This was the fortress that the Khitans used to suppress the northern desert. After the Khitans were founded, there was a family rule from their ancestors that 20,000 troops should be stationed in Khatun City, and no matter what the situation was, they were not allowed to move... Of course, in reality, that place was still in danger of being corrupted. When Yelu Dashi arrived there, he only saw less than 10,000 soldiers and horses. It took him several years to unify the 18 surrounding tribes that were friendly to the Khitans before he got 20,000 people. However, he ultimately thought the place was too remote to accomplish his mission, so he marched westward.
Where is the Ali Ma mentioned by Weiming Yunge? In fact, it has reached the westernmost end of China's territory in later generations.
In other words, in just a year and a half, Yelu Dashi led the 18 tribes on a westward expedition of three to four thousand miles. Taking into account the deserts and mountains in between, the actual distance was probably tens of thousands of miles.
He marched thousands of miles to the west, was victorious in every battle, and even made famous countries submit to him, and then established a foundation. How could Yelu Yu not be surprised when he saw these surrendered people and Yelu Dashi's acquaintances?
Of course, neither Weiming Yunge nor Yelu Yudu would have imagined at that time that in another time and space, Yelu Dashi would go south and north, and continue to march westward to conquer without stopping, using both kindness and force along the way, and finally going straight to Hezhong, with his troops reaching the Aral Sea, a total expedition of nearly 30,000 miles!
After conquering Hezhong, Yelu Dashi officially proclaimed himself emperor and established a great Central Asian country with an area several times that of Western Xia and a population far exceeding that of Western Xia. He then continued the Liao dynasty there for nearly another eighty or ninety years.
Compared with this man, Yelu Yudu's current fate is exactly what Yun Ge mocked - he deserves it.
"General Weiming!"
After recovering from the shock, Yelu Yudu watched the Xixia people escorting Brother Yun northward in a defensive posture. He didn't care about shame or emotion, and pleaded again. "Can't you give me a way out?"
This time, Brother Yun didn't even turn his head, obviously he had made up his mind.
"No need to trouble the Great Baigao Kingdom to take us in. We just need you to pretend that you didn't see us and let us pass through Hengshan tonight and borrow land to go to Khatun City. How about that?" Yelu Yu saw that he was helpless and said something reluctantly.
Brother Weiming Yun finally turned around impatiently and said, "How is this different from accepting you?"
"I just want to go north of Hengshan and use Hengshan as a shelter to cross the river." Yelu Yudu dismounted and knelt on the ground. "I beg General Weiming to give me a way out."
Seeing this, Brother Yun finally sighed, "If I don't agree to you even after all this, it would be a bit disrespectful to Yelu... How about this, you cross Hengshan from Hongzhou, and you are not allowed to enter the city, nor are you allowed to go west to the hinterland of the Great White Gao Kingdom. You can only go northeast along the border along Hengshan, and finally cross the river through Yinshan in your Jin Kingdom... You go there tonight, and I will report this to the Living Female Commander of Yan'an Prefecture in three days... This is the final condition, you can come or not, it's up to you."
Having said that, Brother Yun said nothing more. He left Yu Du on the ground and rode north. However, he left behind several hundred of his personal guards to block the mountain pass.
The autumn sky was clear and the Hengshan Mountain blocked the north wind, so it was really comfortable here on the southern slope. However, two or three hundred Khitans were suffering under the surveillance of the Xixia people. Especially Yelu Yudu, who had finally gotten up, finally announced in public his plan to go north to Khatun City to look for Yelu Dashi. It was even more so afterwards.
The news came suddenly, and many lower-class Khitans who heard the truth for the first time were obviously shocked and terrified about leaving the Jin Dynasty.
Yu was sad, but helpless. After a little comfort and encouragement, he could only climb a hill to watch the sunset to relieve his mood. However, he could not suppress his anxiety. He stood on the hill, looking west, north, south, and east. Even if his confidant brought him roasted field mice, he just waved his hand and refused.
Yelu Yudu had no choice but to be like this. After all, although Brother Yun had opened a way for him, it was almost a dead end... Why did he surrender to Xixia before? He had already thought about it. Since Yelu Dashi went west and took away 18 tribes that were friendly to Khitan, the area around Khatun City must be occupied by the Mongols. Although the Mongols had a Khan, their core control area was in the east, so the area around Khatun City would definitely be in chaos. If the two hundred people of his own were to go there, they would probably be swallowed up directly.
What's more, there are thousands of miles of desert.
This desert is not comparable to the mere hundreds of miles of vast sea between Western Xia and the Song Dynasty. Since ancient times, the south and north of the desert have been referred to as this desert. It is the most serious desert for the Central Plains.
Yelu Dashi had just started his expedition to the west from Khatun City last year, and had used this as a base to harass the Jin army in the previous years. However, he could not effectively send troops to this desert, and the Mongols gradually rose to power, so he turned to the west. Nianhan had tried to go on several expeditions before, but he stopped in front of this desert.
It is difficult to say whether the Mongol Khan's eventual rebellion against the Jin people, including Nianhan's reluctance to hand over the land south of the desert promised to the Xixia people, had a direct relationship with Yelu Dashi and the desert.
But these were not what Yelu Yudu should be thinking about at this time. He should only think about one thing... that is, without the Xixia people's guide and supplies, how could he cross the desert? Even if he was only allowed to go north of Hengshan and was not allowed to enter the city, how could he control his people and not disperse? After leaving Hengshan, how could he successfully cross the river to the north when the pursuers would definitely set up a trap to wait for him?
To be fair, Yu Du himself felt that, let alone Khanateng City, he would probably be killed on the road if he couldn't cross the Yellow River.
But if he didn't go to Khatun City and look for Yelu Dashi, where else could he go? Even if he wanted to look for Yelu Nuge, the governor of Yunnei and a member of the same clan, wouldn't he have to go to the north?
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