In the evening, the sun sets in the west, and on the vast grassland, a large group of cavalry basked in the afterglow of the sunset and headed north.

The people who were rushing to the south came from Yancheng, the capital of Kucha, to the south. After nearly two hundred miles of road, they finally approached the end.

Among the team, Lu Ding, who was pulled out of a girl in Yancheng early in the morning, was riding a horse while yawning.

The Hu girl with a high eyes and deep nose, and charming charming people make people feel endless aftertaste. Lu Ding, who has no sleep all night, is still full of his charming body, and he is still thinking about it.

If it weren't for being pulled from sleep, I would have to do it again this morning.

Lu Ding yawned again, turned his attention to reality, and looked ahead with his eyes.

In front are mountains, and among them, a mountain with white top is clearly visible.

There was a little thick smoke rising by the mountain. From a distance, the whole mountain was "swept in fairy mist", which made people feel awe when they saw it.

This is not the first time Lu Ding has been here. He looked at the mountain and thought to himself: Sure enough, is Khan’s royal court in Baishan?

Baishan is about 200 miles north of Kucha. Because the top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, this is called it.

In addition, there is always fire in its mountains, which will never be extinguished all year round, making it a place where sand comes from.

Lu Ding knew that the reason why there was an ever-burning fire near this mountain was because charcoal was produced from the ground.

Carbonite reserves are large, and most of the ore veins are exposed to the surface, so they will spontaneously burn. After mining the carbonite, people transport it to surrounding countries for fuel, and use it to smelter iron ore mined in Baishan.

Because Baishan is also rich in iron ore.

Therefore, there are many iron smelting furnaces in Baishan area, with fire and thick smoke all day long.

In other words, Baishan is rich in fuel (carbonite) and iron ore, which can not only ensure daily life, but also create a large number of iron tools.

In addition, there are grasslands with abundant water and grass nearby, which are a must-pass place between east and west and north, so it is natural to be chosen as the Turkic royal court.

The Turkic Khan stayed here and could control the surrounding countries nearby, enjoy the generous taxes offered by these countries, and obtain a large amount of taxes and materials from the passing caravans.

Because of sufficient fuel and a large amount of sheltered valleys, people and animals are guaranteed during winter in Baishan. Moreover, the transportation here is convenient, and news from all directions can be quickly spread here.

The Khan's orders can also be spread rapidly to all parts of the Khanate.

As the team advanced, more and more tents appeared in front of them, and a large number of cattle and sheep were scattered in the surrounding grassland. From a distance, they looked like the white clouds in the sky that were reddished by the sunset glow.

On the roofs of many tents, smoke rose, and thick smoke formed by the spontaneous combustion of carbohydrates on the surface, and black smoke from the iron smelting furnace flew into the sky, giving people a different feeling.

Lu Ding entered the camp and saw that it was getting late. He felt that he had to report the news to Khan, so he could only talk about it tomorrow.

But before he could settle down, he was taken to the big tent.

The Turkic Khan is now called "Apo Khan". He is the son of Mugan Khan Ashina Daluo. At this moment, he sat upright in the tent and met Lu Ding.

This is a burly man. Lu Ding has seen him several times before. This time he saw someone, but he saw that he was in good spirits.

"What news did you bring to me from the Central Plains?" Apo Khan said slowly, sitting on a gold seat with a tiger-skinned mattress.

Next to him, another luxuriously dressed man sat and sat.

However, although he sat side by side, his position was slightly off to highlight Apo Khan's noble status.

Lu Ding noticed that someone was sitting with Khan, but he didn't dare to be distracted and quickly reported all the things that happened in Jincheng, Lanzhou, Longyou to the other party.

After hearing this, Apo Khan's expression did not change. Even though he heard that his cousin Ashina'anluo was defeated and deceased and was beheaded by the Chu army, he did not react in any anger.

Lu Ding was not sure whether Apo Khan thought Anlu deserved to die or had known the news, so he had already posted the fire before. Seeing that the other party did not ask again, he stood silently.

There were several Turkic nobles in the tent. After hearing Lu Ding's report, his expression did not change much.

It seemed as if these people knew what Luding was going to say before, but now Luding's report only confirmed the previous news.

"You said you came to report day and night when you heard that the Chu army was going to fight west?" Apo Khan suddenly spoke, and Lu Ding nodded quickly: "Yes, the villain got the news..."

Apo Khan interrupted without waiting for Lu Ding to finish his words: "Why has the news been in my ears for a few days? You have only arrived?"

When Lu Ding heard this, he cursed in his heart: If you hadn't left me in Yancheng, the capital of Kucha, I would have come here to report to you!!

But he said that he could not say that, Lu Ding quickly explained: "As soon as the villain arrived in Yancheng, he asked someone to pass a message and waited for the Khan to summon him. Perhaps, the Khan was busy with affairs and forgot to summon the villain..."

Apokhan thought about it and found that a few days ago, someone reported to him that Lu Ding, who was in the Central Plains, came to Yancheng and reported to him about something urgent.

He waved his hand and Lu Ding quickly retreated.

Before leaving, Lu Ding saw clearly that the man sitting side by side with Apo Khan turned out to be Datou Khan in the west.

After leaving the big tent, Lu Ding thought about it and couldn't help but slow down.

In fact, there was only one Khan in the Turkic Khanate, but there were also children of the Asina clan who were called Khan because of their noble status and strong strength, but they were all "little Khans".

Only Datou Khan, the "little Khan", has the highest status, second only to Khan.

Now, the two khans from the east and west gather in Baishan, that is to say, the elite soldiers of the Khanate also gathered in Baishan.

Obviously, Khan is waiting for something to happen to Longyou, and then concentrates his troops into the Central Plains to take advantage of the situation to rob!

Luding worked hard for the Turks, and of course he had cleared the situation in the Turks. He knew that Nadato Khan appeared here and could not have been here for a party.

There is no benefit. Where will the Turkic tribes in the west come to the east?

Just now, Datuk Khan, who sat with Apokhan, was named Ashina Seijue, and was the son of Ashina Seimi, and had a very impressive identity.

Because Asina Room is one of the two pillars of the founding of the Turks.

More than 20 years ago, when the Turks rose, it was entirely up to the two brothers Ashinatumen and Ashinashimi who fought, which led to the later Khanate.

At that time, the Turks were just slaves of Rouran Khan. After the rebellion, their elder brother Tumen led their troops to expedition the east, destroyed the Rouran Khanate, and their younger brother's family secretly stayed in the old place and subdued neighboring countries.

Then, the secret room expanded westward, causing the Khanate's territory to expand westward, and even fought with Persia in the extreme westward, occupying a lot of territory on the other side.

Although the Khan of the Khanate took Tumen and his son as the right person, because the Khanate's territory was too vast, the affairs of the western region were basically determined by the "Western Khan" who was secretly involved.

Later, when Tumen died, his son took turns to serve as Khan, and as his uncle, he silently stayed in the west.

Continue to expand your territory.

As a result, in recent years, several major events have occurred in the east. The descendants of the Tumen Khan were defeated by the Chu State in the Central Plains, losing many troops and greatly damaged their strength.

The son and grandson of the Tumen spoke out internal conflicts for the position of Khan, so they became the uncle's secret room and also thought about the position of the "Great Khan".

It was precisely because of this uncle/uncle who was eyeing the west, that the little khans in the east suffered internal strife and finally reached a compromise. The son of Mugan Khan, who was born in a humble (lower motherhood), was Daluo Benton Khan.

Last year, Shi Dianmi died, and his son Asina Seijue succeeded the "Western Khan" and named Datou Khan. He still controls the western region of the Khanate and is strong.

After Ashina Dalu became a Khan, he knew that his status was unstable and wanted to establish his prestige, so he naturally thought of taking revenge:

Defeat the Chu army, and then rob the eastern grassland area encroached by the Chu army.

However, the demise of Zhou made Apo Khan (Da Luben) realize that Chu had become the overlord of the Central Plains and needed to deal with it with all his strength.

So, he cooperated with his cousin Ashina'anluo, who had never been incompatible, and planned a long-distance raid, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity of the Chu emperor's inspection in Longyou area and kill him, resulting in civil strife in the Central Plains.

Then take advantage of the situation to rob.

Now, Luding saw the Khan in the west, Datou Khan, also came to Baishan, and understood that this was the joint force of the East and West Khan, who wanted to wait for the death of the Chu emperor, and then launched a full-scale attack on the Central Plains.

As a result, Anluo and thousands of cavalry were wiped out, and it seemed that the two khans' plans were about to fail.

However, the Emperor of Chu sent a prince to lead his army out of Guazhou and to the Western Regions to show off his power. Now, the Chu army on the Western Expedition was afraid that it would crash into the territory of two groups of tigers and would die at his door.

In the big tent, Apokhan and Datou Khan were discussing the next action.

"The Chu cavalry has arrived in Dunhuang and looks very powerful." Apo Khan still said slowly, holding his airs.

He knew that in the eyes of many people, he was not worthy of being a Khan because of his mother's humbleness, but since he had become a Khan, he had to have the majesty of a Khan.

Especially in front of Datou Khan, he could not lose his momentum.

"It seems that this Chu army is the biggest threat, but I have noticed from Dunhuang that there are often convoys coming out of the mountains in the south and entering Dunhuang, sending many wounded soldiers."

Datou Khan and several other nobles were somewhat incomprehensible about the news, and Apo Khan continued:

"Because there is another Chu army that is crossing the territory of Tuyuhun and advancing from east to west. The wounded are sent to Dunhuang for rest."

"I think the purpose of this army is not to follow the route of the cavalry under Anluo, and go back and run out of Yutian."

"What!" Datou Khan and other nobles were very surprised. Now he understood the meaning of the Dunhuang news that Apo Khan said.

Apo Khan was very satisfied with everyone's surprised expression. This news is very important.

"So, the Chu army that was about to attack in Dunhuang is the bait. The real main force of the Chu army must be another cavalry emerging from Yutian!"

He looked at everyone, his tone was still calm:

"The distance from Dunhuang to Baishan is twice that from Khotan to Baishan. If we are confused by the Dunhuang Chu army, we will be attacked by the Chu army that emerged from Khotan!"

"Then... what is the response of Khan?" asked Datou Khan. The "Khan" was finally sincere, not the slightest contempt he had before.

Apokhan heard the difference in his tone of his name, and was happy, but he still remained calm: "So, I have made the arrangements, and you all need to help..."
Chapter completed!