Chapter two hundred and eighty-ninth the aftermath of the cavalry
Dunduo City on the edge of Boda Ridge, as the dividing line between the jurisdiction of Tuqishi and the Anxi Protectorate, has been used as the forward base of the Tang army many times, but after the excitement, it will eventually become deserted. The Anxi Protectorate has since strengthened
In order to increase the strength of the troops here, a brigade of 100 people originally stationed here was added to a regiment of more than 200 people from the 34th Zhechong Mansion.
On a hot summer morning, the grassland on the other side of the river was filled with mist. The soldiers on duty on the city wall took advantage of the warm sun that was about to rise and lay down under the base of the parapet, leaning on their spears.
Until there was a rapid rumbling sound in the distance, like dense rolling thunder that exploded against the ground before a thunderstorm. The soldiers squinted their eyes and made random guesses, maybe a herd of antelopes was migrating?
He stood up with hunched shoulders and supported the spear, his gray and dusty eye sockets suddenly widened, and he hurriedly pushed his comrades awake: "Quick, go and report to the captain! The Tuqi Shiren are here!"
The soldiers on the city wall picked up their spears, took off their crossbows from their backs, and squatted behind the female wall, staring at the distance not far away.
Tuqishi's army stopped in front of the Dihuai River, and had no intention of crossing the river for the time being. A white wolf-skin banner was erected in the center of the military formation, surrounded by fang flags, and the atmosphere was solemn and majestic. It should be that Tuqishi Khan himself was leading the troops.
Come.
The captain held his helmet under his arm and ran up the steps to the city wall wearing iron armor. He followed the soldiers' instructions and looked into the distance.
He set up a pergola and made a visual inspection. There were about seven or eight phalanxes distributed on the banks of the Dialgear River, with a total strength of about 20,000 people. Dialgea City once held out for a month under siege by tens of thousands of Sulu troops.
How long can he hold on to multiple cities?
"Doesn't it look a little wrong?"
Every captain has a brigade commander beside him who says: "Lieutenant, what's wrong?"
"If the army of Tuqishi Khan wants to attack our city of Dundo, they should cross the Diaohuan River in one move and form an array in front of the city. What does it mean to stop advancing like this when they reach the river?"
Peng Ke could not answer the funny question, and Tu Qi Shiren quickly gave the answer. The two phalanxes in front of the banner moved to both sides, like an open dragon gate formation, and Tu Qi Shi Khan Hemo's Chinese army stepped forward.
To the river.
Wearing a white felt robe and silver armor, Mo He stood out among the gray and plain cavalry troops. He waved his hand and shouted to the people behind him: "Give me the hair that the King of Tang has given me."
Get the flag out!”
When the emperor conferred the title of Tuqi Shi Khan on He Mo, he would be given a banner, a gate banner, and a tooth banner, which was a kind of recognition of the legal status of his subordinates.
"Light the fire!"
Several guards piled up dry firewood and cow dung and lit them with torches. The dancing flames burned the air, and gray smoke swirled and rose in the day.
The Tuqi Shijue shaman rides a yak with snow-white hair and wears colorful felt clothes. He holds an animal skin drum and beats it, chanting in his mouth as accompaniment.
Mo He raised his head and roared in the direction of Dunduo City: "The Great Tang Tian Khan is ungrateful and ungrateful, and he is a merciless man! This has made my three tribes of Tuqi Shi feel cold. Now I, Quelu, will appease the tribesmen and take on the role of Tengger."
He was given responsibilities, and the banners were burned down. He was no longer a minister of the Tang Dynasty, so he established himself as a khan with ten surnames and took charge of the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains!"
"Burned!"
The soldiers rolled up the yellow gate banners and red flags together and threw them into the blazing fire.
Mo He looked down at the burning flag dancing in the fire, and his cheeks twitched. It was not easy to make such a big determination to rebel. He had been having long nights and dreams in the past few days, and he thought about it countless times before making such a decision.
His rights must be upheld! Flag burning is the best way to appeal. The Tang army in Dunduo City will definitely bring the news to Qiuci, and the Anxi Jiedushi will definitely report the news to Chang'an. The king of Tang unexpectedly
If you dare to underestimate me, I want to see how he ends up!
On the wall of Dundo City, Brigadier looked at the flames rising in the distance, grinned, widened his eyes and gasped: "Burn the Imperial Banquet, they are plotting rebellion!"
The captain turned around and glared at him: "Don't make any noise, nonsense, do you even need to say this?"
The shaman beat the drum and danced wildly around the fire. When the winding fire gradually became smaller, the shaman could no longer dance and climbed onto the back of the yak panting.
Mohe Khan waved his hand with satisfaction, the trumpeters blew their horns, and the formation began to close, with two cavalry as the vanguard and rear, leading the army to retreat slowly.
In just a blink of an eye, the grassland on the other side of the Diaohuan River was completely cleared, leaving only cow, sheep and horse dung on the ground and the still burning fire.
The tense sergeants at the top of Dundo City relaxed and even felt a little disappointed. The sudden movements of the cavalry were loud but not rainy.
The captain muttered in dissatisfaction: "I've already put on my armor, and you show me this? At least you can attack the city and give it a try."
He turned around and walked down the steps of the city wall with low interest, and ordered the brigade leader behind him: "Send two people and two horses to quickly deliver the news to the Anxi Protectorate, and tell them to rush Shi Huang's troops across the river to burn the imperial banner."
, want to rebel and be independent!"
"Here!"
The brigade leader was about to leave in a hurry, but the captain turned around and shouted: "Wait a minute! Let someone search the fire first to see if they can find the remaining copper tapes of the flagpole."
"Why is this?"
"Hearing is false, seeing is believing, and you don't know how to keep physical evidence! Go quickly!"
"Here!"
After the brigade leader crossed his arms and resigned, he quickly sent someone to do it. Soon the south gate of Dunduo City opened, and the two men rode out of the city gate and headed along the official road in the direction of Qiuci.
Half a month later, the news of Tuqi Shi Huang's surname Shao Yuci Jingjie's rebellion quickly spread to Qiuci. Meng Lingcha, the deputy guardian of Anxi Province, became energetic after hearing the letter. This is exactly what is missing, and I want to sleep.
Someone gave him a pillow. Isn't this the opportunity that Tu Qishi gave himself to make meritorious deeds? This achievement was enough to send him to the position of Jiedushi of the Four Towns.
However, it is still unclear whether things will evolve according to his wishes. Above his head are Tian Renwan, the governor of Anxi, the imperial court Zhongshu Sheng, and the sage Li Longji.
Even if he becomes the deputy governor of Anxi, he still does not have the authority to directly report to the saint. Only after becoming the Jiedushi, the emperor will confer a court official position of Yushi Zhongcheng, and the memorial can be directly sent to Tianting.
Fumeng Lingcha immediately went to see Tian Renwan and revealed his intention to him. He hoped that Tian Zhongcheng could secretly reveal his intention to send troops again to attack the cavalry in the memorial.
The imperial court usually gave priority to the opinions of the governors of border towns. After all, they were thousands of miles away and their understanding of the border situation was not intuitive enough. Although the opinions of those involved were mixed with many interests, they were relatively pertinent.
But Tian Renwan is not a person without opinions. He considered it from his own standpoint and sent troops to Tuqi Shi again. It was just a piece of cake and did not help much in his promotion. Moreover, Tuqi Shi Huang's surname was Hemo Khan.
Jingjie is just an appeal for one's dissatisfaction, which can be solved by peaceful means. In other words, even if troops are sent to defeat the Tuqi Shi Huang, who should be supported to be the Tuqi Shi Khan? Is it to be replaced by a black one?
The surname is Tuhuoxian? How could the Tang Dynasty’s strategy for border areas be so capricious?
Tian Renwan, the governor of Anxi, did not listen to Fumeng Lingcha's suggestion, but wrote his own views in the memorial and sent it all the way to Chang'an along the inn.
After receiving the memorial, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty took a look and found out that it was Mo He who was dissatisfied with the reward. The emperor had rich experience in dealing with this kind of dissatisfaction and was an inventor of various official positions. If he was dissatisfied with his official position, he would make up one for you.
A bigger official.
What He Mo wanted was nothing more than the Ten-surnamed Khans of the five groups on the left and right sides of the Turks. Of course, this position could not be given to him, and the Tuqishi Khan could not satisfy him. The emperor simply chose the Ten-surnamed Khan and the Tuqishi Khan.
He made up the title of the Turkic Zuoxiang Wudilu Little Khan, and ordered Gai Jiayun to go and appease him.
By the way, Gai Jiayun is still in Chang'an. In March, the emperor appointed him as the governor of Longyou, Hexi Province. As a result, the Zhongcheng was really in trouble. He had banquets, singing and dancing at home for three consecutive months.
It has been a long time since he took office. Minister Zuocheng and Pei Yaoqing have long been dissatisfied with him. Sage Shangshu impeached Gai Jiayun and accused him of being arrogant and incapable of success. Now in the autumn, the Tubo people are watching, but he is drinking and dancing at home. How about that?
So I replaced him. If he didn't want to be replaced, I would issue him an edict and strictly order him to take office within a time limit.
After receiving the two edicts, Gai Jiayun did not dare to mess around anymore. He quickly went to the Hexi Corridor to take up the post, and carried out the errands assigned to him by the emperor in a down-to-earth manner. He personally led his troops to Suiye Town and returned to the
Mo He rewarded him and still named him Xiaowei General on the right and Wuchuan Lu Xiaoqhan on the left.
Although Mo He was still dissatisfied, since the court had responded and personally sent Gai Jiayun to appease him, Gai Zhongcheng had to give him face, so he reluctantly accepted the reward, just waiting for the opportunity.
When this series of events ended, it was already the twenty-ninth year of Kaiyuan. Li Siye had nothing to do during this year, dormant in Qiuci and waiting for the opportunity.