Zhao Guangyi was determined to win the imperial seal, but he would never show any covetous expression. The negotiations between Song and Xia were going on with difficulty. Ding Chengzong told Zhao Guangyi all about Yang Hao's difficulties. The arrogant soldiers of Tubo and Huihe were not easy to tame.
Moreover, those soldiers were soldiers in war and herdsmen in peacetime. They could not obey orders at any time. Yang Hao had to keep a standing army by his side. Since Yang Hao swallowed up all the Hexi states in one go, the old parts of the original Nanyang army were stationed in all directions and the capital defense force
Insufficient, we need to rely heavily on the Zhejia Army, and Linzhou is the foundation of the Zhejia Army. Those soldiers are difficult to leave their homeland. If they don't take back Linfu, it will be difficult to ensure that these old Zhejia Army members will be loyal and loyal.
However, the two prefectures of Linfu are the gateway for Hexi to enter the Central Plains from the east. They are very important in a military sense, and the greatest contribution of an emperor is to expand the territory. Linfu already has it in hand. If Zhao Guangyi is asked to spit it out, he will definitely not
The negotiations reached a deadlock. A few days later, Ding Chengzong came up with a second plan, asking the court to release the Zhe family who were under house arrest.
The Zhe family is now trapped in Bianliang. No one can rescue them even if they have Tongtian's ability. The old people of the Zhe family can understand this, but Yang Hao and Zhe Yuxun are brothers, and Zhe Yuxun has great respect for Yang Haoen.
Rushan, now that he can neither save the entire Zhe family nor the members of the Zhe family, it is unjustifiable anyway. He hopes that the court can release the Zhe family, so that Yang Hao can have an explanation for all aspects.
Although Fuzhou has been obtained, the Zhe family has lost its use value, and even if they are released, unless Yang Hao wants to take the initiative to provoke another war with the Song Dynasty, the Zhe family will only suffer the loss of being dumb and will never criticize the imperial court again.
What, but in what name did the court hand over the family to Yang Hao? This is still a difficult problem to solve. Zhao Guangyi still refused to agree to this condition. In his mind, it was a great gift to grant Yang Hao the title of king.
In the end, Yang Hao had to make concessions.
Unexpectedly, another news came at this time, which changed Zhao Guangyi's mind, that is, the battle between Khotan and Karakhan Kingdom was victorious! When Ai Yihai led his army to Khotan, the battle between Khotan and Karakhanate
The army was engaged in a fierce battle near the Yarkand River, and both sides suffered heavy losses. At that time, the king of Khotan was on the front line. Zhang Jinshan, the prime minister of the royal capital, personally received Ai Yihai. When Ai Yihai heard about the situation, he immediately asked Zhang Jinshan to send an accompanying minister and a guide
, leading his army towards the Yarkand River.
When he arrived, the two sides had just finished a big battle and were resting. When the Khotanese saw a well-equipped Han cavalry, they rushed towards them shouting like horse bandits commonly seen on the grassland.
, which stunned the exhausted Khotan army. They hurriedly grabbed their weapons. Before they could set up their defensive formations, they saw the madman-like team roaring across the Yarkand River, rushing towards Kagota without stopping.
The Lakhan camp.
The fierce Karakhan people are worshiping. They know that the Khotanese army is limited and it is impossible to mobilize a large army to fight together. The Khotanese army on the other side of the river is even more tired than them and it is impossible to mobilize a large army at this time.
The attack was launched, so all the devout soldiers faced the Kaaba in the thin morning mist and expressed their intentions in their hearts.
The imam who accompanied the army led everyone to recite the words of praise devoutly: "Subhanai Kanlahongmai, Wobihan Mudikai, Wotai Balaikaisimukai, Wotai Erliangzhandukai, Woliangyi
Two Haiai and one Lukai..."
Like a monster on a war horse, Ai Yihai led a whirlwind team and rushed straight into their camp. The brave and capable Karakhan warriors were caught off guard and the entire front camp army was wiped out.
When King Yuchi Bodhidharma of Khotan heard the report from the ministers who accompanied Ai Yihai, he immediately changed into new clothes happily and waited for Ai Yihai to come to perform Hajj.
But he didn't come either left or right. In desperation, he had to carefully rush to the other side of the river under the protection of the army. When he got there, he found that the ground was bloody. Those devil-like knights had already killed the Karakhan people.
The camp was emptied, and with their arms full of gold, silver and jewels, they all sat in a mess.
In the pile of corpses, Ai Yihai was eating food that the Karakhan people had not had time to enjoy. Ai Yihai's mouth was full of oil. When the Khotan minister who came with him introduced Bodhidharma's identity to him, he immediately
Throwing down the lamb leg meat, he lovingly held Yuchi Bodhidharma's hands with his big, oily hands.
In normal times, even if such a foreign general would not be accused of being rude, he would at least be criticized for being rude. However, at this time, Yuchi Bodhidharma felt that only a general with such a rude and powerful style could become the Khotanese country's reliance.
With their backbone, Yuchi Damo and Ai Yihai drew up a counterattack plan in the Karakhan people's outpost camp. In the afternoon of that day, the two armies joined forces and officially launched the counterattack.
The two sides first set up a battlefield in the southern suburbs of Yecheng. After seven days and seven nights of fierce fighting, the Karakhan people still couldn't figure out the situation. They didn't know where Ai Yihai's army, which was even crazier than theirs, came from, and they didn't know where it came from.
How many people did they have? At this time, the two sides were fighting in a winless battle, but the Karakhanites were on an expedition and fighting in a foreign country. For the sake of caution, the Karakhan commander decided to withdraw his troops.
The Karakhanate's military strength at this time was even stronger than that of Khotan. According to Yuchida's idea, it should be withdrawn as soon as possible. But Ai Yihai did not think so. When the Karakhanids invaded eastward, they burned down
Temples, houses were robbed, and a large amount of property was taken away. Every soldier's private pocket was extremely rich.
, after these few battles, Ai Yihai made a lot of money, and his greedy habits when he was a horse bandit came back again, and Yuchi Bodhidharma believed that a poor man should not chase after him, but what he learned from Yang Hao was that
When chasing an enemy, you will never give the enemy breathing room, so you will pursue them closely and never give up.
Yuchi Bodhidharma had no choice but to let the reinforcements fight alone, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and advance with him. In fact, with the military strength of the Karakhan people, they had already entered their territory, occupying the right time, place and people, and Ai Yihai might not
However, due to the lack of hesitation of the pursuers, they misjudged the strength of the pursuers. Once the retreat turned into a defeat, no one could restrain them.
The Karakhan deserters fled towards Shule, their capital, and the pursuers rushed towards Shule in hot pursuit. In the process of acting as a microphone to spread the news, the local people, in line with the nature of gossip, exaggerated the bravery of the pursuers.
Ten times more, and as a result, it played an important role in propaganda warfare and psychological warfare for the chasing troops. The Karakhan Kingdom has historically
It was originally a Buddhist country in history. It has only been more than thirty years since it changed its faith. There are still a large number of Buddhists in the country. Because they are locals, although they have been excluded, they have not been purged by force. At this time, I heard that Yu
Khotan's army was so powerful that they were so inspired that they actually rebelled in Kashgar.
This change that no one expected helped Ai Yihai and Yuchi Bodhidharma. With the help of the Buddhists in Kashgar City, the Khotan army easily invaded Shule, the capital of the Karakhanites. This
As a result of the battle, Yuchi Bodhidharma thought it was a dream until he stepped into the palace of Karakhan. Although the Karakhan people quickly organized a counterattack and mobilized a large number of troops from other cities, they were unable to defend Kashgar, so they plundered
After a while, they took the initiative to withdraw their troops, but this major victory still made everyone in Khotan rejoice.
In this battle, Khotan not only captured a large amount of property, but also captured many nobles, who could be exchanged for large ransoms in the future. After this battle, the morale of Khotan was greatly reduced, and the Karakhan people's vitality was severely damaged. At least five
Within seven years, it was impossible to carry out a powerful foreign invasion. The bravery and crazy fighting style of the army led by Ai Yihai left an indelible impression on Yuchi Bodhidharma, who had been watching.
Therefore, when reporting victory to Yang Hao, the Khotan Kingdom went a step further after recognizing Yang Hao's Xia Kingdom and respecting Yang Hao's Xia Kingdom as its suzerain state. In his good news letter to Yang Hao, he said respectfully:
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, as the Protector King, the army you sent is as brave as a diamond lion. With the help of the trustworthy General Ai Yihai, who makes the enemy frightened, we marched straight in and directly hit Shu.
We captured the enemy's wives and family members in Lecheng, and also obtained elephants, fine horses, gold, gems and other properties. The only drawback is... This place is densely populated, so food is limited. We were all hungry when we came back, even if
Shichen and General Ai are no exception..."
This news was cleverly revealed to Song officials through the mouth of the Xia peace envoy, and the intelligence collected by Song itself also confirmed this. As a result, the attitude of the Xia envoy became obviously tougher, and Zhao Guangyi had to start a new journey.
It’s time to examine the proper attitude towards Xia Guo.
What does it mean that the Xia Kingdom won this great victory? It means that they have rapidly expanded their influence in the Western Regions. All the countries in the Western Regions believe in power and strength, whether it is out of awe or wanting to cling to power, soon
There will be many countries in the Western Regions showing goodwill to the Xia State and communicating with them, but these countries are beyond the reach of the Song State and have no influence.
This victory also means that Xia State's military morale will skyrocket. It means that Xia State will have a stable rear at least for the time being. It means that Yang Hao will have another month at most to have an additional force in his hand that he just won.
The returning fresh troops will be added to the Hengshan front line, and the difficulties for the Song State to suppress the Xia State will further increase. As a big country among the countries in the Western Regions, the Khotan State has already taken the lead in recognizing the Xia State's suzerainty status. If the peace talks
If it can succeed, what does it mean for the imperial court to become the suzerain of the Xia Kingdom? It means that the imperial court can expand the influence of the Song Dynasty and the glory of the emperor to the distant Western Regions without spending a single soldier.
Zhao Guangyi's heart became hot. He summoned Lu Duoxun and Zhang Jie and told them only one sentence: "I want to agree to Yang Hao's conditions and return home with a full family. You can think of a safe way for me."