Don't lose Bali, an important town in the Western Regions, also known as Beiting.

In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Great Uighur Leader of Beiting, Fugujun, fought against the Tibetans and the Huangjias, and recovered Beiting, Luntai, Qingzhen, etc., and established the Gaochang Uighurs. The Uighurs of Gaochang had joined the Song Dynasty in the early Song Dynasty, and the two sides had dealings with each other. Later, due to the occupation of Hexi by Western Xia, the communication between the two sides was interrupted.

The Uighurs of Gaochang took the city of Gaochang as their winter capital and the city of Beidi Bali (Beiting City) as their summer capital. Due to the war-torn and dilapidated city of Gaochang, the royal city of the Uighurs of Gaochang was only eight miles away.

In the palace, above the main hall, the beauties sang and danced, and the Jinjin of the Gaochang Uighurs was sitting on the back of the short one, with warm nephrite in his arms, and there were several delicious wines and delicacies on the table in front of him, and he was slightly drunk while eating and drinking.

After the Mongol Empire became strong, in the second year of Jiading of the Song Dynasty (1209 AD), the Uighurs of Gaochang surrendered to Genghis Khan.

Balshu once accompanied the Mongol army to attack Khorezm, Persia, and Western Xia, and made countless military exploits. He was also recognized by Temujin as the fifth son after his four sons, Jochi, Chagatai, Ogedai, and Tulei.

"Beauty, come, feed me wine!"

Balshu squinted, resting his head in the maid's arms, and gently drank the wine that was slowly poured into his mouth, comfortable and comfortable.

"Too, quickly! The princess is here! ”

When Balshu was half-drunk, the guards came in in a panic to report, so that most of Balshu's alcohol dissipated in an instant.

"Quick, get up!"

Balshu quickly pushed away the maid in his arms, sat up straight, and then picked up the wine glass, serious.

The maid quickly stood up, hurriedly straightened her clothes, and stood far away.

"Princess, Anar, why are you here?"

Seeing a noble lady wearing a black hat and a white scarf, with pearls all over her neck, and a slender girl in a colorful long skirt coming in, Balshu asked with a smiling face.

The guards on the side smiled secretly, but their faces were silent.

Everyone in Gao Changguo knows that Balshu is a strict wife, and his wife, Bai Zeluo, the daughter of the nobles of Qiuzi, is afraid of being like a tiger and is a well-known wife.

In the fourth year of Jiading (1211), Balshu entered the desert north to meet Genghis Khan, and Genghis Khan married his daughter Yeliandun to him, and set up Shangshu Province and Daru Huachi in Beshbali.

But even so, Genghis Khan's daughter Liandun was nominally Balshu's wife, but because of the opposition of Balshu's wife, Bai Zeluo, until Genghis Khan died of illness, until now, Yeliandun has not been able to marry.

"When is it that you still have the heart to drink and have fun here?"

Bai Zeluo glanced at the maid standing with her head bowed on the side, his eyes returned to Balshu's body, and he snorted coldly in his nose.

Needless to say, this guy is carrying her behind her back and definitely not doing anything good.

However, she will definitely leave the face that should be given, and she will definitely leave it to Bal.

"Anar, what the hell is going on? Why are you Ana so upset? ”

Bai Zeluo didn't speak with a black face, and Ba Ershu only asked about his baby daughter Anal.

He and Bai Zeluo have two sons and a daughter, this seventeen-year-old daughter is smart and beautiful, and he is especially doting.

"Atta, Mamura, Mamura has an accident!"

Anal said with a blushing face, her eyes flickering.

"What's wrong with Mamura? Won or defeated? ”

Ba Ershu was shocked and continued to ask.

He waved his hand, and the dancers all stepped back.

Mamura was a Turkic nobleman in Gaochang with a large family power. Half a month ago, he sent Mamuradong to attack Hexi, but there has been no news so far.

Mamurat also has an identity, being the fiancé of his daughter Anar and his future uncle.

"What a victory! All 3,000 cavalry are finished! Mamura's head was also cut off and hung on the wall of Yumen Pass! ”

Bai Zeluo couldn't help it, and continued his daughter's words.

"What?"

Bal Shu was startled, and his eyes widened unconsciously.

Mamla died, how could he explain to the Turkic nobles in the country?

"Mamura broke through Yangguan Town and was besieged by the Song army in Yumen Pass, Yangguan and Shazhou, with tens of thousands of cavalry. The Song army surrounded and intercepted, and the soldiers fled to the Gobi in the north, and only escaped back after a large circle, leaving only more than 100 people. ”

Bai Zeluo shook his head and continued, listless.

"Ma Mula was hit by the firearm of the Song army, and he was captured on the spot, his head was cut off, and he hung it on the wall of Yumen Pass."

"These hateful Song Jun! I'll lead the troops and slaughter the Yumen Pass! ”

Ba Ershu was furious, his face turned pale, and he slammed the table and roared.

Originally, the Mamura army entered Hexi to open the way for the Gaochang army to enter the Song Dynasty. Now the 3,000 cavalry of Mamurat were wiped out, which made Balshu shocked and angry.

"What are you anxious about, is Song Jun so easy to fight?"

Bai Zeluo patted the table and stopped Ba Ershu in a cold voice.

"If you lead the troops now, I'm afraid you just fell into an ambush by the Song army. The Song army had tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the area of Yumen Pass, which was not so easy to deal with. What's more, in the entire Hexi, the Song army has 50,000 or 60,000 troops, and how many Gaochang countries are there? ”

In recent years, there have been frequent frictions between the Gaochang army and the Hexi Song army, and the two sides have come and gone, and they have gained and lost each other. But because they were all small-scale battles and there were no large-scale conflicts, the strength of both sides was not really verified.

Unexpectedly, this time, the three thousand Gaochang Iron Cavalry, still in the field, were wiped out by the Song Army, which was really beyond his psychological expectations.

"Ata, I said a long time ago, the Song army is strong and strong, and it is not easy to provoke, so you want to use troops against Hexi. Now you can see it, this is the consequence of provoking Song Jun! ”

Anal suddenly interjected.

She has been to Yumen Pass and Dunhuang several times, and the strength of the Song army is not weak. She was also fortunate to meet Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty, and she was heartbroken.

With such a king, will the Song army be weak?

"Anar, what's the matter, have you seen those Song soldiers?"

Balshu looked at his daughter and asked in surprise.

I always heard that there were businessmen who secretly went to Hexi to do business with the Song people, and from the daughter's point of view, it seemed that something was true.

"Ata, I have been to Hexi with the caravan, and those Song soldiers are polite to the people and merchants, never extort, and they are much better than our soldiers and officials in Gaochang Kingdom!"

Speaking of the Song people and Hexi, Anar suddenly became interested.

Anal's answer not only made his father Balshu shake his head, but his mother Bai Zeluo also sank her face.

"Anar, you can't secretly go to Hexi in the future!"

Bal Shu told his daughter, but Bai Zeluo was secretly surprised.

Looking at her daughter's expression, she didn't seem to be sad for Mamura's death, but a little happy.

What's wrong with my daughter? Could it be that she fell in love with the princes of Mongolia, Kuoduan, Kuoduan, or Meng Ge?

"Atta, you should ignore the Tartars, they are like wolves and tigers. You should form an alliance with the Great Song Dynasty, that Song Emperor is wise and martial, young and handsome, you will know it when you see it! ”

Speaking of Emperor Song, Anal's eyes were full of excitement.

"Anar, have you seen Emperor Song?"

Bal Shu was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that he was serious.

"Anar, if you mess around again, I'll cut down your Han teacher!"

Bal Shu straightened his face and reminded his daughter in a serious manner.

The north of the Tianshan Mountains in Gaochang State was mostly engaged in nomadism, and the south of the Tianshan Mountains was engaged in agriculture. Most of the people believe in Buddhism, and there are many Buddhist temples in Gaochang City. There are Han Chinese, Turkic, large and small Zhongyun, Qarluq and other ethnic groups in the territory. Gaochangguo was deeply influenced by traditional Han culture, and there were not a few domestic nobles who learned Han culture.

And the reason why Balshu knew that Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty had been to Hexi, and his second son, Yugu Longchi, had reported the matter. Mamula's ability to sneak attack Yangguan Town in Hexi and other places is also the credit of Gaochangguo, who is lurking in Hexi.

Anal grimaced and stopped breathing.

"Princess, what should I do? Wokotai attacked the Jin and Song kingdoms, and the Central Plains side is now in a mess. Wokotai asked Gao Changguo to attack Hexi in the west, contain the Song army in Hexi, and wait for an opportunity to advance eastward. If we don't attack the Song army and take revenge, how can we explain to Wokotai? ”

Balshu changed the subject, and his attitude had softened.

Wokotai and Tuo Lei led the army into Shanxi, crossed the Yellow River, joined the Mongolian army in Shaanxi, and broke through the Fengxiang Mansion of the Jin State, and the Jin State had to give up the large territory of Shaanxi, hold the Tongguan, and retire to the Yellow River line in Henan.

The Mongolian three-way army is in full swing in the Central Plains, if he watches the fire from the other side, how will the Wokotai side deal with it? Those Mongolian Daru Huachi in Gaochang are not easy to deal with.

"Wokotai? Do you really think you're Ogedei's own brother? Is there a brother who marries a sister? The Song army is so easy to fight, why didn't the Tatar army attack it themselves? The Song army occupied Western Xia, why hadn't the Tatar army captured it yet? ”

Bai Zeluo angrily scolded her husband, Ba Ershu smiled with a smile on her face, and nodded again and again.

Although his wife is strong and jealous, she is shrewd and capable, she is by no means a stupid woman, and she is no worse than herself in handling state affairs.

"You, follow the Tatar army to fight everywhere, and you haven't seen it through?"

Bai Zeluo said coldly, disdainful of Balmy's short-sightedness.

"Princess, what do you mean? Genghis Khan treated me like a mountain, and I can't betray him, I can't betray the Great Khan of Ogedei. If you don't attack Hexi, you always feel that you can't get over it. ”

Balshu is still ignorant.

"You're so stupid! Do you really think that you are Genghis Khan's own son and can get a fief? ”

Bai Zeluo was satisfied and trained her husband.

"There are only a few people on the steppe, and most of those who fight for the Tatars are not Tatar soldiers, but soldiers of other ethnic groups. Since my Gaochang country was included in the Tatar subject state, how many men in my Gaochang have been sent to fight many times, and how many have returned? The men are gone, all orphans and widows, and there is no one to plant the land, and there is no one to shepherd the cattle and sheep. Do you want Gaochang to weaken day by day and become a slave to the Tatars? ”

Bai Zeluo's words made Bal Shu nod again and again, speechless for a while, and pondered.

What Bai Zeluo said is true. Historically, after Balshu surrendered to Genghis Khan, the Yuan Dynasty Haidu and Duwa rebellion, Gaochang King Newlin's Jin led the troops to move to Yongchang, Gansu. Later, it became part of the territory of the Chagatai Khanate, and the state of Gaochang ceased to exist.

"Since Hexi was occupied by the Song army, there was nothing left: grain, medicinal materials, ironware, tea, porcelain. Look at us now, what do we want, it's worse than when the Western Xia Kingdom was in the past. ”

Bai Zeluo continued to instill Balmanade and enjoyed it.

"Arna is right! Ata, haven't you noticed that now in Gaochangguo, many people have gone to Hexi! ”

Anal couldn't help it, and continued her mother's words.

"Princess, what should we do now?"

Balshu was convinced, ignored his daughter, and continued to ask for advice from the virtuous assistant.

"Mamlat and the three thousand cavalry have already been broken, and we are worthy of Wokotai. Now send an envoy to Hexi to negotiate peace with the Song army. Soon the sky will be cold, and the Tatar army is about to fight with the Jin Song, let's watch while walking. When this big battle is over, it will soon be clear who will win. ”

Bai Zeluo's words made Balshu nod and asked hesitantly:

"What if Wokotai urges me?"

"That's not easy, send some soldiers and horses, just go around and go around. Besides, now that the Tatar army is moving south, it will soon be a big war, and no one can take care of Gaochangguo! If those Daru Huachi urge you to send troops, you will shirk the perfunctory. Anyway, this time, no troops can be sent anyway. ”

Fortunately, the Song army occupied Hexi, otherwise, Gao Changguo would have to follow the Mongol army south to the Central Plains. If that's the case, Gao Changguo still doesn't know how many people will die?

"Princess, you can see it through!"

With a smile on his face, Balshu continued to humbly ask his wife for advice.

"Then you see, who will be sent to Hexi to negotiate peace with the Song army? Begging for Ma Yin or Yugu Lun Chi? ”

Balshu has two sons and a daughter, both born to his wife Bai Zeluo. The two sons are both adults, the eldest beggars Ma Yin, and the second is jade-bone, brave and good at fighting, both of them are famous warriors in the Western Regions, and they can also take charge of themselves.

"Or send Yugu Lun Chi, he has a flexible brain and knows a little Chinese. Pick a few more people who can speak Chinese to follow. This kind of thing has to be done in private, and they can't let Wokotai know about it. ”

As soon as Bai Zeluo finished speaking, he glanced at Bal Shu and raised his eyebrows.

"Speak quickly, okay?"

"Okay, okay! The princess is clever, of course it works! ”

Balshu looked at the guard, his face was pale, very majestic.

"Go and call the Jade Bone Lunchi, I have something to explain to the princess."

The guards left, and Anar hurriedly said:

"Ata, Ana, let me accompany the second brother. I can speak Chinese, and I've been to Hexi too! ”

Bal Shu and Bai Zeluo glanced at each other, and they both looked at each other.

This eccentric daughter, still has these skills?

"Princess, if you don't send troops this time, you will completely offend Wokotai."

Balshu said worriedly.

"There's no way around it now. If you send troops again, the young people of Gaochang will die! ”

Bai Zeluo frowned, she looked at her daughter, and said solemnly:

"Anar, you remember. This time you are on an envoy, you have to find out the details of the Song people and investigate the movements of the Song army. If the Song army doesn't go north and only wants to hold Jiangnan, we have to follow Wokotai. ”

"Anar, the most important thing is that you must find out whether that Emperor Song will use troops against me Gaochangguo."

Balshu followed his wife's words and told his daughter in a serious manner.

Compared with the powerful Mongolia, Gaochang has a limited population and weak national strength, so it has to be cautious and act when it is a war.