep and horses, and then evolved into a long knife, slashing wildly among the herd of cattle, sheep and horses, and then turned into a long belt , completely divided the herd of cattle, sheep and horses into two halves from the middle.

When the people on the hill could clearly see the figures in the strip, the people in the strip were less than three miles away from the hill.

Li Shiji immediately dispatched the general Sima in the army, as well as the soldiers from various Caos, went down the hill and headed towards the long belt.

They were not there to meet Li Jing, but to help Li Jing count the harvest and gather the team.

Like the cattle, sheep and horses brought back by Li Jing, it is impossible to bring them all to the Chinese army camp at one go, they must be registered and evacuated on the spot.

For example, it is impossible for all the tribesmen of the Geshu tribe brought back by Li Jing to be brought to the camp of the Chinese army, and they have to be registered and resettled nearby.

Only some unique cattle, sheep and horses, or nobles from the Geshu tribe, are eligible to follow Li Jing back to the camp of the Chinese army.

After the military commander in the army and the various Cao Canjun troops came into contact with Li Jing's team, the long belt under the hill that ran through five or six miles and still had no end in sight split.

Some of them went west to other places under the leadership of Jun Sima and Cao Canjun. Those cattle, sheep and horses that were about to gather with the cattle, sheep and horses on both sides gradually began to break up into pieces and disappeared in the densely packed cattle. In the herd of sheep and horses.

Less than 5000 people went to the bottom of the hill under the leadership of Li Jing.

Li Yuanji inspected the team led by Li Jing and confirmed that the military appearance and discipline were in order, and then led Li Shiji and his party down the hill.

The reason why he did this was not to show his majesty, nor to find some sense of presence on the soldiers, but for safety considerations.

The more chaotic the team, the more prone to safety problems.

Although he didn't care, he wasn't afraid that someone would suddenly jump out and kill him, but Li Shiji and Li Jing couldn't help but care.

If something like an assassination happened, even if he didn't suffer any injuries, Li Shiji and Li Jing could hardly escape the blame.

Even if he doesn't pursue it, Li Yuan will be thousands of miles away and pursue Li Shiji and Li Jing's responsibility for the disadvantage of the guards.

So he doesn't care if he doesn't care, but Li Shiji and Li Jing have to take on the responsibility of guarding.

After getting down the hill, Li Jing walked forward quickly with a middle-aged Turkic man who was tidied up.

"My minister, Li Jing, is visiting His Royal Highness King Yong. Forgive me for being in armor, so I can't fully salute you!"

"The foreign minister, Ge Shuhan, sees His Royal Highness King Yong, and so do the ministers!"

Both of them were wearing armor, but Li Jing was wearing a higher-level full set of iron armor, while Geshuhan's was relatively low-level, with only a helmet, breastplate, arm armor, skirt, no shoulder armor, and no knee armor. A, and there is no chain armor connecting the joints.

So Li Jing's saying that he can't be completely justified is justified, but Ge Shuhan is obviously not justified.

They have already dismounted, not on the horse, so whether to salute or not depends entirely on the integrity of the armor.

The higher the integrity of the armor, the more difficult it is to complete the salute, so it is understandable not to complete the salute.

But the integrity of the armor is not high, and there is no chain armor connecting the joints, so it can be easily done whether it is a half ceremony or a full ceremony, so it is impossible to understand if it cannot be a full ceremony.

But considering that Ge Shuhan is a Turkic, he has never been to the Tang Dynasty before, and he has never been trained by the officials of the Honglu Temple in the Tang Dynasty. It is reasonable to understand some of the rules of the Tang Dynasty, so there is no need to follow He cares.

Li Yuanji nodded with a smile, stepped forward and patted the armor on Li Jing's body, and said, "Li Aiqing raided thousands of miles this time, raided Jieli's base camp, and succeeded in the first battle. It can be said that I have worked hard to achieve the current results of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Jing cupped his fists and said humbly: "It's all due to the hard work of the soldiers, I dare not take credit for it!"

Li Jing and Hou Junji are completely two extremes when it comes to asking for credit and showing credit for themselves.

Hou Junji wished that all the meritorious service made by all the soldiers under his command could be credited to him, and he kept praising himself when asking for and showing merit, seeking benefits for himself, completely ignoring the soldiers.

Li Jing is different. When asking for credit and expressing credit, he doesn't mention himself at all, doesn't put all the credit on himself, and doesn't ask for any benefits for himself, but keeps giving the credit to the soldiers. push.

If you want to say who the soldiers like, it is undoubtedly Li Jing.

From a moral point of view, whoever is more noble is undoubtedly Li Jing.

But from the perspective of those in power, Hou Junji is even more likable.

Because what he wants, those in power can see through at a glance, but what Li Jing wants, those in power can't see through.

For those in power, those with desires are the best to control and use, while those without desires are not only difficult to control and use, but also have to be guarded against.

Because according to the common sense, there are only two kinds of people who have no desires, one is the hermit who has no desires and desires, and the other is the ambitious.

Naturally, the former does not need to be explained. The latter, the reason why they have no desires is not that they really do not have desires, but that their desires have already left the low-level tastes and began to pursue higher things. The low-level things do not arouse their interest. .

So from a personal point of view, Li Yuanji appreciates Li Jing's noble approach, but from Datang's point of view, Li Yuanji does not appreciate Li Jing's noble approach.

Li Yuanji said with a smile: "Li Aiai is joking, your contribution to Datang is obvious to all, and as for the contribution of the soldiers, I will never forget it."

Speaking of this, Li Yuanji smiled and told Li Shiji beside him, "Come and accept, and give wine to our heroes!"

Li Shiji responded with a smile, and immediately ordered someone to bring the drinks that had been prepared.

Not only Li Jing, but also Li Jing's trilogy, and Sanqian Xuanjia. Among the Turkic nobles, only Ge Shuhan was given a cup, and everyone else had to stand aside.

As a prisoner of war, without a unique identity, one must have the consciousness of a prisoner of war.

When Li Jing and all the officers and soldiers had all the wine in their hands, Li Yuanji took the wine cup handed over by Li Shiji, raised it above his head, and shouted: "All you gentlemen, let's drink together!"

Li Jing and a group of soldiers raised the wine bowl or bag above their heads, and thanked loudly: "Thank you, Your Highness, for giving me the wine!"

Li Yuanji picked up the wine cup and drank it down in one gulp, and Li Jing led the soldiers to also gulp down the wine in their hands in one gulp.

Li Shiji immediately brought people forward to refill the wine. After the wine cup, wine bowl, and wine bag were full of wine again, Li Yuanji raised the wine cup over his head again and shouted: "Welcome to the triumphant return!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Li Jing and the soldiers shouted together.

Li Yuanji picked up the wine cup again and drank it all in one gulp. After Li Shiji stepped forward to fill up the wine again, he raised it above his head again, "Congratulations to me, Great Tang Wansheng!"

"Great Tang Wansheng!"

The generals shouted again with high morale.

Li Yuanji took all the soldiers to drink up the wine in their hands, and said loudly: "After returning to the camp, on the third day of Daqing, there will be enough wine and meat, and each person will be rewarded with three horses, five cows, and five sheep, and ten dollars in money." Ten thousand.

After Daqing, I will reward you and others for your merits, and you will be promoted to rank! "

The morale of the soldiers suddenly increased, and they all screamed.

This is the benefit of giving rewards.

It can arouse the enthusiasm of the soldiers at once, and it can also invite a wave of hearts.

If there were more rewards, they would not be ambiguous if they took them on a long journey to Yinshan to fight.

"Back to camp!"

With a big wave of his hand, Li Yuanji rushed towards the camp of the Chinese Army with the howling soldiers.

It was already evening when we rushed back to the Chinese army camp.

Hou Junji had already ordered people to prepare wine and meat, and brought all the soldiers in the camp to greet him at the gate.

After Li Yuanji praised Hou Junji a few words, he led the soldiers to celebrate.

Enough wine and meat is not just rhetoric, but really enough.

Especially meat, you can eat as much as you want.

Even the soldiers in the camp were also covered.

One by one, holding a wine bag, holding beef and mutton, eating hazelnuts, and celebrating with the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army.

The same is true in the big tent of the Chinese army, just like the day before yesterday, just like yesterday, there was another wild dance of demons.

This scene lasted for three full days.

During these three days, no one talked about business matters, and everyone was madly venting their excitement after the big victory. Even Li Jing came to the door several times to discuss business matters, but was rejected by Li Yuanji.

After three days, when everyone had vented their anger and celebrated enough, Li Yuanji summoned Li Jing to the Chinese army tent to talk about business.

After Li Jing sat down in the big tent of the Chinese army, he said all the words he had held in his heart for the past three days in one breath, "Your Highness, I think that it is not time for us to slack off, we must conquer Xieli as soon as possible. The entire territory of Turkic, to prevent Xieli ups and downs.

Although Xieli disappeared after being attacked in Yinshan Mountain and lost all support, he is still recognized as the Great Khan by all Turkic tribes.

Before he is deprived of his Great Khan position, he may have ups and downs anytime and anywhere.

On the way back, I heard that Ashinasheer from the Suni Lost Tribunal had led [-] Suni Lost Troops to escape from the Suni Lost Tribe.

Yugu, Jieli's eldest son, was ordered by Jieli to lead a hundred thousand troops to conquer Yinan and Huangtou.

If Xieli gets in touch with these two people and gathers the soldiers and horses in their hands, it will be a threat to my Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, we must take the entire Turkic territory occupied by Xieli before Xieli can contact them, and Chen Bing border, so that Xieli has no possibility of ups and downs. "

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "With the speed we are advancing now, I am afraid it will be difficult to complete this matter in a short time."

Although the Tang Dynasty fought successively in the process of conquering the Turks, it wiped out the Turkic tribe today and the Turkic tribe tomorrow, and occupied many places in the Turks.

But these tribes, and even places, are all close to Datang, and they are also the most accessible to Datang.

For example, places farther away, such as Adibu, Monan, and Mobei, have not been touched by Datang yet.

And whether it is the Azhang tribe, or other tribes entrenched in Monan and Mobei, although the occupied area is small, their strength is not weak.

Although Datang had enough troops and strength to take them down, it would take several months just to travel all over these places.