Five days later, Chen Hai and Ye Qinglin led 8,000 cavalry back to Baishiyu, at this time, the Xiqiang King's Palace was captured, the lord Ye Chentian and the Ye family had more than 1,000 people in the royal capital, and the news of the slaughter by the rebels also spread to Baishiling with the defeat of the remnants of the army who fled north. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Ye Qinglin, Ye He, Jiang Zhe and other generals of the Ye clan of the Xiqiang State were in a hurry at this time.

The Ye clan ruled the Xiqiang Kingdom for more than 300 years, and the city that was seized by Dayan 20 years ago was tormented by the remnants, and no one expected that it would be destroyed by traitors in the light of day.

The only thing that is gratifying is that the first batch of reinforcements in Hexi is composed of hundreds of black-feathered giant vultures and black vulture generals, carrying a large number of elixirs and excellent armor, and rushed to Baishiyu at about the same time to join Chen Hai and Ye Qinglin.

The leaders of the first wave of Hexi reinforcements were also Chen Hai, Ye Qinglin, Dong Ning, and Ran Hu, who would never have imagined the general of the Tieliu Battalion, Dong Pu, and Ge Xuanqiao, the first seat of the Taiwei Patriarch Hall.

Ge Xuanqiao's status goes without saying, and Dong Pu, as the nephew of Wuwei Shenhou Dong Liang, can be said to be the sixth and seventh person in the Dong family, and his status is only below Qin Muhou Dong Shou.

Because Dong Liang's knees are all extraordinary, Dong Pu has no possibility of becoming a descendant under Dong Liang's knees, but because of this, his position is the most stable and highly trusted by the god Marquis Dong Liang, who has been responsible for presiding over the Tieliuling defense line over the years.

In the Taiwei Sect, Dong Pu, as a figure in the Dao Dan Realm, is also a disciple of the Dong family, although he respects Ge Xuanqiao as a senior, but his status is not slightly weaker than Ge Xuanqiao.

Dong Pu and Ge Xuanqiao rushed to Baishiyu at the same time, which shows how much attention Taiweizong and Hexi Metropolitan Protectorate attach to the situation in Xiqiang Kingdom.

Dong Pu and Ge Xuanqiao came over, but they would not announce their true identities to the public, and after they arrived, they went to the secret room with Chen Hai, Ye Qinglin, and Dong Ning to talk, and in addition, only Ran Hu was qualified to follow him to the secret room to observe.

Taiweizong noticed the abnormality of the situation in the Xiqiang Kingdom very early, and when Dong Ning was trapped in Yequ Mountain, Dong Pu knew the news as soon as possible in Tieliuling, but whether to send troops to take Dong Ning back to Hexi, Taiweizong and Hexi Protectorate have always been very controversial.

Twenty years ago, Hexi sent troops to the west with Emperor Yitian to conquer Jinzhou, and there was no less killing in the Pinglu Oasis, and there was no way to dilute the blood feud in twenty years, which was also the biggest obstacle to the marriage of the two families, which was something that the Dong family had considered before deciding to marry the Ye family.

The dispatch of troops from Hexi will only provoke a more fierce and general resistance in the Pinglu Oasis, and will also give the Qianghu forces west of the Western Qiang State an excuse to send troops to intervene in the chaotic situation in the Pinglu Oasis.

He couldn't even send troops to take Dong Ning back, that would completely cut off the marriage path between the two families, even if Hexi had already expected that there might be a rebellion within the Xiqiang State at that time, so he could only sit and watch the Xiqiang State solve these problems in Tieliuling.

Chen Hai's series of actions in Montenegro and Moyue Lake were the biggest variables that Hexi had not expected, in fact, Dong Pu got fragmentary news in Tieliuling, and he could already know that the so-called envoy was Chen Hai, but at first he didn't think that Chen Hai could do anything alone.

The timing was delayed until four days ago, when the messenger rushed to Tieliuling with a rescue letter jointly written by Ye Qinglin and Dong Ning, and they learned that Chen Hai had gathered 20,000 soldiers and horses in Black Mountain and Moyue Lake.

At this time, Shenwei Dong Liang and even the prince Dong Chou, as well as Ge Xuanqiao and others were all sitting in Tieliuling, paying close attention to the development of the situation in the Xiqiang Kingdom, even if they knew that Chen Hai had gathered 20,000 soldiers and horses in Montenegro and Moyue Lake, and whether to aid Montenegro, Tieliuling still had great controversy.

If he can gain a firm foothold, everyone knows how big the interests of Hexi are, but everyone knows that the 20,000 soldiers and horses under Chen Hai's command are the result of the integration of the remnants of the army and the small and medium-sized tribes, and they are by no means elite.

Moreover, the oasis of Montenegro and Moyue Lake is too small, there is no depth at all, and there is not enough resources to support, even Dong Pu and other famous generals in Hexi have no confidence at all, with these 20,000 weak soldiers, what can be done in the depths of the vast desert.

Most people's proposition is still to hope that Chen Hai and Dong Ning can withdraw to Hexi, and if the Ye family is willing to join Hexi, Hexi can carve a piece of land with abundant water and grass at the western foot of Tieliuling to settle the Ye family, and the Ye family can rest there first, and then consider the matter of restoring the country.

In the end, it was the prince Dong Chou who advocated that the decision should be handed over to Chen Hai, Ye Qinglin, and Dong Ning, and that they should decide whether to withdraw or stay, but Hexi would consider how to respond.

Ge Xuanqiao and Dong Pu rushed over together to ask Chen Hai, Dong Ning, and Ye Qinglin their own opinions.

This was a difficult decision, Ye Qinglin was silent for a long time, and he didn't say anything.

"Chen Hai, what do you think?" asked Chen Hai.

Chen Hai sat cross-legged behind the stone case, and when he saw Ge Laozu asking him, he shrugged his shoulders and said: "After I left Juquanling, I traveled around and ran to the depths of the desert, wanting to enjoy the infinite scenery of this vast sand sea, but I didn't expect to encounter this stall." I don't know how to get rid of the crime of impersonating the country. This matter, Ge Old Ancestor, you really don't need to ask my opinion. ”

Dong Pu looked at Chen Hai, looked at this guy who made the Dong family hate and love, and didn't know what to say.

This guy refused to marry in Meiwu Fort in Yanjing, which made the Dong family lose face, but at this time, he ran to Jinzhou, and the ghost believed that he happened to come to see the scenery of the desert, and at this time, more than 20,000 soldiers and horses gathered in Montenegro and Moyue Lake, only 5,000 were the remnants of the Ye family, and the other soldiers and horses were all fought by Chen Hai, so they could not ask Chen Hai's opinion?

In fact, in order to avoid the mistake of Juquanling, the first thing they had to ask, or respect, was Chen Hai's opinion, otherwise, who knew what kind of demon moth Chen Hai would do for them.

This is also the reason why the prince Dong Chou suggested that Ge Xuanqiao and Dong Pu go on a trip in person.

Ge Xuanqiao looked at Chen Hai and then at Dong Ning, and sighed slightly in his heart, if he hadn't refused to marry before, he would have been cheeky and went to find the prince Dong Chou not to stop the marriage between the two of them, and there would not have been so many changes, but now many things are irreparable.

"Anyway, if you have any ideas, you should tell us. Ge Xuanqiao stared at Chen Hai and continued.

"Whether it is withdrawal or staying, the generals must be united in order to achieve great things," Chen Hai pondered for a while before he spoke, "Therefore, whether it is withdrawal or staying, even if the ordinary soldiers are not taken into account, the main leaders should be gathered together to discuss, and after unifying their thinking and understanding, they can go longer." It shouldn't be a few of us sitting in this secret room, deciding everyone's fate. ”

Chen Hai had practiced in the Tieliuling Daoist Academy, and also served as a low-level military attache for a short time under the command of the Tieliu Battalion, and then he was incorporated into the Jade Dragon Battalion.

Dong Pu and Ge Xuanqiao discussed secretly for a while, and said to Chen Hai: "Then according to your opinion, gather all the generals to discuss the matter of withdrawal - Ge Laozu and I will not reveal our identities for the time being, and we will only say that we are messengers from Hexi." ”

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Retreat to Hexi, there are advantages and disadvantages, the advantage is that at this time, the decisive eastward retreat, the possibility of the rebels pursuing is not high, it is safe to retreat to Tieliuling, and Hexi can also get an elite to consolidate the Tieliuling defense line, but the disadvantages are also obvious.

All the clans of the Xiqiang Kingdom have not forgotten the blood feud twenty years ago, the marriage between the Ye family and the Dong family, some clans can still accept it, but the Ye family directly becomes a vassal of the Dong family, and withdrawing into Hexi will be regarded as a betrayal of the land of Pinglu, and the Zhang family will be able to naturally gain the support of most clans, thus becoming the new royal family of the Pinglu Oasis, and the chance of the Ye family wanting to restore the country will become extremely slim.

If they stay, the righteous name of the Ye clan ruling the Xiqiang Kingdom can be retained, but what can more than 20,000 disabled soldiers and horses do to occupy a few small-scale oases?

Fan Dachun and others still hope to directly join Hexi, but in addition to the remnants of the Ye family, Han Qingyuan, Han Jian, Deng Tong'er, and even Guo Hongju and other generals from the tribe, no matter how difficult it is, even if they start to do the business of horse thieves again, they still advocate staying in the desert.

Now that the main generals have decided to stay, the next step is to discuss how to stay.

It is inevitable to support Ye Qinglin to succeed the lord of Xiqiang in Montenegro and fight against the rebels with Ye Qinglin as the leader, and the ultimate goal of staying is to help Ye Qinglin and the remnants of the Ye clan restore their rule over the Pinglu Oasis.

The Hexi Dong clan will not directly send troops, but it will inevitably provide a lot of assistance, and twenty or thirty thousand soldiers and horses can barely survive in the depths of the desert. Ge Xuanqiao and Dong Pu will even leave behind the hundreds of black-feathered giant vultures they brought over this time, but after all, the Dong family is not a virgin or saint who only does good deeds and does not ask for anything in return, and how to ensure the interests of the Dong family is also the key to discussing the issue of "staying".

The final plan is to make a fuss about Dong Ning's identity.

Although Ye Youfang, the young monarch of the Xiqiang Kingdom that Dong Ning wanted to marry this time, had been killed by the Zhang family, and neither of them had officially held a wedding, but Ye Qinglin and the remnants of the Ye family would recognize Dong Ning's identity as the princess of the Qiang Kingdom of the West Kingdom and canonize the lady of Jingjue.

At the same time, the Elite Capital Protectorate will be established, and it will be established to protect the Black Mountain, Moyue Lake, Songyang Lake, Crescent Lake, Yequ Mountain and other places, and Dong Ning will serve as the hereditary guardian of the Elite Capital.

As a condition, Dong Ning could adopt the Dong family's children as the heirs of the Jingjue Capital Protectorate in the future, but the stepson must change his surname to Ye to show the Ye family's complete rule over the territory around the Pinglu Great Oasis.

The Dong clan will help Ye Qinglin reorganize and form a royal elite army of about 20,000 people, but the elite army still only needs to be loyal to the elite capital protectorate - Ran Hu and others broke away from Hexi, as the retainers and generals of the elite capital protectorate, and incorporated into the elite army;

In short, these people and materials, Hexi is regarded as a dowry for Dong Ning, and the Qianghu tribes cannot accuse Hexi of interfering in the internal affairs of the Western Qiang State.