Originally, for the 1.7 million Gaochang army gathered in Salma Province, Liu Ji and Lian Po were inclined to use the cities they had captured to carry out defensive operations in order to weaken the strength of the Gaochang army. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, after listening to Xiao He's suggestion and analysis of taking the initiative to attack Sarma Province, Liu Ji and Lian Po were both persuaded by Xiao He, and immediately began to mobilize the main force of the Westward Advance Army, preparing to directly enter Sarma Province and burn the war to the enemy's territory.

On July 23, 427 of the Great Jin Dynasty, on the day when the Great Jin Dynasty decided to appoint Liu Ji as the capital protector of the Western Regions and the Beiting Protectorate, most of the main forces of the westward army had gathered in the Tatar Kelz province next to the Sarma province, and the 40,000 troops of the Dongfan people in the Tatar Kelz province and the four protectorates of Anxi City left 80,000 troops in the Tatar Kelz province, and this time they were also preparing to follow the westward army of the Juan army to attack the Sarma province.

On the evening of July 23, Liu Ji was having dinner together in the city lord's mansion in Irgu City with Yasmine, Seřisya, Sasemira, Sophia, Rukani, Rebabuna, Anice, and Shibanas, when suddenly Liu Ji felt a violent shaking.

"Quick! All to the outside in the open field, it's an earthquake! Liu Ji hurriedly shouted to Yasmini and the others at the dinner table, and then Liu Ji took Yasmini and the others, escorted by many puppet bodyguards, to the courtyard of the city lord's mansion.

In the next half hour, there were three more aftershocks, but none of them were too powerful, and in the middle of the night of July 23, Xiao He and Lian Po hurried to Liu Ji's side.

Xiao He said to Liu Ji: "My lord, Yiergu City should be a big distance from the center of the earthquake, the damage of this earthquake in Yiergu City is not large, so far, only some houses have suffered minor damage, and more than a dozen people have been slightly injured. ”

Liu Ji said in a deep voice: "Hurry up and send someone to find out the situation in the area controlled by our Hawks' Army, and order the garrisons of each city to immediately devote themselves to disaster relief, it seems that the attack on Sarma Province must be postponed." ”

Lian Po said: "My lord, my subordinates have sent a large number of scouts to check on the various provinces of Gaochang Kingdom captured by our westward army, hoping that the center of this earthquake will not be in Tatar Kelz Province, and most of the main force of our westward army has been assembled in Tatar Kelz Province." ”

After saying that, Lian Po's face couldn't help but show a worried look, the Westward Advance Corps already had nine cavalry battalions, eighteen infantry battalions and 350,000 auxiliary troops, all gathered in Tatar Kelz Province, if the earthquake was really in Tatar Kelz Province, then the Westward Advance Corps was likely to suffer very heavy losses.

Liu Ji's face was also not good-looking, "Let the garrisons of each city strengthen their vigilance to prevent a sneak attack by the Gaochangguo army during this time." ”

What Liu Ji, Xiao He, Lian Po and others never expected was that a few days later, a shocking news came from Heishuitai, the epicenter of the earthquake turned out to be in Talas City in Salma Province, the entire Talas City was very badly damaged, almost all the houses collapsed, Talas City has become a ruin, and other cities in Salma Province have also suffered a lot of losses.

In the city lord's mansion of Yiergu City, Sun Zhan, a hundred households of Heishuitai, said to Liu Ji, Lian Po and Xiao He with an excited face: "According to the news transmitted by our survivors of Heishuitai in Talas City, it can be confirmed that Haner Apdu, the Eastern Governor of Gaochang Kingdom, and twenty-eight army commanders of Gaochang Kingdom, were holding a military meeting in the Governor's Mansion of Talas City at the time of the earthquake, and as a result, Haner Apudu and these twenty-eight army commanders of Gaochang Kingdom were all crushed in the ruins of a three-story stone building, and after being dug up, Except for the three legion commanders who were seriously injured, the rest of the people were no longer saved, including Haner Apdu, the eastern governor of Gaochang Kingdom. ”

Liu Ji asked in disbelief: "Haner Apudu, the Eastern Governor of Gaochang Kingdom, really died in this earthquake, is the news reliable?" ”

Sun Zhan, the hundred households of Heishuitai, nodded affirmatively and said, "My lord, our people, seeing the corpse of Haner Apdu with their own eyes, will definitely not go wrong." ”

Liu Ji laughed and said, "God help me!" I didn't expect that an earthquake would kill a strong enemy, Khan Apdu! ”

At this time, Xiao He hurriedly asked Sun Zhan, a hundred households in Heishuitai: "Then do you know that the Gaochangguo army in the province of Salma has suffered a lot of losses in this earthquake?" ”

Sun Zhan said excitedly: "Mr. Xiao, the loss of the Gaochang army this time is the boss, the eastern governor of the Gaochang country, Haner Apdu, concentrated most of the troops in Sarma Province to Talas City and the suburbs of Talas City, although we Heishuitai can't know for a while, but the three most elite legions under the command of Haner Apudu, because they are stationed at the foot of Talas Mountain, after the earthquake, the landslide of Talas Mountain occurred, and the three legions of the three legions were just buried. As a result, the three most elite legions under the command of Hanr Apdu were almost completely wiped out, and few people were spared. ”

Mount Talas is just west of the city of Talas, not far from the city of Talas, and is the highest mountain in the province of Sarmahang.

Xiao He clapped his hands and said to Liu Ji with a smile: "Lord, it seems that even God has helped us, this earthquake is equivalent to giving us an excellent opportunity for the Ju'an Army, hasn't the main force of the Westward Advance Army completed the assembly in the Tatarkerz Province next to the Sarma Province?" The lord can give an order to let the westward legion enter the province of Sarma! ”

The joy on Liu Ji's face at this time was already a little irrepressible, "Lian Po, how is the situation in Tatar Kelz Province?" Did the earthquake damage the province of Kerz? ”

Lian Po immediately said: "Don't worry, my lord, although the Tatar Kelz Province is very close to the Sarma Province, and the earthquake is not small, but our westward legion basically has no losses, and now our westward legion has gathered nine cavalry battalions, eighteen infantry battalions and 350,000 auxiliary troops in Tatar Kelz Province, which is not counting the garrison troops of the eight cities in Tatar Kelz Province. ”

Liu Ji waved his fist fiercely and said: "Then there is no need to wait, immediately order the various units of the Westward Advance Army gathered in the Tatarkerz Province to enter the Sarma Province as soon as possible." ”

"My lord, this time my subordinates are going to personally lead troops to attack Sarma Province, since God has given us such a God-given opportunity to advance westward, if we don't take all of Sarma Province, I'm sorry for this big earthquake."

"Good! Ben Taishou will go with you, as long as you can occupy the province of Sarma, the people of Gaochang will never want to drive our Jue'an army out of the Western Regions! ”

"This ...... Lord, there will be a great epidemic after the catastrophe, for the sake of safety, the lord should stay in Ilgu City and wait for news! Lian Po frowned and said.

"This time we have to go, this time we need not only to seize the cities of the province of Sarma, but also to solve the problem of the victims."

Xiao He interjected at this time and said, "Lord, it's better for Xiao He to follow Brother Lian to Salma Province!" If there is Xiao, there will definitely be no problems for the victims of the disaster in Sarma Province. ”

"Xiao He, it's okay for you to go, you can help Ben Taishou deal with the problem of the victims." Liu Ji wants to go to Salma Province, and his real purpose is to absorb soul points, so it is useless for Xiao He and Lian Po to stop him.

In the royal palace of Gaochang City, the capital of Gaochang Kingdom, Mengtai Suier, the prime minister of Gaochang Kingdom, said to Mujshid, the king of Gaochang Kingdom, with a gloomy face: "Your Majesty, the news has been confirmed, the Governor of the East, Haner Apdu, has died in the earthquake in Talas City, and the army sent by His Majesty the King has also suffered heavy losses in this earthquake. ”

King Mujshid asked with a gloomy face, "How many troops are left in the territory of the Eastern Governorate?" ”

Prime Minister Meng Tai Suier said with a wry smile: "After the defeat of the rebels of the Eastern Tibetan tribe and the remnants of the Anxi Protectorate, there are only about 160,000 troops left by His Majesty the King, and in this earthquake, almost half of the 160,000 troops were lost, and the four army commanders who led the troops were all killed in this earthquake. ”

"What? How can an earthquake cause such a lot of damage? King Mujshid asked in shock.

"Your Majesty, the power of this earthquake is so great that almost all the houses in the entire city of Talas have collapsed, and His Majesty's 160,000 troops are stationed in the barracks in the city of Talas, and the barracks are all houses made of stone, so the losses are so great, at the time of the earthquake, the four legions commanders were holding a military meeting in the governor's palace in the city of Talas, and the result was ...... Alas—" said Prime Minister Mengtai Suier with a sigh.

"How's the situation in Talas City?" King Mujshid's face became even more ugly.

Prime Minister Meng Tai Sui'er shook his head and said, "Miserable! It's miserable! Very miserable! In order to prepare for the counterattack on Liu Ji's Ju'an army, the Eastern Governor Haner Apdu gathered more than 1.5 million troops in Talas City and the suburbs of Talas City, and as a result, the earthquake caused huge losses to the 1.5 million army, especially the army stationed at the foot of Talas Mountain, almost all of which were buried by the mud and stones of the landslide, and preliminary statistics showed that the original more than 1.5 million, now there are about 900,000 left, and at least 600,000 officers and soldiers of the army died in this earthquake. ”

After a pause, Prime Minister Mengtai Suier continued: "In addition, the casualties of more than two million residents in Talas City and the suburbs of Talas City are also very huge, and the specific number has not yet been counted. ”

King Mujshid hesitated for a moment and frowned and asked, "Now that Ham Apudu has died in the earthquake and the army gathered in Talas City has been severely damaged, will Liu Ji's Hawkish army take the opportunity to attack Sarma Province and even Talas City?" ”

Prime Minister Meng Tai Suier nodded with a wry smile and said: "Your Majesty the King, according to the previous information, Liu Ji's Hawk'an army has gathered a large number of troops in Kerz Province next to Sarma Province, and the news of this earthquake cannot be concealed at all, maybe Liu Ji's Hawk'an Army is already on the march to Sarma Province." ”

"We must not allow Liu Ji's Hawks' army to occupy the province of Sarma, which is the most important province in the entire jurisdiction of the Eastern Governorate, and once the province of Sarma falls into the hands of Liu Ji, the consequences will be unimaginable! Immediately draw the army under the command of this king to support the province of Sarma! King Mujshid shouted loudly.

Prime Minister Mengtai Suier then said: "Your Majesty, this time not only the Eastern Governor Haner Apdu died in the earthquake, but his sons and the top officials of the Eastern Governor's Mansion were not spared, if His Majesty's army can enter the Sarma Province, then we can collect all the remaining troops of the Eastern Governor's Office, and pocket the remaining five provinces of the Eastern Governor's Office, including the Sarma Province, and even take back the ten provinces that the Eastern Governor's Office fell in the future, but ......"

"But what?" King Mujshid asked urgently.

Prime Minister Mengtai Suier sighed and said: "However, His Majesty's army is a little far away from the province of Sarma, and there is also the province of Huhesa and the province of Almaz in between, of which the province of Almuz has been captured by Liu Ji's army of Ju'an. ”

"Can we only watch Liu Ji's Jue'an army seize the most elite province of the Eastern Governor's Mansion?" King Mujshid shouted in a bit of frustration.

The province of Sarma covers an area of about 600,000 square kilometers, has a population of nearly 4 million, and has a total of 24 cities, including the city of Talas, with a population of more than 1.2 million, and 800,000 people living in the suburbs around the city of Talas.

The territory of Sarma Province is rich in mineral resources, there are more than a dozen gold mines alone, and the output is not small, the Eastern Governorate originally relied on more than a dozen gold mines in Sarma Province, as well as the exploitation of the subject countries, in order to raise more than one million Gaochang troops, King Mujshid coveted the dozen gold mines in Sarma Province.

Prime Minister Mengtaisuer said: "Your Majesty, in the jurisdiction of the Eastern Governorate, in addition to the province of Sarma, there are also the provinces of Timirtau, Shakhtinsk, Khohasa and Lisakos, which have not been captured by the Hawksan army, and now His Majesty the King wants to send troops to rescue the province of Sarma, it is likely that it is too late in time, it is better to send troops to take the three provinces closest to the province of Oren, the province of Shakhtinsk, the province of Huhesa and the province of Lisakos, which are the provinces of Olen, which are the territory of His Majesty the King. These three provinces not only had more than 100,000 troops from the Eastern Governorate, but also nearly a million people from Gaochang State. ”

King Mujshid's direct jurisdiction, in the central position of the four prefectures, a total of five provinces, although these five provinces are not small, but King Mujhid has always felt that his direct jurisdiction is still not large enough, can not reflect the dignity of the king, after listening to the Prime Minister Mengtai Suier's advice, King Mujshid immediately moved.