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Chapter 136 Surrender
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Wu Wen looked back not far away.

They met a group of Turkic soldiers who were escorting prisoners back.

He shook the spear in his hand and rushed forward on his horse. In just one round, he killed all the Turkic soldiers.

Then he cut the ropes on the women.

"Thank you, General!" "Thank you, General, for saving us!" "..."

These women cried and kept thanking Wu Wen.

"Where are you from?" Wu Wen asked.

"We are from Mayi," a woman answered.

Mayi, not far from Yanmen Pass.

Wu Wen took these women with him.

It only took half a day to arrive in Mayi.

When Wu Wen arrived here, he found that this small town had been plundered by the Turks and had lost all its vitality.

“Dad!” “Mom!” “…”

Looking at the women he rescued walking towards home in pain, Wu Wen sighed and shook his head.

Then he rode to the Mayi government office.

This place has already been destroyed to pieces.

Wu Wen tied the horse in the yard, went into the house, and found a place to lie down and rest.

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Just when Wu Wen was resting.

Inside Chang'an City.

Li Shimin finally received the news that Wu Wen was pursuing Jie Li.

When he received the news from Yuchi Gong that Wu Wen led a thousand cavalry to attack and kill Jie Li, Li Shimin thought he was joking.

However, when Li Shimin received the news that Wu Wenzhen had rushed into the Turkic army and was chasing Jie Li in a hurry among thousands of troops, he burst into laughter.

"Your Majesty, now that Jie Li has escaped, the crisis in Chang'an has been resolved. The next thing is how to deal with the 200,000 troops."

Xu Shiji stepped forward and said, "This 200,000-man army has no commander. If left unchecked, it will easily lead to war and bring disaster to the entire Tang Dynasty."

"So, for now, we must force them out of the Tang Dynasty and make them return to the north."

Li Shimin nodded in approval.

Then, he immediately ordered Li Xiaogong, Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda and others to lead thousands of troops each to form an encirclement.

We don't seek to fight, but only to prevent the scattered Turkic soldiers from fleeing to other parts of the Tang Dynasty and to let them withdraw slowly.

Then, Li Shimin discussed with his ministers how to reward Wu Wen.

Fang Xuanling stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the reason why the Turks were able to enter the Tang Dynasty this time is because Jingzhou was originally under the jurisdiction of the King of Qi... Therefore, the Turks had the opportunity to take advantage of it.

In this case, it would be better to let Wu Wen serve as the governor of Jingzhou and guard against the Turks.

The reputation he established this time will be enough to prevent the Turks from invading again."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin also agreed with his suggestion.

He then issued an imperial edict, conferring the title of county marquis on Wu Wen and appointing him as the governor of Jingzhou to resist the Turks.

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Eyes closed and opened.

When Wu Wen woke up, it was already night.

He got up and left the dilapidated county government office.

Suddenly I noticed that a team was approaching quickly.

He picked up his gun, jumped on his horse, and rushed forward.

When they got closer, Wu Wen realized that the people coming were not enemies, but Cheng Chumo and his men.

Looking over there, the army that originally had a thousand people now only had more than a hundred people left.

"County Wu, we finally see you. Where is Jie Li?" Cheng Chumo let out a long sigh, then stepped forward and asked.

"He ran away and we didn't catch him. He escaped back to Dingxiang." Wu Wen replied.

Hearing this, Cheng Chumo sighed again with regret: "What a pity!"

Wu Wen asked, "How did you get here?" Hearing this question, Cheng Chumo answered bitterly, "You ran too fast and we couldn't catch up with you. Then we were besieged by the Turkic army. We barely escaped death and came here."

"County Wu, what should we do next?" Cheng Chumo asked.

After thinking for a while, Wu Wen replied: "Rest first tonight, we will return to Chang'an tomorrow."

Hearing this, the tense nerves of the remaining one hundred people relaxed instantly, and they all found a place to rest near the county government office.

The next morning.

When Wu Wen was about to lead his troops away.

But suddenly I found a group of people blocking my way out.

Wu Wen looked at the hundreds of people in front of him.

When he came yesterday, there was no one here, but today so many people showed up. It seemed that these were survivors who had hidden themselves from the looting of the Turks.

One of them came up to Wu Wen in his official uniform and said, "I am Chen Zheng, the magistrate of Mayi County. May I ask the general's name?"

Cheng Chumo stepped forward and replied, "This is the General of the Left Guard, Magistrate of Wannian County, Wu Wen!"

"It turned out to be Wuxianzi!"

The county magistrate immediately said more respectfully: "County Master Wu, our Mayi has just been plundered by the Turks, and I don't know if they will come again. So, on behalf of the people of Mayi County, can you please not leave?"

Hearing this, Wu Wen did not reply.

Cheng Chumo continued, "The Turkic Khan has been driven back to the grassland by the county magistrate. You don't need to worry about him anymore. We still have to go back to Chang'an to report. Don't stop us!"

Upon hearing that they were leaving, the people of Mayi immediately knelt down and begged Wu Wen not to leave.

Just when Cheng Chumo was about to lose his temper, Wu Wen suddenly reached out to stop him and said, "Someone is coming!"

"What?" Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.

Wu Wen picked up his gun and rode his horse to the outside of Mayi City, followed closely by Cheng Chumo and others, and the people immediately hid themselves.

Outside the city, not far ahead, a Turkic cavalry force numbering several thousand were approaching rapidly.

Wu Wen drew his spear, and just as he was about to charge forward, he saw the leader of the opposing Turkic cavalry ordering them to stop.

The two sides confront each other.

Wu Wen looked at the familiar Turkic general in front of him. Wasn't he the man who was so scared that he hid aside when he launched a surprise attack on Jie Li?

Ashina Simo was also very nervous at this moment. He never thought that he would meet this killer god in this place.

Jin Bocong took a few steps forward, and Ashina Simo stepped back in fear.

Seeing this, Wu Wen raised a smile, then raised his gun and waved at him: "Come here!"

Ashina Simo hesitated for a moment, then bravely came before Wu Wen.

Wu Wen put the gun directly on his shoulder, and Ashina Simo's body stiffened instantly.

"Do you understand what I'm saying?" Wu Wen asked.

Ashina Simo nodded.

"I'll give you a chance, surrender or..." Wu Wen deliberately prolonged his voice.

"I am willing to surrender." Ashina Simo said quickly.

"very good."

Wu Wen smiled.

I thought to myself, what a coward he is. He surrendered after just a little scare.

However, he also knew that the culture on the grassland was different from that in the Central Plains. They respected the strong more, and bowing to the strong was not a shame but an honor in their eyes.

"Can you command those people behind you?" Wu Wen asked.

"Yes!" Ashina Simo answered confidently.

As he spoke, Ashina Simo gave orders to the soldiers behind him, and they immediately laid down their weapons.

"What's your name?" Wu Wen asked again.

"Ashina Simo." The other party replied.

"My name is Wu Wen. I'm a county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty and the General of the Right Guard. From now on, you are a captain under my command, and you soldiers will also become my subordinates. Do you have any objections?" Wu Wen said.

"No!" Ashina Simo answered without hesitation.

In response, Wu Wen smiled again.

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(End of this chapter)