Chapter 215: The Death of Bazhuo
When Bazhuo saw the Uighur army appearing in front of him, Bazhuo and his companions were overjoyed.
They were not prepared at all.
Tumidu was also very happy to see them. As long as Bazhuo was killed, the Xueyantuo Khanate would be destroyed.
However, what greeted them was not cheers, applause and flowers, but a rain of arrows.
"Bang, bang, bang..." Bazhuo's personal guards were shot and fell off their horses and died.
In the blink of an eye, they were all shot to death. Bazhuo was not much better, with several arrows in his body.
Bazhuo panted heavily, looking at Tumidu who appeared in front of him, and asked unwillingly: "Tumidu, why did you betray me? Aren't you afraid of my Xueyantuo army?"
"Bazhuo, stop talking nonsense in front of me. Most of your Xueyantuo troops were taken south and destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. What strength do you have to fight me?" Tumidu looked at Bazhuo who was about to run out of energy and said jokingly.
Tumidu never regarded Bazhuo as an opponent. Among the Khans of Xueyantuo, except for Zhenzhu Khan Yinan, Tumidu has never been afraid of anyone. Bazhuo
is not even worthy of carrying his shoes, let alone being an opponent.
The Uighurs had long replaced the Xueyantuo to dominate the northern desert, but when Yinan was still alive, Tumidu did not rebel because the Uighurs were suppressed.
After Yinan died, the idiot Bazhuo dared to lead his troops south to oppose the powerful Tang Dynasty. Isn't this courting death?
When his father Yinan was alive, he didn't have the courage to provoke the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. This guy Bazhuo is even more courageous than his father.
"Tumidu, aren't you afraid of being attacked by other tribes? If I die here, my Xueyantuo tribe will definitely unite with other tribes to send troops to attack your Uighur tribe. By then, your fate will be the same as mine." Bazhuo said weakly. He is
now only relying on the breath in his chest to hold on, and he may die at any time.
"Hahaha!" Tumidu laughed and said, "Bazhuo, you may not know this yet! Before I came, my Uighur tribe had united with other tribes to attack your royal court."
"You are now a bereaved dog, all because you are too cruel and have killed so many ministers from various tribes. Otherwise, I would not have encouraged them to rebel against you so easily."
Tumidu was telling the truth, but more of it was the pressure from the Tang Dynasty.
The tribes were afraid that once the Tang army arrived, they would be regarded as Xueyantuo's party members and destroyed together, so they followed Tumidu to overthrow Bazhuo's rule in Mobei.
"Puff" Bazhuo never thought that he would become a lonely man, and he died of vomiting blood in a fit of rage!
Tumidu dismounted himself, cut off Bazhuo's head with a knife, and gave it to his subordinates to preserve it to prevent it from rotting. He also wanted to send Bazhuo's head to the Tang Dynasty.
Soon after Tumidu cut off the head, Xue Wanche and others came over with murderous intent.
Looking at the Uighur soldiers waiting in formation in front of him and the Uighur flags fluttering in the wind, Xue Wanche did not rush to order an attack, but ordered a battle formation.
Because the Uighur tribe had a close relationship with the Tang Dynasty, they were considered to be one of his own.
One of the Uighur soldiers galloped over, stopped in front of the Tang army, saluted and said, "Dear guests, I, Shilifa of the Uighur tribe, asked me to bring sincere greetings."
"This is not your tribe's sphere of influence, why are you here?" Cheng Wuting asked.
"We, the Uighur tribe, are here to assist the Heavenly Khan in capturing the traitor Bazhuo of the Xueyantuo tribe. Shilifa is willing to present Bazhuo's head to the Heavenly Khan." "
We, the Uighur tribe, are always loyal to the Heavenly Khan, and naturally we will not allow any tribe to betray the Heavenly Khan." The Uighur said.
Xue Wanche, Cheng Wuting and others looked at each other. Although they failed to kill Bazhuo with their own hands, fortunately, the people of the Uighur tribe helped them.
As long as they could bring Bazhuo's head back to report, it would be a great achievement, so there was no need to be so serious.
"Take us to express our gratitude to Tumidu Shilifa! I want to meet Tumidu Shilifa in person, I wonder if you can introduce me." Xue Wanche bowed and said.
"Please wait a moment, I will go back to report to Shilifa!" The Uighur said, turned his horse's head and went back.
The Uighur whispered something in the ear of a middle-aged strong man, and pointed to Xue Wanche from time to time. When the man looked over, Xue Wanche nodded and smiled.
The middle-aged strong man rode his horse slowly towards the Tang army. Cheng Wuting raised his hand, and the Tang army immediately separated a road to both sides.
Xue Wanche rode out and went to meet Tumidu.
The two of them talked happily, hugging and high-fiving from time to time, as if they had agreed on something.
After the two of them finished talking, Tumidu waved his hand behind him, and a rider came galloping over with the freshly pickled head of Bazhuo in his hand.
At Tumidu's signal, the Uighur handed the head to Xue Wanche, who then handed it over to the Tang emperor.
The two of them said goodbye to each other and went back.
"How did the talk go?" Cheng Wuting asked hurriedly when he saw Xue Wanche coming back.
"Everything went well! Now that we have Bazhuo's head, we can withdraw our troops and report back to His Highness!" Xue Wanche said, waving the head of Bazhuo in his hand.
"Ming Jin, withdraw the troops!" Cheng Wuting ordered the withdrawal, and the Tang army immediately returned along the same route, withdrawing from this area like a tide.
Tumidu did not stay for long, and also led the army to withdraw. On the way, Tumidu also met the troops of Pugu, Tongluo, Adie, and Bayegu.
The leaders of the four tribes talked with Tumidu and knew that everything had been resolved. Although they were unwilling, they had no choice.
Next, they had to take gifts and send envoys to Chang'an to meet His Majesty Li Er and express their loyalty to His Majesty Li Er.
These tribes were willing to submit to the Tang Dynasty and strive to become the spokesperson and thugs of the Tang Dynasty in Mobei.
In addition, once Bazhuo died, the Xueyantuo tribe was leaderless, and it was time for them to fight and divide the Xueyantuo.
They hurried back, fearing that if they were a step slower, the Xueyantuo tribe would be snatched away.
"Your Highness! General Xue Wanche and General Cheng Wuting are back!" A guard reported to Li Chengqian.
"They came back so soon! Did they catch Bazhuo?" Li Chengqian said, he wanted to catch him alive.
Li Chengqian would not be able to see Bazhuo alive! Because Bazhuo had already died in Tumidu's hands, all he could see was a pickled head.
"I didn't see them bringing any living people. I saw from a distance that General Xue Wanche was holding a head in his hand." The guard said.
A head? Did Xue Wanche kill Bazhuo? He had originally planned what to do with Bazhuo after catching him.
Now it's all right!
No need to think about it, everything is over! No need to rack his brains now, Xue Wanche has done it for him.
Just when Li Chengqian was thinking about it, the voices of Xue Wanche and Cheng Wuting came from outside the tent: "Your Highness, your servants Xue Wanche and Cheng Wuting request to see you!"