Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 165
In the east of Balasagun City, at the Burana Great Buddhist Temple, Titsigu looked at the purple-clothed monk who was anxious to report, his head fell into a state of downtime, and several eminent monks of Balasagun behind him were also puzzled. mind.

The helper they hired themselves turned them away without asking any questions.

Do not!This should not be said to be shut out, but hostility should be used to describe it.

And the reason used is that Balasagun and Shule have different beliefs.

No bullshit faith!
Buddhism is not Nestorianism, Tianfangism, etc., and sectarian conflicts are not fierce at all. This county government can use any excuse, but it shouldn't be used.

Because using this excuse is equivalent to telling everyone that I am Chi Guoguo's perfunctory.

"This, this Duke of the county, it's not a fake, right?" A purple-clothed monk said with an open mind.

"Impossible!" Another purple-robed monk shook his head.

"Even if Duke Zhang is impersonating, the soldiers under his command cannot impersonate. The traitor of Saktu has already been defeated. There is no other country in Hezhong and Anxi that can pull out such brave soldiers."

"So someone leaked our secret? Or did they know the news about Talas?" Another questioned.

Master Titsigu shook his head slowly, with a serious expression on his face.

"Tomorrow morning, the poor monk will go in person, this disaster was caused by me, and it should be resolved by me.

The people of the Great Qin Sect have already begun to retreat, and we have no other forces to rely on except the Kingdom of Khotan.

Even if it's a lie, we must keep this Jungong Zhang. If he has any dissatisfaction, let him vent it on me! "

. . . .

In He Liecheng, a few fast horses rushed towards the Nestorian temple in the city like a whirlwind. The prudent master Xuancheng looked at the secret letter in his hand and was speechless for a long time.

There were not a few words in the secret letter, but it made the Nestorian monk who was over sixty years old sigh and sigh for a long time.

The young man at the bottom quietly tiptoed to look, and the secret letter clearly read the words "Shazhou has Tang'er as big as you, or please take it easy".

"It's you, it's your Guo family who killed everyone!"

"Your father is a traitor, he betrayed all of us! We followed your Guo family blindly."

"Is your Guo family worthy of us? Are you worthy of the spirit of the old county king?"

The prudent Daode Xuancheng closed his eyes, with a painful look on his face, all the scolding came from the people who were closest to him. For decades, he thought he had forgotten it, but now it is like this clear.

"Yeah, I'm not a traitor! He's not a traitor!" The prudent Daode Xuancheng muttered a few words in a low voice, then he opened his eyes and spoke a few words to the messenger with great difficulty.

"Please reply to Wei Yi Da De, the dead are gone, the living are like this, I have forgotten those, the plan remains unchanged, Balasagon will soon become a place of right and wrong, and it is not suitable to stay for a long time."

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In the palace of King Bala Shagun Khan, Hu Duowuxi couldn't help yawning. According to the time, it is almost the end of the ugly hour (after two o'clock in the middle of the night), but Zhang Jungong on the opposite side doesn't mean to be tired at all. He looked at himself with that kind of half-smile expression that made people feel creepy.

This made Hu Duowuxi slander, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?What kind of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity are you talking about!

After several hours of ideological struggle, Hu Duowuxi's attitude has actually softened a bit.

He doesn't have many family members in the city of Balasakun. Although his old wife and young daughter are in the city, it is not impossible to abandon them. The important thing is that the tribe must survive, and whether the benefits are so great that he can give up his wife and daughter.

"Is the old man sleepy? It's strange, isn't it said that people often can't sleep when they get old? Why does the old man look different?"

Zhang Zhao observed some sleepy Huduwuxi with tears in his eyes, and then asked jokingly.

Hu Duowuxi was almost speechless. What is it that he can't sleep when he is old? He wants to sleep very much now.

However, he was a little complacent, because the word sir, in this era, is not a casual title, but a virtuous elder whom he respects very much.

Why does this seemingly rough Duke Zhang regard himself as his elder?Hu Duowuxi didn't know that this was because in later generations, Mr. was just a common title.

All right!Now that people call themselves Mr., let's give in a little bit!Hu Duo Wuxi comforted himself in his heart.

"The old man still has a small family in the city. Can the Duke send someone to send them out of the city? Master Titsigu and the others are willing to submit to the Kingdom of Jin. It is true that they have some malicious intentions, but I am also from Balasagun. How can I Sell ​​them out at will?"

The words were just and righteous, but Zhang Zhao knew that this was precisely the expression of preparation to speak, and the focus was on the word 'casual'.

But Zhang Zhao curled his lips contemptuously, you Uyghurs should use the Uyghurs' straight way, you can't learn the twists and turns of the Han people.

"Are you asking for benefits from someone, right? Someone said that if he can save someone's time and energy, he will definitely give you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Doesn't the old man want to know what the opportunity is?"

"I would like to hear the details!" Hu Duwuxi secretly sighed, God has eyes, this county prince is finally on the right track, I have wanted to know for a long time, but you didn't say it!

"Do you know why the Great Sage Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin asked someone to come here? Because Bala Sagon is too far away from Khotan, I am afraid that the so-called attachment of Master Titsigu is just lip service.

That's why the Great Sage Emperor asked someone to come here, and someone doesn't have much energy to manage Bala Sagon, do you understand? "

After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhao felt an unprecedented sense of relief, as if the restlessness that had been suppressed in his heart had been released all at once.

Zhang Zhao also suddenly found the reason why he was so anxious these days. Since Li Shengtian asked him to go to Bala Sagon, Zhang Zhao's heart has been pressed like a stone.

Originally, according to his and Li Shengtian's plan, after defeating Saktu, the next step should be to attack the country of Rahana, that is, the Fergana Basin, which is blocked by the Daxue Mountain. It is not in their plan at all. middle.

Now that Li Shengtian came out suddenly, he should be a little bit on guard against Zhang Zhao.

In fact, Zhang Zhao knew that there would be such a day sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to come so soon, it was too early, he hadn't completed the layout yet, and Khotan's national situation was not yet stable.

Of course, it is only a sign now. Zhang Zhao guessed in his heart that Li Shengtian might have the intention of letting him garrison Balasagon. Perhaps Li Shengtian believed that the Khotan Jin Kingdom could learn from the Kara Khanate’s dual heads of state model.

In fact, if there is no ambition in the heart, Bala Sagon is a good choice. After hundreds of years, there will be a person who is deeply influenced by the Central Plains culture. Yelu Dashi uses Bala Sagon as the ear of Hu Sihan. , thus establishing Xiliao.

With one's own ability, it is not difficult to create a Xiliao, but this is not what Zhang Zhao wants.

This is also probably the reason why Zhang Zhao, who always likes to scrutinize carefully, chooses to treat Titesigu and others so roughly. He doesn't want to spend too much time in this place, and only hopes to solve the problem quickly.

Perhaps, Zhang Zhao couldn't help thinking of another option, maybe he could not attack Fergana, and return to Shazhou directly after the matter of Bala Sagon was over?

But then he shook his head again, this won't work, if he goes back now, he will still be just an army leader with at most two or three hundred soldiers, with this strength, how many years will it take to seize the power of the Guiyi Army?
After seizing the power of the Guiyi Army, there are still problems for the Uighurs in Ganzhou, Gamo in Liangzhou, and the Li family in Dingdi, which may take more than a dozen or 20 years.

And more than 20 years later, the Central Plains is the peak moment of Guo Rong, the hero of the generation, and he brought a large number of troops with complex ethnic groups to confront Guo Rong?I'm afraid I don't even know how I died in the end!
Zhang Zhao knows his own abilities. Although it seems that the hero is invincible at present, this actually has the advantage of the traverser. With the blessing of this advantage, his vision, personal quality and even bravery are all magnified.

But after more than ten or 20 years, he is no different from the local aborigines, and it is absolutely incomparable to compare with Guo Rong, a hero in the world.

Not to mention Guo Rong, Zhao Da can also beat him by two blocks. Perhaps his ability, probably, is just a little bit better than the Gaolianghe Chariot God. At least he will not choose to leave his robes and come to a donkey cart even if he dies drift.

Therefore, Zhang Zhao's best opportunity was to intercept Hu Liu Zhiyuan when Yelu Deguang entered the Central Plains.

Entering the Central Plains at this time, you can firmly grasp the righteousness, because the Khitan disaster in the Central Plains, Zhang Erlang Lord held high the banner of ancestral loyalty, expelled the Tartars, and stabilized the Central Plains.

Among the feudal dynasties, only the later Hongwu Taizu Northern Expedition to Mengyuan can be compared with it.

With such a righteous name, he has the confidence to reverse the arrogant ethos of the five generations of warriors, and he can successfully recruit Guo Wei, Guo Rong and other celebrities to his command, and finally regain Yanyun, the Northern Expedition to the desert, and seal the wolves to live in Xuxu.

But if you miss this outlet, it would be foolish to think of taking control of the Central Plains based on the Northwest alone.

Not to mention anything else, the warriors of the Five Dynasties are not the warriors of the Song Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty. This is the era when the warriors were the most arrogant and their fighting power was overwhelming. They had no righteousness in their hands and participated in the melee of the Five Dynasties like a warlord?
Zhang Zhao couldn't help shivering!

He didn't want to be hijacked or stabbed into a hole by a model of military democracy like Wei Boyin Gun Xiaojie Army.

Therefore, the only way is to dispel Li Shengtian's doubts. He must complete the established plan, so that he can bring a large amount of supplies and soldiers who are willing to go east with him from Anxi and Fergana.

At least [-] horsemen and more than [-] iron cavalry were needed before he could quickly pacify Hexi, and finally marched into the Central Plains when the Later Jin collapsed.

What Zhang Zhao was thinking about was the change of Li Shengtian's attitude, but Hu Duwuxi thought that Zhang Zhao was waiting for him to think it over clearly, so he couldn't help but look at Zhang Zhao in doubt, and stroked the few strands of beard under his chin proudly .

The doubt is that he doubts whether Zhang Zhao can solve the trouble in front of him.

He was proud because he thought that the Duke of this county had chosen him out of so many people, and he had a good vision, knowing that he was capable!
"The Duke of the county really has the eyes to know the pearl. The old man was born here and grew up here. What he lacks is just such an opportunity. If he can control Bala Sagon for the Duke of the county, he must do his best!"

Zhang Zhao looked at the curly-haired Uighur old man Hu Duwuxi with a red face on the opposite side in amazement, this person really has a lot of appetite!I just want to say that he can share part of the power after the matter is completed, but I didn't say that Ba La Sagon let him control it!

"Do you know why the Duke of Titsigu insisted on submitting to the Kingdom of Khotan? And why is the city so desolate?" Hu Duwuxi was about to break the news.

"Please clarify!" Zhang Zhao stretched out his hand to signal him to continue.

"Because since Balasakon fell to the Persians 20 years ago, a large number of people in the city and the surrounding countryside have converted to Tianfangism, and after the Persians were driven away, the returned Bougera Khan Saktu He is also a believer of Tianfang Sect.

Therefore, after the Persians left, the number of Tianfang believers in Balasagun not only did not decrease, but increased even more.

The siege of Saktu this time was caused by the intensification of conflicts between Buddhists, Nestorians and Tianfang believers in the city.

When Saktu learned that the Duke of Shule had captured Shule and retreated, the Tianfang followers who followed outside the city could not retreat in time, and thousands of people were besieged.

Originally, the two great virtues of Nestorianism, Majesty and Prudence, meant that they would only kill the leader and never ask about threats, but Master Titsigu refused, and finally a big war broke out. Most of the Tianfang Cultists were killed or injured, and a small number fled. "

Zhang Zhao nodded slowly. Religious struggle was very cruel in the tenth century. The opinions of the two Nestorian masters and Titesigu were correct, but Zhang Zhao still admired Titesigu's cruelty more. style.

Hu Duwuxi took a look at Zhang Zhao, it turned out that the county prince was also a ruthless master, he sighed quietly.

"Originally, there was nothing wrong with doing this. When the Persians were here, they killed many of our people, and collected poll taxes for those who refused to convert.

But the bad thing is that although there are few Tianfang believers in Balasagun, there are many in another place, that is Talas not far from here. "

"Taras?" Zhang Zhao couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment when he heard this name. He remembered that Talas is indeed not far from Balasagun, only a few hundred kilometers away, and Bishule to Bala Sagon was halfway there.

"It seems that the Duke already knows about it." Hu Duwuxi nodded, seeing Zhang Zhao's thoughtful look, he thought Zhang Zhao already knew about it, but Zhang Zhao just remembered Gao Xianzhi's Battle of Talas.

"Because Talas fell earlier than Balasagon, the number of Tianfang Sect was much larger than that of Balasagon. Balasagon had only a few thousand people, but Talas had tens of thousands, almost accounting for the Half of the population in the Ross area.

The defeated army of Tianfang Sect here ran to Talas, and conflicts broke out there immediately. As a result, believers of the three religions were defeated and blood flowed like rivers, so they could only run towards Balasagun. "

Only then did Zhang Zhao truly understand that Titexigu and others rushed to Khotan to express their surrender in order to find a backer for themselves!
However, there are still some doubts, even if it is to find a backer, it is not a big deal, right?Just say no?
Hearing Zhang Zhao's question, Hu Duwuxi shook his head helplessly.

"Actually, before we sent people to the Kingdom of Jin to express our willingness to surrender to the Great Sage, we had already fought a battle with the Tianfang believers in Talas.

At that time, Ye Hu gathered an army of [-] in the city, and fought a battle with the Tianfang Cultists of Talas in Julan City, but the opponent waited for work, and defeated us with only a few thousand people. "

Zhang Zhao was speechless, what kind of military strategists are these in the city of Bala Sagon?Don't know your own level?

Moreover, he had just turned over the campaign and hadn't had a good rest, so he ran to Julan City hundreds of kilometers away to start a war with others. How confident he was, he was able to do this kind of operation of sending people away from thousands of miles away.

"Even if the battle is defeated, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the surrounding fields of Balasagun, and the Karakhans in Talas are estimated to be tens of thousands. Can they swallow you?"

From Zhang Zhao's point of view, there must be other things happening in this. It is impossible for Bala Sagon with a scale of more than a dozen or 200,000 people to be unable to survive because of a defeat.

"The county magistrate didn't know that, but we found out later that the reason why the Talas people were able to defeat us was because they hid a large number of Persian soldiers in their army. surrendered to the Persians.

After this fiasco, the Persians despised us even more. I heard that Nasr, the Emir of the Persian Saman Kingdom, had gathered troops in Samarkand and Dashgan (Tashkent), and was about to recapture Balasakun !

The county magistrate said that the number of people in Bala Sagon has decreased a lot. That's because the Nestorian virtuous people are already planning to evacuate their people to Heli City and Dong City hundreds of miles away to avoid disaster. They want to persist. Only the Buddhist master Titsigu. "

This is very clear, Zhang Zhao finally figured out the general situation, no wonder he always felt that the atmosphere in Bala Sagon was terribly tense.

Tite Xigu also pretended to be trying to imitate it. When he wrote the letter to Li Shengtian, he also offered to let Khotan send more troops and horses to garrison. It turned out that he wanted to pull Khotan's army over to top the vat!
And the water is quite deep. The Persian Samanid Dynasty is not a small country. It currently controls half of the Iranian plateau, the entire Afghanistan, and most of Turkmen and Uzbekistan.

It has been established for more than 7 years and its capital is Bukhara. It has a population of at least [-] million and a standing army of at least [-] to [-], and even more can be recruited.

"I have a task. I don't know if the old man can help me to complete it? Give me a message to Nestorian Master Weiyi, and say that a certain Zhang Erlang wants to meet him."

When the matter was clarified, Zhang Zhao's strategy changed. The disaster was caused by Titesigu, and he couldn't run away, but the Nestorians and tribes were prepared to run away, and they had to stay first.

Because there are far more Nestorians in Balasagun than Buddhists, if they run away, they will rely on the remaining Buddhists and the declining Manichaeists, and they will not have the capital to deal with the Saman dynasty.

Yes, although he was pulled to top the tank, he was not going to run away, because he was going to dig a piece of meat from the Saman dynasty.

And if they fight the Saman dynasty on the side of Balasagun, there will be another advantage, that is, they can divert the attention of the Saman dynasty to places they are not familiar with.

Now that Saktu has gone to the north, the Fergana Basin that originally belonged to the Kara Khanate has become an enclave. If Nasr II of the Samanid Dynasty has not been completely fatuous, he will definitely find a way to win it Fergana Basin, because this was originally their territory.

If Zhang Zhao fights with the Saman dynasty in Balasagun, it will reduce the pressure on the Fergana region.

Otherwise, after he finished dealing with the Balasagon, Fergana would have belonged to someone else, and it would be another tough battle.

It seems that it is best not only to guard Balasagun, but also to fight the Saman dynasty here.

As soon as Hu Tuowuxi went out, Bai Congxin, Fanshun and Li Ruotai walked in. The faces of the three of them were a little dignified, especially Li Ruotai, who looked at Zhang Zhao, hesitant to speak.

For his cheap brother-in-law, Zhang Zhao certainly couldn't put on airs, he said to Li Ruotai while gesturing the three of them to sit down.

"Second brother can speak up if he has something to say, and you can speak freely here."

"Mr. Jun, I don't think it's worth going to war with the Persians for Bala Sagon." Li Ruotai cupped his hands and said.

"This place doesn't belong to us in the first place, and it's far away from the snow-capped mountains and it's not easy to govern. Even if we can't get rid of the sympathy, then let those who are willing to follow me withdraw to Shule. wisdom!"

"Second brother is right." Zhang Zhao couldn't help but yawned and said, he was really sleepy.

"But that's all appearances. The Saman Kingdom of Persia looks like a great country in the river, but in fact it has long been decayed.

Nasr II was obsessed with wine and sex, luxury prevailed in the country, and the conflict between the Shiite sect and the Methodist sect was sharp. Nasr II did not try to eliminate it, but instead fueled it because of his personal preferences.

In addition, they were only defeated by Saktu four years ago, and the morale and combat power of the army have not yet recovered. They look tyrannical, but they are actually strong on the outside.

Moreover, from Balasagon to Talas, the terrain is dangerous, suitable for ambushes and small army elite soldiers to fight. It just takes advantage of our army's elite. The right time and place are on our side, and Saktu can win the battle. Why can't we ? "

"I support Mr. Erlang!" Bai Congxin said from the side.

"In addition to these favorable conditions, I also believe that the Persian Saman Kingdom is a prosperous country in the river. If we can defeat it, it will surely have a great reputation.

Anxi and other ethnic groups in Hezhong are grassland peoples, and they have the habit of following the strong. Although the Persian Saman Kingdom is now strong, as long as we let them show their weak nature, there will be a lot of hope to bite off from the Saman Kingdom. People with a piece of fat join us. After all, here, the inability to protect one's property is the greatest sin. "

Seeing what Bai Congxin said, Li Ruotai nodded after thinking about it for a moment. He had to say that what Bai Congxin said was very reasonable. How would the new wolf king succeed?Of course, it is to kill the old wolf who has already shown signs of decline.

"Since this is the case, the Duke of the county might as well give me a warrant. I might as well go back to Khotan. Eldest brother still has two hundred soldiers under his command, which is the basis for my brothers to gain a foothold. Somebody brought them all here. Do whatever you want." Big vote."

"Okay! Then the second brother, working hard, will leave immediately, but he must come back within a month and a half!"

Zhang Zhao nodded in agreement. Bala Sagon has been fighting all the time these years, and the supplies are not enough to support the army, so he must win by quality. He needs a large number of elite soldiers.

　I just updated this chapter with 6000+ words today. I have been a little stuck recently. I wrote four or five thousand words yesterday and finally deleted them all. Sorry.

　　
　
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