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Chapter 453: The bitch who suddenly rides on others
On the third day of March in the third year of Yongning, the spring breeze was warm, and the Chinese Emperor Zhang Xuan once again led the Western Expedition.
On that day, the emperor consecrated Guo Ziyi as the general manager of the marching troops and the governor of the three armies, leading the Flying Tiger Army. Tian Kexin is the military counselor general and military counselor of the three armies. Nan Jiyun was canonized as the general manager of the Shence Army, Lei Wanchun was the deputy general manager, and Ju was the central army. Li Siye was canonized as the general manager of the Shenwu Army, and he was the right army. Zhang Xun was enthroned as the general manager of the logistics of the three armies. He led the rear team of 20,000 people and was responsible for the dispatch of grain, grass and baggage. He consecrated Prince Ge Le of Uighur as General of Uighur and led 50,000 Uighur troops and horses to assist in the war.
Including Huihe troops and horses, a total of 220,000 troops marched westward, known as an army of 300,000. This is the largest and largest war in the Western Regions in the history of the Central Plains Dynasty. It is also the only historical trajectory dominated by time travellers.
The army set off from Liangzhou and was divided into three groups, each with an hour's interval between them. They followed the ancient Silk Road, entered Yumen Pass, and headed for the South Road of the Western Regions.
The people outside Liangzhou City had been watching the movement of the army from the morning of March 3rd to the morning of March 4th. Each army was led by cavalry, followed by a long line of infantry. Then came the archers, shield bearers, firearms battalions and other professional services, and finally came the endless supply of grain and grass troops, thousands of camels, thousands of chariots and horses, carrying the grain, grass and various kinds of supplies needed by the army. Military supplies.
Zhang Xun did not go out with the army. He was still based in Liangzhou and was responsible for continuously allocating a steady stream of grain, grass and baggage to the Western Regions to support the actions of the entire army.
Such a massive Western Expedition would have been impossible to complete without the full support of a huge state machine.
There are hundreds of miles from Liangzhou to Ganzhou. Between the two cities there are several rivers flowing down from the Qilian Mountains, flowing through the dry edge of the Gobi Desert to form oases.
The army of the Western Expedition camped on the bank of Jiangba River on the first day, on the Tanshan River on the second day, and on the third day on an unnamed river beach near the desert. That night, the roar of the wind and sand could be heard like thunder all night long. On the fifth day, the army arrived at Shuimo River. Starting from the early morning of the sixth day, they crossed the Shule River and entered the east-west Xingxingxia Grand Canyon sandwiched between two mountains.
After passing the Xingxing Gorge, the road into the Western Region is a smooth road without any deviations.
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Yiwu is the east gate of the Western Regions. In theory, it is a large city on the edge of the control of the Hexi vassal town in the Central Plains Dynasty. It originally belonged to Longyou Road. Later, Zhang Xuan reorganized the vassal town of Tianxia and placed it under the control of Hexi.
At noon, a caravan of several hundred people came from the direction of Ganzhou and slowly entered the city.
Zhang Xuan, who was dressed as a businessman, stood under the low city gate and looked up. He frowned secretly when he saw several shabby and tattered military flags symbolizing the jurisdiction of the Hexi vassal town of the Chinese Dynasty flying on the gate tower.
This was originally an important military and horse town, but now it is in name only. The imperial garrison originally numbered 500 people, but now it seems that there are not even 100 people.
A few lazy soldiers stood at the city gate, holding their spears and looking at the merchants entering and leaving the city gate indifferently. Standing in the sunshine, they almost fell asleep.
Because the Chinese emperor was marching to the west and the army was heading towards the Western Regions, there were actually very few merchants from the Western Regions entering the Central Plains through Yiwu. However, because of this, Yiwu City has become a gathering place for merchants to temporarily escape the disaster of war. Since the beginning of spring, it has been uncharacteristically lively.
Nan Jiyun, who was disguised as an entourage, gathered around with a sturdy bodyguard and whispered a few words in Zhang Xuan's ear.
Zhang Xuan sighed, turned around and greeted Li Tengkong and Guo Fu who had followed him all the way to the west incognito, and took the lead into the city.
Li Tengkong originally wanted to stay in Liangzhou to accompany Su Hudong during her pregnancy, but later he heard that the emperor wanted to sneak into the Western Regions incognito, so he changed his mind and decided to follow the emperor to protect him. As soon as Li Tengkong arrived, Guo Fu followed. Despite the strong objections of Guo Ziyi and others, the emperor still insisted on going his own way and secretly took Nan Jiyun and hundreds of guards disguised as merchants and left the army.
Zhang Xuan wanted to see the situation in the Western Regions with his own eyes, which would help him make decisions.
Entering the city, this is the smallest and filthiest city Zhang Xuan has ever seen since traveling through it.
On both sides of the street, there are many vulgar shops, mostly selling food. In front of the house, the door of the shop where roasted mutton and roasted biscuits were hung was open, buzzing with flies, and the smell of roasted meat mixed with the strong smell of sweat, giving off a strange, choking odor.
Behind Zhang Xuan, Nan Jiyun and many guards, including the emperor's personal eighteen iron guards, remained expressionless, while Guo Fu and Li Tengkong, who were dressed as merchant family members, could not help but hide their faces.Nose frowned.
There was a wild roar of laughter from the front. Zhang Xuan quickened his pace, separated from the crowd, and looked around.
¡°On one side of the street, on a chopping board, a woman¡¯s dress was in tatters and she was almost half-naked, lying there. Zhang Xuan could tell at a glance that this woman was not a Han, nor an ordinary Hu from the Western Regions. She should be a Tuqishi.
She has fair skin, dirty facial features, but an unusually hot and plump figure. On the upturned face, the cheekbones are prominent, the jaw is tapered, the eye sockets are sunken, and the eyes are dark.
Standing in front of the recumbent woman was a strong man with a ferocious face and an upper body. At first glance, he looked like he was a foreigner from a country in the Western Regions. He held a whip in his hand and whipped the woman while laughing wildly and shouting, "Sell it for the money you always have. Buy a woman like this home and she will be able to have children!"
"You bitch who is trying to do something for you, does anyone have a price? It's always money!"
The roars of laughter from the people around him, the shouts of the strong barbarian men, and the screams of the woman after the whipping all mixed together. The woman¡¯s waist was already a bloody mess. Guo Fu turned away unbearably and secretly tugged on Zhang Xuan's lapel.
Li Tengkong frowned and glared at the whipping Hu man.
"What's going on?" Zhang Xuan winked, and a guard stepped forward and asked.
"What's going on? This is a Tuqishi bitch that I captured. The Tuqishi people are all robbers, and their women are all bitches, do you know? The Tuqishi people killed my family and tribe, I finally managed to catch such a Tuqishi bitch, and she sold her goods back to Qiuci - but no one bought her even if I had the money?"
The Hu man glared at Zhang Xuan and others fiercely, "If you don't buy it, get out of here! Don't stop me from doing business."
The barbarian whipped her hard again, and the woman lay on her back and screamed loudly.
Li Tengkong couldn't hold it in anymore, grabbed Zhang Xuan's hand and squeezed it tightly.
Zhang Xuan winked at Nan Jiyun. Nan Jiyun stepped forward and took out a silver cake from his arms and shouted, "Okay, my master bought this woman!"
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Under the strong opposition of Li Tengkong and Guo Fu, Zhang Xuan and others had no choice but to leave Yiwu City and set up camp on a leeward hillside without staying overnight in the city. Li Tengkong lost his appetite when he saw the dirty conditions in the city.
After leaving the city and setting up camp, Li Tengkong and Guo Fu were busy taking care of and treating the Tuqishi woman. Zhang Xuan, under the protection of Nan Jiyun and other guards, walked up the high slope and stared at the faces of Barkol and Pu Leihai. direction, with a gloomy expression.
Judging from what he learned through inquiring, the situation in Beiting was far worse than he imagined.
Cheng Qianli¡¯s Beiting Protectorate is said to have moved to Barkol, but it is huddled in the Barkol area and has lost infinite control over Beiting. The Tuqishi were extremely rampant in Beiting, sending tribes everywhere to harass merchants and even capture the city. Many of the forts belonging to the Beiting Protectorate had already fallen. The city guard where Beiting used to be is now occupied by Tuqishi people.
Although the news of the Chinese emperor's 300,000-strong army for the Western Expedition had already spread to the Western Regions, it did not seem to have much impact on the Tuqishi people. Although the main force of the Tuqishi people retreated to the west, there were at least tens of thousands of Tuqishi cavalry remaining in Beiting.
"Your Majesty, Cheng Qianli is reallyI just received the news that there are still 20,000 soldiers and horses under the Beiting Protectorate, but Cheng Qianli is hiding in Barkol City, watching helplessly as the cavalry and Shi cavalry go around harassing the business roads. Burning, killing, and looting in various cities." Nan Jiyun said in a deep voice, "The Tuqi Shi people are actually not many in number, and the Tuqi Shi people who harassed Beiting are by no means the main force of the Tuqi Shi."
Zhang Xuan sighed sadly, "Nan Ba, I misjudged Cheng Qianli, and it's my fault. It's okay that he is incompetent, but the situation in Beiting is so bad, he dared to conceal it from the court. Such evil deeds, let's I can¡¯t stand it!¡±
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, our army will march to the Western Region immediately and march into Beiting. It will be just around the corner to eliminate the troubles caused by Tuqi Shiren."
¡°Your Majesty, I think we can¡¯t go further west, so we might as well wait in Yiwu for the arrival of the army¡± Nan Jiyun hesitated, but took the initiative to persuade. For the sake of the emperor's safety, he did not recommend that the emperor go deep into Beiting alone where there was chaos and chaos and cavalry could appear at any time.
Zhang Xuan shook his head and said calmly, "No, I will continue to look northwest, and even go to Barkol to meet Cheng Qianli. The army is slow to move, and it will take at least ten days to enter Yiwu. I can't wait any longer. "
"Tomorrow morning, you will follow me northward and drive to Barkol."
Nan Jiyun had no choice but to clasp his fists and obey the order.
At this time, Li Tengkong and Guo Fu hurriedly came out of the tent.Come and say hello from a distance.
Zhang Xuan looked back at the two women. The two women walked side by side and lowered their voices to Zhang Xuan, "Your Majesty, I have asked clearly. This woman is the Tuqi Shiren. It seems that her origins are not simple. She should be a Tuqi." Shi Jin occupied the families of the generals in Hanhai City."
Zhang Xuan frowned, "Take her with you, and let her go when she is better."
Li Tengkong hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, her injuries are actually superficial wounds. In addition, she has been starved for several days. She will probably be fine in two days. She is just a Tuqishi woman. If she is allowed to leave, , I¡¯m afraid she won¡¯t be able to return to Tuqishi, and her life will be in vain sooner or later.¡±
"Forget it, just keep her with us and we'll see what happens in the future." Zhang Xuan was silent for a moment, then turned and left, "I'll go see this woman."
Zhang Xuan dove into the tent.
The Tuqishi woman was curled up on the felt. She was wearing a dress by Li Tengkong. Guo Fu helped clean her face, revealing a fair face that was relatively beautiful for her age.
Zhang Xuan sat down silently, opposite the woman.
The woman looked at Zhang Xuan nervously and fearfully. It was only when Guo Fu and Li Tengkong also entered the tent that she felt relieved.
"Can you understand what I'm saying?" Zhang Xuan asked in a low voice.
"Yes." Tuqishi woman hesitated for a while, then said, her voice was clear, "My father is a businessman, and my daughter, Zhang Li, lived with her father in Chang'an for three years."
"Youwhy did you end up in Yiwu?" Zhang Xuan asked again.
¹@Àö was about to speak but stopped, but fell silent. Her fair and beautiful face was trembling, and two tears fell from her sunken eye sockets.
Guo Fu couldn't bear it anymore, she pulled Zhang Xuan's arm and said softly, "Husband, she was too frightened, so I'd better ask another time"
Zhang Xuan¡¯s mouth twitched slightly, but he nodded slowly, stood up and left.
Intuitively, he felt that the Tuqishi woman they accidentally rescued today was not simple. This Tuqishi woman gave him a very strange feeling, especially her aura hidden behind panic and fear, which made him think deeply.
After leaving the camp, she saw Li Tengkong following her out. Zhang Xuan turned around and whispered in her ear, "Kong'er, you have to be careful about this woman. I feel that this is not an ordinary Tuqishi woman."
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The next morning, at Zhang Xuan¡¯s insistence, hundreds of them joined another caravan from Geluolu and headed towards Barkol together.
The North Courtyard was under the attack of the cavalry of the Sudden Cavalry, so the caravans that came and went were often accompanied by groups of merchants' escorting servants.
Two days later, the mixed caravan camped on a hillside less than a hundred miles away from Barkol.
A team of nearly a thousand people, plus various goods piled up, formed a medium-sized camp on this high slope. Zhang Xuan didn't think much about safety, because this place was just outside Barkol, under the eyes of Cheng Qianli's army and horses. Even if Cheng Qianli was useless, the Tuqi Shiren would not arrogantly rob merchants outside Barkol. Team, right?
This is Zhang Xuan¡¯s idea, but this is not the case.
However, since the emperor was here, Nan Jiyun and his 500 elite Shence cavalry did not dare to neglect. They were heavily guarded around the camp, and secret sentries were even arranged under the hillside.
When the night turned white, suddenly a shrill horn horn broke the silence. Dozens of feathered arrows pierced the sky and landed on the outside of the camp. The sound of galloping horse hooves and shouts soon woke up the entire camp.
The Geluolu merchants were horrified, but they were not panicked after traveling on the business road for many years. Soon a team of hundreds of people gathered, armed with scimitars and spears, to protect their belongings.
Zhang Xuan came out with his clothes on. Nan Jiyun and his soldiers immediately gathered with solemn expressions to protect the emperor and the two imperial concubines in the circle.
"Don't panic! With less than a thousand people, we can still handle it!" Nan Jiyun shouted loudly, "Eighteen Iron Guards, lead a hundred people to protect the master to the death, and the rest of the men will follow him down the slope!"
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