In addition to the three elite troops of Modaobing, Trapping Camp and Wei Wushu, there were eight cavalry brigades and 26 infantry brigades, with a total strength of more than 1.6 million.

Mujshid, the king of Gaochang State, still has a total of eighteen legions in Gauss Province, and the total strength of these eighteen legions is nearly 2.2 million people, plus the Western Governorate also has a main army and a new army in Gauss Province, and the number of troops in Gaoss Province is far greater than that of the Broken Army.

However, in the face of the offensive of the Broken Army, the Gaochang Army only dared to retreat in various cities, relying on the advantages of the city wall to resist the Broken Army, and did not dare to gather enough troops to start a big battle with the Broken Army in the field, after all, the eighteen legions under the command of Mujshid, the king of Gaochang State, were mainly recruits, and their combat effectiveness was really worrying.

Facts have proved that among the eighteen legions under the command of King Mujshid, these forcibly recruited recruits are indeed too weak in combat effectiveness and fighting spirit, even the generals who lead the troops are not very good, and the morale of the defenders of each city is very low, and the Breaker Army has captured twenty-four cities after entering the province of Goss for more than 20 days, and the Breaker Army has captured these twenty-four cities without paying much casualties.

There were many Gaochang troops guarding the city, and after the Broken Army arrived outside the city, they took the initiative to open the city gate and surrender to the Broken Army.

The Gaochang State prisoners of war captured by the Broken Capture Army in these 24 cities were as high as more than 850,000, and the number of Gaochang troops killed in these 24 cities was less than 50,000, which shows how low the resistance of the Gaochang Army was.

On January 21, 429 of the Great Jin Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of troops of the Broken Army, under the personal leadership of Liu Ji, approached the capital of Gaochang Kingdom, outside Gaochang City, and immediately surrounded this giant city with a population of more than 3 million.

In the royal palace of Gaochang City, the capital of Gaochang State, King Mujshid said in a hoarse voice to Prime Minister Mengtai Suier and his confidant Marquis Yunus: "Now that the army has come to the city, although there are five legions of this king and two legions of the Western Governor's Mansion in Gaochang City, with a total strength of more than 750,000, the king is worried that Gaochang City will not last long. ”

Marquis Yunus said gloomily: "Your Majesty, it is true that as you said, the morale of our five legions in Gaochang City is very low, and once the Broken Army begins to attack the city, I dare not guarantee how long it will be able to defend. ”

Prime Minister Meng Tai Sui'er pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the foothold of the Broken Army is not stable, and the Marquis of Yunus will escort His Majesty the King to break through!" When the captive army enters Gaochang City, it will be too late! ”

In fact, the king of Gaochang Mujshid has long been willing to give up Gaochang City and temporarily avoid the soldiers of the Broken Army, but there is a wealth accumulated by the royal family of Gaochang City for hundreds of years in Gaochang City, and it is unrealistic to want to transfer it away in a short time, King Mujhid is very reluctant to these wealth, and when he is hesitating, the Broken Army has already come to the outside of Gaochang City, and the speed of the Broken Army is too fast, and it is not easy for King Mujshid to leave.

Seeing that King Mujshid still had a look of hesitation on his face, Prime Minister Mengtai Suier said again: "Your Majesty, now that the Southern Governorate and the Northern Governor have blocked the Broken Army in Huhofoz Province and Namangan Province respectively, our Gaochang Kingdom still has a chance, but if His Majesty the King is ...... Our Gaochang country is really finished! ”

The Marquis of Yunus also persuaded: "Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is reasonable, the people of the Jin Kingdom have a saying, stay in the green mountains without fear of no firewood, and the minister is willing to swear to the death to escort His Majesty the King to break out of the encirclement!" ”

King Mujhid said bitterly: "There is the wealth accumulated by our royal family of Gaochang for hundreds of years in Gaochang City, and this king is gone, what can we do with this wealth?" This king is reluctant! ”

Prime Minister Meng Tai Sui'er sighed and said: "Your Majesty, even if you stay in Gaochang City, it will be useless, once Gaochang City is breached, these riches will still fall into the hands of the Broken Army. ”

King Mujshid was silent for a long time before he asked, "Isn't there any chance for Gaochang City to hold on?" ”

Prime Minister Meng Tai Suier then said: "Your Majesty, I think you also know in your heart that according to the morale of our army in Gaochang City, the hope of defending Gaochang City is very slim, and the Southern Governor's Mansion and the Northern Governor's Mansion cannot send troops to rescue Gaochang City, and it is impossible for the Western Governor's Mansion alone to relieve the siege of Gaochang City. ”

King Mujshid let out a long sigh before he said to the Marquis of Yunus: "Don't spread the news about this king's withdrawal from Gaochang City, the breakthrough plan must be thorough, and there must be no mistakes." ”

Marquis Yunus nodded and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will definitely escort you to break out safely." ”

Prime Minister Meng Tai Suier then said loudly: "The minister is willing to hold Gaochang City for His Majesty the King, even if he fights to the point of a single soldier, he will never let the Broken Army step into Gaochang City for half a step!" ”

King Mujshid looked at Prime Minister Mengtai Suier and said with some emotion: "The Prime Minister should also go with this king!" Since Gaochang City must not be able to hold it, how can this king be willing to let the prime minister stay! ”

"Your Majesty, no matter what you say, Gaochang City is the capital of our Gaochang Kingdom, if it is easily captured by the Broken Army, it will be a huge shame for our entire Gaochang Kingdom, and the ministers will at least let Gaochang City hold on longer under the strong attack of the Broken Army, and buy more time for His Majesty the King!"

"Alas-it's hard for you, Prime Minister, if Gaochang City can't hold on, the Prime Minister must find a way to leave, just like the words of the Jin people, stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood!"

After the prime minister Mengtai Suier returned from the palace to the prime minister's palace in the city, he immediately found his eldest son Talig in a study.

"Father, has His Majesty decided to break out?" Talig asked urgently.

Prime Minister Meng Tai Sui'er nodded slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you are already preparing to break through, and it should be in these two days." ”

"Father, what are we going to do? Is it to break through with His Majesty the King? ”

"For my father, I asked His Majesty the King to stay in Gaochang City instead of him, and His Majesty the King has agreed."

When Talig heard this, he didn't show any surprised expression, "Father, are we going to get in touch with the Breakers now?" ”

Prime Minister Meng Tai Suier pondered for a moment and said: "Don't worry, now that His Majesty the King has not left, if the matter is revealed, it will be equivalent to a catastrophe for our family, and the matter of contacting the Broken Army, let's wait for His Majesty the King to leave!" ”

It turned out that Prime Minister Mengtai Suier had no determination to fight to the death with the Broken Army, and he persuaded King Mujshid to break through the siege, the real purpose was to divide King Mujshid and facilitate him to dedicate Gaochang City to the Broken Army.

According to the current situation of Gaochang State, Prime Minister Meng Tai Suier believes that even if Gaochang State is not destroyed by the army, it will definitely lose its status as one of the four great powers in the Western Regions after this war, and even the collapse of Gaochang State after the war is possible.

Prime Minister Mengtai Suier did not have the idea of being loyal to Gaochangguo, since the ship of Gaochangguo was about to sink, then Prime Minister Mengtai Suier decided to change a ship, and now the only ship that Prime Minister Mengtai Suier can transfer is the Broken Army.

Prime Minister Mengtai Suier then said to his eldest son Talig: "You must control the Tenth Legion in your hand, and if you want to dedicate Gaochang City to the Broken Army, even if His Majesty the King leaves, it may not be smooth sailing." ”

In the previous expansion of the army under King Mujshid, the eldest son of Prime Minister Mengtai Suier, Talige, was promoted to the position of commander of the Tenth Army by Prime Minister Mengtai Suier.

Talig nodded and said, "Father, don't worry, I know what to do." ”

On the night of January 22, King Mujshid, escorted by the Marquis of Yunus and a large number of Gaochang cavalry, successfully broke out of the siege of the broken army.

In order to cover the breakthrough of King Mujshid, hundreds of thousands of troops of Gaochang State even took the initiative to launch a night attack on the broken army at night, including most of the troops of the main army of the Western Governor's Mansion, which also participated in this night attack, and all the cavalry of the Western Governor's Army belonged to the troops that broke through with King Mujshid.

Thanks to the suicide night attack of more than 100,000 Gaochang troops, a large number of troops of the Broken Army were contained, so that King Mujheard could successfully break through, but a large number of royal members of the Gaochang Kingdom who broke through with King Mujshid were finally intercepted by the Broken Army because of their slow action, and there were not many royal family members who could escape with King Mujshid.

After the successful breakthrough, the Marquis of Yunus counted the number of people and found that there were only more than 10,000 cavalry following King Mujshid to break through, and then the Marquis of Yunus took these more than 10,000 cavalry to escort King Mujshid all the way to the west of Gauss Province, and Lai Province is the only province directly under King Mujshid that has not been invaded by the Broken Army.

Of course, the province of Rai is not the final destination of King Mujshid, and once the captives continue to attack westward, King Mujhid will continue to retreat west and hide in the territory of the Western Governorate.

And when King Mujshid had just fled to the province of Rai, a piece of news almost made King Mujshid faint.

On the afternoon of the second day after King Mujshid successfully broke through the siege, Prime Minister Mengtai Suier, who had vowed not to let the Broken Army enter Gaochang City even if he fought to the death of a single soldier, took the initiative to open the city gate with nearly 600,000 troops from Gaochang City, and dedicated Gaochang City intact to the Broken Army.

The fall of Gaochang City was like a chain reaction, and the twenty-four cities in Gauss Province that were still under the control of the Gaochang army fell into the hands of the Broken Army in the next few days.

The defenders of the Gaochang State in these 24 cities basically surrendered to the Broken Army, and only a small number of Gaochang troops who were unwilling to surrender to the Broken Army abandoned the city and retreated to Laiyi Province, and the Broken Army seized these 24 cities and almost no battle, there were more than 600,000 prisoners of war of the Gaochang State.

On the 27th of January, in the palace of the lord of a small city in the province of Lai, King Mujshid said to the Marquis of Yunus with a look of despair: "It is over! Our Gaochang country is finished! Mengtai Suier, this bastard, in vain the king trusted him so much, the king just left, he then dedicated Gaochang City to the Broken Army, now all the cities in Gauss Province have fallen, once the Broken Army continues to attack, Lai Yi Province will not be able to hold it at all! ”

Marquis Yunus sighed and said, "Your Majesty, the province of Lai is no longer safe, and it is best for us to retreat to the jurisdiction of the Western Governorate immediately. ”

After a pause, the Marquis of Yunus said comfortingly: "Your Majesty, the three major governors of Gaochang Kingdom are still there, in the territory of Laiyi Province, His Majesty's army adds up to more than 100,000, and the Southern Governor's Mansion and the Northern Governor's Mansion also have eight newly formed legions of His Majesty the King, and we Gaochang Kingdom...... There's still a chance. ”

King Mujhid said bitterly: "Although from the time he left Gaochang City, this king knew that Gaochang City would definitely fall into the hands of the Broken Army, but Gaochang City was so easily occupied by the Broken Army, who would care about me, a king who abandoned the capital and fled, and did not even have a place to live, even if Gaochang Kingdom would not die in the hands of the Broken Army this time, I, the king, would be just an ornament at most in the future, and maybe I would not even have a chance to furnish it." ”

Marquis Yunus hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, in this situation, it is better to hold peace talks with the Broken Army, right?" ”

When King Mujshid heard the word peace talks, his heart couldn't help but move, "Peace talks? Will the Broken Army still negotiate peace? ”

Marquis Yunus sighed and said: "Your Majesty, although the Broken Army has won a big victory in this battle with the four great powers of our Western Regions, the Broken Army's own losses are not small, and the Jin Kingdom is also unstable. ”

King Mujshid hurriedly asked, "Yunus, what kind of conditions do you say our Gaochang Kingdom will offer to end this war with the Broken Army?" ”

Marquis Yunus thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, before the war, of the eight provinces under your command, perhaps only the Laiyi Province remains, and the other seven provinces, it is impossible for the Broken Capture Army to return them to us, and as for the Southern Governor's Mansion and the Northern Governor's Mansion occupied by the Broken Capture Army, I think it is difficult for the Broken Capture Army to spit it out." ”

King Mujshid rubbed his hands, and a gleam flashed in his eyes, "I can't care so much at this time, if I can let this king keep the safe place of Laiyi Province, it is not impossible for the other seven provinces to abandon it." ”

At this time, King Mujshid was like a drowning man, but if there was a life-saving straw, he would hold on to it.