Chapter 541 Cao Huaishun
"Wenfu Khan! What do you need us to do? Just give us your orders. We, the warriors of our duty department, will go through fire and water without hesitation." Handahan, who returned from the defeat, saluted.
"Okay! I decided to divide the troops to invade Qingzhou, Yuanzhou and other states of the Tang Dynasty to attract the attention of the Tang Dynasty to this, which will facilitate our next actions." Ashide Wenfu said.
"I am willing to lead the troops to invade Yuanzhou, Qingzhou and other places." Handahan saluted and asked for permission.
"I am willing to go too." Nurhaci saluted and said.
"Good! As long as we can work together, great things can be expected. Dagula, you take people to attack Qingzhou."
"Wonzhou and other places will be handed over to you, Handahan. I have only one request, that is to make the momentum as big as possible."
"We must make the Tang Dynasty people think that we intend to pass through these places and attack the Central Plains, so that they will not pay attention to Ashina Funian." Ashide Wenfu said.
"Yes!" Everyone saluted and responded.
The Turkic troops were divided into two groups. One group went to invade Qingzhou, Wonzhou and other places, and the other group disguised themselves and secretly sneaked into Xiazhou to bring back Ashina Funian who lived in Xiazhou. The
Turkic army invaded Qingzhou, Wonzhou and other places. The defenders of these places were defeated by the Turkish cavalry. The battle report floated into the Daming Palace like snowflakes.
"Good-for-nothings, all good-for-nothings. The remnants of the Turks actually invaded Qingzhou, Yuanzhou and other places, and the garrisons in various places were defeated by the remnants of the Turks one after another."
"It was Pei Yan who misled me. Otherwise, he advised me to recall Pei Xingjian, how could such a situation happen? I will severely punish Pei Yan." Li Chengqian was furious after reading the reports from Qingzhou, Yuanzhou and other places. Pei Yan,
who was standing aside, trembled with fear. At first, he was worried that Pei Xingjian's contributions were too great and would be a threat to him, so he told Li Chengqian that the suppression of the Eastern Turkic rebellion was just around the corner.
Pei Xingjian worked hard and made great contributions. It would be a waste of talent to let him stay in the south of the desert. No matter what, it was Pei Yan who advised the emperor to recall Pei Xingjian.
Now the Turks are so arrogant that they have conquered several states of the Tang Dynasty. It is reasonable for the emperor to punish him in anger.
"Your Majesty! We will discuss Pei Yan's matter later. He advised Your Majesty out of good intentions."
"The most urgent task is how we should deal with the Tang army's attack on the border. If we don't handle it properly, it is likely to cause greater chaos." Li Ke saluted.
"You are right. I was so angry that I forgot what the main point was. Tell me what we should do next? I want to hear your opinions." Li Chengqian said.
"I think we should immediately dispatch troops to defend Jingzhou and Qingzhou to prevent the Eastern Turks from invading Qingzhou and other places again."
"At the same time, your majesty personally issued an edict to let Pei Xingjian send troops to attack the Eastern Turks again. This time, we must completely destroy the Eastern Turks." Liu Rengui saluted.
This is the best way to deal with it at the moment. Sending troops to guard Jingzhou and Qingzhou can prevent the Turks from invading again.
Pei Xingjian is undoubtedly the most suitable person to deal with the Turks. Pei Xingjian has just defeated the Eastern Turks not long ago and still has a certain threat to the Eastern Turks.
It is better not to bother two masters for one thing. Letting Pei Xingjian lead troops to attack the Eastern Turks again can also quell the rebellion faster.
"Pass the imperial edict! Order the Right Guard General Li Zhishi and others to station troops in Jing and Qing states to prevent the Turks from invading again, and order Pei Xingjian to be the general manager of Dingxiang Road, and the Right Guard General Cao Huaishun and Youzhou Governor Li Wenliang as deputies to attack the Turks again." Li Chengqian said.
The historian next to him immediately wrote down: In the first month of the 30th year of Yonghui, the Eastern Turks invaded Qing, Yuan and other states. On the fifth day, the emperor issued an imperial edict to send the Right Guard General Li Zhishi and others to station troops in Jing and Qing states to defend against them.
With Xingjian as the general manager of Dingxiang Road, and the Right Guard General Cao Huaishun and Youzhou Governor Li Wenliang as deputies, they led troops to attack them.
The imperial edict was passed to Pei Xingjian, who ordered the Right Guard General Cao Huaishun to lead the vanguard army northward and return first.
Cao Huaishun marched northward and sent out scouts to inquire about the news of the Turks.
"Report!" The scout came flying and stopped in front of Cao Huaishun and said, "General! The Turkic leaders Ashina Funian and Ashide Wenfu were found north of Heisha."
"Oh! Did you see clearly?" Cao Huaishun's eyes lit up after hearing this. If this was really the case, then his chance to make a contribution had come.
As long as he could capture Ashina Funian and Ashide Wenfu alive or bring their heads back, he would have made a great contribution.
"I saw it clearly. He must be the highest official of the Turks. I also heard them call themselves Ashina Funian and Ashide Wenfu. I can't be wrong." The scout said.
"How many troops does the other side have?" Cao Huaishun asked.
If the enemy has more troops than him, he will wait for Pei Xingjian and other troops to come and tell them the news.
Even if the enemy's troops are not as strong as his, he will not give up this golden opportunity.
"There are only about twenty cavalrymen." The scout said.
"Okay! Pass the order, the whole army will attack, follow me to kill Heisha, and capture Ashina Funian and Ashide Wenfu alive." Cao Huaishun was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered to kill Heisha.
"Slow!" Cao Huaishun's deputy general hurriedly grabbed him and said, "General, you must not be reckless! Be careful of fraud!"
"Why not? Such a great opportunity to make achievements, how can we miss it in vain? Opportunities are rare and will never come again!" Cao Huaishun said anxiously.
He was worried that he would be too late, and it would be bad if Ashina Funian and Ashide Wenfu ran away.
"General, please listen to me. I'm worried that there is a fraud here! It is very likely a trick by the other side, and the purpose is to trick our army."
"General, it's okay. Besides, we haven't figured out whether the news brought back by the scouts is true or not."
"In my opinion, we should first distinguish the truth from the false. Even if we want to kill Heisha, we need to wait until the general manager arrives before making a decision. We must not act rashly." The deputy general said earnestly.
At this time, Cao Huaishun had lost his mind because of the opportunity to make achievements. He didn't have the time to care whether the intelligence was true or not.
He was now thinking about sending troops to Heisha and capturing Ashina Funian and Ashide Wenfu alive. He didn't want to care about anything else.
"Shut up! How can I miss such a golden opportunity? If you don't want to go, I won't stop you. You can stay and wait for Pei Xingjian and the others!"
"I will lead the elite alone. I will get all the credit. Don't blame me for not sharing a share." Cao Huaishun said angrily. He
immediately gathered the elite, lightly equipped and moved towards Heisha at the fastest speed.
Looking at Cao Huaishun's back, the deputy general was helpless. He was worried that this was probably a false news deliberately spread by the Turks.
"Go and inform the chief steward immediately. Tell him everything about the general's dispatch to Heisha without missing a word. Let him decide everything." The deputy general said to the messenger.
"Yes!" The messenger took the order and left.