In the first year of Longshuo (661 AD), the fifth day of the sixth month of the summer, the fourth hour of the lunar calendar.

Hang Ai Shandong, the west bank of Wengjin River, and the central military tent of Lushan, held a military meeting. The general of Tiele Road marching and Rentai, the general of the Right Wu Guard, was responsible for presiding over the meeting and proposed the theme of the meeting: In order to continue the marching, Tiele 130,000 surrendered soldiers were recommended to kill them all.

The participants included: Deputy General Manager of the Tiele Road, Liu Shenli, Yanran’s Protector; General Manager of the Lushan Road, Xue Rengui, General of the Left Wu Guard; General Manager of the Precipitation Road, General of the Right Guard; General of the Three Roads, General of the Three Roads, Wu Kang, General of the Left Qianniu Mansion.

During the stalemate of the discussion, the atmosphere was very awkward. The short couch was kicked over, the teapot was broken, and the tea water was sprinkled all over the floor. Rentai blew his beard and stared, Wu Kang's face turned red and his neck was thick, and he was angry and shot the other party, wanting to kill him with his eyes. The other three people did not help each other and remained silent.

Half a quarter of an hour passed, and I was still crossing my eyes, and I didn’t feel sore. I had to calm down. Sun Ren coughed lightly and said, “I will lift the couch at any time. In the future, I will change it to the same table. I must bring my own food, which may make me hungry. Get it clean up quickly and apologize to General Zheng. This matter will be over."

Liu Shenli also advised: "The two generals are relieved. Tiele's nine surnames have not yet been settled, so don't act irritably. They are both third-rank high-ranking officials. If they are spread, they will be laughed at by others. They become young and energetic and have a little inappropriate behavior. Please forgive Ren Tai."

The steps have been built, and you must be polite, otherwise it will be disliked. Wu Kang knew that he was futile and could not solve the problem. He bowed to the persuasionist, bent down and held up the short couch, and cleaned up the mess on the ground.

Looking at the past and present life, you will not argue with outsiders or fight with them, that is meaningless. If you are angry with outsiders, choose to endure in your previous life, and choose to kill people in this life, no matter whether you are accused of killing or assassinating, you will definitely kill you. You have always been restrained, and the so-called anger and resentment will only vent your acquaintances. Unfortunately, because of the prisoners of war, they were unable to restrain them for a while.

He slowly cleaned up, took Xue Rengui's eyes and saluted Zheng Rentai, and his tone was quite perfunctory: "I am young and energetic, and I am striking the general manager of Zheng. Please ignore the past. If I cannot let go, please let the general manager say it clearly, and my subordinates accept the beating and punishment."

With an incorrect attitude, Zheng Rentai snorted coldly: "The General of the Sixteen Guards also has high or low levels. I will stand in front of you in the big and small court meetings of the court. As the cousin of the queen, you must be more cautious. If you look down on others, you will sooner or later cause trouble. This is only once, no one will be the case, so you can get into the seat."

The atmosphere was still awkward. Wu Kang saluted again, without verbal disputes, and sat upright behind the bed. Rengui looked over and said for a moment: "I just changed and said, "We have said that we have killed surrendered soldiers, and the impact is extremely bad. It is so serious that we can behead and kill everyone's heads. Please make a clear statement."

Focused on his eyes, Wu Kang said lightly: "You can see that Tiele's nine surnames rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, and his determination was not firm, but just marched and demonstrated. He hoped to win the central compromise through rebellion, and hoped that the Tiantang would go to the country and reduce oppression on it. If the prisoners of war were killed, blood feud would inevitably aggravate Tiele's hatred."

His eyes swept through everyone and continued to analyze: "So this march should be mainly fu, and swords and weapons are supplemented. It is shorter than Su's succession, and he cannot command the eight surnames. He has won the victory in Tianshan, which is the main reason. If he kills surrendered soldiers, it is equivalent to pushing the eight surnames into his arms. This is obviously contrary to the strategic purpose."

Rentai sneered and said sarcastically: "Where can we help our army by pushing into Bisu's arms? It's just a matter of just one shot. The Tianshan flag is victorious, and we should take advantage of the victory to pursue the victory, break through the Tiele's nine surnames, and completely quell the rebellion. Does the general have no confidence in the military front of our dynasty?"

What a big hat, I can't take the blame, and I'm too lazy to defend myself. I must be very confident in the warheads of the Tang Dynasty guards, but I don't have any confidence in you Zheng Rentai. I must use the policy of politeness to quell the rebellion of Tiele's nine surnames, but you advocate killing, which will definitely not work.

Ignoring his provocation, I continued to analyze the situation: "The climate in northern Mobei is short, with long summer and winter, hot summer and cold winter. Its biggest feature is that the weather changes rapidly and is capricious. Especially in autumn, the autumn was bright and cool, and the wind suddenly broke out, and even heavy snow fell suddenly."

The Mongolian climate was put forward and the marching restrictions were given: "The right time, place, people, and the first time was to be the brunt of the sky and the limit of military operations. Before autumn and August, our three armies had to go back to the court. Kill 130,000 prisoners of war, at least 100,000 families, and lose their main labor. We could not survive the cold winter, and the herdsmen died of starvation, and hatred intensified again."

Speaking of this, he emphasized his tone: "I can assert that hatred and survival will not stop. As long as the army withdraws, before winter comes, or after the spring of the next year, he will inevitably rebel again. What is the Central Committee here? "

I was pondering, and Rentai was sneering: "We are military generals, and we do not participate in political affairs. The center has its own good strategies. If we don't keep our hearts, we will be discouraged. They rebel again, and we will calm down again until they are settled. The Tang Dynasty's military strength will be successful in suppressing the rebellion for the first time."

What you say is not human words, and falling into the quagmire of war will cause damage. Wu Kang's face is as deep as water, and he will reveal a trace of contempt. He has short-sighted strategic vision and deserves a ten-year deputy general, his political mind is simple, and he deserves no value. Apart from personal courage, what are you left?

Xue Rengui and others seemed to have heard it and frowned and pondered. No one agreed, Rentai lost face and became even more angry. I don’t know how long it took, Rengui first said: “The central strategic focus is in Goguryeo, Liaodong. If Tiele rebelled, he might adjust his strategy and send a heavy general to appease him.”

Sun Ren nodded and answered his words and analyzed: "The purpose of the marching in Mobei is to make Tielene affiliation, not to kill him. If it is repeated, the strategy of the center must be mainly focused on comforting. If it is not bad as expected, the general of Zuo Xiaowei and Duke of the Zhu Kingdom, Qie Heli, who was born in the Qiezi family, is the most suitable candidate..."

The words came to an abrupt end, and the three of them looked up at the same time, all of whom were dumbfounded. Rentai was confused, and Shen Li's face changed drastically, and he said with his lips trembling: "General Qibi is the general manager of the Liaodong marching and is attacking Goguryeo. The strength of the northern line has been greatly reduced, which is very likely to affect the strategic deployment of Liaodong."

It is not very likely, but it is a foregone conclusion. Wu Kang's words are firm: "It is well known that in the hearts of the saints, the northern Mobei is more important than the Liaodong. If Tiel rebels again, he will summon the Qibian army and attack Goguryeo, advance by water and land, and attack from north to south."

He emphasized his tone: "The strategic deployment is failed and the battle cannot be decided quickly, and it will fall into a protracted war. After the winter of Goguryeo, it will be even worse than the northern plateau of Demon, which can be said to be ice and snow. The northern line stagnated, the supply of the southern line was lacking, and the chaos in Baekje, Silla was not strong in support. The Liaodong battle suffered losses and lost generals and returned in vain."

After the analysis, he stood up and said, "The prisoners of war were killed, Tiele rebelled, and the Qibban army was in trouble. The Liaodong battle was deployed and ended in failure. This is a chain reaction. If the saints learned that we were the culprits, what would they do?"

The scene was silent and everyone knew it. If the saint knew it, the consequences would be unimaginable. The clapping sound broke the calm of the venue. Rentai said coldly: "Our general is impressive. It can be used to make a brilliant plan and see through the future. Are you an exiled immortal coming to earth?"

In the naked ridicule, Rentai sneered: "Whether your imagination is fulfilled in the future will have nothing to do with me. I am the marshal of the army, and I will execute the imperial orders and eliminate the Tiel rebellion. The rebellion must be suppressed. The surrendered soldiers are threats. Only by executing them all can they be free from bondage."

It was a waste of his words and words, and Zheng Rentai was determined to kill the surrender. Wu Kang frowned, his eyes full of sincerity, and asked for help from the other general managers. If they supported them, all the four major staff members opposed it, and the general manager must compromise.

However, he was destined to be disappointed, and Rengui, all his eyes were removed. Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Rentai pulled out the flag and his voice was silenced: "Lushandao marching chief, the chief of the three marching chief, you will be limited to five days to kill all surrendered soldiers. I dare to obey the slander, and I will act in the military law."

The so-called military law acts as an ultimatum, and killing Tielle surrendered soldiers has become a foregone conclusion. Wu Kang laughed silently and could only bow to his promise and sit behind the couch in dejection. Rengui struggled for a moment and stepped forward to take the order flag and put it in his waist to count the bag.

Zheng Rentai was very happy, provoked Wu Kang and continued to pass military orders: "The army was divided into two groups. I led the guards of our troops to attack the Uighur Yakou in the north. Dangping Sijie and Pugu, Qie and Gulunwugu. General Xue led Lushan's army to attack Ba Yigu and others in the west. After killing the surrendered soldiers, he immediately set off the camp and attacked him."

The marching order was issued, and everyone began to discuss it. Wu Kang turned a blind eye and quickly searched for memory. Hun and Ba Yigu, together with Luo and Abus, were both in Hang Aishan South. Hun and Ba Yigu were in Bayanhonggore Province and the Baidarig River Basin.

Tongluo and Abus are in the northwest Zabukhan Province, the upper reaches of the Zabukhan River. The southwest foot of Hangaishan Mountain, at the foot of the Enhewan Mountains, the sacred mountain worshipped by the Mongols. Then the march route is simple and clear, and they attack the west along the Hangaishan Mountains.

A consensus was reached soon, and Rentai continued to deploy: "Among the nine surnames of Tiele, the five northern tribes are the strongest, so the forces of the three armies must be redistributed. Lushan Road draws 20,000 troops and 20,000 troops from the precipitation road, and it is under the jurisdiction of Tiele Road. Yanran Liu Dudu, be my deputy general, and follow me to attack the Uighurs."

A total of 100,000 soldiers were taken away by 70,000, including 40,000 guards and 30,000 Turkic warriors. He was so fond of it. But he was right. Tiele's nine surnames rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, the Uighurs were the leader, and the other three tribes were the main force.

There were 20,000 guards in Lushan and more than 10,000 guards in precipitation. It should be no problem to deal with the other four surnames. Everyone agreed, and Rentai continued to order: "Lushan precipitation and unite troops, General Xue is the general manager, and General Sun is the deputy general. As for Chief Wu, follow me northward."

Wu Kang was about to fulfill his promise, but suddenly he was struck by lightning. He thought of Chunfeng's criticism: Zheng Rentai will have great misfortune this year. If he intersects with him, he will be killed. You must stay away from him. Remember the eight words, follow the rituals, and be at peace with the situation.

The meaning is very obvious. Xue Li and Sun Yu can protect me from safety. They join forces to the west, so I have to follow them, so I can't go to the north. Thinking of this, I politely declined: "The general manager is very loving, and his subordinates are ashamed. The Tianshan Mountains defeated Tielle, and I and General Rengui cooperated with each other. I hope to continue to follow, and I also ask the general manager to fulfill his wishes."

This is ignorant of politeness. Zheng Rentai lowered his face and scolded him in an official voice: "I am the Grand Marshal. I speak as a military order. You are not qualified to refuse. No matter what your identity or what background you have, as long as you are in our army, you must obey the orders."

Wu Kang's face was as deep as water. If it were other things, I wouldn't bother with you. But if it was life, I would fight to the end. So what if I resisted the order? Thinking of this, I said coldly: "Today I will make it clear, because you have a gap between you and me. The general has been through the battlefield for a long time, and it is a taboo for the generals to be in harmony.

The meaning is self-evident. We are not united, which leads to the failure of the Northern Expedition, and no one can fall well. If you want to avenge your personal revenge, you don’t care the most, but you still don’t care about it. You are the first time you are alone and want to prove that Tianshan has won a great victory, and it has nothing to do with you.

Zheng Rentai frowned, his eyes flashed with cruelty, and he began to hesitate. The scene was extremely awkward, and Rengui quickly spoke: "Tianshan defeated the nine surnames, from the deployment of troops to the command of the central army, everything was changed. It was my right-hand man, I needed him even more, so I would like to ask the general to fulfill it."

This is well said, Rentai is even hesitant. Wu Kang wants to like it. The greater my ability, the more you are afraid that I will seize the merits, the less you will not be able to take me with you. Destroying the nine surnames of Tielle and winning great military achievements is not comparable to avenging private revenge.

Sun Ren coughed lightly and also spoke: "Yanran Mountain is high and it is difficult for the guards to adapt. In the change, they led their troops to travel a hundred miles at night in the Western Regions and on the higher Palacio. They have rich experience in the mountains and can lead their guards to march, and ask the general to do it."

Wu Kang was very pleased, and the public relations had been effective. On the way to the north of the Mo, he tried his best to make friends, but it was not in vain. There were five people in total, two of them had helped me, and the number of people was the advantage. He also showed his interests. If Rentai was not stupid, he should choose to compromise.

At this level, Yanran's escorts and guards tried to scrutinize the etiquette: "We attacked the Uighurs in the north, and there were grasslands along the way, and there was no need for change guidance. There were a few guards from the two roads, so let him follow them, so that everyone could use their benefits. Moreover, the discord between generals and generals is indeed a taboo in military strategists. If this is a mistake, no one can afford it."

Wu Kang was calm and the three of them spoke for me. If he persisted, he would have to tear his face apart. Because of this, I really didn't believe it. He dared to chop my head. The identity of Queen Mei Niang is not a paper tiger, and anyone would be afraid of it.

Rentai's breathing worsened, and he seemed to grit his teeth, and his eyes flashed with unwillingness. About half a quarter of an hour later, he said with a hypocritical smile: "You are right, and for the sake of the overall situation, this matter will be stopped. As the saying goes, it is not sweet to force melons. Since I don't want to change, I will not force you."

Thank you for your generosity. Wu Kang gave a perfunctory manner, continue to sit upright, look at his eyes, nose and heart. Don't worry, Zheng Rentai, I will write down this account and I will pay you twice as much. When the criticism is realized, I will be in trouble, and I will take the blame.

I didn't feel the following nonsense, and I completely emptied my brain. When the meeting ended, I left the tent first and just wanted to sleep well. There was a shout behind me, and it was Rengui's voice. Wu Kang stopped and stood there waiting.

The two brothers walked in the military camp, and no one spoke, and they didn't know where to go. Two quarters of an hour passed, Rengui couldn't help but sigh and said in a low voice: "From ancient times to the present, there are only one generals who do not kill surrender. The difference is how many people killed. Bai Qi killed Zhao soldiers, and historians have no reputation. Don't worry about it."

Wu Kang looked ahead and shook his head and did not speak. Rengui patted his shoulder and continued to enlighten him: "Buddhist karma is nonsense, and I will not believe it. If you are afraid of your reputation, don't participate. I will deal with it with it with all my power."

Wu Kang laughed silently and stopped staring at him: "I am really scared. Killing 130,000 prisoners of war is too horrible. I am not worried about reputation, because no matter what I do, I will scold me in the history books of later generations."

He sighed and laughed at himself: "If you take responsibility for your life, why not judge the matter behind your back? What do you want to do? We will be punished by Zheng Rentai's military orders together, so we will jointly bear the responsibility. The imperial censors will be impeached for this, and you and I can share the responsibility with each other."

Xue Rengui smiled, put his shoulders on him, and continued to walk forward. He walked outside the military camp, looked at no one everywhere, and lowered his voice, "I can see that you are not in harmony with him and do not go north with him, and are afraid of avenging your personal revenge. In fact, you are too careless, and he doesn't have the courage to force you to die."

This is hard to say. If he ordered me to fight a battle that would be dead, he would not be able to refuse. Li Shenpu would rather believe in his criticism than in his absence. Besides, I would not be gambled with my life. Only by staying away from him and following you two can you get rid of danger.

Thinking of Zheng Rentai, he scoffed and said with a firm word: "He led the army for the first time and was eager to prove himself. He was narrow-minded and our great victory in Tianshan has stimulated him. At this moment, I am very worried, and I am eager to make contributions, which will make him lose his mind and cause a great disaster."

Xue Rengui frowned, shook his head after a long time, and his tone was a little hesitant: "He is not an incompetent person. With Liu Shenli's assistance, there will be no big trouble. Moreover, after the Tianshan Battle, the Tiel tribe suffered heavy losses. Like a frightened bird, the entire group will definitely migrate and there will be no big battle."

I hope this is true. Wu Kang is too lazy to think about it anymore. It doesn’t matter to him anyway. When the two returned to the military camp, Xue Rengui ordered: "You cooperate with Zheng Rentai to select the guards of Lushan. I will summon the guards of the guards of the guards and prepare to kill the surrendered soldiers. The weather in the north of the Mobei region is too hot. I will kill the rebels as soon as possible and return to the court as soon as possible."

Wu Kang refused to comment and ordered the patrol guards to ring the assembly bell. At around noon, Lu Shan finished his troops and was too lazy to serve Rentai, so he went back to the camp to rest. He squatted beside the bedside, thinking that he was about to pit the prisoner, his scalp became numb, and then sighed.

I don’t know how long it took, but I vaguely listened to the footsteps, so I slowly turned my head. Pinglang laughed with regret, holding wheat rice in his arms or elm seeds. I took it and started eating, chewing it in big mouths, and closed my eyes to feel it. Within three minutes, my mentality was naturally calm and I showed a knowing smile.

Pinglang was very happy and said carefully: "These elm seed wheat rice was sent by Zheng Huochang, the right regiment of Da'an Prefecture. Their team was picked and followed Zheng Pujie and attacked the Uighurs north. Since the boss liked it, wait until the team returned home and let Tao Niang make it for you."

Tao Niang is his wife, a very tough woman, but the cooking is delicious. Wu Kang eliminated the wheat rice and shook his head and said, "This is the season, there are no elm seeds, so let's talk about it next year. The Zheng Huochang you mentioned should be the one who sent the amulet last night. I'll go outside the camp to guard it, I want to have a good rest."

In the next few days, life was in a daze and physically and mentally. When the pit was dug, I drank two kilograms of sorghum wine and accompanied Rengui to the prison to kill the platform. More than 20 pits were four meters deep, like a beast that atees people. The guards held horse spears and cooperated with archers to guard outside the pit.

At noon, countless Tieler prisoners were driven out of the pit. Some cried bitterly, some knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and some looked numb. The pit gradually became crowded, with dense heads, and some attempted to escape, either stabbed to death by horse spears or shot by bows and arrows.

The more and more prisoners were captured, and soon they were flooded with the bottom of the pit and began to lay the groundwork. Three feet away from the eaves of the pit, the prisoners sent orders, and countless shovels were used to raise soil, burying iron and surrendering soldiers alive. Wu Kang secretly thought that the people at the bottom were lucky and could be trampled to death by the pit friends, which was better than suffocating them alive.

The 130,000 surrendered soldiers were killed, less than Bai Qi and less than 400,000, and less than Xiang Yu. In the history of Chinese war, they can rank third. People will accompany each other for life, and the stains cannot be washed away, and they will definitely be intoxicated for thousands of years. Unfortunately, there is no way, I am following orders.

Seeing the prisoners of war struggle, I couldn't help but think of my previous life. I went to the Hang Ai Mountains with my best friend Li Lingyue. I climbed the Wanshan Mountains of Enhetai, visited the Hang Aikeng site, a huge mass pit and tens of thousands of bones. At that time, I was so scared that I covered my face and cried.

In less than half an hour, I hurriedly left the site and raised my head to curse the slaughter: the tragic massacre and the outrageous crime, you will not die well. I curse you to lose your sons and grandchildren, and will be lonely and helpless for life. After death, no one will die and become a ghost in the lonely grave.

I never expected that those mass graves were created by me personally. Why is I so ironic when I cursed this life after a thousand years?
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