Wu Chengsi took a quick glance, thought for a moment, marked a piece of land on the map and said: "This is the land originally given to you. Based on this credit, let me mark a little more for you."
As he said this, he carved out a small piece of land on the Xi tribe's territory and the rest of the territory.
In this way, the territory allocated to Shiwei was second only to the territory allocated to the Xi people, and larger than the remaining territory.
Not only that, after the division, the Shiwei people bordered Korea and Yingzhou.
Zhi Ku said ecstatically: "Thank you so much for the comfort. On behalf of the whole clan, I would like to express my highest respect to the Tang Dynasty!"
"Don't be too busy thanking me." Wu Chengsi raised his hand and said with stern eyes: "If you want to get these territories, you still need to agree to one condition."
Zhiku said hurriedly: "The Wei tribes in my family are willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty."
Wu Chengsi nodded and said: "That's good, I will report to the court and let you serve as the governor of the Songmo Protectorate. From now on, your Shiwei tribes will be my territory of the Tang Dynasty."
Zhiku said sincerely: "This is our tribe's honor."
In fact, he wanted to join the Tang Dynasty very early, but he failed because he did not border the Tang Dynasty, and his interactions were restricted by the Khitan people. In addition, both the Khitan people and the Turks hindered him.
Wen Fu had a stern look on his face, frowning and saying nothing.
Kedu saw that the remaining land was all connected to the Turkic territory and would probably be distributed to the Turks. He quickly asked: "Your Excellency, the pacifying envoy, must all these lands be distributed to our three families?"
Wu Chengsi glanced around the three of them and said slowly: "Yes, I have said it before. The land nominally belongs to our Tang Dynasty, but because you have submitted to the Tang Dynasty, it has been allocated to you as a place to live. If anyone dares to challenge
If the Tang Dynasty is disloyal, I will personally lead the cavalry to take back the land."
"We will always follow the Tang Dynasty." Keduzhe and Zukuu said in unison.
Wen Fu was silent for a moment and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Ambassador of Peace, why did the Turkic territory assigned to me be smaller than that of the Xi tribe and Shiwei tribe?"
Keduzhe hummed: "We have made greater contributions to the battle to annihilate the Khitans than you, so naturally we will get more land!"
Zhi Ku said impatiently: "Fu Wen, your Excellency, the governor of Anhui, didn't ask for any land and gave it all to us. What else are you dissatisfied with?" After bordering the Tang Dynasty, he became more confident in speaking.
"In the battle with the Khitans, the number of beheadings by our Turks was second only to the Tang army and several times that of the Xi people. I just don't understand why the Xi people's contribution is greater?" Wen Fu's calm voice contained a hidden meaning.
A breathtaking momentum.
Wu Chengsi said loudly: "How can the credit be calculated purely based on the number of beheadings? For example, the head of the chief of Tiaku, the effect of his beheading of Oyamaluo, is the same as the heads of other ordinary soldiers?"
Zhiku touched his bald head and said with a smile: "You're absolutely right, it's different, it's definitely different!"
Wu Chengsi continued: "Chief Wen Fu might as well think about it, what would have been the outcome of this war if there were no Xi tribe members or no noble troops?"
Kedu said loudly: "Without us resisting the Khitans, all the Khitans would have fled long ago. Without you Turks, we can still destroy them!"
Zhiku said coldly: "Wenfu Khan, it is not good to be too greedy."
Wen Fu's eyes flickered for a moment, then he suddenly smiled and said: "Yes, Your Majesty the Ambassador is right. I accept your explanation, and we Turkic people are also willing to accept this distribution plan."
Wu Chengsi glanced at him and thought: "This man can stretch and bend, no wonder he can become the largest tribal leader of the Turks." He felt a little more wary of Wen Fu.
"There is another ugly thing I said before. Regarding the people of the Tang Dynasty in Khitan, I want to move all the people of the Tang Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. If anyone dares to destroy it secretly, all the territory assigned to him will be invalidated!"
Ke Duzhe and Sheku hurriedly expressed their assurances and expressed their willingness to assist the Tang army in transferring the Khitan people and livestock. Wen Fu smiled and said: "Don't worry, I, the Turks, will cooperate with your army."
After all the leaders of the three tribes left, Wu Chengsi breathed a long sigh of relief. From then on, his goal of marching into the Khitan was accomplished beyond his expectation.
The Khitan tribe was destroyed, and the Liao Dynasty would never appear again.
But having said that, the historical trend is not so easy to change. As long as the Tang Dynasty cannot further suppress the nomads, a nomadic dynasty similar to the Liao Dynasty will still appear in the future.
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On October 28, 666 AD, General Wu Chengsi of the Tang Army Zuo Wuwei united with the Xi people, the Shiwei people, and the Turks to annihilate the Khitan people to the west of the Laoha River.
The eight Khitan tribes have since perished.
The cause of this genocide war was simply that the Khitans detained an envoy from the Tang Dynasty.
In this battle, the Tang army captured a total of more than 120,000 Khitan people, more than 400,000 cattle and sheep, and more than 50,000 horses.
When the results of this war reached Chang'an, the entire Tang Dynasty was in a state of excitement!
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Jinluan Villa.
Li Zhi kept pacing in the study, glancing at the door from time to time, his face full of anxiety.
"Why hasn't the queen come yet? Dongfu, please send someone to urge her! Forget it, I'll go find her myself." Then he left the study.
As soon as I walked to the door, I saw Wu Mei approaching, followed by Liu Rengui and Su Dingfang.
"Meiniang, I just heard someone said that Chengsi wiped out the Khitan people in Liaodong. Is this true?" Li Zhi asked from afar.
Wu Mei smiled slightly and said: "I just heard about it. Knowing that Your Majesty must be concerned about this matter, I sent someone to invite Liu Zhongshu and Su Situ for Your Majesty's inquiry."
Li Zhi saw a happy face on her face. Although he didn't know the specific situation, he also expected that it would never be a bad thing. He smiled and said: "You are thoughtful, Liu Qing, Su Qing, let's go into the study to talk."
As soon as Li Zhi sat down, an eunuch suddenly entered and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Princess Taiping wishes to see you."
Li Zhi frowned and waved his hand: "Tell Taiping that her father and mother are discussing military affairs and ask her to wait outside."
Wu Mei smiled and said: "Your Majesty, let Taiping come in. It doesn't hurt if she hears about it."
Li Zhi nodded and said: "Okay, let the princess come in."
Princess Taiping came in dragging a white palace dress. She first saluted Li Zhi and Wu Mei and said, "Taiping has met the father, the emperor and the queen." Then she turned to Su Dingfang and Liu Rengui and saluted them as juniors. Liu and Su
Return the favor with your hand.
Li Zhiwen said: "Taiping, the father, the emperor and the empress are going to discuss important matters with the ministers. You can listen on the side."
Princess Taiping agreed and stood behind Li Zhi.
Li Zhi asked the eunuch to fetch some chairs. After everyone sat down, he asked: "What happened in Liaodong? Wasn't Zhou Guogong ordered to fight against Goryeo? Why did he go to fight the Khitan again? And he also annihilated the Khitan people.
I really can’t believe it.”
Su Dingfang said loudly: "Your Majesty, after Zhou Guogong captured Nansu City, due to the weather and season, it was not suitable to continue to use troops against Goryeo."
Li Zhidao: "I also understand this. It was because of the cold climate that my father withdrew his troops from Goryeo. But even so, why did he attack the Khitans?"
Liu Rengui said solemnly: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the Korean people's frame-up of Su Situ?"
"It's only been two months since it happened, so I will certainly remember it."
"The person who participated in the frame-up of Su Situ was Dahe Grassland, the leader of the Khitan Li tribe. The imperial court also held Li Jinzhong accountable for this matter. However, the son of Dahe Grassland not only did not repent, but also detained our envoys."
Li Zhi was slightly surprised: "Is there still such a thing?"
Wu Mei said: "Your Majesty, Chief Li has reported this matter, but because the imperial court is fighting against Goryeo and the Khitan people quickly released the envoy, Chief Li suggested not to pursue it."
Li Zhi nodded and said: "We have been preparing for the war against Goryeo for many years. At this time, we should really focus on the overall situation. Li Qing's suggestion is appropriate."
Su Dingfang laughed and said: "But our Duke of Zhou couldn't bear this tone and decided to send troops to punish the Khitans."
If Li Zhi didn't know the outcome, he might still blame him, but he already knew that Wu Chengsi's attack was successful, so he could only be curious.
"Don't he only have more than 20,000 people under his command? How can he wipe out the entire Khitan people? Could it be that Li Qing also led an army to help?"
Su Dingfang smiled and said: "No, this time our Tang army entered the Khitan territory with only 10,000 cavalry, led by Zhou Guogong himself."
Li Zhi pretended to be displeased and said, "Su Qing, don't whet my appetite anymore. Tell me what's going on!"