Mount Sanmi was the location of the Turkic Khaganate Royal Court. After Western Turkic Khagan Tongyehu ascended the throne, he moved the Turkic Khagan's tent to Qianquan, which was north of the Suiye River.
While Tongyehu was in charge of the Western Turkic Khaganate, he had pushed the Western Turkic Khaganate to its peak. Tongyehu's control over the various kingdoms of the Western Regions had also reached its peak.
Only Gaochang and Yiwu City, which were close to the Tang dynasty, were not under Tongyehu's control because they were far away from the Western Turkic Khaganate. However, Qiuci, Yanqi, Gumo, and the other kingdoms of the Western Regions were all under Tongyehu's control. For this reason, Tongyehu had arranged for officials to be in charge of collecting taxes and managing armies. He was extremely strict with the various kingdoms.
However, although the political center of the Western Turkic Khaganate had been moved, Mount Sanmi, as the former Turkic Khagan's tent, still had many people. It was a rather prosperous region.
Mount Sanmi was located to the north of Qiuci, not too far away from Gaochang, with Yanqi in between.
An army was currently gathered at Mount Sanmi.
Tens of thousands of cavalry were gathered here.
Tongyehu's tent was set up here. Tongyehu spent most of his time in Qianquan, but he had personally come to Mount Sanmi to attack Du Qi.
After Du Qi had arrived in the Western Regions, he had first taken over Suzhou and then Yizhou, showing signs of advancing westward. In order to suppress Du Qi, Tongyehu had personally led his army here to prepare for war with Du Qi.
This was for the sake of the Western Regions.
Once Du Qi's strength increased again, he would be extremely dangerous for the Western Turks.
This was especially so for Du Qi, who had once destroyed Jeli Khagan of the Eastern Turks. The Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganate were actually enemies. Logically speaking, Tongyehu should be rejoicing that Du Qi had wiped out the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. The problem was that after the Eastern Turkic Khaganate was destroyed, Tongyehu felt a sense of danger.
In the tent …
Tongyehu was seated at the front, drinking wine.
Tongyehu was not fond of women, but he liked to drink, especially strong alcohol. The Western Regions was bitterly cold. Drinking wine in the cold made one's body felt warm and comfortable.
Whoosh!
The tent flap was lifted.
A middle-aged scholar entered. His name was Zhao Dengyan, and he was Tongyehu's strategist. It was Zhao Dengyan's idea to unify the Yehu's governance of the Western Regions and even control the Western Regions.
Because of Zhao Dengyan's plan, Tongyehu's control over the Western Region became even tighter and his strength increased greatly. Therefore, Tongyehu trusted Zhao Dengyan very much.
Seeing Zhao Dengyan enter, Tongyehu smiled and said, "Mister Zhao, you're here. Come, come, have a seat."
Zhao Deng said, "Khan, something bad has happened."
Tong Yehu had a nonchalant look on his face as he said, "Mister Zhao, what could possibly happen? Look at how flustered you are. What a scandal! You've advised me many times that if the Turks want to be strong and prosperous like the dynasties of the Central Plains, they must pay attention to rules and regulations. But your current words and actions are somewhat inappropriate! "
Zhao Dengyan sighed and said, "Khan, Du Qi has taken over Gao Chang State. The entire Gaochang State has already submitted to Du Qi. "
"What?"
The wine bottle in Tongyehu's hand fell onto the table, splashing wine everywhere. Tongyehu ignored the splashing wine and stood up. He gritted his teeth and said, "How can this be? How can this be? Du Qi is clearly still in Yizhou. How can he suddenly enter Gaochang State? "
Zhao Dengyan said, "It happened in the second or third month. But news travels slowly from Gaochang to Mount Sanmi, so we only received the news in the fifth month. In a few months, Du Qi must have firmly controlled Gaochang State. This isn't a good thing for us. After Du Qi has Yizhou and Gaochang, his strength has increased and he's even harder to deal with. "
Tongyehu sat down and clenched his fists tightly. "Even so, Du Qi's strength is limited. Moreover, we've brought over thirty thousand elite cavalry from Qianquan State. Apart from that, we can also mobilize the garrisons of Qiuci and Yanqi State. At the very least, we have around seventy thousand men. "
"With our strength, it won't be difficult to attack Du Qi."
"We've just arrived at Mount Sanmi and didn't know much about Du Qi. That's why we're temporarily stationed here. Now, it seems that we can't delay any longer. We should head straight for Gaochang and take it down in one go. "
Tongyehu was already filled with fighting spirit.
Zhao Dengyan heard this and said, "Khan is right. We can only fight with all our strength now. If we give Du Qi more time to develop, the consequences will be even more troublesome. "
Zhao Dengyan was also helpless when Du Qi's strength increased.
It was all Tongyehu's fault for being arrogant.
At the end of last year, Zhao Dengyan had already suggested that Du Qi's entry into Yizhou shouldn't be underestimated. He even ordered Yanqi and Qiuci's troops to go out and suppress Du Qi. But Tongyehu didn't think that Du Qi could become powerful. The Western Region wasn't the Tang Dynasty, and it wasn't easy to establish a foothold there.
In the end, the matter was left unsettled.
As expected, when Du Qi came to the Western Region, he was like an unbridled wild horse, developing quickly. At the start of this year, Tongyehu suddenly felt interested and wanted to suppress Du Qi. As such, he led his troops from Thousand Springs to set up camp at Mount Sanmi.
A few days ago, when he arrived, Zhao Dengyan persuaded him that they should head straight for Yanqi and use Gaochang to attack Du Qi. As long as the Gaochang Ruler didn't agree, they would take down Gaochang first.
Tongyehu felt that it wasn't suitable and that they should camp at Mount Sanmi to slowly attack Du Qi.
As such, they temporarily set up camp.
As such, Du Qi had already taken down Gaochang.
Tongyehu was arrogant but also a decisive person. He ordered, "Send my orders. We will immediately set off for Yanqi. Also, move all the troops from Qiuci and Yanqi. "
"Yes!"
When Zhao Dengyan received the order, he immediately went to make arrangements.
In just an hour, Zhao Dengyan had already made all the arrangements. The army set off for Qiuci. As they needed to move troops, they would first head to the capital of Qiuci before heading to Yanqi.
The army quickly traveled. Along the way, Tongyehu moved troops. When Tongyehu's army entered Yanqi and passed by the capital, they had over seventy thousand men.
At this time, the weather had already entered the 6th month.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter.
In the day, it was so hot that the ground could even fry an egg. Under such weather, the day wasn't suitable for traveling, nor was it suitable for a large-scale attack. As such, Tongyehu's troops slowed down.
He could only travel at night. In the middle of the 6th month, Tongyehu's army was not far from the capital of Yanqi. At this time, news of the Western Turks moving out had already spread out.
The news was quickly sent back to Gaochang.
Even though the weather was hot, the scouts had to travel quickly. In just a few days, the news was sent back to Gaochang and into Yu Deshui's hands. When Yu Deshui saw the Yabu Khagan of the Western Turks charging over with an army of seventy thousand, thirty thousand of them elite cavalry, he shuddered in fear. He quickly rushed into the palace to meet with Du Qi and inform him of the Western Turks' invasion.
When Du Qi heard the news, he didn't panic at all.
Since he wanted to establish himself in the Western Region, there was bound to be war.
The various countries of the Western Region were all vassals of the Western Turks. As long as Tongyehu Khan was a little wary, he wouldn't allow Du Qi to develop. However, Tongyehu Khan's arrival was a little late.
Du Qi's momentum was already set.
Du Qi immediately ordered, "Send my order. Summon Liu Zhengxi, Guo Xiaozheng, Yuan Yin, Yi Fusheng, Jiang Changzong, and Jin Wuque into the palace to discuss how to deal with the Western Turks."
"Yes!"
Yu Deshui immediately gave the order.
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