The exact time of the Turkic people's appearance is unknown.

According to historical records in China, it appeared during the Eastern Wei period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

During this period, Europe was ravaged by a plague, resulting in the deaths of a quarter of its population.

Justinian, the iron-fisted emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, led his army to conquer the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, leaving the barbarian kings of Europe and Rome sleepless with fear.

It was under this framework that the Turks emerged in the Mesopotamian region between China and the Roman continent.

They were more powerful than any of the steppe barbarians of the past.

Neither the Xiongnu, who once gave the Han Empire a headache, nor the Rouran and Xianbei, could match the power of these Turks on the grasslands.

In the short span of two hundred years since their emergence, their iron cavalry swiftly conquered all territories stretching from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the west to beyond the Jade Gate Pass in the east.

Of course, initially they were expanding eastward.

Unfortunately, the Eastern lands had already entered the Sui and Tang dynasties.

During this period, after hundreds of years of division and war, China was reunified.

With the infusion of fresh blood, China eradicated the decadent atmosphere brought about by the Sima family and restored the glory of the Han Dynasty.

The empire's iron cavalry crushed any enemy that dared to stand in their way.

The Turks, who were once invincible on the grasslands, encountered the Tang Dynasty and Li Shimin.

Subsequently, the Eastern and Western Turks were successively subdued and humiliated on the grasslands by the Tang Dynasty, and could only migrate westward in anger.

When they arrived in Mesopotamia, the Turks discovered that this was their paradise.

Here, they are revered as kings.

Soon, they adopted a religious belief.

The divided Mesopotamian Arabs were rebuilt by the newly arrived Turks. At this time, a powerful and skilled ruler emerged among the Turks, Tughluq Beg.

Under his leadership, the Seljuks experienced an extremely glorious period.

Mesopotamia entered the Seljuk era.

How powerful is a plug flow column?

Its territory stretched from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the far west of the Western Regions to the western border of the Gaochang Kingdom, spanning more than half of the continent.

Mesopotamia, including all the kingdoms of India, were its junior partners.

After being harassed by him, the Eastern Roman Empire lost all its territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, and the holy war fermented in the far west of the Western Regions.

The yellow sand was stained red with blood, and the army from the west was defeated by the iron cavalry and steel swords of the strait leader.

The European countries were plunged into fear and despair.

The Europeans had no strategy against them, and even the mighty and invincible Eastern Roman Empire lost all its territory.

The world in Mesopotamia and Europe is in constant flux.

After Tughluq Burke's death, the Seljuks of Mesopotamia fell into a brief period of division.

The once mighty cavalry of Mesopotamia gradually lost its former prowess amidst entangled religious conflicts.

The warrior's blood is about to run dry, and the former king has been buried in the yellow sand, leaving only a skeleton.

But after all, the mighty Mongol cavalry had not yet appeared on the Mongolian Plateau in the east.

Time moved on to the era of Zhao Huan.

Another powerful ruler emerged from the Stream Column: Sanjar.

Just how awesome is Sanjar?

He not only revitalized the loose Seljuk government, but also defeated the powerful Karakhanid Khanate, which was also founded by Turks, making the Karakhanid Khanate a vassal state.

Meanwhile, the country bumpkins in Europe, far to the west, are busy with complicated and useless religious rituals.

In their extreme poverty, they shamelessly rallied together and launched a plundering war against the East, suffering repeated defeats against the Seljuks.

I was so defeated that I questioned the meaning of life.

Sanjar was such a powerful and awesome monarch.

Unfortunately, he encountered Yelü Dashi.

Several years ago, the remnants of Yelü Dashi's army marched westward and established a foothold in the area of ​​the Eastern Khaganate.

However, a conflict arose with the Eastern Khaganate, whose old king, Ahmad Khan, was a powerful figure who unfortunately died at a crucial moment.

His son Ibrahim was unpopular, and there was a rebellion in the country. In order to secure his position, Ibrahim invited trouble and sought help from Yelü Dashi.

Who is Yelü Dashi?

A mighty ruler!

Since you sent me here, why should I leave?

Soon, the Eastern Khaganate was conquered by Yelü Dashi.

With Zhao Huan as his teacher, and after several years of purges, Yelü Dashi had completely taken control of the Eastern Khaganate.

Yelü Dashi did not want to confront Zhao Huan head-on to the east, so he continued his campaign against the Western Khaganate to the west.

The Seljuk Khanate was a subordinate of the Seljuk Khanate, and the subordinate immediately went to complain to its leader, the Seljuk Khanate.

She cried and complained, "That Yelü Dashi is a real bastard! He actually tried to mess with me! Big brother! You have to stand up for me!"

Upon hearing this, Sanjar, who had conquered a vast territory, immediately became angry.

Holy crap! Someone actually dared to bully my little brother!

And he's a heretic too!

You need to be taught a lesson!

That's why the Battle of Katwan happened.

To demonstrate his authority, Sanjar forced his underlings to send troops to form a coalition army.

Sanjar was the commander-in-chief, and Mahmud, the Khan of the Western Khaganate, was the deputy commander.

Sanjar's allied forces pursued Da Shi's army to the Qatwan steppe.

Thus, the Eastern world and the forces of the Yellow River region met once again, more than four hundred years after the An Lushan Rebellion.

In orthodox history, Yelü Dashi won this battle brilliantly, which was recorded in world history and became a famous battle that shocked both the East and the West.

It even became a battle that changed the landscape of the Western world.

The European kings, overwhelmed by the sluice gates, even suspected that the mysterious force from the East was none other than St. John, as recorded in the Bible, who descended to earth to save the holy city.

The outcome of this greatest war in the Western Regions was sent back to Tokyo by an intelligence courier on an 800-li journey.

After reading this battle report, Zhao Huan was filled with emotion.

In the fourteenth year of the Jingkang era, which was 1141 AD, the famous Battle of Qatwan did not disappear despite changing history.

Yelü Dashi's fame spread far and wide in the Western Regions.

The fact that the religious believers in the river were defeated by a non-believer for the first time shocked the entire Transoxiana world.

Sanjar fled back in disarray with the remaining dozen or so men during the Battle of Qatwan.

Mahmud, the Khan of the Western Khaganate, was killed, and his head was hung high in Balasagun, the Khan of the Eastern Khaganate.

Zhao Huan thought about it all night.

The landscape of the Western Regions has changed dramatically. After Yelü Dashi defeats the Seljuks, he will inevitably swallow up the entire Karakhanid Khanate, and all the surrounding countries will submit to him.

No, no!

I must send troops!

We can't let that bastard Yelü Dashi grow too powerful!

The next morning, the emperor canceled the morning court session and summoned his ministers.

The ministers went to Yanfu Palace to pay their respects to the emperor, completely bewildered.

Why aren't you in court today?

Zhao Huan cut to the chase: "Yelü Dashi has fled to the Hengluo area. I am going on a western expedition and need to transport military supplies and grain to Gaochang! I want to capture Yelü Dashi and put him in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!"

The ministers were startled, looked at each other in bewilderment.