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Volume 2 Dragon Fights in the Wild 0155 The End of Black Khan (6)

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    Yelu Dashi's face looked very calm. He stroked his beard and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I think that Your Majesty does not need to go to Katwan in person. I can take your place to fight the Seljuks."

    "Prime Minister is leaving?" Xia Bolong asked.

    Yelu Dashi nodded and said: "Your Majesty, if you can trust me, please give me 30,000 soldiers and horses. I will attack the Seljuqs in Katwan. I will make sure they never come back!"

    "Thirty thousand? Is it too little? We currently have fifty thousand troops. When we fought the 60,000 Seljuks before, we lost nearly ten thousand people. The Seljuks are coming in large numbers this time, and their strength is definitely  It will not be less than 150,000. The prime minister used 30,000 to resist 150,000. I am a little worried." Chabaron said, "I want to personally lead all the troops to Katwan. Although the rebels are large in number, they are scattered and cannot be counted on.  .¡±

    "Your Majesty, during the Tang Dynasty, the Tang soldiers used 30,000 soldiers to resist 200,000 Turks. Didn't they win with less? I have this confidence that I can push back the Seljuks. Although it will not be a total annihilation, I can at least defeat them.  From now on, the Seljuks dare not invade the border. Test text watermark 6. Besides, our army has just occupied Samarkand, and people's hearts are unstable. If all the army is taken away, the city may rebel again. They are afraid of His Majesty's force. As long as they sit here  Samarkand, they will never mess around." Yelu Dashi said.

    Xia Bolong thought for a while and felt that he was indeed inferior to Yelu Dashi militarily. Yelu Dashi was a general with both civil and military skills. If he had not relied on guns and cannons, he would not have gained so much territory in a short period of time.  He was silent for two minutes, and then said: "Okay, Prime Minister Yelu, I will give you 30,000 troops and horses, and put all 30,000 Dragon Guards under your command, along with 180 cannons. How about that?"

    Yelu Dashi chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, the Dragon Guards are your Majesty's personal troops. I only need to bring ten thousand, and the rest will bring cavalry and cannons, which is enough to meet the enemy."

    "Okay, Prime Minister Yelu, you can choose the best troops from the 50,000-strong army. Mandesa has already gone to collect food and grass. When he comes, let him be your guide and take you to Katwan. I am in Samar  I can't wait for the good news of the Prime Minister's triumphant return!" Xia Bolong said.  Test text watermark 4.

    Yelu Dashi bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

    Xia Bolong turned his face and said to Liu Chengzong behind him: "You also go to protect the safety of Prime Minister Yelu."

    "I obey the decree!" Liu Chengzong bowed.

    An hour later, Mandesa collected enough food, grass and water for ten days, and followed Yelu Dashi to the Katwan Grassland.

    Chapron stood on the city wall of Samarkand, watching Yelu Dashi leave with 30,000 troops. He was also in a state of confusion at the moment. Although he had guns and cannons, he would always have scruples when facing so many people.

    "Your Majesty, can the Prime Minister win this battle?" Zhang Dahan, who was standing next to Xia Bolong, asked when he saw the back of the retreating army.

    "Prime Minister Yelu is both wise and brave. He once used tens of thousands of Khitan soldiers to defeat 200,000 Song troops and achieved a great victory. There should be no problems."

    Although Xia Bolong said this, he was also muttering in his heart, because he knew the Song army, but he didn't know much about the Seljuk people.  Test text watermark 3.  He sighed, turned around and walked down the tower, and said at the same time: "Let's go, it's time for us to do our thing. There are still 100,000 surrendered troops in Samarkand waiting for us to rectify it!"

    Chabaron called together all the rebellious little Khans in Samarkand who were afraid of him, and preached to them. He moved them with emotion and reason, which was nothing more than promoting the benefits of the Dragon Empire and how to treat the people.  policy.  After he was done with the deception, he asked the thirteen little Khan kings to each take their own troops outside the city, then selected 30,000 strong men and expanded them into the Dragon Guard Army, and the remaining 70,000  The people were unified into the fifth legion of the Dragon Empire.

    In the next two days, Xia Bolong's real Dragon Guards were in the city to pacify the people, and they pulled 100,000 troops out of the city for training and found them errands to do, which also saved them from having nothing to do in the city.  On the other hand, he sent people to Katwan Grassland to inquire about the news.  Test text watermark8.

    On the tenth day, Sultan Sanjar of the Seljuk dynasty led 300,000 coalition troops towards Katwan.  This time, almost all the eastern states of the Seljuq Dynasty sent soldiers and generals, ranging from tens of thousands to one or two thousand.  Sanjar summoned these troops under the guise of resisting the pagans, hoping to take this opportunity to conquer the Black Khan Dynasty eastward and attack the Dragon Empire by the way.

    After getting this news, Xia Bolong could no longer sit still. Thinking that Yelu Dashi only had 30,000 people, but the other party had 300,000, the ten-fold gap made Xia Bolong feel the pressure of the Seljuq Dynasty.  On the night of the tenth day, Xia Bolong mobilized all the troops he could mobilize and prepared to support the army.While he was in the process, a trace of the Battle of Katwan also flashed in his mind.  The Battle of Katwan is a famous battle in the history of Central Asia. In 1141, King Yelu Dashi of Western Liao defeated 100,000 Central Asian coalition forces. The once-prominent Great Seljuk Empire perished. For the first time, Islam succumbed to an unbelieving regime.  .

    The Battle of Katwan had a great impact in the West. It was the period of the Crusades in the Middle East.  After the Battle of Katwan, it was widely rumored in the Middle East that a Christian King John from the East defeated the Seljuk Caliph. This legendary King John is currently believed by Western historians to refer to Juer Khan of the Harakhitans.  That is, the Yelu Dashi in Xiliao.  This battle made Hara Khitan famous in Central Asia. Now in Central Asia and even Russia, China is still called "Khitan".  Test text watermark 5.

    "It is now 1124, 17 years earlier than the battle that Yelu Dashi fought when he was the king of Western Liao Look at the territory I occupy now, except for the Mongolian tribes, on this large territory,  It is the territory of Western Liao in history. ***, it seems that I have the same foresight as Yelu Dashi. However, in the future, those Central Asians and Europeans will pass on our Dragon Empire. Of course, now I still  Don't be too happy because the entire Black Khan Dynasty has not officially fallen into my hands." Xia Bolong thought in his heart.

    After rewarding the generals at all levels, at the banquet, in front of everyone, Xia Bolong stood up and said loudly: "Generals, in this battle, Prime Minister Yelu has made immortal achievements. Taking this opportunity, I, General Yelu,  Dashi was granted the title of Marquis of Zhongyong, ranking first in rank. Prime Minister Yelu, please accept everyone's worship!"

    After Yelu Dashi heard this, he was very grateful. Before he could thank Xia Bolong, he heard everyone shouting together: "See you, Lord Marquis!"

    "You are all meritorious people. Yelu Dashi is just relying on your bravery to kill the enemy." Yelu Dashi said as he walked to the center of the hall, turned around, bowed to Xia Bolong, and said, "Your Majesty,  In this battle of Katwan, all the credit belongs to the soldiers under his command. Yelu Dashi dare not steal this great credit. Besides, since your Majesty abolished the princes, we no longer have such a distinguished status in the Dragon Empire. I sincerely ask your Majesty to take back the order.  .¡±

    "This I will definitely reward the generals for their merits, but without you commanding the battle, there will definitely not be such a victory. I value you very much. If you don't reward me, I will feel very sorry." Xia Bolong said  .

    Yelu Dashi bowed and said, "If your majesty must reward me, just ask me to reward you with some gold and silver. There is no need to break the rules of the empire."

    "No! Rules are made by people. The reason why the princes and nobles system was abolished was because of the need for reform. Otherwise, the country's strength could not be strengthened. It is different now. I should prepare some princely systems to reward those who have made meritorious service in the war.  Man, let's do this. When we return to Gaochang, I will give another reward. Now that we have repelled the Seljuks, they don't dare to invade the border again, and they have to turn back to Balashagon." Chapron said.

    Yelu Dashi said: "Your Majesty, I think there is no need to rush back to Balashagon at this moment. We should take advantage of the fact that the Seljuks are immersed in a great defeat and are afraid of our army. We should conquer the Seljuq Dynasty in the west and give up the border here.  The countries surrendered to our country and made them a barrier here."

    "Western Expedition to Seljuk? Well, now is the time. Well, then I will leave this arduous task to you, and let you lead 30,000 elite troops in front, and let Bai Baiwen, Moro,  Qin Ming will follow with an army of 60,000. He must defeat the Seljuks and make them completely surrender to me. I will provide you with a solid backing in Samarkand!" Xia Bolong said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Yelu Dashi, Baiwen, Moro, Qin Ming and others replied together.

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