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Chapter 93 The Rite of Winter (7)

A grand sacrificial ceremony commemorating the dead was unfolded on the hills near Lake Kara.

Since this battle took place in the Mouluo tribe, one of the three surnames of Geluo, the place between Bayantu River and Kala Lake was also called Mouluo at this time.

Therefore, in later records, this battle, which had a far-reaching impact and far exceeds the Battle of Tanshi Huaitai, was called the "Battle of Fortune". Of course, this place was established by the Tang Dynasty, and it was also called the "Battle of Hunhe".

The battle naturally ended again with the victory of the Shattered Ye Army. Due to the unique nail covers of the Shattered Ye Army's war horses, it was not easy for the Tang army and the Gelulu cavalry to escape.

In the end, the Shattered Ye Army wiped out Mou Luo Yehu's army, and then killed the male coefficient of the Maluo team higher than the wheel.

As for the Tang army, Sun Xiurong seemed to have completely released the bonds in his heart this time. He was not ruthless and killed all the officers above the captive teams and above who were supported by Lutian, leaving only ordinary soldiers with annual salary. Perhaps they were killed so much that they were not many of these people, and in the end there were only about two thousand people.

Cheng Qianli brought all the elites of the entire Hanhai Army and the Tianshan tribes. In this way, the entire northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains was completely empty!

In Sun Xiurong's original plan, he planned to migrate to the vicinity of Suyechuan with his troops, but after the battle of retreat, his ideas changed.

"The first time was on the way east, the second time was at Tanshi Huaitai, and the third time was now. As the saying goes, it is good, but things are only three. Since you are not kind, don't blame me for being unrighteous."

"In later Xinjiang, natural resources were still the richest in northern Xinjiang, and the types of grasslands on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountain were extremely rich. From the westernmost Sailimu Lake to the easternmost section of Balikun Lake, it is 2,000 miles from the east and west, from the desert/oasis grassland on the plain, on the hillside grasslands, and then to the alpine meadows, there are almost 100 million mu of acres."

"A north slope pasture can feed 100,000 herdsmen. In winter, herdsmen can transfer to flat land and make full use of mountain grasslands and oasis grasslands. In summer, they can migrate to alpine meadows. In one longitude, they can complete the transition by migrating less than a hundred miles from north to south."

"If Tacheng-Karamay and Altay areas were added, more herders could be raised. Later, the Qing Dynasty had more farming here, but it was too far from the later Corps era. From Kuitun City to Qitai County, 50 million mu of arable land could be reclaimed. Of course, at this time, let alone 50 million mu, it was also an amazing existence to be able to reclaim 5 million mu."

"In addition to Altay, Tacheng, and with Balikun Lake as a barrier, we can firmly lock the northern border. Later generations of Urumqi, the mineral resources near Luntai County are now extremely rich, and the northern slope is densely covered with forests, and the industrial and mining industry can be vigorously developed."

"Occupying this place can not only raise a large number of herdsmen, but also support a large number of farmers. Once it is occupied, it will take time to attract the Tang Dynasty's gaze in Anxi and Hexi. In order to fight against the headquarters, they will definitely migrate a large number of Dingkou to Anxi and Hexi. At that time, haha..."

So, after the battle of retreating, he asked Bai Xiaode to take four full camps and ride them one by one, and his original war horses and a large number of rassimi horses were ready to directly insert the gap north of the Tianshan Mountain from the western end of Jinshan and the gap north of Pulehai (Balikun Lake) to the northern slope of Tianshan Mountain!

In addition to the four camps of the Sakuye Army, there were also five thousand elite troops led by Zhu Xieguchuzhi, the great chief of the Shatuo tribe. After the battle of the fall, Guchuzhi remembered the past when he married "Chumi Princess" back to Pu Leihai with Sun Xiurong in the Chumi tribe. After seeing that the Hanhai army in Beiting were wiped out, he made up his mind to follow the Sakuye Army.

As for the tribes such as Qiezi and Sijie who moved to the west of Pulehai, Sun Xiurong did not let them go with him, but detained them.

History is always similar. Now it is time to settle the accounts. While Zhu Xieguchuzhi decided to surrender to the Suoye Army, Qieziyu, the leader of the Qiezi tribe, and Sijieguiren, the leader of the Sijie tribe, had to surrender.

Among the tribes that defected to the Tang Dynasty, because the Tianshan Bashimi tribe had the largest number of Dingkou, the leader Ashinashi was naturally dismantled and distributed to each tribe after his death. However, some of the nobles of the tribe were still promoted. This person was named Yan Hongda. Originally, Ashinashi was elected by the Uighurs, and the Geluo people were elected as the Turkic Khan and promoted by Ashinashi. In the Turkic language, the congressman was named Yan Hongda.

This is an extremely honorable thing. This person immediately used Yan Hongda as his name and imitated the Han people. In the future, his descendants will take Yan as their surname.

Among the 10,000 elite troops led by Gu Chuzhi, there were Yan Hongda's three thousand Basilimus's elite cavalry. Although the Tang Dynasty moved the Qibi tribe and Sijie tribe to the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains and recognized Yan Hongda's status in the Basilimus' tribe, in the view of the Qibi tribe, they "from Long" earlier and moved to Ganliang near the court's arrangement early in the morning. However, the Shibasilimus, Shatuo, and Chumi were all latecomers, so they were naturally not very convinced by it.

Sun Xiurong was afraid that they would be a solid piece, but now that they were all secret, Shatuo was obviously a group, Qiezi and Sijie were a group, and the Qiezi tribe and Sijie tribe had attacked him.

So, at the ceremony of surrender, Sun Xiurong discussed with the Chumi tribe, Shatuo tribe, and Basimi tribe, and killed the noble chiefs of the Qiezi tribe and above the centurion of the Sijie tribe, and selected the brave warriors from two ordinary military strokes as new nobles. Just like Jie Zhilu, who was born in the slave of the Basigu tribe, he turned around and turned into Basigu's khan.

After finishing the tribes of Tianshan Mountain, as Bai Xiaode left, there was another major event in front of Sun Xiurong.

In the battle of defeat, the Tang army and Geluo people suffered heavy casualties, with a total of nearly 20,000 people. The Saiye Army was no less than that, and almost lost the entire camp's military strength, mostly killed and injured when fighting against the Tang army on the Bayantu River.

So many corpses will cause great trouble even in the middle of winter if they are not properly disposed of.

So he arranged for the Tang army prisoners to dig two large pits near Cheng Qianli Camp, one to bury the Tang army and the other to bury the Geluo people.

As for the Shattered Ye Jun, Sun Xiurong arranged for someone to cremate him, pick up his bones and let his companions take him, and prepared to take him to the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains before being buried.

Since it was the first war initiated by the enemy, they had to bear these consequences. On this point, Sun Xiurong had no sympathy.

Even so, he decided to hold a sacrificial ceremony for fighting the dead on the holy mountain of the Gallu people on the side of Lake Kara.

On the altar, there was a huge stone tripod, and the fire was burning in the tripod. Looking at the remaining Ma Lin, Nan Jiyun, Geng Sidu, Sun Xiaoke and representatives selected from the Tianshan tribes, Sun Xiurong put on clothes specially used for sacrifices. Five small drums and five small cymbals were hung on the clothes, and a bunch of large necklaces carved into a human skull with hardwood.

His whole body was tinkling and his hair was disheveled. It was originally a sunny day, but when he was halfway through the dance, perhaps God was inspired, or perhaps he was unlucky, and a big blizzard came unexpectedly!

In the blizzard, Sun Xiurong danced even more intensely. He murmured in the Sauron language of later generations, and hissed and shouted with all his might. Sometimes he was determined and sometimes he became crazy. As the snow became heavier and he moved faster and faster. Finally, when everyone was covered with a thick layer of snow, his body became spotless.

The dance ended, the sacrificial ritual part ended, and the raging fire was neglected to be extinguished.

When the last shovel of soil was filled with two large groups of burial pits, and the last pile of bones of Saoye Army was wrapped in white cloth, the entire sacrificial ceremony was also over.

After the ceremony, Sun Xiurong changed his clothes and came out to have a meal with everyone.

Seeing Ma Lin and Nan Jiyun's appearance, they knew that they were still worried about the destruction of Han Hai Army and Cheng Qianli, and did not persuade them much.

At this time, he had completely returned to the state of a great khan in the forest in later generations.

After drinking and eating, he called the two of them.

"Are you still a little uneasy about the destruction of the Hanhai Army? No, what a pity?"

Ma Lin felt a little nervous and said hurriedly: "I dare not, but I worked with Cheng Qianli in the end, and there are many military generals who know it, so..."

Without asking for permission, Sun Xiurong looked at Nan Jiyun again, "Where are you?"

"I don't know, the Grand Governor, the Ministry of Justice is in a complicated mood at the moment, I don't know how to talk about it."

"Very good", Sun Xiurong stood up, "I was originally a rebel, and my ancestral home was Yingzhou, and I was sent to the Paoling Mountains to capture him. Later, I was kind to the emperor and was dismissed from slavery and became a soldier in the palace. By chance, I went to Hunu Town."

"There is only 300 people in total. I took 150 people to defeat the Tubo sergeant leader in Wanhu Mansion, Xiangxiong. The thousand-man commander Larudoji, who prevented the possibility of Wei Long Kingdom falling completely to Tubo, and supported Wei Long Kingdom, who was loyal to the Tang Dynasty."

"Due to the existence of Wei Long Kingdom, the Tubo people could not feel at ease to launch an offensive against the Tang Dynasty in the East Front and West Sea area. In those years, they mobilized a lot of troops to attack Wei Long Kingdom, but it did not work. If all these forces were placed on the East Front, there would be no doubt that the Tang army would have to bury the West Sea."

"Later, I became Sima of the Naren Governor's Office. I usually dominate the Governor's Office, Sima and the Chief Secretary are all idle positions. Although they are all officials from the Tang Dynasty, almost no one has ever been to the office. The so-called Governor's Office is nothing more than an empty space."

"Only the Governor's Office of Naren became the real territory of the Tang Dynasty. Later, I led a mere 3,000 Naren young soldiers to attack Talas, and Talas and the 20,000 elite cavalry of Tukshi!"

"At this time, no one knows me where the main force of the Tang army is and when to set off. Obviously, he treats me as a bait that can be abandoned at any time. However, thanks to the great blessing of the Holy Emperor, he defeated the Tuqi Shiren by chance, and took down the city of Talas before the main force arrived."

"This is nothing. When the court ordered me to take office in the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice was just a tribe that was being eroded by the surrounding tribes. Once the Ministry of Justice disappeared, it was the time when the Khitan became bigger. I believe that the two of you would not know the harm to the Tang Dynasty."

"Previously, the court instigated the Qiei tribe, Sijie tribe, Hun tribe, and Adi tribe to attack our tribe, and then asked the Tuoba tribe and Helian tribe to attack us near the city of Dongshoujiang. If it were ordinary tribe cavalry, it would have disappeared under these consecutive attacks, let alone arrived at the ministry on time."

"But I did it, and I would re-enforce the weakening sect into a large part of the Ministry. From then on, it was Tanshi Huaitai and Guizhou. Which one was picked up by the headquarters? No, they all started first. Yes, I once said that if someone does not offend me, I will not offend others. If someone offends me, I will repay it ten times."

"I did not realize my vow at the beginning and on the way, but now, they are tolerant again and again, and I don't need to endure it anymore. No matter which one it is or the Tang Dynasty itself, from now on, I will return it ten times more if anyone provoked it again!"

Speaking of this, he smiled, "You two originally thought they were both talents, so they accepted them all. Now it seems that your heart is still there. As the saying goes, it is not sweet to be forced. I will work together. When we reach this point, it is better to get together and part. If you want to leave, I will not stop you!"

As soon as these words were expressed, it was not only Sun Xiurong's own declaration, but also the final attitude towards people like Ma Lin who were born as Tang generals.

After a while, Ma Lin knelt down on one knee and said, "Governor General, he is making a mistake. In the future, no matter where he is going to go through fire and water, he will never refuse!"

Sun Xiurong nodded and looked at Nan Jiyun. Nan Jiyun hesitated for a while, and finally could say: "The Grand Governor is very impressed, but I am inexperienced and can't turn around. If I deal with other tribes in the future, I can use Nan Ba, as for..."
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