Wentang

Chapter 518 Victory

It was already five days later when Yue Shan saw the good news, and the whole city of Chang'an was a sensation.

Li Shimin immediately summoned all the important ministers for a meeting in the palace.

"Haha...haha..." Since Li Shimin's city government lost his composure and kept laughing, it can be seen how happy he is.

The others counted one by one and looked at the battle report in disbelief.

World War I wiped out more than 16 Turkic elites and took more than [-] prisoners.Captured [-] Turkic people, including countless cattle, horses and livestock.

Ashina Simo surrendered, lost his mind and surrendered, and sixteen others surrendered.Qijin means tribal chief, which means that there are sixteen other Turkic tribes who surrendered.

Most importantly, Xieli was captured alive.

"Congratulations to the sage, congratulations to the sage, who destroyed the Turks in the first battle, and finally avenged my Tang Dynasty for more than ten years." Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others congratulated in unison.

"Haha... We are all happy together. This is a happy event for all of us in Tang Dynasty. You all have contributed to the destruction of the Turks." Li Shimin couldn't close his mouth as he laughed.

"It's just... has the result of this battle been verified?" Chen Shuda asked hesitantly, and immediately added after speaking: "It's not that I want to pour cold water on everyone, but that this matter is so important that it must be verified clearly."

"I have already sent someone to verify. It was also stated in Mao Gong's letter that Xie Li is being escorted to the capital by Wan Qi himself, and you will see the enemy chieftain in a few days." Li Shimin was not angry, but smiled replied.

"I was worrying too much." Chen Shuda bowed and retreated.

Yue Shan was also very surprised when he saw the battle report in his hand. This is Turkic, the Turkic that suppressed the Central Plains Dynasty for decades.Just like that?The mighty Turkic Khan Jieli was captured alive.

Although he never cared about the Turks, they were one of the most powerful forces in history after all, and it took three or five rounds to destroy them in order to be in line with their status.

But why was it inexplicably wiped out by Li Ji?
We must know that Datang is facing a catastrophe in Guanzhong at this time, and the national strength does not allow large-scale battles.Sending Li Ji and Chai Shao over was also to deter Xieli and give Xue Yantuo, Tuli and others a reassurance.

Who knew that Li Ji would arrest Xieli without saying a word?

In history, this credit was attributed to Li Jing, but now it has become Li Ji... Fighting for Li Jing.

And take a look at who is the person who captured Xieli alive, Luyang Hou Xi Junmai, the captain of the Wanqi Reconnaissance Battalion.

Are you sure he didn't take the script of the protagonist?

Luo Yi was killed by him, and Jie Li delivered it to him in person while enjoying the shade under the big tree... The aura of the protagonist must have been opened to the extreme.

Could it be that the heavens are compensating him in this life because he saw his outstanding achievements in his previous life but was unknown?
The monarch who captured the enemy's country was still a monarch with such a powerful force as the Turks. That was the first achievement, even greater than Li Ji's.This guy probably won't be able to get away with a county magistrate.

The county magistrate in his twenties, tsk tsk... has a higher title than me.Yue Shan suddenly felt that lemons were too difficult to match.

While he was picking lemons, he heard Li Shimin ask: "Cuilan, why don't you speak? Both Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai are generals recommended by you, and Wanqi was also formed by you, so you also contributed to this battle." No way."

"Hehe...I'm so happy that I can't help but be stunned." Yue Shan didn't explain his brainstorming, but said along the words:

"After this battle, the offensive and defensive momentum between the Turkic people and our Tang Dynasty was completely reversed. It won't be long before the Eastern Turkic people will cease to exist. This is all thanks to you, saint, and I admire it very much."

"It's rare, it's rare to hear you, Yue Cuilan, flattering you." Li Shimin laughed.

"But now is not the time to be happy. How to reward those who have made great achievements, how to deal with Xieli and the resurrected Turkic people, how to deal with those surrendered generals, we need to come up with regulations as soon as possible." Yue Shan said again.

"Well, these things really need to be prepared in advance. What do you think?" Li Shimin nodded and asked others.

Others naturally have no opinion.

The first is to reward those who have meritorious service. Li Jihao conferred rewards, and Li Shimin Gangang arbitrarily conferred the title of British Duke, which is a first-class magnate.

Xi Junmai was the second one to be discussed, and it didn't make much sense, so he was directly named the county magistrate.

The rest of the people are more troublesome, how can Zhang Gongjin be sealed?How to seal Niu Jinda?How did Su Dingfang seal it?How to seal Ashina Simo who voluntarily surrendered?Seeing that the situation is not good before the battle, how can the handsome people surrender their obsession and lose their thinking power?
How will the rest of the officers and soldiers, large and small, be sealed?
In addition to rewarding the living, how can the dead be compensated?
Although this battle was won, it can only be said to be a tragic victory.

More than [-] people were killed, and half of the staff was reduced.General Zhou Niubao died in battle, and hundreds of other generals died in battle. It can be said that Bingzhou Daying has been disabled.

These matters are intricate, and it took a long time for everyone to discuss before they barely reached a consensus, and the details still need to be discussed.

However, many things do not need to be done by the present, they only need to draw up an outline, and the rest will naturally be completed by lower-level officials.

But it is foreseeable that this wave of imperial court will bleed heavily.

Then everyone discussed the situation of the Turks again.

"Jieli was captured alive, and the Eastern Turks will be in chaos for a while. Should we take advantage of the victory and pursue to wipe out the bandits?" Fang Xuanling was the first to ask.

And then most people just shook their heads and didn't like it very much.Only a few people said that they should take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and not give the Turks a chance to recover.

"The disaster in Guanzhong involved us too much energy, and there is no way to launch a large-scale war in the short term." Li Jing explained.

Now everyone is silent. The locust plague and drought that have spread to the entire Guanzhong have delayed too many things.

"Actually, we don't need to worry about this. Without the Jieli Turks, there will be civil strife for a while. Xue Yantuo's barbarian men are ambitious, and they are bound to send troops to seize the territory that belongs to the Turks." Li Jing said at this time:
"In the short term, the northern grasslands will only fall into greater chaos, and the results will not be separated so quickly."

Everyone nodded again and again, Li Jing's analysis was indeed correct.

There are too many ambitious people on the prairie. They didn't dare to pierce with Xieli in the past, but now without Xieli's suppression, they will inevitably fall into battle.

Between the Turks, between the Turks and other forces... This is a big chaos.

"What about the Western Turks? Will they take this opportunity to invade the Eastern Turks?" Someone asked.

"Tong Yehu was killed by his uncle the year before last with his harsh policies, and now he is in chaos. He has no time to take care of himself, and has no spare energy to invade outside." Changsun Wuji explained.

Some time ago, he had just been impeached by the censor because of his status as a foreign relative, and he voluntarily resigned from all official positions, except for the idle official position.

But his status in Li Shimin's mind is extraordinary, and he still participates in major affairs in the court, which can be regarded as a hidden appearance.

"Ahem... Duke Qi's words are really... Huchi, Huchi... The Western Turks are not a threat to our Great Tang for the time being." Du Ruhui, who had been silent all this time, panted.

"Keming, is your illness still not cured?" Li Shimin asked with concern.

"Returning to the saint, I'm fine, just rest for a few days." Du Ruhui reluctantly said after taking a few deep breaths.

"Then take a good rest at home, and you won't have to go to court for a few days." Li Shimin said.

"Thank you sage for stopping me." Du Ruhui said.

However, the people who were deeply moved by this scene of harmony between the monarch and his subjects did not notice that Yue Shan's expression gradually became serious.

(End of this chapter)