Chapter 447: Broken Leaf Fengyun (Twelve)

In September of the fifth year of Dazhi, the Uighurs and the Great Cannibal reached an agreement, and the two countries would jointly attack the Beiting of the Tang Dynasty. The Great Cannibal agreed in writing to the conditions of the Uighurs to ensure that the victory of the Battle of Shuye would be transferred to the land east and north of the Qing pond into the territory of the Uighurs. In return, the loyal Khan also agreed not to establish the Princess of the Tang Dynasty as Ke Dun, and the only Princess of the Uighurs was the only Princess of Dashi.

The Uighurs immediately sent 100,000 troops, led by Zhongzhen Khan himself to march towards Beiting of the Tang Dynasty. Half a month later, the Uighur army arrived at the north bank of the Doros River located in Alkin Mountain, and the army set up camp here. As Li Mi expected, the Uighur army led the army but did not launch it. Zhongzhen Khan was waiting for the Tang Dynasty's answer to the conditions he proposed.

Just as the crisis in the Beiting in the Tang Dynasty was slowly brewing, a team of Tang cavalry was galloping on the vast land north of the Yibohai. They set out from Ashibulai City, passed through a large dark forest, jumped through the gurgling stream, walked with reindeer, and danced with wild wolves. They walked for ten days, and on that day they arrived at the hinterland of Khikas.

"General, if we go another thirty miles, we will go to the place where the royal tribes of the Kiagas gather." A cavalry team that had escorted weapons to Kiagas several times was becoming a guide. He pointed to a towering mountain in the distance and said, "I remember to bypass that mountain and arrive."

The leader of the cavalry who led this cavalry to find the people of the Kiagas was Shi Yang. Ten days ago, he received an order from Saiye to use a flying pigeon. The emperor ordered Ashi not to come to the city to send people to Kiagas, and ordered the people of the Kiagas to immediately launch an attack on the Uighurs.

The emperor's order was very strict. Shi Yang realized that the situation was urgent. He ordered Lai Jinlin to defend Ashi and not come to the city. He personally led a team of cavalry to go to the far north.

The people of the Khagas called Kunjian during the Han Dynasty. After the Han general Li Ling surrendered to the Huns, they were enfeoffed here. Therefore, the people of the Khagas also called themselves descendants of Li Ling. Most of them were red-haired and white-skinned and liked to cover the face with oil paint. In the early Tang Dynasty, the leader of the Xueyantuo Khanate, and his leader Shiboqu Azhan entered the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty appointed his tribe as the governor's office of Jiankun and granted Shiboqu Azhan the governor. Later, they were defeated by the Uighurs and became one of them. They were enslaved by them for nearly a hundred years, but the uprisings against the Uighurs broke out one after another and never quelled.

The places controlled by the Khagas were originally located in the upper reaches of the Jianhe River (that is, today the upper reaches of the Yenisei River in Russia), but more than ten years ago, the Uighurs sent an army of 50,000 to brutally suppress a large-scale uprising of the Khagas people. At that time, the Uighurs Dengli Khan drove the Khagas people out of their homes in anger. The Khagas people were forced to leave the land they lived in for generations and migrate westward to the north of the Yibohai Sea, making a living by grazing and fishing. Most of the harvests were paid to the Uighurs every year. Last year, the north suffered continuous snowstorms, and both the Khagas and the Uighurs suffered serious disasters. The Khagas people began to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty under the pressure of the Uighurs. The Emperor Zhang Huan of the Tang Dynasty immediately decided to support the Khagas people. After nearly half a year of support, a large number of supplies sent from Saiye were secretly given to the Khagas people.

The Tang army cavalry crossed a small river and came to a jungle. The Tang army was a little tired. Two scouts were preparing to explore the way, while the rest of the Tang army dismounted and rested by the river.

But as soon as they dismounted, a scout suddenly came with a loud shout, "Who is it!"

"Swoosh!" An arrow shot out from the woods, as fast as lightning, and took Shi Yang's face. However, Shi Yang did not move, staring at the arrow coldly. The arrow passed by his earlobes with a "crack!" and nailed it to a big tree next to his face.

The Tang army jumped up in shock. At this moment, a large group of warriors surged out of the dense forest, including hundreds of people, all of whom were red-haired and grimaced, wearing leather armor. They formed a semicircle, pulled their bows and arrows, and forced the Tang army to do so.

"Don't resist!" Shi Yang recognized their equipment at a glance, all of which were the weapons and leather armor of the Tang army. He knew that these people must be from the Kieves.

He raised his hand high, walked to the group of people, and shouted in Turkic words: "We are the Tang army, coming from Broken Leaf to find your Khan."

At this time, a young and strong man walked out of the team. He looked up and down at Shi Yang, then looked at the arrow just now, and his eyes were filled with surprise. He suddenly turned around and shouted twice. A large group of people from Kiaz put down their bows and arrows.

"Kurband, is it you?" The Tang army leading the way was suddenly recognizing the young leader. He shouted excitedly. The young Kiaz man was stunned. He immediately recognized the Tang army. A bright smile suddenly appeared on his serious face, "It's Li Guzheng!" The two laughed at the same time, hugging each other tightly like children.

"Mark Li, do you know each other?" Shi Yang asked quietly next to him.

He reminded the team leader all at once, and he quickly pulled the young Kiaz man over and introduced: "His name is Kurband, the number one warrior of the Kiaz man, and he is famous for his archery skills. He was the one who came to greet me the first two times I escorted weapons."

'Your name is Kurbande.' Shi Yang smiled faintly and said, "The arrow technique is really good!" He didn't look back and picked up the steel crossbow and turned to an arrow. The arrow flashed, and the arrow that was nailed to the tree just now fell down twenty steps away, and its position was replaced by another crossbow arrow.

"Good arrow technique!" Kurband exclaimed in awe. If it were him, he could shoot down, and he would shoot better, such as nailing the opponent's tail, but the opponent did not turn around and shot based on his feelings. He would not be able to do this.

Captain Li quickly introduced Shi Yang to him, "This is our chief general Shi, and he is also the number one archer in our Shattered Ye army."

Kurband looked at Shi Yang deeply, bowed to him solemnly and said, "I'm just a temptation just now. I've offended you. Please forgive me."

"It's just a small matter, don't take it to heart." Shi Yang waved his hand and said, "I have something important to look for you Ye Hu. The matter is urgent. Please take me there!"

"Okay! It's on the way back that we are also asking General Shi to go back with me."

The people of Khikas pulled out a large number of war horses from the woods, carrying countless preys. They rolled over and galloped on horses, and drove the Tang army downstream along the river.

After walking for more than twenty miles, I walked around a large forest. Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up. I saw a big river flowing quietly on the grassland, like a winding jade belt, dotted with starry tents on both sides of the river, and it was endless. This was the location of the tent of the Khikas Yehu.

Seeing that the hunters were back, countless children were running towards them cheering. The hunters dismounted, opened their arms to pick them up, and threw them high into the sky, laughing and shouting together.

At this time, a few more horses ran from afar. The leader was Shi Muhua, who was on the Tang Dynasty. He had received the news in advance and came to greet the Tang army and his party. Behind him was a petite knight, wearing a black robe, wrapping her tightly, revealing only a pair of beautiful and charming eyes. She was naturally Gu Dai. The rules of the people of the Khikas that unmarried women cannot show their true faces. If they don’t want to paint oil on their faces, they must cover their faces with black robes.

When Kurbend saw her, he jumped down from his horse with excitement. He picked up a hunted firefox and presented it with both hands. He stared at her affectionately. The princess of Kurbend was about to marry the number one warrior of Kurbend, and he was the number one warrior of Kurbend. Seeing that Kurbend blocked his way, Gude smiled at him and said, "Brother Kur's firefox should be dedicated to your mother or our Khan, not to me. If you must give it to me, then I will accept it on behalf of Khan."

Kurbande's eyes were filled with gloom, and Gude rejected him again. It was the third time since she returned from Chang'an that she had rejected his love. He sadly took back the firefox, gritted his teeth and turned over the horse, and ran towards the camp in the distance.

Gu Dai looked apologetically at his back disappearing. She shook her head. She had something to do and could not accept him anymore. She immediately urged the horse to follow his elder brother to go to Tang Jun. She came to find Tang Jun of Suoye and asked them if they knew a young man named Cui Yao.

"Welcome to you, I am Shi Muhua, the prince of Khikas. On behalf of my father, I welcome you."

Shi Muhua's fluent Chinese surprised Shi Yang. He quickly bowed his respects, "We came from Sai Ye, with the surname Shi, the commander of the First Army of Sai Ye. This time, we came to see your Khan with the order of the commander of the General Manager."

"May I ask!" Gu Dai heard that they were from Thunder Ye, and she couldn't help but feel excited and asked in her heart: "Do you know a young man named Cui Yao? He is also Thunder Ye serving as an official."

‘Cui Yao,’ a rare smile appeared on Shi Yang’s face, “Of course I know him, he is my eldest brother.”

Gu Dai was shocked. Cui Yao was only sixteen years old. Is the old-fashioned officer in front of him less than sixteen years old? But this thought flashed through. She was concerned about her Cui Lang now. After hesitating, she asked again: "He, is he okay now?"

Shi Yang was a young man and had a little understanding of the matter between men and women. When the masked woman in front of him mentioned Cui Yao's name, her eyes flashed with a bright light. He felt something in his heart and smiled and said, "Actually, I have been away and have not had the chance to see him yet. I only heard that he is now the military officer of the Thunder Ye, and is one of the most recent young officials."

Gu Dai wanted to ask again, but Shi Muhua stopped her, "Sister, they have something important to come to see their father, so we should not delay the big thing."

Gu Dai had no choice but to take a step back, Shi Yang passed by her, and smiled heartily and said, "I will definitely convey your concern to Cui Yao after I return."

Gu Dai stood there for a moment, and suddenly she asked loudly again: "When will you go back?"

Shi Yang had already rushed out hundreds of steps, and his voice came from afar, "We'll leave in the afternoon!"

The Khagas people were just a tribe of the Uighurs, so its highest leader could only be called Yehu, but the Khagas people ignored this. They all called their leader Khan. Moreover, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had already enthroned their leader as Zhongxiong Khan. This was a title that made the Khagas people extremely satisfied. The Uighurs were the Loyal Khan, and they were the Loyal Khan. In the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, the Khagas people and the Uighurs had an equal relationship.

The Khan of the Khagas people, namely Shi Muhua and Gudai's father, was named Sudaro.

Nurman is a middle-aged man in his fifties. Although he has a petite and beautiful daughter like Gudai, he is very thick, burly and as strong as a cow. The thing he is most proud of is that his four wives gave birth to thirteen children for him. Shi Muhua and Gudai were born to his third wife. His current wife only gave birth to two daughters. According to the principle of the heirs of the Kiagas, Shi Muhua will be the next Khan of the Kiagas. Of course, if his current wife or the next wife gave birth to a son again, it would be a different matter.

Sudaro warmly welcomed Shi Yang into the tent and ordered people to entertain the Tang army from afar with the freshest horse milk. Sudaro was full of gratitude for the Tang Dynasty to give the people of the Khikas. They now have the weapons and armor of 40,000 people. In October, the Uighurs will blackmail them cattle and sheep, and they can say no loudly, and they will also move back to the Jianhe ancestral land, which is the land left to them by their ancestors.

Shi Yang drank a large pot of horse milk, wiped the corner of his mouth, and carefully took out the emperor's handwriting from his arms. This was a pigeon letter from Chang'an and written on a silk that was as thin as a cicada's wing. Shi Yang slowly shook the silk order and stretched it out, and handed it to Sudaro with both hands, "Khan, this is the handwriting order given to you by our Emperor of Tang. I hope you will act according to your will."

Sudaro took Zhang Huan's handwriting with an extremely serious expression. Although he did not know Chinese characters, he had seen the bright red seal under it not long ago. At this time, Shi Muhua approached his father and translated the decree of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to him. The decree was very clear and he ordered the people of the Kias to attack the Uighurs immediately.

‘Attack the Uighurs?’ Sudaro suddenly remembered something, and he hurriedly said to Shi Yang: “I just heard that the Uighurs gathered a large army to march south the day before yesterday, and it is very likely to attack your Beiting.”

Shi Yang's face turned pale, and the Uighurs actually attacked Beiting. Could it be that the 20,000-strong army of food?

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At this moment, he suddenly understood the intention of the emperor's orders to send troops to the Uighurs, and to restrain the Uighurs from the north.

"Khan, I, the Emperor of Tang, will not let you send troops to the Uighurs unless it is absolutely necessary. The situation is urgent now. Please send troops immediately to resolve the dangers in Beiting."

Sudaro pondered and said nothing, but Shi Muhua next to him said anxiously: "Father, if the Tang Dynasty helps us like this, we should be grateful."

"Of course we have to send troops!" Sudaro was unhappy with his son's misunderstanding of himself, so he waved his hand and said, "Now the Uighur army is heading south, Han'er Bali will inevitably be empty, so we can catch him off guard."

Speaking of this, he turned around and said to his son: "I decided to lead the troops to the Uighurs in person. You are responsible for temporarily moving the tribes north to prevent the Uighurs from turning around and taking revenge on us."

Shi Muhua quickly agreed. Shi Yang was overjoyed when he saw that they were willing to send troops. He quickly stood up and bowed to Sudaluo and said, "Thank you, Khan."

Sudaro nodded slightly, "Please rest assured, General Shi, I will gather troops immediately, and I will send troops to the Uighurs the day after tomorrow. You can reach Han Erduobali within seven days. This time we will teach the Uighurs a lesson."

In the afternoon, the Tang army, who had a little rest, set off to return to Ashibulai City. Sudaro led more than 20 Khalidian nobles to send the Tang army twenty miles away. They did not return to the camp until the Tang army disappeared in the distance and prepared to gather troops from all over the country. Suddenly, a war horse rushed over from afar. It was Kurband, a famous warrior from the Khalidians. He reported to him with a sweat on his head: "Khan, Princess Gudai is missing."

Sudaro was stunned. He seemed to have thought of something. He immediately turned around and looked at his son Shi Muhua. Shi Muhua knew it very well. He nodded and said, "Sister must be chasing Tang Jun to break leaves."

Sudaro also knew that his daughter fell in love with a Han Chinese, but the people of the Khikas always regarded the breeding people as the top priority, so they were very tolerant of the love between men and women and never interfered with their freedom of marriage. So Sudaro did not interfere with his daughter's feelings. It was just that his daughter was single and went to the shattered leaves to make him feel a little worried. Autumn is the season when tigers and wolves appear. Although his daughter knows a little martial arts, she is young after all. Before he can think about it, Kurband said loudly: "Khan, let me protect the princess, I will not allow anyone to bully her."

Sudaro smiled, and he patted Kurbend on the shoulder heavily, and took two more horses to him, "Go! You are the number one warrior in my Khikas. If you can persuade Gude back, I will marry her to you."

Kurband's face was as excited as a pig's liver. He roared and pulled the war horses suddenly. The war horse rushed out and chased towards the Tang army in the south. The three horses and one man gradually disappeared at the end of the grassland.

Sudaro kept watching his back disappear, and immediately turned around and said, "Go and inform all the warriors of the Kiagas people to arrive at the tent to gather within two days."

In late September of the fifth year of Dazhi, a sharp cavalry of 30,000 people rushed to the hinterland of the Uighurs like arrows.

On the north bank of the Doros River, the Uighur army's tents were dense and endless. After crossing the river, they walked forward for another two hundred miles and reached the boundary of Beiting of the Tang Dynasty. However, the Uighur army had been stationed here for five days, but there was no sign of crossing the river.

On a high hill by the river, the Uighurs loyal Khan looked at the vast mountains indifferently. He could not see the movements of the Tang army behind the mountains, nor could he see the fierce battle of Saiye thousands of miles away. However, he could feel the pressure brought by his 80,000 army to Dashi and the Tang Dynasty. The Dashi Army outside the Gongyue City had come three times to urge him to march, and the Dashi Army would cooperate with him to attack Beiting.

"Attacking Beiting", a hint of undetectable smile appeared on the corner of the mouth of Zhongzhen Khan. So far, the chess he made was very smooth. Now this move has reached a critical moment. It depends on how the Tang Dynasty responds to the pressure he put in. He does not believe that the Tang Dynasty would remain indifferent to the Uighurs' troops. He also knows that the Tang Dynasty would be extremely annoyed by him, but he doesn't care. The key is that his stick hits the Tang Dynasty's joints, and the Battle of Sailed Leaves has entered a stalemate. If the Tang Dynasty does not want to lose this battle, even if there is anger that soars into the sky, he will have to use money and grain to exchange for the Uighurs' retreat.

As for the Great Cannibal, the loyal Khan was even more disdainful. He only sent 20,000 troops to yell to take Beiting together. This obviously treats him as a sucker. What is giving up from Beiting, what is demarcating the boundary with the Qing pond? All kinds of beautiful promises are just a moon in the water. What if you can't take down Beiting? What will happen to the Great Cannibal? Even if you take down Beiting, the Great Cannibal will not lose any losses, and will become a shield of the Great Cannibal. Therefore, the strategy he adopted is to lead troops without sending out, and to win the greatest benefit in this Three Kingdoms game.

Just as the loyal Khan was staring at the distance with thoughts, several horses galloped from the camp, "Report to Khan, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty came again and asked to see Khan."

"Finally come!" Zhongzhen Khan suddenly burst into laughter, and he knew that the Tang people would definitely come.

Nearly a hundred great men stood in the tent of Zhongzhen Khan. They were out of their swords and stared at the envoys of the Tang Dynasty slowly walked into the tent. Pei Mingyuan was the envoy from the Tang Dynasty. On the third day after the Uighurs sent troops, he received Zhang Huan's secret decree. The emperor's decree was very simple, with only four words: "Zhang Yi's strategy". The rest did not explain it. Pei Mingyuan of course knew the meaning of Zhang Yi's strategy, but even if Zhongzhen Khan was King Huai of Chu, it still needed many skills to implement Zhang Yi's strategy. These skills were not explained in the decree, which was that Pei Mingyuan's improvisation was required.

Although the murderous aura in the big tent was full of murderous aura, Pei Mingyuan turned a blind eye. He quickly walked into the big tent, stepped forward and bowed to the loyal Khan and said, "Pei Mingyuan, the great Yinqing Guanglu doctor of the Tang Dynasty, met the Uighur Khan."

The loyal Khan glanced at him coldly, and then snorted for a long time, "The war between the two countries is imminent. Could it be that the Tang court sent you to be my flag sacrifice?"

"Khan's words are so serious." Pei Mingyuan bowed calmly, "Since Khan proposed the conditions for withdrawal from the princess, we immediately reported to the court. However, before the report was left, the court sent an order. The Tang Dynasty hoped to become a long-term ally with the Uighurs. For this reason, the Tang Dynasty was willing to provide additional assistance to the Uighurs.

Zhongzhen Khan nodded. He knew that Pei Mingyuan was telling the truth. Tang Ting should have realized that the Uighurs and Dashi could join forces, so he took the initiative to offer assistance. This was the Tang Ting's usual approach to the Uighurs. Aid was just a nice statement. He was not surprised by this. If the Tang princess reported to the court and received instructions, it would be extremely strange. Even if she used a pigeon letter, she would not have time. Thinking of this, Zhongzhen Khan's face was slightly calmer and she asked again: "How much does it cost to get to me the Uighurs?"

"Reply to Khan's words, shortly after the Tang Dynasty ended the chaotic times, it was necessary to deal with the Thunder Leaf War again. The national strength was extremely exhausted, so the court proposed two aid plans, one was annual assistance, and the Tang Dynasty aided the Uighurs 200,000 stones of rice and 50,000 pieces of silk every year, which was completed in six years. The other plan was to provide one million stones of rice and 200,000 pieces of silk at one time. In addition, the money and rice lent to the Uighurs last year did not need to be returned again. Please ask Khan to choose one of the two plans."

"Your country does not seem to be sincere enough!" The loyal Khan sneered: "I proposed five million stones of rice and one million pieces of silk, but you only gave 20%. Do you really think that I, Uighurs, are you a beggar?"

"But the Tang Dynasty really can't get five million stone rice."

Before Pei Mingyuan finished speaking, Zhongzhen Khan slapped the table hard, and there was a loud bang, Zhongzhen Khan stood up and shouted sternly: "It is your business to take it out or not. I will tell you that I will not give in any of the conditions I have offered. I will give me a clear answer within ten days. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

After saying that, he kicked the table over and left the tent angrily.

But without waiting for ten days, just a quarter of an hour later, a fast horse came from Han's ears like lightning. The horse knight rolled and crawled into the big tent of loyal Khan, "Khan, something big is wrong."

Immediately afterwards, the roar of loyal Khan came from the tent, "Damn the Khyakis, I'm going to peel them!"

In the big tent, Pei Mingyuan was writing a letter to the court at the request of Zhongzhen Khan. He had already seen that Zhongzhen Khan had no intention of attacking Beiting, but wanted to take this opportunity to blackmail the Tang Dynasty. In the letter, he proposed to add aid to two million stones of grain and 400,000 pieces of silk. Of course, it would take at least two months for the letter to be delivered to Chang'an. After negotiation and preparation, the Battle of Shattered Ye should be over. At that time, Zhang Yi's mission will end. As for whether the Uighurs will kill him to vent their anger, it depends on the outcome of the Battle of Shattered Ye.

Before the letter was finished, a messy footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent, "What's the matter with you?" This was the voice of his follower.

"Come on the order of Khan, Khan wants to see you Doctor Pei."

Pei Mingyuan smiled slightly and actually called his official name. It seemed that Zhongzhen Khan had figured out something. He immediately put away the letter, walked out of the account with his hands behind his back and asked, "Who is making noise here?"

A thousand-man commander stepped forward and bowed, "Doctor Pei, my Khan wants to see you, please come with us immediately."

Pei Mingyuan nodded, "Okay! I'll go with you now."

The group quickly walked towards the Khan's tent. Along the way, soldiers could be whispered everywhere, everyone was panicked, and the entire camp was filled with a tense atmosphere. Pei Mingyuan was also quite surprised. Could something happened to the Uighurs?

"What happened to this general?"

"This..." Qianfu sighed and said with a sad expression: "Doctor Pei, I don't know what happened, so don't ask me."

Pei Mingyuan knew that he refused to say it, so he stopped asking and followed him to the tent of the loyal Khan. The commander of the thousand-man reported loudly: "Khan, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty has been brought here."

"Please come in!" The voices from the tent were filled with resentment and helplessness.

Pei Mingyuan walked into the tent and saw the loyal Khan staring at a map with his hands behind his back. He immediately stepped forward and bowed and said, "Pei Mingyuan meets Khan."
Chapter completed!