Is Qu Wentai willing for the Tang army to garrison the royal city of Gaochang?
The answer is no need to think about it, he doesn't want to.
But he was unwilling to return. Without the help of the Tang army, he really had no confidence in defeating Yin Wu. In fact, he was afraid of the Western Turks.
When he came to visit Chang'an this time, he just hoped that the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks would directly confront each other. He did not expect that the young Tang Dynasty emperor would do this to him.
Never expected it.
This time Su Lie first led 500 cavalry to escort Qu Wentai back to Gaochang, and the remaining troops and horses would arrive in Gaochang one after another.
Along the way, Su Lie was very silent. This silence was deeply hidden in the eyes of King Gaochang's guards.
Because their Gaochang warrior provoked the Tang man, and his ribs were broken by two punches. He is still unable to get up and relies on people to carry him around.
Leaving Longxi, they were about to enter Yin Wu's sphere of influence.
Qu Wentai rode up to Su Lie and said, "General Su, we need to be more careful next time."
In order to go to Chang'an to pay homage to the emperor, he was hunted down more than once when he crossed the territory of Yinwu State.
"Let's go." Su Lie replied, then rode off.
The Tang cavalry were divided into three groups in an orderly manner, occupying the front, middle, and back positions of the team.
After traveling for several days, they finally saw an oasis amidst the wind and sand.
"It's Liugu Water, we can go there to replenish our supplies," said King Gaochang.
Su Lie nodded and led the people closer to Liu Gushui.
As the distance got closer, Su Lie keenly noticed something was wrong, because he saw a white light flickering above the oasis.
"end!"
After giving the order, Tang Qi stopped at the same time. The order and prohibition were so uniform that the guards of Gao Changguo were stunned.
Are these five hundred people one person?
With this strange suspicion, King Gaochang asked in confusion: "General Su, what's wrong?"
"Someone."
"Who?" King Gaochang suddenly became nervous.
Su Lie didn't answer, but suddenly raised his hand and made a gesture.
After receiving the order, the Tang cavalrymen suddenly spurred their horses and galloped out at the same time. However, they did not rush directly to the oasis, but spread out in a fan shape.
"What are they going to do?" Gaochang's guards were all surprised and confused.
At this moment, the Tang cavalrymen took off their long bows one after another, put on arrows and lost them.
stop!
A round of rapid shooting, within five breaths, each person received three arrows.
For the Tang army, the cost of lost arrows had been kept very low by the Weihe Workshop, and every soldier had the opportunity to learn archery every day.
As an elite cavalry, each cavalryman is also an expert in archery.
As the arrow fell towards the oasis, noisy sounds were heard from the other side, followed by a large number of horse teams rushing out.
"It's Yin Wu!" King Gaochang was horrified.
If Su Lie hadn't discovered something strange and walked over like this, wouldn't he have become a prisoner?
Thinking of this, he shed a cold sweat, but he was a little lucky in his heart. If Su Lie hadn't followed to protect him, this trip would have been a disaster.
Looking at Yin Wuren who was rushing towards him without knowing his life or death, Su Lie showed a sneer on his lips and took out a small horn from his horse bag.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
The Tang cavalry's eyes instantly became excited, this was the horn's secret message.
Hunt!
Hold the bow and draw out the Mo Dao.
"drive!"
"drink!"
The two groups of soldiers and horses kicked up sand and dust and collided violently.
The hunt has begun.
Facing the elite Tang army, the Turks were no match, let alone the small country of Yinwu?
The war was declared over in less than half an hour, and more than 300 Yinwu people were all killed.
The tragic situation shocked Qu Wentai.
Either the body was dismembered or beheaded, or the neat horse legs were chopped off, and the wounds were as smooth as if they were cut with a knife.
Is this still a human being?
Qu Wentai looked at the Tang Qi who were hiding behind their masks, feeling fear in his heart.
The Tang Dynasty was invincible!
Su Lie glanced over with indifferent eyes, and then gestured to the Tang cavalry. Everyone understood, got off their horses, and quickly buried the body.
In less than an hour, it was restored to its original state, making it impossible to tell that a war had taken place here. Unless you looked closely, you wouldn't be able to see a trace of blood on the sand.
Qu Wentai completely valued Tang Qi. With this combat power, three thousand Tang Qi were enough to keep him safe.
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
When Su Lie went to Gaochang, Chang'an was still operating smoothly.
I have to say that a day without natural disasters is a good day.
With the population of the Tang Dynasty, the area of cultivated land, and the continuous flow of livestock from the grasslands, farming in the entire Tang Dynasty is developing rapidly.
What the people in Guanzhong can enjoy, the people in the Central Plains area are gradually enjoying the same treatment.
Suddenly, Li Zhiyun's status in the eyes of the people skyrocketed.
They liked the emperor who always considered the common people, and they also liked that the court gave them cattle for use without renting fees.
Many people lamented from the bottom of their hearts that the Holy Emperor is in the DPRK and everything is safe and peaceful.
Lingzhou, Huaiyuan.
"Hush!"
Li Shentong stopped his horse and looked at the Bone Palace built not far away. It was an iconic building, at least in this area of Lingzhou. The bones were all from those who disobeyed the Tang Dynasty.
Bones of steppe tribes.
And under the Jingguan, there is a lively market. Rather than a market, it is better to say that it is a place where the grassland tribes in Lingzhou pay their taxes.
Although he was originally driven to Lingzhou by an emperor who had not yet ascended the throne and was not even a prince, he had to admit that the current emperor's martial arts skills were too terrifying.
Destroy the Turks, destroy the Khitan, destroy the Xi tribe, destroy the Xue Yantuo, destroy the Uighurs, destroy the servant bones, and all the grassland tribes that did not obey the Tang Dynasty were turned into ashes.
With such horrific achievements, Li Shentong couldn't think of anyone who was better than the current emperor. If directly annihilating these prairie people is a sharp knife, then the flow of countless prairie slaves to the Central Plains is a dull knife.
The grassland people were being cut off by the Tang people day and night.
Most of the livestock had to be turned in, and the remaining livestock were used to buy Tang Dynasty commodities such as tea, silk, sacrificial bronzes, woolen cloth, white folded cloth, rice paper, honeycomb briquettes, etc.
The grassland people without an army have no choice when it comes to commodities with sky-high prices and can only buy at the price.
Of course, ordinary grassland people did not have so much money to buy them. Those who could use the luxuries of the Tang Dynasty were mostly the grassland nobles who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
They oppress the people internally and grovel externally. They have long lost the integrity of the people who lead the way.
Many grassland people chose to flee to the Tang Dynasty, hoping to become obedient citizens of the Tang Dynasty. However, those who did not have time to escape were all captured and sold to the Tang Dynasty as slaves.
The grassland is no longer a paradise for grassland people, but a living hell.
In this hell, everyone is struggling.
Rebellion is commonplace.
But no matter which tribe rebels, the first person to express their loyalty must be the Governor's Mansion.
Because the grassland people understand that anyone who dares to rebel without the consent of the Governor is seeking death.
"Your Majesty, the Huxue tribe paid tribute of 5,000 cattle, 8,000 sheep, horses..." After the subordinate officer finished reporting, he added: "Compared with the second half of last year, it is half less."
"Half?" Li Shentong sneered. He pointed his horsewhip at the distant view of the capital and said, "Three days ago, His Majesty issued an edict to cut down the capitals of various states and add soil as tombs to prevent them from being exposed to the wilderness, but they did not allow the grassland to be exposed.
Buried in Jingguan. It’s such an obvious meaning, why do I need to say it?”
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
A hint of ferociousness flashed across Li Shentong's face, "Gather your troops and let the Xue Xue tribe and other tribes see the consequences of disobedience."