A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1115 Conqueror

West of Mount Dianhe,

In the summer pasture of the Western Turkic people, the breeze blew across the grassland, and what should have been a lively pasture turned into a battlefield.

The wind blew, and it was also stained with the smell of blood.

The calmly flowing Ili River in the distance was like a sentimental and affectionate girl, but now the clear water was dyed red.

Wu Huaiyu is an outside intruder.
Also a conqueror.

With the arrogance of a victor, he stepped into the Golden Wolf Tent, which originally belonged only to the Great Khan.

Because of the Golden Horde, even the distant Mount Dianhe was also called the Golden Tooth Mountain by the Western Turks. There are snow-capped mountains in the south and flat land on the three sides. There is abundant water and grass, lush forests and trees. In early summer, there are many flowers. It is a good summer pasture and a popular place to escape the summer heat.
The Western Turkic monarchs often set up small yamen here.

Hundreds of miles of plains,

Yu Gu established Beiting here because he saw the fertile grass and water in the Yili River Valley Plain. It also showed his ambition. He was not satisfied with the Yili River and Shaboluoyehu Khan coexisting in the north and south. He wanted to cross the Yili River and swallow up Nanting.

His golden tent is like the golden wolf tent of the Turkic Khans of all generations.
It is very majestic and magnificent on this grassland.

The Khan's court had no city or fortress, only tents and a fence made of wooden stakes.
The Golden Tent is huge and magnificent,
The clouds are like horses galloping across the sky.
The Khan's golden tent under the blue sky is like a small sun upside down on a green carpet.

Can accommodate hundreds of people.

In the center of the golden tent is a stove more than two feet high. There is even a kitchen on the east side of the golden tent, with kitchen cabinets and cooking utensils.

Wu Huaiyu stepped into this incredibly majestic golden tent.
The biggest feeling is the golden color that can be seen everywhere.

That's all real gold.

Golden wolf head banner,
There were golden chairs, golden beds, golden bottles, golden urns, and golden knives. The wooden pillars in the tent were all decorated with gold. Even the huge golden bed was supported by golden peacocks.

Decorated in Jinhua, it dazzles the eyes.

The floor was covered with carpets from Persia, with colorful flowers.

Gold decorations everywhere.

There were also large amounts of silk and brocade in the tent, as well as many porcelain tableware, glass wine vessels, etc. Here, silverware seemed out of place.

"Minister Wu, we have taken good care of the Golden Wolf Tent. Everything here is here."

Yu Gushe fled in fear, only taking his Golden Wolf Banner with him, and not even his dozens of armors of various types, which were still propped up on wooden boards for display.

There are not only the Ming Guang armor of the Tang Dynasty, but also various chain armors from Persia and Rome, as well as purely decorative gold armor and silk armor imitating the rituals of the Central Plains.

As soon as the Tang cavalry entered the camp, they saw the luxurious golden tent from afar and immediately took control of it.

No one, whether Tang or Hu, dared to approach, let alone rob.

Everything is well preserved.

"When Yu Gushe moved here from the Spring Pasture, this golden tent and the things inside alone took up three hundred camels."

Wu Huaiyu looked at the golden tent that could accommodate hundreds of people and thought it would not be surprising to be able to accommodate three hundred camels.

For an ordinary herder family, their belongings when they move to another pasture are probably just five or six camels, but Yu Gushe is the most powerful monarch in the Western Regions after all.
Although the orthodox Western Turks were in the South Court, they were suppressed and beaten by this outsider.

This guy controlled more than half of the Western Regions. Not only did most of the nomadic tribes submit to him, but even most of the countries in the Western Regions paid tribute to him.

He also controlled most of the Western Silk Road.

This guy really has no shortage of money.

Just look at how he spreads gold everywhere like a nouveau riche, and you will know how inflated he is.

No wonder they dared to challenge the Tang Dynasty.
Being in the Western Regions, where everyone is subservient, can really make people lost.

"Military Minister,"

Yuwen Chengdu walked in, wearing a shiny armor that clanged loudly, "General Manager Su has captured Yu Gushe and is bringing him here."

Wu Huaiyu was not surprised.

The raid was a great success.
Starting from Chang'an, a seven thousand mile raid,

It was still more than 2,000 miles to reach Yiwulu, but they had more than 10,000 cavalrymen and arrived here in just ten days. It can be said that Yu Gushe was caught off guard and was completely unprepared.

There weren't many people in his Khan's court.
Although he always boasted to the Tang envoys that he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and although he was not bragging, these hundreds of thousands of soldiers were distributed over most of the Western Regions, covering an area of ​​thousands of miles.

Even if he was given enough time to recruit soldiers from various tribes, it would still take several months.
What good is strength if it cannot be gathered?

There is no castle to defend in Beiting.

The Tang cavalry's surprise attack, coupled with the power of firearms,

Yu Gushe didn't even have the courage to fight, and the Khan's troops were scattered.

Before they could even reach the Yili River, which was dozens of miles away, they were intercepted by Su Dingfang.
Wu Huaiyu turned around and sat on the golden couch set by Yugu.

"Is Yu Gushe still alive?" he asked.

"Alive. His mount crushed his leg and broke several ribs when he was escaping, but his life is not in danger for now. Manager Su brought him here in a cart."

This was a victory worthy of being recorded in history and a raid worthy of being included in military textbooks.

A 7,000-mile beheading battle involving 16,000 cavalrymen.

Achieve complete victory.

at this time,

The Tang cavalry were setting up a net to round up the defeated Khan's troops. Without a commander, these Turkic tribesmen were running around like headless flies. The so-called horse-riding people, brave and good at shooting, were not worth mentioning.

Khan's followers were few in number, and if they were to flee in all directions, they would cause a lot of trouble for the Tang army, who would have to hunt them down everywhere. If they had stayed to resist, it would have been much easier to catch them all in one fell swoop.

Yugushe was sent back to his golden tent.
But at this time, the owner of his golden tent had changed.

Looking at this familiar golden tent, it was still brilliant and dazzling. The curtains hanging on all four sides were decorated with golden wolves embroidered with gold threads. The four huge carved pillars in the tent were not only carved with golden wolves, but also wrapped in gold. Even the door threshold was covered in gold.

In front of the Golden Tent, the Golden Wolf Banner that once represented his authority was taken away by his guards when he escaped. But now he saw it again, but it was not hanging high on the flagpole, but thrown at the door of the tent. It was the spoils of the Tang army.

"Who is coming?"

Wu Huaiyu asked while sitting on his golden couch.

Asking knowingly.

Yu Gushe was in so much pain that he could hardly breathe. His broken legs and ribs were treated casually by the Tang army doctor. The car he was driven in was very bumpy.

But the Tang people didn't care if he cried out in pain, as long as he was alive, it didn't matter if he was injured or even disabled.

"say!"

Yuwen Chengdu shouted an order, which was like a thunderclap. Yu Gushe shuddered, as if he had experienced the thunder-like weapons of the Tang cavalry that broke into the camp before.

What exactly are those scary things?
He vaguely remembered that the Tang army seemed to have mastered a mysterious weapon called firearms, which they had used when fighting the Eastern Turks and Tuyuhun.
But he hadn't experienced it himself.

"Are you Yu Gushe?" Wu Huaiyu said condescendingly.

"I am the Great Khan of the Turks, Yibi Duolu Khan!" he said through gritted teeth.

"Yibi Duolu Khan? Who conferred the title on you?" Wu Huaiyu snorted coldly.
"The Five Dulu tribes and the Chuyue Chumi tribe jointly elected me as the Great Khan."

Wu Huaiyu stood up and walked up to this guy.

"Do you think I don't know your background, or do you think the Tang Dynasty doesn't know your background? Calling you Yu Gushe is already a compliment to you. You are just a stray dog ​​of the Eastern Turks.

At the beginning, the Tang Dynasty forgave you for your past mistakes, granted you an official title, and asked you to guard the gateway to the Western Regions for the Tang Dynasty, but you actually dared to turn against your master.

Ashina Fu, you are so bold, do you really think that you can do whatever you want in the Western Regions because the emperor is far away? Do you really think that the Tang Dynasty cannot deal with you?"

Ashina Fu is the name of Yugushe. Yugushe was just his previous official position in the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. She was the military commander of the Turkic Khaganate, which was roughly equivalent to the vassal king of the Central Plains court. The Turkic Khaganate mainly held the position of royal sons, similar to the princes who were sent to garrison commanders in the Tang Dynasty.

It’s just that the Turkic system has greater authority and is relatively independent.

There are many Yugu positions. This is just an official position, like the Governor of Liangzhou in the Tang Dynasty, which can be held by many people.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been several Turkic Yugushe, including Jie Li's uncle, Jie Li's cousin, and then Jie Li's son.

They successively served as Yugushe. Like Tuoshe, Yugushe was responsible for guarding the northern desert for the Turks.

At the beginning of Zhenguan period, Wu Huaiyu and Li Jing destroyed the Eastern Turks and captured Jie Li.
Jie Li's son Ashina Fu succeeded his uncle Yugushe at that time and retreated from the northern desert to the southern desert. After Jie Li was defeated, he led his troops to flee westward, crossed the Jinshan Mountain, and arrived at the north of Gaochang.

He was also recruited by the Tang Dynasty and was granted the title of governor.

Unfortunately, although this man was young, he had great ambitions. He took advantage of the turmoil in the Western Regions and became the Khan step by step.

However, for the Tang Dynasty, proclaiming oneself the Great Khan was nothing special. Qibi Heli's father also established the Tiele Khanate and proclaimed himself the Khan, but he was defeated later. Qibi Heli also surrendered the title of Khan and later returned to the Tang Dynasty.

Another example is Ashina She'er, who also guarded the northern desert in the beginning and later retreated to the Jinshan area. He was much stronger than Yugusheke and proclaimed himself Dubu Khan earlier. He also once sent more than 100,000 troops back to the northern desert to conquer the Xueyantuo. Unfortunately, he was defeated and could not stand in the Western Regions, so he had to flee eastward to submit to the Tang Dynasty and serve as an official in the court. Now he is also a son-in-law of the emperor.

Being called by name,
Ashinafu gritted his teeth and was very unhappy.
"Yu Gushe, you are now a prisoner of mine. Do you want to surrender or not?"

Wu Huaiyu deliberately disgusted Ashina Fu and insisted on calling him Yu Gushe.

What dignity can a surrendered general have?

Ashina Fu was in so much pain that he broke out in a cold sweat and was shaking all over, but his heart was in even more pain.

He was unwilling to give in,

Twelve years ago, they were defeated by Wu Huaiyu and Su Dingfang at Qikou. His father was captured, and he fled westwards, finally settling in the Western Regions.

After twelve years of dormancy and forbearance, he worked hard to become stronger step by step and became the overlord of the Western Regions. He proclaimed himself Yibi Duolu Khan and was supported by the Five Duolu tribes. Even if he was given a few more years,

He was confident that he could destroy the guy in the south who called himself Yibishaboluoyehu Khan and unify the Western Regions again.

Sooner or later, he would have to fight back to the northern desert and conquer the Xueyantuo again, or even lead his troops south again, let his horses drink water from the Wei River, and surround Chang'an.

He was unwilling to do so,
Just like that, we lost.

Wu Huaiyu waved his hand.
"Since you are unwilling to surrender, I will not force you. Come, take Yu Gushe out and behead him. Fry his head in hot oil, seal it with mercury, and send it back to Chang'an!"

Ashina Fu's body trembled, his face turned pale, sweat poured out like soybeans, and his eyes were full of fear.

He was unwilling to accept this, but he didn't want to die even more.

"I am willing to surrender, I am willing to surrender, I am willing to surrender."

"Hahaha,"

Inside the big tent, a group of Tang generals burst into laughter, laughing at this guy's weakness.

Wu Huaiyu was very calm.
"A true or false surrender?"

"I really want to surrender, willingly."

"Well, I accept your surrender. Now, have your Fuli Wolf Cavalry Guards take your Golden Wolf Token and go to the Western Turkic tribes to tell the major Chueshe to surrender and submit to the Tang Dynasty.

Let all the great powers come and submit to us.”

(End of this chapter)