Supreme Golden Palace

Chapter 83 Yudujin Mountain
Western Mobei steppe,

Near the Orkhon River, the old camp of the Western Turks, with tents stretching out in succession,
Inside the golden tent, Datou sat facing east, with a large wolf-head flag hanging high behind him. The wolf-head totem on it seemed to be ready to devour someone, revealing a sense of wildness and ferocity.

He had a stern face and a burly figure, with broad shoulders that supported his animal-skin cloak. His deep-set eyes were like a wolf's eyes in the winter night, deep and cold. Under his high nose bridge, his beard was neatly trimmed, and every strand was tough.

"Khan,"

The scout knelt on one knee and said, "Urgent news has arrived from Shuozhou. Daxi Changru has been appointed by the Sui Dynasty Emperor as the governor of Xiazhou, and is also in charge of the military affairs of Yinzhou, Suizhou, Youzhou, Shuofang Town, Yulin Town, Fengzhou Town, Shengzhou Town, Yunzhou Town, and Shuozhou Town, three prefectures and six towns."

"Da Xi Changru,"

Datou murmured softly for a long time, then sneered, "That old man Yang Jian sent Daxi Changru to Xiazhou to contain me! He's trying to make friends with those far away and befriend those near, and to distance himself from the strong and unite the weak. Does he think I don't understand his tricks?"

"Humph, when Ben Khan was weak, he allied with Ben Khan to fight Shetu. When Shetu was weak, he allied with Shetu to fight Ben Khan again. Old Yang Jian played both sides in the middle. What does he think of me, the Turks? What does he think of me, Ashina Dianjue? I am just an actor who lets him fool me."

It should be noted that the Sui Dynasty played a significant role in the split of the Turkic people into the eastern and western parts. At that time, Yang Jian sent Yuan Hui to Yiwu Road to befriend Datou, sowing discord between Datou and Shabolue, causing the uncle and nephew to turn against each other.

The following year, Shabolue gathered 400,000 men and invaded the south. Datou retreated at a critical moment, causing Shabolue to be defeated. It was also this defeat that greatly weakened Shabolue's strength and made it difficult for him to suppress the Turkic tribes. Datou took advantage of the situation and supported Apo to occupy the western part of the desert and establish the Western Turkic Khaganate.

The friendly relationship between Dahan Khan and the Sui Dynasty officially ended after Shabolue successively lost control of the northern and western parts of the desert and was forced to migrate to the southern part of the desert and pledge allegiance to Yang Jian.

Datou whispered, "Old Yang Jian, don't give me a chance. One day, I will make you taste the feeling of being far away from the strong and allying with the weak, and being close to those far away."

After thinking for a moment, Datou said to his ministers, "Send this Khan's order to mobilize the Zhejie cavalry stationed near Shuozhou and Dingxiang to harass the surrounding prefectures and cities. Harassment will be the main method, and raids will be used as a supplement."

"Only by containing Daxi Changru's main force in Xiazhou can this Khan deal with Shetu with peace of mind."

The Western Turkic army under Datou was partly stationed at Jinshan, which was the frontier for attacking the south of the desert, and partly stationed at the Orkhon River in the north of the desert, where there was abundant water and grass, making it convenient for the army to be stationed for a long time. Partly stationed near Shuozhou and Dingxiang, where they could attack when advancing and defend when retreating.

A nearby official reminded Datou, "Khan, don't forget. Two days ago, a Sui army crossed the Baidao from the Yinshan Mountains. Calculating the time, they should have reached Shetu's Zihe Ya tent by now."

"With the support of the Sui army, Shetu's strength has greatly increased. We can no longer harass Shetu as we did in the past."

Datou snorted coldly, "So what if Shetu has the support of the Sui army? It's just a little more trouble. Can he really retake Mobei and Moxi from Ben Khan? If he has lost Mobei and Moxi, what good will it do even if he gets the support of the Sui Dynasty?"

"The four great sorcerers of the cult, with the exception of Yildiz who still supports him, Kokojin, Timur, and Khalid, have all recognized my position as the Great Khan. I am the legitimate heir of the Great Turks and the common leader of all the Turkic tribes. The Shetu's power is gone."

"Ask the tribes. Who would recognize a leader who even lost Mount Yudujin? What is Mount Yudujin? It is the sacred mountain of the Great Turkic people, equivalent to the capital of the Han people. The Han people all know that if the capital falls, the ancestral temple will be covered in dust, the people will be scattered, and the country will collapse."

"A great Khan who cannot even defend the sacred mountain is a disgrace to the Great Turkic people, and shame can only be washed away with blood. This Khan will gather all the troops along the Jinshan line and the Mobei area. This Khan will use a large force to flatten the Zihe of Shetu." Yudujin Mountain, formerly known as Yanran Mountain, also known as Yanshan. The story of the Yanran stone inscription in the Eastern Han Dynasty took place in "Yudujin Mountain".

After Datou's order was passed down, the generals of each unit immediately prepared for battle.

For a time, in the Western Turkic camp near the Orkhon River, the sound of trumpets rang out one after another, war horses neighed, and teams of cavalry raised billowing dust on the grassland, converging towards Jinshan and various places in Mobei.

At the same time, the Zhejie cavalry in Shuozhou and Dingxiang also received orders and rushed towards the border cities of the Sui Dynasty like a pack of wolves leaving their nests.

Datou's actions were observed by Timur and Khalid, who were cultivating in Yudujin Mountain. These two great shamans of the cult silently observed all this unfolding. With their near-immortal-level magical powers, they naturally understood the reason behind it.

"Yildiz is doomed to lose!"

At a mysterious location on Mount Yudujin, the great wizard Khalid sat cross-legged on a bluestone and smiled at Timur beside him, saying, "I've long said that Datou is destined to become the leader of the Turks. Yildiz insisted that his disciple was blessed with great fortune and would bring prosperity to the Turks."

"Hey, I want to see why Shetu wants to revive the Turks under such circumstances."

Glancing at the smug Khalid, Timur sighed, "It's a shame Koko won't get to see the outcome of this round. This old fellow has lost his mind. For the sake of his disciple, he's risked his life and violated the laws of Heaven. He'll have a hard time with the calamity in the future."

"A hundred years of hard work destroyed in an instant!"

Khalid said, "You're thinking long-term, even thinking about overcoming the heavenly tribulation. We don't even know if we can survive the human tribulation, and you're already thinking about overcoming the heavenly tribulation. It's unwise to be so ambitious."

Although the earthly immortals claim to be immortal, there are many disasters in the world. Taoism has the three disasters, Buddhism has the eight sufferings, and witchcraft also has the three disasters of heaven, earth and man to overcome. Only by overcoming these disasters can one truly achieve immortality.

Although Khalid, Timur, Kokujin, and Yildiz were known as the great wizards of the cult, they had not even survived the human calamity and had to rely on the royal energy of the Turks to bring about their own calamity. This was also the reason why they stayed in the Turkic Yudujin Mountain.

The great witches of all generations in the witch cult have practiced in this way. When they first became great witches, they were worshipped by the overlord of the grassland and used his royal energy to trigger human disasters. After overcoming the disasters, they would go far away overseas.

Timur looked at the Orkhon River and said, "Do you think Koko can really escape the punishment from heaven?"

Khalid replied softly: "Difficult!"

Kuo Kuozhen violated the laws of heaven. Although God did not send heavenly soldiers to capture him, intervening in wars on earth is a taboo, especially for people from the witch cult to get involved, which is the biggest taboo of all.

Just because no heavenly soldiers came to capture him at this time doesn't mean that Kuo Kuo Zhen can escape this disaster. For the Heavenly Court, no matter how high your cultivation level is, even if you are the Taiyi Heavenly Immortal who is above the Hunyuan Qi, you will have to pay the corresponding price if you violate the heavenly rules.

(End of this chapter)