Chapter 1027 Shatuo Turkic

"Although Yizhou is captured now, Shatuo Turks are still entrenched around Pulei Sea." Yang Xigu pointed to the northwest of Yizhou City on the map and said that Pulei Sea is today's Balikun Lake, and Shatuo is the The other tribes of the Western Turks have been living on the east side of the Pulei Sea before. Although there is still a Zheluoman mountain between the Pulei Sea and Yizhou City, it cannot completely cut off the threat of the Shatuo Turks. If the army continues to attack eastward , we must first solve the Shatuo Turks.

Otherwise, after the army's battle line is stretched, the Shatuo Turks will attack from the flanks and cut off their food supply, then the army will be defeated without fighting.

"Yuanzheng used to stay in Qiuci, and he may not be very clear about the affairs of Beiting, so I will explain something to Yuanzheng!" Yang Xigu told Shen Long about the situation of Shatuo Turks. Jian also called himself an old man, and he meant to cultivate heirs.

"During the Yonghui period, our Great Tang conquered the Ashina Helu tribe of the Western Turks, and set up Jinman and Shatuo Erji in the Chuyuedi where the Shatuo Turks lived. Conquering Tie Le for his meritorious service, he was awarded the title of governor of Jinmanzhou; Shatuo Turks have lived here since then, and have followed our Tang Dynasty many times in battles.”

"After the Anshi Rebellion, the Beiting was cut off from the Tang Dynasty, and the Shatuo Turks who came to Chang'an by way of returning to Chang'an suffered from the violence of returning to Hehe. As a last resort, Zhu Xie returned to Tubo with his loyal commander of seven thousand tents, and was named the commander of the army. Since then Every time Tubo fights against us, Zhu Xie will be dispatched as a vanguard." Dalun is the official name of Tubo, and Tubo calls "minister" "Lun", and Daxiang is called "Lunchu", also known as "Dalun".

Shen Long had seen these situations in the history books, but hearing Yang Xigu say it himself, it was not a good feeling. Zhu Xie had no choice but to surrender to Tubo with all his loyalty.

Maybe people don’t think so when talking about Tubo, but in the Tang Dynasty, Tubo was an out-and-out big country. When its territory was at its peak, it started from Congling in the west and bordered Dashi, in the east it reached Longyou and Jiannan in the east, and in the north it started from the Tianshan Mountains. South, Juyan Sea, south to the southern foot of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, bordering the Himalayas in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent and Tianzhu, it can be said to have a vast territory. Even if you look at the world, it can rank among the top five at that time. It is not shameful to surrender to such an enemy .

Zhu Xie loyally surrendered to Tubo, but he did not gain any benefits. He was forced to be cannon fodder every time he fought. In the plateau area, Shatuo was unwilling to move westward. Zhu Xie was loyal and led all his tribe to the Tang Dynasty. Tubo chased and killed them all the way. To be loyal is to die on the battlefield.

This is the exit of the tribes in the Western Regions. Shatuo Turks can draw 7,000 accounts, which is not considered a small force in the Western Regions, but they are still forced to be so uncomfortable. Shen Long is now more and more able to understand why Kang Guangde and the others were so excited when they heard that they could become a citizen of the Tang Dynasty.

"When Beiting fell, Zhu Xie was also a loyal vanguard, but he didn't benefit from it afterwards, and the benefits were all taken by the Tubo people." Speaking of one of the culprits in the fall of Beiting, Yang Xigu An angry look appeared on his face.

"Don't worry, protector. At the end of this battle, Zhu Xie's loyal head will be brought to pay homage to his comrade who died in Beiting City!" Tang, that is Datang's enemy, Shatuo will definitely be destroyed in the next battle, and Zhu Xie's loyalty is definitely dead!

In the future, some of the remnants of Shatuo were relocated to Shanxi by the Tang Dynasty. Li Keyong, the famous general of the Tang Dynasty, Li Cunxu who established the Later Tang Dynasty, Shi Jingtang who established the Later Jin Dynasty, Liu Zhiyuan who established the Later Han Dynasty, and even Li Jiqian and Li Yuanhao, the leaders of the party members in the Song Dynasty, were all Shatuo. As a descendant of human beings, if Shen Long can successfully deal with Zhu Xie loyally, then in this world,

Probably there will be no such people.

"Yizhou is now in our hands, and the connection between Tubo and Shatuo Turks has been cut off. After hearing that Yizhou has fallen, Zhu Xiezhong will definitely lead his troops to rescue him. Yuanzheng just needs to wait for work!" Yang Xigu Still handing over the task of commanding this battle to Shen Long, what he had seen in attacking Tingzhou and Yizhou before was his ability in siege warfare, and now he just took this opportunity to see if he is also so powerful in field battles.

"The last general understands!" Shen Long understood Yang Xigu's meaning, and couldn't help being a little moved. Without his support, it would take a while for him to lead such an army, right?

After being moved, Shen Long began to sympathize with the Shatuo people again. They won't get any benefits from following the Tubo people, and they have to work for Tubo everywhere. They can't get all the benefits of Yizhou City, and the enemy is coming to attack They have to come over to help, isn't this day too hard?

Thinking about it from another angle, even though it is so hard, Zhu Xie is loyal and still unwilling to leave Tubo and surrender to the Uighurs. How ruthless were the Uighurs oppressing them back then? No wonder the Uyghurs were defeated by the Miaogas in the territory after decades because of excessive oppression. Sure enough, the brutal rule would not last long.

It's a pity, if it weren't for Zhu Xie's loyalty to bear the unforgivable crime of contributing to Tingzhou, maybe as long as Datang made a little show of favor, Zhu Xie's loyalty would lead the Shatuo Turks to surrender, just like them His ancestors fought for the Tang Dynasty.

However, Tubo separated Longyou Hexi and the fall of Beiting Duhufu had greatly weakened the influence of Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. Therefore, Zhu Xie had to be a chicken to frighten monkeys and let all the Western Regions see that Datang was still not to be humiliated.

There is only one road from Puleihai to Yizhou, Shen Long and the others don't need to bother, just lead the army and wait at the intersection. Sure enough, within a few days, Tanma sent news that Zhu Xie was loyal to Qisha Tuo's army came straight to Yizhou City.

After receiving the news, Jieyu Jiasi and Yang Xigu immediately convened a military meeting with their subordinates. When they heard that there was going to be another war, Kang Guangde and other bearded leaders all stared at each other. They had just fought a few days ago, and now they are fighting again. Doesn't that mean that after finishing Zhu Xie's loyalty and fighting one more battle, he would be eligible to be a candidate for the Han Navy?

So Kang Guangde and the others celebrated, "Shou Zhuo, let the villain take the vanguard in this battle? The villain will definitely capture the loyal head of Zhu Xie for Shou!"

"Shou Zhuo, I didn't catch up with the last battle, let the villain go to this battle!" These days, another group of miscellaneous people came to Datang's banner, crying and shouting to bring their own dry food to fight for Datang up.

"Haha, you have clearly seen your desire to serve Datang! You can rest assured that you will all have a share in this battle!" Shen Long laughed loudly, this is much more comfortable than the person commanding himself to fight a war .