Today's Khotanese is no longer the weak country that only occupied a few small cities when Li You first came to the Western Regions, and its territory was "three thousand miles away from the Brahmins in the southwest." The Uighur territory of Gaochang www.biquge.info bordering Tibet in the south and Shule in the west for more than 2,000 li" was an out-and-out great power, and the territory of the Gaochang Uighurs included most of the present-day Junggar Basin and the Tarim Basin, and its strength should not be underestimated.

Their enemy, the Qarakhanid, occupied the northwest part of Kazakhstan, Tanjikistan, Uzbekistan and the Western Regions, bordering Khotan in the south and the Uighurs of Ghochang in the east. Turn the people here into followers of the true God.

Therefore, whether from the perspective of a king or as a Buddhist, Yuchi Sinhala Rama did not allow such a thing to happen, and he tried his best to protect his land and faith, and the general belief of the Uighurs of Ghochang was that if Khotan fell, then the Ghochang Uighurs would not be able to stand alone.

The reason why the Guiyi army has been providing assistance to the Khotanese state is that, on the one hand, because since Li Shengtian and Cao Yijin, the two sides have formed an in-law, Cao Yijin married his daughter to Li Shengtian, and Li Shengtian married his daughter to Cao Yanlu, and the two sides rely on each other to jointly resist enemies from all directions, on the other hand, the Guiyi army is also full of vigilance against the Qarakhanid, they know very well that the Qarakhanid will never live in peace with them, so instead of equal to the destruction of the Khotanese state, they will fight with them, It would be better to unite with Khotan to halt their attack.

The army slowly marched through the foot of the Green Ridge Mountain, along the way, Captain Chi Sinhala Rama pointed to a certain place from time to time to tell Li You, Ban Chao, Bi Lege and Lu Sheng and others the stories of Li Shengtian, Li Congde, Yu Chi Dharma and other ancestors who fought against the Qarakhanid in these places, and everyone was amazed, compared with the Qarakhanid State, Khotan was much weaker, but from Li Shengtian to Yu Chi Sinhala Rama four generations were able to firmly hold this line of defense, Although the Qarakhanid Empire sent a part of its forces to the west to fight against the Samanid Empire during this period, their merits should not be underestimated.

"Western merchants have brought news that Ali-Arslan's son Nasser has joined forces with the Ghaznavid monarch Mahmud to attack the Samanid on both sides, and that the Samanid king Malik will not be able to hold out much longer, and soon the area along the river will be completely owned by the Qarakhanid." At the same time, the Sinhala Rama told them about the situation in the Qarakhanid State today, "When the Samani is destroyed by the Qarakhanid, they will definitely turn to the east again, so we must capture Kashgar before Nasser returns to the army, and lock their way to the east." ”

From the map, Kashgar is like a nail firmly nailed to the door of Khotan, so that the Qarakhanid can use it as a bridgehead to accumulate troops and grain and grass, and constantly attack Khotan, but if this city is occupied by the Khotanese coalition army, then the Qarakhanid can only attack from Barasagon hundreds of miles away in the north or Bakhana hundreds of miles away in the west, and the long-distance march and transportation of grain and grass will greatly increase the difficulty of their attack. In this way, Yuchi Sinhala Rama only needs to hold on to the city of Kashgar to be able to work at ease, but it is much easier than now.

More than four years ago, he wanted to take advantage of the fierce war between the Qarakhanid and the Samanid Dynasty to pull out the thorn in the side of Kashgar, but failed after paying a huge price, and now he has gathered more powerful forces and united the armies of the four forces to attack Kashgar again, making sure to break through the city in one battle and kill Ali-Arslan Khan, who commanded the battle in the city.

"Indeed, if Nasser returns with a large army, it will be even more difficult to take Kashgar City." Li You nodded in agreement, according to the news sent back from the front, the Samanid Dynasty could not hold out for much longer, and in a year or two at most, the Qarakhanid would completely defeat this old enemy and re-set its sights on the East, and the surrounding True God cultists would also restart the work they had failed to complete after the Battle of Talas - to extend the glory of the True God to the entire East.

Since he defeated you in Talas last time, then this time it will not let you get your wish, Li You secretly said in his heart, this war and the battle of Talas are the same as the Central Plains civilization and Western civilization, although this time he led the combined forces of Khotan, Gaochang Uighurs, Ganzhou Uighurs and Guiyi Army, not the soldiers and horses of the Central Plains Dynasty, but these small countries in the Western Regions also belong to the category of the Central Plains civilization, they are full of yearning for the Central Plains, and many Central Plains people believe in Buddhism, and worship the monarch of the Central Plains as their uncle, and the Central Plains civilization belongs to the same system.

However, the Qarakhanid State is different, if they occupy the Western Regions and force the people of the Western Regions to convert to their faith, then the Western Regions will gradually drift away from the Central Plains, leaving endless troubles for future generations.

But the city of Rus is thousands of miles away in the northwest, just more than two hundred years, they have expanded to the east for more than a thousand miles, if they are allowed to develop like this, I am afraid that the entire Western Regions will become their faith spreading place, but unfortunately the Great Song Dynasty in the Central Plains is too weak to rule and support the Western Regions like the Han and Tang Dynasties, so now only let Li You and Yu Chi Sinhala Rama them to protect the light of the Central Plains civilization in this land.

"Ahead is the border of the Qarakhanid." After turning a corner, he pointed to the faint city in front of him and said, "After breaking through this place and walking north for two days, you will reach Kashgar." ”

"So what are you waiting for? The king of Dunhuang was willing to act as a vanguard to take the city. Bileco, who had already left and was a little impatient, hurriedly asked for his life.

"In that case, then this first battle will be handed over to General Billegore." Prior to this, Li You had already learned about the strength of this city from the mouth of Yuchi Sinhala Rama, and felt that Bilco could handle it completely, so he nodded in agreement.

Immediately Bilgo, commanding his elite Uighur army of Qocho and roaring towards the frontier towns of the Qarakhanid Empire, another clash between the Khotanese coalition and the Qarakhanid began, and it is still unknown who will emerge victorious. (To be continued.) )