In the Lower Atush City, Prague Khan Saktu was staring at the map in front of him without saying a word for a long time.
The Great Khan of the Kara Khanate was short in stature, wearing a pointed crown of petals and a brown flowered brocade robe. He had an extremely cold temperament. When he raised his hands and feet and looked back, in Chinese terms, he had the look of an eagle looking at a wolf.
However, unlike what Zhang Zhao thought, Saktu should be a barbarian like An Lujie, the famous up master in later generations.
If Saktu appeared in front of Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zhao would definitely think that Saktu was a descendant of the Four Towns of Anxi, because his appearance was almost the same as that of the Han people in the Central Plains.
This is inevitable. The Uighurs actually have both yellow and white races. When the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, the Tang Dynasty was the most powerful country in the world. The aesthetics of the surrounding countries and ethnic groups must of course be closer to that of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, among the Uighurs, those with Central Plains appearance are particularly popular and have advantages in paying tribute, asking for marriage, and even serving in the Tang army.
After hundreds of years of influence, by the middle to late period, the upper-level khans, Ye Hu, etc. in the Uighur Khanate were almost all of Central Plains appearance.
"Go and fetch Adumu. I have something to ask him!"
Saktu frowned as he held the letter in his hand. This letter was sent to him by Ittihad, the governor of Shule.
In the letter, Ittihad expressed confidence that he could persist until July, and asked Saktu to wait until his horses were fat and his troops were equipped with weapons and equipment before heading south. But on the day the letter was sent, Shule
The city was captured by the Khotanese.
Saktu is well aware of Ittihad's abilities. Field battles and planning are not his specialty, but he is definitely the strongest in the Karakhan Kingdom in defending the city.
So what was the reason why Shule City was suddenly attacked when Saktu was full of confidence? Saktu couldn't figure it out at all!
"Great sweat!" A shrill howl awoke Saktu from his reverie, and General Adumu, wearing prison uniform, kneeled in front of Saktu.
"Great Khan! The death of your loyal Adumu is not a pity, but you must believe Adumu's words. The Khotan people really asked for thunder from the sky to destroy the wall of Shulexi City, otherwise even if they attack again
It won’t be possible to get in for three months!”
Saktu touched his forehead in pain. Adumu had been on death row for more than ten days and had never changed his words, swearing that everything he said was true.
This also confused Saktu, because Adumu didn't look like he was lying!
But he couldn't believe that the Khotan people could summon thunder from the sky. This... this was too hard for people to accept!
Although Saktu believed that there must be God in this world, when this kind of thing really came to him, he only felt ridiculous.
As for the other Askar and the God Warriors who retreated from Shule, it is even more shocking.
These guys said in unison that it was the true god of the pagans who came down to earth and personally destroyed the walls of Shulexi City.
The implication is that the true gods of the pagans have personally taken action, but what about ours? Not to mention Allah, the Prophet Mahmoud has to take action, right?
This was simply destroying the morale of the army. The furious Saktu imprisoned them all in Alhu City, north of Lower Atush. If they continued to talk nonsense, it would affect his own army.
"Great Khan, what I said is true. It's true. I slept soundly that night, because His Excellency Governor Ittihad had arranged the night guard. We also defeated the Khotanese people repeatedly in the thirteen days of fighting.
The army's siege equipment had been completely destroyed, and everyone knew that they would not be able to capture Shule City.
But when it was almost dawn, there was suddenly an earth-shaking loud noise. I looked towards the west city from the window. The golden flames illuminated the west side of the city like daylight. As soon as I took the scimitar in my hand, I heard the city wall collapse in the west city.
the sound of.
By the time we followed the governor to the west of the city, the Khotan Jin army had already entered the city.
They wore three layers of heavy armor and had a type of crossbow that could shoot extremely fast. We fought hard with them for three hours. The pagans in the city also broke out in rebellion. In the end, they couldn't stand it any longer and fled. Thank you, Khan.
Believe me!"
Saktu closed his eyes and thought about it. This was the third time he heard Adumu say these words, and each time there was an interval of about five days.
But every time, the words are basically the same, which means that what Adumu said is probably true. Do God and gods really care about human affairs?
"Great Khan! The Khotanian army has arrived at Lower Atush! There are about thousands of forward troops who have set up camp fifteen miles outside the city and are approaching the city!"
The arrival of a Ghulam guard interrupted Saktu's thinking and brought news about the Khotan army.
"Ignore them, guard the Mayidan Pass. If they come to attack the city, we will give way to Atush and return to Alhu City!"
Saktu, who was deep in thought, waved his hand to signal the guards to take away Adumu, and then issued the order.
Saktu stationed himself in Lower Atush not to fight the Khotanese people here, because although he led his army to successfully retreat from Balashagon, the journey was not easy.
Fortunately, he was well prepared when he set off for the expedition. He set up food and snowmobile storage points in advance along the way from the Naryn River to Arhu, and the more than 20,000 troops were able to withdraw. However, their morale and energy were greatly destroyed.
You need to rest for a while to regain your fighting strength.
Therefore, Saktu had no intention of fighting the Khotan army in Lower Atush. His strategy was to attract the Khotan army to Lower Atush.
Because the land here is barren, drinking water and supplies are very difficult, which can greatly consume the supplies of the Khotan army.
To the north of Lower Artush is the Mayidan Pass, and to the north of the pass is the relatively wealthy Alhu City area. Saktu can completely pretend to be defeated and withdraw to the Alhu area after Lower Atush consumes a wave of Khotanese troops.
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If the Khotanian army dared to follow up, he could rely on the natural dangers of Mayidan Pass and the relatively abundant resources in the Alhu area to hold on. When the Khotanian army could not advance or retreat, he could then use cavalry to make a surprise attack.
If the Khotanian army does not attack the Mayidan Pass, it will be easy to handle. He can continue to send out cavalry to harass them. Since the Khotanian army has few cavalry, he can also trap them in Lower Atush City until they can no longer hold back and retreat.
, an easy pursuit can resolve the battle.
Therefore, Saktu never thought about fighting the Khotan army under the city of Lower Atush. What he did, as if he wanted to recapture Shule at all costs as soon as possible, was all to attract the Khotan army to go north.
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He even deliberately spread the news to the scouts of the Khotanese army that he was in Lower Atush and that the army was extremely exhausted, just waiting for the Khotanese army to take the bait. Now it seems that the effect is not bad!
This chapter has been completed!