Chapter 131: Naturalized Army
The first group of naturalized troops armed by Zhang Juntai with Gaochang weapons was led by the Rou then descendant of Rou Lü Neighbor Mule, and since the Turks conquered Rouran's rule, the neighboring tribes of Rou Lü, who had always been inclined to the Rouran people in their position, were naturally pursued and killed by the Turks. Under the pursuit of the Turks, the neighboring tribes of Tonglu fled all the way to the west, and finally settled on the border between Gaochang and the Sui Dynasty, and after changing their name, they attached themselves to Gaochang and have been multiplying to this day.
After sending troops this time, the night owl found the current chieftain of the neighboring tribe of Lü and persuaded him to raise an army.
"You are Li Wenyuan's envoy?" None of the neighbors of Tonglu, who had lived with the Han Chinese for a long time, could not speak Chinese, and Muller, who was a chieftain, was no exception.
"You can't say it's an envoy, you can only be a lobbyist." Night Stalker said.
"The clerk sent you there. What's the point? Mueller said confusedly.
"The chief asked me to come, just to ask your Excellency if you have any thoughts of reviving the strength of the Rouran tribe?"
The words struck like a hammer on Müller's heart, and the Rouran tribe once trampled cattle and sheep all over the grassland when they were strong in the past. However, as the Turks who were forged iron slaves relied on the large number of sophisticated weapons they had built, they were recognized by the Rouran Khan, and then gradually annexed more than 50,000 people of the Tiele tribe, and became a strong force in the steppe. Later, under the alliance with the Xianbei people, he chose to rebel, and completely overthrew the dominance of the Rouran people on the grassland through two large-scale battles, and then pursued and killed the remnants of the Rouran people on the grassland.
As a branch of the Rouran people, the Lu neighbor tribe was chased by the Northern Turks and fled all the way to the southwest. By the time they fled to Gaochang, there were originally more than 4,000 people close to 5,000 people in a tribe, but there were less than 1,000 people left. Under the great injury of vitality, the then chieftain of the neighboring tribe of Lu could only endure this evil breath and hide the idea of revenge deep in his heart.
At the time of Gaochang Kingdom, the chieftain of the neighboring tribe of Lu claimed to be a vertical bone tribe and came here with the changes of the grassland, hoping to get the permission of the king of Gaochang. Let his tribe settle in Gaochang, and then the Turks established a powerful Turkic khanate in the steppe, and then took another step forward in foreign expansion. The first of these was the Murwei tribe, which was in the eastern Turkic region at that time. Seeing that the Turks were strong, the Murwei tribe submitted to the Turks without much resistance.
After eliminating the Murwei tribe in the east, which was the most likely threat to them at that time, the Turks moved their army to the southwest and began to gradually destroy the countries of the Western Regions at that time. The Turks set up a regulatory body in the state of these countries, which did not interfere in the internal affairs of the country and all other affairs, but was only responsible for collecting the taxes that the country should pay every year.
Under the pressure of the strong army of the Turks, the Gaochang Kingdom, like the countries of the Western Regions, accepted the rule of the Turks without much resistance. Anyway, there is nothing to lose for them, but they just pay some taxes every year to keep their throne and the stability of their rule. Being able to avoid war and kill fewer people is the best outcome for these small countries in the Western Regions with small populations.
Originally, they wanted to recuperate in Gaochang for a while, and finally tried to restore the country again, and the neighboring tribes of Yulu saw that the Gaochang country to which they were attached had also been ruled by the Turks at this time. He also knew that there was no hope of recovering the country, so he could only accept this fact. Subsequently, under the intermarriage and intermingling with the Gaochang Han people, it slowly multiplied to this day. And not long ago, Müller's former chief made a decision to let his people gradually abandon the use of Rouran, start using Chinese, receive Han education, wear Han clothes, and change Han hair crowns.
Gradually, the people in the neighboring tribes of Tong Lu began to slowly accept their new identity as Han Chinese. But at this time, the Han people, who had been in a passive defensive state in the Western Regions, suddenly launched an attack, and the army was like lightning in a very short period of time, and all the county capitals under the rule of Gaochang State had been captured. and gathered a large army and began to besiege the capital of Gaochang State, all of which in itself had nothing to do with Müller. After all, for their remnants, it is nothing more than a new master to rule themselves. Therefore, Muller made up his mind to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, but it was at this time that Li Wenyuan's night owl came to the door and made a very tempting proposal to himself, which was so tempting that it was difficult to refuse.
"Revival Rouran? Forget it, thank you for your kindness for me. In the past hundred years, the Rouran tribe has died and fled, and now there will be no more Rouran tribe on this grassland. Mueller shook his head helplessly and sighed.
"Indeed, as Your Excellency said, there is no longer a tribe of Rouran in this grassland. But as the last surviving tribal leader of Rouran, have you ever thought of taking revenge on the Turks? If it weren't for the fact that they had been appreciated by the Great Khan as wrought iron slaves, how could they have dominated the grasslands one day? ”
"It's all in the past, and it's all in the past. I don't want to think about the past, now I only care about how to make my tribe survive longer, after all, this is the grassland, and the people of Tengger are stronger in the grassland. ”
"Your Excellency may be right, but it is clear that the great Tengger does not seem to be paying attention to what is happening here these days. This allowed us to conquer all the territories of Gaochang with the power of thunder. The night owl heard a hint of mockery in Mueller's mouth, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly. At the end of the day, the night stalker didn't say anything else, but changed the conversation and returned to the goal of his trip again:
"Moreover, Zhang Juntai, the general of our expedition to the west, General Zhang also asked me to guarantee you on his behalf: even if your Excellency is unwilling to gather the warriors of the neighboring tribes of Tonglu to participate in the war and take revenge on the Turks. We have also prepared another option for your Excellency, are you willing to drive those lackeys and accomplices of the Turks to fight the Turks to the death? ”
"Oh? I'm very interested in this, you can tell me more about it, and I'll hear about it. Mueller leaned forward and said.
"My general has formed a force called the Naturalized Army, which is full of some Hu people who do not obey the king, many of them are grass on the wall of the rudder, and the general manager does not need these people as a hidden danger in the future, so I hope they can disappear from the battlefield, and it is best to consume the living force of the Turks." The night owl paused and continued:
"And now, the position of the general of the naturalized army is still reserved for Your Excellency."
(End of chapter)