Chapter 366: Zuntian Khan, the Common Ruler of the Western Regions

"Long live the Emperor, Great Tang Yongchang——"

On the upper floor of the Wengcheng gate of Princess Huihe City, the surviving garrison soldiers roared from the bottom of their hearts in unison under the infectious call of General Lan Yu.

Although, at this time, the defenders who were standing on the city wall and looking into the distance saw no reinforcements at the end of their field of vision.

However, they knew very well in their hearts that the person who could make the hundreds of thousands of Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition troops under the city abandon the Princess City, which was right in front of them and within easy reach, must be Chen Huaian, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty!

The emperor has not forgotten the lonely Anxi army of the Tang Dynasty who was trapped in Princess City;

Tian Khan has not forgotten the soldiers of the Uighur Khanate among the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions who have not surrendered to this day and will not surrender to the Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition until their death!

"Long live the Emperor, Great Tang Yongchang——"

On a stone battlefield several miles away from the Princess City, Chen Huaian, Emperor Zhaowu of the Tang Dynasty, wearing a golden battle armor and a Longquan sword tied to his waist, was riding his horse proudly on a rocky hillside, holding a monocular telescope to watch closely. They were paying close attention to the duel between the Tang cavalry and the Persian cavalry on the battlefield;

A vague roar seemed to echo in his ears.

"Xiao Po, do you hear me?"

Chen Huaian asked without looking back.

Um?

The commander of Jinwu Guards and Zhongyi Hou Xiao Po's expression was stagnant. After pricking up his ears and listening carefully, he immediately replied without thinking: "Your Majesty, I heard you;"

"In the direction of the Princess City, our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are roaring in unison. They are shouting "Long live the Emperor, the Great Tang Yongchang". It must be the Anxi Hou Lanyu who is guarding the Princess City!"

Um!

Chen Huaian nodded and said expressionlessly: "It seems that the Anxi Hou Lanyu and the soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate in the Princess City are still alive and have not allowed the rebel leader Turhong to break the city!"

With that said, Chen Huaian waved his hand and said sternly: "Send the order, the army will press forward. I will come to Princess City in person to pick up the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who have been holding on until now!"

"The general will get the order!"

Following Chen Huaian's order, all the 100,000 Tang Dynasty cavalry on a stone battlefield were thrown into battle. The offensive wave became higher and higher, and soon the Persian cavalry from the Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition army rushed to fight. After dispersing, the Tang cavalry drove straight into Princess City.

In fact, the troops that Chen Huaian led to reinforce the Uighur Khanate were not as numerous as the Arab Empire's messengers reported to General Turhong, which amounted to millions;

The Tang reinforcements were divided into two groups, with a total of 200,000 cavalry and 300,000 infantry. A total of 500,000 troops were divided into Princess City and the Uighur capital Harabalegas;

The remaining 500,000 troops were taking advantage of the situation when the thirty-five countries in the Western Regions, which had long since defected from the Tang Dynasty, sent troops to return to Hehe, and when domestic troops were empty, they took advantage of the opportunity to occupy the thirty-five countries in the Western Regions.

Emperor Zhaowu, Chen Huaian, had the confidence and ability to annihilate the Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition army with the 500,000 troops at his disposal;

Besides, even if the 500,000 Tang troops couldn't defeat Turhong's 700,000 troops, didn't Chen Huaian still have the [Innate Emperor's Fate] system?

That unlimited permission to explode troops, you thought it was a joke!

If it weren't for the worry that the Western Region could not afford more food and grass for the system to summon soldiers and horses, Chen Huaian could summon tens of millions of troops at once and push them all the way to Baghdad, the capital of the Arab Empire.

It's time to apply.

After an hour of fierce fighting, the two Arab Empire armies that were responsible for guarding the rear of the battlefield outside Princess City and Wufeng Mountain, with a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses, were completely wiped out by the Tang army.

Chen Huaian, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was riding a bloody horse, urged the horse on his crotch, and walked step by step towards the dilapidated Princess Huihe City, which was already littered with corpses.

Upstairs at the city gate, Lan Yu, Hou of Anxi of the Tang Dynasty, still maintained his fighting posture, tying himself with a rope to the flagpole of a battle flag of the Tang Dynasty;

Beside Lan Yu, there are two lieutenants, Luo Quan and Tan Li, who are supporting each other to stand up. A little further away are two Uyghur Khanate military generals, Aba Bekeli and Mawulani;

After that, there were the defenders whose armor had been broken, their hair was disheveled, and they were covered in blood. They included both the soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty and the defenders of the Huihe Khanate;

They looked so miserable and dying, as if they might die at any moment;

However, they have one thing in common, that is, a pair of tenacious eyes that have experienced life and death but are still unyielding. At this moment, they are looking with tears in their eyes at the majestic figure wearing golden armor under the city and facing the sunset. body;

That was the founding emperor worshiped by countless soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who was regarded as the Khan of Heaven by the subjects of the countries in the Western Regions.

"Your Majesty, ministers, ministers, etc. have finally come to wait for the Emperor -"

On top of the city tower, Lan Yu, who was tied to the flagpole by a rope, said with tears and snot in his nose: "Your Majesty, I am so lucky that I did not disgrace my order and did not surrender to the enemy until my death, Your Majesty!"

"Long live the Emperor!"

"Long live the Emperor!"

"Long live the Emperor!"

In the end, under the leadership of Lan Yu, more than a hundred surviving soldiers on the city gate knelt down, kowtowed to Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian below the city, and shouted long live.

Even Chen Huaian, who had already cultivated a heart of steel, was moved by this situation.

Especially for Anxi Hou Lan Yu, who tied himself to the flagpole to fight, originally because of his improper handling of the Wusun Kingdom, which provoked the Western Regions mutiny and gave the Arab Empire an opportunity to march eastward, Chen Huaian intended to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and use Lan Yu as a warning.

But at this moment, he changed his mind.

Of course, clear rewards and punishments are the foundation of the strict military discipline of the Tang army under Chen Huaian's command. Anxi Hou Lan Yu must be punished for his mistakes.

Why not, just punish him with three cups of wine!

In any case, there is no doubt that Anxi Hou Lan Yu is loyal to him.

Besides, if Lan Yu hadn't hit the mark when handling the Wusun Kingdom mutiny, Chen Huaian would not have found an opportunity to clean up the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions and separate the military and political powers of the Western Regions in a short time.

In fact, Lan Yu should be rewarded according to his merits!

Chen Huaian rode his horse and walked into the Princess City step by step. He stepped on the corpses of the soldiers from both sides and climbed up the gate tower of the inner city of the Princess City. He personally came to the side of Lan Yu, the Anxi Marquis of the Tang Dynasty, to untie him and let him down from the flagpole.

Until the moment when Lan Yu's legs touched the ground, but he could not stand up at all due to injuries, Chen Huaian asked with concern: "Why, did you tie yourself to the flagpole to fight because of your injured knees?"

Yes!

Lan Yu nodded vigorously and said: "Your Majesty, I have made up my mind to die and vowed to live and die with the Princess City. I tied myself to the flagpole to command the battle, just to let all the defending soldiers see that I, Lan Yu, am still in this Princess City;"

"It is to let the Arab barbarians who attacked the city know that I, Lan Yu, can die for the Tang Dynasty, but I will never fall in front of the Abbasid Dynasty!"

Yes!

Chen Huaian nodded, patted Lan Yu's shoulder gently, and then ordered: "Xiao Po, you take Anxi Hou down personally, and let my imperial physician cure his leg no matter what!"

"Minister, obey your order!"

Xiao Po immediately accepted the order, and then asked the accompanying Jinwu Guards to help the dying Tang Anxi Hou Lan Yu down from the city wall.

At this time, Chen Huaian set his sights on the two Huihe generals, one old and one young, standing aside.

Seeing this, Tan Li, who was both the deputy general of the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty and the person in charge of the Western Region of the Dragon City Internal Guard of the Tang Dynasty, hurriedly introduced to Chen Huaian: "Your Majesty, this man is a general of the Uighur Khanate. He has been guarding the Princess City side by side with me. They are all first-class iron-blooded soldiers and tough guys!"

"The young one is called Abababekli. He was the captain of the royal guard under the account of the Yingwu Khan Moyanchu of the Uighur Khanate. He is also the nephew of Yingwu Khan and the cousin of the imperial concubine;"

"The older one is called Mawlani. He was the garrison general of this Princess City!"

Hmm!

Chen Huaian nodded again, first raised his hand and patted Mawlani on the shoulder, and said with concern: "Your hard work!"

Then, he set his eyes on the young Uighur general Abababekli and said with a smile: "According to the rules of the Han area of ​​the Tang Dynasty, you are my brother-in-law, haha!"

Hahaha!

As soon as these words came out, all the Tang soldiers present smiled knowingly.

"Heavenly Khan, your subject, your subject dare not!"

The young Huihe general Abababekli had already been shocked by the aura of the emperor revealed by Chen Huaian, so how could he dare to "be arrogant" and admit that he was the brother-in-law of the Heavenly Khan? He hurriedly knelt down in front of Chen Huaian to admit his mistake.

"Get up and talk!"

Chen Huaian waved his hand and continued: "Abababekli, tell me, why are you so eager to admit your mistakes, or why are you brave enough to admit your mistakes?"

"Heavenly Khan, your subject, your subject..."

Abababekli stood up tremblingly, but he didn't dare to look at Chen Huaian at all, and didn't know how to answer the question of the Heavenly Khan.

In the end, it was Chen Huaian who was considerate and helped him out.

Chen Huaian said: "Forget it, as a Huihe, it is normal for you not to understand the rules of the Han area. However, you should learn more about the rules and customs of the Han area in the future!"

"Minister, minister obeys your order!"

Aba Baikeli hurriedly bowed his hands and bowed his head to accept the order.

Chen Huaian said again: "How about it, can you still ride on the horse, can you still lift the scimitar?"

Hmm?

Hearing this, Ababakeli's expression froze, obviously he did not understand what Tian Khan meant.

It was not until Mawlani beside him poked him with his elbow that he reacted immediately and hurriedly replied to Chen Huaian: "Report to the Khan, I can still ride a horse, draw a bow, and have the strength to raise a scimitar to fight to defeat the enemy!"

"Okay!"

Chen Huaian nodded and ordered: "Hurry up and change your clothes, and then lead the army with me to reinforce the Uighur capital Harabalegas, and personally rescue your heroic Khan and the Uighur people in the city!"

"I obey your command!"

After an incense stick of time, Abababekli, who changed into a set of Tang Dynasty armor, became particularly energetic. He mounted his warhorse and led 100,000 Tang cavalry, all the way along the direction of the Arab Empire's eastern expedition army's rout, and headed straight for the Uighur Khanate's capital Harabalegas.

Chen Huaian looked at Ababekeli's heroic figure, and recalled the bulging belly of the imperial concubine Yue Qiluo who came to see him off before he left for the expedition. Suddenly, a bold idea came to his mind.

Calculating from the time, the time it would take for him to quell the rebellion in the Western Regions should be about the same as the time when Yue Qiluo's baby was born.

If so, then if the imperial concubine Yue Qiluo gave birth to a prince, wouldn't he be able to make him the new Great Khan of the Uighur Khanate in a logical and justifiable manner?

When the time comes, let the prince's cousin, the young general Abba Bekli, assist him, it will be perfect.

The only thing left short of achieving this goal is the hope that the current Uyghur Khan, Yingwu Khan, would sacrifice his life for his country and die in battle in the capital before the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty rushed to Harabalegas, the capital of the Uyghur Khanate.

Regarding this, Chen Huaian has no psychological burden at all!

Although this Yingwu Khan Mo Yanchui was his father-in-law in the secular sense of Chen Huaian;

But this father-in-law’s original intention of marrying his daughter Yue Qiluo to him was inspired by the instructions of the previous Huihe Prime Minister, Lao Has, and wanted to allow the prince born by his daughter to participate in the seizure of the Tang Dynasty after his death a hundred years ago. During the battle between the direct descendants, he even fantasized that a few years later, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty would have half the blood of Huihe;

Now, after I have personally taken over the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions, why not let my prince, the grandson of your Yingwu Khan Mo Yanchu, serve as the new Great Khan of Uighur?

Anyway, the good news is not going to outsiders!

I can even personally support him to become the only king of the entire Western Region, and completely integrate the thirty-six countries of the Western Region into one country. Wouldn't it be wonderful?

As for Chen Huaian, on his way to becoming the emperor of the ages, it would not be a bad idea to add the title of Heavenly Khan, the co-lord of the Western Regions!

I wonder if even God felt the heart of Chen Huaian, the chosen son, when he led 100,000 reinforcements under the non-stop leadership of Ababa Bekli and rushed to Harabalegas, the capital of Huihe;

Another reinforcement of the Tang Dynasty arrived at Huihe capital before him. The 100,000 Royal Forest Army led by Zhao Zilong, the chief general of the Royal Forest Army, had already repelled the Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition army that was attacking the city and solved the siege of Harabalegasi.

However, Zhao Zilong was still a step too late.

When he arrived with his troops, the palace of Huihe had already broken through the city.

When Zhao Zilong found Yingwu Khan, who was taking a sip, the latter had already been hit by several arrows. Seeing that he was dying, he could only hang on for a breath and refused to swallow.

Until, Zhao Zilong was entrusted with his last words before his death to be conveyed to Emperor Zhaowu of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Huaian.

"Your Majesty, before the Yingwu Khan died, he asked the general to convey a message to the Emperor!"

Zhao Zilong, the leader of the Royal Forest Army, leaned into Chen Huaian's ear with a solemn face and whispered: "Yingwu Khan said that he, he never surrendered to the Arab Empire until his death, and he maintained the majesty of the Tang Dynasty as the Suzerain State of Huihe until his death;"

"I hope the emperor will treat his imperial concubine Yue Qiluo kindly for the rest of his life for the sake of his death in battle!"