The main forces of Gaochang State, the people are concentrated in the capital, which is also a major feature of the Western Regions, the country is small and the people are outnumbered, and they dare not be too scattered, otherwise a team of horse thieves can make the village bleed.

With the whole of Gaochang preparing for war, a huge war potential broke out, and the city of 200,000 people now hoarded 50,000 soldiers, although more than half of them were new soldiers.

All kinds of supplies were also prepared, but there were not enough rolling logs and stones, and the beams of many people's homes were torn down, and the door panels were transported to the city wall to be used as shields.

All families and officials also donated their family food, after all, they are all understanding people, knowing that they have offended the Tang Dynasty many times, even if they surrender, there is no good fruit to eat, and they can be officials, why do they want to surrender, not to mention that it has not yet reached the point of losing.

This is indeed the case, Su Dingfang and others sent people to surrender every day, but there was no response, and the attack began on the third day, after hundreds of people died. Finding that they were well prepared, they stopped the attack.

On the one hand, Su Dingfang continued to guard outside Gaochang, consuming the energy of the guards in the city, and at the same time sent people to clear the surrounding villages, and on the other hand, he urgently reported to Feng Daiwen, asking for instructions on the next move.

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The prince went out on the expedition, the pomp was not small, Li Ke and Li Tai received the news from Feng Daiwen, and before they arrived in Xijile, they made a big show and played the banner of the prince, the guard of honor.

The guard of honor of the two princes, that is not small, and this is still the guard of honor of the expedition, in front of which is a flag, a drummer, a horn, a halberd wrestler wearing bright light armor, and behind him is also a royal guard, a full set of heavy armor, holding a horse lance, and hanging a barrier knife on his waist.

As expected, the honor guard of the two traveling, the scale of hundreds of people, opened the eyes of the people of the Western Regions, and they also felt the strength of Datang.

"It's really worthy of being the royal family of the Celestial Empire, this trip honor guard, Xiao Wang is ashamed of himself!" Dragoon shook his head, looked at it enviously, and muttered to himself.

Feng Daiwen, who was next to him, could hear it clearly, and the corners of his mouth rose. Smiled and explained: "This is just a guard of honor for the expedition, there are only one-third of the people, if it is in Chang'an, there must be a banner (a rectangular flag in the shape of a droop), a banner (a flag decorated with feathers), a flag umbrella, a fan, a song and dance, a palace maid, scattering flowers to open the way, sprinkling water and purifying the road, and the guard of honor is also a lot more, and there are almost a thousand people in a prince." Feng Daiwen deliberately introduced it on the largest scale.

Of course, there are nearly 1,000 princes and honor guards, only the most favored princes have them, and they will be used in the grandest ceremonies, but they will not exceed 1,000 people, the prince plus the guards have more than 2,000 people, and the emperor has more than 5,000 people, these are just the scale of the honor guard.

After hearing this, the dragon turf cavalry branch just felt that his mouth was dry, and he didn't dare to think about it, you must know that there are many small countries in the Western Regions, and even the whole country has only thousands of soldiers and horses.

"Uncle Feng, you're lying, aren't you?" Long Yuzhu also listened to Feng Daiwen's explanation on the side, and asked with wide eyes and disbelief.

"Hehe, little girl, what am I lying to you doing, you go and ask Guang'an, her largest honor guard is 400 people, with my identity as a horse, 100 honor guards, 100 county officials, second-grade generals, 100 honor guards, 300 personal guards, plus the governor, all of them are taken out, and there are nearly 1,000 people." Feng Daiwen smiled and introduced her.

When Long Yuzhu heard it, the whole person was not good, it turned out that she had always been proud of her identity, in the eyes of others, she was like a maid, she had seen the maids around Guang'an, she wore them, they used them better than her, glass mirrors, perfumes, these are just daily necessities.

And his so-called honor guard is at most a hundred people, and even a Tang Dynasty general can't compare, not to mention the princess and prince, it is simply a world of difference.

Feng Daiwen peeked at the depressed father and daughter, of course he wouldn't tell them that these were the scale of favored people, and some small merits, the emperor would reward these, which was considered an honor, and some unfavored princes and princesses were only about a hundred.

"See King Wu (King of Wei)! Wang Ye Jin'an! Feng Daiwen took the soldiers forward to salute.

"General Feng is exempt! There is a decree in the Holy Father, and both my brothers went to the chief steward's tent to listen to the order. Li Ke said with a straight face.

Of course, this is acting, acting should be a full set, and then Li Ke and Li Tai dismounted, stepped forward and hugged his fists and saluted: "The last general Li Ke (Li Tai) is the chief manager!" ”

"The two princes are fortunate, please inside!" Feng Daiwen returned the salute.

Jin Yuzhu watched intently the whole time, and was always envious, and was dragged by the dragon rush to ride before she came back to her senses.

"The Yanqi King Dragon Turf Riding Branch (Princess Jin Yuzhu) has seen the two highnesses!" The dragon tuqi reminded his daughter, and the two of them respectfully stepped forward to bend down with their fists in a respectful manner, and their attitudes were extremely respectful.

"King Yanqi, excuse me! The two of us are just generals under the command of the chief manager, so there is no need to be polite. Li Tai's chubby face smiled, and said gently.

"Thank you, two princes!" Only then did the dragon rush ride straightened up.

Jin Yuzhu looked at the gentle little fat man in front of him who smiled kindly, and couldn't help but feel in a trance, panicked, didn't know how to speak, his face turned red, he hung his head and stood aside, and secretly looked at everyone from time to time.

"This king has long heard that King Yanqi is bold and elegant, and he is the best ally of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. Li Ke smiled and said to the dragon tuqi branch, with a sincere look on his handsome face, at this moment he was actually three points similar to Li Shimin.

Feng Daiwen didn't expect that Li Ke, who has always talked little, would still have such a side, speaking gently and elegantly, treating people like a spring breeze, worthy of Li Shimin's species.

"Haha! The prince has won the award, the award, Xiao Wang has always admired the Tang Dynasty, and it is an honor for Yanqi to be able to contribute to the Tang Dynasty. When the dragon rider heard this, he was overjoyed, and said with a happy smile.

"Then Ke thanked the king in advance, but the affairs of the Western Regions are all the responsibility of the chief manager, and I hope the king will support you a lot." Li Ke's smile remained unchanged, stretched out his hand, and bowed to Feng Daiwen.

Long Tuqi was shocked, only then did he know that he still underestimated Feng Daiwen, he didn't expect that this horse was actually more powerful than the two emperors' own sons, but fortunately, he didn't offend him.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, you must support it, Xiao Wang and the horse have a very happy conversation, the horse is approachable, and the extraordinary ability makes Xiao Wang very admired." The dragon turbid rider hurriedly said flatteringly.

Feng Daiwen didn't care, and entered the city with a group of people.

The people and merchants of the Western Regions have seen such a luxurious guard of honor, and almost all the people in the city are around the streets to watch the excitement, although there are many people, but they all stand respectfully on both sides, for fear of offending the nobles, and even the discussion is sneaky, whispering, and they dare not point with their fingers.

(End of chapter)