A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1119 Shatuo People

The night is thick,
At the foot of Cheling, on the east bank of Sihun River.

Gongyue City, an important town on the Silk Road, was engulfed in flames and the city was in chaos.

"General, the Gongyue people are resisting fiercely," a captain reported.

North of the city,

Deputy Chief Eunuch Cheng Yaojin dismounted, sat on a small stool, chewing licorice slices in his mouth, looking very calm.

The Tang army had already withdrawn from the city in batches according to his orders, and were replaced by Western Turkic soldiers entering the city. Three thousand Turkic auxiliary troops were sent in by Cheng Yaojin through several gaps in the city wall to purge the resisting Gongyue tribe.

The withdrawing Tang army divided their troops into 800 each on the north, south and east sides to surround the city, leaving only the west side open.

Behind Cheng Yaojin there are six hundred elite cavalrymen on standby, and this is the general reserve force.

If the Gongyue people broke out from the deliberately opened western opening, Cheng Yaojin would order these 600 cavalrymen to chase and kill them, and then the other troops would also surround them.

But until now, the Gongyue people are still fighting to the death in the city and have no intention of breaking out.

The 3,000-man Turkic allied force that broke into the city was unable to win and was stuck in a stalemate with the Gongyue people.

"General, should we send troops into the city to reinforce?"

Old Cheng was still chewing licorice, just like a cow chewing the cud, over and over again without stopping.

"What a hurry,"

Old Cheng was not in a hurry at all. Up to now, everything was under control. They attacked the city in the dark, and the Gongyue people didn't even notice.

The little guys from the Shenji Camp were really good. They sneaked under the cover of night to the city and quickly started to work. They soon succeeded in blasting the earthen wall of Gongyue City, creating several large gaps and making the Turks in the city panic.
Although there is a temporary stalemate now,

But the Tang army had already taken the initiative.

Letting the auxiliary troops enter the city to clear up the situation is just sending in cannon fodder first. It can preserve the strength of the Tang cavalry and also consume some of the strength of the Turkic surrendered soldiers. Why not do it?

"Who is this leader of the Gongyue tribe? He is quite tenacious. He can fight like this in this situation. He is quite capable, especially since he didn't break out. He is quite brave."

A Turkic general who surrendered introduced, "The Lord of Gongyue City is Yuzhi Jijin. He is very brave and daring in battle. He is loyal to Dulu Khan. He migrated all the way west from Shatuo Desert. Khan also trusted him very much, so he gave him this important road to guard."

The official rank of Tuzhi Shijin was only Shijin, which was not a high position in the Turkic Khanate. Under the Turkic Khan, there were Yehu, Chuo and She. Shijin was at most equivalent to a governor in the Central Plains.

Gongyue tribe was a part of Chuyue tribe. Yuzhishijin had a good relationship with Yugushe and was loyal to him. He led his tribe to fight with Yugushe in the east and west. Yugushe moved the Khanate from Khanfutu City to the west of Mount Dhehe in the Yili River Valley. Yuzhishijin also moved his tribe west to Yilichuan.
The last part of the river is the Sihun River area.
Sihunchuan is the Kashgar River, a tributary of the Yili River. This river is the main tributary of the upper reaches of the Yili River. Although the Kashgar River Valley is narrow, its location is quite important.

Especially in the lower reaches of the Kashgar River Valley where it merges into the Yili River.
The Silk Road went west from Gaochang to Yilichuan and then to Suiyeshui. It had to cross Cheling, which was the only way to go. The southern exit of Cheling was on the north bank of the lower reaches of Sihunchuan.

Gongyue City is located right on the shore at the exit of Sihun River in Cheling.

The Gongyue people built the Big and Small Gongyue Cities on both sides of the Sihun River near the exit of Cheling. The Small Gongyue Cities were located at strategic locations.

Dagongyue City is located on the south bank of the Sihun River and the north bank of the Yili River. The terrain here is flatter, with abundant water and grass, which is good for grazing cattle and sheep. It is also convenient for building a city, making it an important commercial center on the Silk Road.

The tribe of Yuzhijijin that migrated westward was called the Gongyue tribe, also known as the Yuzhi tribe.

Their strength is still quite strong.

"They say that Chuyue is a branch of the Turkic people. Who are they from? Tiele people?"

The Turkic nobleman then explained that Chuyue was not a Turk, neither the noble Blue Turk nor the Black Turk. To be more specific, Chuyue was very different from Tiele, which was called a separate Turkic tribe.

Although the Tiele tribes were conquered by the Turks many times, they did not identify with the Turks either in traditional culture or psychologically, so they rarely rebelled.

In the early years, the Qibi and Xueyantuo tribes were nomadic in the Jinshan area of ​​the Western Regions. Once they had the chance, they would immediately establish their own Tiele Khanate. After the two tribes were defeated, they still refused to surrender and either moved to the Central Plains or moved east to the northern desert.

The Chuyue and Chumi tribes were both called Turkic tribes, but they had always had very good relations with the Turks, especially with the Western Turks, who were their loyal and devoted brothers.

"As for the origins of the Chuyue people, they are very diverse. When the Turks invaded the west, the Chuyue people were nomads in the old land of Wusun."

In fact, the Turks have never really figured out what the Chuyue people are, but after so many years of living together, they have also learned a little about their origins. It is known that they are roughly a new tribal alliance formed by the fusion of Yuezhi, Wusun, Xiongnu, etc. in the late Yueban Kingdom.

They were not Tiele people, so unlike the Tiele people who hated the Turks, the Chuyue people were not enemies of the foreign Western Turks. They even cooperated happily with the Western Turks under their deliberate solicitation and became a staunch force of the Western Turks.

Because Chuyue is a new tribal alliance formed by the integration of several ethnic groups, there are several tribes within the Chuyue tribe, and there is even a distinction between internal and external surnames.

Just like the Turks have the main tribe and the separate tribe, there are the Black Turks and the Black Turks.

The Yuzhi tribe was a core tribe in the Chuyue tribe alliance, but it was not the strongest one at present. So they left their traditional nomadic land and followed Yugushe to migrate west to Yilishui.

They were nomads living along the northern bank of the upper reaches of the Ili River.
Advance Jijin is very grateful for Yugushe's trust and arrangement.
At this time, this loyalty made Yuzhi Jijin stand in the earthen city, wielding a broadsword with bare arms and slashing wildly, shouting as he slashed.
The swords were waving, and several Turgesh who rushed forward were chopped to the ground.

In the firelight,
The tall and burly Yuzhi Jijin recognized the characteristics of those people's clothes and armor, "You are Tuqishi people, why did you betray Dulu Khan, why are you willing to become a running dog of the Tang people?"

He was furious, he yelled, he was confused.

in the dark,
A Turkic warrior took advantage of the situation and shot an arrow.

The sound of the melee provided excellent cover for the hidden arrow, and he let out a scream.

The hidden arrow cunningly shot Yuzhi Jijin's left eye.
While Yuzhi was being shot by an arrow, several more Turkic warriors rushed up and stabbed him with their spears. Yuzhi's face was covered in blood. He gritted his teeth, raised his sword and swung it wildly again, sweeping away several spears.

But a spear pierced his leg,

The other pierced his waist.

The biggest disadvantage of advance payment is that you don't have time to put on your armor.
Another reason was that he had too few personal guards. At the beginning, he sent them to block the gap, but as a result, there was no one around him and they were all killed by the surrounding Turgesh people.

He is a dignified Gongyue tribe leader.

I can only fight alone with bare chest,
He was hit several times, especially by an arrow in his left eye, which made him crazy with pain.
Like a bloodthirsty beast, he roared and reached out to grab the arrow. He pulled it out, but he also pulled out his left eyeball.
Look at these eyes,

The advance is more furious,
He opened his mouth and ate his eyeball in one bite.
Then, without caring about the blood from the spears on his waist and legs, he rushed towards those damn Turks with his sword in hand.

He only has one thought now,
Kill these damned Turks, these traitors,
In the firelight,
Yuzhi Jijin's blood-soaked figure was exceptionally tall and majestic, and his furious roar could be heard for a long time.

The members of the Gongyue tribe all turned their heads to look in the direction where Ji Jin was roaring.

Many Gongyue people saw the tragic state of their leader, and also saw his last moments of bravery, watching him chop down several people in succession.
But I also saw more cold arrows and spears,

The tribe was covered with arrows, like hedgehogs.
He roared again and again, swinging the sword in his hand faster and faster.

But more Turks surrounded them.

Spears and knives,

Yuzhi Jijin spat out blood. He saw some surprising tribal symbols among the enemies.

"Did Zhuye Shijin of the Shatuo tribe also betray the Great Khan?"

His one eye was filled with shock, much more shocking than when he saw that the besiegers were the Turks.

Shatuo,

This reminded him of his hometown. They used to be nomads in the south of Jinshan Mountain and the east of Pulehai Lake, in a place called Shatuoqi.
They have three major tribes in Chuyue, Zhuxie, Yuzhi and Shepi.
The Yuji tribe followed Yugushe to migrate westward to Yili, the Zhuxie tribe stayed in Shatuo, and the Shepi tribe migrated south.

Now he actually saw that among those besieging him were members of the Zhuxie tribe,

Those people should stay in Shatuo Desert.
The few Chuyue people from the Shatuo tribe who were recognized by him were shocked by him, but they quickly drew their spears and stabbed again, saying, "We are from the Zhuxie tribe, chosen by Duolu Khan to be his wolf servants." Another Shatuo shouted, "We have advanced our money, so surrender quickly.
Dulu Khan has already submitted to the Tang Dynasty, and we are here to assist the Tang army under the order of the Khan."

"Hurry up and surrender. You can save your life if you surrender."

"Even if you surrender, you still won't lose your position!"

A group of Shatuo people shouted. Although they were the Shatuo people chosen to be the Khan's followers, they were all from the Chuyue tribe after all.

They had heard of this warrior in the tribe for a long time and admired him very much. Seeing his miserable condition at this moment, they felt a little bit sorry for him.

A Turkic centurion also shouted at him, "Pay a pound in advance, surrender and you will be spared."

Yuzhi Shijin was stunned on the spot. He did not expect to hear that Dulu Khan had been captured by the Tang army and surrendered to the Tang army.
Looking at the Turks, Shatuo, and even the people of the Karluk, Chumukun, and Chumi tribes in front of him, he did not see any Tang people.
He was filled with sorrow.

Yuzhishijin was a warrior. He followed Yugushe because he believed that Yugushe was the son of Jie Li Khan. He thought Yugushe had the qualifications and ability to end the turmoil in the Western Regions and reunify the Turks.
Unexpectedly,

It will be like this now,

Not a single blow was lost,
I felt dizzy for a while.

He couldn't hold it any longer.

He was badly injured and lost too much blood, it's amazing that he can still hold on until now.

He leaned on his broadsword and looked ahead.
My vision has become blurred.
But he still gritted his teeth and stood with his sword, "I won't surrender, even if I die."

As soon as he said this, he died on the spot.

But he still stood firm.

After a moment of silence,

The Turkic centurion stepped forward, stabbed him down with a spear, then drew his sword, cut off his head, held it high, and roared loudly.

Countless Turkish allies cheered,

And at this moment,
The Chuyue people nearby who saw Ji Jin's head being chopped off lost all their fighting spirit and finally collapsed in despair.

They began to give up resistance and start to run away.

The excited Turkic allies roared and began their final revelry. They killed as much as they wanted.
Then came the subconscious rape and looting, just as it had been after every victory in a war.

Gongyue City fell!
(End of this chapter)