Don't be a prince

"It's all old and sick. If it's faster, I can go to the ground tomorrow. If it's slower, I might have to lie down in Chang'an. You came just in time, and you will write the battle report for the letter."

Pushing away the pen handed over by Li Jing, Li Chengqian shook his head: "This is a big victory brought by you, how can you let me write the battle report? No matter what, this victory is a big victory. Words can offset any negative impact."

Li Jing smiled: "It's just a pity that Jieli still ran away. If we have his head, our record will be better."

Turning his gaze to the north, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "I can't escape. Xieli rides alone. It would be strange if he can escape the pursuit of the army. I think we can even write the battle report of capturing Xieli alive from now on."

Li Jing shook his head: "No, Xieli is also a prairie man after all. It is unknown whether he can be surrounded to the extent that he is the lord of a country, and he might kill himself at the last moment. We can get Xieli's head. It's the best case scenario."

Recalling the big man he faced before, it was hard for Li Chengqian to imagine that such a person did not commit suicide.Li Jing's guess is correct. Many monarchs would rather commit suicide than stay and accept insults when they come to the end, such as Xiang Yu and Chongzhen.

With Liu Bang's pissing nature and Li Zicheng's tyranny, whether it is Xiang Yu or Chongzhen, the fate of surviving will not be very good.

However, Xieli is not from the Central Plains. Perhaps he does not agree with "a man dies if he dies", but believes in "a good death is worse than a good life"?

Don't bother Li Jing to prepare the battle report, but I am too sleepy, I have to go back and have a good rest.

The positive barracks, except for those guarding the prisoners, were resting.

Zhang Baoxiang also wanted to rest very much. After the three-day battle, he could not wait to find a place to sleep, even lying on the grassland.

Two of the war horses had fallen to death, and now he was sitting on a particularly violent Turkic horse.If it hadn't been for this bastard's two knives, Zhang Baoxiang felt that he would have no way to chase him down.Jieli was riding the best horse with a thousand li in Turkic. If he fled to Shaboluo Sheashina Suni and lost his place, the glory of this battle would be dimmed by two points.

Self-confident and perfect, he swore that he would absolutely catch Xieli, even if he couldn't hold on when he went back, he would die on the grassland with Xieli.

Now there are only more than 200 soldiers who follow him, and more than 800 can't help but stop along the way.If it wasn't for that persistence and the support of that meritorious service, these 200 people would not be able to persist.Fastest update../ ../

On the white grassland, the traces of the branches dragging are so clear.Xieli, Xieli, do you think that if we remove the horseshoe prints, we will not be able to catch up with you?If we are a day away from you, maybe Beifeng can really cover up all the traces for you, but since the traces are still there, it won't take long for us to meet again!

"Cheer up! Now we are competing with Jie Li, whoever can't hold on first! If you win Jie Li, we can get promoted and get rich!"

As the deputy manager, Zhang Baoxiang naturally knew when to say what to say. At this time, the beautiful patriotic words were naturally not comparable to the temptation of money and official positions.

Finally, a horse appeared on the snow ahead.

That's right, a piece, not a horse.

The cold wind in the north can quickly turn a dead creature into a stone.

There were still a lot of bloodstains on the ground. Judging from the radiating bloodstains on the horse's neck, this unlucky animal was completely sent away by its owner.

The warm horse blood may be the only thing that Xieli has entered his stomach since this time!

After licking his dry lips, Zhang Baoxiang jumped off the horse, grabbed a handful of ice blood from the ground, and stuffed it into his mouth.In other words, he hadn't eaten anything all day.

The crotch that had been eroded by the saddle was painful, but this did not stop Zhang Baoxiang from chasing after the traces of the branches.

Xieli was dead, and he didn't have a horse to support him. Even if he was a prairie man, on this empty grassland, he could only go to death.

The further you go, the clearer the traces of the branches dragging.

When they saw the branches, Zhang Baoxiang and Zuo immediately surrounded the hole on the ground.

There is brand new white snow all around, so the disappearing Xieli can only be in this big hole.

It's common sense that one person can't break through the frozen stone-like ground, even if Xieli is boasted as a strong man who is a god of libido.

The reason why there is such a big hole in the grassland can only be a dry hole.These gregarious creatures have strong claws and are able to build huge burrows under seemingly flat grasslands.

If the drought group here is large enough, it is possible for this cave to accommodate a big man.

A soldier rubbed his stiff hands and was about to go down, but was stopped by Zhang Baoxiang.

This cave is very narrow, and I and the others didn't bring any other weapons except the horizontal knife. If we go in, Xieli who is stuck inside will be the real one guarding the gate.

Collapsing the cave is not the way, this will kill Xieli, a living Xieli is far more valuable than a dead Xieli.

He took out a fire bag from his pocket and ordered the soldiers to tear a piece of cloth each.The piled cloth strips were quickly ignited, and the damp grass was piled on the fire, and the smoke rose.

The thick smoke soon penetrated into the cave, and the place Xieli chose to enter was the north slope, which was really a failure.The whistling north wind was more effective than a blower, and it didn't take long for smoke to be seen coming from the dry vent in the distance.

A heart-piercing cough came out of the dry cave, and Jie Li, who was choked up by the smoke, plunged into the net prepared by the soldiers long ago, and the scimitar in his hand was the first He was kicked off in no time.

After finally recovering his breath, seeing that the person who caught him was indeed a Tang, Jieli said without hesitation: "Let me go, I can give you more benefits. I can even designate you all as Turkic nobles. In terms of titles, the emperor of Tang Dynasty is not as generous as me!"

Zhang Baoxiang laughed and ordered the soldiers to set up Jieli and transport them back to the camp. As for Jieli's promise, even the poorest government soldiers ignored it.

When everyone got on their horses, Zhang Baoxiang laughed loudly and said, "Brothers, what is so rare about the Turkic nobles? I know where the most coveted good things are on the grassland. Now that Jieli has been captured alive, we will naturally send them to the Dalai Lama." The camp of the general manager. His Royal Highness, the crown prince, is there now. I heard that the crown prince uses the best quality wine for healing. Although it is a bit too much to use for healing, but for you, I will open my mouth and talk to the crown prince in person. Ask for it!"

After Zhang Baoxiang's voice disappeared, the soldiers on the left and right applauded loudly.

Seeing that his promise was not worth as much as the wine, Xie Li in his net pocket was immediately discouraged.

Now he only hoped that he would not be cut down by the emperor of the Tang country. Since he was also the emperor, he could still survive.

Jieli was captured alive, and naturally, the camp received a roar of applause like a tsunami.

Li Jing, who purposely did not send out the battle report, was extremely excited and added the words that Xieli was captured alive to the battle report.

Now the battle is completely over.

As for Zhang Baoxiang who asked for wine with a shy face, he was kicked several times by Li Chengqian.Because of the alcohol, dozens of people in Li Dahai's caravan froze to death and fell to death.Li Dahai himself and his eldest son both broke their legs, and now it is Li Dahai's second son who is delivering supplies.Now the wounded barracks still feel that alcohol is not enough, how can it be used for drinking?

However, hunting Xieli for thousands of miles was a great achievement, so Li Chengqian gave each of them a large bag of dried fruit, a packet of seasoning and a few pieces of dried cabbage.

Although there is no alcohol, these things are also the top enjoyment in the military camp.After receiving the reward, Zhang Baoxiang didn't cry anymore, and went to collect the things with the warrant, preparing to sleep until he died after a big meal.

It should have been a sad scene when old friends met.

But seeing Xieli who was chained in the tent, still eating meat and drinking water, Li Chengqian just wanted to kill him.

The grandson really did not commit suicide, but chose to surrender.Although he resisted until the end, but now that he is alive, it is tantamount to surrender.

Seeing a kid standing in front of him for a long time, Jieli couldn't help feeling annoyed, "Does a kid dare to humiliate me?"

Zhang Yun, who had recovered from his injuries, snorted coldly, and kicked Xieli in the face without hesitation.

"Open your eyes and see clearly, this is my prince of the Tang Dynasty!"

After wiping the blood from his nose, the first thing Xieli had to do was not to get angry, but to quickly set up the leg of lamb on the ground.

At this point, the ruler of a country is no different from a beggar.

Thinking about the arrogant guy in his memory, Li Chengqian spit at Jieli, turned around and left.

This is already a lump of mud, and stepping on him will dirty his feet.If you have this time, why don't you take care of Princess Yicheng who is seriously ill.

In the corner of the wounded barracks, stood a separate room surrounded by heavily guarded soldiers.This is where Princess Yicheng lived.

Under the rebellious army, no matter whether it is a soldier, a general, or a Turkic nobleman, they are all treated the same.A stray arrow from Tang Jun shot the princess in the chest.In the case of insufficient armaments, Tang Jun's arrows were reused, which caused a large amount of bacteria to accumulate on the bows and arrows.

Sun Simiao's sweating medicine is a good thing, but when this medicine has no effect, Princess Yicheng's fate may only be changed by traveling through the tunnel of time and space.

In the warm room, there was only an old maid standing by the bed to serve her. It was very inconvenient for a woman to be in the military camp, but fortunately there was tulle in the confiscated items, which could help her stay in front of the bed.

In front of doctors, there is no need to hide anything, not to mention that Yicheng is already in his 40s, and he is already considered an old woman in this era when everyone is in control.

The infection of the wound was very serious. Sun Simiao's exclusive Jinchuang medicine was the most amazing Chinese patent medicine Li Chengqian had ever seen, but it still didn't work.

After covering the front of his shirt, Li Chengqian turned around and left without saying anything.

"You are the prince of the Tang Dynasty, right? I heard the soldiers called you that. It's not new for a dignified prince to be a military doctor. Although you look expressionless, I know that you are hopeless, right?"

It is very strange that Yicheng's voice is very pleasant. Could it be that singing with Turkic women can contagious voice?

Turning around, he moved a stool to the side of the bed, Li Chengqian nodded and said, "I don't want to lie to you, your injury is really difficult to heal. The injury is not a fatal injury, but the infection is really serious. Although the doctor Sun is also there, But he couldn't do anything about it."

"It's something I expected, so it's not a big deal. My old body is already in ruins, and now I live in the camp and suffer all kinds of stares. It's better to die."

Li Chengqian held the thumb of his left hand with his right hand, not knowing what to say.

The ancients had a bad habit, which has not been cured from the time of mythology to the present, that is, it is okay to blame women.Chang'e has two versions of the story of protecting the elixir and stealing the elixir, and Baosi is regarded as an example of a compulsory course for kings.Now, she has become Princess Yicheng again.

It is already miserable for a girl from the Han family to marry into the grassland. As for being forced to remarry, it is not something she can resist.The Turkic border is the nature of grassland people, the result of a woman's casually bewitching words?We must know that during the Sui Dynasty, Yicheng sent Turkic information to the Central Plains and lied about military information to save people not once or twice.

With a sigh, Li Chengqian stood up and said: "Guhui will send two eunuchs to serve you and tell you about the Central Plains. When you die, Guhui will bring your ashes back to the Central Plains and bury them in a place near your biological father's mausoleum." .”

Yicheng smiled, very far-fetched: "No need, just scatter my ashes outside the grassland. I am a princess of the Sui Dynasty, and I don't want to enter the Tang Dynasty. Although the grassland is disgusting, I have lived The place of my life. The children I gave birth to are all buried here. Although I am a Han Chinese, I am also their mother. Let me accompany them here!"

Li Chengqian nodded, and after leaving the house, he told the two eunuchs to follow Yicheng's last words.

Chapter 200 big win

Although she can be said to hate the Tang Dynasty, she has made contributions to the Central Plains. For such a person, even if she is not a princess, Li Chengqian will give her enough respect.

There are many Turkic captives held in the big camp, some are young and strong, some are women, and some are children, but the old and weak cannot be seen.In fact, they were lucky as captives. During the period between the beginning of the war and the end of the war, the former was because it was close to Datang, and the latter was because there would be no more accidents, so they kept prisoners.In the middle of the war, even if the prisoners were valuable, none of them were left behind.

There is still a class of "slaves" in the Tang Dynasty, which is even worse than the untouchables.Those who became slaves were generally those who participated in serious crimes such as treason, or were captured by foreign tribes.As a modern person, he should have groaned at the darkness of this feudal society, but at this moment, Li Chengqian was able to turn a blind eye.It's not because they have been taken away, but because the other side of the camp is the Han Chinese captives brought back from the grassland.

The grassland people catch the Central Plains people to herd sheep, and the Central Plains people catch the grassland people to farm the land. You catch me and I catch yours, just like two idiots.The only difference is probably that captives save more money than normal labor.

Confused, Li Chengqian went around the residential area of ​​the Han civilian captives, kicked the army Sima several times, and ordered him to ensure the food, clothing and warmth of these people.The Han civilian captive fell down in front of the prince with gratitude, tears streaming down his face.

After the play was over, Jun Sima patted the dust off his pants expressionlessly, and left with the prince.

"Such a method is useful? Besides, I am like a guest in the army. Why does the chief executive want me to do such a thing?"

The matter of appeasing the Han captives was specifically instructed by Li Jing.

"It's useful, Your Royal Highness. Although you are a guest, there is no one more honorable than you in the armies from all walks of life. The kindness comes from above, and the only one who can show kindness to the Han captives is Your Majesty. Now that we are in the grassland, Your Majesty has the most Send a copy of the imperial decree, although the imperial decree is majestic, how can it compare to the effect of you appearing here in person?"

Li Chengqian nodded and asked the army commander to continue to work, while he went to a tent near Princess Yicheng.

There are only 20 soldiers guarding Princess Yicheng, but there are more than 100 people around this tent, and they seem to be the generals of all parties.This is too much, even Xieli does not have such a luxurious lineup of guards.

Just as he was about to move forward, a paw grabbed Li Chengqian.

Looking back, it turned out that it was Zhang Yun who hadn't seen him for two days.

"Your Highness, the prisoners here are Jieli's cronies Kang Sumi, Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao. Although your identity can be checked in the past, my servant's suggestion is not to get involved too deeply. Empress Xiao's fate is unknown, whether it is Emperor Yang or Wen Wenhua Ji, Dou Jiande, Chu Luo, Jie Li and others all ended well."

Seeing Zhang Yun's serious look, Li Chengqian was furious.

Here it is again, Sui Yangdi, Yu Wenhuaji, Dou Jiande, Chu Luo, and Jie Li are not good birds, why put shit on Empress Xiao's head for self-destruction?

"I'm just looking around. Princess Yicheng was seriously injured in the rebellion. Are these people okay?"

"Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao are naturally fine. Kang Sumi is Jieli's confidant. After the first battle in Xiangcheng, he rebelled against him. So when Duke Wei attacked Yinshan at night, this guy took Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao hostage. Join the army. It’s just that Kang Sumi offended the Turkic nobles before, was attacked by someone, and was stabbed in the abdomen, but it seems that he will not die for a while.”

Zhang Yun's tone was very disdainful, thinking about it, he was clearly a confidant of Jieli, but he betrayed his master and begged for glory. Such a person would not have room to live in Datang.People who like to betray the Lord, such as Shan Xiongxin, even if they are good at martial arts, they will be abandoned like shoes.Those who are loyal to the Lord and don't give up until the end, such as Yu Chigong and Xue Wanche, will be reused instead.

Kang Sumi's calculation was wrong, and the only thing waiting for him was a butcher's knife.However, since Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao have been taken into the barracks, why not kill Kang Sumi directly?Such a villain living in the military camp will affect people's appetite.

"Since that's the case, why don't you kill Kang Sumi quickly? If you keep such a mouth, how much food and medicine in the military camp will be wasted."

Zhang Yun laughed loudly: "What His Royal Highness said is that Kang Sumi has eaten very little every meal since he arrived in the barracks. As for the reason for not killing him, please forgive me for not being able to tell."

"I can't tell either?"

Seeing Zhang Yun's mysterious look, Li Chengqian wanted to kick him twice, but on second thought, he withdrew his feet again.

If he remembers correctly, it seems that the Chuan Guo Yuxi was brought back to Datang by Yang Zhengdao.I used to think that Yang Zhengdao dedicated it, but now it doesn't seem to be the case.If Zhang Yun can keep it a secret, there is probably nothing else besides Chuan Guo Yuxi!

Stretching out his hand, Li Chengqian leaned into Zhang Yun's ear and said, "You, you are still not cruel enough. People who are recuperating, why do they eat so little? Guess, there may be something good hidden in this guy's belly."

Zhang Yun's eyes widened immediately, something hidden in his stomach?

Why didn't I think of this?

Thinking about the size of the wound, he suddenly felt that he had realized the truth.

Arching his hands, Zhang Yun immediately rushed into the camp with ten eunuchs.Not long after, he dragged a howling fat Turkic man out, turned around and went to Sun Simiao's hut.

Not long after, the ten eunuchs got out again, and one of them took out an imperial decree from his bosom, and went straight to Li Jing's tent.

After a cup of tea, two thousand elite soldiers escorted them out of the barracks.

Zhang Yun had already washed the blood from his hands, and when he returned to the prince, he smiled cruelly: "This guy is really good, he can do things like stuffing things in his stomach. Fortunately, this servant thought he hid things in the grassland where."

Li Chengqian also smiled, and approached the camp with Zhang Yun and the guards.

A large tent was divided into two rooms, and one of the tents did not have soldiers guarding the door, so one knew it was Empress Xiao.

I heard that Empress Xiao is beautiful and beautiful, even at the age of 40, she still has a charm, and she can still tie Yangdi's heart.Although curious, Li Chengqian was not interested in seeing an old woman, so he went directly into the tent next door.

Li Chengqian was still very curious about Yang Zhengdao.

A character of Pu Ri, I don't know how he is feeling now.

There were only two soldiers and a thin middle-aged man in the camp.

Even if people from the Central Plains get used to life on the grasslands, it will be difficult for them to become like the Turkic people.

Judging from his emaciated figure, his life in Turkic was not satisfactory.