Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1572 Expedient measures
There were shouts of killing everywhere in the city, and it was not known whether it was the rebels or the Khan army.

The residents were at a loss and panicked.

When the rebels rushed, they were regarded as people who supported the Khan, and they were shot with random arrows.

When the Khan's pro-army arrived, they thought they were rebels and hacked and killed them wantonly.

The two sides wore almost the same clothes, spoke the same language, held the same weapons, and were confused and confused.

After all, it was Satuk who had been careful and well-prepared, and the monks were more organized and familiar with his subordinates. He quickly gathered a good team of hundreds of Ogurchak's confidantes and silent agents. He was beaten and fled.

Satuke held a powerful step bow and shot again and again, every shot was sure to hit, killing many backbones of Khan's army.

He had already vaguely seen the hope of victory, and his face, which had been tense all the time, also had a hint of relaxation.

The most important thing in a military coup is speed, one hit must hit, and the overall situation can be determined by killing or controlling key people.Most people don't actually have a strong inclination. As long as you don't give them the chance to obey orders and make them lose their allegiance, the mess is not difficult to deal with.

I heard that when the commander of the Central Plains was changed, hundreds or even more than a hundred sergeants clamored and tens of thousands of people watched from the sidelines, and the mutiny was easily successful.The most recent example was in Yangzhou a few years ago, when Xu Wen took down Huainan Town with an army of 200 with [-] people.

The grassland regime is often ruled by strongmen, and once the strongman dies, it will be almost the same-of course, this is what Satuk is trying to change. He cannot accept this loose system, and the control of the Khan Court must be strengthened, but that is Things for the future.

"Whoever kills Ogurchak will be rewarded with [-] cattle and sheep."

"Kill those who want to be rewarded with five thousand."

Satuk issued a reward, and the crowd rushed straight to the palace like a rainbow, as if they were unstoppable.

In the palace, Ogurchak tried to remain calm, and after listening to the reports from all parties, his face gradually became extremely pale.

Li Shouxin's face was also very ugly. He pulled Altai over and asked, "Where is the Khan's troops?"

"In a hurry, it is difficult to call. Some people turned against and slaughtered their own people." Altai, who had just escaped from the outside, said with a look of displeasure: "Satuk must have been planning for a long time, otherwise he would not be able to pull such a big one." battle."

I have told you so many times, but you are just hesitant and missed the opportunity.

Li Shouxin sighed secretly, and asked, "Can the city be held?"

"It's definitely impossible to defend." Altai said: "Satuk has gathered a lot of troops, and it is difficult to deal with the two thousand Gulam army alone. He has a lot of people in his arms, and it is difficult to turn the tables."

"Let's go then, don't delay." Li Shouxin made a prompt decision.

After finishing speaking, he walked up to Ogurchak, who was still sending people to contact the old department, and said, "Khan, this is the end of the matter, please leave the city quickly and summon the old department."

Ogurchak hesitated.

After leaving in this way, the capital will be handed over to Satuk, which is very unfavorable for the ensuing battle.But the situation is indeed critical, and staying in the city is probably a dead word.

"Khan, let's go. After leaving the city, let's go west and north, gather the leaders of various ministries and gather troops, and then take Kalasa back." After a short while, Altai also figured it out, and stepped forward to persuade him road.

Ogurchak looked at his eldest son Atsuyu again.

Dun Yu's eyes were red, wishing to die with Satuk, but after seeing his father's inquiring eyes, he nodded with difficulty.

"Let's go!" Ogurchak didn't talk nonsense, and first issued an order to let his cronies lead people out of the palace to counterattack, while he took his eldest son and a few cronies and went straight to the back garden.As for the others, that's out of the question.

Li Shouxin, Altai and others hurriedly followed.

Along the way, there are panicked servants everywhere.

Some people were running and screaming, not knowing where they were going.

Some people actually pack big and small bags and go to the gate of the palace.

This is really a matter of money and life, and at this time they are still taking advantage of the chaos to rob.But it's not a bad thing, at least they can hinder the pursuit of the soldiers and buy time for those who escaped.

A group of people soon arrived at the back garden, and several guards chased after them, looking panic-stricken.

Ogurchak didn't talk nonsense with them, he just jumped up, turned over the top of the wall, and disappeared behind the wall.

grass!Li Shouxin cursed secretly, how did you climb over such a high wall?

He tried twice and failed.While he was in a hurry, Dun Yu called him from the wall and stretched out his hand.

Li Shouxin was about to shed tears, and with the help of Dunyu, he managed to climb up.

"The little prince's kindness will definitely be repaid later." After getting off the courtyard wall, Li Shouxin said repeatedly.

Dun Yu nodded, pulled him and ran all the way towards the city gate.

There will be chaos in the city, complete loss of order.The guards at the gate of the city had long since dispersed, and no one cared about them at all.A group of seven or eight people rushed to the west gate and followed the surging crowd to the outside of the city.

When the glare of the sun shone on his face, Li Shouxin only felt a sense of survival after a catastrophe surged up, it was not easy!

"Go west and borrow a horse." Ogurchak became more composed, turned his head and gave instructions, and walked away first.

Altai glanced at Li Shouxin, and said, "Don't worry about the envoy. The nobles on the side of Bala Sagon hate the monks from the west very much, and they support the Great Khan."

Li Shouxin nodded, indicating that he understood.

In fact, those people all had a lot of hatred for Persia, and most of them believed in Buddha, Mani and even Nestorianism.

Why did Ogurchak repeatedly test his nephew?Because his wife and children were taken away by the Persians.

Taros, his former capital, was plundered by Persia after the fall of 5000 people, and [-] of them were killed by Persians. Everyone has blood feud with Persia, so it is normal to hate everything about Persia.

"The envoy still hasn't left?" Dun Yu asked, handing a water bag to Li Shouxin.

Li Shouxin sighed, there are still people who haven't come out yet.

And at this moment, several people rushed out from the west gate, almost all of them were injured.

"General Wang, Bachelor Yang!" Li Shouxin heaved a sigh of relief, and it was Wang Chongwen and Yang Ningshi who came out.

"It's Li Sicheng." Wang Chongwen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I went to the palace to look for it, but it turned out that you left with Khan."

Li Shouxin blushed a little. At the critical moment, he only cared about running for his life, and didn't have time to inform the other people staying in the hotel.

But this is not the time to struggle, just listen to him say: "The situation is critical and go quickly."

"Okay." Wang Chongwen didn't talk nonsense, and with the few remaining guards, he fled westward with Li Shouxin and Yang Ningshi, and soon disappeared into the yellow sand—they didn't forget to send People go in the direction of Kucha and report the changes here to the saint.

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Gurum's guards rushed into the palace, followed by the kidnapped people.

Gulam is okay, after all, it is an army of economic control, and it is still orderly.They first controlled the various palaces, sealed up the treasury, and arrested people—it was said to be a palace, but in fact the place was very small, just like a local tyrant's compound in the Central Plains.

The rebellious soldiers were much more "bold and unrestrained", and they began to rob everywhere.When they see something of slight value, they carry it on their body. Some people even carry it home without even letting go of the toilet.

What's more, there are still people vying for women, you pull one hand, I pull the other hand, and there is a lot of trouble.

Sutuk's face was a little ugly.

With small and broad, after all, it is still a hundred secrets and one sparse, which makes people escape.Although people have been sent to pursue them, it is still a question of whether they can be caught.

He was thinking just now, if the envoy from the Xia Kingdom hadn't come to Karasa, would it be easier for him to raise his voice?Have a bigger grasp?A better ending?
But all this without if.The facts are here, and he has nothing to say.

"Maintain order." After kicking over a disorderly soldier who bumped into him, Satuk gave the order——

"The philosophers teach us to support ourselves," he said. "Wealth obtained through hard work is far more gracious than plundering. If there are robbing people and killing people without authorization, they will be suppressed."

"Ogulchak's decadent rule has been overthrown, and now everyone is our brother and sister. Even those who are vicious, corrupt, and guilty must go through my trial and cannot arbitrarily impose additional sentences."

"The enemy has not been wiped out. The uprising fighters need to be organized, restrained, and undergo good training and strict military orders, so that we can wipe out those enemies who are destined to be wiped out."

The Gulam guards were fine, but the rioters were a little confused when they heard it: This seems to be different from what you said at the beginning?

Satuk didn't bother to care about them, he waved his hand and said, "Execute the order."

The Gulam guards took action immediately, and the rebels who were still looting property and raping women were kicked and punched. If they didn't listen, they would be cut off with a knife.

The monks also brought their followers and newly recruited sergeants to maintain order on the street and prevent the chaos from spreading.

Satuk directly found several members of the royal family and tribal leaders who supported him to discuss the next countermeasures.

Obviously, letting Ogurchak go was a bad thing.

There are still a large number of old-fashioned nobles in the area around Balasagun.They might despise Karasa's authority a little at ordinary times, but that's just because they don't look down on Ogurchak, and they don't like Satuk even more.

The reason is also very simple. The war 20 years ago severely damaged these people, making these Uighurs, Turks, and Geluolu people fear and hate Persia, and even denied everything in Persia.

Simply stupid!
Satuk insisted that the good things in Persia need to be learned, such as the spiritual comfort brought to him by Samani.This kind of power is so powerful that it can break down the barriers between tribes and groups, knead the loose Uighur country into a whole, and greatly improve the degree of organization. After all, Adan's descendants are all brothers.

For these people, Satuk felt that he could win over, but they first needed to change their attitude, that is, their inexplicable hatred of the Creator.

Of course, Satuk also knew that they would not be able to make changes just by talking.Only when the outcome is decided on the battlefield, these people will give in reluctantly, there is no other way.

But that's all for later.He now needs to control the capital, and then use his prestige to gain the support of as many people as possible.

Father's old department is the most stable basic disk, and it can definitely be trusted.

The young members of the royal family who believed in the Creator and the children of the powerful tribe could also be trusted, even more reliable than their father's old tribe.

The leader of the neutral tribe should not be ignored either. He must take advantage of the favorable opportunity when Ogurchak fled in a hurry and his whereabouts were unknown, and immediately win him over to create a fait accompli.

As for the others, we need to wait for Samani to come to discuss.

The guide has great powers, and he even vaguely mentioned before that Bahhana (Fergana) can think of a way.If you are inspired in the name of the Creator, you can attract many people.

He even stated that although he did not like those people in Bukhara, he was devout to the Creator.The rulers of Bukhara were also devout, even fanatical, to the Creator.If the mutiny fails, he can flee to Bukhara, and there will be warriors from the Creator to seek justice for him.

Now that the mutiny has obviously succeeded, he does not need the jihads to avenge him, but considering other circumstances, it is not impossible to consider the necessary external assistance.

This does not mean that he surrendered to Persia, in fact it was just some expedient measure.

Shao Shude, the emperor of Xia Kingdom, was in Gaochang, eyeing him like a tiger.And his power to sweep the Uighurs in Gaochang within a few months was astonishing. Satuk is not an egomaniac, and it's okay to be flexible sometimes.

On April 21, Samani led people to Karasa, where the order had been roughly controlled.

After entering the city, he was immediately invited into the palace to conduct secret business with Satuk.

(End of this chapter)