In the end, King Kangju successfully withdrew his army and fled back to Tashkent, after all, the Han army was also mixed with a large number of Western Regions coalition troops.

Their combat strength is still a lot different from that of the Kangju people, and they can't stop the desperate Kangju people at all.

Seeing that the reinforcements brought by his father failed to repel the Han army, Prince Alan withdrew with heavy losses, so he had no choice but to retreat back to the city.

Prince Alan, who was trapped in the lonely city, already knew the rumors that the capital of the Dawan Kingdom, the fortified Guishan City, had fallen in three days.

Although the city of Samarkand was stronger than the city of Guishan, the gunpowder technology of the Han people was too powerful, which was relayed to him by a messenger sent by his father.

Prince Alain, who was in constant fear, was ready to use the tunnels to escape when the city was broken.

It is important to save his life, but as for his 30,000 subordinates, he can't take care of it.

Fa Zheng did not chase after the defeated army of King Kangju, but cleaned up the battlefield.

After King Kangju managed to escape with his longbow cavalry and other cavalry, the remaining Kangju infantry, after resisting for a while, laid down their weapons and surrendered on their knees amid the shouts of the Han army of "Surrender and avoid death".

Whenever the Central Army went to a place, it was the first thing they learned this word.

In the end, about 10,000 longbowmen were wiped out, including the wounded.

The casualties of the ordinary Kangju cavalry were about 50,000, and the casualties of the hoplites were about 12,000.

Captured 20,000 ordinary cavalry and 8,000 hoplites.

That is to say, the 150,000 Kangju army finally fled less than 50,000 people, and the Huns suffered casualties and captured more than 20,000 people.

During the routine examination of prisoners after the war, a Kangju general protested that the Han army had given the captives too poor food and could not take a bath, and asked to see the highest commander of the Han army.

Fa Zheng received him with great interest, this man was the confidant of Prince Alan who had led the 3,000 cavalry in pursuit of Ma Dai's reconnaissance battalion at the beginning.

As soon as he saw Fa Zheng, he said in a heartfelt manner: "You can't treat me like an ordinary soldier and give me that junk food. ”

"I am Prince Alan's deputy, I am the second governor of Samarkand City, the deputy commander of the Southern Army of Kangju State, and the general of the Southern Army after Prince Alan, and I ask to be treated in a way that matches my status."

After listening to the translator's description, Fa Zheng showed a smile that seemed to be full of kindness, "Oh, honorable general, forgive us for not knowing your identity before and neglecting you, but you are our prisoner, not a voluntary surrender. ”

"We only give the highest courtesy to those who surrender voluntarily, and prisoners have no right to claim treatment."

General Kangju thought to himself, whether it is surrendered or captured, isn't it all caught by you, what is the difference I should still strive for the best treatment, and I can't mix with those dirty and lowly untouchables anymore

This deputy general is also from a big aristocratic background in Kangjuguo, and he has been used to fine clothes and jade food since he was a child, how can he endure the dirty mess in the prisoner of war camp

"General, this lord, I surrendered voluntarily, not a damn prisoner, you must have made a mistake somewhere"

Fa Zheng smiled, "You surrendered voluntarily, not to capture these damn junior officers, how did they make such a low-level mistake." ”

"Since you said that you surrendered voluntarily, then you need to prove your sincerity, I ask you some questions, and you must answer them truthfully."

"If I get a satisfactory answer, I will give you the treatment you deserve, separate tents, clean beds, oh, and hot baths and delicious food"

Vice General Kangju couldn't bear it anymore when he heard Fazheng's description, "No problem, you can ask quickly, I will tell you everything I know"

In this way, Fa Zheng used good food, drink, and hospitality to know all the secrets of Kangju Kingdom, Prince Alan and Samarkand City, including the location of the entrance and exit of the secret passage.

This lieutenant general is really cooperative, and he also took the initiative to tell a lot of secrets about Kang Juguo, and his status may really be as high as he said, so he can access so many high-level secrets.

These secrets and all the information of Prince Alan in Kangju Country gave Fa Zheng a better plan in his heart.

Fa Zheng commanded the whole army to surround the city of Samarkand and made a posture to prepare for the siege of the city.

More counterweight stone throwers were placed under the city, and large-scale test firing was carried out.

Trebuchets are also found in the city of Samarkand, but they are far less powerful than the counterweight trebuchets of the Han army.

Several rounds of test firing by the Han army succeeded in destroying several towers on top of the tall city wall and a small section of the city wall that looked strong.

In addition, the Han army also urged the Western Regions coalition army to dig three trenches around Samarkand City, which were two zhang deep and three or four zhang wide, completely cutting off the hope of the Kangju people to break through.

While digging the trenches, Prince Alain also organized several attempts to break out, only to be mercilessly shot back by repeaters and beaded ballistas.

When everything was ready, Fa Zheng came to the city with an interpreter and a small group of guards, and shouted to the city from a safe distance, asking to see Prince Alain alone.

When Prince Alain heard that the supreme commander of the Han army had asked to meet him, he was also very curious about this powerful opponent, and thought that he had no better way to meet him anyway.

He even had the idea of relying on his martial arts to control Fazheng.

Kangju people still pay more attention to personal martial arts, and Prince Alan is also one of the best warriors in the Kangju army.

He hid the dagger, so he took only one interpreter with him, and went out of the city to see Fazheng.

Fa Zheng saw that Prince Alan had only one entourage, so he walked out of the city gate alone, and admired his courage, he let his guards retreat first.

He unsheathed his sword, raised it high above his head, and after making a gesture, threw it to his guards, and took a few steps forward with his interpreter.

Prince Alain also raised his hands in the air, signaling that he was not wearing a weapon, and also walked forward.

Two people are separated by a kilometer, greet each other, and greet each other with the etiquette that the other is familiar with.

Prince Alan is dressed in the traditional military uniform of Kangju, with bright armor, a beard, and bright eyes, and he is a very shrewd person at first glance.

He was also carefully observing Fa Zheng, and although he was wearing the military uniform of the Han army and wearing armor, he did not look like a rugged general, but like a teaching gentleman, and his slender beard was not like his own teeth and claws.

Prince Alan sneered and asked first: "Honorable Han commander, I don't know your name yet, I am the supreme governor of Samarkand City, the second prince of Kangju Kingdom, Alain."

It turned out to be a fluent Wusun official dialect, as a former great power across the Western Regions and Central Asia, his language is one of the common languages of the countries in the Western Regions and Central Asia.

Fa Zheng has been in the Western Regions for many years, and he has also studied Wusun language attentively, so the two of them can communicate fluently without translation.

There are some words, the less people know the better, seeing that Fa Zheng drove away the translator, Alan also tacitly drove away his own translator.