Chapter 453: The bitch of the Tuqi Shi people

Chapter 453: The bitch of the Tuqi Shi people

On the third day of the third month of the third year of Yongning, the wind was warm and warm, and the Chinese emperor Zhang Xuan once again drove the westward expedition. //* *//

It was rì, and the emperor canonized Guo Ziyi as the chief of the marching army and the governor of the three armies, leading the Flying Tiger Army. Tian Kexin is the general and counselor of the military division of the three armed forces. Nan Jiyun was canonized as the chief of the Shence Army, Lei Wan "Chūn" was the deputy chief of the Central Army, and Li Siye was canonized as the chief of the Shenwu Army, and Ju was the Right Army. Zhang Xun was canonized as the logistics chief of the three armies, leading 20,000 troops as the rear team, specializing in the dispatch of grain, grass and baggage. Canonized the Hui prince Gele as the general of the Hui Hui, and led 50,000 Hui troops and horses to help the battle.

Including the Hui military horses, a total of 220,000 troops marched westward, claiming that the army of 300,000 ♀ was the largest number of soldiers in the history of the Central Plains Dynasty against the Western Regions, and it was also a unique historical trajectory dominated by traversers.

The army set out from Liangzhou, divided into three large groups, each kept an interval of one hour, along the ancient silk road, entered the "jade" and "gate" pass, and marched to the south of the Western Regions.

The people outside the city of Liangzhou have been watching the movement of the army from the morning of the third day of the third month of March, until the morning of the fourth day of the first month of March, each unit is led by cavalry, followed by a long infantry procession, followed by archers, shield bearers, firearms battalions and other professional military branches, and finally a continuous number of miles of grain and grass baggage, thousands of camels, thousands of chariots and horses, carrying the grain and grass and various military supplies needed by the army.

Zhang Xun did not go out with the army, he still sat in Liangzhou, responsible for the continuous transfer of grain and grass to the Western Regions, and supported the actions of the entire army.

Such a massive westward expedition would not have been possible without the full support of a huge state apparatus.

Hundreds of miles from Liangzhou to Ganzhou, there are several rivers flowing down from the Qilian Mountains, flowing through the dry desert and forming oases on the edge of the Gobi Desert.

The first army of the Western Expedition camped on the banks of the Jiangba River, the second day on the Tanshan River, and the third on the unnamed river beach near the desert. That night, the roar of wind and sand could be heard like thunder throughout the night. The fifth rì, the army arrived at the Shuimo River, and from the early morning of the sixth rì, crossed the Shule River and entered the Xingxingxia Grand Canyon, which is sandwiched by two mountains.

After crossing the Star Gorge and entering the Western Regions, the road is a smooth road without misdirection.

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Yiwu is the eastern "gate" of the Western Regions, theoretically a large city on the edge of the control of the Hexi Domain of the Central Plains Dynasty, which originally belonged to Longyou Dao, and then Zhang Xuan reorganized the Tianxia Domain and was assigned to the Hexi Moderation.

At noon, a caravan of several hundred people came from the direction of Ganzhou and slowly entered the city.

Zhang Xuan, dressed as a merchant, stood under the low city "gate" and looked up, and frowned secretly when he saw several shabby ragged military flags flying on the upper floor of the city "gate" symbolizing the jurisdiction of the Hexi Domain of the Chinese Dynasty.

This was originally an important military town, but now it is a non-existent town. The imperial court garrison originally had 500 people, but now it seems that there are not even a hundred people.

A few lazy soldiers stood at the entrance of the city gate, holding spears and indifferently looking at the merchants entering and leaving the city gate, standing in the sun, almost fainting and falling asleep.

Because of the Chinese Emperor's expedition to the west, the army of the Western Expedition is coming towards the Western Regions, in fact, it is rare for merchants from the Western Regions to enter the Central Plains through Yiwu. However, because of this, Igo Castle has become a gathering place for merchants to temporarily escape the scourge of war, and since entering "chūn", it has been unusually lively.

Nan Jiyun, who was dressed as an entourage, surrounded him with a fierce guard, and whispered a few words in Zhang Xuan's ear.

Zhang Xuan sighed, turned around and greeted Li Tengkong and Guo Fu, who had followed him all the way to the west, and entered the city first.

Li Tengkong was originally going to stay in Liangzhou to accompany Su Hudong to give birth, but later heard that the emperor was going to sneak into the Western Regions, so he changed his mind and decided to follow the emperor to protect him. As soon as Li Tengkong came, Guo Fu also followed. And despite the strong opposition of Guo Ziyi and others, the emperor still insisted on going his own way, secretly taking Nan Jiyun and hundreds of guards to make up as businessmen and leave the army.

Zhang Xuan wanted to see the situation in the Western Regions with his own eyes, which would help him make decisions.

Entering the city, this is the most small and dirty city Zhang Xuan has ever seen since he crossed.

On both sides of the street, there are many vulgar shops, most of which sell food. In front of the house, the big "door" of the shop where roast lamb and roasted hu cakes were hung open, and the flies were coaxing, and the mushy smell of roasted "meat" and the strong smell of sweat were mixed together, giving off a choking stench.

Nan Jiyun behind Zhang Xuan and many of the guards, including the emperor's personal eighteen iron guards, did not change their faces, while Guo Fu and Li Tengkong, who were dressed as businessmen's family members, couldn't help but cover their noses and frown.

There was a rough laugh from the front∨ Xuan quickened his pace, separated the crowd, and looked over.

I saw that on the side of the street, on a board, a "female" son had a tattered dress, almost half-"naked", lying there∨ Xuan could see at a glance that this "female" son was not a Han person, nor an ordinary Hu person from the Western Regions, but a Tuqi Shi person.

Her skin is fair, her facial features are dirty, but her figure is unusually hot and plump, with prominent cheekbones, thin jaws, collapsed eye sockets, and dull eyes.

In front of the 'female' lying horizontally, there stood a strong man with a hideous face holding his upper body, and at first glance he looked like a Hu man who didn't know a certain country in the Western Regions. He held a leather whip in his hand, and while whipping the "female", he laughed wildly and shouted, "I have always sold it for money, and such a 'female' person will buy it home and ensure that she can give birth!" ”

"O bitch of the Turgish Shi, has anyone made an offer? Consistent money! ”

The laughter of the people around him, the shouts of the strong men, and the screams of the "female" after the whipping were "mixed", and the "female" waist was already a blur of flesh and blood. Guo Fu couldn't bear to turn her head away, and secretly pulled Zhang Xuan's clothes.

And Li Tengkong frowned, glaring angrily at the whipped Hu man.

"What's going on?" Zhang Xuan made a look, and a guard stepped forward to ask.

"What's going on? This is a bitch of a Turk who Lao Tzu captured, the Turks are all robbers, and their "female" people are all bitches, you know? The Tuqi Shi people killed Lao Tzu's family and clansmen, and Lao Tzu finally caught such a Tuqi Shi bitch and sold some plates back to Qiuzi - no one has always bought the money? ”

Hu Ren glared at Zhang Xuan and the others fiercely, "If you don't buy it, get out!" Don't stop Lao Tzu from doing business. ”

Hu Ren fell with another fierce whip, and the "female" son lay sideways and screamed in a high-pitched voice.

Li Tengkong couldn't hold it anymore, grabbed Zhang Xuan's hand and squeezed it tightly.

Zhang Xuan gave Nan Jiyun a look, Nan Jiyun stepped forward and took out a silver cake from his arms, and shouted, "Okay, my lord bought this 'female'!" ”

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Under the strong opposition of Li Tengkong and Guo Fu, Zhang Xuan and others had no choice but to leave Yiwu City and go out of the city to set up camp on their own under a leeward hillside, without staying overnight in the city. When Li Tengkong saw the dirty conditions in the city, he lost his appetite.

After leaving the city and setting up camp, Li Tengkong and Guo Fu were busy taking care of and treating the "female" of the Tuqi Shi, while Zhang Xuan, under the protection of Nan Jiyun and other guards, walked up the high slope and stared in the direction of Balikun and Pu Leihai, his face was "sè" and "yīn".

Judging from what he learned from the investigation, the situation in Beiting was far worse than he imagined.

Cheng Qianli's Beiting Protectorate is said to have moved to Balikun, but he has cowered in the area of Balikun, and his control over Beiting has been lost indefinitely. The Turgish people were extremely rampant in the North Garden, sending tribes everywhere to harass merchants and even capture the city, and many of the forts belonging to the Beiting Protectorate had already fallen. The moat where Beiting used to be located is now occupied by the Turgish.

Although the news of the Chinese emperor's 300,000-strong expedition to the west had already spread to the Western Regions, it did not seem to have much impact on the Turgish people.

"Your Majesty, Cheng Qianli is really ...... Just now, the minister got the news that there were still 20,000 soldiers and horses belonging to the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, but Cheng Qianli was cowering in the city of Balikun and did not come out, watching the Turk cavalry raid and disturb the trade routes, burning and killing and plundering between the cities. Nan Jiyun said in a deep voice, "The number of Turks is actually not large, and the Turks who attacked the North Court are by no means the main force of the Turks. ”

Zhang Xuan sighed abruptly, "Nanba, I misread Cheng Qianli, it's my fault." It's okay if he's incompetent, but the situation in Beiting is so bad, he dares to hide it from the court and not report it, such an evil deed, I can't bear it! ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, our army will immediately march into the Western Regions, enter the North Court, and sweep away the troubles of the Turks."

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we can't wait to go west any further, it's better to wait for the arrival of the army in Yiwu......" Nan Jiyun hesitated for a moment, but still took the initiative to persuade. For the sake of the emperor's safety, he did not recommend that the emperor go into this place of the North Court alone, where the soldiers and horses were "chaotic" and the cavalry could appear at any time.

Zhang Xuan shook his head and said lightly, "No, I still have to continue to look in the northwest direction, and even go to Nabalikun to meet Cheng Qianli." The army was slow, and it would take at least more than ten to enter Iwu, and I couldn't wait. ”

"Early in the morning, you will go north with me and gallop Balikun."

Nan Jiyun was helpless, so he had to clench his fists and obey the order.

At this time, Li Tengkong and Guo Fu hurriedly came out of the camp tent and greeted them from afar.

Zhang Xuan looked back at the two 'women', the two 'women' walked side by side, and said in a low voice to Zhang Xuan, "Your Majesty, the concubine has asked clearly, this 'woman' is the Tuqi Shi people, it seems that the origin is not simple, it should be the family of the generals who entered the Hanhai City to occupy the Hanhai City." ”

Zhang Xuan frowned, "Take her with you, and let her go when she recovers." ”

Li Tengkong hesitated, "Your Majesty, her injuries are actually some skin injuries, plus she has been starved for several days, it is estimated that she will be able to raise two rì." It's just that she is a "female" person who is a turpent horse, if she is let go, I am afraid that she will not be able to return to the turike, and sooner or later she will die in vain. ”

"Okay, just leave her with us, and we'll see the situation later." Zhang Xuan was silent for a moment, then turned away, "I'm a 'girl'." ”

Zhang Xuan went into the camp tent.

The "female" of the Tuqi Shi was curled up on the "wool" felt, wearing a dress that Li Tengkong was wearing, and her face was also cleaned by Guo Fu, "revealing" a fair face that was not very old and relatively beautiful.

Zhang Xuan sat down silently, opposite the "female".

The "female" looked at Zhang Xuan nervously and fearfully, and only when Guo Fu and Li Tengkong also got into the camp tent did she obviously feel relieved.

"Can you understand me?" Zhang Xuan said in a low voice.

"Yes." Tuqi Shi's 'daughter' hesitated for a while, and then spoke, her voice was crisp, "My father is a businessman, and the little 'girl' is Lili, who once lived in Chang'an with her father for three years. ”

"You...... Why did you fall on Igo? Zhang Xuan asked again.

She stopped talking, but she was silent. Her fair and somewhat pale face trembled, and two tears slipped from her sunken eye sockets.

Guo Fu was a little unbearable, pulled Zhang Xuan's arm and said softly, "Husband, she was too frightened, let's change it and ask again......"

The corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, but he nodded slowly and got up to leave.

Intuitively, he felt that the "woman" of the "woman" they had inadvertently saved was not simple ♀, and the "woman" of the "woman" gave him a very strange feeling, especially the aura of her hidden behind the panic and fear, which made him think.

After leaving the camp tent, seeing that Li Tengkong also came out, Zhang Xuan turned around and whispered in her ear, "Kong'er, be optimistic about this 'female' person, I feel that this is not an ordinary 'female' person." ”

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The next morning, at Zhang Xuan's insistence, a group of hundreds of them "mixed" with another caravan from Qarluq, and marched together in the direction of Balikun.

The North Court was under the harassment of the cavalry of the Turgish, so the caravans were often in groups mixed with the merchants' guards and slaves.

After two years, the "mixed" caravan camped on a hillside less than 100 miles from Balikun.

A team of nearly 1,000 people, coupled with the accumulation of various goods, has formed a small camp on this high slope. Zhang Xuan didn't think much about safety, because this place was on the periphery of Balikun, under the nose of Cheng Qianli's military horses, even if Cheng Qianli didn't use it, the Tuqi Shi people would not arrogantly plunder the caravan outside Balikun, right?

This was Zhang Xuan's idea, but it was not.

However, the emperor was here, and Nan Jiyun and his 500 Divine Strategies "jīng" sharp iron cavalry did not dare to slack off, and were heavily guarded on the periphery of the camp, and even under the hillside, a secret sentry was arranged.

When the night was clear, suddenly a terrible sound of a bull's horn pierced the silence. Dozens of feathered arrows pierced the sky and landed on the outside of the camp, and the sound of galloping horses' hooves and shouts quickly woke up the entire camp.

The Qarluq merchants were shocked to lose their "sè", but they did not panic after walking the trade routes for many years. Soon a team of hundreds of men was gathered, armed with scimitars and spears, to protect their cargo.

Zhang Xuan came out in his clothes, and Nan Jiyun and his soldiers immediately gathered solemnly to protect the emperor and the two imperial concubines in the circle.

"Don't panic! There are less than 1,000 people, and we can still handle it! Nan Jiyun shouted violently, "Eighteen iron guards, take a hundred people to protect the master to the death, and the rest of the sons and daughters, go downhill with a certain killing!" ”

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