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Chapter 1530: Battle in Front of the Battlefield

"Qi is invading the west. I am here under the order of Bilege Khan to lead troops to block Qi's grain route!"

Babur shouted.

"If you want to block Qi's grain route, just continue north. After you get off the plateau, you will reach the Hexi Corridor. The Qingtang Ancient Road has not been opened for many years!"

Fujiri shouted that at that time, the Western Xia was very powerful and occupied the entire Hexi Corridor, blocking the Silk Road trade route. Merchants had no way to pass, so they opened up the Qingtang Road.

The Qingtang Road is a road along the Huangshui River Valley at the southern foot of the Qilian Mountains. It connects Qin and Wei in the east and Yutian and Gaochang in the west, and can perfectly replace the Hexi Corridor.

In the past, Qingtang Tubo made a fortune by relying on this road. The people of Qingtang stipulated that all caravans passing through had to pay 10% of the goods as tax. In just a few years, Qingtang City continued to become extremely wealthy, and the stock was said to be able to support the city for ten years.

"Tengli Khan, the Qi people have already reached the plateau. Do you think you can stay out of it?"

Seeing that Fujiri was still pretending to be stupid, Babur made it clear directly that the ones who needed to go to war with Qi the most now were not only himself but also the Yellow-headed Uighurs. This was the territory of the Yellow-headed Uighurs, and the territory occupied by the Qi people was also the territory of the Yellow-headed Uighurs.

"Then let's see if they have the ability!"

Fujiri looked at Babur and said that he knew Babur wanted to enter the city, but he would not open the city gate. Qingtang City was his and he would never give it to others.

"Tengli Khan, can you stop the Qi army?"

Babur became a little angry when he saw that Tengli was not moved.

"There is twenty years of food in Qingtang City. The walls are high and solid. Who can break in?"

Fujiri said nonchalantly, he closed the city gates tightly, who could break into Qingtang City? Thinking back then, his ancestors succeeded in occupying Qingtang City by relying on chaos.

"Tengli Khan, there is a saying in the Central Plains that if one's lips are gone, the other's teeth will be cold. If you sit back and watch others being wiped out, Qingtang City will eventually become an empty city. Even if you have more food and grass, and the city is strong, what's the use?"

Babur shouted while looking at Fujisato.

Fujiri's face changed slightly. This was what he was worried about. If the rest of the forces were eliminated, Qingtang City would also be in danger.

"Put down the basket!"

Fujiri pondered for a long time before speaking that he would not let so many people enter Qingtang City.

Babur did not hesitate, he got on the basket and was pulled up to the city wall.

"General Babur, you want to fight with Qi, why do you come to my Qingtang City?"

Fujiri's expression eased a little, and he looked at Babur and said that he knew about the decisive battle between Western Liao and Qi, but now the war has spread to the plateau, and Babur even brought the war to Qingtang City.

"Tengli Khan, the war has already broken out. Whether the Uighurs can rise up depends on this battle. The Yellow-headed Uighurs are also a branch of the Uighurs. How could Qi let you go?"

Babur looked at Fujiri Khan and said.

"what do you want?"

Fujisato asked, looking at Babur.

"Let my army enter the city, and we will help you defend the city!"

Babur said.

"Impossible! I will never let your messy little tribes enter the city! Qingtang City is our city!"

Fujisato directly rejected the idea, saying that these small tribes who were as poor as beggars would definitely cause unrest if they entered the city now, and there might even be conflicts in the city.

"My army needs food and fodder, and also a place to stay!"

Babur spoke.

"You can go to Chiga City, where you can station guards, and all the food and fodder there will be given to you! Enough for you to eat for several months!"

Teng Li pointed to the mountains in the south and said that there was a Chiga City in the mountains, which was the gateway to Qingtang City and could just block the enemies from Maqu.

"Chiga City!"

Babur pondered for a moment and finally nodded. His army had little food left, so he could only accept Fujiri's advice.

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Maqu City. "Report, the enemy is attacking, and is already 20 miles away!"

A soldier reported.

"These damn people!"

Qi Huai'en was furious. The enemy was chasing him all the way. Wasn't this just bullying him into losing the battle?

"How about it? Or do you want to fight?"

Liu Qi looked at Qi Huai'en and asked.

"This...I..."

Qi Huai'en was a little hesitant. After the last defeat, he was no longer confident of defeating the enemy.

"If this is a civil war within your Yalong Jue'a royal family, then we will not participate. You are so much better equipped than the enemy but you still can't defeat them. You should reflect on yourself!"

Wu Jie looked at Qi Huai'en and spoke with a stern tone, "There is no such thing as defeat for the Qi army. If Qi Huai'en fails to show sufficient ability, then they will have to reconsider whether he can join the army."

"Don't worry, generals. I will definitely defeat the enemy!"

Qi Huai'en immediately made the promise. He knew that he had to demonstrate enough value. A person without value would not be reused by the State of Qi.

"Brother, these guys are useless. Why don't I take some people with me?"

Wu Lin looked at Wu Jie and said that the fighting power of Qi Huai'en and his men was really average.

"The foreign soldiers will naturally rush to the front!"

Wu Jie shook his head and said, although Qi Huai'en and his men had poor combat effectiveness, they could consume and paralyze the enemy.

Qi Huai'en led his troops directly outside the city. Looking at the arrogant and powerful enemy coming towards him, his face looked a little ugly.

"Array up!"

Qi Huai'en yelled at the soldiers around him.

"Master monk, perform the ritual!"

Qi Huai'en spoke to several lamas in monk robes again, saying that in order to strengthen the soldiers' will to fight, he would let the monks perform a ritual to bless the soldiers this time.

The lamas took their instruments and started chanting something, and the Tibetans prayed devoutly to the lamas. They were illiterate and could not read the scriptures, so they could only pray devoutly in their hearts.

"What's the point of all this nonsense before the war?"

Liu Qi looked at everything below the city and said that war should be planned carefully and won by relying on combat effectiveness.

"It's different. These Tibetans are devout believers in the doctrine. These religious rituals can make them fanatically forget fear and life and death. From this aspect, it can also be regarded as improving combat effectiveness."

Wu Jie said that Tubo was different from the Central Plains, and there were strong religious beliefs here.

The Tibetan army on the way became agitated when they saw everything outside Maqu City, especially when they saw the lamas in red robes holding magical instruments, they were even a little afraid.

"Archmage!"

When the kings of the Yalong Jue'a and Lhasa dynasties saw the enemy performing the ritual, they immediately shouted to the lamas in the army.

The lamas also took out their instruments and came to the front of the formation, then began to dance, perform rituals and chant scriptures.

The two teams of lamas looked at each other, neither willing to show weakness, and they rushed to the front of the formation and began to attack the enemy, waving their magic weapons continuously.

When the Tibetan soldiers saw the magicians start fighting, they all watched with full concentration.

After a period of fighting in the void, the two sides were unable to determine the winner, and the lamas rushed together, their eyes wide open, staring at each other like angry Vajra.

"What is this doing?"

  Liu Qi became confused. He thought it was a battle between the two sides, but how did it turn into a fight between lamas?

"Buddhism and Bon religion have a very high status in Tibet. Even the royal families need the support of the monks in the temples and the masters of Bon religion for many things. Look at those Tibetans. They have already forgotten about fighting!"

Wu Jie pointed at the soldiers on both sides. At this moment, they had forgotten about the war and were watching the fight intently.