Chapter 3285: Follow the path of temptation
Fang Jun was very satisfied with Tu Midu's attitude. He knew that he was being cheated but was able to adapt to the situation, swallow his anger and ensure his own interests. This is a qualified tribal leader.
He knows the importance of things, knows how to advance and retreat, and knows what cannot be done but does not do it. Although such a person is smart, he can make people feel at ease in using him, because as long as he can be given enough benefits, he will naturally know how to do it. Rather than those paranoid lunatics who ignore everything under the impulse of passion, such people are the most difficult to control.
He patted Tumidu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the Khotan area is located to the north of the Kunlun Mountains. It is nourished by the Kunlun snow and water. The land is fertile and the climate is pleasant, making it the most suitable place for living. When the Uighur clan migrates there, Once they settle down, they will surely multiply and multiply. It won’t take more than ten years. In a few decades or twenty years, the Uighur descendants will be fully restored and even more prosperous. They will all remember Khan’s contribution in resisting the Turks and leading the people on the road to self-reliance and prosperity. Thousands of years later, they will all praise Khan. ”
Tumidu waved his hands repeatedly and smiled bitterly: "Have you, the commander-in-chief, deceived me into not knowing the world? Although I have never been to Khotan, I have heard about it for a long time. Although the land is fertile, it rests at the foot of Kunlun, and further away is the desert Gobi. , that place is only suitable for working in the fields, but not for grazing... The Uighur people have made a living as nomads for generations. When they went to Khotan, they had to abandon their deep-rooted traditions and find it difficult to move forward. ”
More than just struggling?
It is simply a waste of martial arts!
The Han people have been more powerful than the Hu people since ancient times. Even when the Quanrong, Xiongnu and Turks were at their most prosperous, they were still more than one level behind the Han people. However, they could often get a glimpse of the Han people who invaded the Central Plains when the political situation was in chaos. This was another Why?
Not only because the Hu people grew up on horseback, living in pursuit of water and grass, and developed a character that is not inferior to bravery and war, but also because the Hu people live in no fixed place and come and go like the wind. Even in the Han Dynasty, when the Han people were the most powerful, Hundreds of thousands of troops marched straight out of the fortress and beat the barbarians, causing them to run for thousands of miles, but they were unable to truly kill them all.
The nature of hunting is the basis for the Hu people to settle down and live their lives.
When the Uighurs go to Khotan, will they have to graze in the desert? They can only give up their nomadic habits and turn to farming like the Han people and most of the Hu people in the Western Regions. The discomfort caused by the sudden change in living habits is secondary. In a few decades, the Uighurs, who have lost their nomadic instincts, can only live by the land like the Han people, and will become closer to the Han people who live in the same way.
Coupled with the continuous cultural penetration of the Han people, I am afraid that before long, the name "Uihe" will become like countless annihilated races in history, gradually assimilated by the Han people...
But what can he do now?
I mistakenly believed in Fang Jun's promise, which led to my break with the Turks. If I continue to refuse to move to Khotan, I am afraid that I will not be assimilated by the Han in a few decades, and the Turks will kill them all in a few days...
So Tu Midu could only take a deep breath, suppress his anger in his heart, nodded and said: "Everything depends on the protection of the commander!"
Fang Jun shook his head with a smile, raised his hand to wipe the snowflakes from his face, and said: "No one has ever protected anyone in this world. Your destiny is your own, and you can only control it in your own hands. Help me defeat the Turkic and Arab coalition forces." , the land of Khotan was given to the Uighurs as the foundation of their lives. This is what it should be.”
Tu Midu complained in her heart: I believe you are a ghost...
Fang Jun glanced at Tumidu and looked at the expression on his face. He knew the resentment in his heart, but he did not point it out. He continued: "At the moment, the war is going on in the Western Regions. The Anxi Army is on the front line of Gongyue City with the Arabs. People fight over and over again, The situation is not optimistic. I have sent reinforcements here, but with few soldiers, I may not be able to have an immediate effect on the situation. Therefore, I kindly ask the Khan to lead the clan members to form an army and follow me westward to conquer the enemy!"
Tumidu was shocked and waved his hands repeatedly: "How can this be so? The previous covenant was only to help the commander to intercept the Turks! It's not that I don't want to serve for the commander, but the Uighur population is very small, and it has been damaged after this battle. Most of them are young and strong, and there are only some old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the clan. Not only will they not be able to assist the general in his campaign in the Western Region, they will actually drag you back... You must not do this."
He couldn't wait to bite this black-faced bastard to death!
In the battle at Alagoukou, Huihe lost more than half of his soldiers. Although they did not engage in direct battle with the Arabs, Tumidu could clearly see that the Turks who claimed to be running across the Western Regions were defeated by the Arabs, and their fighting power was really strong.
If the Huihe people faced each other, how many casualties would there be?
This bad guy just coaxed me to help him fight against the Turks, but he actually wanted to drag all the Uighurs into the battle formation to fight the Arabs... It was so cruel!
Seeing Tumidu's flat refusal, Fang Jun was not upset at all. He asked his soldiers to spread an animal skin under the spruce tree, then fetched a pot of strong wine, pulled Tumidu to sit down, and ate the dried meat. After drinking wine, I presented him with the facts and reasoned with him: "I must have been the one who tricked the Huihe people. The Uighurs have been enslaved by the Turks for many years. You must have had enough, right? The resentment in your hearts has long been filled. Even if I don't ask the Khan for your help this time, I'm afraid a conflict with the Turks will happen sooner or later. ”
This is a fact, Tumidu can only remain silent.
The Uighurs are bloody, but they are too disparate in strength compared to the Turks, so they have always endured the humiliation.
But the harder the Turks oppress today, the more intense the Uighur resistance will be in the future. This is destined to happen.
Fang Jun took a sip of wine, feeling the wine flowing down his throat and into his stomach like a flame, and then feeling warm all over his body. He said with a kind face: "Ashinahelu broke out. This was not expected in advance. It is your responsibility, Khan, and this cannot be blamed on me. Khan must have admitted this, right?”
Tumidu shook his head, took a sip of wine, and said nothing.
He won't argue with Fang Jun about this kind of thing. It has already happened, and no matter who is blamed, it can't change the situation. Instead of blaming this and that, it's better to think about how to solve it.
Fang Jun pushed the dried meat to Tumidu and continued to speak his mind: "The Uighurs must avoid the Turks' revenge now, so it is inevitable for the whole family to go to Khotan, otherwise the Turks will attack us. There is nothing Shuai can do to help. However, it is winter now and there is heavy snowfall. The roads in the entire Western Region are difficult to travel and the climate is extremely cold. From here it is thousands of miles to the south. Desert, how can we cross the desert and reach Khotan in such weather? If we force the crossing, half of the Uighurs will freeze to death before reaching Khotan. The only way is to enter the Tianshan Mountains from Luntai City. South, then turn west from Baishui Town to the Yili River Valley, spend the winter there, and then go south again in spring. ”
Tumidu remained silent.
These words are indeed not nonsense from Fang Jun, they are all facts. In fact, when the Huihe people entered the south of the Tianshan Mountains, they did not necessarily have to go west to the Ili River Valley. They could also go straight to Yumen Pass along the Silk Road and enter Yumen Pass to choose a place to settle temporarily.
However, Yumen Pass is a place where Han people live in the Tang Dynasty, and Huihe people will never be allowed to set foot there.
Fang Jun's words are all right, but there is one thing. The Yili River Valley is located between the north and south mountains of the Tianshan Mountains. The terrain is open and the climate is warm. It is the only place to pass from the extreme west to the Western Regions. Gongyue City is located in the Yili River Valley. in...
When the Uighurs arrived in the Ili Valley to spend the winter, it happened to be a battle between the Arabs and the Anxi army. How could they just sit back and watch indifferently?
As expected, Fang Jun continued: "Gongyue City is facing a war. If the Anxi army is defeated and the Ili Valley falls into the hands of the Arabs, how can we leave the Uighurs unharmed? Don't forget, Khan, that this war is about to begin. It's because It was only because of the Uighurs' obstruction that the entire Arab army was annihilated. With the brutality of the Arabs, how could the Uighurs be allowed to live in the Ili Valley and become a serious trouble in the rear when they entered Luntai? "
Tumidu said hurriedly: "The Uighurs only blocked the Turks, but never stopped the Arabs? The Arabs were killed by the Tang army, and the Uighurs didn't have a drop of Arab blood on their hands!"
Fang Jun said: "You didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of him. Of course the Uighurs wanted to stop the Turks, but wasn't it because the Uighurs blocked the mouth of the ditch that the Arabs had no way to advance or retreat, which ultimately led to the collapse of the whole country?" The army was destroyed? The Huihe people can’t get rid of it.”
It's a bit unreasonable to be silent, but the Arabs will indeed blame the Uighurs.
However, he suddenly had an idea and said happily: "That's not necessarily the case! The Arabs were completely wiped out, and not a single soldier escaped from the Alagou. How did the generals behind them know that it was the Uighurs who blocked their retreat, and who killed them? The entire army was wiped out?”
Fang Jun took a sip of wine, looked at Tumidu, and said quietly: "Believe me, the Arabs will know."
Tumidu's eyes widened and he was very puzzled. (End of chapter)