Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

what!

surrender?

When Du He, Zhangsun Wuji, Xue Rengui and others heard the news, they all showed expressions of astonishment on their faces.

Eighty percent of the Khitan population had been wiped out by them, and the two sides had become mortal enemies. No one expected that the Khitan would surrender!

Unbelievable!

Du He and Changsun Wuji looked at each other.

Then Changsun Wuji asked, "Bring Dahe Kuge's head here for me to see!"

When Daha Kuge was named Khan, he went to Chang'an to receive the title, so Changsun Wuji remembered his appearance.

The personal guard took the cloth bag from the Khitan envoy, and then brought it to Changsun Wuji and opened it.

After confirmation, Changsun Wuji nodded to Du He.

"Good guy!"

"These Khitan ministers are truly ruthless. They actually killed their king."

Du He curled his lips, then squinted his eyes and looked at the Khitan envoy in the middle of the tent.

A few breaths of silence.

Du He said in a deep voice: "This general accepts your surrender and can also spare your lives."

"Tomorrow at 3:30 PM, you will have everyone in the city take off their armor and surrender five miles outside the city."

When they heard Du He's words, everyone in the tent had different expressions.

Zhangsun Wuji, Xue Rengui and others were all puzzled. Given Du He's hard-hearted character and the fact that the battle had reached this point, would he still accept the Khitans' surrender?

The Khitan envoy's face lit up with joy.

He said with difficulty, "General of the Celestial Empire, could you please write a written letter, stamp it with your seal, and have me take it back to the city?"

"otherwise..."

Before the Khitan envoy could finish his words, Du He raised his hand to interrupt him.

Du He smiled and said, "This general sincerely accepts your surrender and should write a formal letter."

"Thank you for your understanding, Admiral."

The Khitan envoy saluted excitedly.

He originally thought that this journey would result in a life-or-death situation, or that he would be humiliated by the generals of the Tang Dynasty, but he did not expect this to be the result.

It went so well!

Moreover, except for the old man with gloomy eyes, all the other Tang army generals in the tent were handsome and spoke well. He liked the harmonious atmosphere of the Tang army very much.

After joining the Tang Dynasty, we are all one family.

Under the complicated gazes of the crowd, Du He quickly wrote a letter of surrender and stamped it heavily.

After throwing the letter of surrender to the Khitan envoy, Du He said with a smile.

"Go back and report now, and let the person in charge prepare for surrender."

The Khitan envoy glanced at the letter of surrender, then bowed respectfully and said, "As you command!"

"I will take my leave first."

Then he bowed deeply to every general in the tent.

Led by Du Wu, the Khitan envoys left the tent happily.

After the Khitan envoys left, Cheng Wuting, Luo Tong and others, who had been holding back for a long time, could not help but ask.

"General Manager Du, why should we accept the Khitan's surrender?"

"The Tang Dynasty and the Khitans are sworn enemies. Their surrender is definitely not sincere. Perhaps in a hundred years, they will bite back at the Tang Dynasty!"

Although the others didn't say anything, their expressions were full of confusion.

Du He smiled and said, "They have no chance of revenge."

No chance for revenge?

Are we going to kill prisoners of war?

Luo Tong asked doubtfully, "General Manager Du, are you pretending to accept the surrender of the remaining Khitans and then slaughtering them?"

Du He shook his head slightly, and then expressed his thoughts.

"Everyone, there are still tens of thousands of combat-ready soldiers in the Khitan Imperial City. I plan to have them assassinate the soldiers of the Xun Clan."

"As long as they kill 10 strong men from the Xi tribe, their families will be spared. If they kill 20 strong men from the Xi tribe, they will be granted household registration in the Tang Dynasty."

"If you don't have the ability to kill the soldiers of the Xi tribe, killing 100 of them will save your family. Killing 200 of them will grant you Tang Dynasty household registration."

This statement came out.

Inside the tent, only the heavy breathing of the crowd could be heard.

These generals, who had at least a thousand lives on their hands, stared at Du He with wide eyes, their lips moving but unable to speak.

This plan is too cruel!

Luo Tong suddenly asked, "What if a Khitan warrior completes the mission?"

"Are they really going to be allowed to obtain Tang Dynasty household registration?"

The Khitans, who had a deep blood feud with the Tang Dynasty, would be a major hidden danger if they were settled in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Especially those who have no wives and children, they may lose control one day and massacre the surrounding Tang people.

This kind of thing has happened frequently in all dynasties.

Especially in Lingnan and Baiyue areas, the fighting between different races was very fierce. It was common for them to fight with swords in order to compete for land and water sources.

Du He smiled and said, "If there are Khitan warriors who meet this requirement, then let them kill 20 more people of the Xun tribe to trigger the conditions for returning to Chang'an."

"Anyway, we keep setting conditions for them until we have exhausted them bit by bit."

Everyone was stunned and couldn't believe it.

Can you still play like this?

Especially Changsun Wuji, who was Du He's opponent. He knew that Du He was a sinister and cunning person, but he found that he still underestimated Du He's insidiousness.

Even he couldn't have thought of such a heartless and vicious scheme that plays with people's hearts.

Du He stood up and said, "Everyone, although the Khitans have surrendered to us, this is not the final step. Everyone must still be prepared to fight."

"We must do a good job of garrisoning and patrolling tonight to avoid a surprise attack by the Khitans."

"Now everyone go back and make preparations to accept the Khitans' surrender tomorrow."

The most taboo thing in war is the half-time celebration. Many famous generals in history died in this way.

Du He also encountered many cases of false surrender.

Xue Rengui and the four Lieutenant Generals responded loudly.

"As ordered!"

After everyone leaves.

Changsun Wuji smiled bitterly and said, "We discussed tactics for several hours yesterday, but it was all in vain."

Du He smiled and nodded.

He continued, "Duke Zhao, tomorrow I will leave it to you to accept the Khitan's surrender and order them to execute the soldiers of the Xun tribe."

"Why?"

"You are only the deputy chief steward."

"Okay, okay!"

Changsun Wuji accepted the order with a dark face.

...

The next day.

Three quarters past noon.

Nearly 5 Khitans left the city and, under the guidance of the Tang army, surrendered on a wide grassland miles outside the south gate.

Under the personal control of Changsun Wuji, everything went on in an orderly manner.

Du He watched for a while, then sent Cheng Wuting to lead 2 cavalry to take over the city.

An hour later.

Cheng Wuting returned to report, "General Manager Du, we have searched the city thoroughly and there is no Khitan citizen left."

Du He said softly, "Let's go into the city and rest."

Walking in the Khitan city, Du He discovered that the Khitan imperial city was much more prosperous than that of the Xi people, and was similar to some prosperous prefectures and counties in the Tang Dynasty.

evening.

Changsun Wuji walked into the palace hall with a tired look on his face. He saw Du He holding a book in one hand and a cup of tea in the other, and his face darkened again.

"Mr. Han, you are so elegant!"

"I'm busy as hell outside, and you're here drinking tea and reading a book?"