(In ancient times, important cities had secret passages. One could enter and leave the city without using the city gate.
Firstly, he could send a message about the situation at the front line and request for reinforcements. Secondly, it was convenient for the higher-ups to escape at the critical moment.
Li Changqing returned to the city through a secret passage.）
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Princess Yicheng is the daughter of the Sui royal family.
In the 19th year of Emperor Kai, in order to make good relations with the Turks, Emperor Wen of Sui granted the daughter of the imperial clan the title of Princess Yicheng and married Qimin Khan of the Eastern Turks.
A few years later, Qimin Khan died. Princess Yicheng remarried Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan and Jie Li Khan.
The next three generations of Khans were all sons of Qimin Khans.
Three years ago, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty ran to Fenyang Palace near Taiyuan to avoid the heat.
When they were patrolling the north at the end of summer, they were surrounded by the Turkic Shibi Khagan and were about to be captured. The ruler suddenly thought of Princess Yicheng.
Thus, he secretly contacted Princess Yicheng.
Princess Yicheng was also very loyal, risking her life to save Yang Guang.
She lied that there was a situation at the Turkic border and deceived Shibi Khan's troops, allowing Yang Guang to escape back to Yanmen Pass.
A year and a half ago, the Sui Dynasty was in turmoil and Yang Guang died tragically.
Empress Xiao was beautiful and fell into Yuwen Huaji's hands before being captured by Dou Jiande. When she was at her wits 'end, it was Princess Yicheng who saved Empress Xiao in the name of the Turkic Khagan.
This was a woman who was filled with bloodlust and was unafraid of death.
However, even the fierce woman, who was unafraid of death, could not see her beloved daughter being shot to death with her own eyes.
Her eyes were red as she begged Jie Li Khan,"Great Khan, Yan 'er is my only daughter. Please don't kill her!”
Jie Li Khagan's hands that were holding the bow and arrow trembled slightly. How could he want to kill his own children with one arrow?
However, if they did not have children, they could have more.
If they retreated because of Li Changqing's threat, then the losses this time would be too heavy!
It was so heavy that he could not bear it!
Seeing that Jie Li Khan did not agree, Princess Yicheng hurriedly asked Li Changqing for help,
"General! I'm willing to propose that Ashina Yan marry you to build a friendship between the Turks and the Great Tang!”
Since the Han Dynasty, it had always been the Central Plains Dynasty who married their princesses to foreign races to seek friendship between the two countries through marriage.
There had never been a Turkic princess who had married into a dynasty of the Central Plains to seek peace.
Li Changqing chuckled and ignored Princess Yicheng.
With a wave of his right hand, all the Turkic nobles, aside from the wives, sons, and daughters of the Jie Li Khagan, were brought up onto the walls.
More than a hundred Turkic nobles stood in a line.
Some of them were so frightened that they were crying loudly. Some of them were desperately shouting for their father to save them.
When the generals and leaders of the tribes around Khan Jie Li saw that their sons and daughters had been captured, their faces turned pale.
He immediately stopped Jie Li Khan from killing the hostages and continuing to attack the city.
Jie Li Khan was a fierce and ambitious person, he could sacrifice his wife and children for the king.
However, the generals under his command were not, and the leaders of the tribes were not!
If he insisted on attacking Youzhou without caring about the safety of the hostages, his generals and tribal leaders might betray him!
Seeing the large number of hostages on the city wall, the expression in Jie Li Khagan's eyes was terrifyingly dark. The hand that was holding the bow and arrow had turned white from using too much strength.
"Li Changqing!"
"I will never live under the same sky as you!"
He roared in anger, the fire burning in his eyes could burn everything.
There were so many hostages, but they had to wait for him to shoot one arrow at a time, killing his biological son and daughter before releasing them.
He was extremely certain that Li Changqing must have done it on purpose!
If they had pushed out so many hostages from the start, then due to the Great Generals and tribal leaders under his command, even if Jie Li Khagan was unwilling, he could only obediently retreat.
But now, his son and daughter were all dead, and only Ashina Hai 'er was left!
Li Chang Qing stood on the city wall and looked coldly at Jie Li Khan,""Jie Li, bring your army back to the desert and I will release the hostages on the city wall. From now on, every hundred breaths, I will randomly kill a hostage.”
Jie Li Khagan was so angry that his body kept shaking.
Fifteen minutes ago, he was full of pride and pride.
Fifteen minutes later, he was caught in a dilemma.
Retreat. The palace had been breached. The Eighth Prince's army of 100,000 and the attacking army of 40,000 had been sacrificed in vain. The losses in this battle were too great.
If they did not retreat, the hostages would be killed one by one, and the generals and tribal leaders under them would definitely rebel.
The Turks were not like the dynasties of the Central Plains, where the commander could command all the soldiers.
The Turkic army had a tiered system. The Khagan commanded the tribal leaders, and the tribal leaders commanded their own people.
Once the tribal leader rebelled, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Puff!"
Just as Jie Li Khagan was deep in thought, a hundred breaths of time had passed.
A Turkic man's head flew into the air, and hot blood splattered three feet into the air!
"My son!" A tribe leader saw his son's head being chopped off with his own eyes, and his eyes instantly turned bloodshot with hatred.
"Wahhh! The Tang army was despicable! How hateful!"
No matter how furious he was, he did not dare to flare up at Li Changqing.
Because he still had his children on the city wall!
He could only open his eyes wide in anger, panting heavily as he said to Jie Li Khan,""Khagan, retreat!"
The rest of the tribe leaders and generals who had their children as hostages surrounded Jie Li Khan, wanting him to retreat.
Jie Li Khagan raised his head and stared at Li Changqing with red eyes.
After a long time, he shouted in an unusually unwilling manner,""I agree to your conditions and withdraw from the desert!”
After saying that, he pulled out the scimitar at his waist and chopped off the huge head of the white horse he was riding. He looked up at the sky and roared angrily,"I swear on my white horse that I will behead Li Changqing in the future to take revenge for today!”
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