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Chapter 889 Jieli Khan was very talented in dancing, Dong Turk, died

At the end of the third year of Zhenguan, in the south of Yinshan Mountain, the mountains were rolling and the grasslands were barren, like an ancient wasteland.

The sun sets, but the moon never rises. The entire grassland seems to be immersed in boundless darkness, and gloom and cold envelope the vast grassland.

The Yinshan Mountain is like a dragon, the night is like a curtain, and it is extremely bleak, but the sound of fighting can be heard in the sky and the earth. The generals of the Tang Dynasty are holding high the flag of the Tang Dynasty, holding horses and crossbows in their hands.

On the grassland, corpses were strewn all over the ground, and the depressions were filled with blood. Under the hooves of the horses, they were trampled into mud. Outside the tents, there were armors and soldiers scattered on the ground. Their faces showed fear and disbelief.

There is also confusion that comes from nowhere.

The wind on the grassland never stopped, unable to blow away the blood, only making it thick and black and sticky. Amid countless screams, countless bones gathered into mountains!
Luo Xuanyun rode a fine war horse and stepped through a slightly black pit made of blood. Looking at the dust on the ground mixed with the muddy blood, he galloped towards Li Jing, Li Ji and others. Next to the man, he inserted the horse's spear, which was still dripping with blood, into the side of the war horse, and asked loudly: "General manager, the leader of the Jieli thief has escaped, should we continue to pursue him?"

Li Jing looked at the tens of thousands of people who had surrendered, shook his head and said: "Jieli has been able to reorganize the army and is now preparing for it. If we chase him now, he will probably flee to Mobei and join the tribes in the Mobei grassland. We will give him An opportunity to pray for peace, first stabilize him in Monan, and then wait for an opportunity to annihilate him. "

Li Jing knows how to play with the hearts of gamblers, giving Jieli a hope of a comeback, so that Jieli will have a sense of luck and will not directly break the pot.

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He knew what would happen when he went to the Turkic Yazhang. He might still be waiting for our army to roar in, and then he would take advantage of the chaos to capture Jieli Khan and achieve his success.

Zhang Gongjin's name was correct. He was really cautious. He was not the kind of person who was impulsive for temporary merit. He would rather not make merit now than offend Luo Xuanye.

But not Li Jing!
He is familiar with history books, and there are very few people in history who can truly be rich and powerful for many years. Once the emperor and his courtiers, there is no guarantee that all his children will succeed. If he is involved in some major case, and encounters a mean and ungrateful king, The family's downfall was instantaneous.

Jieli Khan smiled very happily when he saw this.

He raised the wine baron high and said: "This Khan has proclaimed his vassal to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. His Majesty's sincere treatment of this Khan moved me very much. I will serve the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty sincerely in the future."

Just when the two of them entered the Turkic tent, Li Ji and Li Jing decided without any hesitation that they would take advantage of Tang Jian to send an envoy to the Turks. The Turks were unprepared and attacked the tent again, seizing Jieli Khan and completing their mission. One battle.

On the road, Tang Jian was a very talkative person. Luo Xuanyun was Luo Xuanye's biological brother, and the Luo family had a good relationship with each other, so they all knew it well.

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"Khan, Chang'an is extremely prosperous, with a population of hundreds of thousands, and goods are everywhere. After Khan sends envoys to the dynasty, he can let the envoys buy as much as they like in Chang'an."

The two elders, Li Jing and Li Ji, didn't care about Tang Jian, but the deputy general Zhang Gongjin was still an honest man and asked, "General Manager, Honglu Qing, Tang Jian is still in the Turks' tent. Doesn't this make Honglu Qing... …”

From the moment he entered the Turkic tent, Luo Xuanyun paid close attention and observed the surrounding routes for easy escape.

Luo Xuanyun smiled and said: "Several brothers are looking for me. There is no engagement yet, please worry about Mr. Tang."

Jieli Khan always said beautiful words one after another. For a person like him, the words he said were like water that was poured out and dried up in the sun.

After Li Shimin received the report in Chang'an, he immediately felt relieved. The battle had reached this level. From his perspective, how could he not know that the situation had completely tilted towards the Tang Dynasty. The only remaining outcome would be a great victory. The victory is just a small victory.

But after entering the tooth tent, Luo Xuanyun was very talkative.

Defeat the Turks, leave a name in history, and become one of the greatest commanders in the history of the Xia Dynasty. There is nothing more important in the world than this.

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and.

If you are beaten, you will tremble; if you are not beaten, you will shrink. This has always been the law on the grassland. If you don't admit defeat now, you don't know how much the beating will be. No one has any objection to Jieli giving in, and besides, the Turks were not I have never surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, and now I am just doing it again.

"Khan, Your Majesty does not seem to be an enemy of the Turks. This dispatch of troops is really a last resort. Now that the Khan is willing to surrender, our Turks and the Tang Dynasty have reconciled and are free of war. This is a blessing."

Tang Jian has mediocre qualifications and is of little use to the country, but he has his current status, so he should dedicate himself to the Tang Dynasty.

Tang Jian shook the knot in his hand and said with some emotion: "When the Turks invaded our Tang Dynasty many times, I really didn't expect that so soon, the Turks would submit their credentials to our Tang Dynasty and threaten me. The Tang Dynasty has proclaimed itself a vassal, and on this mission, I must let the Turks know the majesty of the Tang Dynasty, and avenge the shame of the Tang Dynasty. This is also your Majesty's expectation."

If he survives, it is God's favor.

It’s okay if something is wrong.

Tang Jian and Luo Xuanyun met the Turkic Khan Jieli. He looked a little haggard. The failure of the war made it difficult for him to sleep and made him feel humiliated.

Hearing this, Zhang Gongjin said again: "General Manager, it still doesn't work. Luo Xuanyun is still following Hongluqing. He is the younger brother of King Zhou. If he dies in the Turks' tent, even if King Zhou doesn't say anything for a while, , but if there is a liquidation in the future, we will not be in good stead.”

He thought for a moment and then said: "Honglu Qing Tang Jian is good at sending envoys, so he sent Tang Jian to appease the Turks, and Li Jing led the army to respond."

The brothers mentioned by Luo Xuanyun are all more impressive than the others, and Tang Jian doesn't know that the list of people who want to marry Luo Xuanyun is probably all over Zhuque Street, but they just haven't chosen one yet.

Although Luo Xuanyun's official position was relatively low, anyone could see that he was about to become famous. Tang Jian was not arrogant and asked Luo Xuanyun if he was married.

As the saying goes, when things go wrong, there must be a demon. From Luo Xuanyun's attitude, Tang Jian felt a great sense of crisis. This was not the Luo Xuanyun he knew. Something was wrong, very wrong.

They are like this in the Luo family. They always have to make sacrifices before they are willing to achieve status.

In the tooth tent, Tang Jian found that Luo Xuanyun had changed from his normal state. Under Tang Jian's influence, although Luo Xuanyun was not as unkind as Zhou Junwang Luo Xuanye, like a cold-faced Shura, he could at least be called a He is relatively silent, very similar to General Zuo Qianniuwei and Duke Luo Xuanling of Yong Kingdom.

Although Monan is fertile and has a better climate, Mobei is the foundation of the grassland. As long as Mobei is in hand, the Turks' comeback is indeed not a problem.

When he heard that Jie Li sent a letter to Chang'an begging for surrender, Li Jing rolled his eyes and had an idea in his mind.

This was not the first time that Tang Jian had been sent as an envoy, and he had made a lot of contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. After Li Shimin's appointment, he took the staff directly to the tent of Turk Jieli. Accompanying him were , Luo Xuanyun took the initiative to ask for help.

Instead of thinking about the future, Li Jing believes that achieving one's own achievements is the most important thing.

Li Jing waved his hand and said without hesitation: "A person like Tang Jian is of little use to the Tang Dynasty. It is enough to contribute to the attack on the Winter Turks."

Jieli said angrily: "The reason for this defeat was that we did not expect that the general of the Tang Dynasty would directly raid the Khan's Yazhang court. When our Turkic troops are strong in the coming year, we must ask the Tang Dynasty for help." When we return to the battlefield, Ben Khan still has Mobei in hand, and the Tiele tribes still obey Yazhang, which is enough to fight the Tang Dynasty again. "

Li Jing said with emotion: "Luo Xuanyun followed Tang Jian to the Turkic Yazhang, why didn't the King of Zhou and the officials stop him?
Don’t you still know Luo Xuanyun’s character?

Seeing this, Luo Xuanyun was hesitant to speak. He knew Li Jing quite well. He was a very outstanding commander. Moreover, he took the initiative to ask for military service with the consent of Luo Xuanye and Luo Xuanchen, because this was really a relatively serious matter. Dangerous things.

After Jie Li fled all the way, he gathered his tribesmen along the way and once again had tens of thousands of people. After retreating to the foot of Yin Mountain, he immediately summoned the nobles of the royal court and said angrily: "It is impossible to fight with the Tang army again. We had When he invaded the Tang Dynasty, he would retreat every time. Now the Khan decided to send an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to apologize to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He said that the Turks were willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and would not dare to invade the Tang Dynasty again. I asked the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to forgive me. Khan’s fault.”

Those of us who are rushing to kill on the battlefield, who are not holding our heads in our waists, when we charge into Dingxiang with three thousand light cavalry, are we sure to win?
We can die, can't these civil servants die?

Don't say these words again. Capture and kill Jie and repay His Majesty. This is what a general should do. As for the price, that is not what we think about.

Not to mention Tang Jian and Luo Xuanyun, even if King Zhou is in Jieli's camp, I will rush into the Turkic camp today! "

Li Jing's voice resounded in the camp, and both Zhang Gongjin and Li Ji were a little shocked, but both of them could feel Li Jing's firmness, and no one could deny his decision.

Li Jing was indeed smart, and he exactly said what Luo Xuanyun was thinking.

Luo Xuanye knew Li Jing's character very well and knew that he would definitely take advantage of the Turks' unobserved opportunity to make a surprise attack. Only Tang Jian was kept in the dark, unaware that Li Jing, the sixth man, was already preparing to use him as bait.

"Follow the orders of the Grand Master!"

Military orders are like mountains, and as Li Jing is the general manager, the orders he issues are imperial edicts on the battlefield, Zhang Gongjin and Li Ji said in unison.

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A huge bonfire rose in the Turkic tent, not just in the tent, but also in other military tents. The Turkic soldiers were all warming up around the bonfire.

Pieces of snowflakes fell from the sky, and fell on the bonfire and were extinguished instantly. In the night, the fluttering snowflakes brought with them a strange sense of beauty. Those snowflakes fell, with a hint of coldness.

Tang Jian was a man of culture. Looking at these snowflakes, he wanted to recite a poem, but when he thought that no one could respond to him, he shut up.

The reason why Jieli Khan was so indulgent was naturally not because he believed in the credibility of the Tang Dynasty, but because of the weather. He did not think that anyone could march and launch an attack in such weather. As for him, he would never march in such weather. To fight.

Jieli Khan invited Luo Xuanyun and Tang Jian to join in the dancing around the bonfire.

Dancing was a very common entertainment activity in this era. Not only dancers could dance, but even high-ranking officials of the imperial court often danced in the court.

Li Shimin also often danced war dances with Luo Xuanye and others in the Tai Chi Hall.

Luo Xuanye sincerely praised: "Khan's dancing should be the most elegant among the Turks. Even in the Tang Dynasty, it can be said to be heroic and bold."

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and even a thick fog was rising. Jieli ordered all the troops to return to the camp. It was getting colder and colder outside, and even the bonfires could not keep warm, and there was even a possibility of being covered by the snow.

In the wind and snow, a small army was marching in the cold wind and heavy snow. The war horses were wrapped in hoofs and held medals in their mouths. Hundreds of vanguard light cavalry were walking through the grassland like sharp blades. Under the galloping horses, the The already extremely cold wind and snow blew against his face, just like a real knife, making him feel cold and painful.

The leading general was Su Dingfang, a general Li Jing was very optimistic about, so he entrusted him with the important matter of being the vanguard.

Su Dingfang led the two hundred men and rushed several miles outside the tent before being discovered by the scouts on guard. However, for a few miles, it was already too late for the cavalry.

Not to mention how long it takes to send the message back, even if the message can be sent back immediately, just spreading the general's order to tens of thousands of people will take a lot of time.

Su Dingfang did not panic at all after he was discovered. Instead, he shouted loudly: "Master of the Tang Dynasty, the Turkic Yazhang is right in front. Charge with me and capture the Turkic Jieli Khan alive!"

The Tang Dynasty Qingqi, which had been restrained for fear of being discovered, almost immediately burst into extreme speed. Those Turkic cavalry who discovered Su Dingfang fled in all directions, not daring to resist at all. Su Dingfang drove straight into the tent. Fighting, especially night attacks, is not about the number of people, but whether it can cause panic.

The discipline of the Turks was already poor, and now they encountered the cavalry carefully selected by Li Jing. Although the light cavalry was selected for long-distance raids and was only given a piece of light armor, it was different from those who neither mounted nor picked up the cavalry. Compared with the weapons and even the sleeping Turkic soldiers, the fully armed Tang army was like a god of death.

The Turks dispersed in a hurry, and Su Dingfang rushed straight to the tent, passing through countless tents along the way. Just like a person walking into the grass and waking up countless insects, the Turks fled in all directions.

Jieli sat up in shock from his dying dream, and suddenly realized that the prisoner would be himself!
What should we do in this situation where our teeth have been thrust out? Is it resistance?

wrong!
Just run away!
Jieli comforted himself that the green hills were still there, so he didn't have to worry about running out of firewood, and then decisively led the guards to escape again. The horses of him and the guards were the best horses, so there was absolutely no problem in escaping.

The camp of Luo Xuanyun and Tang Jian was not far from Jieli. When he was about to run away, he remembered that the two of them were angry and anxious, so he quickly ordered people to kill him. Luo Xuanyun had been waiting for this day, and when he heard The voice immediately made it clear that Li Jing had indeed done this.

The Turkic army was already in chaos. He hurriedly woke Tang Jian up and only had time to say: "Hongluqing, Li Jing has raided the Turkic camp. Let's go quickly."

Halfway through, he looked at the Turks who were surrounding him and said slowly: "It seems it will not be easy to leave. Mr. Honglu, please wish yourself well. I am going to chase Jieli Khan."

When Luo Xuanyun put the helmet on his head, Tang Jian discovered that Luo Xuanyun had already put on armor at some point. Although it was not the kind of armor that covered the whole body, the places that should be protected were also protected. At least you don't have to worry about a hidden arrow coming and you'll just fall to the ground and die.

Tang Jian himself still wore the official uniform of an envoy.

What's even more embarrassing is that as soon as Luo Xuanyun rode away on horseback, ten people in the mission immediately followed him. There were not many people in the mission, and Tang Jian was numb, so he could only take the remaining people with him and hurry up. Taking advantage of the chaos to fight a bloody path, these Turks could not always follow him to kill.

Luo Xuanyun had been observing Jieli Khan's movements. He knew that Jieli would definitely run away. He also knew that it was basically impossible for Li Jing to catch Jieli, so he had to stay inside the tent, beside him. Each of these ten men is a real elite, capable of shooting arrows on horseback and using horse spears to kill enemies.

Su Dingfang was the vanguard, and Li Jing led the army to follow behind him. The chaos caused by two hundred people was completely controlled by the time ten thousand people entered the field.

"Those who surrender will avoid death!"

Li Jing was so excited that even with his composure, he couldn't help but tremble. This battle truly defeated the Dong Turks. Now Jieli Khan's base was almost wiped out. If he fled to the desert now, If you are from the north, then you have to consider whether you will be killed by people from Mobei.

And even within the Turks, the Turli Khan would not let him go. The depth of the rift and the hatred between the two far exceeded the hatred between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty.

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Jieli Khan fled all the way, and the anger in his heart was simply indescribable. He was defeated twice with the same mistake and the same tactics.

twice!

He was really going to be angry to death, especially when he saw that he was running for his life like a dog. He even doubted his life. It was clear that just three years ago, he extorted a large amount of money from the Tang Dynasty like a show of force. money.

It was clear that just ten years ago, he was still taking away everything from the separatist princes in the southern country, and everyone depended on him to survive. What went wrong that caused it to become like this?

What happened that caused the Great Turks to suffer such a complete defeat?

Jieli didn't know that he couldn't find problems in himself. He would only blame others, such as the generals who betrayed him, such as Tuli Khan who was unwilling to surrender to him, such as those people, such as these people.

On the way to escape, people continued to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, which made him even more frightened.

"Pfft!"

When the sound of arrows appeared, Jieli became even more panicked. He turned around and found that Luo Xuanyun was leading a small team to catch up. He originally wanted to fight back, but when he saw that Luo Xuanyun and others were The most important thing about wearing armor is that although there are few people, their archery skills are excellent, and they can almost kill one person with one arrow.

He immediately stopped thinking about fighting with Luo Xuanyun. He had no eyesight for swords and guns, let alone bows and arrows. If Luo Xuanyun killed him with an arrow, it would be an unjust death.

He is a dignified Turkic Khan, with a vast land and millions of tribesmen. He is a person favored by the sky. He is as noble as the emperor often said in the Central Plains of the South.

After Luo Xuanyun saw Jieli Khan, he said loudly: "Jieli, surrender, you have nowhere to escape. Surrender and save your life."

Jie Li loudly replied: "Luo Xuanyun, you only have ten people, aren't you worried that this Khan will die with you?

It's better for you not to chase me. It's better for you and Ben Khan. "

Luo Xuanyun laughed when he heard this and said: "Khan, your dancing is very graceful. I, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, want to invite you to Chang'an to show off your dancing. I wonder if you are willing."

I wish you mother!

Jieli really wanted to curse. If he could do it all over again, Jieli would pluck out Luo Xuanyun's tongue, dig out his eyes, and then humiliate him severely the moment he entered the dental tent. .

Jie Li smiled unconsciously, because he had already rehearsed Luo Xuanyun in his heart countless times, and the spiritual victory gave him some comfort in his heart that was hurt by the defeat.

Luo Xuanyun kept humiliating Jie Li, hoping to anger Jie Li and make him stop. Once he stopped, he would not have another chance to escape.

Jie Li had more than 200 elites around him, but the reason why Luo Xuanyun dared to catch up with ten men was because in cavalry fighting, more than 200 people are not necessarily better than ten men. The key is to see who can shoot more accurately and who can Can hold more arrows.

Jieli's people didn't have time to put on armor, so they basically died with one arrow, while Luo Xuanyun's people could take a few more hits, which resulted in the two sides having about the same combat effectiveness.

But there are gains and losses. Wearing armor is safe, but speed will also be affected, so Luo Xuanyun wanted to anger Jie Li in order to delay Jie Li's escape.

But he underestimated the extent of Jie Li's seili and inner emotions. Jie Li had always shown off his power before, relying entirely on his strong strength. Once he lost his strength, all he could think about now was to escape, and he had no intention of fighting Luo Xuanyun.

Where could Jieli Khan escape to?
In fact, there was only one way, and that was to the west. Li Jing led the army to block his way to escape north into the desert. To the east, not to mention Tuli Khan, who had conflicts with him, and Li Jing also deployed two troops in the east. General Manager Lu Xingjun was waiting for him to flee to Liaodong Kingdom or Yanyun.

But go west.

Luo Xuanling had already defeated Jieli Khan's nephew, Sunishi from the Ashina royal family, and was outflanking him from the west, waiting for Jieli Khan to fall into his trap. It could be said that Jieli Khan had long been the thorn in the urn. There is nowhere to escape.

His only chance is to escape from the gap between the west and the north, but with only a few people around him, how can he cross the vast uninhabited desert?
When Jieli Khan learned that his nephew had been defeated by the Tang army, he truly fell into despair.

He looked around and saw that the grassland was so big, but there was no place for him.

A few months ago, he was still the khan who ruled thousands of miles of grassland, with countless people crawling at his feet, but in just a few months, he only had these few guards around him.

This huge gap made him a little dazed, and he still can't believe it until now.

"This must be a dream. Ben Khan has not woken up yet. As long as he wakes up, everything will end. Ben Khan will still be the supreme ruler.

Surrounded by the sun and moon, chosen by the sky, the master of all the grassland tribes, the master of all the bow-drawing people, even the southern kingdom must surrender to this Khan. "

The horse was still galloping, never stopping for a moment. The barren grasslands on both sides were full of desolation and loneliness.

The chilly wind blew and hit his face, causing him to feel a bone-piercing pain. The sun shone during the day, and so it went without saying at night.

He wanted to stop.

But whenever he stopped, the sound of Luo Xuanyun's horse hoofs would sound, forcing him to drag his tired body and run forward again. Until now, he still did not have the courage to fight Luo Xuanyun.

He could only let his soldiers stop Luo Xuanyun and delay Luo Xuanyun.

But he would still be caught up in the end, because the pampered Jie Li would always rest a little longer, and Luo Xuanyun used the rest time to rush on the road.

The fewer people around him, the less Jieli dared to fight Luo Xuanyun, because he thought he had lost the qualification to fight, even though there were already many people around him wearing light armor.

But the breath in his heart had dissipated.

Luo Xuanyun, who had been following him, was the most aware of Jie Li's condition. He watched helplessly as Jie Li's resistance became weaker and weaker, and he knew that he had made the right bet.

The great achievement of catching the Turkic Khan with his own hands will really fall into his own hands.

How far did you chase along the way?
A thousand miles or two thousand miles?
Luo Xuanyun couldn't count the numbers. He only knew that the sun set and rose again, and more than one of the horses ran to death.

Now is the time to bear fruit.

Luo Xuanyun held the horse in his hand and pointed at Jieli. He took off his helmet, and the holy mark between his eyebrows shone brightly. Under the moonlight, it stung Jieli's eyes, "Jieli, let me introduce you again. I am Luo Xuanyun of the Tang Dynasty, by order of the emperor, I will arrest you and bring you to Chang'an to see my emperor!"

His voice boomed, and Jieli was in a daze. A few days ago, Luo Xuanyun said to him with a smile, "Khan, I am Luo Xuanyun of the Tang Dynasty. By order of my emperor, I am intersecting with Khan."

This is the situation.

Jie Li could no longer speak.

Winter Turks are dead!

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The Tang Dynasty's War to Extinguish the Winter Turks was the first time that the Tang Dynasty showed its fangs to the outside world after its establishment. Li Jing's outstanding military talent was fully demonstrated in this battle. The Tang Dynasty used not too many troops. Like a surgical operation, one of the greatest external threats to the Central Plains Dynasty since ancient times was dealt with cleanly and neatly.

While everyone in the Tang Dynasty thought this was an unreplicable military miracle, those of us in later generations knew that this was just the beginning of a glorious era.

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"The knife of the Tang Dynasty is extremely sharp and extremely cold. When it is swung out, it is like slaughtering, cleanly cutting off the skin and bones. When it is retrieved, there is only a drop of blood on the sharp knife, and it slowly cuts off The tip of the knife dripped. A country fell in front of the Tang Dynasty, with only unwillingness and regret on its face, but no one mourned it, because no one remembered it since then. "-"The Rise and Fall of the Tang Empire".

(End of this chapter)