After Xiahou Ninghan came to Zijin Pass, he didn't know if it was because of a coincidence, or if he really had no strength, and the Turkic attack completely stopped.

Yun Qianxue simply retreated the troops for another thirty miles, set up camp in a down-to-earth manner, and told Li Jiangyao that she would not leave if she stayed.

At the same time, the Blood Guard Division sent to attack Shengyu Pass touched a big bag and ran back in a daze.

It didn't take long for the First, Fourth, and Sixth Armies of Zhenjiang to arrive at Zijin Pass under the leadership of Xu Youchang. At this point, the entire defense line turned from danger to safety, and it was impregnable.

The four main forces of the Zhenjiang Army held the two passes steadily, marking the complete recovery of Western Xinjiang. Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains have returned to the Holy Tang, and there is no longer an invincible Kou in the ghost desert!

Xiahou Ninghan had never been to Western Xinjiang before, and now that the battle situation was a little settled, Li Jiangyao warmly invited him again, so he decided to stay for the time being, taking advantage of this rare opportunity to enjoy the exotic scenery.

At the same time, she was also very curious and wanted to see how Li Jiangyao would govern this vast territory next.

Cutting off harsh government and recuperating are needless to say. Xie Tanzhi, Situ Wushou, and Ma Mu were all masters in this area, and with the strong support of the Shenhua family and the Persian side, the Zhenjiang Army successively issued a series of policies on reducing taxes and taxes, encouraging agriculture and animal husbandry, and reopening the trade routes of the Western Continent, which were deeply supported by the princes and people of various countries.

And now in front of Li Jiangyao, there is another thorny problem: how to deal with Gema Khan and his Yakut army.

After repeated blows in the Western Xinjiang War, not long ago, in order to defend Zijin Pass, the soldiers and horses of the Yelun Clan, which were once full of 120,000 people, are now less than 10,000 left.

Gema was heartbroken by this, and hid in the house all day to secretly wipe her tears.

As for their fate, the views within the Zhenjiang army and the kings of the western frontier vassal states are basically the same.

Everyone believes that although Gema abandoned the darkness and chose to surrender to the Zhenjiang army in the final stage, the numerous crimes he committed against the western Xinjiang can be described as innumerable. Not punishing them severely is not enough to outrage the people.

Of course, Xie Tanzhi, Xu Youchang and others also have a slight reservation: after all, they had a face-to-face conversation with Dadu Hu, and they couldn't be untrustworthy and go back on their word. And a very important point, Zijin Pass did not fall into the hands of Tanli, which is equivalent to avoiding the heavy casualties of the Zhenjiang army in order to capture the two passes, which is definitely a great achievement for Gema.

Because of this, Li Jiangyao said that he would still follow the previous agreement between the two sides and treat the Yakutia army well.

However, this kindness is not exactly the same understanding between the two sides.

Gemar Khan's idea was to issue passes and the necessary horses and forage as soon as possible to return them to the Turkic Empire on the Western Continent. Now that the domestic army is empty, it is a good opportunity for him to regain his strength and show his talents.

However, Li Jiangyao does not think so. The so-called kindness was to ensure that the lives of all the soldiers of the Yakutia Legion were not violated, but they did not promise to let them go home.

"Don't let us go? That...... Then most of them still have to support us? Gema was a little depressed.

Li Jiangyao smiled: "I want to be beautiful, I don't have anyone to raise it yet." I will set aside a piece of land for you in the western Xinjiang, and then lend you 3 million catties of grain and 20,000 cattle and sheep, and you will be able to support yourself. ”

Gema was dumbfounded: "Isn't this tantamount to jail?" ”

"What else do you want?" Li Jiangyao glanced at him, "For all the you did when you were the governor, it's light to go to prison!" ”

Gema was going to protest on the spot, but he looked at Xu Youchang, Du Jian, Heishan and others standing behind Li Jiangyao, and immediately swallowed back the three words "you" again, and said with a flattering smile: "Dadu Hu, please be gracious." Although I am guilty, I also have a little credit. The boys are indeed homesick......"

Li Jiangyao waved his hand and interrupted Gema's words: "Everyone is a smart person, I might as well make my words clear." I didn't keep you here for punishment, but I can't let you go back now! The Turks marched eastward, and although they mobilized many legions, according to the information sent by the Persian side, the tribes in your country still had some strength left. Your brother, the Duke of Belém, is the best example of this. If you are allowed to go back at this time, I am worried that there will be a second batch of Crusade Army! ”

"I swear to God, I promise not to ......," Gema said anxiously.

However, Li Jiangyao still didn't let him continue: "Your promise is useless, and your oath is even more unreliable." The best thing to do right now is to stay as a hostage. On the one hand, I don't restrict you from communicating with the Night Wheel Clan, you can let them toss as much as you want in the Western Continent; On the other hand, I'm here to stop the Golden Clan and not give them a chance to come back and trouble you. When the time comes, and you behave well, I will not only let you go, but I will also promise to provide you with support and give the Yelun Clan a chance to become the ruling tribe of the Turks. ”

Gema knew in his heart what the other party meant by "when the time is ripe" - Ashinajin and the Eastern Expeditionary Army were completely wiped out by Shengtang.

He thought for a moment and felt that Li Jiangyao's proposal was indeed a plan acceptable to both parties under the current situation, so he nodded helplessly: "That's okay, since most of the capital protects and retains it, we can't ignore the good and the bad." As long as you have food and drink and are hungry, it doesn't hurt to stay in Western Xinjiang for a while. ”

Li Jiangyao placed Gema in a small basin in the Fourth Army Defense Zone, which was on the border of the Elite Country, surrounded by mountains, rich in water and grass, and only a small mountain pass in the east was passable. The Shenhua Legion set up a fortress outside the mountain pass and sent 2,000 soldiers and horses to garrison it, symbolically taking care of the Yakut Legion.

As soon as he dealt with the affairs of Gema and them, Li Jiangyao received new information from the Reverse Scale Division. After reading the secret letter, he couldn't help but frown, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite Xiahou Ninghan to come over.

Not long after, Xiahou Ning Han came to him, but he didn't expect that there was actually a jealous Lian Ji who came with him. This girl is looking at Xiahou Ninghan very closely now, for fear that she will be alone with Li Jiangyao.

In this regard, Li Jiangyao and Xiahou Ninghan were also helpless, but they didn't bother to talk to Lianji. As soon as they met, Li Jiangyao made an exception and handed the intelligence secret letter to Xiahou Ninghan, and while asking her to take a look, he said in a deep voice: "The situation is even more serious than we expected before!" ”

Xiahou Ninghan hurriedly read the contents of the secret letter, and suddenly his phoenix eyebrows rose up, and he trembled with anger: "These beasts!" ”

Lian Ji was very curious, and couldn't help but ask, "Who are you throwing a tantrum at?" Such a big fire. Jiang Yao, what's wrong? ”

Li Jiangyao sighed: "Luoyi." ”

"Luoyi? What happened to Luoyi? Lian Ji was a little puzzled: "Could it be that it was captured by the Turks?" ”

Li Jiangyao gently patted Xiahou Ninghan's shoulder, signaling her not to be too sad, and sighed at the same time: "If it is captured by the Turks, it may be better." ”

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Eastern capital, Luoyi.

This city, which is in the center of the vortex of war, has had a long period of tranquility.

The people living in Luoyi had hardly imagined that after the fall of the imperial capital, they had not even had a single battle in the Central Plains, which was occupied by the rebels and closely watched by the two major forces of the Turkic and Tang dynasties.

The gods of luck are so favored that it is a miracle of war.

Especially before leaving, the Xuanjia Legion filled in the moat, demolished the city gate, smashed the battlements of the city wall, and burned down the granary in the south of the city, and a completely undefended city became safer.

Whether it is the Turks or the prince's soldiers and horses, no one wants to come here easily.

The entire Luoyi City woke up from the original state of fear and trembling, and suddenly realized the unusual good fortune in itself, so it was logical to return to the peaceful and prosperous days of the past.

"This is a place where dragon qi gathers, and the gods and Buddhas are all taking care of it!"

The old people sitting on the side of the road basking in the sun all said this, and it gradually became the belief in the hearts of the people in the city: our Luoyi is the chosen place, and the flames of war are all around!

The streets were crowded with pedestrians, and the shops on both sides continued to bustle with business, making the people here almost forget that there was still a war going on outside.

Of course, merchants from the south to the north will also bring some news of the war from time to time, but for the people of Luoyi, those are all after-dinner conversations, just have fun listening to the picture, it doesn't matter.

Among them, the most eye-catching rumors are not how the prince is, how the king of Huaiyang is, and how the imperial funeral held in the imperial capital is, but in Zhongmu County, not far from Luoyi, there are monsters hurting people.

All of a sudden, there were different opinions about the Zhongmu tragedy.

Some people say that the whole county was suddenly attacked by monsters, and six or seven thousand people were all killed in just one morning, and the death was extremely miserable; But soon there was a rebuttal, saying that it was impossible to kill so many people at once, and that at most two or three hundred people were injured; Some people also analyzed that in fact, this is not a monster, but a Turkic pretense to disturb the hearts of the people of the Holy Tang Dynasty.

Because no one has seen the man-eating monster with their own eyes, the connection between Luoyi and Zhongmu has long been broken and cannot be confirmed under the situation of war and chaos. Therefore, most people don't believe in it, at most they just go home and talk about it, scare their wives and children.

A peaceful life, the people of Luoyi lived so peacefully until that night.

That night when the waning moon was like a hook.

Uncle Cao, who is on the watch, has been doing this for three generations, and he is currently a veteran of the Luoyi Mansion. The whole city will fight the offspring, either his apprentice or his apprentice.

Uncle Cao was happy tonight, and an apprentice who changed careers to do business came to see him. The two of them drank a few drinks, the apprentice went home, and the old man went to work.

Uncle Cao knocked on the bangzi, and while walking forward, he took out a few orchid beans from his arms and stuffed them into his mouth, and occasionally hummed two small tunes, which was very pleasant.

As he was walking, a group of people suddenly came in front of him, Uncle Cao thought he was dazzled, and hurriedly rubbed his drunken eyes with the back of his hand. Although Luoyi does not enforce a night curfew like the imperial capital, it is rare to see so many people during the three watches.

"Hey, what are you doing?" As the old man walked forward, he beckoned: "I don't sleep at night, and I run around the streets......

However, before he could finish his sentence, the first guy rushed to the side, and a foul smell came at the same time.

Uncle Cao was startled, and saw the person's appearance clearly by the light of the lantern.

Devil!

Devils festering and bleeding pus!