Chapter 108: Ashina Cave is true
There was a team of about 300 people outside the north gate of Yecheng, each wearing a fur coat, with the placket to the left, and their faces were full of wind and frost, and their bodies were full of fierce atmosphere. They had scimitars at their waists, longbows on their backs, and a very brutal air on them.
The first person is about 1.90 meters tall, born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and his thick body tightens the tiger skin on his body. Beneath his thick black eyebrows were a pair of big copper eyes, and his thick beard stood up like steel needles, almost burying his thick lips. At this time, his eyes were full of disdain and arrogance that looked down on the world, and his face was full of anger.
Behind this person, there stood a sturdy man, in such a cold weather, he actually had a bare arm, and the knotted and solid muscles on the arm were undoubtedly exposed. In the hands of this big man, he held a big banner that hunted and hunted, and a huge and powerful golden wolf head flew with the shaking flag on the flag, and the momentum was dignified and fierce.
From their makeup, Wang Yan recognized these people at a glance as Turks.
The Turks, whose ancestors originally lived in the west of the West Sea, became a separate tribe, a branch of the Xiongnu, surnamed Ashina. Later, they were defeated by their neighbors, and the race was almost completely wiped out. There was a little boy who was less than ten years old, who survived because the soldiers could not bear it, but his feet and arms were cut off.
A she-wolf rescued the little boy, and when the little boy grew up, he mated with the she-wolf, and the she-wolf became pregnant.
When the king of the neighboring country heard that the little boy was still alive, he prepared to cut down the grass and kill the she-wolf who was with him. But the she-wolf, as if with the help of God, was thrown to the east of the West Sea and landed in the mountains northwest of the country of Gaochang. It has abundant aquatic plants and is surrounded by mountains, so it has a safe geographical environment.
The she-wolf gave birth to ten boys here, and when they grew up, they had wives and children, each with a surname, and the most virtuous of them all, Ashina, became the king. In order not to forget the roots, the Turks used the wolf's head as a banner and totem.
The Turkic tribes first took refuge in the Worm Kingdom and slowly grew stronger. In the last years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, a man named Yili Khan led an army to attack the Tiele people, defeated Tiele, and captured 50,000 households. With the passage of time, he gradually grew stronger, and gradually did not take the Worm Country in his eyes, and finally defeated the Worm Country.
Another theory is that the Turkic people were originally Pingliang's mixed-race Hu people, surnamed Ashina. At first, the Turks were subjects of the Worm Kingdom, who lived south of the Golden Mountain for generations, and were the blacksmiths of the Worm people. Because the shape of the golden mountain resembles a helmet, the common name of the helmet is Turkic, so the Turkic people take it as a title.
There are several legends about the Turkic people, and it doesn't really matter which one is correct, the important thing is that the Turkic royal family is surnamed Ashina, and they worship wolves and use wolves as totems. They were subjugated to the Creeping Nation, defeated Tieler, and grew stronger to become the overlords of the northern steppes and deserts.
When the Northern Wei Dynasty in the Northern Central Plains was divided into the Eastern Wei and Western Wei Dynasties, the Turkic development was extremely rapid and gradually expanded, becoming the biggest border trouble in the Central Plains. The Eastern Wei and Western Wei campaigned for many years, trying to swallow each other, but they were never able to achieve their wishes. They were also worried that the other side would unite with the Turks, so both countries did everything possible to curry favor with the Turks, and contributed countless treasures of the Central Plains to the Turks, so that they could develop and grow rapidly.
The Turkic wooden pole Khan intermarried with the Northern Zhou Dynasty and fought together against the Northern Qi Dynasty. By the time of his younger brother Tabo Khan, the Turks had made peace with the Northern Qi to fight against the Northern Zhou.
Because of the complex political relationship, the Turkic son of the Northern Zhou and the Northern Qi began to confront each other, and they enjoyed many privileges in the two countries. They wore gorgeous clothes, and in addition to eating and drinking in Yecheng, they also took away countless silver coins from the treasury, which increased the burden on the people of Northern Qi.
"Presumptuous! How dare you be so rude to the little Khan, don't you want to live? Behind the Turkic leader, a big man who looked like a guard suddenly stood up, holding the hilt of a knife wrapped in hemp rope in his right hand, and shouted condescendingly at the little colonel who was only 1.70 meters tall who was standing in front of him.
"What do you want to do? Don't forget that this place is my Great Qi Yanjing, and I can't tolerate you barbarians! You'd better obediently accept the inspection, and I will take you all down and deal with them according to the enemy's annihilation! The little colonel was about twenty years old, and in the face of the threat of the Turkic guards, he did not have the slightest fear on his face, and looked at him with burning eyes, and did not give in.
"Look for death!" The Turkic leader shouted angrily, and before the word "death" fell, his right hand, which was the size of a fan, covered with black hair, was thrown on the face of the little colonel, making a crisp sound.
Xiao Xiao was stunned, and the people of Yecheng who were watching around were also stunned, and they all looked at the Turkic leader with a stunned expression. Although the Turks were powerful, and the Turks living in Yecheng were usually arrogant and rude, they dared to openly challenge the dignity of the Northern Qi Dynasty, let alone the soldiers who guarded the imperial city.
Now this thing has really happened, and the Turks gave the gatekeeper a slap in the face at the gate of Yecheng, which is undoubtedly an insult to the entire Northern Qi.
"Come on, bring these annihilation to justice, if there is resistance, kill them!" The little colonel was stunned for a moment and immediately came to his senses, and his face, which had been a little red, suddenly turned red, and he looked at the Turkic man in front of him with tearful eyes, and roared loudly.
"Yes!" After the soldiers received the order, they shouted and surrounded the Turks with their guns, their faces were very gloomy, and their eyes were full of murderous aura.
"Choke!" The Turks were aggressive, and when they saw the Northern Qi soldiers attacking, how could they sit still and wait for death, and without waiting for the leader's order, they pulled out the scimitar at their waists, and the bright and flickering light of the knife shone in the sunlight. For a time, a solemn and depressing atmosphere enveloped the north gate of Yecheng.
"Stop!" Just when the battle between the soldiers of the Qi State and the Turks was about to break out, a loud shout like thunder rang out, making everyone feel a roar in their ears, and they involuntarily stopped what they were doing and turned their eyes to the source of the sound.
It was the man who raised the flag behind the Turkic leader who stopped the two sides, he first glanced at everyone majestically, and Fang said loudly: "This military master, everything is a misunderstanding, you first dissipate your anger." We are envoys from the Turks, and we are not any annihilation! ”
As he spoke, the man respectfully turned sideways, let go of the arrogant Turkic leader, and introduced to the little colonel: "Master Jun, this is my little Turkic khan, and he is the seventh son of the Khan, Ashina Cave, and this time he came to make friends between the two countries, and there is no malice. I also hope that the military master can be a little patient, and don't ruin the friendship between the two countries because of trivial things! ”
"Little Khan, we're not here to fight, you see?" The big man smiled apologetically at the little colonel, and then turned his gaze to the Turkic leader Ashina Cave Hezhen.
"Humph!" Ashina Cave Hezhen snorted disdainfully, and with a wave of his hand, everyone behind him put their weapons into their sheaths, but looking at the Northern Qi soldiers, they still looked murderous.
"Okay." The colonel gritted his teeth and said yes, and motioned to the soldiers behind him to put away their weapons as well, "Whether you are an envoy or a annihilator, I can't and has no right to decide, so you can wait for my general to come and verify your identity again!" ”
After Xiao Xiao finished speaking, he ignored Ashina Cave Hezhen, and ordered his subordinates to go to find Erzhu Mingfeng, and at the same time led the rest of the people to keep an eye on the Turks vigilantly.
"You!"
"Shut up, Guduo!" The guards of Ashina Cave Hezhen were furious, and they just wanted to say something, but they were stopped by the big man who raised the flag.
"Brother Xing, why did you say that the son of his Bo Khan suddenly came to Yecheng?" Wang Yan asked in confusion.
"Engage in diplomacy, it's time to get out of the business!" Happy tugged at the corners of his mouth and said casually.
At this time, the Turks were a big threat to both the Northern Zhou and the Northern Qi. Under the three-legged tripod, neither the Northern Qi nor the Northern Zhou dared to completely fight with the Turks, so as not to cheapen the enemy. This also led to the Turks being very arrogant and arrogant, and completely ignoring the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou. At the same time, they have no integrity, and they are always greedy and constantly stealing benefits from the two countries.
"These uncivilized barbarians are not only insatiable, but also fierce and cruel, if there is a chance, I, Wang Yan, will drive them back to the desert!" Wang Yan said hatefully.
"There will be a chance!" Said with a happy smile.
Wang Yan glanced at him in surprise, then shook his head in disbelief and did not speak. He knew very well that according to the current situation of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Hugh said that he had defeated the Turks, and it would be good if he could not lose the country under the attack of Chen and Northern Zhou.
"The general is here!" Just when Wang Yan was depressed and lamented the fate of Northern Qi, a cry of joy came.