Abu's men rushed into the city at the cost of fifty wounded and seven dead, and even he himself thought it was incredible.

As an important pass in the southern part of Tocharo, Huwen Castle has always been known for its strongest troops, but I never expected that this incomparably strong city would be breached so easily.

The combat effectiveness of the Persian soldiers was much higher than that of the Tianzhu soldiers, and the Tianzhu soldiers, who had lost the protection of the city wall, could only be slaughtered in the end, although the battle was not over, but the result was already doomed at this moment.

With the sudden victory, Abu felt a little bored.

Admittedly, there was a reason why victory came too easily, but the bigger potential factor was that he had already seen the fate of the entire Tianzhu, and they would definitely be conquered one after another, and the Tang Dynasty was not limited to the present.

Gandhara City, Qin Jin learned the news that Huwen City had been conquered, he didn't feel strange about it, whether it was surrendered or attacked, no one in the South Asian subcontinent could stop the footsteps of the Shenwu Army.

However, despite the assault on the city, he believed that Abu's plan was feasible.

The defenders of the city were restrained and were on their way to Gandhara.

Qin Jin did not plan to enter Huwen City in a hurry, and the Shenwu Army set up a temporary command in the small city of Gandhara, radiating to the east, west, north and south respectively, and issuing orders.

In particular, military reconnaissance of the Iranian plateau has not stopped for a moment.

With the onset of winter, the north was covered with a thick layer of snow, and large-scale military operations had to be postponed until the beginning of spring.

In this case, Qin Jin still received various official documents from Anxi.

Among them is the news from Chang'an, which is also good news. The Shenwu army defeated the invading Khitans in Youzhou, and thus attacked to the northeast, and in one fell swoop wiped out the Khitan tribes that had infiltrated and entrenched in Liaodong.

At the same time, the Uighurs also sent a large army from the west to strangle the Khitans, under the two-line attack, the Khitan internal strife broke out, the leader was killed by the people, and then the once powerful Khitan was divided into seven because of the slaughter, so that they could no longer join forces to fight against the Tang Dynasty.

The northern border plague that had been tormenting the Tang Dynasty like psoriasis was finally able to see the light of day.

Qin and Jin closed the official document, and the Khitan's victory was both expected and unexpected. It is expected that after the Tang Dynasty eliminated the rebellion, the centralization of power was greater than before, and the power of the Shenwu army was unprecedented in the Tang Dynasty.

In this case, no northern tribe could stand up to the powerful Central Dynasty, which was also the fundamental reason why Qin and Jin were relieved to go west.

The so-called unexpected is that the Khitan was defeated so quickly, and fell into a divided civil war just because of the defeat in World War I.

Of course, the split of the Khitan will continue, and the Shenwu army can take the opportunity to win over the division and attack, so that it will completely lose the possibility of integration.

There is no need for Qin Jin to explain this, and the fifth Qi, as a left-behind guard, has already begun to arrange.

It's just that Qin Jin is still a little worried about being away from the center for a long time.

Therefore, the western expedition cannot continue indefinitely, at most before the ice period arrives next winter, it must return to Zhangye.

Based on this calculation, he still has more than half a year here, and it seems that there is still a lot of time, but there are too many things to do, and he must plan it reasonably.

The military campaign to conquer the South Asian subcontinent did not require much effort, as long as he had a good start, he could complete it with just the Persians and the barbarian soldiers in the middle of the river.

In addition to the Persian soldiers, the Qin and Jin also recruited a large number of northern steppe barbarians in Tocharo.

These people fled to Tocharian to escape the war in the north, where they lived in misery, poverty, and many were even taken into slavery.

Qin Jin incorporated them into the army and handed them over to Wuhu Huaizhong for unified command.

"Prime Minister, Zheng Jiedu came from Dutuo to ask for a meeting!"

Zheng Jiedu is naturally Zheng Xianli, and Qin Jin immediately ordered someone to invite Zheng Xianli in.

Qin Jin and Zheng Xianli met very early, and Zheng Xianli was ordered by Changqing to help him wholeheartedly. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Qin Jin to rest assured that Zheng Xianli would be the envoy of the Anxi Festival.

It's just that the big cannibal at that time was too powerful, and he had last year's fiasco.

These are all in the past, Zheng Xianli, who has experienced a crushing defeat, is stronger than ever, and his ability to block the attack of the Great Cannibal with the defeat of the remnants of the army is enough to prove it.

Now, Qin and Jin also have to entrust Zheng Xianli with important tasks, as the western barrier of Anxi, Hezhong must not be left unchecked, he hopes that Zheng Xianli can completely bind the Sogdians, Turks, and Tiele people in the river under the laws of the central court of the Tang Dynasty.

The greeting between the two was very simple, and almost immediately cut to the chase, Zheng Xianli thought that Qin Jin just wanted to adopt a relatively strict policy of restraint against the various ministries in the river.

However, Qin Jin's thoughts were more than that, he looked at the seven-foot man in front of him, his black and thin face was sharp and angular, as if it had been chiseled out of a knife and an axe.

The rich image that was originally raised in Chang'an for several years has completely changed its appearance.

Qin Jin sighed, this is the Zheng Xianli in his impression.

He is also very grateful to Feng Changqing, and is willing to keep such a brave and resourceful general for himself, but it is a pity that he ......

Among the official documents sent by Anxi, one of them was only a few tens, stating that Feng Changqing was terminally ill and might not live to the beginning of spring next year.

"For all the departments in the river, we must take a two-pronged approach, on the one hand, to win over those tribes that are close to the Tang Dynasty, such as Bahanna...... Fight against the recalcitrant tribes. On the other hand, the population scattered by the war was collected, and they were incorporated into the private sector to cultivate land and provide for self-sufficiency. ”

Zheng Xianli's eyes lit up and said excitedly;

"Does the prime minister plan to establish an official office in the river and implement the laws of the Tang Dynasty?"

Qin Jin nodded.

"Not only do you have to rule the river directly, but you also have to emigrate, counter-insurgency and capture a large number of rebels, and the local militia groups that are attached to the rebels, and after the spring of the next year, the Fifth Qi will divide these people into the river in batches, which is not a small number. ”

Zheng Xianli was silent, and the rebel prisoners of Pseudo Yan were conservatively estimated to be more than 500,000, and if all of them were moved to the river, they would be enough to deal with any barbarian tribe.

"Those who rebel and rebel, go to the river, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no more dissent, when the mountains and rivers are far away, how can Chang'an check and balance?"

Qin Jin only smiled indifferently and gently spit out a few words.

"Time has changed!"

This is a bit illusory, Zheng Xianli couldn't figure out the way for a while, but he also felt that there was really no better way than this.

If you want to control Anxi and Hezhong in the long run, a large number of immigrants is the most reliable way.