However, it was said that Zhang Feng left Jinmancheng single-handedly, and seeing that the north had been besieged by the Black Overlord army, Suo Xing abandoned his horse and changed to a camel, and went south through the desert Gobi and went straight to Shanshan. After many days of trekking and nine deaths, he crossed the vast Gobi and came to Shanshan Wangcheng. Seeing Shanshan, the country and the people are safe, the city wall is tall, the city is in order, the merchants come and go, and the river is endless. Zhang Feng didn't have the heart to take a closer look, so he inquired when he met someone, and the Han liaison hall. When the people in the city saw that they were looking for the liaison hall, some people volunteered to lead the way, and they came to the liaison hall from time to time.

Xiangxiang was leading the two children to play in the courtyard when she suddenly saw someone break in. I saw that the hair of the person who came was scattered, draped over his shoulders indiscriminately, his face was full of dirt, the wind and dust were served, and half of the sheepskin lining on his body was about to fall off, obviously from afar. The maid was ordered to pour tea, and a pot of hot rice was served to the guests, inviting the guests to satisfy their hunger. Zhang Feng knew that Xiangxiang was Princess Shanshan, so he hurriedly took out Geng Gong's letter for help: "I am Sima Zhang Feng, a subordinate of General Geng Gong, the guard general of Jinmancheng, and I am here to ask to see the squad leader Shi." When she heard this, she hurriedly said: "He is now in Shule Country, please tell me what you have to say." When Zhang Feng heard this, he immediately collapsed to the ground, tears fell down in tears, and he sighed: "General Geng, it's not that the last general is incompetent, it's really the heavens that want to kill you." After saying that, he sobbed.

Hao Xiang hurriedly asked someone to help Zhang Feng up and said, "The general might as well tell me the situation first, maybe I have a way." Zhang Feng saw that the matter had come to this point, so he rebelled against the Che Division, colluded with the Black Batian to attack the Che Division, Chen Mu was killed, Jiaohe and Liuzhong were lost, Jin Mancheng is currently in danger, and the imperial court rescue soldiers have not been seen for several months. When Xiangxiang heard this, while comforting Zhang Feng, she hurriedly asked the maid to invite General Che Yueshan to come over to the mansion to discuss matters. After the arrangements were made, Xiangxiang said: "The head of the leopard mentioned General Geng many times, saying that the generals of the Western Expedition, he admired General Geng the most, he was loyal to the country, and he was very good at using soldiers. At this time, Chun Ruyi got the news and rushed over and said, "Sister, isn't the military situation urgent?" Hao Xiang said: "Yes, we will wait for General Che Yueshan to come and discuss together." Ruyi said: "The head of the leopard has gone to Shule." Zhang Feng said: "When did Changshi go to Shule?" Hao Xiang said: "He and Kunlun laughed for a long time, and it is estimated that he has heard Chen Mu's murderous letter now, I guess he may now persuade Shule to return to Han, or he may be ready to attack Shache." ”

Saying that, General Che Yueshan has entered the gate. When Che Yueshan saw him, he clasped his fists and saluted: "Princess, just now I saw the maid calling, saying that the military situation is urgent, and I have ordered the Chinese army to notify the standing army and ask them to prepare." Xiang Xiang said: "This is Zhang Feng, the general of Geng Gong's department, now that Chen Mu has been killed in the Western Regions, the Che Shi has rebelled, and Jinmancheng is in danger, I want to ask the general to send a thousand elite soldiers to General Zhang to relieve General Geng's urgent need." I don't know what you think? Che Yueshan said: "The squad leader Shi is as kind to us as a mountain, and now the Han army is in a hurry, how can we sit idly by and not save us." I immediately ordered Che Wanli to lead 1,000 men and horses with General Zhang, and I can set off tomorrow. Seeing that things were going so well, Zhang Feng hurriedly saluted and said, "Thank you for the general's kindness." ”

One side reported the message to the Ban Chao in Khotan.

Ban Chao and Kunlun Xiao traveled all the way west from Shanshan, inspected water conservancy and agriculture in various countries, and inspected the army in every country they visited, warning them to be prepared for danger in times of peace and not to be careless. More than 10 countries in the southern province of the Western Regions, due to the absence of war for several years, dug wells and repaired canals to irrigate farmland, a scene full of vitality.

After Ban Chao obtained the news that Chen Mu was killed, the Che Shi rebelled, and Geng Gong insisted on Jinman. He Kunlun smiled and said: "Jin Man, the Han army of the Northern Dao is about to retreat to Dunhuang again, I will wait for the opportunity to Shule and go." After speaking, he summoned the Khotanese general Asalan, prepared 3,000 elite soldiers, and rushed to Shule together. He also ordered Asalan to strengthen his vigilance to prevent the Black Decepticon from sneaking up on the Tianshan Mountains.

Ban Chao rushed to Shule, just when King Douti of Shule panicked. Seeing that Ban Chao arrived, the general Li Xi and the general Hu Tou came to meet each other. Li Xi said: "Hei Batian has led more than 10,000 troops, stationed on the border between me and Qiuzi, and has been without fighting or withdrawing for a few days, I don't know what it means?" Ban Chao said with a smile: "This steppe wolf suffered a big loss in Shule last time, and today's garrison at the border is nothing more than to prevent me from sending troops to rescue Geng Gong." General Hu, you selected 2,000 elite soldiers from Khotan to bring 3,000 elite soldiers from Khotan and put them under my command. I want to divert the main force of the Black Tyrant, remove the threat to Shule, and drive Jin Mancheng to rescue Geng Gong. Hu Tou clasped his hands into fists and said, "Obey." Ban Chao said: "General Li assisted the king to defend the royal city and strengthen the guard to prevent the rebels from mixing in. Li Xi said: "Please rest assured General Ban." When King Shule saw that Ban Chao had made proper arrangements, he let go of his hanging heart.

The Black Decepticon set up the camp in the middle of the road, with a wide field of vision, mainly to prevent the enemy from stealing the camp. But it has been stationed for several days, and the daily vigilance is high, and the sergeants are already tired. Seeing this, Ban Chao said in his heart: "A horse and a flat river, how can you block the impact of my cavalry?" So he summoned Kunlun Xiao, Gan Ying, He Gong, Li Kaishan, Liu Rui, Hu Tou and other generals and said: "Hei Batian is dull with soldiers, camped in Pingchuan, although it can be seen from afar, but it will be tired for a long time, and it will not withstand the impact of cavalry." In the early hours of tomorrow morning, we will approach the enemy camp without moonlight, set fire to it, and then lead the cavalry to break through its line and go straight to Jinmancheng. "The people will obey.

The Black Deceptive defenders were already exhausted, and the battalion really rushed away, and with the surging fire, the Black Deceptive soldiers trampled on each other in a chaotic manner, and they collapsed in less than a meal. Ban Chao and the others took some grain and grass to take advantage of the situation, and then drove north. Seeing that Ban Chao and the others rushed over without fighting, Heibatian knew that he was going to rescue Geng Gong. When he heard that he had only 5,000 men, he said indignantly: "Hmph! See where you can run? So he hurriedly summoned the generals and said: "Ban Chao will go to Jinman City, we will attack with the siege army on both sides, annihilate Ban Chao under Jinman City, and then conquer Jinman City in one fell swoop." "The people will obey.

Hei Batian chased all the way, but saw the place where the Han army camped, the military stove was three in front and four in the back, and it was neatly arranged. Hei Batian sighed: "Ban Chaoguo can govern the army, and there are laws for eating and camping. So they made an inventory of the military stoves. After a while, the soldiers came to report: "There are 1,000 stoves." Hei Batian pinched his fingers and secretly calculated: "Five soldiers and one stove, Ban Chao really only has five thousand soldiers." The next day, he chased him to the place where Ban Chao was camping, and ordered the sergeant to light the stove, and the soldier reported that there were 1,200 stoves. When Hei Batian heard this, he said angrily: "If you wait for the report to be untrue, how can you have two hundred more mouths and order it again." The Zhonghu Army went to the point in person, and came to report after a while: "Black Batian, 1,200 mouths, it is indeed correct." Hei Batian secretly said in his heart: "Why are there two hundred more?" "I can't figure it out. Another day passed, and Hei Batian found 1,500 military stoves in Banchao's camp.

Hei Batian scratched his ears and cheeks and said: "Ban Chao continues to add troops, and now the soldiers and horses are on par with me, if I chase it again, it is estimated that there will be no good fruit to eat, so it is better not to chase." "But where Ban Chaobing came from, Hei Batian never figured it out. The Chinese army saw that Hei Batian was unhappy, so he said: "Hei Batian, Ban Chao's soldiers and horses are increasing day by day, my analysis is that the soldiers and horses of Khotan and Shanshan countries came to help, because all the countries in the south are controlled by the Han Dynasty, and Ban Chao is kind to the countries in the south of the country, and now in order to rescue Geng Gong, he borrowed troops from them." I'm worried that if there are ten soldiers, his strength will be 15,000 people, and Hei Batian should not get too close to him. Hei Batian sighed and said: "I only advance fifty miles every day, and continue to check the military stove." Zhonghu said: "Obey the order." ”

It turned out that the leopard head Banchao was worried that Hei Batian would be reluctant, so he went to rescue Geng Gong, but it caused an increase in the number of enemy soldiers besieging the city. He knew that Hei Batian knew a little about the art of war, but he was rigid and stubborn, so he adopted the method of not adding troops but adding stoves to scare Hei Batian. Ban Chao saw that Hei Batian was naively afraid, so he ordered the army to have a full meal, galloped more than 200 miles at night, and completely shook off Hei Batian's pursuit.