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Ten thousand Tang Army cavalry galloped outside the camp fence, shooting arrows like a rain of arrows. They stretched their bows and fired 10,000 arrows at the enemy troops inside the camp fence. The powerful rain of gunpowder arrows completely destroyed the enemy's defenses. , not a single enemy soldier was seen within two hundred steps, only corpses piled on the ground.

All the soldiers of the Shiwei Army were hiding in the center of the camp. Tens of thousands of people huddled together, watching in horror as arrows and thunder exploded in the distance, with fire and thunder.

Thanks to the wooden thorns they planted, the Tang army could not get too close to the camp fence. The arrows and thunderbolts only just penetrated the camp and were unable to kill the Shiwei soldiers in the center of the camp.

But even though they were not killed or injured, this new type of firearm still brought unprecedented impact and unprecedented fear to the hearts of every Shiwei soldier.

There was a violent explosion, and the entire camp was drowned by the deafening explosion.

After the explosion stopped, the soldiers of the Tang Army rushed forward from the eight opened roads.

Countless Tang soldiers put ropes on the wooden fence, and hundreds of cavalry rushed up and pulled the ropes together. Amidst the shouts, pieces of the camp fences tens of feet collapsed.

Five thousand elite Tang Army cavalry, led by Huben Lang General Yang Yi, took the lead in charging into the Shiwei Army's camp, followed by 10,000 cavalrymen.

In the camp, there were shouts of "kill Zhentian". The 15,000 Tang army cavalry were like extremely sharp swords, rushing into the enemy camp without restraint. Nearly 40,000 Wei soldiers hiding in the middle of the camp had already been killed by the Tang army's gunpowder arrows. He Jian Lei was scared out of his wits.

They had no intention of fighting and fled in all directions. The gate of the Beida camp was opened and the camp fence was pushed down. The frightened Shiwei cavalry and infantry fled in large numbers. Large groups fled into the darkness. Many Shiwei cavalry stepped on the wooden thorns they had buried. , the wooden thorn immediately pierced the horse's hoof, and the war horse neighed and fell to the ground.

There were also infantry soldiers from Shiwei whose insteps were pierced by wooden spikes and fell to the ground in pain.

The cavalry of the Tang Army were invincible in the camp. Hundreds of large tents in the middle were set alight, and the fire spread rapidly.

At this time, Ma Lin led 30,000 cavalry around the camp of Shi Wei's army, and like a rising tide in August, they swept towards the fleeing Shi Wei army.

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In the dark night, Shiwei's army was hunted down miserably. Halder was chased and hacked to death by the Tang army. Corpses were everywhere, and the grassland was dyed red with blood. The armies of Shiwei and Juluobo were wiped out one after another.

In the end, only more than 10,000 Xishiwei's cavalry were left, led by Khan Wusu, who desperately fled for their lives, followed by the Tang army in hot pursuit.

The next morning, a huge Tang army suddenly appeared in the north, with a total of 40,000 people. They were distributed on the grassland for more than 20 miles to intercept the Shiwei cavalry fleeing north.

"Woo——"

The horn sounded, which was when the Tang army discovered the defeated soldiers of Shiwei who were fleeing north. The Tang army began to gather quickly and surrounded and killed Shiwei's defeated soldiers in a big bag.

The 30,000 pursuers from behind also arrived, and 70,000 Tang Army cavalry surrounded more than 10,000 Wei cavalry.

Ma Lin issued a killing order, "If you don't accept surrender, kill them all!"

Alu Dun shouted, "We will fight Tang Jun!"

More than 10,000 people shouted in unison and attacked the Tang army.

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The battle lasted until the afternoon, and all the last 13,000 Wei troops were killed.

At this point, the 80,000-strong Wei army and the 10,000-strong Luobo army were completely destroyed. The Tang army did not leave any prisoners of war and killed them all.

The Tang army left 10,000 people at any time to clean up the battlefield, while Ma Lin and Zhang Dian led an army of 100,000 people to continue fighting north.

Huben Lang general Wang Zhao led 10,000 Tang troops to fight fiercely with Shi Wei's 10,000 troops left behind. Under the powerful firearms attack, all 10,000 troops left behind were killed.

The Tang army cut off the Shiwei people's retreat to the north.

Hundreds of thousands of Shiwei people were in chaos. One hundred thousand Tang troops came to kill them. Hundreds of thousands of Shiwei people had no way to escape, and they all became prisoners of the Tang army.

More than two thousand aristocratic men from the royal family were singled out by the Tang army and taken away. They were nominally taken to Chang'an, but in fact they were all buried at the bottom of the sea and became victims of a shipwreck.

In a large tent, more than three hundred Shiwei old men were sitting on the ground. They were old men selected from various tribes. They were basically all around fifty years old. In the Shiwei tribe, they were considered old men.

Ma Lin said loudly: "I am the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army. Please don't be afraid. The Tang Army will never kill ordinary people or bully women. The Tang Army will not take away your meager property."

His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty just hopes that you can become ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty. I believe you have also seen that the Bohai people and the Heishui Mohe people are just like you. They are also ordinary people. They live peacefully and have adequate food and clothing. From now on, their lives will be like yours. life. "

An old man raised his hand and asked timidly in unsophisticated Chinese: "Do we also want to farm?"

"Of course, the people of the Tang Dynasty must farm!"

Everyone looked a little unhappy. They were a fishing and hunting people, or to be precise, they were fishing and hunting nomads. They were all experts in fishing, hunting, and herding. If they were allowed to farm, how could they have enough food and clothing?

There were whispers in the big tent. Ma Lin's face sank and he shouted sternly: "Shiwei has been destroyed. If you want to live, you can only be a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. If you don't want to live, the Black Dragon Water is in the south. If you want to jump into the river, you will be killed." If you die, Tang Jun will never keep him!"

There was silence in the big tent, and Ma Lin slowly said: "I have finished what I have to say, you go back and tell everyone that we will set off south tomorrow morning, and Datang will take care of you!"

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At dawn the next day, hundreds of thousands of Shiwei people marched southward. They all packed up and set off in their carts.

In fact, there were still 5,000 Shiwei troops who were the vanguard heading north, looking for land that could be their new home. This army was ignored by the Tang army.

Soon, this army learned about the destruction of Shiwei and fled westward. They arrived in the Khazar country the next year and stayed in the Khazar country, becoming mercenaries of the Khazar country for generations.

Three hundred years later, it was this Shiwei mercenary army that destroyed the Khazar state.

In Chang'an, Li Ye and Zhengshitang were discussing how to resettle the people of Shiwei.

Both Liu Yan, the Minister of Personnel, and Xiao Hua, the Minister of Hubu, suggested that the people of Shiwei should be resettled directly in Liaodong.

Xiao Hua said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the people of Shiwei are not fools. Like us people, they also hope to live in peace and have adequate food and clothing. Before, they were brutally exploited by the nobles and lived a difficult life. Now the Tang army has given them a new life. , without the exploitation of the nobles, they can still have enough to eat and wear warm clothes. This is their greatest happiness. As for farming or grazing, what does it matter?

As for whether they are from the Tang Dynasty or Shiwei, it is not a problem at all for ordinary people. Your Majesty, it is a wise move to put them in Liaodong! "

Liu Yan also stood up and saluted the emperor Li Ye and said: "Wei Chen understands your majesty's concern. If the people of Shiwei are not separated, they will become a hidden danger in the turmoil of the Central Plains in the future. However, Wei Chen believes that Shiwei people are different from the people of Silla. The Wei people are still relatively backward, in a state of wilderness, with no historical records, and they have no idea of ​​home and country. They are allowed to farm, change their living habits, change their language and clothing, change their nationality to Han people, and allow their children to study, receive education, and cultivate With a sense of identification with the Tang Dynasty, Wei Chen believes that in two generations, they will become normal Han people.

But the people of Silla have entered a secular state, have a family and country identity, and a history. It would be too difficult for them to change their national identity. Therefore, they must be scattered and separated in various places, forcing them to change in order to survive. Agreed, it will take a long time to transform them.

Therefore, Wei Chen believes that there is nothing wrong with leaving the Shiwei people in Liaodong. As long as we grasp the two keys of farming and children's education, the Shiwei people will completely disappear in their hearts in five years at most. "

Wei Jiansu also said slowly: "Your Majesty, Xiao Shangshu and Liu Shangshu are right. The key lies in the method of transformation, not the location. Wei Chen also supports placing them in Liaodong."

Li Ye glanced at everyone and finally nodded, "Okay! Just put them in Liaodong."

This time, Yan Zhenqing led the team and led hundreds of officials to Liaodong to resettle the people of Shiwei.