Chapter 679: Internal Relocation (II)
The days of the lost department were not easy, when the Tang army attacked Jieli, almost all the Turkic tribes were hit, fortunately, the stubborn thinking force saw that the opportunity was wrong, and immediately led the lost department to break away from the Jieli army, which retained most of the strength, and later Jieli was captured, and the Tang army also withdrew from the grassland, which allowed the lost department to escape. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
However, the fall of the Turkic Khanate was not the end of the war, or even the beginning of their suffering, when they escaped, they lost a considerable amount of livestock, and finally survived a winter, and the tribe had almost eaten all the livestock, and the whole tribe fell into a panic of hunger.
What's worse is that as one of the big Turkic tribes, the Zhizhi Sili is the most trusted general of Jieli, and he has followed Jieli to suppress the rebellion of many tribes before, so many tribes on the grassland hate the Zhizhi Ministry, and now the Turks have fallen, and the Zhizhi Ministry has no biggest backer.
In the past, it was okay in winter, because the heavy snow closed the road and no one bothered them, but now after the beginning of spring, the tribes around the Obsessive Department are also wanton provocations, and even many tribes have sent troops to invade the grasslands that originally belonged to the Detained Division, and the Paranoid Lost Department still dare not say anything, otherwise they may face the siege of the surrounding tribes.
It was also in the above situation that when Zhi Sili received the news from Datang that they were going to move them to Datang, he came in person to inquire whether this matter was true, but he didn't expect to meet his old acquaintance Zhao Deyan.
"General Lost Executive, we are all old friends, there are some things I don't hide from you, now the few remaining big tribes of your Turks have not responded, you are the first, if you can set an example for them, then I can call the shots, arrange the most fertile land for you, and send the best officials to help you adapt to the life of the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible!" Zhao Deyan was silent when he saw that he was obsessed with his thinking power, and spoke again at the moment.
"Envoy Zhao, if we leave the grassland, how should you defend the area around Monan?" I saw that I pondered for a while, and then asked.
In fact, after the defeat last year, Zhi Zhi Sili has been thinking about what Datang may do to them, originally in his opinion, Datang may need them Turkic people to guard the Monan grassland, after all, without them, Datang needs to directly face other tribes on the grassland, and the two sides will inevitably have conflicts, and if they Turks surrender to Datang, they can become a barrier for Datang on the grassland, but he never expected Datang to move them inward, which was completely unexpected by him.
"Haha~, these things don't bother the general, but I'll tell you the truth, compared to other tribes on the grassland, you Turks are actually more uneasy for us Datang, after all, you Turks didn't go south to loot before, and now although our Datang has defeated the Turks, it is impossible to kill all the Turks, since this is the case, then we can only try to reduce the possibility of the Turks rising again, and internal migration is the best way." Zhao Deyan spoke again, his words were also half-truths and half-falses, specifically aimed at smart people who were obsessed with losing their thinking.
Sure enough, he was stunned when he heard Zhao Deyan's "truth", and then showed a contemplative expression again, if he stood in the position of Datang, Zhao Deyan's words were indeed very reasonable, so he couldn't help but believe seven or eight points.
"Okay, after I go back, I will immediately organize the tribe to move to Dingxiang's side, and I will ask Zhao Zhuan to take care of it at that time!" After pondering for a long time, he finally sighed and said to Zhao Deyan, he also had to agree, because if he delayed any longer, without the Tang Dynasty, the surrounding Turkic hating tribes alone would tear them to pieces and swallow them.
"Good! Then I'll wait here for the general to come! Zhao Deyan saw that the other party was finally persuaded by himself, and he slapped the table excitedly at the moment, but he didn't find that he lost his thinking power, but behind Zhao Deyan's smile, there was a trace of imperceptible cruelty.
The spring of the Tang Dynasty came earlier than the grassland, the plains have been dyed with a layer of tender green, a long line came slowly from the north, and the farmers in the fields on both sides were all startled when they saw this group of people, and even some shouted "The Turks are coming", and then threw down their hoes and ran.
However, the people around soon found that although the group of people who came were Turkic, they did not ride horses, and most of them were old and weak women, and there were Tang army escorts at both ends of the team, which seemed to be more like prisoners.
In the midst of this huge procession, the elder Geler followed the procession with his only son in his hand, and he did not bother to pay attention to the Han people around him who were first afraid, then full of ridicule, and pointed at them.
"Daddy, I'm hungry!" At this moment, I suddenly saw the son of the old Grad stop, rubbing his stomach with one hand and saying in pain.
"Bear with me a little longer, the sun is about to set, and we will have something to eat when we rest!" Old Grad comforted in a low voice at this time, in fact, he was also very hungry at this time, and his stomach was "gurgling" non-stop, but he no longer had anything to eat in his hands, and the mutton jerky that he had hidden before had already been taken away, so he could only endure it no matter how hungry he was.
Lao Geler's son was quite sensible, and he didn't say anything when he heard his father's words, so he could only keep his head down and continue to walk forward, looking at his son's appearance, Lao Gele also sighed, and then turned his head and looked around, surrounded by people from their troubled water department, including the head man and Yonggu and others, but now everyone looked listless.
At the beginning, the Tang Dynasty was not bad to them, except for weapons, other belongings could be kept, but as they went deep into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang troops who escorted them showed their minions, not only confiscated their property, but even the food they brought was also taken away, and they could only receive a small piece of dry food from the Tang Army in the morning and evening, which can only ensure that they do not starve to death, and now many people are almost out of strength to walk.
Finally, when it got dark, the team could finally stop and rest, and the Tang army also began to distribute dry food, and after Lao Gele gnawed two mouthfuls of dry food, he hid the remaining dry food in his arms and prepared to leave it for his son to eat, after all, he only had such a son left, and he had to let him live no matter what.
"Old Grad, come here, my dad has something to discuss with you!" At this moment, Old Grad suddenly saw Yonggu walking up to him, and then whispered to him.
"Chief...... What's the matter with the headman? Old Grad couldn't help but look at each other in surprise when he heard Yonggu's words, since the start of the migration, although the Muddy Waters Department has not been dispersed, it has long lost its cohesion, and now everyone just wants to reach the place where they were placed alive, and the head people have not convened the people of the tribe to discuss the matter.
"Don't ask about this, my dad will tell you later!" Yonggu glared at Lao Geler fiercely at this time, although he was now hungry and only had a bone frame left, but because of his tall stature, he still looked very intimidating, which also made Lao Gele dare not ask again.
In fact, at the beginning, Yonggu did not agree to follow the orders of the Tang Dynasty to move inward, but after thinking twice about it with others, he felt that compared to waiting for death on the grassland, there may be a way to live in the inward migration, so he was very much in favor of the inward relocation, but now the conditions for inward relocation are so difficult, and he was oppressed by the Tang army, which made Yonggu also very resentful of Lao Geler, thinking that he brought the tribe to this situation.
At that moment, Lao Gele asked his family to take care of his son, and then came to the side of the headman, at this time several other important people in the tribe also came, and then saw the head man look around, and then said in a low voice: "Calling everyone here today, there is a major matter related to our life and death to discuss with you!" ”