When Cheng Yaojin and Meton caught up and saw the head in Aguda's hand, they finally breathed a long sigh of relief. Although the scattered cavalry of the King's tent weakened Fu Yun's strength, it also brought a lot of trouble to the Tang Army's pursuit. The Tang Army only caught up after missing several times.
Aguda knelt on the sand and respectfully handed the head in his hand to the Tang Army that surrounded him. "Fu Yun disrespected the Heavenly Khan and provoked the Celestial Empire. He didn't repent and deserved to die. I hope the General of the Celestial Empire will examine it!"
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand, and the military commander led the specialized personnel to immediately come forward to examine it.
"Reporting to the General! It's indeed Fu Yun's head. " The military commander said with certainty. The pursuing army had the emissary who went to Tuyuhun before, and he had seen Fu Yun's appearance. In addition, Fu Yun's armor and warhorse on the ground proved that Aguda was the commander of the cavalry of the King's tent. Coupled with the confessions of the other cavalry of the King's tent, it was finally confirmed that Fu Yun was indeed killed by Aguda.
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand. Immediately, someone came forward to preserve Fu Yun's head and collect Fu Yun's golden armor and warhorse. At this time, he turned his eyes to Aguda, who was kneeling on the ground.
"You killed Fu Yun!" Cheng Yaojin sighed. He didn't expect that Fu Yun, who had been unrivaled for a lifetime and had always stood firm despite ups and downs, would die because of betrayal.
A Guda immediately changed his expression and said flatteringly, "Replying to the Great General of the Celestial Empire, Fu Yun is already approaching old age, and the sun has already set in the west, yet he vainly wishes to resist the Celestial Empire. This lowly one admires the Celestial Empire, and specially offers Fu Yun's head to express his loyalty."
Cheng Yaojin looked at Aguda, who was acting like a villain, and could not help but frown. "The Tang Dynasty has long offered a reward. Whoever can kill Fu Yun will be rewarded by the Heavenly Khan. I will truthfully report your achievements."
Aguda was immediately overjoyed and said, "Thank you, General."
Cheng Yaojin impatiently urged his horse to leave. He didn't want to see Aguda's flattering face again.
"Uncle Cheng, can't you see this person's purpose?" Meton urged his horse to follow behind Cheng Yaojin and asked in confusion. Aguda was Fu Yun's most loyal man, and Cheng Yaojin believed without a doubt that Aguda betrayed Fu Yun because of benefits.
"Does it matter what the purpose is?" Cheng Yaojin said indifferently, "What we want is Fu Yun's head. And do you think this person can still have a foothold in the grassland after killing Fu Yun?"
How could Cheng Yaojin not be suspicious? However, he did not take it to heart at all. With the huge Tang Army around, everyone's petty thoughts were nothing more than an itch! In fact, Aguda was not the only one who had other thoughts. Murong Shun and the surrendered Tuyuhun tribes all had other thoughts. As long as the Tang Dynasty army was strong, all their thoughts were in vain.
Meton nodded and looked at Aguda thoughtfully.
Suddenly, there was a cloud of smoke and dust in the south. Another large group of cavalry rolled over and rushed directly toward the Tang Dynasty army.
"Enemy attack!" The Tang Dynasty army scouts shouted!
"All troops, assemble!" Cheng Yaojin roared.
Suddenly, the Tang Dynasty army quickly gathered and formed an attack formation, waiting for the enemy.
"How can there be a third party's cavalry in this place?" The military commander said angrily. This was a vast desert with few people. Since Fu Yun had been executed, the Tuyuhun no longer had the power to resist.
"Yutian!"
Cheng Yaojin and Meton looked at each other and said at the same time.
They were a lone army, and Fu Yun was also a lone army. The cavalry that appeared here could only be a local force. Yu Tian Kingdom, which was the closest to here, was also Fu Yun's final target.
The Tuyuhun cavalry must have been discovered by Yutian, which was why Yutian sent out troops. They did not expect that they had unknowingly chased into Yutian's sphere of influence. Cheng Yaojin could not help but feel lucky. If they were a step later, Fu Yun might have really escaped.
"General, what should we do?" The military commander said in horror. They only had a thousand cavalry at the moment, and they were alone and without any help. They did not have any advantage at all. But Yutian's cavalry had at least a few thousand. If they fought, the Tang Dynasty army would lose.
"What should we do? Fight it out with him. Even if the Old Man has a thousand cavalry, he is not afraid of this small country! "Cheng Yaojin said proudly.
Meton quickly stepped forward and said, "Uncle Cheng, please wait! Yutian is just a small country in the Western Regions with only a few tens of thousands of troops. Since Fu Yun has been executed, how can they be willing to fall out with the Tang Dynasty for a dead man? "
Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up. He seemed to have thought of something and shouted, "Show the flag of our army!"
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a huge flag unfurled in the wind with a huge "Tang" character in the middle of the flag.
"Send another group of scouts back to report the news! If Yutian dares to fight, this Old Man guarantees that His Majesty will send an army to wipe out Yutian. "Cheng Yaojin was still worried and issued another order.
Suddenly, a scout quickly returned to Tulunchuan to report the news.
"Whoosh!"
Thousands of cavalry from Yutian stopped 300 paces away from the Tang Dynasty army and confronted the Tang Dynasty army. The atmosphere in the desert suddenly stagnated.
"May I ask if you are from the Heavenly Empire? Yuchi Ding of Yutian pays his respects." Surprisingly, a cavalry slowly stepped out and shouted in Tang Dynasty language.
"Yuchi Ding!" Meton immediately recalled the information about Yutian. Yuchi was the surname of Yutian, and Yuchi Ding was the king of Yutian.
Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened, and he muttered under his breath, "I really should have let that old fellow Yuchi Gong come, let him have a chat with our family."
"This general is Cheng Yaojin. Yuchi King suddenly appeared. Could it be that you want to avenge Fu Yun?" Cheng Yaojin muttered, but his face was extremely arrogant. He exerted a little force and Fu Yun's head rolled in front of Yuchi Ding.
Yuchi Ding looked at Fu Yun's head on the ground and was shocked. The news of the battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun had already spread throughout the Western Region. Almost all the countries in the Western Region were inquiring about it. Among them, Yutian, who was closest to Tuyuhun and had the closest relationship, naturally paid more attention.
"Tuyuhun was defeated!" Yuchi Ding helplessly closed his eyes.
He had already received the news of Tuyuhun's defeat, but he didn't expect Tuyuhun to be defeated so miserably that the Tang Dynasty army had already chased them to the desert.
Yuchi Ding and Fu Yun were old acquaintances. When Yutian helped Fu Yun restore his country, Fu Yun returned the favor with generous rewards. The relationship between the two countries was very good.
"I heard that Yutian and Tuyuhun are very close. Could it be that Yuchi King has come to avenge Fu Yun?" Cheng Yaojin mocked arrogantly, ignoring the fact that his forces were weak.
Yuchi Ding's expression changed. He quickly smiled and said, "How could it be? This time, I learned that Fu Yun's defeated troops fled to the direction of Yutian. I was afraid that Fu Yun's defeated troops would bring disaster to Yutian, so I came to stop them. But I didn't expect that the general of the Celestial Empire would be one step ahead and get rid of this evil for the people of Yutian. "
If Fu Yun was still alive, Yuchi Ding wouldn't mind helping. But now that Fu Yun had been executed, as Meton said, how could Yutian offend the Tang Dynasty for a dead person?
Cheng Yaojin didn't expose Yuchi Ding's lie. He laughed and said, "So, we helped Yutian this time?"
Yuchi Ding smiled and said, "In the land of Nash, the Celestial Empire army came from afar to get rid of this evil for Yutian. This small country has nothing to repay. I ask the Celestial Empire army to come to Yutian to rest, replenish water, and reward the three armies."
"No need. Now that Fu Yun has been executed, the Celestial Khan must be eager to hear this good news. We won't disturb you." Cheng Yaojin refused without any trace of politeness.
However, the more arrogant Cheng Yaojin was, the more respectful Yuchi Ding said, "In that case, this small country has been impolite. Forgive me for not seeing you off."
The two returned to their respective armies. However, the Tang Army didn't move at all. They maintained their attack formation and aimed at the Yutian cavalry.
Yuchi Ding looked at the heavily guarded Tang Army. Anger appeared on his face, but he had no choice but to swallow his anger. He turned his horse around and led the cavalry to leave first.
"King, the Tang Army is alone in the desert, but the Tang general is so arrogant and rude. Why should we be so tolerant?" A Yutian general said angrily.
Yuchi Ding said dejectedly, "The Tang general is arrogant because he has the Tang Dynasty behind him. You didn't see that several scouts have already gone back to report. Of course, we can defeat the thousand-man Tang Army. Then, can we defeat the hundreds of thousands of Tang Army? "
The Yutian general's heart suddenly trembled. Even Tuyuhun, who claimed to have 300,000 iron cavalry, was defeated by the Tang Army. What capital did Yutian have to fight against the Tang Dynasty with just his 30,000 cavalry?
Yuchi Ding looked helplessly at the Tang Army, who was still guarding against them, and said faintly, "The situation in the Western Region has changed."
With Yuchi Ding's return to Yutian, the news of Tuyuhun's defeat and Fu Yun's execution spread throughout the Western Region. Everyone understood that the situation in the Western Region had changed.
The Western Region ushered in a new overlord, the Tang Dynasty. After the Eastern Han, Western Han, and Bao Sui, the Han people would once again dominate the Western Region.
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