Zhu Li stationed troops in Huaishuo and Woye just to be on the safe side in case someone cuts off their retreat.
Wuyuan is an ancient city located in the heart of Fengzhou.
According to legend, during the period when Dayu was controlling floods, after the floods receded, many hill-like plains appeared in Gaobu, among which there were five larger plains. The ancestors of the Chinese nation opened up fields, built houses, multiplied, lived, and cultivated on them. The name "Wuyuan" came from this.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, this place was occupied by the Turks. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing and Xu Maogong expelled the Turks, and Wuyuan returned to the rule of the Central Plains.
But now, this ancient city with a long history, carrying the blood and tears of countless Han people, has once again fallen into the hands of the Di people.
Wuyuan must be taken. Now Yanmujin, Yuelixin and others are confronting Gao Su and Zhang Jingda in Wula Mountain. The emptiness of Wuyuan is the best time to seize the ancient city.
How can we miss this God-given opportunity
Zhu Li repeated his old trick and mixed himself in with the Uighur cavalry to try to open the city gate. When the defenders on the city wall saw this group of Uighurs and the obvious signs of fighting on their bodies, they did not question their identities at all and immediately opened the city gate to let them in. After all, the person in charge of the city now was the matriarch of the Uighur clan, the wife of Shulü Pogu.
When the city gate opened, Zhu Li and his horse suddenly turned into a flying wild goose and charged straight to the two sides of the city gate. In an instant, dozens of Di warriors who rushed out to meet them did not even see Zhu Li's figure, and fell down with their hands covering their necks, with surprise on their faces.
At the entrance of the city gate, there was a scene of cold, bright blood splattering everywhere, shocking the countless Di warriors who were looking over. They were all stunned, and then they cried out in shock.
In their eyes, they saw a red cloud with a hint of mysterious light passing by, and then they saw the brothers who went to the city gate for routine patrol, as well as the gate guard, fell in a pool of blood in an instant, without any ability to fight back.
The defending general was such a waste. He just like the other warriors, fell to the ground first without any chance to struggle. The other Uighur warriors were so disappointed and cursed the defending general for being useless.
In fact, he didn't know that with Zhu Li's current martial arts, in his eyes, ordinary warriors were no different from ordinary guards and soldiers.
At the same time, the Uighur guards following Zhu Li immediately shot out flaring arrows to notify the Shuozhou guards, Yue cavalry, and guards who were lying in ambush.
Tens of thousands of troops rushed out in an instant. The Di people guarding the city walls finally realized what was happening. Someone immediately shouted, "Oh no, we've been tricked. They are pretending to be Tang troops."
"Ah, why did the Tang army come here? Hurry, stop them." Some people still didn't believe it. They seemed like they were in a dream that the Tang army suddenly came to Wuyuan.
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There was a sudden chaos on the top of Wuyuan City. The Di people, who were proud of their bravery and loyalty, ran down the wall and rushed towards the city gate.
Some of the Di people's archers stood directly on the city wall and shot arrows at Zhu Li and others below the city. Of course, some Di people who had just seen Zhu Li kill the guard in an instant became trembling and hesitant, not knowing whether they should rush forward or just flee.
Zhu Li launched a series of violent stabbing attacks, and in an instant, he cleared out a wave of Di warriors who came to open the city gate and cleared away the obstacles. He immediately rode without stopping, and with the Uighur guards behind him, he broke into the city gate in an instant, thus avoiding the arrows on the top of the city wall.
For those who rushed down from the top of the city and rushed to the city cave
Zhu Li would naturally not show mercy to the Di warriors. He waved his steel spear frequently, and the dark light danced wildly. In the dark light curtain that was interwoven like a net, the cold and bright red light splashed and scattered frequently. Being in it was like being under a rain curtain. Unlike the rain curtain in the sky, this was a world of bloody rain.
Even if more of these ordinary Di warriors came, for Zhu Li, it would only take a fight and they would not be a threat.
After a while, the roar of the attack came from behind, shaking the entire city gate, and it was covered with dust.
The Di warriors who had just swarmed and attacked Zhu Li and the Uighur guards one after another, when they saw that the situation was hopeless and the fall of Wuyuan City was a foregone conclusion, realized this fact and all of them immediately started to flee in all directions. They looked so miserable, no better than a stray dog whose tail had been stepped on.
When the army entered the city, Zhu Li headed straight for the Governor's Mansion.
Outside the Governor's Mansion, Zhu Li encountered another wave of fearless Uighur warriors, but these charges still did not pose a hindrance to him.
However, looking at the opponent's momentum, it seems that there is some important person in the City Lord's Mansion. It's a pity that his fearlessness and bravery are commendable, but it can't stop Zhu Li from going deeper.
At the back gate of the Governor's Mansion, a group of fleeing women were blocked by Zhu Li and others. The woman in the lead had black hair, deep eyes, a high nose, and a fair face. If she were in later generations, she would definitely be a beauty at the level of an internet celebrity.
The woman was holding a little girl about five or six years old in her hands. She also had black hair, dark eyes and a fair face, but her hair was different from the woman's. The woman's hair fell straight down, while the little girl's hair was naturally curly, making her look very gentle. However, the two looked very similar, and it was very likely that they were mother and daughter.
"Who are you, Uighur or Khitan?" Zhu Li looked at the appearance of the two and asked directly.
The two could not be Dangxiang people. When Li Renfu fled north in a hurry, he was accompanied by only some brave Dangxiang men. In such a chaotic fight, the possibility of him taking his wife and daughter with him was very small.
Therefore, Zhu Li judged that these two people were most likely relatives of Shulü Pogu. As a branch of the Uighurs, Shulü Pogu was a very special one because her tribe had a tradition of intermarriage with the Khitans.
"General of the Tang Dynasty, I am Yelu Lupo, the wife of Shulu Pogu, the leader of the Uighur Shulu tribe. I am also the granddaughter of Molugu, the king of the Southern Court of the Khitan Diela tribe. General, please let us, women who are not good at civil or military affairs, go after you capture Wuyuan." Yelu Lupo looked at the Tang army that surrounded her and others. It seemed that they would not be able to escape, which made her calm down. She looked directly at Zhu Li and pleaded.
Zhu Li didn't know anyone like Shulü Pogu and Nanyuan King Molugu, but he was very sensitive to the word "leader". Since the other party was the woman of the Uighur leader, the importance of this woman was not light.
Zhu Li did not respond to Yelu Lupo, but narrowed his eyes and looked at the little girl beside Yelu Lupo. This little girl, facing a warrior like him who was full of murderous aura and bloody hands, could actually remain calm, and it was obvious that she had a good character.
Thinking back to the past when Zhu Ning'er was young, she didn't have this calmness at her age. She was still a little foodie who only knew how to ask for delicious food.
However, compared to this little girl, my younger sister seems more normal, and this little girl's behavior seems very abrupt.
Zhu Li's gaze made Yelu Lupo's face change slightly, and she spoke again: "General of the Tang Dynasty, as long as you let us mother and daughter go, I can make the decision to let the Uighur warriors who attacked Fengzhou this time withdraw to Hexi, and at the same time I will send a letter to the general.
Army, present a valuable gift."
"A generous gift?" Zhu Li sneered at the words, "Your generous gifts from the Uighurs, you didn't loot them from the people of the Tang Dynasty, did you? When the Uighurs sent troops to attack Fengzhou, how many of our Han people died under your iron hooves and scimitars, and how many of our people's families were torn apart, their wives and children separated?"
"When you inflict this kind of harm on others, you should think that one day you will also fall into such a situation. After all, those who kill will be killed." Zhu Li responded coldly and without any politeness.
A blood debt must be repaid with blood. If someone gives you a sweet date, you can return it with a pear. This is called reciprocity. But if someone stabs you with a knife, why bother thinking about it? Just return the knife to him directly. Is it any use to reason with such a heartless and unscrupulous person
Thinking of this, Zhu Li had already formed the intention to kill, but there was no need for him to slaughter these powerless women and children. After all, there was a difference between humans and animals. However, he could throw all these foreign women into his jurisdiction and let Han men marry them home and raise children for them. This was forced integration.
However, just as he was about to give the order to have these prisoners detained for post-war processing.
Yelu Lupo spoke again. Perhaps she saw that Zhu Li had a bad look on his face and was afraid that he would order them to be killed, so she was in a hurry to beg for mercy.
"General of the Tang Dynasty, you cannot kill us. I am a Khitan noble, and my daughter Shulü Ping is engaged to the Khitan noble Chuolizhi. If you kill us, it will be tantamount to making enemies with the Diela and Shulü tribes at the same time. I believe that someone as wise as you will never do such an irrational thing." Yelu Lupo was very nervous, as if begging, but also threatening.
"Chuolizhi?" Zhu Li was stunned when he heard that. He was not stunned because of Yelu Lupo's threat, but because of the three words "Chuolizhi".
According to historical records, Liao Taizu Yelü Abaoji, whose surname was Yelü, given name Yi, and nicknamed Chuolizhi. Could this Chuolizhi be the same Chuolizhi
"The Chuolizhi you just mentioned, is he from the Diela tribe of the Khitan? Does he also have another name called Yelu Yi?" Zhu Li asked immediately after having doubts in his mind.
Yelu Lupo was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect that this Tang general didn't take her threat seriously at all. Instead, he mentioned her nephew, the little warrior who was only in his teens.
Yelu Lupo was not in the mood to care about how Zhu Li met a ten-year-old Khitan boy. She was surprised that things finally took a turn for the better, and that was what she cared about.
Hearing this, Yelu Lupo nodded quickly and said, "That's right. Chuoli is my biological nephew. His biological mother is Yanmujin, and my daughter Yueliduo is his fiancée. Since the general knows my nephew, he will not touch my mother and daughter anymore."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Li's eyes sparkled and she looked at the little girl with naturally curly hair in disbelief. Unexpectedly, this little girl was the famous "Empress Dowager with Broken Wrist" in history.
Yueliduo should be the girl's nickname, and Shulü Ping is her real name. This little girl was not a simple person in history. After the death of Liao Taizu Yelü Abaoji, the little girl became regent, managed military and national affairs, and indirectly ruled the Liao Dynasty for twenty-one years.
After obtaining the identity of the little girl, Zhu Li was inexplicably surprised. When he learned that Yanmujin was the wife of Yelu Sala, he knew that this woman must be the biological mother of Liao Taizu. At that time, Zhu Li wanted to capture Yanmujin. Now he has not captured Liao Taizu's mother, but he has captured someone's fiancée. How can he not be happy