This small city was used by the Qarakhanid to monitor Khotan and as a transshipment of grain and grass when they attacked Khotan, so the walls were not strong and deep, and there were not many defenders in the city, and when they saw a large group of men and horses rushing towards them, the defenders blew their horns and summoned their soldiers to defend the city, and at the same time sent their best riders and the fastest horses, and opened the north gate for him to bring the news back to Kashgar and bring it to the great Ali Arslan Khan. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Shoot the arrows!" On the back of his galloping horse, Bilgor drew his bow and arrows and gave a loud order, and hundreds of feathered arrows struck the low head of the city, and the defenders of the city continued to cry out from the arrows.

Bileco led his cavalry back and forth along the city walls, using feathered arrows to suppress the defenders at the head of the city, and behind him were the infantry who hurried with ladders, they quickly set up the ladders at the head of the city, took their scimitars in their mouths and feet, and climbed towards the city like nimble monkeys, and the rain of arrows began to shift to protect the soldiers on the ladders.

The defenders of the city resisted as best they could, but their numbers were so small that the Uighur warriors of Qocho soon stormed the city and held the ladder, and more people poured into the city to drive the Qarakhanid defenders, and when they had enough numbers, they quickly struck the city gates under the leadership of a warrior who was trusted by Bilgo.

After a short time, the gates of the city were opened, and Bilgo led the cavalry to rush in, and the small border city fell into the hands of the Khotanese coalition army, and Bilgo laughed and began to plunder the city. Li You did not stop them, as Ban Chao said, the Western Regions and the Central Plains are completely different environments, and many of the rules applicable to the Central Plains may not be suitable here, not to mention that after decades of tug-of-war, the Qarakhanid State and the rest of the countries have formed a life-and-death feud, Li You does not think that the soldiers and civilians in the city will surrender to them.

By the time Li You and Yu Chi Sinhala, Ban Chao, and Lu Sheng entered the city, there was no trace of the Qarakhanid soldiers in the city, and Bilago led them into the city to rest, while the rest of the soldiers were encamped outside the city, where they would rest for the night, and then set out tomorrow.

On the second day, after the army had eaten, they packed up their tents and continued their march in the direction of Kashgar, and they could see that there were many more chariots and horses in Bilgo's army, and I think these were their captures in this battle. An easy victory in the first battle seemed to bode well, and the soldiers marched much more briskly, and the road from here to Kashgar was many times better than over the green mountains, and the army marched much faster.

At this time, the knights who had fled the city earlier also rushed to the city of Kashgar and brought the news of the coming of the great enemy to the ears of Ali Arslan Khan, who personally summoned the messenger, "How many enemies have come?" What are they all under the banner? Did the Sanhala Rama come in person? ”

"Honorable Great Khan, the enemy's ranks have been stretching from the green mountains to the city, far from the end, I am afraid that there are no less than 100,000 troops." The messenger pressed his head to the ground, not daring to look into Ali Arslan's eyes.

"100,000? Even if he hollowed out the entire Khotanese country, he would not be able to find so many soldiers and horses. Ali Arslan was a little angry, and he thought the messenger was deceiving him.

"The great Han was not only the army of Khotan, but the army of the Uighurs of Qochang who first attacked the great Qarakhanid army." The messenger, who had fought against the Uighurs of Qocho, recognized their costumes, "Behind them there were three armies of different costumes, some of which were of Khotanese and two smaller ones unrecognizable." ”

"The Uighurs of Qocho and Khotanese have united?" Ali Arslan's expression suddenly became grim, so who would the remaining two armies be? Is it the Guiyi Army or the Tibetans? He hurriedly inquired about the banners and clothing of the two armies, and the messenger answered them one by one according to his impressions.

"Sure enough, there is a rebel army." The Guiyi army had also supported Khotanese many times before, so as soon as he heard the emissary's description Ali Arslan, he immediately understood, but this time the number of troops sent by the Guiyi army was far beyond his expectations, and he could not guess the identity of the final army in any way, only that the dress of these people seemed to be somewhat similar to that of the Uighurs of Gaochang.

The Uighurs of Ganzhou have always been entrenched in the Hexi Corridor and have almost never participated in the battle between the Qarakhanid and Khotanese, so Ali-Arslan did not recognize it, but the strength of the Yuchi Sinhala Rama this time was enough to shock him, in the previous battles between the Qarakhanid and the Khotanese state, it was often the Qarakhanid state that had the advantage in troops, and even so the Qarakhanid state was often helpless against the Khotanese state, and this time the number of Khotanese troops even exceeded their defenders in Kashgar, if it was really as the messenger said, It's going to be a tough battle.

"Send the best horsemen and the best steeds to the south to find out the news of the Khotanes, and send messengers to Barasagon and Bakhana, that they should send their troops to Kashgar quickly." Ali Arslan quickly decided, "From now on, the gates of Kashgar will be closed, and no one will be allowed to enter or leave without my orders." ”

The city of Kashgar suddenly became busy, countless soldiers ran around the city, carrying all kinds of defensive equipment to the city, and a group of knights rushed out of the south gate, the north gate, and the west gate, respectively, and ran to the direction where the troops of Barasagon, Bakhana, and Khotanese came, and the city gate slowly closed behind them, and Ali Arslan took his generals and ministers to the top of the city, looking at the south from a distance, guessing when the Khotanese army would come to the city.

The spies sent to the south returned in waves, bringing back news after news, and finally Ali Arslan determined that this time they were going to face an unprecedented challenge, and Yuchi Sinhala Rama gathered an incomparably powerful army.

On the morning of the third day, the earth shook in the distance, and the thunderous hooves of horses came from far and near, and the army dressed in four different costumes slowly spread out outside the city of Kashgar and began to look for a suitable place to set up camp.

They did not directly start the siege, but Ali Arslan did not have the slightest joy, because seeing this scene he already understood that this time the enemy was ready for a long siege, and it was obvious that they would not give up no matter what if they did not take the city of Kashgar.

"Great Khan, shall we go out of the city first and rush to kill for a while?" A brave general of the Qarakhanid asked. (To be continued.) )