When the fleet arrived in Tamna, the sailors stationed there were shocked to learn of the attack.

After learning of the complete victory, the remaining sailor generals breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the five Ning ships were all damaged to a certain extent, and they had to be driven back to Huizhou for repair.

Because the imperial court attaches great importance to Ningchuan, especially in terms of secrecy.

At present, there are only two shipyards that can repair Ningchuan, which are located in Gangneung and Shengju.

The strength of the shipyard in Gangneung is undoubtedly the strongest, and at present, most of the warships and Ningchuan of the Navy Division are built by the shipyard in Gangneung, especially the No. 2 Ningchuan.

The shipyard in Shengzhou can also build other ordinary warships, but it can't build Ningshu for the time being, but it can be repaired.

After a year, the shipyard in Shengzhou will also be able to start building the Ningship.

After all, Ningchuan will be the main force of the Datang Navy Division in the future.

"Uncle He, we have to rush back as soon as possible, and the last general will escort Uncle He's ship to Shengzhou."

As soon as he arrived in Tamna, Wang Shimiao found He Dong and urged He Dong to go back as soon as possible.

"Wang Dudu, is something wrong?" He Dong was a little puzzled why Wang Shimiao was in such a hurry.

"Uncle He Guo, the Holy Majesty ordered the last general to enter Beijing immediately. Moreover, there are some problems with this pirate attack, and the general suspects that there may be someone inside Silla, and Uncle He had better return to Datang as soon as possible. Wang Shimiao explained.

"Someone's a ghost?" He Dong was stunned, was it aimed at himself?

Thinking of this, He Dong's heart tightened, and he was guessing who wanted to harm him.

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Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, Khotanese Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

Since the Kingdom of Khotan officially became the capital of Khotan of the Tang Dynasty, the situation in the entire Western Regions has undergone great changes.

Originally, the Western Uighurs only bordered the Tang Dynasty in the east and south, but now even the west has to be guarded against Khotan.

Regardless of whether Khotan really submitted to the Tang Dynasty, but in order to contain the Uighurs in Xizhou, after Liu Kui returned to Shazhou, he sent people to Khotan to guide Khotan to train his army.

At the suggestion of Yu Chi, in addition to Khotan's own army, the king of Khotan ordered the formation of an army according to the forbidden army of the Tang Dynasty, which was called the Khotanese army, with Wei Chi as the general.

The number of this Khotanese army exceeded the establishment of the forbidden army, reaching 30,000, which is still a five-compartment, but the Chinese army is 10,000.

For the sake of these 30,000 troops, the king of Khotan also made great efforts to allocate all the 5,000 war horses given by the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate to this army.

As for the purpose, it is also clear that this army was intended to be used as an army to wage war against the Western Uighurs.

Since it was already winter, there was no fighting for a short time, but during this time, the conflict between Khotan and the Western Uighurs increased considerably.

The reason is naturally provoked by Khotan.

"Commander Feng, during this period of time, there have been more and more conflicts between Khotan and the Uighurs of Qiuzi, when will our Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate be able to start a war with the Uighurs of Xizhou?

Our soldiers can't wait to make contributions to Datang. Looking at the army that was training, Wei Chi couldn't help but ask Feng Guanguan next to him.

"Back to the Hou Ye, it's winter, and it's not suitable for fighting. I think there will be news after the spring of next year. Feng Guanguan explained.

In the previous battle of Datun City, Feng Guanguan was also promoted and transferred to Khotan as a commander. Similarly, Li Hongding was also promoted.

Of the 30,000 Khotanese troops, the main force is still Khotanese people, but there are many officers who are transferred from the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, such as Feng Guanguan's front five thousand cavalry, and three of them will be people from the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate.

For such an appointment, Khotan did not oppose it too much.

It may also be the previous war, which shook Wei Chi a lot, and indirectly affected the thoughts of the king of Khotan.

"In the entire Western Regions, the Uighurs also had a lot of power, and in addition to the Uighurs in the Western Prefecture, there was also the Qarakhanid Dynasty." Wei Chi said worriedly.

"The Qarakhanids? That will have to wait for the defeat of the Western Uighurs. Feng Guanguan smiled bitterly.

He also knew that Khotan wanted to use the hand of the Tang Dynasty to get rid of their threat.

To the north of Khotan is the Western Uighurs, and to the west is the Qarakhanid Dynasty.

"Now that the Qarakhanid Dynasty is weak, if it can seize the opportunity, it may not be annihilated in one fell swoop." Wei Chi said regretfully.

Wei Chi is right, the Qarakhanid Dynasty was conquered by the Samanid Dynasty a few years ago, and the Qarakhanid Dynasty is still weak.

However, Khotan, with its own national strength, could not attack the Qarakhanid Dynasty, and it was no problem to take advantage of the fire to rob, but it was still a little weak to break the Qarakhanid Dynasty.

While the two were chatting, a fast horse galloped in front of them.

"The Marquis of Qiqi and Feng commanded the envoys, and the king ordered the two to return to the city quickly."

"What's the matter?" Wei Chi said curiously.

"There is an order from the Dadu Protectorate."

Hearing this, Feng Guanguan was stunned, did he really let Wei Chi guess correctly? Is war about to break out?

But if it weren't for such news, why would the king of Khotan let the two rush back to the royal city.

With curiosity, the two of them quickly rushed back with their own soldiers.

When they learned the content of the order, the two were a little surprised, and a little unexpected.

It's about the war, but it's not now.

The Dadu Protectorate ordered Khotan to begin preparing grain and grass supplies, which was obviously a sign before the war.

It's winter, and if it's not appropriate to attack, then it can only be the beginning of spring next year.

This was undoubtedly confirmed by the news from the Dadu Protectorate, and it seemed that the Dadu Protectorate was really planning to launch a new offensive against the Western Uighurs in the near future.

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"Your Majesty, there has been news from the Protectorate of Anxi that they plan to launch a major attack on the Uighurs in Western Prefecture after the beginning of spring in February next year.

Their plan was to capture Yanqi and divide the Western Uighurs. ”

In the Yanying Palace, Pei Rong was reporting to Li Ye on the excerpts presented by the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate.

"Has the Cabinet seen it?" Li Ye asked Li Zhen and a few people.

"Back to Your Majesty, Privy Envoy Pei forwarded it to the cabinet before." Li Zhen said.

"What's the Cabinet's plan?" Li Ye said lightly.

"Back to Your Majesty, there are no major wars in the imperial court now, and the war in Nanzhao is not big, and the cabinet's opinion is that a new offensive can be launched in the Western Regions." Li Zhen knew the Shengshang's intentions, so he didn't intend to oppose this matter.

"The Ministry of War, has the vacant soldiers in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate been filled?" Li Ye asked Li Sizhou, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

"Back to Your Majesty, the last batch of 7,000 people left five days ago, and it is expected to arrive in Shazhou in a month." Li Sizhou replied.

"Has the Protectorate of Anxi ever reported to the Privy Council how many troops need to be dispatched?" Li Ye asked Pei Rong again.

"Back to Your Majesty, the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate plans to transfer the left and right Shence troops, 20,000 foot cavalry from the border troops of Shazhou, Yizhou and other places, 20,000 cavalry from Zhongyun and other tribes, plus 30,000 troops from Khotan.

A total of 120,000 troops. ”

Hearing this number, the other ministers were a little shocked, the ambition of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate this time is not small!