Three thousand Turkic barbarians had invaded the towns of the Great Tang, burning, killing, pillaging, and committing all sorts of crimes.
In a newly built temple in Li Family Town, Cao Jing's clay statue stood tall. The people hiding in the temple looked expectant.
"I've heard that there's a Heavenly God on the border of our Great Tang who exiled the Turks and massacred tribes."
"This old man traveled far away to Bing Province and found an experienced man who returned from Zhen Yan Tribe. With his description, he built this statue of a God.”
"Right now, our entire Li Family Town is praying to the gods to help us kill these damned Turks.”
In front of the temple, an old man bowed with a trembling body.
After he finished speaking, the people of the Li Family Village in the temple looked at Cao Jing's clay statue with sorrowful expressions.
"Haha, women of the Great Tang are the most precious. They are the currency of our Turkic countries.”
"That's right. Children are useless. Kill them if you see them. We Turks don't need these Great Tang children who waste food.”
"As for the old man, oh, it's useless, it's useless.”
"Our Great Turks are mighty after stealing their cattle and gold.”
When the Turkic barbarians outside began to shout, their faces turning ashen, their voices getting closer and closer.
They were surrounded in this temple and had no way to survive.
They took one last look at Cao Jing's clay sculpture.
There was no reaction.
There was no reaction.
They looked at each other sadly.
The Turkic barbarians had completely surrounded them.
"Thump! Thump!"
"Thump! Thump!"
When the Turkic barbarians knocked on the temple's door, the rhythm of the knocking tugged at their heartbeats.
"Am I going to die?"
This was the only thought in everyone's mind. If the Turkic barbarians opened the door, they would die.
"Thump! Thump!"
"Thump!"
All of a sudden, the sound of knocking against the door stopped abruptly.
The Li Family Town people in the temple huddled together and looked ahead in fear.
"Boom!"
Suddenly!
The door suddenly shattered, scaring the people of the Li family town into sobbing. But when they raised their heads, they didn't see any Turks. Instead, they saw a golden-armored general standing in front of the door, holding a coiling dragon scarlet-gold halberd.
This stunned them.
"The Turkic barbarians who came to harass you are dead. You are saved.”
After Cao Jing said this, Huo Qubing, who was behind him, led the eight hundred champion cavalry to throw the money and food on the ground and said,""The Li Clan Town has already been completely destroyed by the Turkic barbarians. This money and food will be enough for you to rebuild the Li Family Town.”
After saying that, Cao Jing turned around and left with Huo Qubing.
The people of Li Town were left in a daze.
After they left, the old man rubbed his eyes and looked up at the tall clay statue behind him. He knelt on the ground and said,"A god descending to the mortal world is indeed a god descending to the mortal world!”
"Thank you, Great Tang's Soul Guardian General Cao Jing, for protecting the people of my Li Family Town.”
"From today onwards, the people of Li Family Town will worship the deity statue every day.”
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Outside Bing Province, in the desert, Huo Qubing was lost in thought as he followed behind Cao Jing. He saw how the Li Family Town people were grateful to Cao Jing and how they had erected clay sculptures. He asked in confusion,"As the Han Dynasty, it is only right for us to protect the people of the Han Dynasty from being harmed by the foreign races."
"My lord, isn't this what we should do? But why were they so grateful?”
Cao Jing smiled bitterly and looked at his puzzled expression.""The might of the Great Han Dynasty is admired by all races, so they naturally wouldn't dare to invade the border.”
"During the Nanbei Dynasty, my Han family's sons became food for the Outsiders.”
"Although the Great Sui unified the world, because of Emperor Yang's wanton militarism, the Central Plains once again fell into chaos. The second generation of the Great Sui died, resulting in the current Great Tang. And the Outsiders are still growing."
"The people have experienced a hundred years of war and need someone to protect them.”
Huo Qubing nodded his head in understanding."There's a man called the Wei Emperor in Zhenhun Street. He calls himself the Wu Dao Heavenly King Ran Min. Whenever he mentions the foreign tribes, he has killing intent.”
"The Five Barbarians are a disgrace to the Han family.”
Cao Jing let out a long sigh. In that era, the Han Clan was almost wiped out from history.
If Ran Min, the Heavenly King of Wu Dao, hadn't killed Hu Ling single-handedly, the Han family would have been in danger.
Cao Jing's eyes immediately lit up." However, now that the Great Tang has my Soul Suppressing Street, these barbarians will naturally be expelled!"”
"I, Huo Qubing, am willing to follow my lord forever!”
"I, the Eighteen Cavalry of Yanyun, will naturally follow my lord!”
"The eight hundred champion cavalry will follow my lord until death!”
Behind him, everyone knelt down in unison.
Cao Jing let out a long sigh. The image of the people of the Great Tang not daring to resist the Turkic barbarians flashed in his mind. How could he change this situation?
He rubbed his head. Today was the seventh day. He would return to Youzhou first to pay his respects to the Tang people who had died.
As for how to change the cowardice of the Tang people, he could discuss it with Li Jing, the Governor of Youzhou.
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