Everyone understands the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Everyone has witnessed the actions of Tamerlane in the past few years. He wiped out the four great khanates, destroyed Persia, and defeated the powerful Ottoman Turkey. A new great empire was born. It was not only powerful, but also evil.
Tamerlane, who was ruthless in his militancy and murderous nature, boldly launched an eastern expedition. Obviously, it would not be limited to the Central Plains. The Qiang and Uzbeg areas would become his spoils of war.
The Qiang land and Us-Tibet were the territory of the Yuan Dynasty in the past. The Qiang land was part of the Duosima Xuanwei Division and the Duogansi Xuanwei Division, that is, most of Qinghai, southern Gansu, Aba, Sichuan, Garze and other places, Us-Tibet
It falls under the jurisdiction of Marshal Sidu's Mansion, including Guru Sun and other three-way propaganda envoys in Uszangnali.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, all the heroes of the world came together, and wars broke out on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Tubo and Qiang people took up arms to resist the Mongol rulers, and established small countries one after another. After a decade-long civil war, two major forces were finally formed.
One group is the Qiang people who are entrenched in Aba, Ganzi and other places in Qinghai, Gansu, and other places, and the other is the Uzbeg Kingdom in the Uizang area. The two countries are closely related to each other, but they are in peace with each other.
Timur's eastern expedition shocked the world. King Qiang and King Uzbek took precautions and took action upon hearing the news. They gathered 200,000 troops out of the Qilian Mountains and rushed to Liangzhou under the stars in an attempt to block this war from outside the country. Hermione
The three thousand cavalry led by him are the advance team that came to contact him.
Yuan Feng was very puzzled. In ancient times, many people had fought in battles. Fighting was a matter of narrow escape, let alone leading the troops through the heavy siege of the Turks. How could the Qiang King send his daughter to do such a dangerous thing?
Walking on the city wall of Liangzhou, Yuan Feng carefully raised his question, but Hermione suddenly became angry, whipped the city wall with a horse whip, and said angrily: "They will only be happy if I die."
After all, they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, and they didn’t know what happened. Yuan Feng didn’t want to get to the bottom of it, but he couldn’t help but said: “War is not a child’s play, and you can’t just follow your temper. Your Highness has a noble status, and taking the lead can certainly boost morale.
But if something happens, it will have a huge blow to morale, and your father, queen and queen will also..."
Hermione interrupted Yuan Feng: "Okay, they won't do anything. They want me to die. Don't mention this. Yuan Feng, do you still remember what we said on the Kamba grassland?"
Yuan Feng was stunned, not knowing which one Hermione was talking about.
Hermione was so angry that she tapped Yuan Feng's forehead with her finger: "We have become sworn sworn friends. You have to call me sister. Don't call me your highness. It's so different."
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In the Turkic camp, the atmosphere in King Timur's tent was very tense. A piece of bad news made the Great Khan extremely angry. The Uszang and Qiang people actually formed a coalition to block the army from marching eastward. A cavalry unit had broken through the defense line and entered Liangzhou.
Within the city.
Timur didn't take small countries like Uszang and Qiang seriously at all. What made him angry was that the Qiang cavalry entered Liangzhou under his nose. There is no doubt that this will greatly increase the morale of the Liangzhou people.
It brought some minor troubles to the Eastern Expedition plan. He had already killed two generals just now. After getting angry, he turned to the topic. The walls of Liangzhou City were high and thick and difficult to attack, but the Tibetan and Qiang coalition forces had no city to rely on.
Let's just attack them and try our best to get rid of bad luck.
The Turkic army separated a group of troops, led by Timur's brave third son Shaharul, to fight against the Tibetan and Qiang coalition forces. Shaharul's tribe was originally responsible for the task of blockading Liangzhou. As soon as these cavalry left,
The pressure on Liangzhou suddenly eased, and the road east to the Central Plains became smooth again.
In early March, Liangzhou welcomed another group of guests. That morning, the defenders at the east gate saw a camel caravan coming from a distance. The melodious camel bells were ringing in the early spring sky and earth. They were from the Central Plains.
Caravan! The soldiers shouted in surprise.
After some inspection, this small caravan entered Liangzhou. The caravan belonged to the Yuchi family in Chang'an and carried supplies urgently needed for the war: food, medicine, and gunpowder. Although the quantity was not large, it could still meet urgent needs, especially those who
Medicines are a timely help.
After all, the Yuchi family has been in business for hundreds of years. They grasp business opportunities very accurately. The easiest way to make money is war wealth. When Yuchijiong heard about Timur's Eastern Expedition, the first thing he thought of was
Just how to make money from this matter, he immediately organized a camel team, brought the goods, equipped with the best personnel, and set off from Chang'an to Liangzhou.
Due to the obstruction of the Turkic cavalry, the camel caravan was delayed for a month before entering Liangzhou. Looking at the city that had been ravaged by the war, the merchants holding the camels all shook their heads and sighed. After a few months, Liangzhou has changed.
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During the war, these in-demand goods would naturally not be sold on the market. Instead, they would be purchased by the Liangzhou government. Zhou Ze'an personally received the leader of the camel team. There were not many differences between the two parties on the price. During the war, the price was high.
It's normal to order, after all, people are risking their lives when delivering goods.
After negotiating the price, Zhou Ze'an paid in cash on the spot, and the two parties delivered the goods. After the transaction was completed, Zhou Ze'an said to the team leader: "I won't keep you here. I hope to see the next batch of goods as soon as possible."
The team leader raised his hands and said: "I'm sure, the owner has prepared the goods and they can be shipped at any time."
After serving tea to see off the guests, the team leader left the government office and saw a group of generals approaching a tall and thin general. The team leader subconsciously hid aside, then his eyes lit up and he shouted: "Feng
brothers!"
Yuan Feng turned around and saw the man standing in the corner looking at him with tears in his eyes. He was stunned for a moment, then rushed over, grabbed the man's hand and shouted: "Iron Head!"
The leader of Yuchi's camel team is his lost brother Zhang Tietou.
In the signing room, Zhang Tietou sat back in the same chair, but the atmosphere was much more cordial than before. Zhou Ze'an personally served tea to the handsome old brother. Zhang Tietou drank tea and chatted.
After the fort was broken, he fled alone and lived in Guanzhong. Fortunately, he was taken in by Yu Chiguang. From then on, he became a horseman incognito. Because he was shrewd and capable, he was quickly promoted. This time he came to Liangzhou to deliver goods, which was extremely dangerous.
Most people didn't dare to come, so Zhang Tietou finally volunteered to take up the job.
"Since Brother Feng is here, I won't hide anything. When I came to Liangzhou this time, I not only did your family's business, but the head of the family also prepared a gift for the Turkic Khan and asked them what they need. Next
Bring them together one at a time. In short, businessmen are rich from both sides, and neither side can be offended. No matter who wins, the business should continue." Zhang Tietou said calmly.
Yuan Feng was silent, and the merchants pursued profit, and had no national justice in their hearts. Yuchi was only a Persian, and Persia had been destroyed by Timur. Now he came to attack China, where Yuchi's family had lived for generations. He actually thought of making love with his enemies.
Business, such a person... is really a pure businessman!
Yuan Feng asked again about the government's reaction. Presumably by this time, Lanzhou Prefecture and even the capital had received news of the Turks' massive attack, and it was time for them to respond appropriately.
Zhang Tietou lamented and said: "The people in Lanzhou Prefecture are better off. They finally know how powerful the Turks are. It is said that the government has been discussing it for more than ten nights, but until I left Lanzhou, I didn't see a single soldier marching out. Guanzhong
Not to mention, they were singing and dancing, but no one took it seriously. After all, they were too far away. How could ordinary people know how terrible the Turks are? Alas, one day they will regret it."
It seems that it is unrealistic to expect reinforcements from the imperial court. Then again, the Gansu army is Yuan Feng's biggest enemy. If they rush to help Liangzhou, Yuan Feng really doesn't know how to deal with it.
"It doesn't matter if you don't come. We have 200,000 reinforcements from Uzang and Qiang people. Why worry about Liangzhou not being protected? The Turkic army claims to be one million, which is to scare ordinary people. Anyone with a little bit of brains understands that fighting a war depends on not
There are many people, but the more people there are, the more trouble there is. Just the daily food and grass will worry Timur to death. If they hold on for a while, they will retreat. Brother Tietou, please tell Yuchi Guang what I say, and Liangzhou will win!
As long as he does business with us, we will not miss him a tael of silver, and we will take more care of the team under the banner of Yuchi in the future. If he is half-hearted, the team of the Yuchi family will never want to pass through Liangzhou in the future."
"Well said!" Zhang Tietou slapped the table, "Brother Feng is brave, don't worry, I will definitely help you handle this matter. By the way, where are Ding'an and the others? Are they all here?"
Yuan Feng sighed and said: "There are not many of the Thirteen Taibao left. Ding'an is still here, but he is seriously injured and it will take some time before he can get out of bed. The list Mr. Zhou gave you just now includes the medicine you bought for him."
So Zhang Tietou went to visit Zhao Ding'an again. It was sad to see the brothers reunited, but time was tight. Zhang Tietou didn't even eat, so he left the city and rushed back to Chang'an. Yuan Feng personally led a team of cavalry to see him off.
Walking in the wilderness in early spring, my mood broadened a lot. Looking around, the originally desolate and gray land gradually recovered its life, but the fields were barren and the villages were in ruins, giving it a desolate post-war scene.
While rushing on the road, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground. The camel team member shouted: "There are horse thieves!" The Liangzhou sergeant shouted: "Turks!"
But the people who came were neither horse thieves nor Turks, but a heavy armored cavalry of unknown origin. The tall war horses were covered with vests, and the knights were also wearing armor that covered their whole body, with only two eyes exposed. Although there were only a few hundred
Cavalry, but the momentum is so powerful that it is suffocating.
The guys in the camel team and the Liangzhou Army officers unsheathed their arrows and unsheathed their swords, and were ready for battle. However, Yuan Feng frowned and wondered whose army this was, because their flag clearly had the Chinese character "李" embroidered on it. And the Turks were sure
Can't use Chinese characters.
"Commander, this is Ningxia Iron Harrier!" Wang Jinbiao, a well-informed man, whispered from the side.