Water Margin people

Chapter 1529 Qingtang City

Jingzhao Mansion.

"Governor Zhu, the supplies have been assembled!"

Xue Yong saluted Zhu Fu.

"Well, the itinerary is arranged, please pay attention along the way!"

Zhu Fu looked at the goods tied up on the carriage. He even tried the ropes and tarpaulins himself, and nodded after making sure there were no problems.

"The general will know!"

Xue Yong clasped his fists.

"lets go!"

Zhu Fu nodded and watched Xue Yong lead the team away.

"Governor, it should be fine. There are camps and cities along the way, and we have a large army on the Qilian Mountains!"

An official nearby saw that Zhu Fu was a little worried and spoke to comfort him.

"The situation of the war has not been clarified yet, and there is still chaos on the plateau. The Hexi Corridor is not safe!"

Zhu Fu said with some concern.

"Master, is there any problem over at Qin Fenglu?"

Zhu Fu looked at Li Yun and asked. Li Yun had also been transferred out from Liangshan City and was now serving as the commander of the two northwestern routes.

"No problem. I have already eliminated all the enemy's spies. In addition, the defenders of the Hexi Corridor have also eliminated all the enemy's spies. This intelligence will definitely not be leaked."

Li Yun replied.

"That's good. As long as the news about the team doesn't get out, there won't be a big problem!"

Zhu Fu nodded.

"Report, Governor. News has come from the plateau that the army is in a disadvantageous situation and has retreated to Maqu City on the edge of the plateau."

A soldier came to report.

"Retreat to Maqu City?"

  Zhu Fu frowned. The news sent back a few days ago said that the battle was going smoothly. How come in just a few days, it turned out to be a defeat and retreat to Maqu City?

"Will it have an impact on the transportation of grain and grass this time?"

Li Yun suddenly became a little worried. The unfavorable situation in the Qilian Mountains would directly affect the Hexi Corridor.

"Did the army suffer any losses?"

Zhu Fu looked at the soldier and asked, he had not received any request for help yet, was there some inconsistent intelligence from the front line?

"The army didn't suffer any losses, but I heard that the small tribes in the west united and entered the Dafei River."

The soldier replied.

"I see, then there's no need to worry!"

Zhu Fu looked to the west and suddenly understood what the army was doing. The location of Maqu City was difficult to enter, as it was stuck between Jishishan Mountain and Dafeichuan River, and was on the only way to Qingtang City.

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As the sound of trumpets rang out in various places in Dafeichuan, the fleeing soldiers gradually gathered together. These people did not feel ashamed of their recent retreat, but were grateful for being alive.

"General, we can't defeat those Qi people!"

All the tribal leaders came before Babur. They did not feel any shame for their recent rout. Survival is always the first priority, and this is the capital that has allowed them to survive for so many years.

"You don't have to fight! Didn't you see that the Qi army has already withdrawn? The Yalong Jue'a royal family and the Lhasa royal family of Tubo have already taken action. After two years of pincer attack, the Qi army has retreated!"

Babur looked at everyone and said.

"I see!"

The leaders were all surprised and curious about why the enemies retreated.

"Do you still want to leave now?"

Babur asked, looking at everyone.

"No! No!"

Everyone answered, who would want to leave when they see victory is outside?

"But, General, we are running low on food!"

One person suddenly spoke.

"Food? No problem, let's go to Qingtang City! There's everything there!"

Babur had already figured out where to go next. "But the enemy is retreating towards Maqu City!"

Someone else said that Maqu City was stuck on the only passable river valley and mountain stream, and they had no way of getting through.

"That's easy. Let's just go over the mountain!"

Babur pointed to the Dayue River and said that as long as they crossed the Dayue River, they would reach Qingtang City and even see Qinghai.

Jishishan.

Li Qianshun laughed as he watched the retreating enemies.

"A bunch of trash!"

Li Qianshun roared, venting his anger.

"No need to worry, we'll kill them and capture them alive, then you can do whatever you want with them!"

The king of the Yalong Jue'a royal family laughed and said that they had been at a disadvantage in the recent battle, which made him very angry. After all, he was the main leader of the Yalong Jue'a royal family, and Qi Huai'en's lineage was just a branch. Now they dared to disobey them and even openly resisted.

"I really hope to take them down tomorrow!"

Li Qianshun said with gritted teeth that he wanted to kill someone to vent his anger when he thought of the hatred of losing his country.

"That's easy, let's chase after them now!"

The king of the Lhasa royal family said that if they could destroy Qingtang Tubo this time and drive the Qi army off the plateau, then their achievement would be enough to command the plateau, become the new Zamp of the plateau, and unify the entire plateau.

"Okay, chase after him!"

Li Qianshun agreed immediately.

The army quickly assembled and headed towards Maqu City along the river valley.

Qingtang City.

The city walls were full of soldiers guarding.

"My lord, this is bad! They are all coming towards us!"

A general reported in panic.

"how so!"

A big yellow-haired man had a face full of anger. Everything was fine originally. The battle had been going on near Jishishan Mountain, far away from Qingtang City, but now everyone was coming towards Qingtang City.

"My king, what should we do?"

All the generals were looking at the yellow-haired man, who was the current lord of Qingtang City, the king of the Yellow-headed Uighurs, Tengli Khan.

"Protect Qingtang City. This is our city. We must not give it to anyone!"

Fujiri said with gritted teeth that they, the Yellow-headed Uighurs, had finally secured their place of residence with great difficulty, so how could they give it up so easily?

"what is that?"

Suddenly someone pointed to Qinghai Lake in the south, where a large number of people appeared at some point, rushing towards them on horseback.

"These people are Kucha, Uighur, Khotan, Qiang, Di, and Jie!"

Fujili looked at those people and recognized them immediately. These were the large and small tribes in the Kunlun Mountains in the west.

"Send the signal and let them leave!"

Fujisato gave orders to the generals around him.

Several whistling arrows were quickly shot into the air, alerting the approaching tribes, large and small.

"Fujiri Khan!"

Babur rode his horse to the foot of Qingtang City.

"Who are you?"

Fujisato looked at the people under the city and shouted.

"Tengli Khan, I am Babur, a general under Bilege Khan of the Gaochang Khanate. Now I have come to see Tenli Khan on the orders of Bilege Khan!"

Babur shouted to Tenri Khan on the city wall that the Yellow-headed Uighurs were just a small branch of the Uighur Khanate, and under normal circumstances he would never be so polite to Tenri, but now he had a request for help, so he had to be more friendly.

"Babur!"

Fujiri's face changed. He had never seen Babur, but he had heard of Babur's name a long time ago and knew that this man was Bilego's trusted general.

"Why did you bring so many people to my Qingtang City?"

Fujiri immediately became alert. Ever since the Uighur Khanate split, his ancestors led their people to the plateau and had no contact with the Gaochang Uighurs. Over the years, the two sides had not even exchanged letters or sent envoys.