"You...... Who are you? ”

"This is not a place for narration, and I invite the Khan to go to Urudor to talk in detail."

After that, Dashi ordered Dorji to tie up Bilge and put him in the palace tent of Pu Suwan.

By the dawn of the day, the smoke of gunpowder had dispersed, and Dashi and the Empress Dowager Yuelu sat in the position of the host and guest of Huluduo, and listened to Dorji come together with the battle report tonight.

"In the battle last night, our troops suffered more than 3,000 casualties, captured the enemy's leader Bilgo, dozens of generals above the centurion, 8,000 sergeants, 14,000 horses, and countless grains and grass."

Biler Ge was furious when he heard this: "What kind of hero is you waiting for a sneak attack at night?" I, the Uighur Iron Horseman, still have the elite outside, and I will slaughter you villains! ”

Dashi said with a smile: "Thanks to Lord Khan, the scouts you sent in the east, west, and north directions have been captured by me, and at this time, the people of our department are already wearing heavy armor and holding Yin talismans, and have conveyed the military orders of Lord Khan to the White Feather Army, the Ink Blade Army, and the Purple Saddle Army, and ordered them to camp in place and not act rashly without orders." ”

"You!"

Bilgo's face turned blue with anger, and he glared at the boulder angrily, his teeth creaking.

"Come on, loosen the khan's bonds, watch the tea!" Empress Dowager Yuelu suddenly spoke.

"If you wait for Hugh to do more, if you want to kill or cut me, Brother Bile will not frown!"

"Didn't Lord Khan want the people of the Uighurs in Gaochang to become ghosts under the sword of Western Xia!?" Dashi shouted loudly, and his momentum was even more than that of Bilgor.

"What do you mean by that?"

Dashi sneered, got up slowly, handed a glass of mare's milk wine to Brother Bile's hand, and said, "Lord Khan, do you know the battle to kill Hushan?" ”

Bilco was taken aback, for what Dashikou said was the darkest hour for the Uighur people.

In 843 AD, Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty requisitioned troops and horses from the six towns of Xuzhou, Caizhou, Bianzhou, and Huazhou, and appointed Liu Wei as the Uighur envoy to the south, Zhang Zhongwu to the east, and Li Sizhong to the southwest, and gathered 100,000 troops to conquer the Uighur Khan Wujie.

The Tang Dynasty general Shi Xiong and the Duzhi soldiers and horses Wang Feng led 3,000 soldiers and horses to dig ten tunnels near Wucheng overnight, and suddenly attacked Wujie Khan.

Seeing that the dust and sand were flying for hundreds of miles, he did not know how many enemies were coming, and it was difficult to gather troops and horses in a hurry, so he had to lead his army to evacuate, and along the way, the 100,000 Uighur soldiers and horses were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, unable to organize effective resistance, and unable to escape Shi Xiong's pursuit, and suffered countless casualties.

Wujie Khan was shot and wounded by the warriors of the Tang army, and only led a few hundred cavalry to escape, until he escaped with his life at the foot of Hu Mountain, and was killed after defecting to Murowei. Since then, the once powerful Uighurs have fallen apart.

"Usuke Khan was born at the wrong time, and my Uighurs have this difficulty for days!"

"Is it really the number of days?" Dashi sneered and continued: "Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, Dangxiang, Khitan, Murowei, and Divination have ...... But who of the people born in the western lands has not been humiliated by your Uighurs? The death of Wujie Khan is the result of the rebellion of the people and the loss of righteousness and helplessness. ”

"I ......" Bilge was about to speak, but Dashi interrupted him with a remark: "I have heard of the scenery of the Uighurs in Gaochang, with 100,000 iron horsemen and brave soldiers.

Just three months ago, the crown prince Li Zhizhong personally came here, wanting the Empress Dowager Yuelu to send troops to contain the Gaochang Uighurs.

I am an outsider, and I will pour out my heartfelt words today, I only hope that Lord Khan will know the stakes and what will happen in the future, and I hope that Lord Khan will think twice before acting! ”

After listening to Dashi's generous statement, Brother Bile suddenly cried bitterly: "It was I who violated the Buddha's teachings, and I did not hesitate to do this villain for the sake of petty profits, please Empress Dowager Yuelu...... And Oishi forgiveness! ”

Seeing that Brother Biler seemed to have remorse, Dashi hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said: "The Khan has an epiphany today, which can be compared to Shakya's salvation and the merits of the people of Jizo, and he will return to the court in the next day, and he will tell His Majesty that the Gaochang Uighurs are beautiful today, and the reward will be lowered at that time, and the Khan will send an envoy to thank him." ”

"I haven't asked Oishi what ...... yet"

Dashi was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "I forgot to introduce myself, in Xia Yelu Dashi, the eighth grandson of Taizu, the envoy of Dalin Yayuan!" ”

Yuelu and Dashi personally sent Bilge and the captured military horses out of the camp gate, and a day later, the suspicious soldiers and clansmen sent by the Pusuwan Department also returned to the camp one after another, and saw the war horses unsaddled and the sword into the sheath, Dashi resigned to the old queen mother again.

Compared with the farewell the day before yesterday, Dashi's departure this time was sent off by the Pusuwan tribe, and the required amount of money along the way was also deliberately filled with three dans, only the camel's back was bent a little.

"Lord Linya, that Ye Mili City is thousands of miles away, I'd better send more people to escort you all the way!" Dorji insisted.

"Thank you for the general's kindness, the three of us are going to Ye Mili, it is really a private trip, and I don't dare to bother the surrounding tribes too much, but Dashi has something to explain to the general!"

"Lin Ya is just as he is told!"

Dashi said: "If the general meets an official who comes to Huanglai, please inform him of the destination of his next trip, don't forget!" ”

Dorji nodded: "I have written down this matter, please rest assured Lin Ya, take care all the way!" ”

After leaving the general speed department, he walked all the way west into the vast desert.

In the past, Zhang Qian and Xuanzang went west, all starting from Chang'an City, going to Liangzhou, Guazhou, Duyumen Pass, crossing Loulan, and then going west along the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, which can reach the vicinity of today's Yemili City.

But today's these traffic arteries are under the control of the Song court and the Western Xia, and the only way to reach Ye Mili is to cross this piece of yellow sand south of Jinshan (now Altai Mountain) and north of the Tianshan Mountains. Note 1

A black, a white and a red three, accompanied by the sound of camel bells, climbed over the sand dunes, humming the music of Da Liao from time to time:

Whisk the elephant bed, borrow the Tang Dynasty with dreams.

Knock out half of the concubine to lie down, and there is less glow in the right place.

Brush the elephant bed and wait for the king.

……

was so comfortable, after walking for more than a month, the three of them encountered a difficult thing, that is, the drinking water was about to run out.

Note 1: There are still different views in the historical circles about the route of Yelu Dashi's westward expedition, and for the sake of reading convenience, Ao Xue18 used the research results of Mr. Qian Boquan, director of the China Uygur History and Culture Research Association, in this novel, and the desert mentioned in the article did not have an exact name in the Liao Dynasty, and it should be the current Gurbantunggut Desert.