Chapter 310: Uighurs’ dramatic changes

In late July, the situation in Anxi changed dramatically. Wang Siyu's tribe took advantage of the opportunity of Tubo retreating westward. The Uighurs were restrained and took advantage of the opportunity to enter, captured Yanqi and Kucha, and rushed into the gap between Tubo and Uighurs. At this time, Jiegangas had no way to retreat. In desperation, he sent dozens of messengers overnight to protrude from all directions and ask for help from the Khan of Beiting, but he did not know that the loyal Khan, who had confronted Zhang Huan for nearly half a month, was also in a precarious situation at this time.

Whenever a new king of a country ascended the throne, he always first internally and then externally, cultivated internal affairs and killed rebel ministers to consolidate his throne. However, the Uighur Zhongzhen Khan fought outside the country after two months of ascending the throne. First, he sent Jie Gangas to lead a 100,000 army to march south. After being cut off by the Tang army, Zhongzhen Khan even launched a large army south to rescue, leaving the capital empty, which was a taboo for the new king to ascend the throne.

Just ten days after the Zhongzhen Khan sent troops, his brother Tuoba Qianli, supported by the two major tribes of Pugu and Abus, led a 50,000 army stationed in Tang and returned to the border to fight back to Han'erduobali. He was supported by the Celestial Celebration Mo Chuo Dagan. He announced the dethrone of the Zhongzhen Khan and established the second son of the former Li Khan to inherit the Khan throne, and was called Yingwu Khan. He himself proclaimed himself the Great Prime Minister and took charge of the military and political power of the Uighurs.

The news of a drastic change in the country soon reached Zhongzhen Khan, who was confronting Zhang Huan. Zhongzhen Khan is about thirty years old this year and is quite thin. As early as when his father was the prime minister of the Uighurs, he was a famous tyrant child in the Uighurs. When Pei Mingyuan was on the envoy to the Uighurs, he took Pei Mingyuan's money and arranged for him to meet his father.

Things changed and times changed. When his father succeeded the Uighur Khan, as the crown prince, he became a volatile person and began to worry about military and national affairs. He also believed that the Central Plains had a profound culture and a long history, and was definitely not something that the Uighurs could replace. The West was vast and sparsely populated, and had a cultural foundation led by the Turks. It was in line with the Uighurs and was suitable for the rule of the Uighurs. Therefore, he also strongly supported the national policy of advancing westward by his father.

Not long after he ascended the throne, he ambitiously sent generals to recover Beiting and forcing Anxi, trying to seal the mouths of the chiefs of various tribes with brilliant results to consolidate his position as Khan. Unfortunately, the person his father appreciated the most, Tuoba Qianli, the nobleman of Dangxiang, actually took away his position as Khan.

The loyal Khan walked back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back. He had calmed down from his initial shock and anger. Now he was considering how to regain the position of Khan. He knew very well that the reason why Tuoba Qianli was able to seize the throne successfully was the support of many tribes. The key was that his father seized the throne back then, but no matter what, he would never be willing to throw his position as Khan so away.

At this moment, a soft laugh came from the door: "Why are Khan worried?"

The loyal Khan turned around and saw a person standing at the door of the tent. It was his other brother Yao Luo Geling. Yao Luo Geling was originally a Han Chinese, named Lu Geling. During the Anshi Rebellion, he fled to the Uighurs with his parents. Later, his parents died. He was sold to the mansion of the later Uighur Prime Minister Dunmohe Dagan as a slave. Because of his cleverness and cleverness, he was deeply loved by Dunmohe Dagan, so he adopted him as his adopted son. After Dunmohe Dagan ascended the throne, he gave him Yao Luo, the surname of the Uighur noble, and changed his name to Yao Luo Geling.

This time, Zhongzhen Khan personally led a large army to support Anxi, so he followed him as a military advisor. When Zhongzhen Khan saw him coming in, he seemed to have caught a life-saving wood. He quickly pulled him into the tent, briefly explained the situation, and finally said: "This time Tuoba Qianli rebelled, and I have been in a mess for my brother. I hope I can teach me good strategies."

Yao Luo Ge Ling was shocked when he heard that Tuoba Qianli had established another new king, but he calmed down immediately. He pondered for a moment and said, "Khan, don't worry, I think there is still room for recovery."

The loyal Khan was overjoyed and quickly pulled him down and said anxiously: "Tell me quickly, what should I do?"

Yao Luo Ge Ling thought for a while and said, "Now Khan still has 70,000 troops, and Jiegangas's more than 70,000 troops, which is nearly 150,000. In terms of force comparison, it is stronger than Tuoba Qianli. The key is to seize the time and return to the capital before the morale of the army is disintegrated. Otherwise, once Tuoba Qianli uses his family to threaten the soldiers, everything will be over."

The loyal Khan frowned and hesitated for a long time before he said, "I also know that I must seize the time, but now we are in a stalemate with the Tang army, and Jie Gangas is also trapped in Anxi. What should I do?"

Yao Luo Ge Ling smiled, "It depends on whether Khan can make concessions."

"You mean giving up Anxi, Beiting." Zhongzhen Khan shook his head and sighed: "The Tang army confronted me until now, and we have to look for fighter opportunities. The current situation is not conducive to me. How could Zhang Huan give up this opportunity to wipe out our army?"

"I don't think so. Zhang Huan is not an ordinary general. Khan thought about it when he had only one city in Wuwei, so he sent an envoy to contact his father Khan to attack Tubo. He is now the Minister of War of the Tang Dynasty and the second powerful minister of the Tang Dynasty. How could he not have this vision?"

Speaking of this, Yao Luo Geling stood up and bowed deeply and said, "I am willing to go to the Tang camp for the Khan envoy to persuade Zhang Huan to make peace with the Khan."

Zhongzhen Khan thought for a while, then resolutely decided: "Maybe you are right, Tuoba Qianli is also his mortal enemy of Zhang Huan. With this, he may be able to consider making peace. You go now. If necessary, I can negotiate with him personally."

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The Tang army camp was about ten miles away from the Huihe camp and was north of Xianquan Town. At this moment, Zhang Huan was sitting cross-legged in the tent and focused on reading a letter from his family. The letter was written by his wife Pei Ying, hoping that he would pay more attention to rest in the army and take care of his health. However, the focus of the letter was that Cui Ning had given birth to a son for him. The child was born prematurely and was relatively thin, but both mother and son were safe. The mother had named his grandson Gui.

Thousands of miles away, suddenly hearing that he had a son again, Zhang Huan couldn't help but feel happy. He walked slowly in front of the tent with his back, looking at the stars in the east, and his homesickness arose in his heart.

At this time, a personal soldier trotted from a distance. Seeing that he was in a hurry and knew that there was something important, Zhang Huan took the letter into his arms and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Report to the governor, dozens of Uighur soldiers escorted one person outside, saying that he was a special envoy of Khan."

Zhang Huan was stunned. The Zhongzhen Khan sent envoys to find him. What happened? Could it be that he also learned that Wang Siyu's troops had occupied Kucha and Yanqi?

"Bring him in!"

Zhang Huan quickly walked back to the tent and sat down. After a moment, several personal soldiers brought Yao Luo Ge Ling in. Yao Luo Ge Ling stepped forward and gave a deep bow. "The prime minister under the Loyal Khan's tent, Yao Luo Ge Ling, the capital protector, met with Zhang Shangshu!"

When Zhang Huan heard that his accent was pure and without any obscureness of the Uighurs speaking Chinese, he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Are you a Han person?"

"That's right!" Yao Luo Ge Ling nodded and said, "My ancestral home is from Taiyuan, Hedong. During the Anshi Rebellion, I fled into the Uighurs with my parents."

Zhang Huan smiled slightly, "That's what we say, we are still fellow countrymen, please sit down!"

Yao Luo Ge Ling sat down, he pondered for a moment and said frankly: "Shangshu Zhang still remembers Tuoba Qianli!"

Zhang Huan didn't know why the other party suddenly mentioned Tuoba Qianli. He didn't say anything, but just looked at the uninvited guest vigilantly. Yao Luo Geling smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not hiding the governor. It's this Tuoba Qianli that has caused storms in the Uighurs. He has led his army to occupy Han'erduobali, announced the abolition of my Khan, and made Dengli's second son the new Khan. Tuoba Qianli is now the prime minister who holds military and political power."

Only then did Zhang Huan realize that there was an internal strife in the Uighurs. There were already two khans, which was interesting. The other party's intention must be to seek peace.

He smiled and said without saying a word: "So you Khan will send you to the letter of war. The two armies will fight to the decisive battle tomorrow, that's what it means!"

"No! No! No!" Yao Luo Ge Ling waved his hand in fear, "We Khan sent me here to reconcile with Shangshu Zhang, and there is no intention of a decisive battle. Shangshu must not misunderstand the sincerity of my Khan."

"Sincerity?" Zhang Huan laughed to the sky, making Yao Luo Ge Ling frightened. He was about to speak, but Zhang Huan's laughter suddenly stopped and looked at him coldly and said, "Not long ago, you Khan sent someone to Chang'an to seek peace, but while he was asking for peace, he personally led a large army south. How can I understand his sincerity with such a style of conduct?"

"This..." Yao Luo Ge Ling was speechless.

Zhang Huan stood up and said coldly: "It's okay to reconcile. At noon tomorrow, let you Khan come to my camp in person and I will interview him. Otherwise, even if he takes the initiative to withdraw his troops, I will chase and fight relentlessly, let alone let go of Jiegangas."

Yao Luo Ge Ling heard Zhang Huan's tone firmly, so he had to stand up and say goodbye helplessly. When he walked to the door of the tent, he heard Zhang Huan say behind his back: "Tell your khan again, don't think about taking the opportunity to attack, otherwise he will be finished."

Yao Luo Ge Ling's body shook. He suddenly understood Zhang Huan's deep meaning, turned around and gave a gift to Zhang Huan, and then walked quickly.

Yes! Zhang Huan has implicitly passed on his meaning to Yao Luo Ge Ling. He can accept reconciliation, of course, it is a conditional reconciliation.

Zhang Huan walked out of the tent with his hands behind his back. The cool breeze of summer night blew his face. The Uighurs had an internal strife, but this was something he had not expected. He knew very well that as long as he dragged the loyal Khan's army for ten days, the Uighurs' army would fall apart. He was completely sure to wipe out the 150,000 Uighurs' army in Anxi, and even tonight, he could defeat the enemy.

But he didn't want to do this. He had to consider it in the long run. Tuoba Qianli was a person with strong hatred and ambitions towards the Tang Dynasty. Once he really took power, the national policy of the Uighurs moving west would definitely change. The Uighur army would go south again, massacre the border residents of the Tang Dynasty, and plunder the wealth and children of the Tang Dynasty. No! He could never let Tuoba Qianli control the Uighurs. Although the loyal Khan was not reliable, he at least inherited his father's national policy of the westward advance, and this national policy was crucial to the Tang Dynasty's stability in the desert.

In this way, the Tang army could free up hands to solve the Khitan, Shiwei and other ethnic minorities one by one, without giving them the opportunity to grow up, and even regaining the vast territory west of the Pamir Mountains, there would be a stable situation in the northern desert.

To take another ten thousand steps, Zhang Huan also hopes that the more tragic and long-lasting the war between the Uighurs will be, the better.

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At noon the next day, three thousand Uighur cavalry guarded their loyal Khan and slowly came to the Tang army camp. At this time, the Tang army camp was ready to prevent possible sneak attacks from happening by the Uighurs.

Three thousand cavalry stopped a mile away from the Tang camp, and then a team of Tang soldiers went to negotiate. Soon, more than a hundred cavalry guarded a gorgeous carriage and rushed towards the Tang camp.

In the carriage, the loyal Khan looked at the murderous Tang army camp with a nervous mood. If he was not afraid of being detained or even killed by the Tang army today, it would be a lie. Moreover, as the king of a country, he actually came to the Tang army camp to negotiate in person, which was an extremely humiliating attitude in itself, but the severe situation in the country had left him with no choice.

He also knew that Zhang Huan had actually agreed to his request for reconciliation, and even if conditions were required, the envoys of both sides could be discussed. However, Zhang Huan insisted that he come to the military camp to negotiate in person. First, he wanted to confirm the authenticity of the matter, but more importantly, he wanted to give an explanation to his soldiers.

The carriage slowly walked in the Tang army's swords and guns. His hundred personal guards also got off the horse and followed on foot. The rows of Tang army helmets and armor on both sides were bright and bright, and their eyes were staring at the carriage with cold eyes.

The carriage finally stopped in front of a large white tent. Zhang Huan led dozens of civil and military officials to wait in front of the tent. He saw two Uighur generals and Yao Luo Geling helping a man in Uighur clothes out of the carriage. He saw that he was pale and thin, which was very different from the strong Uighur leader in his imagination. Zhang Huan turned around and whispered to Shen Fang, the chief censor who came to reward the army on behalf of the court, and said, "Is it him?"

Shen Fang had just turned around from the Uighur capital more than a month ago and had met the Loyal Khan. He nodded, "He is the Uighur Khan."

Seeing that the Uighur Khan's expression was a little uneasy, Zhang Huan smiled and greeted him, bowing and bowing to him, "Zhang Huan heard of the reputation of the Khan for a long time, but today he met for the first time. I hope the Khan will forgive him for any rudeness."

The loyal Khan stared at Zhang Huan with complicated eyes. He had actually seen Zhang Huan. His original name was Dumorodagan. When Zhang Huan was born Bali of the ears, he was once captured by the Tang army as a young Uighur nobleman. However, he was inconspicuous at the time and was not valued by Zhang Huan.

Zhongzhen Khan smiled and replied, "Governor Zhang has a deep relationship with our Uighurs. I hope that my Khan will come today and gain something."

Seeing that he could speak fluent Chinese, Zhang Huan smiled happily and said, "Khan, please go to the big tent to talk in detail."

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Chapter completed!