Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 354

During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Western Han Dynasty, soldiers and their families were sent to the front of Cheshi to farm fields, and they plowed and guarded.

At the same time, Wuji Xiaowei was established to rule in Gaochang, in charge of farming and military affairs.With the rise of the Silk Road, it has gradually developed into a land transportation hub between China and the West, and has become an important town on the Silk Road.

The name of Gaochang comes from the local natural and geographical environment, and it is named after "the terrain is high and open, and the people are abundant and prosperous".

Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, Gaochang has been a hub connecting the Central Plains, Central Asia and Europe.Economic and trade activities are very active, and religions from all over the world have been introduced to the mainland via Gaochang. It is no exaggeration to say that it may be the most active and developed place in ancient religions in the world.

After years of operation, it has finally become a dazzling pearl on the Silk Road, the window of Northwest China to foreign countries at that time, and the most prosperous city and commodity trading place in the west.Economic prosperity made Gaochang the political and cultural center of Northwest my country.

Gaochang is a hub connecting the Central Plains, Central Asia, and Europe. Merchants from Persia and other places brought alfalfa, grapes, spices, pepper, precious stones, and horses to Gaochang City, and took away silk, porcelain, and tea from the Central Plains.The houses in the city are lined up on both sides of the street, showing the prosperity of Gaochang's trade.There are workshops, markets, temples, etc. in these houses, among which there are as many as 3000 monks.

But now, this bustling and prosperous city, because of the approaching arrival of the Tang Dynasty army, seemed to be forever shrouded in darkness.

All the caravans withdrew from the city, and Hanhu merchants, monks and believers also flocked outside the city to avoid the coming war.

No one can deny that the invincible Datang army will surely crush this city and this country in one fell swoop.

Regardless of the merchants, monks, or the people of Gaochang Kingdom, no one knew what kind of medicine Ju Wentai had taken wrongly in Gaochang Kingdom, and dared to challenge Datang?
In fact, Ju Wentai didn't know if he had taken the wrong medicine...

When the news came that the merchants traveling on the Silk Road would send the Tang Expeditionary Army to the west, Ju Wentai was like an ant on a hot pot, anxious and regretful!
He thought that Datang was thousands of miles away, and he would not let his small provocation be taken seriously. How did he know that he would send tens of thousands of troops here?

Before the army arrived, the vanguard army led by Qibi Heli had already swept across the entire territory of Gaochang Kingdom like a broken bamboo, and the front of the soldiers was less than a hundred miles away from Gaochang City!
There have even been nursery rhymes spread among the people, saying that "Gaochang soldiers and horses are like frost and snow, Han soldiers and horses are like sun and moon, and the sun and moon shine on frost and snow, and they will disappear when they look back"...

Ju Wentai was almost scared out of courage!

"General Ashina, has Khan sent troops here?"

Ju Wentai was in a state of panic. He already had the strength of the Gaochang Kingdom, and he was like a mantis arm against the fierce Tang Dynasty soldiers, vulnerable to a single blow.And he dared to break the covenant with Datang, because the Western Turks agreed to be his support.

Now that the Tang army is seeing soldiers approaching the city, Ju Wentai can only beg the Western Turks to send troops to resist the Tang army.

Ashinaji, who was about forty years old and had a leopard head and eyes around him, looked up at the anxious Ju Wentai, and said in a deep voice, "My lord, please rest assured that the Great Khan has sent cavalry to help Gaochang Kingdom resist the Tang army together. Although the Tang army Sheng, but among the Turkic athletes in this grassland and desert, which one is not a warrior who can stand up to a hundred? The ruler can rest assured."

When he said this, Ju Wentai heaved a long sigh of relief.

Yugushe is the most insidious and cunning guy. If he is afraid of Tang Jun's power and retreats at this critical moment, then he will be hurt by Ju Wentai!

As long as the Western Turkic troops arrive, even if they cannot repel the Tang army, they will surely be able to block their advance.The Tang army's labor-intensive expedition will continue to decline, and it will be exhausted three times. As long as the first wave of offensive is blocked and the Tang army is in trouble, it will not be long before it retreats on its own.

but……

Ju Wentai reacted suddenly, and asked Ashinaju with wide eyes, "What do you mean by one against a hundred? How many soldiers did Yugushi Khan send?"

According to what Tan Ma said, the Tang Army has a total of 1000 troops. If you make one for me, why don't you send [-] troops here?
Ashina smiled awkwardly: "The soldiers sent by the Great Khan this time are all the soldiers of the Great Khan, and they are the most fierce and capable warriors of the Turks..."

Ju Wentai interrupted him loudly: "Don't talk about those useless people, how many people are there?"

Ashina felt helpless, and said: "A thousand elite riders..."

Ju Wentai was dumbfounded, only felt a group of something rolling past his heart, he was stunned for a while, and suddenly yelled: "Bitter!"

He fell headfirst to the ground.

Ashina was taken aback, quickly helped Ju Wentai up, and hurriedly summoned the medical officer to come.Seeing that his face was like gold paper, his eyes were closed tightly, he reached out his hand to test his breath, but luckily he was still alive, presumably he fainted from a moment of rage...

The entire Gaochang Palace was in chaos.

The extreme fear and oppression brought by the Tang army has already made these royal concubines who are used to living a comfortable life tremble with fear. Now that Ju Wentai has fainted again, what should I do?
Ashina sighed, and was full of resentment towards his profuse sweat.

After the death of Tong Yehu, the leader of the Western Turks, his successors were not convinced by each other, and finally divided into two factions to start a war.

This war lasted for many years, from the second year of Zhenguan to the sixth year of Zhenguan.All the countries in the Western Regions are not immune to this. They have to make a choice in the face of the two factions within the Western Turks. Of course, they have no choice but to follow whichever faction controls them.

The two factions of the Western Turks are trying to win the support of the Tang Dynasty at the same time.

In the 12th year of Zhenguan, Yugu set up to defeat his opponent, and he was on the verge of unifying the entire Western Regions.While the Yugu set faction has greatly increased its power, it has gradually had serious friction with the Tang Dynasty. After all, the Tang Dynasty supported its opponents before.Yugu sent Tutun Ashinaju to lead the Gaochang champion general to supervise his country.

And joined Gaochang to attack Yanqi.Yanqi is located in the south of the Tianshan Mountains, separated from Gaochang by a Tianshan Mountain.At the same time, Yugu set up to block the communication between the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty, blocking the commercial roads of the Western Regions.Some Central Plains people fled to the Western Regions in the past, and now they are not allowed to return...

If you dare to fight against Datang Liangming's chariots and horses, that's all. No matter win or lose, the eagle soaring in the desert grassland doesn't care about death, but only about honor!
The key to this war is not the Tang Dynasty's crusade against non-officials. If it is only Gaochang, it will be too simple.

Datang is for the Western Turks behind Gaochang Kingdom!
It is obviously not the main target of the Tang army to send a total of no less than [-] troops for a small Gaochang country. The huge army of the Tang army is prepared for the Western Turks.

Even if it is an army of 10,000+, so what?

If you can't do a head-to-head fight with the Tang Dynasty, how can the Western Turks gain a foothold in the Western Regions and order the countries in the Western Regions?
Is it possible to continue to move westward?

The result? The idea of ​​setting up a profuse khan in Yugu is completely different from his Ashina.

Yugu set up a big sweat to detect the strength of the Tang army, and also knew the determination of the Tang army. Finally, before the arrival of the Tang army, the sweat ran away ahead of time, and ran a thousand miles west in one breath.

What Ju Wentai didn't know was that the general of the Western Turks stationed in Khan Futu City had already surrendered.

First offend Datang to the death, but when the powerful soldiers arrive, you become soft again...

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The main force had already set out for Gaochang City, and the Shenji Battalion was very quiet, except for the supply camp not far away and the peasants who kept filling the carts with grain and grass, waiting to be transported to the front line.

The scorching sun baked the top of the tent, and the whole tent was like a huge microwave oven, hotter than the outside.

Fang Jun sat for a while, he couldn't stay any longer, walked out of the camp, and met Xi Junmai, whose injuries were almost healed, and said, "Let's go, follow me to Puchanghai for a walk!"

"promise!"

Xi Jun happily ran to lead the horse.

Fang Jun looked at the big lake in the distance, and thought that since he came to Lop Nur more than 1000 years ago, why should he get this visit?

Unexpectedly, before leaving the camp, a scout from the Shenji Camp came to report: there are horse bandits nearby!
Fang Jun frowned, had no choice but to turn around and come back, giving up the opportunity to witness the fertile Lop Nur.

In the camp, Liu Rengui, Duan Zan, and Yin Yuan were all there, and even Qin Huaidao from the supply camp came over.

"What's going on?" Fang Jun walked into the tent and asked in a deep voice.

Duan Zan said: "Behind the sand dunes in the northwest, I found a horse team. The number is unknown, but it may not be horse bandits."

Fang Jun frowned in thought, he didn't want to bet.It would be fine if the bandits were horses, but if a Turkic cavalry appeared, would they die?

The Turks didn't dare to confront the army head-on, but it was entirely possible to sneak attack on his small army.

"How long will it take to break out of the camp now?" Fang Jun felt that he should be more on the safe side. If he was attacked by the Turkic cavalry instead of gaining military merit, it would be embarrassing...

Qin Huaidao smiled wryly and said, "Of course you can leave if you want, but our supply camp will be in trouble. There is too much food and supplies, and we can't finish moving them in two days. If we discard the food and supplies, our entire camp will be waiting to beheaded." Bar……"

Not only the supply battalion, but also the wounded in the sick and wounded battalion are not easy to deal with.

A large number of wounded were seriously injured and unable to move. If they wanted to catch up with the army, they had to be abandoned.

Fang Jun took a deep breath: "Check out the surrounding terrain for me, and release all the scouts in the entire camp!"

Mother, it can't be so unlucky, being targeted by the Turkic cavalry, right?
(End of this chapter)