Yang Zhengdao nodded.
He stood up and led Yun Chong out of the room. They went up to the city gate tower. He looked at the soldiers and generals around him and said, "Everyone, I just received news from the Turks. The Turks have been defeated. Xieli Khan has been defeated at Xeyang Ridge. The Turks' tent has been destroyed and Xieli Khan has escaped. Our reinforcements are gone. "
Everyone was in low spirits when they heard that.
Everyone had guessed it before, but Yang Zhengdao did not announce it, so they still had a glimmer of hope.
Now that Yang Zhengdao said it, their hope was completely gone.
Yang Zhengdao continued, "Under the current circumstances, any further resistance would be futile resistance. At this time, I can't let all of you die in this futile resistance. So, I have decided to surrender. "
Many people breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that.
They all relaxed.
In fact, no one was willing to fight to the death because it was meaningless.
"Open the city gate and surrender!"
Yang Zhengdao gave the last order.
After that, Yang Zhengdao led Yun Chong and all the soldiers down the city gate tower. They walked out of the city gate and knelt down in unison outside the city.
Gao Manzheng and Du Qi saw this scene.
Gao Manzheng smiled and said, "Young Master Du, it's done. I didn't expect that we didn't even need to attack. We won this battle without using a single soldier. This battle was simply too satisfying. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "It's good that we won. General Gao, take them down."
"Yes, yes!"
Gao Manzheng hurriedly nodded his head and quickly gave out orders. As the orders were given, the soldiers stepped forward and confiscated the weapons while the soldiers were detained.
Yang Zhengdao and Yun Chong were also brought over.
Du Qi looked at the two in front of him. Yang Zhengdao was young and looked very nervous. Yun Chong was old and looked very calm, as if he did not care about life and death.
Du Qi said with a smile, "Your decision to pledge allegiance to the Tang dynasty is the wisest decision, but I'm curious. Of the two of you, one is the emperor and the other is the emperor's preceptor. So, who decided to surrender this time? "
"It's me!"
Yang Zhengdao said directly.
The way he addressed himself had also changed.
A smile appeared on Du Qi's face as he said, "I didn't expect you to decide to surrender. Actually, in my opinion, it's a good thing that you surrendered. Why would a ten-year-old child carry such a heavy burden on his back? If you say that you have a chance to restore your country, then so be it. But now, the Tang dynasty is prosperous and the people are at peace. You don't have a chance. You might as well live a peaceful life. Why do you have to suffer so much? "
Yun Chong said, "Du Qi, His Majesty is of royal blood. Of course, he has to shoulder the responsibility."
Du Qi said with a smile, "He's of the royal bloodline. The Great Sui Dynasty has long since vanished, and the current ruler is the Tang dynasty. What's more, what does a ten-year-old child know? Yun Chong, you don't have to force your own thoughts on a child. Also, can a child carry your heavy burden? He can't. "
Du Qi did not feel that Yang Zhengdao's decision was wrong. It was impossible, so surrendering early was not a bad thing.
Yun Chong heard this and sighed in his heart.
Yang Zhengdao could not carry it.
He could not carry it either.
The Great Sui Dynasty was really gone.
After a few words, Du Qi did not have the mood to talk anymore. He waved his hand and asked his men to take Yang Zhengdao and Yun Chong away. Du Qi could not interfere with how these people were dealt with. It was up to Li Shimin to deal with them.
Du Qi waited quietly.
About an hour later, Gao Manzheng had completely taken control of Dingxiang County and came to Du Qi's side.
Gao Manzheng said, "Young Master Du, now that everything is settled, we can withdraw our troops."
"Let's withdraw!"
Du Qi nodded in agreement.
Their mission was to deal with Yang Zhengdao and the others. Now that they had destroyed Yang Zhengdao, it was time for them to withdraw. The army withdrew from Dingxiang and headed toward where Li Jing was, ready to meet up with him.
On the way to meet up with Li Jing, Du Qi received news that the Bing Province Governor Li Ji, Huazhou Provincial Governor Chai Shao, Spiritual State Governor Xue Wanche, and the other managers in the north were attacking from different places.
Li Jing was targeting Xieli Khan.
As for the others, they were targeting the other Turks, such as Shbarozhi, Tuli Khan, and the other Turk tribes.
They were all hiding from the attacks of the Tang dynasty.
This was the order that Li Jing gave after he arrived.
The Imperial Court did not send out many troops, but to destroy the Turks, they could only rely on the strength of the various regions. Whether it was Li Ji, Chai Shao, or Xue Wanche who had once served Li Jiancheng and escaped from Chang 'an during the rebellion at the Xuanwu Gate and were recruited by Li Shimin to be the Governor of Spiritual State, they were all great generals.
One by one, they led their troops to battle, and the entire north started attacking. All of a sudden, the Turks were at a complete disadvantage.
They retreated step by step.
They were constantly being crushed.
At this time, the forces of the various Turks all quickly retreated and gathered around Xieli, retreating to the vicinity of Iron Mountain. As the various Turks gathered, Xieli had tens of thousands of people around him.
However, the strength of these tens of thousands of people was already weakened.
They were unable to go against the gradually gathering Tang army.
Xieli was also worried like never before, but he was not willing to accept this. Thus, Xieli Khan chose the most common arrangement, which was for Zhi Shili to go down south to meet Li Jing.
When Zhi Shili arrived at Li Jing's tent, Du Qi and Gao Manzheng also met up with Li Jing.
Within the main tent.
Li Jing looked at the returning Du Qi and smiled, "Adjunct Officer Du, in the battle of Dingxiang, you and General Gao Manzheng took down Yang Zhengdao. This is a great merit! "
Du Qi smiled and said, "Chief Steward Li, this is all thanks to General Gao. I only said a few words."
Hearing this, Gao Manzheng hurriedly said, "Manager Li, I'll speak the truth, in the battle of Dingxiang, I did not fight at all, and did not lose a single soldier. Therefore, this battle is all thanks to Adjunct Officer Du. "
Li Jing stroked his beard, "You don't have to be humble, I know everything. I will report what should be reported, you don't have to worry, and you don't have to be humble. "
Du Qi and Gao Manzheng did not say anything more.
Li Jing said, "Erlang, news came from outside the camp, Xieli Khan sent Zhi Shili, saying that he wants to represent Xieli Khan and pledge allegiance to the Tang dynasty. What do you think about this matter? "
Du Qi said, "Manager, I think that the Turks must be destroyed. Especially now that the Turks have suffered unprecedented losses. If we miss this opportunity, then it will be impossible to destroy the Turks again. "
Li Jing said solemnly, "This old man's thoughts are the same as yours. But if we reply strongly to Zhi Shili, saying that the Tang dynasty wants to destroy the Turks, after Zhi Shili returns and reports, Xieli Khan will see that he is no match and will continue to flee to the west. In this vast grassland, once Xieli Khan really wants to escape, it will be hard for us to stop him. "
Du Qi's lips curled into a smile as he said, "Manager, the current situation is that we are determined to destroy the Turks. The problem is, how can we completely destroy them? "
"Yes!"
Li Jing nodded.
This was the plan and problem that they had to consider now.
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