Tang Dynasty: After dominating Rome, I counterattacked Chang'an

Chapter 102: The people abandoned by the Han Dynasty, a tragic scene!
Therefore, an old soldier planned to kill the Western Region people who were imprisoned by the Tiele tribe and rescue many Han people while they were off guard.

Escape, or you will die if caught!
But staying in the Tiele tribe, in that dark and despair-filled place, is worse than life or death!
They were willing to escape, Bona, a glimmer of hope!
The first thing they did after escaping was to head to Qiuci City. It was rumored that a great man from the Tang Dynasty had come to Qiuci City. They wanted that great man to see them.

Can,
The plan was rejected before it even started.

Because that important man arrived in Qiuci City, the closer they got to Qiuci City, the more troops from the Western Regions came.

If these abandoned people were to go to Qiuci City, they would never be able to reach Qiuci City to see the important figure. They might even be discovered along the way and captured by those people from the Western Regions.

Then,
They did the opposite and fled to a place far away from the city of Kucha.

as predicted,

The journey was extremely easy, as there was no garrison force from the Western Regions.

Yes, it did in the past.

Now no,

I guess... they were all transferred to the vicinity of Kucha City?

No one knew who that important Han figure was, but the arrival of just one person led to the mobilization of the entire army near the city of Kucha.

I believe his identity is absolutely very important!
Maybe he is a Duke of the Tang Dynasty!
Many abandoned people thought this in their hearts.

If there is any possibility,
They really wanted to meet that Han lord, let him see what they had gone through, and also let that great man know how many unknown plots targeting the Tang Dynasty there were in the dark corners of the Western Regions!
now.

Hundreds of dirty Han people gathered together, some of them were legless or retired veterans, the elderly, the weak, women and children...
Almost everyone.

The old soldiers were abducted because some people in the Western Regions liked to drink the blood of the Tang Dynasty soldiers who survived the war, and some even... liked to eat meat!

now.

These abandoned people all looked at the old soldier who led them to escape, the former veteran Captain Yang.

Captain Yang is still strong.

The reason he came was because his wife, children and elder relatives were captured and sold by people from the Western Regions when they crossed the city to find him.

After much trouble, Captain Yang finally found out that they were trafficked to the city of Qiuci.

Upon learning of this,

He also reported it to the authorities, but the authorities said they couldn't intervene in matters so far away, as that was the Western Regions and they had no right to interfere.

This scene is just like what happened in later generations. If a child is abducted and goes abroad, there is nothing that can be done about it. There are too many disputes and problems.

Since reporting to the authorities was not possible, Captain Yang came to the Western Regions alone.

Before they entered the city of Qiuci, they were surrounded and fought with people from the Western Regions. Captain Yang was outnumbered with his two fists, so he was tied up and sold to the Tiele tribe.

Today is the twenty-first day since he entered the Tiele tribe.

His eyes were still bright and full of hope for life.

But most of the people below had no light in their eyes.

This is still good.

Because when he was rescuing the Han people from the Tiele tribe, some Han people, upon learning that he wanted to escape from the Tiele tribe, and even escape from the Western Regions, directly refused and then returned to their own cages.

Those were the Han people who had been enslaved in the Western Regions for many years.

And these Han people who followed Captain Yang to escape at least still had a desire for freedom.

now.

Captain Yang looked at them, at this group of dirty people.

Yes.

dirty.

The Tiele tribe was in the enemy camp and was even cannibalistic. Dirty was the best word to describe their situation.

Captain Yang frowned at this time.

According to information gathered by an old soldier, although most of the Tiele tribe's troops were heading to Qiuci City, this was still a desert area, with people from the Western Regions everywhere, and there were few places to hide in the desert.

There were people from the Western Regions everywhere! Even the Tiele tribe had people from the Western Regions. After learning that they had escaped, they went to inform other tribes to intercept these fleeing Han people.

The current situation.

There are blockades in front and pursuers behind, it can be said that we are surrounded by enemies on all sides!

"I took them out, and it seemed like... I did something wrong."

Captain Yang looked at those pairs of expectant eyes and felt extremely guilty.

He couldn't get them out.

Rather than escaping, it would be more like pressing the shortcut key to their lives.

"It's okay, Captain. No one will blame you. You have done your best."

"We can all see that you really tried your best."

"But this is not Han territory after all."

Guo Song, a former Youzhou veteran, patted Captain Yang on the shoulder, hoping to relieve him of the pressure.

Captain Yang sighed and said nothing more.

Given the current situation, what has been done has been done and there is no time for them to say anything more.

After discussing for a long time, everyone decided to split into two groups. One group, led by Guo Song, would take many Han people and move to the border area under the cover of night, and then flee towards the Tang Dynasty.

Captain Yang led some people who were willing to stay behind to cover their retreat and headed south to attract the attention of the pursuers from the Western Regions.

Before leaving.

Captain Yang stared blankly in the direction of the Tiele tribe, feeling somewhat distraught.

"There, that important figure from the Han family, it would be great if we could let him see us."

Captain Yang stared blankly, almost in a trance.

"Captain, it's time to set off." Guo Song sighed.

"Just now, the dozens of people who were responsible for stopping the Tiele tribe's pursuit army have not returned yet..."

Captain Yang said hesitantly.

Hearing this,

Many people felt sad. A big man in a helmet and armor said in a sad voice: "Captain, they...can't come back..."

Yes.

Can't come back.

Those dozens of people were malnourished, insufficiently armed, without armor, and were not soldiers. Some even had only one leg left. How could they stop the hundreds of Western Region cavalry who were chasing them?

I can't come back, I can't come back, I can't come back anymore...
The thought of them passing away.

Captain Yang couldn't help but doubt again, was it really right for him to lead them to escape?

perhaps….
Just like what the imprisoned Han people said, they can’t escape, they will never escape from this desert.

Finally caught,

There will only be a more miserable end, or even direct death.

"Well, let's go..."

Tears also welled up in Guo Song's eyes.

No one would have thought that he had just retired from the army a month ago and was enjoying peace and prosperity in his country. But in less than a month, he was knocked out and sold to the Western Regions. How absurd was that?
Many Han children were taken to the Western Regions, some were eaten, some were used as slaves, and some were beaten to death because the Turkic soldiers were in a bad mood that day...
Too many people died.

Those people in the Western Regions were afraid of the Tang Dynasty, but not the people of the Tang Dynasty. They were afraid of the Tang Dynasty itself, not the people there.

For them, this land of the Western Regions is truly... full of despair.

(End of this chapter)