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In the face of desperately resisting the bloody Taiping army, Shenei, who led the charge, could not help but sigh for it, once the people who were blinded by religious fanaticism were agitated, their outburst of passion was indeed extraordinary, and it was obvious that the defeat was now decided, and it was still indifferent to their own life and death in exchange for the safe retreat of their comrades, which could not but be admired. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But admiration and admiration, there was no mercy on his subordinates, and the enthusiastic and agitated troops could not compete with the regular cavalry charge after all, but they finally won some time for the retreat of the cavalry behind them, so that the five thousand cavalry could retreat with their whole body, and when the last line of defense was breached, the cavalry of the Taiping army had fled several miles away. Seeing that the best opportunity to annihilate the enemy had been lost, Shenai ordered the infantry to clean up the battlefield with a slight regret, and ordered the cavalry to follow in pursuit, so that the opponent could not easily hold his position.

When Yue Shan led the infantry of that wing arrived, he could only reluctantly clean up the battlefield, and about 8,000 remnants of the Taiping army were diverted south on the way to retreat and retreated to Xikang, and the rest were captured by the Northwest Army.

In the battle, known as the "Partridge Pass Victory" in history, the 2nd Division of the Northwest Reading Force completely annihilated 30,000 Taiping troops, of which 11,000 were captured, and only 8,000 were able to escape. This battle is also regarded as Li Wufeng's first battle in the Central Plains, although his troops only fought back after being attacked, but later historians agree that regardless of the outcome of the Battle of Partridge Pass, His Majesty the Emperor had already made up his mind to conquer Guanxi and the Central Plains, but this battle played a vigorous overture to his eastward advance.

In the palace in the center of Loulan City, the capital of Loulan Kingdom, he was the only one in the entire hall, he looked extraordinarily quiet, and his old face seemed to be much more energetic, Hayibar leaned on the throne and carefully recalled the guests who had just been sent away, the stakes were very high, he didn't want to let anyone know before considering it immaturely, the conditions and requirements put forward by the other party were indeed very exciting, maybe Loulan Kingdom wanted to get rid of the fetters of fate in this move, but there was an unknown risk behind it, one wrong step would cause irreparable consequences, he had to think about it。

Standing up, slowly pacing in the hall, while brushing the long beard under the chin, his eyes unconsciously looked at the position where the person was sitting, it was really a good opportunity, the question was whether he dared to fight this fight?

Sighing softly, Haibar turned his gaze back to the window, the glazed tiles shimmered with brilliant brilliance in the light of the setting sun, such rivers and mountains, how nostalgic, but once he made a mistake, he could also bring disaster to his country.

Fu Zhu thought for a long time, Haybar is still difficult to make a decision, this major event that determines the fate of the country is really tiring, he has been thinking about it for nearly half a afternoon and it is still difficult to choose, maybe he is really old, he lacks the ambition of his youth, shook his head, Haybar has a self-deprecating smile on his face, haven't he always been cautious and calm and proud? Why have decades passed, and now I think this is a shortcoming?

Let's listen to the opinions of Khalid and Abshiyev, Khalid secretly sent a mission to his neighbors on behalf of himself, and some time ago he sent a message back to say that it had achieved good results, and I hope that I can surprise myself.

Looking at the young man in front of him who was a little tired but in good spirits, Hai Yibar was also a little distressed, he went to four countries for more than 20 days, and his ruddy face turned a little yellow, who called him his own son? If he wants to shoulder the heavy responsibility of Loulan Kingdom, he must learn the course of politics and diplomacy, and the flowers that stay in the greenhouse will never grow into big trees.

"Khalid, I know you are tired, but my father wants to know the details of your more than 20 days, and the letter you sent back before is vague, so I have to ask you to give up your rest and tell your father and Lord Abshiyev about the situation first. Haybar's loving gaze fell on the young man, and he said kindly, and the long-bearded old man next to him was Abu Shiyev, the minister of state of Loulan, who was relied on by Haybar as the minister of state for his right and left hand.

"It's nothing, father, Khalid is not a weak woman, and this hard work is nothing. A flash of light flashed across the young man's face, and he replied loudly.

"Well, that's good, tell me about your harvest this time. Pleased with his son's answer, Haybar nodded and smiled.

The young man gave a detailed account of his mission to several neighbouring countries, focusing on the reaction of Kuqa and Bega.

The two people next to them listened carefully and asked some questions, obviously taking this secret mission very seriously, and they all hoped that this mission could be used to achieve practical results, so as to make up for the plan to form a joint defense system that had been sabotaged by the Northwest and Luope people at the beginning.

"Did the Kuqa people really agree with our plan?" Hearing that the Kuqa people readily agreed to the plan proposed by their own side to form a joint army, the cautious Minister of State couldn't help but ask again.

"Well, they were very interested in the plan we came up with, and even suggested that three of the core countries of our five countries could even increase the number of troops that could be invested in the Combined Army, which surprised me at the time. The young man's face flushed, and he was clearly proud of what he had achieved.

Haybar and Abshiyev exchanged glances knowingly, nodded in agreement, and the Minister of State pondered for a moment before saying: "It seems that the Kuqa people probably really feel the threat of Li Wufeng, and the Bauhinia Pass fortress built by Li Wufeng in the northwest corner may be a lot of excitement for them." ”

"Yes, father, I came down to speculate, and later according to our understanding, many upper-class people in Kuqa were very frightened by Li Wufeng's construction of a fortress at their own border, worried that Li Wufeng would use the Phantom Phoenix Gate to assassinate Li Wufeng and Li Wufeng's assassination again in Yanjing Zhongzhou to use troops against Kuqa, so the atmosphere of uniting other countries to protect themselves is very strong, I think again, maybe we don't go to them, they will also take the initiative to come to the door to beg us, we don't just hit it off. The young man reasoned with interest.

"And what about the Bega country?" said Hajbal, turning the conversation to his neighbors.

Altai was also very positive, and he also advocated the creation of a strong combined army, and he also said that if the two countries of Wusun and Gaochang were not willing to participate, our three countries could still form this army, but he was a little worried about the pressure of the Luope, and hoped that we would seek the understanding of the Luope people in setting up this army, and explain to them that the formation of the army was not aimed at them. The young man weighed his words and voiced the opinion of the country of Bega.

"Hmph, Altai gets older and more timid, but you can't blame him, the Luope people have always been quite unreasonable, and it is also a big trouble to cause them to misunderstand. But I am thinking that the Luope people may not want to see Li Wufeng expand his power arbitrarily without scruples, and the formation of our army is also a containment of the developing Li Wufeng forces, which is not a bad thing for them, and as for the location of this army, we can clearly promise to be stationed in the southern region, so as not to arouse the dissatisfaction of the Luope people. Hayibar said with a wink and a smile.

"Yes, the troops can move at any time, and our commitment to be stationed on the southern border does not mean that we cannot move to other areas, if something unexpected happens, the troops are originally used to defend the country, so where can't we go?!" the Secretary of State said categorically.

The dialogue between the two of them taught the young people sitting in front of them a vivid lesson: What is politics? The exchange and betrayal of interests is called politics, and it cannot be called real politics without deceit. It seems that I am still far from this aspect, and I still need to experience more before I can learn a good lesson.

The attitudes of the other two countries were expected by the two, but the pro-Li Wufeng movement in Wusun introduced by the young man attracted the attention of Haybar and Abshiyev.

The domestic situation in Wusun is stable, and they can understand that they are reluctant to participate in these affairs that are inherently risky in the near future, but at least the five countries of the Western Regions are in the same geographical environment, and they still nominally belong to a political alliance, and they have maintained a common foreign policy for hundreds of years, and many interests are interdependent. If the internal division is disintegrated, then the ultimate fate of the five countries in the Western Regions can be predicted.

The hall fell silent for a while, and the experienced Haybar and Abshiyev both smelled the strong conspiracy behind this, needless to say that this must be Li Wufeng's trick, his own side wanted to unite against the enemy, but the enemy was not idle, and the action seemed to be faster than his own side, and the amplitude was more fierce than his own, and there was a great tendency to collapse the Western Regions Five Nations Alliance in one fell swoop, which was simply unguardable.

Shaking his head, it was Hayibar who broke the silence, "There is nothing unusual in Gaochangguo, right?"

"Well, it's okay, they just asked us to understand their situation, but they also assured us that they would never favor and fall to outsiders, so please rest assured. The young man nodded, his face no longer having the joy it had been, and he was obviously shocked by the faces of his father and the Minister of State.

"Alas, to be honest, it is already commendable that Gao Changguo can give us such a guarantee, they are under the most direct threat of Li Wufeng, and their national strength is also the weakest, but they can also make such a decision, but the performance of the Wusun people is really incomprehensible. The Secretary of State sighed, and his good mood was ruined by the sudden bad news.

"I'm thinking that the opinion of the Wusun people may have something to do with the instability of their current position, I heard that the deposed eldest prince does not seem to be willing to lose, and has been actively active, and the domestic opposition to the second prince's accession to the throne and support for the eldest prince is still very strong, perhaps this is why the second prince faction in power wants to get the support of Li Wufeng to maintain the stability of his rule. His voice was much lower, and Hayibar said with a blank face.

Non-interference in internal affairs, especially the succession to the throne, has always been the most basic rule of the alliance of the Western Regions, but now in such a sinister situation, should he also change his strategy?