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When the news that Wang Tianshi was burned to death in Shule reached Gaochang, the whole of Shazhou was immediately indignant.

As the 'state religion' of Hexi, the New Heavenly Master Tao has great influence, and even many soldiers in the army believe in this religion.

Even sometimes Wei Shuo would recruit Heavenly Master Daoist priests to accompany the army, and let them be responsible for soothing the emotions of the soldiers of the army.

In addition, some Taoist priests are also very skilled in medicine, and they can also be used as doctors at critical moments.

Therefore, when Wang Tianshi was burned to death, not only was the public opinion turbulent, but even the morale of the army was also raised a lot.

At the same time, Wang Maide, who had just defeated the Yue Pan people, also realized that the opportunity to take over the Western Regions had come.

He immediately sent a letter to the Shazhou Governor's Office, asking Du Jin to march from the middle of the Silk Road and cooperate with him to go south to wipe out the Western Regions.

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Woo~! A passionate horn sounded suddenly, and the long and violent horn sound seemed to shatter the countryside and mountains.

With a noisy bird call, countless birds flew up from the mountains and forests they inhabited, and chaotically passed through the dense forest.

In the midst of the undulating mountains, a group of cavalry galloped forward.

The rumbling sound of horses' hooves kicked up billowing smoke and dust, mixed with the clanging sound of swords clashing.

No one spoke in the long line, and the cold light surged on the horizontal knife of Qi Brush.

The blood-red battle flag was waving in the wind, and on the flag that was pulled straight by the wind, there were two big characters embroidered - "Sun and Moon".

After the last rays of the sun set over the mountains, the trumpet sounded again.

The cavalry army that was originally moving forward stopped, and after a while, curling smoke rose from the Kung Fu barracks.

Next to the bonfire, a group of soldiers with unbroken armor sat around.

Next to them were their faithful horses, snorting and gouging their hooves and gobbling up hay.

The team in front of you is the famous elite division - the Hexi Army.

The king of the conquest squinted slightly, looking at the night like ink in the distance.

At the beginning of October, the expeditionary army set out from Guzang, passed through Juyansai to the north, and after sweeping away the Rouran tribe in Junji Mountain, it marched west along the southern foot of Junji Mountain, and then entered the northern foot of the East Tianshan Mountain, and finally defeated Rouran under the city of Hami.

After solving the Rouran threat, the expeditionary army marched north to defend against the Yue invasion.

Soon after defeating Yue's main force, the army received an urgent report from Gaochang that Wang Tianshi had been burned to death in Shule.

At this time, it had been nearly two months since the army set out on the expedition, but the long-distance attack not only did not drag down this army of laborers, but because of the death of Wang Tianshi, they were more eager to fight.

All the soldiers hoped to conquer Shule, Khotan, and Qiuzi before the Spring Festival, so as to completely sweep away the Western Regions, and then sing triumphantly.

So, after the army swept away Yuefan, Wang Maide's troops quickly went south to the Tianshan Mountains.

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When the people in Hexi were overwhelmed by the death of Wang Tianshi, King Shule gradually came to his senses and felt as if he had done a very stupid thing.

Those Buddhists should not be allowed to burn Wang Tianshi, but unfortunately there is no regret medicine in the world.

Knowing that the Hexi army was approaching from the east and north, King Shule finally panicked.

While sending envoys to Hexi to make amends, he arranged for men and horses to guard the royal city.

At this moment, black clouds shrouded the sky over Shule City, overwhelming the people of the city.

On the city wall, countless soldiers and civilians shouted trumpets under the light of torches to strengthen the city defense and carry the ordnance to defend the city overnight.

The city's blacksmith shops were also brightly lit, and the clanging sound had not stopped for several days.

In the palace of the king of Shule, the king of Shule was discussing countermeasures with a group of civil servants and military generals.

Listening to his subordinates' reports on the past achievements of the Hexi Army, what retreated from Rouran in the first war, was peaceful in the second war, and retreated from Qiuzi in the third war, etc., made him more and more afraid.

"The Hexi Army is worthy of being an elite division, and it really deserves its name!"

"The king didn't know, as early as a few years ago, when the former King of Qiuzi took advantage of the Hexi army to enter the pass to quell the rebellion, he had entangled tens of thousands of troops to move eastward, intending to conquer Gaochang."

"As a result, he was defeated by Dadu Hu himself, and even the King of Guizi unfortunately died!"

"Hexi Army...... Hexi Jun ......" After King Shule recited it a few times, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body.

"The king can rest assured that there is plenty of grain and grass in the city today, the walls are high and the ditches are deep, the armaments are complete, and there are tens of thousands of people in the city to help."

"As long as we fight to the death in the city, don't you believe that the Hexi army can fly into the city with wings?!"

"The ministers swear to fight the Hexi army to the end!"

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When Wang Maide led the army south to the Tianshan Mountains, Du Jin also led the army into Yancheng, officially opening the prelude to the destruction of Qiuzi.

At this time, Qiuci was no longer the powerful country that held the bull's ear in the Western Regions ten years ago, and after being forcibly cut off half of the territory by Hexi, Qiuci was in a slump.

Faced with the pressure of a large army and the fact that the allies were too busy to take care of themselves, the king of Qiuzi had no choice but to send an envoy to Hexi to sue for peace in despair.

As everyone knows, in the eyes of the people of Hexi, Qiuzi should have been destroyed as early as ten years ago.

If King Qiuzi knew each other, he should obediently announce his abdication, and then surrender the whole country to Hexi.

In Yancheng, Du Jin seized the time to train and mobilize soldiers and horses, while replenishing grain and grass.

When everything is ready, the army will immediately launch a thunderous blow at the turtles.

At this time, for the Qiuzi people, no matter how they flutter, it is a struggle, and it is a dying struggle!

Before the war, Du Jin convened the generals for the last time to arrange the military situation.

"In recent days, the king of Qiuzi has recruited hundreds of strong men to garrison the city walls, and the total number of soldiers and horses in the city is only thousands, and all of them are weak and frightened."

"As long as the governor orders the whole army to attack, the last general can pull out of the city and return within a day!"

Du Jin nodded with satisfaction, in the first battle of Gaochang back then, the elite of Qiuzi was lost, and Yancheng, an important iron-producing area, was lost, how can he still have the strength to defend the city today?

And there is neither the danger of the terrain nor the fortified soldiers.

Even if everyone in the city, regardless of men, women, and children, were given swords and guns to catch up with the city wall, they were not the opponent of the army of 10,000 tigers and wolves.

For this, Du Jin has absolute confidence.

The delay in moving is nothing more than taking the opportunity to rest the army and cooperate with the other two armies by the way.

"Governor, give the order!"

The crowd present will all rub their hands, and the fat is all in their mouths, how can there be any reason not to bite hard!

Wei Du Lieutenant Li Sui stroked the handle of his saber and did not participate in the passionate pre-battle discussions among the generals.

After the bloody battle of Hami, he became more and more concerned about the lives of his subordinates, and secretly vowed never to put them in danger again.

Besides, the turtles are outnumbered and there is no danger to defend, and this battle is definitely easy to come by, so why consume your own brothers?

Let others go, he and his subordinates need to rest for a long time.

"I heard that the country of Guizi has been guarding the silk road for many years, and has accumulated a lot of money, and it is hidden in a secret place......

"Grandma's, you have to get it clean when you get in!"

"And the beautiful princess of the ...... of the Turtles"

"Ahem, Princess Qiuzi still has to be dedicated to Dadu Protector, let's not worry about it."

"Yes, yes, yes, Princess Qiuzi is mostly protected!"

"However, I heard that the women of Qiuci are good at dancing, and there must be many dancing girls in the palace of Qiuci, all of whom are snow-white and pink."

"Hahaha......"

After arranging the battle plan, everyone had nothing to do, and many generals chatted about the incident of Qiuzi easily.

Everyone was in high spirits, like a group of robbers ready to share the spoils.

The unscrupulous discussion made many generals who claimed to be gentlemen frown, and even the military envoy next to them was quite dissatisfied.

But the main general Du Jin didn't seem to hear anything, and he drew circles on the battle diagram with his horsewhip in his hand, and did not ask everyone to return to the camp.

In the end, the envoy couldn't listen to it anymore, so he had to cough dryly, and waved his hand at the frothing generals to stop their increasingly rude discussions.

In fact, don't look at the generals who are shouting loudly, but no one dares to really do anything that violates military law.

Unless the relevant military orders are specially issued from above, they can only live by their mouths.

And this is also the reason why Du Jin turned a blind eye to everyone's nonsense, because he knew that this was a means for everyone to relieve their pre-war tension.

The ancient army killed people and plundered, which is simply the principle of heaven, no matter which dynasty the soldiers and horses are, it seems that they are inseparable from this.

In contrast, the military discipline of the Hexi army is indeed better.

In addition to special needs, basically every time you go out, you will be accompanied by a huge baggage team, and there is no need to rely on raiding to supplement supplies like the Hu army.

The abundant and stable supply of grain, straw and ordnance not only enabled Hexi to maintain a strong combat effectiveness for a long time.

It has also greatly reduced the intrusion on the local people and won the hearts of many people.