As the Black Cavalry and the Loulan army retreated, Zhang Chao's first battle in the Western Regions for the second time came to an end.

Destroying the Pishan Kingdom, killing Ma Ying, the lord of the Pishan Kingdom, and severely damaging the army of the Loulan Kingdom, this is the performance of Zhang Chao's shot. And when the matter reached the ears of the other Western Regions Alliance Lords, they all couldn't help but shudder, such an opponent was really terrifying. That is, now the United States are standing together, otherwise, I really don't know who will be his opponent.

Compared with the surprise and vigilance in the hearts of the Western Regions Alliance, the Southern Barbarian King Meng Shu was indeed in a cold sweat now, with a look of fear on his face.

Yes, it's fear.

On this expedition, Meng Huo originally thought that the Celestial Empire was taking the opportunity to weaken his own strength, at least on the surface, their Southern Barbarian Army had 100,000 people, while the Celestial Empire only had 30,000 light cavalry.

But when the war began, he realized that he was wrong, from beginning to end, they were completely a soy sauce character, they had never fought head-on with the Western Regions Alliance, and all they did was to accept prisoners and clean up the battlefield.

You must know that the Zhang family army only has 30,000 people, but it has indeed managed to destroy the Pishan Kingdom, which has an army of 40,000, and the Loulan Kingdom, which has severely damaged the 60,000 army, and fought a tie with the Black Cavalry. Although when Zhang Jiajun came back afterwards, he also lost nearly 5,000 soldiers and horses, but no matter how Meng Shu looked at it, he earned it.

Of course, if Meng Shu knew that 3,000 of them left with the second prince Zhang Xing, but in fact, he only lost more than 1,000 soldiers and horses in the first battle, I am afraid that he will only drop his jaw in surprise.

What made Meng Shu even more unexpected was that Zhang Chao handed over all the more than 20,000 soldiers from the Western Regions who had been captured to him with a wave of his hand. Whether to stay, release or kill, the power is up to him.

According to Zhang Chao, the Southern Barbarian Army will send troops next, and there will be no dead in the war, and now replenishing a little strength is also a way to reduce losses.

Zhang Chao's approach shocked Meng Huo even more, and he was even more ashamed, at least if it was him, he would never hand over the prisoners he had. But he really didn't know that Zhang Chao didn't look down on these captives at all, if he stayed by his side, he wouldn't be able to play any role, and maybe even a kind of burden.

It's just that Meng Huo, who didn't know this, happily brought more than 20,000 captives back to the barracks, and even incorporated them into the army. For the sparsely populated Nanban tribe, what the male represents is self-evident. The Celestial Empire can't look down on him, but he really treats it as a treasure.

After arranging the prisoners and returning to the big tent, Meng Shu was excited and couldn't help it, and in front of his wife Zhu Rong, he praised the magnanimity and power of the emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty.

In this regard, Zhu Rong just laughed on the side, and waited for her husband to seem to have vented her excitement, and then she said: "I said a long time ago, I won't suffer if I follow the emperor of the Celestial Empire, don't you see that this has just begun, and we have taken advantage?" ”

"Yes, yes, Madame said yes. I was short-sighted. Meng Shu also admitted his mistake at this moment. He is such a straight temper, right is right, wrong is wrong, but it is also a noble quality of a manly man.

Seeing that Meng Shoudu took the initiative to admit defeat, Zhu Rong smiled even more: "Fujun is also a big hero, but he didn't have a good development opportunity before. Now that we have the opportunity, we must seize it, and we must perform better in the future, so that once the Western Regions are subjugated to the feet of the Celestial Empire, we must only get more. ”

"Yes, Madame, she said so. The next time we have a chance, we Nanban will show it well, and it will not be in vain for the trust of the emperor of the Celestial Empire. Meng Shu was full of sincerity when he talked about this, obviously he really began to admire Zhang Chaolai.

To say that Nanban has experienced years of development, and finally has some scale, but it is also the result of years of hard work. It's like surrendering Zhuge Liang at the beginning, but the benefits have not fallen much, at least the army has not been strengthened. But now, as soon as he caught up with Zhang Chao's pace, the army began to be full, how could he not be happy? Thinking about it, once you take the entire Western Regions, what will be the result? It's unimaginable.

At this moment, Meng Huo had long envisioned the scale of the Southern Barbarian Army in the future......

Under the First World War, although Bailongdui was not lost, it was indeed a heavy loss, for this matter, stay here? The lord of the Qiang country immediately held a meeting, but compared to before, this time it was indeed missing Ma Ying, the lord of the Pishan country.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the combat power of the Celestial Empire has been demonstrated, and it is indeed strong. But we are not muddy, we have a large number of soldiers, and we have a local momentum, and we can still do it to keep them out of the country. As long as we can wait until the Cheshi Kingdom is destroyed, then once all countries come to support us, the Emperor of the Celestial Empire will either retreat or retreat. Mu Kui, the lord of the Qiang country, said in a loud voice, showing a bright future.

"Yes, blocking the sharpness of the Celestial Empire Iron Rider, although we have some losses, it is worth it. However, even if it is a war, there can be no trace of luck, and the lord of the country proposes to mobilize the two ** teams of the mountain country and the turtles, so that our strength will be even stronger, and we will be more sure to deal with the Celestial Empire. The Lord of the Nation on the side also took the opportunity to put forward his own request.

Originally, there were seven countries that held Bailongdui, but it was just because the mountain country and Qiuzi had given Mu Kui a lot of benefits in private, and to put it bluntly, they just didn't want to use the army to reduce losses. Mu Kui just agreed, and greeted Wei Tu about this matter.

The comprehensive strength of the Qiang State is stronger than that of Loulan, and Wei Tu didn't want to have any unpleasantness with Mu Kui about this matter, so he endured it. But all this is based on the absence of threats.

As long as the Celestial Empire does not send troops, it is natural for them to guard the Bailongdui to play a deterrent role, but now that the reinforcements of the Celestial Empire are coming, and the Pishan Kingdom has been destroyed, they have suffered a certain amount of heavy damage, and now that the troops are empty, of course, the reserve army must be transferred.

"This... I don't need it yet. Mu Kui said with a hesitant look. This time, Shanguo and Qiuzi sent him a lot of good things, and they also promised that they would try not to mobilize their troops.

"It's ready to go." Wei Tu didn't force too much, but slowly explained: "The Celestial Empire's troops are sharp, if it weren't for the black cavalry to block it, I'm afraid we would suffer a big loss this time, and now the timely mobilization of the two countries can also boost our prestige, no matter how you look at it, it's appropriate." ”

"Okay then." Although Mu Kui is still a little reluctant, Wei Tu is also the lord of a big country, and he has been discussing it with himself when he talks about this matter, and this bit of face cannot be sold. Of course, more importantly, if these two small countries are not allowed to come up, if the Celestial Empire is making a move next, I am afraid that he will have to go into battle in person. Not wanting to lose his own troops, he agreed to the offer.

When it comes to everything, interests are still at play.

Mu Kui didn't agree before, it was because the two small countries gave a lot of benefits, but when it came to his own interests, he didn't hesitate to push them out. From this point of view alone, the Western Regions Alliance is fundamentally unanimous, although they have a large number of troops, but when each has a small calculation, the threat of this force is much lower.

At the suggestion of Wei Tu and with Mu Kui's consent, the two small countries of Shanguo and Qiuzi had to send 30,000 troops to Bailongdui to help the prestige, blocking Zhang Chao's pace of entering the Western Regions.

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Luoyang City.

The future imperial capital of the Celestial Empire.

From a distance, the city wall is tall and undulating, giving people a strong sense of visual impact, as if it is a heavenly city falling from the sky, which makes people can't help but have a sense of invincibility and worship.

Of course, this is just a feeling for ordinary people, and some people don't think that way. On the official road leading from the south to Luoyang City, at this moment, two men were holding their hands behind their backs, looking at the tall city with their eyes.

I don't know how long this stop lasted, but finally a younger man spoke up: "Is this the true face of Luoyang City?" ”

The young man also knew that people did not answer their obligations, and perhaps did not know how to answer, so he did not ask more, but stretched out his hand to the tall city wall and said: "General Wang, do you have the confidence to enter this city in the future and command the world?" ”

The young man was domineering, but the person known as General Wang was really unmoved, but replied very indifferently: "Gongzi Cao is ambitious, but Ping really doesn't have such a willingness, just thinking about avenging the prime minister is enough." ”

Hearing the word revenge, the young man's body moved clearly, but he quickly calmed down and said: "General Wang, rest assured, His Royal Highness Prime Minister Zhuge will definitely help you take revenge, not only that, but what our Cao family has lost will be regained." ”

Needless to say, the one who can call himself the Cao family and claim to be His Royal Highness is Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, seeing that the situation in the small Wa Kingdom is getting worse and worse, under the blow of the Celestial Empire's waterway army, Cao Ang is retreating one step after another, and Cao Ang escaped first. returned to the Central Plains, it was not difficult to do so, and also contacted Wang Ping, the general of Xishu. Because the two have a common goal, they are united right now, intending to make a big deal in the center of the Celestial Empire.

Although Xishu was destroyed and Zhuge Liang was also angry to death, Wang Ping, as one of the generals, was indeed lucky to survive, and there was also an army of henchmen with a number of 5,000.

These 5,000 people can be regarded as loyal warriors in the Western Regions, and this is where Wang Ping's confidence lies in daring to say the word revenge.