After a day and a night of battle, the Celestial Army composed of all forces, a Celestial Army of 100,000 people, was completely defeated by the Eastern Legion, which was no more than half of its own number.

Defend - Counterattack - Pursuit!

This is the trilogy of Jerodashi and their victory victory.

The Celestial Legion could not break the defensive line of the Qi army, and the two armies were frustrated while being invigorated, and the morale of the other was weakened, and defeat became inevitable.

You must know that the Celestial Legion is a patchwork team with many parties, and the quality of the soldiers is uneven. If it goes well, the people's hearts are in order, and everyone is united, and the combat power that erupts is also extraordinary. But if the progress is not good, the battle is lost, the morale is greatly damaged, the morale is scattered, and once it encounters a fierce counterattack, it will turn into a herd of wild horses and flee in all directions.

Being scattered is the best interpretation of them!

In the matter of chasing the sheep, Yelu Dashi was handed over to the loyal nobles of the Eastern Qarakhanid Kingdom who had taken refuge in our Buddha.

The goal of the Eight Banners' pursuit, however, was to the south, following the defeated forces of the Ghaznavid dynasty into the vast Kizilkum Desert.

The vast expanse of yellow sand should shine in the eyes of man, which is the only color in the desert.

After the Eight Banners Army entered the Western Regions, they had an indissoluble bond with the desert, not only the Huangsha Gobi in the Western Regions, but also in the current battle, they also first passed through the eastern edge of the Moinkum Desert, entered the Chu River Valley, and then followed the Chu River Valley, this land route connecting the east and west, and killed directly to the Talas River Valley.

And this Chu River valley is the green belt between the Padang Desert on the eastern side of Lake Balkhash and the Moinkum Desert at the northern foot of the Karatau Mountains.

The combined effect of the Kunge Mountains and the Kyrgyz Mountains on the edge of the Issyk-Kul basin shelters this land, and the middle reaches of the Chu River are watered on both sides, creating a green space with abundant water and grass in the middle of the two deserts and Gobi. While stopping the erosion of the Western Desert, it also opens up a safe passage for the east and west ends. This is the dividing line between the two desolate deserts of the Gobi, along the way there is no shortage of water, densely populated, as long as the situation is stable, it will be the first choice of many merchants on the Silk Road.

If the overland merchants who traveled between the eastern and western Silk Roads could have a strong regime to ensure that their journeys were safe, and that they could go all the way along the northern route to the Central Plains, it would obviously be more advantageous than relying on the disjointed oasis to supply them and crossing the central and southern ends of the Tarim Basin.

This is one of the important reasons why the city of Talas became famous hundreds of years ago, where it is a mountain pass at the western end of the Karatau Mountain, and the valley of the Chu River behind it, so it is a well-deserved transportation hub on the overland Silk Road.

What a wealth and fame this would bring to a city.

In Lu Qi's strategic layout in Central Asia, the importance of Talas City is four and a half stars, which is more than many famous large cities.

Because in the military assessment of the Lu Qi Dynasty, judging the geographical potential of a place is never only based on its own wealth and environment, but also on its geographical location. This is like the great magic capital of later generations, if there is no advantage of connecting the river and the sea, it will only rely on the fertile alluvial plain at most, to achieve a well-off land of fishing and rice. Just like other "Jiangnan" places in the classical period. And because of the advantages of the connection between the river and the sea, after becoming a geographical hub connecting the central country with the world, it has the qualification to compete for the world's top metropolis.

The Chu River Valley is somewhat similar to the magic capital, and the geographical environment that is less than the top and more than the bottom is not the main reason for its historical status. Being able to reflect the value of the hub in the communication of the plate is the main reason for enhancing its geographical status.

And the reason why the army was not directly set up in such an important place was also very simple - the distance was too far away, and it was beyond the direct control of the Lu Qi Dynasty.

Therefore, it is enough to enclose this place in the 'sphere of influence'.

As for some people who rebel or even fight, if they have it, the horizontal and vertical Lu Qi army now occupies an absolute military advantage. Fight a lot, fight more, kill a lot, and be obedient.

Now Lu Qi's operation in Central Asia is just the beginning, and when the feudal states are established there, it will be the time to really open the curtain. Emperor Lu had a heart of 'Western Expedition' very early.

No matter how much damage the Mongols did to China, the Mongols' westward expedition made Emperor Lu look greedy - it was a well-deserved feat. The decline and humiliation of China's modern history have made the Mongols' "Western Expedition" even more brilliant.

Therefore, Mahemu II will 'set the capital' of Talas City, and if the Qi army recovers Talas City, it will also block their passage to the east. The next thing to do is to sweep back and forth the area to the west.

See how many people were involved in the rebellion? There are only 30,000 elite in the 100,000-strong army, and most of the rest are subjects of the former Western Qarakhanid.

Slaves are not only in short supply in the Central Plains, but also in demand in the Western Regions. After Lu Qi passed through the Western Regions, he opened the road to build the city, and the people to be used went to the sea. So going west is bound to get huge economic benefits.

As soon as the elites of that party were dispersed, the so-called Western Qarakhanid ** was a joke. Are the remaining tens of thousands really an army?

No. They are just a wave of herders and farmers.

Don't say it's the Three Banners, even the Dongkala people behind them can beat them who are dejected and fleeing.

After the main force of the Tianfang Legion was completely defeated by the repeated onslaughts of the Three Banners Iron Cavalry, Yelu Dashi knew very well that the situation in the west was just a harvest journey. Everyone can reap a good income.

But he still insisted on going south, and the need for heavy profits, persuaded Gao Maitreya and Li Huaien.

The Ghaznavid dynasty, a declining dynasty, is the prey of Jerod's sights!

Because he had no time to spend on the Seljuks.

As the first Zhenghongqi Banner Leader, his term of office has come to an end. What Yelu Dashi needs most now is not a gain in wealth, but more abundant political capital.

He has a self-motivated heart, and hopes that he will be able to divide one side in the future, and he will be alone. And this ambition was easy to achieve, because Emperor Lu's feudal state policy applied to him after he turned into a nobleman of the empire.

But Yelu Dashi knows that no matter how hard he works, it will be difficult to overcome a hurdle in the past ten years. Promoted from viscount to count, this is the dividing line between ordinary nobles and high nobles.

The banner masters who withdrew before, except for Xuanzan, a guy with a deep background, became an uncle, and the others were just barons.

But for the sake of his own self-motivation and for the sake of future generations, he is now working hard to climb up. As long as he can climb that hurdle, he will not only get bigger and better territory, but also more and stronger support and protection at home.

Therefore he gave up the west and took the south.

As a very smart person, Yelu Dashi had already investigated the Celestial Legion under the banner of Maheki II from the beginning.

Whether it is Khorasan or Flower Thorn Zimo, it belongs to the Seljuk Empire, although this opponent is not in his eyes, but it cannot be denied that the Seljuk Empire, one of the two poles of the world, is not something that his small Eight Banners can easily overturn. Compared to the Seljuks, the Ghaznavid dynasty was obviously a soft persimmon.

"The years are merciless, and it is eight years in a blink of an eye." Yelu Dashi sighed to Li Huaien and Gao Maitreya, he has been sitting in the position of the Red Banner Lord for more than seven years, and he has no time to do anything to the Seljuks, because when the ten-year period is reached, he will immediately pack up and leave. No one can break the rules set by Emperor Lu.

Therefore, Yelu Dashi knew that the Seljuks were a mouth-watering piece of fat, but he could only choose the big and the small, and aimed at the Ghaznavid dynasty.

Strive to get the Ghaznavid dynasty in two years.