The Sogdians had never fought against the Shenwu army, they did not know the power of firearms, and they had only heard some rumors before, and they all thought that they were unrestricted exaggerations. In order to achieve a quick victory, Qin Jin used a large number of firearms that had been used sparingly and restricted, and in just one day, he wiped out the coalition army organized by the United States.

Mi Fu himself died of blood loss due to serious injuries, and after this war, as the strong men of the Sogdian tribes, Mi and He completely collapsed, and the elite was lost, and the rest of the countries were also frightened and silent, for fear that the Tang people would be angry with themselves and vent their anger on their own heads.

In order to show that they had nothing to do with the attack planned by the country, the countries captured the nobles of the country of rice and the country of He who were stranded in their own territory, and then chained them to Samaljian, where the Jiedu embassy was located.

However, in just a few days, the construction of the city of Samad became the focus of the Sogdian countries, and those who had previously laughed at Kangdosi's cowardice and cowardice also began to curry favor with him, after all, Kangdosi, with his merits and friendship in destroying the two kingdoms of Mi and He, could speak in front of Zhou envoys, so that he would not be classified as purged.

Kang Duosi had already made up his mind, and all the people who came to the knot, he pointed out a clear way, that is, Shiguo.

Since the elite was annihilated by the Shenwu Army, the only people who can defend this stone city are the old and weak women and children left in the city, as well as the slaves plundered from all over the city.

Shi was once destroyed by the Tang Dynasty general Gao Xianzhi, and later regained the country with the support of the great cannibals, after its recovery, because of the support of the great cannibals, the military strength has always been the first of the Sogdian countries, conquering hostile tribes, plundering goods and population, and no one dared to plunder its edge for a while.

Therefore, in just a dozen years, with the looted goods and population, a stone city of considerable scale was built.

However, since the defeat of the Great Cannibal by the Tang Dynasty's Shenwu Army, Shi Guo has felt a deep crisis within the country, and the hostile forces that have offended before are also waiting for the day of revenge to come.

Prompted by this crisis, Shi Guo chose to form an alliance with the enemy of the Shenwu Army, the deposed prince Li Yu, to jointly deal with the Shenwu Army.

It's a pity that Li Yu was defeated too quickly, and Shi Guo soon felt the crisis of destruction.

Under the rolling wheels, all resistance was futile, and the city of Tuozhi had released all the prisoners and slaves, armed them, and promised that if the Tang people were defeated, they would not only be freed, but also granted rich property.

When everything was ready, the people of Shi Guo were stunned to find that it was not the Tang Dynasty who besieged the city, but the soldiers and horses of the former allies, the Sogdian countries.

The drums of war rumbled, the trumpets sounded, and the Sogdian coalition army charged, and in an instant the stone city was completely submerged in a sea of people.

At the same time that Tuozhi City was under siege, the main force of the Shenwu army led by Qin Jin had already arrived at Bahanna eastward along the Yaozhishui.

Dozens of miles north of Bakhana are the ruins of the city of Talas, which had been burned down a year earlier by the rebel Yusuf. Not only Talas City, but also many castles, including Ashbulai City and Kulan City, were destroyed by Yusuf.

Therefore, Qin Jin dismissed the idea of taking the northern route, and instead went east along the Zhenzhu River, passing through Bodaling and Dunduo City to enter Gumo, the first town of the four towns of Anxi.

As tributaries of the Chihe River, the Hulu River and the Siku River flow into the Chihe River in Gumo Prefecture.

Most of the castles in the four towns of Anxi were built along the oasis along the riverbank, which is full of oases, and with the abundance of water, and on the main road between Anxi and the river, it has always been a battleground for soldiers.

A thin middle-aged man in a purple brocade robe stood with his hands in his hands, the wind was cold and hard, but he didn't move, only the beard under his chin kept swaying back and forth with the wind.

He is Miao Jinqing, who was ordered by the Holy Order to patrol Longyou, Hexi.

Miao Jinqing's residence was originally in Zhangye, but half a month ago, he got a post book from the west, and the prime minister would return east before winter, so he rushed to Anxi in time, and specially waited for the Tang Dynasty prime minister who had made great achievements in Gumo Prefecture.

As the only hub to connect Chang'an and the Western Regions, Miao Jinqing has seen all the military reports sent to Chang'an in the past two years, and the victory of the Shenwu Army in the Western Regions is unprecedented, with tens of thousands of miles of open land, and the destruction of the country can not be counted with two hands.

Such a great martial art, even if it is counted two thousand years ago, is unique.

The reason why Miao Jinqing was in a hurry to come to Gumo and hoped to see Qin Jin as soon as possible was that there was actually a hidden worry in his heart that he could not be humane.

Qin Jin arrived in Gumo in the late autumn of this year, half a month later than expected, and Miao Jinqing was delayed in Gumo Prefecture for half a month.

The four towns of Anxi have not yet been protected by the capital, and after the departure of Zheng Xianli from the festival, only the queen of the festival was set up, responsible for mobilizing the soldiers and horses of the four towns of Anxi.

At this time, the four towns of Anxi were very different from the four towns of Anxi during the Tianbao period. Both the external and internal environment are very relaxed and safe.

The southern Tibetan region was completely subjugated to the Tang Dynasty, the Hezhong countries in the west were also pacified, and the Beiting north of the Tianshan Mountains also lost the threat from the Mobei grassland.

Miao Jinqing has gone all the way and feels that the most urgent thing to do in the four towns of Anxi at present is to disarm. After the decisive battle with the Great Cannibals, the four towns all recruited a large number of soldiers and horses, including the warriors of various tribes attached to the four towns, adding up to at least 200,000 people.

With so many soldiers, people eat and chew horses, and they have to spend a lot of money every day.

However, Anxi's grain production is extremely limited, and a large amount of military supplies must be deployed and supported by Hexi and other places. He has the experience of being an official in the center, and knows a lot of the consumption of the imperial court, and the expenditure of the four towns of Anxi and the north court alone accounted for twenty percent of the imperial court's revenue during the Tianbao period.

The border towns, especially Fanyang and other places, have reached almost 30% of the annual income, which has exceeded the 20% of Anxi.

Based on this calculation, the annual cost of the entire northern border town from west to east actually reached half of the annual income of the imperial court.

This is extremely abnormal, in the prosperous era of Tianbao year, the imperial court has been unable to make ends meet, and now it has just passed through the Anshi rebellion, how can the imperial court's annual income be halved, and how can it bear such a huge expenditure?

With a heavy heart and restlessness, Miao Jinqing finally saw the appearance of the prime minister's banner and vision.

For a moment, the pressure on his body seemed to be a little lighter, and he couldn't help but pantothenic acid at the tip of his nose and heat up in his eyes.

Ten years is like a dream, from the chaos of the world to the peace of the world, suddenly the wind rises, and suddenly the wind stops. Immediately afterwards, there was another big chaos in Anxi, the rebellion of the local tribes, and the invasion of the big cannibals.

Just when everyone thought that the imperial court was powerless to resist and deal with it, it was Qin Jin who personally stepped out, not only swept away the rebellion, repelled the invaders, and even hit the invaders' lair, tearing the huge black-clothed food apart.

The threat from the west in the four towns of Anxi has also been lifted at one time, and since then, Datang Tianwei has spanned tens of thousands of miles from east to west, and it seems that the days of peace in the world are coming soon, but the crisis has always been wave after wave, and they are not tolerant of taking a good breath.

"The envoy is not in Zhangye, why did he come all the way to Gumo Prefecture?"

It was Qin Jin's words that pulled Miao Jinqing back to reality from his contemplation.

Miao Jinqing hurriedly took a few steps forward and grabbed Qin Jin's hand, he could feel the calluses on the other party's hands, and he must have suffered a lot on the way to the west.

He never greeted each other, so he made it straightforward.

"I'm here to greet the prime minister, it's really because the wind is blowing in Chang'an, and the surging undercurrent will soon reach the water, if the prime minister doesn't speed up the pace of returning east, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

Qin Jin's face changed slightly, he knew that after Li Heng's death, the delicate balance of forces of all parties in Chang'an had been broken, but after delaying for half a year, there was no way, and now he saw that Miao Jinqing, who had always been steady, had already been in a hurry to this point, presumably the problem had reached a certain level.

For this reason, he temporarily decided not to enter Gumo City, but only sent someone to report it, and then repaired it after arriving at Qiuzi along the official road to the east.

On the way, Miao Jinqing and Qin Jin discussed some specific issues, from disarmament to the situation in Chang'an, no matter how big or small, not only raised the questions, but also attached suggestions for solutions.

Immediately bumpy and tired, Qin Jin and Miao Jinqing simply dismounted, let the entourage lead the horse, and they walked forward along the small river in the middle of the oasis.

Between the four towns of Anxi, there are countless oases similar to those in front of you, which exist on both sides of various seasonal rivers and depend on the local people's livelihoods.

In addition to the oasis, to the south of the Chihe River is an endless desert, surrounded by the boundless Gobi.

Qin Jin knocked the soft sand with the leather boots on his feet, lifted the water bag sewn from cowhide, and took a sip of water, the smell of water was terrible.

"Anthy cannot be disarmed, and although Transo, Tocharo, and Khorasan have all been conquered, the situation is not calm, and the cannibals, Sogdians, and Persians are all real or potential enemies. Once a major war breaks out and the local forces are insufficient, it is inevitable to transfer troops from Anxi. If Anxi's standing army is cut by more than half, it will only be able to protect itself, so how can it send troops to rescue?"

"That's also a helpless thing, Anxi consumes more than 20% of the imperial court's annual revenue every year, if the army is not cut as soon as possible, the government treasury will not be able to make ends meet, and the problem will be the imperial court!"

Qin Jin laughed, as if he had already made a decision.

"The consumption of Anxi can be transferred from Tocharo, there is a large area of arable land in the south of Tocharo, which is abundant, and it is only separated from Anxi by a mountain range, so that at least more than half of the pressure can be relieved, and the expenditure of the imperial court can be used in more urgent places. ”

Miao Jinqing was stunned for a moment, in his consciousness, the west of Anxi should be some barren land, and now that he heard that there are still large areas of fertile fields, he was also curious.