Datang: Stop pretending, you are a peerless expert

Xue Rengui came all the way and saw King Qiuci kneeling in front of Su Yu.

Li Jing and Lao Chen also arrived.

"Young master, this battle."

Xue Rengui let out a long sigh.

Seeing that the arrow on Xue Rengui was still there, Su Yu said, "Lock them up, and I'll treat you."

Li Jing and Lao Chen cleaned the battlefield and closed the city gate so that no one could leave.

When they got to the room and took off their armor, Su Yu dug out the arrowheads and bandaged them with medicine.

Fortunately, the arrow is not poisonous, as long as the wound heals.

"You rest here, recover from your injuries first."

Su Yu said.

Xue Rengui nodded, leaving two soldiers to watch.

Su Yu came out and entered the palace of Kucha.

Sitting on the throne, Su Yu looked at the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs who was kneeling on the ground and sneered.

Li Jing, Lao Chen, and General Datang stood under the hall.

Li Jing lowered his head, embarrassed to look at Su Yu.

As a veteran of the Tang Dynasty and also known as the God of War by Su Yu, Li Jing actually fell into the trick of feigning surrender this time.

"Lao Li is too reckless about this matter, and he didn't discuss it with me, so I asked you to bring [-] troops over."

"Duke Wei doesn't have to blame himself so much, breaking the two countries, the credit is not small."

Su Yu comforted.

In all fairness, defeating Yanqi and Qiuci with [-] cavalry is very good in terms of combat effectiveness and military exploits.

It's just that compared to before, the loss is heavy.

Li Jing shook his head ashamedly, and said: "Outside Yanqi City, I accidentally shot an arrow, and Kucha was ambushed and surrendered again, killing more than 5000 brothers. Hey!"

With the death toll of [-], Datang hasn't suffered such a big loss for a long time.

Su Yu said: "People make mistakes, horses stumble, and there is no general who can win all battles. Duke Wei, don't think too much."

In ancient battlefields, it is normal to kill [-] enemies and lose [-] in hand-to-hand combat.

Li Jing was used to fighting with Su Yu, so he couldn't accept the number of casualties.

Old Chen also comforted Li Jing, saying: "Duke Wei, think about the wars in the past, if you can break the two countries with [-] cavalry, it will be a great achievement."

Li Jing forced a wry smile.

Kneeling in the hall were the king of Qiuci and the ministers of civil and military affairs, each of them bowed their heads like a defeated rooster.

Su Yu glanced at these people with cold eyes.

King Kucha suddenly trembled.

Li Jing asked Su Yu to send these people away.

Su Yu said, "Where are Xiangguo Nali's family?"

Li Jing sent someone to escort Nali's family in.

A family of more than 30 people, several wives, a lot of daughters and sons.

Su Yu said coldly: "The mastermind of this incident is Na Li, who used the trick of feigning surrender to slaughter five thousand soldiers of my Tang Dynasty."

"The ancients said that a gentleman has no heirs. However, this is for us Central Plains people, and you don't need it."

"Drag out, kill!"

The soldiers took the Nali family to the gate and beheaded them.

After a while, soldiers came in to report.

Minister Kucha was trembling with fright.

King Qiuci climbed up to Su Yu, and begged, "My lord, all this is a conspiracy by Xiangguo, my king. I intend to surrender."

Su Yu glanced at the hall and said, "Someone will translate it."

A courtier from Qiuci climbed up, kowtowed and said, "My lord son-in-law, the guilty minister once studied in Chang'an, so I can translate."

Chang'an City is the capital of the world, and it is common for Qiuci people to study in Chang'an City.

Old Chen said, "Translate."

The civil servant was translating King Kucha's words to Su Yu.

"Hmph, you pushed it cleanly."

Su Yu sneered.

"You are the king of a country, if you don't agree to ambush and surrender, can you still rebel?"

"Of all of them, you deserve to die the most."

Su Yu sneered slightly.

The civil servants translated Su Yu's words to King Kucha.

Hearing this, King Qiuci was so frightened that he kowtowed like garlic, the floor thumped, and his forehead bled.

"My lord, I really intend to surrender."

"It's all Nali's trick, he is He Lu's subordinate, I can't control him."

"My son-in-law, please forgive me, please forgive me."

The king of Kucha burst into tears and cried so loudly.

The ministers of the DPRK and China begged for mercy.

Su Yu turned to the translator and asked, "What's your name?"

Qiuci Wenchen hesitated for a moment, and replied: "The guilty minister is named Liu Zhao."

He wanted to say the name of Kucha, but after thinking about it, he still said his name in the Tang Dynasty.

Su Yu asked Liu Zhao, the interpreter, "Tell me, did he insist on surrendering or resisting?"

One word from Liu Zhao can determine the life and death of King Kucha.

King Qiuci looked up at Liu Zhao eagerly.

With Su Yu at the side, Liu Zhao dared not lie. He had heard the legend of Su Yu in Chang'an City.

"Back to the son-in-law, I have studied in Chang'an City and know the power of the Tang Dynasty. I advocate surrender."

"But the king and the prime minister insisted on resisting."

Liu Zhao was very clever, not only answered Su Yu's question, but also tactfully said that he was a capitulator and asked for forgiveness.

Su Yu sneered and said, "What else do you have to say?"

King Qiuci scolded Liu Zhao: "You traitor, you traitor."

Su Yu waved his hand and said, "Take King Qiuci back to Mohe City."

King Kucha was dragged out and locked in a prison cart.

There were still many people in the hall, so Su Yu didn't bother to ask further questions.

"In the battle of Kucha City, I, Datang, lost [-] troops!"

Su Yu spoke with a majestic and cold voice.

The generals of the Tang Dynasty were all resentful when they heard the number of deaths.

"The woman is escorted back to Mohe City, and the rest are all killed to pay homage to the fallen soldiers!"

"Also set an example for the countries of the Western Regions, and know the fate of resisting the Tang Dynasty."

Su Yu shouted.

Liu Zhao plopped on the ground and begged for forgiveness of his family.

Su Yu nodded, and Liu Zhao wept with joy.

This person has traveled and studied in Chang'an City, so it's just useful.

All the men in the city were escorted outside the city and beheaded, and the corpses were built into Jingguan.

The war in Kucha was over, and Su Yu asked Xue Rengui to rest in the city for a few more days to recover from his injuries.

Li Jing led his troops to escort King Qiuci back to Mohe City first.

When they arrived at Mohe City, Li Shimin came out to greet him with the leaders of the tribes in the Western Regions.

When Li Jing saw Li Shimin, he got off his horse and said: "The general is guilty, please punish him."

Li Shimin said: "It's not Duke Wei's fault, it's mine."

"I shouldn't have let you go without discussing with that boy Su Yu."

The envoy had already informed Li Shimin of the fighting situation in Kucha.

Sure enough, leaving Su Yu is not enough, everything should be discussed with Su Yu before making a decision.

This time it was a painful lesson.

Li Jing pointed to King Qiuci and said, "King Yanqi was beheaded by Xiangguo Nali, and King Qiuci came here, as well as the queen, prince, and princess."

A large row of prison cars was behind him.

The leaders of the tribes in the Western Regions trembled in fright when they saw how miserable King Qiuci was.

There are also those who gloated, rejoicing that they surrendered early so that they would not be wiped out by Datang.

Although Li Jing lost [-] cavalry, they were still very shocked when [-] cavalry destroyed Yanqi and Kucha.

Li Shimin ordered the beheading of King Kucha on the spot, and showed it to the leaders of the tribes in the Western Regions.