Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 114 The End of Jieli Khan Part [-]
Speaking of this expedition, the most exciting thing is the merchants. There are a large number of merchants following the several armies, and they move faster than the rear army.

Since the Chinese army pushed the Turkic people horizontally, all the tribes and herdsmen along the way were all arrested, and there was not a single wool left.After the battle, merchants will come up to cooperate with the counting and settlement of the goods without paying the money. Some people deduct the grain, and after the deduction is completed, they will be kept in the account, and the army will settle the settlement when they return to the division.

All the trophies of the soldiers were also handed over to the merchants. Turkic scimitars, leathers, ornaments, and jewelry were all valued on the spot. Although they were not expensive, no one went to cheat the soldiers. In fact, I also respect those who work hard for the country. Because there are a lot of papers, the names of the soldiers and how much they sell are registered by military clerks. The merchants were happy, and the soldiers were also very excited.

The passage of the Datang army is like locusts passing through, leaving no grass, people?Take it away, this is a slave, and the business group will help to suppress it. The cattle, sheep and horses belong to the army, and the rest of the Turkic people belong to the individual soldiers. No businessman complained about the hasty march, because the purchased goods had already been arranged to transport a large number of goods back to the border. In order to earn more, the merchants raised wages for the peasants one after another, so even the peasants who served in the army were very happy this time.

Feng Daiwen and his entourage continued to travel during the day and rested at night. For three consecutive days, the natural snow never stopped, and they finally arrived at Yinshan Jieli's lair.

"General, the snow is so thick that the horses can't run anymore," Xin Liaoer said to Feng Daiwen.

"How long will it take for the dog day weather?" Feng Daiwen asked cursingly.Xin Liao'er is more familiar with the grassland, so he is responsible for leading the route.

"If it used to be able to arrive tomorrow evening, now the weather won't arrive in two days." Xin Liaoer shook his head and said.

"Set up camp, let the brothers rest, cook the meat, eat a good meal, get ready, all go on skis, if the skis are not enough, just remove the snow rake and do it, dry food and supplies are carried on the back, frostbitten, and injured The brothers stayed behind to keep watch, "Although there are cotton and wool clothes, some people still suffer from frostbite, and some people are weak, and they fight continuously. Many people can't stand the journey, and some people get sick. Before reaching Jieli's lair, hundreds of people were cut down. , which made Feng Daiwen very annoyed.

After a night of rest, I set off in full outfit, fully armed, even my mouth and nose were covered with a cloth, only my eyes were outside, the only drawback was that I didn’t have sunglasses, so I couldn’t keep looking at the snow. Later generations of Feng Daiwen were told when they went out to travel, if they kept looking at the snow, It is easy to go blind for a short time and suffer from snow blindness, so it is required to take turns to walk in front, and the people behind all look at the front.

On March [-]th, the snow had finally stopped for several consecutive days. At the foot of Yinshan Mountain, the continuous Turkic tents covered the entire foothill, especially obvious on the snow-white ground.Feng Daiwen, who was crawling in the distance, saw many Turkic people clearing the snow from the tents, and the snow inside the camp was also pushed outside, and he heard Turkic people singing loudly from afar.

"Sing, sing, sing to your heart's content, shit, you bastards don't want to sing anymore after tonight." Feng Daiwen cursed a few words in a low voice, and carefully called Cheng Chumo to retreat, the team hid in a At the leeward side of the hillside, since the snow had just stopped, no Turkic people came out, let alone patrolling. They knew that a group of tigers were lying around, waiting to show their flaws.

"Brothers, take a good rest, grab Xieli tonight and I will treat everyone to a good meal, with wine and meat," Feng Daiwen whispered to the soldiers gathered in a pile.

Because Feng Daiwen treated the soldiers very well, he often let them eat meat in large bowls, and the clothes and equipment were unprecedentedly good. Some people had never worn such warm clothes in their entire lives, and everyone especially trusted him.Seeing Feng Daiwen talking happily, he also knew not to speak loudly, so they looked at Feng Daiwen with bright eyes.

"Hey, think about it, how many Turkic people there are, I just peeked at the countless cattle and sheep, after this battle, I guarantee that you will all make a fortune." Feng Daiwen continued to bewitch.

After successful brainwashing, Feng Daiwen himself felt much more relaxed. After all, this is a large camp with more than 10 soldiers, and there are so many women and children. If you are not nervous, how can it be possible!The way to relieve stress is to talk and distract yourself.

After calling a few people, he arranged: "Brothers, I won't say much about this battle, take care of your health, pay attention to safety, and return to Chang'an alive."

"Understood, don't worry, second brother, I understand Brother Feng," several people replied in a mess.

"Okay, let's start arranging tasks, Xi Junmai, Feng Daihuo, you two will each bring 500 people, and try your best to kill the camp in the middle. Zhang Shanfeng, take 3000 people and me to the stables, and the others will each bring soldiers and horses. Set the fire first, let it go if it can prevent fire, kill more people there, and don't let the Turkic people organize." Feng Daiwen ordered.

The night was dark and windy, with dark clouds, and the Turkic tents shrouded in the night were like tombs. The white snow on the ground was particularly scary, and piles of bonfires were burning in the open space like will-o’-the-wisps, and the cold wind howled. , the Turkic people are hiding in the tents, there is no sentry post outside, it is extremely quiet, only occasionally there will be the sound of flags being blown by the wind.

At midnight, Feng Daiwen ordered all the soldiers to wake up, began to warm up, checked their equipment, and finally called all the generals over and said: "Touch it, don't make a sound, three people in a tent, kill secretly, take care!" Everyone patted on the shoulder and looked at their weapons and armor.

No one spoke, they all nodded heavily, and went out to arrange people as soon as they clasped their fists together.

With a little white light on the snow on the ground, the army dispersed, skiing on the snow and approaching the Turkic camp quietly, and they all bent down and touched the tent.

Feng Daiwen also approached the stables with his men, but he didn't go there, for fear that the horses would neigh and alarm the Turks, but he led his soldiers to lurk towards the nearest Turkic tent, opened the double-layered curtain, and rushed in with a knife. I don't know if he was woken up by the cold wind that opened the curtain or what, he sat up in a daze, saw a vague figure standing up, and swung his knife without hesitation, where the long knife passed, the head fell to the ground, and other people in the tent Several people were also killed by the guards.

"Ah!" A scream came out, especially loud in the silent night.

Then there were several loud Turkic voices shouting in the distance, which should be shouts of enemy attack or something.

Feng Daiwen knew that he was found for sure. The soldiers were not professional killers after all. He turned around and rushed out of the tent, kicked the bonfire on the ground to the top of the tent, and shouted: "Kill!"

(End of this chapter)