The Dule River is the Tula River in later generations, a tributary of the Orkhon River, the river has just thawed, the river is full of ice, but the grass on the riverside has begun to appear green. The meadows are full of Uighur tents, and large numbers of livestock are scattered across the vast grasslands along the river.

After the scouts reported the news that the group of Uighurs had camped by the river, Ma Lan ordered the army to speed up immediately and rush to the bank of the Dule River. Dozens of richly dressed Hui people rode up quickly on war horses, their faces full of respectful smiles.

"Which is the general of the Heavenly Khan? We are members of the Gesar clan in the Hui headquarters, and we have more than 30,000 people in total, waiting here for the army of the Heavenly Khan, ready to submit to the great Heavenly Khan. The white-haired old man at the front looked in the direction of the army and shouted loudly.

Originally, there were only more than 20,000 people in the Gesar clan, but later they took in some Turks who did not want to leave, which made the population more than 30,000. The old man remembered that the ancestors had said that the more people there were, the more pasture land the tribe would get, so naturally all these people were included. Of course, these people stopped here, and if they had already joined their tribe, they couldn't leave at will.

The army slowly stopped in front of the Hui nobles, and Ma Lan walked forward with Duan Xiushi and others, looked at these richly dressed guys and frowned: "You are from the Gesa clan? The Gesa clan is one of the nine major clans of the Hui headquarters, and instead of following Gele Khan to continue to flee for your life, you are going to surrender to us here, right? ”

The white-haired old man said respectfully: "General, Gele Khan is dead!" The second prince concealed the news. He wants us to follow him and continue to flee north. But I could see that he was lying to us. He was not canonized by the Heavenly Khan. He can't be regarded as the master of the entire grassland, he is only the master of the Yao Luo Ge clan, and he can no longer command our Gesa clan. The Yao Luo Ge clan has offended the Tian Khan, and it has nothing to do with our Gesa clan, we have always been obedient to the Tian Khan. Gele Khan died, and only the khan canonized by the Heavenly Khan was the master of the steppe, and now the steppe has no owner, so we stayed here. Wait for the Heavenly Khan to appoint a new Khan for us and redivide the pastureland for us. ”

"Now it's the second prince who has fled with the Hui people?" Ma Lan asked.

The white-haired old man nodded again and again: "The eldest prince died under the thunder, and the khan is also dead, and now it is the second prince who escapes with everyone." However, since the Khan is dead, he is only the second prince of the Yao Luo Ge clan, and our Ge Sa clan will not listen to him. ”

Ma Lan looked at the north and nodded slightly.

The second son of Gele Khan, Yao Luoge, moved to Jian, that is, the original historical Mu Yu Khan.

On top of the original history, Mu Yu Khan once helped the Tang Dynasty to rebel in peace. The three wives are all princesses of Tang Zhihe, but two of them are not from the Tang clan. but the daughter of the famous general of Tiele, Gu Huai'en. Only one is the daughter of the Tang clan, that is, the daughter of Li Wan, the king of Rong, and the younger sister of Princess Ningguo, Princess Xiao Ningguo.

Mu Yu Khan had a close relationship with Fugu Huaien, and when Fugu Huaien rebelled, he attacked the Tang Dynasty at the request of Fugu Huaien, and later connived at the Hui tribe to plunder the border. Later generations died, Dezong was established, and there were nine Sogdians who bewitched Mu Yu Khan to take advantage of the weakness of the Tang Dynasty and raised troops to go south into the Central Plains, and Mu Yu Khan obeyed. Prime Minister Moheda did not listen to his persuasion, and when the army was about to go, Mu Yu Khan was killed by Mohedagan.

History has changed, the Anshi Rebellion has not happened, and the Tang Dynasty is still in full swing, so naturally it will not make peace with Hui Fu. Fugu Huaien's two daughters are still raised in his home, and Princess Ningguo and Princess Xiao Ningguo are also in the mansion of Chang'an City. Relying on the woman's quiet wind and dust is absolutely impossible.

"The Gesa clan has also left the Yaoluo Ge clan, which means that among the nine major clans in the Hui headquarters, there are only four clans that continue to flee with the second prince."

"How did the general know?" The white-haired old man was suddenly startled and lost his voice.

"General Ben knows your whereabouts very clearly." Ma Lan smiled faintly. He had only known that Golkhan was dead, but he knew everything else. The Anxi agents are not vegetarians, although they can't get close to the carriage in the Hui army, but they have been closely following the fleeing Hui people, and this kind of thing naturally can't be hidden from him.

But these words, he naturally wouldn't say them to this old man.

"General, our Gesa clan is honest and descends to the Heavenly Khan, and we are waiting for the Heavenly Khan's army here. We are all the most obedient subjects of the Heavenly Khan, please ask the general to designate a nomadic place for us, and the Gesa clan is willing to use everything we have to supply the army of the Heavenly Khan. The white-haired old man looked at Ma Lan and said earnestly.

The other Hui nobles also responded at the same time, and they all looked at Ma Lan expectantly. After fleeing for so many days, they really don't want to escape, since the Tian Khan will win, then everything on the steppe is Tian Khan's, and the pastures of various tribes will be arranged by the Tian Khan. The large area of pasture left by the Yao Luo Ge clan is also what they want to get.

Ma Lan squinted at the dense Hui people on the riverside, nodded and said, "Since you are truly surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, General Ben will accept your surrender." Call out all the young men of your tribe and bind them to the ones who obey us. ”

"You're going to tie us up? Why? ”

"General, what do you mean by that?"

Listening to Ma Lu's words, several Hui nobles immediately clamored.

Ma Lan snorted, and his face immediately sank. The white-haired old man turned around and glared at the nobles, and said in a deep voice, "What do you know! It was just a ceremony, a ritual of surrender to the army of the Heavenly Khan. The army of the Heavenly Khan will allow us to do so only if we approve our surrender, which is a blessing for our Gesa clan! This is the face bondage, didn't the old man in your family tell you? ”

After speaking, the old man turned his head to look at Ma Luan, and said with a smile: "Young people are not sensible, don't be surprised by the general." I'll go back and make arrangements, and I'll do it according to the rules of the Heavenly Khan. ”

The nobles thought about it, and it seemed that there was indeed such a statement. When the Tiele tribes went to Monan to surrender to the Heavenly Khan, it seemed that there was such a ceremony. was scolded by the old man, no one said anything more, but showed a happy smile one by one.

The generals of the Heavenly Khan allowed the group to surrender, but it only required a solemn ceremony. In this case, it is necessary to follow the rules of the Heavenly Khan. When the ceremony is completed, everyone will officially be regarded as the people of the Heavenly Khan, and it is time to designate pasture land for everyone.

Ma Ling nodded to the white-haired old man, who turned around with a smiling face and ordered the nobles to return to carry out the order.

Dozens of people galloped into the tents along the river, and the next moment the Turkic camp on the riverside became extremely chaotic. Everywhere there was laughter, people laughing and taking ready-made leather ropes and tying the hands of the warriors behind their backs. The nobles rode to and fro on horseback, and when they saw that the tie was not strong, they whipped it down.

One by one, the bound warriors walked to a large clearing, formed a neat phalanx under the orders of the nobles, and then fell to their knees and slammed their heads on the ground in obedience. There were more and more Turkic people in the clearing, and soon they became dense.

After the warriors were all tied, the open space was full. The white-haired old man consulted with the nobles, and finally decided to tie up all the old and weak women and children, which took a lot of time.

At the same time, on the side of the Datang Iron Cavalry, the formation has been quietly converted. Five thousand veterans brought back from the river gathered in the back town, and the front was full of new soldiers who had only followed Ma Lu this time, and they were lined up in a neat square under the command of the officers.

Ma Ling stood in front of the army with a cold face, looking at the Turks who were tying each other up on the steppe by the river. Duan Xiushi sighed and said, "If you act like this, you will inevitably be infamous through the ages." If we hide this, but it is not a gentleman's doing, it is really a dilemma. ”

Ma Lu smiled coldly and said, "Who said to hide it?" The Turks are everywhere in the steppe, and we can't kill them all, so we can only wipe out these big tribes. I just want this to spread the word and make the rest of the Turks feel terrified. How to evaluate this matter in the annals of history in the future, that is the business of future generations, we are for the Han people in the world, we are worthy of our hearts, no matter what future generations say. ”

Duan Xiushi smiled bitterly and nodded silently. When the army went west to Kufa, he was imprisoned in Mulu City, and he did not see the army killing, but this time he came to the grassland, and only then did he witness a series of tragic events. After coming to Anxi for more than ten years, after several terms of capital protection, I have never seen such a thing with my own eyes, and now I can't help but stand on the hair for a while when I see that tens of thousands of Turks are about to be splashed with blood on the spot.

However, he also knew that what Ma Lan said was reasonable, and the fact that the Anxi New Army had successfully subdued half of the Great Food for more than a year had already shown that killing was the most effective means. The Turks are the vicious wolves of the steppe, far more ferocious than the big cannibals, and if they are not completely afraid, it will not be easy for the Tang Dynasty to rule this area permanently.

So although I can't bear it in my heart, I can only harden my heart.

The white-haired leader of the Gesar clan walked to the front of the crowd and knelt respectfully in the direction of the army, his forehead touching the cold grass. For some of the new Dings selected from the Han Navy, this is the scene they have seen on the beach of Pu. This method was used when they killed the Fugu tribe on the shore of Pu Shan Sea, and today in the face of this Turkic tribe, the general obviously wants to repeat the old trick.

It's a simple trap, but it works. And this time it was more thorough, because only the warriors were the real ones on the Pu Seaside, and the old and weak only knelt down, so many people escaped in the end. And this time, in order to show their sincerity to the army of the Heavenly Khan, all the people of the Geza clan knelt on the ground with their faces bound.

Meng Hu was in the first column of the army, and his hand holding the Mo Dao was already covered with sweat. Looking at the dense Turks in front of him, Meng Hu's heart beat wildly.

In a trance, I heard what the general said, and then all the surrounding war horses moved. Meng Hu involuntarily urged his mount, let out a sharp shout from his mouth, and rushed towards the riverbank with his Mo knife. (To be continued......)