The Turkic envoy Bile was really beaten badly. His left eye was bruised and squinted with only a slit left, his lip was cracked, several teeth were knocked out, and two ribs seemed to be broken.
When he was carried in, he, a soldier who had experienced battles, almost fainted and couldn't get up.
After listening to Qin Mubai's order, the sergeants on the left and right had no choice but to tie up Yuwen Hongtai and bring him to the hall.
Yuwen Hongtai was tied up tightly, but his previous gangsterism and anger were gone. Instead, he had a silly smile on his face, "Hey, hey! Young Marshal, I violated military regulations and I know I was wrong!" If you want to chop off your head, just say hello!”
"You knowingly committed a crime at this time!" Qin Mubai looked furious, slapped the case and stood up, shouting, "Come here, drag me down and execute the military law according to the Thirteen Kills Order!"
"Ah? Are you really going to kill me?" Yuwen Hongtai was a little dumbfounded. He looked at Qin Mubai blankly and said, "How about we stop discussing it and let me die in the battle? I will die by my own sword and axe." Come on, it’s not worth it!”
"Hugh, Luo Su, enforce military law!"
The officials and Li Daozong were about to come forward to beg for mercy, but Bi Le got up from the ground. While covering his face that was as swollen as a pig's head, he said: "Captain, please calm down! But for the sake of the overall interests of the two countries and their alliance, please don't kill General Yuwen."
"This man has no sense of military discipline and knowingly commits a crime. If he is not killed, what will my commander do to order the three armies in the future?" Qin Mubai said with a cold face, "Your Majesty, please don't say anything. This is a family matter in our army."
"The young marshal enforces the law impartially, which is admirable, but..." Bi Le hesitated and said, "If a general of the Tang army is killed because of such a trivial matter, it will definitely cast a shadow on the friendly relations between the two countries. General Yuwen once followed Marshal Qin is based in Gaochang and has personally experienced that period of turmoil. He has great hatred and personal grudges against us Beiting people. I can understand this, and I don't blame him. Young Marshal, please rest assured that after returning, I will definitely take care of the overall situation. It is very important that I will not inform the Great Khan of such matters.”
Li Daozong also stood up and said: "Yes, Mu Bai, it is not appropriate for the two countries to make an alliance and see bloodshed. Especially now that the war is imminent, how can we sacrifice the general first? General Yuwen's crime is indeed unforgivable, but please look at the Turkic envoys For the sake of the peace and alliance between the two countries, there is no harm in sparing his life for the time being and ordering him to serve his crime. "
All the generals came out to persuade him. Qin Mubai pondered for a long time, then snorted coldly: "Since the envoy, the prince and the generals have vouched for it, Yuwen Hongtai, I will temporarily send your head to your neck. If you dare to violate our military regulations again, even if you It’s an imperial edict from heaven, and I can’t spare you!”
"Ah? Yes, yes, hey, thank you, Marshal, thank you, Marshal!" Yuwen Hongtai knew how to behave when he got an advantage, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed.
"The death penalty can be avoided, but the living cannot be spared!" Qin Mubai shouted, "Drag him down and beat him with a hundred military sticks to set a warning for others!"
At this time, no one could persuade him to stop. Yuwen Hongtai felt a chill in his heart, so he had no choice but to drag him to the corner room to prepare for execution.
Bi Le squinted his eyes and grinned, his expression was really painful, and he couldn't complain, so he could only sigh: "I have heard for a long time that General Qin runs the army with strict laws and regulations, but now I see that the young commander enforces the law with ease. An army with such strict orders must be Tiger, wolf and lion!"
"you flatter me."
At this time, there were heavy blows and Yuwen Hongtai's screams in the side room. Everyone felt chilled after hearing this. If these hundred army sticks were hit hard, the skin would be torn apart and the flesh would be maimed, or even beaten to death!
Qin Mubai glanced at the people in the hall and said preemptively: "Whoever dares to speak out and beg for mercy will be guilty of the same crime!"
Everyone was speechless. As a result, many people unintentionally made Bi Le and others angry, and countless vicious eyes fell directly on him, making him feel on pins and needles, and he had to say goodbye in a hurry and left in despair.
In the execution room, a soldier slipped back from the window and said hurriedly: "Stop fighting, stop fighting! Bill is gone!"
"No, we have to finish the fight!" Yuwen Hongtai yelled, "There are so many military orders, but you secretly favor me, who will listen to the young commander's orders in the future?"
"Then we... can we be gentler? General Yuwen, just scream louder and make it more miserable, okay?"
"Hey, this is OK, this is OK!"
Qin Mubai and others were still discussing matters in the main hall, but they heard bursts of miserable pig-killing roars coming from the execution room, which made people frightened. It was already dark, and almost everyone in the Governor's Mansion was alarmed. They were all confused and frightened, thinking that an evil spirit had been born.
But after listening for a long time, Qin Mubai and others all laughed secretly: Heizi, a fool, obviously can't lie. At first glance, it sounded like someone was being beaten and screaming, but it was clearly not miserable at all. They were just pretending at the top of their lungs!
Until late at night, the discussion in the Governor's Mansion was over. Li Daozong invited Qin Mubai to have some refreshments and rest in the camp. Qin Mubai thought for a while, declined his kindness, took some drinks and snacks out of the Governor's Mansion, and went straight to Yuwen Hongtai's home.
Yuwen Hongtai had no father, no mother, and no family. He left alone with the army and always lived in the army. But this time after he returned from Gaochang, he had been unstable and cried and acted wildly for a long time. Living in the military camp was very inconvenient. So Qin Mubai sent someone to take him outside the military camp, and found a private house to settle him down temporarily.
Originally, Qin Mubai assigned two soldiers to serve this wild man. But he was used to being wild on his own, and he couldn't stand being cared for by others. Within a day or two, they drove the person away, leaving him alone and at ease. Therefore, his home was always messy and sloppy.
But when Qin Mubai opened the door of his courtyard today, he saw that the courtyard that used to be overgrown with weeds was clean and orderly. The clothes that had just been washed were neatly dried on the hangers and dripping with water. He even smelled the aroma of some wine and food. .
"It's weird. Is it possible that this stupid guy is hiding his beauty in the golden house?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but laugh. Just as he was walking towards his bedroom with the light on, he heard Yu Wen Hongtai's curse coming from inside.
"You stupid bitch, don't speak ill of my third brother!" Yuwen Hongtai cursed, "I went to ask for the beating myself, and don't do anything else! Military law is like a mountain, do you understand?"
"I don't understand! I only know that he knocked down his brother and beat him severely for an outsider. This is hypocrisy and heartlessness!"
"Say it again? If you say it again, believe it or not, I will tear your mouth off!"
"You ignorant, heartless idiot! I won't serve you anymore!"
There was a crisp "bang" sound, which was obviously the sound of dishes falling to the ground and breaking.
"Let's go, go quickly, don't be too late!" Yuwen Hongtai was not in a hurry, but laughed happily, "I didn't ask you to come! Leave early and be quiet. I don't want you to be stupid. Hot bitches serve!”
"You!... You are such a hopelessly stupid idiot! I owe you in my last life! Take off your pants and let me apply medicine for you!"
"Ah! You slut, do you just want to see my butt?... My butt is really that beautiful. Isn't it enough to see it countless times a day?"
"... Believe it or not, I can kill you with one shot?"
"Hahaha! If you have the guts, kill me! If you kill me, it will be quiet, and if you kill me, it will save trouble! If you kill me, you, an old bitch, won't bother me all day long!"
Qin Mubai almost couldn't help but laugh - I'm such a good boy, Heizi really is a sweetheart in the golden house! Isn't this Su Lianqing? When did she hook up with Yuwen Hongtai
The lights in the room were suddenly blown out, and there was a sound of laughing and rolling around.
Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing, so he put the wine and meat under the eaves and steps, walked out of the yard quietly, and carefully closed the door.
The sky is full of stars, it must be a sunny day tomorrow. Qin Mubai raised his head and stared at the stars, and couldn't help but think of Xue Rengui.
Since entering the official career, Qin Mubai has not made many true close friends and courageous brothers. Yuwen Hongtai is the one who has followed him the longest, and the other one is Yin Yang, who is now accompanying King Wu in Youzhou, but he is already surrounded by Li Ke's people, so he is somewhat alienated. Now, only Xue Rengui is left.
Nowadays, Xue Rengui leads a lone brigade and is nowhere to be found. Even the Turkic envoys cannot tell (or are hiding and refusing to tell) the reason for their arrival.
The battle with Gar Qinling was about to begin, and Qin Mubai felt that he was still a little weak, mainly because he lacked capable helpers around him.
"How great it would be if Rengui was here! ... He is the most brave and agile among the three armies, and he has the best tacit understanding with me, which is enough to stand alone. In comparison, Yuwen Hongtai can only be a vanguard warrior, which is a big mistake. Xue Wanjun, the general of Sichuan Province, is brave but resourceful and not my confidant. Hou Junji is ambitious and perverse... Only Rengui is my perfect right-hand man!"
In late summer and early autumn, the grass is gone and the eagles are flying, leaving prey with nowhere to hide. At this time, it is the season when herdsmen on the grassland ride their fat horses and hunt for prey with the goshawks in the sky.
It has always been the golden season when the Huqi from the north blow their eagle flutes and head south to plunder the Central Plains.
Xue Rengui and his more than 10,000 Tang army officers and soldiers received a rare few days of rest and refreshed themselves.
Today, Tu Midu, the leader of Uighur, told Xue Rengui that after receiving his letter, Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Khan Yinan actually went to the appointment to listen to the "Celestial Messenger"'s instructions.
Naturally, Yi Nan would not be so docile. The words "Messenger of the Heavenly Dynasty" of the Tang Dynasty alone were not enough to scare him away - he brought with him a hundred thousand Xue Yantuo's iron cavalry!
The Xue Yantuo tribe belongs to one of the "nine surnamed Tiele" tribes in the grassland and consists of two tribes, the Xue and Yantuo tribes. In the early days, they were nomadic in the Jinshan area and belonged to the Turkic Khanate. During the Tang Dynasty's Northern Expedition to the Turks, Xue Yantuo sent troops to help the Tang Dynasty, and from then on it quietly rose to prominence. Among the tribes on the grassland, the Xueyantuo tribe is now so powerful that it is hard to believe, because their powerful Qibei cavalry cannot be competed by any tribe!
Nowadays, Yi Nan has more than 200,000 elite cavalry who have experienced hundreds of battles, and his ambition to unify the grasslands and reshape the Khanate is obvious!
Hearing that Yi Nan led 100,000 cavalry south to Qibei to "answer" to Xue Rengui, the Huihe tribe was in panic-could this be a disaster of genocide!
In this regard, Xue Rengui said nothing and only ordered his Tang army to prepare their equipment for battle. How could he and Yi Nan stand in front of the battle for a while!
At this point, Tumidu had no choice but to bite the bullet, recruit more than 40,000 cavalrymen from the Huihe tribe, and send troops together with Xue Rengui to go north to the agreed place - the north bank of the Orkhon River!
Among the nine Tiele surnames in the grassland tribes, the Uihe can actually be regarded as a large tribe. The people of their tribe are different from the people of the previous Turks and the current Xueyantuo tribe. They do not like to fight, but are good at raising livestock and horses. Therefore, the Uighur tribe is the richest tribe on the grassland, with many fat cattle, sheep, and horses. The tea and horse trade with the Central Plains is also the most active. As a result, the Huihe people prospered and the economy became prosperous.
To sum up, the Uighur tribe has many more strong men and horses that can be used as war horses than Xue Yantuo. But the Huihe people don't like fighting very much. At best, they are peace-loving, and at worst, they are a bit weak. For such a large tribe, it is not difficult to raise an army of 100,000. However, Tumidu only brought more than 40,000 cavalry to accompany him on the expedition. Made up my mind.
Arriving at the Orkhon River, this is an important pasture in Mobei. The water and grass are abundant and the terrain is flat. It is a good place for nomads to settle in spring and summer. In autumn and winter, it is a good hunting ground - and at the same time, it is also a good battlefield!