Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Du Jiting could not understand until his death how could he be hit by an arrow when the Tang general was at least a hundred steps away from him and there were a large number of personal guards protecting him?

When the guards saw Du Jiting dead, they all screamed in horror.

"The King...is dead!"

The soldiers of the Duji tribe, who were already in disarray, no longer had the slightest desire to resist after hearing the news of the king's death.

run!

The faster you run, the better!

In order to escape, the cavalrymen didn't care whether the people in front of them were their brothers or comrades, and they just rode their horses and charged forward.

Many infantrymen of the Duji tribe died under the hooves of their own cavalry.

Xue Rengui put away his bow and arrow and shouted at his deputy general.

"Form teams of 50 and prioritize hunting down the Xi cavalry!"

"There is still one enemy, and I will not withdraw my troops!"

After hearing Xue Rengui's order, the deputy general immediately ordered the flag bearer to wave the battle flag.

The well-trained Tang cavalry scattered in all directions and chased the fleeing Xi cavalry all the way.

This bloody battle lasted from dawn to sunset, and ended with the sound of the Tang army's trumpets.

Two hours later.

Smoke rose from the temporary tents built by the Tang army. The soldiers slaughtered their seriously injured war horses and gathered around the campfire, chatting and laughing as they roasted the horse meat.

"The Xi tribe is too weak to fight. Aside from a few hundred personal guards, the rest of the soldiers don't even have leather armor."

"With this little strength, you dare to offend the might of our Great Tang?"

"I killed 8 enemies today, not bad."

"Hey, I'm quite far away from General Xue. I killed 17 enemies today!"

"I have to stay away from General Xue from now on, otherwise I won't be able to gain any military merit."

"..."

Unlike the lively atmosphere outside, it was much quieter inside the coach's tent.

The deputy general reported to Xue Rengui: "General Xue, we have killed 61050 enemies in this battle, captured 1056 young women, seized 3656 war horses, an estimated 10 dan of grain and fodder, over 5 cattle and sheep, and seized furs..."

"In this battle, we lost five men and 5 were injured."

Although the Xi people's equipment was far inferior to that of the Tang army, they were numerous, and there would always be unlucky Tang soldiers who were shot by hidden arrows in the melee.

After listening to the deputy general's report, Xue Rengui's face did not look happy. He frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"How many of the enemies annihilated were Xi soldiers?"

The deputy general replied softly, "It's estimated to be around ten thousand people."

Because of the policy of not taking prisoners, all the Xi people except the young women were considered enemies.

Xue Rengui shook his head slightly.

This battle was not fought well!

Despite the absolute crushing weight of their equipment, they were only dealing with a mob of Xi people, yet they still caused such great damage.

If they were replaced by elite soldiers of the Xi tribe, wouldn't their casualties increase exponentially?

A moment of silence.

He said in a deep voice, "Let the brothers rest early tonight. The day after tomorrow morning, the army will disperse and begin to eliminate the enemies around the Duji tribe!"

Now the main force of the Duji tribe has been annihilated, and the remaining enemies are simply unable to withstand the Tang Dynasty's military offensive.

"Yes, sir!" the deputy general responded respectfully.

The army has been fighting all day and is already exhausted. If they don't rest for a day, they might not even be able to lift their spears.

...

Just after Xue Rengui captured the core base of the Duji tribe, Cheng Wuting, Xue Wanbei, Li Dejian and Luo Tong also launched surprise attacks on the remaining four tribes of the Xi people.

After a bloody battle, they crushed the main forces of the Xi tribes with overwhelming advantage.

Yuan Shizhebubu.

Luo Tong leaned his bloody spear on the ground. He looked at the corpses of Xi soldiers scattered all over the ground and said with lingering feelings.

"How dare a bunch of losers defy the majesty of Heaven? They truly don't know how to live or die!"

"Pooh!"

When he joined the army to conquer Goguryeo two years ago, the battle was truly thrilling.

There was a huge gap in combat effectiveness between the Xi and Goguryeo soldiers.

Just then, the deputy general came running over to report.

"General Luo, in this battle we killed 44175 enemies, captured 889 women, seized 2532 war horses, and 7 dan of grain..."

"Fifteen of our soldiers were killed in action and 15 were injured, but none of their injuries were serious."

After hearing the deputy general's report, Luo Tong's face lit up with joy.

This is a great victory!

I didn’t expect that Luo Tong would achieve such a great victory the first time he led the army. It seems that Luo Tong also has the potential to be a great general!

After a moment of excitement, Luo Tong immediately gave the order.

"Kill the injured warhorse and roast two more sheep so that the brothers can have a good meal!"

"Distribute the captured women tonight and let all the brothers participate."

this...

The deputy general's expression suddenly changed.

He quickly dissuaded him, saying, "General Luo, General Du has ordered that all captured women must be rewarded and distributed according to merit after the war."

"If we divide it up now, I'm afraid that Chief Steward Du will be angry."

"I hope the General will take back his order!"

These young women of the Xi tribe were not playthings, but were given to the soldiers as concubines.

If they defiled these women now, the consequences would be disastrous.

Luo Tong, who was originally a little complacent, his expression instantly became clear after hearing Du He's name.

Although Du He is a refined young man, if he gets angry, he will probably be skinned alive even if he doesn't die.

Moreover, he has finally managed to get on Du He's good side, so he can't dig his own grave.

Luo Tong hurriedly bowed to the deputy general.

"Thank you, General Chen, for the reminder!"

"Send someone to look after the prisoners. No one is allowed to touch them. Violators will be punished by military law!"

The deputy general breathed a sigh of relief.

He clasped his fists and said, "I obey your command!"

...

In the next seven days, the five Tang armies encircled and wiped out the five tribes of the Xi people, and then the army surrounded the Xi royal court.

The Tang army did not rush to take action, but instead set up camp and rested on the spot.

Under the coordination of Xue Rengui, they agreed to launch the final attack on the Xi royal court tomorrow morning.

The Xi royal court.

Inside the palace.

Chief Keduzhe staggered backward as he looked at the battle report brought back by the scout.

"Five divisions have been annihilated!"

"Hundreds of thousands of Xi people perished under the spears of the Tang army!"

"What can we do!"

He already knew that the Tang army was powerful, but he didn't expect their warriors to be so vulnerable.

In just 10 days, tens of thousands of elite troops and hundreds of thousands of civilians were all wiped out.

Now there are only 10,000 soldiers and horses left from the imperial court. How can he be a match for the Tang army?

The civil and military officials on both sides of the hall were pale-faced, and their bodies hidden under their luxurious robes could not help but tremble slightly.

The man who could be saved looked at the court officials and spoke with a worried tone.

"The Khitans are refusing to send reinforcements, and we are surrounded by tens of thousands of Tang cavalry. What do you think we should do?"

Just as the court officials lowered their heads in thought, there was a commotion outside the hall.

A burly middle-aged general walked in and said to the one who could be saved, clasping his fists.

"Your Majesty, the envoy who went to East Turkestan to seek reinforcements has returned!"

what!

The messenger who brought reinforcements is back!

A glimmer of hope ignited in the eyes of the one who could be saved, and he spoke quickly.

"Quickly call in the envoy!"

Not long after, a middle-aged envoy strode in and reported with a grim expression.

"Your Majesty, the Eastern Turks have lost 20% of their forces under the siege of the Tang army!"

"They are now in a difficult situation!"