Half a month later.
The Youth Battalion led a mixed force of 60,000 cavalry and infantry, and had sneaked into the territory of the Yanqi Kingdom. They did not burn, kill, rob or torture the people of the Yanqi Kingdom, but only slaughtered their cattle and sheep.
Compared with the actions of the bandits of the Western Turks and some of the great powers in the Western Regions, the Tang Dynasty was worthy of being a heavenly kingdom and a state of etiquette.
Even if the leaders of some tribes led their people to resist, they just beat the leader violently, tied him up, and in front of the leader, slaughtered all the leader's cattle and sheep, and collected all the food.
Afterwards, he gathered the slaves and those who had no cattle or sheep, and distributed the beef and mutton to them in front of the leader. M.biQuge.biZ
The kind-hearted Tang army only took away some dirty things and a small amount of food, but not a piece of meat.
The local Kuhaha people were very happy. The legendary Tang army was eating people, but they didn't expect that it was an angel sent by God to save them.
The army of the Tang Dynasty also said that if the local tribal leaders bully them again and deny them food, they will defect to Gaochang Prefecture. Gaochang Prefecture will have mountains of food and will distribute cattle, sheep, pasture, and water sources to them.
Finally, houses were built for them, and those who didn't want to live in a house were given tents.
The leader of the Tang army also said that if the slaves could transport these sheepskins and cowhide to Gaochang, everyone would be prosperous. Ten sheepskins can be exchanged for a live sheep, and fifty can be exchanged for a heifer.
If everyone can escape to Gaochang and get rid of their status as slaves, they will become ordinary people and people of the Tang Dynasty, protected by the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and no one will dare to bully them at will.
Those who oppress the people of the Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are.
The Kuhaha people took it as a joke at the time. They just wanted to have meat to eat. Who would think so long about the future?
But they soon discovered that just eating meat was not enough. Wild boars couldn't taste fine chaff. Within a few days, their stomachs became weak, causing diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal distension and pain.
Some people close to the tribal leaders said that the leaders did not eat meat every day, but also ate some pasta and drank tea from the Eastern Datang Dynasty.
Tea is a precious thing that can only be found in the Eastern Tang Dynasty. There is no such precious thing in other places.
The man added that it was winter now, but when spring came, the meat would rot and they would starve to death.
As a result, the clever slaves began to plan to bring enough dry food and carry cowhide and sheepskin on their backs to Gaochang to find a chance of survival.
that's all.
About three to five days later, King Yanqi received a report from his officials, saying that a large number of Tang troops had appeared in the country, and many tribes in remote areas had been uprooted.
The important people in the tribe were killed by the slaves, and all the cattle and sheep were slaughtered. The slaves carried cowhide and sheepskin on their backs, like a flood, sweeping through half of the Yanqi territory. They were like crazy, heading towards the Yanqi country. Come from the capital of the country.
Although King Yanqi is old, he is quite shrewd. He can survive in the cracks between Gaochang Kingdom and several other countries in the Western Regions, relying entirely on the wisdom of this king.
At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he secretly sent his confidants to travel thousands of miles to Chang'an to worship, and sent tributes such as beautiful women and gems.
Later, the Tang Dynasty directly destroyed the Eastern Turks, and all the major countries in the Western Regions interacted with the Tang Dynasty. For example, Xue Yantuo, Gaochang Kingdom, Tuyuhun, etc. became tributary countries of the Tang Dynasty.
He immediately made his attitude clear: As long as the Tang Dynasty lasts, he, Yanqi Guo, will be the most loyal younger brother of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shiming of the Tang Dynasty was happy, and the Yanqi Kingdom was much better. He brought many treasures from the Tang Dynasty to develop crops, and even sent people to the Tang Dynasty to learn technology.
The Yanqi Kingdom developed rapidly, and was located between the Western Region countries such as Gaochang and Western Turks. The Silk Road passed through their homeland and had to travel hundreds of thousands of miles, which brought them great benefits to the Yanqi Kingdom.
But the good times did not last long. Damn Qu Wentai contracted eye fever, which directly blocked the supply of goods to their country of Yanqi, preventing caravans from passing through their country without paying money.
Only merchants from the Gaochang Kingdom could purchase goods from the Tang Dynasty, and goods from the Western Regions could only be sold to the Tang Dynasty by them.
King Yanqi was furious, he did not bully others like this.
But Yanqi State is still too weak. If Gaochang State attacks with all its strength, the country will probably be destroyed.
So King Yanqi secretly sent his confidants to complain to Li Shimin, and asked Li Shimin to open a trade route directly to Yanqi Kingdom through Yangguan.
They wanted to do business directly with Datang and did not want Gao Changguo, the sixth man, to make the difference.
But after Li Shimin did some research, he found that the direct passage from Yanqi State to Yangguan was difficult to open, and the cost was too huge. Moreover, the south was controlled by Tuyuhun at the time, which made it even more difficult.
As a result, Li Shimin called the envoy of King Gaochang to the main hall and punished him severely. He also sent people to Gaochang Kingdom to give Qu Wentai a final ultimatum.
If the old boy doesn't let the business road open, don't blame Tang Dynasty for being ruthless and asking Qu Wentai to come to Chang'an to plead guilty.
Good guy, Qu Wentai was also shocked, but when he inquired about it, he found out that it was the sixth man next door who complained.
Ah, ah, Qu Wentai used his troops to crush him, and beat the unprepared Yanqiguo so hard that he almost shut down.
But Qu Wentai did not dare to really destroy the Yanqi Kingdom, fearing that the Tang Dynasty would cause trouble for him. In the end, the Yanqi Kingdom paid a large amount of compensation, and the matter was settled.
Later, the Gaochang Kingdom and the Western Turks fell in love with each other, and the Yanqi Kingdom became even more uncomfortable. It had no choice but to switch to the Western Turks. The Tang Dynasty was strong, but water from afar could not quench the thirst of the near.
In this way, the entire Western Region became the followers of the Western Turks. They worshiped the god Tang Dynasty, but this god did not protect them.
Now, King Yanqi is in trouble too!
His heart longed for the Tang Dynasty, but the powerful enemies around him did not give him the chance to yearn for the Tang Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty's Western Expedition, Tuyuhun was destroyed in one battle, and the Gaochang Kingdom was destroyed in another battle.
The opportunity was right in front of him, but he no longer had the final say in the country of Yanqi. The Western Turks, a bunch of bastards, took control of the military power of the Yanqi country. In order to resist the Tang Dynasty, everything in the Yanqi country was used up.
Now, the Western Region Allied Forces were still stationed in their country. Even if he learned that all the people below were rioting, he could only sigh.
Come on, destroy me, I am tired!
"The Lord of the Kingdom, General Ashina Xinqi and Guqi Anan want to meet you?"
King Long Yancang raised his head and glanced at a guard, with a murderous intent in his turbid eyes, and asked: "My king no longer cares about military and political affairs, what else do they want from my king?"
"Master, they said that the Tang army sneaked into Yanqi territory and deliberately caused a riot. This matter needs to be discussed with you."
"In addition, the two generals said that the Tang Dynasty has sent an envoy to Yanqi State, and they want to have a good talk with you."
Um?
Lord Yanqi's eyes lit up. The Tang Dynasty actually sent an envoy to negotiate?
This is an excellent opportunity to get rid of the control of the Western Turks and the Western Region Allied Forces.
"Okay, my lord will go and discuss with them now."
The leader of Yanqi felt very aggrieved. As the leader of a country, he had to go to the generals of the Western Turks to discuss national affairs. This was simply a great shame and humiliation.
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