Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

"Alright! From now on, neither of you are allowed to attack the other, otherwise I will tell Dou Shu'er about this - you know Dou Shu, he has wanted to punish you two for a long time." His Royal Highness the King of Chu has always had a clear understanding of the restrained relationship among his retainers - Jiang Qu "decides forever" and Dou Shu'er "dominates everything".

As it stands now, apart from the two of them, the rest of the Dou family's retainers, no matter who they are, will probably have to "stand like minions" in front of them.

"Yes!" Yuwen Qing and Wang Xuance were not stupid either. They knew that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was serious this time.

"Gangzi!" After dealing with the conflicts among his retainers, His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that it was time for him to get down to business.

"Your Highness," Yuan Tiangang heard the call from the Patriarch, and hurriedly brought his junior fellow apprentice Li Chunfeng to the Patriarch's side on horseback: "What do you want to call me for?"

"You and Chunfeng do not have to participate in this battle, but you must make sure that our direction of march is correct at all times." Although His Royal Highness the King of Chu knew that the family generals Xue Wanjun gave him were all veterans who were familiar with the grassland environment, the essence of this battle was simplicity and efficiency, and any factors that affected the marching speed must be eliminated.

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng immediately clasped their fists and accepted the order.

"Okay then, let's go!"

Following an order from His Royal Highness the King of Chu, thousands of cavalrymen galloped in a line, the sound of their horses' hooves like thunder, and they marched towards the north!

Four days later.

"Your Highness, I have confirmed with General Xue's family generals that the Uighur tribe should be ahead." - On a low hillside, Wang Xuance pointed to the prosperous tribe at the foot of the mountain not far away and whispered to Li Kuan: "The scouts we captured did not reveal any useful information."

"In that case, let's take down the Huihe tribe first. Once we capture the high-ranking officials of the Huihe tribe alive, we will surely get the answers we want." The long march had already made His Royal Highness the King of Chu exhausted, but the depression accumulated in his heart made his desire to kill soar wildly: "Damn it, the common people in Guanzhong have only thought about farming for generations, but these barbarians always want to take advantage of us. Well, I will tell them a truth today: Anyone who doesn't intend to let us farm and live a peaceful life, we will turn them into crops!

Gentlemen, follow me and charge forward!"

Following an order from His Royal Highness the King of Chu, this cavalry team of more than 2,000 people approached the Uighur tribe at the foot of the distant mountain at the fastest speed.

The killing begins.

And Wang Xuance also understood for the first time why Yuwen Qing was so resentful about the fact that His Royal Highness the King of Chu gave him fifty death warriors.

Compared to His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu who led Yuwen Qing and Jiang Sheng to charge into the oncoming Uighur cavalry camp as if he was in an empty space, those black-clad warriors might not give him the same shock as His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu who was like a force to be reckoned with, but the simple and efficient killing methods of these men in black could bring Wang Xuance a greater psychological impact.

More than two thousand black knights, armed with large yellow crossbows, fired a few rounds of powerful shots and reduced the nearly six thousand Huihe cavalry by more than half. Afterwards, everyone divided the work in an orderly manner, leaving a few hundred people with crossbows to shuttle across the battlefield, responsible for providing support or temporary finishing blows, while the rest drew the swords at their waists, and with overwhelming personal bravery, began to encircle and suppress the enemy.

This battle, which was neither big nor small, took only a little over an hour from start to finish.

But after more than an hour, there was no longer any living force in the entire Uighur tribe.

All the adult males had been killed by His Royal Highness the King of Chu and his men. As for the remaining old, weak, women and children - those women holding children, after seeing with their own eyes the male elders of the tribe who rushed towards the army with weapons in their hands, being ruthlessly beheaded by the other side, they became obedient.

In this way, it seems that the value of the death of these old stubborn people has risen from a mantis trying to stop a chariot to killing a chicken to scare the monkeys.

But to Li Kuan, these don’t matter at all.

If there are any more people who are not afraid of death, he will kill them immediately!

What a joke, mercy? The mercy of the Tang Dynasty should never be shown to enemies with whom it has a blood feud.

Moreover, considering that the other side did not show the slightest gratitude towards the tolerance of the Tang Dynasty after its last defeat, if the Tang Dynasty continues to be tolerant of it and continue to allow it to be arrogant, then this appeasement behavior may more appropriately be called stupid.

"Your Highness, the person has been captured." - In the most luxurious tent of the Huihe tribe, His Highness the King of Chu was sitting in the main seat with a majestic horse and a golden sword, enjoying roasted lamb legs, while his beloved general, Yuwen Qing, who was covered in blood, had just walked in with an old man in luxurious clothes.

"You are...a devil...you are a devil!" The old man couldn't help but wail the first time he saw Li Kuan: "Why? Why do you do this to us?!"

“Bah!” Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu spat out the mutton in his mouth and sneered with disdain: “Why? This king also wants to ask, my people in the Central Plains honestly farm and chop wood, raise chickens and feed ducks, and live their lives diligently, but why did you lead people to rush into the village and massacre the entire village, and even did not let go of the pregnant women, and even humiliated them before killing them?! - Old thing, can you answer this king why?!”

As His Royal Highness the King of Chu spoke, the old man, who was originally in high spirits, suddenly blushed. He was originally determined to die and was not afraid of the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty, who was already known as the Lord of Taboos in the grasslands, but...

"These things... other tribes have also done them. Why, why did you only come to us?!" After a long silence, the old man seemed to have finally found an outlet to vent his emotions. He raised his head and looked at Li Kuan again, unwillingly asking: "Why?! Why?!"

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Li Kuan smiled coldly and said, "Don't worry, I will not let any of those who should pay the price for this matter go!

But now I just want to know one thing, why after I destroyed the Eastern Turkic Kingdom, you still don't realize that you are a loser, not only do you not remain humble to my Tang Dynasty, but you even take this opportunity to ask for a marriage, what's going on? Do you really think I can't lift a knife? !

After the Battle of Jinshan, I made it clear to you that you should go to Chang'an to pay respect to the mountain. What's the matter? You can't understand the term "pay respect to the mountain", right? You actually directly became the host? Are you trying to call me your relative? Who gave you the courage? !" As he spoke, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu became more and more angry. He simply stood up and walked in front of the old man. He said sternly, "I never intended to do anything extreme, but you seem to have misunderstood me and thought that I didn't dare to do so. Well, I will let you know how cruel I can be for my sisters and the people of the Tang Dynasty!"

"..." At this moment, facing the pressure from the Demon King, the old man couldn't even speak.

"I will give you ten seconds to think about it." Li Kuan saw that the time had come and began to reveal his true intentions: "Tell me the truth about what the eighteen tribes of the grassland are doing behind the back of the Tang Dynasty. I can promise you that from now on, I will personally protect your tribe and give you a prosperous life. Of course, you can refuse. But I think it won't be long before you will be like the fat sheep on the grassland without the guard of the sheepdog, and will be devoured by the real hungry wolves!"

(Thanks for your concern. I took the medicine and drank Houttuynia cordata decoction. I feel much better now. I really can’t stay up late anymore. The doctor said that if I stay up late again, it won’t just be the toothache... Well, I hope you can learn from my experience...)