Chapter 21: Relying on others' roof

The monarchs and generals of the Western Regions each had their own wishful thinking, and only one person could not even make a decision, that was Gudu.

Tongluo was already counting the granary and repairing the city walls. He wanted to prepare everything well before Vijay Khan arrived. He also stepped up training the army to make the army look more majestic. He also instructed officials and generals not to talk about how to be defeated by Shiba before. He also issued "instructions" to Gudu, asking him to restrain his subordinates.

Gudu knew very well that these were the preliminary preparations made by Tongluo to welcome the arrival of Viga.

The battle between Viaga and Zhang Mai is imminent. This will be a decisive battle that determines the hegemony of the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. Who can win? Gu Du suddenly didn't care anymore because he knew very well that no matter who wins, it would be of no benefit to him.

When he entered Yanqi, he relied on the guarantee of Lu Mingde, who had lost power. After entering Yanqi, Tongluo and others never gave him a good face. After all, he was a devastated man. He was kind to a dog and fed a piece of meat and was beaten away with a heartless heart. Now Gudu gets such treatment.

The troops in Kucha were stationed in a camp under surveillance tower, and the escaped people in Kucha lived in dilapidated areas in the northwest. Only the prime minister and several of the highest-level Uighur nobles in Kucha had decent houses. Among them, Gudu's family lived in a large house with two entrances to Luofu, which was spacious and spacious. However, it was an empty house that no one had lived in for several years. Luofu managed to get some furniture. If it was barely a decoration of a wealthy family, but just came out of the palace in Kucha and suddenly entered this place where grass was growing on the corner of the house. How could the princesses bear it?

What is even more embarrassing is the problem of eating. The invaded Kucha Khan now has no chef of its own, and there is not even a grain storage. He has to rely on Yanqi's official food supply every day. This food supply has been forgotten several times in the past half month, so that Gudu's queen had to go to "remind" herself. That scene made Gudu's wife and children feel like they were begging from Yanqi people. Gudu never thought that he would fall into this situation one day!

Although his homeland was rich, when he escaped from Kucha, where did he have the time to bring out how much things he had to bring out? Even if he had some jewelry, gold and so on, he sold out all of them during this period. Even if he was a Khan, he could not maintain a decent life under someone else's roof.

But the most painful thing is not yesterday and present, the most painful thing is the tomorrow that has not yet arrived.

Bangbangbangbangbang—

He was practicing beating drums and drums outside, and Tong Luo was preparing to create an atmosphere of great victory - the so-called great victory refers to the fact that he had just "forced back" the Anxi Tang army. Gu Du was very dissatisfied with the store-keeping skills that Tong Luo did, thinking that this was all contaminated with the habits of the Han people. Unfortunately, no one in Yanqi officials would pay attention to his opinions at this time.

"Woo, woo--"

In the house, there was the crying of his wife and children. Compared with other escaped Kucha people, the life of the Kucha Khan tribe is actually quite good, at least ensuring that they have no shortage of food and clothing. However, the gap between the Khan tribe from wealth and wealth to the living standards of the people is even more uncomfortable than the decline of the common people from food and clothing to not having to continue to eat for three meals.

Footsteps came from outside the house, and Gu Du asked sensitively: "Who is it?"

Luo Fu walked in with a very bad expression and reported that the salary today had not arrived again, and the military and civilians outside were making trouble now.

Although the ecological environment of the Yanqi Basin is better than later generations, it cannot feed hundreds of thousands of people like the same fertile land in the Central Plains. The total population of agriculture and herds in Yanqi is only 90,000. At this moment, more than 10,000 soldiers and tribes live in the city. Not to mention these people, just eating is a expense for the boss.

Tong Luo naturally couldn't assign a large amount of food to allow Gudu to feed himself as soon as he came up - that would require a granary! When Gudu came to invest, he said in a very plain tone and said, "We are all a family, so the soldiers of the same clan will have their meals together."

This is nice to say, but in fact, it is to let every meal of the Kucha army be assigned by the Gaochang people. When the Anxi Army surrounded Shule, various factions in the city were embraced, and Tongluo took good care of the Kucha army. Now that the siege of the city has retreated, the Yanqi defenders have become very cold towards the Kucha army, and in recent days, there will be some dirty things happening in almost every meal.

The people and the army were cut off. As a guest army, this was something that was difficult to tolerate. Gu Du also felt insulted and said furiously: "I'll go find Tongluo."

But on the way to the city lord's mansion, he slowly calmed down, knowing that he didn't have much bargaining chips to negotiate with Tong Luo, so when he walked in front of Tong Luo, he had already swallowed his anger and asked Tong Luo why he didn't give the meal to the soldiers and civilians in Kucha.

Tong Luo frowned and asked his subordinates: "What's going on? How can you treat Khan badly?" He ordered Gu Du to cut two lamb legs and send them to his house.

These two sentences were like adding oil to the fire. Gu Du suppressed the anger that was about to spurt out and said, "I'm not here for my own meal, I'm asking why I didn't give me the Kuz soldiers?" When he said this, his face became hot and he felt like he was just coming to beg for food.

Tong Luo yelled and asked his subordinates again, saying that the city had insufficient food and salary, and even the defenders themselves had no meals. "The army in Kucha had a lot of food and had a lot of food. We all gave them food first, and it was our turn after they finished eating. It wasn't that we didn't give it to them now, but we didn't have much food to store at all."

"That's it," Tongluo knew that his subordinates' words were actually exaggerated. He knew Yanqi's food storage, but he was tired of the Kucha people who only entered and did not leave, so he naturally did not expose his lies. He just sighed: "There is really not much food storage in Yanqi City. Can you ask Khan to think of a solution himself? I also have my difficulties."

Gu Du's eyes were no longer depressed, and he thought to himself what would I do with a wandering army? According to his previous temper, he had to go off the spot, but he couldn't bear it, otherwise the food for the Kucha military and civilians would not be settled today. He swallowed this breath and said in a low voice: "To General Luo, we stutter more than 10,000 people who live in Yanqi, and the expenses of living in Yanqi are quite high. We also know the difficulties of the general, but now our country is occupied by Zhang Mai and our property has been taken away by them. We are trapped here and have no choice but to ask the general to think of a solution."

Tongluo also looked helpless and said, "Khan said you're kind, but you also know that our Gaochang has the rules of our Gaochang. I am not in Yanqi like Khan in Kucha. Every move must comply with the rules. The Khan gave me many soldiers and horses, so I gave me as much food and salary, not much. The Kucha army was not included in my Yanqi organization. Now I only have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, but I have to raise 20,000 to 30,000 people. Even if you kill me, I can't make the other half of the food."

Gu Du had no choice but to bow and said, "No matter what, please give me a way out with General Luo."

Tong Luo thought for a long time and said, "How about this, why not combine our two armies into one. Anyway, we are the same clan, so the two families will be closer. Moreover, since the army has been incorporated into Yanqi, I can apply for more food and salary from the higher authorities."

Gu Du was stunned, his face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but shouted in disguise: "Tongluo, what do you mean by saying this? Do you want to annex my tribes?" In fact, since he entered the city, Tongluo has been reorganizing the Kucha army several times, but he has never said it as explicit as it is today.

He said this so violently. Tong Luo's face turned darker when he heard it, and said, "Gudu Khan, why do you use the word "annexation"? You eat ours, wear ours, and live in us, so that you can't be killed by Zhang Mai outside the city. Now you want to serve Via Khan, what's wrong?"

Seeing Gudu's eyes still showed anger and suspicion, Tongluo was unwilling to cause trouble at this moment, saying, "If Khan does not want to join Gaochang, then we can't do anything. Let's do this. Now that the Anxi army has retreated, the grass on the Yingsou River northwest of Yanqi is growing. I will use some private power to lend Khan you a thousand stone of food and five thousand sheep. Khan will take his troops to settle there first, raise sheep and grazing, which is better than sitting in the city and eating the mountains."

If it were the Uighur tribes in the Mobei era, they would not feel anything when they heard such an arrangement. However, the Uighurs of Kucha had been serving as a support class for several generations, just like the second and third generations of rich people. Although their ancestors had suffered, how could they bear it if they wanted them to work again? Although Gudu's ancestors were sincerely teaching that nomadic hunting was the foundation of the Uighurs, they had long regarded grazing and raising sheep as a cheap karma when they arrived at Gudu. When Tongluo asked him to go out of the city to herd sheep, he thought that the other party was spending his time. He did not have the skill of endurance like Satuk. The anger that had accumulated for a long time finally broke out and he hummed and left.

Tong Luo was also stunned and frowned, "What! I forgot that I am in a situation now!"

When Gudu left, Puba happened to come in and asked, "What's wrong with Gudu? His face looks so ugly."

Tong Luo Jian briefly said what happened just now, and the servant said, "I think his face looks very bad, so you need to be careful to prevent him from having evil thoughts and causing trouble."

Tong Luo smiled and said, "I have prepared for this. The camps in the city are under our surveillance. Besides, they have no food and are not even full of food. What kind of chaos can they do! Besides, I have contacted several of his subordinates. They have the heart to submit to us when they are at the end of their journey. However, Gudu has a good reputation among the Uighur tribe in Kucha. They dare not act rashly for the time being, but if Gudu really dares to do stupid things that are obsessed with, the one who waits for him will be the devastating tribe!"

Gu Du returned to his residence with a stomach full of fire. The generals came to ask how it was. Gu Du said, "Don't worry, I have a solution." After thinking about it, he took off the sword inlaid with sapphires and rubies on his waist, and asked Prime Minister Luo Fu to sell it to the monk Yanqi, and then bought some miscellaneous grains from the monk to overcome today's difficulties.

The generals were shocked and said, "Khan, this Kucha Star Sword is our Kucha national treasure, how can we sell it!"

Gu Du said in a deep voice: "Don't say much, take it! If a person starves to death, what kind of treasure can he bring up?"

The generals retreated with tears in their eyes, and Gu Du sat down on Hu's bed, sighing mournfully. He had been humiliated today. If it were tomorrow, what would happen?

This won't work.

Gudu can still withstand Tongluo, but if Vika comes...

Gu Du remembered the scene when he had seen Via Ka before. At that time, he still owned Kucha, and Via Ka had already been domineering to him. Now he has lost his territory and I don’t know what kind of humiliation he would suffer when he saw Via Ka Zhen.

Therefore, no matter who wins and loses the battle between Viaga and Zhang Mai, no matter who wins or loses Gudu, there is no hope for the Kucha army.

If Zhang Mai wins, Gu Du naturally has to continue to flee.

If Viaga wins, it seems unlikely that Kucha will be returned to him.

After thinking about it, Gudu couldn't even think of any other way out.

Yesterday, a general came to tell him that he might as well just incorporate it into Gaochang. That general was executed by Gu Du that day.

Gudu knew very well what would happen if he became a general of Viaga. After all, he was once the monarch, and the Uighur tribe of Kucha still supported him. In order to destroy this influence, he, the Khan, must disappear.

There have been too many similar things in the Central Plains and the Han area or the grasslands in the northern desert. If you annex a tribe, the tribe's generals and soldiers, even the elderly, weak, women and children, can be fully accepted. Only the tribe's chief must be solved.

I didn't know how long I had to close my eyes, but when I heard "Luo Fu asked for a meeting." I opened my eyes and saw Luo Fu walking to the door.

"Has the treasure knife been sold? Have you been given the food today?" Gu Du asked.

Luo Fu said, "The food has been sent, but the sword..." He took it out from under his robe.

Gu Du was a little surprised: "What's going on?"

Luo Fu said: "The elder of Jinguang Temple, Master Xiande, was very wise. Seeing that our army was in trouble, Khan loved the people as much as his son. In order to make a meal for his tribe, he would rather give up the treasures of the country. So he took the sword openly, but secretly returned the sword to me. Master Xiande asked the temple property he gave us to about three days, but three days later..." Luo Fu felt sad again when he said this.

Gu Du said angrily: "Tong Luo is a man who is in trouble. If he has the chance, I will settle the score with him."

"Khan, let's think about what we should do in the future." Luo Fu brought him to the door after coming in and lowered his voice and said, "I have heard that several generals in our army had had private contact with Tongluo. Now we only have soldiers and horses, but without territory, people's hearts cannot be settled. With the grace accumulated by our ancestors for a hundred years and the kindness you give on your daily charity, the military and civilians will not betray the situation in danger. However, this situation cannot last long. If we drag it on like this, our army will sooner or later fall apart."

Gu Du also understood this truth. After Luo Fu revealed it, his eyes dimmed a little again and he asked, "Prime Minister, what are you doing?"

Luo Fu hesitated, and wanted to speak but stopped. Gu Du urged: "Prime Minister, now there is nothing to do. Just say nothing, don't worry." Luo Fu said: "Khan still remembers those people who Zhang Mai released back after Tiemenguan? In fact, there were a few people who were not my Uighur tribe. Although I found out, I kept holding back. I just sent someone to secretly monitor them to see if they had any conspiracies. Unexpectedly, one of them came to me and told me that he could help us solve the current dilemma."

Gu Du's heart moved and asked, "Who is coming? How is he going to help us solve our difficulties? Why haven't you mentioned this to me before?"

Luo Fu said: "This is what happened yesterday, and because he was sent by our enemy, I was a little hesitant in front of Khan, not knowing whether to say it.

"Enemesis? What enemy?" Gu Du's face changed: "Is it Zhang Mai?"
Chapter completed!