Chapter 2031 Using one’s body as bait
The snowflakes, which were already sparse, suddenly started to fly like catkins all over the sky, getting bigger and bigger.
The Turks dragged their families and livestock, fleeing with great difficulty on the rugged mountain roads. The procession continued for several miles. From time to time, people or livestock slipped under their feet and fell into the ravines on both sides of the road. Shattered to pieces...
The howling of livestock and the weeping of tribesmen can be heard all the time.
Ashina Simo was riding on his horse, looking up at the gray sky that was like falling lead, letting the snowflakes fall on his face, and the north wind blew by, cutting like a knife.
The wolf-headed flag that once dominated the grassland and desert was flying fiercely in the cold wind and bitter snow. It has long lost its majestic charm in the past, and what is left is only sad and thin...
After wiping his face that was about to freeze, Ashina Simo looked back at the tribesmen who were still walking meandering among the mountain roads and ravines, got off his horse and got into a carriage.
It was very warm in the car. There was a large animal skin on the floor, and a low table was placed in the middle. There was a brass charcoal stove burning brightly on it, and there was a wooden box next to it with bone charcoal in it.
Zhao Deyan, with his white hair neatly arranged and tightly wrapped in an animal skin coat, was taking a nap while leaning on the carriage...
Ashina Simo remained silent. He reached out and took out a puddle of wine from the hidden compartment on one side of the carriage, opened the mud seal, and drank a big gulp.
The wine flowed down his beard and dripped onto his chest and skirt.
Very depressed and decadent...
Zhao Deyan opened his eyes drowsily, looked at Ashina Simo for a while, and suddenly said: "Can't bear it?"
Ashina Simo paused for a moment, then drank another large gulp of wine. He drank too quickly, choking and coughing repeatedly, and his dark and red face became darker and darker.
Zhao Deyan sat upright, sighed, and said quietly: "How can we have the best of everything in this world? If you want to gain something, you must give it away. This is the way of heaven. If these Turkic warriors are not sacrificed, how can the Tang Dynasty rest assured? Accept the old, weak, women and children who survived the Turks ? If you cannot be registered as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, then the Turks will always be vassals of the Tang Dynasty. They will either live in the Chile River or herd in the Hetao. Their descendants will be just vassals of the Tang Dynasty. One day, they will either perish in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty will either become extinct with foreign races... now The sacrifice is for future generations to live better! As long as they can be naturalized in the Tang Dynasty, the descendants of the Turks can live in the fertile Guanzhong, the flat Central Plains, and even the picturesque Jiangnan... You, Ashina Simo may be the most important person in Turkic history. The last Khan who will be despised will also become a god in the hearts of all Turks! Because you are willing to bear infamy just for the Turks to live happily in the land of the Tang Dynasty. This is better than death! Harder! ”
Ashina Simo remained silent, but the big hand holding the wine jar had blue veins popping out.
Two lines of tears suddenly flowed down, dripping along the knotted beard and onto the low table in front of him...
He is the most incompetent Khan of the Turks. He has no ambition to restore the country, let alone conquer the wilderness. He only wants to live in the prosperous place of Chang'an, with music and dancing, and food with bells ringing.
Now, he has to lead those warriors who are loyal to him on a dead end road, and exchange the death of these warriors for the mercy of the Tang Dynasty, allowing the remaining Turkic women and children to be reorganized into households and become Tang people...
Is this right or wrong?
The almighty Tengger only cared about the heavy snowfall, and the invincible wolf god didn't even howl...
Ashina Simo was at a loss.
An anxious cry sounded outside the carriage: "Great Khan! The Xue Yantuo people are catching up, less than ten miles away from the rear array!"
Ashina Simo was in a daze again.
Xue Yantuo's tracking up so quickly means that Kang Sumi and his Li Te people have been killed...
He resented Kang Sumi's betrayal back then, and as a result, he himself surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. At this moment, all the hatred had vanished with the death of the Li Te people, and he only felt the sadness of the rabbit dying and the fox in his heart.
"Go, my Great Khan, use your bravery to lead the last Turkic warriors to block your people's road to happiness!"
Zhao Deyan had a kind face and a gentle tone.
Ashina Simo wiped away his tears, raised his head, and looked directly at Zhao Deyan: "If Fang Jun only knew how to defend Mayi, and the guards at Yanmen Pass would not allow Turkic women and children to enter the pass... what would they do?"
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Zhao Deyan looked at the majestic Turkic Khan in front of him and was speechless...
There is no turning back when the bow is drawn. The matter is already here. Even if things are developing towards the place you fear, what can you do?
Is it possible to turn back time, go back to the beginning, and do it all over again?
The Turks are really at the end of their rope...
Just like the dynasty of the Han people, every time a country overturned and a dynasty changed, one or two incompetent monarchs would appear, pushing the declining empire into an abyss of no return.
Today, some of the Turks fled to the Western Regions and traveled thousands of miles, while some surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and are about to become extinct.
The former overlord of the grasslands has fallen to this level in just a few decades. Zhao Deyan should have been happy to have his revenge, but unexpectedly, he felt a little more sad than he should have...
"Don't worry, the Great Khan. Although I have never met Fang Jun, since he is Fang Xuanling's son, I guess he must not be a fool. Xue Yantuo marched straight into the border of Shuozhou to attack and kill the Turks. If he did not move and stood aside, the emperor would spare his life. So it is inevitable for him to send troops to rescue the Great Khan. They should have appeared in Xue Yantuo's rear formation. How could Xue Yantuo dare to ignore the Tang Dynasty cavalry and still pursue the Great Khan unscrupulously? In this case, there was only one possibility left - the Tang army must have secured the Evil Yang Ridge and occupied a favorable terrain. When Xue Yantuo withdraws, he will attack him head-on and catch the turtle in the jar."
Zhao Deyan peeled off the cocoon and analyzed it extremely clearly.
Ashina Simo looked miserable: "That kid just sat back and watched the Turks being killed by Xue Yantuo, and then reaped the benefits? What do you think of our Turks? Are they his bait?"
Although the original plan was to abandon all the Turkic warriors to lure Xue Yantuo's army deep into the Tang Dynasty, the Turkic warriors would fight to the death with Xueyantuo at Yanmen Pass. Based on the comparison of the strength of the two sides, the Turkic defeat was inevitable. With warriors All the sacrifices were made in exchange for the reward of being naturalized in the Tang Dynasty.
At the same time, he created an excuse for the Tang army to start a war, and used the Tang army to completely eliminate this Xue Yantuo cavalry. This was also one of his achievements, although the price was a bit too painful...
Things developed exactly as Zhao Deyan expected, and Fang Jun's performance almost met Zhao Deyan's highest requirements.
This guy is really a cruel person, he actually just watched the Turks die...
Zhao Deyan sighed and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, why should the Great Khan still be entangled and grudges in his heart? You have to know that even if this is not a bait, the fate of the Turks will not be much better. The Tang Dynasty will never Joined forces with Xue Yantuo to start a war, and Xue Yantuo's army crossed the Baidaochuan River and came to Monan. Their eyes were on the Chile River. How could they occupy this fertile land in Monan without killing all the Turks? , Xue Yantuo must have attacked Dingxiang City brazenly, and then the Tang army hastily responded. With the Turks' soldiers and combat power, how long do you think they can resist Xue Yantuo's army? I am afraid that you will wait until the Tang army rescues Dingxiang. Then he became a prisoner of Xue Yantuo's subordinates... Go and fight to create a piece of sky for the descendants of the Turks and a chance to live in the rich land of the Han people. Don't hesitate anymore!"
"No!"
Ashina Simo smiled bitterly, turned over and lifted the curtain, and got out of the carriage.
The cold north wind mixed with snowflakes hit him head-on, which cheered him up. He grabbed the reins of the war horse and jumped on the horse, drew out his sword, raised his arms and shouted: "Turkish warriors, Xue Yantuo betrayed the covenant and killed his allies. Will be punished by the gods, and humans and gods will be angry! We have no way to retreat, so we can only use our bodies and flesh to stop Xue Yantuo's killing attack, and give our wives and children a chance to reach Yanmen Pass. The Tang army has already rushed to the rescue at Wuyang Ridge. As long as we can block Xue Yantuo's pursuit, we will. Just be able to live!”
"Great sweat! We are not afraid of death!"
"Xue Yantuo will be punished by God sooner or later if he betrays the covenant!"
"Tujie Erlang is the Queen of the Wolf God. He never flinches and fights to the end!"
“Fight to the bitter end!”
The Turkic warriors from the left and right gathered around Ashina Simo, all of them excited and excited. In order for their wives and children to reach Yanmen Pass safely, they decided to use their blood to stop the Xueyantuo people!
With tears in his eyes, Ashinasmo shouted: "Turkic warriors, line up!" (End of Chapter)