Chapter 973 Death is not a pity

Chapter 973 Death is not a pity

As time goes by, the climate south of Yinshan Mountain becomes warmer and more pleasant. It was another sunny day with the sun shining brightly, and the exciting sound of drums and horns sounded again in the military camp.

The Turkic prisoners and other Hu tribe personnel distributed in various camps were summoned and led again to the front of the Chinese army's tent. They each followed the instructions of the Wei army soldiers with anxiety and caution, and stood in formation on the main road in the camp. both sides.

Soon, the sound of galloping horses was heard outside the camp. A heavily armed Western Wei cavalry took the lead in galloping into the camp from outside the camp gate and went straight to the Chinese army's tent.

Not long after, Duke Li Tai of Tang Dynasty, as the commander-in-chief of the army, slowly walked out of the tent. Wearing a military uniform, he was followed by a group of governors and generals from the Western Wei Dynasty. As soon as he arrived outside the tent, he immediately attracted the attention of many people present.

In the past few days, the descendants gradually understood who they were defeated by and why they were attacked. Since the vast majority of Turkic people have difficulty communicating in Chinese, in order to disseminate this information, each prisoner camp was also equipped with a number of Thil people who were proficient in Chinese and Xianbei.

If we talk about rawness and maturity, then these Chile people who settled in Hetao very early and were transformed into Xianbei can be called familiar Hus, while the Turkic captives are raw Hus who have not been educated.

But whether they were born or familiar, there should be no one in this camp who doesn't know Tang Gong's name. This young and energetic commander-in-chief of the Western Wei Dynasty personally led his army to the fortress and defeated the Turkic army in one battle. The painful lesson he brought to the Turks was even more profound than that of the heroic emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty in the east.

In order to show that they were closer to the Western Wei Dynasty and to have the protection of Tang Gong, those Chile people and Qianjihu who served as translators in various camps also publicized and exaggerated Tang Gong's past achievements, which also gradually made those Turks Understand what kind of person they have provoked.

Today, captives from various camps were summoned here. In order to show their obedient attitude and educational achievements, the Hu Tao barbarians waved their hands and glared, hinting that the captives from each camp would imitate them, bowed deeply to Duke Tang, and shouted loudly: "Mighty Duke Tang," !Long live Duke Tang!"

Seeing the prisoners praying with uneven movements, the praises were scattered and blunt, and there was no unified standard at all. But only the eagerness to express respect and obedience was vividly expressed, and Li Tai couldn't help but smile. , waving slightly to the prisoners from the camps on both sides of the camp. When the prisoners saw this scene, they immediately shouted more excitedly and loudly, making the camp even noisier.

At this moment, another group of troops arrived outside the camp. In addition to the neat soldiers, horses, armor and staff, the most eye-catching thing in the group was a broken cart pulled by an old ox. In the cart sat an unkempt man with thick beard and hair kneeling on his back. , his face was covered up, and he was only wearing a tattered robe made of linen and cowhide. No one present could recognize his identity, and everyone could only guess in their hearts.

"Fortunately, the last general lived up to his command and chased to the north of Yinshan Mountain, where he was able to capture the thief's leader, Mugan Khan alive!"

After He Ruodun, Li Xian and other generals entered the camp, they dismounted from their horses, then walked forward and kowtowed to Li Tai. They spoke in Chinese, but there was a waiter nearby who shouted this again in Xianbei dialect. At the same time, some soldiers came forward to drag the prisoner off the ox cart and lead him forward.

After all the barbarians present heard this, they all exclaimed in an uproar. The unkempt, shabby and shabby image of this man was really far different from the arrogant and arrogant wooden Khan in their previous impressions.

Li Tai knew very well that Zhu Hu was afraid of being strong, and the visual sense allowed people to have the most intuitive feeling of strength, so he had specifically ordered that the captives should not be treated deliberately, and could even be slightly abused.

Ever since Yinshan Shandao was captured, Mugan Khan has not been treated well. In the past few days, because the personnel here had not been sorted out properly, and for fear that the surrendered people in the camps would be irritated, Mugan Khan was temporarily detained in Gaoque garrison, and was escorted back after the operation stabilized.

In the past few days, he has not been able to keep up with his diet, let alone take care of personal hygiene. This time he entered the camp and was deliberately put on linen rags. Today's Mugan Khan really does not have the slightest trace of the demeanor of a grassland overlord. Even those different captives are inferior.

"Mugan Khan is a noble man in Huzhong. Even if he has betrayed his alliance and become an enemy, he cannot be humiliated!"

Although this was all Li Tai's instruction, at this moment in front of the crowd, he still showed a very generous and decent attitude, stepped forward and directly pulled off the tattered clothes covered by the wooden pole Khan. The robe directly exposed his body covered with bruises and bruises, making the whole person look even more miserable and weak.

Then Li Taicai grabbed a Turkic brocade robe from the side and put it on the wooden pole Khan, and asked someone to use tendons to gather his beard. Only then could he see the face of the wooden pole Khan clearly, and discovered that Silk objects were stuffed into his mouth to restrict his speech, and he waved his hands to indicate that the restrictions would be lifted.

The wooden Khan Chad showed shame and anger when he was free. He looked back and glared at He Ruoden and others who had abused him. However, before he could get angry, the guards on both sides held his ribs with the handles of their knives, causing him pain. Taking a breath of cold air, he understood his situation again. He turned to greet Li Tai in Xianbei dialect and said: "The little chieftain outside the Great Wall has met Tang Gong Li, Prime Minister. The two countries used to have a good alliance, but due to misunderstanding, they fell out... "

Li Tai was too lazy to listen to the Mugan Khan's excuse. Instead, he waved his hands to drag up the captives of the Turkic dignitaries. He pointed at the Mugan Khan and smiled at them and asked: "Come in and take a look, what are these prisoners?" Is this a Wooden Khan?"

These Turkic nobles did not suffer much abuse in the camp. They were served with good food and drink for a few days. Although they were a little lethargic, they were in good condition. Seeing the miserable appearance of Mugan Khan, they were all moved. They couldn't help but be greatly moved, and they all prayed and cried out sadly.

After seeing this, the wooden Khan immediately shed tears of sorrow, but the most important thing for him at the moment was not to express his feelings to his subordinates, but to communicate effectively with Li Tai and inquire about the situation. How to get understanding.

Then Li Tai waved his hand again, signaling the soldiers to lead the Turkic dignitaries back to the Chinese army's tent.

This Chinese army's tent is the original Khan's tent, but now the host and guest have changed positions. Li Tai is sitting in the center of the tent where Mugan Khan originally belonged, while Mugan Khan and the prisoners are standing with their heads bowed. below.

After taking care of his appearance for a while, Mugan Khan regained some of his composure. He stepped forward slightly, put his hands on his chest, bowed deeply, and said in a deep voice: "The great Wei Dynasty and I have been married to Turks for many years, and my father is still here. When I was in the world, I welcomed and entertained Wei envoys, and invited the Wei State to marry me. Since I succeeded, I have often sought favors from the Wei State, and led a large army to attack the Eastern Qi Dynasty with King Qiyang and Otsuka Zai of the Wei State. After that, he sent his envoy Meng Yehu to Chang'an to congratulate him and ask his daughter Tang Gong to marry him to form an alliance. Tang Gong had sent people to give gifts before, so why didn't he suddenly come to attack? "

After Li Tai heard this, he sneered twice, raised his finger and pointed at the wooden pole Khan replied: "Is Khan confusing right and wrong, or does he not understand the principles of the world? Since you succeeded to the throne, you have repeatedly committed crimes and harmed the good people of the two countries. What shame do you have?" I'm going to attack you now. It's not because the Turks hate me, but because you, the Muzhan Khan, are arrogant and willful and violate our laws. If you don't severely punish us, our great power in Wei will no longer exist!"

"Tang Gongjin is the winner. It is difficult for me to resist the punishment of demonstrations, but I don't know what serious crime I have committed!"

After the wooden pole Khan heard this, he asked again.

"You have committed more than one serious crime. Your father, Ili Khan, once asked for employment in our country. Emperor Wen of our country thought of his sincerity and gave his beloved daughter Princess Changle to you. Since you were appointed, you have acted arrogantly and failed to serve the mother of the country. This is your first crime!

The two countries had sworn a good alliance, shared the same hatred, and agreed to advance and retreat together. The former had to fulfill its obligation to defeat the bandit Qinair and others. However, they used this as a favor to extract rewards, betrayed their father's alliance, and grossly violated their filial piety. This is the second crime!

Our late Duke Anding made it his lifelong wish to defeat the thieves. Although he was ill, he still went to war heroically. All the soldiers in the country fought against the thieves. You, in the name of allies, patrolled outside Beishan and did not dare to attack Jinyang. As a result, the official work of Anping failed and he died in the outside world. This is the third crime!

There were traitors and ministers in our country who rebelled against the emperor and father and caused chaos in the country. The reason for their crimes was that they wanted to form alliances with Turks to invade the country. When the civil strife is not yet over, you send envoys into the country and use force and extortion. You want to take advantage of the crisis in our country to coerce us into ceding territory and offering bribes. Is this an attitude of seeking alliance? I didn't want to harm my former alliance, so I spent all my money to make a good alliance, but you were greedy and refused to leave. This is the fourth sin!

Chilechuan and Fertile Wilderness, all the tribes that used to make a living here are all my king’s disciples who only work here to make a living. They have never dared to make a grudge against Mobei. Your disciples have repeatedly committed violence here, causing the people here to be uneasy. This is the fifth crime. …”

Li Tai had already thought about how to deal with Wooden Khan Khan. Now he listed his crimes and kept talking. In the end, he pointed at Wooden Khan whose face became increasingly ugly and said angrily: "Your father was a son-in-law in our country. Now that he is dead and the country is alive, his heirs have fallen into disgrace. It is my duty to bring order to the chaos. Although you are the lord of a foreign country, you have entered into chaos the people of our country. You have captured our country's soldiers with all your strength, and you have decided to do so." No mercy! Death is not a pity for multiple crimes!"

Due to language communication barriers, all the Turkic dignitaries present received the message differently. After Li Tai finished speaking, some of the Turkic dignitaries who were the first to react suddenly changed their expressions and shouted hurriedly: " Mr. Tang, please calm down! Mr. Tang, please spare your life!”

But Li Tai turned a deaf ear to this, and just pointed at these people and said in a deep voice: "You and other disciples are also guilty of failing to assist Khan in his path. Only Yili Khan's achievements still need to be inherited, and the remaining disciples elect a new one." Khan assists. If you feel that you have committed a serious crime and are willing to share the guilt with Mugan Khan, I will not hesitate to give you death!"