However, as soon as they rushed out of the royal court, the Han army came over and surrounded the place. The 10,000 Han soldiers in the lead were actually Turks. They were ruthless and showed no mercy. I saw dozens of people
The cavalry wanted to escape, so they bent their bows and arrows, and in a blink of an eye they were shot into hedgehogs. The women and children who stayed in the royal court did not dare to resist, and all of them became prisoners.
Under the escort of dozens of soldiers, Shi Danai stepped into the large golden-domed tent made of thousands of cowhide. Inside the tent were many panic-stricken women and several infant children.
These people are Daman's wives, concubines, and children. Stanai turned around and asked a general behind him: "General Luo, what should we do with these people?"
It turned out that Liu Ziqiu was worried that there were warriors in the Western Turkic Army who were difficult to deal with, so he asked Luo Shixin to help Shi Danai to jointly lead the forward team. Luo Shixin couldn't help laughing: "Brother Danai, Luo almost doubts whether you are a Turk.
According to the rules of the Turks, they will all be your women from now on, why are you still asking me?"
Shi Danai scratched his head, with a simple smile on his face: "Okay, then let them continue to live here."
The women then breathed a sigh of relief and shouted in unison: "Thank you Khan."
They are all the concubines and princesses of the Western Turks. If Shi Danai does not keep them, the fate waiting for them can only be to become the slaves of others. No matter how noble your status was in the past, once you become someone else's slave, you will not be able to survive in the future.
They will all be very miserable. And women on the grassland do not value chastity. In order to survive, which man should they serve? As long as their lives can be better, everything else doesn't matter.
At this time, some soldiers had already spread out a huge map in the tent. Luo Shixin looked at it, pointed at the map, and said: "Humph, Daman is simply asking for his own death. He actually wants to cross the border with his wildest dreams.
Go to the Tulum Desert to attack Shanshan. Since we have captured Wangting, we should go all the way south, occupy Kucha, cross the Beihe, and block Daman's army in the Tulum Desert! I believe that General Gui will never give up.
Daman's men and horses passed through the Qiemo River, and they were attacked from both sides. That's where their bones are buried!"
Shi Danai hesitated a little: "A certain person is now a Turkic law conferred by His Majesty. Those people are all his subjects. How can you bear to let them all die in the desert?"
Luo Shixin said with a smile: "There are still some old and weak people in each tribe. You can let them go and let them go into the desert to report the news. As long as they abandon their weapons and return, they can be pardoned. Firstly, it can disrupt Daman's military morale. Secondly,
You can also establish the prestige of brothers among various tribes. What do you think, brothers?"
Shi Danai has a bold temperament and extraordinary courage, but he is not good at strategizing. This is an important reason why Liu Ziqiu sent the brave and strategist Luo Shixin to help him. Regarding Luo Shixin's suggestion, Shi Danai naturally obeyed, waved his hand and said: "
Send an order to the rear army to form a team of three thousand men and divide them into various tribes, and capture their elders and take them to the front of the army for use!"
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This was definitely an unforgettable night for tribes of all sizes in the Western Turkic grasslands. With ferocious wild wolves as their totems, they encountered groups of "evil wolves". Fortunately, the "evil wolves"
The "wolf" did not carry out a mass killing, but only kidnapped the elders of each tribe, but left a stern warning. All tribes must stay in their respective campsites. Anyone who dares to leave without permission will be punished by the entire tribe.
Leading to disaster, this is the order of the new Turkic Khan, and no one is allowed to disobey it.
In fact, even without Shi Danai's order, the women and children still staying in the camp would not have chosen to escape at this time. Although it was already February, it was still frozen here, and there were no young and strong men in the tribe. They
It is impossible to survive in such a harsh environment by migrating far away, and may even become food for real wolves. On the grassland, survival is always the first priority. In order to survive, you can even abandon your dignity.
Abandon hatred. Moreover, the new Khan is not going to kill them all. He just wants the elders of the tribe to go to the front line to recall their husbands and children.
After a day and night of chaos, the vast grassland returned to tranquility. However, the moods of the women and children could not calm down. They were anxiously waiting for the news from the front. At this time, their fate was completely unknown. It depended on
Whether their husbands and children can come back safely. If their husbands and children come back, they will continue to live a nomadic life of chasing water and grass. If their husbands and children fail to come back in the end, what awaits them will be an extremely miserable end.
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The Tulum Moraine Desert that once trapped Tanley and Bertin now trapped Daman again. This time, Daman encountered a more terrifying black storm. The black storm still blew up the sky with yellow sand, but there was too much sand.
, covering the sun and moon, the eyes are not that hazy gray-yellow, but pitch black, as if you have entered a dark night where you can't see your fingers.
People on the grasslands also have experience. They know that when a black storm comes, it is best not to run around, because it is easy to lose your way. Losing your way in the desert is a very dangerous thing, and the result of getting lost will most likely turn people into
A mummy. Daman did not panic and ordered the entire army to take shelter. He and some direct tribes of the royal court were in the center, while some small tribes that were dependent on him were placed on the periphery.
Daman hid in a hastily dug sand pit, looked at the yellow sand in the sky, frowned and said: "This road is so difficult and dangerous, and Morey didn't send anyone to send the news back. Didn't they encounter sandstorms?"
A big man next to him said in a deep voice: "Khan, the wind and sand are unpredictable. It's not surprising that Tanli and the others didn't meet him. Since this desert is a dangerous place, the Han people must be unprepared. Maybe Tanli and the others have already invaded Shanshan City. I envy them.
, you can enjoy the fine wine and women in Shanshan City."
After hearing what this big man said, Daman was in a good mood and couldn't help laughing: "Tong Yehu, you worthless guy. I heard that there are more beautiful women and fatter cattle and sheep on the other side of the West Sea, waiting for the wind and sand to live.
Now, you and I will kill each other and let you pick first!"
The big man named Tong Yehu had a face full of joy and said repeatedly: "Khan, are you serious about this?"
Daman curled his lips disdainfully: "That's natural. Ben Khan keeps his word. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty made his home in the West Sea. I sent someone to inquire about it a few days ago. The prosperity of Weiding City is comparable to Chang'an. When the time comes, you
I’m just waiting to live a life like a fairy!”
Tong Yehu looked up at the sky and sighed softly: "I don't know when this sandstorm will end."
Of course, in his heart, he still longed to cross this damn desert earlier so that he could enjoy the fine wine and beautiful women in Weiding City on the West Sea. Little did he know that the wind and sand blew for a whole day and night, and during this day and night,
However, many changes have taken place on the grassland, and his own wife and daughter are being taken to the Turkic royal court at the foot of Sanmi Mountain.
Regarding the women and children in each tribe, Shi Danai ordered the soldiers not to bully and harass, with the exception of two tribes. These two tribes were the tribes of Shekui and Tongyehu. Shekui and Tongyehu were Daman's right-hand men.
, are also loyal to Daman. Even if the people of these two tribes surrendered to the Han, they probably still care about Cao Ying and being in the Han Dynasty. Now, Shekui was taken into a prison car by Liu Ziqiu and followed Shi Danai's army into this place.
There was a piece of grassland, but Tong Yehu followed Daman on the expedition. These two tribes, like other tribes, only had a few women and children left. After Shi Danai's army rushed into the camps of these two tribes, they unceremoniously swept them away.
The women, children, cattle and sheep of the two tribes were used as spoils of war and driven to the royal court.
On the grassland, you must act according to the rules of the grassland. This approach is not cruel. Some scenes in grassland tribal conflicts are more bloody than this. Of course, the result of this is also a good warning and deterrent to other tribes.
This allows them to stay in their respective tribes. If Stanai wants to rule this grassland, he must form his own tribe. There are only 10,000 Turkic warriors around him, all of whom are young and strong men.
But it is impossible to form a complete tribe with only men, there must also be women, cattle and sheep. As for Shekui, Tongyehu and the Wangting tribe to which Daman belongs, the women, children, cattle and sheep of these three tribes will be with Shi Danai.
The 10,000 young and strong soldiers under his command formed a new tribe. As for the young and strong herdsmen of Daman, Shekui and Tongyehu who accompanied the army, they lost their women, cattle and sheep. Even if they could survive the war, they would not be able to survive.
They can only be reduced to rogue bandits and horse thieves on the grassland.
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At dawn, the raging wind and sand finally stopped. Bashmi, who was guarding the outside, crawled out of the sand pit, shook off the yellow sand all over his body, and spat fiercely: "Quick, call the brothers
them!"
A long time after his order was issued, more than 500 people gathered around, all of them gray-headed and frightened. Bashmi's tribe was not big, but even the elderly and young people were brought into the army during this expedition.
, there are more than two thousand people anyway. Bashmi couldn't help but frowned: "People, where have all the people gone? If we don't gather together, the Great Khan will be angry if he finds out!"
A young man suddenly cried loudly: "Sir, my grandfather, father and brother were all buried by the sand and are all dead!"
There was a sigh from all around. The wind and sand were so powerful that it was beyond human power to resist. However, they were placed on the periphery, which became a windbreak for the tribes in the core. They suffered heavy casualties and the tribe's vitality was greatly damaged. After returning,
I'm afraid they will be bullied by other tribes. Everyone looked at Bashmi, their eyes full of doubts. They didn't want to fight anymore, they wanted to go home. But no one dared to say this, they just hoped
Their leader can make good decisions.
Suddenly, someone pointed to the north: "Look, a team of people is coming over there!"