Zhang Jiujie, another general under Xue Rengui, said: "General Wu's contribution is indeed extraordinary. He used 10,000 cavalry to wipe out the Khitan people and eliminated the Khitan threat in one fell swoop. It is normal to receive this reward."
Yang Xuanji glared at Zhang Jiujie and said: "What's so extraordinary? He can only win the battle because of his generals and sergeants. Without the assistance of Pei Xingjian, Hei Te Changzhi and others, and without the elite Zuo Wuwei, you want him to try to win a battle?"
Zhang Jiujie shook his head and said: "Whether it's luck or not, victory is victory, defeat is defeat, merit will be rewarded, and fault will be punished. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"His grandma, how much credit did our General Xue make before he was promoted to General Zuoweiwei? He only made two contributions and was on an equal footing with the general. I just don't like it!" Yang Xuanji was furious.
At this moment, a majestic and murderous voice sounded: "Shut up, everyone!"
Following the voice, I saw a man in his forties sitting on the first desk.
But I saw that he had thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, a wide forehead and a straight nose, thin lips and cheeks, and no beard on his chin. Although he was sitting on a chair, he was taller than an ordinary person standing. His bronze skin matched with his majestic body, and his whole body seemed to be full of energy.
The power that the stock is about to burst out is extremely impressive.
This man was Xue Rengui, the number one general in the Tang Dynasty at this time.
All the soldiers were in great awe of Xue Rengui. They immediately stopped talking, looked up and saw that he was reading a letter, and they did not dare to disturb him.
That letter was obviously an extremely important one, but it was just a piece of paper, and Xue Rengui actually read it over and over for more than a quarter of an hour.
Could it be that the imperial court planned to transfer troops and horses from them to Wu Chengsi? Yang Xuanji had a bad feeling.
After another tea time, Xue Rengui let out a long breath and seemed to have finally made up his mind. He held the letter in his right hand, stood up, and left the hall in large strides.
Yang Xuanji had very sharp eyes, and when Xue Rengui passed by, he glanced at the envelope of the letter.
He only saw two words.
Jade brocade.
What is this? Could it be the name of a place in Goryeo?
Wait a minute, General Xue's daughter seems to be named Yu Jin.
Could it be... could this be a letter from home? Yang Xuanji's eyes widened.
As soon as Xue Rengui left, all the generals stood up and prepared to leave. A general hurriedly entered the hall. After looking around, he panicked and said, "Where are the generals?"
"Zheng Pu, the general just left. What happened? Why are you so panicked?" Zhang Jiujie asked.
The general said in a trembling voice: "Chaozhong... something big happened in Chaozhong!"
"What's the big deal? Tell me quickly!"
"His Royal Highness King Pei...His Royal Highness King Pei was poisoned in the palace!"
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In the Gongzhuling camp, Wu Chengsi sat on the handsome desk, holding a letter in his hand and reading it several times.
"General, isn't this letter from Miss Li the same as the news that came a few days ago? Why do you read it repeatedly?" Han Cheng couldn't help but ask.
Wu Chengsi shook his head and said: "It's different. The previous news only said that King Pei was poisoned. But Miss Zhiying's letter said that King Pei was poisoned by the strange poison "Blue Eagle Flower" from the Western Regions. Even if she returned to Chang'an, there would be no
We are absolutely certain that we can save King Pei."
Just a few days ago, Wu Chengsi received news from Chang'an that King Pei Li Xian had been poisoned in his palace.
Although Wu Chengsi was surprised at the time, he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, he was just poisoned and not dead, so he should be saved.
However, this morning, Li Zhiying suddenly sent a letter saying that her brother Li Jiye came to Yingzhou in person and asked her to return to Chang'an to save King Pei.
Li Zhiying had no choice but to write a letter to say goodbye.
From her letter, Wu Chengsi realized that the poison in Li Xian's body was serious and he was likely to die from it.
In the memory of the original owner, King Pei Li Xian was a very outstanding prince, but he was not a prince after all. Wu Chengsi really couldn't think of anyone who wanted to harm him?
Moreover, the palace was heavily guarded, and unless someone was close to Li Xian, it would be difficult for others to succeed.
When something like this happened suddenly, Wu Chengsi felt uneasy that a storm was about to come.
If Li Xianzhen is poisoned, then after Li Hong's death, Li Xian will directly succeed him, and history may be completely messed up.
But having said that, there are other people to investigate and deal with this matter. Maybe Di Renjie has returned to Chang'an. Since he is leading troops outside, he doesn't have to worry too much.
Wu Chengsi brought his thoughts back to the situation in Liaodong. In the battle with the Khitans, his men only lost more than a thousand people, captured more than 3,000 Khitan soldiers, and captured more than 50,000 horses, including more than 20,000 war horses.
After this battle, Wu Chengsi completely fell in love with the cavalry. Now that he had obtained so many war horses, he decided to configure all Zuo Wuwei as cavalry, and he would personally lead and train them.
As for Nansu City, just let Pei Xingjian lead the 20,000 government troops just assigned to guard it.
Now that the Khitans are dead, there is no danger in the north, and the Koreans in the south have no strength to counterattack. The next thing to consider is how to manage the soil they have conquered.
Now the main force of the Korean people has retreated to the south of the Yalu River, and many Korean people have also fled. The large land north of the Yalu River is sparsely populated.
Among them, the grassland north of Tiebei Pass was selected by Wu Chengsi, who planned to settle the relocated Khitan people here.
Thinking of this, Wu Chengsi stood up, left the camp, and rode to the foot of Gongzhuling Mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, I saw a long queue of Khitan prisoners walking from west to east, most of them women, old people and children.
Wu Chengsi looked at it for a while and said, "Let me ask, how many people have moved here?"
A personal guard took the order and left. After asking, he reported: "Come back to the general, more than 80,000 people have been relocated."
Wu Chengsi nodded and looked at these Khitan people, lost in thought.
I need to think of some way to attract a large number of Tang men to come here and marry these Khitan women. In this way, it only takes two or three generations to integrate the Khitan people into the Tang people.
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In Khitan territory, near the Guzi River, a small convoy was moving forward slowly. There were only seven people in the convoy, one adult man, three adult women, and three children.
Yaonan Che was one of the three children. He was lying on the open carriage, looking at the blue sky. His young heart was filled with hesitation about the future life.
Suddenly, the carriage stopped, and there was a sound of beatings and curses. Yaonan Che sighed and turned around to look.
I saw a Khitan girl about five years old rolling around on the ground not far ahead, and another seven-year-old Khitan girl holding a small riding crop and whipping her hard.
Although Yaonan Che sympathized with the five-year-old girl, he had no intention of stopping her.
This was not only because the assailant, who was two years younger than him, was his fiancée, but also because the four adults in the convoy were all members of the Yelu clan.
Yaonan Che is the son of Yaonan Quhuo, the leader of the Yaonan clan. After his father returned to the Tang Dynasty, he also planned to return to the Tang Dynasty with his clan, but unexpectedly he was attacked by the Yelu clan.
Under the leadership of Yelu Rid, the Yelu clan took refuge with the Turks.
The Yelu clan in Khitan received orders from their leader Yelu Rid and attacked the Yaonan clan and killed those who resisted. Only those who were willing to go to Turkic territory could survive.
Yaonan Che did not want to go to the Turks, and would have died if Yelvxue had not rescued him.
Yeluxuezhi is the daughter of Yelulid. She was engaged to Yaonanche when she was born. The two grew up together. Under Xuezhi's persuasion, Yaonanche finally agreed to go to the Turks with her.
However, the news that the Yaonan clan was attacked quickly spread throughout the Khitan grassland. After hearing the news, the Tang army's cavalry came and chased after them like the god of death.
In the end, the fleeing team of the Yelu clan was overtaken by the Tang army. After some resistance, the Yelu clan was defeated. Only Yelv Xuezhi and her mother led dozens of clan members to break through.
In order to reach the Turkic territory, dozens of them slept in the open air, not only to avoid the Tang army, but also to avoid the Xi and Shiwei people.
Unfortunately, they eventually encountered a group of Xi soldiers.
After a tragic massacre, only seven of them managed to escape. Yaonan Che actually wanted to take advantage of the chaos to seek refuge with the Xi people and let them send him to the Tang Dynasty to reunite with his father.
It's a pity that Yelvxue paid close attention to him.
This small convoy is so fragile. If it encounters Xi Ren or Tang Ren again, the other six people will either become slaves or die.