It was by the Chishui River again. This time it was General Hassan's turn to spin. He glanced to the left. A large group of eagles that were supposed to be galloping on horseback were being chopped down and killed in the fine sand.
by the river.
Especially the armored warrior who was as majestic as a mountain with a giant axe. He killed four of General Hassan's guards alone.
"Yuga! Those Bashmi people are gone. This is a trap. They are here to lure us into the bait!"
The only remaining guard around him started to cry. Yuga is a title of honor in the Kara Khanate, below the Khan and the Emir.
"These damn traitors! Your Majesty the Governor will kill them all!" Hassan roared, a feeling of despair coming towards him.
Just yesterday, he received a secret report from Zhimishi, the leader of the Bashmi tribe in Jiashi City, saying that he had discovered traces of a group of Gaochang people, numbering around fifty people.
Three thousand gu of property! Hassan was so anxious that he set off before dawn, fearing that others would get ahead of them.
Why did Hassan travel all the way from Isfahan to Shule? Isn’t it just for money?
However, when they went upstream along the Red River and reached Jiashi, they were suddenly attacked.
Before being raided, their war horses and armored pack horses were taken to be washed and fed by the Bathimites who were leading the way.
This is quite deadly. How can a group of cavalry with no armor or bows and only scimitars in their hands resist the surprise attack of the armored soldiers on the opposite side?
"General Manager Ashina, how are you? Doesn't this feel great? Not only did the Geluolu people betray you, but they also didn't allow you to use the name of the Ashina family.
How can a nondescript Zhimishi replace the inheritance of our ancestors? How can we replace the glorious surname Ashina?
You see, those people are all from Dashi, and even outsiders like them have already climbed on top of you!"
On a hill on the bank of the Red River, Zhang Zhao and Ashina were sipping one after another and standing with their hands folded.
They watched as one hundred cavalry led by Ittihad's trusted general Hassan from Shule City were cut down like wheat by the Red River. Zhang Zhao did not forget to provoke Ashina to sip while watching.
The heart that has been oppressed by the Geluolu people.
"It's cool!" Ashina imitated Zhang Zhao and shouted this strange word.
"What a joy! These big cannibals, as well as the Gelulu people in Saktu, should have paid the price for their betrayal long ago, not only for our betrayal of the Bashmi people, but also for the betrayal of the Buddha!" "But...!" Seeing that the killing by the Red River was about to end, Ashina cupped his hands towards Zhang Zhao.
"Dagan, now that we have killed Yujia from Shule City, should we prepare to retreat to Gaochang? If Shule City sends a large army to encircle and suppress us, we may not be able to leave."
"How many of them are willing to follow you?" Zhang Zhao turned around and looked at Ashina with a faint smile.
A hint of embarrassment appeared on Ashina's face, "In addition to the 200 tents in my headquarters, there are 650 tents that are willing to follow me, and they have all been assembled near Jiashi City."<
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Six hundred and fifty tents, that is, less than 4,000 people, but the total population of the Bashmi tribe can be 3,000 tents, or 17,000 or 17,000 people.
The Ashina family, which has ruled the Bashmi tribe for generations, now cannot even influence a quarter of the population.
However, Ashina felt it was very embarrassing, and Zhang Zhao already felt very good about it. Not counting the fifty palace guards installed by Li Shengtian, his total population was less than 500.
This time, there are four thousand more people, which is a direct exchange of shots for cannons! But if you want to completely conquer them, you have to trick them again!
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao coughed dryly and hid the look of guilt on his face. He abducted the person in the spring and left his family and business behind to live a good life in Gaochang. What happened?
, he is not a humble person at all.
"General Manager Ashina, we can't just go to Gaochang. Nearly half of your people are old, weak, women and children. If we go to Gaochang like this, there will be more than 700 miles. If Shule City sends elites
The cavalry is chasing along the Red River, and we will probably be overtaken."
"So what does Yidagan mean, what should we do?" Ashina thought for a moment and agreed. It would be difficult to drive cattle and sheep with their belongings over a distance of seven to eight hundred miles, but don't get caught before they reach Gaochang.
Stayed.
"Let's go here!" Zhang Zhao held up a few small stones and placed them a few times, then clicked on the place southeast of the stone representing Jiashi City.
"This was originally the Weitou Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty. After the Tang Dynasty retreated, the population of Anxi dropped sharply, and the original Weitou Prefecture was gradually abandoned.
Now there is only an army of less than fifty people and the Bailai Geluolu Chiyi tribe living here. We happened to go over and occupy this place. I also have an old relationship with the Emperor of Jin and occupied Weitou Prefecture. We can go to Gaochang.
, you can also go to the Kingdom of Jin if you retreat, so you can do both."
In fact, what Zhang Zhao was referring to was not the capital of Weitou Prefecture, where later Bachu County was located, but the area near Maigaiti County that later became known as the Yeduo River (Yarkang River).
This place is very close to Yarkand. It is a stronghold for the Kara Khanate to defend its northward march from Khotan. It is convenient to bring the Bathmi people here to control them.
"What Da Gan said makes sense, let's go to Weitou Prefecture first!" Ashina thought for a while and felt that he couldn't think of any good solution, so he could only agree to Zhang Zhao's request.<
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Outside Shule City, Wu Yuan'er, Ma Yaozi, and five followers disguised as soldiers from Han Shandu were heading east with a skinny and weak monk.
In addition to the eight of them, there was also a team of ten cavalry and a person who looked like a civil servant following them. They said they were sending them out of the city, but in fact they were waiting to get the goods before letting them go.
Leave.
"Envoy Zhai might as well go over there and sit for a while. Jiashi City is not far from here. We can arrive there tomorrow. Now that the mission of the envoy has been completed, the governor has also agreed. As long as the ransom is received, you can take the master with you.
Back to Gaochang!"
The corner of the civilian official's mouth curled up into a smile. He was the secretary to the governor of Shule. Ittihad had sent Hassan to search for Zhang Zhao, and he would definitely not tell him.
But Ittihad had told him to wait for instructions from the Governor's Palace before letting the Gaochang envoy leave. The ten knights behind him were used to monitor Ma Yaozi and others.
Wu Yuan'er and Ma Yaozi looked at each other. Although they didn't know that it was Hassan who was searching for Zhang Zhao, they also knew that someone would definitely go there. Judging from the way the secretary was lingering, he was obviously waiting for some news.
.
More than a dozen people followed the secretary to the left side of the road. There was a small patch of shade here. Although it was spring, the sun was shining brightly and it was still quite hot. At least the cavalrymen who were 'escorting' behind them were all in armor, so it was very hot.
Sweating profusely.
A smirk flashed across Ma Yaozi's face. He quickly walked to the shade of a tree, untied his pants, and immediately took a pee.
"Oh! It's so comfortable, it almost suffocates me!"
The civil servant glanced at Ma Yaozi's back with disgust, and Wu Yuan'er beside him also put on a helpless expression, and then lowered his voice.
"Secretary, please forgive me, some people are just vulgar, but who knows that he can gain the trust of my family Dagan!"
"Understood! Understood!" The secretary expressed empathy.
"Then let's rest for a while by the road. There are peach blossom stone cakes rewarded by Da Gan here, and some fine wine. Please enjoy it with the secretary and the warriors!" Wu Yuan'er smiled and asked someone to open it.
The package on the camel shouted loudly.
The already hot and sweaty cavalrymen looked at each other, and finally the young officer nodded.
It should be fine. This is in his own Khanate, which is only a dozen miles away from Shule City. He can't imagine what kind of people dare to attack the Khanate soldiers here.