Hearing this, Xieli Khan put on a brave front and snorted, "Even if there is an ambush, so what? They cannot stop the army under my command. Right now, most of Li Jing's forces are not here. If there is an ambush blocking the way, it is useless. Moreover, it is possible that Li Jing did not arrange an ambush. "
However, at this time, Xieli Khan felt a trace of nervousness in his heart.
Earlier, he felt that he had escaped a calamity.
Now that he thought about it carefully, how was this escaping a calamity? It was clearly possible that they would fall into danger.
Thus, Xieli Khan waved his hand and had people bring Tang Jian and An Xiuren back. He also ordered that they could only rest for half an hour before immediately leaving.
They had to leave quickly.
Otherwise, it would be extremely dangerous.
However, in less than half an hour, while Xieli Khan was leading the army to rest and reorganize, suddenly, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from behind him.
Rumbling sounds rose and fell one after another.
Even Xieli Khan, who was sitting on the ground, could feel the ground trembling. Many of the warhorses in the army began to neigh, seeming somewhat restless.
Xieli Khan's expression immediately changed greatly.
They had come!
Li Jing's ambush had indeed come.
In the blink of an eye, an army appeared on the road behind them.
The one leading them was Li Ji.
Beside Li Ji was Li Daozong, the Rencheng Prince.
The army led by the two blocked the path of retreat of the Turkic army, leaving Xieli Khan with no way out.
The army majestically got into formation. Li Ji was already quickly moving forward. Looking at the army led by Xieli Khan, he shouted, "Xieli Khan, this official is Li Ji. I have received orders to cut off your path of retreat. Right now, your life gate has been blocked. You have nowhere to run. If you immediately lay down your weapons and surrender, I can spare your life. If you resist, kill without mercy. "
Li Ji would not show mercy to the Turks.
As long as Xieli Khan was unwilling to surrender, he did not mind killing everyone.
After all, they were all outsiders.
When Xieli Khan heard this, he was so frightened that his hair stood on end. He clenched his teeth and shouted, "Li Ji, I have Tang Jian and An Xiuren in my hands. If you insist on attacking, then I can only kill these two first. I will fight to the death with you. My condition is very simple. You have to open up a path for me to survive. Open up a path for me. As long as I leave, I will immediately release Tang Jian and An Xiuren. "
Even now, Xieli Khan was unwilling to give up.
He did not want to admit defeat.
If they surrendered now, the Turks would truly be defeated, because the entire Turkic army would have been defeated.
They would not be able to fight.
When Li Ji heard Khan Xieli's words, a cold smile hung at the corner of his mouth. He simply did not care about the life and death of Tang Jian and An Xiuren. He clearly understood that no matter what, he could not let Tang Jian and An Xiuren escape from this battle. Once the two of them left, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Li Ji's expression was solemn as he said forcefully, "Xieli Khan, as long as you dare to kill Tang Jian and An Xiuren, I can tell you with certainty that no matter if it is you, Xieli Khan, or the other Tujue men of various tribes, none of you will survive."
Li Ji continued, "You have no other choice now. You can only choose to surrender. If you do not surrender, you will die. If you want to fight to the death, I will fulfill your wish. In short, today I would rather leave your corpse behind than let you leave. "
His words were extremely forceful.
Xieli Khan's face was solemn.
Because this was the worst case scenario.
Li Ji did not wait for Xieli Khan to continue speaking and said, "Xieli Khan, I will count to ten. If you refuse to surrender, then I will immediately give the order to attack. At that time, life and death will be decided. Even if you want to surrender, I will not accept it. "
"One!"
After Li Ji finished speaking, he began to shout.
"Two!"
"Three!"
Li Ji shouted neither hurriedly nor slowly.
That slightly hoarse voice echoed in the air. To the Tang army, this was like the sound of nature. But to the Turks, it was like a death knell. Almost everyone's expression changed greatly.
If they really fought with the Tang army, they would definitely not win.
After all, their military strength was limited.
Moreover, on the Tang army's side, Li Jing was still at the rear. When Li Jing led the army to attack, at that time, the army led by Xieli Khan would definitely be annihilated, not a single one would survive, let alone counterattack.
Time passed little by little.
When Li Ji counted to eight, many Turk tribe chiefs could no longer remain calm. They hurriedly bowed to Xieli Khan and made suggestions, hoping that everyone's safety could be guaranteed and that they would no longer resist.
Even though Tang Jian and An Xiuren were in Xieli Khagan's hands, the two of them were completely useless at this very moment. On the contrary, their existences were simply of little value. They were tasteless, but it would be a pity to abandon them.
Xieli Khan listened to Li Ji's words. Every sound was like a heavy hammer, fiercely pounding on his heart, causing his body to tremble.
When he heard Li Ji count to nine, a string in Xieli Khan's heart could no longer be stabilized and directly collapsed.
He could no longer bear the pressure.
"Surrender!"
Xieli Khan gave the order to surrender.
Kang Sumi, Zhi Shili, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief. Because if they surrendered to the Tang dynasty, they would not have to die. At least there was still a chance.
However, in the crowd at the rear, only one person looked disappointed and even showed a look of despair.
This person was Princess Yicheng.
She had a helpless expression.
But when Xieli gave the order to surrender, everyone put down their weapons and surrendered. The Tang army quickly came and detained everyone, including Princess Yicheng.
When Li Ji saw this, a smile appeared on his face.
It was a success.
In this extermination of the Turks, even if Li Jing was the general manager and oversaw the overall situation, he also had merit in taking down Xieli Khan.
At this time, Tang Jian and An Xiuren returned to the army.
Both of them had a look of lingering fear on their faces. Because they were really in danger just now. If Xieli wanted to destroy everything, then Tang Jian and An Xiuren would not be able to come back.
Li Ji comforted Tang Jian and An Xiuren, and then gave the order to return.
This time, they had completely captured the Turk Erlang, and also took down Xieli Khan and the other chiefs of the Turks. For the Tang dynasty, these areas occupied by the Turks were completely included in the Tang dynasty's territory.
Li Ji led the army back and soon met up with Li Jing at the rear.
When all the results of the battle were counted, all the information was gathered in Li Jing's hands. Li Jing's old face had always been serious, but at this moment, it was full of smiles.
The harvest of this battle was too great.
In this battle, more than ten thousand Turks were killed, more than a hundred thousand were captured, and hundreds of thousands of cows and sheep were seized. Even Li Jing was shocked by such data.
Since the establishment of the Tang dynasty, this was unprecedented.
Back then, when the Tang dynasty was just established, they needed to build a good relationship with the Turks to prevent the Turks from invading the border. But now, the Great Tang had wiped away its humiliation and swept away the Turks.
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