A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 627: Destroy the country and capture the king, finally avenging shame

When Jieli was discovered seven miles away from Su Lie's tent, he ran away without hesitation. He had no intention of resisting.

escape.

He has only one thought,
He didn't even care about his sons. He didn't even put on his armor. He jumped on his horse under the protection of the attached guards and fled north. He fled to the camp prepared in advance in the desert. He didn't even get off his horse and called the thousand spirits. Qi then continued to flee deep into the desert without looking back.

He ran from night to day, and from day to night, without stopping.

Fortunately, I had prepared well in advance. This time my escape was not so embarrassing. I still had at least a thousand fine cavalry, and even prepared many spare horses, as well as a month of dry food.

The horses were rotated and marched all the way, not daring to stop for even a moment.

"You're sweating profusely. You've been running all day and all night. Let's take a rest," Fuli's guard persuaded. Riding three horses at once couldn't stand up to this kind of running. It was freezing cold and the grass had not yet melted, and even riding three horses in turns couldn't stand it. Stop, many horses have fallen to the ground vomiting blood,

Jie Li Dong's face turned purple. He looked at the cavalry around him. They were all very tired, so he had no choice but to nod, "Find a shelter from the wind and take a break as soon as possible."

"Just rest here tonight,"

Even the Turkic knights who were on horseback, or the elite thousand knights selected from Yugushe's command, were also exhausted. Especially in this weather, each horse ran for hundreds of miles without stopping, and everyone was freezing. .

After receiving the order, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and quickly dismounted.

Many knights couldn't get off their horses for a long time.
Some knights directly killed the horses and bled them. They filled the empty water bags with warm horse blood and drank heavily to quench their thirst and ward off the cold.

Anyway, many horses never get up once they stop.

Those who are thirsty drink horse blood, and those who are hungry eat horse meat.

Cut off the steaming horse meat and eat it raw.
Jieli took a piece of horse liver handed over by the captain of the guard, took out a knife and sliced ​​it into pieces with a stiff and clumsy hand, then picked it up and ate it raw.

The cold wind howled.

In the desert Gobi,
After a good meal, more than a thousand people finally regained some energy, set up tents, hugged each other to keep warm and rested.

Jieli fell into a deep sleep.

early morning.

The fog is thick,

Su Dingfang pursued all the way. In order to be able to quickly and not be easily discovered, Su Dingfang only brought three hundred elite cavalry forward this time.
Horses have their hooves bound, and people have their hooves wrapped around them.

Taking advantage of the heavy fog, we quietly approached Jieli temporary camp.

When they directly touched the ground only two miles away from the camp, Jieli's patrol guard discovered that he blew the horn in panic.

Jie Li, who was sleeping in the camp tent, sat up suddenly.
Hearing the sound of the alarm horn, he immediately yelled and got out of the camp.

"withdraw,"

It's a pity that although Jieli still moved very quickly this time, he couldn't get away from Su Dingfang after being approached by Su Dingfang in the desert.
After running for more than ten miles, Su Dingfang still caught up with him. He shot down Jieli's mount with an arrow. He rode up to catch up with him. He knocked Jieli to the ground as he got up and ran away. Then he leaned over and grabbed him. Capture him like an eagle catching a chicken,
After confirming that it was Jie Li, Su Dingfang was overjoyed. He punched Jie Li who was still trying to resist until his face was bruised and his teeth fell out. Then, he tied his hands behind his back with cowhide ropes and even tied up his legs. , put it directly on yourself and bring it back immediately,

"Where's Yugushe?"

"I do not know."

In the temporary camp in Jieli, the Tang army stewed horse meat and roasted it over the fire.
Su Dingfang interrogated Jie Li.

Yugushe did not run with Jieli. Jieli did not take his son with him. As soon as he heard the alarm, he immediately left with dozens of horses and went straight to the camp he had set up in the desert. Just escape all the way north.

The results of the interrogation of other people were similar.

"Give me a good time," Jie Li was in a low mood and ashamed. He ran around, but he didn't run away after all.
Su Dingfang chuckled. After so much effort, he finally caught someone. How could he kill him casually?

After a good meal and a short rest, Su Dingcong escorted the prisoners back.

Halfway through, I met Gao Rong and Gao Ning's cousins ​​arriving with Qianqi.

"Have you caught Jieli?" Gao Queer asked loudly as he watched him escorting many Turkic prisoners.

"The Turkic Khan is here!" Su Dingfang said with a smile.

The Gao brothers quickly rode over and after careful confirmation, they were all overjoyed, "Finally we have captured this prisoner. The Duke of Jin should be satisfied now."

Desert snowfield,

The fierce wind in the vast sea,

The Tang army returned singing a triumphant song.

Qikou,

Wu Huaiyu was overjoyed when he got Su Lie's good news. He thought Jie Li could escape again. In a place like this, it would be really hard to catch Jie Li if he really wanted to escape.
This time it was a bit of luck. After all, when Jieli was in Qikou, he most likely ran to Mobei, and there was only one way there.

When Su Dingfang escorted him back to Jieli, Li Jing, Li Ji, Yuchi Gong and others also came to greet him.

After seeing Jie Li with their own eyes, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

This Northern Expedition was finally a complete success.

In the camp, Tang Jian was warming himself by the fire while writing bullets for the Emperor of Chang'an. He was getting very angry while writing. It was not that he couldn't understand Li Jingwu Huaiyu and the others' desire to capture Jie Li, but even if you wanted to do this, Then when I set off from the Black City, can you guys give me an explanation?
Why did he have to carry out such a sudden attack, without any preparation, and almost died.

Now he can only sit sideways and write bullets with half of his butt, because that half of his butt was hit by a Turkic arrow. Fortunately, it was only shot in the butt. The arrow was not smeared with horse excrement or human urine after inspection. The arrow is not even rusty,
Moreover, the arrow was not too deep, it did not hurt any bones, it was just a flesh wound. It would not be a serious problem if it was bandaged and medicated, but this incident made people suffocate.

After all, he was the Duke of Ju with a title of [-] households, and he was also the governor of Lizhou and the minister of Honglu Temple. Those guys really didn't take themselves seriously at all.

"Mr. Tang."

An Xiuren opened the tent and came in, and a gust of cold wind came in.
"Good news, Jie Li was captured by Su Dingfang."

"what?"

Tang Jian was surprised, "Really?"

"That can still be false. Jieli is in the camp right now. Although his nose is bruised and his face is swollen, and he is missing a few teeth, he is definitely Jieli, alive, alive."

"Could it be a substitute?"

"We have known each other for a long time. We can't tell the difference between the real and the fake. We guarantee the fake." Tang Jian put away the half-written bullet, stood up, and touched the wound on his butt, making him grin. Ren came up and helped him up.
"Let's go take a look together."

The two envoys who were granted the title of Duke rushed to the Chinese army's tent and saw Jie Li.

At this time, all the senior generals and commanders in the camp came over to look at Jie Li, as if looking at a rare object.
Jieli lowered his head in shame, looking decadent.

Li Jing said a few words to Jie Li, but he didn't ridicule him much. He only said that he had sent people to ask for surrender, but why he pretended to surrender and was repeatedly untrustworthy.

"Khan goes back to his tent and rests peacefully. The commander-in-chief will personally escort Khan back to Chang'an tomorrow!"

Yugushe was not found,

He ran away with about two or three thousand horsemen, running faster than Jie Li. Wu Huaiyu and others sent people to chase him for a day and night, but they gave up after they failed to catch up.

In this battle, they raided Qikou, captured Jie Li alive, beheaded tens of thousands of people, captured more than [-] men and women, and captured many livestock. The harvest was still very large.

Although Yugushe ran away, his tribe's population was basically wiped out in one go. This Jieli's son inherited the tribe's population, livestock, etc. from the previous Yugushe, and was defeated and moved south from Mobei. Now he is directly wiped out. .

Cows and sheep were slaughtered in the camp, and the whole camp celebrated.

The next day, Li Jing, Li Ji and others first led troops to escort Jie Li and others south, while Wu Huaiyu was responsible for leading troops to clean up the aftermath.

After discussion, at Wu Huaiyu's strong request, the 5 people captured this time were still left to the emperor and the imperial court. The rest of the 2 troops dispatched this time were divided into three groups. Several troops from Dingxiang were also divided.

Livestock, money, silk, etc. are divided in the same way.

This method of division was deeply supported by the soldiers. Everyone could get a share and make a fortune.

War horses, armor and weapons, etc., are all registered and stored in the warehouse.

The wind in Qikou is very strong.

The snow hasn't melted yet and it's very cold.
But the soldiers ate large pieces of stewed horsemeat and drank hot soup, and they felt warm in their hearts. Even though they couldn't spend this year at home with their wives, children, and parents, they had shared so many good things, let alone such an agreement. If you destroy a big country, there will still be rewards for meritorious service, and you may even be dismissed from office.

This battle was really enjoyable,
There were not many casualties, just tiredness and coldness, but the harvest was astonishing.

"The soldiers who represent the country are like gods!"

"The Duke of Jin is also an excellent commander,"

"Our General Gongsu of Linqing County is so powerful. Five thousand cavalry in Baidaochuan defeated 20. In Qikou, he was the vanguard to defeat the enemy in two battles. In the end, he chased into the desert to capture Jieli alive."

"Our Duke of E, General Yuchi, is even more impressive. Five thousand cavalry made his first contribution in Dingxiang..."

This battle was fought very well.
The Dingxiang Daoxing Camp and the Heng'an Daoxing Camp fought particularly well. Li Ji missed the great success of Tongmo Road, but he still had hard work, and he also made great contributions to the mopping up in the north of Yinshan Mountain and Poqikou.

"It's just the other three camps, nothing caught up."

"There is hard work even without credit,"

Several fast horses galloped south to Beijing to report their victory.

Zhenguan four years, February [-]th.

Looking forward to the great meeting in the sun,
The emperor has issued a special decree that today all civil and military officials in the capital who are in the ninth rank or above must wear onion-pleated attire.

early morning.

Zhang Liang, the censor's doctor, led the censor Gao Xingxing, Ma Zhou, and the officials of the three courtyards to the west veranda of the palace. They summoned the official Zhu Yi and urged all officials to go to work.

Under the leadership of the supervisory censor, all officials took their places in the palace according to their rank.

The emperor sits on the throne when he goes to court.

All the officials felt that today's court meeting was different.

The incense burners, incense tables, and mats in the palace seemed to be different, and the ceremonial guards displayed seemed more solemn.

Sing praises at ceremonies,

All officials paid homage.

At the meeting between Japan and Korea at the end of the lunar month, there was always a meeting but no discussion. It was possible to issue an edict but not do anything.

Today's Wangri Dynasty makes everyone feel like something big is happening.

The emperor sat on the throne, smiling all over his face.

"Tell you good news, great news,"

"Li Jing, Wu Huaiyu, and Li Ji sent back good news from Qikou outside the Great Wall. They have captured the Turkic Khan Jieli alive!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall applauded and applauded.

"I heard that the Lord was worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the Lord humiliated his ministers to death."

"In the past, the country was founded, and the Turks were strong. The Supreme Emperor, for the sake of the people, professed his vassalage to the Turks. I was heartbroken and heartbroken. I was determined to destroy the Xiongnu. I couldn't sit still at the table and couldn't taste the food.

Today, if you temporarily move your troops, you will be successful in all directions. It is a shame to be singled out by Jizhen! "

Li Shimin was so excited as he spoke that he stood up and shed tears on his clothes. In fact, the emperor only said that he felt uncomfortable when Li Yuan surrendered to the Turks. But in fact, as soon as he ascended the throne, Jie Li led his troops to the foot of Chang'an, and he was forced to fight with Jie Li on the Wei Bridge. White Horse Covenant, that is even more of a shame.

Now, after three and a half years, I have finally avenged my past humiliation.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling stood up and took the lead in shouting. Lao Lao was equally excited and burst into tears. He had been holding this anger for more than three years and more than 1000 days and nights, enduring the humiliation and burden, and finally took revenge.

Even Wei Zheng, the servant who always liked to criticize the emperor, was so excited that his beard was trembling and he shouted long live.

Above the Golden Palace, Baiguanshan shouted long live, and the sound moved the clouds and the night.

This morning, all the people in Chang'an City said that they heard the sound of the mountain shouting "Long Live the Mountain". Many people in Chang'an Lifang also followed the call of the mountain.

The whole city of Chang'an is shouting long live!

Long live the emperor, long live the Tang Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)