Hushui City is located seventy miles northwest of Talas City. Like Baishui City in the southwest of Talas, the two cities were built on the banks of Baishui and Hushui respectively, and were named after the rivers.
Baishui and Hushui are actually the same river.
The course of the Talas River is in the shape of a ), bounded by Talas City. The upstream is called Hushui, the downstream is called Baishui, and finally flows into Yaoshashui, which is the Syr Darya River.
Of the 100,000 people who were moved from Suiye, 60,000 were placed around the relatively affluent Baishui City, because they were the original Suiye tribesmen who were relatively less resistant to Guo Guangyi.
But the 40,000 people settled in Hu Shuicheng are different.
This place is close to the southern end of the Moinkum Desert. The conditions are harsh and survival depends entirely on the Talos River.
However, the Talos River is not a normal precipitation river, but a seasonal river that relies entirely on melt water from the mountains. Nowadays, the weather is very cold, and it is common for the flow to dry up.
More than 40,000 people, plus a small Turkic tribe that was originally nomadic here, and close to 50,000 people live on the edge of this desert, relying on a melting river to survive. You don't have to think about it to know that it must be difficult.
The reason why these 40,000 people received such treatment was because they were the least willing to cooperate with Guo Guangyi, except for the thousands of people who were directly beaten into slave labor.
In fact, although Suiye is regarded as a base by Zhang Yan, there are not many Han people in it, and the total population of the Guo family is only a few thousand.
The vast majority of them are Uighurs with the surnames Pugu, Yaoluoge and Huduge.
Of course, you can also say that they are Han people, because few of the Uighurs with the three surnames Suiye are blond and blue-eyed. Most of them have black hair and brown eyes or gray hair and brown eyes. Their appearance is different from the Han people, but the difference is not big.
Moreover, after the collapse of the Uighur Khanate, this group of people ran to the upper Uighurs in Anxi with Pang Teqin.
If the maternal lineage of many of them can be traced back, they either come from Li Tang Shuzong, or from Uighur or Turkic princesses who were canonized as princesses.
For example, Yaoluo Ge Dingzhong traced his seventh generation grandmother to Princess Chonghui, the daughter of Pugu Huaien.
Of course, this guy would rather say that his seventh-generation grandmother was a royal daughter of the Tang Dynasty, accompanying Princess Ningguo, the daughter of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty, and Princess Xiao Ningguo, who was close to the Uighurs.
But he did not dare to report it, fearing that Zhang Yan would not agree.
Moreover, after the return of Zhang Zhi, the Luo Ge family of Broken Leaf changed their Han surname to Luo, and the Hu Duo Ge family changed their surname to Hu.
The ancestors of these guys have eaten and seen them and are inextricably connected with the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, they are not willing to become barbarians with Guo Guangyi again.
But they are not as determined as the direct resistance of the Guo family and the Gray Wolf tribe.
This is the unlucky thing. This kind of person who is between resistance and not very resistance is the easiest to dislike.
The result now is that the imperial court thinks they are rebellious, Guo Guangyi thinks they are untrustworthy, and 40,000 people are thrown to the edge of the desert to die.
But they were lucky. Guo Ting'er made a big noise in Baishui City, and Guo Guangyi's attention was attracted to Baishui City.
On the Hu Shuicheng side, only a few small mercenaries came to attack, but of course they could not capture the Hu Shuicheng defended by 40,000 people.
But this time window was very short. When Guo Guangyi had the courage to kill his wife, he recognized the Creek chief Talib as his father, married the Creek chief's daughter, and presented the 40,000 people from Hu Shuicheng as a betrothal gift to Talib. When the announcement was made, it meant that the last moment for the 40,000 people in Hu Shuicheng had arrived.
However, it was not the 40,000 people from Hu Shuicheng who suffered initially, but the more than 10,000 men from Baishui City who fled to the Yaosha River.
This is because the Creek tribe of Ogus Yehu Country lives in the area where medicinal killing water pours into the Aral Sea.
After Talib received Guo Guangyi's "surrender", he personally led 20,000 cavalrymen from the Creek army to go directly to Talas City against the medicine and water. Guo Guangyi led 10,000 cavalrymen from his own army to greet them.
They just happened to trap the more than 10,000 people in Baishui City who were repairing in the upper reaches of Yao Killing Water.
Originally, these people couldn't defeat Guo Guangyi, but now they were attacked from two sides, and their defeat was even worse. Zhang Xiaowei, the black-robed general, Guo Ting'er and others only managed to escape a few hundred people, and the rest were either killed or captured.
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Talib was a burly man. Although he was almost sixty years old, his body was still very strong. Looking at the thousands of captives in the distance, he smiled proudly.
As the 'male camel' of this generation of the Creek family, Talib knew very well what Guo Guangyi was in front of him. For the sake of power, he killed the entire family of his former father-in-law, Li Guoshou.
But Talib had no choice, because it has been almost two hundred years since his ancestors left the Nine Surnames Ogus and came to live around the Lei Zhuhai (Aral Sea). The more than 100,000 people from the four tribes who fled at the beginning have multiplied to four. More than 100,000.
The area around Lei Zhuhai could not support so many people. Among them, the Yehu tribe became stronger because it could continue to develop northward and into the territory of the Kipchaks.
At the same time, the grassland in the north was barren, and the Yehu family, which became stronger, turned its head and coveted the rich grassland around Lei Zhuhai, where the Creek tribe relied on for survival, and continued to provoke fights.
Talib knew very well that the reason why the Creek tribe and the Yehu tribe have not started fighting yet is because he is almost sixty years old and his eldest son is only nine years old.
Ye Hu is waiting for him to die, and after his death, he will take down the Creek Department at the minimum cost.
Therefore, Talib must strive to find a shelter for his two sons before he dies.
In his eyes, the place of refuge and refuge is the area from Talos to Shiguo City (Tashkent).
Because as early as five years ago, Saman Persian Emir Hamid invited him and wanted Talib to be stationed in this area to prevent the Nine Surnames Oghuz-Sibu Geluo, which was composed of Karakhan Saktu. The Lu Alliance went south to invade Samantha.
Okay! It’s very lively! These river chickens were beaten back and forth with one beak and one claw.
Talib was very happy to receive Guo Guangyi's proposal in an almost desperate situation.
He was preparing for a showdown with Guo Guangyi. He could marry his daughter to Guo Guangyi and form an alliance with him. The only requirement was to save the life of his son Selkirk.
The reason why he dared to make such a request was because Talib was very reassured by the vision and wisdom displayed by his nine-year-old son.
At an age when other children were still keen on playing various games, nine-year-old Selkirk was already able to think like an adult.
His wisdom sometimes surprised Talib, which made Talib believe that his son was sent by Tengger to revitalize the Creek family.
Of course, this was the founder of the Seljuk Empire in history. His descendants established a large empire spanning Central Asia and West Asia, the Seljuk Empire. They defeated the Roman Empire and the Crusaders many times. The Seljuk Turks almost invaded Europe, making the Crusaders fearful and uneasy.
Therefore, Talib believes that as long as someone can save Selkirk's life, the Creek family will rise again in fifteen to twenty years.
For this reason, he only has one request for Guo Guangyi, that is, before Talib marries his daughter to him, Guo Guangyi must kill all his previous children, that is, all the children he had with Li Guoshou's daughter!
In this way, even if Guo Guangyi can get Talib's daughter pregnant immediately, she will still be more than ten years younger than Selkirk.
No matter what happens in the future, at least Guo Guangyi's son will not be able to surpass Selkirk in age.
However, this man guessed two things wrong.
The first thing is that he was actually very alive. Historically, he lived until Selkirk became an adult and did not die.
When he finally died, Selkirk was almost thirty years old, so all his worries now were actually in vain.
The second thing, and the biggest mistake he made, was that as a small prairie chief, his vision was too short.
He had no idea that behind Guo Guangyi's betrayal of the Kingdom of Khotan, there stood His Majesty Tian Khan and Emperor Shaoming of the Great Zhou Dynasty, with a population of 30 million, an armor of 200,000, and the ability to mobilize an army of 100,000 to the middle of the river at any time.
In early July, Guo Guangyi made an alliance with Talib, the chief of the Creek family, in Baishui City. Guo Guangyi bowed down and called Talib his father, and claimed that he was willing to merge his 150,000 people into the Creek family.
Later, the two jointly submitted letters and tributes expressing their surrender to the Emir Hamid of Saman Persia. They not only expressed their willingness to guard the northern border for Saman Persia, but also expressed their willingness to convert to Tianfang religion.
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The resting city (Bukhara), the forbidden city.
Hamid suffered a stroke at the end of last year, and fell again in the bathroom at the beginning of this year. His body became even weaker. Not only did he stay in bed for a long time, he even spoke intermittently.
This emir was not a strong one to begin with. Strictly speaking, he was supported by Zhang Gao, who was known as Juer Khan at that time.
Therefore, when his body suffered such a condition, Hamid quickly lost the ability to control power.
The person who holds power now is Hamid's son, Saleh Abu Hajib bin Nasr.
In this name, Abu and Ben are both in the names of the Samman family, and Hajib is an official position, equivalent to the commander of Zhang Zhou's bodyguard Mabu's personal army, so this person's actual name is Saleh.
Saleh looked at his father Hamid, who was crying and drooling on the hospital bed. After showing some impatience on his face, he still held back his patience and explained.
"My father, now is the best opportunity. Amir, the governor of Tashkent, has been disobedient for a long time. Now the Creek family and the Guoge family of Talos have taken refuge, and they can be used to suppress Amir.
We can get the service of tens of thousands of warriors without paying much.
With them, Amir would not dare to ignore the authority of Emir so much. The children could easily chip away at Amir's power in Toshkent and finally subdue him. "
Well, it seems that Prince Saleh’s idea is correct so far.
Since Tashkent, that is, Amir, the governor of Shiguocheng (Tashkent), does not listen to orders, then let the Creek family and the Guoge family be accepted to suppress him.
In this way, Amir can be sandwiched between two sides of cheese, ah, no! With the two sides flanking each other, the largest military leader in the country of Saman Persia can be suppressed.
But when his son Saleh said this, Hamid was so anxious that his whole body began to tremble, and he kept mumbling.
When Saleh got closer and listened, it turned out that what Hamid Emir repeatedly muttered was the word 'peach blossom stone'.
It was okay not to listen, but when he heard Peach Blossom Stone, young Saleh felt as if he had been punched in the chest. He stood up suddenly, his face flushed with anger.
"Father, don't mention the Peach Blossom Stone again! Our Emir Kingdom is thousands of miles away, has four million people, and more than 100,000 armored men. Why should we be so afraid of a distant pagan Peach Blossom Stone Empire?
When Juer Khan kidnapped Aunt Sefiye and his grandmother Queen, this was the shame of the Saman family, and his son would never continue to bear such an insult.
If Juer Khan still dares to send troops, I, Saleh, must let him know the power of Gulam's cavalry. I will also recapture the cities of Juzhanti and Qisa, and let Juer Khan know that Saman, who has been protected by Allah, How powerful the Emir Kingdom is! "
Hamid lay on the hospital bed, looking at Saleh in disbelief, and said nothing for a long time.
The terrifying scene fifteen years ago, in which Juer Khan completely defeated 30,000 gulams with only 4,000 cavalry, echoed so clearly in Hamid's mind. It was something he would never forget in his life. moment.
Hamid didn't know when Saleh left. When he came to his senses, a cute little boy appeared at the door with his head peeping out. This was his youngest son Mansoor.
In an instant, Hamid's mind, which was chaotic due to illness, seemed to suddenly become clear. He quickly summoned the only manager of the forbidden palace who was still loyal to him, and also called Mansour's mother over.
Hamid took a box from the steward and opened it. Inside was an exquisite golden lion statue. Hamid struggled to separate it, placing half of it in Mansour's hands and handing the other half to the palace steward.
"This golden lion was a birthday gift I gave to Sefiye when she was ten years old. She didn't take it with her when she left. She probably hated me.
But over the years, Sefiye and Pantaya have written many times saying they miss their hometown, and according to the peach blossom stone custom, they also sent my baby uncle the fetal hair from which she gave birth to the prince. I think they have forgiven me.
My loyal Butler Abu, you send someone to send this half-golden lion to Sefiye who is far away in Peach Blossom Stone, and beg her to save Mansoor's life. "
After saying that, Hamid held Mansour's hand with tears in his eyes, "Your brother is going to provoke an existence that can destroy us, but my little Mansour will live well.
From now on, you will be just like the Sassanian King Belus and Prince Nirvana in the past, and it will be good for you to live in Peach Blossom Stone. "
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On July 25th, Guangguang, who had successfully formed an alliance, took the cavalry of the Creek tribe and asked for a wave of supplies from Saman Persia. After recruiting some mercenaries again in Anxi City, Kangguo City, etc., he began to ask Hu Heading to Shuicheng.
This time, Guo Guangyi could be said to have strong troops and strong horses. He had more than 50,000 infantry and cavalry, including 20,000 elite cavalry. There were many banners, and the yellow sand was rolling up all over the sky. He was very satisfied with his ambition.
At the head of Hushui City, Yao Luo Ge Dingzhong, already known as Luo Dingzhong, and his servant Guquan, as well as Guo Guangbi, a branch of the Guo family, were waiting around anxiously.
They can fight off one or two thousand mercenaries, but they will definitely not be able to defeat the 50,000 army led by Guang Guangyi himself.
They all looked at a small hill called Sanshankou in the distance, because on that hill, Sanchen flags with silver edges were flying high.
Yes, Hu Guang and his 13,000 troops have arrived!
However, due to the long distance, a full 600 miles away, Hu Guang only had more than 3,000 cavalry in hand.
In order to ensure absolute safety, Hu Guang first captured Julan City between Talas and Suiye, hoarded a large amount of supplies in Julan City, one hundred and seventy miles away from Talas, and left Guo Guangcheng to guard with 2,000 people to ensure After food and grass were supplied, he led his army eastward.
Only a few days after he arrived in Hu Shuicheng, Guo Guangyi also arrived with an army of 50,000.
A young general riding a yellow horse desperately broke through the heavy siege of Guo Guangyi's army. As soon as he entered the city, he climbed to the top of the city. When he saw the three people, he quickly shook his head and sighed.
"A certain person rushed outside the fortress and was shot back by random arrows before he could shout!"
When Pu Guquan heard this, he fell to the city wall with a thud, "Outside the city, an army of 50,000 Guo thieves came to attack. The heavenly soldiers of the imperial court were close at hand, but they did not come to rescue me. I am waiting for death."
Luo Dingzhong stared at the silver-white Sanchen flag in the distance for a long time, then looked at Guo Guangyi's 50,000-strong army that was already preparing to crash, and gritted his teeth.
"In the past, a certain Ku persuaded you to take advantage of the fact that the Guo thieves have not yet completely taken control of Suiye City, to simply break out of the city and escape to Khotan with Uncle Jiu (Guo Xuanchao) safe. You listened to lies and hesitated. Now a disaster is coming!"
Pu Guquan looked at Luo Dingzhong and cried loudly on the ground, "Luo Dingzhong's parents are not here and you haven't married yet, so of course you can leave at will. I have a family of more than three hundred, and my grandson can only walk. How can he walk away?"
Luo Dingzhong snorted coldly, "What about today, the whole family is still not going to die. Why didn't you make an early decision that day? At least like Chi Tian, you can still have the name of a loyal minister."
Guo Guangbi regretted it even more, because among the three people, Luo Dingzhong and Pugu were both Uighurs, and he was the only one who was the real Tang'er.
However, he was the one with the strongest willpower among the three, and he was still conscious at the moment. He looked back at Luo Dingzhong.
"Luo Erlang, you are the smartest among us. Can you tell me that there is no way for the imperial soldiers to come to rescue you?"
Luo Dingzhong pondered for a moment. The Yaoluoge family had been Uighur Khans for hundreds of years. In this regard, he could be regarded as having inherited it from his ancestors. He nodded slowly and said with a wry smile.
"What can we do? We petitioned to send Guo Ting'er to the capital city to give birth to a prince for Guo Zhaoyi, but she turned around and married Li Quanjie. We acquiesced to Guo Ting'er's troubles and did not resist.
Even if this is the Khan of the Uighurs in the past, he still wants to massacre the city. The power of the Khan of Heaven is a hundred times greater than that of the great and small Khans of the past. How can he forgive us so easily! "
He couldn't forgive easily, but there was still a glimmer of hope that he could be forgiven. Guo Guangbi immediately looked at Luo Dingzhong expectantly.
"Let's talk, don't hesitate at this time. What are we going to do?"
"Uncle Eleven, go now and kill Hu Duuge Hulun and Uncle Thirteen's family, and then prepare to defend Hu Shuicheng.
If half of us die and the Guo thief's army is exhausted, Manager Tiger over there will probably take action.
If the saint wants to seize Hezhong, as long as we repent, it is better than using Ogus and Geluolu people! "
Hudu Ge Hulun was the relative who sent Guo Ting'er to Talas when he married her. The thirteenth uncle is Guo Ting'er's other brother, and they are both in the city now.
Guo Guangbi took a deep breath, his serious face turned pale. After being stunned for a few breaths, he nodded firmly.
"Let's fight to the death. Let's bleed out. My wife, children, old and young, there is still a way to survive. I will go and kill Hu Duge and his whole family now."
As he said that, Guo Guangbi also grabbed Puguquan. Hudu Ge Hulun was his in-law, so of course he had to kill Puguquan himself. Naturally, he was the one to kill the whole family of Thirteenth Lang.
"I regret it, I regret it!" Pugu Quan burst into tears and walked away without hesitation. He quickly took out the long dagger from his waist and followed Guo Guangbi.
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Uzonggachi Mountain, this mountain is located south of Almaty in later generations. It should be part of the Waiyi Mountains. It is about 750 miles away from Talos.
Bai Congxin personally led 40,000 elite cavalry, and had already blocked the last 100,000 herdsmen of the Nine Surnamed Ogus here.
Smoke and dust were billowing in the distance, and an Oghuz cavalryman wearing a sheepskin robe on a hot day galloped over holding a white flag.
But this does not mean surrender, but to send a message.
The cavalryman looked young and looked quite nervous. I don't know whether it was because he was hot or frightened, but beads of sweat were all over his long, yellow face.
"Da Yinale said that Tengger is the Supreme God and will never incarnate into the Supreme God!"
"Fuck! How dare you, my mother-in-law, blaspheme the supreme heaven!" As soon as the words of the Ogus cavalry were spoken, overwhelming shouts and curses began.
"A wild dog can't sit on the shoulder and doesn't know how to lift!" Bai Congxin also cursed angrily, and he glanced at Luktu, the son of Lu Sanlang next to him.
Luktu howled, raised his spear, galloped out of the formation, and beat the Ogus cavalry's brains into pieces with a single thrust.
Bai Congxin pulled out the horizontal knife from his waist and pointed it forward, "The hawks and dogs of the Khan of Heaven, the protectors of the Supreme Heaven, kill all these blasphemers. No one who is taller than a wheel will be spared!"
(End of chapter)
