Liang Yue sent someone to notify Batur Hutaiji of the news of Gushi Khan's escape, but did not notify Garma Danjun.
Firstly, the connection with Batur Hutaiji has been smooth, making it very convenient for messengers to go there. However, Garma Danjun is on the other side of the Tang-Tibet ancient road, and Gushi Khan is caught in the middle, so it is impossible to get there.
Secondly, Liang Yue had no friendship with Karma Dan, so if he sent someone there rashly, he might get his head chopped off.
Liang Yue didn't care as to whether Garmadan had not received the news and was defeated by Gushi Khan in a sneak attack.
Nowadays, in order to deal with Gushi Khan, the three families are still allies. But after Gushi Khan is eliminated, the relationship between them will not be certain.
Any opportunity to weaken a potential opponent should still be used.
This is also the fundamental reason why the alliance has never had a good outcome throughout the ages.
Liang Yue just chased behind Gushi Khan, advancing steadily and step by step.
Batur Hutaiji originally wanted to cross Qinghai Lake and attack Gushi Khan from behind. After receiving Liang Yue's notification, he immediately changed his direction. He crossed the tall mountains directly from the south of Qinghai Lake and headed south rapidly.
Obviously he also knew that the Garmadan alone could not stop Gushi Khan.
Although his army was still thousands of miles away, it seemed unable to prevent Karma Tenjun's defeat. However, although Qinghai was large, the roads were very single.
Batur Hutaiji was not worried at all and would just let Gushi Khan go.
The four groups of people faced different situations, and the results were different.
Gushi Khan learned that Liang Yue was chasing after him, so he had no choice but to send troops along the road to stop him.
Fortunately, the Tang-Tibet ancient road was very steep, and as long as a few soldiers and horses were left in the narrow pass, they could create great trouble for Liang Yue.
Liang Yue caught up with Gushi Khan's blocking troops in Yaoshui Canyon.
The place where the Tang Dynasty and Tubo fought, now has two completely different armies fighting together.
The Han-Mongolian coalition encountered the previous troubles caused by Gushi Khan.
The narrowest section of Yaoshui Canyon was tightly blocked by the Qinghai coalition forces. Despite Liang Yue's frenzied attack for two days, no progress was made.
When he was anxious, Jiang Chaoyun became angry.
He led 300 elite soldiers, climbed the snow-covered mountains despite the severe cold, bypassed the enemy's defense line, and suddenly appeared behind him.
The Qinghai Allied Forces did not expect that the enemy would appear behind them, and they were immediately in chaos. They were attacked from both sides by Liang Yue and Jiang Chaoyun, and were quickly wiped out.
The Han-Mongolian coalition rushed out of Yaoshui Canyon, but also lost traces of Gushi Khan.
"General, don't worry, there is only one road here. As long as you keep going forward, you can eventually catch up with Gushi Khan."
Among the Qinghai coalition forces, some who surrendered happily betrayed their intelligence.
These are all the people who were abandoned by Gushi Khan in Huangyuan.
Since Gushi Khan was unkind, they were certainly unjust.
After receiving treatment from the Han-Mongolian coalition forces, he immediately came over willingly.
This is the nature of nomadic people, they have no concept of loyalty, filial piety and justice.
With the help of these local people, the fog of war completely dissipated in front of Liang Yue.
Just when he was attacking Yaoshui Canyon, Gushi Khan personally led the most elite troops to Guide (today's Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture).
The plateau army led by Karma Tenjun has just arrived here and is undergoing repairs.
These plateau troops did not expect that Gushi Khan would suddenly return and appear in front of them without warning.
When Gushi Khan saw that the plateau army was unprepared, what else could he be polite about?
At the moment of life and death, he took the lead and was the first to rush into the plateau army's camp with his saber raised high.
These plateau people had long lost the bravery of their ancestors and quickly fell into chaos when faced with the sudden attack.
At first, Garma Danjun tried to maintain it, but when he saw Gushi Khan's handsome flag getting closer and closer, he was frightened and turned around and ran away.
He, the king, has run away, let alone the others.
The nobles and generals followed closely behind. The remaining soldiers were afraid of being killed. They also lost their weapons and baggage. They only wished that their parents would lose two legs.
This was a tragic defeat.
Fully two-thirds of the 50,000 troops brought out by Karma Tenjun were lost.
Fortunately, Gushi Khan's long-distance attack was so exhausting that he lost strength after chasing him fifty miles away.
Karma Danjun and others ran wildly until they could no longer see Gushi Khan's pursuers, and then they dared to stop and take a breath.
After gathering up the defeated troops, it turned out that there were less than 15,000 people left, and almost all their weapons and food were lost. Karma Tenjun burst into tears on the spot.
However, the generals knew that the danger was not over yet. After giving every possible encouragement, the plateau army withdrew from the undefeable wilderness and headed south to the shores of Xingxiu Sea. They met up with the subsequent plateau army before stopping.
After solving the previous blockage, Gushi Khan's movement speed increased a lot.
Relying on the captured grain and fodder supplies for the plateau army, Gushi Khan breathed a sigh of relief and decided that it would be better to chase down the remaining bandits, so he chased Karma Danjun to fight.
Now it depends on whether he will completely eliminate Karma Danjun first, or whether Liang Yue will catch up with him first.
The difference in this order will determine victory or defeat, life or death.
When he learned that Karma Danjun had retreated to the Sea of Stars, Gushi Khan followed him all the way.
The Xingxiu Sea is dotted with countless lakes. When the sun shines on a clear day, it reflects bright light, just like the stars in the sky, hence the name Xingxiu Sea.
Because there are many lakes, dense natural water and grass, and swamps everywhere, the terrain is very complex and dangerous.
People who are not very familiar with the local environment can easily get lost here, or even get stuck in the swamp and die.
Regardless of whether it is Karma Danjun or Gushi Khan, be careful in this place.
The two sides went back and forth and tried several times in succession, but failed to find a suitable opportunity.
Gushi Khan was quite puzzled.
It was clear that Karma Danjun was defeated before. Why did the opponent stabilize its position now?
He had no idea that when he heard that he was chasing after him, Karmatan was ready to run away again.
But at this moment, Batur Hutaiji's messenger finally came over.
When they learned that reinforcements from the Junggar tribe were already three hundred miles away, the morale of the plateau army was immediately shaken.
They deeply understood that as long as they delayed Gushi Khan for a few days and the Junggar tribe arrived, there would be no suspense about victory or defeat.
Behind Gushi Khan, Liang Yue's progress was very hard.
Many people in the army could not adapt to the plateau climate and fell ill one after another. Moreover, all the dangerous passes were blocked by Gushi Khan's troops.
Liang Yue could only fight one by one along the way, paying a heavy price at every place.
It took him a full month and a half before he finally caught up with Dou Cuo.
The Sea of Stars was already in sight, and Gushi Khan's escape was completely blocked.
