Chapter 31 one

Princess Oela, Prince Shahru, Nuriddin and I were taken away by the officers of the Golden Horde and imprisoned in a castle in Ajarbazhan.Only then did we get some idea of ​​how the war was going.The definite news came from the officer in charge of our custody, a talkative man who liked to show off his eloquence and courteousness in front of the princess.Therefore, we learned a lot from his mouth, including the two defeats of Tuke Khan against King Timur before we entered the Golden Horde.One of these two defeats was in the Hundulcha River Basin, and the other was near the Topol River in West Siberia.

The Golden Horde has a vast territory, and the news is blocked. The real situation of the Uros principalities under its rule has never been spread to countries outside the Golden Horde.Not in the East, nor in the West.In this extremely unfavorable situation, King Timur's war against the Golden Horde can only be carried out in a state of groping, and the success or failure of the war depends on the bravery of the soldiers and the resourcefulness of the commander. I think this is by no means an exaggerated word. The experience of King Timur tells us that he is a person who knows how to adapt to the situation better than any ruler. He competes with his opponent in a completely unfamiliar environment. Only then can it be brought into full play.

At the beginning of the war, King Timur and Tok Khan had each other's victory and defeat.Later, King Timur changed his combat strategy. Once he found the whereabouts of Tok Khan, he would pursue Tok Khan fiercely, and did not give Tok Khan any respite. Toke Khan was defeated in the battles of Hunduercha and Uertuba, and had to flee to an inaccessible place in Ajarbazhan to hide. On the one hand, he secretly contacted the Egyptian king, hoping to persuade the Egyptian king to deal with it together. King Timur continued to send envoys to make peace with King Timur while playing tricks, demanding that King Timur return to Samarkand.As for the chips in his hands, of course they are Prince Shahru and Princess Oela.

Tok Khan locked me and the princess together, and Shahru and Nuriddin in another.I began to understand why Shahru was so worried. Tok Khan was really annoying, and every day he sent someone to bring the princess to talk to him.Whenever the princess went to his place, the only thing I could do was to sit alone in the tent, imagining all kinds of possible or terrible things. Besides, I didn't know what else I could do to pass the time worrying about her.Of course, I also often think of Shah Ruh. For the first time, I faintly had a feeling that for Shah Ruh, the princess is the most important person in the world, and she is more important to him than his. The father and queen, for the princess, he can do anything.

I opened the door of the tent, facing the setting sun and meditating.This was really a kind of torture, and the princess was "invited" by Tuke Khan again. For some reason, the princess took longer to go to Tuke Khan today than any day before, and I became more and more anxious to wait, so I had to walk up and down outside the tent, looking forward to it.Toke Khan's guards were staring at me, and I would give them a hard look after I walked a few steps, which made me feel better. Thank goodness the princess finally came back before I got hysterical. Fortunately, the princess can always come back to me in the end.I ran to hold her hand, like a lost child who found his mother, full of surprises, happiness, and a bit of complaint.

The princess looked down at my face: "Are you in a hurry? Have you eaten yet?" I shake my head.Where am I in the mood to eat that sour and bitter grin. I held the princess's hand all the time, and we went back to the tent together. The princess seemed to be very thirsty, so she went to the table and poured a bowl of yogurt to drink.I closed the door behind me and asked her suddenly: "What's the matter with Tokhan asking you to go? Why does he ask you to go to his place every day? What do you talk to him? Does he like you and wants to let you go?" Do you marry him? If he proposes to you, will you agree to him? If you agree to marry him, will you return to Samarkand with me and Shahru? You won’t want us, will you?” I Asked like a cannonball.I have to ask even though I know I have no right. These words have been held in my heart for too long.

The princess probably didn't expect that I would ask her this way, she looked at me in surprise, and didn't answer for a while. I forced her rudely: "Speak up. Why don't you speak?" The princess walked up to me and stroked my cheek: "You asked so many questions at once, which question do you want me to answer first?" I took her gentleness as prevarication and shook off her hand. Princess Oeira blinked her eyes, and I saw her innocent eyes behind her long eyelashes. I have always regarded the princess as my mother, but sometimes, I feel that she is younger than Shahru and I, especially when she doesn't know how to deal with Shahru and I's waywardness.The strong urge passed and I began to cry, I was afraid, I was so scared, I couldn't let the princess leave us.If Shahru was by my side, he must be in the same mood as me.

The princess sighed slightly, and took me into her arms.The smell in her arms is always so good. "Cecia, are you mad at me?" "yes." "why?" "You're always with that bastard. Don't you hate him? Are you in love with him?" "He's a nuisance, how can I like him?" "But he's pretty handsome..." I had to admit it. The princess smiled: "Really? I didn't notice it. However, since Cecia thinks he is handsome, it must be. I believe your vision." I can't wait to bite my tongue.Since the princess didn't pay attention, why should I remind her.

The princess stopped teasing me, she said to me seriously: "Ceccia, don't worry, I won't leave you, Shaharu, and Ailai." "You won't lie to me?" I raised my teary eyes and asked choked up. "Have I lied to you?" I put my mind at ease and broke my tears into a smile. "Little thing, you always use your tears as weapons." "I'm afraid." I wiped the tears all over my face.I raised my tear-stained face and looked at her.As long as she is by my side, I am not afraid of anything. "Afraid that I will stay in the Golden Horde?"

"Ok." "Will not." "But why do you always go to see the bastard? I'm so worried that he will hurt you." "It's okay. He and I are both descendants of Genghis Khan after all, so he doesn't want to do anything to me. I went to see him so as not to provoke him. Shaharu is in his hands, so I have to be very careful. Tuke Khan is a cruel person, if he is angered, the consequences will be disastrous. To be honest, what I am most worried about now is Shaharu, and I don’t know how he is doing recently. Alas, no matter what I ask, Tok Khan just refuses Let me see Shahru."

"Did he kill Shaharu?" "No, no. He's not that stupid." I raised my heart and put it down again. In my opinion, as long as Toke Khan didn't kill Shahru, things wouldn't be too bad. "Princess, tell me, do we want to stay in the Golden Horde forever?" "Today I heard from Toke Khan that King Timur has returned to Samarkand." "Huh? King Timur...he doesn't care about us anymore?" The princess smiled slightly: "No. King Timur returned to Samarkand, which means that there should be a result of our detention." "Result? I don't understand what you mean." "You are a child." "Sometimes, you yourself are like a child." I was referring to the clear eyes like a baby's that often appeared in her dark eyes. The princess leaned down and kissed the Venus between my brows.My heart melted like cream and gave off a sweet smell. "Shall we have dinner together?" "You haven't eaten yet? Toke Khan is so stingy, he won't even give you food." The princess broke a piece of bread, dipped some yogurt into her mouth, and chewed it with gusto: "I am more in a mood to eat with you, you little thing has always been my pistachio, you don't know ?" I suddenly felt a little shy, and my face was hot.I hastily broke a piece of bread, followed her example, dipped some yogurt and chewed it in my mouth.I didn't expect this kind of grin to be dipped in yogurt and tasted so special. She and I grinned and started attacking Liba. After a while, we ate up a huge Liba, and we divided up a can of yogurt. In this way, I was coaxed by the princess to be full.Before going to bed, I told her that I hate Tok Khan.The princess smiled and said, me too.It was like a guarantee. I believed that Tokhan would never snatch the princess away from me again, so I fell asleep with a sense of peace of mind, and slept until dawn.