Cao Yanlu's wife was the daughter of Li Shengtian, the king of Khotan, who was also one of the few allies of the Guiyi army in the Western Regions, and this Li Shengtian was also a great figure. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is located in the Khotanese king's original name is Wei Chi monk Wubo, because the late Tang Dynasty war Hexi Corridor was closed, he did not know that the Tang Dynasty had fallen, still regarded himself as a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, and took Li as the surname, gave himself a domineering name called Li Shengtian, and later deeds showed that he was also worthy of such a domineering name.

At this time, the Western Regions was at a crossroads of history, after the Battle of Talas, although the Tang Dynasty once again entered the Western Regions to expel the forces of the black-clothed Great Food, but due to the Anshi Rebellion, the soldiers of the Western Regions had to return to Middle-earth, and there was a power vacuum in the Western Regions. Try to make this the territory of the true God's people as well.

And Li Shengtian took on the burden of stopping them, and led the Khotanese army and people to launch a brutal battle with the Qarakhanid, which was not an evenly matched battle, and behind the Qarakhanid, there were many people who believed in the true God kingdom to help, and they brandished scimitars and shouted the slogan of holy war and rushed to the east; On Li Shengtian's side, apart from Khotan, only the Uighurs of Gaochang, the Guiyi Army, and the Uighurs of Ganzhou could provide them with little help.

Although inferior to the enemy in strength, Li Shengtian led the army and people of Khotan to defeat the attacks of the Qarakhanid again and again, and even counterattacked into the territory of the Qarakhanid, until his death, the Qarakhanid did not let the Qarakhanid get a bargain; When his son Li Congde succeeded to the throne, he invaded the vicinity of Kashgar and won a great victory, seizing countless gold and silver and elephants that are rare here, and later he paid tribute to the Great Song Dynasty, which caused a lot of sensation.

"Husband, the Sinhala Rama has sent a letter inviting you to lead an army to attack the Qarakhanate." Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Li Shengtian's daughter couldn't help but step forward and remind, "This battle is related to the life and death of the Khotanese country, if the Khotanese country is dead, it will be the turn of the sandbank to face them, and the husband should make a decision as soon as possible." ”

Sinhala Rama is the current king of Khotan, is Li Congde's grandson named Yu Chi Sinhala, according to the generation, probably Cao Yanlu's nephew, perhaps because he knew that the Tang Dynasty had perished, since Li Congde, the king of Khotan also gave up the surname Li and restored the surname of Yu Chi, but they still serve the Central Plains as the mainstay, and the domestic customs and habits are mainly based on the integration of Buddhist culture and Central Plains culture.

Li You already knew the meaning of the letter from Yuchi Sinhala Rama, and now the Qarakhanid State has put the target of attack on Persia in the west, and Kashgar in the east is relatively empty, so Yuchi Sinhala Rama wants to invite Li You to lead the Guiyi army to attack Kashgar together, and completely pull out the bridgehead for the Western world to enter the Western Regions.

Of course, Li You is happy to see this, if possible, he is also willing to lead the army to participate in this battle, but it is a pity that the current situation makes him unable to act according to his own wishes, the contradictions within the Guiyi Army are still complicated, Cao Yangong's forces are still coveting the throne of the Guiyi Army's envoy all the time, and the surrounding Tubo and Li Jiqian are still eyeing the sandbank, if he leads the army to leave, the internal and external contradictions will break out together, and the Guiyi Army may immediately disintegrate and disappear.

"Sinhala Rama has been fighting alone against the Qarakhanid for many years, and it stands to reason that this battle is also related to the life and death of my Guiyi army, and I should lead the army to help." Speaking of this, Li You couldn't help but sigh, "But you also know the situation in the Guiyi Army right now, this soldier is not something I can send if I say it." ”

Seeing that Mrs. Li's gaze dimmed, Li You hurriedly said, "But I already have some methods now, maybe it won't be long before the Guiyi army can be integrated and the surrounding threats can be swept away, and then maybe a strong army can be put together to help Sinhala." "This is a major matter related to whether his task can be completed, and he cannot refuse it.

"Since I have married into your Cao family, everything must be in the interests of your Cao family, and since my husband has already taken care of it, I won't say much about the concubine." Although she was born in Khotan and looks very different from a woman in the Central Plains, this Mrs. Li speaks a good Chinese language, and even the thoughts in her head are similar to those of a Han woman.

After that, Mrs. Li said goodbye and left, went to prepare a meal for Li You, leaving him alone on the wall of the sandbank to think about various methods, this is the third time Li You has come to the Western Regions, but this time is very different from the previous two times, the first time he only needs to avoid the pursuit of the Huns to reach the Dayue Clan, the second time to follow the powerful Tang army to fight, there are fierce generals like Gao Xianzhi and Li Siye by his side, so he doesn't have to worry too much.

But this time it was completely different, if you want to complete the task, you must first tidy up the interior under the siege of wolves, and then talk about it, such a complicated situation makes Li You feel a little difficult.

Li You was not worried at all about leading the troops out to fight, but how to clean up the people and horses of Cao Yangong's family inside made him feel extremely big, and the simplest thing was, of course, to directly summon the Shence Army to kill them, but if this was the case, Li You's hearts in the Guiyi Army would also be lost, and in the Guiyi Army, which was deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains, fratricide was a very disdainful thing.

Looks like you can ask him to come out and help, right? Thinking of the Shence Army, Li You remembered another harvest from the last lottery, since Dingyuan Hou Banchao was able to unite those countries in the Western Regions that were killing and killing under his command, it shouldn't be a problem to clean up this little situation, right? And he would certainly be able to help the Guiyi find a way out of the siege of the Tibetans, Western Xia, and Uighurs.

The idea has been decided, Li You started to act, he quickly went down the city wall, took a few guards to the desolate place outside the city, drove them far aside, and called up the tiger talisman panel and chose to summon Ban Chao.

A white light flashed, and a man with a head like a swallow and a neck like a tiger appeared in front of Li You, and he bowed his hand, "It's Ban Chao who has seen the lord." ”

"Dingyuan Marquis, don't use so much courtesy." Li You hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and took his arm and walked up the nearby hill, "Dingyuan Marquis look where this is?" ”

Looking up, the surrounding terrain was so familiar, Ban Chao said in surprise, "Here... Isn't this Dunhuang? (To be continued.) )