Chapter 130 Blood-stained Sect Two

Hu Shagar's attitude was still cautious when it came to meeting Zhang Mai. He always treated all this with a try-making attitude, not seeking great achievements, but only seeking no big mistakes. Although Shule's current situation is beneficial to the Tang army, he still estimates from the various trends of the Tang army and feels that time is on his own side, so he still insists on the word "stability" and tries to reconcile the forces of all factions in the city.

In this appointment at Gaogang, northeast of Shule, according to the agreement, both sides brought no more than 3,000 troops. Yang Yi took the troops of two mansions to escort Zhang Mai to the designated location, stopped two miles outside the agreed location, and followed Hu Shagar and Zhang Mai to meet at Gaogang.

However, just as the two sides were about to meet, a sudden sound of horse hooves came from Shule City - it was Ilik who sent an order to Hushagar to go back quickly and said that there was something important to discuss.

Hu Shagar frowned when he saw this order. Although Yilik was a nominal supervisor in Shule area, he had never issued a similar order. He was planning to ignore it. Ge Shuo, one of the two generals who escorted him out of the city, whispered: "The young master has never been like this. Suddenly, he sent a letter. I'm afraid there would be a villain around him. If the young master is controlled, I'm afraid there will be chaos in the city. The most important thing now is to figure out what happened."

Hu Shagar woke up and sent Geshuo to meet the Tang army, and declared another appointment. He hurried back to the city. Zhang Mai had already arrived above Gaogang. Seeing that the Uighur army escorting Hu Shagar suddenly returned to the flag and returned to the city, Yang Yi quickly drove the troops forward and brought Zhang Maibao back. Soon Geshuo arrived and asked for a change of the date. Zhang Mai said coldly: "We have all arrived at the agreed time, but you suddenly want to change the date. Is this peace talk a joke?"

Ge Shuo was planning to be a fence-skinned man in his heart, and did not want to offend Zhang Mai. His tone seemed soft and said, "General Hu Shagar definitely has no such intention. It's just that something urgent happened in the city. I have to rush back to deal with it."

Zhang Mai asked casually: "What urgent matter?"

Geshuo wasn't going to betray the Uighurs at this moment, he laughed and said, "Borgla Khan is back."

Zhang Mai snorted coldly, and he was reluctant to believe it. Both sides parted in disagreement. When they returned to the camp, Li Bin said: "Hu Shagar had clearly left the city, but suddenly went back, which was probably because of a major change."

Zhang Mai asked: "How should we deal with it?"

Yang Yi said: "Of course we should quickly set up the army, surrounded Shule, and force him to be trapped internally and externally."

"No!" Li Bin said, "We have to retreat in full. If we force it tightly, they are afraid of internal fear and join forces in the face of danger, but they dare not cause trouble. If we show that they are free outside, they will first solve internal affairs. If the internal affairs are not urgent, they will have to go through a lot of trouble. If an inappropriate solution is done, it will be internal strife. Therefore, we must not only retreat, but also after we go back, we must open the four gates of Xia Shule, and reopen the sutra banquet of Jokhang Temple, and then send herders out of the city to look for grass, send farmers to break the ice and fish, and make a leisurely look so that the other party can rest assured. If Xiao Yang Duwei is interested, he can even bring people to the mountains and forests to fight a winter hunting, so that the enemy can be relieved."

Zhang Mai nodded and said, "What Li Bin said is reasonable, just do what Li Bin said."

As expected, the Tang army retreated across the board. Yang Yi led his troops to hunt. Zhang Mai went to the ice-filled river to chisel ice fishing. The whole city was filled with leisure atmosphere, but Guo Luo took the order to secretly rectify the troops and ordered the main camp to be on standby at any time in order to change. Li Bin secretly reminded the spies: "The most important thing is to keep an eye on the camp of the jihadists. If the camp of the jihadists changes, it will be a signal of a major change in the city."

Hushagar hurried back to the city, came to Khan's mansion, and asked Hushagar what urgent matters were to be transferred back. Irik was young and didn't know how to answer, and he was so anxious that the young man's family was almost forced to cry. Suddenly, a cold voice behind the scenes said: "Master General, why are you doing so fiercely? Are you scaring the children or forcing the young master?"

"Who!" Hushagar shouted.

Two people came out behind the scenes, one was Abdu and the other was Valdan. Hushagar said in surprise: "Why are you here!"

Abdu said: "I got the news this morning that the Grand Chief said you are in the enemy country. I didn't believe it at first, so I rushed to the Khan Mansion and asked, and then I learned from the young master that this is indeed the case!"

Hushagar angrily said, "What is the enemy? What is it? I don't know what you are talking about!"

"Don't know?" Valdan sneered, "Then what are you doing when you leave the city today?"

Hu Shagar said lightly: "I went out of the city to negotiate with the leader of Tang Kou, so what's wrong?"

Vardan said angrily: "You know that Tang Kou is the mortal enemy of the Khanate, but you still run to meet their leaders. Isn't this a treason for the enemy or treason?"

Hushagar sneered, and winked while his entourage. His entourage bowed and went out to transfer people. Hushagar said, "How do I deal with Tang Kou? These are government affairs, not academic affairs, and there is no need for preachers to worry about." This is warning Vardan to cross the line.

Valdan said: "Then what explanation do you explain when you secretly send an envoy to Gaochang?"

Hushagar was stunned and then shouted angrily at Ilic: "Ilic! How did I tell you - how could you disclose this to outsiders!"

Ilik was startled and didn't know how to deal with it. Abdu sneered: "Leakage? If you weren't a thief, why were you afraid of this leak? In fact, you want to collude with Gaochang and become a Khan in Shule. I'm right!"

Ilik was already in his heart. When he heard this, he looked at Hushagar in surprise and suspicion: "Uncle, you sent someone to Gaochang, is it really the case?"

"Ilik, why do you listen to their nonsense?" Hushagar became angry and said, "I sent someone to Gaochang. Although the matter is done secretly, it is necessary to prevent being discovered by Tang Kou! And I told you about this."

"Sayed?" Abdu laughed and said, "You are just a fool of the young master and a child, so you lied to him with sweet words, but if you can deceive him, how can you deceive us? You said that the matter is kept secret from the generals in the city to hide it from Tang Kou. If you say that you sent someone to Gaochang, you didn't tell Tang Kou, and Tang Kou himself didn't know about it?"

"Of course!" Hushagar said.

Abdu suddenly raised his tone: "But I got this news, but I didn't come out of Bie, but I found the news from Xia Shule! Do you think this matter was told by the young master? No, the young master didn't say anything at all! It was Tang Kou who leaked the secrets and we found out!"

"What!" Hushagar looked at Ilic and asked, Ilic nodded and said, "Uncle, I really didn't say anything about Gaochang. I just wanted to ask why you were out of the city to meet the leader of Tang Kou."

Hu Shagar said intimately: "It's bad, Tang Kou knows that."

Seeing him silent, Abduvaldan said in unison: "Are you talking about nothing?" Hushagar said coldly: "I have never said anything to you, but I have always been loyal to Bogra Khan, and Ilik is my nephew. How could I betray Bogra Khan? How could I harm my nephew!"

Abdu laughed: "You will do this because of greater benefits waiting for you! Okay, since it has been broken, I will speak out loud--you send someone to Gaochang, and at the same time, Tang Kouze sent an envoy to Khotan. The four families were led by Buddhists. After the matter was completed, a Buddhist alliance formed by Gaochang, Khotan, Shule and Shache was established, right? Although you told the young master about sending someone to Gaochang, he was a fool of him, and he was young and had little knowledge and could not see through your conspiracy. I was right?"

Ilik was a 10-year-old boy, and he could not understand the current complex international situation. But seeing Abdu's words were firm and his tone was strong, his trust in Hushagar began to shake. Hushagar roared: "Nobody! Nobody!" Seeing that Ilik didn't believe in him, he was even more furious and took two steps and shouted: "Ilik, don't listen to their nonsense!"

Abdu and Vardan stopped him together and shouted, "What are you doing! Go back!"

Hushagar shouted to Ilik: "Ilik, don't believe them, they are all talking nonsense!"

Abdu said to Ilik: "Young Master, stop believing this person anymore! He clearly knew that Gaochang was a pagan country, but he sent someone to ask for help. His evil intentions were revealed! In a critical moment, he must have sacrificed you to flatter the Buddhists. He did this, not only to take you and replace him, but also to turn Shule into a Buddhist land."

"The Kingdom of Pagans?" Hu Shagar sneered: "Although I negotiated with Gaochang, although I used monks, it did not involve religious commitments. But even if I really turned Shule into a Buddhist country, as long as it was beneficial to me, the Uighurs, even if the young master should also believe in Buddhism, then what's the matter!"

Valdan was furious: "It doesn't matter if it's converting to Buddhism? Okay, you... you finally said what you are thinking!"

The anger in Hushagar's heart also burned to the extreme. He heard the footsteps behind him, thinking that the guards had arrived, and waved his hand and said, "Blow out these two old men!"

Valdan said coldly: "You are finally angry and embarrassed. Are you going to move?"

Hushagar sneered: "What if I move too hard to you two old guys?"

Abdul pointed at him and said to Ilik, "Young Master, look, this is his true face!"

Seeing that Hushagar's expression became fierce, Irik was even more afraid and hid behind Abdu.

Hushagar thought to himself: "These two old guys are just thinking about benefiting the Tianfang Sect. The more they are, the more they are entangled here, the more they are, the more they are confused. Let's bomb them out and explain it to Ilik slowly." He rushed over, grabbed Ilik's small hand with one hand, and pushed Valdan Abdu out with the other, shouting: "Take them back to Tianfang Temple, and you are not allowed to release it without my order!"

Ilik's wrist hurt and cried out with a wow. Abdu shouted: "Hushagar is going to rebel! Guards quickly take him!"

Hu Shagar couldn't help but sneer, "Who will listen to you here..." Before he finished speaking, a scimitar was already on his neck, his face changed slightly, seeing that the guards were all unfamiliar, he shouted, "Who changed the guard!" He glanced at Morant standing aside, without any intention of stopping himself in a dilemma, and said angrily, "So it's you! Morant, although you believe in the Tianfang Sect, don't forget that I am your commander!" Seeing that Morant had no reaction at all, he roared, "Do you really want to be loyal to these two old guys!"

At this time, Vardan and Abdu had already helped Ilik to their seats. Morant knelt down and lowered his head to kiss Ilik's boots, saying, "I will be loyal to Bograhan and the Young Master Ilik!"

Hu Shagar sneered at the sky, "Okay, okay! It turns out that you have already planned it! But Morant, what if you hold me, what if the whole army will accept you? Without me, how many of the eight thousand-man teams can you transfer? Without me, Shule will only be in chaos!"

"Shule will not be in chaos." Valdan said coldly: "It is because of your weakness that Shule has fallen to this point today, but from tonight, Shule will not be in chaos anymore!"

Not long after, I heard from the outside world that the captain of the eight thousand-person team had arrived, and Hu Shagar's face changed drastically: "What are you going to do!"

Shule's standing army mainly has eight thousand-man teams, and another 15,000 militia, which are under the command of the four generals. Hu Shagar directly under the command of two thousand-man teams and 4,000 militias. His confidant Meirlong commands two thousand-man teams and 4,000 militias. In addition, Geshuo, who has a background in the Zoroastrian religion and Morant, who has a background in the Tianfang religion, led two thousand-man teams and 3,500 militias respectively.

Eight thousand-man commanders and militia battalions were reported to the Khan Mansion. Geshuo came back because of his mission to the Tang army. He was half a day behind. When he arrived at the city gate, he saw the two thousand-man commanders of the thousand-man team who had changed their men. The three militia battalions also changed their men. He returned from outside the city. He still had hundreds of men under his command. Most of the generals at the North Gate were his old subordinates. The two new thousand-man commanders did not dare to take him back, but he ordered him to quickly go to the Khan Mansion to report.

Ge Shuo knew something was wrong, but he couldn't disobey his orders for no reason, so he agreed. A commander of a thousand men wanted to send troops to escort him. Ge Shuo said angrily: "What are you doing! I'm not a prisoner, and I'm in the city, why should I escort him!"

The commander of the thousand-man was stunned by him, so he just sent someone to follow him. Ge Shuo got into the carriage and the group slowly walked towards the Khan Mansion. Seeing that the Khan Mansion was approaching, a group of people rushed out and surrounded the carriage. When they opened it, they found that it was empty inside. They didn't know where Ge Shuo was.

Vardan heard in the mansion that he cursed his subordinates for food!

Abdu asked, "What should I do now?"

"What should I do!" Vardan said: "Now we have controlled the military power in the city. It doesn't matter if we get rid of a Geshuo. The most important thing at the moment is to combine the soldiers and horses in the city with the eight thousand holy warriors I brought - that way there will be more than 30,000 people, and I am still afraid of not being able to destroy the Tang Kou? Only idiots like Hu Shagar will hold such powerful troops and be afraid of being afraid of the left and right!"

That night, Shule consolidated his army overnight and replaced some generals above centurion. Fortunately, the Tianfang Cult is quite powerful in the army. Three thousand people in the eight thousand standing troops are believers, and about 50% of the generals above centurion are believers of the Tianfang Cult. At this time, a group of people were promoted, a group of people were attracted, and a group of people were suppressed. In addition, it was suddenly easier for the top leaders. The people below didn't know how to react for a while, so they temporarily suppressed them.

Although Vardan did not announce Hushagar's crime for the time being, but only put him under house arrest, the news spread in a short time, and the city became panic. Morant became a little worried, but Vardan was not panicked and seemed confident and said, "Don't be afraid, Shule will not be messed up. In the past, Hushagar was too loose in the chaos. As long as the training was strengthened, it would not be messed up!" He immediately issued a strict order in the name of Ilic, which controlled Shule as if the entire city was managed by a military camp.

These claims were also effective in Kuba. Kuba believed in the Tianfang Sect, and it was a very extreme Tianfang Sect. Everyone lived a poor and hard life, and had rules for every day of daily life. After Valdan issued the order, Kuba also followed the order, which could be said to be in order.

But Shule is a city built through commercial prosperity. There are nearly 80,000 urban residents in the city, half of which are the families of the army, half are merchants and craftsmen, and the other 60,000 are those who retreated from the surrounding pastures and farms after the Tang army approached. They are all used to being dispersed. However, at this time, Valdan suddenly issued strict orders, and they dared not ignore them and had to endure them. In just one day, there were fewer noises and noises in the city, drinking, gambling, prostitution and prostitution, and these mixed places were spies, and they worked in active places. After strict control, the whole city immediately became clean, tidy and peaceful.

Vardan sent people to inspect and saw that the whole city had changed, he was happy, but there was something troublesome. After Hushagar relaxed the city gate barrier, many secret pipelines inside and outside the city started to operate, and a lot of daily supplies were imported from outside the city, which played a certain role in alleviating the food crisis among the people. Now Vardan has tightened the city defense system again. The merchants first panic and tightened the grain shop again, and the food in the city was tight.

Even the Tianfang Cultists in the city came to Vardan to complain. Shule originally had more than 20,000 Tianfang Cultists, and these people settled in the city and still had some savings. However, during this war, many people poured in from surrounding areas, especially the more than 10,000 Tianfang Cultists who fled from Xia Shule to the city. These people all came in empty space and the food was tight again, so these people couldn't stand it. Valdan wanted to transfer military food and provide relief, but he was afraid that people would be said to be unfair, so he could only rely on the help of Shule Tianfang Temple, but he had to raise more than 10,000 people at the same time. What a terrible consumption. Seeing that the money and grain flow at his hands were reduced like a day, Abdu could not bear it anymore, so he came to discuss with Valdan and said that the five major grain merchants would not be ordered to be assigned to these grain merchants.

According to the laws of the Tianfang Cult, the state has absolute power to requisition personal property to maintain social stability. Moreover, in the concept of Vardan, luxury and squandering are all sins. Cultivating gold and silver in the cellar is equivalent to robbing oneself. If he still hoards food in the city when food is short of food, it would be a very evil crime! Therefore, after listening to Abdu's suggestion, he did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered the five major grain merchants to immediately lower the price of grain to 20% of the original - that is, the normal price of grain before the war.
Chapter completed!