The night passed quickly, and the next day, the team and the fire chief called the soldiers one by one. Even though they had rested for a night, they still felt tired and had no strength. However, no one complained. They still remembered that they were not far from Talas, and there might be a general of great food to chase after him at any time and did not escape the danger. Everyone put on their clothes very quickly, ate some dry food, put away the tent and continued to retreat.

The only person who was dissatisfied with was probably Liu Qi. Although he did not know this history in particular, he also knew that the great cannibals did not pursue them, and Shi Guo did not dare to pursue them. The defeated man of Bakhan and the Geluo people who escaped in advance would not come to cause trouble. Gao Xianzhi took the man safely back.

But even if Liu Qi knew the truth, he did not dare to tell others, let alone he could not tell others. He could only complain in his heart while following the others eastward.

He didn't know how many days and nights he had left, and how many cities he had passed. Some cities such as Xincheng and American City had already been stationed by Tang soldiers. When he arrived at Xincheng, the westernmost city of Xincheng, he could see that all the soldiers were relieved, and even the expressions on the faces of the generals who had been frowning seemed much more relaxed.

But beyond Liu Qi's expectations, Gao Xianzhi did not order to stop in Xincheng or American City to rest. He only rested outside the city for half a day and that night. He asked the soldiers guarding the city for some jerky and water, and even the city was in, so he continued to march eastward. Some soldiers were not very happy, but no one said anything, and even Zhang Hu did not complain. Liu Qi could only hide his own doubts.

After walking through the United States City for two more days, I drank all the water I took from Xincheng and other places; but there was no water source near the road I took these days, and the sun was so poisonous that it almost burned people. During the lunch break, Liu Qi couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help saying to Zhang Hu: "Uncle Shi, Gao Da Protectorate is really, why didn't he order everyone to rest for a few days in Xincheng or American City? He had to rush back to the Great Protectorate's Mansion. There was no water left, and I don't know how long it would take to get to the next place with water."

"There is a reason for this." Zhang Hu said: "Although the big cannibals did not chase after him when he arrived in the new city, it would not have been chased, but what if the cities in New City, such as the American City of New City are very small and cannot stop the big cannibals, and the few small cities are not as important as our thousands of people, of course we must continue to withdraw."

"And you have also seen those cities. There are only a few hundred soldiers in the city. There are more than two or three thousand people living on the rooftops of the city. We can't live there. It's better to hurry up to the big city, which can allow everyone to rest well."

"My nephew understands it." Liu Qi said. At the same time, he sighed in his heart that there are indeed many things to pay attention to when sending troops to fight. In order to survive, even if it is just a soldier, he should know a lot.

"Your statement is right this time." Zhang Hu smiled and said, "At the beginning, you called me, that was a self-proclaimer to someone of peers or status, which was inappropriate; later, he called him someone, and then seemed to be alienated. What's the point of being so close to us? It's right to call yourself a nephew or nephew."

Liu Qi smiled with him. The Tang Dynasty and the Ming and Qing dynasties that most people are familiar with were very different. He paid serious attention to how others claimed to themselves for a few days to ensure that they could not offend others.

Zhang Hu said a few words to him and said, "As for water, you will soon reach the place where there is water. There is only half a day left before the road is left in Suye Town, and you can arrive before dark. Suye Town is leaning against Suye Water. It is a big river, and there is some clear water, so you can't thirst. Moreover, Suye Town is a big city, and we can rest well when we arrive in Suye Town."

(Because the story requires it, the population in Jixi is appropriately increased compared to history. In order to resettle these increased populations, the control scope of the Anxi Protectorate also changed slightly)

"Shuye Town?" Liu Qi was puzzled. He seemed to have heard of this place name in his previous life, but he couldn't remember why he had heard of it.

"Yes, it's Suye Town. Suye Town is one of the five major military towns in the Anxi Protectorate. There are only one military town in the northwest of Tianshan Mountain. There are thousands of soldiers here all year round, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers around the city. There are also many young and strong Tang Fan who are not in the army. If someone attacks Suye Town, the town general can pull out 20,000 to 30,000 troops to defend, and it is very strong."

"This city is big enough. Although the five military towns in Anxi were not big at the beginning, they were all expanded later. They can accommodate 200,000 to 300,000 people, and there are enough empty rooms for us to live in."

"Suiye Town is still a must-pass place for countries such as the Jiuzhao country. There are many business trips and bustling. Although they are not as good as Kucha Town, there are many fun, delicious and beautiful."

"Yeah." Liu Qi agreed twice. When he heard others chatting these two days, he learned that the city in Jixi was originally built for military purposes. At the beginning, there were no civilians in the city, and the caravans that were commuting outside the city were trading outside the city and stopped. However, as the Tang Dynasty became stronger and stronger, the power in Jixi became stronger and stronger. Although the generals of the two major prophets of Anxi and Beiting did not slacken in training troops, they became more and more concerned about making money.

(Please click on the explanation in Jixi)

More than ten years ago, with the approval of the then Deputy Anxi Protectorate, the towns built another outer city outside the military city; among them, Suiye Town expanded to the south, occupying 200 acres of land, which was provided for merchants to trade and civilians to live in. After the outer city was built, the town government made a large amount of money, and then earned a lot of money from the transaction every year. Of course, this income was not completely swallowed up by officials at all levels, and a considerable part of it was spent on the army, which supplemented the insufficient funding of the imperial court.

"..., and, here is very different from the city in the Central Plains. You will know after seeing it. The Gaoda Protector will definitely stay in Suye Town for a few days. When he recovers, uncle will take you to make a good move." Speaking of this, Zhang Hu didn't know what he thought of, and laughed very despicable.

"My nephew must be aware of it." Liu Qi agreed with interest, but it was not because of the implicit meaning of Zhang Hu's wretched laughter. Although he had not yet remembered the fact that he knew about Suye Town, the city was located in Central Asia and there were many alien races, and the cultural customs of these alien races had long been lost in the era when he came.

Of course, Liu Qi would not regret the disappearance of the cultural customs of the alien race. He was just very interested in these completely unfamiliar exotic customs and agreed to Zhang Hu for a walk in Suiye City with interest.
Chapter completed!