A day later, Hu Shiwan led the Eastern Army Corps.
Xue Rengui's main army in the south and Tuyuhun's army in the west had already surrounded Xue Yantuo!
……
In Bingzhou City, Li Xiao was just about to eat breakfast when the system's voice sounded.
"Ding dong! Xue Rengui, Hu Shiwan, and Tuyuhun's General Alishi attacked Xue Yantuo's tribe from all sides."
" Xue Rengui's army will break through the city in four hours. Hu Shiwan will attack Xue Yantuo's Khaganate from the east…"
The war had begun!
Looking at the flashing red lights on the system's mini-map.
Li Xiao saw Xue Rengui leading the Tang warriors to kill the enemies with his halberd.
Soon, they broke through the formation of Xue Yantuo's tribe.
Xue Yantuo's forces were attacked from three sides. They were distracted and lost in all directions. The battle only lasted for half a day before the outcome was decided.
A massacre was unavoidable!
The Tang soldiers, whose eyes had turned red from killing, had no time to capture prisoners and claim their rewards.
"Ding dong! Xue Rengui led his army to defeat Xue Yantuo's main force and killed twenty of his generals. Xue Yantuo's adult men were killed by 100,000 men and 50,000 women were captured.”
"Ding dong! The 100,000 Tiger Legion has broken through the Khanate and captured 3,000 Xue Yantuo nobles. Obtained the golden statue of worship, 600 points…"
[Ding-dong. The Tuyuhun Army of the vassal state has defeated the enemy in front of them. They have crossed the Akensai Mountain and destroyed Xue Yantuo's ranch…]
"Can't even withstand a single blow!"
Li Xiao was surprised that Xue Yantuo, a warrior on horseback, was so cowardly in terms of fighting strength and fighting will that he was instantly crushed in front of the Tang Empire's army.
Xue Yantuo's army of 500,000 soldiers had collapsed like a mountain. Why did it collapse so quickly?
The real reason was that during the Tang Xue War, Zhen Zhu Khan was captured and killed by Li Xiao.
Xue Yantuo's men didn't have a unified command, let alone a good cooperation.
Xue Yantuo's cavalry was still more valiant if they fought individually, but war was a whole.
The bravery of an ordinary man was ultimately unable to avoid a crushing defeat. The more valiant one was, the faster they would die.
This was because it would stimulate the Tang soldiers 'bloodlust, and in the end, it would become a one-sided massacre.
"Ding dong! Xue Yantuo's Xue tribe was completely wiped out, points increased by 800.”
"The Yantuo tribe was utterly defeated. Most of the people chose to surrender…"
"Ding dong! Xue Yantuo's tribe has been destroyed. The host's System Points have increased by 2,000…"
Li Xiao looked at the system's mini-map while sipping his tea with a smile.
Xue Rengui and Hu's 100,000 soldiers were sharp, they fought bravely and broke through any of Xue Yantuo's villages in one go.
Moreover, a large number of spoils of war were already packed up and ready to be sent back to Bingzhou.
A large number of Xue Yantuo's people followed him.
If Xue Rengui didn't stop him in time, Hu Shiwan would have killed all of Xue Yantuo's men.
Xue Yantuo's people were also spoils of war, and they were also the labor force needed for the great reform and construction of Bing Province.
However, Xue Rengui decisively ordered all Xue Yantuo nobles to be killed.
These nobles were the descendants of the Five Barbarians, and Li Xiao had specifically told Xue Rengui about this matter in the brocade bag:
"All Hu nobles are to be killed without mercy. If they encounter resistance, they can be tortured to death if necessary!”
Xue Yantuo had been killed. Looking at the system's mini-map, a vast grassland appeared in front of Li Xiao.
Two thousand miles to the north of Bingzhou, the Xing 'an Mountains to the east, and the Tianshan Mountains to the west were all included in the territory of the Great Tang Empire.
Xue Rengui ordered Hu Shiwan to chase after the remaining enemies and ordered the Tuyuhun people to return immediately.
Moreover, they had to put down all their spoils of war, or they would immediately start a war!
The conversation between soldiers was so straightforward. In any case, they were in the mood to kill.
The Tuyuhun people were so frightened by the Tang army that they trembled in fear.
Commander Tuyuhun struggled internally. After discussing with his generals, they had no choice but to obey.
They had brought their own rations to help the Great Tang destroy Xue Yantuo. They had wanted to get something, but they were empty-handed and could not complain at all.
Hu Shiwan was becoming more and more like a god of death.
This was Xue Rengui's evaluation of him.
As the guard of Li Xiao, Hu Shiwan finally found the wonderful feeling of killing the Turks last year.
Only the battlefield was Hu Shiwan's paradise.
Not only Xue Yantuo, but Hui Qi, the descendants of the Xiongnu, and other small tribes were also wiped out by Hu Shiwan.
Tang Dynasty's territory was rapidly expanding. In the following time, Hu Shiwan fought all the way to Fish-Catching Sea.
It was only because the weather was too cold that they stopped advancing.
At this moment, the Great Tang's territory had increased by three thousand li.
The entire Northwest Grassland had been conquered by Hu Shiwan. This place was vast and sparsely populated.
The further north they went, the colder it became. Many of the barbarians were already very primitive, and most of them had yet to be civilized.
Xue Rengui led the army back to Bingzhou, and he pacified the vast territory north of Bingzhou.
The territory of the Great Tang Empire had reached an unprecedented vastness.
——
Within Bingzhou City.
Other than Li Xiao, the others didn't know about the great victory ahead, and their lives were still peaceful.
Xu Feng stood respectfully in front of Li Xiao in the Jiang Mansion.
He reported to Li Xiao all the information inside and outside of Bingzhou City.
"Your Highness, the army recruited in the city has violated military discipline too much. I have already punished them accordingly according to Your Highness's orders.”
Hearing this, Li Xiao immediately said,"
"We have to kill a few people to enforce military discipline.”
"This king's army is going to fight. If you act recklessly, you will only die!”
The main force of Li Xiao's army was far away in the grasslands to destroy Xue Yantuo.
Those who remained in Bingzhou City were all newly recruited soldiers. The military discipline was lax, and some even fought with the people for benefits.
"Your Highness, some of the soldiers just don't understand military discipline and their crimes aren't serious. Your Highness, please decide how to deal with them.”Xu Feng said.
Pondering for a moment, Li Xiao slowly said,"
"If it's a first offense and the crime is light, the punishment can be lighter.”
"But they must apologize to the people they offended. Their attitude must be sincere and the people must forgive them.”
"If you don't forgive me, then increase the punishment.”
"What this king needs is combat power, but not combat power against the people.”
"To build an iron army, we must start from the details.”
"Xu Feng, this king doesn't have anyone on hand right now, so you can help me with some military matters.”
"I think so too," Xu Feng said."Soldiers are not strictly restrained, and the people are the victims."”
"Without the support of the common people, we will have no roots. Your Highness is working hard to make the country prosperous, and we cannot let a few people ruin our reputation.”
Li Xiao was very satisfied with Xu Feng's words. According to Xu Feng's intelligence, it was not difficult to manage military discipline.
After Xu Feng left, the system arrived unexpectedly.
"Ding dong! Congratulations to the host for killing Xue Yantuo. You now have a chance to draw. Do you want to draw?”
"Smoke!" Li Xiao said without hesitation.
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