Ji Tang

Chapter 273 Silence and Glory
As the fighting continued, Li Jing also observed the situation on the battlefield at any time. When the Turks risked their lives to fight again, Li Jing called his soldiers and said in a deep voice: "Ming Jin!"

"promise!"

"bang"

The clear and loud sound of gongs sounded in the rear of the Tang army. Li Ji killed a crazy Turkic soldier, looked around, his eyes were bloodshot and said: "Withdraw the troops!"

The Tang army banned the march, and as Li Jishuai's flag moved back, the soldiers fought and retreated.

But the retreat of the Tang army gave the Turkic elder an opportunity. His eyes lit up and he shouted loudly: "Warriors, the Tang army has retreated. We have won. Everyone, follow me and kill!"

"kill"

The elder did not realize at all that although the Tang army retreated, their formation was not chaotic and they retreated in an orderly manner.

If he had a little common sense, he would make a decision after investigating clearly, but there are no ifs in this world, which also made him slowly walk into a desperate situation that he would never forget.

At this time, the Turks were at the end of their war effort, but at the moment when the Tang army retreated, they immediately gained new vitality and attacked directly towards the Tang army.

But it's a pity that the Tang army was all cavalry. If Li Ji hadn't wanted to lead them to the right place, they wouldn't even be able to catch up with their shadows.

"Prepare!"

Chai Shao and Zhang Lu stood behind Li Jing. After hearing Li Jing's order, Zhang Lu immediately began to adjust the angle of the crossbow.

In fact, there is nothing to adjust. They originally occupied high ground, and it was not easy for the enemy to get up. The ballista was even more condescending.

Just shoot hard at the enemy, no need to aim at all.

After Li Ji led the retreating Tang army and led the remaining Turkic soldiers to the place, they divided into two groups and went around separately.

But instead of coming towards their own side, they turned directly and came behind the remaining Turkic soldiers.

At this time, there were only less than 4000 remaining Turkic troops of nearly [-], and the Tang army also suffered nearly [-] casualties.If the Turks hadn't suddenly gone crazy, there wouldn't have been so many casualties.

The Turkic elder suddenly felt that his vision brightened up. The Tang army he was chasing unexpectedly came around behind him. What did the Tang army want to do?
Soon, he will know.

Li Jing asked the soldiers in the front row to get out of the way. What was reflected in the eyes of the Turks were rows of neatly arranged strange artifacts. When the great elder saw the huge arrows that shone with cold light, he felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

He recognized these things as those huge arrows that shot into the Turkic royal court.

He understood that they had been part of Tang Jun's plan from beginning to end, and his previous madness was just a clown in Tang Jun's eyes!

But does he still have a choice now?
No more. From the moment they fell into Tang Jun's scheme, they had no choice.

If they had surrendered before, the soldiers might have had a chance to survive, but now.
Shaking his head, he gave up all illusions, raised the scimitar in his hand, and shouted with his already hoarse throat: "Kill"

"Grand Steward"

Looking at the remaining Turkic soldiers charging desperately, Chai Shao asked Li Jing.

Li Jing looked relaxed and said nonchalantly: "Since you are looking for death, let's help them!"

Chai Shao was overjoyed when he heard this. He pushed away a soldier operating a ballista, grabbed the hammer head, and shouted: "Smash it!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Following the order, the sound of the machine being smashed continuously rang in the ears of Li Jing and others and the Turks.

Before anyone could react, the Turkic warrior in the front row felt a huge force lift him off. The moment he landed, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
In just one round, fifty huge crossbow arrows instantly took away the lives of nearly a hundred Turkic warriors.

Some arrows directly connected three Turks together, and the huge force knocked the people behind them to the ground.

The great Turkic elder felt that his eyes were empty, and when he looked again, there were only corpses on the ground.

Seeing the still-dead Turkic warrior struggling painfully on the ground, he closed his eyes and swung the scimitar in his hand, killing the man completely.

Chai Shao had no intention of sympathizing with them. The giant hammer in his hand kept hitting the machine, and the huge arrows kept killing the Turkic soldiers.It wasn't until more than 2000 arrows were fired that he had time to observe the battlefield situation.

When he saw that only a few Turkic soldiers were still standing, he opened his mouth and said in shock: "Is this the power of the ballista?"

Li Jing came back to his senses and said indifferently: "This is a sharp weapon for killing on the battlefield. It may harm the peace of the world. It should be used with caution in the future."

Then he said: "I will explain it to Your Majesty when I get back."

Chai Shao opened his mouth to say something, but when he saw the scene on the battlefield, he finally sighed, shook his head and said nothing more.

Li Jing stepped forward, descended from the high ground, and came to the great Turkic elder.

The Great Elder had lost any dignity at this time. His hair was disheveled and his body was covered in blood. He said randomly: "How is this possible? How could this happen?"

"Surrender!"

Li Jing didn't mean to insult him. At this point in the war, there was no need to continue.

If the Great Elder, one of the most prestigious people in the Turks, could surrender, it would be a good thing for both tribes.

But the Great Elder had obviously disappointed Li Jing. He raised his pale head and his numb eyes, even people who didn't understand could see his will to die.

"surrender?"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"surrender?"

"You are dreaming!"

He struggled to stand up, and a few Turkic soldiers who were lucky enough to survive tried to step forward, but were instantly killed by Tang army soldiers.

The great elder exuded an aura of indifference and did not care at all about the death of the Turkic soldiers.

He stared at Li Jing and said, "You want me to surrender?"

"Bah! Don't even think about it!"

"Shh!"

The soldier standing next to Li Jing immediately drew his sword and wanted to kill him, but was stopped by Li Jing.

He said warmly: "Why are you doing this? Don't you know that this is a good thing for both races?"

"A good thing?" The great elder sneered when he heard this.

He looked up in the direction of the Turkic Royal Court, and then fixed his gaze on Iron Mountain.

As if reminiscing or remembering, he said: "I, the Turks, were first the slaves of the Rouran people. We suffered all kinds of humiliation. I never want to go back to the days when I was a slave."

"We build weapons for them every day, but what we get in return is their more brutal oppression. We can't see the future, and we have no future."

“Until there came a time when they relaxed their oversight of us a little bit, and that allowed us to see an opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

"We went through many dangers and finally defeated the Rouran people. We drove them completely into hell. They have been our slaves for generations."

"We will return all the humiliation to them a thousand times, ten thousand times, until the Rouran race is completely gone."

"We have established the Great Turkic Khanate, which spans thousands of miles and has millions of people who control the strings. This is our glory. How could the Great Sui Dynasty have defeated us if they had not used conspiracy and tricks?"

After speaking, he looked at Li Jing with contempt and said, "Do you want us to go back to the days of being slaves again?"

Li Jing was silent. He knew that what the other party said was true. After being accustomed to wealth, who would want to go back to the precarious days of the past?
Immediately, there was no thought of persuading him anymore.

(End of this chapter)