Half an hour later, Princess Ye, protected by thousands of cavalry, left Dongda Camp and galloped towards the east.
Zhang Yun took twenty of his men, as well as Princess Li Ruyi of Xianning and her two personal Han maids, and ran southward. They had Princess Ye's golden wolf tooth order, so they could go all the way unimpeded.
In fact, the Uighur army has already marched south, and all the patrol posts have shrunk back to their tents. They basically encountered no Uighur patrol posts on the road, only the large tents of Uighur herders that kept appearing.
At dawn, they had already left Huiheya tent for more than eighty miles.
At this time, a forest appeared in front, Zhang Yun said with a smile: "Let's take a rest!"
Everyone was resting in the woods. There was a small river next to it. The war horses were drinking water by the river, and everyone was eating dry food.
At this time, Li Ruyi came to sit next to Zhang Yun and asked: "Are you really a scout general of the Tang Army?"
Zhang Yun smiled slightly and said: "To be precise, I should be the commander of the scout army under King Jin of the Tang Dynasty."
"I know you are Guo Song's subordinate, but I want you to tell me for sure."
"Princess, do you want me to be Tang Jun?"
Li Ruyi bit her lip lightly and said, "I hope you are not."
After a pause, she added: "I don't want to go back to the palace anymore."
"Why?" Zhang Yun asked in confusion.
Tears welled up from Li Ruyi's eyes, and she sobbed softly: "From the moment I left the land of the Tang Dynasty, I swore that I would never be born into an emperor's family in my next life. If I could still return to my homeland, I just wanted to be a commoner."
Ordinary people lead ordinary lives."
She suddenly knelt down in front of Zhang Yun, cried and begged: "Please general, please don't send me back to Chengdu, let me go back to Datang anonymously!"
"If you have to send me back, I would rather die."
Zhang Yun looked at this poor beautiful woman, and his heart was filled with deep sympathy.
He thought of what he had experienced these days, and the unforgettable life these days had left a deep imprint on his life.
He thought for a moment and said in his mind: "Okay! I promise you."
.........
The Tang army defeated the Huihe army in the Hungu River. The 30,000-strong army was almost killed by the Tang army. Thousands of soldiers jumped into the Hungu River in despair and were drowned. The general Hedun Modagan and several ten thousand captains were all killed.
Died in the rebellion.
In this battle, almost all the young men of the Yaoluoge tribe were killed, and the Yaoluoge tribe completely declined.
The Tang army cleaned up the battlefield, burned and buried the corpses, and the army continued to move northward, heading towards the city of Huihe, Hanerduobali.
At night, the army was resting on the grassland. Guo Song was thinking about his next move in the tent. The 50,000 troops commanded by Jie Gangas would definitely come back for reinforcements. They still had an unavoidable battle, but there was a chance for this battle.
, there are 8,000 Tongluo soldiers among the 50,000 troops of Jiegangas. It depends on whether Chief Chiya can speak against the Tongluo army on his behalf.
At this time, the soldiers reported at the tent door: "Commander Zhang is back."
Guo Song was overjoyed and said quickly: "Let him come in!"
After a while, Zhang Yun walked into the military tent, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "Zhang Yun, a humble official, sees your highness!"
Guo Song had already received some information about Zhang Yun from Liu Ting, who had returned first. Guo Song smiled and asked, "I heard that you almost became the consort of Huihe?"
Zhang Yun smiled bitterly and said: "Although Princess Ye was interested, Beizhi did not agree. Beizhi is a Han, how could he marry a Huihe woman? Besides, Princess Ye would not be able to come back to the Tang Dynasty with me. Your Highness, this matter has passed.
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After a pause, Zhang Yun said again: "Your Highness, the Uighur Khan is dead. I am afraid that the Uighur Prime Minister Gu Duolu will proclaim himself Khan, and he will immediately call back the 50,000-strong army of Jiegan Gasi."
Guo Song walked a few steps behind his hands and asked again: "Are the Uighurs willing to accept a female khan?"
Zhang Yun shook his head, "Princess Ye told me that she can only become the queen mother with real power."
"This is her own choice. Since I promised to hand over Uighur to her in the end, she will arrange everything by herself. You have made great contributions this time, and I will commend you when you return."
Zhang Yun hesitated and said: "Your Highness, can you give me a month's leave for my humble position?"
"I can give you half a year if I go back."
"But it's a humble job...I just want to..."
Guo Song glanced at him doubtfully, "You are not really fascinated by Princess Ye, are you?"
"It's not Princess Ye, it's... Princess Xianning of the Tang Dynasty."
"Li Ruyi?"
Guo Song was startled and asked quickly: "Where is she now?"
Zhang Yun looked embarrassed, knelt down on one knee and said: "Bizhi promised to send her to the Tang Dynasty and let her remain anonymous. She does not want to go back to Chengdu and just wants to be an ordinary woman. Bizhi is well aware of her misfortune and wants to help her. Please, Your Highness
I am willing to be demoted to three levels."
"Do you want to marry her?" Guo Song suddenly asked.
Zhang Yun was so frightened that he quickly shook his head, "I just want to help her and send her back to Datang. She can't go back alone."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and asked: "Tell me first, where is she now?"
"Just outside the camp."
"Bring her to see me!"
"Your Highness..."
Guo Song laughed and said, "Don't worry! I won't compete with you for women."
Zhang Yun's face turned red and he quickly stood up and said, "I'll bring her over."
Zhang Yun left in a hurry. Not long after, he brought in a young soldier wearing armor. He was slender and he knew she was a woman at a glance.
Li Ruyi was very scared. Although Zhang Yun repeatedly comforted her, she was still afraid that Guo Song would send her back to Chengdu.
She gave her a Wanfu gift and said timidly: "Li Ruyi, a citizen girl, is here to see His Highness the King of Jin."
Guo Song smiled gently and said, "You don't have to be afraid. I promised Zhang Yun that I won't embarrass you."
Li Ruyi's nervous expression relaxed a little, but her heart was still hanging in the air.
Guo Song asked: "Do you have children in Uihe?"
Li Ruyi shook his head, and Guo Song added: "Douluo Si is dead, but I don't think you are sad at all. He is your husband, right!"
Li Ruyi still shook her head and whispered: "My husband is a Huihe Khan, not a Doroth. He only regards me as property, not a wife."
"What you mean is that you only married a khan, not a person. I understood you correctly!"
Tears welled up in Li Ruyi's eyes. No matter who became the khan, she would be forced to remarry, even her grandson. She choked and said, "That's what it means."
Guo Song took two steps with his hands behind his back and glanced at Zhang Yun, who looked nervous.
He smiled and said to Li Ruyi: "Let's do this! I'll give you two choices. The first one is that I send someone to take you to Chengdu and hand it over to your father."
"don't want!"
Li Ruyi shouted in fear, and Zhang Yun's expression changed drastically.
Guo Song waved his hand to stop the two of them, and said: "There is a second option. You can change your surname to Guo and marry my brother." Guo Song pointed at Zhang Yun.
Zhang Yun was stunned and stammered: "His Royal Highness Guo Song glared at him, "What the hell, I am the commander, how dare you disobey my orders?"
He asked Li Ruyi again, "Are you willing?"
Li Ruyi's surprised expression slowly returned to normal. She glanced at Zhang Yun shyly and nodded lightly, "I do!"
She suddenly came to her senses, knelt down quickly and said, "Brother, please accept my bow from my little sister."
Guo Song laughed loudly and said to Zhang Yun: "Kneel down too!"
Zhang Yun sighed in his heart, this ending really surprised him, it was like he was dreaming, but he did not reject this result in his heart.
He knelt down and bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for doing this!"
Guo Song poured another glass of wine and handed it to the two of them, "I will be the witness, and each of you will drink half of it and we will become husband and wife from now on!"
The two of them drank half of it each, which was regarded as combined wine.
Guo Song immediately ordered his soldiers to set up a small tent for them to rest in, and also set up a small tent for Guo Ruyi's two maids.
The two spent one night in the bridal chamber, and Guo Ruyi found a home from then on.
Zhang Yun was Guo Song's right-hand man and was highly valued by Guo Song. Zhang Yun was especially courageous and knowledgeable. He could not only be the leader of scouts, but also lead troops in sneak attacks. He had the style of a famous general.
For such a talented person, Guo Song would never want him to be seduced and captured by Princess Huihe, and become the consort of Huihe, otherwise he would probably meet on the battlefield in the future, so Guo Song made a decisive decision and decided to betroth Li Ruyi to him, and simply make a meal of it.
, completely ended the bad relationship between Zhang Yun and Princess Ye.
But what Guo Song did not expect was that although Zhang Yun himself severed ties with the Uighurs, more than ten years later, Zhang Yun's son would become the Khan of the Uighurs.
Early the next morning, Guo Song gave Zhang Yun a month's leave, rewarded him with five hundred taels of gold and a box of jewels, and sent three hundred soldiers to follow them south back to Taiyuan, asking him to go back and settle Guo Ruyi.
Zhang Yun left, and Guo Song immediately ordered, "Rise up the army and attack the city of King Huihe!"
The 60,000-strong army set out again, charging towards the city of King Huihe...