The flames soared into the sky, and the sound of killing was everywhere.

Under the city of Yochang in the old land of Khotan, the people were boiling, and the soldiers and horses in the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty suddenly attacked and seized the city, and the small city could not resist it at all.

The 45,000 elite soldiers composed of the Dang Xiang Qi clan were the main force tonight, and they swept all the way and barely encountered decent resistance, and they hit the city of Yochang.

Barely delayed for a moment, the Song army's advanced car smashed the simple city gate.

Don't lose Yeli and lead the army like a tiger and a horse like a dragon, rushing into the door without stopping, the sound of hooves like thunder, shaking the sky and the earth.

This land is the western part of Xinjiang in later generations, which is vast and sparsely populated, and the cities are far apart, and it is often uninhabited for a long time.

The Song army was stationed in the city overnight, and after the vanguard party members entered the city, they beheaded the officials in the city, and appeased the people only saying that the prince of Khotan had returned to the country.

These Tocharians, who have been destroying the country for a hundred years, have long forgotten about Khotan... This was originally a taboo, and the ancestors who dared to say this were all killed.

The most terrible thing in the world is that no matter how many blood debts the invaders commit, most of the descendants after a hundred years of domination will forget the shame and hatred of their ancestors.

The same is true of Khotan, and the 1,200-year-old state cannot change the reality that they are now loyal slaves of the Qarakhanid Dynasty.

After the Song army entered the city, many people spent this turbulent night in numbness, the city was full of chaos, the commander could not find the general, the general could not find the soldiers, everywhere was on fire, everywhere was roaring and fighting, energetic like a herd of bison calves, wantonly hunting and killing the defenders and officials of the Qarakhanid in the city.

The day after the fall of the small northwestern border town, the news of the arrival of the war still did not spread.

A group of Khotanese people gathered in the city, listening to what the prince came to restore the country, and they were all at a loss.

This bearded black-faced man, who doesn't look like them at all, will be their prince...

The Yuchi clan had long since died, and the Qarakhanid people burned all the monasteries and burned the monks and royal families throughout Khotan. The massacre lasted for decades, and it can be said that three generations were living under the shroud of blood, and they could be beheaded as infidels at any time.

Today, the oldest of these Khotanese people were born under the rule of the Qarakhanid dynasty for many years.

Hua Rong said impatiently: "None of these people have a seed, they don't dare to resist for a long time, tell them that these are pure wastes of time, let's just continue to fight." ”

"Su Keye, you take the people of your tribe to stay, escort the follow-up baggage, kill the remnants of the enemy army, and follow the rest."

Song Jiang counted the number of people, and there was almost no loss, leaving hundreds of soldiers to guard, leading the mixed troops of various ethnic groups to continue the westward expedition.

Since the ancient Central Plains Dynasty's westward expedition, only the Tang Dynasty has reached this place, and it is also nominally ruled. Now that he has embarked on the journey of the Western Regions again, the long procession is dominated by the Dangxiang, the Kereh, the Tibetans, and the Uighurs.

The mighty people and horses, walking in the sand dunes and the sea, made Song Jiang rise a strange feeling.

Hua Rong saw that his expression was wrong, so he leaned closer and asked, "Brother Gongming, I see that your face is wrong, what do you think?" ”

Song Jiang sighed and said in a low voice: "Since I was in Jeju Mansion, I defected to Shaozai, fought in the east and west, squared La, destroyed Dali, Dinguighur, and Antubo, but they were all not far from the country. Now this Qarakhanid State, thousands of miles away from us, with a large area of Hu people's hometown in the middle, is a black eye, what do you think they will be like over there?

Whether their soldiers can fight, whether there are snakes, insects, poisonous beasts, or strange weapons in their land. ”

When Hua Rong heard this, he laughed: "Brother doesn't care what kind of bird he is, as long as our brothers are together, the soldiers are strong and strong, where in the world can not go, what bird country cannot be destroyed, is there anything stronger than the Great Song Dynasty in this world?" ”

When Song Jiang heard this, he frowned and said with a smile: "Brother Huarong is right, no bird country is as good as the Great Song Dynasty. ”

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When the war in the northwest was in full swing, Yang Lin set off from Datong Mansion in Yunzhou and prepared to return to Yanmen Pass.

Outside Yanmen Pass, nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses were gathered, unlike the mixed ethnic groups under the command of Song Jiang, there were basically Han soldiers here.

Inside the carriage, wrapped in the cloak on his body, Yang Linzhi was proud, smiled and folded Huanxiang and said: "When you arrive at Yanmen Pass, Zhe Keqiu and Yao Gu are there, you have to be careful." ”

"What are you afraid of, if you dare to steal people, don't be afraid." Ori Huanxiang's cheeks were slightly red, but her mouth seemed to be nonchalant.

Yang Lin saw that her earlobes were as red as agate, and he knew that this woman was playing tricks, and she was actually terribly scared in her heart.

He deliberately smiled arrogantly and said, "This official Song Shaozai, Yao Gu and Zhe Keqiu have to look at my face, for fear that they will do something." When you get to Yanmen Pass, you will follow behind me, some of the children of the Zhen family and the Yao family, I still don't know everything, you can introduce me to it. ”

Zhehuanxiang was frightened, and finally collapsed, shook his arm, and begged for mercy: "Good man, I will hide by your side, and no one will see me." ”

Yang Lin laughed evilly and said, "My son, what are you afraid of, we are all temperamental people, and I am not feudal at all." ”

...

On the Song-Liao border, dozens of generals have already been assembled, waiting for Yang Lin's honor guard here.

"Little Captain" Yao Pingzhong was wearing a full suit of armor and riding a majestic horse, and he was divided into two distinct factions around him, one was the younger generation in Jiangmen of the Western Army, and the other was the Hanmen general Zuo, who had been taking the lead for a long time, and had just been promoted by Yao Pingzhong.

The self-respect of raising Kou twice in a row was recognized, and most of the generals of the older generation in the Western Army were secretly surrendered by Yang Lin Mingsheng and deprived of military power.

The planter Dao and the planter raised flowers in the Bianliang Privy Council, and Yang was promoted to the Volcano Army's festival envoy in the world, and he was ordered not to leave the Fu Valley.

Only one Yao Gu, because he did not participate in the second time, was able to continue to lead the troops.

Today's generals of the Western Army, mostly young people, occupy eight or nine out of ten official positions in the entire Western Army.

Yao Pingzhong was chatting with the young generals around him for a while, and he flew in the distance, and reined in from a distance: "General, the young master's guard of honor has arrived." ”

Yao Pingzhong clamped the horse's belly and went to greet him, and Yang Lin was naked in the carriage, sitting on the soft couch, enjoying the dance of folding Huanxiang.

Lu Qian knocked on the wood outside the curtain and said loudly: "Shaozai, it's time to the Great Song Dynasty, and there seem to be soldiers and horses in front of you." ”

Yang Lin stood up, and several maids stepped forward to serve him and put on his official uniform, lifted the curtain and saw that dozens of people were coming on horseback.

"Student Yao Pingzhong, I have seen my teacher."

Yang Lin smiled: "Xiyan, you are happy to come." ”

"Hearing that there is a fight, these men around the students can't wait."

glanced around, Yao Pingzhong's side was full of young people in their prime. Yang Lin nodded and said, "In this case, you don't have to go back, you can repair here for a few days, and then enter the Datong Mansion of Khitan Yunzhou to protect the Liao Lord." ”

The Jurchens have just pressed Shangjing, plus the fifty-eight prefectures of Tokyo, they can't digest it for the time being, and they shouldn't send troops to Datong for a while.

What Yao Pingzhong needs to guard against is nothing more than several other Khitan emperors, and it is more important than anything else to keep Yelu Yanxi.

As long as he doesn't die, the covenant he signed with the Great Song Dynasty will be valid, and he can take Han Shizhong to the land of Youyan to retrieve the homeland of the Han family, which has been reduced for hundreds of years.

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