Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 68 Chapter 69

"You really surprised me a little bit by doing this. I remember that your family was still harassing our army the day before yesterday, so why did you suddenly come to surrender today?"

Zuo Ming said in surprise.The day before yesterday, the Dangxiang clan looked like they were ready to fight to the end, but today they suddenly ran over and surrendered, which really made him feel a little unreal.

"Your Excellency, you are really joking! Although my Dangxiang clan often takes advantage of the geographical advantages to show off their courage, those things are actually just a joke in front of Datang Shenlei.

Right now, your army has only brought ten divine mines, but there is no guarantee that they will not bring a hundred or even a thousand in the future!At that time, if our Dangxiang clan wants to surrender again, they will have no chance. "

Tuoba Chi said bitterly.

"But why did you come to find Benhou? You should know that Benhou is not the commander in chief of the army!"

Nodding his head, Zuo Ming continued to ask in doubt.

"That's because I heard that your lord was the only Tang general who stood up to speak for the people of our party in the Kuoshui incident! Moreover, according to Tuoba's observation, although your lord is not in charge in the army, he still has a lot of words right!"

Tuoba Chici looked upright.

"You have a good eye. But I'm still curious, why didn't you just hand over these divine thunders to Tuyuhun or Tubo? You should know that even if you send these divine thunders back, we won't let you off easily ! After all, you still have the blood of my [-] soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, for you, it is actually a better choice to give these divine thunders to Tuyuhun and Tubo than to return them to the Tang Dynasty."

Nodding again, Zuo Ming said with a puzzled look on his face.

"To be honest, my lord, I have thought about these things, but I was quickly vetoed by myself. News has come from the north that the main force of your army has arrived at Niuxindui, and all the obstacles along the way have been turned into fly ash! So Tuyuhun There is no need to think about it. Because from the point of view of the following, Tuyuhun has already destroyed the country.

As for Tubo, not to mention whether they could imitate more divine thunders by relying on these samples, even if they could, Datang would never give them that chance.Because once it is known that Shenlei has leaked, Datang will inevitably send a large army south with lightning speed, and then destroy Tubo at all costs.

And in that case, our Dangxiang clan will naturally bear the brunt.

In fact, in the final analysis, our Dangxiang family has no choice.Datang's power is beyond our imagination. We don't know if there are other artifacts in Datang besides Shenlei, but with this one alone, our Dangxiang people can't afford to mess with it.

My lord, you have seen this matter from beginning to end!It's clear at a glance who is right!Perhaps it was a little impulsive to kill more than ten thousand soldiers of the Tang army in the next anger, but the more than 1000 lives of our Dangxiang clan could not be killed in vain, so I, Tuoba Chici, have no regrets!

Now Tuoba's only request is that Datang should not implicate the whole family of our party because of this matter, and I, Tuoba Chici, are willing to shoulder all the responsibilities! "

Having said that, Tuoba Chici knelt down and kowtowed to Zuo Ming.

Tuoba Chici was a smart man, after seeing the power of the artillery, he knew that the Dangxiang clan had to make a choice, otherwise, what happened to Tuyuhun today would be their end tomorrow.

"Carrying all the blame on one shoulder? Can you bear it? That's more than 1 lives! Not only that, but you also interfered with our army's march to the north and affected His Majesty's plan to wipe out Tuyuhun. Do you think His Majesty will be relaxed?" I will let you go?"

Zuo Ming smiled coldly, and did not help him, his eyes were full of coldness.

"Please forgive me, my lord!"

After hearing this, Tuoba Chici's body froze suddenly, his forehead touched the bottom, he was silent for a long time, and then said.

"I can't do this kind of favor! But I can show you the way! If you killed my ten thousand soldiers, then you have to pay me back ten thousand soldiers——I mean, you understand!"

Zuo Ming's expression flickered, and he said slowly.

After hearing this, Tuoba Chici raised his head in astonishment, but afterward, he knelt down again in great joy, "My lord is righteous! There are 13 members of our Dangxiang clan, and we are willing to listen to your orders from now on!"

Zuo Ming's solution is indeed the best way.And if he succeeded, Tuoba Chici might not have to die.

The Chishui Army lost more than 1 soldiers. If they were not replenished, they would basically have nothing to do with them in this battle.

And compared to killing all the party members to avenge the [-] dead soldiers, Li Shimin should also be more inclined to incorporate the entire party members.Because blindly killing will only waste Datang's power for nothing, and absorbing external power for his own use will make Datang stronger.

After all, the dead people are already dead, no matter how many Dangxiang people are killed, they will not be able to come back. On the contrary, they may force the Dangxiang clan to jump over the wall in a hurry, and the gain outweighs the loss.

The Dangxiang clan is actually not weak, but the tribes are too scattered, and they are good at riding and shooting, so they will suffer heavy casualties when they meet the Tang army in the forest outside Yehu Gorge.

If it was really a cavalry battle, Li Daoyan's Chishui Army might not be their opponent.

Of course, all of this is based on the fact that they don't use artillery.

Of the 13 party members, there are not many who can really be used, only about 5000. The others are just old and weak women and children, and they are not useful at all.

Among the 5000 people, nearly [-] belong to the Tuoba clan, which shows the status of the Tuoba clan in the Dangxiang clan.

"Dangxiang clan fighters, the surname is Zuo Mingming, the captain of the Chishui army guard, and the left guard Habayashi Qianniu general! This time, I came here to replace your majesty and take everyone into our Tang army.

Presumably all of you are still brooding over the Kuoshui incident at the time. In fact, not only you, but I still can’t forget the scene at that time.

I don't want to say anything else, Kuoshui, you and the Dangxiang clan only lost more than 1000 people, but my Chishui Army lost more than 1 soldiers in Yehuxia.

The dead are gone, but the living continue to fight for their loved ones and their homeland.

However, your enemy will no longer be Datang, because from today onwards, whether you admit it or not, you are already a Tang people!

I don't know much about leading troops to fight.But this general also knows that it is impossible for you to fight side by side with the Chishui Army.So I will overtake it today, and I will form another army with you.

I can't think of other names, but since you are all descendants of the ancient Xirong clan, then this army should be called 'Xirong Army'!

From today onwards, before His Majesty sends someone to take over the army, the Xirong Army will temporarily be headed by this general, Tuoba Chici will assist him, and the rest of the generals, deputy generals and team leaders will be appointed by Tuoba Chici.

Ben Jiang has no other requirements, only one, and that is 'obedience'!From now on, the general's words are the destiny, and those who do not obey orders will be killed!

Tuoba Chici, I will leave the matter of the army to you!Whether your performance is good or bad will directly affect His Majesty's judgment, I hope you will do it yourself! "

After admonishing the [-] party fighters below, Zuo Ming turned to Tuoba Chici and said coldly.

The army of the Dangxiang clan still needs to be led by the Dangxiang clan. He only needs that the army will not violate his will.So he directly handed over the general and political power to Tuoba Chici.

"Don't worry, general! The general understands! The will of the general is the will of the general, and the will of the general will be the will of the entire Xirong army!"

Tuoba Chici is worthy of being a witty leader, he immediately understood Zuo Ming's intentions.

"Very good! I'll give you three days. After three days, I want to see the cleared Yehu Gorge!"

Nodding in satisfaction, Zuo Ming left the Xirong army camp surrounded by Shen Ding and a group of Qianniu guards.

"Brother! Are we really going to follow that man northward? What if he uses us as cannon fodder?"

After Zuo Ming left, a bald man came to the side of Tuoba Chici, and said in a low voice.

"Ah! That's something that can't be helped. This is our last hope. I just hope I didn't miss it."

With a deep sigh, Tuoba Chi said helplessly.

"Does it have to be like this? I don't believe it. We have sheep and horses. If we really want to escape, they can still stop us!"

The bald man said again.

"Escape? Where are you going? To the north is the soon-to-be-destroyed Tuyuhun, to the west and south are the cruel Tubo people, and to the east is the Tang Dynasty, which is so powerful that it has no limits! Tell me where we are going to escape?
You've seen the power of that thing, it breaks mountains and splits rocks, breaks rocks and divides gold, even if we hide in the mountains, they can beat us to death from afar!You tell me where should I escape? "

Shaking his head, the helplessness on Tuoba Chici's face became more intense, "Second brother, the era of Datang has come! With that kind of divine thunder, no one in the world can stop Datang's footsteps! This will be another 'big guy'!"

After hearing these words, the bald man let out a sigh of resentment.

As a nomadic family, party members still value freedom very much.For a long time, those members of the Dangxiang clan who are still free and maintain a certain degree of autonomy have looked down upon those Dangxiang clan who have integrated into Datang.

Now, they are about to become the most despised type of people they used to be, so how can they feel better?
However, they are unwilling to return, but Datang's strength has been revealed, and they can only follow the trend.

After completing the recruitment of the Dangxiang tribe, Zuo Ming brought the gunpowder and artillery to Li Daoyan's camp.

Seeing that Zuo Ming came to the Chinese army with three forts and several boxes of gunpowder, Fan Xing was shocked and heaved a long sigh of relief, while Li Daoyan turned pale.

He originally wanted to hide the fact that the gunpowder was robbed, but now that Zuo Ming transported the gun carriage and gunpowder back under the watchful eyes of everyone, how could he hide it?

Although it is said that the gunpowder has been recovered now, it is an indisputable fact that it was lost.

This time, he is really doomed
(End of this chapter)