The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 154 The Powerful Jinzhou Army
"No, don't~"

"Help, I know I was wrong~"

After hearing what Li Xiao said, Ya Gubi was so frightened that he trembled all over, with a puddle of water under him. He begged for mercy loudly in fear.

But he was still dragged away by Xiao Chilu and his men.

The hatred for killing his father is irreconcilable, and he must personally grind the traitor to ashes to vent his hatred.

Listening to Ya Gubi's plea for mercy, Li Xiao silently shook his head and said calmly, "If one can be forgiven simply by admitting one's mistakes, then isn't that too unfair to the victim?"

"Am I right?"

"Da He Chu Luo Duo?"

"Come to think of it, this is the first time we've spoken face to face."

Li Xiao looked at Da He Chu Luo Duo.

He looked extremely disheveled at the moment, with his hair disheveled and messy, making him look particularly sloppy.

His eyes were bloodshot, the corners of his mouth were slightly turned down, and there was a trace of dried blood on his cracked lips, which was the mark left by the previous beating.

Despite this, Ohga Chuluoduo's toughness remained undiminished.

He sneered, "Yes, a year ago, you were a lowly Han slave, not even qualified to meet me."

"Even if he's your father, he can only kneel before me like a dog."

"The thing I regret most is not killing all of you Han slaves in Jinzhou."

Hearing this, Li Xiao did not get angry, but nodded calmly: "You betrayed my father and fled alone on the battlefield. It was indeed a stupid thing to do, but it can't be said to be wrong."

"The biggest mistake you made was not eradicating your potential enemies."

Da He Chu Luoduo sneered and snorted.

It's not that he didn't understand the principle of cutting the grass at its roots, but he didn't take the Han people in Jinzhou seriously at the beginning and didn't think they had the ability to threaten him.

By the time he really began to face up to this threat, Li Xiao's rising momentum could no longer be suppressed.

In just one year, he became the governor-general holding the military and political power of Jinzhou, with more real power than Da He Chu Luoduo at the beginning.

At this time, Li Xiao was no longer something he could stop.

"It's just the winner and the loser."

"There is no point in saying more. Whether you want to kill me or chop me up is entirely up to you." Daha Chu Luoduo did not want to say more.

After all, he knew very well that no matter how much he compromised or begged for mercy on his knees, Li Xiao would never let him go.

The best outcome would be the same as Yagubi's, skinned and tendon-pulled to death.

He said that if Luoduo said a word, he would not be a hero.

"I didn't expect you to be such a tough guy." Li Xiao walked up to him and looked down at Da He Chuluoduo who was pressed to the ground.

He shook his head and said, "Originally, this governor really wanted to skin you alive, but your mother and wife were so angry that they refused to let me get away with it."

"Serve this governor well for a few days."

"It makes this governor feel embarrassed to kill you."

Hearing this, Da Hechu Luoduo's face suddenly became ferocious and he looked at Li Xiao with gritted teeth.

"Li Xiao, you bastard~"

"You deserve to die."

"I am going to kill you."

Da He Chu Luoduo was provoked to madness and wanted to fight with Li Xiao, but was restrained by the soldiers behind him.

"You know what? Even though your mother is already over 30, she's still in good shape. When she moans, her voice can make you feel numb to the bone."

"And your wife is even more wet."

“This feeling is really nostalgic.”

Hearing Li Xiao's words, Daha Chu Luoduo's eyes turned red and he roared madly.

"Stop talking, stop talking."

At this moment, Li Xiao was like a big villain, vicious and cruel, constantly tormenting people.

In fact, his hatred for Ohga Churodo was not that deep, but was more based on a mentality of eradicating the roots.

He always felt uncomfortable knowing that Ohga Churado was alive.

"So you have a soft spot, too."

"It's boring." Li Xiao shook his head lightly, and felt a little dull in his heart for a moment.

Li Dahai and more than 40 young and strong men from Hexi died at the hands of the Qarluk people.

But in the end, he was deceived by Da He Chu Luoduo and believed his lies, so he was unable to escape in the first place.

Therefore, capturing Dahechu Luoduo today can be regarded as revenge for Li Dahai and the dozens of Hexi people who died in the battle.

"Drag down."

"Turn him into a human pig, take good care of him, and don't let him die easily."

Li Xiao waved his hand lightly and said.

He had no intention of repaying evil with kindness. He would treat his enemies as harshly as a severe winter and retaliate a hundredfold.

"Li Xiao, you will not die well."

"You bastard, you Han slave, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost." Da Hechu Luoduo roared loudly and was dragged away.

But before he could shout a few times, Tietou next to him pulled out a dagger, stabbed it into his mouth, and stirred it a few times.

Da He Chu Luoduo's blood suddenly splattered, a piece of his tongue fell out, and the only thing he could make was a desperate scream.

Then, Li Xiao turned around and looked at the last person, the Gaochang Prince Balshu.

But at the moment their eyes met, Balshu collapsed to the ground, and a puddle of water appeared under him.

His face was pale and bloodless, and he said in a trembling voice, "General Li, I, I, I surrender."

"I surrender, don't kill me."

"I also have a mother and a wife, I can give them all to you, everything~"

At this time, Balsu was already frightened by Li Xiao's methods.

Skinning, pulling out tendons, slow slicing, grinding bones and scattering ashes?
Or become a human pig, a life worse than death?
Either way, it's absolutely terrifying.

He is a prince. He doesn't want to die, and he doesn't want to be turned into a human pig. He still has great wealth to enjoy.

So at this moment, no matter what Li Xiao asked him to do, he would agree without hesitation.

As long as I can live.

"Mother?"

"wife?"

After hearing what Balsu said, Li Xiao touched his nose lightly and was speechless.

This guy really thinks he is a thief.

However, why should we refuse good things that come to our door?

Anyway, Li Xiao had no intention of killing him.

Ohga Derodo and Yagubi are both worthless, but Baalshu is different.

As a prince of Gaochang Kingdom, he is still useful.

"It seems that His Highness Balshu is a man who knows the times." Li Xiao said with a faint smile.

Balshu nodded frantically: "Yes, yes, yes~"

"As long as you don't kill me, I'll do anything."

Li Xiao smiled, walked forward, and patted Balsu's face with his hand.

He nodded and said, "Since you are so sincere, this governor cannot be unkind."

"Write a letter to your father."

"If he surrenders, perhaps Gaochang can be saved."

"Otherwise, this governor will personally lead the Northern Frontier cavalry to crush Gaochang."

"By then, Gaochang Kingdom will have no one left alive."

After hearing this, Balshu felt exhausted, knowing that his life was temporarily saved.

So, he nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, I'll write it right away."

"From now on, everyone in Gaochang will follow the governor's lead."

Looking at Balshu pretending to be as obedient as a dog, Li Xiao shook his head slightly, knowing that this person could not be kept.

How could the King of Gaochang, who was able to kill the Young Eunuch of Western Liao, lead the entire Gaochang Kingdom to surrender to Temujin, and follow Temujin in his campaigns, and make great contributions, be a cowardly person?
He is very scheming and has a rebellious mind.

Kill!

After dealing with these three people, Li Xiao led his men to clean up the battlefield, count the losses, etc.

In this battle, Li Xiao chose to launch a surprise attack from the direction of Baigudian, catching the Uighur army off guard.

Therefore, the losses of the Jinzhou Army were almost negligible.

Li Xiao mainly inspected the losses suffered by the desert army.

"General, we have two thousand soldiers defending the city. I have also mobilized four thousand Han people and six thousand Uighur people to join in the defense."

During the inspection, Xiao Chilu accompanied Li Xiao and introduced him.

The execution of Ya Gubi has not yet ended. He needs time to torture him. The most important thing now is Li Xiao.

"However, after a bloody battle, there were only a little over a thousand soldiers left defending the city, and there were still 7,000 to 8,000 civilians."

Xiao Chilu looked a little lost.

This war dealt a heavy blow to the desert.

During the Western Expedition, Xiao Tuladuo's desert cavalry, forged through actual combat, were almost wiped out.

In the future, the desert will need the protection and support of Jinzhou.

"They are all heroes and must be rewarded handsomely." Li Xiao nodded heavily.

"Open the treasury and reward every soldier and civilian who participated in defending the city. Those who died in battle must be compensated."

This concerns the foundation of desert rule, so we cannot be stingy with money.

Although such lavish spending would squander all of Damao's savings, Xiao Chilu didn't care about that.

He nodded heavily: "As you command."

Then, he introduced to Li Xiao, "Those in front are all innocent people captured by the Uighurs."

"They used it as a shield during the attack on the city, and countless people were accidentally injured."

"The Uighurs are simply a bunch of beasts." Xiao Chilu said hatefully.

Li Xiao sighed softly: "The prisoner confessed that it was Da Hechu Luoduo's idea. I have already ordered him to be reduced to a human pig."

"Cut as many knives on him as there are people here." There are two ways to cut a human pig. One is to directly chop off the five limbs and poke out the eyes and ears.

The other method is similar to Lingchi, starting from the hands and feet, cutting upwards one by one until only a bare body is left, which is stuffed alone into a jar.

There is no doubt that Da He Chu Luoduo was treated the second way.

Afterwards, Li Xiao asked someone to count these people.

It is unknown how many people were initially arrested.

But now, there are only more than 5,000 people left.

Many civilians fell under the city of Beshbaliq.

Many survivors searched through the pile of corpses. Some found the bodies of their loved ones and hugged them tightly in their arms and cried bitterly.

Some people sat in the sea of corpses and blood, looking dispirited, like a body without a soul.

"Order the Uighur captives to dig pits and bury these civilians properly." Li Xiao said in a deep voice.

"As ordered!"

With so many corpses piled up inside and outside the city, it is easy for an epidemic to spread. We must not be careless.

And at this moment, Li Xiao suddenly heard a cry.

"Master Qianhu, Master Qianhu~"

"Woooooo~"

When he turned around, he saw a man covered in blood running towards him, crying and shouting, staggering, with many wounds on his body.

Li Xiao thought he was calling Xiao Chilu, but unexpectedly, after being stopped by his personal guards, he knelt down in front of Li Xiao.

"You are~"

It was at this time that Li Xiao realized that he looked very familiar, but he couldn't remember his name for a moment.

"Sir, I am Zhang Dawa." The man said crying.

Zhang Dawa?
Li Xiao immediately thought of who it was.

No wonder he calls himself Lord Qianhu.

When fighting against the Naiman people, Li Xiao, under the order of Xiao Simo, selected two thousand soldiers from various tribes. Together with the one thousand elite soldiers under Li Xiao's command, a total of three thousand people were gathered to cross the Alai Ridge and attack the Naiman people.

After the war, 1,200 of the 2,000 soldiers chose to stay in Jinzhou and became the Dongshan Thousand Household Army under Li Xiao.

The remaining eight hundred people went home.

Zhang Dawa is one of them.

"Let him come over." Li Xiao waved to his personal guards.

Then he walked up to Zhang Dawa and said as if they were old friends, "Zhang Dawa, I haven't seen you for a year. You've changed a lot, and there's so much blood on you."

"I didn't even recognize you."

"Don't blame the captain, it's my fault." Zhang Dawa shook his head frantically.

Then, Li Xiao asked, "What are you doing?"

Hearing this, Zhang Dawa burst into tears and cried bitterly, "My mother is gone."

"My mother is dead."

Zhang Dawa only has his old mother to depend on, but both mother and son are captured by Yagubi and used as cannon fodder.

When the Uighurs fled, his mother was trampled to death.

When Zhang Dawa found the body, only the clothes were left to identify the body, and the body had turned into meat paste.

This made Zhang Dawa feel extremely miserable.

It was not until he saw Li Xiao that he hurried over.

After hearing his story, Li Xiao also sighed heavily.

There is no need to be too merciful. This is how war is. Either you die or he dies.

His heart had long been as cold as iron.

"What are your plans for the future?" Li Xiao asked.

"Sir, I want to follow you to avenge my mother." Zhang Dawa said gritting his teeth.

The reason he came back was because he still had a mother to take care of.

Now that his mother has passed away, he has no worries and wants to follow Li Xiao to kill at least ten Gaochang people to avenge his mother.

"it is good."

"Follow me, let's go fight Gaochang Kingdom." Li Xiao nodded and personally pulled up Zhang Dawa, who was covered in blood.

Then he ordered, "Go and ask how many people are willing to follow me to fight the Gaochang people."

"Go and avenge the folks."

"Yes, as you say!" Zhang Dawa nodded heavily.

After he left, Dahu came over and reported the situation of the Jinzhou Army to Li Xiao.

"Among the three thousand slaves, more than one hundred and twenty killed more than three enemies and were exempted from slavery."

"Also, there are more than 520 people, and the captures vary from one to two people."

It’s not that the other slave armies were not brave, but that the Uighurs were defeated too quickly.

They were forced to flee in panic by the Jinzhou Army's surprise attack, and then the cavalry pursued and encircled the Uighur infantry.

It was a completely one-sided massacre.

Even if Li Xiao had not ordered to stop the massacre at the end and needed these prisoners of war to mine for him.

Otherwise, the 3,000 slave soldiers could have killed all the more than 10,000 Uighur prisoners of war in order to escape their slave status.

"Chasing down defeated soldiers is not a heroic act."

"A truly capable person will kill the enemy in front of the battle formation, break through the formation head-on, behead the generals and seize the flag." Li Xiao said lightly.

However, he still kept his promise and pardoned the more than 120 slaves, allowing them to become a true Golden State Army.

All future treatment will be the same as for other people.

Subsequently, the screening of prisoners of war began.

These prisoners of war were mainly divided into three groups.

There are 15,000 Gaochang troops, led by Balsu. Now, about 10,000 of them have been captured.

Daha Chuluoduo's Eagle Tribe Khitan Army was defeated by Li Xiao on the banks of the Ili River, leaving only 500 remnants. Later, Yelu Zhilugu added another 500 people to his army, making a total of only 1,000 people.

Now, more than two hundred people have been killed in the battle. Among the captured people, after killing Da He Chu Luoduo's confidants, there are still more than seven hundred people who will be sent to the Kuli Army by Li Xiao and become war slaves.

Like those Han slaves, if you capture three heads, you can obtain the status of Jinzhou Army.

In addition, there is Yagubi's desert army.

In the Battle of Changbala, Xiao Tuladuo was killed and only more than a thousand Han soldiers escaped back to Beshbalik.

The remaining Uighurs, Khitans and Han people surrendered to the Gaochang army voluntarily or under duress.

There were nearly three thousand people, of whom the number of Khitans and Han people was relatively small, only about one thousand.

Li Xiao ordered his men to screen them, and those who had voluntarily defected to the Uighurs and had done things that were detrimental to the desert were killed directly.

Those soldiers who were forced to surrender were incorporated into the Curry army.

But they belong to the first-class Curry Army. Li Xiao asked them to do so, that in the next war, they only need to kill an enemy head, and they can return to the embrace of the northern border.

As a result, Li Xiao had an additional 1,700 Kuli troops and more than 10,000 Uighur prisoners of war under his command.

Not long after, Zhang Dawa came back.

He reported to Li Xiao, "Governor, there are more than 2,000 people willing to attack Gaochang."

There were more than 5,000 people who survived. The old, weak, sick, disabled and women were kicked out, and those who were frightened and cowardly were also eliminated.

The fact that there were more than 2,000 people was beyond Li Xiao's expectation.

Among these people, some had their relatives killed tragically and wanted to seek revenge on the Uighurs.

Or like Zhang Dawa, the soldier who followed Li Xiao across the Alai Ridge, the friendship is still there.

When Li Xiao summoned again, they chose to follow without hesitation.

Li Xiao accepted all of these two thousand people.

"These two thousand men will be divided into two, forming two thousand-household armies."

"Big boy, today the governor of Japan officially appoints you as a thousand households."

Hearing Li Xiao's words, Zhang Dawa was stunned. He had never thought that one day he would be able to become a thousand households?
Then, he immediately knelt on one knee and said loudly: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief."

"From now on, I, Zhang Dawa, will obey the governor and kill whoever you tell me to."

Li Xiao smiled, gently helped Zhang Dawa up, nodded and said, "Okay, I believe you."

"After the army has rested, we will go and kill the Gaochang people."

"Rob lots of Gaochang women and have them give birth to your children."

"When your Zhang family has an heir, your mother's spirit in heaven will also be happy.

Zhang Dawa's eyes were filled with tears as he nodded heavily and said, "Yes!"

Not long after, Li Xiao appointed another thousand households.

Like Zhang Dawa, they are all local people in the desert and also followed Li Xiao to cross the Alai Mountains.

Belongs to Li Xiao's old subordinates.

His name is Su Daqiang.

Not only these two people, the appointment of the centurions and deputies below them was also based on whether they participated in the Battle of Alailing.

Some of the participants are Li Xiao’s old subordinates and should be reused.

These people are basically the ones who hold the positions of hundred-household members and thousand-household members.

In this way, the military strength under Li Xiao's command increased again.

There are more than a thousand people under Xiao Chilu's command.

Seventeen hundred Kuli soldiers and Zhang Dawa, two thousand households.

A total of 5,000 soldiers were added.

The total force reached 13,000 people.

It reproduced the original power of the left army.

Because this army is completely controlled by Li Xiao, its combat effectiveness is even stronger than the former Left Route Army.

"Send the order. Two days from now, the army will march out of Changbala to attack Gaochang."

"Let them pay with blood."

(End of this chapter)