Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 117 Eastern Turkic Extermination
Hearing that Xue Rengui caught it with his own hands, Feng Daiwen was also very happy for him to make such a great contribution. He also heard that Li Jing was not far away, so he stayed in the tent and waited in peace. Protect Feng Daiwen layer by layer.

Knowing that his two sons were doing well, Cheng Yaojin came here happily to brag to Feng Daiwen every day. Feng Daiwen couldn't stand his nagging, and every time he bragged about how he was in the past, why he was carrying a horse in the [-] Wang Shichong was killed in the army, and he almost took Dou Jiande's head to drink.In the end, Feng Daiwen proposed to exchange ideas out of boredom, and the two fought with wooden sticks, beating Cheng Yaojin for two consecutive days until the pain in his whole body subsided.

On March 21st, Li Jing also felt that there was a shadow under the mountain. Li Jing, who had already received Feng Daiwen's handwritten battle report, started discussing directly in Feng Daiwen's tent.

"The fighting on all sides is over. Dingxiang and Yunzhong have also been captured. Princess Yicheng committed suicide. Su Dingfang brought [-] Huihe people and [-] Xueyantuo people to the vicinity of Yinshan Mountain. Everyone can put forward any opinions. "Li Jing introduced the current form first, and then asked.

"The purpose of the expedition is to eliminate the Eastern Turks. Although Jieli and Tuli have been captured, there are still many tribes scattered in the grassland. It is not easy to take them down one by one. The general suggested that the prisoners should be released first. A small group of troops and merchants will continue to sweep slowly one by one. The chief executive will decide how to do it.” Li Ji thought for a while and suggested.

"That's right, this commander also thinks the same way, leaving a few teams of thousands of people just to hone the small group, and the others will catch up with the spring plowing when they go back, so there will be no delay." Li Jing nodded in agreement.

"The chief executive has thought carefully, so please ask the chief executive to give an order." Li Ji said.After all, some of them did not make great contributions this time, and many others just worked a little hard. As the two of them are the managers, it is a rare big battle, and they must earn enough for the military.

"Well, the younger generation will stay in the grasslands, with one civil and one military combination, with 2000 people in each group. It's not a problem if they can't escape." Li Jing thought about the arrangement.Looking back at Feng Daiwen, he said with a smile, "You don't have to stay in Weiguo. You will bring 5000 people back to Chang'an tomorrow. You can choose who you want to bring as guards."

Unknowingly, Feng Daiwen had already distanced himself greatly from the younger generation. Thinking of his own son, the gap was unusually large. Li Jing and Li Jixin looked at each other with feeling, and sighed at the same time.

"The last general obeys the order and reports to the chief executive. Why not let Xue Yantuo and the Huihe people help us fight the remaining large tribes." Feng Daiwen suggested.

"I'm afraid they won't do their best, and it's not good to make them stronger on the grassland." Li Jing thought about it.

"Boss, the last general means that we hire them to fight, and what we kill is theirs, and we let the merchants buy it, and the captives, cattle and sheep, hehe, I'm afraid we don't need to take action. There are no Turks on this grassland. Yes, we bought all the population, and they can increase their strength." Feng Daiwen explained with a smile.

"That's right, that's right. After they have tasted the sweetness, it will be difficult for them to stop, and it will spread. I'm afraid this frontier will not be quiet in the future," Li Ji agreed.

"And in the future, Datang can use this kind of battle, yes, hire them to help fight." Li Jing also agreed.

"Not only the Turkic people, but also other Goguryeo, Tubo, these captives can be taken. Immediately, intensive farming will be promoted in the whole Tang Dynasty, but there is a large shortage of manpower, road construction, grazing, and a million captives are not enough." Feng Daiwen said with a smile. .

"Haha, the old man and others are getting old, let alone follow in your footsteps. I can only support you. After this expedition, I will bring my grandson at home." Li Jing said with a laugh.

"Wei Gong, this junior intends to propose to the saint to streamline the government soldiers when he returns to Chang'an this time, and I ask for your support." Feng Daiwen said seriously.

"How about the specifics? Let me listen to you first, and I will take a closer look." Li Jing also sat up and asked.

"The government soldiers will be streamlined, and professional recruits will be used in the future. The well-trained elite soldiers who have been trained together for a long time will definitely have better combat effectiveness than the assembled government soldiers," Feng Daiwen said.

"That is inevitable, but recruiting soldiers will cost a lot of money. I am afraid that many people in the court will not agree. How will we arrange the unnecessary soldiers?" Li Jing asked.

"The government soldiers were changed to reserve soldiers, responsible for local security, guarding the prisoners' labor, escorting food and grass, etc. The reduced force does not have much food and grass to transport, and there will be no need for too much labor in future battles. As for money and food, hmph, so many prisoners are captured. If it’s not enough, it’s enough to catch it, the update of weapons and equipment itself is the responsibility of the imperial court.” Feng Daiwen explained.

"It's a good idea, and it can be done in one fell swoop. The old man agrees, and I will write a letter. For the specifics, you have to see the saint in Weiguo to see if he agrees." Li Jing thought for a while and said.

"It's really good, the old man also supports you." Li Ji clapped his hands and said with a smile.

Seeing that the two big men in the army supported him, Feng Daiwen smiled very happily, and continued: "Thank you two princes for your support."

"This is a good thing for everyone. We will naturally support it, so why thank you." Li Jing said with a smile.

On March 23, Feng Daiwen set off back to Chang'an with 3 Tengjia troops. It is said that 1000 people were brought out this time, but less than 1400 were killed and more than [-] were seriously injured. The rest were minor injuries. The kind that just rested for a few days could be described as a brilliant victory.

Feng Daiwen ordered Feng Daihuo, Xi Jun bought it, and Chen Xiong escorted them all the way. It would take at least [-] troops to surround them before they could completely destroy them.

Li Jing also sent a message that Tuyuhun was jealous of the wealth of trading in the Western Regions. Salt from Qinghai was Tuyuhun's biggest income, but now Datang sold a large amount of salt to the grasslands, and the Western Regions cut off his money.

Seeing that Su Dingfang took the caravan to the Western Regions again, he thought that the Tang Dynasty was too deceitful, so he sent Tianzhu Three Divisions with [-] troops to rob the merchant group. Qin Qiong, who was stationed on Longyou Road, found out in advance and set up an ambush on both sides On the mountain, elephant soldiers were used to attack. The Tuyuhun people had never seen an elephant before. It was the largest Asian male elephant. It was beaten and fled without any resistance. Two of the three elders died tragically under the elephant's legs.

Qin Qiong led his troops to chase and kill for more than 300 li, and did not retreat until Qinghai Lake. Of the 700 Tuyuhun soldiers, only more than [-] remnants fled back.The rest were either captured or killed.

(End of this chapter)