Shangguan Ru arrived at the border a month earlier and arrived in the capital on the 10th day under the escort of the Central Plains army, a member of a large legation representing the emerging forces of the Western Regions.

Over the past six years, the Western Regions have undergone tremendous changes.

In the first year of the Dragon King's wandering, the people of the Western Regions called the sudden disappearance of the Dragon King, they were puzzled and frightened, so they explained it with the help of a strange word - the war broke out in Shule Kingdom, and the news of the Dragon King's departure from Biyu City had just come out, and King Kang Shangliao immediately took the Prince of Shule back to China, and Prime Minister Zhong Heng stayed in Biyu City, hoping to fight for control of the entire Dragon Army.

Shang Liao rapidly expanded his territory in Shule State, Zhong Heng couldn't sit still, so he had to leave aside the dispute in Biyu City, rushed to Shule State overnight, and led his newly created army to start a duel with Shang Liao.

The war lasted for nearly three years, and gradually expanded eastward, all the way to the eastern states of the Western Regions.

In the second year of the Dragon King's travels, the Loulan Kingdom formed an eleven-nation alliance, claiming to restore order in the countries around Biyu City, and the 100,000 allied troops first stormed the Qianqi Pass, but were met with stubborn resistance from a 10,000-strong army, and retreated in vain, so they continued to advance westward, intending to capture Tongtian Pass, where the guards were weak and most of the guards were participating in the war between Shangliao and Zhong Heng.

To the surprise of the coalition forces, the obstacle they encountered was not Tongtianguan, but Xiaowanguo, a mile away.

Shangguan Yun sent a number of small armies to constantly harass the coalition forces from the flanks, and the commander of the Loulan Kingdom was furious and vowed to take the small country first.

The coalition army initially divided 10,000 people, lined up outside the city of Xiaowancheng, the challenge was not successful, three consecutive days to launch a strong attack, not gram, the coalition army reinforcements of 20,000, and not gram, the commander of the Loulan country led the army to the city in person, a siege is more than a month, during the loss of the general, is not able to attack the city of Xiaowan half a step.

There were only seven or eight thousand soldiers in Xiaowan City, and the reason why they were able to hold on was because the city had a large amount of grain, grass and other military materials that the Dragon King had hoarded two years ago, especially the abundance of arrows, and he could rain arrows without hesitation every time he counterattacked.

In Tongtian Pass, Zhong Heng's defeat was gradually revealed, and he had to ask Biyucheng for help.

The city lord of Biyu City is still Long Chuanyun, and the elite army composed of Daxue swordsmen is loyal to him, but he refuses to be king, and is willing to manage the whole realm with the iron spear king and Dubu king on the mountain.

The rumors slowly turned into facts, and more and more people admitted that he was the biological son of the old Dragon King, as for why he still retained the surname "Shangguan", there were different opinions and no conclusion.

The name did not immediately change the fate of Biyu City, and Zhong Heng, Shang Liao, and Dugu Xian, the three generals with heavy armies, all volunteered to provide "protection" to Biyu City, and put forward the same harsh conditions: in the name of the Dragon King, he recognized himself as the only commander of the Dragon Army.

At that time, Zhong Heng and Shang Liao were fighting in Shule State, and Dugu Xian was guarding against foreign enemies at Qianqi Pass, and carefully expanding to the Xiaoyao Sea, with no time to fight for Biyu City, giving this semi-open city more than a year of respite.

In the early years, Jinpeng Castle had already begun to rebuild the southern city wall, and it was quite difficult for the new dragon king and the city lord to continue this business, and the craftsmen and stones that were easily available in the past were suddenly hard to find.

Biyu City was surrounded by barren land, relying on commercial exchanges between the East and the West to prosper, but the war blocked transportation, and the business travel was naturally pitiful, and Biyu City suddenly declined.

The wealthy people of the northern city discussed where to flee every day, and the people of the southern city immediately put it into action: wandering swordsmen rushed to the armies in search of opportunities to make a mark, merchants fled to the eastern countries with their vehicles and bribed checkpoints, and more poor people were inspired by the legend of the land of incense and migrated south in droves, only to be intercepted by the army and forced to become soldiers or porters.

The three branches of the dragon army, plus the eastern coalition army outside the pass, any one of them can easily capture Biyu City after gaining the advantage, and the new dragon king and the city lord seem to have no choice but to wait for the fate of being conquered, or fight to the death.

The city lord Long Chuanyun and the swordsmen of the Great Snow Mountain were willing to sacrifice their lives to protect the heir of the Dragon King, but they had no more plans, so the burden of getting out of the predicament fell on Shangguan Cheng's only guardian, Shangguan Ru.

She still calls herself the "Sect Leader", and the first thing she does is publicly reject the advice of some people, and vow in public that she will never use the green faces and killers who remained in the stone castle, and that even if the city is destroyed, they will not touch the knife again.

This oath disappointed some, but it reassured more people, and the three generals relaxed their vigilance against Biyu City even more.

Shangguan Ru sent a large number of envoys to persuade the three generals to negotiate and divide the western states peacefully, and was even willing to give up most of the land in Biyucheng, leaving only the city itself.

The response she received was all perfunctory.

Shangguan Ru began to strengthen the city defenses, it was too late to build the southern city wall, it would only consume a lot of manpower and material resources, she issued an order, allowing the residents of the southern city to move to the northern city, and selling or leasing a large number of properties owned by Jinpeng Fort and the Meng clan at a low price, and at the same time, demolishing a large number of houses on the south bank of the Jiehe River, deepening the river and forming a natural barrier, so that Biyu City finally had a city to defend.

The wealthy people of the northern city opposed this plan, preferring to surrender to one side of the power rather than risk war, and some fled as a result, believing that Biyu City was no longer an ideal refuge, while others plotted a conspiracy, and were soon suppressed and expelled from the city, leaving behind their homes and wealth to accommodate the inhabitants of the southern city.

Shangguan Ru also has an important capital in his hands, the kings or princes of the five kingdoms of Xiaoyaohai are all in the city, including Shang Liao's eldest son, which can be regarded as a deterrent.

Next, she has to solve the contradiction between the two kings of An, the old king himself fled to Biyu City, the king of Xin'an was canonized by the dragon king, the two are the same family, but not father and son, after coordination, the king of Xin'an is called the king, and the king of Lao An becomes the "prison country" and rules the country together.

The messenger went to Anguo, the southernmost part of the Xiaoyao Sea, and ordered the army to close the port and not to communicate with the northern kingdoms in the name of the two kings, while another messenger went deeper to the south and brought the order of the head of the sect to the country of Xiangji: to form an army of female soldiers again and go to Angola to assist in the defense.

At this time, the north shore of Xiaoyao Sea has been in chaos, Shang Liao ordered the generals of Kang Guo to invade various countries in a big way, Sha and Hui fell one after another, and the easternmost Shi State was occupied by Dugu Xian's troops, and the two sides had several conflicts, and there was no energy to cross the sea to the south for a while.

In the third year of the Dragon King's travels, the war situation gradually became clear: in Shule, Zhong Heng was about to lose to Shang Liao; outside Tongtian Pass, the Eastern Coalition Army gave up the siege of Xiaowan City, and the commander was transferred back to Loulan to punish the crime, and another coalition army gathered and merged with the remnants of the army, intending to attack Qianqi Pass with all its might; on the north shore of Xiaoyao Sea, Dugu Xian's army had many veterans and rich experience, and defeated Kang [***] team many times, and once approached the capital, but in the face of the second attack of the Eastern Coalition Army, he was not sure of victory.

Among the various forces, Zhong Heng was the first to collapse, his army was formed the latest, and he was not from the Western Regions, the time, the place, and the people were not advantageous, at the beginning of the war, he relied on the reputation and wisdom of the prime minister, and Shang Liao was once evenly matched with Shang Liao, but slowly he was defeated, Shang Liao held the prince of Shule hostage, and gained more support in Shule.

Zhong Heng asked Shangguan Ru of Biyu City for help, but he was unwilling to give up the army and status in his hands, but wanted to "form an alliance" with the new Dragon King, and after being refused, he launched an adventurous operation: he led the main army to attack Biyu City, he wanted to establish a rear base for himself, control Shangguan Cheng, and continue to fight with Shang Liao in the name of the Dragon King.

The war had wide-ranging implications.

Zhong Heng easily captured the southern city and destroyed a large number of houses, but he encountered difficulties in attacking the northern city, Shangguan Ru's preparation was more adequate than he imagined, and the loyalty and courage of the Great Snow Swordsman were as always, which he could not buy.

The siege lasted for half a month, and in order to satisfy the thirst for wealth of his soldiers, Zhong Heng even divided his troops to loot the Four Noble Heavens outside the city.

This was the second time that the Four Noble Truths had been robbed, but fortunately, most of the monks were welcomed into the city by Shangguan Ru, and there were not too many casualties.

Shang Liao and Dugu Xian approached Biyu City from the east and west at the same time, nominally to come to the rescue, but in fact, they both had the idea of taking the opportunity to occupy Biyu City and hold the new Dragon King hostage.

This was the most critical moment for Biyu City, the latter two armies were much stronger than Zhong Heng, and even the strongest city walls could not resist.

Shangguan Ru's preparations have not yet been completed, Anguo is weak and barely self-preservation, the army of the country of Xiangji has just been formed, and it will take at least two or three months to arrive, and the premise of a surprise attack has been lost, and the combat effectiveness of the female soldiers is very doubtful.

In this moment of isolation, her only choice is to ask the third brother outside the gate for help.

Shangguan Yun sent troops, led less than 10,000 cavalry, set off at noon, non-stop, and captured Tongtian Pass by surprise that night, and then stopped to watch, he knew very well that his troops were too small to rescue Biyu City, he just wanted to occupy more territory before the end of the war.

However, Shang Liao was still shaken, and sent a part of his troops to fight for Tongtian Pass.

Dugu Xian's situation is not good, the Eastern Coalition Army is only a few days away from Qianqi Pass, if he can't return to defense in time, he is likely to suffer from the enemy.

In those days, messengers were busier than soldiers, and persuasion, threats, and bribes were everywhere, and even some of the junior officers were surprised to find that the enemy commander knew his name.

The stalemate lasted for seven days, and then suddenly the fog cleared and the water came out.

Dugu Xian surrendered to the new Dragon King, surrender instead of "alliance" and "union", why the one-armed general suddenly made such a decision, no one can say, he seems to feel that he is more suitable to be a pure general, and there are even rumors that he got the secret order of the Yunyou Dragon King, so he is willing to surrender.

The situation was reversed all at once, Zhong Heng abandoned the army, led a small number of followers and fled to the North Court, and did not know what to do for a long time.

Shang Liao sensibly withdrew his troops, nominally following the orders of the new dragon king, and preparing to concentrate on solving the threat of Xiaowanguo.

Dugu Xian returned to the Qianqi Pass in time, and with the assistance of some swordsmen from the Great Snow Mountain, he once again held an important checkpoint.

The general trend around Biyu City has been decided, and the subsequent war lasted for more than two years, and the eastern coalition army finally retreated, Xiaowan firmly occupied Tongtian Pass, and seized a large area of ownerless grassland land, Shangliao owned most of the Shule country, and established the prince of Shule as the king, and he was the prison country and the king of Kang, but in Xiaoyaohai he had to retreat sharply and give up part of the land of his homeland, in exchange for the recognition of his occupation of Sha and Hui by the relevant forces.

A new country in the Western Regions was born, the Biyu Kingdom, with the Biyu City, the Xiaoyao Sea Stone Country, the Anguo Kingdom, and the Xiangji Country, and the territory from north to south was like a huge sickle.

In the year of tribute, as a symbol of peace and the custom of the new king to ascend the throne, many kings of the Western Regions formed the largest mission in 50 years to go to the Central Plains to pay tribute and receive gifts and canonization from the emperor.

Long before escorting the new Dragon King Shangguan Cheng to the Central Plains, Shangguan Ru expected to see Gu Shenwei in the capital, but when Fan Yongda came to the door, she realized that the person she was missing had been hiding in the mission team.