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As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Xuanzheng Hall fell silent.
Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief.
One breath!
Two breaths!
Three breaths!
Three breaths later.
Li Shi Min stared at the official with the surname Cui, then raised his head and laughed,"Hahahahaha! Good! Good! Good! As expected of a young hero. My younger brother, King Yuanjing of Zhao, is only fourteen years old, but he is so brave. He led five hundred cavalry to defeat two hundred thousand Turkic soldiers and beheaded Jie Li and Ma Xia. The heavens are truly blessing our Great Tang!”
"The heavens bless our Great Tang!"
"The heavens bless our Great Tang!"
"The heavens bless our Great Tang!"
Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing, and the other generals took the lead and shouted.
For a moment, the entire Xuanzheng Hall was filled with cheers. Most of the officials were cheering, but a small portion of them were frowning, and another small portion of them were forcing a smile.
They frowned because the contents of the battle report were too exaggerated. They were doubting the authenticity of the battle report.
The reason why they forced a smile was because they didn't want to believe the contents of the battle report, and they didn't want to see such a thing really happen.
After all.
Li Shimin had only ascended to the throne after a coup.
Before the coup, many of the great clans had supported Li Jiancheng.
Now that Li Shiming had become the emperor, their own interests had been greatly damaged.
Thus, they couldn't wait for Li Shiming to make a fool of himself, and for his reputation to be tarnished by the Turkic invasion!
"Your Majesty!"
The official surnamed Cui suddenly said,""I think there's something wrong with the information! How could a mere five hundred cavalry break through the ranks of several hundred thousand Turkic soldiers and behead the Turkic Jie Li Khagan? This lowly official would like to boldly ask Duke Wei and Duke Lu, can you do it?”
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the Hall of Political Affairs became stifling again.
Cheng Yaojin and Li Jing looked at each other and shook their heads.
"If even valiant Great Generals like Duke Lu and Duke Wei couldn't do it, then may I ask how the King of Zhao managed to defeat two hundred thousand Turks with just five hundred cavalry?”Cui asked.
"Enough!"
Li Shi Min's face was ashen as he asked coldly,""Minister Cui, just say what you want to say!”
"Your Majesty, I suspect that the King of Zhao is too ambitious and deliberately fabricated his achievements!”Cui questioned.
"Your Majesty, we also think so!”
"Your Majesty, I also feel that there is a problem with the battle report!”
Four or five civil officials stood out from the crowd and cupped their hands.
Li Shi Min remained silent, his face gloomy.
In this stalemate.
An old eunuch suddenly walked up to Li Shiming and said,""Your Majesty, General Yuchi has sent a deputy to report!”
The haze on Li Shi Min's face disappeared instantly and he said,"Summon him in!"
Then, an armored soldier walked in quickly and cupped his hands."Your Majesty, a great victory in Jingyang!"
"Speak!" Li Shi Min's face was full of hope.
"The King of Zhao led five hundred valiant cavalry to attack the Turkic camp at night and beheaded the Turkic Khan Jie Li. The Turkic army has been defeated, and General Yuchi is currently leading his troops to pursue the scattered Turkic army in Great Tang territory!”the soldier said.
"Hahahahaha!"
Li Shi Min's face was flushed red as he quickly glanced at the officials who had raised their doubts and said,"Now, who's still questioning my brother's might!？”
The ministers lowered their heads.
"Minister Cui?" Li Shi Min called out.
"I dare not!" The official surnamed Cui lowered his head.
"Hahahahahaha!"
Li Shimin laughed." Men, pass on my word. The King of Zhao, Li Yuanjing, will be granted the title of King Wu and will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"”
"Oh right, where's my brother Yuanjing?”Li Shi Min asked.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, King Zhao, after killing the Turkic Khan Jie Li, His Highness King Wu has led his five hundred cavalry north to pursue the fleeing Turkic army. From the commoners rescued by His Highness King Wu, it seems that His Highness King Wu intends to slaughter his way into the steppe!”
" What?!" Li Shimin was shocked.
……
Two days later, at dusk, the sun was setting.
On the vast grassland, a group of black-armored cavalrymen was advancing quickly. It was Li Yuanjing and the 500 tiger leopard cavalry.
After two whole days of hunting and killing, Li Yuanjing could feel that the tiger and leopard cavalry behind him were very tired. Although there was a short rest in the middle, it was only a short rest.
They could not rest for a long time because they had not found a suitable foothold and food supply point.
The so-called foothold and food supply point were the Turkic tribes.
It must be said that the Turks were different from the Great Tang. The steppe was made up of tribes of various sizes.
"Soldiers, hold on a little longer. According to the tracks of the cattle and sheep on the grasslands, there must be a Turkic tribe ahead. Tonight, we'll rest in that Turkic tribe!”Li Yuanjing loudly encouraged the soldiers.
After the time for an incense stick to burn.
In the distance, a small tribe appeared in front of Li Yuanjing and the others.
"Kill them!"
"Charge in!" Li Yuanjing shouted. Kill all the men! Anyone who dared to resist, regardless of their size, would be killed! An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth! Kill!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
The battle cry resounded through the clouds.
This was a one-sided massacre.
This was only a small tribe with a total of four or five hundred people, not even as many as the Tiger Leopard Cavalry. Moreover, most of the young and strong people in the tribe had been recruited by the Jie Li to invade the Great Tang.
Jie Li had already been killed by Li Yuanjing, and the two hundred thousand Turkic soldiers had retreated back to the grasslands.
However…
Li Yuanjing led five hundred tiger leopard cavalry and charged forward, leading the vast majority of the fleeing Turkic soldiers by a day.
In less than half an hour, the killing cries stopped. The ground was covered with corpses, leaving only the elderly, women, and children under the age of eight.
The others were all killed!
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!
This was Li Yuanjing's revenge on the Turks for massacring the people of the Great Tang!
Moreover, in ancient times, when two races fought, there was no need to show sympathy.
The reason why the elderly, women, and children under the age of eight were left behind was purely to increase the burden on the Turks for the winter.
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