Han Khan

Chapter 43, Preparing to Migrate

So who are the Gaochang Uighurs descendants of?
It turned out that more than 200,000 Uighurs who did not migrate from Beiting with Pang Teqin remained in Beiting.

The leader of this group of Uighurs was Pugujun. When Pang Teqin established his regime in Yanqi, this group of Uighurs nominally recognized Pang Teqin's regime and maintained a loose subordinate relationship with it.

At the same time, the leader of the Beiting Uighurs, Pugujun, defeated the Tibetans in Yigaochang, Yizhou and Beiting and conquered these places.

After Pugu Jun conquered Xizhou, he was awarded the title of General Zuoxiaowei. Today, the one who rules Gaochang, Anxi, Beiting and other places is Pugu Jun's descendant, Pijia (Pugu) Yiduhu.

After Pang Teqin left Beiting, some Uighurs defected to Tubo. These Uighurs, together with the Uighurs in Ganzhou, established the Ganzhou Uighur Kingdom.

Today, the descendants of the Uighurs have formed three major groups in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, the Hexi Corridor, and the Chu River Basin in Central Asia. They established three regimes in the areas of migration: the Gaochang Uighurs, the Ganzhou Uighurs, and the Karakhanid Khanate.

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Zhang Sheng stood on a high rock with his back facing east. The centurions and priests of Jin Han stood in front of him. The morning sun rose slowly and hung just above his head.

The messenger of God is so dazzling!

The centurion, priests and others suddenly felt something was dazzling and blinked at the same time.

Then she tried to open her eyes wide and looked up at him!
At this time, Zhang Zhongxian said: "Your Highness, we should not stay here for long. The Jinhan tribe should prepare to migrate. Now our tribe has no place to stand, the population is sparse and difficult to replenish.

However, the Gaochang Uighurs ahead will never sit back and watch us migrate. They will certainly not give up and will plunder and attack us. Your Highness, please tell me how to deal with it next!"

Zhang Sheng was stunned, but at this moment, he suddenly had no worries at all!
Migration to the north or west was a long-planned plan and it was impossible to stop it because of the obstruction of the Gaochang Uighurs.

"What should we do next? Of course we have to take the initiative! Break through the blockade of the Yizhou barbarians and head north to find a place that is more suitable for our survival and development. Find Han people to recruit them, find more tribes and conquer them, so as to strengthen the power of Jin Han!"

Zhang Jinda, the chief priest and judge, was deep in thought, muttering to himself: "A place more suitable for survival... The Western Region is vast, and all the places that can be called good places have been occupied by others. Where can we find a place to stay?

As for finding Han people, there are indeed many Tang people in the Western Regions who have not returned to the Central Plains and Hexi. For example, under the rule of Gaochang Uighurs today, there are many Tang people and Han people... But why would Gaochang Uighurs give me Jin Han!"

However, no one heard his words.

"What kind of place is this? Are there still Han people there?" asked the guard Yin Shanxiong hurriedly.

Zhang Sheng said: "That place is in Yizhou ahead of me. There are some Han people and their descendants who remain in the Western Regions!"

"Your Highness is saying..."

"Yes, there are many Han people in Yizhou. Since we are sure they will stop us, we will attack Yizhou, bring the people there into our Jinhan, and rob everything there.

Then they moved to Jinshan with the captured supplies, occupied the place and grazed their livestock there.

Moreover, I tell you, further west of the Western Regions and Jinshan is an endless grassland, which is better than the grassland in Mobei. There is abundant grass and water, numerous rivers, and many nomadic tribes and cattle and sheep.

So, do not be afraid of migration, you will gain a lot of wealth and slaves, and it is also the process and necessary path for Jin Han to grow stronger. "

The atmosphere in the entire camp in front of the big tent suddenly became heated. Anyone who had participated in the war against the Kucha Uighurs was distributed rich spoils of war, and those who stayed behind in the camp were now extremely envious.

Now that they heard that Yizhou was going to be attacked, the crowd suddenly became excited, especially since Yizhou was a city and its wealth was far beyond the reach of the poor people living under the Qilian Mountains.

When we capture Yizhou, I don’t know how much we will be able to seize, and how much spoils each person will get.

“The Central Plains has been divided, but it will surely become stronger one day. Should we, the Tang people living abroad, be sad because of this?

No, we must be even stronger because we have the protection of the God of Heaven. We are warriors of the gods and we will be invincible.

Death is not scary at all for us Jinhan people. The Lord of Heaven is waiting in the highest heaven for every warrior who fights and sacrifices for the sacred cause. "

Zhang Sheng waved his fist and spoke to everyone.

Today, the Jinhan tribe is stranded outside Dunhuang, but because of Zhang Sheng's "resurrection" and "divine revelation", a powerful force has been injected into the people of the Jinhan tribe.

In this way, the soldiers and civilians of the Jinhan tribe did not panic at all. Instead, they were full of hope for the future. Now, more than a thousand warriors dared to challenge any powerful force, and they also planned to rob them all.

But some experienced people thought more. Is the road to the north so easy? There are so many people buried in the vast sea, desert and Gobi.

But seeing so many people discussing the capture of Illinois and the plunder of its wealth, these people could not say anything.

"However, Your Highness, we lack more information and supplies about the Gaochang Uighurs." Zhang Anzuo finally couldn't hold back and said in a deep voice. Zhang Zhongxian nodded when he heard it.

The centurions and guards then remembered their existence. Some of them turned around and glanced, but there was no joy in their eyes, because Zhang Anzuo had dampened everyone's enthusiasm.

However, Zhang Jinda continued, "Although we were victorious in the attack on the Kucha Uighurs, the supplies were distributed to the tribesmen, and there are very few livestock and food left! Especially now, there are so many livestock."

"Although we have enough livestock at the moment, food and fodder are scarce, and grain is also decreasing. Without a workshop, every time we use a bow and arrow, we have one less. The little we have now can only support us for a month at most."

"I know we lack intelligence, so we must find ways to obtain it! I also understand that we lack military supplies, but precisely because we lack military supplies, we must find ways to change the status quo." Zhang Sheng retorted without hesitation.

The current supplies of the Jinhan tribe are definitely not enough to sustain them to Jinshan.

It is nearly 800 li (400 kilometers) to go north to Yizhou, and the supplies required to cross the huge and long desert of Moheyanqi are a terrible expense for Jin Han.

The grass needed by livestock is very scarce here, and it is difficult to gather or hunt enough supplies in the desert to make up for their consumption.

Only by defeating the Yizhou defenders and seizing more supplies can the Jinhan army support its march northward. As long as they reach Jinshan, the Jinhan tribe can rely on grazing, hunting and gathering to have sufficient resources for survival.

"Behind us is the barren Dunhuang that does not welcome us. If we do not migrate, we will be trapped here to death. It can be said that we have no way out!

Yizhou is nearly 800 miles away from here. If we can only travel 60 miles a day, it will take the entire Jinhan tribe half a month to cross the Moheyan Desert, and there is enough supplies.

Everyone, if you hesitate, you will only end up dead, but if you fight to the death, you still have a chance of survival! "

Zhang Sheng said in a deep voice.

“We must not retreat when we encounter difficulties. This is against the will of God and the teachings of the saints. As believers in God, we should forge ahead and fight bravely!
As for materials, relying solely on civilian production to accumulate them is actually a slow process. Especially under the current special circumstances, if you want to quickly acquire wealth, you can only...

"What can we do?" Several centurions and generals asked in confusion.

"Only by fighting can we support the war!"

"Fighting to feed war?"

"Exactly!" Zhang Sheng suddenly recalled an interesting saying: The enemy stores food while I store guns. The enemy is my granary. If we don't have guns or cannons, the enemy will make them for us!
Zhang Zhongxian, Zhang Jinda and the others looked at each other, then said solemnly, "Your Highness! What do you mean? Your subordinates, please explain clearly!"

Zhang Sheng's mouth curled up slightly, and he answered with a firm look in his eyes: "What do you mean? If there is no enemy, then create one; if there is no supplies, then go and grab them from the enemy!
Now we are facing the Uighurs! Who are they? They are our complete enemies!

When you heard what I just said about Yizhou City, aren't you tempted at all? Don't you want to take over all of Yizhou?

You know, with our current situation, there is no way we can fully control it, and the resources there alone cannot feed such a large population.

So why should we be polite to those Uighurs?

Although our Jinhan tribe has a relatively small population, we still have more than 1,200 guards and thirty centurions!

These people are all cavalry, forming a powerful hunting cavalry team! While exploring the way to the north, send out hunting cavalry to sweep along the way! As long as you encounter something on the road, no matter what it is, rob it all!

In the future, whenever we encounter oppressed people, we will rescue them and make them our followers and members of our tribe!
If we encounter an enemy, we will fight while running! If the enemy is not well prepared, we will rob them all, and if the enemy is well prepared, we will retreat.

When the enemy attacks, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we attack.

If you can beat them, fight; if you can’t, run away.

The Moheyan Desert and Tianshan Mountains are vast areas. I don't believe that the Uighurs can defend Yizhou City and the towns under Jinshan without any loopholes. With two or three thousand cavalry to rob supplies, are they still worried that they can't feed the two or three thousand people of the Jinhan tribe? "

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