In the army, Ma Lu will not pay attention to a small soldier, let alone want to know the thoughts of a small soldier.

His heart is not absolutely cold, but as a Han person, he has to be responsible for the entire Han nation.

The more the Turks in the steppe killed, the less likely they were to re-emerge, and the less pressure on the northern part of the Tang Dynasty. After the Tang Dynasty completely entered the age of firearms, the grassland barbarians would never be able to threaten the Han people.

Just like the later generations in which he lived, the people on the grassland still existed, but they did not have the slightest advantage over the Han people. In the true age of firearms, nomads who lack the ability to manufacture firearms will be completely abandoned by history, and will become vassals of powerful empires in both the East and the West.

The sporadic Turks encountered along the way did not slow down the Tang army, and occasionally the Turks escaped the siege, but it was impossible to pass the news to the front. The ubiquitous Tang scout squad wouldn't let them go too far and would shoot them off their horses.

The 10,000 iron horsemen were like meat grinders, wringing the Turks they encountered into it, devouring not a single slag.

The Hui people in front of them didn't know that Tang Jun was falling behind them, and they were still slowly walking in the direction of Beihai.

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Yao Luo Ge moved to Bujian with a tired face, sat up straight on horseback, and constantly urged his subordinates to move forward quickly. At this time, he just wanted to reach the cold North Sea as quickly as possible, where he could re-establish the tooth tent of the Hui people.

In the splendid carriage beside him, his father, Gelkhan, was dead, but he could not abandon his father's corpse, and had to lift the curtain from time to time. Ask a dead man for advice.

Looking back at the dwindling number of clansmen. The young prince looked calm. But my heart was extremely uneasy.

The permafrost had begun to melt, and the roads were muddy from time to time, not suitable for horse-drawn carriages. However, the dead man could only stay in the carriage and could no longer come out and sit on the horse's back.

With the drag of the carriage, the prince of Hui could only guard the carriage when he moved to Jian, and he couldn't raise the speed at all.

Fleeing further north and relying on the bitter cold weather to influence the army of the Heavenly Khan was the best he could think of. He did not know where the army of the Heavenly Khan was now. Looking at the clansmen who were pulling farther and farther behind him, he really wanted to leave all these old and weak behind him and flee with only the most elite cavalry.

However, even God is against the Uighurs, and this year's weather is warmer than usual, and the permafrost has been cultivated much earlier. And there are too many muddy places on the road, and it doesn't take too far to come across them. The cavalry could speed through the mud, but the only carriage took him a long time to pass.

Sometimes Yao Luo Ge even suspected that this large area of muddy land was deliberately created by someone, but he had no enemies in the north, and the Turks were all his people, so naturally they would not do such a thing. And those Xinghu merchants who are also troubled by these muddy places. There is no reason to do so.

With the efforts of a dozen strong men, the heavy carriage had just passed a quagmire that had appeared on the avenue a hundred and ten paces long. Yao Luoge let out a sigh of relief, watching the carriage make deep ruts in the civilized frozen soil, and suddenly there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind him.

An old man with white hair was richly dressed and looked imposing, galloping from the brigade in the rear. The cavalrymen all recognized the old man and automatically made way for him. Yibujian turned his head to look at the old man and frowned slightly.

"Second Prince, I want to see the Great Khan." The old man galloped to the front and restrained the war horse, and watched Yao Luo Ge move to Jian Jian and said in a deep voice.

"The Great Khan is weak and should not talk to you." Prince Hui said coldly.

"I'll just look at it." The old man said, and as he spoke, he wanted to lift the curtain of the carriage.

"Presumptuous!"

With an angry shout, the sword light flashed suddenly, and a snow-bright long knife blocked the old man's body.

"Second Prince, what do you mean by this!" The old man said angrily.

Yibu Jian looked at the old man and said coldly: "With me here, who dares to be rude to my father!" ”

The old man's face became extremely ugly, and he glared at Yi Jian coldly: "From the moment you left the tooth tent, you didn't let us see the Great Khan." The old man suspects that our khan is no longer alive. Second Prince, if you don't let me see it, our Gesa clan won't be accompanied. ”

Yibu Jian twitched the corners of his mouth and said coldly: "Father Khan is still alive, you don't want to talk nonsense." If you Gesa clan don't want to come with us, then please! ”

The old man sneered: "In this way, the Great Khan is really no longer there!" After speaking, he turned the horse's head with a calm face and galloped straight back.

"Second Prince, do you really let them go? This old fellow is too presumptuous, or kill him and kill their people! A young knight looked at the old man's back and said coldly.

"No need. The land on the shore of the North Sea can't feed too many people, and it's okay if the Gesa clan doesn't go, we don't want waste. When the Heavenly Khan's army leaves Mobei and we reoccupy this grassland, I will come back to talk to the people of the Gesa clan about today's events, if they still exist. Move to Jian put the knife into the sheath and said with a calm face.

"Second Prince, how is the Great Khan now?" Another knight asked in a low voice.

"The Great Khan will be well soon, don't worry." Yao Luo Ge moved to Jian and said in a cold voice.

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The old man rushed back to the crowd of the Gesa clan with a frosty face, and after giving the order, nearly 20,000 Turks left the avenue and stopped at the edge of the river beyond Lixu.

The other Turks watched this scene blankly and continued to walk forward tiredly.

They all knew that the Gesa clan, one of the nine major clans in the Hui tribe, was not ready to follow the Khan on, but no one cared, this had happened several times. As long as their own leader does not give the order, they can only follow and continue.

The huge tribe set up camp on the bank of the river, completely separated from the brigade, the Gesa clan is the strongest of the nine major clans of the Hui tribe, this time separated, the Hui tribe headquarters lost nearly 10,000 cavalry.

The chiefs of the Gesa clan were gathered to listen to the old chieftains. The original chieftain had been killed by a thunderbolt in the Hui Ya tent, and this chief had been chosen temporarily. He is a respected elder in the clan. At this moment, everyone is focusing on him.

"I'm sure. Our Great Khan is dead. If that little cub doesn't tell us the truth, we can't follow him north. ”

"Look here, it's going to be spring. Further north, it's still winter, and if we move forward, our livestock can't even find a place to graze. Follow him forward, and our people will only freeze to death and starve to death. ”

"Guys, I've decided, we're here to take care of our livestock. Waiting for the army of the Heavenly Khan. I don't care what others do, our clan is about to surrender to the army of Tian Khan. ”

"Tian Khan has always been merciful to the steppe people, and we have saved our tribe by throwing ourselves to them. Tian Khan is angry with Yao Luo Ge, and he is not angry with us Gesa, even the Great Khan is gone, why should we run with that little cub? Here we are, waiting for the arrival of the Heavenly Khan's army, for them to set up new pastures for us. ”

The leaders listened to the old man's words and all nodded in agreement. A time like this. They can only rely on the wisdom of the elders.

Although the Gesa clan is one of the nine major clans of the Hui tribe, it has not offended the Heavenly Khan. Tian Khan was angry with the king of Hui, that was angry with the Yao Luo Ge clan, what happened to the Guan Gesa clan!

Seventy years ago, the Turks of this land were the people of the Heavenly Khan, and all the lands here were the territory of the Heavenly Khan. Tian Khan sent troops and officials to the steppe, and it was the most stable moment for the tribes on the steppe.

Seventy years have passed, and the old people are still passing on the good old days. No one is born willing to fight, and the same is true for the people of the Gesa clan.

Tian Khan's army and officials came to the steppe again, and everyone honestly listened to Tian Khan's words, why bother running around. Just wait here, wait for the general of the Heavenly Khan to arrive, and let him arrange a pasture for the Gesar clan.

The old man saw that the young people were very obedient, and nodded with satisfaction.

The land here is so fertile, plead with the general of the Heavenly Khan, and your own people should be able to get enough land. Several clans had left the brigade before, but they had to flee in other directions rather than surrender to the forces of the Heavenly Khan. With so many people surrendering by himself, the Gesa clan should be able to get a territory of the Governor's Mansion.

The news was soon passed down by the chiefs, and soon there was jubilation on the banks of the river. Spring is coming, no one wants to run north, the grass is sprouting in the pastures, and the livestock will not starve to death here. As long as there are livestock, there is hope for life.

The benevolence of the Heavenly Khan, everyone in the tribe has heard of it. Since he is going to blame the Yao Luo Ge clan, what does it have to do with the Gesa clan? Running from the original territory to the Great Khan's tooth tent, and from the Great Khan's tooth tent to here, everyone has long had enough. Even the heavens don't protect the Great Khan, can the Gesa clan still have good fruit to eat with the Great Khan?

What's more, the chiefs said that the Great Khan of Gele was dead, so there would be no Great Khan appointed by the Heavenly Khan. In this way, the Gesa clan and the Yao Luo Ge clan are already on an equal footing, so naturally they don't need to obey the orders of the Yao Luo Ge clan.

A large number of tents were scattered along the river, and the cattle were driven to the meadows to graze on the fresh grass sprouts, and the people of the Gesa clan sat on the meadows, looking contented.

The backward Turks drove by herds of livestock, and when they heard that the Gesars were not ready to flee anymore and were ready to surrender to the Heavenly Khan, they were all extremely envious. They still have to chase after their own people, and they can only stay away with envy.

There are also some Turks who do not want to leave, and want to join the Gesa clan with their livestock, and wait for the surrender of the army of Tian Khan. For these people, the leaders of the Gesa clan are extremely welcome. It is always a joy to increase the population and livestock in the clan.

The number of people on the riverside is increasing, and so are the number of livestock. No one knew when the Heavenly Khan's army would arrive, but since they were looking for the Yao Luo Ge clan, they would definitely pass through here. As long as you pass through here, everyone has a chance to surrender to the general of the Heavenly Khan.

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Two days later, Ma Lan led the army to the bank of the Dule River, and saw the dense Turks, and saw that the army did not flee, but greeted them with a happy face. (To be continued......)

PS: I've been dying of busyness lately, and I hope it won't really be busy. Come on, come on!