Chapter 918: Yarkand perishes, and the army enters Dzungaria
Yaolevas raised his head, with a bitter face full of dust, but there was a flattering smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to Mo Changrong urgently, "Lord Mo, but for the sake of the great subordinates leading the people to surrender, spare the next cheap life!" Although it is not a pity to die in the next, after all, he still understands the current affairs, and led his troops to vote in time anyway, and did not fight against the heavenly soldiers to the end. Master Mo, as long as you can spare your life, from now on, you will be willing to be a cow and a horse. “
After Yaolevas's embarrassing and extremely humble words were vividly translated by the Han people, they caused a group of Tang soldiers to eat and snicker on the sidelines.
It's just that Yaolevas is eager to survive and doesn't care at all, he kneels on the ground like a stray dog begging for his master, but his eyes are staring at the ground, looking at Mo Changrong who is sitting upright on the horse.
Mo Changrong despised this person to the extreme, but he smiled slightly, and replied loudly, "Yaolevas, don't be so afraid. Ben has always had clear rewards and punishments, and he was fair and unbiased. Although you once did not know the current affairs and fought against the heavenly soldiers, you should have been severely punished, but remembering that you were lost and knew that you had returned, and you had the merit of leading the people to surrender, it can be regarded as a small merit. I will spare you the death penalty. “
"General Mo really has a big belly and a big heart, his heart is like the sea, and he admires it below, how can he express it! Thank you, General Mo! “
Listening to Mo Changrong's words that decided his own life and death, Yaolevas looked happy, full of lightness, and kowtowed anxiously like pounding garlic.
At this time, he seemed to think of something again, and asked Mo Changrong softly with a sneer, "Master Mo, since you have allowed our troops to surrender, then what are you going to do with these soldiers and horses and young men who defend the city?" “
When Mo Changrong saw him, his face showed displeasure, and he immediately shouted, "This matter will have its own decision, so why do you need to ask more!" “
Seeing that Mo Changrong was angry, Yaolevas suddenly had a look of fear on his face, and immediately replied: "Damn it, you have many mouths and many tongues, and I hope that General Mo will not remember the villain's mistakes, and he will not care about the general below." “
Mo Changrong saw him so timid and frightened, and thought that this person did not hesitate to kill his father in order to surrender and save his life, and he couldn't help but be even more contemptuous of him.
Such cowardly and incompetent people can only quickly surrender and save their lives.
It seems that there is really no one in this Yarkand Khanate, and there is no reason why such a country will not perish.
"The troops and people in the city will have their own arrangements, you don't need to worry, you can get up and talk." Mo Changrong replied with a sneer.
Yaolevas got up tremblingly, nodded and stood beside Mo Changrong's horse, the expression on his face, flattery and grievance intertwined, he couldn't tell how ridiculous it was.
At this time, the officials of the Tang Army's Supervision and Pacification Department had already counted all the situation in Kashgar City.
"Mayor Yumo, the situation in the whole city has been counted, our army has captured more than 48,000 people in this battle, and more than 10,000 young people in the city brought by the Ye army have been captured. In addition, in this city of Kashgar, a total of 106,000 taels of silver, more than 500,200 stones of grain and grass, more than 50,000 horses of various silks and cloths, and ...... of all kinds of ordnance were seized."
"Well, got it, you step down."
After listening to the report of the officials of the Supervision and Pacification Department, Mo Changrong's face was very calm, but his heart was so happy that it was indescribable.
It seems that as soon as the heavy city of Kashgar was broken, the Yarkand Khanate was destroyed since then, not only pulling out a big nail for the Tang army to march into the Western Regions, but also the surrender and capture of troops in this city are also considerable.
What's more, with such a large number of seizures and baggage in Kashgar City, it should be more handy to deal with the Dzungar Khanate in the north.
Mo Changrong was proud, and it took a long time to recover from his contemplation, and he quickly issued an order: "Pass the general order, immediately release the captured young people in the city, not prosecute them, and let them go home to reunite with their families, and at the same time, post peace notices everywhere in the city to win over the people's hearts, calm the atmosphere in the city as soon as possible, and restore normal order in Kashgar." “
"Order."
"All kinds of money, grain, and grass are seized, and after being checked by the Department of Supervision and Maintenance, all of them will be returned to the public, sealed and stored in the warehouse, and then rewards and pensions will be distributed according to the merits of the officers and men in the army."
"Order."
Speaking of this, Mo Changrong turned his head and said to Yaolevas who was standing aside with a smile on his face, "Yaolevas, this town now accepts your surrender and saves your lives." But what arrangements will be made for your ministry in the future will be decided by my Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and you can wait patiently for a few days. ”
Hearing this, Yaolevas was stunned for a moment, and immediately replied: "I am very grateful that the new people who have descended below can save their lives. How to send it in the future, but with the dispatch of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, we have nothing to say. ”
The negotiation was established, and Mo Changrong comforted him with a few kind words, so he asked Yao Levas to temporarily return to the palace to live, and wait for the arrival of the Tang Emperor Li Xiao with most of the troops and horses, and then arrange his final whereabouts.
Two days later, Li Xiao led a 300,000-strong Tang army that had won a complete victory, and finally rushed to the outside of Kashgar.
After listening to Mo Changrong's report, he knew that such a sudden change had taken place in the city of Kashgar, the eldest prince Yaolevas killed his father and seized the throne, and heard that Nayaolevas had led all the rest of the troops to surrender to the Tang army, Li Xiao's heart was also extremely happy.
Okay, this Yarkand Khanate, sure enough, committed suicide under heavy pressure, but it saved itself from doing it himself.
Li Xiao immediately ordered to reward the soldiers and horses of Mo Changrong's Eleventh Town, and the meritorious soldiers were all successfully promoted, and the soldiers of the whole army who were rewarded were all happy.
"Your Majesty, how to settle the surrendered troops and people in Kashgar City now, please make it clear to the emperor." Mo Changrong, who had a happy face, took the opportunity to ask Li Xiao for instructions.
Li Xiao had already thought about this problem on the way, so he immediately ordered it to go down, and his subordinates went to deal with it immediately.
He ordered that hundreds of thousands of people from the former Yarkand Khanate in the city, most of whom had been gathered here because of the strong walls and clear wilderness, moved to Eastern Siberia and other places outside Manchuria, where they were educated by the Tang army, stayed in Han, practiced Han customs, and wore Han clothes.
The people of the Yarkand Khanate, who were originally the indigenous people of Kashgar, continued to stay in the city of Kashgar and were not allowed to move elsewhere, and they were educated by the civil officials of the Tang Dynasty and became part of the Han people.
The reason why these local remnants of the Yarkand Khanate were left in Kashgar was because Li Xiao was also worried that there would be rebels among them, so it was much easier to manage them by concentrating them in one place.
In the rest of the vast territory of the Yarkand Khanate, there are still more than one million local people, because of the vast land and sparsely populated Li Xiao plans to move a large number of landless Han people from Shaanxi and Gansu, so that they can multiply in the local area, and the local people who are gradually sinicized by Yinong will intermarry and combine with each other, so as to completely change the rich and ignorant sectarian atmosphere in the Western Regions, and truly become the 10,000-year-old solid land of our Chinese land.
When he gave such an order, his officials began to implement it quickly.
The Tang army was mighty in the front and favored in the back, so not only in Kashgar, but also in the entire Yarkand Khanate, a million people, all bowed their heads to their ears, only agreed, and never dared to resist at all.
After settling the vast number of people in the Yarkand Khanate, Li Xiaocai ordered that Yaolevas, who led his troops to surrender to the Tang army, come to the palace to ask for a meeting with him.
Soon, Giolevas, led by the guards, came to the palace.
Seeing Li Xiao sitting on the dragon chair, Yaolevas was in a trance for a while, and his heart was inexplicably emotional.
It is as if the person sitting on the top is still his father Abdullah, and the self below is about to pay tribute to this father Khan who has been killed by his own hands.
Alas, in order to save his life, even if the country is ruined, he will not hesitate to do so.
Yaolevas sighed in his heart, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "The criminal minister Yaolevas bows to the Tang Emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
Li Xiao sat on the dragon chair, looking down at the bandage wrapped around half of his face, the poor and terrifying former prince of the Yarkand Khanate, Yaolevas, was also inexplicably emotional.
This guy seems to look so pitiful here, but he is a ruthless character who can slash his biological father, and at such a critical juncture, he does not hesitate to kill his own father to save his life and wealth, which is also emotional.
However, such a greedy and profit-seeking person who is greedy for life and afraid of death can indeed be used.
Li Xiao smiled faintly: "Yaolevas, you can be flat." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
When Yaolevas stood up, Li Xiao said: "Yaolevas, you can lead your troops to surrender in time, so as to avoid a sword fight, it is indeed a great achievement." The lives and property of you and other royal families can be preserved, and there will be a great reward. “
Hearing this, Yaolevas looked overjoyed and hurriedly replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your success!" I wish to be obedient and work hard for Datang! “
Li Xiao nodded: "I am very relieved that you can be so loyal to my court." That being the case, then I will continue to be under your temporary command of all the more than 40,000 troops in the city, and after resting in this Kashgar city for a few days, then the whole army will be brought together with our army to attack the Dzungar Khanate in the north. ”
After listening to the translation's words, Yaolevas's face was not a little reluctant, but a happy one. Immediately knelt on the ground again, and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the lives of your subordinates and your subordinates are all given by Your Majesty, and you dare not do your best for the Tang Army!" Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will immediately prepare, vigorously prepare our troops, obey the emperor's call at any time, and from now on we will be loyal to the Tang Dynasty! This time to be able to attack the country of Dzungaria for the front, it is really Your Majesty to look up to it, and we are all grateful. Your Majesty is trustworthy, and you are determined to do your best to take down the head of the king of the Dzungar Khanate, Batur, and sacrifice it! ”
Hearing Yaolevas's sensual statement, Li Xiao's heart was intertwined with contempt and cold, but he could only express his condolences.
"Good, very good! If you can really do your best, whatever merits you have in the future will be the same as our army! Li Xiao stroked his palms and laughed.
After Kashgar, the Yarkand Khanate was finally destroyed, and most of the Western Regions had been owned by the Tang Army.
The Dzungar Khanate had invited it to send troops to attack Yarkand, but instead they united with Yarkand and sent reinforcements to attack them.
and did not take advantage of the fact that most of the soldiers and horses in his country were annihilated by himself and the country was empty and powerless, so he immediately sent troops and waited for when.
More than 300,000 Tang troops, after a few days of rest, except for Mo Changrong's 11th town soldiers and horses stationed outside the Yarkand Khanate, the rest of the soldiers and horses, including the 40,000 troops newly attached to the Yarkand Khanate, marched north together and marched towards the Dzungar Khanate.
The Tang army was huge, and at the same time, it had the outstanding military exploits of attacking and destroying the Yarkand Khanate, and the generals and soldiers of Dzungaria had already heard of it. Therefore, along the way, I entered the Junggar realm, and the places I passed, those prefectures and towns that were almost ungarrisoned by soldiers were almost all down.
At this time, Batur, the king of the Dzungar Khanate in the capital, had learned of the terrible news that there was a civil strife in the Yarkand Khanate, and that the prince Yaolevas had stabbed his father, and then surrendered the city to the Tang army, and the entire Yarkand Khanate had finally been destroyed.
When he heard the news, he immediately sat down on the dragon chair, almost unable to move.
What to do?
With the fall of the Yarkand Khanate, there is almost no doubt that what the Tang army is trying to do next will be itself.
And now, the mission sent by Galdan to Russia has not been heard. 、
If there is no timely reinforcement from Russia, I am afraid that the Dzungar Khanate will not be guaranteed.
Therefore, for a period of time, although Batur has been hiding in the deep palace, he is like an ant on a hot pot, restless, not knowing what to do next.
And just when he was worried and didn't know how to deal with it, the huge Tang army had already invaded the border from the south.
The urgent documents from all over the country flew in as fast as snowflakes, but the supreme ruler of the Dzungar Khanate could only stare dryly, with no way to think but to sit back and watch them be quickly captured by the Tang army.
The Tang army sang triumphantly all the way, as if entering a no-man's land, and he, the king of the Dzungar Khanate, could only sit back and watch them attack the city and plunder the land, which is simply a huge shame that is difficult to describe in words.
Now, the Tang army is about to attack the city and is about to start attacking the city, do you have any other way to deal with it except for the Russian reinforcements that will come at an unknown time?
Of course, in the capital now, there are still 50,000 quasi-troops collected by his son Galdan from all over the country, counting on them to hold the capital and counting on them to defeat the attack of the Tang army.
It's just that now that the capital is in danger, and the reinforcements have not yet arrived, these 50,000 soldiers and horses with low morale and insufficient food and grass, even if they are not helpful, can only hope that they can come in handy to defend the capital
Otherwise, once the capital falls, he and the royal families of Dzungaria will all fall into the hands of the Tang army, and the Tang army that fought in Kecheng will not give itself good fruits to eat again. When the time comes, people will be swordsmen, I will be fish and meat, and Batur will not dare to think about the final outcome at all.
Nowadays, it is impossible to think that it is better to give it a go than to sit and wait for death.
Whether the Dzungar Khanate can survive or not can only be left to fate.
Thinking of this, a wry smile even flashed across Batur's face.
If the country is really ruined, then he, the last king of Dzungaria, will be able to leave a heavy mark in history, isn't it, it is enough to comfort his life.