Ban Chao sent Kunlun Xiao away, Wang Huzi, He Gong and others assisted Hu Tou in training the Yanqi army, and ordered the king of Khotan to send 5,000 troops to Yanqi, selected 3,000 strong from them, trained them personally, waited for the news of the general, and attacked the chariot division.

One day later, Kunlun returned to Peacock City with a smile. Ban Chao was surprised at first sight: "Kunlun Xiao only went for ten days, why did he come back so quickly." Kunlun smiled and took a sip of water and said: "I just arrived at Cheshi Luntai, and saw that Geng Bing, the commander of the horses, led the army to cross the ancient road of Cheshi and wanted to raid Cheshi Luntai City (now Urumqi). ”

Then he said: "General Geng let the leopard head lead the troops is not much, as long as he can attack Luntai City with me, the chariot master Wang An will see that the back road has been cut off, and he will definitely panic and return to Han." Luntai City can go down without a fight, and the defender of Jiaohe City in the forecourt is the son of Ande, and he can also surrender without a fight when he sees Luntai City surrender. "So I rushed back to Yanqi day and night to convey General Geng's order." Ban Chao nodded and said, "I see, Brother Xian has worked hard." Everyone sat down, Ban Chao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought for a while: "General Dou is well versed in the art of war, and he is cautious in using soldiers, why did he cross the vestibule of the Cheshi and attack Luntai this time, if the troops are stationed, Luntai City will not be conquered for a long time, and it will be attacked by the front and rear of the Cheshi, and the Han army will be attacked on both sides, and our army will be in danger." Kunlun said with a smile: "This is General Geng's intention, he thinks that the former king of the Cheshi is the son of the latter king Ande, and the former king will surrender after the latter king captures it." Sima Chen Mu and Gongsun Miao, the overseer, both catered to Geng's wishes, and the general had no choice but to agree. ”

"I see, Chen Mu is a brave and unscrupulous person, and Gongsun Miao is the person of Li Houye's master, so he must also be here to contain the general. It seems that the general is also difficult. Gan Ying said: "Gongsun Miao is unarmed, he returned to the dynasty from Shanshan, and he was actually promoted and made a fortune, and the next time I meet, I have to ask him if he has sobered up." Ban Chao smiled and said: "Although he is a minister of the DPRK and the central government, and we are grassroots petty officials, I don't have to worry about them." Let him enjoy the glory and wealth of the court, as long as our brothers can get along with each other day and night, build a great cause together, protect the peace of the country, and benefit the community, benefit the people, and be paid for their own will, we will be satisfied, so why bother with him? Kunlun smiled and saw that Ban Chao had great ambitions and lofty ambitions, and praised from the bottom of his heart: "The leopard head takes the world as his responsibility, regardless of personal gains and losses, and is really an example for us!" We are willing to follow the leopard's head, make meritorious contributions to the Western Regions, and benefit the people. Gan Ying smiled when he heard this: "What kind of official does he care about?" As long as I can fight with the leopard head and the second brother to protect the people of the Western Regions, I have asked for it. Kunlun laughed and joked: "To protect the people of the Western Regions, you must also protect the Shaxue girl, right?" Gan Ying heard Sha Xue's face turn red, took out a sachet from her arms, put it on her nose and sniffed it: "Second brother, you see I'm stupid, does Miss Sha Xue really like me?" Everyone laughed when they saw Gan Ying's frank question. Kunlun smiled and said seriously: "General Gan, don't underestimate yourself, you are handsome and burly, strong in martial arts, I think Miss Shaxue has eyesight." Ban Chao interjected: "This time the attack on the driver division will definitely win." The chariot master has been decided, and we can drink General Gan's wedding wine. The crowd laughed.

The next day, Ban Chao, Kunlun Xiao and others led 3,000 elite soldiers to gallop straight to Luntai City in the starry night. On the third day, he arrived at Wulabo in the south of Luntai City, and formed a north-south attack on Luntai City with the Han soldiers led by Geng Bing. The king of the chariot division refused to resist Geng Bing's army, hoping that Hei Batian would come from Bortala to save him, so as to attract the Han army under the fortified city, and wait for the former king to return to the division and gather and annihilate the Han army. Unexpectedly, he didn't expect to come to the rescue, but he saw a large number of Han troops coming in, and heard that it was led by the brave general Ban Chao, and knew that he could not resist, so he had to open the city and surrender.

Dou Gu temporarily borrowed the palace as the general's mansion and entertained Geng Bing, Ban Chao and other generals. Dou Gu raised his glass and said: "This time I was ordered to recover Luntai, the soldiers used their lives, the leopard's head was flattened, the turtles were served, the back road of the car division was broken, and a great contribution was made to the flat car division, come and I will salute the general." Ban Chao got up and said, "General Xie." This time, he was able to subdue Yanqi and Guizi to rely on the prestige of the Han Dynasty. The repeated defeats of the Han army in the northern province created a good opportunity for us to win from the southern province, and this credit should be given to the generals and generals. ”

Gongsun Miao said: "The countries of the Western Regions are small and the people are poor, because the Han Dynasty abandoned them to return to the Black Batian, and now the great general has defeated the Black Batian, these small countries see that the wind is not right, just like the grass on the wall naturally falls to the Han Dynasty, otherwise with the head of the leopard 36 people, how can they build this great achievement." Chen Mu said: "Drink!" Drink! This time, General Geng fought hard to attack Luntai City and made a great contribution, and I salute you and the generals. Dou Gu saw Gongsun Miao stirring up, Ban Chao and Kunlun laughing with uneven looks, so he said: "Everyone drink slowly." I have something to say. Everyone stopped their cups and listened to Dou Guyan: "Everyone who has made great contributions to occupy Luntai City today has made great contributions, and I will play the emperor and reward you for your merits." Now that the wheel of the chariot division has been decided, but our army has been tired for several days of fighting, which general is willing to take in the forecourt of the chauffeur. ”

Seeing that everyone was silent, Ban Chao got up and said, "I am willing to lead three thousand soldiers to recover Jiaohe City." Dou Gu said: "The leopard galloped more than 500 miles in the first three days to attack Luntai City, and it was hard. Today, I am willing to lead the soldiers to recover Jiaohe City, and my loyalty and courage are commendable! Gongsun Miao interjected: "The leopard's head has been galloping for a long time and it has been hard, I think Chen Sima still has more courage to commend, and the army is in the south of Luntai City, I am willing to capture Jiaohe City with General Chen." Chen Mu got up and said: "General, I am willing to raise 5,000 elite soldiers to capture Jiaohe, and ask the general for permission." Seeing this, Dou Gu pondered and said: "Chen Duwei and Guo Dujun will go together, and they will go down the river, and I hope that the two of them will go to make meritorious contributions as soon as possible and pass on the good news." ”

"Obey." The two clasped their fists and saluted.