Chapter 70: The Consequences of a Solo Challenge
Li Yuanba slept behind the big account, Li Shimin and others spoke freely, discussing their respective responsibilities.
But at this time, Li Yuanba's existence is no longer worth discussing. It's just a matter of recovering the entire territory and sending a large army to follow Li Yuanba in taking bloody revenge on Russia! With a legitimate excuse and Li Yuanba's military power, their discussion was extremely fierce! Moreover, the problem of food for the troops was almost not a concern, because they were invincible in battle, and there would be plenty of food to plunder at that time. This is also the reason why the Tang Dynasty expanded its territory with only income but no expenditure affecting national strength! The reason for this atmosphere is also that these literati have what they call "great justice" and cannot bully neighboring countries arbitrarily when attending court.
After a while, there's basically nothing left to discuss, and all that's left is to hang out and wait for Li Yuanba to wake up.
They actually discussed the longest about those who surrendered to Russia and hated the Tang Dynasty, such as the Tubo and Huihe tribes! Finally, the tone was set, and it was decided to first recover the lost land, and after pacifying the situation, implement the system of collective punishment for rebellion, with the penalty of exterminating nine clans for traitors and rewarding informants heavily! At this time, the cruel punishment of exterminating nine clans had been banned in the Tang Dynasty for many years, as it was considered to be against heaven's will, and at most only three clans would be exterminated.
Li Yuanba woke up and had a conversation with Wang Ting and several others, Li Yuanba was a bit worried. He had three more descendants, all sons, how to name them? Otaku has an advantage, when in trouble, just put it aside! If not forced to have no way out, he would only use his full strength to complete it...
Li Yuanba left without thinking of a good name, and was forced to bring out Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to give names to his nephews. He shook his head and ran away! At that time, naming was very particular, each name had to have its meaning and origin, most importantly, the name had to match the birth date, attributes and other messy things, how could Li Yuanba do it? He couldn't access programs like Du Niang's name testing now...
Those hundreds of thousands of Russian troops returned to their respective tribes, as if they had seen the gods descending from heaven to carry out divine wrath, and the Russian Allied Forces were terrified. Is this the greatest military power of the Tang Dynasty? What kind of country have we provoked?! Each using their own methods to learn about the true situation of that war, this group of proud and arrogant Russians was frightened! On the one hand, they gathered their troops and retreated back to their respective territories, on the other hand, they dispatched envoys to Chang'an to apologize and offer gifts. Their words were very strong! They claimed that it was all stirred up by the Tang Dynasty's rebels, and that they had been deceived by rumors, sending troops only to help them recover lost territory. As for their relationship with the Tang Dynasty, they still attached great importance to it, hoping that the two countries could resolve the matter peacefully, so as to facilitate future friendly exchanges. The Tang Dynasty proposed any conditions, they sincerely and wholeheartedly accepted!
Li Shimin is also a killing general who has been fighting for many years. Now the war god of the Great Tang Dynasty is back, how can he accept these nonsense reasons!
"Bring the men! Drag them out and behead them all!" Li Shimin endured their nonsensical excuses, then suddenly flew into a rage! Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, when had it suffered such a large-scale loss of territory? What shame was this?! Between the two countries, it could only be settled with blood for blood, killing for killing - either you die or I die!
The rapid retreat of the Rouran army was, of course, a matter of killing those who had surrendered! The Tang Dynasty is now so powerful that they do not trust these treacherous people. In any era, treacherous people will ultimately come to no good end!
The Rouran army retreated to the border like a tide, leaving behind scars and ruins for the Tang Dynasty! War - humanity's original sin!
Li Yuanba would not let this group of barbarians off so easily, if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to wipe out the island nation, they wouldn't have dared to come to the Great Tang and cause trouble. But now that they're here, it's even better, this time Li Yuanba can launch a righteous and glorious attack on their vast territory. Unlike the massacre of the island nation, where people probably didn't even know how they had offended the Great Tang, and yet were exterminated in confusion.
It's rare to have a good reason, but Li Yuanba has finally experienced the thrill of a strong counterattack! Li Yuanba is now overbearing, but he can't kill everyone in the world. Every time it's been the Tang Dynasty's unreasonable wars against other countries without any reason. After he's gone, a thousand years later, the Tang Dynasty will become an object of hatred for the whole world! When his own nation declines, they won't be bullied to death! Remember, flowers don't bloom for a hundred days, and people aren't good for a thousand days! Li Yuanba's occasional flashes of insight are also very reasonable! This is in line with his previous thoughts as an otaku, ridiculing those who have absolute military power but still look for excuses to start wars. It may seem boring, but this is for the sake of eternal fame and the moral high ground that can be stood on at any time in the future!
Li Yuanba led the army to the border with Russia, and this war directly affected the power of both countries. Any side that wins will basically be at the mercy of the other! Because both sides know that this is a decisive battle for their fate, Russia has concentrated all its national strength on the border, just to repel the revenge of the Tang Dynasty! On the other hand, the Tang Dynasty seems to be not very concerned, and most of the high-end military forces have been arranged in Chang'an by Li Yuanba. After all, the massacre for more than five years should take a rest!
Li Yuanba still wore the same armor with a concentrated aura, and the dazzling light effect made the entire Ros army tremble. How was this created? It had an effect as if a god had descended from heaven. Was this person really the devil who could kill tens of thousands with just a wave of his hand?
"Get out of my way! I'll go and meet him!" As the first brave warrior of Ross, Noskov, of course, didn't believe in ghosts or gods!
Li Yuanba is excitedly giving a pep talk to the Tang army officers: "Haha, all of you officers, this time we can finally loot with justification! You'd better empty your pockets and bring sacks, each person limited to one! Any extra will be handed over to the national treasury. There are many places that need money after experiencing war, it's not just about personal gain! After finishing off these bastards, see? Behind them lies endless wealth! A bright tomorrow...!" Just as Li Yuanba said this, someone spoke up and said: "Your Highness, there's someone over there who wants to challenge you!"
"What? Daring to challenge me?" Li Yuanba shouted in disbelief. Turning around, he saw a huge dog bear, no, a majestic Russian!
Li Yuanba's battles were always direct and fierce, but he had never experienced the ancient ritual of generals clashing before a battle! At first, he intended to finish his training and then charge in and start killing, but now he was interested!
"Damn it, wait for me!" Li Yuanba arrived at the front of the formation, pointed at that guy and shouted a sentence before rushing to the back of the formation!
Li Yuanba's move made both sides stare, and for a moment the Russian players' morale surged, cheering loudly with whistles! Haha, the first brave warrior scared off the seemingly formidable general as soon as he came out!
But in a short while, Li Yuanba came running out wearing only one pant leg and bare-chested!
"Damn it, what are you yelling about! I'm wearing that armor and you're bullying this group of barbarians!" Li Yuanba didn't have the habit of changing clothes in front of the two armies...
Li Yuanba ran out like this, and immediately stunned the enemy! The language is not understandable, but the behavior is clear at a glance!
Nanosuke only wore a tight-fitting shorts, which was a show-off of his own abilities! His 2.3-meter-tall stature and incredibly robust muscles were quite intimidating, and his physical energy far surpassed that of the top masters of the Great Tang Dynasty, especially in close combat where no one could match him! His seemingly clumsy body was extremely fast in short-range movements, and his hand-and-foot coordination in grappling techniques would crush anyone who got close to him, often before they even had a chance to react.
Li Yuanba is now also growing to a height of 1.86 meters, but in comparison, he looks pitifully short! His long hair is scattered all over his head, and with that streamlined standard oriental body type, he gives people a contradictory feeling of being both wild and reserved, but it looks very natural!
Two men slowly walked to the middle of the battlefield, one was solemn and the other thought it was fun! Norst felt that he was done for this time. This seemingly weak-looking Tang Dynasty man seemed to contain a world's worth of power, emitting a fierce aura that only those at their level could sense. If not exposed, then so be it, but once exposed, it would crush everything! When they were about three zhang apart, his legs almost knelt down before Li Yuanba!
Li Yuanba thinks it's fun, what's going on is like a wrestling match? One more circle and it'll be perfect, Li Yuanba is distracted!
"Haha!" Li Yuanba couldn't help but laugh at his own thoughts when the two of them were about two meters apart.
But Nuo Si and Fu husband finally could not bear the terrible pressure contained, plop down on his knees, regret it!