In the spring of the third year, the Western Regions were in an emergency, and the emperor asked his ministers: Who can lead the army to guard the Western Regions? The ministers did not dare to answer, and no one answered. When the emperor was angry, the two people at the end of the palace came out.

The emperor was overjoyed and asked for his official name, which was the seven pins of Hanlin Guo Chao and Zhang Xin. The court laughed, thinking that the two of them were young and vigorous, and they didn't know the importance of it, and it was difficult to take on important responsibilities. The emperor reprimanded the ministers, and everyone did not dare to say more.

The emperor said: This is about the country, do you know?

The two said: Yes.

The emperor asked: How many soldiers and horses are needed?

The two replied: 20,000 yuan each is enough.

The emperor was awe-inspiring, hesitated slightly, thought about it for a while, and said: Menghu Xianrong in the Western Regions is in turmoil, Tubo is eyeing the tiger, and there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in several countries who can fight, and you only need 40,000, but there are some defects?

The two laughed and said: More than 40,000 soldiers and horses.

The emperor was puzzled and asked: What do you mean?

Guo Chao said: There will be a heart of death, and there will be no greed for life.

The emperor was impressed, so he appointed the two of them as the protector of Tingzhou and Yunzhou, guarding the Western Regions, and preparing grain and grass equipment by Bai Feiyu, a member of the military department, to help with the dispatch of troops.

At the beginning of the summer of the third year, Guo Chao and Zhang Xin led 40,000 troops to Tingzhou and Yunzhou to deter foreign enemies. The emperor led the city gate of hundreds of officials to send it in person, and paid homage to other national soldiers.

Bai Yuanwai and Li joined the army for ten miles, it was early summer, green willows and red peaches, warblers singing and swallow dancing, such a good day, the three of them said goodbye to each other.

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After the turmoil in the Central Plains, cut off from the Western Regions, and the invasion of foreign countries, the court was powerless and could not take care of it, and the life and death of the two generals were uncertain.

In the spring of the twelfth year, he received a letter from the Western Regions, informing the imperial court that the two generals fought hard for many years, and finally repelled the enemy army, recovered the lost territory in Hexi, and returned the Western Regions to the imperial court. The government and the opposition were shaken, and all tears were shed for the feat.

The emperor felt his loyalty and martyrdom, and gave ten thousand marquis and a reward of thousands of gold.

In the twenty-eighth year, the countries of the Western Regions made a comeback, Ganzhou and Suzhou were lost, the west was shaken, Chang'an was in danger, Bai Feiyu was ordered to Pingxi, led the army to the west, went to the east and west, fought dozens of battles, and finally opened up Ganzhou, Su Erzhou, and got in touch with Tingzhou and Yunzhou.

The second general was deeply moved, and followed Feiyu to fight everywhere, repeatedly made military exploits, and was later ordered to continue to defend the two states. When Xian Rong heard the name of the two, he threw away his armor and fled without a fight, Menghu saw his banner and did not dare to go south, and all the countries in the Western Regions were afraid of the bravery of the two and surrendered one after another.

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After General Bai left, the two generals came under the command of the general of the auxiliary state, continued to fight against the Western Regions, and made many military exploits.

After that, the two of them stuck to the court, Yunnan and Liangzhou, for several years, after the longitudinal period, the Western Regions were difficult, all kinds of difficulties, often cut off from the Central Plains, and there was little contact.

Later, the monks and the monks traveled thousands of miles, and the imperial court knew that the Western Regions were stable, but the mountains and rivers were broken, the royal family was weakened, and the state capital was divided, which became more and more intense, so it was no longer able to manage the Western Regions, so it verbally rewarded the two generals to encourage them.

The people of the Western Regions relied on the protection of the two generals to be preserved, but there was no support from the imperial court, no grain and grass, no replacement of soldiers and horses, the people were old, and Zhufan took the opportunity to be chaotic again, and they were increasingly encroaching. Therefore, Loulan, Qiuci and other places were lost one after another, the northern land of Tingzhou was repeatedly violated, the people were displaced, and the Han people were lost, all of which were miserable.

The second will protect the two states, only to hold on, dare not go out, every time they hear that the enemy army has invaded the territory, their hearts ache, often tears.

So-called...... A lonely city for thousands of miles, full of white-haired soldiers...... Most of the soldiers who went out with the two generals at the beginning passed away, and the living, those with white hair, seven out of ten, were loyal to the country, and the whole country was unsurpassed! Thankfully, alas!