Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 438 Sure enough, an acquaintance came

In Tingzhou City, it was indeed Saktu who had arrived.

This descendant of Pang Teqin actually looks very Han Chinese, except for a hooked nose that is not common among Han Chinese.

Saktu is 41 years old this year, and is about 11 years older than Zhang Zhao.

But the faces of the two are at least 20 years old.

Zhang Zhao has a few strands of trimmed mustache, and looks like a handsome guy.

However, Saktu's face was full of ravines, his face was black with a little red, and his hands were full of traces of wind and snow erosion, giving people a weather-beaten feeling.

In fact, the same is true. After his sudden rise was interrupted by Zhang Zhao, Saktu has had a difficult time in the past ten years.

When Shule was attacked that year, he not only lost his queen, two sons and a daughter, but also lost his precious foundation.

In a great battle outside Polu Prefecture, he led more than [-] elite cavalry, but he couldn't take down Zhang Zhao's more than [-] people with complicated composition.

You must know that the 5000 people in Saktu have at least 3000 people who are very effective in fighting, but Zhang Zhao can really fight with no more than [-] people.

This battle completely shattered the prestige that Saktu had built up over ten years of hard work. Even the 15-year-old eldest son Baitashi was killed in battle. He could only flee to Sailimu Lake area.

However, Saktu was not discouraged. He took advantage of the conflicts among the Ge Luolu tribes in the land of seven rivers to re-establish Bugla Khan's position, and he was able to mobilize tens of thousands of troops to return to Shule.

But this time it was even worse, he was actually defeated by Li Shengtian!

The blow of this defeat was far greater than that of the defeat at the city of Poluzhou on Zhang Zhao.

Because everyone knows that Li Shengtian is not a horse king, and now even he can easily defeat Saktu, which shows that the destiny of the Great Khan is no longer on Saktu.

Sure enough, after being defeated and returning to the Land of Seven Rivers, his tribe began to oppose Saktu.

He could only leave with a few hundred confidants, and ran all the way west to the Khwarazm Sea (Aral Sea), before gaining a firm foothold on the territory of the Oguz people.

But just when everyone thought that he, Saktu Buglahan, was about to become history, Saktu returned to the Land of Seven Rivers with tens of thousands of troops and thousands of cavalry after two years of recruiting.

This time Saktu learned his lesson. He gave up the airs of the former Karahikan Bugla Khan, and began to regard himself only as a Khan of the Geluolu people.

For this reason, he gave up Tianfang Sect and returned to the embrace of Manichaeism, and he did not regard the original residents of Karahikhan as his subjects.

After taking off these burdens, the first thing Saktu did was to lead the Geluolu people south, and plundered those who were originally his people, and even some Uyghurs who hoped that he could come back.

The effect of this is remarkable. Although Saktu lost the support of its former people, it successfully gained the support of the Geluolu people.

So much so that in order not to be attacked by Saktu, Jieli Pijia of Gaochang Uyghur was willing to marry him and marry his daughter to him.

But do you think that Saktu is here to rescue the Gaochang Uighurs this time?
wrong!He's here to reap the benefits.

Although Zhang Zhao has a bloody feud with him, his queen Cao has given birth to two daughters for Zhang Zhao, and his own daughter may be killed.

But Saktu had no intention of seeking revenge on Zhang Zhao.

What revenge?
In the original Kara Khanate, Saktu could afford hundreds of armored cavalry because Shule and Yanqi had a good foundation in steel smelting.

But in the land of seven rivers, let alone forging iron armor, even a broken iron knife is extremely precious.

The iron smelting ability of the Ge Luolu tribe is limited to tinkering.

It cannot be said that there is no such thing as digging out the ore and then smelting it, but it may only be comparable to a small iron workshop in Han.

With these equipments, why seek revenge on Zhang Zhao?

What Sacto thinks now is to get whatever benefits he can get, and keep growing himself.

His greatest wish is to regain Shule and rebuild the Kara Khanate, so that he can obtain a stable source of iron.

If the lifespan is long enough, a big khanate may be established in 60 years old.

Therefore, this time he led [-] Ge Luolu people to ride eastward, and Saktu never thought of honestly coming to rescue the Gaochang Uighurs.

Gain benefits from the Uighurs in Gaochang, then bring them back to the Land of Seven Rivers, and after accumulating some strength, go to attack the loose Oguz alliance and serve as the Oguz people's leaf guard.

Finally, relying on the two identities of Ogus Yehu and Ge Luolu Khan, he went to hook up with the Persians.

Using the opportunity to help the Persians deal with Talas Li Guoshou, obtain a large number of Persian iron tools, and if possible, take control of Saman Persia. This is Saktu's career plan for himself.

"Khan! There are two centurions from the Huifang Department who went to patrol the north and have not returned. It has been more than two hours!"

Saktu was about to take a rest when his commanding army came in to report a new news.

Saktu thought for a while before asking, "When they were patrolling, did they ever have locals as guides?"

Tongjun nodded, "There is a guide, and the guide has not returned."

"Understood, be careful. We will send more people to search in the early morning of tomorrow. If there is any situation, we must report it!"

There is no other good way for Saktu, because this kind of tribal army doesn't even think about how good discipline is.

The two centurions didn't return for a while, either they robbed a nearby small tribe and went to Xiaoyao, or they robbed some merchants and hid to share the spoils.

Tingzhou, as the summer capital of the Gaochang Uyghurs, is considered rich compared to the land of the Seven Rivers.

Because after arriving in Tingzhou, the tribal cavalry under Saktu couldn't bear it anymore. Robbery, rape and even murder were not uncommon.

Saktu only punished some tribes after they were too shameful.

In his opinion, looting has been the only magic weapon to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army since ancient times, as long as it is not only about looting, there is no problem.

Of course, Saktu also thought about it, could it be that the army came from somewhere and ambushed the two centurions?
But after thinking for a while, Saktuliu rejected this idea. It is impossible to ambush two centurion cavalry without five times the strength.

Do not!Even if there are five times the number of troops, it is impossible to miss one, unless the number of troops is more than five times, the combat power is also in a state of being crushed.

. . . .

The Tingzhou cavalry captured by Li Cunhui and Murong Yanzhao did not even have 100 people, because the other [-] people were all killed by them.

This kind of tongue-grabbing ambush is all about beating like a storm.

With the vigorous Hexi Zheer horse and all the staff equipped with horn bows and ring lock armor, the Tingzhou cavalry who were ambushed hardly reacted.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhao guessed right, and it turned out that it was actually Saktu who brought the Ge Luolu people.

Once you know who the enemy is, everything will be easier to handle.

The interrogation revealed that among Saktu's 5000 cavalry, 10,000 people were stationed in Tingzhou, 5000 people were stationed around Shenxian Town to the south, and [-] people were stationed further to the southwest.

More than a thousand Gaochang Uyghur cavalry in the city, including the governor of Gaochang Tingzhou who came to meet Saktu, have been controlled by Saktu.

As for why the 30,000 people are so scattered?That's because the vicinity of Tingzhou is a desert, and it really can't afford tens of thousands of people to stay for a long time, so it is necessary to disperse the troops.

This can be seen from Zhang Zhao, his 3000 people have already drank the water from the salt spring, and their drinking has begun to decline significantly.

"Your Majesty, Ge Luolu people have always been cunning and untrustworthy. Although their people are brave, their armaments and discipline are poor, and they are extremely greedy.

Why don't we have someone pretend to be a merchant tomorrow to attract the Ge Luolu people from Tingzhou City to come out to plunder, and then attack from both sides. "

After figuring out who it was, Joan Redokin seemed very excited. It had been a long time since he had such an enjoyable cavalry duel.

Moreover, beating Ge Luolu people is more vigorous than beating Dangxiang people, and there is always a feeling that they are expanding their territory.

"Your Majesty, the people of Geluolu came across thousands of miles of Shatuo moraine, and they have only rested for eight days so far.

Moreover, they were still scattered and stationed, but there were only more than 5000 people. Even if the cavalry support from Shenxian Town came quickly, there would be [-] people.

With the strength of our [-] fine cavalry, we can completely defeat them. It is better to surround Tingzhou with great fanfare and destroy them openly. "

However, Li Cunhui had a different opinion. He felt that it would be too troublesome to lure people with a disguise, and it would be better to convince people directly with force.

"Tell me, Lao Bai!" Zhang Zhao turned to ask Bai Congxin behind him.

Bai Congxin had long been used to Zhang Zhao's weird address, so he answered without thinking.

"Tingzhou is located on the edge of Shatuo moraine, and there are not many trees around where soldiers can hide.

If you insist on hiding, you can only wait temporarily in the barren moraine, and it will take at least a quarter of an hour to kill it, which is very dangerous for Pao Ze as the bait.

Therefore, I agree with Li Tongjun's opinion. We will use all our troops to go directly to the city of Tingzhou, leaving only a road going west through Shatuoqi to force the Ge Luolu people to come out for a decisive battle.

If they don't come out, these Di Yi's defense skills will only die faster. "

"Bai Zongbing is right, our brothers only used 3000 people back then, and they were able to defeat the [-] cavalry in Saktu. Now we are afraid that he doesn't even have many cavalry?
After a while, we will rush to the front, and then bring back a queen of Saktu for the king! "

Li Ruotai is indeed a descendant of the mixed blood of the royal family of Khotan and the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. He spoke beautifully with high EQ, and immediately made Qiongre Duojin, whose suggestion was rejected, happy.

"Brother is right! Please give the order! This time, we can't let Saktu, the porpoise dog, run away!"

(End of this chapter)