Chapter 544: Peace Treaty and Return After

a fierce battle, both sides found that neither could do anything to the other.

The Tang army planned to fight and retreat, and absolutely could not give the Turks a chance to disrupt their formation.

Ashina Funian saw that he could not defeat the Tang army in a short time, but he was unwilling to give up the idea of ​​destroying the Tang army.

So he decided to eat the other side slowly, so he bit the other side tightly, followed their actions, and waited for the best opportunity to give a fatal blow.

Looking at Ashina Funian's army that was biting tightly, Cao Huaishun and others had no choice but to be vigilant at all times and fight and march.

The two sides were deadlocked for a day. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and Cao Huaishun and others thought it was not good.

Ashina Funian was overjoyed and shouted, "May God bless me!" Ashina Funian immediately ordered the entire army to follow him to attack.

The wind and sand prevented the Tang army from opening their eyes, and the Turkic cavalry attacked with the wind, which immediately disrupted the Tang army and killed them in pieces.

Cao Huaishun and others had no choice but to abandon the army and flee alone. The Tang army was defeated and many died. The Turkic cavalry won the fruits of victory and immediately burst into cheers.

Cao Huaishun and others finally gathered the scattered soldiers and collected the gold and silk. Seeing that they could not defeat Ashina Funian and might be defeated by the opponent, after a discussion among the four, Cao Huaishun and others decided to bribe Ashina Funian with money.

Ashina Funian had never seen so much wealth before, and was immediately moved by the gold and silk of Cao Huaishun and others.

So he decided not to embarrass Cao Huaishun and others and let them go back. So the two sides signed a peace treaty, killed a cow as an alliance, and each led their troops back. Cao Huaishun and others were able to escape, and Ashina Funian's troops also withdrew to the north.

Daizhou Xingkou, Tang Army Camp.

"Report to the general manager, the two deputy general managers are back! They are back after a defeat." The personal soldiers reported to Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian was overjoyed when he heard that Cao Huaishun and others had returned, and then his brows were wrinkled.

He thought that Li Wenliang and others would go to meet them, and Cao Huaishun and others should return safely, but he didn't expect that they were back after a defeat.

"What are the casualties?" Pei Xingjian sighed.

"Except for the two deputy general managers and several generals, only a few thousand soldiers returned, and everyone was injured." The personal guard said.

"What? The casualties are so serious. What kind of enemy did they encounter that they were defeated? Where are they now? Tell them to come to me." Pei Xingjian was very angry after hearing this.

Cao Huaishun and others, plus Li Wenliang and others who came to support them later, had a total force of more than 30,000.

Now only a few thousand have returned, which is less than half of the total. What did they encounter and why there were so many casualties.

"Yes!" The personal guard took the order and left.

Soon, Cao Huaishun and others appeared in front of Pei Xingjian. Before they could clean up, they were called by Pei Xingjian's personal soldiers.

"Meet the general manager." Cao Huaishun and others saluted Pei Xingjian.

"Okay! Tell us what happened and how you became like this." Pei Xingjian waved his hand.

"General manager, this is what happened." Li Wenliang told Pei Xingjian how he met Cao Huaishun and others on the road, and how he met Ashina Funian.

After telling Pei Xingjian everything, he stood there quietly waiting for Pei Xingjian to speak.

If things were really as Li Wenliang said, then they couldn't be blamed. After all, victory and defeat are common in the military.

No matter who encountered such a thing, the result would be the same. Even if Pei Xingjian encountered such a thing, it would not be much better.

"General Manager, this time, in addition to meeting Ashina Funian, I also met the Xueyantuo tribe on the way back, and also encountered Ashide Wenfu's troops and fought with him." Cao Huaishun said. Cao Huaishun

also explained clearly how he met Xueyantuo and the battle with Ashide Wenfu.

"Are you serious?" Pei Xingjian asked hurriedly.

"Every word is true, not a single word is false." Cao Huaishun said.

"Okay! I will send someone to report the news that the Xueyantuo tribe is willing to submit to the Tang Dynasty to the court."

"Also, keep an eye on the situation of the Xueyantuo tribe. When necessary, you should help them so that they can make up their minds to abandon the Turks and join the Tang Dynasty." Pei Xingjian said.

Xueyantuo's submission to the Tang Dynasty is very beneficial to the fight against the Turks. Pei Xingjian is worried that the Xueyantuo tribe will be indecisive, so he plans to spread the news that the Xueyantuo tribe wants to take the five states and submit to the Tang Dynasty at a critical moment.

Once the Turks know this news, they will naturally not let the Xueyantuo tribe go, and the Xueyantuo tribe will have no choice but to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Pei Xingjian immediately sent someone to report the news

to Chang'an, and at the same time sent someone to keep a close eye on the situation of the Xueyantuo tribe.

After Li Chengqian in Chang'an received the secret report from Pei Xingjian, he was overjoyed! He immediately summoned all the ministers to announce the news, and at the same time, asked the relevant government offices to prepare to welcome the surrender of the Xueyantuo tribe. At the same time, the Jinyiwei was sent to the south of the desert to secretly observe the situation of the Xueyantuo tribe, and once the leader of the Xueyantuo tribe, Dahun, was hesitant, he would help him in secret. Help him break with the Turks and firmly join the Tang Dynasty. For small actions in secret, the Jinyiwei is more professional. The topic has gone a bit off topic, and let's get back to Pei Xingjian. "General Manager, what should we do next?" Li Wenliang asked. They came here to suppress the rebellion of the Eastern Turks according to the Emperor's will, but given the current situation, it may not be that easy to suppress the rebellion of the Eastern Turks. "The Eastern Turks are more powerful than I thought. It is not easy to confront them head-on now. We should avoid their sharp edge for the time being and wait for the best opportunity. Then we will win in one battle." Pei Xingjian said. Pei Xingjian did not expect that the strength of the Eastern Turks would be stronger than he expected. The Eastern Turks had just defeated Cao Huaishun and others. It was a time when the morale of the Eastern Turks was high, the fighting power was off the charts, and the blood of the Eastern Turks was boiling. Fighting them head-on now would only result in both sides being hurt, which would be a loss for the Tang Dynasty. Pei Xingjian wanted to gain the greatest victory at the lowest cost. "What the chief steward said makes sense, so what should we do next? Should we just stay here and not take any action? If His Majesty finds out and blames us, we can't afford it," Cao Huaishun said.

He had suffered a defeat and was eager to make amends.

"General Cao, please be patient. I have my own way to deal with the Turks. As the saying goes, a general is not subject to the orders of his sovereign. If His Majesty knew our situation, he would understand us and would not blame us." Pei Xingjian said.

After Pei Xingjian said this, they had no choice but to shut up.