Chapter 1: One of the Difficulties of Traveling Thousands of Miles: The Northern Court Storm (Part 1)
Sun Xiurong is gone.
He left quietly. He was the governor's office of the Thunder Yechuan. For the first time, he led the Talas brigade and a few followers away before the city gate opened in the morning.
At a late autumn dawn, the temperature in Talas at more than ten degrees is very suitable, but in this case, it is unknown that a heavy snow will come suddenly at a certain period of time.
Three thousand Talas brigades and nearly four thousand horses, the movements are naturally small.
Perhaps they learned that the governor was leaving, or perhaps the family members of the young soldiers who were willing to follow the governor to the junta had known it a long time ago. When the city gate opened, a large number of figures had already emerged on both sides of the street, including Hu people, Han people, Turks, merchants, farmers, and Huilin from Cheng'en Temple, the host of the newly established Zoropa Temple, the former leader of the Mithra Sect, Hawthorne, etc.
Sun Xiurong saw the familiar figures of Li Fei Shouyu, Feng Changqing, Hou Qi, Li Jincai, Yuanfeng, Shi Yunu, etc., and also saw the Sogdian farmer Lao Trick, craftsman Kuduke, who was liberated from his slaves three years ago. It was still time for curfew, and everyone did not make any noise. They quietly watched the Broken Ye Jun running towards the city gate in neat steps.
Sun Xiurong resisted the stir in his heart and smiled and signaled to everyone.
Not long after, the Talas Brigade completely walked out of the north gate.
According to the rules, the city gate was closed again, but Sun Xiurong vaguely heard crying and shouting from behind the door. Although there were soldiers guarding the city shouting loudly, the crying still did not stop.
"With the people like this, what else can we ask for?"
Sun Xiurong sighed inwardly, and did not leave a long souvenir before urging his horse to gallop.
The post road from Talas to Beiting first went north and then east, and soon arrived at the turn of the post road.
In the morning light, a small team of cavalry was wandering there.
After seeing the Talas Brigade, the small team of cavalry quickly came up.
Sun Xiurong met Sahalian's dark face shining in the morning light.
After seeing Sun Xiurong, Sahalian dismounted and bowed respectfully, "Governor, if I had known you would go to Mobei, my Gongyue team would be able to move back with me."
Sun Xiurong smiled and said, "It's so stupid. Compared with Mobei, Talas is much better here, so stay well!"
Sahalian said, "Governor, Suha is proficient in Khitan and Martial. Since he has followed you this time, I will use him more. There are 300 young men from the Bow Moon Division in the Talas Brigade, which can also be of great use."
Sun Xiurong nodded, "I naturally considered it, don't worry, after arriving at the finish line, I will ask Su Xijie to draw about a hundred people from there to join Renyongdu."
When Saha even lit up his eyes, he naturally knew what Ren Yong was, but with his knowledge, he probably thought it was the "Yu Hou Army" of the Tang Dynasty. Even so, he was stronger than ordinary cavalry.
After saying goodbye to Sahalian, the group of people drove east for a distance and arrived at Yijiancheng in the evening the next day.
Yuanfeng has no longer appointed him as the guard of Yi Jiancheng, so he naturally has to fulfill his friendship with the landlord and have nothing to say overnight.
From Yi Jiancheng, the post road was divided into two, one heading straight east to Saiye City and Rehai, and the other heading northeast to the northeast. You can reach the Shuanghe Governor's Mansion through the Alishi tribe and the Gloru tribe. From there, you can reach Tingzhou where the Beiting Protector's Mansion is through Xilin guarding.
Since the court asked them to take the North Line, they naturally had to take the Northeast route.
After saying goodbye to Yuanfeng, the large group of people turned northeast, which was also the way for Master Sanzang to obtain scriptures in the west. There were three thousand powerful troops on the side, and under the banner of the Tang Dynasty, the Alishi tribe and the Geluo tribe surrendered to the governor's office of Suiyechuan. Sun Xiurong and his party passed the two without any twists and turns, and arrived at Xilin to capture the captive force twenty days later.
After Liu Longxian's death, thanks to Cheng Qianli's care, Liu Longxian's best friend Di Wuxin succeeded as the Xilin Guard. However, although he knew some swords and guns, he was a civil servant after all. In addition, Liu Longxian, who was very skilled in martial arts, died in an unknown way. Unlike Liu Longxian's past, Di Wuxin spent most of the year in the castle, but only accepted gifts from the surrounding tribes at the end of the year.
After so long time has passed, no matter how foolish the fifth Xin is, she will understand that Liu Longxian's death must be related to Sun Xiurong. However, the status of the two is too different, and the second is that Sun Xiurong is now passing by with three thousand elite troops. He is open-minded and has prepared some food and supplies to supplement the Talas Brigade.
From Xilin Shogun to the east to Wuzai Shogun, the vast pasture on the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains was actually dominated by a Shesheti tribe, which was occupied by tribes that had previously attached to the Western Turks, and Dingkou had more than 20,000 tents. They were able to occupy this place, which was naturally because the Shesheti tribe was extremely respectful to the Tang Dynasty.
Along the way, castles similar to Xilin Shoocha emerged one after another. There was one place around about two hundred miles away, surrounded by Han soldiers who were farming, and further away was the herds' pasture. At the end of October, a large group of people approached Wuzai Shoocha.
Wu Zai Shuucai, which is the Manas of later generations.
There is a large tribe around Wuzai Shouzhao.
Secret part.
When Sun Xiurong and others arrived, a grand wedding ceremony was being held.
Due to the arrival of Sun Xiurong, the grassland situation north of the Tianshan Mountains has undergone rare changes, which is more violent than the original history.
In the northern part of the Tianshan Mountains, the Tang Dynasty set up the Beiting Protectorate. The majority of the Protector was served by Li Linfu, the current prime minister, while the second deputy Protector was Meng Lingcha, and the third deputy Protector was Cheng Qianli, the only military town in charge of the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the Hanhai Army Guardian.
Of course, Cheng Qianli also included the deputy envoy of the Jiedushi Administration of Beiting and Qizhen Anxi Town.
This wedding was actually hosted by Cheng Qianli!
After Gai Jiayun left, his layman Ma Lin did not take him away, but stayed in Anxi. Compared with Meng Lingcha, Cheng Qianli was willing to accept a hero like Ma Lin, so he became the deputy protector of the Beiting Protectorate, the commander of the Hanhai Army, Cheng Qianli, and the capital of the entire Hanhai Army.
Cheng Qianli could not have known about the travel of a large group of people like Sun Xiurong, and Sun Xiurong himself was used to letting the detective cavalry go dozens of miles forward. So Nangongxun's detective cavalry met Ma Lin's Yu Hou army, and Ma Lin naturally knew that Sun Xiurong was going to be transferred to another place. With his current perception, he could not understand the danger along the way, but he was deeply moved by his good "luck" again.
So Ma Lin personally brought more than ten cavalry to greet him.
"Grandmaster..."
"Malang, who are you and me? Why do you need those false rituals? I'm a little surprised to get this title at the beginning. This title was mostly given to the chiefs of Hu tribes, such as the Geshu tribe, the Axijie tribe, the Alishi tribe, etc., and they were given the title of Duke and Governor, and the Grand Governor, and some were also given the title of a certain general and the Khan of the tribe."
"I guess you know too. I went to the Juyan Governor's Office, and was called the Grand Governor. In fact, the department is in a difficult situation and the situation is in danger. The northern desert is not as good as the Western Regions. There are many large tribes, and they are also brave and good at fighting. None of them are easy to deal with. I don't know how good or bad things are going here. After my mother was Dugu, the court asked me to take care of the department for this reason, so they have these titles and titles."
"Anxi, Beiting has dozens of tribes of all sizes and sizes, and there are no less than ten people with dukes and great commanders. Ma Lang still calls me "Sun Lang" or "Da Lang" the best."
In the first cold wind, Ma Lin stared at Sun Xiurong in a daze, but his heart was filled with waves.
"Sun Lang is only one year older than me and is not as good as me, but since he walked out of the Pamir Mountains five years ago, he has been higher and higher every year. Now he has reached the high position of the Grand Governor. Although he is a Grand Governor, he has not officially registered with the Ministry of Personnel, but is only registered with the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple, but that is also quite remarkable."
"Although it's a bit awkward, the road he has walked in just five years is still unavailable for ordinary people to catch up with. Now they are transferred to the junction. The journey is difficult and dangerous, and it's not less than ten thousand miles. Ordinary people are scared, but they look calm and gentle. Compared to him, I am the firefly by the bright moon. Could it be that I'm wasting my whole life in Beiting like this?"
However, thinking of Cheng Qianli's advice, he said, "Since this is the case, I'm not polite. Dalang, a wedding ceremony is being held. Since you are here, you might as well watch the ceremony together."
"Oh? What's the specific situation?"
"Dalang, from here to the vicinity of Luntai, there are all the pastures of Chumibu. To the east is the pastures of Basimi. You also know that in the north of the Mo, Basimi, Gelulu, and Uighurs are the three largest tribes except the Turks. Here, Basimi spans the north and south of the desert, Jinshan and Tianshan are all the pastures."
"From the east of Baximi, it is the Shatuo tribe. Whether it is Chumi or Shatuo, it is a small tribe with about 5,000 tents. In order to balance Baximi, the court naturally wants to let Chumi, and Shatuo get close to it. Now the Shatuo Grand Chief is the same age as you, named Zhu Xiegu Chuzhi. With the help of the court, he will marry the daughter of the Chumi tribe."
(Zhu Xiegu Chuzhi, the fifth ancestor of Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty)
"Such a big deal, naturally, Cheng Duhu personally takes charge of it..."
Sun Xiurong heard a hint of sarcasm in Ma Lin's mouth and smiled and said, "Is there something strange here?"
Ma Lin's mouth moved, but he didn't tell the truth after all, and said with a smirk: "What's wrong? It's just that after Zhu Xiegu Chuzhi welcomed the bride, he crossed the Basimi tribe and returned to the vicinity of Pulehai. The girl from the Chumi tribe was extremely beautiful. The Dahan of Basimi had long seen it, but unfortunately the court took it first."
"Ba Ximi is naturally disobedient to the Tang Dynasty, but she is still not polite to the passing governor Shatuo. I am worried that although Zhu Xiegu Chuzhi, this guy, married a beautiful girl, is a question whether he can arrive in Pu Leihai safely."
Seeing that his eyelids were pounding slightly when he was saying this, Sun Xiurong knew that he was lying, so he said, "It's okay, I am Duke Guiyi of the Tang Dynasty. I also have the imperial edict issued by the Holy Emperor to help each department to provide food and grass, and the imperial sword given by the Shangfang. Since I was touched, I will send the Shatuo people for a long time. Anyway, I will pass by Pulehai."
“That’s, that’s”
Chapter completed!