At Yumen Pass, the Han army cleaned up the battlefield, cleaned up the ruins, and built the city wall.

Chu Tian counted the legions that went out to Luntai City in the Western Regions.

In this expedition to Luntai, the main force was the Guards Corps, which only dispatched about 150,000 people, in addition to the 80,000 offensive corps from Jizhou and the 50,000 Tiebi Corps who assisted in the defense in Jiuquan County.

The Thorn Cutting Army was heavily damaged by the Mongol army, Zhang He was wounded, and more than half of the Euphorbia and Xiandeng dead soldiers were killed and wounded, so they temporarily rested at Yumen Pass, waiting for the rear to replenish the troops and horses, and at the same time served as the second batch of expeditionary forces to support Luntai - if the first expeditionary force was unfavorable, the second group of expeditionary forces would enter the Western Regions and fight a decisive battle with the remnants of the Mongol Empire.

This is also the advantage of the Han Empire.

The Han Empire had a huge population, and as long as it cost nothing, reinforcements could continue to leave Yumen Pass and go to the Western Regions.

There is no doubt about Feng Yi's ability.

[Name]: Feng Yi

[Talent]: King-level Commander (Infantry/Cavalry)

[Level]: 60

[Identity]: One of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, the general of the expedition to the west

[Loyalty]: 80

[Commander]: 93 [Force]: 69 [Intelligence]: 77 [Politics]: 75

[Charm]: 90

[Phase]: Calm

[Favorability]: 70

[Trait 1]: General Big Tree (S-Rank exclusive trait, Legion Defense +15%, troops are not easy to fall into chaos when encountering unfavorable situations such as ambushes, fire attacks, water attacks, and encirclement)

[Trait 2]: Overcoming Thorns (S-rank trait, Legion Attack +15%, Raiders' Land, Increased Attachment Probability of Local Heroes)

[Trait 3]: Lost East, Harvested Mulberry (A-rank trait, after defeat, morale recovery speed +25%, gathering defeated troops +25% speed)

[Special Class]: Rush Soldier (6th Order Light Infantry, up to 5,000)

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Feng Yi was originally a military general of the Tang Dynasty, but after Chutian's lobbying (brainwashing), and the unprecedented crisis faced by the Han Empire, Feng Yi was willing to command the soldiers and horses to fight to keep the Han Empire.

Feng Yi was one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so he was affected by the characteristics of "Han Wu" and was prone to loyalty to Chutian. At the same time, Feng Yi was also willing to keep the Han Empire, which was important to him.

In general, Feng Yi's ability is relatively comprehensive, attacking and retreating, and defending, and there is not much to be missed.

Leaving Feng Yi to guard the Yumen Pass, and as the second batch of legions to support the Western Regions, Chu Tian was relatively relieved.

"You don't keep Mulan or Joan of Arc at home, in case, I mean in case, no one will be able to take care of Wu'er and Xuan'er in the future......"

In the summer, before the Bingfa Yumen was closed, he still couldn't rest assured that his children were gone.

"Isn't there a Roufu watching at home?"

"She lacks means, Wu'er and Xuan'er follow her, I'm afraid she won't live on the streets......"

Summer Cool rolled his eyes.

With the ability of Emperor Roufu, I am afraid that it will be difficult to even make a living on his own, let alone take care of two children.

"Even if it's Mulan or Joan of Arc, they don't have any other abilities than marching and fighting, so we don't have to think too much, we will definitely return to Summer City safely......"

Chu Tian slightly soothed the cool emotions of summer.

This expedition to the Western Regions may be the farthest expedition so far, and Temujin's generals are gathered in the local area, and a big war may break out at any time, even if Chu Tian may be killed.

In the Battle of Yumen Pass, the generals who died in battle included Huangfu Song and Zhang Ji, and countless generals were injured.

The battle of the Western Regions was extremely dangerous.

Chu Tian and Xia Liang walked side by side outside the Yumen Pass, and not far away, the catapult of the Mongolian army was burned, still emitting a small amount of black smoke.

Hua Mulan and Joan of Arc followed behind, this is the treatment that belongs to the main palace, although the two of them are a little envious, but they were all supported by Xia Liang at the beginning, so they entered the lord's mansion, and they didn't dare to expect too much.

"Lao Qin's Guanzhong Army is here!"

There was a commotion in the defenders of Yumen Pass, and after severely beating Li Yuanhao, the king of Western Xia, the old Qin came to Yumen Pass in person!

It may be that the old Qin was also aware of Temujin's strategic intentions, so he had to speed up the suppression of the Western Xia Kingdom and personally led his troops to Yumen Pass.

"Yumen Pass is like this...... Rundown. “

Old Qin witnessed the Yumen Pass for the first time after the war, and was shocked by the tragic situation of the Yumen Pass.

His reaction was almost exactly the same as when Chu Tian arrived.

Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Han army broke the Yumen Pass.

Jia Xu, the mastermind beside Lao Qin, was dressed in black, and when he saw that the Yumen Pass was in tatters, he was not moved, this is a troubled time, corpses are everywhere, and chickens and dogs don't smell it.

"Old Qin."

Xu Fengnian really didn't want to see this enemy.

But this time, all parties joined forces to sweep the Western Regions, and they had to temporarily put aside their past grievances.

Xu Fengnian had already realized that Lao Qin deliberately kept him in Dunhuang and Jiuquan to guard against the Mongol Empire.

He was used by Lao Qin once.

"I will report to the court and canonize all the fallen soldiers."

The old Qin was indifferent to Xu Fengnian's resentment towards him.

Behind Lao Qin, the two fierce generals, Lu Bu and Yang Dayan, followed each other.

Both of them are peerless fierce generals, and there are still some coagulated blood stains between Lu Bu's armor, obviously not long after a big battle, they were immediately transferred to Yumen Pass.

"Where is Chu Zimou? The Mongolian army besieging Yumen Pass has withdrawn, presumably Chu Zimou should have arrived, right? ”

According to the state of the defenders of Yumen Pass, Lao Qin quickly noticed that Chu Tian had come to Yumen Pass in advance.

Xu Fengnian said: "He and several of his women were walking outside the Yumen Pass......"

"Young boy, it's really enviable."

Old Qin seemed to think of something, but just shook his head.

Regarding Chu Tian bringing several of his wives to the expedition to the Western Regions, Xu Fengnian and Lao Qin did not have any opinions, and they did not think that Chu Tian was here to have fun.

Several women in Chutian are better at fighting than the other, and if they offend them, they will die miserably.

Zhao Long is an example.

"How many soldiers and horses did you bring?"

"100,000, plus Zhu Jun's 50,000, a total of 150,000. There are also some soldiers and horses besieging Yinzhou, the royal city of the Western Xia Kingdom, and Li Yuanhao only has one city left. Some of my troops and horses need to defend the Hexi Corridor, and even leave some troops behind to guard against Xiqiang in Liangzhou. Zhang Dao in Hanzhong, I don't trust ...... very much"

Old Qin said his deployment.

"Xiqiang is not a climate, why care?"

"The Ming Pass in Liaodong despised the Fuyu State, and as a result, the famous general Lu Xiangsheng and the Tianxiong Army were all wiped out, and I can't repeat the mistakes of the past."

Old Qin didn't seem to be at ease with Xiqiang.

Xiqiang also once established a powerful kingdom.

"You're still the same, take everything into account."

Xu Fengnian was not very willing to fight against Lao Qin, who was the oldest among the many princes, and he was sleek and not leaky, and it was quite uncomfortable to be an enemy of such a person.

However, if Lao Qin is an ally, sometimes it is still quite reliable.

Chu Tian came back from outside the gate and met with Lao Qin, and the two joined forces again.

Lao Qin personally set out on the expedition, and at the same time amassed heavy troops in Wuwei County to prevent Temujin from cutting off the Hexi Corridor again.

"Wang Jian is the main general, Meng Tian is the deputy general, Qin Ruishi and the Golden Fire Cavalry are the main forces. Zhu Jun commanded an army alone. ”

Lao Qin pointed out his main general and deputy general.

He sent Wang Jian and Meng Tian to show that he would not fish in troubled waters.

Lao Qin's troops were deployed in Helan Mountain, Hexi Corridor, Xiqiang Tribe, and Guanzhong, and his consideration was actually quite comprehensive.

The Qiang tribe in Liangzhou was a threat, the Western Xia royal city in Helan Mountain needed time to be besieged, the Hexi Corridor needed to be cut off by Temujin, and Guanzhong also needed soldiers to control the Son of Heaven and guard against a sneak attack by the Hanzhong Lingdao.

Lao Qin noticed Sun Bin and Tian Ji behind Chu Tian, and Tian Ji was a little embarrassed.

After all, Tian Ji took refuge with Lao Qin before, but was abducted by Sun Bin......

Tian Ji is in the Chutian camp full of talents, and most of them will be buried, while in Lao Qin's camp, Lao Qin has fewer generals and his status will be relatively higher, but Tian Ji seems to prefer to be a low-key general.

Or, Tian Ji lacked his own opinions, and was abducted by his good friend Sun Bin all at once.

Lao Qin could only express his dissatisfaction, and he could no longer change the fact that Tian Ji had taken refuge in Chutian.

Chu Tian joined forces with Lao Qin and Xu Fengnian to support Huo An, first of all, he must recover Dunhuang County and open up the passage to the Western Regions.

Sun Bin said to Chu Tian: "If Temujin uses the teleportation array of Dunhuang County to go to the Western Regions, it can be proved that Temujin intends to lead us to the Western Regions. Otherwise, Temujin was anxious to attack Luntai and would definitely defend Dunhuang. ”

The Han army hoarded enough grain and grass in the area around Yumen Pass, and the cavalry that had gone to Dunhuang County to reconnoiter turned back.

"The Mongol army has withdrawn from Dunhuang!"

"Sure enough."

Temujin's intention to cede the Hexi Corridor was already clear.

"Urgent report, the teleportation array from Jiuquan County to Luntai City, the capital of the Western Regions, has failed!"

Chu Tian, Lao Qin, and Xu Fengnian planned to send troops to the Western Regions, but Luntai City lost news.

There are only two possibilities. First, Luntai City was captured by the Mongol army; Second, Luntai City was besieged, and the communication system between the teleportation array and the players failed.

No matter which possibility it was, in the eyes of Chu Tian's group of princes who planned to go to the rescue of the Western Regions Protectorate, it was not a good thing.

The failure of the teleportation array in Luntai City meant that the expeditionary force of the Han Empire needed to cross the Gobi, desert, and oasis and go on an expedition of thousands of miles.

The cost of the expedition was unacceptable to Chu Tian, Lao Qin and others.

Before Temujin retreated from Dunhuang County, he had already determined that Luntai City was under siege, so he calmly left.

Luntai City was besieged, and the Han Empire expeditionary force could not be directly teleported to Luntai, and the supply line of the Han Empire army was lengthened.

"Huo An has been running Luntai for many years, and he shouldn't let Luntai fall easily, most of them are besieged by Mongolian cavalry."

"In addition to Luntai, which other large city teleportation array in the Western Regions is open?"

"Get in touch!"

Chu Tian instructed some aliens in charge of intelligence to try to find out the teleportation array that could be used.

Unless there is a teleportation array, the cost of the expedition is too great.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Li Guangli to expedition to Dawan with tens of thousands of people, which cost a huge amount, but this time the Han Empire sent hundreds of thousands of reinforcements, and the logistical pressure increased tenfold!

There are not many large cities in the Western Regions, and once all the large cities are besieged or captured by the Mongol cavalry, it will be difficult to recapture the Western Regions.

"I hope there are still large cities in the Western Regions under the control of the Huo'an forces."

Old Qin also knew the severity.

What limited the Han Empire's ability to exert its national strength was the geographical location and topography, which was the main reason why Temujin chose to compete in the Western Regions.

Soon, some Inhumans inquired about the teleportation array in the Western Regions.

"All the large cities in the Western Regions have been surrounded or captured by the Mongolian cavalry, and the teleportation arrays have failed, and the Western Regions have completely lost contact!"

The unfavorable news came, which moved all the princes of the Han Empire and the Han army.

Temujin of the Mongol Empire was fully prepared and forced the Han Empire expeditionary force to set out from Dunhuang and go on foot to rescue the Western Regions Protectorate.

Without relying on the teleportation array, marching on foot is extremely expensive.

The Han army is in the vast desert and the Gobi, and it may encounter a surprise attack by the Mongolian cavalry at any time!

"No, there is still a medium-sized city that has not fallen!"

"What's the use of a medium-sized city......

"This medium-sized city can be upgraded to a large city at any time, but Huo An has never upgraded this city!"

"Huo An left his hands behind!?"

Chu Tian, Lao Qin, and Xu Fengnian, who were originally disappointed, were all shocked.

Huo An kept a medium-sized city that did not have a teleportation array, but could be upgraded to a large city at any time, deceived Temujin and opened a passage for the Han army's expedition to the Western Regions!

"Huo An controls the countries of the Western Regions, among which the Cheshi State is located in the Turpan Basin, holding the key places, Nantong Loulan and Shanshan, west to Yanqi and Luntai, and northwest to Wusun."

"Because the position of the Cheshi Kingdom is too important, Huo An sent henchmen to rule the Cheshi Kingdom. Upgrade the Commander King City to a large city and open the teleportation array. Even if Luntai is besieged, as long as there are no enemy soldiers near the King of the Cheshi City, you can teleport to the Cheshi Country! ”

Chu Tian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he learned that the Cheshi King City in the Western Regions could immediately open a large city.

A chess piece left by Huo An has a crucial impact on reversing the situation in the Western Regions at this time!

"We should march as soon as possible, otherwise once the Mongolian cavalry attacks the Cheshi Kingdom and the troops come to the royal city, then all the teleportation arrays in the Western Regions will be invalid, and the consequences will be self-evident."

"Exactly!"

Chu Tian, Lao Qin, and Xu Fengnian knew that the time was not waiting for me.

Once all the large city teleportation arrays in the Western Regions fail, the Han army will have to carry a large number of grain wagons and water sources to march along the Silk Road, through the Gobi and the desert, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

More than 300,000 Han troops gathered outside the Yumen Pass, and they were to recover Dunhuang County, and then send them from Dunhuang County to Cheshi Kingdom, and then set out from Cheshi Kingdom to relieve the siege of Luntai City.

Among them, 150,000 people came from Chutian's Guards Legion, 150,000 people from the Old Qin Legion (including Zhu Jun's Legion), and 30,000 from Xu Fengnian's Xiliang Legion.

Although Xu Fengnian's troops are not many, there is a group of brave and good generals, which is also a rare combat force.

Countless elite foot cavalry of the Han Empire, waving flags, marching towards Dunhuang County!

"Yellow sand wears gold armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will not be returned if it is not broken."

Chu Tian rode a famous horse, standing on the Gobi hills, looking down on the Han army marching westward.

There is no full of blood, but instead there is a thick sense of tragedy.

The general died in a hundred battles, and the strong man returned in ten years.