Chapter 525 Surrendering Angultai

After staying in the inn for one night, Li Xiang finally met Xue Yantuo's left captain Ang Gurtai the next day.

"I have met the Great Emperor Khan of the Tang Dynasty..."

Li Xiang frowned when he heard the other party's long-winded title. The major nomads in the north regarded Li Shimin as the Khan of Heaven. He was Li Shimin's grandson, so he also had a bunch of messy titles.

But these titles are just titles and have little practical effect. When these people are fine, they regard Li Shimin as the Khan of Heaven. When trouble comes, they are of no use at all. They still live according to their own rules.

Take this invasion of the Turks as an example. They clearly knew that this was Li Shimin's territory. If they really regarded Li Shimin as the common master of the world, would they still dare to invade here? So these honorary titles are of no use at all.

"Okay, okay, you know better than me whether these things are useful. I am a very pragmatic person. There is no need for us to work on these things. I want to know the actual situation there now."

Li Xiang interrupted this guy's words of praise. If I hadn't seen you coming to surrender, I would have locked you up long ago. According to the records in the lobby, you guys are all traitors and traitors.

Angultai was a little embarrassed and stopped talking. He originally wanted to say all these words. I heard that high-ranking officials of the Han people like to be flattered. Angultai went to school for a long time, but he did not expect to meet Li Xiang like this. People, stop flattering and get down to business first.

"When I return to Your Highness, we have encountered a blizzard that has not been seen in a century. A large number of livestock have been frozen to death. The remaining food is not enough to last for more than ten days. The entire regime is in a state of collapse..."

Angultai reported the actual situation in Xue Yantuo. At present, all their resources have dropped to the lowest point. If there are no other measures, I am afraid that one-third of the people will starve to death this winter.

Listening to these important data, Li Xiang was also thinking about how he should deal with it. If he continues to wait here, there will be another war next year. If he takes this opportunity to rush thousands of miles, then some things may not be the same at all. Same, of course the price paid is not small.

"How many people have you lost along the way?"

The blizzard has stopped, so the most dangerous moment has passed. Angultai and the others came at the most dangerous time. If we want to go there, we will definitely be in a much better environment than they faced.

"More than a third."

When he said these words, Angultai's eyes were already wet. These are his own people. Although there were wars in the past, they definitely did not lose that much. Only the punishment of nature will make them There were so many losses. Of course, even so, he had no regrets. At least the remaining people could survive. If they had stayed in Xue Yantuo, more than half of them would have died.

All of Xue Yantuo's resources were concentrated in the hands of the Khan, and other tribes could not get much resources at all, so Angurtai turned against Xue Yantuo and took his men to the Tang Dynasty.

"Why did you come to seek refuge with me? Do you think that if you come to seek refuge with me, I will be able to take you in? We fought fiercely before. You must know that many people in the Tang Dynasty died in your hands. You Did you ever think that I would drive you people back?"

Li Xiang's words frightened the Zuo Captain. He never thought that Li Xiang would blow him back. You must know that when they came, they had destroyed all the places they could live in and left nothing behind. Xue Yantuo Khan can be said to have broken his face.

If they are allowed to go back now, it is estimated that all of them will be beheaded in public. Not only the Central Plains dynasty is cruel to the rebels, but also the regimes everywhere are cruel to the rebels. This is a heinous crime. Their entire tribe surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. No matter what Datang does to you, it will definitely be worse when you go back than here.

"Your Highness, I beg you to forgive us. It was all our fault in the past. Whether you turned us into slaves or hard labor, we all accept it. I just hope that Your Highness will not drive us back."

Angultai, the captain of the left army, knelt beside Li Xiang. He had no other thoughts at the moment. He just hoped that Li Xiang could give them a bite to eat. After the entire team traveled a long distance, the food in the team was pitiful. If Li Xiang doesn't take them in, the remaining people will have to starve to death here, and their tribe will be gone.

"I'm afraid this is not possible. There has also been a blizzard on the Turkic grasslands. All our excess food has been used to relieve the victims. You came here and asked us to give you food. We had no such preparation before, so I cannot accept your surrender. "

After Li Xiang finished speaking, the surrounding generals all felt strange. That was not what Li Xiang said at the inn last night. Li Xiang said that he should treat these people well and set an example to the rest of the people. , let the remaining people of Xue Yantuo continue to surrender, but why did it change today?

The reason why Li Xiang changed his mind was because he learned about the specific situation there. Except for the people under Xue Yantuo Khan, everyone else basically had no way to survive. We must take this opportunity to make a quick decision. Li Xiang doesn't want to stay in a place like this for two or three years. If this is the case, he will miss many wonderful moments, especially what happened in Chang'an City.

After Angultai and his men heard this, they immediately panicked. Their surrender to the Tang Dynasty was actually a last-ditch battle. They had no way out. The pursuers behind them chased them to the border and stationed them there. If so, If they go back, the pursuers will slaughter them all.

Li Xiang ignored these people who were kneeling and pleading. Li Xiang was now reminding them that you must be useful people. Not everyone who comes to me will be given food. You have to give in. I have to see where you are useful, otherwise this food will not be given to you.

Li Xiang left the tent without hesitation. Before leaving, he gave Su Dingfang a look. One of us has to be a good person and the other a bad person. You have to do what you need to do.

I thought that Lieutenant Zuo would understand on his own, but I didn't expect that this guy's brain was so slow that he still doesn't know how to respond to Li Xiang. He only knows how to kneel down and kowtow. What's the point of this?