Chastity Layman

  Chapter 536 One step too late

  The servant hurriedly presented the victory report.

  The emperor read it first, read it at a glance, and then read it twice carefully. This is a letter of success written by Qin Lang, sent from Diezhou City, and there is an appendix from Diezhou Governor Liu Gongdu.

  The course of the battle was also written in great detail, and the emperor was amazed after reading it.

  Hou Junji and others are still guessing wildly.

   "Look, this Qin Lang, I really worry so much for him."

  Hou Junji rushed forward to take it, Changsun Wuji snorted dissatisfiedly, "Thank you, Mr. Hou."

   Now, Hou Junji had no choice but to present the received letter to his eldest grandson Wuji, but his eldest grandson took the letter and forwarded it to Fang Xuanling, "President Fang will read it first."

Fang Xuanling thanked him, read it quickly, and gave it to Changsun Wuji, who took it this time, but ignored Hou Junji who was staring at him, and gave it to Zhongshuling Wen Yanbo, After reading it, Wen Yanbo forwarded it to the waiter Yang Shidao.

  Yang Shidao finished reading it, but gave it to Xiao Yu, the imperial historian.

  Xiao Yu read it and gave it to Chen Shuda, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, to participate in political affairs.

   Chen Shuda read it and gave it to Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng read it to Dai Zhou, Dai Zhou read it but gave it to Sun Fujia...

  All the prime ministers finished reading, and then sent it to Hou Junji.

Hou Junji's face had already turned red and then purple, purple and blue, blue and white, he was also a dignified Minister of the Ministry of War and a prime minister who participated in the government affairs, but all these guys despised him so much .

  But in the end he gritted his teeth, swallowed his breath, and looked down at the good news.

  After watching it, Hou Junji was even more angry.

How can this be?

"Your Majesty, I think this victory report is fake. That Wusu is also the famous king of Tuyuhun. Why is he acting like an idiot in Qin Lang's victory? He camped more than ten miles west of Diezhou City, but came to Diezhou City every day to see it." Singing and dancing? Watching it for more than ten days in a row, and then being ambushed halfway?"

   "Thousands of troops, but annihilating thousands of enemies? This is simply impossible!"

  Hou Junji felt that his IQ had been insulted. After all, he was also a general who followed the emperor to fight everywhere. No matter how stupid the enemy was, he would not be as stupid as that Wusu, right?

  The two armies are at war, who will come to watch the singing and dancing every day?

  If Qin Lang really has this ability, he still needs such trouble, just rush down the mountain to kill Wuyi and it will be over.

   So it's not possible at all, it's all fake.

  Changsun Wuji looked at Hou Junji like a fool.

"Hou Gong, don't speak with emotion. First of all, since Qin Lang was able to send this letter to Luoyang, it shows that this matter is very likely. Moreover, soldiers are tricky. Wars are soldiers in the first place. With impermanence, water has impermanence, and it is not uncommon to win more with less. As for why Wusu fell for Qin Lang's tricks, he ran down to Diezhou City every day to watch songs and dances. I guess it was Qin Lang's song and dance performances that were really exciting. Woolen cloth."

   Changsun Wuji's words made all the prime ministers laugh.

   It is rare to hear such good news, and everyone is naturally more relaxed.

Most of them are not generals who command troops and fight wars, but they are very familiar with Qin Lang. Although Qin Lang is young, he is also a prime minister with the title of participating in political affairs. He is young but has always been more reliable in handling affairs. He has never commanded soldiers and fought wars, but his previous record is quite eye-catching.

  If other young people dared to repay the victory like this, they would definitely have to doubt it first, but Qin Lang, there is no need.

  The emperor was also extremely excited.

   "Qin Qiong defeated the Qiang soldiers in Baishui, and Qin Lang wiped out Tuyuhun Wusu in Diezhou. Now the hole is firmly established."

   Just when everyone was happy.

   Another internal servant reported that there was another military situation in Diezhou.

   "The good news just received, why is there another military situation?" The emperor was puzzled.

  Hou Junji regained his energy and thought, could it be that Qin Lang flashed his tongue when he spoke big words, and in a blink of an eye he was defeated by the arrogant enemy?

  Military information is sent, the emperor was the first to watch it, and after watching it, he stroked his beard for a long time.

  This appearance made Hou Junji feel that Qin Lang must have stumbled again.

   "Your Majesty, I don't know what the news is?"

Li Shimin put down the report, "After Qin Lang wiped out Wusu's troops, he set fire to the grass, and Tuoba Chici frightened him away. Before Xifeng Bulai arrived, he left them and fled alone, crossing Diezhou and running back to Dangxiang .”

When Hou Junji heard this, he immediately said, "Hasn't Qin Lang already wiped out the Wusu tribe? Why did he let Tuoba Chici cross Diezhou? He should lead his troops to intercept Tuoba Chici and block him to death in the Qiangshui River Valley. Wait for the imperial army to encircle and annihilate them!"

Li Shimin glanced at Hou Junji, and said calmly, "You don't feel pain in your back when you stand and talk. When Qin Lang left Songzhou, he only brought three thousand riders. He moved to the hinterland of Dangxiang for two months, and ran all the way to Diezhou, facing Dangxiang. He and Tuyuhun's tens of thousands of troops did not retreat, and they also looked for opportunities to wipe out thousands of Wusu people. He has already done what most generals can't do."

"Even if it were me, I wouldn't dare to say that I could do better than him. Tuoba Chici saw the opportunity quickly and ran away decisively. It is normal for Qin Lang to let him go. Don't stop returning to the teacher, don't chase the poor, this is the art of war Could it be that he doesn't understand? Only a guy like the samurai who has never fought in a war will underestimate the enemy and not understand the situation, and the result will be a return attack, and the entire army will be wiped out."

"Qin Lang also said that the grass has been burned, and Tuoba Chici ran away again. Now Xifeng Bulai has no pasture for horses, there are pursuers behind, and there are interceptions in front, so just keep an eye on Xifeng Bulai. Being able to stop them will also make Dang Xiang peel off this time."

   Being approved by the emperor, Hou Junji's face was flushed, and he could only slump his head.

The emperor stood in front of the sand table, looking down at the Qiangshui sand table in front of him, with an excited look on his face, he rubbed his hands and clenched his fists, "According to this, the front and back of the party's invasion have been damaged. Nearly 50,000, and 10,000 from Tuyuhun, and our army's biggest loss is only the 5,000 soldiers of the warrior Xun, not the elite soldiers of the government. After all, we have not lost money this time, and we have made a profit. If we can swallow it again With these 30,000 horses under the seal, the party will not recover its vitality in ten years!"

  Wei Zheng stood up.

"Your Majesty, I don't know why Your Majesty is so happy? This time, because of His Majesty's appointment as the governor of Qin Langsong Prefecture, the war triggered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, which cost countless money and food, and caused the fall of the two states. Thousands of soldiers and civilians were caught in the flames of war." , Thousands of casualties, what do you get in exchange? Nothing, how can His Majesty be happy?"

"Xifengbulai is now a trapped beast, trapped in the Qiangshui River Valley. If the fight continues, I don't know how many casualties will be caused. I think that we should send people to persuade to surrender. As long as Xifengbulai is willing to lead his troops to surrender, then It can defuse a war and reduce many casualties."

"If we continue to fight to the end, even if we annihilate the tens of thousands of Xifeng Bulai, then our Tang Dynasty will inevitably suffer many casualties and consume a lot of food. In addition, the descendants of Xifeng Bulai and others must also remember This blood feud will come to revenge in the future, when will the injustice be repaid?"

  At any time, Wei Zheng is always the one who spoils the atmosphere.

  The emperor was about to refute. At this time, Fang Xuanling, Wen Yanbo, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda and other prime ministers also stood up one after another, saying that the battle had reached this level, and Xifeng Bulai could actually be recruited.

   "Don't use uselessness to harm usefulness!"

   "Your Majesty, please send envoys to recruit Xifeng Bulai and others, call their leaders to Luoyang to meet the emperor, give them official positions, and place their land in Jiyizhou County, and allow their descendants to inherit it."

  Fang Xuanling and others are thinking about continuing the fight. I am afraid that the war will become bigger and bigger, but now Datang really does not have the energy and reserves to fight this battle.

  So it's better to accept it as soon as it's good, and withdraw as soon as possible while Datang still has the upper hand and is not involved in a larger-scale war.

  Recruit and surrender Xifeng Bulai, let these tens of thousands of people go back, set up Jili Prefecture and County, and also serve as a border buffer zone.

  Before the emperor asked Fang Xuanling to mobilize for war regardless of the consequences, Fang Xuanling and others could only grit their teeth, but now that the situation has changed, they of course want to stop the war.

  Among the prime ministers, more than half of them requested the surrender of Ayuroi Hosohou to end the war.

"Your Majesty, you won't die if you beat a snake, and there will be endless troubles. Why don't you take advantage of this rare opportunity and wipe out the 30,000 horses first, then the party's vitality will be greatly damaged, and it will be powerless to deal with the trouble." Changsun Wuji insisted on continuing to fight. of.

   But among the prime ministers, his voice was only a minority.

  Lian Hou Junji, Minister of the Ministry of War, shut his mouth at this moment.

  Continue to fight, and it will not be difficult to eliminate the 30,000 horses of Xifeng Bulai who have become a trapped beast. After all, Tuoba Chici ran away, Wusu was captured, the grass was burned, Qin Qiong was still chasing him, and Xifeng Bulai couldn't escape at all.

  But Qin Qiong and his son benefited the most from the elimination of Xifeng Bulai, and they made a great contribution, and they had no benefit from him, Hou Junji.

   "I will think about it again!"

  On the same day, an imperial edict was issued from Luoyang Palace, and the original edict's six-way army and horses suspended the mobilization of soldiers and horses.

  The imperial court sent Tang Jian as envoy and Zheng Yuanxuan as deputy envoy to Dangzhou to recruit Xifeng Bulai!

  The emperor issued an order to Qin Lang and Qin Qiong to cooperate in the surrender.

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  Diezhou.

  Xifeng Bulai led less than 30,000 people and fled all the way to the city of Diezhou, before he could move forward.

  In front are the barracks and barriers Qin Lang sent people to build in the dangerous river valley, the horse-repelling array, the horse pit belt, the arrow tower, the catapult, and there are many rough logs and boulders on the road.

  When Xifeng Auri tried to approach, he would be mercilessly repelled by arrows, crossbows and rolling wood and rocks.

  There is no pasture for cattle and horses to eat. The war horses under Xifeng Bulai's troops have long been too hungry to carry people, and a large number of cattle and sheep also starved to death.

  Dang Xiang Qiang cavalry who got off his horse, his combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

   After a stalemate for several days, the hopeless Ayumi Hosou had no choice but to surrender himself.

   In front of the barrier.

  Xi Feng Bu Lai knelt down in front of Qin Lang, reluctantly begging to surrender.

   "The truth represents Datang, and I accept your request to surrender."

  With a smile on his face, Qin Lang took the sword, armor, command arrow and flag from Xifeng Burai.

  More than 28,000 party Xiang Qiang Qiqi dropped their weapons and surrendered.

  Qin Lang sent people to take away all their weapons and armor, as well as their starving and dying horses, and placed them in the valley camp at the foot of the mountain in Diezhou City.

  The leaders of Xifeng Bulai and his party were invited into Diezhou City.

  Qin Lang wrote a letter to the imperial court claiming victory. Just three days after the letter was sent, he received a decree from the imperial court, asking Qin Lang and Qin Qiong to cooperate with the surrender envoys Tang Jian and Zheng Yuanxuan to persuade Xifeng Bulai to surrender.

   "You are one step too late, I have accepted the surrender of Shifeng Aurai's army three days ago!"

  The envoy was busy all the way, and said with a wry smile, "We saw it before we went up the mountain, Duke Wei is brave."

  (end of this chapter)