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Chapter 834
Six years of innovation, June.

To the north of Hengshan, a mighty army is crossing the desert.

The Qiang people in Benxi, who are close to the desert, are terrified when they see the yellow sand kicked up by soldiers and horses.For the Qiang people in Benxi, the entire tribe has only [-] households, and now they are only seeking to survive between the Tuyuhun tribe and the Tubo tribe, paying tribute to the two tribes, cattle and sheep every year, in exchange for the tribe's right to survive .

For such a weak tribe, facing the endless army, they naturally have no intention of resisting.

The Benxi Qiang people have long sent envoys to lie down on the road, presenting the most beautiful women in their tribe, the purest water, and half of the tribe's cattle and sheep, in order to welcome the arrival of the army and horses along the way.However, after the army of this route resisted, they ignored the tribute of the Benxi Qiang people, and instead gave the Benxi Qiang people 100 taels of gold.

The Xiqiang people know this, and they don't think much of their offerings at all.

After crossing the desert, the army set up camp under Hengshan Mountain.

As a general of the Northern Route Army, Wang Junkuo, he is now in command of a heavy army.

Liang Shidu, Zhang Changxun, Yuan Junzhang and other generals of the Zhao army have arrived as the vanguard, as well as the troops of Dangxiang Qiang and Jihu, plus the main cavalry of the [-]-room Dexi tribe that he brought from Mobei. , the [-] Turkic cavalry who lost their minds, and Qibi Heli, Ashnadur's Mobei Turks, and the troops of Tiele's tribes.

The strength of Zhao Guobei Road Army alone is close to 20, which is almost equivalent to the total strength of Li Tang's entire country.This is what Fang Xuanling said to Li Shimin, the most feared point, this is the crushing of national power.The country of a thousand chariots has no chance of overturning in front of the country of ten thousand chariots.

"The patriarchs of Benxiqiang and Bailanqiang were outside. They told us a very important news, that is, Li Tang and Tubo allied. All, now send General Chen Bing to Heyuan (Note [-]) area."

"In addition, Duan Decao also refused to surrender. In addition, Chai Shao, Yang Shidao, and Yang Gongren also led the Tang army to form a formation along the west of the river, waiting for it."

Wang Junkuo touched the beard on his chin and said: "I thought that Hexi could be taken down without any effort, but it seems that it will take a lot of trouble. It's no wonder that His Majesty asked Ben Duhu to lead the army here in advance. That's fine. Western Turkic And Tuyuhun, Gaochang, where is their king Khan?"

Master Liang said: "Khan Fuyun from the Tuyuhun tribe has arrived! Qu Wentai, the leader of Gaochang Kingdom, is also outside the tent! Khan Yehu, the Turkic leader, has not arrived yet."

"Well, don't meet the patriarchs of Benxiqiang and Bailanqiang, and don't wait for those who are late, let those who are waiting outside the tent come in first!" Wang Junkuo said.
Soon Fuyun, Khan of the Tuyuhun tribe, and Qu Wentai, the ruler of Gaochang Kingdom, all arrived.Fu Yun's surname is Murong. The Tuyuhun tribe intermarried with the Sui Dynasty for generations. Their tribe has a city wall but does not live in it.In the Western Regions, the Tuyuhun tribe is a big country, with three thousand miles from east to west and more than a thousand miles from north to south. Officials in the country are like the Sui system, with titles of king, public, servant, minister, doctor, and general.

And Gaochang is a big country in the Western Regions. It has always been the center of the Western Regions. It worships Buddhism in the country. The people are mixed with Han and Hu people. Over time, the Han people are Huhua, and the Hu people are Sinicized.

And Murong Fuyun and Qu Wentai are well-known figures in the Western Regions, known to the common people.But now these two people who are the lords of a country pay homage to Wang Junkuo as soon as they enter the big tent, and they dare not pretend to be the Khans of the lords at all.

Murong Fuyun first said: "I heard that Dadu protects the Tang Dynasty, and I, the Tuyuhun tribe, donated [-] good Qinghai horses to help the army. I hope Dadu protects the flag and wins!"

Qu Wentai on the side also said: "I also heard that Dadu protects the Tang Dynasty, and specially donates [-] dans of white salt, [-] dans of red salt, and [-] piles of cloth. Congratulations on Dadu protecting the horses to success!"

Both Murong Fuyun and Qu Wentai speak Chinese well, because they both have a Chinese wife.Murong Fuyun's wife was Princess Guanghua, and Qu Wentai's wife was Princess Huarong, both daughters of the Sui Dynasty clan.In order to manage the Western Regions, Emperor Sui adopted a marriage policy and married the princess of the clan to these two people, so they are both proficient in Chinese.

Wang Junkuo heard the two say this: "I don't want you to send these money, food and war horses. We have enough of these. Now Tubo Zanpu and Li Tang are united to station the army in Heyuan. Do you think you want to destroy them for us? "

Murong Fuyun and Qu Wentai both showed hesitation when they heard this.

Liang Shidu asked very angrily at the moment: "Does the general guard ask you something? Are you willing or not, hesitant, say or not?"

Murong Fuyun bowed his head and said: "The chief protector has orders, we naturally have to obey, but the Tubo kingdom is so powerful, it may be difficult for the two of us to compete with each other, I would like to ask the chief protector to command Yehu Khan on this matter, As long as he is willing to nod and beat Tubo, we are all willing to obey."

"Tong Yehu Khan?" Wang Junkuo sneered, "Can Tong Yehu Khan compare to Jieli Khan? I heard that last year, General Chai Shao of the Tang Army only brought 1 horses, and he traveled across the territory of Western Turkic without a trace. It's unstoppable, in my opinion, it's nothing more than that."

Qu Wentai said: "Da Duhu doesn't know. Chai Shao is a famous general in the Tang army, but the Western Turks are not that weak. When Chai Shao invaded, Tong Yehu Khan was leading the ten surnamed tribes and the servant army of the Western Regions to fight against the west. His allies are attacking Persia at the same time, so Chai Shao is allowed to take advantage of the situation. If there is a real battle, Tong Yehu Khan will not be afraid of Chai Shao."

Qu Wentai told the truth. At that time Tong Yehu Khan was attacking Persia, which was the Sasanian Dynasty in history.The Sasanian dynasty adopted Zoroastrianism as the state religion.Many people in the Western Regions believe in Zoroastrianism, so it is very influential in the Western Regions.

But this caused the unhappiness of the Western Turks.

Therefore, it was with the help of Tong Yehu Khan that Emperor Heraclius, the hero of the Eastern Roman Empire, won a decisive victory in the battle of Nineveh, the key battle against the Sasanian Dynasty.When Chai Shao invaded, Tong Yehu Khan was allying with Emperor Heraclius under the city of Tbilisi.

As a result, Tong Yehu Khan heard that Chai Shao had attacked the country, and hurriedly led his army back from Tbilisi, which made Emperor Heraclius and the generals of the Eastern Roman Empire laugh at him.

Now after Murong Fuyun and Qu Wentai proposed to unite Yehu Khan to attack Tubo, Wang Junkuo heard the reason and said: "It seems that Tongyehu Khan still has some skills, but you don't know it yet! Tongyehu Khan has already You have surrendered to me, Great Zhao!"

Murong Fuyun and Qu Wentai were surprised when they heard that the fact that the Western Turkic Khan professed his vassalship to the Great Zhao was not a glorious thing in the eyes of Yehu Khan, so they did not tell these slave countries in the Western Regions.

Right now, Murong Fuyun and Qu Wentai were shocked when they heard this.

"Has the Western Turkic Khan not arrived yet?" Wang Junkuo asked unhappily.

Zhang Changxun, the general outside the tent, said: "Reporting to the Chief Protector, Tong Yehu Khan has just arrived, and he said he was delayed on the way, and he will apologize to the Chief Protector later!"

Wang Junkuo nodded and said: "Understood!" After speaking, Wang Junkuo glanced at Murong Fuyun and Qu Wentai, and the two of them stopped talking.

Note [-]: Heyuan is the source basin of the Yellow River.

(End of this chapter)