Datang: at the Beginning, Eat Fruit

　　However, what they didn't expect was that the back road was already blocked by Su Dingfang and his troops, forming a pincer attack with the Sixth Route Army of the Tang Dynasty in front.

　　All the Turks were full of fear, they felt that the Tang soldiers were everywhere!

　　There are wolves in front and tigers in the back, and the Yinshan area more than [-] miles away seems so far away.

　　At Tuekou, [-] kilometers away from Yinshan Mountain, the two armies finally collided violently.

　　Zhang Gongjin, who was in charge of the Sixth Route March, waved his hand.The [-]-strong army he led opened up, involving more than [-] Turkic cavalry.

　　Cheng Yaojin, who was reinforced from the flank, led more than [-] men and horses to attack aggressively.Although the Turkic army was several times stronger than them, Cheng Yaojin was excited and screamed.

　　The brutal war seems to have dyed the snow on the ground red.Countless corpses fell under the hooves of the Great Tang horse.

　　Frightened Turks, morale fell to the freezing point, unable to make effective resistance, the same situation happened in other places.

　　Five days later, the grassland finally quieted down.Datang's action to encircle and suppress the Turkic army achieved an unprecedented victory.

　　In this battle, hundreds of thousands of Turks suffered [-] casualties, [-] were captured, and only [-] or [-] escaped back to Yinshan.

　　On the Tang side, although there were more than [-] casualties, it was a complete victory compared to the casualties of the Turks, and they captured the Turkic Jieli Khan alive.

　　After reading the battle report on the table, Li Jing couldn't help feeling very emotional.

　　To be able to achieve this victory so easily, there is more than half of the credit.Thanks to Lu Xiu.

　　Without the reconnaissance ability of the Falcon Fruit in the air, it would not be so simple to defeat the Turks, and the Turkic cavalry was too flexible.Jie Li Khan is also quite cunning. Once he finds something wrong, that guy Jie Li runs faster than anyone else...  

　　The prairie is extremely vast, and once he runs back to the grassland north of Yinshan, he will lose the possibility of capturing him.

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　　"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the [-]-strong army of the East Turks was encircled and suppressed by our army. Not only did they capture Jieli Khan alive, but also killed more than [-] Turks and harvested countless cattle and sheep."

　　"Xiao Gong, this is true."

　　Li Xiaogong's report made Li Er tremble a little when he spoke, and his eyes were hot and eager.

　　"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true! I believe that within a few days, our army will escort Jieli Khan and tens of thousands of prisoners back to Chang'an. In addition to Jieli Khan, Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty and several ministers of the Sui Dynasty. They were all captured and brought back. From then on, from Yanmen Pass in the northeast of the Tang Dynasty to the Youzhou area, there will be no worries for decades.”

　　After getting rid of the biggest threat to the Eastern Turks, as for Tuyuhun and the Western Turks, they will not be able to do anything in the short term.

　　"Huh." Even though there were thousands of words in his heart, Li Er couldn't say a word at the moment.

　　The bad breath in my heart turned into a breath and spit it out.Thinking that he had once been on the banks of the Weishui River outside Chang'an City, he put down his posture and compensated for a large amount of property to "seek peace", and only then did Jieli Khan stop his troops.

　　"Haha, that's great!! When the army comes back, I want to reward the three armies well and give amnesty to the world." Li Er laughed.

　　The once mighty Turks were finally trampled under the feet of the Tang Dynasty.

　　"Congratulations, Your Majesty, His Majesty." More than a dozen ministers beside him all sent congratulations.

　　"I have invited hundreds of officials to a banquet today, and I won't return if I don't get drunk." Li Er said. .

Chapter 153

　　Some of the East Turks who fled were accepted by other small tribes, and some escaped to the Western Turks.

　　It is precisely because of this that this battle shocked several northern countries such as Tuhun Valley and Tubo in the north, and all other tribes on the grasslands.

　　How strong is the Eastern Turks, that the Tang Dynasty destroyed the country in less than a month.

　　In particular, Tuhun Valley and Western Turks, Jieli Khan sent Turks envoys a few days ago, explained their intention to form an alliance, and discussed the possibility of dealing with the Great Tang together.

　　Their language is sincere, they talk about the richness of the Tang Dynasty, and they say that it is up to their ability to grab anything.The Western Turks, who have lived in "poor" for many years, are of course very moved.

　　I have to say that both countries were very excited and were almost persuaded.There are East Turks in the Yanyun area to contain Datang, if they send a large army, it is indeed possible to hit the capital of Datang from Hexi all the way.

　　However, they were not ready to deploy troops at 25. The news of the defeat of the Turks had already arrived. Is the strength of the Tang Dynasty already so terrifying?

　　The Western Turkic Khan, who was about to move, was scared into a cold sweat. Fortunately, he didn't have time to send troops. Otherwise, it would not be a good choice to go to war with the Tang Dynasty.

　　Immediately, Mo Heduo Khan wrote a letter of credentials and voluntarily surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

　　The powerful Eastern Turks were easily wiped out, so how could the now chaotic Western Turks be the opponents of the Tang Dynasty.

　　…………

　　The city of Yangzhou is already roaring with cold winds.The weather was a little colder than last year, and gusts of cold wind were blowing, and the people had to put on heavy clothes to keep warm.

　　In the port out to sea, there is a huge building ship.

　　It is thirty meters long and ten meters wide.If you compare the treasure ships moored around it, it is twice as big, and it is not worse than even modern large cruise ships.

　　It turned out that as early as a few days ago, the building ship made by Lu Xiurang's shipbuilding workshop had been completed, and it was driven from the shipbuilding workshop to the wharf going to sea in Yangzhou.

　　Dozens of porters in the port were carrying boxes of goods into the shipyard.Although the building ship has been completed, the current work is decoration.

　　Today is the fifteenth day of the eighth month, which is the auspicious day when Lu Xiu decided to go to sea by boat.Originally thought it would go south before the weather got cold, but the weather changes could not tolerate Lu Xiu's decision.

　　"The treasure ship that cost so much to make, I thought it was your Zheng family."

　　On a treasure ship next door, Zheng Qi, the governor of Yangzhou, was making tea with several friends from aristocratic families. Their position was just right to observe the building where Lu Xiu was on the opposite side.

　　In fact, the maritime trade in Datang developed well, so in the brothel in Yangzhou, you can often see women from Silla and Baekje in it.

　　Although maritime trade is very profitable, not many are qualified to build ships and go to sea, and they are only a few families in Jiangdong.

　　In addition to the difficulty of making treasure ships, the risk of going out to sea is extremely high.

　　"Brother Sun is joking, it is a treasure ship that the Tang Dynasty's royal family just made, so I will invite you to come and watch today." Zheng Qi said lightly.

　　"Brother Zheng, is it possible that His Majesty is planning to develop a naval master?" Sun Yong said hurriedly.

　　"Originally, I thought Datang had to deal with the Turks heading north. In just a few short years, I shouldn't have the intention to make arrangements in Jiangdong. But I underestimated His Majesty. Who would have thought that the Eastern Turks would be wiped out in less than a month." Zheng Qi said.

　　He was also surprised when the battle report came from the north the day before yesterday. The strength of the East Turkic army of more than [-] people was quite strong.

　　Since the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, it can also be explained that they came to arrange Jiangdong in advance.As for Lu Xiu's statement that he wanted to go out to sea, in Zheng Qi's view, it was just an excuse.

　　So Lu Xiu asked him for a chart, but the Zheng family did not agree.If they had a chart, their Zheng family would have lost their layout for decades at sea.

　　"As far as I know, Lu Xiu, the concubine of the Tang Dynasty. He was originally a small landlord in Anping County, but he actually first married the daughter of Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, and then was conferred by His Majesty to marry the most beloved Princess Changle to him. Does Brother Zheng understand this person?" Zhou Yuan asked.

　　"I've also heard that he can transform people into eagles and falcons. The eagles seen in the sky above Yangzhou City were transformed from them. Brother Zheng, is it true?" Sun Yong asked.

　　"That's right. My eldest brother is an official in the Chang'an court, and he knows a little bit about the concubine. Thanks to him, the present His Majesty often turns into an eagle and soars in the sky." Zheng Qi said.

　　That is an unimaginable ability. Seriously, it would be better for the Zheng family not to oppose him.

　　It's a pity that the owner of Villa Lu, he is already the consort of the Tang Dynasty, even if their Zheng family presents the map of Shanghai, the possibility of being able to befriend him is very low.

　　Although he didn't say anything, His Majesty has always been unfriendly to their families. .

Chapter 154

　　"Brother Zheng, look at the opposite side." Sun Yong noticed with his eyes that several mighty eagles turned into human figures and slowly landed on the deck of the building ship from a high altitude.

　　When witnessing the ability to transform into a falcon and fly in the sky, it was quite unusual to hear it, which shocked Zheng Qi and the others.

　　"Brother Zheng, the one in the yellow robe looks familiar to me." Zhou Yuan pondered.

　　"Let's take a look. Hey, he... he is the current His Majesty." Then, Zheng Qi was dumbfounded, never expecting to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in Yangzhou.

　　"Impossible, why did the emperor of the Tang Dynasty come to Yangzhou? Besides, when the emperor came to Yangzhou, how could we not receive any news?" Sun Yongdao.

　　"He is indeed His Majesty, and the woman standing beside him is Empress Changsun." Zheng Qi said slowly.

　　"Could it be that he turned into an eagle and crossed the distance of [-] miles without knowing it." Zhou Yuan said.

　　"Very likely."

　　If this is the case, then the Turks lose without complaining.With the ability to dominate the sky with the fruit of the eagle, the Turks were under the control of the Tang Dynasty, so how could the Turks win.

　　"I didn't expect that the voyage of the building ship would alarm the current emperor. Speaking of Zheng brother, do you want us to let the pirates around us calm down and don't provoke them." Sun Yongdao.

　　"Hehe, I think it's better to let the pirates try their details" ~." Zheng Qi said.

　　Several of the consorts have the ability to transform into falcons, and it is difficult for pirates to hurt their lives.

　　If they can have the ability to defeat the pirates, the Zheng family may consider giving up some of the business on the water and make a good relationship with Datang as much as possible.

　　…………

　　Oh oh oh!

　　A loud horn sound, with the sea breeze blowing, clearly spread to the city of Yangzhou a few miles away.

　　People living in the east of Yangzhou City found that the big ship that was moored at the east coast port a few days ago actually started to set sail.

　　"Wow, Royal Father, look quickly. Standing on the deck to enjoy the scenery at sea has a unique flavor." I don't know if it was excitement, or the sea breeze froze, her face flushed.

　　Li Er, who was standing on the deck, overlooked the seascape ahead with curiosity on his face. After all, it was his first time on a boat.

　　"Son-in-law, can it really go out to sea? I feel a little shaking under my feet, don't be broken up by the waves all of a sudden." When the sail set sail, Li Er could even feel a slight swing from under his feet.

　　"Your Majesty, it's not really shaking at all." Cheng Lumo still had lingering fears when he thought of the journey from Chang'an to Yangzhou by boat.

　　Although it was not the first time for him to take a boat, he did not expect that the shaking would be so severe. He immediately vomited and became very seasick.

　　As for the boat underfoot, the degree of swaying was completely negligible.

　　"Your Majesty, don't worry, it is made according to the blueprints of the building boats handed down from Daqin, and it is very strong. Even if it encounters strong winds and waves, I don't think it's a big problem." Qian Yong said.

　　As a helmsman with more than ten years of experience at sea, Qian Yong knew in his heart what a good ship he was driving.

　　Lu Xiu felt that from the perspective of ancient technology, the craftsmanship of the building boat under his feet was indeed very good.

　　Just a little dissatisfied, its speed is really slow.

　　"Qian Yong, set sail at full speed for me. I hope to be able to enjoy the moon at sea in the Lingnan area at midnight." Lu Xiu urged.

　　"Master Lu, the current speed is the fastest that a building boat can travel. If you want to rush from Yangzhou to Lingnan in one day, it is impossible to do it. Seven or eight days. Unless, Master Lu uses your ability to take me across a distance of thousands of miles." Qian Yong said with a bitter face.

　　"In that case, take your time. We go out to sea to play and enjoy the scenery. In fact, I mainly want to enjoy the moon in the Lingnan area because it will be warmer there."

　　Lu Xiu didn't expect the building boat to reach a speed of [-] kilometers per hour at the fastest.

　　If you take it to travel around the world, it is estimated that it will take a few years to circle around.

　　"Master Lu is right. The sea area around Lingnan is very warm even in winter, as if there is no winter." Qian Yong said.