Bahuan City can hardly be called a city anymore.
Half of the area was severely damaged, and no one cleaned it up. It was just left aside, allowing it to be exposed to the wind and sun, and continued to collapse. Today, it is overgrown with weeds, snakes, insects, foxes and mice infest it, and it looks very desolate.
The Yangmo people designated a small area to the east of the old city and built a wall to enclose it. It became a small residential area with more than a hundred families living there, and it became today's Bahuan City.
The level of civilization is a bit low!
To a certain extent, Sartuk is still meritorious. Historically, it was under his advocacy that the people of the Karakhanid Dynasty began to move from nomadic to settled, and the proportion of farming gradually expanded, eventually becoming a national power.
A relatively strong country.
Otherwise, they would not have the strength to destroy Samampos, who once was able to knead them arbitrarily.
The small town of Bahuan has little protective capabilities.
It was basically broken by Xia Bing's charge, and most of the people became prisoners and then liquidated one by one.
Many people fled in a hurry.
After learning the news, Yang Liang, who had just entered the city, glanced at Sunong, who was covered in blood, and said: "Don't say that I won't give you any benefits. Go and catch these escapees. If you catch them, they will be yours."
"Thank you, the attack envoy." Sunong forced a smile and said.
He felt the same as Bassakian. Many people died, and he didn't know how to explain it after he returned. It was better to get some slaves now than to return empty-handed, so he could just make a fool of himself.
"But you have to support yourself. I won't allocate food here." Yang Liang added with a half-smile.
"What?" Sunong was dumbfounded.
"All grain depots must be sealed up, waiting for the saint to come and deal with them." Yang Liang straightened his face and said.
"This..." Sunong wanted to say something, but when he thought of the battle just now, he shuddered and closed his mouth.
"Those injured and dead horses -" Yang Liang pointed to the battlefield and said, "You can dispose of them, but hand in the horse skin and take half of the horse meat out. If you dare to hide it privately, you know the consequences."
"Yes, yes, I will definitely not hide it secretly." Sunong was a little surprised.
After three days, there were many dead horses and injured horses on the battlefield. They had already disposed of the horses in the previous two days, but they were still left on the battlefield today without being slaughtered.
To be honest, this is a big gain.
In a large-scale cavalry battle, it is common for thousands of horses to be killed or injured - injured horses are not treated and are generally slaughtered.
When marching long distances, horses will also suffer wear and tear.
Sunong estimated that there were at least a thousand dead and injured horses left on the battlefield today. These were not the short northern grassland horses, but authentic horses from the Western Regions, which could produce more than 400,000 kilograms of meat. Even if they were sacrificed
If you pay half of it, you can still keep 200,000 yuan, which is a profit.
Yang Liang patted Sunong on the shoulder and laughed.
Most of the horses that were killed or injured were Turks and people who were cruel. You must be happy eating your own horses, right?
Continuous screams rang out not far away.
The two looked around and saw the sergeants escorting a group of prisoners to the grassland, killing them all with swords in hand.
Yang Liang was a little puzzled.
"Yang Shuai, those are all believers of the Creator. If they are left alive, they will be a disaster. So we should simply kill them." Sunong explained from the side.
It was the Rehai Turks who took action, and they also took the initiative to do this. Gaochang Mujami Zhida sent a Fuduodang to supervise.
"Don't hang out with those monks all day long, it won't be good for you." Perhaps seeing that Sunong was more well-behaved, Yang Liang suggested: "You are also the governor of Rehai Prefecture and an official of the imperial court. Who do you want to turn to?"
Countless."
Sunong seemed to have some understanding, but was a little confused.
Yang Liang was too lazy to pay attention to him. Under the protection of his own soldiers, he left the town again and inspected the surrounding area.
"A saint would probably like this place." After all, he had been stationed in Qiuci for a winter and had worried about the increasingly empty grain depots. Yang Liang already had a deep understanding of agriculture and animal husbandry.
In his opinion, the agricultural conditions in Bahuan City and the entire Baluka were actually acceptable.
There are traces of reclamation left by the Tang Dynasty everywhere, and some irrigation canals are even paved with bricks at the bottom, which is a luxury. Although it is now overgrown with weeds and filled with sludge, if it is cleaned up properly, it can still restore its original function.
, after all, the conditions here have not changed much in more than a hundred years.
There are also a lot of vineyards, one after another, and they are even better managed than farmland.
He strolled into a vineyard. There was a house in the garden. It was empty and there was no one around. It was obvious that he had escaped.
"Historical Records" once recorded Dawan as follows: "The left and right people of Wan used grapes as wine, and the rich hid the wine to more than 10,000 kilograms, and some people remained undefeated for dozens of years."
The barbarians in the Western Regions really love growing grapes and making wine!
"The sage once said that the Western Region can be bounded by the Tianshan Mountains. During the pre-Tang Dynasty, counties, counties and villages were set up to the north of the Tianshan Mountains for strict control. To the south of the Tianshan Mountains, the main areas were recruitment and restraint, which were the four towns of Anxi." Yang Liang picked up one of the four towns in Anxi.
After looking at the tall glass cup for a while, he suddenly asked the military judge who came with him: "Why?"
"There are many small countries on the border of Anxi, and there is also Tubo, a predatory tiger. If we set up counties, counties and villages, these small countries may rebel and defect to foreign enemies, so we should mainly appease and restrain them." The judge replied.
"Looking at it now, can Anxi establish prefectures and counties?" Yang Liang asked again.
"Maybe you can try it."
"If Gumo sets up a state, would you like to move here?"
The judge's face was earth-colored.
Yang Liang laughed loudly and left the house.
In this battle, the Uighur and other tribal armies beheaded more than 10,000 people, captured more than 100,000 cattle, sheep, horses and camels, and more than 80,000 hu of grain and beans. It was a great victory.
He has sent an envoy to report to the saint, requesting to continue going south.
This battle is far from over yet.
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On both sides of the Red River, the sky was filled with smoke and dust, and the army could not be seen ending, marching northward day and night.
The tribesmen carried swords and guns, led their horses, talked and laughed, and seemed not to be worried about the upcoming war at all.
Aslan Khan (Satuk) has already said that the Rehai Turks have overestimated their capabilities and invaded the borders of the Great Uighur Kingdom. Now it is time to kill them all and then kill them in Rehai and make them offer their wealth, cattle, sheep and women.
Apologize.
Everyone knows that the Turks cannot be fought. Aslan Khan is a man of great wisdom, so what he said is certainly correct.
The Jihadists formed a separate group, and there were thousands of them not counting the Ghulam Army.
More than half of them are newly joined because they can be allocated fields, cattle, sheep and women.
They are all fine vineyards and wheat fields with water for irrigation.
The cattle and sheep are also fat and strong. Compared with the skinny livestock, they are simply not on the same level.
Women are even worse. The wives and daughters of wealthy families make many Jihadists who have never seen a woman drool in their mouths.
With these benefits, why don’t you join? I’m sick so I won’t join!
Satu Ketong handed it over to the command of Iluge, a member of the royal family who was born in the Yaoluoge family.
Iluge is thirty this year and comes from a noble family. He and Saturk grew up together and have a close relationship.
A few years after Sartuk met Samani, he introduced Iluge, and both of them became believers in the Creator.
Unlike Sartuk, a semi-open believer who is suspected by many people, Iluge is a secret believer. If he doesn't say anything, almost no one knows, including his father who has fled with the Bull Camel King.
Sartuk originally planned to arrange for Iluge to approach Ogurchak and assassinate him on the day of the incident, but he never found the opportunity.
After Ogurchak escaped, Satuk disclosed his identity to everyone, appointed Iluge as the governor of Baluka, led an army of five thousand believers to the north, and turned the place into the pasture of the Creator.
It should be said that the appearance of this army is pretty good.
Most of them were originally warriors. The weapons and equipment in Karasha City were also replenished first. Coupled with the high morale, they looked like a strong army, at least much stronger than those loose tribal soldiers.
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In addition to the tribal army and the believer army, the famous Gulam army is naturally indispensable.
During the Karasha Mutiny, they made great contributions.
After success, many people were rewarded with wealth, beauty, and served as local and military officials, which could be said to reach the sky in one step.
If there is any army in Karasha City that Satuk can trust, it must be the Gulam Army. This is his top priority and his trump card for suppressing various tribes.
At this time they were passing by the road.
The number of people has slightly expanded, reaching 2,500. The extra people were integrated into the army after Satuuk recruited warriors from various tribes and converted them to believe in the Creator.
Five hundred heavy cavalry and two thousand heavy infantry lined up in neat queues. After seeing Satuk, they all shouted: "The great Aslan Khan!"
Satuk sat on his horse and smiled in greeting.
Carriages and camel teams followed, carrying the armor and equipment of the Gulam army's infantry and cavalry.
Different from the Tang-style armor of the Gaochang Uighurs, the Ghulam Army has Turkic or even Persian-style equipment.
Peaked neck helmets, chainmail, chainmail shirts, heavy armor, etc., are very different from the style of the Central Plains. Some helmets even have curved horns on both sides, which is rarely seen in the Central Plains, but the Tubo people
I have equipped a batch of them, but not many.
In addition to armor, there are also round shields, axes, hammers, spears, scimitars, short swords, walking bows and other instruments, which are no different from the walking swords, heavy swords, long Ke axes, horizontal knives and the like that are commonly used by Central Plains warriors.
Small.
Different regions have given birth to different cultures and produced different traditions. This is normal.
The sound of rapid horse hooves sounded in the distance, and after a while, several messengers arrived in a hurry.
After turning over and dismounting, he knelt down beside the road and reported loudly: "Dear Aslan Khan, Bashtu asked me to tell you that the city of Bahuan no longer exists."
Sartuk's face was stern, and he looked at Iluge who had accompanied the envoy.
Iluge nodded and said: "Yangmoren fought bloody battles with the Turks for three days. When they were exhausted, the Xia soldiers suddenly came and the whole army collapsed. Both sides of the Sihun River were full of corpses, and vultures were circling and flying, never leaving for a long time.
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Saatuk was silent for a long time.
The cronies gathered around him, staring at him, waiting for the next order.
"Speed up and keep moving forward! I will personally avenge the defeat of Huancheng." Satu Ke said firmly with a flick of his horse's head.