Li You and Lu Sheng commanded their soldiers to clean up the battlefield, the bodies of the Qarakhanid soldiers were buried on the spot, and the armor, horses, and weapons were taken away as trophies. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info This victory was so brilliant that it hadn't been cleaned up until it got dark, so Li You had to send a herald back to the rear to report the good news of the victory to Wei Chi Sinhala Rama and Bilgo, and he stayed here with Lu Sheng and waited for tomorrow to return.

At noon the next day, they cleaned up the battlefield and returned to the city of Kashgar with a huge harvest on their faces, and the final results were counted, from Kadir Khan down, nearly 50,000 Qarakhanid coalition troops were all annihilated, and the losses on the side of the Khotanese coalition army were almost negligible.

This victory brought them tens of thousands of good horses, countless armor, weapons, and food, and the thought of the spoils they could share made them laugh from ear to ear. Of course, this is not the main thing, after these two great victories, Arslan Khan and Qadir Khan both died at the hands of the Khotanese coalition, the Qarakhanid lost nearly 100,000 troops, and the previous destruction of the Samanid Dynasty was not without a price, so they may not be able to move eastward for a long time in the future.

Khotan, the Uighurs of Gaochang and the Guiyi army could also use this precious time to rest for a while and recover the losses caused by the war, while Lu Sheng, who had been anxious for a long time, could also return to the Ganzhou Uighurs to inherit his throne, according to the news sent by the Guiyi army, the previous Khan of the Ganzhou Uighurs had died, and it was the Guiyi army that suppressed the other forces in the Ganzhou Uighurs and demanded that the ownership of the Khan be decided when Lu Sheng returned.

"After this battle, it is unlikely that the Qarakhanid will continue to attack in a year or two, but you should not let your guard down, you must know that although Arslan Khan and Qadir Khan are dead, Nasser is still in Uzgan, he still has great power in his hands, and his father died in the city of Kashgar, he will definitely not give up." After being happy, Li You reminded, "And now the Qarakhanid still occupies the vast land in the west, where there are all followers of the same sect as them, and if he uses the name of the sect, he can easily gather a large number of soldiers. ”

"The Qarakhanid, as powerful as it is, is not invulnerable." "The road from Bukhara and Uzgan to Kashgar is long, and it is difficult for the army to march, and it is not easy for them to send a large army to conquer. Moreover, there were many contradictions between the Great Khan and the Deputy Khan of the Qarakhanid, and the successive defeats in the East and the conquest of the Samanid State in the West would undoubtedly exacerbate their contradictions, and if the two Great Khans were divided, it would not be to be feared. ”

"That's true, but you still have to be strong to be able to cope with all kinds of changes." Li You nodded yes, and a few decades later, the Qarakhanid State was divided into two states, the East and the West, as Yuchi Sinhala Rama said, but unfortunately at that time, the Khotanese State had been destroyed by them, and the Gaochang Uighurs were defeated despite the support of the Liao State.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent, although the Western Regions is vast, but everywhere is desert, snow-capped mountains, there are not many places suitable for planting and production, they have exhausted their efforts to maintain their survival, how easy is it to develop and grow? Moreover, there is no unified regime in the Western Regions, and now it is better than the situation of dozens of small states in the Han and Tang dynasties, but the remaining countries are still full of contradictions, and various tribes fight each other because of the competition for water, territory, religious beliefs, and living customs, and countless lives are lost in this meaningless war.

Moreover, the Western Regions is also the intersection of major forces, the West is always spying on the Qarakhanid Kingdom in the East, the North is the Shangjing Road of the Liao State, the South is the Tubo that has been greatly damaged in strength but is still not something they can easily compete with, and the East is a party member who is in a period of rapid rise, so it is not easy to live peacefully in this region.

It's still good when the Tang Dynasty is here, Yuchi Sinhala Rama once again gave birth to such a feeling, during the reign of the Anxi Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, although they need to live under their jurisdiction, but because of the existence of the Tang Dynasty, in a sense, they also maintain the order of the Western Regions, as long as they obey the orders of the Tang Dynasty, they don't have to worry about their country being annexed by other forces, and the Tang Dynasty can also help them resist powerful opponents such as the Black-clothed Dashi and Tubo.

"If you want to keep your country safe, you must establish close ties with the Central Plains." Li You expressed his opinion, "The silk and porcelain of the Central Plains are commodities sought after by the West, as long as this road can be maintained, it can bring a steady stream of business travel and wealth, so that the Western Regions will regain prosperity." ”

The chaos in the Western Regions and the years of conquest in the Central Plains made the merchants walking on this trade route much less than in the Tang Dynasty.

"Now that the west has been temporarily stable, whether it is Shazhou or Ganzhou in the east, the safety of merchants can be guaranteed, but there are many contradictions between the party and the Great Song Dynasty, so that the merchants cannot reach the Great Song Dynasty smoothly." Li You said his plan, "So as long as we can cooperate with the Great Song Dynasty to defeat the Dangxiang people and reopen the passage, we can not only get the wealth brought by the caravan, but also get many benefits from the Song people, only if the east is stable, we can put all our energy into the west to resist the attack of the Qarakhanid." ”

In history, the demise of Khotan was precisely because it gradually fell under the attack of the Qarakhanid and the Western Xia, and the Guiyi army was also unable to resist the attack of the Western Xia because of civil strife and finally died at the hands of Li Yuanhao. The strength of the countries of the Western Regions is not strong, and it may be better if they only face an attack from one direction, but if the east and west sides are attacked at the same time, they will not be able to stop it no matter what.

The Qarakhanid state in the west occupies a vast area, has a powerful force, and the ruling core is extremely far away from Kashgar, so it is extremely difficult to send troops to attack Barasagon and Talas, let alone Bukhara and Uzgan, which are much easier to deal with the party members, and also have the help of the Great Song Dynasty.

After the defeat of the Great Song Dynasty, the land of Wuzhou was ceded to Li Jiqian, and the court was already full of complaints, if Li You could put pressure on the party members in the West, the Great Song Dynasty would definitely cooperate.