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Chapter 75 The Upstart of the Northern Kingdom

The conditions for Zhangxin Khan to stop the army were very generous: the Uighurs recognized Yang Hao's control over the areas south of Yinshan and east of Langshan; the Uighurs withdrew from Jushi Fort and exchanged 100 taels of silver or equivalent items for each person to return to the prisoners. Yang Hao added two additional items: one, the Uighurs cut off relations with the Quze tribe; the other, restarted the Tiande Army's trade route.

To show sincerity, Khan first fulfilled his obligation to withdraw troops from Jushi Fort. The location of negotiations between the two sides was determined in Dongsai Town, northwest of Yongfeng. Fengzhou sent Li Tong as the negotiator of Xi, Zhuang Yunqing, Qu Qingquan, Huang Yiliang, Zhang Bozhong and Wang Qun as members. The negotiator of Xi, the Uighurs was Prime Minister Chai Ge, and the deputy was Chang'an Yunhe, the right team of Longwei.

The confrontation at the negotiating table was quite fierce. Chai Ge was a steady party in the Uighurs. He was not willing to see the weakness of the doves, nor did he want to see the Khanate dragging it into the quagmire of war because of the hawks' toughness. While he was very particular at the negotiating table, he could also examine the overall situation and firmly grasp the process of negotiations, and was tepid.

An Yunhe seemed much rougher. He was a firm pro-war faction. He could not tolerate the loss of the Uighur Khanate to a border town in the Tang Dynasty. The disastrous defeat in the Battle of Jushi Fort had become a heart-wrenching problem for him. He was very tough at the negotiating table. An Yunhe's stubbornness and extreme angered Li Tong, and Li Tong even overturned the table and shouted: "If you don't accept it, go to the battlefield before you go!" After Yang Hao learned of this situation, he sent Mulanqing to the delegation: Li Tong is still the representative of the seat, but Zhuang Yunqing is the main responsibility; he will not be too entangled in details, and reach an agreement as soon as possible to end the hostility with the Uighurs.

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After seven days and seven nights of resistance, the black man in Shannan City once broke through the east gate and entered the city, but was immediately driven back. Yang Hao took advantage of the ease of negotiations and urgently ordered the tiger camp, the leopard camp, the flying tiger camp and the Fengya camp to cross Langshan and sneak into Yinshan County. At the same time, he ordered Cheng Keling and Yu Yanlu to lead the main force of the Qingshan Traveler to attack the old land of the black man. Suo Wohu led his troops to Datongchuan and joined forces with the Polu camp of Soe to cut off the black man's retreat. Guan Suo was ordered to go to Wutu tribe in person, and after some threats and temptations, he forced Jin Mili to promise to terminate the alliance with the five black man's tribes to remain neutral.

Yang Hao quietly completed the siege of the barbarian blacks, but did not take action immediately. He had his own considerations. Although the annihilation of the barbarian blacks could be powerful, it would also leave sequelae. In order to seek their own safety, the surrounding small and medium-sized tribes may turn to the Uighur Khanate or the Khitans, which will inevitably deteriorate the living environment in Fengzhou. On the contrary, if the five barbarian blacks can be conquered, it will not only be like a tiger to enhance its wings, but also avoid excessive stimulation of the surrounding small and medium-sized tribes.

In order to psychologically impress the black man, Yang Hao decided to win a perfect victory at any cost. The black man was afraid of losing. He summoned Ling Tong, Yu Chongchong, Guan Suo and Wang Qun, who had rushed back from Dongsai Town, and discussed secretly for a day and a night behind closed doors. He formulated a plan to impress the black man:

1. A secret agreement was reached with the Uighurs and appoint five of the most elite thousand-man teams among the Tiger Guards to participate in the siege of the barbarian blacks. In order to achieve this goal, certain concessions could be made to the Uighurs in exchange for prisoners.

2. Yu Chongchong led the main force of the Xining Army to strive for a perfect victory, making the name of "General of Heaven" an unforgettable memory for the barbarian blacks; and chose the opportunity to expand the popularity of the Kurube heavy armored cavalry.

3. Resolutely suppress the barbarian generals and soldiers who participated in the massacre of civilians. The list of suppressed personnel must be accurate, and the crimes committed are detailed and reliable, and must stand scrutiny.

Fourth, forced Man Lao Wen to step down and chose the relatively gentle elder of Gulu Mangyue's tribe (prime minister) Meren to be the ruler of the five tribes. Man Lao Wen, Man Lao Wen, Gu Duoli and other militants moved to Feng'an for house arrest.

5. Fengzhou and the five members of the Man Hei signed a secret alliance. The five members of the five members were not allowed to enter into alliances with other tribes or local border towns of the Tang Dynasty without Fengzhou’s permission. Those that had been signed were immediately abolished.

6. From now on, we will accept 100 outstanding young men from a man-made man to study in Fengzhou every year, and the required fees will be borne by the Fengzhou government.

On the third day after the meeting, Zhuang Yunqing and Chai Ge reached an agreement to borrow troops: with Chi Lu as the head coach, he led 5,000 elite cavalry of the Tiger Guard Right Team, wearing Xining Army uniforms to Yinshan County to stand by. Yang Hao transferred the armored infantry formation, Kurube heavy armored cavalry, Modao team and the newly formed two longbow battalions to the Yinshan front line for action. On the same day, Yang Hao appointed Yu Chongchong as the governor of Shannan and unified command of the front line to participate in the siege of the barbarian black people.

On the tenth day of the siege of the Man Black Man, the five thousand elite cavalry suddenly appeared at the foot of Shannan City. At this time, the Wulong Cave had already changed into long hair for winter. Although she looked very thin, she was extremely excited. Nearly a hundred miles from Yinshan County to Shannan City, the Wulong Cave arrived at the battlefield in half a day and immediately attacked the Man Black Man.

Old Man was caught off guard, and more than 4,000 people were immediately washed away, and Guduoli's troops were also washed away. As a general of the army, he had fought with various surrounding tribes for decades and had never seen such a storm-like cavalry. He wondered whether he was dazed and was blown by a strong wind. But the corpses on the ground told him that there was indeed a cavalry passing by, and the Tang army wearing the Tang army robe and holding the Xining army flag.

The heavy cavalry of Kurube then arrived. Under the cover of the cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard battalions, they charged towards the barbarian blacks who had just woken up from the chaos. The rolling iron stream swept over everything like a sea of ​​terrain. The terrain around the south of the mountain was flat and wide, which was very suitable for the charge of the heavy armored cavalry. The advantages of the heavy armored cavalry were completely expelled.

The black men were stunned. They had just been dizzy by the hurricane. Now they saw an iron wall pressing over. The fear in their hearts was imagined. The only resistance was crushed by Xun, and the black men were left to escape. But they soon realized that the road to escape east had been cut off by Nailou. In addition to their great sword skills, the soldiers of the Tiger Guard were even more first-class in riding and shooting skills. If the black men were not disrupted, they might have a fight, but now, they could only turn around and continue to escape.

To the west is Shannan City. After ten days of attack, no results were achieved. No one has time to try again. There is only one way to escape, and he rushed north into the vast Yinshan Mountain. It is twenty miles from Shannan City to Yinshan Mountain. The terrain is flat and there is a small river in the middle. The river is only more than ten feet wide and the water is deep. It is just that there is a kind of "thorny sun hair" on both sides of the river. The highest "thorny sun hair" is about one zhang, and the shortest one is three or four feet short. From a distance, it looks like a thorny wall, and people cannot pass it.

Guduoli had a vision to create a gap about a hundred feet wide by the river at the beginning of the siege, in case of emergency. At this moment, this gap became a life-saving "life gate". But what Guduoli didn't expect was that Yu Chongchong took the lead in seizing this "life gate". Yu Chongchong placed the armored infantry formation in front, and the Changbow Camp separated left and right, and the Modao Team was before the Changbow Camp.

At this moment, even though he knew it was a trap, Man Lao Fu and Gu Duoli could only jump down with their teeth.

The black man began to rush wildly, hoping to open a gap. Yu Chongchong is worthy of being a big expert in using infantry. Without using a cavalry, he tortured the black man to exhaustion. Yu Chongchong came out and persuaded the old man to surrender. Gudouli abandoned his weapons to save the remaining soldiers. The old man was desperate and had to admit defeat. Dozens of small schools raised the red flag and sent orders to all directions, and the name of "General Tian" suddenly resounded south of Yinshan.

Yu Chongchong concentrated the Man Hei soldiers who had put down their weapons in Baihu Valley 30 miles west of Shannan City. Twelve senior generals including Man Laowu and Guduoli were escorted to Feng'an. At the same time, according to the list provided by the intelligence office, 430 Man Hei soldiers and officers who participated in the massacre of the people were tried and sentenced to public trial outside the east gate of Shannan County, and then collectively killed them. The class was held in Baihu Valley for three days and three nights.

On the day after the Battle of Shannan, Cheng Keling and Yu Yanlu's troops captured the old places of the five Manhei tribes, wiped out the defenders and captured Man Lao Wen. According to Yang Hao's secret order, Cheng Keling forced the five elders of the ministers to remove Man Lao Wen's position as the great ruler of the alliance, and elected Melen, the great elder of Gulumangyue tribe, as the great ruler of the alliance. Cheng Keling represented Yang Hao to invite Melen to visit Fengzhou, and Melen readily agreed.

Three days later, Melen and the other four leaders of Man Hei set off for Feng'an under the "escort" of Yu Yanlu. The flowers and applause were everywhere we greeted everyone along the way. Yang Hao and Fengzhou Military and Political Nao went out of the city to welcome Melen and his party, and the guests and the host took a car into the city. The road was surrounded by people who were welcomed by the people. Melen and the leaders of the four leaders were extremely moved.

That night, Yang Hao arranged a grand welcome banquet for Melen. The atmosphere was very harmonious. The four leaders of the generous personality even offered songs and dances on the spot. Melen's toast said: Manhei is a border state of the Tang Dynasty, and the people of the Manhei tribes are subjects of the Tang Dynasty. The Manhei tribes are willing to be friendly with Fengzhou for generations. The Manhei family provoked a war for their own private interests, which was not tolerated by all the people of Manhei. The Manhei tribes are willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Fengzhou at all levels.

Yang Haobo's toast said: The friendship between Fengzhou and the Manhei tribes has been tested by blood and fire. Anyone or behavior who attempts to destroy this friendship is doomed to fail. Fengzhou is willing to strengthen cooperation with the Manhei tribes in all aspects and carefully maintain this hard-won friendship.

During his stay in Fengzhou, Meren and Sibuling visited cities, schools, markets, factories, coal mines, farms and military camps in Feng'an, Fengzhou and other places. Meren and Sibuling had been to the Tiande Army before and thought that the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was just like this. What they saw and heard in Fengzhou this time left a deep impression on everyone. This made them feel that Gu Duoli's failure was not accidental. The overall strength of Manhei Five is not on the same level as that of Fengzhou.

After setting this bottom, in the following negotiations, Melen and the four leaders almost fully accepted the terms proposed by Yang Hao. On the same day, Uighur envoys Chai Ge and Li Tong also reached the "Dongsai Town Agreement (Draft)":

1. The Uighurs recognized that the area south of Yinshan and east of Langshan was the jurisdiction of Fengzhou of the Tang Dynasty, and the people of all ethnic groups in both places were the people of the Tang Dynasty;

2. Both sides withdraw their troops from each other's territory and will not invade each other's borders in the future;

3. Fengzhou returned all Uighur prisoners of war. The horse slaves and their entourage slaves followed their voluntarily. If they were willing to stay in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the Fengzhou government would be responsible for resettlement. If they were willing to return to the Uighurs, the original head of the family would redeem them at thirty taels of silver or equivalent items per person.

4. The Uighurs believed that the dispute arising from Fengzhou and Quze tribes over the purchase of horses was purely the internal affairs of the two families. The Uighur Khan would take a neutral and fair attitude without interference.

5. The Fengzhou government will assist the Uighur Khan to restart the trade routes within the Tiande Army; each other will provide convenience for each other's merchants.

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Half a month later, the Uighur Khan approved the "Dongsai Town Agreement".

In the same month, Yang Hao was appointed as the governor of Fengzhou. Previously, due to the death of Zhang Huchen, the position of governor of Fengzhou had been suspended for nearly ten months.
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