Water Margin people

Chapter 1470 Xiliao

Xiliao.

The tiger thinks of its ears.

Yelu Dashitou, wearing a crown, stood on the tallest tower of the castle in the city, overlooking the entire city.

Yelu Dashi was in a good mood. He had now conquered the Gaochang Uighurs, the Karakhanid Khanate, and Khwarezm in the Western Regions.

In the recent Battle of Katwan, he also defeated the overlord in the west, the Seljuk Empire, with an army of 20,000 men defeating more than 100,000 Seljuk Turk cavalry in one fell swoop.

This battle allowed the Western Liao Dynasty to gain a firm foothold in the west, and surrounding tribes of all sizes came to surrender. Now the Western Liao Dynasty has the embryonic form of an empire. The sphere of influence of the Western Liao Dynasty stretches from Jinshan in the east to the Aral Sea in the west, and it is a new generation of Western hegemon.

"Khitan will be revived in my hands!"

Yelu Dashi's ambition grew. After arriving in the West, he realized how weak the countries there were.

A cavalryman hurriedly rode his horse into the city, and pedestrians and merchants on the road hurriedly avoided him, causing quite a commotion on the street.

Yelu Dashi, who was on the high tower, also saw the cavalry. His brows frowned unconsciously. Since he defeated the Seljuk King Sanjar in Katwan, there should be no threats around.

The cavalry hurried to the vicinity of the royal city, and after verifying their identities, they entered the palace.

Yelu Dashi waved his sleeves and turned to walk down the tower. He wanted to see who dared to deal with his Western Liao.

In the imperial palace, Yelu Dashi sat firmly on the throne. Western customs were different from those in the Central Plains. The emperors here liked to live in tall castles and various strange dome buildings.

"Report, to Jur Khan (Khan of Khans), the Naiman tribe has reported that the Mongolian tribe and the Wanggu tribe suddenly launched a war and have destroyed all the tribes on the grassland. The Naiman tribe was attacked while rescuing the Kerait tribe and has now fled to the western foot of the Jin Dynasty."

The cavalryman knelt on one knee and reported to Yelu Dashi.

"What, the Mongolian and Wanggu tribes!"

Yelu Dashi's eyes were cold. These two tribes were quite docile before, but now they dared to provoke a war.

"No, although the Mongolian tribe is powerful, it is severely divided internally. No one can truly unify the tribe. Hebule is only a Khan in name only."

Yelu Dashi's thoughts quickly returned to the past, when all the tribes on the grassland were vassals of their Liao Kingdom.

He knew these vassals very well. The Mongolian tribe was powerful but not unified, and the Wanggu tribe was indeed weak and cowardly and only knew how to enjoy themselves. How could these two tribes dare to suddenly attack the powerful Kereyid and Naiman tribes?

"No, the Mongolian and Wanggu tribes wouldn't be so bold! There must be something wrong. Qi State? Sun Lei!"

Yelu Dashi thought of that hateful man again, the bandit who destroyed the Liao Kingdom and stole the world.

At this moment, Yelu Dashi also thought of the army stationed at Yumen Pass. Sun Lei sent troops to Yumen Pass as soon as he conquered the world. His intention to advance westward was obvious.

"Go and invite the kings to come to discuss matters!"

Yelu Dashi gave orders to the soldiers.

"Great Khan, the Naiman tribe is our vassal. If the Mongolian and Wanggu tribes dare to attack them, I will not let them off easily!"

A chieftain spoke up and said that Western Liao was a khanate united by many tribes. The various countries submitted to Yelu Dashi because of his power and were willing to become vassal states of Western Liao. Now that their vassal states were invaded, they should send troops to help.

"Don't worry, wait until the kings arrive!"

Yelu Dashi waved his hand and said that due to the state system, he now only had more than 50,000 soldiers and horses. This number of people was not enough to support the eastern expedition against Qi State. He must get the support of several subordinate kingdoms.

Outside the city of Husiwoerduo.

Han Shizhong and Ma Lin arrived at the city gate on camels with a dozen carriages and dozens of masked soldiers.

“This city is really small.”

Han Shizhong, who was wearing a mask, looked at Hu Siwoer with some disappointment. All along the way, he had heard words praising Yelu Dashi's bravery, as if Yelu Dashi was a god of war. Han Shizhong thought that Yelu Dashi's kingship was so powerful, but now it seems that he is just a king of rank, which is far inferior to the cities in the Central Plains.

"What does an exiled fellow count for?"

Ma Lin said with a smile that in his opinion Yelu Dashi was just a slave of a conquered country and a defeated general of Qi. Such a person could also rule the West and establish a country, which showed how bad this side was.

"Who are you?"

The foreign guards at the city gate immediately blocked the caravan and drew their scimitars to be on guard.

"We are merchants from Gaochang, this is our proof!"

Ma Lin took off his mask, revealing his slightly reddish hair and beard, and took out a roll of parchment.

When the guards saw Ma Lin's appearance, their vigilance dropped by half, because he looked like one of the Ten Gaochang Uighurs.

"What cargo are you carrying?"

The guard checked the parchment and found no problem, then asked about the cargo.

"Good stuff, silk and tea from the East!"

Ma Lin smiled and said that silk and tea were the most sought-after goods in the Western Regions and they would never be hard to sell no matter how much they were.

Seeing the greed in the guards' eyes, Ma Lin knew that they were not good people, so he took out a few pieces of gold and stuffed them into their hands.

"go in!"

The guards did not dare to go too far. Western Liao had just been established and had to maintain good relations with the various khanates under its jurisdiction.

After successfully entering the city, Ma Lin and Han Shizhong were not in a hurry to sell the goods, but instead found an inn to stay in.

Western Liao had just been established and did not have its own currency. The currency in circulation was still that of other countries and loose gold and silver.

Hu Siwo's ears were not big, so the arrival of the new caravan was quickly known to the merchants in the city, and soon someone came to his door.

"Hey, why haven't I seen you guys before?"

The merchants in the city were somewhat surprised by Ma Lin's appearance. None of the caravans that came from Gaochang before were led by this man.

"Haha, we always went to Alimali before, this is our first time in Husiwoerduo!"

Ma Lin explained with a smile that the west is different from the Central Plains. It is sparsely populated and information is blocked, so these people have no way to verify it.

The merchants did not worry about these things and began to inquire about the goods enthusiastically. After learning that they were silk and tea, they immediately became excited and wanted to buy these goods.

Ma Lin fully demonstrated the greed of a Western Region merchant. He asked for an exorbitant price right from the start, which scared the merchants so much that they shook their heads.

Finally, Ma Lin reached an agreement with the merchants to barter goods, requiring them to exchange gold, camels, horses, cattle and sheep for goods, because these things could be sold in greater quantities to the East.

The merchants invited Ma Lin to deliver the goods the next day.

"I can take a good look at this city tomorrow!"

Ma Lin smiled and nodded. This was the capital of Western Liao. It would be very conspicuous if they wandered around in such a small city. Yelu Dashi also had some abilities.

"If we want to attack the city, such a city can't stop anything, but the journey is too long, the road is long, the Gobi Desert is vast, and a journey of thousands of miles is not so easy to travel."

Han Shizhong said helplessly that they understood best the hardships of the journey, and if it was the same for a small team, what would happen if it was a large army?